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‘Rebel Nun’ Review: Sister Helen Prejean, the Activist Who Inspired ‘Dead Man Walking,’ Gets a Lackluster Doc Portrait

The anti-death-penalty activist behind Susan Sarandon's Oscar-winning role is the subject of this documentary from Dominic Sivyer.

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Netflix Shows Off Massive “No Guardrails” Animation Slate with ‘Terminator,’ Zack Snyder’s ‘Twilight of the Gods’

Four years ago, Rebel Moon filmmaker Zack Snyder and producing partner and wife Deborah Snyder met with Netflix executives to discuss possibilities in animation. The medium was growing fast inside the company, as fast as its subscriber base. One exec threw out the idea of doing something with Norse mythology. Zack Snyder, who had spent […]

Bentonville Film Festival Sets Lineup for ‘Geena & Friends’ Event, Unveils Additional Programming

Cassandra Freeman (Bel-Air), Tika Sumpter (Sonic the Hedgehog) and Michaela Watkins (Thanks for Sharing) have joined the “Geena & Friends” program taking place at the upcoming Bentonville Film Festival in Arkansas. The program, led by Geena Davis and moderated by The Hollywood Reporter contributing editor Stacey Wilson Hunt, takes a unique spin on traditional comedic […]

Can ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Jump-Start Will Smith’s Comeback?

Sony’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die couldn’t be a more apt title for Will Smith, for whom much is riding on the film doing decent business. If it works, it could jump-start Smith’s movie career more than two years after he slapped Oscar host Chris Rock on live television, tarnishing a public image he’d spent […]

David Iacono Joins New ‘Jurassic World’ Movie (Exclusive)

David Iacono is joining Scarlett Johansson in Universal’s new Jurassic World movie.   Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Rupert Friend and Luna Blaise round out the ensemble cast for the project set for production in mid-June in London, with Gareth Edwards in the director’s chair. Iacono will appear in Jennifer Esposito’s upcoming directorial debut, […]

Johnny Depp, Iggy Pop Celebrate Legendary Tattoo Artist in ‘Scab Vendor’ Trailer (Exclusive)

Johnny Depp, Iggy Pop and filmmaker Jim Jarmusch are among those sharing memories about tattoo artist Jonathan Shaw in the trailer for the documentary feature Scab Vendor: Confessions of a Tattoo Artist. Dark Star Pictures releases the movie from directors Lucas de Barros and Mariana Thome in theaters June 14 before it hits VOD platforms […]

Kevin Costner’s $100M ‘Horizon’ Movie Tracking for Worrisome $12M Domestic Opening

The box office prospects for one of the summer’s biggest swings have appeared on the horizon. Kevin Costner’s big-budget Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter One hit tracking on Tuesday, with one major service putting its domestic opening at $12 million, give or take. That’s not great news for Costner and those backing the independently […]

Hollywood Flashback: When Will Smith and Martin Lawrence Hit the ‘Bad Boys’ Beat

The original Bad Boys debuted nearly 30 years ago, and even with a first-time director, two stars untested at the box office and a scramble to finish the script, nothing could handcuff the film’s success. After a string of hits that included Flashdance, Beverly Hills Cop and Top Gun, producing partners Don Simpson and Jerry […]

Tom Bower, Actor in ‘The Waltons’ and ‘Die Hard 2,’ Dies at 86

Tom Bower, the busy character actor who portrayed Dr. Curtis Willard on The Waltons and the janitor, Marvin, who helps John McClane foil the terrorists at the airport in Die Hard 2, has died. He was 86. Bower died May 30 in his sleep at his home in Los Angeles, his sister-in-law, Mary Miller, told […]

‘Hunger Games’ Movie Based on New Suzanne Collins Novel in the Works at Lionsgate

Lionsgate has unveiled plans for a new Hunger Games movie, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, based on franchise writer Suzanne Collins’ just-announced new novel. The screen adaptation, unveiled on Thursday by Adam Fogelson, chair of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, has Francis Lawrence in talks to direct the adaptation for Nina Jacobson and […]

‘The Watchers’ Review: Dakota Fanning Gets Stranded in Ishana Night Shyamalan’s Suspense-Free Horror Debut

Fanning plays a haunted woman who gets trapped in an Irish forest with three strangers and a parrot.

Banff: ‘Indian Horse’ Director Partners on Richard Wagamese Documentary ‘The Storyteller’ (Exclusive)

The creative team behind Indian Horse, the 2017 feature adaptation of the late Richard Wagamese’s novel of the same name, are partnering for a documentary, The Storyteller, on the legendary Canadian indigenous writer. Stephen Campanelli, Clint Eastwood’s go-to cameraman, directed Indian Horse after it was adapted by Dennis Foon. In a deal to be unveiled […]

Glen Powell Says ‘Twisters’ Features “One of the Most Incredible Action Sequences of All Time”

With great action comes great effort. Glen Powell teased “one of the most incredible action sequences of all time” in this summer’s Twisters, coming July 19. The actor recounted his experience shooting the storm sequence in a Fandango’s Big Ticket interview, which he says “all happens in a oner.” The appearance was pegged to the […]