Sony's PlayStation Productions "Twisted Metal", the Peacock produced, live-action "Mad Max"-type TV series, based on the video game, starring Anthony Mackie ("The Falcon and the Winter Soldier") as 'John Doe', has been renewed for Season 2 streaming on Paramount+:
"...'John Doe' (Mackie) is a man that has no memories of his past and is seeking a better life. As such, he accepts a dangerous mission to deliver a package across a wasteland that's filled with wild characters...
"...including killer clown 'Sweet Tooth', plus the masked 'Dollface'.
"Twisted Metal", debuting in 1995, is a series of vehicular combat video games published by Sony Computer Entertainment, appearing on PlayStation consoles, including PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3.
"...the demolition derby permits the use of ballistic projectiles, machine guns, mines and other types of weapons up to and including satellite-based and nuclear weapons.
"Players choose a vehicle...
"...'John Doe' (Mackie) is a man that has no memories of his past and is seeking a better life. As such, he accepts a dangerous mission to deliver a package across a wasteland that's filled with wild characters...
"...including killer clown 'Sweet Tooth', plus the masked 'Dollface'.
"Twisted Metal", debuting in 1995, is a series of vehicular combat video games published by Sony Computer Entertainment, appearing on PlayStation consoles, including PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3.
"...the demolition derby permits the use of ballistic projectiles, machine guns, mines and other types of weapons up to and including satellite-based and nuclear weapons.
"Players choose a vehicle...
- 12/8/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Sony's PlayStation Productions "Twisted Metal" is a Peacock original, live-action "Mad Max"-type TV series, based on the video game, starring Anthony Mackie ("The Falcon and the Winter Soldier") as 'John Doe', now streaming on Paramount+:
"...'John Doe' (Mackie) is a man that has no memories of his past and is seeking a better life. As such, he accepts a dangerous mission to deliver a package across a wasteland that's filled with wild characters...
"...including killer clown 'Sweet Tooth', plus the masked 'Dollface'.
"Twisted Metal", debuting in 1995, is a series of vehicular combat video games published by Sony Computer Entertainment, appearing on PlayStation consoles, including PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3.
"...the demolition derby permits the use of ballistic projectiles, machine guns, mines and other types of weapons up to and including satellite-based and nuclear weapons.
"Players choose a vehicle and an arena...
"...'John Doe' (Mackie) is a man that has no memories of his past and is seeking a better life. As such, he accepts a dangerous mission to deliver a package across a wasteland that's filled with wild characters...
"...including killer clown 'Sweet Tooth', plus the masked 'Dollface'.
"Twisted Metal", debuting in 1995, is a series of vehicular combat video games published by Sony Computer Entertainment, appearing on PlayStation consoles, including PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3.
"...the demolition derby permits the use of ballistic projectiles, machine guns, mines and other types of weapons up to and including satellite-based and nuclear weapons.
"Players choose a vehicle and an arena...
- 8/27/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Take a look at new footage from Sony's PlayStation Productions live-action "Mad Max"-inspired TV series starring Anthony Mackie ("The Falcon and the Winter Soldier") as 'John Doe', streaming July 27, 2023 on Peacock:
"...'John Doe' (Mackie) is a man that has no memories of his past and is seeking a better life.
“As such, he accepts a dangerous mission to deliver a package across a wasteland that's filled with wild characters...
"...including killer clown 'Sweet Tooth', plus the masked 'Dollface'.
"Twisted Metal", debuting in 1995, is a series of vehicular combat video games published by Sony Computer Entertainment, appearing on PlayStation consoles, including PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3.
"...the demolition derby permits the use of ballistic projectiles, machine guns, mines and other types of weapons up to and including satellite-based and nuclear weapons.
“Players choose a vehicle and an arena to engage in battle with opposing drivers.
"...'John Doe' (Mackie) is a man that has no memories of his past and is seeking a better life.
“As such, he accepts a dangerous mission to deliver a package across a wasteland that's filled with wild characters...
"...including killer clown 'Sweet Tooth', plus the masked 'Dollface'.
"Twisted Metal", debuting in 1995, is a series of vehicular combat video games published by Sony Computer Entertainment, appearing on PlayStation consoles, including PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3.
"...the demolition derby permits the use of ballistic projectiles, machine guns, mines and other types of weapons up to and including satellite-based and nuclear weapons.
“Players choose a vehicle and an arena to engage in battle with opposing drivers.
- 7/11/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Take a look at new footage from Sony's PlayStation Productions live-action "Mad Max"-inspired TV series starring Anthony Mackie ("The Falcon and the Winter Soldier") as 'John Doe', streaming July 27, 2023 on Peacock:
"...'John Doe' (Mackie) is a man that has no memories of his past and is seeking a better life.
“As such, he accepts a dangerous mission to deliver a package across a wasteland that's filled with wild characters...
"...including killer clown 'Sweet Tooth', plus the masked 'Dollface'.
"Twisted Metal", debuting in 1995, is a series of vehicular combat video games published by Sony Computer Entertainment, appearing on PlayStation consoles, including PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3.
"...the demolition derby permits the use of ballistic projectiles, machine guns, mines and other types of weapons up to and including satellite-based and nuclear weapons.
“Players choose a vehicle and an arena to engage in battle with opposing drivers.
"...'John Doe' (Mackie) is a man that has no memories of his past and is seeking a better life.
“As such, he accepts a dangerous mission to deliver a package across a wasteland that's filled with wild characters...
"...including killer clown 'Sweet Tooth', plus the masked 'Dollface'.
"Twisted Metal", debuting in 1995, is a series of vehicular combat video games published by Sony Computer Entertainment, appearing on PlayStation consoles, including PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3.
"...the demolition derby permits the use of ballistic projectiles, machine guns, mines and other types of weapons up to and including satellite-based and nuclear weapons.
“Players choose a vehicle and an arena to engage in battle with opposing drivers.
- 6/9/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Sony's PlayStation Productions "Twisted Metal" is a live-action "Mad Max"-type TV series, based on the video game, starring Anthony Mackie ("The Falcon and the Winter Soldier") as 'John Doe', streaming July 27, 2023 on Peacock:
"...'John Doe' (Mackie) is a man that has no memories of his past and is seeking a better life. As such, he accepts a dangerous mission to deliver a package across a wasteland that's filled with wild characters...
"...including killer clown 'Sweet Tooth', plus the masked 'Dollface'.
"Twisted Metal", debuting in 1995, is a series of vehicular combat video games published by Sony Computer Entertainment, appearing on PlayStation consoles, including PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3.
"...the demolition derby permits the use of ballistic projectiles, machine guns, mines and other types of weapons up to and including satellite-based and nuclear weapons.
"Players choose a vehicle and an arena to engage in battle with opposing drivers.
"...'John Doe' (Mackie) is a man that has no memories of his past and is seeking a better life. As such, he accepts a dangerous mission to deliver a package across a wasteland that's filled with wild characters...
