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Josh Hartnett played the role of nuclear physicist Ernest Lawrence in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. He starred alongside Matt Damon in the film, who gave him advice on how to approach the role. Damon played Lt. General Leslie Groves in the film. The only problem was the advice turned out to be completely unhelpful for the Pearl Harbor actor.

Josh Hartnett as Ernest Lawrence in Oppenheimer | Credits: Universal Pictures

Hartnett shared that Damon advised him on gaining weight for the role, but his experienced advice came only after he had put on considerable weight. Hartnett’s recent roles include Cooper Adams M. Night Shyamalan’s psychological thriller Trap, a cameo role in The Bear, and David Ross in Black Mirror.

Josh Hartnett Opens Up About Matt Damon’s Unhelpful Advice Josh Hartnett in a still from Oppenheimer | Credits: Universal Pictures

During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,...

Diane Kruger’s reputation as one of Hollywood’s most fashionable figures is well-deserved. She consistently dazzles on the red carpet, effortlessly showcasing the most stunning and attention-grabbing dresses. Her latest appearance was no exception.

The 2024 New York City Ballet Spring Gala

On Thursday night, May 2, Diane Kruger radiated sophistication as she led the glamorous arrivals at the 75th anniversary New York City Ballet Spring Gala, hosted at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center.

This prestigious event spotlights the ballet company’s future endeavors and emphasizes its dedication to new artistic creations. Among the highlights were world premieres by Resident Choreographer Justin Peck and acclaimed choreographer Amy Hall Garner, whose innovative works have graced stages across the dance and theater landscape.

Diane Kruger captivates the audience in a dramatic black Jason Wu off-the-shoulder gown at the 75th anniversary of the New York City Ballet Spring Gala (Credit: Darla...

The original Doughtlander may not be over, but Outlander: Blood of My Blood hopes to close the gap.

For sure, it will be taking over where Outlander leaves off, even if it explores a story long before Jamie and Claire were figments of their parents' imagination.

Here’s what we know bout Blood of My Blood Season 1 so far.

What is Outlander?

It’s best to start with what we know, which is what came before. Outlander is based on a series of books by author Diana Gabaldon.

Outlander is a time-traveling love story between 20th-century (married) nurse Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser and 18th-century Jamie Fraser.

When visiting the ancestral home of her husband, Frank, Claire stumbles through the rocks at Craigh na Dun, which takes her back in time.

Unable to easily find her way back, the sassy lady leans on handsome laird Jamie for protection, and soon, they are in love.

With its list of new releases for July 2023, Prime Video is going to help you stay safe from the oppressive July sun.

Highlighting the Amazon Originals on the TV side this month are two heavy hitters. The first is The Horror of Dolores Roach on July 7. Based on a podcast of the same name, this series could best be described as a modern day Sweeney Todd? Why, you ask? Well you know why. Think about it. Then season 2 of Neil Gaiman adaptation Good Omens premieres on July 28. This season will follow angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and demon Crowley (David Tenant) as they seek to keep the Archangel Gabriel (Jon Hamm) away from both heaven and hell.

There aren’t any Amazon Original movies of note this month and that’s alright as the influx of library titles is more than enough. July 1 sees the arrival of The 40-Year-Old Virgin, No Country for Old Men,...

While summer starts in June, things truly heat up in July, and that includes all the hot new drops on streamers. Amazon’s Prime Video has refreshed its slate of content with over 60 new movies, like Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born” and the 1973 animated adaption of the children’s book “Charlotte’s Web.”

Prime Video kicks off the start of the month with Doug McHenry’s “Jason’s Lyric,” “Father of the Bride,” and “Little Nicky.”

Plus, if you’re a Reese Witherspoon fan, Prime Video sets you up with her very first film and her breakout role as Dani in “Man in the Moon.” And the entire “Legally Blonde” trilogy is also available, for those who bend and snap.

Prime Video is also giving watchers some ultimate film classics like “Free Willy,” ”Gladiator,” and “Dances With Wolves.”

Last but absolutely not least, Season 2 of “Good Omens” will land on...

Amazon originals like season two of The Summer I Turned Pretty and Good Omens, as well as The Horror of Dolores Roach, are just some of the titles hitting Prime Video this July.

Blockbusters like Fast X, 80 for Brady, Till, Knock at the Cabin, Legally Blonde and Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, Men in Black 1-3, Saving Private Ryan, Scarface and more will also be coming to the streamer this month.

The fourth and final season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan sees the titular character, played by John Krasinski, on his most dangerous mission yet, against a foreign and domestic enemy. Two new episodes of the thriller drop on the streamer every Friday until July 14.

Jenny Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty returns with its second season on July 14 and picks up where season one left off at Cousins Beach. When an unexpected visitor threatens the future...

Prime Video has adapted the one-woman podcast “Empanada Loca” into a new series. “The Horror of Dolores Roach” will begin streaming on the service on July 7. Buckle up, because this one is gruesome. Roach (Justina Machado) returns to a gentrified Washington Heights after a long prison sentence and works as a masseuse in the basement of a friend’s empanada shop. But when her security is threatened, Roach is driven to extremes to survive.

