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Jamie Lee Curtis has been terrified on-screen by vengeful ghosts, a deranged yuppie, and, of course, a masked maniac. Now, she's orchestrating the terror from behind the camera. She's set to star in and produce the new psychological thriller Sender. She talked about it with Collider's Perri Nemiroff, while promoting her new comedy sequel Freakier Friday. She's enjoying the producing phase of her career, stating, "I like being a boss. I have good ideas." Sender, which will star Severance's Britt Lower, is one of the projects she's producing. What's it about? Curtis explains:

"Britt is the star of the movie, and it's about a brushing scam. It's about what happens to someone when they're caught in a brushing scam. It’s about people who send packages that you never ordered. It's a psychological thriller about a woman who gets sent things. It's called Sender. It's written and directed by Russell Goldman,...

Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis opened up about her considerations of retirement and Hollywood’s aging problem in relation to her parents, icons of the industry Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis.

In an extensive interview with The Guardian tied to the upcoming Aug. 8 release of Disney’s Freakier Friday, the Halloween actress slammed the entertainment world’s treatment of older actors, particularly women.

“I witnessed my parents lose the very thing that gave them their fame and their life and their livelihood, when the industry rejected them at a certain age,” she explained. “I watched them reach incredible success and then have it slowly erode to where it was gone. And that’s very painful.”

Because of this, Curtis added, “I have been self-retiring for 30 years. I have been prepping to get out, so that I don’t have to suffer the same as my family did. I want to...

Amy Adams and Javier Bardem are hard at work on their new Apple TV+ series.

The two stars filmed scenes for the upcoming Cape Fear reboot series at a Chevron Station on Tuesday afternoon (June 10) in Atlanta, Georgia.

For their time on set, Amy, 50, wore a black suit with a purple blouse while Javier, 56, wore a blue shirt and jeans.

Amy was also seen filming a few scenes with fellow cast member Anna Baryshnikov.

Here’s the series’ official logline via Variety: “A storm is coming for happily married attorneys Amanda and Steve Bowden when Max Cady (Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison.”

Nick Antosca will serve as writer, executive producer, and showrunner while Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese will also executive produce.

The series is based on both John D. MacDonald‘s novel The Executioners, which inspired Gregory Peck’s 1962 movie Cape Fear, as...

Exclusive: Utopia has acquired North American rights to Idiotka, the fashion comedy that premiered at this year’s SXSW and stars Anna Baryshnikov, Camila Mendes, Julia Fox, Owen Thiele, Benito Skinner, Gabbriette and Saweetie. Nastasya Popov directed the pic and penned the script.

“I’ve long admired Utopia’s eye for vibrant, distinctive storytelling, and I’m overjoyed to be joining the family,” said Popov. “We’re thrilled that audiences will get the chance to experience this wild ride of a comedy in a packed theater — and we guarantee it’ll be fun for the whole family, so bring everyone from your stylish grandmother to your chronically online little brother along.”

The film follows Baryshnikov as Margarita, an ambitious fashion designer who lives in a chaotic West Hollywood apartment with her Russian-Jewish family and enters a reality TV competition show called Slay, Serve, Survive in a desperate cash grab.

“Through Idiotka,...

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The Buccaneers is a historical drama series created by Katherine Jakeways. Based on the unfinished novel of the same name by Edith Wharton, the Apple TV+ series is set in the 1870s and revolves around five young and ambitious American women who arrive in London to find husbands, but their personalities result in an immensely entertaining Anglo-American culture clash. The Buccaneers stars Kristine Froseth, Alisha Boe, Matthew Broome, Josh Dylan, Barney Fishwick, Aubri Ibrag, Guy Remmers, Mia Threapleton, Josie Totah, Imogen Waterhouse, Christina Hendricks, Leighton Meester. So, if you loved the period setting, romantic drama, and compelling characters in The Buccaneers, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The Buccaneers is a period romantic drama miniseries written by Maggie Wadey. Based on the unfinished novel by Edith Wharton,...

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Dickinson is a comedy-drama series created by Alena Smith. The Apple TV+ series is set in the 19th century, and it follows Emily Dickinson, a budding writer who lives under the constraints of her time, but at every step, she challenges the norms through her writing. Dickinson stars Hailee Steinfeld, Toby Huss, Adrian Blake Enscoe, Anna Baryshnikov, Ella Hunt, Jane Krakowski, Amanda Warren, and Chinaza Uche. So, if you loved the period setting, a women-centric story, and compelling characters in Dickinson, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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My Lady Jane is a historical fantasy romantic comedy-drama series created by Gemma Burgess. Based on the novel of the same name by Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton, and Cynthia Hand, the short-lived Prime Video series is set in an alternate 16th-century England,...

