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Isla Fisher is known for bringing her all to comedy roles, but the actress is now crediting her former co-star Kirsten Dunst for teaching her an invaluable trick of the trade: how to act drunk.

Fisher and Dunst co-starred together in 2012 film “Bachelorette,” which was directed by Leslye Headland and adapted from Headland’s off-Broadway show. The dark comedy had an all-star ensemble cast that included Lizzy Caplan, Rebel Wilson, James Marsden, Adam Scott, and Ann Dowd. And while Fisher had famously already played an unhinged character in “Wedding Crashers,” her “Bachelorette” role of an aging alcoholic former high school popular girl had a different level of nuance.

Fisher said during “The Drew Barrymore Show” while promoting “Dog Man” and “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” that it was Dunst who helped her embody the layers of the character. When asked by host Drew Barrymore which former co-star she learned the most from,...

The 2025 PaleyFest lineup for Los Angeles has been revealed, and the nine-day event will feature a special tribute to Emmy-winning showrunner Amy Sherman-Palladino that reunites the casts of Gilmore Girls and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, along with her upcoming Étoile.

In addition, PaleyFest L.A. will celebrate the final seasons of The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) and Cobra Kai (Netflix/Sony), plus Severance (Apple TV+), Agatha All Along (Disney+/Marvel), Matlock (CBS), Hacks (Max), and Poker Face (Peacock). The event will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood from March 21 to March 29.

The event, which launched in 1984, features screenings, Q&As, and meet-and-greets. The organization supports the Paley Center’s education initiatives as well as the preservation of the Paley Archive, featuring more than 160,000 historically significant television and radio programs.

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“Cobra Kai,” “Agatha All Along,” “Matlock,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Hacks,” “Poker Face” and the Amy Sherman-Palladino series “Gilmore Girls,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Étoile” have been added to the roster of this year’s PaleyFest LA event. They join the previously announced “Severance” screening and panel, which kicks off this year’s festival on Friday, March 21.

The 2025 edition of PaleyFest LA returns once again to Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, and will take place over the course of eight days — through Saturday, March 29. As tradition, the event includes episodic screenings, followed by panel discussions with series stars and producers.

“We look forward to welcoming television fans back to the Dolby Theatre this March for what promises to be an unforgettable PaleyFest LA featuring celebrations of new and returning shows, a farewell to two fan favorites, and a special tribute to one of television’s most creative and beloved talents,” said...

PaleyFest 2025 is shaping up to be a celebratory occasion, with panels slated for several momentous premieres and finales.

As previously reported, the annual event — which features screenings or special previews followed by a moderated discussion/Q&a — will kick off on March 21 with a bang courtesy of Severance‘s cast and crew.

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The Hereditary ending is open to interpretation and leaves a lot of open-ended questions surrounding the demon Paimon. In Hereditary, Annie Graham is an artist whose mother has just passed away, and though her son Peter and husband Steve appear to be mostly indifferent towards her death, Annie's daughter Charlie seems especially troubled. This kicks off a brief exploration into Charlie's peculiar tendencies — clipping off the head of a dead bird, crafting abnormal creatures out of scraps — before a series of seemingly insignificant events leads to her untimely death.

From there, Hereditary edges suddenly into the supernatural, introducing séances, ghosts, and the occult. However, whether the specters that appear to be haunting their home are real or just heightened projections of grief, there is very clearly something malevolent inhabiting this despair-stricken Graham family. Whether the "Hail, Paimon" conclusion of Hereditary feels especially satisfying depends on whichever interpretation of horror the audience feels inclined to follow.

Netflix’s Terminator Zero anime is arguably the best Terminator project since the James Cameron movies, and there are plenty of things Terminator 7 can learn from it. While James Cameron has confirmed that he is working on a secret Terminator project, the status of Terminator 7 is unclear. However, assuming that a new Terminator film does happen eventually, it will have big shoes to fill after how well-received Terminator Zero was. With an 86% Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes, Terminator Zero is the franchise’s highest-rated movie or show since Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Terminator Zero takes place mostly two years after the events of Terminator 2, although it also includes scenes set in the near future. The anime series can be considered one of the many Terminator timelines and is not too worried about how it intersects with the movies. Instead, Terminator Zero tells a somewhat self-contained story that perfectly fits into that world.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the TV show The Handmaid's Tale.Emily, the quietly defiant Handmaid brought to life by Alexis Bledel in The Handmaid's Tale TV series, is a character who resonates deeply with audiences. Unlike her book counterpart, the nameless Ofglen, the show granted her a distinct identity, making her a pivotal figure in the resistance. Her journey, marked by both resilience and heartbreak, culminated in a seemingly triumphant escape to Canada.

