IndieWireflipped into IndieWireAaron Paul ‘El Camino’: Aaron Paul on Why Recreating a ‘Breaking Bad’ Scene Was the Movie’s Toughest Momentindiewire.com - Steve Greene The first time around, it was done in a couple takes. For the new Netflix movie, it was way more physically draining. [Editor’s note: The following …
IndieWireflipped into IndieWireHBO Max ‘Sesame Street’ Is Sacred, and Everyone Needs Accessindiewire.com - Ann Donahue As HBO Max assimilates Big Bird, Oscar, and Elmo, the neediest kids are going to be blocked from seeing the most timely, important shows. When my son …
IndieWireflipped into FilmMargot Robbie ‘Bombshell’ Rave First Reactions Spark Oscar Buzz for Charlize Theron, Margot Robbieindiewire.com - Zack Sharf Emmy winner Jay Roach directs a behind-the-scenes look at Fox News' sexual misconduct scandal. Jay Roach’s “Bombshell” had its first screening in Los …
IndieWireflipped into TVEntertainment ‘Succession’ Review: Season 2 Finale Crowns a Killer and Comes for the Kingindiewire.com - Ben Travers A beautifully choreographed finale highlights execution over twists, as Jesse Armstrong closes out an intricate second season with …
IndieWireflipped into IndieWireEntertainment ‘The Walking Dead’ Review: ‘We Are The End of The World’ Depicts When Alpha Met Betaindiewire.com - Ben Travers The villains once again take center stage, with diminishing returns. [Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “The Walking Dead” …
IndieWireflipped into FilmMartin Scorsese Martin Scorsese Won’t Back Down From Anti-Marvel Stance: ‘It’s Not My Kind of Thing’indiewire.com - Ryan Lattanzio Martin Scorsese won't be seeing or directing a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie anytime soon. Martin Scorsese, recently in London to promote his …
IndieWireflipped into IndieWirePTA ‘Joker’ Could Be Headed for $1 Billion, but ‘Gemini Man’ Is a Box-Office Disasterindiewire.com - Tom Brueggemann Todd Phillips' DC Comics origin story has the last laugh on a Columbus Day weekend that is off more than 20% from 2018. Pre-weekend gross assessments …
IndieWireflipped into IndieWireEntertainment ‘SNL’ Reimagines Oscar the Grouch as ‘Joker’-Esque Antihero Origin Storyindiewire.com - Ryan Lattanzio Did we need a dark take on Oscar the Grouch? "SNL" says yes! Did we need a dark take on Oscar the Grouch? That’s the question posed by a new “SNL” …
IndieWireflipped into FilmEntertainment Martin Scorsese Stands Behind Decision to Take ‘The Irishman’ to Netflix: ‘We Have to Make the Movie’indiewire.com - Ryan Lattanzio "The Irishman" is about to become an awards-season juggernaut for Netflix. Finally hitting theaters in less than a month, Martin Scorsese’s gangster …
IndieWireflipped into IndieWireEntertainment ‘Dolittle’ Trailer: Robert Downey Jr. Turns His Franchise Hopes to a Pack of Wild Animalsindiewire.com - Ryan Lattanzio Downey revives one of literature’s most enduring characters in director Stephen Gaghan's reimagining of the classic tale. Marvel Cinematic Universe …
IndieWireflipped into IndieWireEntertainment ‘Saturday Night Live’ Review: First-Time Host David Harbour Gets as Weird (and Grouchy) as He Canindiewire.com - LaToya Ferguson For the second week in a row, “Saturday Night Live” had the task of working with — and trying to figure out how to use—a first-time host. Here are …
IndieWireflipped into IndieWireEntertainment Record-Breaking ‘Parasite’ Scores the Best Platform Opening Since ‘La La Land’indiewire.com - Tom Brueggemann "Parasite" joins another subtitled fall box office hit, Pedro Almodovar's "Pain and Glory," which is expanding well. Box office history was made this …
IndieWireflipped into TVNFL Players Association ‘Ballers’ Finale: Dwayne Johnson’s Good-Time NFL Show Leaves a Strange Legacyindiewire.com - Ben Travers A fun football show in the era of CTE, HBO's "Sports Entourage" says goodbye as one of the guiltiest guilty pleasures on television. [Editor’s Note: …
IndieWireflipped into TVIcon version of the Flipboard logoTV ‘The Lord of the Rings’: Everything You Need to Know About Amazon’s Big Money Adaptationindiewire.com - LaToya Ferguson Production of Amazon’s long-awaited, multi-season television adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” will begin soon. While Amazon has …
IndieWireflipped into FilmJoaquin Phoenix ‘Joker’: A Dance Critic Breaks Down Joaquin Phoenix’s Unnerving Movesindiewire.com - Ryan Lattanzio New York Times dance critic Gia Kourlas calls Phoenix "a great dancer," and says "it has more to do with the nuanced way his body can express …