The highly-anticipated Tribeca Creators Market is almost here, and IndieWire can reveal the buzzy projects selected for the three-day, invitation-only industry marketplace event. The 2025 Tribeca Festival, presented by Okx, has unveiled the slate of features, series, and audio projects that were chosen to be part of the Creators Market, in partnership with Indeed.

The Tribeca Creators Market will take place from June 9 to 11, and connect rising filmmakers and content creators with industry executives, financiers, and distributors to foster the production of indie projects. This year marks the first-ever open submissions call for the Works in Progress showcase; 12 narrative and documentary filmmakers were selected to preview their feature or episodic projects to financiers, festival programmers, and producers. Past Works in Progress alums include Cristian Carretero and Lorraine Jones Molina, who are debuting their “Esta Isla” during the 2025 Tribeca Festival, and Raul Paz-Pastrana, who helmed Tribeca pick “Backside.”

“Tribeca is proud to...

Malia Pyles (“Pretty Little Liars”), Anna Baryshnikov (Love Lies Bleeding), Jamie Hector (“The Wire”), Clara Wong (The Eyes of My Mother), Lily Collias (Good One), and Joe Anders (1917) have joined Apple TV+’s “Cape Fear” TV series, Deadline reports.

They round out the cast lead by Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men), Amy Adams (Arrival), Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring), and Cch Pounder (“The Shield”).

From executive producers Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, the 10-episode series is billed as a tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century.

In it, a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Adams) and Tom Bowden (Wilson) when Max Cady (Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison.

It’s based on both John D. MacDonald‘s 1957 novel The Executioners, which was adapted into 1962’s Cape Fear starring Gregory Peck, and...

Exclusive: Lily Collias (Good One), Joe Anders (upcoming East of Eden), and Malia Pyles (Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin) have come aboard to round out the cast of Apple TV+’s Cape Fear TV series.

No word on roles to be played by the trio. They join an ensemble that will also include Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, Patrick Wilson, Cch Pounder, Anna Baryshnikov, Jamie Hector, and Clara Wong.

In Cape Fear — created, written, and showrun by Nick Antosca — a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Adams) and Tom Bowden (Wilson) when Max Cady (Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison. The 10-episode series is billed as a tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century.

Hailing from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Amblin Television, the show is based on both the novel The Executioners,...

From the moment Margarita Levlansky leans into the camera—fabric scraps strewn around her like battlefield detritus—we sense a collision between yearning and obligation. Here is a second-generation Russian American, sewing machine barely functional, yet bristling with dreams of fashion glory (and rent checks).

Margarita’s West Hollywood apartment feels less like a home than a pressure cooker: grandmother Gita’s colorful demands, father Samuel’s stoic regret over a prison sentence for health-care fraud, brother Nerses’s quiet solidarity. Into this crucible steps Slay, Serve, Survive, a reality-tv gauntlet that values tear-stained backstories over raw talent. Margarita’s ticket in? A video that showcases family chaos rather than couture prowess.

Nastasya Popov makes her debut here, casting Anna Baryshnikov in her first lead role. Popov’s eye for both absurdity and tenderness sets a tone that alternately pinches you with satire and soothes you with family warmth. There...

Javier Bardem has started filming his new Apple TV+ project.

The 56-year-old Oscar-winning actor left his trailer and headed to set of the upcoming Cape Fear reboot series on Thursday (May 8) in Atlanta, Georgia.

Also seen on set were Javier‘s co-stars Patrick Wilson, Amy Adams, and Anna Baryshnikov.

Here’s the series’ official logline via Variety: “A storm is coming for happily married attorneys Amanda and Steve Bowden when Max Cady (Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison.”

Nick Antosca will serve as writer, executive producer, and showrunner while Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese will also executive produce.

The series is based on both John D. MacDonald‘s novel The Executioners, which inspired Gregory Peck’s 1962 movie Cape Fear, as well as the acclaimed 1991 remake directed by Scorsese and produced by Spielberg, which starred Robert De Niro and Nick Nolte.

It was also just recently...

Exclusive: Ryan Kampe’s Visit Films heads to Cannes with a sales slate of completed titles including upcoming Tribeca Festival world premiere Our Hero, Balthazar, and SXSW selections The Dutchman, Fantasy Life, Baby Doe, and Brother Verses Brother.

Oscar Boyson’s satire Our Hero, Balthazar will screen privately for buyers ahead of its Tribeca slot and follows a wealthy New York teenager who posts on social media calling for stricter gun control in the hopes that his activist-minded crush will notice. When an online troll comments on his video and messages Balthazar, he becomes convinced that he is communicating with...

Martin Scorsese is rebooting one of his classics for Apple TV+. The fan-favorite director's Oscar-nominated 1991 neo-noir psychological thriller Cape Fear is heading to television, with its cast slowly coming together.

