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in Editor, Emmys, FYC, Interviews, TV, TV InterviewsInterview: Laura Dern and Jayme Lemons Talk About Making ‘Palm Royale’ a Family Affair With Bruce Dern
I’m shocked that it wasn’t a bigger deal that Palm Royale featured Laura Dern sharing the screen with her father Bruce Dern for the first time. After all, he’s a legend, while she is one of the more beloved actresses in the business today. So, when I had the opportunity to chat again with her, […] More
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Film Review: ‘The Son’ is a Misguided Melodrama That Can’t Nurture Its Talented Cast
It never pays to compare one movie to another, but sometimes, especially when it’s a follow-up feature from the same filmmaker, it’s hard not to. In the case of The Son, it’s an especially egregious choice, since it makes an already bad film worse. In every way that The Father was powerful yet subtle, effecting […] More
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First Teaser for Florian Zeller’s ‘The Son’ Released
The first trailer for Florian Zeller‘s The Son has been released. Starring Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern and Vanessa Kirby, the film follows a family that struggles to reunite after falling apart. Jackman’s character, Peter, finds it difficult to connect with his teenage son after not seeing him since he was a child. Despite his best […] More
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Film Review: ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ Throws Everything at the Wall in Order to Excite
As perfect as Jurassic Park is, none of its now five sequels has ever fully stuck the landing. Part of that is how revolutionary the first one is, but part is just how odd a relationship the other films have with the premise. The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III kept a lot […] More
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RUMOR: Cannes to Screen Secret David Lynch Project with Laura Dern
The project is either expected to be a secret movie or the pilot to the Netflix series “Wisteria” More
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New ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Trailer Shows Legacy Characters
It’s been four years since the release of Colin Trevorrow‘s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, a film that proved to be quite divisive amongst critics and longtime fans of the Jurassic franchise alike, with many critiquing the script and characters. We have known about the sequel to that film for a long time now – that […] More
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Florian Zeller’s ‘The Son’ Adds Vanessa Kirby to the Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern Film
In 2020, filmmaker Florian Zeller wowed critics and audiences alike with her drama The Father – starring Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell, and Olivia Williams – which followed an elderly man (Hopkins) who suffers from dementia and slowly loses his grip on reality. The film was an awards favorite and […] More
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‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ Gets Exclusive Extended Preview
Although 2018’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, directed by J. A. Bayona failed to impress critics, it certainly got audiences flocking to the theatre, earning a whopping $1.310 billion at the box office. We have known for a while now that a third film in the series has been in the works, titled Jurassic World: Dominion, […] More
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Laura Dern and Hugh Jackman to Star in Florian Zeller’s ‘The Son’
Using the momentum of his most recent film, The Father, and its plentiful number of prestigious awards nominations and wins to his advantage, Florian Zeller has secured two high-profile leads for his next film, The Son, adapted from his own play. The Son will see Zeller teaming up again with The Father co-writer Christopher Hampton […] More
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Some Oscar Presenters Have Been Announced!
We’re less than two weeks away from the 93rd Oscars ceremony, and while certain elements remain in flux, plenty of details are being finalized and announced to the world. In that spirit, show producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh have announced a bulk of this year’s presenters. As is customary, these names include the traditional return of […] More
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Film Review: ‘Grizzly II: Revenge’ is Bad News Bears
The 1980’s brought us a lot of iconic movie moments. Meg Ryan faking an orgasm across from Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest explaining the volume on a stereo and how it only goes to 11, E.T. tucked into a bicycle basket flying through the night sky, and Judd Nelson punching the air after getting the girl, […] More
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Emmy Analysis: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
Last year this category was dominated by four women from Game of Thrones. Despite taking up a majority of the slots, Julia Garner was able to pull off a surprise win for Ozark. Vote splitting may have helped Garner stand out and win, but with eight nominees from seven shows, this year may prove to […] More
