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Before Samara Weaving was running from an obsessive fan in the new film Borderline, she was running wild in this workplace terror starring The Walking Dead’s Steven Yeun. In the 2017 black comedy film Mayhem, Weaving plays a woman infected by a rage-inducing virus and now looking for revenge.

Mayhem stars Yeun as Derek Cho, an ambitious lawyer who finds that he has quickly lost his moral compass when working with his firm. After successfully defending a client who committed murder under the influence of a virus that lowers inhibitions, Derek is fired from the firm when the fault of a mishandled case gets pinned on him. Before he can be escorted out, the building gets locked into quarantine when the virus is detected in the air. The newly infected Derek decides to get bloody revenge on those responsible for getting him fired. Joining in his mayhem is Melanie (Weaver...

One of the best modern action movies, and the movie that inspired Keanu Reeves’ acclaimed John Wick franchise, is due to leave Netflix soon. So, watch it while you can! Released in 2010, The Man from Nowhere hails from South Korea and follows a mysterious pawnshop owner who, when a child he grows close with is kidnapped, reveals himself to be an expert killer. While it may sound familiar, The Man from Nowhere is by far one of the best installments in the mysterious figure with a particular set of skills action subgenre.

Sadly, The Man from Nowhere is now due to leave Netflix later this week in Friday, February 20, so you don’t have long to bask in the bloody violence of this critically acclaimed quest for revenge. Written and directed by Lee Jeong-beom, the action thriller stars Won Bin, Kim Sae-ron, Kim Hee-won, Kim Sung-oh, and Kim Tae-hoon, and...

Stars: Anthony Mackie, Danny Boyd Jr., Maddie Hasson, Morena Baccarin | Written by John Glenn, Jacob Roman, Kenny Ryan | Directed by George Nolfi

A single father and two women venture from the safety of their homes to face monstrous creatures to save the life of a young boy.

The synopsis of Elevation doesn’t really give much away and probably with good reason as that is simply the crux of the story. Set several years after some rather odd-looking giant insect creatures invade the earth and wipe out 95% of the population, a handful of humans remain scattered across the planet (we presume although I think only the US is mentioned) and they can only survive if they live at 8000 feet. Minor spoiler, they don’t really explain the whole 8000 feet thing and why the monsters can’t climb any higher than that so if you’re someone who needs logic to...

With the New Year upon us, it’s time for our annual tradition of looking at the cinematic horizon. Having highlighted 30 films we guarantee are worth seeing this year and those we hope get U.S. distribution, we now venture into the unknown. We dug deep to chart the 100 films we’re most looking forward to, from debuts to documentaries to the return of some of our most-beloved auteurs, along with a small batch of studio films worth giving attention.

Though the majority lack a set release––let alone a confirmed festival premiere––most have wrapped production and will likely debut at some point in 2024. Be sure to check back for updates over the next twelve months (and beyond).

100. Play Dirty (Shane Black)

After the critical failure of The Predator, Shane Black returns to what he’s best at: irreverent crime capers. Bringing Donald E. Westlake’s famous criminal Parker to the big screen,...

Police dramas were flourishing in the 1970s (and later parodied in the 1980s) thanks to "Dragnet" when television writer Robert L. Collins hit upon what counted as a genius notion at the tail end of the Richard M. Nixon administration: what if instead of "policeman," "policewoman?" NBC said "Show us," and Collins responded with the buzzy "Police Woman" starring Angie Dickinson as Sergeant Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson.

"Police Woman" was about as progressive as you could expect from an hour-long network drama in the '70s when it was rare for a drama of any genre to be headed up by a woman. Once a week, Dickinson struck a quasi-feminist figure as an ultra-capable officer of the law with a penchant for dressing in tight-fitting shirts in pants. At least once she went undercover in a swimsuit. And as she complained to the press years later, the writers liked to have...

Spoiler Alert: This interview contains details from the film Lake George

In Jeffrey Reiner’s neo-noir road movie Lake George, two unlikely strangers team up to try and take down a love-spurned mobster. The film, which marks the first reuniting of actors Shea Whigham and Carrie Coon since the pair appeared in Season 3 of Fargo, follows Don (Whigham), a reserved claims adjuster who took the fall for a mobster (Glenn Fleshler) who has just been released from prison. Upon his return to society, the mobster is ready to settle his debts and exact his revenge by tasking Don to kill his disloyal ex Phyllis (Coon) without hesitation.

Unable to pull the trigger on the obstinate, spitfire Phyllis, the guilt-ridden Don instead works with her as they travel through the mobster’s criminal network in Glendale, Goleta and the Mammoth Lakes, trying to get what they’re owed. Reiner tells Deadline that Lake George,...

Anthony Mackie's new monster movie has continued a grim Rotten Tomatoes trend for the star. The Independent Spirit Award nominated actor debuted in the 2002 movie 8 Mile, which also starred Eminem and Mekhi Phifer. Since then, he has gone on to a wide variety of projects, though he is likely best known for playing Sam Wilson, also known as the Falcon and later Captain America, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This ongoing tenure in the franchise began with 2014's Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

Other Anthony Mackie movies outside the MCU encompass a wide variety of genres. This includes the comedies What's Your Number?, The Night Before, and Playing It Cool as well as the dramas Brother to Brother, Million Dollar Baby, Half Nelson, and Detroit. He has also taken on several major television roles in the 2020s, including starring in Altered Carbon, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,...