According to Deadline, three more actors have boarded Apple's Cape Fear series, which will be headlined by Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson. Anna Baryshnikov (Love Lies Bleeding), Jamie Hector (Bosch), and Clara Wong (Billions) have been cast in undisclosed roles. The trio joins an ensemble that includes Javier Bardem and Cch Pounder. Nick Antosca is writing and serving as showrunner on Cape Fear, with Scorsese and Steven Spielberg attached as executive producers.

Apple's Cape Fear will be based on John D. MacDonald's 1957 novel The Executioners as well as Scorsese's 1991 movie. The 10-episode series will mark the third time The Executioners has been adapted for the screen, with a 1962 movie starring Gregory Peck also having been made. In the upcoming series,...

Exclusive: Apple’s Cape Fear series has three new additions: Anna Baryshnikov (Love Lies Bleeding), Jamie Hector (Bosch), and Clara Wong (Billions).

Character details are under wraps. As previously announced, Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, Patrick Wilson and Cch Pounder are also set.

In Cape Fear — created, written, and showrun by Nick Antosca — a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Adams) and Tom Bowden (Wilson) when Max Cady (Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison. The 10-episode series is a tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century.

Hailing from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Amblin Television, the show is based on both the novel The Executioners, which inspired Gregory Peck’s 1962 film for Universal, as well as the acclaimed 1991 remake directed by Martin Scorsese, who’s among the executive producers here.

Other...

Scream Queen and Oscar-winner Jamie Lee Curtis is co-starring and producing a new psychological horror flick, “Sender,” and they’ve revealed quite the casting addition to the lineup.

Deadline is reporting that actress Britt Lower has joined Curtis, David Dastmalchian (“Late Night With The Devil”), and Anna Baryshnikov (“Love Lies Bleeding”) in a lead role as the pic is based on Russell Goldman‘s “Return To Sender.”

An award-winning 2022 short that Goldman later adapted into a 2023 Black List script (a collection of the best unproduced scripts that have led to some excellent films) and is now making his feature directorial debut as production is underway.

Continue reading ‘Sender’: Britt Lower Joins Jamie Lee Curtis & David Dastmalchian In New Psychological Horror Flick at The Playlist.

Jamie Lee Curtis might not be stepping back into the shoes of Laurie Strode again anytime soon, but the Oscar-winning actress is far from being done with the horror genre. Curtis will star in Sender, a psychological horror film based on the award-winning 2022 short film, shares Deadline.

Russell Goldman is set to direct the movie in his feature directorial debut. He previously directed the indie short Return to Sender, on which the film will be based, and then adapted his short into a 2023 Black List contender.

Sender is already in development. Apart from Curtis, the film stars Severance's Britt Lower, David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil), and Anna Baryshnikov (Love Lies Bleeding).

It follows a woman entangled in a mysterious and dangerous e-commerce scam that quickly becomes very personal, leaving her determined to find out who the anonymous sender is and stop their harassment.

Return to Sender starred Allison Tolman...

Jamie Lee Curtis wrapped up her time in the Halloween franchise with Halloween Ends back in 2022 – and now, three years after she left the Laurie Strode character behind (and went on to win an Oscar for Everything Everywhere All at Once), she’s returning to the horror genre to produce and star in the psychological horror film Sender.

Deadline reports that Curtis is being joined in the cast by Britt Lower (Severance), David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil), and Anna Baryshnikov (Love Lies Bleeding).

The feature directorial debut of Russell Goldman, Sender is based on Return to Sender, Goldman’s award-winning 2022 short that he later adapted into a 2023 Black List script. Lower takes on the role of a woman who experiences an e-commerce package delivery scam that becomes so personal and disturbing that she becomes hellbent on discovering the identity of her anonymous sender.

Filming has already begun. Curtis...

After the recent announcement that Severance star Britt Lower would lead the cast for a new Netflix prison break series, the rising star has lined up yet another project, this time teaming with legendary actress Jamie Lee Curtis on a new horror film.

Per Deadline, Lower is set to lead the cast of Sender, a psychological horror film from Russell Goldman, who makes his feature directorial debut with the movie. The horror flick is based on Goldman's 2022 short film Return to Sender. Lower will star alongside David Dastmalchian, Anna Baryshnikov, and Curtis. Per the official logline, Sender follows "a woman (Lower) who experiences an e-commerce package delivery scam that becomes so personal and disturbing that she becomes hellbent on discovering the identity of her anonymous sender."

In addition to starring in the film, Curtis serves as a producer alongside Molly Hallam and Jake Katofsky, while Lower is an executive producer.

Britt Lower has been cast in the lead role of Sender, a psychological horror film currently in production and produced by Jamie Lee Curtis through her banner Comet Pictures. The film will also feature performances by David Dastmalchian, Anna Baryshnikov, and Curtis.

The project marks the feature directorial debut of Russell Goldman and is based on his 2022 short film Return to Sender, which won awards on the festival circuit. Goldman later adapted the short into a feature-length screenplay that appeared on the 2023 Black List. The story centers on a woman who becomes entangled in a personal and unsettling e-commerce scam, triggering an obsession with uncovering the identity of the anonymous sender.

