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She came, she stumbled, she conquered. Brief as it is, Milly Alcock's Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, arguably has the best cameo in James Gunn's "Superman." It's also the perfect way to tee up the character's solo DC Universe movie, which is heading our way in 2026. Indeed, audiences probably weren't expecting Alcock's Girl of Steel to show up in Gunn's film the way she does, and it's absolutely brilliant. In fact, based on that scene alone, this daring writer feels brave enough to say that "Supergirl" is not only shaping up to match the quality of Gunn's big blue blockbuster, but it's plausible Kara may yet outdo her Kryptonian cousin's first big-screen outing in the Dcu.

Compared to Kal-El, a fella more powerful than a locomotive and sweet enough to rescue a squirrel in the middle of a city-shattering battle, does Alcock's cape-wearing alter-ego have what it takes...

"Who are they? Why are they doing this?" "Does there have to be a why...?" Lionsgate has revealed the full official trailer for the next sequel in the current The Strangers horror trilogy, all three of them directed by Finnish filmmaker Renny Harlin. The Strangers - Chapter 2 is "the chilling next chapter of The Strangers franchise" which began (as a complete restart) in the summer of 2024 earlier this year with The Strangers - Chapter 1 (trailer here). It's not really a prequel or a sequel, it's a re-imagining of this masked killers horror franchise. The Strangers are back – more brutal and relentless than ever. When they learn that one of their victims, Maya, is still alive, they return to finish what they’ve started. With nowhere to run and no one to trust, Maya must survive yet another horrific chapter of terror as the trio of The Strangers – driven by a senseless,...

E. Lockhart’s bestselling novel, We Were Liars, has captivated readers for years, but it found a second life thanks to TikTok, where tearful reaction videos and ending theories propelled the story into viral territory.

Now, the haunting family drama makes its way to television, reimagined by executive producers Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries) and Carina Adly MacKenzie, who bring their signature emotional depth and visual style to the screen.

Set on the fictional private island of Beechwood, We Were Liars centers on the powerful Sinclair family.

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The Sinclairs are a clan of blondes who summer by the ocean, protect their legacy at all costs, and rarely speak about the pain that simmers beneath the surface.

The story unfolds across two pivotal summers: one that binds the younger generation together in friendship and love, and another that pulls everything apart.

In this exclusive preview, we’re turning the...

Renny Harlin amped up the shark attack genre with the medically altered Great Whites in Deep Blue Sea. Now, the veteran action director behind such films as Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger and the immensely underrated The Long Kiss Goodnight, will be returning to killer oceanic creatures with killer whales in the survival thriller Black Tides. Deadline reports on the project that is now set to star John Travolta. The creature feature is written by Chris Sparling (Buried) and Ángel Agudo (Prime Video’s Apocalypse Z) and will be produced by Adrián Guerra and Nuria Valls’s Nostromo Pictures (Buried).

The film will tell the story of Rebecca, who reunites with her estranged father, Bill, in sunny Málaga expecting a healing family trip with her young son, Sebastian. Instead, their voyage across the Strait of Gibraltar becomes a nightmare as they’re relentlessly attacked by rogue orcas. Rebecca, confronting deep emotional wounds,...

Netflix giveth, and Netflix taketh away. For every film, there is a season - and those can creep up on you pretty quickly when it comes to streaming services.

Netflix is constantly adding new content to its servers, as you know. As I'm currently shelling out $38.55 every month, I feel that Netflix could afford to add a few thousand terabytes of storage just from my payment.

Yet here we are, losing great content just as fast as we get the new stuff. Listen, if it means getting a new Knives Out flick, I'll gladly give up The Ridiculous 6. But no, that abomination will likely be the last thing ever streamed by the robots and the lizard people when our sun becomes a red giant and utterly consumes the planet. But the good stuff, that's the stuff we lose. The clock is ticking on three of the best movies that may...

Ask any stunt person, and they'll tell you: the ability to sell taking a punch is just as important, and perhaps more so, than credibly throwing one. Ask any editor or sound designer, and they'll corroborate this and then some. If you've ever watched raw dailies from an action movie, you'll note how oddly weightless a lot of fight sequences become when they're robbed of their rhythm and the satisfying Thwam sound of their body blows. All this is to say that action in cinema is so incredibly dependent on selling the total effect of the violence, even more than show-stopping stunts and feats of strength and dexterity. Since it's all in the timing, it's no wonder that so many great action directors either come from or are adept at comedy -- from Buster Keaton to Jackie Chan.

However, there are just as many great action filmmakers who come from the world of horror,...