To celebrate the release of Exorcist II: The Heretic – out now on Blu-ray from Arrow Video – we have a copy up for grabs!

From John Boorman, the director of Point Blank and Deliverance, comes Exorcist II: The Heretic, a visionary metaphysical thriller that confounded audience expectation by delivering something unique and entirely unexpected.

It has been four years since the exorcism that saved the life of Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair) and caused the deaths of Lankester Merrin (Max Von Sydow) and Damien Karras, the priests who helped her. Regan remembers nothing, but her therapist Dr Tuskin (Louise Fletcher) believes those memories are simply repressed and waiting. Meanwhile, Father Philip Lamont (Richard Burton) – his own faith shaken by a failed exorcism – is tasked by the Vatican with investigating Father Merrin, who faces posthumous charges of heresy for his controversial writings. His investigation will lead him to Africa, New York and Georgetown...

To celebrate the release of Exorcist II: The Heretic – out now on Blu-ray from Arrow Video – we have a copy up for grabs!

From John Boorman, the director of Point Blank and Deliverance, comes Exorcist II: The Heretic, a visionary metaphysical thriller that confounded audience expectation by delivering something unique and entirely unexpected.

It has been four years since the exorcism that saved the life of Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair) and caused the deaths of Lankester Merrin (Max Von Sydow) and Damien Karras, the priests who helped her. Regan remembers nothing, but her therapist Dr Tuskin (Louise Fletcher) believes those memories are simply repressed and waiting. Meanwhile, Father Philip Lamont (Richard Burton) – his own faith shaken by a failed exorcism – is tasked by the Vatican with investigating Father Merrin, who faces posthumous charges of heresy for his controversial writings. His investigation will lead him to Africa, New York and Georgetown...

Exclusive: A story that lauded director John Boorman created for his children is being worked up as an animated feature. The Honey Wars was a tale that veteran helmer Boorman told his kids and now Dublin-based animation house Kavaleer Productions is developing it as a 90-minute-long film. Boorman has opened the Rolodex and helped reach out to some starry voice talent. The producers are in talks with Jamie Lee Curtis, Vanessa Kirby, Patrick Stewart, Brendan Gleeson, Richard E. Grant and Jon Voight.

Billed as a dark comedic fantasy, the story follows Hope, a young girl with a secret ability to see the invisible threads that connect the magical world to our own. Recently uprooted by the loss of her mother, she stumbles upon a bitter conflict rooted in two warring tribes: the Fairies and the Elves. She encounters Alfred, a mischievous and exiled Elf, and Fiona, an outcast fairy. The...

When discussing Leonardo DiCaprio, it’s way easier to focus on his personal life than on his professional work. His tendency to date significantly younger women remains a prominent topic of conversation, despite his apparent reluctance to address it. Still, it continues to pique public curiosity, leaving only theories to explain this pattern.

Leonardo DiCaprio in The Great Gatsby (Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures)

Now, though, it looks like this could become a bigger issue again since his name has popped up on the long list of people connected to Diddy’s case. The situation involves crimes related to minors, and even though the actor hasn’t publicly dated anyone underage, he might be someone to keep an eye on.

Leonardo DiCaprio And His Reputation For Dating Under-30-Year-Olds Leonardo DiCaprio in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (Credits: Sony Pictures)

A joke about what seems like a Leonardo DiCaprio tradition...

You can't have "Jaws" without Quint, a modern Captain Ahab if he'd been hunting a great white shark rather than a white whale. It's difficult to picture anyone but Robert Shaw (in one of his last roles before his premature death in 1978) in the part, but the actor actually wasn't who director Steven Spielberg first had in mind.

In "Spielberg: The First Ten Years" by Laurent Bouzereau, Spielberg claimed his first choice for Quint was Lee Marvin. He wanted a big star and Marvin was famous for playing sinister tough guys. See: "The Big Heat," "Point Blank," "The Dirty Dozen," and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (directed by the man who taught Spielberg how to frame a horizon.) Marvin, though, said no. Spielberg recounted: "What I heard was that [Marvin] wanted to go fishing for real! He took his fishing very seriously and didn't want to do it from a 'movie' boat.

Tom Cruise – the man who has proven time and again that age is nothing but a number. No one will look at him and say that he is sixty-two! Just look at the stunts he did in Top Gun: Maverick and the recent Mission: Impossible. When the conversation is about going all out for stunts and turning the intensity to ‘reckless,’ you just cannot leave the ever-charming superstar out of it.

Tom Cruise in Collateral | Credits: Paramount Pictures

Sure, there are other actors out there who perform their own stunts, including Keanu Reeves, but there is just something about Tom Cruise that sets him apart from the rest. Michael Mann, who directed the actor in Collateral (2004), will completely agree with the previous statement. In fact, he even compared Tom Cruise’s gunmanship with that of Keanu Reeves and declared the former as the winner.

Michael Mann on Tom Cruise vs.

“Night Call,” a French thriller directed by Michiel Blanchart and set amid Black Lives Matter protests in Belgium, has been sold nearly worldwide by Gaumont which releases the film today in France.

