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Meghann Fahy (“The White Lotus”) and Brandon Sklenar (It Ends With Us) star as a budding couple embarking on a first date that goes terribly awry thanks to a twisty murder plot in Happy Death Day and Freaky director Christopher Landon’s thriller Drop.

The suspenseful thriller sets its whodunnit in motion when widowed mother Violet begins receiving mysterious airdrops on her phone, lighthearted memes at first that quickly snowball into sinister threats, prompting Violet to commit murder before her loved ones suffer the price.

Landon, speaking with Bloody Disgusting at SXSW for the film’s premiere, shared the true origins that inspired Drop. He explains, “Our producers were on vacation; they’re in a restaurant, and they started getting all of these mysterious airdrops from somebody in the restaurant. They could not figure it out. They never figured it out. They never solved it, but that’s when they were like,...

I was lucky to attend SXSW in Austin, Texas this year. It marked my first time attending what’s quickly leapfrogged up the list of important festivals. It used to be that Cannes, TIFF, and Sundance were the major ones, but it can’t be denied that as the indie film scene has changed, the kinds of movies connecting with audiences just aren’t what they used to be. SXSW strikes an interesting balance between indie films and mainstream studio fare, albeit of a somewhat more elevated pedigree. It’s led to some high-profile premieres for the festival recently, including Air, Everything Everywhere All At Once and more.

This year, we got the premiere of the long-awaited The Accountant 2 (winner of the SXSW audience award), the latest Blumhouse thriller, Drop, plus the anticipated sequel, Another Simple Favor. So what were the best movies we saw? Here’s our list!

The Chattanooga Film Festival has announced the first wave of programming for its 12th annual event, which will take place June 20-28 both in-person in Tennessee and virtually.

The announcements adhere to the festival’s philosophy that true cinephiles love films of all shapes, sizes, and genres, with everything from a pair of crowd-pleasing music docs to heavy doses of carefully curated horror cinema, off-kilter comedy, wild-ass action, and science fiction that has helped put the festival on the map.

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Lvcrft Presents — Best Of Times: The Music Of Killer Party

Exploring the link between music and film has long been a tradition for Cff, and this year’s Sonic Cinema program sees the festival once again partnering with petrifying pals Lvcrft to take a deep dive into the wild and wonderful history of one of the most mysterious and underrated original soundtracks in the history of horror, 1986’s Killer Party.

Plot: A widowed mother (Meghann Fahy) goes on a date with a handsome stranger (Brandon Sklenar) she’s been chatting with on dating apps. While at dinner, she receives an escalating series of anonymous messages, with them soon revealing that they are holding her sister and son hostage and will kill them unless she poisons her date.

Review: Christopher Landon’s Drop is a slam-bang thriller that absolutely brought the house down here at SXSW. A contained thriller in the vein of Wes Craven’s underrated Red Eye, Landon’s film hits all the right notes, giving him a solid, Hitchcock-flavored romp in the vein of his own Disturbia, that should be a big hit from Blumhouse when it comes out next month.

Contained thrillers, where most of the action is limited to one locale, have become increasingly in vogue, but Landon’s movie feels less claustrophobic as he...

In Christopher Landon’s Drop, a widowed mother bravely returns to the dating scene only to find herself caught in an awful game of cat and mouse. Following in the footsteps of films like Phone Booth, Red Eye and, more recently, Carry-On, this Blumhouse production, which premiered at SXSW before its theatrical release in April, balances its pulpy narrative with an escalating and terrifying tension. Landon’s command of suspense, coupled with a compelling romantic thread and delightful performances from Meghann Fahy (The White Lotus) and Brandon Sklenar, make Drop a solid popcorn movie.

Like its cinematic predecessors, Drop‘s premise relies on compromised technology and nefarious anonymous actors. It’s best experienced with little to no information, so for the spoiler-averse, it’s time to abandon this review.

During a first date dinner with Henry (Sklenar), a photographer she met on an app, Violet (Fahy) begins receiving annoying “digiDrops” from an unknown user.