Watch “The Horror of Dolores Roach” trailer:

Season 2 of “Good Omens” also will premiere on Prime Video in July. Arriving July 28, the series focuses on the friendship between Aziraphale (Michael Sheen), a fussy angel and rare-book dealer, and the snarky demon Crowley (David Tennant). While the Apocalypse has been averted, the pair are back living their lives in London, until the archangel Gabriel shows up. The series is based on the novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.

Josh Hartnett is an American actor who made his feature film debut in 1998 with the movie “Halloween H20: 20 Years Later”. Since then, he has gone on to star in numerous other Hollywood films including Pearl Harbor, Black Hawk Down, Lucky Number Slevin and 30 Days of Night. He also starred alongside Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson in the 2006 hit movie, The Black Dahlia.

Josh Hartnett. Depostiphotos

Hartnett began his career as a child actor, appearing in several television commercials before getting his big break in 1998 with Halloween H20. From there he continued to gain recognition for his roles as both a leading man and supporting character in a variety of genres including romantic comedies, dramas and thrillers. His breakout role came when he portrayed the lead character in 2001’s Pearl Harbor.

Hartnett has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including an MTV Movie Award for Best...

Christopher Nolan and Josh Hartnett will collaborate for the first time on Nolan's highly anticipated film "Oppenheimer," but this was not the first time that the director has tried to cast the elusive Hartnett. In fact, the actor was offered the titular role in Nolan's 2005 film "Batman Begins," and much to Nolan's chagrin, he turned it down.

Nolan had yet to direct a major blockbuster, but his Batman entries would become some of the most successful superhero movies to date. Why would Hartnett refuse to play such a legendary character?

Well, for one thing, the actor was overwhelmed with his newfound success following Michael Bay's "Pearl Harbor," released in 2001. "The intensity of my sudden fame was overwhelming for me," he confessed to Playboy in 2015, "and in the middle of that, I felt I couldn't trust any new person I met or their motives." This made him gravitate towards...

Obsession is the marrow of erotic thrillers, from the sublime (“Fatal Attraction”) to the ridiculous (“Obsessed”), the hey-not-so-bad (“Sleeping with the Enemy”) to the very-bad-indeed (“The Boy Next Door”), to the auteur-crafted (Tyler Perry’s “Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor”) to the Netflix-knockoff (“Fatal Affair”). This sub-genre is so abundant that in “Fatale,” its latest victim (an appropriately jittery Michael Ealy) once played the unhinged baddie in another film about physical intimacy gone very much awry (“The Perfect Guy”).

That said, despite the ample availability of films that are built on the concept of “guilty pleasures” and delight in unspooling wacky-crazy, sex-mad, unhinged freakfests, the telling of their stories can contain all the freshness of data entry. We have someone attractive who’s blessed with an equally attractive spouse, a good job, a lovely home, maybe some cute kids, and then they to decide to bone someone they...

After a stratospheric rise to stardom in the late ‘90s and early 2000s, Josh Hartnett settled down. Since then, much has been made of his escape from Hollywood and the roles he was allegedly offered and turned down. Much less has been made of the good work he did in smaller fare around that same time. Films like Paul McGuigan’s Wicker Park, Rod Lurie’s Resurrecting The Champ, and Austin Chick’s August come to mind––all underrated pictures that deserve a larger audience.

Over a decade later, Hartnett, now 42 years old, is more versatile than ever before. Following an impressive three-season run on the Showtime series Penny Dreadful and a slew of smaller films of wide-ranging genres, he now plays real-life journalist Victor Malarek in Daniel Roby’s Most Wanted. The film, arriving digitally this week, is based on the story of Alain Olivier and his illegal arrest...

In 2001, at 22, Josh Hartnett was supposed to become the next Leonardo DiCaprio or Matt Damon. His back-to-back roles in Michael Bay’s “Pearl Harbor” and Ridley Scott’s “Black Hawk Down” catapulted him onto the A-list. He graced magazine covers, the paparazzi stalked his personal life and directors pursued him for blockbusters and comic-book vehicles. But it was too much.

Instead of studio projects, Hartnett spent the rest of his 20s veering toward independent movies — such as “Wicker Park,” “Lucky Number Slevin” and “The Black Dahlia.” He turned down the role of Superman in Bryan Singer’s 2006 reboot (which starred Brandon Routh instead) and he was on Christopher Nolan’s short list to play Batman (before Christian Bale).

Then he seemed to fall off the public radar. In the last decade, he’s resurfaced here and there, in some short films and small indies. Hartnett co-starred in “Penny Dreadful,” the...

Hulu’s slate of new titles arriving on the platform in November is here.

“Wonder,” starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson and Jacob Tremblay, will arrive on Hulu Nov. 2. The movie, based on the novel of the same name, tells the story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters the fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

The complete series of “Married with Children” will arrive on the platform on Nov. 9, and the Season 1 premiere of “The Bisexual” will drop on Nov. 16. The “Oceans” trilogy will also become available, beginning Nov. 1.

