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Warning: Major spoilers ahead for The Diplomat season 2.After being introduced in The Diplomat season 1, Celia Imrie's Margaret Roylin plays an even bigger part in the latest run of the Netflix political drama, and her arc is very different from the previous run. Imrie is a major part of The Diplomat season 2 cast, as most of the story can't progress without Roylin's involvement. However, she lacks the freedom she had in The Diplomat season 1. Regardless, that doesn't stop her being a huge part of the plot.

The Diplomat season 2's ending wouldn't have happened if not for Celia Imrie's character. Roylin's connections to both Roman Lenkov and Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge make for an explosive season 2 finale that has been developing since the show's very first episode. Excitingly, the drama isn't over yet, and Roylin's influence must carry on into The Diplomat season 3's storyline - even if she...

Warning: Spoilers ahead for The Diplomat season 2.

The fate of Roman Lenkov is finally revealed in The Diplomat season 2 after being a mysterious shadow operative throughout the first season. Keri Russell leads the cast of The Diplomat season 2 along with Rufus Sewell as her husband Hal, David Gyasi as Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison, Ali Ahn as CIA operative Eidra Park, and Rory Kinnear as Prime Minister Trowbridge. The series picks up after the events of The Diplomat season 1's ending, which left the lives of Hal, Ato Essandoh's Stuart, and Jess Chanliau's Ronnie up in the air.

The Diplomat was created by Debora Chan. Lead actress Keri Russell received an Emmy nomination for her role as U.S. Ambassador Kate Wyler in The Diplomat season 1. The series introduces a handful of new characters while narrowing its focus on those responsible for the car explosion that killed Merritt Grove...

Despite taking place on the Fourth of July, the vibes in The Diplomatfeel much more like the title of The Diplomat Season 2, Episode 3: “The Ides of the March.” On that date in 44 Bce, Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of senators in order to preserve the republic — and things are trending the same way here in the British government.

Members of British Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge’s (Rory Kinnear) own government, led by British foreign secretary, Austin Dennison (David Gyasi), believe that Trowbridge himself ordered the execution of Russian mercenary Roman Lenkov (Sam Douglas), as well as the London car explosion and attack on the Hms Courageous, and are preparing to vote him out. But things don’t go exactly as planned, especially when there’s a lavish American Fourth of July party as the backdrop.

From creator Debora Cahn, the latest...

Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre Review — Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre (2023) Film Review, a movie directed by Guy Ritchie, written by Ivan Atkinson, Marn Davies and Guy Ritchie and starring Jason Statham, Hugh Grant, Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett, Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone, Eddie Marsan, Peter Ferdinando, Lourdes Faberes, Sam Douglas, Tom Rosenthal, Oliver [...]

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16 years have passed since “Little Children” hit theaters. Now, the world is finally getting another Todd Field movie. The writer-director is returning to the fall festival circuit — and (presumably) the Oscar race — this year with “TÁR,” a new project set against the highly competitive classical music scene in Germany. If “Little Children” and Field’s earlier “In The Bedroom” were any indication of the filmmaker’s modern sensibilities, cinephiles should be in for a real treat when his third feature opens this fall.

Cate Blanchett stars as the titular Lydia Tár, an accomplished orchestra conductor. Not much has been revealed about the film’s plot and the trailer provides precious few cryptic clues. According to the official synopsis from Focus Features, “TÁR” is “set in the international world of classical music, centers on Lydia Tár, widely considered one of the greatest living composer/conductors and first-ever female chief conductor of a major German orchestra.

Stars: Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Mark Burnham, Jacob Latimore, Moe Dunford, Olwen Fouere, Jessica Allain, Nell Hudson, Alice Krige, William Hope, Jolyon Coy, Sam Douglas, John Larroquette | Written by Chris Thomas Devlin | Directed by David Blue Garcia

The original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was a movie that was based on the build-up of tension, until it became unbearable for the audience, with an explosion of violence that many don’t forget. Made in 1974, it has had sequels, been remade in many forms through the years and Netflix are the latest to give an attempt to revamp the series with a follow up to the original. The question is, does it live up to the original?

