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This June, Prime Video is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the much-anticipated streaming release of Robert Eggers‘ Nosferatu to all the beloved K-dramas coming to Prime Video next month. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Prime Video this month and have an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 10 best films that are coming to Prime Video in June 2025 with an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

12 Angry Men (June 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100% Credit – United Artists

12 Angry Men is a legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet from a screenplay by Reginald Rose. Based on Reginald Rose’s 1954 television play of the same name, the 1957 film revolves around twelve men serving as jury members on a murder trial, but their prejudices and doubts get...

It didn’t begin a long time ago or in a galaxy far far away, but every May 4 it feels like images, memes and promotional deals involving Star Wars have an inescapable gravity.

May 4 — or May the 4th, as fans say — has evolved over the years into Star Wars Day, an informal holiday celebrating the space epic and its surrounding franchise.

What is Star Wars Day?

Star Wars Day was created by fans as a sly nod to one of the films’ most popular catchphrases, “May the force be with you.” Get it? Good, now May the 4th be with you, too.

It’s not an official holiday but has become so well-known that even former President Joe Biden marked it last year when Star Wars actor Mark Hamill dropped by the White House a day beforehand. This year, the Trump administration marked the occasion with a Star Wars-themed meme.

The 15th edition of Apos is set to bring together influential decision-makers from across the media, entertainment and digital landscape at The Ayana Estate in Bali.

The conference has secured a notable roster of speakers including streaming executives, content creators, and digital innovators who are shaping the future of entertainment across Asia Pacific and beyond.

Netflix’s VP of content for Korea, Don Kang, will be making his Apos debut, coinciding with the release of “Squid Game” Season 3 that same week. Kang’s session is expected to provide insight into Netflix’s K-content strategy, audience engagement metrics, and future plans for Korean programming that has achieved global popularity.

Disney’s presence will be substantial, with Kylie Watson-Wheeler, senior VP and MD of The Walt Disney Company Australia/New Zealand and head of ESPN Apac, expected to discuss the company’s streaming success in one of their largest Asia Pacific territories...

Plonk, a satirical look at the trials and tribulations of making a serious wine show, screened on Eleven last year after premiering on YouTube.

Now there.s a second series of six-half episodes which will premiere on Svod service Stan in June.

Produced by One Stone Pictures and ITV Studios Australia, the comedy stars The Chaser.s Chris Taylor, Joshua Tyler and creator/co-executive producer Nathan Earl.

Shot in Adelaide, the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley, Coonawarra and the Adelaide Hills, the sequel picks up 12 months after the cancellation of the fictitious Plonk program at the end of season one.

There will be cameos from foodie Maggie Beer, sommelier Matt Skinner, comedian Greg Fleet and Sa Premier Jay Weatherill.

Screen Australia, the South Australian Tourism Commission and the South Australian Film Corporation are supporting the production.

Graeme Mason, Screen Australia CEO, said: .We.re proud to support Nathan and...

Platoon (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) Review, a 1986 movie directed by Oliver Stone starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Keith David, Johnny Depp, Kevin Dillon, Dale Dye, and Forest Whitaker.

Release Date: May 24, 2011

Platoon Review

Platoon is an illuminating yet polarizing journey of one United States Marine Corps private during the Vietnam War, a wartime neophyte who eventually is forced-fed many lessons and conduct edicts, both fortuitous and detrimental ones, dependent upon the situation. Private Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen)’s two “fathers” during his tour of duty, Sergeant Elias (Willem Dafoe) and Staff Sergeant Barnes (Tom Berenger), create a new version of Private Taylor: weathered, aggressive, and less afraid of his own shadow.

Private Taylor is the classic entry character for script writers: a virtual blank slate through which the experiences of the film are written on. He is the character through which the audience is introduced into the world...