The art of the "crowd pleaser" is alive and well in Christopher Landon's noose-tight Drop. Writers Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach pen a clever blend of technological paranoia and first-date anxieties in a one-location pressure cooker. The vibe is deliciously tense: think Grand Piano or Red Eye. Alfred Hitchcock is smiling on Down, and with good reason—it's tight, intense, and pure popcorn entertainment. Landon's latest is why we go to the movies: adrenaline-fueled escapism.

Meghann Fahy stars as Violet, a single Chicagoian mother with a traumatic past. After chatting with Brandon Sklenar's bachelor (Henry) via a dating app for a few months, she finally agrees to an in-person date. After some wardrobe advice from "Auntie" Jen (Violett Beane), she's ready to leave her son Toby (Jacob Robinson) and heads to Palate—a swanky 38th-floor fine dining establishment. After a few minutes at the bar, Henry arrives,...

Director Christopher Landon has a proven track record for helming zippy fun horror, from the Happy Death Day films to Freaky to last year’s YA horror-lite We Have a Ghost. Landon’s latest, Drop, continues that streak while expanding his oeuvre with a more mature effort that leaves behind the teen slasher gimmicks. This first-date gone wrong thriller serves as the filmmaker’s propulsive, infectious tribute to Wes Craven’s Red Eye, resulting in a highly stylized dramatic thriller that’ll leave you fist-pumping to “Yahtzee!”

Drop opens with a harrowing scene of domestic abuse that not only earns instant rooting interest for heroine Violet (Meghann Fahy) but helps inform the choices she’ll make when faced with unthinkable pressure. Like, for example, her extreme nerves when embarking on her first date since her abusive ex passed. After gentle coaxing and help from her sister Jen (Violett Beane), who...

Hit ITV thriller Red Eye is getting a second series, with Martin Compston (Line of Duty) taking the lead role. Jing Lusi will return as Detective Sergeant Hana Li, facing a new conspiracy. Here’s the Lowdown: The first series of Red Eye, which aired last year, was a big success, drawing over 8 million viewers. […]

Red Eye Flies Back for Series 2 with Line of Duty Star Martin Compston!

Sony Pictures Television has upped Mike Wald and Jason Spivak to co-presidents of distribution and networks.

Together, Wald and Spivak will take over the role previously held by Keith Le Goy, who was promoted to Sony Pictures Television chairman in January. In their new positions, they will continue to report to Le Goy.

Wald and Spivak will co-lead the studio’s combined television and home entertainment distribution businesses. Their purview will include overseeing post-theatrical distribution of films, global distribution of TV series, multi-channel marketing and international cable networks in Latin America and Europe.

Sony Pictures Entertainment (Spe) library of key TV series includes “Seinfeld,” “Outlander,” “Shark Tank,” “Married…with Children,” “The Nanny,” “S.W.A.T.,” “Breaking Bad,” “Better Call Saul,” “Doc,” “Red Eye,” and the upcoming “The Narrow Road to the Deep North.” On the film side, top titles include “Anyone But You,” “The Woman King,” “Bullet Train,” the “Jumanji” and “Spider-Man” franchises,...

Sony Pictures Television has two new presidents of distribution and networks.

The company has promoted Mike Wald and Jason Spivak to the role of co-presidents. It comes a month after Keith Le Goy, to whom they report, was promoted to Chairman, Spt.

Le Goy was previously Chairman, Worldwide Distribution and Networks, Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Wald and Spivak will co-lead the studio’s television and home entertainment distribution businesses, overseeing post-theatrical distribution of films, distribution of television content around the world, multi-channel marketing, and international cable networks in Latin America and Europe.

Wald was most recently EVP of International Distribution and Content Strategy, where he has overseen international distribution for Sony Pictures Entertainment’s (Spe) TV series and feature films across all platforms.

Spivak co-leads Spe’s North American distribution group responsible for post-theatrical distribution of features and TV series. He was involved in the studio’s pay-1 distribution deal with Netflix,...