Previously acquired by Magnet Releasing for North American distribution, “Night Call” follows a young locksmith who gets way more than he bargained for after responding to an emergency call that puts him in the crosshairs of a ruthless mob boss.

It marks the feature debut of Blanchart whose live-action short “You’re Dead Hélène” was shortlisted for the 94th Oscars and is now being adapted into an English-language feature produced by Sam Raimi and TriStar Pictures.

U.K. (Vertigo), Spain (A Contracorriente), Italy (102 Distribution), Scandinavia (Nonstop), South Korea (Mediasoft), Latin America (California Filmes), Portugal (Cinemundo), Germany, Austria, German speaking Luxembourg and Switzerland, Poland (Galapagos), India (Pictureworks) and New Caledonia (Trident Import Export).

The movie played on opening night...

Mark Wahlberg's "Play Dirty" is based on the Parker novel series and could finally launch a successful franchise built around the anti-hero thief. Despite past adaptations, Parker as a character has not gained mainstream success due to his cold, humorless nature. Previous Wahlberg co-stars Mel Gibson, Jason Statham and Robert Duvall have all starred in Parker movie adaptations.

Mark Wahlberg's Play Dirty can finally launch a franchise that three of his biggest co-stars failed to. When Wahlberg made the unlikely switch from rapper to movie star, he was balancing acclaimed dramas like Boogie Nights with B-movies like The Corrupter. Mark Wahlberg action movies soon became a subgenre unto themselves and while in recent years he's gravitated more towards family-friendly projects like Arthur the King, he'll still dip back into R-rated action on occasion.

On that front, Wahlberg has two notable projects on the way. The first is Flight Risk,...

Mark Wahlberg's upcoming heist movie Play Dirty could finally establish him as a franchise star after decades. Play Dirty, directed by Shane Black, follows Wahlberg as professional thief Parker in an international heist. Wahlberg sees Play Dirty as a blend of action and humor, with potential for future films based on the Parker character.

Mark Wahlberg's upcoming heist movie Play Dirty can finally spark the franchise he should have had over two decades ago. Apart from his roles in two Transformers movies and the celebrated Ted movies, Wahlberg has not signed on to many franchise projects throughout his career. His counterparts such as Matt Damon, Jason Statham, and Keanu Reeves all have dedicated franchises in addition to their other notable works, but Wahlberg has yet to solidify himself as the true face of any one franchise.

Wahlberg is set to star in Play Dirty, a highly anticipated heist movie by acclaimed director Shane Black.

Mark Wahlberg is booked and busy. The actor, who can currently be seen opposite Halle Berry in Netflix's The Union, has opened up about one of his next movies, Play Dirty, which was co-written and directed by Shane Black.

Speaking with Collider, Wahlberg expressed how excited he was for audiences to see Play Dirty, hyping the upcoming movie as a cross between The Italian Job and Heat. "For me, it's like The Italian Job meets Heat. It's got the action, it's got the high stakes, it's got the humor, it's got these great characters, the best Shane Black dialogue," hyped Wahlberg, adding that he has been waiting "a long time to get a script like that."

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The actor continued, "Any time we talked about,...

Fox Entertainment Studios is developing the first scripted series representation of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, sharing the real-life accounts that emerged from the dark day in the country’s history.

Premiering this October, the four-part anthology series, “One Day in October,” centers on four gritty and unflinching narratives of love, courage, survival and loss. From parental sacrifice and joyful moments turning to torment, to beacons of hope in the heart of chaos, each story reveals profound truths about the senseless carnage of Hamas’ assault, the visceral emotions it released and, as each victim’s world unraveled around them, the perseverance and sheer heroism required to survive.

“’One Day in October’ is among the most powerful projects I’ve seen, let alone been involved with,” head of Fox Entertainment Studios Fernando Szew said in a Monday statement. “Beautifully filmed, yet gut-wrenching, these are stories of people at their best in the midst of unimaginable,...

Exclusive: As the anniversary of October 7 approaches, the first scripted series about the devastating attack has emerged.

Fox Entertainment Studios and Israel’s yes TV are co-producing One Day in October, a four-part anthology series which the pair are calling the “first scripted representation of the personal stories that emerged from Oct. 7.”

Created by Oded Davidoff and Daniel Finkelman, the drama series, which is filmed on location in Israel, centers on four narratives of love, courage, survival and loss. From parental sacrifice and moments turning to torment to beacons of hope amid chaos, each story reveals profound truths about the “senseless carnage of this assault,” according to its backers. Cast includes Swell Ariel Or (The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem), Noa Kedar (The Malevolent Bride), Naomi Levov, Hisham Suliman, Wael Hamdoun (Fauda), Yuval Semo, Avi Azulay (Testament: The Story of Moses), Naveh Tzur and Yael Abecassis.

On October 7, Hamas militants stormed into Israel attacking, amongst other places, a number of kibbutzes and the Nova Music Festival, killing around 1,200 people and taking more than 200 hostage, of which only around half have so far returned and a number are presumed dead. The attack was the catalyst for the Israel-Hamas War, which has so far seen the deaths of around 40,000 people in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

One Day in October is one of the first projects for Fox Entertainment Studios banner Tideline, which Deadline revealed was launching earlier this year at Sundance. The anthology, which is being produced by Finkelman’s New York-based production company Sparks Go and Israel’s Zoa Films, will premiere on yes TV in October and be distributed globally by Fox Entertainment Global.

