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[This story contains spoilers for The White Lotus seasons one, two and three.]

Though the beloved Jennifer Coolidge isn’t in The White Lotus season three, she still wants her character avenged.

While speaking with Forbes recently, the actress noted she’s keeping up with the new season that’s taking place in Thailand and she’s “envious as hell.”

Coolidge played fan-favorite Tanya in the first two seasons of The White Lotus before her character met a tragic demise at the end of the second installment. (Who can forget her iconic line: “These gays, they’re trying to murder me.”) She also won Emmys for both performances.

After Forbes‘ Jeff Conway suggested she should return as a twin sister to Tanya, the Riff Raff actress responded, “I know! Look, it’s not like I haven’t wished or whatever, but it isn’t happening. It doesn’t matter — they don’t need me. Mike White...

Sept. 29, 2006 forever changed Dito Montiel and Robert Downey Jr.’s lives.

It was not only the day that Downey was officially cast as Tony Stark in Jon Favreau’s Iron Man, but it was also the theatrical release date of Montiel’s debut indie drama A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, starring Downey as a semi-autobiographical version of Montiel. The day cemented Downey’s return to industry prominence after a series of highly publicized personal struggles, and the random fall Friday had just as much meaning for Montiel after many of his own storybook ups and agonizing downs.

As a native of Queens in New York City, Montiel was something of a renaissance man before becoming a filmmaker. In the ’80s, he was a mainstay in NYC’s hardcore punk scene as the teenage frontman of Major Conflict. In 1989, his new band, Gutterboy, signed a then-record $1 million deal with Geffen Records.

Spoiler Alert !!!Warning: Continue at your own risk—Spoilers for ‘Riff Raff’ are ahead!

The last time I went on a ‘peaceful’ family getaway, I thought I had found the golden ticket—a weekend cabin retreat, nestled in nature, complete with good food, downtime, and the promise of some much-needed peace. Well, let’s just say that it turned into a chaotic, stress-filled experience in record time. Ever had one of those days where you just want to escape the world, retreat to a quiet cabin, and forget about all the noise?

That’s what Vincent (Ed Harris) and his family thought they were doing in Dito Montiel’s Riff Raff—a peaceful getaway.

Ed Harris and Miles J. Harvey in Riff Raff | Credit: Roadside Attractions

But this flick doesn’t just dip its toes in humor; it leaps in with both feet, showing how family reunions can go from cringe-worthy to a full-blown disaster,...

Jennifer Coolidge and Pete Davidson are both one of a kind.

The Emmy-winning actress recently recalled to People magazine the moment she realized her Riff Raff co-star was “one of the most unpredictable people” she has ever met.

While filming the crime comedy, currently playing in theaters, in “the middle of winter,” Coolidge said the cast and crew were “immediately thrust” into small spaces together as they attempted to escape the frigid temperatures.

“I remember one day it was freezing … and I was in the house [where we filmed], and then this Rolls-Royce pulls up. And I was like, ‘Who’s that? It must be the owner of the house, right?'” The White Lotus star recounted. “And then it’s Pete Davidson in his Rolls-Royce. That car didn’t quite go with the neighborhood or any of the experience. But then I thought, ‘He’s doing his own thing.’ I was never as interesting as that,...

Plot: Vincent is an ex-criminal who more than anything, just wants a normal, peaceful life. He and his wife Sandy have built a loving family with their son DJ and are spending the winter break in a cabin before he goes off to college. Chaos ensues when Vincent’s disowned son Rocco, his girlfriend Marina and Vincent’s ex-wife Ruth abruptly show up to spoil the festivities with an ominous warning: the famed gangsters Leftie and Lonnie are coming for them.

Review: Sometimes a film comes along and the cast is enough to convince you to take the leap. No plot or motivations uttered, just a poster featuring an intriguing cast of characters. And there are few lineups more intriguing than one that includes Bill Murray, Ed Harris, Jennifer Coolidge, Gabrielle Union, Pete Davidson, and Lewis Pullman. Add in some out of the box performances, and Riff Raff had all...

Exclusive: UK drama producer Fictionhouse, founded by Dominic Cooke and Kate Horton, is closing its doors with the pair both pursuing their own theater projects.

The pair set up Fictionhouse in 2020 with a remit to work up projects across film, stage and TV. They had previously worked together during a prolific spell at the Royal Court Theatre, and both were also at the UK’s National Theatre.

Fictionhouse is ultimately part of Newen Studios, the production and distribution group owned by French broadcast giant TF1. Newen, which is about to be rebadged as Studio TF1, confirmed to Deadline that Fictionhouse is shuttering.

Newen’s investment in Fictionhouse was originally made through Ringside Media, an investment arm of Gub Neal and Kate Bennetts’ Newen-backed Ringside Studios label, which made Liaison for Apple.

Neither Cooke or Horton would comment when contacted by Deadline. It is understood the former will focus on freelance directing.

Jennifer Coolidge is revealing what she thinks about the current season of The White Lotus.

The actress, of course, was in the first two seasons before her character Tanya was killed off in season two.