From hijackings to mind games at cruising altitude, these in-flight thrillers will have you gripping your armrest.

The new Mark Wahlberg thriller now in theaters, “Flight Risk” caught my attention and I’m planning on seeing it this week. Wahlberg (who I always have time for) plays a pilot navigating an intense flight with an air marshal and a fugitive on board. Set against the backdrop of the Alaskan wilderness, the film promises high-altitude suspense and a ton of “not all is as it seems” twists. It got me thinking about why thrillers on airplanes are so powerful. Maybe it’s because each one of us has had a moment on a flight during major turbulence where the thought has crossed our minds… “If this goes down, there’s not a lot of hope.”

In short, the stakes are just so high, and there are plenty of movies that capture that tension.

Content warning: This article contains discussion of sexual violence.The politics of Wes Craven’s political thriller Red Eye don’t exactly jump off the screen. In fact they seem to have minimal effect on the film. In a shrewd bit of casting, Craven employed Rachel McAdams — still toweling off from her torrential success as Allie Hamilton in The Notebook — to play Lisa Reisert, a hardened hotel administrator caught in Cillian Murphy’s shady schemes. Murphy plays Jackson Rippner, an operative paid handsomely to perform high-leverage political violence — coups, assassinations, all the good stuff. Rippner stalks Lisa onto her red-eye flight back to Miami, where he threatens to kill her father (Brian Cox) unless she moves the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (who is about to be a guest in her towering beachfront hotel) to a room with a clear shot for his vaguely Russian torpedo-strapped snipers.

It’s that time of year again. While some directors annually share their favorite films of the year, Steven Soderbergh lists everything he consumed, media-wise. For 2024––another year in which he not only premiered a new film, but shot another and is prepping another to begin production shortly––he still got plenty of watching in.

Along with catching up on 2024’s new releases, he took in plenty of classics, including Opening Night, Jaws, Casablanca, All About Eve, The Conversation, Alien, and nine viewings of various Star Wars films. He also got an early look at Andrew Patterson’s The Rivals of Amziah King and after beginning production on Black Bag on May 7, he had a first cut on June 23.

See the list below via his official site.

01/02 Blaming, Elizabeth Taylor

01/04 The Conversation

01/05 Predators, American Greed

01/06 The Curse

01/09 The Curse

01/10 Break Point (3)

01/11 Break Point (3), Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone,...

Irish actor Cillian Murphy has been consistently churning out excellent performances for well over two decades now. From iconic franchises such as Batman to indie dramas like his recent film Small Things Like These, he has proven his immense acting abilities countless times. His frequent collaborations with Christopher Nolan display both his acting chops and his dedication to making quality films. He has taken on incredible roles in horror and sci-fi with films like A Quiet Place Part II and Sunshine, and even fun thrillers like Red Eye. No matter what the role is, Cillian Murphy always delivers.

The two projects he is perhaps best known for are the BBC/Netflix British crime drama Peaky Blinders and the zombie apocalypse horror film 28 Days Later. In Peaky Blinders, he plays a no-nonsense, tough-as-nails gang leader, and in 28 Days Later, he plays a bicycle courier who wakes up from a coma...

Warning! This article contains Spoilers for Carry-On!Following the success of Netflix’s new flight-based thriller Carry-On, an underrated movie in the same genre starring Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy from 2005 provides a captivating next watch. Rounding out Netflix’s string of holiday releases in 2024, Carry-On arrived on the streamer on December 13 as a massive hit, even drawing comparisons to Die Hard with its critical acclaim and thrilling moments. With Carry-On’s cast being led by Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman, the film follows a Tsa agent who is blackmailed by a traveler into letting a bomb enter a flight on Christmas Eve.

Carry-On stands out as one of Netflix’s strongest releases in 2024, with its success bearing similarities to the impressive achievements and popularity of the streamer’s November 2023 thriller Leave the World Behind. Though the narrative of Carry-On isn’t without its plot holes, contrivances, or familiar, formulaic twists,...

