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The release of F1 is just around the corner, and we simply cannot wait to see the magic that Brad Pitt has created this time. From fast cars to high-stakes drama, the film is shaping up to be one of the most exciting releases of the year. However, while most of the buzz has been centered around the leading man, there is another name in the mix who deserves just as much attention – Kerry Condon.

The well-decorated actor was last seen in Bryce McGuire’s horror flick, Night Swim. In F1, Kerry Conon plays the role of Kate McKenna, the race director of the fictional Apxgp team, and the first female technical director for Formula 1. Here are five things you may not know about her.

1. Kerry Condon is an Oscar-nominated actress Kerry Condon in The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) | Credits: Searchlight Pictures

In 2022, Kerry Condon starred in Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin,...

Danny Boyle horror 28 Years Later has a lot to take in. An exploration of its ending, where The Bone Temple might go, and the importance of one particular character:

Nb: The following contains heavy spoilers for 28 Years Later. If you haven’t seen the film yet, why not read our spoiler-free review instead?

A more cynical pair of filmmakers would probably have been content to give audiences more of the same. But rather than slavishly recreate the aggressive, grungy pace of 28 Days Later, director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland come up with something quite different for this year’s sequel to their 2002 cult horror. Certainly, it’s hard to imagine another studio-backed horror franchise that would be willing to go as tonally off-piste as this film does in its coda: Jack O’Connell and his army of blonde-wigged, green tracksuit-wearing cultist ninjas, laying waste to a crowd of...

We are all just broken codes pretending to be algorithms of perfection. I once scribbled that line at 3 a.m., lost in the fog of too much caffeine and too little sleep. But never did it strike as true as it did after watching Episode 7 of Murderbot. I’m not saying this episode cracked open my chest and reprogrammed my entire emotional matrix, but I’m also not not saying that.

In this hour, we’re launched into a psychological skirmish masquerading as sci-fi, where interspecies threesomes crash spacecrafts and unspoken loves rot beneath the surface like rust in titanium joints. Gurathin’s (David Dastmalchian) aching projections, Murderbot’s reluctant tenderness, Mensah’s infinite trust: it’s all here, woven with tension sharp enough to slit steel.

We revisit a month-old dinner just to taste the bitterness still stuck between the teeth of this group. The fighting isn’t always with guns.

If Stick Episode 5 were a golf swing, it wouldn’t be a clean eagle; it’s more like a wobbly birdie that barely scrapes the cup but leaves an emotional divot deep in your chest. It’s awkward, heartfelt, manipulative, hilarious, a bit morally questionable, and … one philosophical putt away from a therapy session in khakis.

At its core, this episode is a deep dive into Pryce Cahill’s frayed psyche, Zero’s ethical awakening, Santi’s fragile confidence, and Mitts’ desperate attempts to be the group’s conscience. After the previous ‘bittersweet’ episode, the latest one has its shafts and shanks, but it’s oddly moving, comically poignant, and layered like a parfait of pain and performance anxiety.

I’ve got thoughts. You bet I do. From Zero learning golf through covert hand signals like she’s in a Cold War golf match, to Santi’s romantic hiccups messing with his swing,...

The "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "The Defector" begins with Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) watching Data (Brent Spiner) enacting a scene from William Shakespeare's "Henry V" on the holodeck. For those who missed reading "Henry V" in high school, the story follows the young, recently crowned King Henry as he gears up to invade France. The young Hal struggles to be taken seriously, as his youth was spent carousing with drunks and lowlifes (as seen in "Henry IV" parts I and II). Hal, however, proves to be an inspiring battlefield presence, giving his fellow Englishmen the encouraging speeches they need to charge into battle. The play culminates at the Battle of Agincourt, which took place in 1415. 

On "Star Trek," the scene that Data performs comes from Act IV, scene I, when King Henry has disguised himself as one of his own soldiers. He aims to infiltrate his men...

Mega film producer Jerry Bruckheimer has been trying to crack a sixth entry in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise for years. A follow-up has been in the works ever since the last installment — Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Bruckheimer has been talking about parallel installments with both new and old continuity, including a version with Margot Robbie, with conflicting reports on whether it is still a go. Bruckheimer is still giving updates about the developing sequel in his latest talk with ScreenRant.

While Bruckheimer has been vocally interested in involving Johnny Depp again, the Jack Sparrow star has gone through an image overhaul in recent years and there hasn’t been a definitive deal locked down yet. However, the producer says that even though Sparrow might not return, there will still be some familiar faces. Bruckheimer updates, “We’re working on a screenplay. Hopefully we...

