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Dog Day Afternoon is a classic of crime movies and some viewers may not know that it's based on a real heist that took place only a few years earlier. Often cited as one of the best heist movies ever made, Dog Day Afternoon stars Al Pacino as Sonny Wortzik and John Cazale as Sal Naturile as two thieves who rob the First Brooklyn Savings Bank. Their plan goes awry when police suddenly show up and surround the place. Desperate, the pair take the bank employees hostage, leading to a long, tense standoff.

It's one of the movies that helped define Al Pacino's career and earned him his fourth Oscar and Golden Globe nomination. Premiering in September 1975, the film was an immediate success, garnering six Academy Award nominations and winning for Best Original Screenplay, as well as earning six Golden Globe nominations. It currently has a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and audiences turned out as well,...

Warning: contains The Handmaid’s Tale Season 4 Episode 7 spoilers.

Anybody concerned that June’s arrival on Canadian soil would sap all the drama out of The Handmaid’s Tale can stop worrying. ‘Home’ was dark, emotional, and complex. It proved that this series is not backing out of its responsibilities when it comes to the portrayal of trauma, nor is it unwilling to test the heroism of its lead character. To seriously test her heroism.

The episode closed on a blistering monologue in which June described Serena Waterford as a pathological, sociopathic, toxic, abusive monster driven by hatred and rage, underneath which is nothing but pure misery. She’s someone who’ll do anything not to feel that way, said June, anything to get what she wants – lie to you, hurt you, rape you. How did June come by such intense insight into Serena’s warped psychology? Partly because she’s suffered...

The stars of the groundbreaking dramedy “Ugly Betty” paid tribute to series creator Silvio Horta following his death Tuesday at age 45.

“I’m stunned and heartbroken to hear the devastating news of ‘Ugly Betty’ creator, Silvio Horta’s death,” America Ferrera, who played the title role, said in a statement on Instagram. “His talent and creativity brought me and so many others such joy & light. I’m thinking of his family and loved ones who must be in so much pain right now- and of the whole Ugly Betty family who feel this loss so deeply.”

“Still in shock after hearing the tragic news of our #uglybetty creator #silviohorta ??'”,” Vanessa Williams, who portrayed Wilhelmina Slater on all four seasons, wrote on Instagram. “His creativity and passion will be missed by so many of us that worked with him. May he Rest In Peace.”

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Marlon Brando is back in an adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ play Orpheus Descending. The cameraman is Boris Kaufman and the director is Sidney Lumet; Marlon’s a classic tomcat drifter in a dangerous parish, who attracts two women. Acting styles mesh, or mix without blending — Anna Magnani and Joanne Woodward each get opportunities to shine. It’s all poetics and symbolism — dig the snakeskin jacket! — in a fairly realistic setting.

The Fugitive Kind

Blu-ray

The Criterion Collection 515

1960 / B&w / 1:66 widescreen / 121 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date January 14, 2020 / 39.95

Starring: Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, Joanne Woodward, Maureen Stapleton, Victor Jory, R.G. Armstrong.

Cinematography: Boris Kaufman

Film Editor: Carl Lerner

Original Music: Kenyon Hopkins

Written by Meade Roberts, Tennessee Williams from his play Orpheus Descending

Produced by Martin Jurow, Richard Shepherd

Directed by Sidney Lumet

Tennessee Williams sometimes seemed a continuation of William Faulkner’s literary legacy. This story’s...

Exclusive: Nascent La/London drama producer Three Tables Productions has teamed with Fremantle to develop an adaptation of mystery thriller The Robber Baron’s Daughter.

The companies have set Picnic At Hanging Rock writer Beatrix Christian to adapt Jamila Gavin’s book.

The adaptation marks the first project unveiled by Three Tables, which was set up by group of UK drama producers and former September Films boss David Green last year.