However, Tanya’s husband Greg, played by Jon Gries, has reappeared in season three.

In a new interview while promoting her upcoming movie Riff Raff, Jennifer opened up about Jon‘s return and her thoughts on the season so far.

Keep reading to find out more…

“Yes, I am [watching],” she told Forbes. “And I’m envious as hell.”

Reacting to people saying she should return as Tanya’s twin sister, Jennifer said, “I know! Look, it’s not like I haven’t wished or whatever, but it isn’t happening. It doesn’t matter – they don’t need me.”

“Mike White can tell a story better than anybody. I mean, in the first episode [of season three], I felt like – Oh,...

Rounding out the week on Friday, Sherri welcomes actress Gabrielle Union and R&b star Omarion. Union will be discussing her latest film, Riff Raff, giving viewers a sneak peek into what to expect from the project. She’s known for choosing roles that challenge conventions, so expect an interesting discussion about the film’s themes and her […]

Sherri: Gabrielle Union, Omarion...

Pete Davidson, Gabrielle Union, and Bill Murray are stepping out to promote their new movie!

The co-stars attended a special screening of Riff Raff on Wednesday evening (February 26) held at Regal Essex Crossing in New York City.

Fellow cast members in attendance included Michael Angelo Covino, Emanuela Postacchini, and Miles J. Harvey along with director Dito Montiel.

Here’s the synopsis: “Vincent is an ex-criminal who more than anything, just wants a normal, peaceful life. He and his wife Sandy have built a loving family with their son DJ and are spending the winter break in a cabin before he goes off to college. Chaos ensues when Vincent’s disowned son Rocco, his girlfriend Marina and Vincent’s ex-wife Ruth abruptly show up to spoil the festivities with an ominous warning: the famed gangsters Leftie and Lonnie are coming for them.”

Riff Raff, which also stars Jennifer Coolidge and Ed Harris,...

The term “riff-raff” refers to “disreputable or undesirable people,” according to the Oxford Dictionary, and Ditto Montiel’s latest film cannot be accused of false advertising. Although characters you love to hate are certainly in right now — just see Succession or The White Lotus — Riff Raff’s attempts to be satirical in this way fail miserably, resulting in a movie that is dull and difficult to connect with.

Riff Raff Review

Riff Raff follows a former criminal whose now idyllic life is thrown askew when his estranged son shows up carrying a dark secret that makes this family reunion anything but happy. Although a low-concept crime comedy with an A-list cast like this sounds like an exciting prospect, the truth is that this potential is incredibly wasted.

Riff Raff is the type of movie you would be unsurprised to learn had been envisioned as a theatrical production: minimal locations, lots of dialogue,...

“Riff Raff” will be available in theaters on February 28, 2025, and is currently not available for streaming.

Is killing your default solution for solving problems? I Want To Turn Around Not Be Turned Upside Down

The main character in “Riff Raff“ is Riff Raff (played by Pete Davidson). He’s a former criminal, meaning he wants to turn his life around. Instead, his life gets turned upside down when he reunites with certain family members.

Pete Davidson is a comedian, actor, and writer. Most people know him because he was a cast member on “Saturday Night Live” (SNL), from 2014 to 2022. His Comedy Specials include: “Pete Davidson: Smd” (2016), “Pete Davidson: Alive from New York” (2020), and “Pete Davidson: Turbo Fonzarelli” (2024). Additionally, his movies include: “The King of Staten Island” (2020), and “The Suicide Squad” (2021). His career in the entertainment industry continues to flourish. Bill Murray also began his career in entertainment as a cast...

The Friend received strong reviews out of its Telluride Film Festival debut last year, further building its reputation at TIFF. It was here that word grew enough that it seemed a sure thing it would get a respectable release. And after Bleecker Street nabbed the rights, it was on its way to 2025. It flew a bit under the radar there for a while but now, ahead of its debut in a couple of months, we have the first trailer.

Here is the official synopsis, as per Bleecker Street, who will be distributing the drama: “In The Friend, adapted from the bestselling novel, Iris (Naomi Watts) finds her comfortable New York life upended when her friend and mentor Walter (Bill Murray) bequeaths her his Great Dane, Apollo. The regal yet intractable beast is a constant reminder of Walter and causes various problems— yet as Iris bonds with Apollo, she begins to cope with her past,...

Fans have been waiting a long time to see writer/director Macon Blair’s remake of the Troma cult classic The Toxic Avenger (watch it Here), which wrapped filming way back in 2021 and unveiled a teaser trailer near the end of 2023, around the time it had its world premiere screening. Earlier this month, it was announced that Cineverse had acquired the distribution rights with the intention of giving the film an unrated wide release later this year. Now, we know the exact release date. Deadline has learned that the Toxic Avenger remake will be reaching theatres on August 29th, kicking off Labor Day weekend!

Blair’s version of The Toxic Avenger stars Peter Dinklage as Winston Gooze, a stereotypical weakling who works as a janitor at Garb-x health club and is diagnosed with a terminal illness that can only be cured by an expensive treatment that his greedy, power hungry employer refuses to pay for.

The trailer for Jennifer Coolidge‘s new movie has been released!

