Netflix is bringing 1974 back to theaters thanks to rare archival prints, restorations, and select 35mm screenings of the curated “Milestone Movies” streaming collection. The streaming platform debuts a slew of classic films across its trio of theaters in Los Angeles and New York City. The rarely screened archival prints for Martin Scorsese’s “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” and John …
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Night Country’ Worked — and Saved the Series – IndieWire
[Editor’s note: The following article contains spoilers for “True Detective: Night Country,” including its finale.] It’s Raymond Clark (Owen McDonnell), the heartbroken killer of “True Detective: Night Country,” who gets the famous line from the series (and its beloved first season): “Time is a flat circle.” He’s talking about a lot of things — most explicitly, the spirit of Annie …
Read More »Best Buy Is Out of the DVD and Blu-ray Business, and Now So Is Disney – IndieWire
Here at IndieWire, you’ll have to pry physical media from our cold, dead hands. But we alone cannot save an industry — especially one that Netflix, Best Buy, and now Disney have checked out of. Last year, Netflix finally stopped shipping those iconic red envelopes out; earlier this year, Best Buy disassembled its DVD and Blu-ray racks. And now Disney …
Read More »Killer Films, Ava DuVernay, Celine Song – IndieWire
Killer Films had a killer 2023, and 2024 is looking equally rosy for the beloved independent production company. Fresh off the heels of scoring a Best Picture nomination for “Past Lives” (the company’s first-ever nomination in that category), co-founder Christine Vachon and Killer Films will be honored at the 6th Annual Kodak Film Awards February 23 with the Film Production …
Read More »Why ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ Is Delayed on YouTube – IndieWire
Beginning with this past Sunday’s episode, its Season 11 premiere, HBO is no longer putting “Last Week Tonight” episodes next-day on YouTube. “When ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver‘ premiered on HBO, the convenience of watching on Max did not exist so YouTube allowed flexible viewing for the main story as well as promotional exposure,” HBO said in a statement …
Read More »Stephen King Wants to Know Why WB Hasn’t Released ‘Salem’s Lot’ Yet – IndieWire
Stephen King is urging Warner Bros. Discovery for an update on its long-awaited “Salem’s Lot” adaptation. Legendary horror author King took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to question why the feature adaptation of his book “Salem’s Lot,” which was first announced in 2019 and shot way back in 2021, has yet to be released by Warner Bros. “Between you …
Read More »‘Society of the Snow’ Survivors Pen a Plea for Solidarity – IndieWire
Fifty years ago, we spent 73 days on a majestic mountain, miles away from the warmth and stability of society as we know it, alone but for the presence of God and each other. But it would be those two elements that would keep us and the other 14 survivors of a horrific plane crash and subsequent avalanche alive as …
Read More »‘Beetlejuice 2’ Was ‘Fun’ After Green-Screen Acting – IndieWire
Michael Keaton had a very practical reason for returning to the “Beetlejuice” universe: practical effects. Keaton, who recently reprised his other Tim Burton role of Batman in DC movie “The Flash” and previously played villain the Vulture in Marvel’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” credited the upcoming “Beetlejuice” sequel for eschewing CGI, a shortcut that was not really around for the 1998 film. …
Read More »Colin Burgess Quits His Day Job – IndieWire
Drew (Colin Burgess) believes he’s gonna have a bunch of sex if he just quits his desk job. In “Free Time” (as in reality), it doesn’t quite work out that way. In Ryan Martin Brown‘s debut feature film, shot over 10 days on the streets of New York, the main character hits a quarter-life crisis — hard. Drew chooses life …
Read More »Yorgos Lanthimos Eyes ‘Save the Green Planet’ Remake — Report – IndieWire
Yorgos Lanthimos‘ “Poor Things” was one of the biggest arthouse hits of 2023 and remains a frontrunner in several major Oscar categories. But as the film‘s award season run comes to a close, Lanthimos might already be looking ahead to his next directing gig. According to a new report in Variety, Lanthimos is planning to direct a remake of Jang …
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