However, Emily's sudden disappearance in season 5 left a gaping hole in the narrative. While the show hints at her return to Gilead to continue the fight, this sudden departure feels unsatisfying for a character who has endured so much. The series is one of the biggest TV shows returning to screens in 2025 and expectations are high. Now The Handmaid’s Tale Season 6 holds the potential to rectify this by providing Emily with a more fulfilling conclusion,...

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This January, Netflix is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated second season of The Night Agent to an action comedy film titled Back in Action. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Netflix this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the seven best films that are coming to Netflix in January 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Apollo 13 (January 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96% Credit – Universal Pictures

Apollo 13 is a docudrama film directed by Ron Howard from a screenplay co-written by William Broyles Jr. and Al Reinert. Based on the 1995 non-fiction book Lost Moon by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kruger, the 1995 film follows astronauts Lovell, Haise, and Swigert as they find themselves stranded on the moon after...

Compliance (2012) directed by Craig Zobel, features an ensemble cast led by Dreama Walker as Becky, Ann Dowd as Sandra, Pat Healy as Daniels, Philip Ettinger as Kevin, Ashlie Atkinson as Marti, and Stephen Payne as Harold. Compliance starts like any other thriller, slow and measured but when it picks up, it transforms into something entirely unexpected. The concept of prank calling in cinema isn’t new, but this film handles it in a way that becomes the true highlight of the story. Everything whether it’s the cast, the theme, or the storyline is restrained and purposeful, delivering a film that spans just 90 minutes. The film follows the story of Becky, an innocent and naive employee who becomes victim of a prank call.

The movie opens with the employees, led by Sandra, gathering for a morning meeting before the store opens. It’s going to be a busy day because it’s the weekend,...

TV is full of stars who light up the screen, but let’s be real — sometimes, it’s the unsung heroes who make the biggest impact.

These are the character actors you’ve seen everywhere, constantly bringing depth, emotion, and complexity to every role, no matter how big or small.

They might not always get the credit they deserve, but their faces are instantly recognizable, and their performances are unforgettable.

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Whether they’re playing the villain, the quirky neighbor, or the wise mentor, these actors elevate every show they’re a part of.

From their endless versatility to their ability to steal a scene in seconds, they are the hard-working heart of TV — often popping up in the background of your favorite shows, making the story richer and more compelling.

Let’s take a moment to celebrate the actors who are always there, making TV just...

Exclusive: Bleecker Street has dated their Sundance premiere title The Wedding Banquet starring Bowen Yang and Lily Gladstone for April 18 while their Telluride acquisition, the Bill Murray and Naomi Watts movie The Friend will start its limited rollout on March 21.

They’re both part of a 2025 theatrical release slate which includes Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths which is getting a wide release on Jan. 10, the Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun movie Love Me on Jan. 31; the Riz Ahmed, Sam Worthington and Lily James movie Relay in Q2 and the Damian Lewis and Thomasin McKenzie Feckham Hall later in the year.

“We are excited to unveil our 2025 theatrical lineup, which truly embodies the diverse, bold, and original storytelling that we are passionate about championing at Bleecker Street,” said Bleecker Street CEO Andrew Karpen and President Kent Sanderson. “With a star-studded roster of filmmakers and talent, across a wide array of genres,...

Get the cameras rolling, this is great stuff: The stars and co-creator of the savage reality TV satire UnREAL will reunite at Atx TV Festival for the show’s 10th anniversary.

Stars Shiri Appleby (Rachel), Constance Zimmer (Quinn), Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman (Jay) and Craig Bierko (Chet) will join co-creator Sarah Gertrude Shapiro for a retrospective “to reflect on the show’s exploration of the dark side of reality TV, the complex antiheroes at its center, its most memorable character moments and one-liners, and how the show’s recent debut on Netflix has led to a resurgence with both original fans and new viewers,...

Grab your favorite cocktail and cigarette and book a ticket to Austin, TX for May 29-June 1, 2025 because Don Draper will be in the building for the 14th season of the Atx Television Festival.

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the “Mad Men” series finale, “Person to Person,” actor/producer Jon Hamm will be on hand to discuss his most iconic role and the staying power of the show over this last decade. Hamm played Draper in Matthew Weiner’s 1960s-set workplace drama for seven seasons, garnering an Emmy and two Golden Globes, and creating a television character that exists within the pantheon of great antiheroes such as Tony Soprano and Walter White.

In addition to Hamm’s “Mad Men” Retrospective, Atx TV Festival will also host “Suits” stars Patrick J. Adams and Sarah Rafferty for a live recording of their Sirius Xm podcast “Sidebar: A ‘Suits’ Watch Podcast.” The audio series...