Ever since the release of John Wick, every story about an individual with a violent past resuming their old ways in order to do some good has been labeled as a rip-off of the Keanu Reeves-led action film. But the fact of the matter is that this particular plotline is as old as movies themselves. Akira Kurosawa used this trope in Seven Samurai all the way back in 1954. Clint Eastwood’s Man with No Name is a recognizable figure in this action subgenre, and that character began his journey on the silver screen in 1964. In the ‘90s, we got The Long Kiss Goodnight. David Cronenberg gave us his own take on this kind of story with A History of Violence in 2005. If you dip your toes into Tamil and Telugu films and their Bollywood remakes, almost every project with an aging star has that same old narrative. I don...

Subhash K Jha takes a look, once again, at the Salman Khan-Sushmita Sen film, Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge, which also feature Dis Mirza, released in theatre 23 years ago.

What kind of a filmmaker would sign the stunning Sushmita Sen and keep her out of the narration till past intermission? Perhaps a death wish commands the filmmakers to indulge in the most absurdly self-defeating exercises.

The film’s protagonist, Vir (Salman Khan), is forced by his boisterous father to drink a jug of milk with egg yolk and jog all over a village. Vir’s father (Sharat Saxena) is a Thakur, supposedly in a village in Uttar Pradesh. He makes stupid statements like, “Thakurs aren’t supposed to use their brains. They get a headache if they do.”

The same could be said of filmmakers who make such preposterously illogical films in the hope of selling absurdity as a novelty to the audience.

A Predator movie directed by Shane Black, written by him and the director of The Monster Squad. This sounded like the recipe for an awesome sci-fi action horror film, but what Black delivered was one of the least popular films in the Predator franchise, with a third act that was completely different from what was originally written and a variety of bad ideas being filmed as potential endings. Critics were unimpressed. Fans were disappointed. And now, we’re going to dig into what happened to The Predator.

1987 was a huge year for Shane Black. His original screenplay Lethal Weapon was turned into an action classic by director Richard Donner. His friend, director Fred Dekker, brought their script for the creature feature The Monster Squad to the screen, creating a film that is now considered to be a cult classic. And he was cast alongside the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers,...

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.

Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

Return of the Living Dead Figures from Super7

Super7’s Return of the Living Dead ReAction Figures have been reanimated with glow-in-the-dark variants of Zombie Suicide and Zombie Trash, based on the film’s poster.

Priced at $25, each retro-style toy stands 3.75” tall and features five points of articulation. Suicide comes with removable guts.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space Mug from Gutter Garbs

Need a Valentine’s Day gift for the clown in your life? Look no further than Gutter Garbs’ Killer Klowns from Outer Space mug.

Priced at $40, the cotton candy cocoon stands 6.75″ tall. The painted glaze porcelain ceramic holds 27 ounces. It can also double as a vase.

Horror VHS Blankets from Pentagram Peter Pan...

The massively underrated Renny Harlin/Shane Black action film with Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson is getting a well-deserved upgrade. The Long Kiss Goodnight is also a notable movie that Samuel L. Jackson says he would love to do a sequel for. However, as fun as it is, the Christmas action film can always stand strongly on its own without the concern of a follow-up that misguidedly taints it. However, hopefully the film will find a new audience as Blu-ray.com is now reporting that The Long Kiss Goodnight is getting a 4K Ultra-hd release, courtesy of Arrow Video. And if you’re a fan of the film, it’s Christmas time for you, because you’re getting all the goodies to come with it.

The description reads,

“From screenwriter Shane Black and director Renny Harlin comes ass-kicking action thriller The Long Kiss Goodnight.

Eight years ago, Samantha Caine...

The NCIS cast adds another new face during the next episode of Season 22.

February 2025 is packed with new content, and NCIS fans have some interesting upcoming episodes.

Last week, Actress Melina Kanakaredes made her NCIS cast debut. She played the bakery owner who may have a thing for Agent Alden Parker (Gary Cole).

The winter premiere is streaming on Paramount+ for anyone who missed it.

That January 27 episode answered questions about the new relationship for Agent Nick Torres (Wilmer Valderrama).

We will soon meet Agent Nick Torres’s girlfriend (again), which is an interesting callback for the show.

Who plays Lana on NCIS Season 22, Episode 11?

Actress Yvonne Zima plays Lana on the February 3 NCIS episode. The name might not be familiar to everyone, but she is a famous child star known for some big roles.

Yvonne played the daughter of Geena Davis (Caitlin) in The Long Kiss Goodnight, a little girl in Executive Decision,...

Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan reveals that Steven Spielberg helped him to avoid a post-Oscar slump, and secure the first leading role of his career. Quan made his movie debut in Spielberg's 1984 action-adventure sequel Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, where he played the role of Short Round opposite Harrison Ford and Kate Capshaw. A year later, he would work with the acclaimed director again, this time playing the part of Data in coming-of-age classic The Goonies. After struggling to find work in Hollywood as an adult, Quan quit acting in 2002, and moved behind the camera.

Following the success of John M. Chu's 2018 romantic-comedy Crazy Rich Asians, Quan was inspired to return to acting. He first scored a supporting role in the Netflix movie Finding 'Ohana, before securing a starring role in the absurdist comedy-drama Everything Everywhere all At Once. A critical and commercial success, the film earned...

Ronnie Yeskel, casting director of “Pulp Fiction,” “Reservoir Dogs” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” died on Jan. 4 at The Motion Picture & Television Fund Retirement Home in Woodland Hills after an extended battle with cancer, AMPAS Governor Richard Hicks confirmed. She was 76.

Yeskel’s career in casting spanned more than three decades, including work across film and television. Her collaborations with Quentin Tarantino included “Pulp Fiction” and “Reservoir Dogs,” with other ’90s film credits including “Bean,” “The Long Kiss Goodnight,” and “Hope Floats.” In the early 2000s, Yeskel’s work included “Blade Trinity,” “Orphan” and casting Kieran Culkin in his first lead role in “Igby Goes Down.”

“Ronnie touched the lives and careers of so many of us with her passion and her talent,” said friend and actor Matt O’Toole. “She always fought for the actor with great respect and kindness. She was so joyful.”

Yeskel was born in raised in...

Ronnie Yeskel, the Emmy-nominated casting director who worked on the Quentin Tarantino films Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction and shows including L.A. Law and Curb Your Enthusiasm, has died. She was 76.

Yeskel died Jan. 4 at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills after a long battle with cancer. The news was announced by casting director and AMPAS governor Richard Hicks, her former business partner.

Yeskel cast Kieran Culkin in his first lead role in Igby Goes Down (2002), and her film résumé also included Renny Harlin’s The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), Booty Call (1997), Bean (1997), Permanent Midnight (1998), Forest Whitaker’s Hope Floats (1998), Ken Loach’s Bread and Roses (2000), Dude, Where’s My Car? (2000), Waking the Dead (2000) and The Sessions (2012).

She cast seasons five, six and seven of NBC’s L.A. Law (1990-93) and the first three seasons (2000-02) of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, among many other shows. She...

The legendary Samuel L. Jackson's 28-year-old Action Thriller The Long Kiss Goodnight has just found itself a new streaming home on Paramount+.

The Long Kiss Goodnight will arrive on Paramount+ on January 1st. Directed by Renny Harlin, the 1996 film starred Geena Davis as amnesiac Samatha Caine and Jackson as Pi Mitch Hennesey. The film follows the two as they attempt to figure out the true identity of Davis’ character.

Related 'One of My Favorite Sam Stories': Walton Goggins Recalls His Son's Star Wars Moment With Samuel L. Jackson

Fallout's Walton Goggins shares the hilarious story of when his 5-year-old son met Samuel L. Jackson on a movie set.

Alongside Jackson as the private investigator Mitch Henessey and Geena Davis as Samatha Caine, or more accurately, Charly Baltimore, a CIA assassin, the film features additional performances from Patrick Malahide, Craig Bierko, Briano Cox, and David Morse. The Long Kiss Goodnight...

If you were a young writer with dreams of making it big in Hollywood, you couldn’t have a much better origin story than Shane Black. Just out of film school in his early 20s, Black famously sold his spec script Lethal Weapon to producer Joel Silver and Warner Bros., nabbing over $200 thousand for his work. Lethal Weapon was a significant hit in 1987, effectively putting Black on the map; combine that with the fact he also co-wrote The Monster Squad and starred in and script-doctored Predator that same year and you have a very nice start to a career.

In the 90s, Black became famous—or infamous—for two blockbuster screenplay sales. The Last Boy Scout sold for a record $1.75 million, a record at the time. A couple of years later, his script for The Long Kiss Goodnight made history when he got paid a whopping $4 million for it, still...

There’s nothing better than firing up a Christmas classic while sitting around a crackling fire or getting your tree decorated. These days, which indeed are merry and bright, can be made merrier and brighter with the right visual accompaniment. And there’s just something about a Disney Christmas movie or special that is even more powerful. Below are 12 great options for a snuggly night in, embroidered and made bolder by that specific Disney magic.

Behold, our list of the best Christmas movies to watch on Disney+ right now.

Iron Man 3 (2013) Photo: Marvel Studios

Yes, “Iron Man 3” is a Christmas movie. In fact, “Iron Man 3’s” Christmas setting is an example of one of the few Marvel Studios movies to be set in a specific time; the rest of them are all part of a nondescript sometime that allows the movies to bleed into one another. This...