Curtis is producing the film alongside Molly Hallam and Jake Katofsky. Executive producers include Akshay Shah, Lower, and Goldman. Co-producers on the film are Thomas Grabinski, Eric Baird, Cesar Vega, and Mireia Vilanova. Verve Ventures is representing the film for North American sales.

Jamie Lee Curtis will star in and produce the psychological horror film Sender, Deadline reports.

Britt Lower (“Severance”), David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil), and Anna Baryshnikov (Love Lies Bleeding) also star.

The film marks the feature debut of writer-director Russell Goldman, based on his 2022 short Return to Sender, which he adapted into a 2023 Black List script. Curtis also produced the short, which you can watch below.

Currently in production, the film follows a woman (Lower) who experiences an e-commerce package delivery scam that becomes so personal and disturbing that she becomes hellbent on discovering the identity of her anonymous sender.

Curtis is producing for Comet Pictures, alongside Molly Hallam and Jake Katofsky. Verve Ventures is representing the film for North American sales.

“I am so proud to be a part of Russell’s first movie, the first of many,” Curtis told Deadline. “The little seed that Comet Pictures...

Exclusive: Severance star Britt Lower will star alongside David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil), Anna Baryshnikov (Love Lies Bleeding), and Jamie Lee Curtis (The Last Showgirl) in Sender, a new psychological horror film produced by the latter.

Marking the directorial debut of Russell Goldman, the film is based on Return to Sender, his award-winning 2022 short, which he later adapted into a 2023 Black List script. It’s currently in production and follows a woman (Lower) who experiences an e-commerce package delivery scam that becomes so personal and disturbing that she becomes hellbent on discovering the identity of her anonymous sender.

Curtis is producing for Comet Pictures, alongside Molly Hallam and Jake Katofsky. Akshay Shah, Lower, and Goldman are exec producers on the project, with Thomas Grabinski, Eric Baird, Cesar Vega, and Mireia Villanova serving as co-producers. Verve Ventures represents the film for North American sales.

In a statement to Deadline,...

Camila Mendes stopped by the Collider Media Studio at SXSW earlier this month to promote her new Reality TV satire Idiotka, where she was asked about her next project—the latest live-action adaptation of Masters of the Universe. Collider's Perri Nemiroff coaxed a few of the secrets of Grayskull out of Mendes in regard to her co-star, Nicholas Galitzine, who will be playing the iconic toy-box hero He-Man. When asked what makes Galitzine's performance unique, Mendes, who co-stars as He-Man's ally Teela, answered:

"I feel like if I were to tell you that, it would completely give away a huge plot point, but I think it'd be his sense of humor. He's very funny, very talented, and very funny."

Mendes went on to speak about her excitement to join a new superhero universe in its beginning stages as a live-action franchise, saying she's always dreamed of being part of a project like this.

Exclusive: Alex Hedison is returning to the screen in Natalie Shirinian’s directorial debut feature Ponchik following her own directorial debut Alok.

Hedison will star alongside Angela Sarafyan in the film that brings more perspective to Armenian storytelling.

Ponchik highlights the complexities of Armenians. Hedison takes on the role of a scholar, while Sarafyan portrays an aspiring writer.

“It’s exciting for me to support Natalie’s vision as writer/director on this incredible project. Her immense talent combined with an unwavering commitment to center stories about our Armenian community made it an immediate yes,” Hedison said in a statement. “I can’t wait to jump in and help bring this meaningful story to life.”

The film delves into the life of a 30-year-old first-generation Armenian American (played by Sarafyan), residing in the neighborhood of Little Armenia, Los Angeles, with her immigrant parents. She grapples with the intricate interplay between her traditional Armenian heritage,...

Writer-director Nastasya Popov finely threads a needle in her debut feature “Idiotka,” dipping into the chaotic life of Margarita (Anna Baryshnikov), an aspiring fashion designer with a barely functioning sewing machine in the tight-knit Russian district of West Hollywood. Margarita seems as much a work in progress as the eternally under-construction house she lives in. She’s been making ends meet by attaching tags taken off well-known designer labels onto her own work, then pawning them off online. But the clothes themselves show plenty of personality under the false advertising; accordingly, Popov delivers a boisterous tale of a woman coming into her own, told with real humor and heart.

Like one of Margarita’s dresses, there is at least some repurposed fabric in “Idiotka.” Margarita struggles both with asserting herself in a brutal industry and with stepping out of the shadow of her feisty family, but the comedy is all...

Writer-director Nastasya Popov’s feature debut is a hilariously heartfelt reminder that immigrants make America (and cinema) great.

In the earnest comedy-drama Idiotka, Anna Baryshnikov plays Margarita Levlansky, a budding fashion designer living with her grandmother, father and brother in a tiny apartment in West Hollywood, “not the fancy part, the Russian part.”