In 2019, it was announced that Margaret Atwood's novel, The Testaments, would get its own television adaptation, yet this dystopian endeavor will struggle with the same problem that its predecessor did. Published 34 years after The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments is a sequel to the iconic Atwood novel, and centers on three women: Aunt Lydia of the original Handmaid's Tale book, a woman living in Gilead, and a woman living in Canada. While the TV adaptation of the sequel is definitely exciting considering the success of Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale, the series already faces a significant issue.

At this point, Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale has successfully run for five seasons, and a sixth is set to premiere in 2025. With Elisabeth Moss in the leading role, the series has earned praise for its disturbing portrayal of Atwood's misogynistic Gilead. The show has a cumulative 83% on Rotten Tomatoes and has won various accolades.

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This December, Netflix is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated second season of Squid Game to a thrilling action thriller film titled The Carry-On. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Netflix this month and have an 89% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the five best films that are coming to Netflix in December 2024 with an 89% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Zero Dark Thirty (December 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91% Credit – Sony Pictures

Zero Dark Thirty is a political action thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow from a screenplay by Mark Boal. The 2012 film follows a CIA analyst and her team as they try to track down an infamous terrorist leader responsible for a grave terror attack on the United States. Zero Dark Thirty stars Jessica Chastain,...

Bing as Apollo with Naomi Watts as Iris in David Siegel and Scott McGehee’s wondrous and sage adaptation of Sigrid Nunez’s National Book Award winning novel The Friend

In the first instalment with novelist Sigrid Nunez, we start out discussing the costume design (by Bina Daigeler) for Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore's outfits in Pedro Almodóvar’s enlightened The Room Next Door and the clothes (by Stacey Battat) for Naomi Watts in David Siegel and Scott McGehee’s wondrous and sage adaptation of her National Book Award winning novel The Friend (a highlight in the Spotlight programme of New York Film Festival).

Sigrid Nunez with Anne-Katrin Titze on Jean Cocteau’s Beauty And The Beast: “You know there's something about a man-sized cat.”

Bing, the Harlequin Great Dane who steals the show...

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Hulu is one of the most underrated streaming services. It airs some of the most brilliant shows while also being overshadowed by the likes of Netflix, Max, and Disney+. The Disney-owned streaming service is one of the most profitable streaming services because it airs great television shows by partnering with cable channels and networks in addition to its own original shows. So, we compiled a list of the best shows that are available on Hulu right now.

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Only Murders in the Building is a murder mystery comedy-drama series created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman. The Hulu series follows a trio of strangers living in the same New York City apartment building. They have nothing in common aside from their love for true crime podcasts and when a murder is committed in their building,...

Since 2012, when she broke onto Broadway with “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” Carrie Coon has shared the stage (theatrical and sound) with a formidable number of acting icons. In “The Post,” she stood opposite Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep (while being directed by some nerd named Steven Spielberg). Then there’s “Widows” with Viola Davis, “The Nest” next to Jude Law, two “Ghostbusters” movies alongside Bill Murray, and, this critic would argue, “The Leftovers,” across from the incomparable Ann Dowd. Soon, she’ll be traveling back to “The Gilded Age” where she’ll thrust and parry with none other than Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald.

There are plenty more Oscar, Emmy, and Tony winners to add to the list — and more to come in the years ahead — but for all the praise Coon heaps on her cherished co-stars, she said there were only two times when she was “scared to...

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Silo is a sci-fi dystopian thriller drama series created by FX’s Justified famed Graham Yost. Based on the Silo trilogy of novels by Hugh Howey, the Apple TV+ takes us to a dystopian future where the last ten thousand surviving humans live in a deep underground Silo, and they are told that the outside world is uninhabitable but skepticism about that statement is baked in from the start both in the characters and the audience. The one rule in the Silo everybody has to follow is not to say that someone wants to go outside because if they do they will be sent outside to die alone. Silo stars Rebecca Ferguson, Rashida Jones, David Oyelowo, Common, Tim Robbins, Harriet Walter, Avi Nash, and Rick Gomez. So, if you loved the thrilling mystery, dark dystopian world, and compelling...

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Ella Purnell is one of the most sought-after young actresses working in the industry right now. The English actress achieved her undeniable fame after starring in the leading role of Lucy in the TV series adaptation of the popular role-playing video game series Fallout, has consistently given us brilliant performances throughout her career starting from her first supporting movie role in Mark Romanek‘s Never Let Me Go. So, if you love Purnell’s performance in Fallout and want to watch more of her, here are the 10 best movies and TV shows starring Ella Purnell that you should not miss.

