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J. K. Simmons to Play Comedian Milton Berle in Sony’s ‘SNL 1975’

Actor J. K. Simmons has been tapped to play the role of Milton (“Mr. Television”) Berle in Sony Pictures’ upcoming film SNL 1975, to be directed by Jason Reitman from a script co-written with Gil Kenan. Milton Berle, also known as “Uncle Miltie”, was part of a pioneering generation of stand-up comedians during the 1950s,…

Ghostbusters : Frozen Empire Video Review / Above the Line vs Below the Line Episodes 39

Check out more of our video reviews and interviews on our YouTube channel. Film Critic : Matthew Schuchman In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. A film…

Sony Pictures Acquires Film Rights to Grady Hendrix’s ‘Ankle Snatcher’

As first reported by Deadline, Sony Pictures has acquired the film rights to “Ankle Snatcher,” a 2023 short story by Grady Hendrix. The story originally appeared in the Creature Feature Collection by Amazon Original Stories. As of now, no cast or director has been announced for the adaptation, which is being produced by Todd Black,…

‘Madame Web’ Released Among Dakota Johnson’s Complaints of ‘Drastic’ Script Changes

Madame Web, Sony’s latest Marvel film, has been released today to the general disapproval of critics, and amid reports by star Dakota Johnson that the script underwent “drastic changes” during production. “And I can’t even tell you what they were,” Johnson was quoted in The Wrap as saying. In Madame Web, Johnson plays the leading…

Is Tom Cruise in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Movie Critic’?

Photo by Scott Garfield/Scott Garfield – © 2022 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All rights reserved. Tom Cruise is allegedly talking with Quentin Tarantino to join the cast of The Movie Critic, which may be the swan song for the legendary director. The news was reported by The Insneider. According to Jeff Sneider, Cruise is focused on his Mission:…

GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE – Official Trailer

Photo by Jaap Buitendijk – © 2023 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved. **ALL IMAGES ARE PROPERTY OF SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC. Sony Pictures has released a highly anticipated full-length trailer of  “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” the sequel to 2021’s “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” at Sony Pictures. The trailer teases ancient mysteries, team effort to save the world from…

Napoleon : Video Review / Above the Line vs Below the Line Episode 35

Check out more of our video reviews and interviews on our YouTube channel. Film Critic : Abe Friedtanzer Abe Friedtanzer is a film and TV enthusiast who spent most of the past fifteen years in New York City. He has been the editor of MoviesWithAbe.com and TVwithAbe.com since 2007, and has been predicting the Oscars,…

Anyone But You – Official Trailer (HD) : Starring Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell

Sony Pictures has dropped a trailer for hot and edgy comedy, “Anyone But You” which is starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell in an explicit sex scene together.   In this steamy comedy “Anyone But You,” Bea (Sydney Sweeney) and Ben (Glen Powell) look like the perfect couple, but after an amazing first date something happens that…

Madame Webb – Official Trailer (HD) : Starring Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Emma Roberts, Adam Scott

It is about time to ask “Move over, Spider-Man”…there are female wall-crawlers and web-slingers in metropolitan cities. Sony Pictures has finally released a trailer for a highly anticipated film, “Madame Web,” starring Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney.  “Madame Web” tells the standalone origin story of one of Marvel publishing’s most enigmatic heroines. The suspense-driven thriller…

Live-Action “Akira” Would be Difficult to Remake, Says Albert Hughes

Albert Hughes, who garnered worldwide attention with his feature film directorial debut, Menace II Society, has publicly spoken about the production struggles that have long plagued the proposed live-action Akira movie. The remake has been in development since as early as the 1990s, the decade when the filmmaker’s first project was released to critical acclaim….

Film Review – ‘No Hard Feelings’ is a Winning Comedy with a Terrific Pair of Stars

People will do plenty of crazy things for money, especially if they’re desperate. When someone’s livelihood is on the line and they see a way out, morals or consequences aren’t always as considered as perhaps they should be. While it’s easy for those watching to predict a miserable outcome, being in a situation can prevent…