The 63-year-old Emmy-winning actress stars alongside Ed Harris, Gabrielle Union, Lewis Pullman, Miles J. Harvey, Emanuela Postacchini, Michael Angelo Corvino, Pete Davidson, and Bill Murray in the new crime comedy flick Riff Raff.

Keep reading to find out more…Here’s the synopsis: “Vincent is an ex-criminal who more than anything, just wants a normal, peaceful life. He and his wife Sandy have built a loving family with their son DJ and are spending the winter break in a cabin before he goes off to college. Chaos ensues when Vincent’s disowned son Rocco, his girlfriend Marina and Vincent’s ex-wife Ruth abruptly show up to spoil the festivities with an ominous warning: the famed gangsters Leftie and Lonnie are coming for them.”

Directed by Dito Montiel and written by John Pollono, Riff Raff hits theaters on February 25.

If you missed it,...

At 74, Bill Murray admits he’s “done some damage” in his life, which is why he’s drawn to playing complicated, flawed characters. He’s always gravitated toward roles that show the messy, imperfect side of life, because, well, he gets it.

Bill Murray as Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters (1984) | Credits: Columbia Pictures

The past few years haven’t been a walk in the park for the actor, but he’s now opening up more than ever, giving the fans a peek into what goes on in his mind when picking roles.

Bill Murray plays messed-up characters as penance!

Bill Murray made a surprise appearance at the Sundance Film Festival this weekend, and the actor surprisingly opened up and shared more about himself. Apart from a few indie films like the 2024 crime comedy Riff Raff and The Friend, the A-lister has been keeping a lower profile on the screens.

During an exclusive discussion,...

If movies have taught us anything, it’s that you should never kill someone related to a ruthless gangster. It’s just common sense at this point. But a character in “Riff Raff” might have to learn that lesson the hard way.

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As seen in the trailer, “Riff Raff” tells the story of a gangster who is tracking down a young man who killed his son.

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Exclusive: Ahead of next month’s European Film Market, U.S. firm Capstone and UK outfit Signature Entertainment are teaming up to launch a new joint sales agency venture called Capture.

The label will be led by Signature’s Ella Field and her team in London and will be a full-service international sales company, with additional financing opportunities for upcoming productions.

Capture will combine Capstone’s genre arm Blue Box with Signature International under one new umbrella. All of Signature International’s ongoing business will be absorbed into the new venture, including their catalogue and upcoming productions.

Capture is due to focus on commercially driven projects in all stages of development and production. First projects are due to be revealed in the near future and we’re told no job losses resulted from the merger.

Ella Field said: “Capture marks an exciting new chapter of our Signature International journey, expanding...

We may not see Jennifer Coolidge looking like Peppa Pig and contemplating a murder in the next season of The White Lotus, but director Dito Montiel's Riff Raff is shaping up to be the next best thing. The Emmy-winning actor has her best Peppa Pig couture on as she...

Bill Murray is notoriously hard to reach. For starters, he doesn’t have an agent. Add to that that he uses an 800 number that you can only leave a message on and the man may as well be on another planet if you’re trying to cast him. We have to respect how limited he chooses to be, but Bill Murraty himself may have some new insights on how he approaches which movies he signs on for.

After making a surprise appearance at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Bill Murray sat down with critic Elvis Mitchell to admit that his approach to secrecy has made him the sort of enigma that has distanced him from movie studios. “I’ve been lazy. I don’t have an agent anymore, so I’m not the first person people think of to be in studio movies…Only in this last year, doing...

Exclusive: The biggest star at Sundance 2025 so far doesn’t even have a film at this year’s festival.

Bill Murray hit Park City this morning in an invite-only, low-key appearance on Main Street.

Of course, the Groundhog Day star being who he is, nothing about Murray’s sit-down with Elvis Mitchell at a Park City restaurant remained low-key for long. “I got to be careful because both of the directors are here,” Murray said when asked what he liked about two films he has in the hopper. “I was a local hire,” the Saturday Night Live vet added of his roles in two upcoming films, The Friend and The Phoenician Scheme.

“I have to confess I’ve been lazy,” Murray went on to say of his bent of late toward independent movies like Grindstone and Roadside Attractions’ forthcoming Riff Raff. “I eat what lands in my mouth,” he stated...

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has revealed its 2025 lineup featuring Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, hometown hero Lil Wayne with The Roots, Lenny Kravitz, Kacey Musgraves, John Fogerty, Luke Combs, Santana, and Burna Boy as headliners.

Other notable acts set to play include Haim, Cage the Elephant, My Morning Jacket, Goose, Laufey, Gladys Knight, Patti Labelle, Kamasi Washington, Banda Ms, The Wailers featuring Julian Marley, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Cheap Trick, Trombone Short & Orleans Avenue, Harry Connick Jr., The Revivalists, Margo Price, Irma Thomas, Tank and The Bangas, Branford Marsalis, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Maze Honoring Frankie Beverly “The Legacy Band”, Morris Day & the Time, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Hurray for the Riff Raff, James Bay, Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Cyril Neville, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, James Bay, Dumpstaphunk, The Radiators, Samantha Fish, Anders Osborne, Kenny Wayne Shepherd with Bobby Rush, Terence Blanchard, and more.