10. UFO (Buy on Amazon) Credit – Sony Pictures

UFO is a sci-fi mystery thriller drama film written and directed by Ryan Eslinger. The 2018 film follows Derek Echevaro, a college student who believes that he saw a UFO in his...

Elisabeth Moss in ‘The Handmaid’S Tale’ season 6 (Hulu)

Hulu’s is turning up the excitement for The Handmaid’s Tale season six with the release of the first six official photos. The new season won’t debut until spring 2025, and the first images are spoiler-free.

Series star and executive producer Elisabeth Moss posted the photos and a message to fans on Instagram: “Here’s a sneak peek at what we’ve been up to… We are hard at work on the final season and I’m so excited to share with you guys these first look images!!! These are from episodes 1 and 2, directed by yours truly, and episode 3, directed by @thisIsdavidl, all shot by @nicdaleydp. ”

In addition to Elisabeth Moss, the sixth and final season stars Yvonne Strahovski, Bradley Whitford, Max Minghella, Ann Dowd, and O.T. Fagbenle. Samira Wiley, Madeline Brewer, Amanda Brugel, Sam Jaeger, Ever Carradine, and Josh Charles also star in the critically acclaimed,...

We’re still a few months away from The Handmaid’s Tale Season 6.

But we’re getting a new glimpse of the dystopian drama’s final act thanks to some first-look photos and new 2025 sizzle reel footage from Hulu and Disney+.

The show is set to return in spring, though no specific release date has been announced.

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Fortunately, if you’re a subscriber to the Disney+/Hulu bundle, you’ll have plenty of entertainment options in the year to come.

The sizzle reel also provides first looks at:

The Bear Season 4, Andor Season 2, Goosebumps Season 2, and Percy Jackson & The Olympians Season 2.

And there are plenty of new shows on the way, too!

We’ve got Alien: Earth from Fargo creator Noah Hawley and the football comedy Chad Powers starring Glen Powell.

There’s also the highly anticipated dramas Good American Family, starring Ellen Pompeo, and Paradise, featuring...

Hulu has released some of the first images of the sixth and final season of The Handmaid’s Tale, which is slated to premiere this spring. We also catch a glimpse of the upcoming season in a sizzle reel unveiled today by Disney+/Hulu. See above and below.

Season 5 follows June (Elisabeth Moss) in the aftermath of Commander Waterford’s (Joseph Fiennes) murder and the consequences she must face for her role in the gruesome slaying. At a minimum, she will have to face off with his widow Serena (Yvonne Strahovski), and on some level Gilead. But mainly, she will be forced to redefine her identity and purpose, now forever changed.

Meanwhile, Commander Lawrence (Bradley Whitford) works with Nick (Max Minghella) and Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) as he tries to reform Gilead and rise in power. But who knows what the Commander and Nick—who helped June get her hands on...

Last season of The Handmaid’s Tale started and ended with a look from star Elisabeth Moss.

The fifth season of Hulu’s hit dystopian series began with the smirk seen ’round the globe that pit June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss) against Serena Joy Waterford (Yvonne Strahovski), and the season came surprisingly full circle when it ended with the same telling expression between the pair as they unexpectedly found themselves alone, yet together, on the same train of Gilead refugees hoping to make it to Vancouver and, eventually, Hawaii.

At the time of that November 2022 finale, Moss, also an executive producer and director on the Emmy-winning tale, told The Hollywood Reporter, “It’s actually a pretty positive ending for the show and the season, which we don’t usually do. It’s a cliffhanger, … but there’s something positive about it. Of course, of all the people that would be on the...

We’ve been sent good weather because there’s finally a first look at the long-awaited sixth and final season of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

On Tuesday, Hulu shared six images from the upcoming season along with a message from star and executive producer Elisabeth Moss.

“Here’s a sneak peek at what we’ve been up to… We are hard at work on the final season and I’m so excited to share with you guys these first look images!!! These are from episodes 1 and 2, directed by yours truly, and episode 3, directed by [David Lester], all shot by [Nicola Daley],” read the Instagram caption.

The images feature June (Moss), Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd), Serena (Yvonne Strahovski), Nick (Max Minghella), Moira (Samira Wiley), and more.

Season 6, which started production in September, is slated to premiere in the spring, making it eligible for the 2025 Emmys, which will be eight years after “The Handmaid’s Tale...

Hulu has revealed the first photo from the sixth and final season of The Handmaid’s Tale. The Emmy Award-winning series returns to Hulu in Spring 2025.

“Here’s a sneak peek at what we’ve been up to… We are hard at work on the final season and I’m so excited to share with you guys these first look images,” said executive producer and star Elisabeth Moss.