The 2005 psychological thriller Red Eye, directed by horror master Wes Craven, will soon be available for streaming.

Starting Jan. 1, 2025, fans can watch this tense, high-stakes film on Paramount+. Known for its gripping suspense and sharp performances, Red Eye remains one of Craven’s most acclaimed forays outside of traditional horror. Starring Rachel McAdams and Oppenheimer's Cillian Murphy, Red Eye follows Lisa Reisert, played by McAdams, a hotel manager who is taken hostage during a red-eye flight by Jackson Rippner, played by Murphy, a charming yet menacing man with a deadly agenda. Rippner forces Lisa to assist in an assassination plot, threatening her father’s life if she refuses. The film combines claustrophobic tension with fast-paced thrills, showcasing Craven’s versatility as a director and Murphy’s chilling portrayal of a ruthless villain.

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Carry-On is an action thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra from a screenplay by T.J. Fixman. The must-watch Netflix film follows Ethan Kopek, a young Tsa agent who a mysterious passenger blackmails into letting an unchecked package slip onto a flight on Christmas Eve. If he doesn’t follow his orders, his blackmailer will kill his pregnant girlfriend. Carry-On stars Taron Egerton, Jason Bateman, Sofia Carson, Danielle Deadwyler, Logan Marshall-Green, and Theo Rossi. So, if you love the thrilling story, nail-biting drama, and compelling characters in Carry-On, here are some similar movies you should check out next.

Die Hard 2 Credit – 20th Century Studios

Die Hard 2 is an action thriller film directed by Renny Harlin from a screenplay co-written by Steven E. de Souza and Doug Richardson. Based on the 1987 novel 58 Minutes by author Walter Wager,...

Plot: A mysterious traveler blackmails a young Tsa agent into letting a dangerous package slip through security and onto a Christmas Day flight.

Review: I will always have a soft spot for airplane thrillers. Whether it’s Red Eye, Air Force One, or even Die Hard 2, the airport/airplane is a dynamic setting. The cameras, the security, the massive amounts of people of all backgrounds moving through the space; there’s a lot of potential. Especially when it comes to a thriller. So I was excited to hear that we’d be getting a new airport action/thriller. Unfortunately, Carry On takes a very long time to get going and doesn’t have nearly enough action beats to justify the runtime.

The story of Carry On follows Ethan Kopek, a Tsa agent who is down on his own life choices. When a mysterious man forces him to let a dangerous package through security,...

Regular Fox News guest Dr. Kelly Powers has died after a years-long battle with brain cancer. She was 45. An obituary posted on Legacy.com revealed that Powers passed away on Sunday, December 1. A frequent commentator on shows such as Fox & Friends, Red Eye, and The Willis Report, Powers had been open about her health struggles in recent years, often sharing updates on social media. “She was a brave and beautiful soul who could make friends anywhere she went. Kelly had a love for people and she was dedicated to helping others,” the obituary read. Born in Yonkers, New York, Powers studied at Baruch College in New York before pursuing her medical school training at New York College of Podiatric Medicine. This was followed by a Master of Science degree at the University of San Francisco and residencies at Georgetown and Boston Universities. While working as a successful podiatric surgeon,...

BBC Studios & Zdf Renew Partnership

BBC Studios and Germany’s Zdf today announced at Content London that they’ve renewed their long-term strategic partnership on scripted content. The two broadcasters have said the multi-year deal will extend co-productions on scripted TV content, with Zdf and BBC Studios partnering to co-produce titles across the BBC Studios’ content pipeline. The new agreement also extends to first option on pre-sales and acquisitions across BBC Studios’ catalog available in Germany. Acquisitions already confirmed include Death in Paradise S13-14, Beyond Paradise S1-2, and The Outlaws S2-3. The original partnership with Zdf was forged in 2019. Ther collaborations include A Good Girls Guide to Murder, The Famous Five Series 1, Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story, and The Chelsea Detective.