“One Day in October is among the most powerful projects I’ve seen, let alone been involved with,” said Fernando Szew, head of Fox Entertainment Studios. “Beautifully filmed, yet gut-wrenching, these are stories of people at their best in the midst of unimaginable, horrible circumstances. The survivors portrayed in this series allowed for their horrific experiences to be represented by wonderful talent — both in front of and behind the camera – which will invite the audience to ultimately feel their profound love of, and for, life.”

Finkleman added: “Our goal with this series is to capture and convey the picturesque kibbutz and euphoric music celebration that abruptly crumbled into incomprehensible nightmares. Thanks to the unwavering support of Fernando, Hannah and Tideline, I think we’ve achieved that vision and were able to create this four-part series from start to finish within a year, which is almost unheard of for any production.”

There are already a couple of movies in the works about October 7 and its aftermath including Dani Rosenberg’s Of Dogs and Men, which will world premiere at Venice, while several documentaries are being made about the attack. One Day in October also has shades of Ukraine War anthology series Those Who Stayed.

“At Tideline, our mission is to tell relevant and impactful stories from differentiated voices and perspectives globally,” said Hannah Pillemer, Executive Vice President and Head of Scripted at Fox Entertainment Studios. “One Day in October is seminal, poignant and beautifully told, making it a fitting and essential addition to Tideline’s growing footprint.”

One Day in October features four hour-long episodes written by Liron Ben-Shlush (Next to Her, Working Woman), Davidoff (The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem, The Malevolent Bride), Adam G. Simon, and Amir Hasfari and Keren Weissman (Mama’s Angel). It is directed by Davidoff and produced by Finkelman (Menasche, The Performance), Chaya Amor (The Performance), Aviv Ben-Shlush, Lee Ben-Shlush Kuperman and Szew.

Hey, "Dateline NBC" fans. We're back at you to inform you that the NBC people are dropping another repeat episode of Dateline NBC tonight, August 17, 2024. Some of you guys might not have seen this particular repeat episode when it originally aired. So, we do have some preview intel for it to run by you guys. NBC served up an official press release for tonight's repeat episode. So, we will pull it up for this preview session. Let's go. Tonight's new repeat episode is officially titled, "Point Blank." It originally aired way, way back on November 20, 2020. In this repeat episode, the Dateline NBC team took a deep look at a story about a man named Todd Chance. He was murdered. The investigators who worked this case followed a trail of video evidence in an effort to try and track down the killer. Canadian journalist Andrea Canning handled the reporting duties for this episode and case.

Park Chan-wook, the eminent director of Oldboy and Stoker, is about to start filming his latest thriller – I Can’t Help It.

Acclaimed director Park Chan-wook has begun work on his latest movie, it’s been announced. Called I Can’t Help It, it’s based on The Ax – one of the later novels by prolific novelist Donald E Westlake.

Filming is due to begin this Saturday – the 17th August if you’re reading this in the future – and will star Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Published in 1996, The Ax introduced Burke Devore, a middle-aged chemist who, when he loses his job at a paper firm during a round of cost-cutting, goes to violent lengths in order to get his job back. There’s black comedy as well as violence in the story, then, which sounds of a piece with some of Park’s best-known films,...

Michael Ritchie’s Prime Cut never quite recovers from an early botched opportunity. Up until then, Ritchie effectively primes us for the reveal of the film’s big bad, seemingly eavesdropping on characters in a Chicago bar as they trade exposition pertaining to Mary Ann (Gene Hackman), the owner of a meatpacking plant who uses his business as a front for running drugs and prostitutes.

The trouble is that Mary Ann’s supposed to pay up to some folks in Chi-town, who claim he owes them half a mil, and that’s where enforcer Nick (Lee Marvin) comes in, swinging down to the former’s fortress in Kansas City in a limo fully decked out with guns and expendable goons. Nick and Mary Ann have a history, of course, working for the same bosses, sleeping with the same gold-digging henchwomen. After first stopping at an atmospherically sleazy flophouse, Nick walks...

On August 17, 2024, NBC’s “Dateline” presents the gripping episode titled “Point Blank,” airing at 9/8c. Keith Morrison will delve into the murder of Todd Chance, a case that took years to unravel despite a trail of crucial surveillance footage. The episode explores the chilling reality that Todd’s wife, Leslie Jenea Chance, may have meticulously planned his murder.

In the summer of 2013, Todd and Leslie Chance, along with their children, embarked on a trip to Las Vegas. Their vacation included a visit to a CSI-themed crime exhibit, a seemingly innocent outing that would later take on a sinister significance. Todd, a beloved father and husband, was discovered dead on August 25, 2013, in an almond grove near Bakersfield, California. His murder involved multiple gunshots, and his missing car was initially suspected to be a case of carjacking. However, the vehicle was soon found abandoned with the keys and his gun inside,...

A while back, Arrow Video gave a Blu-ray release to the most popular sequel in the Exorcist franchise, The Exorcist III, in the UK. Now, the company has announced that they’ll be upgrading The Exorcist III with a 4K release on October 7th – and on that same day, they’ll also be releasing a Blu-ray of the least popular film in the franchise, Exorcist II: The Heretic. The Exorcist III can be pre-ordered on 4K at This Link. The Exorcist II: The Heretic Blu-ray is available at This Link, but keep in mind, this is a UK release, so you might need a region free player to watch the Blu-ray in other areas. If you’d prefer to get The Exorcist III on 4K with its original artwork, Arrow Video has you covered at This Link.