Title: Platoon – The 25th Anniversary Edition Directed by: Oliver Stone Starring: Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger, Johnny Depp, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley, Keith David and Forest Whitaker Running time: 120 minutes, Rated R, Available on Blu-ray It’s been 25 years since the world first experienced Oliver Stone’s Platoon; a raw and surreal depiction of one man’s experience during the Vietnam conflict. Private Chris Taylor (Sheen) is a college dropout who volunteers for combat in Vietnam. After facing death and destruction head-on, he deals with inner torment as he struggles to survive his tour and deal with comrades in his platoon after an illegal killing of villagers. Platoon...

Chicago – Oliver Stone’s “Platoon” is easily one of the most important films in my life. It came out in theaters when I was eleven and I saw it not long after that on VHS. My parents decided that, despite the intensity of the film, its subject matter was important enough that I could handle it even at a young age. I remember being simply blown away by the movie for numerous reasons.

Blu-Ray Rating: 4.5/5.0

The film is a technical masterpiece with a personal touch. Not only did it open a chapter of history for me in new ways but it showed me how film could be used to deal with personal demons, as Stone so clearly does with this work. Winning several Oscars, including Best Picture, the movie stands as one of the best war films ever made and it makes its HD debut this week in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack.

Long before the "Two and a Half Men" fallout and Charlie Sheen's reactionary touring carnival, Sheen was already "winning" as Chris Taylor -- a young American who drops out of college for combat duty in Vietnam -- in Oliver Stone's acclaimed "Platoon," which arrives on Blu-ray for the first time on May 24.

The movie won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and is disturbingly realistic because it is based on Stone's real-life experiences during the Vietnam War.

Chris thinks it unfair that only the poor and uneducated are fighting in Vietnam and decides to enlist, but his fellow soldiers consider him crazy. Chris starts to believe they're right as the bodies begin to pile up and his group endures ambush after ambush by the Viet Cong near the border of Cambodia in 1967. He bonds with the pot-smoking "Heads" -- especially veteran King (Keith David) --...

This Memorial Day Experience War Like Never Before When Platoon Arrives on Blu-ray For the First Time May 24th Starring a Young Charlie Sheen in His Breakout Role

Catch a young Charlie Sheen in his breakout performance in one of the most iconic movies ever when Platoon makes its stunning Blu-ray debut on May 24 from MGM Home Entertainment. The remastered, first-ever Blu-ray edition brings the sounds and images of Oliver Stone.s critically acclaimed Vietnam War drama to life in an entirely new way. Platoon received eight Academy Award® nominations, winning four: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Sound and Best Film Editing. The all-star cast includes Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, John C. McGinley, Forest Whitaker, Kevin Dillon, Keith David and Johnny Depp.

Platoon tells the extraordinary journey of Private Chris Taylor (Sheen), a young, naive American who arrives in Vietnam and quickly discovers he must battle the Viet Cong alongside the gnawing fear,...

We have an exclusive TV spot for the upcoming high-definition release of Platoon, which will make its Blu-ray debut on May 24. Click on the video player below to watch this new TV spot, and you can take a look at the cover art and special features details below as well.

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Platoon tells the extraordinary journey of Private Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen), a young, naive American who arrives in Vietnam and quickly discovers he must battle the Viet Cong alongside the gnawing fear, physical exhaustion and intense anger growing within him. His two commanding officers (Oscar-nominated Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe) draw a fine line between the war they wage against the enemy and the one they fight with each other. Meanwhile, the conflict, chaos and hatred permeate Taylor, suffocating his realities and numbing his feelings to man's highest value: life.

Special Features:...

Bill Oberst Jr. When it comes to horror films involving characters being provocatively chained up, usually you think it's the women being chained up. The most mainstream effort in that type of film would be something along the lines of Hostel: Part II. Welll, in director Waide Arron Riddle's latest effort, Something Wicked Dwells, they flip that upside down by creating equal opportunity employment for the men to get down and to get chained up instead. Making it so the women can take a break for the moment! Victims in this lineup include character actor Bill Oberst Jr. (Dismal), the male version of Debbie Rochon, who will have to think up of a way to escape or get dragged to the depths of Hell instead.