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ITV’s streaming platform Itvx has hit a new audience record, according to the broadcaster. The streaming platform has become the UK’s fast growing platform,...

Dr. Kelly Powers, a professional who contributed her expertise on various Fox News shows, has died. She was 45.

The physician and surgeon died on Sunday, December 1, after battling brain cancer, which she was first diagnosed with in 2020.

“She was a brave and beautiful soul who could make friends anywhere she went. Kelly had a love for people and she was dedicated to helping others,” read an obituary in her honor. “She held many hobbies including gardening, surfing, ballet, biking, running, horseback riding, travel, and several more activities. Kelly was an accomplished doctor and surgeon who held several spotlights on TV and magazines. Most important to her was her family.”

Powers attended the New York College of Podiatric Medicine and completed her residency at Georgetown and the Boston University School of Medicine. The physician made TV appearances on Fox News shows like Red Eye and Fox & Friends and Fox Business shows like The Willis Report.

Now that the Thanksgiving food coma is behind us, it's time to look at the joy and cheer of the holiday season, and there is no better way to do that than with some Christmas movie favorites. While films such as Home Alone and A Christmas Story are a go-to for many, other, more low-key choices have also moved up the ranks over the years. That has happened with the 2005 comedy-drama The Family Stone, a film that received mixed reviews upon release but was a financial success. In the years since its initial debut, the film has gained in popularity, even if it's a bit divisive due to some of the dramatic turns it takes despite its cheerful holiday setting.

A quick glance at the latest Prime Video chart shows that The Family Stone is currently ranked second, a strong showing as holiday movie watching kicks into high gear. Some...

Warning: contains major finale spoilers for ITV’s Red Eye.

By the end of ITV’s Red Eye, Richard Armitage’s character Dr Matthew Nolan had been awake for (approximate calculation) a gazillion hours. Even if he hadn’t been shot saving Hana (Jing Lusi) from that bullet, he’d still have ended the series in a hospital bed due to exhaustion-related organ failure and having blood sugar lower than the Mariana Trench.

Dr Nolan will pull through though, and when he does, he may require a lucid breakdown of what the hell just happened. From car crashes to stapler-surgery to a rogue CIA plot to end the Anglo-China nuclear partnership, all the way to that heroic bullet jump, here’s how everything landed after Red Eye’s surprisingly tight finale.

What Was on the Nano Sim?

Evidence, leaked by a programmer to Chinese patriot Shen Zhao (Elaine Tan), that...

In his post-The Hobbit years, actor Richard Armitage has carved out a genre niche for himself—a kind of typical thriller with him being the center of attention. He’s either accused of something or his wife has gone missing; it’s mostly along these lines. These thrillers are never great, but they are always watchable largely thanks to Armitage’s charismatic screen presence. They’re mostly adapted from Harlan Coben’s bestsellers, and they’re always on Netflix. ITV’s latest thriller, Red Eye, is not based on a Coben story, and it’s certainly not on Netflix, but with Armitage being the lead, it does follow the same pattern. And despite all the glaring logical flaws, the show is an entertaining watch from start to finish. Like most recent works of Armitage, it is very bingeable. What makes it unique, though? Well, Armitage doesn’t cheat on...

20 minutes in to Red Eye, a foot chase through Heathrow airport ends with a man making an impassioned plea outside a branch of Leon. He vaults over barriers like the kid in Love Actually and implores the crowd to film his testimony. Rightly wary of flash mob marriage proposals, the British holiday-going public are slow to act but get his message out: vascular surgeon Dr Matthew Nolan is being framed for murder and extradited to Beijing.

Is Nolan (Richard Armitage) guilty, or on the level? Is he being sacrificed by the British government to protect a valuable Chinese nuclear power deal, or is there a deeper conspiracy at work? DC Hana Li (Jing Lusi), the no-nonsense cop tasked with escorting Nolan on Flight 357, has six episodes to find out.

Li does find out in a thriller that very much rewards sticking with it through the somewhat silly early stages so...