Here’s the info on Exorcist II: The Heretic: From John Boorman,...

Peyton List, known for her riveting portrayal of a skilled martial artist (Tory Nichols) within the ranks of Netflix’s Cobra Kai, is not only punching above her weight in the arena of acting. But beyond the camera flashes and the thrill of fighting, List has also found her real-life partner in crime—hand in hand with none other than her Cobra Kai co-star.

No, it’s neither Tanner Buchanan nor Xolo Maridueña who has stolen her heart, but the talented Jacob Bertrand, who brings the complex character Eli ‘Hawk’ Moskowitz on screen.

Mary Mouser, Peyton List, Tanner Buchanan, Xolo Maridueña in Cobra Kai | Netflix

If art imitates life, then their love story is akin to a journey from on-set friends to a classic tale of long-brewing romance with chapters written across red carpets &, of course, sweet social media shout-outs. The pair officially confirmed their romantic tie-up in 2022. So, are...

After its successful run of five seasons spread across the course of over six years, Cobra Kai has once again returned to the screens to deliver one last action-packed season that will conclude the series once and for all. But while the grief of the saga ending is one thing, fans are more heartbroken over a fact regarding what could have been the perfect end to the lore.

Cobra Kai. | Credit: Netflix.

As it turns out, fans had the most satisfying end to the smash-hit saga all set in their minds way before the series even neared its end. However, this dream was shattered forever after Netflix continued and “wasted away” what was originally started by YouTube Red. If anything, fans believe that the end they had envisioned just might forever remain a dream at this stage.

Fans Had Envisioned the Perfect End for Cobra Kai in Mind

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Cobra Kai’s Queen Cobra is portrayed to perfection by actress Peyton List. The former Disney Channel star joined the Netflix show in its second season and quickly became a fan favorite. Her character, Tory Nichols, has had a great character arc in the show.

However, the beloved role would have almost gone to someone else as List was initially unsure about the role. The actress mentioned that she did not relate to Nichols when she was offered the part and did not prepare much but was selected after she nailed her audition.

Peyton List Auditioned For Cobra Kai With Little Sleep And Unprepared Peyton List in Cobra Kai | Credits: Netflix

Cobra Kai’s Queen Cobra Peyton List has been a fan favorite since her appearance in the second season of the Netflix show. A fan of the Karate Kid franchise, the actress played Tory Nichols, a fearless and skilled...

According to The Hollywood Reporter, television vet and character actor James B. Sikking was announced by his publicist, Cynthia Snyder, to have passed away this Saturday at his Los Angeles home due to complications with dementia. Sikking was a regular and a frequent collaborator of Steven Bochco shows. The actor is known for portraying the stern Lt. Howard Hunter on the cop series, Hill Street Blues, as well as playing the dad to the titular teenage doctor character played by Neil Patrick Harris on the drama Doogie Howser M.D. Sikking was 90 at the time of his passing.

In addition to being known for television, Sikking can also be seen in a bevy of notable film roles. He played a mocking hitman in the John Boorman film Point Blank (1967). He was also the stuffy Captain Styles who James T. Kirk would defy in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), directed by Leonard Nimoy.

James B. Sikking, the Steven Bochco favorite who portrayed the no-nonsense Lt. Howard Hunter on Hill Street Blues and the good-hearted doctor dad on Doogie Howser, M.D., has died. He was 90.

Sikking died Saturday at his Los Angeles home of complications from dementia, publicist Cynthia Snyder announced.

Although best known for his TV work, Sikking did have notable turns on the big screen as a mocking hitman in John Boorman’s Point Blank (1967), as the stuffy Captain Styles in Leonard Nimoy‘s Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) and as the director of the FBI in Alan J. Pakula’s The Pelican Brief (1993).

After spending the better part of two decades showing up on such shows as The Outer Limits, Honey West, The Fugitive, Hogan’s Heroes and Mannix, Sikking was cast as the pipe-smoking Hunter, leader of the Swat-like Emergency Action Team, on NBC’s Hill Street Blues.

James B. Sikking, known for his roles as Lt. Howard Hunter on “Hill Street Blues” and the titular character’s father on “Doogie Howser, M.D.,” has died. He was 90.

Sikking died Saturday of complications from dementia, his publicist Cynthia Synder said in a statement Sunday evening.

“In a remarkable career, Sikking’s wonderfully exciting face gave us drama, comedy, tragedy and hilarious farse,” Snyder shared with Variety. “His career spanned over six decades in television, film and on stage.”

Sikking was widely recognized for his portrayal of Howard Hunter on the police procedural series “Hill Street Blues,” which aired from 1981 to 1987 on NBC. He received an Emmy nomination in 1984 for his performance as the clean-cut, pipe-smoking lieutenant.

After “Hill Street Blues,” Sikking played Dr. David Howser, father of Doogie Howser (Neil Patrick Harris), for all four seasons of the ABC medical sitcom from 1989 to 1993.

He portrayed a police officer again for Steven Bochco,...

