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“We deeply respect and value the work of poster artists,” Hammer Films tells us in the wake of its seemingly AI-generated artwork for the forthcoming horror, Ithaqua.

Earlier this week (12th February) we brought you the welcome news that the British production company Hammer Films is currently working on a new monster movie called Ithaqua. The less cheery part of the story, however, was that the poster released as part of that announcement appeared to have been generated using AI.

As we wrote at the time, we contacted Hammer Films to ask for its response over the issue, and we’ve since received an official response.

Although the statement doesn’t mention the term ‘AI’ anywhere in it, it describes the poster as a “placeholder” and adds that “we plan to incorporate the visuals from filming into our human created official “Hammer presents” film poster art, which will soon be released to replace this placeholder.

Good news: Hammer Films is making a new monster movie: Ithaqua. Not-so-good news: it appears to have used AI to generate the poster.

Hammer Films, arguably the biggest name in British genre filmmaking, is busy making a new horror feature – its first since 2023’s Doctor Jekyll. Called Ithaqua, it’s a period piece with a solid cast including Luke Hemsworth and Kevin Durand.

Shooting is currently underway in Canada, with the iconic studio releasing a number of behind-the-scenes images from the production on its Instagram feed.

Rather disappointingly, however, a separate post includes a teaser poster which bears all the hallmarks of being generated using a piece of AI software like Midjourney. We’ve contacted Hammer Films to find out whether or not it is indeed AI-generated and will update this post if and when we get a response.

While looking around for information about Ithaqua, meanwhile, we found what...

Hammer Films is making a big comeback, and this time, they’re bringing a brand-new monster to the horror world. Under the leadership of British theater producer John Gore, the legendary studio is set to launch a fresh slate of films while honoring its rich horror legacy.

For the first time in 60 years, Hammer is introducing a new movie monster with Ithaqua, a horror film directed and produced by Casey Walker. Set in the harsh, frozen wilderness of 1800s Canada, the story follows a group of survivors at a remote fur-trading outpost. The industry is in decline, food is scarce, and a mercenary is forced to unite the struggling group against the deadly cold, starvation… and something even worse.

A dark presence lurks in the shadows, watching, waiting. Those who fall under its influence are cursed with an uncontrollable hunger for flesh.

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The legendary brand Hammer Films is plotting a return with a brand new slate of movies under the ownership of British theater producer John Gore, the new team aiming to “celebrate and preserve the unmatched legacy of Hammer and to usher in a new era of storytelling.” For the first time in 60 years, on that note, Hammer is unleashing a brand new movie monster!

The brand announced on Instagram over the weekend that director and producer Casey Walker will soon unleash Ithaqua, which is set in the brutal wilderness of 1800s Canada.

Hammer Films previews, “the fur trade is in decline and a remote outpost is starving. A mercenary fights to unite the survivors against the cold, the hunger… and something far worse.

“A dark force is watching. Waiting. And those who fall into its grasp are cursed with an insatiable hunger for flesh.”

Now in production, Ithaqua will feature...

John Gore Studios, a new film and TV production studio headquartered in London, has on Wednesday officially launched and appointed industry veteran Hilary Strong as CEO.

British-born Gore, a two-time Emmy and Olivier award winner, will serve as executive chairman of John Gore Studios. He has tapped Strong as CEO, an exec in the literary and entertainment sectors whose previous endeavors include chief at Agatha Christie Ltd and commercial director at Hat Trick productions.

John Gore Studios, with additional offices in New York, will adopt a “strategic approach to film and TV that mirrors the highly successful methods used for theater” by the John Gore Organization, a comprehensive family of media companies, which includes Broadway Across America, Broadway.com, The Broadway Channel, BroadwayBox.com, and Group Sales Box Office. Gore is a 22-time Tony award winner.

John Gore Studios is already set for production on two new features: The Bitter End...

Exclusive: Broadway producer John Gore has fulfilled a long-held desire to launch a British studio, appointing Hilary Strong CEO and unveiling first projects including the Joan Collins-starring Wallis Simpson biopic.

John Gore Studios Ltd comes more than a year after Gore, a 22-time Tony Award winner, acquired iconic British Dracula outfit Hammer Films and several weeks after it bought Kaleidoscope parent KFilm.

Headquartered in London with offices in New York, the studio will make films and TV shows. “Through the strategic acquisition and restoration of film libraries, the acquisition of heritage intellectual property and a commitment to innovative production, John Gore Studios will uphold the rich traditions of the British film and television industry with a future-facing creative vision,” it said.

Gore Studios said it will adopt a similar approach to the John Gore Organization, which owns the likes of Broadway Across America, Broadway.com and The Broadway Channel. Gore’s credits include Oklahoma!