Exclusive: Early one morning up in Haddon Hall, a grand Tudor hall in Derbyshire, England, this corpulent, menacing-looking man swathed in a richly brocaded tunic trimmed with fur shuffled over to have a chat with filmmaker Karim Aïnouz and the Oscar-winning actor Alicia Vikander.

I had no idea who he was.

We were on the set of Firebrand, about Henry VIII’s marriage — his sixth and final one — to Katherine Parr.

Jude Law was supposed to join them. “Where is he?” I asked Gabby Tana, Firebrand’s producer.

“He’s in front of you talking to Karim,” Tana responded.

“That’s Jude Law?” I blurted.

Jude Law is bemused when I recount the story

He’s calling me from New York, and when he realizes that I’m in Beverly Hills, his voice breaks as he mentions that he’s been in touch with friends “who have lost everything” in...

The American South is a hot mess of cultural contradictions, and while those contradictions have stoked the dumpster fire of U.S. politics for a couple of centuries, they also happen to be fueling some of the best music being made right now. And to be sure, the story of rock in 2024 is largely a story of Southern rock, in both classic-rock and indie-rock denominations.

On two of the year’s best records, Tigers Blood and Manning Fireworks, Katie “Waxahatchee” Crutchfield (Alabama) and Jake “Mj” Lenderman (North Carolina), respectively, made...

Jude Law has been killing a wide range of roles since he broke out in Anthony Minghella’s “The Talented Mr. Ripley” in 1999. Twenty-five years later, Law’s latest performance as grizzled FBI agent Terry Husk in hardboiled ’80s actioner “The Order” is a departure: The actor not only masters an American accent, but he’s embodying a gun-wielding Western masculine archetype: rugged, angry, laconic, righteous. Think Clint Eastwood, although Law told me that he channeled Gene Hackman and Paul Newman in our video interview (above).

Law’s latest incarnation since he founded Riff Raff Entertainment in 2017: producer. “I love finding material,” he said. “I love reading. I love thinking about who would be good in what role and taking the reins and being able to nurture ideas. I still sit and hope that I get phone calls from certain filmmakers who are making their own things, but when...

Waxahatchee made an appearance on Austin City Limits to perform her song “Right Back to It” alongside Mj Lenderman for the 2024 Americana Honors and Awards.

With Lenderman beside her on lead guitar and harmonies, Waxahatchee provides an enchanting, faithful rendition of “Right Back to It.” A standout from her 2024 album, Tigers Blood, the song landed on our list of the 100 best songs of 2024 so far. Watch Waxahatchee and Lenderman play “Right Back to It” below.

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The performance arrives as a highlight of the 23rd Annual Americana Honors and Awards, which was recorded at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville earlier this year and will be exclusively aired by the landmark music program. Other performers at the event include Noah Kahan, Duane Betts, Blind Boys of Alabama, Jobi Riccio, Fantastic Negrito, Larkin Poe, Sarah Jarosz, Dwight Yoakam, Shelby Lynne, Sierra Ferrell, and Emmylou Harris with Rodney Crowell.

The...

As 2025 fast approaches, Bright Eyes are barreling ahead with their massive tour. For the latest update, the Conor Oberst-led group has announced a batch of new dates and set the openers for the lengthy run: Hurray for the Riff Raff and Cursive.

The new dates (bolded below) are at Oakland’s Fox Theater on February 6th, LA’s The Wiltern on February 7th, Washington’s in Fort Collins, Colorado on April 1st, and Chicago’s Salt Shed on April 5th. Hurray for the Riff Raff will join the tour in late February and March, with Cursive taking over the opening slot in April. See the full schedule below.

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Tickets for the new shows will go on sale to the general public on Friday, November 15th via Ticketmaster following a Live Nation pre-sale for select dates (use access code Beats) on Thursday, November 14th.

Bright Eye...

The survival thriller Hungry, being sold by Signature Entertainment, tells the story of a hungry hippo attacking a group of tourists. Directed by James Nunn, known for the One Shot action series, the movie has started filming in Malta.

Nunn wrote the script, and Signature’s head of U.K. production, Ben Jacques, is producing. Signature’s CEO Marc Goldberg and head of production Sarah Gabriel are executive producers.

Hungry follows a group of tourists who find themselves lost in the Louisiana swamps, where they must survive an aggressive hippo on the loose.

Signature has already secured distribution deals with Acontracorriente in Spain, CDC in Latin America, Phoenicia in the Middle East, Daro in Eastern Europe, Garsu Pasaulio Irasai in the Baltics, and Shoval in Israel. Rights have also been acquired in India (Lionsgate Play), Malaysia and Singapore (Suraya), Thailand (Sahamongkol), the Philippines (Pioneer), Turkey (Tanweer), Mongolia (FilmBridge), and Cis...

The humble hippopotamus is finally getting its chance to shine on the big screen thanks to an upcoming project being launched at the American Film Market.