Harris Yulin was the kind of actor who literally made us sit up and go, “Wait, I know that guy!” Whether he was barking orders in Clear and Present Danger, glowering in Training Day, or stealing scenes as a crooked cop in Scarface, Yulin had the rare ability to turn supporting roles into unforgettable moments. With over 50 years of screen and stage under his belt, he was Hollywood’s go-to guy for authority figures with a bite, and eyebrows that could launch a thousand suspicions.

Emmy-nominated and endlessly versatile, Yulin popped up in everything from Frasier to Ozark to Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, playing everyone from judges to schemers to charming oddballs. Sadly, the scene-stealing legend passed away at 87 due to cardiac arrest in New York City. He may never have had one big breakout role, but Yulin left behind a towering legacy built on nuance, grit, and a whole lot of gravitas.

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If you asked which brand reigns supreme in prestige television, most would say HBO. "The Sopranos" and "The Wire" are highs that television dramas have been chasing for the last two decades. HBO's judgment is not unassailable, though. The network has turned down several shows that went on to be huge successes elsewhere. One of the shows HBO rejected was "Breaking Bad," which is generally ranked alongside "Sopranos" and "The Wire" as the third node in the "television masterpiece" triptych.

Another was the series that became "Sons of Anarchy." Created by Kurt Sutter, the series is basically "Hamlet" retold with the Hells Angels. Jackson "Jax" Teller (Charlie Hunnam) is a member of the Sons of Anarchy, a motorcycle club in northern California that makes its money running guns. The club was founded by Jax's late father, John, but these...

Amid his success with the Tony-nominated Sunset Boulevard, director Jamie Lloyd is looking ahead to possible future collaborations. " would love to work with Timothée Chalamet," the director told IndieWire in a recent interview. "I would love to do his ‘Hamlet.’ Chalamet as Hamlet would be a dream come true." Chalamet recently received critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Bob Dylan in 2024's A Complete Unknown. Though he has yet to star on Broadway, Chalamet's off-Broadway credits include The Talls in 2011 and John Patrick Shanley's Prodigal Son at Manhattan Theatre Club in 2016. In the interview, Lloyd also named Ayo Edebiri as a performer he hopes to work with, adding that he would also be open to exploring work with some of his former......

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Venice coverage. Pavements opens in theaters on May 2.

If the Hollywood superhero-industrial complex is perishing, the Rolling Stone and Spin magazine extended universe is hastily being built. What better defines “pre-awareness” for the studios like the data logged by Spotify’s algorithm, where billions of track plays confirm what past popular music has stood the test of time, and also how––in the streaming era––you can gouge ancillary money from it?

But unlike the still-brilliant Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, which stood to excoriate the nostalgia sought by such films, recently reinvigorated by the success of Bohemian Rhapsody, Alex Ross Perry’s Pavements, on the eponymous ’90s slacker idols, justifies that every great band deserves a film portrait helping us to wistfully remember them, and also chuckle as pretty young actors attempt to nail the mannerisms of weathered,...

“Haider” (2014) stands as Vishal Bhardwaj’s crowning achievement—a film that transcends its identity as a mere Shakespearean adaptation to become a searing political commentary, a visual poem, and a profound meditation on the human condition within a conflict zone. Released in 2014 as the culmination of Bhardwaj’s Shakespearean trilogy following “Maqbool” (Macbeth) and “Omkara” (Othello), “Haider” transplants the Danish tragedy of “Hamlet” to the war-torn valley of Kashmir during the turbulent 1990s.

What sets “Haider” apart from typical adaptations is the way Bhardwaj skillfully interlaces Hamlet’s existential crises with the intricate socio-political landscape of Kashmir. The movie serves as a lens through which audiences study issues of betrayal, vengeance, political repression, and fragmentation of identity amid collective trauma. With haunting imagery, subtle performances, and a bold screenplay, “Haider” poses uncomfortable questions regarding state power, insurgency, disappearances, and the cost of pursuing truth in a world shrouded in deceit.

The 2025 Tribeca Festival’s audio storytelling lineup features star-studded live events and world premiere podcasts in competition.

The program will begin with the Excellence in Audio Journalism Gala, which will celebrate 30 years of This American Life as Ira Glass looks back at the series with novelist and podcaster Ira Madison III.