Veteran actor James B. Sikking, known for Hill Street Blues and several other roles, has passed away. He was 90 years old.

Per Deadline, Sikking died on Saturday at his home in Los Angeles, California. His passing was attributed to dementia. According to his publicist, Cynthia Snyder, the actor was surrounded by loving family members when he passed.

A statement shared by Snyder reads, In a remarkable career, Sikkings wonderfully exciting face gave us drama, comedy, tragedy and hilarious farse. His career spanned over six decades in television, film and on stage. His talent, integrity and imagination intrigued and delighted audiences.

An L.A. native, Sikking was born on March 5, 1934. He was named after author James Barrie, which Snyder said, "It seemed a perfect choice. There is a bit of Peter Pan in James his sense of imagination appeared whether playing roles on stage or screen. After studying theater at UCLA and serving in the military,...

"In the Heat of the Night" TV show was a sequel to the movie and dealt with themes of racism and police brutality. Lead actor Carroll O'Connor won Emmy Awards for his roles in the show and "All in the Family." Several cast members, including Howard Rollins and Hugh O'Connor, tragically passed away after the show.

The In the Heat of the Night TV show featured a large ensemble cast of characters, though sadly, as the years have gone by there have been a number of deaths in the cast. A TV adaptation of the 1967 movie starring Sidney Poitier in a career-best performance, which itself is based on the 1965 book of the same name by John Ball, In the Heat of the Night premiered in 1988 on NBC and moved to CBS after season 5, airing on the network from season 6 until its final season 8.

The show serves as a sequel to...

Who doesn't love a good revenge story? I'm not talking about stories about how revenge is a hollow mission that only destroys the souls of all involved, but the ones where the revenge was totally worth it! Where you watch your hero chase after retribution and think to yourself "damn right they deserve that." Admittedly, those sorts of films aren't so common, perhaps for fear of sending a bad message, but when we do get them, they're so satisfying. In that vein, few films can match the efficient fury of Point Blank, a finely aged snapshot of the 1960s with a legacy far beyond its pulp roots. Lee Marvin gives one of his most iconic performances in a role perfectly suited to his dry ice sensibilities, giving us a man so fueled by his righteous anger that not even the possibility of death can stop him.

Seemingly from out of nowhere, actor turned director Gilles Lellouche throws a Molotov Flanby into the Competition with only his second feature, a terrific and unexpectedly potent piece of genre filmmaking that could, to avoid spoilers, be described as a kind of mash-up of Badlands and La Haine, as if directed by Walter Hill. Throw in a little Eurocrime, from the likes of Fernando Di Leo and late-period Jean-Pierre Melville, and you’re getting close to what Lellouche has achieved here, a romantic banlieue opera that delivers all the gritty, vicarious thrills of the now-standard post-Goodfellas gangster movie but also burrows into issues of class and gender in refreshingly unpredictable ways.

It arrives as a movie seemingly made by committee, since the film is based on an Irish novel — Jackie Love Johnser Ok? by Neville Thompson — and features contributions by fellow filmmakers Ahmed Hamidi and Audrey Diwan. It quickly...

If Criterion24/7 hasn’t completely colonized your attention every time you open the Channel––this is to say: if you’re stronger than me––their May lineup may be of interest. First and foremost I’m happy to see a Michael Roemer triple-feature: his superlative Nothing But a Man, arriving in a Criterion Edition, and the recently rediscovered The Plot Against Harry and Vengeance is Mine, three distinct features that suggest a long-lost voice of American movies. Meanwhile, Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Antiwar Trilogy four by Sara Driver, and a wide collection from Ayoka Chenzira fill out the auteurist sets.

Series-wise, a highlight of 1999 goes beyond the well-established canon with films like Trick and Bye Bye Africa, while of course including Sofia Coppola, Michael Mann, Scorsese, and Claire Denis. Films starring Shirley Maclaine, a study of 1960s paranoia, and Columbia’s “golden era” (read: 1950-1961) are curated; meanwhile, The Breaking Ice,...

"Free Fall" showcases Neal's conman skills and dynamic with Peter, setting the tone for White Collar's excellent writing and performances. "Shot Through The Heart" twists Neal's future, while "Point Blank" ramps up the tension and mystery in season 2. "Borrowed Time" kicks off the final season with action and intrigue, setting up a thrilling conclusion for Neal and Peter's story.

White Collar had a spectacular series run with six seasons and 81 episodes, but some of the episodes stood out more than others. White Collar began airing on the USA Network in 2009, where it continued to release new episodes until 2014. The series follows FBI special agent Peter Burke (Tim DeKay), and his criminal informant, Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer).

Throughout the series, the unlikely duo frequently clash, with Caffrey struggling to leave behind his life of crime, and Burke slowly developing a friendship with a man he hunted for years before capturing and convicting.

Amy Forsyth and Christian Cooke have joined the cast of “Plainclothes,” a new independent film from writer-director Carmen Emmi. They will star alongside Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey, who Variety previously reported would lead the project.

Set in the ’90s and inspired by true events, the film follows a working-class undercover officer tasked with entrapping and apprehending gay men, only to find himself drawn to one of his targets. The film is produced by Arthur Landon, Colby Cote, and Eric Podwall on behalf of Page 1 Entertainment and Lorton Entertainment. Alex Wenger and April Kelley will co-produce.