Also Read: Hulu in Talks to Create a Smaller, More Affordable TV Bundle

Here’s the complete list of titles coming to and leaving Hulu below.

Available Nov. 1

K: Complete Season 2 (Dubbed) (Viz)

Sailor Moon: Complete Season 3 (Dubbed) (Viz)

Six: Complete Season 2 (History)

10 to Midnight (1983)

28 Days Later (2002)

2001 Maniacs (2005)

The Accused (1988)

The Adventures of Priscilla,...

Nbff kicks off opening night with Sundance hit “American Animals.” The British-American true crime drama, written and directed by Bart Layton, starring Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner and Jared Abrahamson, will be followed by a gala reception at the Fashion Island shopping mall.

The fest will end its eight-day run with the West Coast premiere of “All Square,” director John Hyams’ dramedy about a small-time bookie (Michael Kelly) who comes up with a scheme to take bets on Little League games.

Following the screening, the fest, in partnership with Schiefer ChopShop and Via Lido Plaza, will host the closing-night celebration. The outdoor event will feature a hosted bar by Tito’s Vodka, Oban Whiskey and Guinness, with culinary tastings from top local restaurants.

In between those bookends, Nbff will host the U.S. premieres of the Italian feature “Wife and Husband,” the Chinese film “End of Summer,” the Japanese award-winning film “3 Ft.

Annette Benning as Gloria Grahame and Jamie Bell as Peter Turner, in Film Stars Don’T Die In Liverpool. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics ©

Film Stars Don’T Die In Liverpool is based on Peter Turner’s memoir of the same name, about his relationship with 40s Hollywood star Gloria Grahame. If one is expecting a biopic on the Oscar-winning Grahame’s career, you won’t find it here. Instead, this is about love and friendship that grew out of a chance meeting and unlikely love affair between an older woman and younger man. Although the affair didn’t last, the fondness did.

Aspiring young actor Peter Turner (Jamie Bell) did not even know who Gloria Grahame was when he met her at a British boarding house the catered to actors. Grahame was appearing in a local theater and although middle-aged, still beautiful. When she asked the young actor to help her practice her dancing,...

Uber is being sued after one of its driver's allegedly beat up a passenger and then later showed up at his home to beat the dude up again, this time with a metal rod. David Riordan says he ordered the Uber ride home from a 2016 Christmas party in Chicago's Wicker Park. He says he was picked up in a Honda Accord by a driver named Munstr Abuseimi, who became aggressive, kicked Riordan out of his car,...

Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment announced today that they have sold German, Latin American and Middle Eastern territories for Devlin’s latest directorial effort Bad Samaritan, starring David Tennant and Robert Sheehan. Brandon Boyce (Apt Pupil, Wicker Park) penned the screenplay with Electric’s Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan producing alongside Devlin.

Buyers include Atlas in Germany, Imagem in Latin America, and Eagle in the Middle East. The deals were brokered by Sonia Mehandjiyska, Ralph Kamp and their international sales team, which will continue sales at the Marché du Film in Cannes.

Bad Samaritan centers on two young car valets who use their business as a front to burglarize houses of their unsuspecting patrons. Life is good for these petty thieves until they target the wrong house, changing their lives forever.

The company recently announced the high profile acquisition of Rob Reiner’s Lbj starring Woody Harrelson in the role of the bombastic 36th President.

Hulu has announced the new titles that will be available to stream on the platform during the month of April. Leading the pack is the new original series “The Handmaid’s Tale,” based on Margaret Atwood’s classic novel of the same name and starring Elisabeth Moss. The series premieres April 26.

Read More: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Trailer: New Teaser Reminds Us Elisabeth Moss’ Story Is Ours

Also available to stream next month are a handful of modern classics, such as “Robocop,” “Days of Thunder,” “Thelma & Louise,” “The Usual Suspects,” “Election,” “JFK,” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” as well as indie favorites like “Short Term 12,” “The Babadook,” “In a World,” and “Hello, My Name is Doris.”

Find the list of all titles coming to Hulu in April below.

April 1

1408 (2007) (*Showtime)

A Horse Tale (2015)

Agent Cody Banks (2003)

Affliction (1998)

Almost Famous (2000)

America’s Sweethearts (2001) (*Showtime)

Bad Company (1995) (*Showtime)

Bangkok Dangerous (2008) (*Showtime...

As a writer and producer, Dean Devlin has had a hand in some of the highest profile projects of the last quarter of a century. Universal Soldier, Stargate, Independence Day, Godzilla – all have been revisited repeatedly by Devlin and others, in numerous media. This is why – even though he is not the most prolific filmmaker – when he sets up a new property, people pay attention. We pay even more attention, when he casts an actor like David Tennant (Doctor Who, Jessica Jones), in a thriller like Bad Samaritan.

The script comes from Brandon Boyce, who previously wrote effective dramas Apt Pupil and Wicker Park. It centres on two young men working as car valets, who use their position to rob the homes of their customers. Inevitably, they eventually rob the wrong home, and face some unexpected consequences.