The holidays are upon us, so you'd expect the major streaming services' top titles to be yuletide classics that the whole family can enjoy. This is hilariously not the case, however, and it's either a sign of broadening tastes or coarsening sensibilities.

I'm not going to take issue with viewers getting into the Christmas spirit by watching such violent delights as "Die Hard," "Silent Night, Deadly Night" or any of the Shane Black classics set around the holiday. I might just plop down and run a marathon of "Lethal Weapon," "The Last Boy Scout," "The Long Kiss Goodnight," and "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" myself on Christmas Eve. Christmas Day is when you bust out "It's a Wonderful Life" (a remarkably dark movie itself) or any one of the adaptations of "A Christmas Carol."

But if FlixPatrol's report on the most popular movies currently streaming on Max is to be believed,...

Santa Claus won’t be the only thing coming down the chimney this Christmas Eve, as director Justin Kurzel’s FBI thriller The Order comes to On Demand. In the film, a string of violent robberies in the Pacific Northwest leads a veteran FBI agent into a domestic terrorist plot to overthrow the federal government. Nothing says Christmas like violence and corruption! Who’s bringing the spiked eggnog?

Here’s the official synopsis for The Order:

“For over a year, a series of bold daylight bank robberies and armored car heists leaves law enforcement baffled and the public panicked throughout the Pacific Northwest. As the attacks become increasingly violent, FBI agent Terry Husk (Jude Law) becomes convinced that the robberies are the work of a domestic terrorist gang that plans to use the loot to finance an armed uprising against the U.S. government.

Based on a true story, The Order...

Have you been wondering where Parker is getting those delicious baked goods he brings to work? Well, when the show returns, this question will be answered. NCIS is getting a special guest star, one who is connected to Parker and his love for sweet treats. As we gear up for the midseason hiatus, find out what is to come once the show returns in January 2025.

Melina Kanakaredes, who starred in The Resident, is coming to show as the owner of the bakery shop where Agent Alden Parker gets his baked goods. She will appear in the midseason premiere episode, which is titled “Baker’s Man,” according to TV Insider.

In the episode, Parker learns someone is blackmailing the bakery owner and the team steps in to come to her aid. Plus, what is also special about the episode is that NCIS star Rocky Carroll served as director.

Find out what...

Whether you’re into superheroes, spies, or Santa throwing punches, this list has it all.

Everyone loves a little holiday action… and I’m not talking about the under-the-mistletoe kind. I’m talking about guns-blazing, fist-throwing, save-the-day heroics – Christmas day, in fact. Case in point: “Red One” in theaters now. This action-packed adventure follows Santa Claus’s kidnapping and the North Pole’s Head of Security (Dwayne Johnson) teaming up with a notorious bounty hunter (Chris Evans) on a globe-trotting mission to save Christmas. So, to celebrate big guns and big muscles, here’s a list of the top seven Christmas (or holiday-adjacent) action movies you can watch on streaming right now.

Top 7 holiday action movies to stream right now

No. 7: ‘Violent Night’

No. 6: ‘The Long Kiss Goodnight’

No. 5: ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’

No. 4: ‘Batman Returns’

No. 3: ‘Iron Man 3’

No. 2: ‘Lethal Weapon’

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Paramount’s free streaming service, Pluto TV, has revealed its December highlights. The Pluto TV December 2024 lineup includes the “Season’s Greetings” category, which features festive TV and movies all month long on channels like Pluto TV Christmas, Hallmark Movies and More Holiday Favorites.

Special programming, like a Hanukah Menorah and Kwanzaa Kinara on the service’s Crackling Fireplace channel, will also be available. Be sure to check out new channels such as Dinos 24/7 and The Twilight Zone as well.

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This December, Pluto TV is serving up a sleigh-load of Christmas classics, holiday episodes, movies and more. Don’t miss their “Season’s Greetings” category,...

This week’s Brilliant Minds tackled the ever-messy subject of relationships, and let’s just say some folks handled it better than others. Dr. Wolf (Zachary Quinto), grappling with his own romantic anxieties, found himself treating an elderly female patient whose hypersexuality stemmed from neurosyphilis. The irony wasn’t lost on anyone, least of all Dr. Wolf, who […]

Brilliant Minds Season 1 Episode 8 Recap: “The Long Kiss Goodnight”...

Michelle Yeoh arrived in the industry from Hong Kong action movie scene to revolutionize the genre. But Angelina Jolie was the first white female action movie star born and bred in Hollywood who influenced the genre before the term ever gained popularity.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) [Credit: Paramount Pictures, Toho Co. Ltd.]