"...including killer clown 'Sweet Tooth', plus the masked 'Dollface'.
"Twisted Metal", debuting in 1995, is a series of vehicular combat video games published by Sony Computer Entertainment, appearing on PlayStation consoles, including PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3.
"...the demolition derby permits the use of ballistic projectiles, machine guns, mines and other types of weapons up to and including satellite-based and nuclear weapons.
"Players choose a vehicle and an arena to engage in battle with opposing drivers.
- 5/23/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Sony's PlayStation Productions "Twisted Metal" is a live-action "Mad Max"-type TV series, based on the video game, starring Anthony Mackie ("The Falcon and the Winter Soldier") as 'John Doe', streaming July 27, 2023 on Peacock:
"...'John Doe' (Mackie) is a man that has no memories of his past and is seeking a better life. As such, he accepts a dangerous mission to deliver a package across a wasteland that's filled with wild characters...
"...including killer clown 'Sweet Tooth', plus the masked 'Dollface'.
"Twisted Metal", debuting in 1995, is a series of vehicular combat video games published by Sony Computer Entertainment, appearing on PlayStation consoles, including PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3.
"...the demolition derby permits the use of ballistic projectiles, machine guns, mines and other types of weapons up to and including satellite-based and nuclear weapons.
"Players choose a vehicle and an arena to engage in battle with opposing drivers.
"...'John Doe' (Mackie) is a man that has no memories of his past and is seeking a better life. As such, he accepts a dangerous mission to deliver a package across a wasteland that's filled with wild characters...
"...including killer clown 'Sweet Tooth', plus the masked 'Dollface'.
"Twisted Metal", debuting in 1995, is a series of vehicular combat video games published by Sony Computer Entertainment, appearing on PlayStation consoles, including PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3.
"...the demolition derby permits the use of ballistic projectiles, machine guns, mines and other types of weapons up to and including satellite-based and nuclear weapons.
"Players choose a vehicle and an arena to engage in battle with opposing drivers.
- 4/28/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Exclusive: Dawnn Lewis (This is Us) and Jude Elizabeth Mayer (Crime That Pays) are set as series regulars opposite Tate Donovan and Melissa Leo in Fox drama pilot Blood Relative in recastings. The forensic genealogy-themed crime drama hails from writer-producer Chris Levinson and producer Liza Chasin. Paramount Television Studios and Anonymous Content co-produce with Fox Entertainment.
Blood Relative is based on James Renner’s 2018 article “Beyond the Jungle of Bad: The True Story of Two Women from California Who Are Solving All the Mysteries,” about Dr. Colleen Fitzpatrick and Dr. Margaret Press, who combined their genealogy expertise to push the boundaries of forensic science and helped law enforcement identify Joe and Jane Does and track down serial killers.
Written by Levinson and Renner and to be directed by Phillip Noyce, Blood Relative centers on genetic genealogy, the best new tool in crime scene forensics, and nobody knows it like Louise...
Blood Relative is based on James Renner’s 2018 article “Beyond the Jungle of Bad: The True Story of Two Women from California Who Are Solving All the Mysteries,” about Dr. Colleen Fitzpatrick and Dr. Margaret Press, who combined their genealogy expertise to push the boundaries of forensic science and helped law enforcement identify Joe and Jane Does and track down serial killers.
Written by Levinson and Renner and to be directed by Phillip Noyce, Blood Relative centers on genetic genealogy, the best new tool in crime scene forensics, and nobody knows it like Louise...
- 1/14/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
This The Jane Doe Murders review contains spoilers.
The Jane Doe Murders is another in a long line of true crime breakdown procedurals. However, it showcases something rare but obvious in the majority of these video journalism projects. At the heart of the case which is probed on Oxygen’s two-hour forensic investigation special is a personal story. The victim is neither famous nor infamous. She wasn’t at the center of a nationwide manhunt. Parents weren’t told to check on their kids at 10 o’clock because of her. Her case went unsolved without so much as a name to identify her. The series points out there are nearly 40,000 open cases in the U.S. where the victim of a violent crime is unidentified. The victims are called Jane or John Doe. They become cold cases. The Jane Doe Murders brings warmth as well as closure.
It’s not...
The Jane Doe Murders is another in a long line of true crime breakdown procedurals. However, it showcases something rare but obvious in the majority of these video journalism projects. At the heart of the case which is probed on Oxygen’s two-hour forensic investigation special is a personal story. The victim is neither famous nor infamous. She wasn’t at the center of a nationwide manhunt. Parents weren’t told to check on their kids at 10 o’clock because of her. Her case went unsolved without so much as a name to identify her. The series points out there are nearly 40,000 open cases in the U.S. where the victim of a violent crime is unidentified. The victims are called Jane or John Doe. They become cold cases. The Jane Doe Murders brings warmth as well as closure.
It’s not...
- 1/4/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
The band X are closing out 2020 with a farewell anthem, “Goodbye Year, Goodbye,” which appeared on this past spring’s Alphabetland. “Goodbye year, goodbye,” singer Exene Cervenka and vocalist-bassist John Doe harmonize in their unique way, “Please don’t make us cry.”
The animation crew behind Tiny Concert, which recently made clips for Pearl Jam and Ozzy Osbourne, drew the band performing the song with added accouterments like a bottle of X tequila, a pesky tonearm bothering drummer DJ Bonebrake, and guitarist Billy Zoom smiling at the side of an LP.
The animation crew behind Tiny Concert, which recently made clips for Pearl Jam and Ozzy Osbourne, drew the band performing the song with added accouterments like a bottle of X tequila, a pesky tonearm bothering drummer DJ Bonebrake, and guitarist Billy Zoom smiling at the side of an LP.
- 12/8/2020
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
The Slamdance Film Festival has unveiled its lineup of 25 features along with 107 shorts and episodics for the mostly virtual 27th edition of the festival — a number that equals previous editions of the festival.
The opening night film, which will screen at a drive-in in Joshua Tree on Feb. 13, is the world premiere of “No Trace” (Nulle Trace) from Canadian director and screenwriter Simon Lavoie. Taking place in a near future, the film follows a callous smuggler hardened by life who guides a pious young woman and her child across the border to safety, unaware that their destinies are inescapably linked in an inhospitable land.
The festival will close with the world premiere screening of “18th & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium Story” at a Los Angeles drive-in on Feb. 25. The feature documentary by Stephen DeBro is the story of Los Angeles told through the prism of a historic fight palace and Aileen Eaton,...
The opening night film, which will screen at a drive-in in Joshua Tree on Feb. 13, is the world premiere of “No Trace” (Nulle Trace) from Canadian director and screenwriter Simon Lavoie. Taking place in a near future, the film follows a callous smuggler hardened by life who guides a pious young woman and her child across the border to safety, unaware that their destinies are inescapably linked in an inhospitable land.
