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Tom McCarthy To Follow Oscar-Winner ‘Spotlight’ With Disney Kid Detective Movie ‘Timmy Failure’

April 25, 2017 4:53 pm

To begin with, it felt easier to categorize Tom McCarthy. The actor-turned-director’s first three movies, “The Station Agent,” “The Visitor” and “Win Win,” were quite different in some ways, but all felt of a p...

Blumhouse Set To Adapt ‘The Purge’ As A TV Series

Charles Barfield

April 5, 2017 10:50 am

News, Television

With films like “Split” and “Get Out,” Blumhouse is having a great 2017 on the big screen. For the past decade, Jason Blum and his production company have made a name for themselves by financing micro-budget ge...

Bingeworthy Breakdown: Should You Be Watching Netflix & Tom McCarthy’s Teen Drama ’13 Reasons Why?’

Oliver Lyttelton

April 3, 2017 12:55 pm

Features, Television

The Bingeworthy Breakdown is an occasional look at new TV shows. An estimated 500 scripted seasons of TV will air in 2017, and to help you sort the wheat from the chaff, we’re going to look at the first episode...

‘Spotlight’ Director Tom McCarthy Set To Rewrite Disney’s Live Action ‘Christopher Robin’

Tess Bonn

March 2, 2017 4:47 pm

News

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Writer-director Tom McCarthy has joined Disney’s team working on the latest live-action fantasy movie, “Christopher Robin,” based on the classic Winnie-the-Pooh stories. McCarthy, who won an Oscar for “Spotligh...

Death Lingers In New Trailer For Netflix Series ’13 Reasons Why’ From ‘Spotlight’ Director Tom McCarthy

Kevin Jagernauth

March 1, 2017 9:58 am

News, Television, Trailers

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While there are some who are complaining about the rise of Peak TV, bemoaning that writing for the screenplay now features "long, detailed, complex arcs for every character" (not sure how this is a problem), we...

First Trailer For ‘Spotlight’ Director Tom McCarthy’s Netflix YA Drama ’13 Reasons Why’ Unravels A Mystery

Kevin Jagernauth

January 25, 2017 2:33 pm

News, Television, Trailers

The movie world was probably at the feet of Tom McCarthy after "Spotlight" was the surprise winner for Best Picture at the Oscars last year, which also landed the filmmaker a statue on his shelf for Best Adapte...