Rather than be pigeonholed into female-oriented dramas and family roles, she rose to the occasion to become accepted into a rank that was specifically designed for the opposite sex. However, the start that Jolie got through films like the Tomb Raider franchise did more harm than good to the video game franchise.

The Doomed Fate of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003) [Credit: Paramount Pictures, Toho Co. Ltd.]

A successful movie bears many markers, two of the most prominent factors being its critics’ rating and worldwide box office earnings. Angelina Jolie‘s Lara Croft: Tomb Raider boasted neither. With a critically and commercially failed feature on her hands,...

Renny Harlin was once the heir apparent to the coke-soaked '80s action empire built by John McTiernan, Joel Silver, and Shane Black. So the news of the Cliffhanger and Die Hard 2 director returning to high-octane cinema with The Beast is exciting for action fans who grew up with his follow-the-fun approach to filmmaking.

The Beast also reunites Harlin with Samuel L. Jackson, who he directed in the proto-shark-sploitation film Deep Blue Sea and the truly GOATed Christmas movie The Long Kiss Goodnight. The film's roster also includes Suicide Squad standout Joel Kinnaman and Guy Burnet of Oppenheimer. Harlin spoke to Deadline saying:

Sam is not just one of those screen icons, but also a dear friend, and joining forces for another action extravaganza has me inspired beyond belief. Joel Kinnaman is another magnetic talent and a good friend as well. Once in a while a new writer with...

For the longest time, movies featured men avenging women who were victims of crimes committed by men. As the times changed and that trope waned in terms of popularity, women finally got to avenge themselves on the big screen. But there was a small, teeny-weeny issue: stories about women were still being written by men. So, even though we started getting female-led action thrillers, due to the inequality of opportunities in the entertainment business, the extent of the awesomeness of women was still limited by the imagination of men. There were exceptions in the form of The Bride Wore Black, Kill Bill, Gone Girl, Audition, The Long Kiss Goodnight, La Llorona, The Invisible Man, and Saani Kaayidham. But you’ve to admit that women telling stories about women dismantling the patriarchal system with some righteous violence, like Revenge, Violation, and Jennifer’s Body, were a cut above the rest. Don’t Move...

"This world is infected by evil... and its people are capable of such madness." Ain't that the truth! Lionsgate has unveiled a teaser trailer for the next horror offering in the current The Strangers trilogy of movies, all of them directed by Finnish filmmaker Renny Harlin. The Strangers - Chapter 2 is "the chilling next chapter of The Strangers franchise" which began (as a complete restart) in the summer of 2024 earlier this year with The Strangers - Chapter 1 (trailer here). It's not really a prequel or a sequel, it's a re-imagining of this masked killers horror franchise. No plot details are included for Chapter 2 after the the couple on a honeymoon are tormented in Chapter 1. It was shot simultaneously with the first & third chapters between May and October 2022 in Slovakia. Director Renny Harlin has explained that these next two movies in The Strangers reboot trilogy will "go in completely different directions...

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.

Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research

Éric Rohmer’s A Tale of Autumn screens on Sunday courtesy of Amnesiascope and Rohmer Fits.

Roxy Cinema

A 35mm print of Silent Hill shows Friday and Saturday, as does a Radiohead-scored Nosferatu; the latter day brings Apocalypse Now: Final Cut and a print of Love Streams; Francis Ford Coppola’s Tetro screens on Sunday.

Anthology Film Archives

A Brad Dourif retrospective includes the actor in-person for Wise Blood on Saturday and Horseplayer on Sunday; films by Dreyer play in “Essential Cinema.”

IFC Center

The Guy Maddin series “Forbidden Rooms” begins; black-and-white restoration of Johnny Mnemonic and Julian Schnabel’s Basquiat play, as does a 40th-anniversary restoration of Paris, Texas; Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch play late.

Museum of Modern Art...

When it comes to accolades and acting, few actors can compete with the likes of Samuel L. Jackson. He has made a name for himself as one of the most iconic figures in the industry, having a distinctive presence on screen, as well as in real life. Despite this, the actor has yet to receive an Academy Award for one of his performances. For years, he has been a part of several Oscar-winning and nominated films.

Samuel L. Jackson and Geena Davis in The Long Kiss Goodnight | Credit: New Line Cinema

Even though he was a fundamental part of most of these projects, the only nomination he has received is for his role in Pulp Fiction. What makes the matter all the more odd is that despite only one Oscar nomination to show for his career, the actor received an Honorary Academy Award. It is safe to say that fact...