The festival will close with the world premiere screening of “18th & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium Story” at a Los Angeles drive-in on Feb. 25. The feature documentary by Stephen DeBro is the story of Los Angeles told through the prism of a historic fight palace and Aileen Eaton,...
- 11/30/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
X pay tribute to fans with the new “I Gotta Fever” video, a track off Alphabetland, their first LP in nearly 30 years.
The clip features fans’ archival photos and videos of the band over the last 40 years, including several sold-out marquee signs, ticket stubs, and sweaty crowds. “This is the way we had planned,” John Doe and Exene Cervenka sing on the chorus. “I got a fever in my hands.”
“This year has been so hard on everyone, not just musicians but fans, too,” the band said in a statement.
The clip features fans’ archival photos and videos of the band over the last 40 years, including several sold-out marquee signs, ticket stubs, and sweaty crowds. “This is the way we had planned,” John Doe and Exene Cervenka sing on the chorus. “I got a fever in my hands.”
“This year has been so hard on everyone, not just musicians but fans, too,” the band said in a statement.
- 11/10/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Actor-producer Arbaaz Khan has filed a defamation case against several social media users who alleged his involvement in the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput and his manager Disha Salian.
Arbaaz filed the case in a civil court in the city, and the court has directed defendants Vibhor Anand and Sakshi Bhandari, and unknown defendants -- namely John Doe / Ashok Kumar -- to withdraw, recall or take down defamatory content published directly or indirectly by any of them.
The defamatory posts stated that the Arbaaz was arrested and taken into unofficial custody by Central Bureau of Investigation (Cbi) as part of the investigation.
Sushant was found dead in his apartment on June 14, 2020, and probe into his death case is still going on. After Mumbai Police initially concluded the actor had committed suicide, the case was subsequently taken up by Cbi, with Enforcement Directorate (Ed) and Narcotics Control?Bureau (Ncb) also joining the investigation.
Arbaaz filed the case in a civil court in the city, and the court has directed defendants Vibhor Anand and Sakshi Bhandari, and unknown defendants -- namely John Doe / Ashok Kumar -- to withdraw, recall or take down defamatory content published directly or indirectly by any of them.
The defamatory posts stated that the Arbaaz was arrested and taken into unofficial custody by Central Bureau of Investigation (Cbi) as part of the investigation.
Sushant was found dead in his apartment on June 14, 2020, and probe into his death case is still going on. After Mumbai Police initially concluded the actor had committed suicide, the case was subsequently taken up by Cbi, with Enforcement Directorate (Ed) and Narcotics Control?Bureau (Ncb) also joining the investigation.
- 9/29/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Seven and The Batman probably shouldn’t share that much when it comes to their trailers but from the use of shadows and the encroaching darkness and the suspenseful pauses and flurry of action, it’s hard not to see the similarities. Plus, there is a killer at loose in both of them, even though turning the Riddler into a killer is definitely a bold move considering that he’s never really been seen in the same kind of light as John Doe from Seven before. He’s definitely been a diabolical villain, but almost never a psychopath like the Joker or another few
The Batman and Seven are Eerily Similar in Trailer Comparison...
The Batman and Seven are Eerily Similar in Trailer Comparison...
- 9/11/2020
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
This Star Trek: Lower Decks review contains spoilers.
Although the mother-daughter dynamic between Captain Freeman (Dawnn Lewis) and Ensign Mariner (Tawny Newsome) dominates much of the newest episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks, you may have noticed a familiar name pop-up in the credits as part of the guest cast. No, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you. That did say “Haley Joel Osment.” And, yes, he was a huge part of the episode. Here’s what’s up with O’Connell, the guy who wants to ascend to a higher plane of existence…
Throughout the episode, Tend (Noël Wells) is obsessed with winning over O’Connell (Osment) after she accidentally ruins his ascension process by knocking over some well-placed sand. After unsuccessfully trying to get him on her side, O’Connell eventually admits that he wasn’t really all that spiritual to begin with and he was actually...
Although the mother-daughter dynamic between Captain Freeman (Dawnn Lewis) and Ensign Mariner (Tawny Newsome) dominates much of the newest episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks, you may have noticed a familiar name pop-up in the credits as part of the guest cast. No, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you. That did say “Haley Joel Osment.” And, yes, he was a huge part of the episode. Here’s what’s up with O’Connell, the guy who wants to ascend to a higher plane of existence…
Throughout the episode, Tend (Noël Wells) is obsessed with winning over O’Connell (Osment) after she accidentally ruins his ascension process by knocking over some well-placed sand. After unsuccessfully trying to get him on her side, O’Connell eventually admits that he wasn’t really all that spiritual to begin with and he was actually...
- 8/27/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
In terms of budget, release date and the people involved, Cats was the number one bomb of 2019. Costing upwards of $100 million to produce, the disastrous musical managed to earn just $6.6 million in its opening weekend en route to $27 million domestically. In the end, the movie cost Universal more than $70 million.
A lot has been written in the aftermath of the pic’s release, including lots about the infamous butthole cut, rumors of people dying during filming and Judi Dench’s miserable time making the project. But one actor, in particular, was very optimistic going into Cats.
Star Jason Derulo was convinced the movie would do well and that was even after he saw the laughable first trailer.
“I thought it was gonna change the world,” Derulo, who played Rum Tum Tugger in the film, recently told The Telegraph. “Even when I saw the trailer, I got chills down my spine!
A lot has been written in the aftermath of the pic’s release, including lots about the infamous butthole cut, rumors of people dying during filming and Judi Dench’s miserable time making the project. But one actor, in particular, was very optimistic going into Cats.
Star Jason Derulo was convinced the movie would do well and that was even after he saw the laughable first trailer.
“I thought it was gonna change the world,” Derulo, who played Rum Tum Tugger in the film, recently told The Telegraph. “Even when I saw the trailer, I got chills down my spine!
- 8/13/2020
- by Ryan Beltram
- We Got This Covered
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George A. Romero figuratively wrote the book on zombies with his low-budget, independent 1968 horror film epoch Night of the Living Dead. World War Z, 28 Days Later, Zombieland and even The Walking Dead trudged that territory but didn’t map much new terrain. Romero’s final novel, The Living Dead, completed by author Daniel Kraus (The Shape of Water novelization), doesn’t expand on the basics of the zombie apocalypse. It doesn’t challenge the zombie trope Romero filled out with his subsequent works on animated corpses, when The Living Dead had their Day, Dawn, Land, Diary and Survival. But, with it, Romero and Kraus do peer deeper into the mirror to find a bitter reflection of the horrors Romero brings out in The Living.
The Living Dead is character-driven in ways the feature films could never be. In Night of the Living Dead, the audience didn’t know,...