With her family five months behind on rent, Margarita lands a spot on Slay, Serve, Survive, a new fashion competition series whose producer Nicol (Camila Mendes) takes a shine to her adversity and potential screen presence. But the role requires her to open her life up to the world, baring all her family’s struggle for a shot at the American Dream.

The clever comedy-drama spotlights post-Soviet life in L.A.’s gay capital for Jews who “weren’t considered real Russians or Ukrainians.” It’s a particularly relevant piece of representation amid the ongoing strife with Russia,...

“I would describe my aesthetic as Old World trash and treasure,” says Margarita (Anna Baryshnikov), a few minutes into Idiotka. “She’s milking a cow at five, but she needs to be at the ballet at 5:10. Loves a bargain bin.”

As a description of a style, it’s nonsense. As an illustration of an imagined wearer, it’s word salad. And yet there’s something compelling about its quirkiness — which, in its way, makes it a perfect encapsulation of Idiotka. The feature debut by writer-director Nastasya Popov is certainly messy, a mélange of contrasting tones and contradictory ideas. But darned if it isn’t bursting with enough personality to charm you all the same.

For the first act or so, Idiotka presents itself as a sendup of a certain soulless type of content. Margarita’s explaining her look in that very first scene because she’s filming a submission...

Camila Mendes is at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival!

The 30-year-old actress joined co-stars Anna Baryshnikov and Julia Fox at the premiere of their new movie Idiotka on Wednesday (March 12) held at Zach Theatre in Austin, Texas.

Fellow cast members in attendance included Owen Thiele, Benito Skinner, Mark Ivanir, Galina Jovovich, and Nerses Stamos along with director and screenwriter Nastasya Popov.

Idiotka, “which is set in the vibrant, eccentric world of West Hollywood’s Russian enclave, unspools against the high-stakes drama of a ‘Project Runway’-style reality show,” according to Deadline.

The movie marks Nastasya‘s directorial debut.

Camila recently dyed her hair red for an exciting new superhero movie!

Idiotka will hit Prime Video later this year.

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One of the predominant worries of our age is the desire to live authentically. There’s a profusion of technological developments and variables — now extending to artificial intelligence — that both help and hamstring us from achieving this, with much neurosis and self-consciousness brought on if we can’t. The 2010s and the ongoing Trump era have also intensified the clamor for identity politics, where a sometimes fragile sense of empowerment is gained by asserting difference in the face of mass American conformity.

So, the faux-inspirational outcome is that we must embrace our truth, and “Slay, Serve, and Survive,” to reference the in-film reality show contest in Nastasya Popov’s SXSW premiere “Idiotka.” Premiering in the non-competitive Narrative Spotlight section, Popov’s upbeat and genial comedy capably interrogates these ideas, with its tale of a young, aspiring LA fashion designer (from a Russian emigré background not unlike the director’s own...

Following her executive production work on Prime Video’s Música, in which she also starred along the film’s writer and director Rudy Mancuso, as well as her EP role on the streamer’s romantic comedy Upgraded, in which she starred alongside Archie Renaux and Marisa Tomei, Camila Mendes’ latest double-duty project takes place in the world of fashion. Idiotka is an acquisition title out of the 2025 SXSW Film Festival, where it will premiere Wednesday.

“This project came through a mutual friend that I shared with our producing partner, Tess Cohen, a friend that I knew from high school. It’s very random, but awesome. It gripped me,” Mendes told Deadline of the film ahead of its premiere Wednesday. “I called my producing partner right away, Rachel Matthews, and I was like, we gotta do this. She’s like, ‘Babe, I’m with you. I just read the first two pages and I’m in.

Exclusive: We can tell you first that the Camila Mendes is returning to SXSW with her latest production and co-headlined feature Idiotka which stars Anna Baryshnikov (Love Lies Bleeding). The movie, which is set in the vibrant, eccentric world of West Hollywood’s Russian enclave, unspools against the high-stakes drama of a ‘Project Runway’-style reality show. Idiotka, which reps the directorial debut of Nastasya Popov, is making its debut in the Narrative Spotlight section.

Mendes was at SXSW last year with her Prime Video movie, Musica, which she executive produced and starred in.

L to R top: Anna Baryshnikov, Camila Mendes, Julia Fox, Bottom L to R: Saweetie, Mark Ivanir, Owen Thiele, Benito Skinner.

Popov crafted the story for Idiotka alongside her creative partner Tess Cohen. Owen Thiele (Theater Camp), Benito Skinner (Overcompensating), Mark Ivanir (Emilia Pérez), recording artist Saweetie, and Julia Fox (Uncut Gems) also star. The ensemble...

