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Month: January 2022
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Sundance 2022: Cha Cha Real Smooth
Every year the Sundance Film Festival has that one film that stands out as the ultimate crowd-pleaser of the festival. Last year, it was Coda. I was pretty excited to see what film, or if there […]
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Directors Guild of America (DGA) Nominations Announced.
The Directors Guild of America released its nominations today and it could be a very good preview of what’s to come for the Best Director category at the Academy Awards. The DGA award is one […]
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Writers Guild Award Nominations Announced
The nominations for the annual WGA awards have arrived. The line-up confirms some of the Oscar favorites to receive nominations on Oscar Nom morning. Here are the nominees: ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Being the Ricardos, Written by Aaron […]
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33rd Producers Guild of America Awards Nominations
The Oscar season is heating up as the Producers Guild announced its PGA Awards nominations for theatrical motion pictures, animated features, TV series, and specials and televised/streamed motion pictures. On the day where WGA, DGA […]
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Apple Nabs Cha Cha Real Smooth At Sundance For $15 Million
This was my prediction after screening the film a few days back and I’m quite excited about it! Sundance Film Festival darling Cha Cha Real Smooth has found its home and its apple sized! Variety has confirmed […]
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Sundance 2022: 892
892 not only gives us a career-best performance by John Boyega but a film that examines the moral compass of right and wrong. […]
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Sundance 2022: Dual
Despite its uneventful finale, Dual is a film that, once discovered, will undoubtedly create a discourse for fan theories and conversations about the true meaning of Stearns’ film. […]
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Sundance 2022: Fresh
Full of earned twists and turns, Fresh may be one of the best narrative features at Sundance this year. […]
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Sundance 2022: Resurrection
There is no denying that Rebecca Hall is on fire. Hall had her directorial debut at last year’s Sundance Film Festival with Passing and gave one of the most underrated performances of 2021 in The Night […]
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Sundance 2022: Lucy and Desi
I Love Lucy is regarded by many as one, if not the greatest, television sitcom of all time. During its six-season run, the show never dipped from the top 3 shows on television and peaked at […]
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Ivory Aquino will play Alysia Yeoh In Batgirl
As Batgirl images are flooding social media, Deadline has confirmed a bit of casting news. Ivory Aquino (When They See Us) has joined the cast of the HBO Max project. Ivory Aquino is playing Alysia Yeoh in […]
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Sundance 2022: When You Finish Saving The World
The Sundance Film Festival provides some of the most unique and exciting films of any calendar year. One of my most anticipated films this year was When You Finish Saving The World, the directorial debut […]
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A Christmas Story Sequel In The Works: Peter Billingsley Set To Return
OHHHH FUDGE! EW has confirmed that a sequel to the iconic 1983 holiday classic A Christmas Story is in the works, EW has learned. Legendary and Warner Bros. have closed a deal for original star Peter Billingsley to […]
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Joe Bob’s Heartbreak Trailer Park Coming To Shudder In February
Continuing the tradition of Holiday specials, Shudder has announced that a new Joe Bob Briggs special titled Joe Bob’s Heartbreak Trailer Park will premiere on Friday, February 11th. Shudder provided a small snippet regarding the special, Love […]
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Sundance Film Festival: My Most Anticipated Films
The day has arrived! The first film festival of 2022 is here and it’s one of the best. Sundance has returned, virtually for the second year in a row. Despite the change in scenery, the […]
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200: Favorite Films Fantasy Draft
[powerpress] It’s our 200th episode! We break down our favorite films in a fantasy draft you do not want to miss! — 0:00 – 52:00: News To Catch a Thief Remake in the Works Michael Imperioli […]
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199: January Releases Fantasy Draft
[powerpress] January is best known as a “dump month” when movie theaters become flooded with titles for which the studios have little hope of success. The guys draft their top January releases in this week’s […]
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USC Scripter Award Nominations Announced
In what could be a telling sign of where the Adapted Screenplay nominations will be heading, the USC Libraries announced their nominees for the 34th annual USC Scripter Awards. The awards honor the best adapted […]
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Robert Pattinson Will Star In Bong Joon Hoʼs Upcoming Film Adaptation Of Mickey7
Now this is quite the dream pairing! Deadline has first reported that Academy Award winner Bong Joon Ho is in talks to write and direct an untitled film based on Edward Ashton’s upcoming novel Mickey7 for Warner […]
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Visual Effects Society Awards Nominations: Dune Leads
To the surprise of no one, Dune, Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel leads the feature competition of the 20th Visual Effects Society Awards. Due to the COVID surge, VES is still considering […]
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Scream Dethrones Spider-Man As Box-Office King With $34M Holiday Debut
After almost a month at the top of the box office, Spider-Man: No Way Home has been dethroned. Scream takes the top spot after the long Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend at the box office with […]
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Joss Whedon Addresses Justice League Reshoot Allegations
The fall of director Joss Whedon has been well documented over the past few years. Now that years have passed, Whedon addresses the allegations and it’s safe to say, he did not help his case […]
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The Tender Bar
The Tender Bar is the newest Amazon Prime film and the latest directorial effort from George Clooney, who is extremely hit or miss as a director with more misses than hits. Thankfully this is one of […]