George A. Romero figuratively wrote the book on zombies with his low-budget, independent 1968 horror film epoch Night of the Living Dead. World War Z, 28 Days Later, Zombieland and even The Walking Dead trudged that territory but didn’t map much new terrain. Romero’s final novel, The Living Dead, completed by author Daniel Kraus (The Shape of Water novelization), doesn’t expand on the basics of the zombie apocalypse. It doesn’t challenge the zombie trope Romero filled out with his subsequent works on animated corpses, when The Living Dead had their Day, Dawn, Land, Diary and Survival. But, with it, Romero and Kraus do peer deeper into the mirror to find a bitter reflection of the horrors Romero brings out in The Living.
The Living Dead is character-driven in ways the feature films could never be. In Night of the Living Dead, the audience didn’t know,...
- 7/27/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are suing for invasion of privacy over photos of their young son that were taken while the family was in their Southern California home.
In a suit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court (read it here), Meghan Markle and England’s Prince Harry name a John Doe paparazzo, another “individual or business entity whose name is not currently known” they say is shopping the photos taken by the first defendant, along with multiple other John Does involving in taking and/or shopping the snaps.
The couple, who “stepped back” as senior members of the British royal family in January, left the UK first for Canada and then a gated community in Los Angeles. Their suit says that photographers have used drones and helicopters to take shots of them and son Archie.
“Archie, the Plaintiffs and/or other individuals in the yard and garden,...
In a suit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court (read it here), Meghan Markle and England’s Prince Harry name a John Doe paparazzo, another “individual or business entity whose name is not currently known” they say is shopping the photos taken by the first defendant, along with multiple other John Does involving in taking and/or shopping the snaps.
The couple, who “stepped back” as senior members of the British royal family in January, left the UK first for Canada and then a gated community in Los Angeles. Their suit says that photographers have used drones and helicopters to take shots of them and son Archie.
“Archie, the Plaintiffs and/or other individuals in the yard and garden,...
- 7/23/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
John Doe ventured out to the hill country outside of Austin, Texas to perform stripped-down versions of three X tracks for the latest installment of Rolling Stone’s In My Room series.
The musician filmed the set on the scenic patio of a house belonging to his friend Kevin Smith, who accompanied Doe on the upright bass. While Doe lamented the absence of his bandmates Exene Cervenka and Billy Zoom (both of whom are based in California), there was still plenty of ramshackle energy in the barebones arrangements he and Smith came up with.
The musician filmed the set on the scenic patio of a house belonging to his friend Kevin Smith, who accompanied Doe on the upright bass. While Doe lamented the absence of his bandmates Exene Cervenka and Billy Zoom (both of whom are based in California), there was still plenty of ramshackle energy in the barebones arrangements he and Smith came up with.
- 7/13/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Despite our best efforts to remain upbeat and optimistic, there hasn’t been a great deal to laugh about during lockdown. But that is all about to change because Lily Collins and Simon Pegg have generously teamed up to make this year’s daftest thriller. And it is a Corker.
Lauren Monroe (Lily Collins) is a principled and driven District Attorney with one agenda; to take down corporate corruption one dodgy broker at a time. After refusing to have her head turned by the lure of her wealthy family’s political ambitions she disappointed her judgemental father by marrying a man who valued decency above power.
Lauren believes she has time to win her father’s approval and is basking in the glow of another potential courtroom triumph when a baying mob of reporters break the news that the resolute Monroe patriarch is dead. In shock, she returns to the...
Lauren Monroe (Lily Collins) is a principled and driven District Attorney with one agenda; to take down corporate corruption one dodgy broker at a time. After refusing to have her head turned by the lure of her wealthy family’s political ambitions she disappointed her judgemental father by marrying a man who valued decency above power.
Lauren believes she has time to win her father’s approval and is basking in the glow of another potential courtroom triumph when a baying mob of reporters break the news that the resolute Monroe patriarch is dead. In shock, she returns to the...
- 7/9/2020
- by Emily Breen
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: Orange is the New Black alumna Dascha Polanco is set as a lead opposite Tate Donovan and Melissa Leo in the Fox pilot Blood Relative. Tracie Thoms (Truth Be Told) and Sarah Catherine Hook (Conjuring 3) also have been cast as series regulars in the forensic genealogy-themed crime drama from writer-producer Chris Levinson and producer Liza Chasin. The network recently committed to filming filming all six of its 2020 pilots, including Blood Relative, extending the casts’ options.
Known for her role as Dayanara Diaz on all seven seasons of Netflix’s Orange is the New Black and set to co-star in Lin Manuel-Miranda’s In the Heights and as the female lead alongside Sylvester Stallone in Samaritan, Polanco was high on Fox’s wish list of talent for pilots this season. Her deal for Blood Relative was in negotiations when pilot season ground to a halt in mid-March.
Blood Relative is...
Known for her role as Dayanara Diaz on all seven seasons of Netflix’s Orange is the New Black and set to co-star in Lin Manuel-Miranda’s In the Heights and as the female lead alongside Sylvester Stallone in Samaritan, Polanco was high on Fox’s wish list of talent for pilots this season. Her deal for Blood Relative was in negotiations when pilot season ground to a halt in mid-March.
Blood Relative is...
- 7/9/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Los Angeles punk legends X recall their younger days in the new video for “Alphabetland,” the title track from their newest album.
Directed by Gilbert Trejo (son of actor Danny Trejo), “Alphabetland” stars members of the bands Skating Polly and Starcrawler portraying younger versions of the four X members. The clip was shot with a small skeleton crew in March — just as the Covid-19 stay-at-home was taking place in California — and the visual captures the band roaming around a vacant, dreamlike city.
After a nearly 30-year absence, X released Alphabetland,...
Directed by Gilbert Trejo (son of actor Danny Trejo), “Alphabetland” stars members of the bands Skating Polly and Starcrawler portraying younger versions of the four X members. The clip was shot with a small skeleton crew in March — just as the Covid-19 stay-at-home was taking place in California — and the visual captures the band roaming around a vacant, dreamlike city.
After a nearly 30-year absence, X released Alphabetland,...
- 7/8/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Willie Nelson’s annual 4th of July Picnic will go forward this year as a concert film that includes new livestream performances, along with interviews and archival footage from the Picnic’s nearly 50-year history.
Nelson will perform a set with his Family Band at Pedernales Studios, located near his Luck Ranch outside of Austin, while other artists will deliver songs from home. Margo Price, Sheryl Crow, Lyle Lovett, Steve Earle, and Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real are among those performing.
The concert streams Saturday, July 4th, beginning at 4:30 p.
Nelson will perform a set with his Family Band at Pedernales Studios, located near his Luck Ranch outside of Austin, while other artists will deliver songs from home. Margo Price, Sheryl Crow, Lyle Lovett, Steve Earle, and Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real are among those performing.
The concert streams Saturday, July 4th, beginning at 4:30 p.