The festival will also host live tapings of The New York Times‘ The Interview with Sandra Oh, Slate‘s Death, Sex & Money with Allison Williams, Radiotopia’s The Memory Place with live performances from Carrie Coon and Lili Taylor, Pushkin’s Broken Record and Lemonada’s Talk Easy.

Tribeca is additionally set to host world premieres of Apple’s Easy Money: The Charles Ponzi Story, followed by a live conversation with lead voice actor Sebastian Maniscalco and financial journalist Maya Lau; Audible’s What Could Go Wrong?, from Contagion screenwriter Scott Z. Burns; and a new audio adaptation of Hamlet from the Make-Believe Association,...

Exclusive: Rising British actor Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place) is set to star in Play Dead, the new survival thriller from Carry-On‘s Jaume Collet-Serra that we told you about back in February, sources tell Deadline.

No details have yet emerged about Jupe’s character or the film’s plot, though it’s been described by sources as Don’t Breathe meets 1917. Production begins in Melbourne, Australia in May. The project is one of two recently announced for Collet-Serra, who earlier this month was linked to An Innocent Girl, a psychological thriller to be produced for Netflix by Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter.

Peter Stanley-Ward & Natalie Conway penned the script for Play Dead, which Nocturnal will fully finance and produce alongside Ghost House Pictures, BoulderLight Pictures, and Bad Grey. Akiva Nemetsky and Keaton Heinrichs are producing for Nocturnal, along with Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert for Ghost House, Jd Lifshitz and Raphael Margules for BoulderLight,...

Richard Chamberlain, a prolific actor known for his work on television series like Shōgun and Dr. Kildare, has died. He was 90. Chamberlain, whose notable projects also spanned across film and stage, passed away on Saturday, March 29, after suffering a stroke in Hawaii. His longtime partner, Martin Rabbett, delivered the sad news in a statement (via Variety):

"Our beloved Richard is with the angels now. He is free and soaring to those loved ones before us. How blessed were we to have known such an amazing and loving soul. Love never dies. And our love is under his wings lifting him to his next great adventure."

Chamberlain became well known in the 1960s with the medical drama Dr. Kildare, where he portrayed the titular character, a young and idealistic medical intern at Blair General Hospital. The series, which aired on NBC from 1961 to 1966, followed Dr. Kildare as he navigated professional...

The gifted and dynamic director Robert Eggers has proven himself to be one of Hollywood's most exciting filmmakers, having dazzled moviegoers with the horror hits The Witch and The Lighthouse and the captivating historical action epic The Northman. Audiences are anxiously awaiting the release of his buzzy gothic extravaganza Nosferatu, set to hit theaters Christmas day, with many wondering what magic he will make on screen in the chilling adaptation of the 1922 German silent masterpiece.

Based on the classic Bram Stoker horror touchstone, some fans of Eggers may not realize that the exceptional storyeller has already adapted a literary great with 2022's The Northman being loosely inspired by William Shakespeare's unforgettable tragedy Hamlet. Let's take a look back at Eggers' first foray into the literary world and how he unsurprisingly knocked it out of the park with the thrilling historical film.

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Director Robert Eggers has four feature films under his belt so far: The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman, and 2024's Nosferatu. While he has not been in the public eye as long as some other established directors, like Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, or Steven Spielberg, audiences are already getting a clear picture of the sorts of films that attract Eggers.

All four of Robert Eggers' feature films are period pieces. They also all have a folklore-like quality to them, or they feel as if they could be a legend passed down from generation to generation. This is especially true for The Northman and the unanimously praised Nosferatu, as both of these films are based on literary classics -- Hamlet and Dracula, respectively. However, neither are direct adaptations for a few reasons.

Nosferatu & The Northman Are Both Stealth Remakes of Classic Literature Robert Eggers Adapts Dracula and Hamlet In Unconventional Ways...

Why did Benedict Cumberbatch struggle playing a drug addict? (Photo Credit – Prime Video)

Benedict Cumberbatch’s portrayal of Patrick Melrose in Showtime’s Patrick Melrose was a far cry from his manic Sherlock Holmes. Playing the tormented, drug-addicted character in the five-part series left Cumberbatch physically and mentally exhausted. The role demanded him to portray a character who, as a child, experienced sexual abuse and later spiraled into a destructive addiction. In the first episode alone, Patrick embarks on a reckless heroin binge in New York, loses himself in a chaotic restaurant date, and faces his inner demons in a frenzy of violence. Cumberbatch said, “Playing it was exhausting,” though he quickly added, “Not as exhausting as actually living that life.”

