Baby Brother, set in Liverpool, is not easy viewing for a number of reasons. Firmly in the tradition of Britain’s kitchen-sink realism movement, the gritty drama features copious amounts of brutality of both the emotional and physical varieties. It is also demanding of the audience in its storytelling, depicting two separate days years apart and
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‘Eden’ Review: Jude Law Leads a Starry Cast Marooned in Ron Howard’s Odd and Off-Putting Survival Tale
It would be completely understandable that Ron Howard, having directed more than two dozen genre-tripping films spanning six decades, would want to shake things up a bit by jumping into something outside his proven comfort zone. And it would be equally logical that the vehicle to take him there would be a certifiably bizarre but
Desmin Borges Comedy ‘Hangdog’ Lands at Good Deed (Exclusive)
Good Deed Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to Hangdog, a comedy movie starring Desmin Borges and Kelly O’Sullivan. Director Matt Cascella’s feature is scheduled for release via digital platforms on Oct. 25, which will be preceded by advance theatrical screenings in select cities. Rounding out the cast are Barbara Rosenblat, Steve Coulter, Catherine Curtin and
As Documentary Producers Release Guidelines for Generative AI, a Multi-Year Initiative Begins
At the Camden International Film Festival, a capital for documentary filmmaking, a group of documentary producers presented its best practice guidelines for using Generative AI in non-fiction filmmaking, also announcing further educational efforts. The Archival Producers Alliance (APA) — founded in 2023 and made up of over 300 researchers, producers, and award-winning filmmakers — has
‘S-Town’ TV Show in the Works From Apple, Host Says
A Hollywood adaptation of S-Town is still in the works, with a fresh creative team. Host Brian Reed tells The Hollywood Reporter that Apple TV+ is eying a limited series adaptation of the podcast, with Damages and Bloodline co-creator Daniel Zelman attached to develop the project. Apple TV+ declined to comment. Zelman’s reps did not
Annapurna Interactive Video Game Staff Resigns (Report)
The entire staff of Annapurna Interactive, the video game division at Megan Ellison‘s Annapurna, has resigned, according to a report from Bloomberg, citing multiple sources. A rep for the company did not comment on the story. On Sept. 6, Annapurna said that its president, Nathan Gary, who also oversaw the company’s video game operations, would
Toronto: Steven Soderbergh on ‘Jaws’ Book, Genre Films and Streaming Success: “You’ve Got to Make Good Shit”
Steven Soderbergh has opened up about a giant book on Jaws, the classic Steven Spielberg thriller he first saw in 1975, that he has been working on for nearly 15 years. “I’ve been working on this thing [the book] that is ostensibly about directing and uses as its spine an analysis of the making of
Chad McQueen, ‘Karate Kid’ Actor and Son of Film Star Steve McQueen, Dies at 63
Chad McQueen, who followed his father, Steve McQueen, into acting and auto racing and portrayed the bully Dutch in the first two Karate Kid movies, has died. He was 63. McQueen died Wednesday of organ failure at his ranch in Palm Desert, his friend of 40 years, Arthur Barens, told The Hollywood Reporter. He had
‘Uglies’ Review: An Appealing Joey King Headlines McG’s Routine Dystopian YA Adaptation for Netflix
Based on the bestselling novel, the film revolves around a young woman living in a society that mandates cosmetic surgery at age 16. September 12, 2024 4:00pm ‘Uglies’ Brian Douglas/Netflix A brave young woman battles a repressive society in a dystopian future, while honing her archery skills in the process. No, it’s not The Hunger
Colin Farrell Doesn’t Know if He Would Return for Potential ‘Penguin’ Season 2: “I F***ing Wanted It to Be Finished”
Live Feed The HBO show, a spinoff from Matt Reeves’ 2022 movie ‘The Batman,’ premieres Sept. 19. ‘The Penguin’ Courtesy of WB Discovery Logo text While Colin Farrell was “grateful” to play the Penguin in the upcoming HBO show of the same name, he isn’t sure if he would ever want to “put that fucking suit