- 6/26/2020
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
An NFL player is suing United Airlines over an alleged sexual assault that occurred on a flight from Los Angeles, Calif. to Newark, New Jersey in February. According to court documents obtained by E! News, the anonymous athlete and another male passenger filed the lawsuit against the airline at the Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday. In the court documents, the NFL player alleges he was sexually assaulted and harassed throughout the flight, despite requesting help from two flight attendants. His alleged experience with the female passenger began when they boarded the plane and she took her window seat in the same row as the two John Doe's. Upon boarding, the men claim she began to harass the athlete...
- 5/21/2020
- E! Online
After a nearly 30-year gap between records, Los Angeles’ punk laureates X have dared to make a new album. As recently as three years ago, they said they would never even try to record something new. Even though the four musicians that recorded their landmark Los Angeles album had been playing together again for two decades at that point, they swore up and down that the chemistry wouldn’t be there. Luckily for them, they were wrong.
Alphabetland, the band’s eighth album overall and first with virtuoso rockabilly guitarist...
Alphabetland, the band’s eighth album overall and first with virtuoso rockabilly guitarist...
- 5/12/2020
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
In March, as the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the music industry was just coming into focus, the online music platform Bandcamp came up with an innovative way to help artists in need: For one day, the site waived its revenue share on all sales, giving musicians more of the money made off of each record, tape, or T-shirt. Fans responded in huge numbers, spending more than $4 million that Friday. Those results were so encouraging that Bandcamp is now extending this sales holiday to the first Friday of the next three months,...
- 4/30/2020
- by Jonathan Bernstein, Brenna Ehrlich, Claire Shaffer, Rob Sheffield, Hank Shteamer and Simon Vozick-Levinson
- Rollingstone.com
John Doe doesn’t think often about Los Angeles, the landmark punk record his band X released 40 years ago this month. He estimates he hasn’t even played the LP — which ranks on several Rolling Stone lists, including the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and the 40 Greatest Punk Albums — in 35 years. “We play all those songs all the time live,” he says. “Recordings are great, but if you’re in the middle of it, playing songs live is better.”
But even though he hasn’t put on the vinyl in decades,...
But even though he hasn’t put on the vinyl in decades,...
- 4/30/2020
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
The last time the members of X were all in a room together was Friday, March 13th, the day the White House halted international travel and many states enacted stay-at-home orders. The group had finished recording Alphabetland — its first new LP in nearly three decades, which it surprise-released last week — and singer-bassist John Doe suggested they capture the moment in the studio by filming a video for the album’s upbeat “Water & Wine.”
“In the back of my mind, I thought, ‘This song is really accessible and really fun, so...
“In the back of my mind, I thought, ‘This song is really accessible and really fun, so...
- 4/29/2020
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Los Angeles’ premier punk band, X, are surprise-releasing Alphabetland, their first new album in 27 years, today via Bandcamp.
Although the group issued their last LP, Hey Zeus!, in 1993, the recording marks the first new music by the ensemble’s original members since 1985’s Ain’t Love Grand!
“When your heart is broken, you think every song is about that,” vocalist-bassist John Doe said in a statement. “These songs were written in the last 18 months and it blows my mind how timely they are. We all want our family, friends and...
Although the group issued their last LP, Hey Zeus!, in 1993, the recording marks the first new music by the ensemble’s original members since 1985’s Ain’t Love Grand!
“When your heart is broken, you think every song is about that,” vocalist-bassist John Doe said in a statement. “These songs were written in the last 18 months and it blows my mind how timely they are. We all want our family, friends and...
- 4/22/2020
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Los Angeles-based production-distribution house Cinema Libre Studio has acquired U.S. rights to Frédéric Choffat and Julie Gilbert’s “My Little One,” in the wake of its U.S. premiere at the Miami Film Festival.
The deal was closed by Philippe Diaz, Cinema Libre Studio chairman and Loic Magneron, founder of Paris’ Wide Management, the film’s sales agent.
Produced by Anne Deluz and Jessica Huppert Berman for Luc Peter’s Intermezzo Films and Les Films du Tigre, and co-produced by public broadcaster Radio Télévision Suisse (Rts), “My Little One” has been seen to date, of festivals, at Germany’s Frankfurt Biennal, Tübingen and Stuttgart and Mannheim-Heidelberg, as well as France’s Beaujolais French-Language Cinema Meetings and Switzerland’s Solothurn Film Festival, before its theatrical release in Switzerland.
“My Little One” has been licensed to South Korea in an all rights deal and to Eastern Europe, for premium pay TV and VOD.
The deal was closed by Philippe Diaz, Cinema Libre Studio chairman and Loic Magneron, founder of Paris’ Wide Management, the film’s sales agent.
Produced by Anne Deluz and Jessica Huppert Berman for Luc Peter’s Intermezzo Films and Les Films du Tigre, and co-produced by public broadcaster Radio Télévision Suisse (Rts), “My Little One” has been seen to date, of festivals, at Germany’s Frankfurt Biennal, Tübingen and Stuttgart and Mannheim-Heidelberg, as well as France’s Beaujolais French-Language Cinema Meetings and Switzerland’s Solothurn Film Festival, before its theatrical release in Switzerland.
“My Little One” has been licensed to South Korea in an all rights deal and to Eastern Europe, for premium pay TV and VOD.
- 3/11/2020
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
X will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their landmark debut LP, Los Angeles, with a special show this spring in, of course, the City of Angels. The concert, which features support from Cracker, will take place at the Wiltern on April 25th.
The group will also be joining the Violent Femmes for a co-headlining tour that kicks off on May 28th. The dates focus on the Midwest and the East Coast.
The members of X reflected on their history in an in-depth Rolling Stone article in 2017. Regarding the song “Los Angeles,...
The group will also be joining the Violent Femmes for a co-headlining tour that kicks off on May 28th. The dates focus on the Midwest and the East Coast.
The members of X reflected on their history in an in-depth Rolling Stone article in 2017. Regarding the song “Los Angeles,...
- 3/3/2020
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
The Doors: Break On Thru – A Celebration Of Ray Manzarek Screens at Tivoli Theatre February 12th at 7pm. Ticket information can be found Here. A Facebook invite for the event can be found Here
The Doors: Break on Thru – A Celebration of Ray Manzarek is a hybrid concert and documentary capturing a 2016 performance in Los Angeles by surviving Doors members John Densmore and Robby Krieger to honor fellow Doors member Ray Manzarek on what would have been his birthday on February 12. The Doors were born when Ray Manzarek met Jim Morrison on Venice Beach in 1965. Ray became the beating heart of The Doors and the architect of their intoxicating keyboard sound. Manzarek’s evocative playing fused rock, jazz, blues, bossa nova and an array of other styles into something utterly, dazzlingly new. The setlist from the concert consists of Doors songs performed by John and Robby alongside a cast of...