Some gritty action films from the 1990s are worth revisiting as many of them have slowly begun to slip from the minds of the general public in recent years. The '90s introduced some of the most influential action films, like Total Recall, Heat, and The Matrix. Such films have taken over pop culture discussions, leaving gritty action films like Crimson Tide and New Jack City to take the back seat.

Gritty action films from the decade show a darker side to criminal activity, such as drug trading and arson. Some films like Desperado have a comedic approach to the dark material, while films like New Jack City aim to incorporate social commentary into their narrative. Though they were moderate successes at the time of their release and weren't torn apart by critics, certain '90s action films aren't as heavily discussed and merit a rewatch.

Related 10 Underrated '90s...

The Long Kiss Goodnight originally killed off Samuel L. Jackson's character, but the "audience was like f--k no." Directed by Renny Harlin and written by Shane Black, the 1996 action thriller follows an amnesiac schoolteacher and single mother who, with the help of a private detective, sets out to find her true identity and discovers a dark conspiracy. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, the cast also includes Geena Davis, Tom Amandes, Yvonne Zima, Brian Cox, Patrick Malahide, Craig Bierko, and David Morse.

Appearing on GQ's series in which actors break their most iconic characters, Samuel L. Jackson remembered how The Long Kiss Goodnight originally killed off his character, but the "audience was like f--k no." Watch the portion of the video below, starting at the 15:50 minute mark:

Jackson explains that his character, Mitch Henessey, was originally killed off at the end of The Long Kiss Goodnight, but after test audiences strongly objected,...

Geena Davis has a bone to pick with very bad men in The Long Kiss Goodnight. Lucky for them, she's even badder. Directed by her then-husband, Renny Harlin, the film co-stars Samuel L. Jackson as the comic relief and Davis's right-hand man. With its blend of action, comedy, romance, and thrills, The Long Kiss Goodnight is a quirky, one-of-a-kind film. Too clever for its own good, it's gone on to become a cult classic thanks to its progressive female lead action hero, and odd humor mostly delivered through one-liners from Jackson.

The lineup for the 2024 Beyond Fest includes some big titles like the long-awaited remake of Salem's Lot, the controversial Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice, the Palm d'Or winner Anora, the 30th anniversary of Speed, and much more. Beyond Fest is the largest genre film festival in the United States and is held in Los Angeles, California. Their upcoming slate for 2024, their 12th annual festival, comprises 82 features, including 16 World premieres, four international premieres, one North American premiere, three US premieres, and 25 West Coast premieres.

Presented by Neon and programmed and produced in partnership with the American Cinematheque, the Beyond Fest line-up will play across Los Angeles at the Egyptian Theatre, Aero Theatre, Los Feliz 3, and Vista Theatre, running September 25th through October 9th. High-profile titles include the World Premiere of Gary Daubermans chilling adaptation of Stephen Kings seminal novel Salem's Lot, which will kick off the festival before the movie premieres...

It’s not often I’d be talking about Agatha Christie, Renny Harlin, Val Kimer and LL Cool J in the same breath, but thanks to the world of Tinseltown magic, here we are! And, before you’re mis-led into thinking this video is about the great Netflix show of the same name, let me just set the record straight. This ain’t that one folks. Nope, the movie we’re focusing on today somehow manages to blend the classic British literary world of Agatha Christie with LL Cool J spitting out lines like. That’s right gore-hounds, twenty years ago director Renny Harlin was best known for action classics, pirate movies, dangling Sylvester Stallone from great heights and giant sharks; way before the likes of The Meg and more recently, Under Paris. Then, an intriguing project came his way that would blend the worlds of Agatha Christie and gangster rappers,...

Deep Blue Sea balances cheese and intensity, creating a memorable creature feature with unique shark villains. Samuel L. Jackson's shocking death scene in the film takes risks, adding to the suspense and tension of the story. The twist ending of Deep Blue Sea defies horror tropes, making it a standout in the shark movie genre.

Director Renny Harlin had a few successes and some major bombs throughout his career in the '80s and '90s but achieved moderate recognition for Long Kiss Goodnight and Deep Blue Sea, both featuring Samuel L. Jackson. In modern cinema, he's best remembered for the latter, which only received mixed reviews upon its release but has succeeded in being one of the most beloved creature features starring the ultimate predators of the ocean. The movie is both a cheesy sci-fi featuring a villain with some unrealistic but interesting abilities and a turn-of-the-century horror...

We could all use a vacation. Wouldn’t it be nice to kick back, tuck into a good book, sip alcohol from a coconut, and dine on portions of fancy food a bird would say is minuscule? Luckily, Slater King (Channing Tatum) wants us to join him on his private island for a well-deserved rest. It’s a getaway where phones are discouraged, naps in the sun are mandatory, and memory loss is one of the paradise’s many amenities. Wait, what? Unfortunately, people who visit Slater’s island tend to lose themselves, and nothing is what it seems. In the latest Blink Twice trailer, Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut welcomes audiences to a dystopia as deadly as it is picturesque.