Story of a former champ looking for redemption is shot through with cliches but it’s very well acted, particularly one indelible scene with Joe Pesci

Jack Huston’s directing debut is a big-hearted, decently intended piece of work; it is well acted, less well written, an old-fashioned boxing movie, classically attired in monochrome, and set in New York in 1989 but behaving as if VJ Day hasn’t happened yet. The title is an apparent nod to the one Stanley Kubrick chose for his own debut, a documentary short about a boxer’s jittery, aimless mood before that evening’s fight with nothing to do but wait.

There are a lot of cliches on show here, with some exasperatingly on-the-nose dialogue scenes, and important dramatic moments being revealed by rote in memory flashbacks. This is damaged middleweight ex-champ Mikey Flannigan, played by Michael Pitt, troubled by his terrible sins, preparing...

‘Broadwalk Empire’ and ‘House of Gucci’ actor Jack Huston’s directorial debut, ‘Day of the Fight’ is set to premiere on The Icon Film Channel on February on the 3rd of February before hitting UK cinemas on March 7th.

On the day of his first fight since leaving prison, former middleweight champion and weathered boxer, “Irish Mike” Flannigan, prepares for his highly anticipated return to the ring, a long-shot undercard at the legendary Madison Square Garden. But before he can face off against a new champion, he first needs to face the demons from his past, embarking on a redemptive emotional journey of second chances, self-sacrifice and forgiveness.

Described as “Powerful, poignant and deeply moving” the movie stars Michael C. Pitt, in a fearless lead performance, with support from Nicolette Robinson, John Magaro, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Steve Buscemi, Golden Globe winner Ron Perlman and Oscar winner Joe Pesci.

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind the buzziest awards-season films continues with Day of the Fight, the indie drama written and directed by Jack Huston.

Michael C. Pitt, Nicolette Robinson, John Magaro, Steve Buscemi, Ron Perlman and Joe Pesci star in the pic, shot in black and white, which had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in its Horizons sidebar. It was released by Falling Forward Films first in Los Angeles and New York and then wider beginning December 6.

Huston’s feature directing and writing debut centers on Mikey (Pitt), a once celebrated boxer who is gearing up to get back in the ring for the first time since leaving prison. Set across the day ahead of the fight that night at Madison Square Garden, Mikey journeys through the streets of Brooklyn, reconnecting with those he loves the most as he attempts to write the wrongs of his past.

Boxing movies stand apart from other sports dramas for the sheer energy and underdog spirit they bring to the screen. From Rocky to Raging Bull, the legacy of movies about the sweet science has fascinated viewers for decades. In 1951, young director Stanley Kubrick directed a short documentary titled Day of the Fight, which followed middleweight boxer Walter Cartier as he prepared for a match-up at Madison Square Garden in New York. Actor Jack Huston was fascinated by that film and wrote a film using the same title but chronicling a much different lead-up to a prize fight.

Day of the Fight follows Mike Flannigan (Michael Pitt), a former champion boxer who spent years in prison after an accident claimed the life of a child. Given a chance to redeem himself in the ring, Irish Mike travels around New York City to make amends with people from his past while also...

“Irish” Mike Flannigan, a once-revered champion, awakens to the spectre of his past in the low light of a New York dawn. The day unfolds like a fragile tapestry, laced with hope and regret as he prepares for a return fight at Madison Square Garden.

This site looms large in his psyche, serving as a stage for redemption and a potential graveyard for aspirations. Each moment is imbued with existential weight as if the air he breathes is laden with the ghosts of his choices.

Mike takes poignant stops as he navigates the landscape of his day, recalling the echoes of his past splendour. At the gym, the rhythmic thud of fists against leather serves as a metronome for his troubled heart, while the shipyard reminds him of his hard life.

A diner, with its greasy comfort, welcomes short interactions, but he is consoled only by the bitter taste of...

For his directorial debut, Jack Huston knew exactly how he wanted the movie to look.

“I wanted to make a film that was reminiscent of films that made me fall in love with cinema,” Huston told IndieWire. “The more gritty black-and-white dramas, human stories, adult stories, character studies, pieces.”

That meant that Huston imagined “Day of the Fight” in black and white from the start. The choice, as Huston pointed out, brought a sense of timelessness to the story of Mikey (Michael Pitt), a prizefighter freshly out of prison who spends the day before his last fight reconnecting with his past in 1989 New York City. “I think [black-and-white] gives it a sort of timeless aspect,” Huston said. “I wanted people to be able to access this film at any point. But the black and white was really a tool because I felt it was a metaphor for how he was living...

An army of indies are populating the last few weeks of the year in a fall box office that’s the most buoyant it’s been in years but still picks and chooses among specialty fare which travels from festival standouts to the Odyssey to Y2K.