The Doors: Break on Thru – A Celebration of Ray Manzarek is a hybrid concert and documentary capturing a 2016 performance in Los Angeles by surviving Doors members John Densmore and Robby Krieger to honor fellow Doors member Ray Manzarek on what would have been his birthday on February 12. The Doors were born when Ray Manzarek met Jim Morrison on Venice Beach in 1965. Ray became the beating heart of The Doors and the architect of their intoxicating keyboard sound. Manzarek’s evocative playing fused rock, jazz, blues, bossa nova and an array of other styles into something utterly, dazzlingly new. The setlist from the concert consists of Doors songs performed by John and Robby alongside a cast of...
- 2/10/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins fronted the surviving members of the Doors for a bluesy performance of “Love Me Two Times” in 2016. The performance is part of The Doors: Break on Thru, an upcoming concert documentary honoring the late keyboardist Ray Manzarek, who died from cancer in 2013.
In the clip, Hawkins takes Jim Morrison’s lead vocals on the 1967 song, backed by Doors guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore. They’re joined by Stone Temple Pilots bassist Robert DeLeo as well as Foo Fighters keyboardist Rami Jaffee, who plays Manzarek’s iconic parts.
In the clip, Hawkins takes Jim Morrison’s lead vocals on the 1967 song, backed by Doors guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore. They’re joined by Stone Temple Pilots bassist Robert DeLeo as well as Foo Fighters keyboardist Rami Jaffee, who plays Manzarek’s iconic parts.
- 1/23/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
It was one of those episodes that began and ended with action, with some personal drama mixed in between.
NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 13 was unusually topical, with the Osp tackling the scourge of black-market opioids in Los Angeles.
While Sam feared it was drugs being sold to fund terrorism, instead it turned out to be more of a turf war in the end.
It was a great start Sam and Kensi crashed a yoga class being taught by a moody instructor in pursuit of a strangely bulletproof suspect, who fell through a skylight.
They were recovering a list of undercover assets which they returned to a very pregnant FBI agent.
That would seem to have been that, except Sam was puzzled why the suspect, a former sailor, held up so well to gunfire.
That led to the introduction of Corey the Coroner, a perfectly L.A. character.
Corey told...
NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 13 was unusually topical, with the Osp tackling the scourge of black-market opioids in Los Angeles.
While Sam feared it was drugs being sold to fund terrorism, instead it turned out to be more of a turf war in the end.
It was a great start Sam and Kensi crashed a yoga class being taught by a moody instructor in pursuit of a strangely bulletproof suspect, who fell through a skylight.
They were recovering a list of undercover assets which they returned to a very pregnant FBI agent.
That would seem to have been that, except Sam was puzzled why the suspect, a former sailor, held up so well to gunfire.
That led to the introduction of Corey the Coroner, a perfectly L.A. character.
Corey told...
- 1/13/2020
- by Dale McGarrigle
- TVfanatic
Kevin Spacey has reached a settlement with the estate of the unidentified massage therapist who accused the actor of sexual assault in 2018, according to papers filed in federal court Monday.
Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
The man, who filed the lawsuit against Spacey as “John Doe,” accused Spacey of forcing him to touch his genitals twice during a massage session in Malibu. He died earlier this year of undisclosed causes, according to his attorneys
Also Read: Ari Behn, Kevin Spacey Accuser and Ex-Husband of Norwegian Princess, Dies at 47
The actor also faced a criminal complaint stemming from John Doe’s accusation, but that case was dropped in October following the accuser’s death, according to the Los Angeles Times.
But the unidentified plaintiff’s civil case continued. Now, the special administrator for the deceased’s estate has been approved to act on his behalf.
Spacey’s attorneys filed...
Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
The man, who filed the lawsuit against Spacey as “John Doe,” accused Spacey of forcing him to touch his genitals twice during a massage session in Malibu. He died earlier this year of undisclosed causes, according to his attorneys
Also Read: Ari Behn, Kevin Spacey Accuser and Ex-Husband of Norwegian Princess, Dies at 47
The actor also faced a criminal complaint stemming from John Doe’s accusation, but that case was dropped in October following the accuser’s death, according to the Los Angeles Times.
But the unidentified plaintiff’s civil case continued. Now, the special administrator for the deceased’s estate has been approved to act on his behalf.
Spacey’s attorneys filed...
- 12/31/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
The mysterious sexual assault lawsuit brought by an anonymous massage therapist against Kevin Spacey is ending, according to papers filed Monday in federal court.
The plaintiff, suing as a "John Doe," alleged being forced to grab the actor's genitals twice during a massage at a private residence in Malibu. A judge allowed the case to move forward despite Spacey's objection that the plaintiff's identity was being shielded.
Then, tragedy struck.
"John Doe" died, and after the accuser's attorneys informed Spacey, the actor's attorneys filed a notice of death in court. This began a 90-day ...
The plaintiff, suing as a "John Doe," alleged being forced to grab the actor's genitals twice during a massage at a private residence in Malibu. A judge allowed the case to move forward despite Spacey's objection that the plaintiff's identity was being shielded.
Then, tragedy struck.
"John Doe" died, and after the accuser's attorneys informed Spacey, the actor's attorneys filed a notice of death in court. This began a 90-day ...
- 12/31/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
An author and former Norwegian royal who accused Kevin Spacey of groping him died by suicide at the age of 47 Wednesday. Ari Behn — who said in 2017 that the disgraced actor groped him during a Nobel Peace Prize concert in 2007 — is the second Spacey accuser to die in the past three months.
“It’s with great sorrow in our hearts that we, those closest to Ari Behn, must report that he took his own life today. We ask for respect for our private lives in the time to come,” Behn’s...
“It’s with great sorrow in our hearts that we, those closest to Ari Behn, must report that he took his own life today. We ask for respect for our private lives in the time to come,” Behn’s...
- 12/26/2019
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
In today’s film news roundup, one-night showings of a Ray Manzarek tribute and the season premiere of “Doctor Who” have been set for 2020, and the MPAA hires a copyright expert.
One-night Showings
The Doors and Trafalgar Releasing are teaming on the worldwide Feb. 12 release of “The Doors: Break on Thru – A Celebration of Ray Manzarek.”
The film has been dated on the birthday of Manzarek, co-founder and keyboardist of The Doors. He passed away in 2013.
The concert/documentary was filmed at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles and brought surviving members from The Doors, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore, on stage for the first time in 15 years to celebrate Manzarek’s birthday. The film also includes performances from Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins and Rami Jaffee, Stone Temple Pilots’ Robert DeLeo, Paul McCartney’s Brian Ray, X’s Exene and John Doe, Jane’s Addiction’s Stephen Perkins and Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes.
One-night Showings
The Doors and Trafalgar Releasing are teaming on the worldwide Feb. 12 release of “The Doors: Break on Thru – A Celebration of Ray Manzarek.”