After the historic success of Oppenheimer and his Oscar win, Cillian Murphy’s star power has risen significantly. While he was not an A-list superstar, people have loved him over the years, especially in his films with Christopher Nolan and as Thomas Shelby in Peaky Blinders. People are looking forward to what he will do next after his Oscar win.

Cillian Murphy put up a terrifying performance as Jackson Rippner in Red Eye

Murphy has many projects in the pipeline, and most recently premiered his historical drama Small Things Like These at the recent Berlin International Film Festival. According to new reports, he is venturing into the gaming world with a villain role in the seventh installment of the Far Cry game series.

Cillian Murphy Rumored to Be The Villain of Far Cry 7 Despite immense hype, Giancarlo Esposito’s Anton Castillo (in Far Cry 6) did not impress fans

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Walton Goggins and Lesley Sharp join us on this week’s show. Not together, of course, because the former is with us to chat Ghoul life in Prime Video’s Fallout and the latter is here in her capacity as head of MI5 in ITV’s Red-Eye.

And speaking of Red-Eye, we review that show, which sees Richard Armitage on the flight from hell, as well as Glaswegian BBC comedy Dinosaur and the return of Belfast police drama Blue Lights, also on the Beeb. Plus we record our first proper podcast in the new studio, run through our (somewhat belated) 100 Greatest TV shows list, and dispense with a listener question in record time.

Listen to the episode on your podcast app of choice or the player above. And if you want to subscribe to Pilot TV+, find all the details here.

She is one of the first east Asian actors to play the lead in a big British drama, and her new show Red Eye is a nerve-jangler. She discusses culture shock, sexism and the sheer joy of making Crazy Rich Asians

As a teenager, Jing Lusi was something of a wild child. She was smoking and drinking by the time she was 13, frequently ended up in detention at school and even got suspended for smoking on school premises. “I needed to let off steam,” she says. The actor was rebelling against her strict parents but also against the stereotype of east Asians as well-behaved, “dorky” students. Hers was one of the few Chinese immigrant families living in Southampton in the 90s. She just wanted to fit in. “I managed to get through school by adopting this persona of: ‘I’m wild and erratic, don’t pick on me because I’m not submissive.

Content warning: This article contains discussion of sexual violence.The politics of Wes Craven’s political thriller Red Eye don’t exactly jump off the screen. Really, they seem to have minimal effect on the film at all. In a shrewd bit of casting, Craven employed Rachel McAdams — still toweling off from her torrential success as Allie Hamilton in The Notebook — to play Lisa Reisert, a calloused hotel administrator caught in Cillian Murphy’s shady schemes. Murphy plays Jackson Rippner, an operative paid handsomely to perform high-leverage political violence — coups, assassinations, all the good stuff. Rippner stalks Lisa onto her red-eye flight back to Miami, where he threatens to kill her father unless she moves the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (who is about to be a guest in her towering beachfront hotel) to a room with a clear shot for his vaguely Russian torpedo-strapped snipers.

Greg Gutfeld and Fox News Media have agreed to a multi-year contract extension, in which he will continue as host of the opinion/comedy show Gutfeld! and co-host on The Five. He also will occasionally host and produce programming for subscription streaming service Fox Nation.

The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The network added Gutfeld’s show to its weeknight lineup three years ago, and it’s been one of the Fox News success stories. In the most recent quarter, the show topped in the 25-54 demo, averaging 304,000 viewers. It also was in the top five in total viewers in March, averaging 2.19 million. The Five, in which Gutfeld is among the panelists, was the top cable news show last quarter, averaging 3.04 million viewers.

Fox News launched Gutfeld! in the 11 p.m. Et slot as a late rival to broadcast network mainstays. The show, which features George “Tyrus” Murdoch and Kat Timpf,...

Greg Gutfeld isn’t your typical Fox News personality. But he is turning in to something that is more traditional at the Fox Corp.-backed cable outlet.