She added that the photos are “from episodes 1 and 2, directed by yours truly, and episode 3, directed by David Lester, all shot by Nicola Daley.”

Adapted from the classic novel by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States.

Offred (Elisabeth Moss), one of the few fertile women known as Handmaids in the oppressive Republic of Gilead, struggles to survive as a reproductive surrogate for a powerful Commander and his resentful wife.

Hulu is teasing The Handmaid’s Tale‘s sixth and final season!

The streaming service just released six first look pics at the new season. In addition, Hulu confirmed that the new season will debut in the Spring of 2025.

Keep reading to find out more…

The images show us Ann Dowd‘s Aunt Lydia, Yvonne Strahovski‘s Serena, Max Minghella‘s Nick, O.T. Fagbenle‘s Luke, Samira Wiley‘s Moira, Amanda Brugel‘s Rita, and of course, Elisabeth‘s June.

“Here’s a sneak peek at what we’ve been up to… We are hard at work on the final season and I’m so excited to share with you guys these first look images!!! These are from episodes 1 and 2, directed by yours truly, and episode 3, directed by @thisIsdavidl, all shot by @nicdaleydp.

Women’s reproductive health is rarely depicted in movies, according to a new report from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.

A new research brief from Dr. Stacy L. Smith, who founded the Institute, looked at the 100 most popular movies of 2023 for portrayals related to pregnancy, miscarriage, infertility, contraception, abortion, menstruation, and overall reproductive health.

“For years we have provided data on how Hollywood marginalizes girls and women on screen,” said Dr. Smith in a statement shared with TheWrap. “This latest report offers further evidence that it is not only the presence of women themselves that is missing on screen, but of critical depictions related to their health and well-being.”

The results show that only 42% of films contained any depiction of reproductive health in 2023. There were 8 depictions of menstruation, most of them in

Kelly Fremon Craig’s “Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret,” which was based on the classic book by Judy Blume.

With fans loving Terminator Zero, a bold new anime project coming to Netflix on August 29, 2024, veteran anime character designer and director Masashi Kud is uniting Japanese and American aesthetics for an exciting new series. Anime fans particularly recognize Kud for his longtime contributions to adored franchises like Bleach, Tower of God, and Hayate the Combat Butler. Still, as a director, he takes on additional responsibilities in adapting an American icon. With Terminator Zero having debuted at the end of August 2024 and Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War having debuted in the Fall, things aren't slowing down for Masashi Kud.

With projects dating back to 1996 with artwork for Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Masashi Kud's work has evolved as a crew member and eventual production leader for Terminator Zero. However, as a director for this beloved anime produced by Production I.G., Kud feels a strong responsibility for handling such beloved intellectual property as a professional and a fan.

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Hellbound is a South Korean dark fantasy horror thriller series directed by Yeon Sang-ho from a screenplay by Choi Gyu-seok. Based on the webtoon of the same name by Sang-ho, the Netflix series is set in a world where unearthly creatures appear and condemn people to hell. Soon after their appearance, religious groups begin forming on the ideology of divine justice. Hellbound stars Yoo Ah-in, Kim Hyun-joo, Park Jeong-min, Won Jin-ah, and Yang Ik-june. So, if you loved the dark fantasy elements, intensely thrilling story, and compelling characters in Hellbound here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Sweet Home is a South Korean apocalyptic action horror series written by Hong So-ri, Kim Hyung-min, and Park So-jung. Based on the Naver webtoon of the same name by Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan,...

There’s no need to link Halloween with fear all the time, but when there is some, it’s worth it! When leaves start to fall and the cool breeze starts to set in, the Halloween season brings the coziest weather. However, many people may be busy perfecting the most unique costumes, while others are busy scaring people with pranks.

But if you enjoy celebrating the spooky festival at home, you can watch the most nerve-wracking Halloween movies with your friends and family. And for those who do not shy away from the more sinister aspects of the holiday, horror cinema would be the best choice.

Therefore, here we bring to you the 10 most terrifying and creepy films that you can enjoy over the Halloween season!

10 Spine-Chilling Movies to Stream This Halloween Midsommar (2019) Midsommar (2019)| Credits: A24 YouTube

Midsommar is a skillful combination of horror elements that ranges from fear based...

Bleecker Street has acquired North American rights to Telluride Film Festival world premiere The Friend starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, and Bing the Great Dane.

Scott McGehee and David Siegel co-wrote and co-directed the drama, which also played Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and New York Film Festival.

Watts plays writer and teacher Iris, whose comfortable, solitary New York life is thrown into disarray when her closest friend and mentor (Murray) dies suddenly and bequeaths her his beloved Great Dane. Iris eventually bonds with the beast and reconciles with the past and her creative inner life.

