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David Lynch’s Rumored New Secret Project With Laura Dern Tipped For Cannes

April 11, 2022 2:34 pm

Falling somewhere in between totally make-believe, fairytale project that doesn’t exist and perhaps now the worst kept secret in Hollywood—at least in the last week (though even this is an exaggerated joke)—it...

‘Infinite Storm’ Review: Naomi Watts Chills In This Wintry Survival Drama

Asher Luberto

March 25, 2022 5:28 pm

News, Reviews

While they're perennial favorites, snowy survival dramas are having a moment right now. In the past month, we've been offered five of them from various distributors, including Hulu's "No Exit," Netflix's "Agai...

‘Infinite Storm’ Trailer: Naomi Watts Tries To Survive A Blizzard In New Mountain Rescue Thriller

Charles Barfield

March 1, 2022 10:00 am

News, Trailers

It’s been a little bit of time since we’ve seen Naomi Watts in a major blockbuster film. However, that doesn’t mean the actress hasn’t been working. In fact, she’s been super busy, with no fewer than four film...

‘The Desperate Hour’ Trailer: Naomi Watts Stars As A Mother In A Race Against Time On February 25

Ned Booth

January 19, 2022 2:09 pm

News, Trailers

While it's not a sub-genre, there's been a handful of "active shooter" films made in the post-Columbine era. Some of them, like Gus Van Sant's 2003 film "Elephant," or Brady Corbet's "Vox Lux," from 2018, offe...

‘Lakewood’: Naomi Watts Works Overtime In This Ill-Conceived School Shooting Drama [TIFF Review]

Marya E. Gates

September 12, 2021 2:00 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

I’m not entirely convinced everything needs to be a movie. In this case, I don’t know that there is any way to make a film about the journey of a parent as they hear their child’s school has an active shooter ...

‘The Watcher’: Naomi Watts & Bobby Cannavale Will Lead Ryan Murphy’s New Netflix Limited Series

Kambole Campbell

June 14, 2021 3:49 pm

News, Television

Another day, another Ryan Murphy show. Deadline reports that Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale are set as the leads in "The Watcher," an upcoming Netflix limited series from Ryan Murphy and frequent collaborator...

Naomi Watts To Star In Amazon’s Remake Of ‘Goodnight, Mommy’ From Director Matt Sobel

Charles Barfield

April 6, 2021 1:18 pm

News

Another week, another international film gets the English-language remake treatment. This is a trend, to be fair, that has been going on for decades in Hollywood, but in 2021, as international cinema becomes e...

‘Boss Level’ Trailer: Frank Grillo Is Trapped In A ‘Groundhog’s Day’ Time Loop Of Death & Destruction

Edward Davis

February 12, 2021 12:16 pm

News, Trailers

"Groundhog's Day" is basically its own genre now, and Hollywood will apply a time loop scenario to almost another genre to create some strange hybrid. The latest attempt to mashup time loops and is director J...

‘Penguin Bloom’ Trailer: Naomi Watts Stars In This True Story Of A Woman’s Recovery Aided By A Bird

Charles Barfield

January 8, 2021 12:28 pm

News, Trailers

On paper, you would think Netflix’s upcoming feature, “Penguin Bloom,” would be in the middle of the awards season discussion. The film stars Naomi Watts, who has turned in some truly great performances over h...

‘Penguin Bloom’: Naomi Watts Succumbs To Ableist Tropes & Overwrought Metaphor In Glendyn Ivin’s Film [TIFF Review]

Marshall Shaffer

September 11, 2020 12:43 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

“Mom’s not the same person she once was,” narrates adolescent Noah Bloom (Griffin Murray-Johnston) over the coda of “Penguin Bloom.” He continues, “She’s not the person she wanted to be, but for me, she’s so m...

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