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‘The First Lady’: Michelle Pfeiffer Will Play Betty Ford In Susanne Bier’s Anthology Series For Showtime

January 22, 2021 11:10 am

You have to hand it to Michelle Pfeiffer. First, because the woman seemingly hasn’t aged much at all over the past few decades, which mind-boggling and impressive. But also because in 2021, she’s poised to hav...

Susanne Bier Didn’t Compromise Her Vision For ‘The Undoing’ [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

October 20, 2020 10:37 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, News

Nicole Kidman walking in Central Park with a brisk wind flowing through her hair. A close up of her eye. A close up of her hand. A dramatic swing of the accompanying score as it's clear her character, Grace Fr...

New ‘Undoing’ Trailer: Nicole Kidman’s Life Unravels In An HBO Thriller Coming In October

Edward Davis

September 23, 2020 12:25 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Nicole Kidman loves HBO and HBO loves Nicole Kidman. Following her 2018 Golden Globe win for “Big Little Lies” (Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television) and a...

‘The Undoing’ Teaser: Status Cannot Protect Secrets In HBO Drama Starring Nicole Kidman & Hugh Grant

Charles Barfield

August 6, 2020 1:52 pm

News

The new teaser for “The Undoing” does exactly what you want a teaser for a series to do—shows the major players, hints at the story, and gives you all the reasons why you want to sit down and watch for hours. ...

‘The Undoing’ Trailer: Nicole Kidman Is An Unraveling Murder Suspect For Director Susanne Bier & HBO

Hayden Mears

March 8, 2020 3:39 pm

News, Television, Trailers

From acclaimed Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier and television writer David E. Kelley comes the upcoming HBO miniseries “The Undoing,” a Nicole-Kidman-led story about well-known therapist Grace Sachs who, just wee...

‘The Undoing’ Trailer: Life Unravels For Nicole Kidman In HBO’s New Drama Series

Julia Teti

January 24, 2020 1:11 pm

News, Trailers

HBO had no shortage of popular series and programs in 2019. The film adaptation of "Deadwood" had fans brimming with excitement, while new series' "Euphoria" and "Watchmen" captured new audiences. And now, for ...

‘Bird Box’ Is A Harmless B-Movie That Wastes Its Great Premise [Review]

Jonathan Christian

December 27, 2018 11:08 am

Features, Reviews

Parenthood should scare any logical human being. Think about it. For women, you’re stuck with a little human growing inside of you that survives based off your nutrient intake for nine months. Then, as a dude, ...

‘Bird Box’ Trailer: Sandra Bullock Protects Her Children From Creatures That Thrive On Fear

Charles Barfield

December 11, 2018 3:46 pm

News, Trailers

Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock is not the most prolific talent in Hollywood. Starring in only one other film in the last three years (this summer’s “Ocean’s 8”), it’s a rare treat for film fans to get a n...

Susanne Bier To Direct Nicole Kidman In ‘The Undoing,’ A HBO Limited Series

Rodrigo Perez

November 7, 2018 9:53 pm

News, Television

Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier has bounced back in a big way. Her career came into sharp focus in the early aughts, but was minted later that decade when “After the Wedding” (2006; it made Mads Mikkelsen a house...

Netflix Officially Releasing ‘Roma,’ ‘Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ & ‘Bird Box’ In Theaters

Gregory Ellwood

October 31, 2018 8:06 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Netflix has succumbed to awards season pressure and is finally doing the right thing. Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" will be released in theaters before hitting the streaming service. This is a major change from the d...

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