The ensemble cast includes Sarah Pidgeon,...

Bleecker Street has taken North American rights to the Scott McGehee and David Siegel directed and written feature, The Friend, starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray and a Great Dane named Bing. A 2025 theatrical release is planned.

The film marks Bleecker Street’s second collaboration with Siegel & McGehee, having handled the US release of their 2021 neo-Western drama Montana Story, starring Haley Lu Richardson and Owen Teague.

In The Friend, writer and teacher Iris (Watts) finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Murray) dies suddenly and bequeaths her his beloved 150 lb. Great Dane. The regal yet intractable beast, named Apollo, immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones, his looming presence constantly reminding her of her friend’s problematic choices in both life and death. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with the animal,...

Naomi Watts and a very big dog are heading to cinemas.

“The Friend,” a touching drama about a writer and editor whose literary mentor commits suicide and leaves her with his Great Dane to care for, has been acquired by Bleecker Street. The indie studio has nabbed North American distribution rights for an undisclosed sum — the sale took some time, which is something of a surprise given that “The Friend” received strong reviews when it showed at fall film festivals like Telluride and Toronto. It’s another reminder that studios are being more cautious when it comes to buying projects post-covid. The indie and arthouse theatrical market is still struggling to fully rebound from pandemic disruptions.

“The Friend” was written and directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel, the team behind “The Deep End” and “What Maisie Knew,” and co-stars Bill Murray, Sarah Pidgeon, Carla Gugino, Constance Wu, Noma Dumezweni and Ann Dowd.

The Friend, a grief drama from writer/directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel about a writer mourning her late pal while dealing with the Great Dane dog he left behind, and starring Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, has been picked up by Bleecker Street.

Having taken the North American rights to the pic, Bleecker plans an early 2025 theatrical release for the adaptation of Sigrid Nunez’s novel. Watts plays Iris, a writer and teacher grieving over the sudden loss of her best friend, Walter (Bill Murray), only to learn he has left her Apollo, a giant dog who almost comes up to her waist.

As Iris unexpectedly bonds with the dog, she begins to come to terms with her past, her lost friend and her own creative inner life. The ensemble cast for the film about life, death and friendship includes Sarah Pidgeon, Carla Gugino, Constance Wu, Noma Dumezweni and Ann Dowd.

After 20 years, Zach Braff is bringing the sounds of Garden State to the Golden State.

The three-time Golden Globe nominee announced a 20th anniversary soundtrack concert, which will happen March 29, 2025 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, benefitting homeless shelter The Midnight Mission. Tickets are now available on Ticketmaster.

“It’s been 20 years since my film Garden State came out, and I never could have imagined that the film and the soundtrack would still be resonating with people two decades later,” he said in a video announcement. “So, we had an idea; what if we got together the brilliant musicians from the Garden State soundtrack, live onstage for the first time ever, to raise money for a great cause? Well, it’s happening!

“I’m so excited to announced the Garden State soundtrack 20th anniversary concert, benefitting The Midnight Mission, live, for one night only on March 29th, 2025, here at LA’s legendary Greek Theatre,...

Atx TV Festival has announced the first round of events for the 2025 event, set to take place in Austin from May 29-June 1, including reunions of “The Leftovers” and “UnREAL” and a peek inside the world of Bill Lawrence.

On Monday, the festival announced “The Leftovers” will reunite during Season 14 with co-creators Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta, director and executive producer Mimi Leder, and cast members Justin Theroux, Carrie Coon, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Ann Dowd and Kevin Carroll. Head of Max Original Programming Sarah Aubrey will moderate.

A+E Studios will present a retrospective for Lifetime hit “UnREAL,” featuring co-creator Sarah Gertrude Shapiro and cast members Shiri Appleby, Constance Zimmer, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Craig Bierko.

This year’s festival will also include Bill Lawrence returning for “Bill Lawrence & Friends,” a panel with collaborators from some of his current and past projects such as “Bad Monkey,” “Shrinking,” “Ted Lasso,” “Scrubs,” “Cougar Town” and more.

Get the cameras rolling, this is great stuff: The stars and co-creator of the savage reality TV satire UnREAL will reunite at Atx TV Festival for the show’s 10th anniversary.

Stars Shiri Appleby (Rachel), Constance Zimmer (Quinn), Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman (Jay) and Craig Bierko (Chet) will join co-creator Sarah Gertrude Shapiro for a retrospective “to reflect on the show’s exploration of the dark side of reality TV, the complex antiheroes at its center, its most memorable character moments and one-liners, and how the show’s recent debut on Netflix has led to a resurgence with both original fans and new viewers,...