IndieWireflipped into FilmIcon version of the Flipboard logoEntertainment Robert Forster’s ‘Greatest Role’ as Remembered by His Playwright and Friendindiewire.com - Josh Ravetch Josh Ravetch pays tribute to the late actor, with whom he collaborated onstage in 2017. Editor’s Note: American playwright and stage director Josh …
IndieWireflipped into IndieWireAward Shows Africa Has More Oscar Submissions Than Ever, But When Will They Be Nominated?indiewire.com - Tambay Obenson This year sees a record 10 submissions from the continent, thanks to first-timers Ghana and Nigeria. The previous record was eight. Earlier this …
IndieWireflipped into IndieWireEntertainment How Robert Forster Broke Out With Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Jackie Brown’ and Never Looked Backindiewire.com - Anne Thompson In 1997, Tarantino brought Forster an Oscar nomination and a revived career. It is no surprise how many people are expressing grief at the death of …
IndieWireflipped into IndieWireBFI London Film Festival Foreign Oscar Submissions ‘Monos’ and ‘Atlantics’ Top BFI London Film Festival Winnersindiewire.com - Ryan Lattanzio The 63rd edition of the BFI London Film Festival handed out its top prizes on Saturday. Two submissions for the 2020 Best International Feature Film …
IndieWireflipped into IndieWireJesse Pinkman ‘El Camino’ Is an Ideal Epilogue to a Perfect Ending, Not Another Chapter of ‘Breaking Bad’indiewire.com - Ben Travers In nothing short of a magic trick, Vince Gilligan delivers a worthy addendum to "Breaking Bad" without tarnishing — or even altering — his original …
IndieWireflipped into IndieWireEntertainment ‘Truth Be Told’ Trailer: Aaron Paul and Octavia Spencer Lead New Crime Series From Apple TV+indiewire.com - Ryan Lattanzio Paul plays a convicted murderer whom Spencer, a true-crime podcaster, may have wrongfully put behind bars. The latest series to add to the upcoming …
IndieWireflipped into FilmFrancis Ford Coppola ‘Cotton Club Encore’: How Fear Destroyed Francis Ford Coppola’s Original Artistic Visionindiewire.com - Chris O'Falt Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast: Even Coppola was shocked to discover "The Cotton Club" was one of his better films. In the early 1980s, Francis Ford …
IndieWireflipped into FilmEntertainment Hollywood Reacts to Robert Forster’s Deathindiewire.com - Ryan Lattanzio 78-year-old Robert Forster died this past Friday in Los Angeles after a brief battle with brain cancer. 78-year-old Robert Forster died this past …
IndieWireflipped into FilmFilmmaking Bob Weinstein Returns to a Hollywood Much Different Than the One He Leftindiewire.com - Chris Lindahl Bob Weinstein is back, without his brother, and now he's a seller. And the entertainment world has changed a lot in his absence. Bob Weinstein is …
IndieWireflipped into FilmEntertainment Timothée Chalamet’s Eloquent Appreciation of ‘Hamlet’ Would Make Any English Major Blushindiewire.com - Ryan Lattanzio Chalamet knows his Shakespeare, and he currently rules in the Bard adaptation "The King," now in theaters and coming to Netflix November 1. Academy …
IndieWireflipped into IndieWireAmazon Studios Apple Wins Cuarón, But Hindsight Is the Streaming Wars’ Most Valuable Weaponindiewire.com - Dana Harris-Bridson Apple TV+ beat Netflix in this round of the streaming wars, but Amazon Studios is this week's real winner thanks to hard-won experience. Another day, …
IndieWireflipped into IndieWireEntertainment ‘Ballers’ Superfan Elizabeth Warren Says She’d Love Dwayne Johnson to Run for Presidentindiewire.com - Ryan Lattanzio "I know he would fight for the principles that he believes in — he’s my kind of guy!," Warren said about The Rock, while also calling him "eye candy." …
IndieWireflipped into TVEntertainment ‘Big Mouth’ Composer Talks Origins of Hilarious ‘Disclosure the Movie: The Musical!’indiewire.com - LaToya Ferguson Composer Mark Rivers admits he had to rent the 1984 Michael Douglas and Demi Moore film to get up to speed. Netflix’s “Big Mouth” is a series with …
IndieWireflipped into FilmEntertainment As Leos Carax’s Adam Driver Musical ‘Annette’ Finally Starts Shooting, What Took So Long?indiewire.com - Ryan Lattanzio Carax's "Annette," which is now filming with stars Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard, is a curious case of casting musical chairs. As announced this …
IndieWireflipped into FilmEntertainment If You Want to See ‘Parasite’ This Weekend, You’ll Need to Fly to Los Angelesindiewire.com - Tom Brueggemann Bong Joon Ho's festival accolades and Neon's relentless promotion have paid off: New York is sold out, but there's still some seats in LA. Bong Joon …