This wasn’t just another role for Cumberbatch—this was a deep dive into the psychological toll of addiction. Executive producer Rachael Horovitz noted that the crew gave Cumberbatch...

Ahead of Grand Theft Hamlet, in which Shakespeare’s play is staged entirely inside a video game, check out cinema’s avenging princes, from Laurence Olivier to Ethan Hawke

When I was 16, for a high school English assignment I composed a short play titled Deconstructing Hamlet, made up entirely of decontextualised quotes from Shakespeare’s play, all placed in conflicting dialogue with each other. It probably wasn’t as clever as I thought at the time, but it was early proof to me of the Danish tragedy’s endless adaptability – a virtue that the film industry has amply seized upon over the past century or so. Even with that in mind, Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane’s ingenious documentary Grand Theft Hamlet, in cinemas next month (and on Mubi early next year), stretches the point further than most, examining a lockdown staging of the play within the online digital realm of Grand Theft Auto,...

It’s always fun when a villain returns to a soap, especially a wacky one. Fans have enjoyed Louise Sorel’s character, Vivian Alamain, popping in a few times in the last few years on Days of Our Lives because she’s always got some crazy scheme going on. Now, Sorel opened up about one of Vivian’s most iconic moments, which was more disturbing than funny, and how that came to be.

To Jig, or Not to Jig

As if Vivian wasn’t nutty enough to begin with, in 1993, when she was under the influence of some herbs, she had her nemesis Carly (Crystal Chappell) buried alive in a coffin that was outfitted with oxygen, lights, and a walkie-talkie. She eventually came to her senses and told Lawrence (Michael Sabatino) about it, and he quickly rescued Carly.

“I was very grateful for that and that they allowed it to happen,...

With a sprawling list of genre-crossing credits and both film and TV, it's hard to believe that Kate Winslet was once seen as simply a typecast. Her earliest performances included three period pieces Sense and Sensibility, Jude and Hamlet which easily narrowed directors views of her as a professional. In an interview with Variety, James Cameron admits that when he was in the process of finding an actress to take on the role of Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanic, he almost passed her up because It seemed like lazy casting. Others in the industry had already begun to refer to her as Corset Kate -a nickname that Winslet was firmly opposed to. So, when she rolled in for her Titanic audition, Cameron said that her ship had nearly already sailed.

Secret agents going rogue is such a common trope that sometimes we wish that people like Ethan Hunt or Jason Bourne would just follow their orders for change. When Daniel Craig started playing James Bond in 2006, it seemed like Bond went rogue on nearly every single mission, including most of Quantum of Solace, at least half of Skyfall, and basically, the first two-thirds of No Time To Die. Pierce Brosnan’s Bond went rogue in Die Another Day, too, with a full beard and no shirt, declaring “I’m checking out” from a hospital. And of course, Connery’s Bond was on an unsanctioned revenge mission at the start of Diamonds Are Forever.

But the most compelling Bond-goes-rogue movie of them all to this day remains Licence to Kill, which in 1989, would become the unintended swan song from Timothy Dalton’s fierce take on the character.

On June 13 of that year,...

How now, what news: the Criterion Channel’s July lineup is here. Eight pop renditions of Shakespeare are on the docket: from movies you forgot were inspired by the Bard (Abel Ferrara’s China Girl) to ones you’d wish to forget altogether (Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing), with maybe my single favorite interpretation (Michael Almereyda’s Hamlet) alongside Paul Mazursky, Gus Van Sant, Baz Luhrmann, Derek Jarman, and (of course) Kenneth Branagh. A neonoir collection arrives four months ahead of Noirvember: two Ellroy adaptations, two from De Palma that are not his neonoir Ellroy adaptation, two from the Coen brothers (i.e. the chance to see a DVD-stranded The Man Who Wasn’t There in HD), and––finally––a Michael Winner picture given Criterion’s seal of approval.

Columbia screwballs run between classics to lesser-seens while Nicolas Roeg and Heisei-era Godzilla face off. A Times Square collection brings The Gods of Times Square,...

June 4, 2024 – Academy Award winner Sir Ben Kingsley, beloved James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan and Star Wars universe luminary Mark Hamill form the ultimate vocal rogues’ gallery in Mofac Animation’s upcoming The King of Kings, an animated family film inspired by a little-known short story by Charles Dickens depicting the life and times of Jesus Christ.