A nightmarish vision of horror from writer/director Waide Aaron Riddle, Something Wicked Dwells has been described by the director as "a Renaissance painting in hell.

by Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com

The ever busy actor Bill Oberst Jr. has just wrapped an upcoming horror thriller called Something Wicked Dwells.

Until a trailer is released, we have some exclusive stills from the movie for you to enjoy.

This film looks like it will be rather creepy and bloody. An interesting note is that it was shot in Black and White. Very creative idea and the movie stills look brutal! Can't wait to see this one.

From The Official Release:

Actor Bill Oberst Jr. has wrapped a lead role for the upcoming Something Wicked Dwells, a nightmarish vision of horror from writer/director Waide Aaron Riddle, who calls it "a Renaissance painting in hell."

The film, lovingly shot in black & white in an homage to the look of classic horror films, is set in an ancient dungeon where four prisoners crouch shivering and shackled, waiting to be dragged...

A software firm is advertising for practising female naturists to work as web coders in a mixed-gender office. The message from Nude House posted on Craigslist confirms that the office is based in Amersham, Buckinghamshire and offers pay of £24,000 per year. "I need a number of female web coders - practising naturists - to work with others in a mixed sales and web writing office," the advert reads. Staff will be required to use the firm's existing software "to create fantastic additional facilities for our customers who never meet you and will not know you are nude". The company's Chris Taylor told The Register: "As far as I am aware this is not only the first UK office job for naturists in web-coding or web-selling, (more)...

Having stepped out of Beyonce’s shadow and become a star in her own right, DJ Solange Knowles is putting her newfound celebrity status to good use. She has partnered with indie singers Chris Taylor and Twin Shadow to record a new song, “Kenya”, to benefit the Coca-Cola Africa Foundation’s Replenish Africa Initiative.

The Coca-Cola Foundation’s flagship water program, the Replenish Africa Initiative (Rain), aims to provide sustainable, clean water sources, hygiene education and sanitation services to millions of people throughout Africa.

These are causes Solange cares deeply about, and she has said that “the ‘Music for Rain’ project gives everyone a chance to contribute and play a part in improving the situation.”

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Singer Solange Knowles has been bombarding her celebrity pals with emails urging them to download her new single to raise money for clean water access in Africa. The star has teamed up with rocker Chris Taylor and musician Twin Shadow for the "donate to download" track Kenya, with all proceeds benefiting the Replenish Africa Initiative (Rain).

And Beyonce Knowles' younger sister is so determined to help the charity reach its $10,000 goal to fund its clean water projects, she's taking full advantage of her star-packed address book. She tells WENN, "We're trying to reach our $10,000 goal. I'm definitely looking forward to helping to raise [money] and reach that goal. I've been sending out emails to everyone in my contact list so hopefully that in itself will help to raise the goods!"

"I know times are tough now and there's been so many projects that need attention, but I think one of the...

Singer Solange Knowles is planning to take her son on a summer vacation to Kenya to see how funds raised from her new charity single are used to provide locals with access to clean water. The star has teamed up with with rocker Chris Taylor and musician Twin Shadow for the "donate to download" track "Kenya", with all proceeds benefiting the Replenish Africa Initiative (Rain).

Bosses at The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation, the organization behind the campaign, are aiming to raise $10,000 for clean water projects across the continent, and Knowles wants to witness the progress first-hand and turn it into a learning experience for her six-year-old child Julez.

She tells WENN, "I'm hoping we're able to go this summer and actually see the project come into fruition. I really would love to visit Kenya. I have always been so eager to get to Kenya, (to experience) the culture, the people... being able to do the touristy,...

Solange Knowles has recorded a charity single with Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor and Twin Shadow. The track has been written and recorded for Rain (Replenish Africa Initiative), a charity programme created by Coca-Cola Africa Foundation which aims to bring together businesses and local government to tackle the country's water and sanitation issues. The song, titled 'Kenya', was penned by Taylor and is available to buy now from (more)...