Survival thriller “Hungry” — being sold by Signature Entertainment — pits a hungry hippo against a group of tourists, and comes from James Nunn, behind the “One Shot” action thriller franchise. Principal photography has now kicked off in Malta, with Nunn directing from his own screenplay and Signature’s head of U.K. production Ben Jacques producing. Signature’s CEO Marc Goldberg and head of production & development Sarah Gabriel (“Riff Raff,” “The Estate”) will serve as executive producers.

“Hungry” centers on a group of holidaymakers who must fight for their lives against a rampaging hippo on the loose after becoming lost in the Louisiana swamplands.

Alongside announcing the project, Signature has also secured a number of deals including Acontracorriente in Spain; CDC in Latin America; Phoenicia...

Lionsgate has renewed its long-standing film slate deal with Grindstone Entertainment Group after signing new agreements with Grindstone president and CEO Barry Brooker and principal Stan Wertlieb.

The new deal, set to run through 2027, will cover upcoming releases like action-thriller Alarum, starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by Mike Polish; Dito Montiel-directed Riff Raff, starring Jennifer Coolidge and Ed Harris and recently acquired in Toronto; Wish You Were Here, Julia Stiles’ directorial debut toplined by Isabelle Fuhrman, Kelsey Grammer, Jennifer Grey, and Mena Massoud; and prolific genre director Brian Skiba’s The Gunslingers, starring Stephen Dorff, Nicolas Cage, and Heather Graham.

Lionsgate last re-upped its near-17 year deal with Grindstone in 2020 and before that in 2017.

“Our relationship has been a model of success for nearly 20 years because Barry and Stan anticipate and understand what the market wants and needs in a way that has been consistently profitable for both of our companies,...

Lionsgate has extended its deal with Grindstone Entertainment Group through 2027.

Lionsgate and Grindstone count a near 17-year working relationship in what is a 700-title content library.

Among Grindstone’s recent releases are the thriller Fall, Damaged, with Sam Jackson and Vincent Cassell; How the Gringo Stole Christmas, starring George Lopez, Desperation Road, Manadrome with Jesse Eisenberg; and Lamborghini with Frank Grillo, Mira Sorvino and Gabriel Byrne.

The new agreement includes such upcoming releases as action-thriller Alarum, starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by Mike Polish; Riff Raff from director Dito Montiel starring Bill Murray, Jennifer Coolidge, Pete Davidson, Ed Harris, and Gabriel Union; Wish You Were Here, Julia Stiles’ directorial debut, starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Kelsey Grammer, Jennifer Grey, and Mena Massoud; The Gunslingers, starring Stephen Dorff, Nicolas Cage, and Heather Graham; and Fall 2 from the Spierig brothers. Other future titles are Hotel Tehran with Zachary Levy and Liam Neeson, The Beast in Me...

Gabrielle Union has fans questioning her face, with some accusing her of having work done.

Though she and Dwayne Wade are one of the entertainment industry’s most beloved couples, Gabrielle has faced controversy and even backlash before.

This time, some of her own fans are concerned about a dramatic change in her appearance.

Did Gabrielle Union change her face? Some fans suggest that there’s a less surgical explanation.

Gabrielle Union attends The Fourth Annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 19, 2024. (Photo Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty Images) Recent photos show Gabrielle Union looking different in her face

On Saturday, October 19, Gabrielle Union attended the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles. She walked the red carpet alongside numerous other stars.

Her ensemble included a deep purple sequined Elie Saab gown. She attended with husband Dwyane Wade.

However, a perceived sharpness to Gabrielle Union’s face caught fans’ eyes.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show costumes are almost as iconic as the movie itself. Released in 1975 as an independent musical horror comedy, Rocky Horror was one of the biggest flops in movie history when it hit theaters. However, that all changed over the years when it morphed from a failed theatrical release to a beloved midnight screening. It has since become the longest-running theatrical movie in history, as it closes in on 50 years in limited release in theaters with that anniversary coming in 2025. The road has been glorious for the movie, as it even entered into the National Film Registry in the Library of Congress in 2005.

Now considered a cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show has a lot of costumes for fans to choose from when dressing up for the popular live screenings that take place year-round. It is easy to pick out Tim Curry's sequined corset and...

When we talk about movies being hard to categorize or even succinctly summarize, this movie is the poster child for that statement. Almost 50 years on and that still holds true but how about is it good? Does a movie need to be put in a specific area or even be able to be explained to still be good? The Rocky Horror Picture Show is in a category all by itself and yet has had spinoffs of sorts and on-stage revivals since its inception and shows no signs of slowing down. I’m not even sure how the introduction to such a movie should be fleshed out so take a jump to the left, a step to the right, put your hands on your hips and bring your knees in tight. We are about to take a time warp and see if The Rocky Horror Picture Show still stands the Test of Time.

Hurray for the Riff Raff released their eighth studio album The Past Is Still Alive in February. Eight months later, front person Alynda Segarra is still exploring new ground from the record with the release of an official music video for “Buffalo.” In the clip, Segarra finds themselves in the company of emotive wildlife figures in a museum and out in the fields they can be seen roaming through.