Forsyth will play Emily, ex-girlfriend and trusted confidant to Lucas (Blyth). She received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for best supporting actress for her role in the 2021 film “The Novice.” She was also seen in the Oscar-winning film “Coda” that same year. She currently stars in the recurring role of Carrie Astor on...

Quick Links How To Get Barret’s Fafnir Rifle In Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Fafnir Rifle Stats In Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

The Fafnir Rifle is a fantastic late-game weapon for Barret in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. It has above-average Attack and Magic Attack stats and, notably, an incredibly powerful ability called Point Blank. This ability consumes all of Barret's Atb charges to create an immense concussive blast. Using this ability to quickly finish off a weak enemy or to disperse a dense crowd will be key for some of the game's later fights.

The Fafnir Rifle is rewarded at the end of the "Pursuit of Perfection" Odd Job, available upon entering Gongaga in Chapter 9. The side quest involves finding rare Draconite ore via photographs for an inspired blacksmith to complete his ultimate weapon. Using the pictures to locate the Draconite can be challenging, but players can go straight to...

The upcoming Play Dirty will star Mark Wahlberg as anti-hero thief Parker, setting up a potential Parker movie franchise. Previous adaptations of Donald E. Westlake's Parker novels struggled, with Statham's 2013 Parker film failing to launch a franchise. Director Shane Black is leading the potential Parker movie franchise, promising a fresh take on the iconic character.

A new Mark Wahlberg thriller could launch the Parker franchise that Jason Statham failed to kick off in 2013. Wahlberg used to star in a fairly reliable output of R-rated action movies and thrillers, but in recent years, he's dialed back and focused on dramas and comedies like Father Stu or The Family Plan. This has been a welcome change of pace for the star because while his action output was fun, by the time he starred in movies like Mile 22, they began to feel a tad samey.

Wahlberg is set to find his...

Oxygen’s riveting true crime series, “Dateline: Unforgettable,” returns with Season 3 Episode 6 titled “Point Blank,” airing at 8:00 Pm on Thursday, February 22nd. In this gripping episode, viewers are drawn into the chilling investigation following the murder of Todd Chance.

As the story unfolds, police painstakingly follow a trail of video evidence in their relentless pursuit of the killer. With each clue uncovered, the tension mounts as they inch closer to identifying their suspect.

Host Andrea Canning guides viewers through the twists and turns of the case, recounting a particularly revealing interview that sheds light on the shocking details surrounding Todd’s tragic death. Amidst the investigation’s complexities, an eye-popping revelation emerges, sending shockwaves through the community and leaving viewers on the edge of their seats.

Tune in to Oxygen at 8:00 Pm on Thursday, February 22nd, to unravel the mystery and uncover the truth behind “Dateline: Unforgettable: Point Blank.

“I didn’t expect to get so old,” sighs 93-year-old Thelma Post (June Squibb) in Josh Margolin’s hilarious and unexpectedly poignant mash-up of Point Blank and The Straight Story. Squibb, so good in Nebraska, once again represents for the hip-op generation, bringing wisdom and truth — plus the best waspish comic timing since Maggie Smith in Robert Altman’s Gosford Park — to a comic action-thriller that has fun with the pitfalls of old age but does so with dignity and respect. Appeal should be across the board; indeed, the film would make a great May-December double bill with the 2022 Aubrey Plaza vehicle Emily the Criminal, a similar study of an ordinary woman sucked into a shady underworld.

Margolin lays out all the film’s key elements with refreshing speed, opening with 24-year-old Daniel (Fred Hechinger) patiently helping the recently widowed...

Alita: Battle Angel star Rosa Salazar has joined the cast of Shane Black’s next film, Play Dirty. She’ll appear alongside Mark Wahlberg and Lakeith Stansfield.

After years in development, Shane Black’s thriller Play Dirty appears to be gathering pace. It was only the other day that Lakeith Stansfield was announced as a co-star alongside Mark Wahlberg; it’s now reported that he’ll be joined by Rosa Salazar, whose previous roles include the zesty anime adaptation, Alita: Battle Angel.

Deadline, the outlet that broke the story, doesn’t disclose what role Salazar will be playing in Black’s thriller, which is based on the long-running – and influential – series of novels written by Donald E Westlake.

It’s previously been reported that Play Dirty will draw on several of those novels rather than one in particular, though judging by Deadline’s synopsis, it’ll take at least a...

The Killer.How do you make a good movie in this country and be jumped on?Once, in 1967, in the opener for her Bonnie and Clyde review, Pauline Kael asked the opposite question: “How do you make a good movie in this country without being jumped on?” Now, times have changed. Nothing provokes us to jump and say, “Hold the torches! That’s the key! The way forward.”An automatic film like David Fincher’s new thriller, The Killer, comes and goes with the velocity of a Twitter news cycle: about six fervent days of talk. (The seventh and beyond? Fits and bursts of takes amid miles of silence.) Whether you think it’s good or bad, The Killer has not lingered in the popular consciousness. And I can’t imagine it lingering. It might have passed me by with the similarly fleeting presence of recent moving-image works like Richard Linklater...