The first thing that is very clear about this movie is that it is about men.

Exclusive: David Tennant has been tapped to star in Bad Samaritan, the next film from Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment that Devlin is set to direct himself. Brandon Boyce (Apt Pupil, Wicker Park) penned the screenplay for the thriller, which is lining up a shoot later this year in and around Portland, Or. The film centers on two young car valets who use their business as a front to burglarize the houses of their unsuspecting patrons. Life is good for the petty thieves…...

Chicago – No one would call talented one-man-show artist John Michael conventional, at least if they are in their right mind. So ironically, after tackling sexually transmitted disease in his last solo performance, he takes on the vagrancies of old age and caring for elderly patients in his truly heartfelt “Dementia Me.”

“Dementia Me” will run at the Den Theatre within the Wicker Park neighborhood in Chicago from August 15th through September 12th, 2016, on consecutive Mondays at 8pm (details below). This solo performance is a tour de force, using mostly balloons and party favors for props – Michael even invites everyone to a “birthday party” for one of the patients before the show. The emotions in the show will affect anyone who has known the heartbreak of seeing loved ones become less of themselves as they age (which is practically everybody), and how that state of being leads the main character himself to other revelations.

“Every day, once a day, give yourself a present.” The resurrection of the quirky and funny Twin Peaks is in the works at Showtime, and now Death Waltz Recording Company has dusted off the original soundtrack and pressed it on 180g vinyl for fans and newcomers to the show to enjoy. Continue reading to learn more about the list of stores participating in the Coffee & Pie pre-release party!

Press Release: Death Waltz Recording Company brings one of the greatest scores ever recorded back in print for the first time in 25 years! Death Waltz went back to the Warner archives where Tal Miller cut brand new vinyl masters for the Twin Peaks soundtrack and then worked with Rainbo to press the record on 180g vinyl for the best possible sound quality. The record comes housed inside a 425gsm gatefold sleeve featuring lyrics and liner notes by composer Angelo Badalamenti and the...

Death Waltz Recording Company brings one of the greatest scores ever recorded back in print for the first time in 25 years! Death Waltz went back to the Warner archives where Tal Miller cut brand new vinyl masters for the Twin Peaks soundtrack, and then worked with Rainbo to press the record on 180g vinyl for the best possible sound quality. The record comes housed inside a 425gsm gatefold sleeve featuring lyrics and liner notes by composer Angelo Badalamenti and the cover image by Sam Smith comes approved by director David Lynch himself. The gatefold sleeve is housed within a bespoke die cut outer jacket designed by Mondo’s Jay Shaw featuring super subtle white spot varnish text. The whole affair is finished with a top loading obi strip & pressed on “Damn fine coffee” vinyl.

“I’m glad that after 25 years, Death Waltz Recording Company has re-released the original soundtrack for...

Chicago – The premiere of a director’s film is a major evolutionary moment for the cinema artist, and Layne Marie Williams will debut “Dollface” this Friday, June 10th, 2016, at the Canvas event space in Wicker Park in Chicago. The short film features Hannah Kopen in one of the lead roles, and the premiere will be part of a gallery/cinema fusion called SINtegrate. For complete details, click here.

We first encountered Williams as part of The Women’s Film Festival in Philadelphia, which she co-founded. At that time, she talked about the progress of her short film, calling “Dollface”… “a wild love story, with elements of magical realism, and themes of what we want and hope for in pursuit of love.”

Director Layne Marie Williams and Lead Actor Hannah Kopen of ‘Dollface’

Photo credit: Kristin J. Thompson for LayneMarieWilliams.com

Layne Marie Williams hails from Alabama, studied drama in Philadelphia,...

By Cate Marquis

James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe star in Victor Frankenstein, a kind of origin story/re-imagining of classic monster story told from Igor’s point-of-view.

Medical student Victor Frankenstein (McAvoy) is visiting a circus in Victorian London in search of animal body parts for his secret experiments, when a beautiful trapeze artist (Jessica Brown Findley) falls from her perch. The doctor rushes to assist but she is already being aided by the circus’ self-taught doctor, a hunch-back clown (Radcliffe). Impressed by the nameless clown’s skill and knowledge of anatomy, Frankenstein helps him escape the circus and takes him back to his laboratory, where he treats his physical problems. Given the name of Victor’s missing roommate, Igor Straussman, Frankenstein offers him friendship, a place to stay, an extensive library and a chance to help in his effort to create life.

The film is a mash-up of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel,...

Beautifully portrays a very universal experience — not only of immigration but of growing up — via an elegantly nuanced performance by Saoirse Ronan. I’m “biast” (pro): love Saoirse Ronan

I’m “biast” (con): nothing

I have not read the source material

(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)

In 2011, I moved from New York to London. I can make free video phone calls to my friends and family, and I can be home in a few hours; planes go back and forth between the two cities with the regularity and frequency of a bus schedule (if, alas, for quite a bit more than bus fare). But still: it was hard. It remains an emotional challenge to be separated from people I love back home even as I get more and more emotionally connected to a new home.