The “Buffalo” journey continued as Hurray for the Riff Raff took the stage on the Kelly Clarkson Show for a performance of the somber record.

Foo Fighters have canceled their appearance at the Soundside Music Festival.

The event is set to take place at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Saturday, September 28, and Sunday, September 29. Foo Fighters, scheduled to headline Sunday’s event, have now been replaced by Jack White and Greta Van Fleet.

“Foo Fighters will no longer be appearing at this weekend’s Soundside Music Festival,” read a statement on the band’s official Instagram account.

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Foo Fighters didn’t specify why the band pulled out of their performance at the Soundside Music Festival. However, the cancellation comes two weeks after lead singer Dave Grohl shared that he had fathered a child outside his marriage.

“I’ve recently become the father of a new baby daughter, born outside of my marriage,” Grohl said in a statement. “I plan to be a...

Sierra Ferrell was the big winner at the 2024 Americana Honors & Awards, held Wednesday night at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The old-timey West Virginia songwriter took home Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for her LP Trail of Flowers.

Produced by Eddie Spear and Gary Paczosa, Trail of Flowers showcases Ferrell’s distinctly country and folk songs, like “Dollar Bill Bar” and “American Dreaming.” It beat out projects by Brandy Clark, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Tyler Childers, and Jason Isbell.

On the heels of their first ever CMA Awards nomination,...

Exclusive: Fresh off the TIFF premiere of their new documentary Vice Is Broke, Get Out producer QC Entertainment has enlisted Gabrielle Union (Riff Raff) to star in The Casket Girls, a new horror film to be directed by Justin Dyck (Anything for Jackson), which they will produce and fully finance.

Written by Thomas Lennon & Robert Ben Garant (Night at the Museum), with revisions by Keith Cooper (Anything for Jackson) & Dyck, The Casket Girls is inspired by the true story of a group of young women sent from France to New Orleans to become brides to French colonists in the early 1700s. They arrived with small chests, or “caskets” of their belongings, hence the name given by locals. According to legend, upon the girls’ arrival, the homicide rate in New Orleans rose dramatically, with stories of men drained of their blood. The girls were blamed and feared to be demons or vampires,...

There is very little about Riff Raff,the latest from director Dito Montiel and screenwriter John Pollono, to commend it. The film is bleak, mean-spirited, and simply not good. This cast is very malleable to comedy; many have contributed to some hilarious movies, but the script offers them nothing but one shameful joke after another.

Riff Raff

Director Dito MontielRelease Date December 12, 2024Writers John PollonoCast Bob Leszczak, Lucinda Carr, Miles J. Harvey, Derrick Simmons, Sage Spielman, Eli Massillon, Tom Johnson, Craig Castaldo, Angelic Zambrana, Emanuela Postacchini, Scott Michael Campbell, Ed Harris, Bill Murray, Michael Angelo Covino, Lewis Pullman, P.J. Byrne, Gabrielle Union, Pete Davidson, Jennifer CoolidgeGenres Comedy, Crime

Riff Raff follows a former criminal, Vincent (Ed Harris), on his blissful New Year's vacation with his new wife, Sandy (Gabrielle Union), and stepson DJ (Miles J. Harvey). His vacation is thwarted by the presence of his biological son Rocco (Lewis Pullman...

In spite of clocking in at just 103 minutes, Dito Montiel’s family crime comedy “Riff Raff” is exceptionally long. Its all-star cast performs admirably, in a film that takes its time to get going, reveals and confronts little once it does, and uses none of its story swerves to build on its dramatic themes, or its one-note humor. As the secrets of the past catch up with a father and son, threatening to detail their new idyllic lives, the film’s established ideas of love and family don’t so much come into play as they simply hover out of focus, waiting to be deployed. Unfortunately, they never are.

A fleeting, one-shot prologue portrays a climactic moment during which meek teenager DJ (Miles J. Harvey) holds an older, bloodied man, Vincent (Ed Harris) at gunpoint. The former’s personable voiceover then takes us back to a few days prior, revealing them be stepson and stepfather.

The first question that pops up in connection to Dito Montiel’s dark crime comedy about a messy family reunion, Riff Raff, is how in hell he assembled such a cast of proven talents. Even if they never really mesh as an ensemble, there are pleasures to be had watching an Ed Harris-Bill Murray face-off, Pete Davidson as a depressed gangster, Gabrielle Union classing up the joint and Jennifer Coolidge bringing the tone crashing down as a sloppy drunk with a mouth like a trucker and a raging libido.

Had all those assets been funneled into a movie with some tonal consistency and a script that built credible relationships, the result might have been a nasty bit of fun. Instead, it wobbles awkwardly between creeping mob menace and scrappy sitcom, inching toward a violent climax that still doesn’t acquire cohesion. Montiel, who remains best known for his 2006 autobiographical first feature,...

Welcome to the strange, bizarre, and laugh out loud world of Riff Raff. This black comedy from director Dito Montiel brings together an all-star cast at the remote vacation home of reformed criminal Vince. We find Ed Harris as the head of the blended family, which includes stepson DJ, played with charming naivety by Miles Harvey.