For the past few years, Joel Silver has kept a relatively low profile, his most recent credit on the little-seen “SuperFly” remake of 2018. Still, the hard-charging producer behind some of the biggest hits of the ’80s and ’90s was attempting to mount a comeback. And his prospects looked promising with a series of feature film and TV projects at Amazon that were based on Donald E. Westlake’s Parker noir crime novels.

Alas, the Silver comeback has hit a snag. Sources say Amazon has fired the polarizing Hollywood figure from at least two films — one starring Mark Wahlberg, the other Jake Gyllenhaal — for being verbally abusive to two female executives. But sources close to Silver say Amazon is retaliating against the producer after he pushed back on the studio’s calls to use artificial intelligence to finish a movie during the strike. Amid the chaos, Silver’s longtime friend Robert Downey Jr....

Spoiler Alert: This post contains details from the plot of John Wick: Chapter 4.

At the end of John Wick: Chapter 4, director-producer Chad Stahelski and producer Erica Lee appeared to be putting the franchise to rest, as John Wick (Keanu Reeves) took a bullet to the gut in a duel, seemingly succumbing to his injuries. That being said, is there any way the hero of this franchise could be resurrected, as has been done with action heroes of films like Netflix’s Extraction?

“You never know,” Stahelski teased Saturday at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles event. “Keanu’s hard to kill.”

“Never say never,” added Lee, in a conversation moderated by Justin Kroll, also featuring supervising sound editor Mark Stoeckinger.

Related: Deadline Contenders Film Los Angeles Arrivals and Panels Gallery: Cillian Murphy, Taraji P. Henson, Annette Bening, Bradley Cooper and More

In all seriousness, though, Stahelski said, the pair are...

The episode of Revisited covering Wrong Turn 2: Dead End was Written by Emilie Black, Edited by Juan Jimenez, Narrated by Niki Minter, Produced by Tyler Nichols and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

A long, long time ago, in a state deep in the woods, a bunch of people were eaten by cannibal hillbillies in a film called Wrong Turn. Soon, the locals to where the film was taking place got very angry about the depiction of their fellow mountain and wood residents, which they thought gave them a bad name. Horror fans responded by seeing the film anyways, making it a minor hit. The first film had a budget of $12.6 million and made $28.7 million at the box office. While this may lead to a sequel at times, it was not a given. Fast forward to 4 years later and we are gifted with the first of a long series of sequels.

Gaumont is launching “Night Call,” a high-concept thriller set over the course of a night, directed by rising filmmaker Michiel Blanchart.

Blanchart, who is repped by WME and Itaka Media, previously directed the short film “You’re Dead Hélène,” which was a festival standout and played at Clermont-Ferrand and Sitges, among other festivals. It also made the live action Oscar shortlist last year. Blanchart is set to direct a U.S. feature adaptation of “You’re Dead Hélène,” produced by Sam Raimi.

“Night Call” follows Mady, a student who works as a locksmith by night. He helps Claire get into her apartment and soon realizes that she lied to him about her identity and robbed something that belonged to a dangerous man, Yannick. Mady gets embroiled in a manhunt and will have one night to prove his innocence.

The thriller is set in a Brussels, shaken by demonstrations pitting Black Lives Matter activists against police.

Daggers are one of the two weapon types in Assassin's Creed Mirage. These sleek knives are great for cutting through enemies and provide unique perks for Basim. While they deal less damage than swords, they are efficient and better fit into quicker combat styles. There are 10 daggers that can fill Basim's collection.

While 6 of the 10 available daggers in Assassin's Creed Mirage can be found while playing the game, 4 of them require spending extra cash. Each of these 4 daggers comes with a different Dlc pack. Luckily, you don't have to throw more money at the game to get a high-quality dagger. While the Dlc daggers are good weapons, the regular daggers are effective as well.

Rostam Dagger

The Rostam Dagger is one of the 6 daggers every player can find in Assassin's Creed Mirage. It is a unique reward for completing a specific Bureau contract. In order to add this dagger to your inventory,...

In the upcoming episode of “Dateline” titled “Point Blank,” scheduled to air at 3:00 Am on Friday, September 29, 2023, on Oxygen, the focus will be on the investigation into the murder of Todd Chance.

The police are on a mission to find the person responsible for this crime. They are relying on video evidence to help them solve the case. The episode will reveal the steps taken by law enforcement as they follow this trail of video evidence in their pursuit of the killer. Viewers can expect to see how the police work tirelessly to piece together the clues and bring the perpetrator to justice. Tune in to “Dateline” to witness the unfolding investigation as it happens.

Release Date & Time: 10:00 Am Friday 29 September 2023 on Nick Jr

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Eddie Marks, a member of the costume department on such films as The Breakfast Club, The Witches of Eastwick and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and the president of the Western Costume Company since 1992, has died. He was 76.

Marks died Monday of natural causes during a visit to Prague, a spokesman for the company told The Hollywood Reporter.

Marks joined Western Costume in 1989 as a vice president and became president three years later. He helped steer the company from a cramped Melrose Avenue warehouse near the Paramount lot to a hangar-sized building on Vanowen Street in North Hollywood in 1990.

Western Costume was founded sometime between 1912 and 1915 and has been among the world’s largest suppliers of costumes ever since. “What makes us stand out from our competitors is that, over the last 30 years, I’ve bought 11 companies that were costume rental companies,” Marks told THR in a 2019 profile of Western Costume.