After 50 years since the events of the first film, a group of young friends decide to buy up the town Texas town near where Leatherface’s attacks took place. When some of the locals fight...

Stars: Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Mark Burnham, Jacob Latimore, Moe Dunford, Olwen Fouere, Jessica Allain, Nell Hudson, Alice Krige, William Hope, Jolyon Coy, Sam Douglas, John Larroquette | Written by Chris Thomas Devlin | Directed by David Blue Garcia

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise is an odd one. There’s about four different timelines despite not that many movies, and although the quality has actually been good (for the most part), none have really got close to the sheer sense of terror that the first movie delivered. As always though, I was very much excited to see the latest movie.

This one is a direct sequel to the original movie and not linked to any other sequels that came before it. A new timeline altogether set in present-day almost fifty years after the original as Leatherface is once again disrupted by a new group of young friends and is soon getting to...

Texas Chainsaw Massacre Trailer — David Blue Garcia‘s Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) movie trailer has been released by Netflix. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre trailer stars Elsie Fisher, Sarah Yarkin, Mark Burnham, Moe Dunford, Olwen Fouéré, Alice Krige, Jacob Latimore, Nell Hudson, Jessica Allain, Sam Douglas, William Hope, and Jolyon Coy. Crew Chris Thomas Devlin wrote [...]

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"50 years I've been waiting for this night... just to see him again." Netflix has fired up the gnarly official trailer for their new Texas Chain Saw Massacre film. It's officially titled Texas Chainsaw Massacre and will be streaming on Netflix starting this February. After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of idealistic young friends that accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded world in a remote Texas town. Much like last year's Ghostbusters, this skips everything else and it plays as a direct sequel to Tobe Hooper's original 1974 Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Leatherface only gets angry when people come home. This sequel stars Elsie Fisher, Sarah Yarkin, Mark Burnham, Moe Dunford, Olwen Fouéré, Alice Krige, Jacob Latimore, Nell Hudson, Jessica Allain, Sam Douglas, William Hope, Jolyon Coy. Damn this looks brutal! The bus scene is going to be insane. Lots of blood and gore in here - watch out.

"In 2022, the face of madness returns." Netflix has surprisingly debuted the first look teaser trailer for the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre film, another sequel, out in February. This one is officially titled The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and will be streaming on Netflix starting in February of 2022. This project has been in development for a while, with the teaser poster (below) unveiled last year. After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of idealistic young friends that accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded world in a remote Texas town. Much like this year's Ghostbusters, this is a direct sequel to Tobe Hooper's original 1974 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Leatherface only gets angry when people come to his home. This stars Elsie Fisher, Sarah Yarkin, Mark Burnham, Moe Dunford, Olwen Fouéré, Alice Krige, Jacob Latimore, Nell Hudson, Jessica Allain, Sam Douglas, William Hope, Jolyon Coy. There's not much footage out yet,...

Don't Breathe and Evil Dead director Fede Alvarez was busy promoting the upcoming Don't Breathe 2, directed by the original's co-writer Rodo Sayagues when he was asked about the supposedly terrible test screening of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot. The film picks up from where Tobe Hooper's iconic 1974 slasher, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, left. Texas Chainsaw Massacre has had a tumultuous production, with directors Andy and Ryan Tohill (The Dig) quitting after just one week into filming over creative differences with Legendary Pictures. David Blue Garcia (Tejano) was then hired to take over the directorial duties. The previously shot footage was discarded, and Garcia had to start from scratch. Although, Chris Thomas Devlin's original script is still used.

The troublesome production combined with a disgruntled netizen who attended an early test screening has resulted in rumors raising doubts about Texas Chainsaw Massacre's quality. Fede Alvarez, who recently attended https://www.