Charlie Sheen is making headlines and not in a good way these days. Everywhere you look, Charlie Sheen and his bizarre escapades are front page diversion. He is a star that is undoubtedly in some sort of obvious downward spiral if not in real jeopardy. He’s on the brink of irrevocably ruining his career, his image and his credibility with lightning speed. In a trend that seems to be an epidemic in Hollywood where almost every week if not every day we can expect to hear of another errant star in trouble of some sort, Charlie Sheen may be the most out of control and audacious movie star to ever fall from grace.

There is no denying that Charlie Sheen has been and still is a brilliant actor. His rise to fame was gained in hit movies like Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Platoon, Wall Street, Major League, Money Talks and Hot Shots!

In spite of being lumped in with bedroom-bound ’80s obsessives like Toro y Moi and Washed Out, Dominican-born George Lewis Jr., a.k.a. Twin Shadow, distinguishes himself on his debut album, Forget, with pungent synthesizer and crooning vocals that ride atop his songs instead of settling, shoegaze-like, below the instrumentation. Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear handled production in addition to signing Twin Shadow to his Terrible Records label, so he’s due some credit for the record’s gloomy, idiosyncratic soundbank and new-wave charms. Whether with the rumble-strip drone and steam-pipe hiss of the standout track “Castles In The ...

Grizzly Bear, whose 2009 album, “Veckatimest” topped many best-of lists, will head back into the studio early next year, according to the Brooklyn-based band’s frontman Ed Droste. “We’ll start writing after Christmas,” Droste tells Hitfix. “We just finished our last show in October. We thought maybe we can pretend we’re not in a band for three months and hopefully not be in a bus or a plane.” With that mission almost accomplished, Droste says he and his Bear mates — guitarist Daniel Rossen, bassist Chris Taylor, and drummer Christopher Bear — will “start dipping our toes into a writing process and...

Christopher Gordon (Mao’s Last Dancer), Guy Gross (A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne) and Burkhard Dallwitz (Underbelly: The Golden Mile) were the big winners at this year’s Screen Music Awards.

The ceremony took place in Melbourne last night, hosted by Andrew Hansen and Chris Taylor.

The winners are:

Best Soundtrack Album

Mao’s Last Dancer

Composer Christopher Gordon

Best Original Song Composed for the Screen

“Hold Me” from A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne

Composer Guy Gross

Best Music for Children’s Television

Itty Bitty Ditties

Composers Thomas Bettany / Benjamin Speed

Best Television Theme

My Place

Composer Roger Mason

Publisher Sandcastle Music Pty Ltd

Best Music for a Television Series or Serial

Underbelly: The Golden Mile

Composer Burkhard Dallwitz

Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie – Winner

A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne

Composer Guy Gross

Best Feature Film Score

Mao’s...

Animal Kingdom (A. Partos/S. Petty) , Beneath Hill 60 (C. Skubiszewski), Mao’s Last Dancer (C. Gordon) and The Waiting City (M. Yezerski) are competing for the Best Feature Film Score at this year’s Screen Music Awards.

In the television categories My Place (R. Mason), Rescue Special Ops (N. Tyson-Chew), Tangle (B. Marks) and Underbelly (B. Dallwitz) have been selected for the Best Music for a Television Series category.The 2010 Screen Music Awards, presented by Apra (Australasian Performing Right Association) and the Agsc (Australian Guild of Screen Composers) will be held at BMW Edge in Melbourne on Tuesday 9 November.

The nominees are:

Best Feature Film Score

Title Animal Kingdom Composers Antony Partos and Sam Petty Title Beneath Hill 60 Composer Cezary Skubiszewski Publisher Albert Music Title Mao’s Last Dancer Composer Christopher Gordon Title The Waiting City Composer Michael Yezerski Publisher Sandcastle Music Pty Ltd

Best Music for a...

After years in Sydney, the 2010 Screen Music Awards will be held at BMW Edge in Melbourne on November 9.

Composer Paul Grabowsky will return to conduct a live orchestra and perform a selection of the nominated compositions. The hosts will be The Chaser’s Chris Taylor and Andrew Hansen.

The awards are presented by Apra (Australasian Performing Right Association) and the Agsc (Australian Guild of Screen Composers), and cover 12 categories representing feature films, children’s television, advertising, documentaries, short films and everything in between.

