“The Ugly American” (1958) Drama Running Time: 120 minutes Written by: Stewart Stern Directed by: George Englund Featuring: Marlon Brando, Sandra Church, Eiji Okada, Pat Hingle, Judson Pratt, Reiko Sato and Arthur Hill Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite: “I'd like to interrupt, eh, gentlemen, to point out that the only thing that is clear so far is that there's no clarity at all. So if you don't …
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Teaser Trailer: “Joker: Folie a Deux” (2024)
Teaser Trailer: “Joker: Folie a Deux” (2024) Warner Bros. Pictures has premiered the official teaser trailer for filmmaker Todd Phillips’ highly anticipated “Joker: Folie a Deux” starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. Phoenix returns as Arthur Fleck here in a story that will reportedly unfold almost entirely within Gotham City’s Arkham Asylum and will have …
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Trailer: “Maxxxine” (2024)
Trailer: “Maxxxine” (2024) A24 has premiered the trailer for “Maxxxine,” the third film in Ti West’s trilogy that began with “X” and “Pearl” which both released to much acclaim in 2022. Whereas “X” was set in the 1970s and “Pearl” a prequel in 1918, “Maxxxine” unfolds in Los Angeles 1985. The story follows Maxine Minx …
Movie Review: “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” (2024)
“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” (2024) Action Running Time: 115 minutes Written by: Terry Rossio, Simon Barrett and Jeremy Slater Directed by: Adam Wingard Featuring: Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns and Fala Chen Bernie Hayes: “Kong can't stop this on his own.” Ilene Andrews: “He won't be alone.” Godzilla x Kong, the latest entry in the MonsterVerse franchise, delivers exactly what …
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Blu-ray review: “One-Eyed Jacks” (1960)
“One-Eyed Jacks” (1960) Western Running Time: 141 minutes Written by: Guy Trosper and Calder Willingham Directed by: Marlon Brando Featuring: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Katy Jurado, Ben Johnson and Pina Pellicer Rio: “You may be a one-eyed jack around here, but I've seen the other side of your face.” "One-Eyed Jacks," directed by and starring Marlon Brando, is a cinematic gem that stands as a …
Second Trailer: “Monkey Man” (2024)
Trailer: “Monkey Man” (2024) A second trailer has been released for Dev Patel’s feature directorial debut movie “Monkey Man” which Universal Pictures is releasing in cinemas on April 5th. Patel plays Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club. Night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he …
Trailer: “Interview with the Vampire: Season Two” (2024)
Trailer: “Interview with the Vampire: Season Two" (2024) AMC has released the official full-length trailer for the second season of its “Interview with the Vampire”. The eight-episode second season adapts the back half of Anne Rice’s beloved first book in “The Vampire Chronicles” series. The series sees Louis (Jacob Anderson) and his vampire daughter Claudia …
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Second Trailer: “Doctor Who” (2024)
Trailer: “Doctor Who: Season One” (2024) A second official trailer has arrived for Ncuti Gatwa’s first full season as the new The Doctor in “Doctor Who” for the BBC and Disney+ service. Gatwa first appeared in the third of David Tennant’s three 60th anniversary specials and was joined by his new companion Ruby Sunday (Millie …
Blu-ray review: “The Fugitive Kind” (1960)
“The Fugitive Kind” (1960) Drama Running Time: 147 minutes Written by: Meade Roberts and Tennessee Williams Directed by: Sidney Lumet Featuring: Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, Joanne Woodward, Maureen Stapleton and Victor Jory Carol Cutrere: “Wild things leave skins behind them. They leave clean skins and teeth and white bones. And these are tokens, passed from one to another. So that the fugitive kind can follow their …
Blu-ray review: “Sayonara” (1957)
“Sayonara” (1957) Drama Running Time: 147 minutes Written by: Paul Osborn Directed by: Joshua Logan Featuring: Marlon Brando, Patricia Owens, James Garner, Martha Scott, Miiko Taka, Miyoshi Umeki, Red Buttons and Ricardo Montalbán Hana-ogi: “The pleasure does not lie in the end itself. It's in the pleasurable steps to that end.” "Sayonara" is a captivating cinematic masterpiece that delves deep into the complexities of love, culture, and …