The latter is A24’s dial-up disaster hijinks, the directorial debut of SNL veteran Kyle Mooney, opening on about 2,100 screens. Premiered at Sxsx, see Deadline review.

On the last night of 1999, two high school juniors crash a New Years Eve party, only to find themselves fighting for their lives in this disaster comedy. Stars Rachel Zegler, Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison, Mason Gooding, Lachlan Watson, The Kid Laroi, Fred Durst and Alicia Silverstone. The distributor’s cross-country nostalgia-fueled takeover included partnerships with Yahoo!, a throwback college tour packed with 90s-themed parties and screenings, and a Y2K microsite.

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Jack Huston makes his debut as a feature film writer/director in Day of the Fight, a new indie boxing drama starring Boardwalk Empire's Michael C. Pitt as Irish Mike, a disgraced fighter making his big comeback. Throughout the day of the fight, Irish Mike contacts various important people who are important to him, if not to reconnect, then at least to make peace before he takes on the fight of his life. The ensemble cast includes Nicolette Robinson, John Magaro, Steve Buscemi, and Joe Pesci.

Day of the Fight also co-stars Ron Perlman as Stevie, Mike's boxing trainer and de facto father figure. Perlman is best known for his transformational performance as the title character in Guillermo Del Toro's Hellboy movies, as well as the tough-as-nails biker patriarch in FX's hit show, Sons of Anarchy. In Day of the Fight, he plays a tough, foul-mouthed patriarchal figure...

Plot: A washed-up boxer (Michael Pitt) prepares for the biggest match of his career – his first in ten years – while trying to patch up the various frayed relationships in his life.

Review: Day of the Fight marks actor Michael Pitt’s (billed here as Michael C. Pitt) first leading role in many years. A former heartthrob best known for The Dreamers, the American remake of Funny Games, and his role on Boardwalk Empire, he recently turned up in the underrated Benicio del Toro film Reptile but otherwise has been out of the spotlight for years. If you google his name, you can see that he had to deal with some personal issues we’re not going to dredge up here, but suffice it to say that Day of the Fight offers him a strong star vehicle that could help him make a comeback if the right people see it.

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Jack Huston makes his debut as a feature film writer/director with the indie boxing drama, Day of the Fight. The film stars Huston's former Boardwalk Empire co-star Michael C. Pitt as Irish Mike, a disgraced boxer on the cusp of a comeback. Set over the course of a single day, Day of the Fight follows Irish Mike as he meets up with various people important to him in an attempt to straighten out his life before he takes on the fight of his career. The ensemble cast includes Ron Perlman, Joe Pesci, Steve Buscemi, and John Magaro.

Nicolette Robinson co-stars in Day of the Fight as Jessica, Mike's estranged romantic partner and mother of his child. Their scenes together are among the film's most poignant, with Pitt and Robinson's performances imbuing these characters with a sense of reality; combined with Huston's powerful script,...

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Erstwhile Boardwalk Empire star Jack Huston makes his debut as a feature film writer/director with Day of the Fight, a heartfelt indie drama that follows a disgraced boxer, Irish Mike (Michael C. Pitt), on the day of his big comeback bout at Madison Square Garden. Shot in New York City in glorious black and white, Day of the Fight succeeds thanks to its tight script, which slowly peels back the layers surrounding Irish Mike, his past, and his relationships with his friends and family, and an outstanding supporting cast, including Nicolette Robinson, Ron Perlman, Steve Buscemi, John Magaro, and Joe Pesci.

While Day of the Fight marks Jack Huston's debut as a feature film writer and director, he demonstrates an outstanding command of visual language, enhanced by his heart-wrenching script. Clearly, he was paying attention during his career as an actor.

“Raging Bull” vibes abound in actor-turned-writer/director Jack Huston’s first feature behind the camera. Huston reunites with his “Boardwalk Empire” co-star Michael C. Pitt for the 2023 out-of-competition Venice premiere “Day of the Fight.” The black-and-white drama follows a formerly renowned boxer Mike Flannigan (Pitt) now fresh out of prison and heading into his first fight since he was incarcerated.

Falling Forward Films — which this year released “Goodrich,” “Reagan,” and will soon debut “Los Frikis” — opens “Day of the Fight” in theaters on December 6. Below, IndieWire shares an exclusive clip from the film, which shows Mike asking his onetime best friend Patrick (John Magaro), now a Catholic priest, about the path toward redemption for his past. (The difference here from Martin Scorsese’s own black-and-white boxing classic being that of course Robert De Niro’s Jake Lamotta was seeking no redemption of any kind.)

Watch the clip in the video above.