The three London-based founders of the company are David Chikwe, who produced Cbbc’s Eve and BBC One drama Missing, Himesh Kar, exec producer of Benedict Cumberbatch-fronted doc Walk With Me and Jt Wong, producer of BBC kids’ show The Mysti Show. Green, who previously ran Dcd Media and directed a raft of film and TV including Phil Collins film Buster, is Chairman and based in La.

The Robber Baron’s Daughter, which was first published in 2008, is...

Tagline: "It's Time to Face the Music." The Perfection is the latest psychological thriller to move to Netflix. From director Richard Shepherd (The Matador), The Perfection brings a competitive cello player to one of the best mentors in the business and his star pupil. The result is a musical and murderous clash as Charlotte (Allison Williams) hopes to axe the competition. This title also stars: Logan Browning ("Powers"), Steven Weber ("Channel Zero"), Alaina Huffman, Winnie Hung and Glynis Davies. Just today, a full trailer was release for the film and the clip can be found below. The trailer shows Charlotte playing the cello with Elizabeth (Browning). Events take a strange turn into the psychedelic as Charlotte pretends to help her musical counterpart. However, Charlotte's help might be best avoided. Netflix has already set the film's release date. On May 24th, The Perfection will be available on this Digital, subscription service.

“To really live, you must almost die,” sings Marty Robbins, a lesson learned by Austrian import star Maria Schell. Delmer Daves’ best western puts virtue and faithfulness to the test: Gary Cooper’s distrustful, manipulative doctor hides his dark secrets and punishes those that admire and love him. Yet the ultimate reckoning demonstrates that sins can be forgiven and goodness rewarded, even in a corrupt and lawless community. That’s a fairy tale I still want to believe in.

The Hanging Tree

Blu-ray

Warner Archive Collection

1959 / Color / 1:78 widescreen / 107 min. / Street Date January 23, 2018 / available through the WBshop / 21.99

Starring: Gary Cooper, Maria Schell, Karl Malden, Ben Piazza, George C. Scott, Karl Swenson, Virginia Gregg, John Dierkes, King Donovan.

Cinematography: Ted McCord

Film Editor: Owen Marks

Original Music: Max Steiner

Written by Wendell Mayes, Halsted Welles from the novel by Dorothy M. Johnson

Produced by Martin Jurow, Richard Shepherd

Directed by Delmer...

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Per Deadline, Reelz has renewed its Autopsy: The Last Hours of... TV series for a sixth season. In the docu-series, Dr. Richard Shepherd investigates the controversial deaths of celebrities. Recent subjects have included Natalie Wood, Phil Hartman, Jim Morrison, Donda West, and Rodney King.

According to the report, the upcoming season will feature Richard Pryor, Chris Farley, Bernie Mac, Patrick Swayze, Janis Joplin, and Sharon Tate.

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On October 5, 1961, the Audrey Hepburn classic, Breakfast at Tiffany's, premiered in New York. The film would go on to earn 5 Oscar nominations at the 34th Academy Awards, winning two honors for its music. The Hollywood Reporter's original review is below:

An unusual love story, glamorous, sophisticated, with more than a touch of the bizarre. Breakfast at Tiffany's looks like a box office favorite. The Martin Jurow-Richard Shepherd production for Paramount has good names to add to its appeal, including an appealing performance by Audrey Hepburn. Blake Edwards directed.

The film bears only a slight ...

On October 5, 1961, the Audrey Hepburn classic, Breakfast at Tiffany's, premiered in New York. The film would go on to earn 5 Oscar nominations at the 34th Academy Awards, winning two honors for its music. The Hollywood Reporter's original review is below:

An unusual love story, glamorous, sophisticated, with more than a touch of the bizarre. Breakfast at Tiffany's looks like a box office favorite. The Martin Jurow-Richard Shepherd production for Paramount has good names to add to its appeal, including an appealing performance by Audrey Hepburn. Blake Edwards directed.

The film bears only a slight ...