Be impressed. Be very impressed...

What happens when you mix one of the world’s leading developers of Western RPGs with the world’s leading publisher of Japanese RPGs and then let them loose on one of the most iconic action RPGs ever created? The answer to this equation is astounding; the answer is Dungeon Siege III.

Now it isn’t every day that you receive a very special treat like this, but when a producer from Obsidian Entertainment offers to perform their Gamescom presentation before the event has even kicked off, only a fool would turn the opportunity down. The inimitable Nathan Davis was in fine form as he showed off a game that represents a first in many respects. Not only is it the first time that Obsidian have worked with Square Enix, but it’s also the first Western RPG to be released under the Japanese giant’s banner.

A is for AOL. B is for Bank of America. C is for Craigslist. Say what? Presenting the default search results of New Google -- in rhyming couplets.

Google Instant is a new default version of the world's top search engine, a shocking change for those of us who depended on the original. Now, without having to hit the "Search" button, users' queries are answered in "streaming" fashion, meaning with every letter typed--even just the first one--results are shown.

This means that no matter what you type, you're going to get search results for one of 26 letter-based keywords first. Start typing with A, for example, and most users will see (even for a split second) results for AOL. (Other users will see "Amazon" first -- the results depend a lot on your search history and your location.)

In essence, Google has just annointed the new kings of the alphabet -- and 24 of the 26 are brands.

Despite a prolonged legal ordeal between Interplay and Bethesda, a website for "Fallout Online" has launched, and the undated Mmo wants aspiring players to apply for its beta test. Handing your contact info over right now will put you on a mailing list, via which info will be distributed down the road to get into the test. The fact that this is happening at all signals a watershed moment for the game, as ownership of the rights to develop such an Mmo have been in dispute.

"We cannot discuss the lawsuit," designer Chris Taylor stated on the Interplay.com forums. "Thank you for your understanding."

That's about all we're likely to learn for the time being on the subject. But I hope everyone is happy and plugging along in a secret studio room somewhere so that "Fallout Online" can become everything it should be.

The postcard image that Interplay released...

"Dungeon Siege 3" will have a few names on its box that didn't appear on "Dungeon Siege 2," but the newest installment in the series will jump onto the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in addition to PC's courtesy of developers at Obsidian Entertainment and publisher Square Enix.

"It's a great pleasure to collaborate with Obsidian," the series' creator, Chris Taylor of Gas Powered Games, said in a press release. Taylor will help out in an advisory role on the project. "They are a very talented developer who really knows what it takes to build a deep and engaging RPG experience, and I can't think of a better group to continue the Dungeon Siege series."

Obsidian and Square Enix sound thrilled be working with him, too, and they said as much in the announcement.

"It's a distinct privilege and thrill to become a part of the Dungeon Siege legacy," Obsidian Entertainment CEO and co-founder...

In exciting news today, Square Enix announced that Obsidian Entertainment will develop Dungeon Siege 3, the latest installment of the popular RPG series set in the Kingdom of Ehb.

And rejoice, console gamers, because the franchise will be coming to both Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 in addition to its traditional PC platform!

Obsidian brings a strong RPG resume to Dungeon Siege 3′s table, including: Neverwinter Nights 2, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords, and the highly anticipated wasteland saga Fallout: New Vegas. Also, fans of the first two installments of the franchise should assume that Obsidian will attempt to stay faithful to the original Dungeon Siege world, as series creator Chris Taylor of Gas Powered Games is already on board at Obsidian as a key adviser and collaborator.

Feargus Urquhart, the CEO of Obsidian Entertainment, confirmed his excitement about his company’s new agreement with Square:...

The title doesn’t lie: The Morning Benders’ second album is both sonically hefty and generous with the reverb. But even while Big Echo’s dreamy, cinema-ready chamber pop provides a fine reason to blow out your speakers, it still feels hemmed in by the boundaries of modern indie rock. With whale-song guitars seemingly lifted from Beach House B-sides, toddling rhythms that could have come from Big Echo producer Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear, and world-music flourishes polished and pruned with Beirut’s ear for stateliness, each song sounds familiar, and when taken as a whole, the album tends to ...

