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Idris Elba Reportedly in Talks to Star in Next James Bond Film

Idris Elba is currently in talks to star in the next James Bond film, but won’t play the titular role of special agent 007. The Golden Globe-wining actor has been told by MGM, the studio behind the hit spy franchise, that they have a villainous role in the series’ next installment for him, if he’s…

Film Review – ‘Bruised’ is a Passion Project for Actress and Director Halle Berry

Recovering from a very public defeat is not an easy thing. Those who fight for a living are bound to encounter setbacks, but there are degrees to which a loss is infinitely more significant and potentially telling of an impacted future. Rebounding and returning to the ring requires a great deal of work and perseverance,…

Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop : Review / New Live-Action ‘Cowboy Bebop’ is Campy, Colorful and Fun

Cowboy Bebop is the latest cartoon classic to get a live-action makeover. Based on the beloved late 1990s Japanese anime series about futuristic bounty hunters, the new, 10-episode Netflix series, which debuted Friday, is campy, colorful and fun. Developed by Andre Nemec (Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol, Alias) and penned by Christopher Yost (Thor: Ragnorak, The…

COWBOY BEBOP : Q&A with Actor John Cho and a Musician/DJ Steve Aoki

Synopsis :COWBOY BEBOP is an action-packed space Western about three bounty hunters, aka “cowboys,” all trying to outrun the past. As different as they are deadly, Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) form a scrappy, snarky crew ready to hunt down the solar system’s most dangerous criminals —…

Netflix Releases Data on Its Most Popular Shows

Netflix has revealed its top shows and movies based on weekly hours streamed, according to The Los Angeles Times. The lists are accessible to the public at top10.Netflix.com, where it’s possible to sort by films in English, non-English films, TV in English, and non-English TV. The list can also be viewed by country, and each…

Netflix’s One Piece Live-Action Series Announces Main Cast : Sonny Chiba’s Son, Mackenyu Will Play Roronoa Zoro

Netflix has cast five of its main roles in its anticipated One Piece live-action series. Iñaki Godoy (Go, Youth!, Who Killed Sara?), Mackenyu (Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter, Pacific Rim: Uprising), Emily Rudd (Fear Street, Hunters), Jacob Romero Gibson (Greenleaf, All Rise) and Taz Skylar (Boiling Point, Villain) will all star on the show, Variety is…

Hellbound | Final Trailer | Netflix

Netflix has just released a final trailer for a highly anticipated “Train to Busan” director Yeon Sang-ho’ South Korean Netflix series “Hellbound,” which is an adaptation of “The Hell” digital comic  that he co-wrote with Choi Kyu-seok. In “Hellbound,” supernatural beings appear out of nowhere to condemn people to hell. It doesn’t matter whether these…

Netflix’s “Passing” / Q&A with Director Rebecca Hall, Actors Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga and André Holland

Synopsis : Adapted from the celebrated 1929 novel of the same name by Nella Larsen, PASSING tells the story of two Black women, Irene Redfield (Tessa Thompson) and Clare Kendry (Academy Award nominee Ruth Negga), who can “pass” as white but choose to live on opposite sides of the color line during the height of…

Film Review – ‘Army of Thieves’ is a Truly Entertaining and Mostly Zombie-Free Prequel

Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead made its debut in theaters and on Netflix this past May, presenting a violent, action-packed story of a high-stakes Las Vegas heist embedded within a zombie apocalypse. While our writers were divided on its quality in our video review, audiences responded well, and there were multiple prequels announced immediately…

New York Film Festival : The Power of the Dog / Press Conference with director Jane Campion, Actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and the Cinematographer Ari Wegner

Synopsis : Severe, pale-eyed, handsome, Phil Burbank is brutally beguiling. All of Phil’s romance, power and fragility is trapped in the past and in the land: He can castrate a bull calf with two swift slashes of his knife; he swims naked in the river, smearing his body with mud. He is a cowboy as…

Netflix Bringing ‘That ’70s Show’ into the 90s with New Series ‘That ’90s Show’

A series that originally aired in the 90s is now getting new life in the form of a spinoff set in the 90s. According to ComingSoon.net, Netflix has ordered That ’90s Show, a sequel to That ’70s Show, the popular sitcom that aired on Fox from 1998-2006. Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp are set…