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‘Top Gun: Maverick’: Tom Cruise Was “Really Adamant” That Val Kilmer Return For The Sequel

August 30, 2021 11:02 am

When Paramount announced plans to make a sequel to “Top Gun,” fans had some immediate questions. First, and perhaps foremost, is there going to be another volleyball scene? The answer might have to wait until ...

‘Val’: Val Kilmer’s Life As A Misunderstood Artist Is Showcased In This Wholly Conventional Bio-Doc [Cannes Review]

Charles Bramesco

July 7, 2021 10:05 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

It is the actor’s great struggle to take their work seriously without taking themselves seriously. To selectively activate the mechanisms of emotion in order to embody credible human behavior or an aestheticiz...

‘Val’ Trailer: Val Kilmer Doc Wants To Tell His Story More Than Ever In New Cannes-Bound Film

Edward Davis

July 6, 2021 12:00 pm

News, Trailers

In 2014, actor Val Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer and went public with his illness in 2017. Because of the various surgeries that impacted his throat, the actor's voice has radically changed, and in f...

‘Birthday Cake’ Trailer: Shiloh Fernandez, Val Kilmer & Ewan McGregor Star In A Mob Drama

Valerie Thompson

May 17, 2021 8:30 am

News, Trailers

The past is never truly that far behind, especially when it involves family. One man comes face to face with these harsh truths in “The Birthday Cake.” Set among a gritty world of mafia life, this thriller pus...

‘Heat’: Michael Mann’s Symphonic Drama & The Tragedy Of Masculinity

Walter Chaw

December 15, 2020 5:09 pm

Essays, Features, News

From the beginning, the dichotomy between women and men is established in Michael Mann’s sprawling, epic masterpiece "Heat," twenty-five years old this month. However, its central thesis about the tragedy of m...

Val Kilmer: The Essentials [Be Reel Podcast]

Chance Solem-Pfeifer

June 3, 2020 4:08 pm

News, Podcasts

He’s been called the Lizard King, the Iceman, the Dark Knight, and is perpetually applying for the post of your Huckleberry. Val Kilmer is one of the most fascinating and elusive screen presences of the last 4...

Val Kilmer Reveals Why A Set Visit From Warren Buffet Made Him Quit Playing Batman After Only One Movie

Rafael Motamayor

May 9, 2020 2:56 pm

News

They say you should always be yourself, unless you can be Batman, in which case it's better to be Batman. Well, in the case of Val Kilmer, it ended up not being true. More than 25 years after playing the Caped...

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Trailer: Tom Cruise Flies Back Into The Danger Zone

Harry Frazer

December 16, 2019 8:04 am

News, Trailers

One of the best things about the original “Top Gun” was the incredible soundtrack, who doesn’t jam out every time they hear “Danger Zone” by Kenny Loggins. Well after 33 years, Tom Cruise is back in “Top Gun: M...

Joel Schumacher on ‘Batman Forever’ Star Val Kilmer: “He Was Psychotic”

Charles Barfield

August 31, 2019 4:51 pm

News

With the record-breaking box office numbers of Marvel Studios and the Oscar-winning success of Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dark Knight’ trilogy, it’s interesting to think about how, not too long ago, people were calli...

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Trailer: A New Need For Speed With Tom Cruise [Comic-Con]

Ava Witonsky

July 18, 2019 3:33 pm

News, Trailers

If you're looking for some cinematic aviation action, San Diego Comic-Con has got it all covered. Next summer, after 34 years, "Top Gun" is returning to the screen with "Top Gun: Maverick." READ MORE: The Be...

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