NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie “Fame” and then belted out the era-defining hit “Flashdance.. .What a Feeling” from 1983′s “Flashdance,” has died. She was 63. Her publicist, Judith A. Moose, announced the news on … Read more
(LR:) Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell in DevotionImage: Eli Ade Early on in Devotion, Jesse Brown (Jonathan Majors), the first Black aviator in Navy history, tries to psych himself up before taking to the skies. It’s a pivotal moment in the film and uses a classic film trope: talking to oneself while looking at the … Read more
Steve Martin and John Candy in Planes, Trains & Automobiles (Picture: Paramount Pictures)Graphic: Libby McGuire This year marks the 35th anniversary of what is widely considered the best Thanksgiving movie of all time—Planes, Trains & Automobiles. Paramount is marking the occasion with a new remastered 4K release featuring over an hour of deleted scenes from … Read more
Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams Photo: netflix Though were wolves, sirens, and Gorgons abound, there’s no Frankenstein’s monster on wednesday. But the show itself is a shambling corpse crudely assembled from pieces of undead media: Fans of teen fiction will recognize moldering chunks of everything from Veronica Mars and Mean Girls to Harry Potter and … Read more
(from left) Frankie Thorn and Harvey Keitel in Abel Ferrara’s bad lieutenant.Photo: lionsgate Rosary beads dangle from the rearview mirror of his Crown Victoria. The caterwaul of a call-in radio show ricochets through the parked car. Outside, swarms of children surge into the St. Clare of Assisi School. Abel Ferrara’s 1992 classic bad lieutenant, which … Read more
Seven years ago, the filmmaker Rian Johnson was chosen to write and direct “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” He was a surprising pick for what was, alongside Marvel, arguably Disney’s biggest film property. Johnson had made his name writing and directing the low-budget noir film “Brick” and the sci-fi thriller “Looper,” which were both quirky … Read more
Amy Adams as Giselle in DisenchantedImage: Disney Enterprises, Inc. The musical extravaganza Enchanted was notable for many things—bringing an animated Disney princess to life; launching the film career of Amy Adams; the original songs by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz; and, of course, the many self-referential gags aimed at Disney feature-animation history, going all the … Read more
Image: Warner Bros./DC Comics There’ve been so many superhero movies that have come out since 1998 that nearly every one of them has someone go to their defense. Think of whatever’s considered the worst MCU movie, or the worst movie in the X-Men gold Spiderman franchises, and you can probably name someone who would tell … Read more
At times, I found watching Emancipation so painful that it was almost unbearable. Its director, Antoine Fuqa, knew this and—to his great credit, I think—talked to me openly and at length for this group of Q&As about his film. Will Smitha producer as well as the star, answered questions separately by email, and his costars … Read more
Image: disney David Harbor keeps hyping up the Thunderbolts movie. Ross Duffer teases Stranger Things‘final season as a return to the first. More, a new look at the return of His Dark Materialsand what’s coming on The Mayfair Witches. Spoilers get! The Chronicles of Narnia According to What’s on NetflixNetflix is courting Greta Gerwig (Barbie) … Read more