The upcoming Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot has officially been rated R. While this news is not exactly surprising, given the gritty nature of the horrific crimes committed by Leatherface and his family in every installment of the series, it can still be considered good news for fans concerned that it just might have gone PG-13. Per the MPAA, the movie is officially rated R for "strong bloody horror violence and gore, and language."

This news also seems to confirm that the official title for the reboot/sequel is simply Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It's a similar approach to the Halloween franchise, which titled the 2018 movie as simply Halloween as well, even though it served as a sequel to the original movie. That is also going to be the case with the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which will only acknowledge the first TCM movie and none of the other sequels. Like Halloween,...

Leatherface is finally coming back this year and horror fans have reason to be excited. As reported by https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3656136/texas-chainsaw-massacre-fede-alvarez-confirms-new-movie-sequel-old-man-leatherface-exclusive/|Bloody Disgusting, producer Fede Alvarez has confirmed that the upcoming Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot is actually a direct sequel to the original 1974 horror classic directed by Tobe Hooper. As Alravez tells it, this time around we are going to see what old man Leatherface looks like.

Horror fans will know Fede Alvarez from his work on movies such as Don't Breathe and 2013's Evil Dead. The filmmaker recently spoke with the outlet and, while he couldn't dive too deep into specifics, explained that they have indeed made a direct sequel. This means they are likely ignoring the events of previous sequels in the franchise, much like what was done with 2018's Halloween. And that worked out pretty well. Here's what Alvarez had to say about it.

"It is a direct sequel,...

As part of Leatherface being part of Call of Duty’s “The Haunting of Verdansk” Halloween event, fans were treated to the teaser poster for the upcoming Texas Chainsaw Massacre film and we have it for you to check out right now!

As Call of Duty gamers prepare to celebrate Halloween in the upcoming “The Haunting of Verdansk” seasonal event featuring Leatherface from the 1974 horror classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, they also unlocked a thrilling glimpse at the future of this notorious icon. Eagle-eyed viewers were treated to a special easter egg in the game’s new trailer and directed to the website TexasChainsaw.com where they were surprised with the debut of an exclusive tease of the iconic crazed killer Leatherface featured on the new poster for Legendary Entertainment’s upcoming Texas Chainsaw Massacre film, coming to audiences next year. Fans can also enter their email to receive the...

The first poster for the Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot has been revealed. The poster was revealed as part of a tie in with the upcoming Call of Duty The Haunting of Verdansk" seasonal event, which features Leatherface. Legendary Pictures is currently in the process of bringing back the iconic franchise, with a new installment kicking off filming over the summer. Things got off to a bumpy start with an unexpected director change right off the bat. But things seem to be on track now as Legendary Pictures has launched an official website for the movie, which also brings with it a new poster, heralding the return of Leatherface.

Legendary's website, when visited, slowly reveals the new poster. A colorful yet bleak version of Leatherface's iconic skin mask appears against a black background. There is also some text at the bottom that helps set up the connection between the reboot and...

When Duane Sarcione (Michael T. Weiss) finds himself in the hole with mobster ‘The Sledge’ (Sam Douglas), he has no choice but to run. It’s not a surprising move despite only knowing him for five minutes — gambling has a hold and he’s drowning under the weight of turmoil both in and out of his control. This act, however, isn’t without collateral damage. His wife had already passed away, but his young son Gino (Nolan Lyons) was still around struggling to get through school with the help of his ‘Gramps’ Joe (Robert Miano). Suddenly Gino and Joe are left holding Duane’s debt because ‘The Sledge’ would rather have his hooks in a local than worry about chasing a coward. The ramifications of this new dynamic arrive ten years later.

Writer/director Jason Sarrey’s feature debut Sunset Park picks up with an adult Gino (Michael Trevino) working...

Game Of Thrones star James Cosmo is to star in upcoming spy-thriller series Magnum Opus.