Recently, I had the great pleasure of talking with the legendary Ron Perlman, who has two movies open at the moment – Absolution with Liam Neeson and Day of the Fight, co-starring Michael Pitt and Joe Pesci. While teasing his new films, Perlman, a great guy, was thrilled when I brought up the fact that, when I was in high school here in Montreal, our history teacher used to show us Quest for Fire to teach us about early man.

Made in 1981, this movie happened to be Perlman’s first, and in it he plays Amoukar, one of a tribe of cavemen sent to find fire, as they do not have the knowledge needed to create fire themselves. Shot entirely without conventional dialogue, Quest for Fire is an amazing movie that’s ripe for rediscovery, and Perlman was happy to give us a little insight in to the making of the film.

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Landman is a neo-Western drama series created by Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace. Based on the podcast Boomtown by Imperative Entertainment Texas Monthly, the Paramount+ series is set in West Texas within the world of oil rigs and it follows Tommy Norris, a crisis executive at a fictional oil company who handles the chaotic day-to-day job of the oil rigs while also dealing with his unhinged family. Landman stars Billy Bob Thornton, Ali Larter, Jacob Lofland, Michelle Randolph, Paulina Chávez, Kayla Wallace, Jon Hamm, Demi Moore, and James Jordan. So, if you loved Landman’s chaotic drama, thrilling story, and compelling characters, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Yellowstone is a neo-Western family drama series created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson. The Paramount Network series...

Like its title promises, Day of the Fight climaxes in a boxing match. Star Michael C. Pitt revealed that it was his idea to have a real fight during the production. Writer-director Jack Huston, making his directorial debut, heartily agreed.

“I had said to Jack, ‘Put the fight at the end of the movie. They won’t worry whether or not I get hurt then. We’ll make contact. We’ll fight. We might need to do that.’ ” Pitt said during a discussion of the movie at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles awards showcase. “On a bigger production, they have more time. They have stunts and all these things.”

Huston only had one and a half days to film the climax of the film, a fact that floored even Martin Scorsese when he introduced a screening in New York.

“You put him in the ring,” Huston said, appearing virtually on the panel.

The lineup has been set for Contenders Film: Los Angeles, Deadline’s signature movie awards-season event. The showcase, which will take place Saturday, November 16 in Hollywood at the DGA Theater, features a star-studded lineup of actors and filmmakers behind 21 Oscar-hopeful films that have premiered this year, many first seen at festivals like Sundance, Cannes, Venice, Telluride and Toronto.

Deadline’s Contenders is an opportunity, as always, as a one-stop shop for awards voters to experience the story of acclaimed films up close and personal, highlighting what has brought the stars and creatives and their movies to this moment. The all-day event begins with a breakfast at 7:30 a.m. before panels start at 8:30 a.m.

Click to RSVP for either attending in person or via livestream.

From the Sundance Film Festival in January the spotlight will be on Magnolia Pictures’ Thelma, with the remarkable 95-year-old star June Squibb on hand with her film.

Jack Huston is no stranger to the movie business. So when the longtime actor and grandson of filmmaker John Huston launched his directorial debut — the boxing drama “Day of the Fight” — to good reviews at last year’s Venice Film Festival, he knew it would still be tough to find distribution in today’s theatrical marketplace. But he had no idea how tough a fight it would be.

“We took on a sort of impossible feat by making a black-and-white period movie starring Michael Pitt,” Huston says of his film, which boasts supporting turns from Joe Pesci, Ron Perlman and Steve Buscemi. ”People walk out of this film so joyous, even [reps from] the biggest distributors. But some of these companies aren’t contractually allowed to take on black-and-white movies, which to me is the death of art. I put everything into this movie, so when it came to distribution, I said,...

Warrior Nun's return faces a potential setback after a financial probe of the production company working on the series' revival. Following the end of Warrior Nun season 2, the action fantasy series was cancelled by Netflix, leading to a global fan movement to revive the series. While a return was promised in 2023, it was revealed to be a revival movie trilogy produced by Dean English with the involvement of comic creator Ben Dunn. Since then, there has been very little news about its return, including formal, public information about whether the series will be a reboot or a sequel.

Now, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed the production company and film financier Productivity Media Inc. faced a financial probe that could be a setback for Warrior Nun's comeback. CEO William Santor was suspended after reports of financial mismanagement within the company. Some producers on the company's independent films have reportedly not been paid in full,...

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The Penguin is a gritty crime drama series created by Lauren LeFranc. Based on the DC Comics character of the same name created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, the HBO series is set in the world of Matt Reeves‘ The Batman and it follows the story of Oswald “Oz” Cobb aka Penguin a few weeks after the events of The Batman as he tries to gain power after the death of Carmine Falcone, but Carmine’s daughter Sofia Falcone is also thinking of doing the same. The Penguin stars Colin Farrell in the lead role with Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Mark Strong, Michael Kelly, Deirdre O’Connell, and Clancy Brown starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the gritty criminal world, compelling characters, and a thrilling story in The Penguin here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Film finance and production company Productivity Media Inc. has suspended its CEO amid a probe over allegations of financial mismanagement, the company tells The Hollywood Reporter. It recently informed investors that its executive team had brought in auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers to check its books and review loans.

