Just a few moments ago at Cannes, The Weinstein Company gave a special presentation of their partial upcoming fall slate, including the first footage of three highly-anticipated movies that are most likely near the center of your radar. After a brief introduction by head honcho Harvey Weinstein, the lights went dark and an extended 4-minute trailer of the teaser [...]
Welcome to the newest episode of our official podcast, The Film Stage Show. This week, associate editor Nick Newman, staff writer Danny King and I are joined by Raffi Asdourian and Dan Mecca straight from France to discuss the Cannes Film Festival thus far. Then we jump into a feature review of Sacha Baron Cohen’s irreverent comedy, The Dictator. To end we dive into some [...]
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch. This week we offer alternatives to Battleship, The Dictator, and Hysteria. It’s the Navy versus extraterrestrials in Peter Berg’s star-studded adaptation of the popular board game. Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgard and Rihanna [...]
The 65th annual Cannes Film Festival kicks off tomorrow and we have two writers that just hit the shores of France. To start things off, we’ve got two intro pieces from both and a slew of photos as we look forward to more coverage including reviews and interviews. Check them out below, followed by new [...]