Finally, some happy news on Heroes Day: “The Leftovers” reunion is officially a go.

For its 2025 event, Atx TV Festival has announced plans to host the cast and creatives behind HBO’s acclaimed drama series. Co-creators Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta will be joined by director and executive producer Mimi Leder, along with cast members Justin Theroux, Carrie Coon, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Ann Dowd, and Kevin Carroll for a panel discussion led by moderator Sarah Aubrey, an executive producer on the series and the current head of Max Original Programming. Per the Atx release, the group will “reflect on the show’s emotional three-season journey, its most memorable moments, and enduring themes more than 10 years later.”

“The Leftovers” tracks the extended Garvey family three years after a global tragedy, when 2 percent of the world’s population vanished without a trace on October 14, 2011 (a date later commemorated as Heroes Day...

Universal Pictures and Peacock forked over an amount somewhere in the range of $400 million to acquire the rights to distribute a trilogy of sequels to the 1973 classic The Exorcist, which were going to be another collaboration between Blumhouse Productions and director David Gordon Green (who previously delivered a trilogy of Halloween sequels for Blumhouse and Universal). By the time Green’s first Exorcist movie, The Exorcist: Believer, reached theatres last October, the script for a sequel titled The Exorcist: Deceiver, which was scheduled for an April 18, 2025 theatrical release, was ready and the story of the third film was mapped out… Believer‘s box office numbers were okay, the movie pulled in $137 million on a $30 million budget, but Universal was hoping for a lot better than “okay,” and the reactions were largely negative. (You can read our 4/10 review Here.) So the plans for The Exorcist: Deceiver were set aside and Green left the project.

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Dystopia is one of those sub-genres that lends itself to some interesting philosophical ideas and TV show creators take full advantage of that. In the history of cinema, many great directors and storytellers have created some of the most iconic movies set in dystopian societies like Blade Runner and Total Recall. Max (formerly known as HBO Max) hosts almost all of the brilliant HBO and Max shows and some of those are great dystopian shows. So, we decided to compile a list of the best dystopian shows you can watch on Max right now.

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Station Eleven is a post-apocalyptic dystopian drama series created by Patrick Somerville. Based on the 2014 novel of the same name by author Emily St. John Mandel, the HBO Max series is set twenty years after a flu pandemic destroyed...

Although many consider it a masterpiece, James Cameron has enough distance from The Terminator to give it his honest review.

Marking the 40th anniversary of his directorial debut, the 3x Oscar-winning director looked back on parts of the 1984 film as “pretty cringeworthy” as he admitted the “production value” didn’t age well.

“I don’t think of it as some Holy Grail, that’s for sure,” he told Empire. “I look at it now and there are parts of it that are pretty cringeworthy, and parts of it that are like, ‘Yeah, we did pretty well for the resources we had available.'”

“Cameron added, “”Just the production value, you know? I don’t cringe on any of the dialogue, but I have a lower cringe factor than, apparently, a lot of people do around the dialogue that I write,” added Cameron. “You know what? Let me see your three-out-of-the-four-highest-grossing...

The highly anticipated The Handmaids Tale season 6 has added a new star to its cast list. Based on Margaret Atwoods 1985 novel of the same name, The Handmaids Tale, since its Hulu adaptation in 2017, has been one of the most high-profile series on television. It has produced five successful seasons which featured talented mainstays like Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Ann Dowd, O-t Fagbenle and Samira Wiley. The forthcoming season 6, which is expected to end the series, was confirmed shortly after season 5s premiere and a few new faces are expected to join the shows cast list.

Now, shortly after it was confirmed that shooting had begun on The Handmaid's Tale season 6, Veeps Timothy Simons is expected to join the cast of the forthcoming season, according to Variety. Simons character in the new season of the show is currently being kept under wraps, but hes expected to play a key role in the upcoming episodes.

“The Handmaid’s Tale” Season 6 has added Timothy Simons to its cast in a guest star role, Variety has learned.

The news comes shortly after it was announced that the sixth and final season of the Hulu series based on the Margaret Atwood novel had gone into production in Toronto. It is slated to debut in spring 2025. Simons’ character on the show is being kept under wraps.

This is Simons’ second announced TV role in recent weeks. Variety exclusively reported that the actor is also set to appear in “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” Season 2 at Disney+. He is best known for his role as Jonah Ryan in the award-winning HBO comedy “Veep,” on which he appeared for all of its seven seasons. His other TV credits include “Candy” and “Looking for Alaska” at Hulu, and “Station Eleven” at Max. He will next be seen in the Netflix series “Nobody Wants This,...