“We can confirm that there is an ongoing confidential investigation and that William Santor is currently on a temporary leave of absence,” a representative said.

Multiple sources tell THR that at least some producers on Pmi productions — independent films with budgets typically under $10 million — have not been paid their full fees and believe distribution efforts may be imperiled by the issues now under review. “It is the company’s policy not to comment on these types of alleged contractual matters in a public forum,” the Pmi representative said.

Santor, the founder of Pmi, didn’t respond to a request for comment. He’s long operated Prosapia,...

Jack Huston will star as a series regular opposite Nicolas Cage in Spider-Noir, the upcoming MGM+ and Prime Video live-action series based on the Marvel comic Spider-Man Noir.

From executive producers/co-showrunners Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot and Sony Pictures TV, Spider-Noir tells the story of an aging and down on his luck private investigator (Cage) in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero.

Huston is believed to be playing a bodyguard. Lamorne Morris, Brendan Gleeson, Abraham Popoola, and Li Jun Li also star in the series.

Spider-Noir is produced by Sony Pictures Television exclusively for MGM+ and Prime Video. Harry Bradbeer is set to direct, and executive produce the first two episodes. Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot will serve as co-showrunners and executive producers.

Grant Singer's 2023 thriller Reptile weaves a web of deception as Benicio Del Toro's Detective Nichols tracks down the killer of a young real estate agent named Summer (Matilda Lutz), and in the process uncovers department-wide corruption within the ranks of the Scarborough police force. After going through several suspects, including Summer's lover and fellow real estate agent Will Grady (Justin Timberlake), ex-husband Sam (Karl Glusman), and disgruntled neighbor Eli Phillips (Michael Pitt), he finally discovers the identity of the killer among the characters in Reptile along with their motivation for Summer's demise. Unfortunately, his revelations put him in the crosshairs of powerful players in a convoluted game of cat-and-mouse.

When he brings evidence against the killer and corrupt members of his department to the chief of police, the pair pay a visit to Captain Allen (Eric Bogosian) whose been concealing the identity of the murderer the entire time.

Because of six seasons of brilliant television, The Sopranos earned millions of fans and a ton of critical acclaim. The HBO series had everything going for it with its exceptionally well-written and rich characters and captivating storylines and recently an equally brilliant prequel film The Many Saints of Newark, which came out in 2021 and gave all of the original series fans something more from the Sopranos world. So, if you loved the witty dialogues, compelling characters, and thrilling stories here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Gangs of London is a British action crime thriller drama series created by Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery. Based on a 2006 action-adventure open-world video game developed by London Studio, the AMC+ series is set in a crime-filled London as a bloody power struggle between the international gangs begins after the head of London’s most powerful...

"I think the people that really matter in your life are far more willing to forgive than you might expect." Falling Forward Films has revealed an official US trailer for an indie boxing movie titled Day of the Fight, written and directed by British actor Jack Huston - directing his first ever feature film. This first premiered at the 2023 Venice Film Festival last year in the Orizzonti Extra section, and it also played at the Mill Valley Film Festival and Scad Savannah Film Festival. Written and directed by Jack Huston, Day of the Fight is an incredibly powerful and emotionally charged love story featuring delicate performances from the actors Michael C. Pitt, Nicolette Robinson, Ron Perlman, Joe Pesci, John Magaro, Steve Buscemi, and Anatol Yusef. The B&w film follows a once renowned boxer as he takes a redemptive journey through his past and present, on the day of his first fight since he left prison.

Is Jack Huston about to give Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky a run for its money? What is this blasphemy upon which I speak? I’m talking about Jack Huston’s Day of the Fight, an upcoming underdog film packing a lot of heart that Falling Forward Films recently picked up for distribution. Today’s Day of the Fight trailer introduces Jack Huston’s directorial debut and what looks like a powerhouse performance from Michael Pitt.

Today’s Day of the Fight trailer presents Huston’s black-and-white indie film about a once-renowned boxer on a redemptive journey through his past and present. The film chronicles the boxer’s arc from his first fight to his release from prison and beyond. Judges are already eyeing Day of the Fight for awards consideration. Joining Michael Pitt in the film are Nicolette Robinson, Ron Perlman, John Magaro, Anatol Yuse, and Steve Buscemi as primary cast members.