Their holiday plans are interrupted by the arrival of Vince’s erratic son Rocco, his heavily pregnant girlfriend, and his drunken ex-wife Ruth—played with expert comedic timing by Jennifer Coolidge.

It soon emerges Rocco is in trouble, hunted by gangster Lefty Murray and his dim associate Lonnie, played perfectly by Pete Davidson. Beneath the humor lies a deeper exploration of family bonds tested to breaking point. As past mistakes are dragged into the light, these “undesirables” must come together against a threat that shakes the New England countryside.

Montiel uses flashbacks to brilliant effect,...

This summer the Coen Brothers’ ripoffs have been out in force including the August release of Greedy People and the Apple Original Films streaming attraction The Instigators. You might call these, and many others in recent years, Coens-light. But then again even the Coens themselves, or at least Ethan, has more recently tried to replicate their earlier success in this genre with the forgettable Drive-Away Dolls earlier this year. So all hail director Dito Montiel and screenwriter John Pollono for getting it right and reviving the genre in style with Riff Raff, world premiering today at the Toronto Film Festival.

With an outstanding, perfectly-chosen cast, this hilarious crime comedy hits all the right marks, a combination of No Country For Old Men and Grosse Point Blank, throw in a touch of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, season it with a bit of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,...

“It’s amazing what family is willing to do for each other.”

Director Dito Montiel made a name for himself with a stellar debut in the film world by adapting his memoir, “A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints,” ushering Channing Tatum into movie stardom. The film explored estranged family dynamics and what one is willing to do to avoid the seduction of violence. It propelled Montiel into the stratosphere of indie cult followings, aided by the director’s keen sense for flashbacks and comedy to illustrate difficult relationships.

It seems that Montiel’s taste hasn’t changed much since his early 2000s beginnings. The filmmaker continues his signature outlook on life with the new crime comedy “Riff Raff,” which debuts this week at the Toronto International Film Festival. Montiel takes his audience on a wild ride, focusing on a Maine family that appears idyllic from the outside. However, their inner struggles,...

Jude Law stars in back-to-back films at the Toronto International Film Festival this year with “Eden,” making its world premiere at TIFF, and the North American premiere of “The Order.” The film follows Jude Law as demon-addled Idaho FBI agent Terry Husk, tasked in 1983 with taking down an Aryan brotherhood led by Nicholas Hoult’s Bob Mathews.

To prepare for the role, Law took on some Method acting and admitted that he followed Hoult around for a day to get into character. However, Law rejected the label of “Method acting.”

“I have my own method,” he told IndieWire. “I think every actor does. And that includes all sorts of weird, different things. It depends on what the director wants and depends on what the character demands and what things interest me.”

Law and his producing partner Ben Jackson, under their banner Riff Raff, produced the film. “It came to us...

Exclusive: Netflix has won an auction for the Stephen Chbosky-directed comedy Nonnas in a deal Deadline hears is $20 million-plus for worldwide rights. Several bidders were in the mix on a film that had been invited to be part of the Toronto International Film Festival slate. That has changed and the film won’t make the trip. Netflix will release the film globally in 2025.

Scripted by Liz Maccie, and based on a true story, Nonnas stars Vince Vaughn, Susan Sarandon, Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire, Brenda Vaccaro, Linda Cardellini, Drea De Matteo, Joe Manganiello, Michael Rispoli, and Campbell Scott.

Vaughn plays Joe, a single man in a dead-end job whose mother has spoiled him with her cooking. When she dies, he tries to pull himself out of grief mode by risking everything to open an Italian restaurants and honor his mother. He enlists a group of Italian grandmothers, who feed his love for home cooking, and they become surrogate moms. Chbosky has a knack for this kind of material, directing Wonder and The Perks of Being a Wallflower among others.

Nonnas is produced by Gigi Pritzker and Rachel Shane for Madison Wells, and Jack Turner for Matador Content. The exec producers are Alexis Garcia, Scott Budnick and Ameet Shukla for 1Community, Vince Vaughn, Jay Peterson and Todd Lubin for Matador Content, Amanda Morgan Palmer and Stacy Calabrese for Madison Wells.

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Netflix confirmed the deal, and offered reaction from Nonnas‘ filmmaking team:

Gigi Pritzker, whose Madison Wells originated the film, said she was “delighted that Nonnas has found a great home at Netflix, where it will be widely seen and enjoyed. The film focuses on family, food and community, and in this turbulent time those are things we can all celebrate.”

Said Fifth Season Head of Film Christopher Slager: “Once again Stephen Chbosky has brought magic to the screen in this heartfelt and joyous film. We cannot wait for audiences everywhere to sit down at the table with us and share this fantastic film thanks to our partners at Netflix.”

Scott Budnick, 1Community Executive Producer added that “Nonnas is a celebration of family – the ones you’re born into and the ones you create. We are thrilled to bring this family to Netflix.”

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The deal was brokered by WME Independent and Fifth Season, latter of which was the studio on the film. It marks the third deal in the run-up to a Toronto Festival that is chock full of acquisition titles, including some titles that played Telluride. This after the Dito Montiel-directed Riff Raff was acquired for US by Roadside Attractions, and Sony Pictures Classics acquired Jane Austen Wrecked My Life before its TIFF premiere.