So I cannot even imagine what it must have...

A blockbuster movie that also has something to say? The devil you say! Daniel Radcliffe, who co-stars in the upcoming "Victor Frankenstein" with James McAvoy, says the movie penned by Max Landis has some substance between the stitching. “I like the fact that it’s a studio movie with these big sets and sequences, but there’s also a cool intellectual debate going on. Our innate fear of technology and the fear of people who push it beyond where we’re comfortable with it going… feels like a nice combination,” the actor told Nylon. Read More: Review: 'I Frankenstein,' Starring Aaron Eckhart, Yvonne Strahovski & Bill Nighy In this clip from the film directed by Paul McGuigan (“Wicker Park,” "Gangster No. 1"), McAvoy's Victor Frankenstein almost freakishly enthuses about the possibilities of technology to make man immortal. Then he does a magic trick. "Victor Frankenstein" arrives on November 25th. Check...

Wizard World Comic Con Tulsa commences on October 23rd and Maryland's own Billy Martin (Good Charlotte, Vitriol) illustrated the latest variant of The Walking Dead #1, exclusive only to con-goers. Also: five Bone Tomahawk posters, trailers for #Horror and The Shelter, and details on the Scream cast reunion.

The Walking Dead #1: Press Release: "Tulsa, Okla., October 8, 2015 -- Wizard World, Inc. (Otcbb: Wizd) and Skybound, Robert Kirkman's imprint at Image Comics, today announced that illustrator and musician Billy Martin has drawn the 20th in a yearlong series of Limited Edition Exclusive Variant Covers of The Walking Dead #1 comic, to be provided free to all full-price attendees at Wizard World Comic Con Tulsa, October 23-25. Skybound’s The Walking Dead created by Kirkman, the groundbreaking, Eisner-Award-winning comic book series, continues to captivate audiences worldwide.

The exclusive The Walking Dead #1 edition will be produced in extremely limited quantities and is available at...

Updated: Predictions at the bottom of this post have been updated as final theater counts have arrived. The text of today's forecast article has not been edited and the early predictions are listed at the bottom of this article for comparison. It has been slow-going at the box office as of late. This past four-day, Labor Day weekend haul came in at just $85.7 million for the top twelve, the worst Labor Day weekend result since 2004 where films such as Paparazzi, Wicker Park, Vanity Fair and The Cookout all cracked the top ten. Remember them? Things actually got worse the following weekend back in 2004, and it looks as if this year won't be any different, despite the efforts of new releases such as M. Night Shyamalan's micro-budget horror The Visit and Screen Gems' The Perfect Guy, led by Michael Ealy, Sanaa Lathan, Morris Chestnut and "True Blood" star Rutina Wesley.

James McAvoy is poised to make the jump from comic book features to classic stories in his upcoming film, joined by Daniel Radcliffe, as the two take on the roles of Victor Frankenstein and Igor respectively in a new telling of the classic Mary Shelley novel.

The first trailers for the film, titled Victor Frankenstein, have now been released, one American and one British. The film is directed by Wicker Park and Push helmer Paul McGuigan, with a screenplay from Chronicle writer Max Landis. McAvoy and Radcliffe are joined onscreen by a supporting cast that includes Andrew Scott, Mark Gatiss, Louise Brealey, and Jessica Brown Findlay.

The film’s synopsis is as follows:

Radical scientist Victor Frankenstein (McAvoy) and his equally brilliant protégé Igor Strausman (Radcliffe) share a noble vision of aiding humanity through their groundbreaking research into immortality. But Victor’s experiments go too far, and his obsession has horrifying consequences.

Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy star in Victor Frankenstein. Here's the first trailer...

One of the best directed pieces of television we've seen? That'd be the very first episode of Sherlock, where Paul McGuigan - of Lucky Number Slevin, Wicker Park and Gangster No 1 fame - did an absolutely stand out job. McGuigan would go on to direct four Sherlock instalments in all across series one and two, but would pass on series three, as he went back to the world of feature films (as well as working on a couple of other TV shows).

Victor Frankenstein, then.

The movie arrives in UK cinemas on December 4th, and has been scripted by Chronicle's Max Landis. It tells the classic story from Igor's perspective, with Igor played here by Daniel Radcliffe. Elsewhere in the cast, you'll find James McAvoy (as Victor Von Frankenstein), Andrew Scott, Mark Gatiss, Freddie Fox, Daniel Mays and Jessica Brown Findlay.

We’ve seen numerous iterations of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” but aside from comedies, there’s never really been an essential Frankenstein movie. And certainly many have tried in recent years. Guillermo del Toro has been trying to get a Frankenstein movie made for years; the studio behind “I, Frankenstein” laughably tried to make a modern action version of the story and failed miserably. But try, try again and all that. The latest film stars James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe and it’s called “Victor Frankenstein.” Directed by Paul McGuigan (“Wicker Park”), and written by Max Landis (“Chronicle”), the new adaptation may be a more frankensteined version, pulling from several sources on top of the Shelly 1818 novel, including other movies, to create a new pastiche. The new film is told through the eyes of Igor (Radcliffe), Dr. Frankenstein’s (McAvoy) assistant, and a human guinea pig who has to suffer through various experiments.