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Tim Allen Returning For Santa Clause Disney+ Series
As a fan of the original 90’s Holiday Classic, I am quite happy with this news! Tim Allen is reprising his role as Scott Calvin/Santa Claus for a Disney+ series. According to Variety, the show based […]
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***UPDATED*** Academy Award Predictions
After the Golden Globe winners, SAG nominations, & BAFTA long-lists, theres no better time to update cinephiles with my latest Oscar predictions. The biggest changes stem in the rise of Nicole Kidman as the front […]
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BAFTA Film Awards Longlists 2022
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has revealed its longlists of nominees across 24 categories for its upcoming film awards. “No Time to Die,” “Belfast” and “West Side Story” are among the […]
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2022 Screen Actors Guild Nominations
The nominations for this years SAG awards were announced on Wednesday morning by Vanessa Hudgens and Rosario Dawson. The nominations tout the acting union’s picks for the best performances of the year across film and television, including the […]
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The Batman Has Been Officially Rated PG-13
Despite rumors that The Batman would be rated R, the official rating for the film has been revealed. Per FilmRatings.com, the upcoming Matt Reeves directed film has received a PG-13 rating for “strong violent and disturbing content, […]
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Ellen Pompeo To Return To Grey’s Anatomy As The Series Is Renewed For Season 19
Welp, for anyone that expected Grey’s Anatomy to be coming to an end soon, you may want to rethink those expectations. ABC has just announced the medical drama will continue with its season 19 renewal. Along with […]
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Emily In Paris Renewed For Seasons 3 & 4
To the surprise of no one,Netflix has provided a two-season renewal to Emily In Paris. The renewal comes after the Darren Star-created series returned for its second season on December 22nd and watched for 107.6M […]
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Hell or High Water Series In Development At Fox
One of my favorite films of 2016 is headed to the small screen! Variety has first reported that Fox Entertainment is developing a series adaptation of Taylor Sheridan and David Mackenzie’s Hell or High Water. Hell […]
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The Morning Show Renewed For Season 3 With New Showrunner
Despite lackluster reviews for its second season, The Morning Show has been renewed for a third season at Apple TV+ — with its third showrunner. The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Charlotte Stoudt will take over as showrunner starting […]
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79th Golden Globe Award Winners: West Side Story & The Power of the Dog Win Best Picture
The HFPA announced their winners of the 79th Golden Globe Awards on Sunday and for the most part, all the winners went as expected. Taking the top honors were The Power of the Dog & West Side Story. In […]
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Dev Patel, Ralph Fiennes and Ben Kingsley Join Benedict Cumberbatch in Wes Anderson’s New Film
Academy Award nominee Wes Anderson’s next film just received quite the casting boost. The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ralph Fiennes and Ben Kingsley have boarded Wes Anderson’s newest feature, an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s short story collection The Wonderful […]
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Pixar’s Turning Red Will Stream To Disney+ Exclusively March 11th
In a sign of the Omicron variant , another Pixar movie will be skipping a theatrical release. In a press release sent out by Disney, the studio announced that they would be streaming Turning Red directly […]
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Rooney Mara To Play Audrey Hepburn In Apple TV+ Biopic
Now this is casting news I can get behind! Deadline has confirmed that Academy Award nominee Rooney Mara is set to play the legendary Academy Award winner Audrey Hepburn in a biopic from Academy Award […]
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Don’t Look Up Has Broken Netflix’s Weekly Viewing Record
Since the initial press screenings, Don’t Look Up has become one of the most divisive films released in 2021. As the film premiered on December 24th on Netflix, the split between the films quality has not effected […]
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79th Golden Globes to Take Place Without Celebrities, Press or Audience in Attendance
The Oscar Season is in full swing and the upcoming Golden Globe Awards are set to announce their winners this weekend, however, the ceremony will look a bit different. As first reported by The Hollywood […]
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Vanessa Kirby Replaces Jodie Comer In Kitbag
On Tuesday, it was announced that Jodie Comer would be leaving the upcoming Ridley Scott Napoleon film, Kitbag. A few hours later, the replacement was confirmed. Deadline has reported that Academy Award nominee Vanessa Kirby has […]
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Chris Evans In Talks To Play Gene Kelly
It looks as though Fred Astaire is not the only Hollywood legend to be portrayed on the screen. Deadline has reported that Chris Evans is in talks to play Gene Kelly in a movie set to […]
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Keanu Reeves In Talks To Star In Hulu’s Series Adaptation Of The Devil In The White City
This would be quite the casting! Deadline has first reported that Keanu Reeves is in negotiations to star in Hulu’s series adaptation of The Devil In The White City, the big-budget take on Erik Larson’s 2003 book. The Devil […]
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Season 2 Of Space Force To Premiere In February
While the series was critically panned, the Steve Carell starring series Space Force is set to the return. On Monday, Netflix confirmed that season 2 of the series is set to launch on the streamer this February. […]
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Marvel Films Made Up 30% Of The U.S Box Office In 2021
Cinephiles across the world know the impact Marvel has had on cinema over the past 14 years. Usually standing the at the top of the box office charts, 2021 was no different and now there […]
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Spider-Man: No Way Home Three Peats At The Box Office
To the surprise of no one, Spider-Man: No Way Home brought in the new year the same way it closed it out as the number one movie at the box office. Spider-Man: No Way Home […]