The available titles that buyers saw at Telluride include September 5, about how ABC Sports team broadcasting the 1972 Olympics in Munich, German rose to the moment and covered the kidnap and massacre of 11 members of the Israeli team in real time. The twists and turns and split-second decisions they made under Roone Arledge make for a harrowing thriller. Also in that mix is The Friend. In that film, Bill Murray plays an acclaimed writer whose companion is a Great Dane named Apollo. When he dies, the dog is adopted by one of the writer’s protegees (Naomi Watts) who tries to stash the oversized high-maintenance pooch in her Manhattan rent-controlled apartment, which has a firm no dogs allowed policy. Scott McGehee and David Siegel direct a film that was one of the buzz titles of Tellurides.

While recent TIFF deal making has been slow going each year since the pandemic, the abundance of plum titles with strong casts, and an expected buyer appetite could portend a strong atmosphere for deals. TIFF begins tomorrow night.

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Exclusive: In advance of its Monday Toronto Film Festival World Premiere, the Dito Montiel-directed Riff Raff has been acquired for U.S. rights by Lionsgate’s Grindstone Entertainment Group and Roadside Attractions which made the deal with Capstone, the domestic sales agent. Roadside Attractions plans a domestic theatrical release of 750 theaters minimum in 2025.

Scripted by John Pollono (Stronger), the film centers on a former criminal whose ordinary life is thrown upside down when his family shows up for a long-awaited reckoning. The cast includes Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus), Ed Harris (Love Lies Bleeding), Gabrielle Union (The Inspection), Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick), Emanuela Postacchini (Robots), Miles J. Harvey (American Vandal), Pete Davidson (The King of Staten Island), Michael Covina (The Climb), and Bill Murray (Ghostbusters).

Signature Entertainment, which is handling international sales on the title, has closed territory deals in Italy (Maestro Distribution), Scandinavia (Scanbox), the Middle East...

Welcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on key executives and companies outside of the U.S. shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we’re talking to Riff Raff Entertainment, the company founded by Jude Law and his longtime creative partner Ben Jackson. The London-based production banner has a big U.S. presence and European reach (the latter thanks to a recent deal with French outfit Newen). Law and Jackson walk us through the inception of Venice competition title The Order and their greater production ambitions for the company.

High-end drama The Young Pope took the Lido by storm when two episodes of the Paolo Sorrentino-directed series starring Jude Law as the unruly fictional Pope Pius Xiii premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2016. While Law was no stranger to the festival circuit – Sleuth premiered on the Lido in 2007 and that same...

Last September, people finally got to see a bit of Macon Blair’s remake of the famous Troma film The Toxic Avenger. The original is a cult classic that puts an over-the-top, irreverent, graphically violent spin on the superhero franchise and the remake aimed to keep the spirit of the Lloyd Kaufman original. This new incarnation would also sport an impressive cast with The Thicket‘s Peter Dinklage. He’s also joined by Kevin Bacon and Elijah Wood, who portray the big baddies in the film.

However, after the release of the Red Band trailer, there has been no word on a release as the studio behind it doesn’t deem it releasable with its straddling the very fine line of commercial and cult appeal. The status of the film appears to have it in limbo at the moment, but the movie’s lead, Peter Dinklage, is optimistic that it...

USA Network’s The Rainmaker has added P.J. Byrne to its series regular cast alongside John Slattery, Milo Callaghan, Lana Parrilla and Madison Iseman.

From showrunner and executive producer Michael Seitzman and based on the John Grisham novel of the same name, The Rainmaker follows Rudy Baylor (Milo Callaghan) who, fresh out of law school, goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond (John Slattery) and his law school girlfriend Sarah Plankmore (Madison Iseman). Rudy, along with his boss (Lana Parrilla) and her disheveled paralegal, uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son.

Byrne will star as Deck Shifflet, a no-filter, shoot-from-the-hip law school grad who failed the bar seven times. He now operates as an unsentimental “paralawyer” at J. Lyman Stone.

In the 1997 film The Rainmaker from director Francis Ford Coppola, Deck was famously portrayed by Danny DeVito.

The Rainmaker received...

AC/DC closed out their 2024 comeback tour with a concert attended by over 82,000 people at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland.

The rock legends ran through a 21-song setlist, opening with a one-two punch of “If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)” and “Back in Black.” The evening featured plenty of other hits spanning the band’s five-plus-decade career: “Thunderstruck,” “Hell’s Bells,” “High way to Hell,” “Dirty Deeds Done Dirty Cheap,” and “You Shook Me All Night Long,” among others.

The set also featured two cuts from the band’s 2020 album, Power Up (“Demon Fire” and “Shot in the Dark”), as well as some choice deep cuts from the discography such as “Riff Raff,” “Stiff Upper Lip,” “Shot Down in the Flames,” and “Rock ‘n’ Roll Train.”

A truly explosive encore of “T.N.T.” and “For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)” ended the evening and tour.