Arrested Development: Katz’s Debut an Affectionate Familial Dramedy

A familiar yet generally charming vehicle that impressively utilizes a pair of actors known mostly from a mainstream comedic realm, Adult Beginners is a low-key dramedy assembled from unpredictable voices. Premiering at the 2014 Toronto Film Festival before making its Us bow at SXSW earlier in 2015, it serves as producer Ross Katz’s feature debut (previously he directed the 2009 television drama Taking Chance, starring Kevin Bacon), with Nick Kroll credited with the story, and a screenplay penned by Liz Flahive (“Nurse Jackie”) and Jeff Cox (Blades of Glory, 2007). Neither as broadly comedic or serious minded as the credits would seem to indicate, the title serves as an estranged sibling reunion film that plays like the lighter, rosy faced cousin of last year’s The Skeleton Twins. Produced by the increasingly philanthropic Duplass Bros., the film displays the sort of vibrant charm...

Chicago – CIMMfest, the Chicago International Movies and Music Festival, has become one of the fastest growing and buzzworthy Chicago film festivals in recent years. Combining film, tribute events and live performances – and centered in and around the neighborhood of Wicker Park from April 16th through the 19th, 2015, – CIMMfest is not so much a festival as a organic happening.

The 2015 edition of CIMMfest is bigger, bolder and lights up with star power. Besides some of the highlights listed below, there is a jam-packed variety of films, music and events from April 16th through the 19th. For more information, including purchasing passes, click here.

CIMMfest Highlights: The Movies…

’808:The Movie’

Photo credit: CIMMfest

Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock ‘n’ Roll

Thursday, April 16th, 7pm, The Logan Theater, 2546 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago

During the Vietnam War, Cambodian musicians crafted a sound from the various rock music styles sweeping America,...

First, "Let The Right One In" was a fresh take on the vampire genre from Sweden that made impressive waves in 2008. Two years later, it was remade as the arguably better "Let Me In" (yep, I went there) by Matt Reeves, who trimmed the fat, and delivered a leaner, more effective take on the story of a relationship between a young boy and an ageless, bloodthirsty girl. And now, the property is headed to the small screen.  THR reports A&E has started development on a TV series based on the cult horror film. The good news is that the network seems dedicated to quality genre fare, already the home to the acclaimed "Bates Motel" and the recently launched "The Returned." A cause for pause might be the fact that Jeff Davis, the showrunner for MTV's tweenage "Teen Wolf," is working on the adaptation along with Brandon Boyce ("Apt Pupil,...

First it was a novel, then an acclaimed Swedish movie, then a surprisingly classy English-language remake, and then two separate stage productions. Now John Ajvide Lindqvist's Let The Right One In is heading for yet another adaptation, this time as a TV series for the American cable network A&E. Brandon Boyce (Apt Pupil, Wicker Park) will write the new take, with Jeff Davis (MTV's Teen Wolf) acting as showrunner. Both, along with Tomorrow Studios' Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements, will serve as executive producers. So too will Hammer CEO Simon Oakes: Hammer retains the rights as the studio that brought us the Let Me In version in 2010.The story, in all forms so far, gives us a young boy called Oskar (Owen in the Hammer film) who befriends a local girl called Eli (or Abby). Eli lives in mysterious circumstances with her seemingly much older 'guardian',...

A&E has emerged victorious in a bidding war with Showtime for the rights to adapt the 2004 Swedish novel Let The Right One In for the small screen, THR is reporting.

The novel, which was made into a Swedish feature by the same name in 2008 by Tomas Alfredson, was also adapted in 2010 by Hammer Films Production for the big screen for an English-language feature, which was directed by Matt Reeves and called Let Me In. Hammer Films recently optioned the adaptation rights to the novel, which A&E won, intending to produce the tv series in their own production studio, A+E, in collaboration with Tomorrow Studios.

The show has already landed a creative team as well, as it will be steered by Jeff Davis and Brandon Boyce. Davis is best known for creating what ultimately became the CBS series Criminal Minds, as well as being the creator and showrunner...

Take another look @ "Mad Men" actress Jessica Paré in "Elle" (Canada) magazine, as well as an Nsfw clip from her appearance in the original "Hot Tub Time Machine".

Paré landed her first film role in the TV movie "Bonanno: A Godfather's Story".

This was followed by small parts in the TV series "Big Wolf on Campus" and the French film "En Vacances" (1999).

After auditioning for a bit part in the indie feature "Stardom" (2000), Paré was cast by director Denys Arcand  to star in the film, followed by starring roles in "Lost and Delirious" (2001) and the TV mini-series "Random Passage" (2002) and "Napoléon".