The actor, who plays Jeor Mormont on the HBO series Game Of Thrones, will be joined by Jamie Anderson (The Contract) and Sam Douglas (Snatch) on the project.

Timothy Gibbs is to star, co-direct, co-write and produce the series, which has been picked up by London-based production company Carnaby International.

The television series will focus on a CIA operative's fight for justice following the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing in Lockerbie that killed his parents.

Speaking to Variety about the project, Gibbs said: "This is a genuinely independently-produced TV series.

"We have gotten offers from some of the biggest, blue-chip distributors in the business to distribute Magnum Opus, one company even wanted to buy it outright but Carnaby offered us the fairest of deals, and is small enough to recognise we need a true partnership but...

Cleanskin First Five Minutes Clip. Hadi Hajaig‘s Cleanskin (2012) first five (5) minute movie clip stars Sean Bean, Abhin Galeya, Charlotte Rampling, Peter Polycarpou, and Tuppence Middleton. Cleanskin‘s plot synopsis: ” Sean Bean, who plays Ewan, a Secret Service Agent working undercover in the criminal underbelly of London. His mission is to pose as the body guard of a small time arms dealer and discover who he is selling the Semtex to.

However, when they are brazenly ambushed by a masked gunman in a West End hotel lobby, Ewan is shot and wounded and the dealer assassinated. The Semtex is stolen.

Days later, a suicide bomber detonates himself inside a busy London restaurant and the Secret Services worse fears are confirmed — the stolen Semtex was used in the bombing. There is a terrorist cell operating in London, hell bent on bringing death and destruction to the nation’s capital. Briefed by...

Here’s a new and exclusive look at Sean Bean’s new movie Cleanskin which hits UK cinemas on 9th March. Cleanskin is directed by Hadi Hajaig and also stars Abhin Galeya, Charlotte Rampling, Peter Polycarpou, Tuppence Middleton, Tom Burke, Sam Douglas and Michelle Ryan.

Sophisticated British action thriller Cleanskin explodes onto cinema screens in March with an exciting cast lead by Sean Bean, who plays Ewan, a Secret Service Agent working undercover in the criminal underbelly of London. His mission is to pose as the body guard of a small time arms dealer and discover who he is selling the Semtex to. However, when they are brazenly ambushed by a masked gunman in a West End hotel lobby, Ewan is shot and wounded and the dealer assassinated. The Semtex is stolen.

Days later, a suicide bomber detonates himself inside a busy London restaurant and the Secret Services worse fears...

Man, I hope he doesn’t die in this one. When Sean Bean stars in a movie that involves gunplay, swordplay, or any type of play involving sharp/dangerous objects, the chances of Bean’s character dying is, like, multiplied by a few hundred factors. I believe that has been scientifically proven. In “Cleanskin”, Eddard Stark himself plays a badass British Guv’ment agent who must stop a Muslim terrorist cell. Judging by the film’s tagline, I suspect said terrorist will have ties to the Guv’ment, and possibly a conspiracy or two, possibly involving Charlotte Rampling, who looks very suspicious skulking about the screen. The UK gets the film on March 9th, 2012. Stateside fans of the Beanster will probably have to wait for the DVD release, since I don’t see a Bean-fronted movie getting a theatrical release, even a limited one, over here. Which sucks for us,...

Check out six clips from the Luc Besson-produced, Olivier Megaton-directed “Colombiana”. (By the way, can you think of a better name for an action director than Olivier Megaton? I can’t.) The film stars Zoe Saldana as a hired killer with a heart of gold. Basically, you’ve seen this premise before. Like, a few hundred other times. Except this time that lonely hitman next door who keeps to himself is a hot lady. That’s, you know, kinda different. Cataleya is a young woman who has grown up to be an assassin after witnessing the murder of her parents as a child. Turning herself into a professional killer and working for her uncle, she remains focused on her ultimate goal: to hunt down and get revenge on the mobster responsible for her parents’ deaths. Starring Zoe Saldana, Lennie James, Michael Vartan, Cliff Curtis, Marshall Warren, Callum Blue,...