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Lessons in Chemistry is a drama miniseries developed for television by Lee Eisenberg. Based on a novel of the same name by Bonnie Garmus, the Apple TV+ series is set in 1960s America, and it revolves around Elizabeth Zott, who has always dreamed of being a scientist, but because of the patriarchal society, she is denied her dream. That’s when he accepts a job on a TV cooking show and teaches the nation’s housewives way more than recipes. Lessons in Chemistry stars Brie Larson, Lewis Pullman, Stephanie Koenig, Kevin Bussman, Aja Naomi King, and Thomas Mann. So, if you loved the inspiring story, female empowerment, and compelling characters in Lessons in Chemistry, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is...

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2024 has been a great year for romantic movies, as many of the movies that came out this year included some great love stories. The fans of the romantic genre have been patiently waiting for the genre to make a return, and their time is finally here. 2024 saw the release of many romantic movies, including mix-genre movies like The Fall Guy and Fly Me to the Moon. So, let’s check out which of the movies that came out last year are the best romantic movies you should not miss.

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Your Monster is a romantic comedy-horror film written and directed by Caroline Lindy. Based on Lindy’s 2019 short film of the same name, the 2024 film follows Laura Franco, a young, soft-spoken actress with a cancer diagnosis, but her life soon changes...

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2024 is nearly over and while we saw the release of many brilliant films that were also hit at the box office, many movies flew under the radar of people’s view. While some movies like Dune: Part Two and Inside Out 2 were extremely popular at the box office and amongst critics, other great movies like The Fall Guy and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga were not as lucky. So, we thought of compiling a list consisting of the best movies that were released in 2024 that you might not have seen yet.

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Late Night with the Devil is a supernatural horror thriller drama film written and directed by Colin and Cameron Cairnes. The 2024 film is set in the year 1977 and it follows a late-night talk show host who decides...

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Happy’s Place is a comedy series created by Julie and Kevin Abbott. The NBC series follows Bobbie, an old woman who co-inherits her father’s bar with her half-sister she never knew she had. After learning this Bobbie tries to make her sister feel welcome in the family business but their completely different life experiences always get in the way. Happy’s Place stars Reba McEntire, Melissa Peterman, Rex Linn, Belissa Escobedo, Tokala Black Elk, and Pablo Castelblanco. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, family-like bonds, and compelling characters in Happy’s Place here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Cheers is a comedy series created by James Burrows, Glen, and Les Charles. The NBC series is set in Boston and it follows Sam who runs a bar where people from all walks...

Fantasy shows often introduce audiences to amazing fictional worlds, and while these are great, sometimes a fantasy series set in a historical period inside our very own reality is even better. This is what is known as a historical fantasy series. While it is definitely intriguing to be thrown into a world unique from our own, and forced to understand new mechanics and types of magic, some truly outstanding fantasy series don't need to go that far. By putting a spin on a time period viewers have studied in school, the best fantasy shows make magic out of the ordinary.

The best historical fantasy shows are those which use equal parts history and equal parts fantasy. It would be easy for a show to use their historical background as nothing more than that: a background. However, the greatest historical series use their time period to their advantage, creating a vivid...

A24's newest thriller, starring Twilight star Kristen Stewart, Love Lies Bleeding (2024), has had great success nationally since coming to streaming services in July.

Based in 1989 New Mexico, Love Lies Bleeding is a romantic action thriller in which Kristen Stuart plays the role of Lou, a gym manager, who meets Jackie (Katy O'Brian), a bodybuilder on her way to Las Vegas for a competition. The two fall for each other and shortly thereafter find themselves heavily involved with Lou's criminal family. Besides Stuart and O'Brian, Love Lies Bleeding co-stars Dave Franco, Ed Harris, and Jena Malone. The film boasts an impressive score on Rotten Tomatoes, holding a Tamatometer score of 94%. Curated by A24, Love Lies Bleeding was released on March 8, 2024, after premiering the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, and had a respectable box office run of $12.5 million before it finally arrived on streaming services on July 19.

Related Review: Love Lies Bleeding...

Love Lies Bleeding features a top-notch cast led by Kristen Stewart. The crime thriller's plot follows a romance between a reclusive gym manager and a bodybuilder, culminating in a wild and violent climax. With engaging performances from Stewart and Katy O'Brian and an intense narrative, Love Lies Bleeding is a must-watch film.

Directed and co-written by Rose Glass, Love Lies Bleeding boasts a truly top-notch cast. In Kristen Stewart's action thriller with 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, the Oscar-nominated actor plays Lou, a reclusive gym manager living in New Mexico. Set in 1989, Love Lies Bleeding straddles several genres. At its core, the film is a neo-noir crime thriller, but it's also a romance with dark comedy elements. However, Love Lies Bleeding's plot is straight-forward enough: a rising bodybuilder, Jackie (Katy O'Brian), drifts into town on her way to a potentially star-making competition in Las Vegas.

Not only do Lou and Jackie fall hard for each other,...