Here’s the official synopsis for Blink Twice courtesy of Warner Bros. Discovery:

When tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) meets cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) at his fundraising gala,...

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"Scary, absurd, inessential." That's how critic David Denby described director Renny Harlin's 1999 shark movie "Deep Blue Sea" in his review for The New Yorker. I think it's fair to say that history agrees with his first two points. That third point, however? That one has been challenged greatly as the film was a success in its day and has gained a much larger following in the years since its theatrical run. It's now a franchise with two direct-to-video sequels. More than that, one could easily make the argument that it's the second-best shark movie ever made, only behind Steven Spielgerg's all-time blockbuster classic "Jaws."

Spielberg didn't invent the shark movie with "Jaws," but there was very much a dividing line between...

Amazon MGM will be giving the thriller Pussy Island a global theatrical release on August 23rd – but, to the shock and surprise of no one, they also changed the title, dropping the Pussy and renaming the film Blink Twice. With the release date just a couple months away, a poster for Blink Twice has arrived online, and you can check it out at the bottom of this article.

The feature directorial debut of Zoë Kravitz, who played Catwoman in The Batman, the film will follow Frida, a young, clever, Los Angeles cocktail waitress who has her eyes set on the prize: philanthropist and tech mogul Slater King. When she skillfully maneuvers her way into King’s inner circle and ultimately an intimate gathering on his private island, she is ready for a journey of a lifetime. Despite the epic setting, beautiful people, ever-flowing champagne and late-night dance parties, Frida can...

Filmmaker Shane Black is known for directing the MCU film Iron Man 3 as well as black comedies such as Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and The Nice Guys. The director shot to fame as a writer, creating the Lethal Weapon franchise and also writing the Arnold Schwarzenegger starrer Last Action Hero. He also played a role in the star’s action film Predator.

One of Black’s most expensive sales was the screenplay of the Samuel L. Jackson starrer The Long Kiss Goodnight. The film also starred Geena Davis and Brian Cox and the screenplay reportedly sold for $4 million at the time. However, the failure of the film at the box office reportedly made Shane Black a Hollywood pariah.

Shane Black Irked Fellow Screenwriters After Selling The Script For The Long Kiss Goodnight Shane Black in Predator | Credits: 20th Century Fox/Lawrence Gordon Productions/Silver Pictures/Davis Entertainment/Amercent Films...

Iron Man 3 director Shane Black initially pursued an acting career before he became a renowned screenwriter and director in Hollywood, just like Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan. Before he directed the fourth movie in The Predator series, little did fans know that he had an acting role in the first movie alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was during this time that he sold the script for the classic buddy cop movie Lethal Weapon.

Shane Black in a still from Predator | 20th Century Fox

It took little time for Black to get the hint from his acting and screenwriting gigs that he was not suited for the former career. Black doubled down on his screenwriting works and became one of the highest-paid screenwriters at the time.

Iron Man Director Shane Black Believed Himself To Be An Actor Before Finding His True Calling

Shane Black in a still from Predator | 20th Century Fox...

Harlin's diverse career spans comedy, horror, and action, with hits like Long Kiss Goodnight and Deep Blue Sea. Cutthroat Island, a box office flop, still has its moments with grand set pieces and a standout score by John Debney. Films like The Long Kiss Goodnight and Deep Blue Sea showcase Harlin's ability to blend action with heart and high-stakes thrills.

Known best for his action films, Finnish director Renny Harlin has some underappreciated films in his career that highlight his penchant as a director. Harlin's breakthrough in Hollywood came after directing the fourth installment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. The slasher film cemented a few signature traits of Harlin's that would continue to appear in his future work, namely his ability to direct a feature that leaves audiences with a fun time, regardless of flaws found within the film's writing.

Do you remember where you were 25 years ago when Samuel L. Jackson's character in "Deep Blue Sea" was shockingly eaten by a shark in the middle of his impassioned speech? I unfortunately didn't see it in theaters, but when I rented the DVD from Blockbuster, I remember practically leaping off my couch when that big moment happened. It's one of the most surprising movie moments of the past 30 years -- and not only was that jaw-dropping plot beat not in the original script, but once it made its way into the movie, Warner Bros. wanted to use it in the trailers. Thankfully, director Renny Harlin put his foot down and won that fight against the studio.

Timed to the release of his new film, "The Strangers: Chapter 1," we spoke with Harlin in a career-spanning interview, and naturally, we had to ask about the big "Deep Blue Sea" death, the most memorable imagery from his chaotic,...