Her notable feature film work includes "Wicker Park" (2004), "Lives of the Saints" (2004), "Protect and Serve" (2007), "Jusqu'à toi" (2007), "The Trotsky" (2008), "Suck" (2008), "Red Coat Justice" (2009) and the Hollywood feature, "Hot Tub Time Machine" (2010).

Paré's breakout role was in "Mad Men", playing 'Megan Calvet', a secretary at the ad agency 'Sterling Cooper'.

Well aren't these two a pair of globe-trotters! Zac Efron and his rumored girlfriend Sami Miró have been making headlines as a possible new Hollywood couple as they travel across the world together, and their latest stop wasn't as far away from home as some of their other destinations. E! News learns the duo spent some time in Chicago recently for the wedding of chef Dave Beran and his fiancée Jamie Schneiter. The ceremony took place on Sunday, and in between the nuptials and the reception, the two lovebirds and a group of pals killed some time by visiting Wicker Park eatery Chop Shop. "There were about eight people total, all coming from the wedding, all super nice," a source tells...

Introducing her to his friends! Zac Efron took his new girlfriend Sami Miro as his date to his pal's wedding in Chicago on Sunday, Oct. 26, sources reveal to Us Weekly. The Neighbors hunk arrived in the Windy City earlier in the week without Miro to meet up with his friends and the groom, chef Dave Beran. After Miro arrived, the new couple was spotted grabbing a bite to eat at the Chop Shop in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood hours before the nuptials. A source tells Us [...]...

Exclusive: With her FX series The Bridge wrapping its second season tonight, Diane Kruger has set two indie features to fill her winter schedule. German-born Kruger (Wicker Park, Inglourious Basterds, The Host) will first head to the south of France to film Maryland for director Alice Winocour, the helmer who made her debut two years ago with the Cannes entry Augustine. The film tracks an ex-soldier with Ptsd who is hired to protect the wife and child of a wealthy Lebanese businessman while he’s out of town. Belgian actor Matthias Schoenaerts (Bullhead, Rust and Bone) will play the soldier. Dharamsala and Darius Films are producing.

Kruger will then head to the American southwest set of Sky to re-team with director Fabienne Berthaud after their 2006 film Frankie and 2010’s Lily Sometimes. The film tracks a woman’s reawakening through her solitary journey into foreign lands and will mark Kruger and...

Take another look @ "Mad Men" actress Jessica Paré in a recent issue of "Elle" (Canada) magazine, as well as an Nsfw clip from her appearance in "Hot Tub Time Machine".

Paré landed her first film role in the TV movie "Bonanno: A Godfather's Story".

This was followed by small parts in the TV series "Big Wolf on Campus" and the French film "En Vacances" (1999).

After auditioning for a bit part in the indie feature "Stardom" (2000), Paré was cast by director Denys Arcand  to star in the film, followed by starring roles in "Lost and Delirious" (2001) and the TV mini-series "Random Passage" (2002) and "Napoléon".

Her notable feature film work includes "Wicker Park" (2004), "Lives of the Saints" (2004), "Protect and Serve" (2007), "Jusqu'à toi" (2007), "The Trotsky" (2008), "Suck" (2008), "Red Coat Justice" (2009) and the Hollywood feature, "Hot Tub Time Machine" (2010).

Paré's breakout role was in "Mad Men", playing 'Megan Calvet', a secretary at the ad agency 'Sterling Cooper'.

As anyone who’s read Mary Shelley’s classic horror novel (or seen one of the many film adaptions of the story, now in the public domain) can tell you, the creature most people think of as “Frankenstein” should really be called “Frankenstein’s monster.” 20th Century Fox’s upcoming take on the tale, however, has a title that makes the delineation even clearer: It’s called Victor Frankenstein, emphasizing the man, not the monster.

The film, announced last year, will star James McAvoy (X-Men) as the eponymous doctor and Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) as Igor, his hunchbacked lab assistant.

Usually June is associated with the first real month of summer -- a time to go out and frolic through the wilderness like a snowman that doesn't know any better. But it also gets really, really hot, which has people retreating to their local multiplex or, even better, their luxuriously air-conditioned living rooms. With that in mind, take a look at the television shows and movies that will be available on Netflix's steaming service come June (via Vulture).

Thought the snail-who-dreamed-of-being-a-racecar saga ended with last summer's DreamWorks Animated joint "Turbo?" Think again. Apparently there's a television spin-off. And you can watch it on Netflix. We also have to give it up for a pair of wonderful sequels that are going to be on in June: the obviously-shot-in-Canada-even-though-it's-set-in-New York robo-epic "Short Circuit 2" (a favorite since childhood) and the far darker and more sinister "Wolf Creek 2," a sequel to the...

Take another look @ "Mad Men" actress Jessica Paré in a recent issue of "Elle" (Canada) magazine, as well as an Nsfw clip from her appearance in "Hot Tub Time Machine".

Paré landed her first film role in the TV movie "Bonanno: A Godfather's Story".

This was followed by small parts in the TV series "Big Wolf on Campus" and the French film "En Vacances" (1999).