Trailer: “Doctor Who: Season 1″ (2024)
Trailer: “Doctor Who: Season 1" (2024) The full-length official trailer has arrived for Ncuti Gatwa’s first full season as the new The Doctor in “Doctor Who” for the BBC and Disney+ service. Gatwa first appeared in the third of David Tennant’s three 60th anniversary specials and was joined by his new companion Ruby Sunday (Millie …
Trailer: “House of the Dragon: Season Two” (2024)
Trailer: “House of the Dragon: Season Two” (2024) HBO has released duelling trailers for the highly anticipated second season of its “Game of Thrones” spin-off series “House of the Dragon”. https://videopress.com/v/8r6DVZxJ?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the series chronicles the rise and the downfall of the Targaryens – the only family of dragonlords …
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Trailer: “Alien: Romulus” (2024)
Trailer: “Alien: Romulus” (2024) 20th Century Studios has premiered the first trailer for Fede Alvarez’s “Alien: Romulus” ahead of the film’s opening on August 16th. While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe. The …
Trailer: “Star Wars: The Acolyte” (2024)
Trailer: “Star Wars: The Acolyte” (2024) Disney has premiered the teaser trailer for new “Star Wars” series “The Acolyte”. Set around fifty years before the events of “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” and towards the end of the High Republic era, the live-action series follows a former Jedi Padawan and her one-time …
Trailer: “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (2024)
Trailer: “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (2024) Warner Bros. Pictures has premiered the second trailer for George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” the upcoming prequel to 2015’s “Mad Max: Fury Road”. The new take sees Anya Taylor-Joy playing a younger version of Charlize Theron’s Furiosa character who was snatched from the Green Place of …
Blu-ray Review: “Serpico” (1973)
“Serpico” (1973) Drama Running Time: 130 minutes Written by: Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler Directed by: Sidney Lumet Featuring: Al Pacino Frank Serpico: “The reality is that we do not wash our own laundry--it just gets dirtier.” "Serpico," directed by Sidney Lumet and released in 1973, remains a quintessential cinematic masterpiece that not only entertains but also leaves an indelible mark …
Blu-ray Review: “The Offence” (1973)
“The Offence” (1973) Drama Running Time: 100 minutes Written by: John Hopkins Directed by: Sidney Lumet Featuring: Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Vivien Merchant and Ian Bannen Kenneth Baxter: “Nothing I have done can be one half as bad as the thoughts in your head.” "The Offence," a 1973 film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Sean Connery, is a harrowing exploration of the …
Trailer: Amazon’s “Fallout” Series (2024)
Trailer: Amazon’s “Fallout” Series (2024) Amazon’s Prime Video has released the second official trailer from its live-action TV series adaptation of the famed “Fallout” video game franchise. Two hundred years after an apocalypse that took place in the 1950s, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their …
Blu-ray review: “Child’s Play” (1967)
“Child’s Play” (1967) Drama Running Time: 100 minutes Written by: Leon Prochnik Directed by: Sidney Lumet Featuring: James Mason, Robert Preston, Beau Bridges and Kate Harrington Joseph Dobbs: [to his juniors] “If you don't trust kids, don't become teachers. If you're afraid of kids, get out of the business of running schools!” "Child's Play," directed by Sidney Lumet, is a gripping psychological …
Trailer: “The Crow” (2024)
Trailer: “The Crow” (2024) Lionsgate has premiered the first official trailer for “The Crow,” its modern reimagining of the original graphic novel by James O’Barr. Soulmates Eric Draven (Bill Skarsgård) and Shelly Webster (FKA twigs) are brutally murdered when the demons of her dark past catch up with them. Given the chance to save his …
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