Check out a new batch of images from director Olivier Megaton’s latest actioner, the Zoe Saldana starrer “Colombiana”, blasting into theaters September 2, 2011. The film looks like it has the makings of a decent action movie, if yet another entry in the well-tread “loner hitman” genre. Plus, this is another product from the Luc Besson action movie assembly line, so don’t expect anything too outrageously, well, good. Cataleya is a young woman who has grown up to be an assassin after witnessing the murder of her parents as a child. Turning herself into a professional killer and working for her uncle, she remains focused on her ultimate goal: to hunt down and get revenge on the mobster responsible for her parents’ deaths. Co-starring Lennie James, Michael Vartan, Marshall Warren, Callum Blue, Jordi Mollà, Max Martini, Sam Douglas, and Monica Acosta. Get more images and videos in our “Colombiana” preview...

In celebration of Slacker's 20th anniversary, local filmmakers are re-creating scenes from the Richard Linklater movie for Slacker 2011, a fundraising project benefitting the Texas Filmmakers Production Fund (Tfpf). The trailer is now available. As we await the August 31 premiere, we're chatting with some of the filmmakers participating in one or more of the short films that will comprise the project.

Today's interview is with Sam Wainwright Douglas, documentarian and director of Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio, as well as The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose. He also acted in 2010's The Happy Poet.

Slackerwood: Which scene from the film did you reshoot?

Sam Douglas: I shot Scene 12, known as the mechanic scene. It's the one where the conspiracy buff annoys the guy working on his car, the mechanic's buddy shows up, they talk cars, they head to the junkyard, swipe some auto parts,...

The Colombiana Movie Trailer has premiered. Olivier Megaton‘s Colombiana (2011), produced by Luc Besson, stars Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan, Jordi Mollà, Lennie James, and Cliff Curtis. Colombiana‘s plot synopsis: “Cataleya Restrepo (Zoe Saldana) works for her uncle Emilio (Cliff Curtis) as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents’ death.” After what Luc Besson was able to create with The Professional and Taken, is it any wonder that the trailer for Colombiana heralds a action film that looks this good. “No Sir!” There is a great score to the movie trailer as well. All things being equal though, The Mechanic remake looked good as well and it turned out to be generic and forgettable. Colombiana looks like a mixture of Hanna, The American, and Lucky Number Slevin.

Latino Review has got its hand on three official pictures of "Colombiana". All of them expose Zoe Saldana's Cataleya Restrepo, who apparently will stay sexy despite her tough job as a professional assassin.

Cataleya witnessed the brutal murder of her parents by a Colombian drug lord Don Luis while she was 10 years old. She manages to escape the bullets of the assassin and reach Chicago, where her uncle Emilio, also a gangster, lives.

Emilio is doing its best to remove Cataleya from the criminal life, but she is determined to become a professional killer. At 25, Cataleya has become a real killer operating on behalf of her uncle, Emilio. But her sole desire is to find Don Luis to avenge the death of her parents.

Directed by Olivier Megaton with the script written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, "Colombiana" is scheduled to open wide in U.S. cinemas on September 2, 2011. Michael Vartan,...

Innovation in video games can be a rare commodity. Every day we see titles pour onto store shelves which are derivative of successful franchises, attempting to copy what the last guy did while making it slightly better to justify another $60 purchase. "Heavy Rain" is not one of those games. While it has roots in classic adventure gaming, it's unlike anything I've ever played. It's also not very good.

The Basics

Remember those "Choose Your Own Adventure" novels you read growing up? "Heavy Rain" is just like those, but with way more choice. You'll control four different characters in an eastern seaboard American city (inspired, the developers tell me, by Philadelphia). The characters are tied together by the actions of a scourge known as The Origami Killer.

The Origami Killer has been kidnapping children and drowning them in rainwater. Your actions as the four characters will determine whether the latest kidnap victim survives.