Kingsley voices High Priest Caiaphas, who presided over the Sanhedrin trial of Jesus. Hamill takes on the role of King Herod, who, according to the Gospel of Matthew, ordered the Massacre of the Innocents in an attempt to kill Jesus as an infant. And Brosnan gives animated life to Pontius Pilate, who ultimately ordered the crucifixion of Jesus. The triumvirate of villainous voices further enhances the A-list cast behind the faith-based animated film, which also includes Academy Award & Emmy Award winners Kenneth Branagh (Belfast) and Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland), Golden Globe...

English actor Christopher Eccleston has been a popular name in TV, movies, and stage alike. From playing the 9th incarnation of The Doctor in Doctor Who to playing both Hamlet as well as Macbeth on the stage, Eccleston’s artistry is admirable.

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Eccleston, though he usually prefers to avoid big budget productions, was part of two pretty big franchises in his career. One was the 2009 movie, G. I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, and the other was the MCU’s Thor: The Dark World in 2011. Unfortunately, the actor hated being a part of both these films.

Christopher Eccleston Regretted Being in Thor 2

Christopher Eccleston played the main antagonist, Malekith, in Thor: The Dark World. The movie in itself was one of Marvel’s least liked productions. And the character of Malekith was one of the most underdeveloped, with almost no background story to give it more depth.

Kevin Conroy became a sensation among superhero fans in no time after voicing Batman in Bruce Timm’s Batman: The Animated Series. The animated show gave us one of the best adaptations of the Caped Crusader to date. Bruce Timm, the co-creator of the animated series revealed that he had to make Conroy forget everything he knew about Batman to land the role.

Bruce Timm’s Batman: The Animated Series

Surprisingly, Kevin Conroy knew nothing much about the Gotham Knight when he went for a script reading for the role. However, the late actor nailed in the very first attempt and shocked the entire team. He went on to voice the superhero for three decades across animated movies, television series, and the Arkham games.

How did Bruce Timm make Kevin Conroy the greatest version of The Dark Knight?

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Helena Bonham Carter's diverse roles show her range as an actress, from the unhinged Bellatrix Lestrange to the conniving Madame Thnardier. In "A Room With A View," Carter's emotional depth at a young age launched her career into superstardom with her free-spirited portrayal of Lucy. "The Wings of the Dove" showcased Carter's ability to portray complex characters, earning her critical acclaim and an Oscar nomination for her role as Kate.

Iconic actress Helena Bonham Carter has starred in many of the world's biggest movies, giving the world of cinema some incredible characters along the way. The acclaimed actress started her career in the 1980s, with her first role being Lady Jane Grey in Lady Jane, but over time became known for portraying some eccentric and wacky personas. She famously also had a relationship with director Tim Burton, who is also the father of her children.

Although several Tim...

“Why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?” spat Hamlet. “Get thee to a nunnery!” Oh, if the Prince of Darkness … er, Denmark, only knew what evil lurks within such walls.

In the first “Omen” movie, the infant Antichrist, Damien — born at 6 a.m. on the sixth day of the sixth month — is given to an American diplomat and his wife to be raised as their own. The adoptive father is told that the boy’s mother died during childbirth, but upon closer investigation, he discovers not a human skeleton but that of a jackal. For nearly half a century, that was practically all the backstory audiences needed for “The Omen” to remain one of the most terrifying movies ever made.

Now comes “The First Omen,” the latest in a frenzy of high-profile prequels fleshing out the origins of long-running franchises. Tapping into another trend, “The Omen” also got the...

Moriarty: The Silent Order is the second season of the mystery series that follows the protagonist Professor Moriarty and his unlikely partnership with Sherlock Holmes. The show features talented actors such as Dominic Monaghan, Phil Lamarr, and Helen Mirren, who bring the characters to life through their voice acting. Fans of Sherlock Holmes will appreciate the unique audio format of the show, allowing them to use their imagination to create the world and characters, while staying true to the original text of Arthur Conan Doyle.

Moriarty: The Silent Order marks the second season of the mystery series, following last year's Moriarty: The Devil’s Game. The Audible Original follows protagonist Professor Moriarty, who this season is forced to team up with his bitter rival Sherlock Holmes. The show stars The Lord of the Rings' Dominic Monaghan as Moriarty, Phil Lamarr (known for his work on shows like Mad TV and Futurama) as Sherlock,...

