Guillermo del Toro Drops Trailer for DreamWorks’ ‘Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans,’ Coming to Netflix July 21

In 2016, Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro first announced his plans with DreamWorks to produce the animated series “Trollhunters” in a presentation at the Annecy Animation Festival. In a pre-recorded Dreamworks Studio Focus presentation posted on Tuesday morning, Del Toro was joined by producer Chad Hammes and directors Francisco Ruiz Velasco, Johane Matte and Andrew […]

‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ Trailer: Lena Headey, Karen Gillan Lead Netflix’s Assassin Action-Thriller

The actress is best known for her role as Nebula in the Marvel Cinematic Universe flicks, plus her performance in two “Jumanji” movies. The women must team up to stop a cycle of violence led by a male-dominated crime syndicate, presided over by the always deliciously nefarious Paul Giamatti. Now, 15 years later, Sam has […]

‘Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road’: Film Review | Tribeca 2021

For his portrait of Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson, filmmaker Brent Wilson gathers the usual tools of the trade: informed and impassioned talking-head testimonials and a rich selection of stills and clips from public and personal archives. Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road could be considered the third piece in an accidental trilogy, after Don Was’ […]

Lisa Banes, ‘Gone Girl’ Actress, Dies at 65 After Hit-and-Run

Lisa Banes, a husky-voiced actress who played roles in films like “Cocktail” and “Gone Girl” and was a frequent performer on the New York stage, died on Monday at Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital in Manhattan. The person riding the scooter drove through a red light, then crashed into Ms. Banes before fleeing, said Sgt. Lisa […]

‘Assassin’s Creed’ Live-Action Netflix Series Taps ‘Die Hard’s’ Jeb Stuart to Write (EXCLUSIVE)

The series was first announced as being in development in October as part of a deal between Netflix and Ubisoft to develop content based on the best-selling video game franchise. “Assassin’s Creed” first debuted in 2007 and became an instant hit, with over 155 million copies of the various titles in the franchise having been […]

New Report Paints Bleak Picture of Diversity in the Music Industry

Major record labels, streaming platforms and broadcasters pledged hundreds of millions of dollars in charitable donations. Delving deeper into the numbers, the authors of the 25-page report, led by Stacy L. After filtering out subsidiaries, the researchers looked at the uppermost leadership positions — chief executives, chairmen and presidents — in a subset of 70 […]

Cannes: ‘The Lobster’ Stars Rachel Weisz, Colin Farrell Reunite in Todd Solondz’s ‘Love Child’

The film is billed as a “dark and hilarious twist” on the classical Oedipus story, with a precocious kid who schemes to rid himself of his brutish dad so he can have his mom all to himself. “This is my first movie with a plot and my first movie taking place in Texas,” quipped Solondz. […]

Anthony Bourdain’s Director Pens Book About Their Travels After Being ‘Lost in Grief’ for 2 Years

The result is his upcoming book, In the Weeds: Around the World and Behind the Scenes with Anthony Bourdain, which will be published by Hachette Books on Oct. “By 2018 work had so thoroughly consumed my life anything that even hinted at getting in the way had to be destroyed. With Tony’s death not only […]