Froy Gutierrez and Madeline Petsch Photo: John Armour (Lionsgate) After 16 years of axe-wielding, needle-dropping, and door-knocking scares, The Strangers have become all too familiar. When Bryan Bertino’s 2008 original asked, “Is Tamara home?” the home invasion felt like a novel avenue for slashers. With added authenticity and a sense of criminal mundanity,...

The Strangers: Chapter 1

Photo: John Armour (Lionsgate)

After 16 years of axe-wielding, needle-dropping, and door-knocking scares, The Strangers have become all too familiar. When Bryan Bertino’s 2008 original asked, “Is Tamara home?” the home invasion felt like a novel avenue for slashers. With added authenticity and a sense of criminal mundanity,...

In 1988, director Renny Harlin made a big splash in Hollywood when he directed “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master,” which at that point was the highest-grossing film in the “Elm Street” series — and would remain so until “Freddy vs. Jason” in 2003. Two years later, Harlin had an even bigger hit with “Die Hard 2,” a movie that several critics at the time considered to be artistically superior to its predecessor. Now Harlin, whose credits also include “Cliffhanger,” “The Long Kiss Goodnight,” and “Deep Blue Sea,” returns to the world of sequels with “The Strangers: Chapter 1,” a sequel to Bryan Bertino’s ultra-creepy 2008 horror film about a brutal home invasion. As with his previous sequels, Harlin has both delivered the satisfactions of his source material and gone in his own new directions, in the process creating the most frightening thriller of 2024 so far.

The director’s overall...

The third movie in The Strangers series, the appropriately subtitled prequel Chapter 1, had its Los Angeles premiere earlier this week, and based off of the initial reactions, it’s looking like a solid homage to the 2008 original and a way to establish the rest of the trilogy.

Our own Tyler Nichols was at the premiere for the movie, where he also chatted with director Renny Harlin and some of the movie’s stars. As for his thoughts: “The Stranger: Chapter 1 is sure to be divisive as it feels like a soft reboot of the original with a more slashery approach, but its usage of tension is what elevates it. Petsch is a great final girl and I can’t wait to see what is to come.”

Our man @zombievictim saw #TheStrangersChapter1 – here’s his reaction: The Stranger: Chapter 1 is sure to be divisive as it feels like a soft reboot...

Like many of you, I was scratching my head when I learned that director Renny Harlin would be making not one, not two, but three movies based on the horror cult classic The Strangers. While a pretty slick horror flick, the original spawned a modest follow-up that didn’t get a ton of buzz. When it came out, I figured it was a series that had run its course. It seems this is not so, with Lionsgate releasing a widely ambitious trilogy of horror films this year (it’s like the horror version of Kevin Costner’s Horizon).

Notably, it marks the return of director Renny Harlin to the horror genre. Now mostly known for his action films, such as the classics Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, The Long Kiss Goodnight, and many more – horror was where he made his original reputation. Prison, which gave Viggo Mortensen his first leading role,...

From Geena Davis and Jamie Lee Curtis, to blaxploitation royalty Pam Grier; Joe Dante and Roland Emmerich, to genre legend Peter Hyams topping the bill – 2024’s Forbidden Worlds Film Festival promises the biggest (and maddest) year yet for genre fans in the South West.

Firing into its third year of taking over arguably Bristol’s best cinema screen – the abandoned IMAX at Bristol Aquarium, Forbidden Worlds has never been one to cater to the masses. It’s a true one-screen wonder of a festival, promising the most unusual and sought-after of cinematic treats; big, mad, weird shit projected large and loud, for three straight days.

For example, while 2024’s edition promises an explosive opening night with a 30th anniversary screening of none other than Keanu Reeves action classic The Bus That Couldn’t Slow Down (otherwise known as Speed), look as far as the following day’s line-up and you’ll...

A few months ago, Amazon MGM announced that they will be giving the thriller Pussy Island a global theatrical release on August 23rd – but, to the shock and surprise of no one, they also changed the title, dropping the Pussy and renaming the film Blink Twice. With the release date now exactly four months away, a trailer for Blink Twice has arrived online, and you can check it out in the embed above.

The feature directorial debut of Zoë Kravitz, who played Catwoman in The Batman, the film will follow Frida, a young, clever, Los Angeles cocktail waitress who has her eyes set on the prize: philanthropist and tech mogul Slater King. When she skillfully maneuvers her way into King’s inner circle and ultimately an intimate gathering on his private island, she is ready for a journey of a lifetime. Despite the epic setting, beautiful people, ever-flowing champagne and late-night dance parties,...