Actress and writer Paula Pell suffers through a never-ending succession of takes at the behest of her nit-picky producers in a clip from the upcoming Documentary Now! episode “Original Cast Album: Co-op,” which airs February 27th on IFC. “Co-op” is a parody of D.A. Pennebaker’s 1970 documentary, Original Cast Album: …
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The Academy Awards have reversed their decision to cut four categories, including Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing, from the Oscars telecast. “The Academy has heard the feedback from its membership regarding the Oscar presentation of four awards – Cinematography, Film Editing, Live Action Short, and Makeup and Hairstyling,” the …
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What’s shakin’ regarding our brand new trailers this week? We’ve got the return of Disney‘s airborne pachyderm; the return of a Stephen King fan-favorite and a pint-sized slasher-flick icon; and the return of one of Blaxploitation mother … sorry, we’re now being told by a trio of back-up singers to …
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Look what we’ve got here: Two married Oscar winners, Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, costarring in a movie written and directed by Iranian master Asghar Farhadi (A Separation, The Salesman). How do you miss with that combo? Consider this Exhibit A. Working in Spanish for the first time, the filmmaker …
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A week after a tantalizing snippet of Jeff Bridges back in his Dude garb hit the internet and raised wildly-unrealistic hopes that a Big Lebowski sequel was in the works, the full video has been released that shows it’s merely a Super Bowl commercial for Stella Artois. And it’s not …
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What happens when the family that has everything loses it all and is forced to start over… in a town called Schitt’s Creek… without a paddle. That’s the premise of Schitt’s Creek, the slow-simmering sleeper hit created by Eugene Levy and his son, Daniel, which is now in Season Five. …
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Every Friday, we’re recommending an older movie available to stream or download and worth seeing again through the lens of our current moment. We’re calling the series “Revisiting Hours” — consider this Rolling Stone’s unofficial film club. This week: Amy Nicholson on Gus Van Sant‘s media-saturation satire To Die For. …
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Kevin Hart has responded to CNN anchor Don Lemon’s calls to apologize for the comedian’s anti-gay tweets that ultimately resulted in Hart vacating the role of Oscars host. On Friday, Hart sat down with Ellen DeGeneres to discuss the situation on her show; during the conversation, DeGeneres revealed she personally …
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Marvel‘s The Punisher has previewed its return with an intense new trailer. The second season will premiere January 18th on Netflix. In the trailer, few actual scenes are spoiled from the second season, showing just the characters Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) and Billy Russo (Ben Barnes) ominously standing, screaming and preparing …
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association added their voice to the deafening choir of awards season this morning, unleashing the 2019 Golden Globe nominations early this morning. A vast majority of their notes were in harmony with the cognoscenti consensus so far – A Star is Born! The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel! …
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