Love Lies Bleeding ranks seventh on a new streaming popularity chart. The Rose Glass movie stars Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brian, and earned positive reviews from critics. Love Lies Bleeding's budget is unknown, making it a challenge to assess its box office performance, but it seems likely to remain a streaming hit in the coming weeks.

Love Lies Bleeding starring Kristen Stewart has become a streaming hit. Directed by Rose Glass, Love Lies Bleeding was released in theaters earlier this year, following Stewart's Lou, a gym manager, as she falls for female bodybuilder Jackie (Katy O'Brian), with the pair then finding themselves wrapped up in organized crime. The action thriller was met with a positive response from critics, and the film currently enjoys a strong 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. After its theatrical run, the movie became available on streaming for the first time on July 19.

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Zosia Mamet shines in Netflix's raunchy comedy, The Decameron, despite the show's mixed reviews. Before The Decameron, Mamet guest starred in Dickinson, putting forth a hilarious take on Little Women novelist Louisa May Alcott. Mamet's role in Dickinson, another period comedy, prepared her for The Decameron.

Zosia Mamet's role in The Decameron isn't her first time nailing the absurdity of a period comedy, as the actor notably guest starred in Apple TV+'s masterful Dickinson. Still, Mamet takes her comedic abilities to new heights in her latest project. Dubbed Netflix's "new Bridgerton," The Decameron actually couldn't be further from Shonda Rhimes' well-mannered period romance. Instead, the adaptation of Giovanni Boccaccio's 14th-century collection of short stories aims to be a raunchy comedy set during the 1300s. However, so far the response to the eight-episode medieval black comedy has been mixed.

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Stars: Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brien, Jena Malone, Anna Baryshnikov, Ed Harris, Dave Franco | Written and Directed by Rose Glass

Lou (Kristen Stewart) lives a remotely modest life, working as a gym manager in a small town in New Mexico. She soon meets Jackie (Katy O’Brien), an ambitious bodybuilder with dreams of competing in Las Vegas. As the two grow closer, Lou’s family dynamics take over their lives, leading to disastrous consequences.

Let’s begin by stating the obvious — Rose Glass’ work in Love Lies Bleeding has changed the lesbian canon of cinema forever. Even in 2024, a shrewd, meaningful sapphic movie that doesn’t try to be sexual for the sake of pleasure is terribly hard to come by, with golden nuggets such as Carol and Disobedience passing muster. While these often-tragic love stories are all well and good, Glass has doubled down on her unique offerings by incorporating genre and nuanced scope,...

Love Lies Bleeding features unbelievable twists and shocking scenes that keep the audience on the edge of their seats. The film draws inspiration from classic road movies and crime thrillers, adding a layer of suspense for viewers. Lou's dark past and the escalating violence between the characters create a sense of anxiety and foreboding throughout the narrative.

Love Lies Bleeding doesn't just feature an all-star cast and expert direction. It also boasts unbelievable twists and shocking scenes that leave the audience on the edge of their seats. The director, Rose Glass, initially made her name in horror films like Saint Maud, and she brought that expertise into Love Lies Bleeding. Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brian star as Lou and Jackie, the film's protagonists and central couple who find themselves tangled in a web of violence and destruction. One of the movie's best parts is the heightened emotions and experiences of the characters,...

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

The Dead Don’t Hurt (Viggo Mortensen)

Though The Dead Don’t Hurt gradually becomes Vivienne’s story as Holger disappears to fight, his presence still defines the film in strange ways. While Mortensen certainly looks younger than 65 and I’m not one of those people who busts out a calculator to determine what is or isn’t an appropriate age-gap relationship, Mortensen casting himself opposite Krieps in the romantic (even action hero) lead role he’s clearly too old for (beyond maybe financing requirements) reeks of ego. Maybe this wouldn’t matter as much if he dramatized these proceedings in a way more compelling than just its interesting conceptual ideas of immigrants in the west going through the passage of time together.

Leading Korean actor Son Ye-jin received a huge roar of applause as she greeted fans and rounded off the Thursday red-carpet ceremony at the opening of Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan). The star of “A Moment to Remember” and “April Snow,” Son is the subject of the festival’s retrospective section.

But even as the festival takes a well-deserved, if conventional, look back at Son’s 23-year career, the event’s larger focus this year is the direction that artificial intelligence (AI) is taking the film industry.

“The main issue of this year’s Bifan is Bifan+ AI. Generative AI can be used as an innovative and revolutionary tool to meet the world with one’s talent through minimal expenses. I believe that with the help of generative AI an era of equal competition will come, in which imagination, not the size of budget, is the most important factor,...

It’s summertime, and Max is ready to ride the wave! This July marks the long-awaited return of Discovery’s Shark Week, which will be hosted this year by John Cena. Starting Sunday, July 7, you’ll be able to watch all of this year’s specials, including “Big Shark Energy,” “Belly of the Beast Pt. 2,” and “Great White Serial Killer: Sea of Blood” with your Max subscription. If you still haven’t made the dive in, you can sign up for an ad-supported plan beginning at $9.99 per month or an ad-free plan beginning at $16.99 per month.