In what is shaping up to be a rather thin awards season, could a small but formidable film, written and directed by a filmmaker with three Oscar winners in his family, find its way into contention?

That’s what Falling Forward Films is betting on in acquiring the U.S. distribution rights for Jack Huston’s impressive directorial debut Day of the Fight, a black-and-white indie about a once-renowned boxer — played by Huston’s former Boardwalk Empire costar Michael C. Pitt — as he takes a redemptive journey through his past and present on the day of his first fight since he was released from prison.

Indeed, the upstart distributor has already begun mounting an awards campaign for the film, which also stars Nicolette Robinson, Ron Perlman, John Magaro, Anatol Yusef, Steve Buscemi (another Boardwalk Empire alum) and — coming out of retirement to make a brief but shattering appearance — Oscar winner Joe Pesci.

While there have certainly been some interesting contenders, there has just never been a TV show quite like NBC's "Hannibal." The series began as something of a procedural, following a special FBI team working with criminal profiling instructor Will Graham (Hugh Dancy), whose empathy allows him to truly get into the minds of the killers he hunts. When he teams up with the talented psychologist Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen), however, things get really interesting. Over its three seasons, the show transforms from a procedural with a "murder of the week" format to something much more unconventional. Showrunner Bryan Fuller helped shape the series into a sumptuous, indulgent creation that followed a tragic romance between its two leads, spawning entire bookshelves' worth of fanfiction. It's a brilliant adaptation of author Thomas Harris' Hannibal Lecter novels, giving Lecter new depth and a surprising sensuality that was missing from other iterations.

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Max is one of the best places to find peak drama shows because they have all the HBO shows, which are loved by millions and millions of people. From classic shows like The Sopranos to the wild dramas like Succession, you can find it all on the Warner Bros. streaming service Max. So, we list the ten best drama shows you can find on Max right now.

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Oz is a prison drama series created by Tom Fontana. The HBO series is set in a fictional men’s prison named Oswald State Correctional Facility in New York and it follows the story of inmates as they strategize and do everything they can to survive and gain power behind bars. Oz stars Christopher Meloni, Dean Winters, Harold Perrineau, Lee Tergesen, Terry Kinney, Kirk Acevedo, Eamonn Walker, J.K. Simmons, Rita Moreno, Luna Lauren Velez, and Ernie Hudson.

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Fans of light-hearted and fun action movies are having their day in the sun with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt‘s new action comedy film The Fall Guy. Loosely based on a 1980s TV series of the same name by Glen A. Larson and directed by Deadpool 2‘s David Leitch, the Universal Pictures film follows the story of Colt Seavers, a Hollywood stuntman who returns to work after taking a year-long break due to an injury. Colt’s latest gig is at a high-budget blockbuster sci-fi film directed by his ex-girlfriend who he still loves and when the main actor of her film disappears, Colt must find him and bring him back. If you loved all the death-defying stunts and Gosling and Blunt’s electric chemistry in The Fall Guy here are some similar movies you could watch next.

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Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.

Asphalt City (Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire)

I entered Asphalt City at last year’s EnergaCAMERIMAGE festival with nothing but morbid curiosity. Having engendered some rank responses from its Cannes premiere and not secured any known U.S. distributor, Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire’s film had the right kind of bad-object energy one needs at the jetlagged start to their week in a small Polish city. (Or just the comfort I personally get from a Brooklyn-shot feature featuring two Club Random guests.) I walked away boasting complicated, fascinated enthusiasm: nearly every second is ridiculous and never boring, and it doesn’t not deserve to play at a cinematography festival––having the most cinematography counts for something. Starting and ending with a blatant homage to The New World...

Liam Neeson crime thriller In the Land of Saints and Sinners opens on 896 screens this weekend, joined by Sean Penn in Asphalt City — the Godzilla vs. Kong of the specialty market?

Neeson reunites with The Marksman director Robert Lorenz as a newly retired assassin in a remote Irish village who finds himself drawn into a lethal game of cat and mouse with a trio of vengeful terrorists. Ciarán Hinds, Kerry Condon, Colm Meaney and Jack Gleeson also star in Land of Saints and Sinners, which premiered at Venice, and was shot in County Donegal, Ireland. Screenplay by Mark Michael McNally and Terry Loane. Samuel Goldwyn Films’ widest release post-pandemic sits at 80% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes.

Penn stars with Tye Sheridan in Asphalt City, Vertical’s co-release with Roadside Attractions that opens on 297 screens, also with a national footprint. Young paramedic Ollie Cross (Sheridan) is paired with seasoned partner Gene...

Bernardo Bertolucci’s Nc-17 masterpiece “The Dreamers” is receiving a 4K restoration re-release to celebrate its 20th anniversary. The film made history as the first Fox Searchlight Nc-17 theatrical release in 2004, with then-president Peter Rice comparing “The Dreamers” to Bertolucci’s other infamously controversial film, “Last Tango in Paris.”