After auditioning for a bit part in the indie feature "Stardom" (2000), Paré was cast by director Denys Arcand  to star in the film, followed by starring roles in "Lost and Delirious" (2001) and the TV mini-series "Random Passage" (2002) and "Napoléon".

Her notable feature film work includes "Wicker Park" (2004), "Lives of the Saints" (2004), "Protect and Serve" (2007), "Jusqu'à toi" (2007), "The Trotsky" (2008), "Suck" (2008), "Red Coat Justice" (2009) and the Hollywood feature, "Hot Tub Time Machine" (2010).

Paré's breakout role was in "Mad Men", playing 'Megan Calvet', a secretary at the ad agency 'Sterling Cooper'.

Today’s film is the 2002 short Heaven. The film is written and directed by Samuel Bennetts, and stars Scott Kelly, Toby Schmitz, and Rose Byrne. Byrne’s work on tv includes the role of Ellen Parsons on Damages, and her movie roles include Sunshine, Wicker Park, Bridesmaids, Insidious, and The Place Beyond The Pines. Her newest feature, titled Neighbors, opens in wide release in American theatres this weekend.

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Sneak Peek "Mad Men" actress Jessica Paré, covering the Spring 2014 issue of "Fashion" magazine, photographed by Gabor Jurina and Zeina Esmail:

"I’m a huge Marlene Dietrich fan," said Paré. "She’s got this raunchy kind of strength. It would be hard to find a man who could come up with something hard for her to handle. She’s seen it all and done it all. I read her biography as a kid and it stayed with me since..."

Paré landed her first film role in the TV movie "Bonanno: A Godfather's Story", followed by small parts in the TV series "Big Wolf on Campus" and the French film "En Vacances" (1999).

After auditioning for a bit part in the indie feature "Stardom" (2000), Paré was cast by director Denys Arcand to star in the film, followed by starring roles in "Lost and Delirious" (2001) and TV mini-series "Random Passage" (2002).

Her notable feature...

Take another look @ images of "Mad Men" actress Jessica Paré in a recent issue of "GQ" magazine, as well as an Nsfw clip from her appearance in the feature "Lost and Delirious".

Paré landed her first film role in the TV movie "Bonanno: A Godfather's Story".

This was followed by small parts in the TV series "Big Wolf on Campus" and the French film "En Vacances" (1999).

After auditioning for a bit part in the indie feature "Stardom" (2000), Paré was cast by director Denys Arcand  to star in the film, followed by starring roles in "Lost and Delirious" (2001) and the TV mini-series "Random Passage" (2002) and "Napoléon".

Her notable feature film work includes "Wicker Park" (2004), "Lives of the Saints" (2004), "Protect and Serve" (2007), "Jusqu'à toi" (2007), "The Trotsky" (2008), "Suck" (2008), "Red Coat Justice" (2009) and the Hollywood feature, "Hot Tub Time Machine" (2010).

Paré's breakout role is "Mad Men", playing 'Megan Calvet', a secretary at ad agency 'Sterling Cooper'.

Take another look @ "Mad Men" actress Jessica Paré in a recent issue of "Elle" (Canada) magazine, as well as an Nsfw clip from her appearance in "Hot Tub Time Machine".

Paré landed her first film role in the TV movie "Bonanno: A Godfather's Story".

This was followed by small parts in the TV series "Big Wolf on Campus" and the French film "En Vacances" (1999).

After auditioning for a bit part in the indie feature "Stardom" (2000), Paré was cast by director Denys Arcand  to star in the film, followed by starring roles in "Lost and Delirious" (2001) and the TV mini-series "Random Passage" (2002) and "Napoléon".

Her notable feature film work includes "Wicker Park" (2004), "Lives of the Saints" (2004), "Protect and Serve" (2007), "Jusqu'à toi" (2007), "The Trotsky" (2008), "Suck" (2008), "Red Coat Justice" (2009) and the Hollywood feature, "Hot Tub Time Machine" (2010).

Paré's breakout role was in "Mad Men", playing 'Megan Calvet', a secretary at the ad agency 'Sterling Cooper'.

Sneak Peek new images of "Mad Men" actress Jessica Paré in the March 2014 issue of GQ  magazine, as well as an Nsfw clip from her appearance in "Lost and Delirious".

Paré landed her first film role in the TV movie "Bonanno: A Godfather's Story".

This was followed by small parts in the TV series "Big Wolf on Campus" and the French film "En Vacances" (1999).

After auditioning for a bit part in the indie feature "Stardom" (2000), Paré was cast by director Denys Arcand  to star in the film, followed by starring roles in "Lost and Delirious" (2001) and the TV mini-series "Random Passage" (2002) and "Napoléon".

Her notable feature film work includes "Wicker Park" (2004), "Lives of the Saints" (2004), "Protect and Serve" (2007), "Jusqu'à toi" (2007), "The Trotsky" (2008), "Suck" (2008), "Red Coat Justice" (2009) and the Hollywood feature, "Hot Tub Time Machine" (2010).

Paré's breakout role was in "Mad Men", playing 'Megan Calvet', a secretary at the ad agency 'Sterling Cooper'.