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‘David’ Trailer: Zach Woods Makes His Directorial Debut With Short Film Where William Jackson Harper Goes To Therapy With Will Ferrell

August 29, 2020 4:03 pm

Before the world got hit by the devastating and ongoing pandemic, this year was going to see several actors make the jump to the director's chair. From Halle Berry's directorial debut "Bruised," to Regina King...

‘Downhill’: An Unnecessary Remake That’s Still Mildly Amusing [Sundance Review]

Jason Bailey

January 27, 2020 10:32 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Nat Faxon and Jim Rash’s “Downhill” begins — as its inspiration, Ruben Östlund’s “Force Majeure,” did before it— with the taking of a family vacation photo. It’s an appropriate metaphor for the story that foll...

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‘Silicon Valley’ Final Season Trailer: Mike Judge’s HBO Comedy Begins Its Sixth Season This Month

Charles Barfield

October 22, 2019 10:51 am

News, Television, Trailers

For a comedy as funny as “Silicon Valley,” the HBO series has had its fair share of drama behind the scenes. Despite the series’ acclaim and Emmy wins, it hasn’t been completely smooth sailing over the last fiv...

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‘Silicon Valley’ Season 5 Trailer: The Pied Piper Gang Returns

Kevin Jagernauth

February 21, 2018 10:52 am

News, Television, Trailers

Now working without one T.J. Miller (who has been laying out ever since sexual assault allegations were revealed against the actor), it doesn't look like the gang of "Silicon Valley" have missed a step. HBO's t...

‘Silicon Valley’ Season 5 Trailer: Welcome To The New Internet

Kevin Jagernauth

January 10, 2018 12:35 pm

News, Television, Trailers

It's funny how things work out sometimes. Last spring, T.J. Miller announced that he was leaving HBO's "Silicon Valley," spreading his wings to pursue movie projects and other creative endeavors, and also do th...

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Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Post’: A Stirring, Sentimental & Feminist ‘All The President’s Men’ Prequel [Review]

Rodrigo Perez

December 6, 2017 9:54 am

Features, News, Reviews

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Steven Spielberg’s career has always been marked by two distinct characteristics: optimism (there’s not a cynical bone in his body), and a sentimentality that underlines most characters, subjects and approaches...

‘The Post’ Trailer: Steven Spielberg Releases The Pentagon Papers

Joe Blessing

November 8, 2017 2:20 am

Awards, News, Trailers

Even if audiences didn’t embrace "The BFG," any new movie from Steven Spielberg is an event, and his latest, “The Post," is shaping up to be a major Oscar contender. America’s top newspapers are in the midst of...

Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Carrie Coon & More Join Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Papers’ With Meryl Streep & Tom Hanks

Kevin Jagernauth

June 6, 2017 1:25 pm

News

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When you're Steven Spielberg, you can get whoever the hell you want to star in your movies, especially if it's gunning for Oscar glory. It may be June, but the director is fast-tracking his Pentagon Papers movi...

‘Silicon Valley’ Season 4 Seems Like A Prudent And Partially Funny Investment [Review]

Gregory Ellwood

April 21, 2017 6:12 pm

Awards Campaign, News, Reviews, Television

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When we last left our merry band of tech innovators, programmers and start up investors the infamous company Pied Piper had taken yet another dramatic pivot. The algorithm company CEO and founder Richard (Thoma...

‘Silicon Valley’ Embarks On A Tech Venture In New Trailer For Season 4

Kevin Jagernauth

March 29, 2017 1:24 pm

News, Television, Trailers

There are a lot of big, high-profile shows coming to TV this spring — "The Handmaid's Tale," "Twin Peaks," "House Of Cards," you get the idea — but for a comic break, you can't do much better than "Silicon Vall...

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