Bertolucci said at the time that “The Dreamers” being released stateside in its original cut was a relief, adding, “After all, an orgasm is better than a bomb.”

“The Dreamers” premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2003 and had its U.S. debut at Sundance 2004. Future Bond cast member Eva Green made her credited big screen debut (after a bit part in “The Piano Teacher”) with the erotic psychological drama following a trio of cinephile students in 1968 Paris during the riots. Michael Pitt and Louis Garrel co-starred alongside Green.

The newly-restored version of the feature does not yet have a U.

Restored in 4K for its 20th anniversary last year, Bernardo Bertolucci’s penultimate feature The Dreamers is now arriving on a new 4K Uhd disc this summer. Marking Eva Green’s first film role, the romantic drama set during the 1968 Paris student riots also stars Michael Pitt and Louis Garrel. While a U.S. release has not been unveiled yet, the region-free 4K Uhd set featuring the restoration completed by Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna under the supervision of director of photography, Fabio Cianchetti, will debut in the UK on May 13.

Here’s the synopsis:

The Dreamers is set in Paris, Spring of 1968: the city is beginning to emerge from hibernation and an obscure spirit of social and political renewal is in the air. Yet Théo, his twin sister Isabelle and Matthew, an American student they have befriended, think only of immersing themselves in another, addictive form of hibernation: moviegoing at the Cinémathèque Française.

Icon Film has released a brand new trailer for the 4K restoration of Bernardo Bertolucci’s modern classic ‘The Dreamers’.

When Isabelle and Theo invite Matthew, an American student, to stay with them in their Parisian apartment, what begins as a casual friendship transforms into a sensual voyage of discovery and desire in which nothing is off-limits, and anything is possible…

From Academy Award-winning director Bernardo Bertolucci, the original cut of modern classic The Dreamers has been remastered for its 20th anniversary in stunning 4K. The restoration was completed by Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna under the supervision of director of photography, Fabio Cianchetti.

Set against the tumultuous background of the ’68 Paris student riots, experience this unforgettable love letter to cinema and the French New Wave like never before. Starring Michael Pitt, Louis Garrel (Little Women), and BAFTA winner Eva Green in her daring cinematic debut.

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Plot: Asphalt City follows Ollie Cross, a young paramedic assigned to the NYC night shift with an uncompromising and seasoned partner Gene Rutkovsky. The dark nights reveal a city in crisis; Rutkovsky guides Cross, as each 911 call is often dangerous and uncertain, putting their lives on the line every day to help others. Cross soon discovers firsthand the chaos and awe of a job that careens from harrowing to heartfelt, testing his relationship with Rutkovsky and the ethical ambiguity that can be the difference between life and death.

Review: Stories about first responders, specifically EMTs, are often material depicted on small-screen procedurals and dramas like 9-1-1 and Chicago Med. Doctors tend to get all the glory on the big screen, except for Martin Scorsese’s haunting 1999 film Bringing Out the Dead. Where that film went down a horror-tinged rabbit hole reminiscent of Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, it managed to...

Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire’s Asphalt City was originally titled Black Flies, after the Shannon Burke novel from which it’s adapted, when it premiered last year at Cannes. For a film about the difficult situations that E.M.T. workers have to deal with on New York City’s streets, Asphalt City has an appropriate directness. But it’s Black Flies that more accurately reflects the film’s lurid register. It’s a reference to an encounter that rookie E.M.T. worker Ollie Cross (Tye Sheridan) has on the job that echoes a childhood trauma, but the way the filmmakers shoot the moment, it’s as if they’re touting their belief in New York as a rotted corpse.

Regardless of what it goes by, the film reveals its agenda from the moment that Ollie walks to a crime scene in the projects and the herky-jerky camera approximates his addled consciousness. Gene...

I entered Asphalt City at last year’s EnergaCAMERIMAGE festival with nothing but morbid curiosity. Having engendered some rank responses from its Cannes premiere and not secured any known U.S. distributor, Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire’s film had the right kind of bad-object energy one needs at the jetlagged start to their week in a small Polish city. (Or just the comfort I personally get from a Brooklyn-shot feature featuring two Club Random guests.)

I walked away boasting complicated, fascinated enthusiasm: nearly every second is ridiculous and never boring, and it doesn’t not deserve to play at a cinematography festival––having the most cinematography counts for something. Starting and ending with a blatant homage to The New World before thanking Terrence Malick in its credits; Michael Pitt relaunching a troubled career by billing himself Michael C. Pitt and asking Tye Sheridan “you believe in Heaven, bro?” with a mile-thick Noo...

