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Jodie Foster Joins HBO’s Female-Centric ‘True Detective: Night Country’ That Is Set In Alaska

May 26, 2022 6:25 pm

A new era of “True Detective” is on the way as HBO has recruited Mexican filmmaker Issa López (“Tigers Are Not Afraid”) to write/direct the pilot for “True Detective: Night Country” with Barry Jenkins (“Moonli...

‘Panic Room’ At 20: Remember The Era Of The Blockbuster Adult Thriller? [The Playlist Podcast]

Charles Barfield

March 29, 2022 2:33 pm

News, Podcasts

Twenty years seems like a long time, until you’re a person of a certain age and that length of time feels like it passes in the blink of an eye. This is the case with the David Fincher film, “Panic Room,” whic...

Nicole Kidman Recalls David Fincher “Discovering The Most Incredible Actress,” Kristen Stewart, On ‘Panic Room’

Edward Davis

January 28, 2022 1:28 pm

News

It’s rarely discussed these days, or perhaps remembered, but David Fincher’s “Panic Room” was one of his most fraught productions—to this day it probably goes down as Fincher’s most difficult shoot and probabl...

‘Nyad’: Jodie Foster & Annette Bening Join The Cast Of The Upcoming Film From ‘Free Solo’ Directors

Charles Barfield

January 21, 2022 12:56 pm

News

After their Oscar-winning success with the documentary “Free Solo,” and the awards recognition they’ve already received for last year’s “The Rescue,” all eyes are on what’s next for directors Elizabeth Chai Va...

The Best Movies To Buy or Stream This Week: ‘Annette,’ ‘Summer of ’85,’ ‘Dune’ and More

Jason Bailey

August 31, 2021 7:47 pm

News

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalogue titles making a sp...

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Golden Globes 2021 Full Winners List: ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Queen’s Gambit,’ Chadwick Boseman & More

Charles Barfield

February 28, 2021 7:59 pm

Awards, Features, News

It's that time of year again—where the biggest names in Hollywood get all glammed up, gather in front of their webcams, and wait for their Zoom meeting to begin so they can find out who won this year's Golden ...

‘The Mauritanian’ Trailer: Jodie Foster Defends An Accused Terrorist In A New Political Drama

Charles Barfield

February 24, 2021 10:16 am

News, Trailers

Sometimes, you watch a trailer and you don’t even need to see more than 15 seconds and understand that it’s tailor-made for Oscar voting. That’s the case with the upcoming political/courtroom drama, “The Mauri...

Jodie Foster Doesn’t Seem All That Interested In Watching The ‘Silence of The Lambs’ Prequel Series ‘Clarice’

Christopher Marc

February 10, 2021 1:43 pm

News, Television

Tomorrow will see the premiere of CBS' original series "Clarice," a sequel series based on the fantastic Oscar-winning serial killer film "Silence of The Lambs" from director Jonathan Demme that starred Jodie ...

‘The Mauritanian’ Is A Harrowing Condemnation of Bush-Era Torture [Review]

Christian Gallichio

January 12, 2021 12:24 pm

News, Reviews

Featuring a standout, awards-worthy performance by Tahir Rahim, Kevin Macdonald’s “The Mauritanian,” adapted from Mohamedou Ould Salahi’s memoir “Guantanamo Diary,” about his prolonged imprisonment at the titu...

David Fincher Wanted Kevin Spacey & Jodie Foster To Star In ‘Mank’ During The ’90s

Charles Barfield

November 18, 2020 10:46 am

News

With “Mank” in select theaters (only a handful, to be honest) and arriving on Netflix in a matter of weeks, David Fincher is doing his press tour and shedding some light on what many believe is his most ambiti...

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