Beyond shark-related content, HBO and Max are preparing for a big month, with the streaming debut of the recent A24 hit “Love Lies Bleeding,” Cannes and Tribeca festival documentaries including “Quad Gods” and “Faye,” and many HBO and Max Originals like a new season of “Hard Knocks” focused on the New York Giants offseason...

Known as a one-stop shop to watch just about anything audiences could want, Prime Video often requires viewers to rent or buy a particular film. However, the streaming service does manage to offer its subscribers plenty of options that are included with their membership without any additional charges. Thankfully, in the coming weeks, the platform has plenty for its customers to choose from.

With a few originals heading to the streaming service, including comedies and dramas, viewers looking for something to watch while they enjoy the cool breeze of their air conditioning wont be disappointed. No matter what type of film viewers prefer, they will likely find something worth their time next month.

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A Prime Video original, Space Cadet is a comedy about Tiffany Rex Simpson (Emma Roberts), who has always dreamed of becoming an astronaut since she was a little girl.

My Lady Jane is a British comedy-drama series written by Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton, and Cynthia Hand. Based on a series of novels by author Gemma Burgess that gave us a historical reimagining of Lady Jane Grey, aka the original Damsel in Distress. Set in the 16th century, the Prime Video series follows the story of Lady Jane Grey as she nearly escapes the executioner’s axe and has a fulfilling life filled with love and adventure. My Lady Jane stars Emily Bader in the lead role, with Edward Bluemel, Jordan Peters, Anna Chancellor, Rob Brydon, Dominic Cooper, Jim Broadbent, Will Keen, Kate O’Flynn, and Máiréad Tyers starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the comedy, alternate historical elements, and great costumes in My Lady Jane, here are some similar shows you could watch next.

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Rose Glass’ sophomore feature Love Lies Bleeding will be available on digital next week. More details below.

In an age where a major studio movie starring two Oscar nominees debuted on digital after 17 days (that’d be The Fall Guy), it seems like a minor miracle that Rose Glass’ Love Lies Bleeding is only now becoming available on digital retailers.

You can own Love Lies Bleeding digitally from 2nd July. Glass directed the film and also wrote the script together with Weronika Tofilska. It’s the British filmmaker’s second film, following on the heels of the immensely disturbing but stunningly-made horror character study, Saint Maud. Seriously, if you haven’t seen that one yet for some reason, do track it down now. Also, brace yourself for an intense evening’s entertainment.

The film follows a body builder Jackie (Katy O’Brian) and gym manager Lou (Kristen Stewart) whose whirlwind romance...

Love Lies Bleeding, starring Kristen Stewart, will be available for streaming on Max starting July 19. The film received praise for its fresh take on queer storytelling and strong performances by the cast. Despite a modest box office performance, the movie aims to reach a wider audience through streaming platforms.

Some three months after it became a critical and commercial hit, the Kristen Stewart-led Love Lies Bleeding has set a streaming release date. The A24 action crime film, directed by Rose Glass, stars Stewart as Lou, an awkward gym manager who falls for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder who starts working out at Lou's gym en route to a competition in Las Vegas. Set in 1989, the pair get caught up in the chaotic world of organized crime and competitive body building.

Now, Love Lies Bleeding has found a streaming home and release date. Per Collider, It will land on Max this July...

Kerry Washington no longer plays the fictional Olivia Pope on “Scandal,” but she still suits up like a gladiator when it comes to expressing her opinions about Washington, D.C. and Hollywood.

The actress, producer, and director told Variety on the red carpet at the annual Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program luncheon that she is “sometimes reluctant” to tell people who they should support in politics, but she does believe in ‘”voting up and down the ballot for candidates that really support humanity and inclusivity.”

“I am voting for Biden, but part of the reason why I am is because it’s so important for us to hold our elected officials accountable,” she revealed during the event. “And I’m voting for the person who I think I can do that with – the person who I can engage with, have conversations with; the person who...

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.

Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

Universal Monsters Toony Terrors from Neca

Neca is adding four Universal Monsters to its Toony Terrors line of figures in the style of classic Saturday morning cartoons.

The wave includes Dracula (with candle), Frankenstein, The Mummy, and The Wolf Man. Each 6″ scale toy comes on blister card packaging with a cutout backdrop.

Due out in October, the set of four costs $64.99.

The Woman + Offspring 4K Uhd from Arrow Video

The Woman is coming to 4K Ultra HD alongside its precursor, Offspring, on August 27 via Arrow Video. A booklet featuring writing by Michael Blyth, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, and Kevin Kovelant is included.

2011’s The Woman is directed by Lucky McKee (May), who co-wrote the script with Jack Ketchum,...