Check out the debut trailer for Asphalt City showcasing the tense pace, thrilling sequences, & chemistry between leads Sean Penn & Tye Sheridan. The movie explores the high-stakes work of paramedics with Sean Penn & Tye Sheridan in visceral roles. A star-studded cast including Mike Tyson makes Asphalt City a must-watch thriller filled with moral questions.

Enjoy a first look at the trailer for Asphalt City, a new thriller presented by Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions and directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, known for films like A Prayer Before Dawn and Johnny Mad Dog. The movie was written by Ryan King (The Tutor) and Ben Mac Brown and is based on a 2008 novel by Shannon Burke titled Black Flies—it was even originally given the same title as the book. The movie debuted in 2023 at the 76th Cannes Film Festival.

Screen Rant is excited to debut the trailer for Asphalt City, which showcases the...

The official title of the opera making its U.S. premiere next week is Last Days. But Matt Copson, who co-directed it and also wrote its libretto, knows everyone will call it something else: the Kurt Cobain opera.

“That’s fine,” Copson says. “I’m up for that. It’s not about that, of course. But that’s an interesting entryway into the whole thing.”

In a somber reminder of how time flies, this April marks the 30th anniversary of Cobain’s death. It’s too soon to say how that day will be commemorated,...

Jack Huston has worked with Scorsese, Ridley Scott, David O’ Russell, The Coens, had meaty roles on series like Mayfair Witches, Fargo, and, maybe most notably, Boardwalk Empire, where he played Richard Harrow. His latest project is Lulu Wang’s Amazon series Expats. On this episode he talks about gaining 30 pounds for that part (which wasn’t as much fun as it sounds), why it all starts with the voice for him, writing and directing his passion project The Day of The Fight for Michael Pitt and Joe Pesci, and he reveals a common trait of all great directors he’s known. […]

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Jack Huston has worked with Scorsese, Ridley Scott, David O’ Russell, The Coens, had meaty roles on series like Mayfair Witches, Fargo, and, maybe most notably, Boardwalk Empire, where he played Richard Harrow. His latest project is Lulu Wang’s Amazon series Expats. On this episode he talks about gaining 30 pounds for that part (which wasn’t as much fun as it sounds), why it all starts with the voice for him, writing and directing his passion project The Day of The Fight for Michael Pitt and Joe Pesci, and he reveals a common trait of all great directors he’s known. […]

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Ryan Gosling has had 10 "Rotten" movies on Rotten Tomatoes, including "Murder by Numbers" and "The United States of Leland." Despite some "Rotten" ratings, "The Notebook" is one of Gosling's highest-rated films with a 54% critics score and 85% audience score. "The Gray Man" received a 44% critics score but has the highest audience score among Gosling's "Rotten" films, at 90%.

Throughout his nearly three-decade-long career, Ryan Gosling has starred in a ton of movies, ten of which have been deemed "Rotten" on Rotten Tomatoes. The Canadian-born actor got his start in the industry at 12 years old as a Mouseketeer on Disney Channel's revival of The Mickey Mouse Club House in 1993. Three years later, he made his film debut in Frankenstein and Me at the age of 16, followed by his breakout role in 2001's The Believer.

Since then, Gosling has made a name for himself as an in-demand talent with a wide range by starring in some incredible films,...

Boardwalk Empire, the HBO crime drama that graced our screens from 2010 to 2014, transported audiences to the Prohibition Era, offering a glimpse into the lives of characters navigating the complex world of Atlantic City’s organized crime.

Beyond the riveting storytelling and gripping performances, the show launched several actors into the spotlight, paving the way for their successful careers.

From the enigmatic and ruthless Enoch “Nucky” Thompson portrayed by Steve Buscemi to the charming and conniving James “Jimmy” Darmody played by Michael Pitt, the show boasted a talented ensemble cast whose talents extended far beyond the boardwalk.

We’ve rounded up the actors with the biggest estimated net worth, and ranked them from lowest to highest.

Find out who are the richest stars of Boardwalk Empire…...

Bullock’s Badly Behaved Baboon.

After kicking off our month-long theme on toxic masculinity with difficult watches like Funny Games (listen) and Deadgirl (listen), we’re slowing things down a bit this week with Barbet Schroeder‘s 2002 Leopold and Loeb adaptation (of sorts) Murder By Numbers.

In Murder By Numbers, two gifted high school students named Richard and Justin execute a “perfect” murder – then become engaged in an intellectual contest with seasoned homicide detective Cassie Mayweather (Sandra Bullock). The only problem for them is that Cassie has a dark past that she’s been hiding, and it will help her solve the case.

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Episode 256: Murder By Numbers (2002)

Let’s derange the world because the profile doesn’t fit the profile,...