The film has been dated on the birthday of Manzarek, co-founder and keyboardist of The Doors. He passed away in 2013.
The concert/documentary was filmed at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles and brought surviving members from The Doors, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore, on stage for the first time in 15 years to celebrate Manzarek’s birthday. The film also includes performances from Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins and Rami Jaffee, Stone Temple Pilots’ Robert DeLeo, Paul McCartney’s Brian Ray, X’s Exene and John Doe, Jane’s Addiction’s Stephen Perkins and Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes.
- 12/10/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The Doors have announced a new concert documentary to honor the legacy of late keyboardist Ray Manzarek. The Doors: Break on Thru – A Celebration of Ray Manzarek will premiere in theaters around the world in a one-night only event on February 12th, which would have been Manzarek’s birthday. Tickets can be found at TheDoorsFilm.com.
Filmed at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, California, in 2016, the “hybrid concert/documentary” will feature surviving Doors members Robby Krieger and John Densmore — on stage for the first time in 15 years — alongside...
Filmed at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, California, in 2016, the “hybrid concert/documentary” will feature surviving Doors members Robby Krieger and John Densmore — on stage for the first time in 15 years — alongside...
- 12/9/2019
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
When John Doe Rose From The Dead, He Brought Something Back.
When a very dead suicide victim disappears from the morgue, it sets in motion a chain of events that has the power to immolate everything, and everyone, it touches.
Troubled psychiatrist Daniel Forrester is drawn to help a mysterious patient who is brought to the emergency psych ward in a catatonic state with no memory of how he reached the hospital. As if to exorcise his own demons, the doctor feverishly tries to break through to his mysterious patient. But as a spate of mysterious deaths shake the ward to its core, Forrester comes to suspect that there is more to his new ward than meets the eye. As he comes to realize what he s unle...
When a very dead suicide victim disappears from the morgue, it sets in motion a chain of events that has the power to immolate everything, and everyone, it touches.
Troubled psychiatrist Daniel Forrester is drawn to help a mysterious patient who is brought to the emergency psych ward in a catatonic state with no memory of how he reached the hospital. As if to exorcise his own demons, the doctor feverishly tries to break through to his mysterious patient. But as a spate of mysterious deaths shake the ward to its core, Forrester comes to suspect that there is more to his new ward than meets the eye. As he comes to realize what he s unle...
- 10/22/2019
- QuietEarth.us
The Dead Center (2018) will be available on Blu-ray October 22nd From Arrow Video
When John Doe Rose From The Dead, He Brought Something Back.
When a very dead suicide victim disappears from the morgue, it sets in motion a chain of events that has the power to immolate everything, and everyone, it touches.
Troubled psychiatrist Daniel Forrester is drawn to help a mysterious patient who is brought to the emergency psych ward in a catatonic state with no memory of how he reached the hospital. As if to exorcise his own demons, the doctor feverishly tries to break through to his mysterious patient. But as a spate of mysterious deaths shake the ward to its core, Forrester comes to suspect that there is more to his new ward than meets the eye. As he comes to realize what he s unleashed, a desperate race against the forces of evil threatens to swallow him whole.
When John Doe Rose From The Dead, He Brought Something Back.
When a very dead suicide victim disappears from the morgue, it sets in motion a chain of events that has the power to immolate everything, and everyone, it touches.
Troubled psychiatrist Daniel Forrester is drawn to help a mysterious patient who is brought to the emergency psych ward in a catatonic state with no memory of how he reached the hospital. As if to exorcise his own demons, the doctor feverishly tries to break through to his mysterious patient. But as a spate of mysterious deaths shake the ward to its core, Forrester comes to suspect that there is more to his new ward than meets the eye. As he comes to realize what he s unleashed, a desperate race against the forces of evil threatens to swallow him whole.
- 10/17/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
X’s new video for “Delta 88 Nightmare” doesn’t feature the band itself, but the next generation: Exene Cervenka’s son Henry Mortensen (who also directed the video) and niece Carolyn Allen.
In the clip, the pair trek to Cannery Row, the famous waterfront area in Monterey, California, a fitting adventure as the video delves into the X’s rough-and-tumble memories of the late Seventies and their youth.
Mortensen and Allen’s journey is interspersed with vintage black and white footage of the area, echoing an experience Cervenka and John Doe shared in the Seventies.
In the clip, the pair trek to Cannery Row, the famous waterfront area in Monterey, California, a fitting adventure as the video delves into the X’s rough-and-tumble memories of the late Seventies and their youth.
Mortensen and Allen’s journey is interspersed with vintage black and white footage of the area, echoing an experience Cervenka and John Doe shared in the Seventies.
- 10/15/2019
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
There’s nothing conceptually all that special about “The Dead Center,” but sometimes it’s all in the execution, and this creepily restrained horror thriller manages to never seem entirely predictable while nonetheless drawing on numerous prior genre influences, from the “[rec]” films to “The Exorcist III.” It’s an impressive leap forward for writer-director Billy Senese, whose 2014 feature debut “Closer to God” was more in the realm of a nice try. It opens on ten U.S. screens on Oct. 11, with release in disc formats Oct. 22.
A big, gory mess of what’s assumed to be a suicide victim is delivered to a morgue, tagged and bagged. But later he proves not-so-dead — waking with a start, he tears out of his body bag, then stumbles to another part of the public hospital, tucking himself into an available bed before passing out again. It is there that he is found by...
A big, gory mess of what’s assumed to be a suicide victim is delivered to a morgue, tagged and bagged. But later he proves not-so-dead — waking with a start, he tears out of his body bag, then stumbles to another part of the public hospital, tucking himself into an available bed before passing out again. It is there that he is found by...
- 10/11/2019
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
An apparently dead man mysteriously comes back to life in this tantalising, atmospheric thriller
The cult that gathered around Shane Carruth – the polymath writer-director-performer who dreamed up the brilliant and baffling Primer and Upstream Colour – will want to reconvene for this effective low-key chiller in which Carruth takes top acting billing, while handing directing duties to Billy Senese.
With its twin-track storytelling, Senese’s film owes less to Carruth’s filmography than to upmarket TV fare such as True Detective and the recent Unbelievable. In one narrative line, a conflicted, corner-cutting psych-ward doctor (Carruth) engages with a hulking patient (Jeremy Childs) who revived in the morgue after an apparently successful suicide attempt; in the other, a medical examiner (Bill Feehely) heads into the field to investigate how this John Doe got on the slab, and how he got up off it.
The cult that gathered around Shane Carruth – the polymath writer-director-performer who dreamed up the brilliant and baffling Primer and Upstream Colour – will want to reconvene for this effective low-key chiller in which Carruth takes top acting billing, while handing directing duties to Billy Senese.