Filming begins on ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ season 6 (Photo Credit: Hulu)

Hulu’s critically acclaimed, all-too-timely drama The Handmaid’s Tale has officially begun production on season six. The final season of the Emmy-winning series, based on Margaret Atwood’s novel, is expected to premiere in spring 2025.

Elisabeth Moss returns as June Osborne and directs the first episode of the final season. The season six cast also includes Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy Waterford, Bradley Whitford as Joseph Lawrence, Max Minghella as Nick Blaine, Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia Clements, O-t Fagbenle as Luke Bankole, and Samira Wiley as Moira Strand. Madeline Brewer plays Janine Lindo, Amanda Brugel is Rita Blue, Sam Jaeger stars as Mark Tuello, and Ever Carradine is Naomi Putnam. In July 2024 it was announced Josh Charles had joined the cast as a series regular.

Elisabeth Moss, Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Eric Tuchman, Yahlin Chang, and Sheila Hockin executive produce.

The cast and crew of The Handmaid’s Tale are back at work on the Hulu drama's sixth and final season. Based on the novel by Margaret Atwood, the series stars Elisabeth Moss, Bradley Whitford, Josh Charles, Yvonne Strahovski, Max Minghella, O-t Fagbenle, Samira Wiley, Ann Dowd, Madeline Brewer, Amanda Brugel, and Sam Jaeger. The story is set in a dystopian world where the limited number of women who can become pregnant are kept prisoner and used to keep the population growing.

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Filming on the sixth and final season of “The Handmaid’s Tale” has, at long last, begun, Hulu announced on Friday. The network shared a photo of star Elisabeth Moss, who’s also directing and holding a clapboard, with the note that the Emmy-winning series will return in spring of 2025.

It’s been nearly two years since the Season 5 finale and a year-and-a-half since executive producers Erich Tuchman and Yahlin Chang were named co-showrunners for Season 6.

Longtime showrunner and series creator Bruce Miller stepped away from the drama after five seasons to focus on the development of its upcoming sequel series “The Testaments,” which like “Handmaid’s Tale” is based on the book of the same name by Margaret Atwood. It’s set 15 years after the events of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

Miller is still involved with the final season as an executive producer and writer.

“The Handmaid’s Tale” was the first...

Photo Credit: Hulu Exciting news for fans of the celebrated dystopian series The Handmaid’s Tale: the curtain is rising on its sixth and climactic season, with production already underway. Hulu has delighted viewers by confirming the return of this Emmy-winning saga in the spring of 2025, offering one last journey through the haunting landscape of Gilead. Though specifics about the final season’s plot remain closely guarded, fans can brace for a riveting end to June’s saga. The tense conclusion of Season 5 left us with burning questions, and this upcoming season promises to unravel those mysteries. Will June secure freedom for herself and her daughter? Can the resistance dismantle Gilead’s tyranny? The destinies of the series’ beloved (and reviled) characters hang in the balance. The final chapter will reunite the stellar cast, including Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Bradley Whitford, Max Minghella, Ann Dowd, O-t Fagbenle, Samira Wiley, Madeline Brewer,...

The final season of The Handmaid’s Tale is finally underway.

Hulu on Friday shared an image of series lead Elisabeth Moss holding a slate from the opening day of filming on the show’s sixth and last season. The slate shows that cameras began rolling on Sept. 3 — and that Moss is directing the first episode (she previously helmed six episodes across seasons four and five).

The Disney-owned streamer also said that season six will premiere in spring 2025, which will mean about a 2 1/2-year gap between the season five finale, which debuted Nov. 9, 2022, and the final season opener. Production on The Handmaid’s Tale had been scheduled to resume in fall 2023 but was pushed back as striking writers and actors negotiated for, and eventually won, better contracts with media companies. Lining up schedules for the show’s cast further moved the start date to this week.

Season five ended with a cliffhanger...

The Handmaid’s Tale is officially back in production on its sixth and final season.

Hulu revealed Friday that cameras began rolling on the series’ conclusion on September 3, sharing a photo of series star Elisabeth Moss holding the slate for the first scene of Episode 1, which she will also be directing.

Along with the production announcement, Hulu also said that Season 6 will debut in spring 2025.

The final chapter of the Emmy-winning Hulu series originally was to begin production in 2023 for a fall 2024 premiere, but that schedule, of course, was delayed by the strikes.

Season 5 follows June (Elisabeth Moss) in the aftermath of Commander Waterford’s (Joseph Fiennes) murder and the consequences she must face for her role in the gruesome slaying. At a minimum, she will have to face off with his widow Serena (Yvonne Strahovski), and on some level Gilead. But mainly, she will be forced to redefine her identity and purpose,...