Nomadland director Chloe Zhao’s take on Shakespeare will be her next film, but no casting has yet been announced.

Back in spring of this year, we learned that Chloe Zhao was mooting a take on Shakespeare for a future film, although the film in question, Hamnet very much wasn’t confirmed as her next project.

Oscar-winning Zhao was coming off the back of some pretty tepid reviews for Marvel Studio’s Eternals when we first heard about Hamnet, a far cry from the universal plaudits she received for her directorial debut, Nomadland.

Hamnet wasn’t the only project on Zhao’s slate either of options, given that at the back end of 2021 she was talking up a Dracula-featuring sci-fi vampire western movie that sounded interesting.

It’s been a long while since we heard anything on that front though and the announcement of Hamnet's production confirms that this will be her next feature project.

There are numerous laugh-out-loud moments in Saltburn, Emerald Fennell’s darkly comic and voyeuristic exploration of the British aristocracy being released on Friday by Amazon MGM Studios. Despite the hugely impressive efforts of Rosamund Pike and Richard E. Grant, however, most don’t belong to the lead cast, but to Paul Rhys.

As Duncan, the imperious and terrifying butler, the Welsh actor silently steals scenes from under the toffee noses of both those he dutifully serves at the Saltburn mansion (including Pike, Grant, Jacob Elordi and Alison Oliver) and the lower-class interloper he’s keeping a beady eye on (Barry Keoghan) each time he appears with hilariously po-faced magnificence.

And it’s a face that crops up again in another starry title landing late in the awards season corridor. In Ridley Scott’s much-anticipated biopic Napoleon, out Nov. 22 via Apple Original Films and Sony Pictures, Rhys plays Talleyrand, the crafty...

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Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

As a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace.

Is one man’s trash really another man’s treasure? That’s the ultimately undramatic question that undergirds Theresa Rebeck’s new play, I Need That, about a hoarder who can’t let go of piles of decades-old magazines, stacks of old suitcases, and more. Which is to say, he can’t let go of the past. Written for comedy legend Danny DeVito and his daughter, Lucy DeVito, I Need That is a vehicle built for two that mostly just spins its wheels.

While his collections of odds and ends do seem, at the very least, like a tripping hazard, the lonely Sam (Danny DeVito) does appear to have genuine meaningful stories about most of the items he’s saved—when he can find them within the mess, that is. Once we discover, early on, that all the books clumped beneath the window and the clothes covering the couch belonged to his late wife,...

The film was produced by the late Bill Kenwright, who died last week.

Kaleidoscope Film Distribution has picked up international sales for Sean Mathias’ contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, starring Ian McKellen, and produced by the late Bill Kenwright.

Kenwright, who died last week aged 78, produced through his UK outfit Bk Studios.

Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment will release theatrically in the UK in early 2024.

Mathias, whose credits include Bent, has reimagined Shakespeare’s tragedy as a psychological thriller. McKellen plays Hamlet, a man who descends into madness as he seeks vengeance against his uncle for the alleged murder of his father.

William Shakespeare's classics like Romeo and Juliet are the best stories to receive the movie treatment, but a powerful tragedy that is difficult to illuminate is Hamlet. Shakespeare's definitive themes of revenge, love, and betrayal, as well as elegant and passionate dialogue, define Hamlet's epic tale. "To be or not to be" is Hamlet's iconic line that has been uttered by esteemed actors such as Kenneth Branagh and Laurence Olivier over the years. The words may seem simple, but there is deep meaning behind them as they convey Hamlet's inner thoughts as he comes to terms with his father's death.

Adapting Shakespeare's tragedy for the screen requires delicacy, not just with the Renaissance backdrop but the discourse and vernacular that impassion Hamlet to seek his arduous journey. The visual interpretation and character study may vary between filmmakers with some choosing a modernized approach or a changed framework that promotes...

Most of his fans have never seen it, but Lou Reed's smile is something to behold. In a midtown-Manhattan rehearsal studio, Reed is leading his new touring band into the mighty Memphis soul finish of a toughened-up "Legendary Hearts" when his dark, probing eyes suddenly light up like a pair of Broadway theater marquees. As the Stax-Volt swell of trumpet, sax and keyboards fades away, Reed's notorious castiron jaw softens up and his thin, flinty lips crack open in a blazing display of dental fireworks. The laugh that follows,...