With its twin-track storytelling, Senese’s film owes less to Carruth’s filmography than to upmarket TV fare such as True Detective and the recent Unbelievable. In one narrative line, a conflicted, corner-cutting psych-ward doctor (Carruth) engages with a hulking patient (Jeremy Childs) who revived in the morgue after an apparently successful suicide attempt; in the other, a medical examiner (Bill Feehely) heads into the field to investigate how this John Doe got on the slab, and how he got up off it.
- 10/9/2019
- by Mike McCahill
- The Guardian - Film News
Jonathan Rhys Meyers in Awake is now Available on Blu-ray and DVD
On a quiet evening, a shabby beige sedan speeds down a country highway. Dust and gravel fly through the air when suddenly the car slides out of control into a ravine. Later a man wakes up in a hospital bed with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. His nurse Diana (Francesca Eastwood) is unable to find any identification and refers to him as John Doe (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). The police barge into the hospital, accusing John of being a serial killer responsible for the murder of several young women in the area. As the sergeant ushers John into a private room for questioning, he manages to escape with the help of Diana, who is convinced of his innocence. The fugitives then set off for the last crime scene in search of clues and...
On a quiet evening, a shabby beige sedan speeds down a country highway. Dust and gravel fly through the air when suddenly the car slides out of control into a ravine. Later a man wakes up in a hospital bed with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. His nurse Diana (Francesca Eastwood) is unable to find any identification and refers to him as John Doe (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). The police barge into the hospital, accusing John of being a serial killer responsible for the murder of several young women in the area. As the sergeant ushers John into a private room for questioning, he manages to escape with the help of Diana, who is convinced of his innocence. The fugitives then set off for the last crime scene in search of clues and...
- 9/25/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
So what’s shadier, the fact that Kevin Spacey was being sued for sexual assault or that the individual was suing him as a John Doe and didn’t disclose his identity? Some would claim that of course he did this since it might make sense to remain anonymous due to what a powerful man like Spacey could probably do to those that have damaged his reputation, right? Well staying anonymous seems like it would have been a mere formality, but that being said, Kevin Spacey had nothing to do with the individual’s death, as B. Alan Orange from MovieWeb has gone
No, Kevin Spacey Didn’t Plot to Murder One of His Accusers...
No, Kevin Spacey Didn’t Plot to Murder One of His Accusers...
- 9/21/2019
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
An anonymous massage therapist who claims to have been sexually assaulted by Kevin Spacey has died, according to a notice filed in court by the actor's attorneys.
The individual, suing as a "John Doe," filed claims in September 2018 with the allegation of being forced to grab the actor's genitals twice during a massage two years earlier at a private residence in Malibu. In May, a federal judge in California allowed the case to move forward despite Spacey's objection that the plaintiff's identity was being shielded.
Now, just a month after the parties came to a ...
The individual, suing as a "John Doe," filed claims in September 2018 with the allegation of being forced to grab the actor's genitals twice during a massage two years earlier at a private residence in Malibu. In May, a federal judge in California allowed the case to move forward despite Spacey's objection that the plaintiff's identity was being shielded.
Now, just a month after the parties came to a ...
- 9/18/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
An anonymous massage therapist who claims to have been sexually assaulted by Kevin Spacey has died, according to a notice filed in court by the actor's attorneys.
The individual, suing as a "John Doe," filed claims in September 2018 with the allegation of being forced to grab the actor's genitals twice during a massage two years earlier at a private residence in Malibu. In May, a federal judge in California allowed the case to move forward despite Spacey's objection that the plaintiff's identity was being shielded.
Now, just a month after the parties came to a ...
The individual, suing as a "John Doe," filed claims in September 2018 with the allegation of being forced to grab the actor's genitals twice during a massage two years earlier at a private residence in Malibu. In May, a federal judge in California allowed the case to move forward despite Spacey's objection that the plaintiff's identity was being shielded.
Now, just a month after the parties came to a ...
- 9/18/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Scott Z. Burns has tackled some of the weightiest subject matter in a series of movies made in concert with Steven Soderbergh—movies like The Informant!, Contagion and Side Effects—in ways that are equal parts in-depth and accessible. But this year’s double bill might represent his most comprehensive, and ever so slightly dispiriting, study of the state of the establishment; a pair of features that lay bare the injustice that can run unchecked as long as nobody dares to speak up.
First, there is his Sundance-premiering directorial outing The Report, which follows Senate Intelligence Committee staffer Daniel J. Jones, as he sets out on his years-long odyssey to craft a report into the enhanced interrogation tactics—the U.S. Government’s euphemistic phrase for torture—employed in the war on terror. Playing out as a deeply dramatic political thriller, the movie is anchored by Adam Driver’s stunning turn as Jones,...
First, there is his Sundance-premiering directorial outing The Report, which follows Senate Intelligence Committee staffer Daniel J. Jones, as he sets out on his years-long odyssey to craft a report into the enhanced interrogation tactics—the U.S. Government’s euphemistic phrase for torture—employed in the war on terror. Playing out as a deeply dramatic political thriller, the movie is anchored by Adam Driver’s stunning turn as Jones,...
- 9/3/2019
- by Joe Utichi
- Deadline Film + TV
In 2015, an anonymous John Doe leaked more than 11 million documents about the offshore accounts of the mega-rich. These documents shined a light on decades of tax evasion, with wealthy individuals and corporations using a series of not-technically-illegal practices to save themselves countless fortunes on their taxes. The results were astounding; the so-called Panama Papers, named for their country of origin, dominated the news cycle and kicked off a series of investigations across the globe.
Continue reading Watch The First Two Clips From Steven Soderbergh’s Panama Papers Farce ‘The Laundromat’ at The Playlist.
Continue reading Watch The First Two Clips From Steven Soderbergh’s Panama Papers Farce ‘The Laundromat’ at The Playlist.
- 9/1/2019
- by Matthew Monagle
- The Playlist
Arrow Films is pleased to make available the International trailer for The Dead Center, the brand-new thriller from “a masterful new voice in terror” (Nerdist), Billy Senese, director of the acclaimed A Frankenstein Story. Helmed by genre stalwart Shane Carruth, the creator of Primer and Upstream Color, The Dead Center is a unique tale of existential terror that explores the demons that live inside of all of us. The film features exceptional supporting performances from Jeremy Childs (Preacher) and Poorna Jagannathan (Big Little Lies).
In further news, Arrow Films is also delighted to announce that they have acquired world-wide rights to the film. Fran Simeoni, Arrow’s Director of Content and Distribution, had this to say:
“We have had a fantastic experience working on The Dead Center with Billy, from the trade and critical response to fans and our own enjoyment of building the campaign and assets. It’s always...
In further news, Arrow Films is also delighted to announce that they have acquired world-wide rights to the film. Fran Simeoni, Arrow’s Director of Content and Distribution, had this to say:
“We have had a fantastic experience working on The Dead Center with Billy, from the trade and critical response to fans and our own enjoyment of building the campaign and assets. It’s always...
- 8/30/2019
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
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