Today is Veteran's Day. It is a time when we step back for a moment to honor the bravery and sacrifices of our nation's soldiers. Men and women who give everything, up to and including their lives, all in the name of protecting this country and all that it represents. Also known as Armistice Day and Remembrance Day in other parts of the world, the holiday always falls on November 11, commemorating the anniversary of the 1918 armistice that brought an end to World War I.

The history of film is rife with stories pulled straight from the front lines. War stories make great cinema, both because they serve up gripping tales of heroism and because they honor those who take on such acts in the real world. So today, in honor of the veterans from wars past and wars ongoing, we give you this small selection of classics to spend some time with.

Grizzly Bear contributed the melancholy and methodical "Slow Life [with Victoria Legrand]" to the official soundtrack for The Twilight Saga: New Moon, an album that has quickly risen to the top spot on Billboard's Top 200 list and solidified the Twilight series as the first soundtrack and sequel soundtrack to consecutively do so, but you might be surprised at singer Chris Taylor's summation of how and why he became a part of the album's incredible contributor list. Taylor had an interview with Pitchfork where he described what brought him and Grizzly Bear to produce the New Moon song. Initially, it was like, "What?!" But Thom Yorke did it, and we like him. It's like: "If dad does it, it's Ok, right?" Radiohead are like parents of good modern rock 'n' roll in certain ways. They paved that path. They've always maintaine ...

Chris Taylor has announced that he is considering leaving the television industry after the backlash of the last series of The Chaser. The frontman of Australian sketch show The Chaser's War on Everything, which came under fire for appearing to make fun of terminally ill children, said he regrets hurting viewers' feelings. Taylor told The Daily Telegraph: "It was a rather unpleasant thing to go through. We obviously hurt a lot of people and we dealt with grief from the public and media (more)...

Chairlift burst through the national scene last year when Apple used the Brooklyn trio's slightly twisted, chirpy love song "Bruises" to launch the iPod Nano.  None of us could get its refrain of "I tried to do handstands for you" out of our minds. The song's-and band's-ensuing popularity led to Columbia Records picking up its album, "Does You Inspire You" in April with two new tracks, including one produced by Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor. The group, who combines quirky pop with electro-synth grooves, has toured with the likes of The Killers; Peter, Bjorn & John and Yacht over the last few...

Production company Vinehill Entertainment has acquired rights for "Transmetropolitan," which was formerly a dystopian, DC comic book and now a feature length film. The first script has been finished and an early one-sheet, from the comic books first issue is available to be seen. Set to move into production once casting has been finished "Transmetropolitan," will blend comedy with action. Expect more information on this project once other Vinehill productions are near completion. For now have a look at the limited announced crew and Vinehill Entertainment homepage with several other films set to go into production shortly.

Early synopsis from the comic itself...

A retired writer, known as Spider Jerusalem, is brought back to the city to write two future novels for his editor.

Director: Louie Lawless.

Writer: Christopher Taylor.

For other films from Vinehill visit the companys website here...

http://vinehill-entertainment.webs.com/

Sources:

Chris Taylor. Producer. 20 May 2009. Interview.

Nelly Furtado has launched her own independent record label, Nelstar Music, and has signed Toronto-based electro-dance group Fritz Helder & the Phantoms as her first act. "I think that it's best to start off an indie. When you are a new band and you sign to a major, you get thrown to the fire," the pop singer says in a press release.

"I always secretly wanted to be an indie artist. When I was a teenager, I loved Ani Difranco and hoped I could do something like that," Nelly continues. "A major turned out to be my destiny, but I'm enjoying reconnecting with the indie world."

Nelly launches Nelstar Music in co-operation with Canadian independent recording company Last Gang Labels. She forms the label because she wants to help aspiring singers and bands exploring their creativity.

As for now, Nelly has "been thinking about a way to help Fritz Helder for a while.