Fox News is expected to announce that it recently closed a deal with Gutfeld to extend his contract, a move that spotlights the host’s importance to the network’s operations even if he isn’t in the mold of a Sean Hannity or Laura Ingraham. Under the pact, Gutfeld will continue his co-hosting duties at the roundtable show “The Five” as well as his 10 p.m. program, “Gutfeld!,” a looser take on the issues of the day that marks a bid by Fox News to woo the younger TV viewers who might watch late-night programs such as “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on CBS or “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central. The third anniversary of the 10 p.m. program arrives Friday.

Clockwise from top left: The Holdovers (Focus Features), The Last Temptation Of Christ (Universal Pictures), Red Eye (DreamWorks Pictures), Música (Amazon MGM Studios)Image: The A.V. Club

An Oscar-winning drama-comedy, a controversial Martin Scorsese movie about Jesus, an underappreciated Wes Craven movie starring Cillian Murphy, and a music-filled rom-com lead...

Prime Video is quickly becoming known for having some of the most well known IPs in its content library and this upcoming month some more brilliant content will make its way into the Prime Video’s streaming library. So, today we are here to tell you the best possible movies and TV shows you should check out that will become available on Prime Video in April 2024.

Red Eye (April 1)

Before he was Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s epic biographical drama film, Cillian Murphy played the role of a psychotic villain in Wes Craven’s mystery thriller Red Eye. The 2005 film follows the story of Lisa as she boards a flight to Miami where she befriends Jackson, who turns out to be a terrorist and forces her to help him assassinate the United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. Red Eye stars Rachel McAdams and Murphy in the lead role with Brian Cox,...

Fallout is the most exciting Amazon Original dropping this month. From Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, this long-awaited adaptation of the popular video game franchise looks incredible, and is bound to be a hit among video game fans and newcomers alike. The series stars Ella Purnell (Yellowjackets), Walton Goggins (The Righteous Gemstones), and Aaron Clifton Moten (Disjointed).

Prime Video doesn’t have much else in the way of original offerings this month, aside from the return of Alex Rider on Freevee a few other films and TV series, but there are plenty of popular films joining the streaming service’s library. Cloverfield, Batman & Robin, Titanic, and The Notebook are just a few of the notable movies coming to Prime this month.

Here’s everything coming to Prime Video and Freevee in April – Amazon originals are designated with an asterisk.

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Los Angeles, March 26 (Ians) Oscar-winning star Cillian Murphy has been roped into star in and produce the ‘Blood Runs Coal’ film adaptation.

Universal Pictures has pre-emptively landed an adaptation of Mark A. Bradley’s ‘Blood Runs Coal: The Yablonski Murders and the Battle for the United Mine Workers of America’.

‘Blood Runs Coal’ is based in the late 1960s in Pennsylvania’s coal mines, chronicling a shocking assassination that altered the history of American labour unions.

John Davis and Jordan Davis will produce through Davis Entertainment, while Murphy and Alan Moloney will produce through Big Things Films.

Murphy’s works include ‘Oppenheimer’, ‘The Dark Knight’, ‘Red Eye’, ‘Dunkirk’ and ‘A Quiet Place Part II’.

The actor gained a massive fanbase with the portrayal of Tommy Shelby, the Birmingham gangster at the heart of ‘Peaky Blinders’.

Talking about his upcoming work, he has upcoming projects including historical drama ‘Small Things Like These...

Universal Pictures has pre-emptively landed an adaptation of Mark A. Bradley’s “Blood Runs Coal: The Yablonski Murders and the Battle for the United Mine Workers of America,” with newly-minted Oscar winner Cillian Murphy attached to star and produce.

Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth will adapt the screenplay. They previously collaborated on “Edge of Tomorrow.”

John Davis and Jordan Davis will produce through Davis Entertainment, while Murphy and Alan Moloney will produce through Big Things Films. Mark A. Bradley will executive produce. Universal’s Lexi Barta, who was recently elevated to senior vice president of production, will oversee the project for the studio.

“Blood Runs Coal” takes place in the late 1960s in Pennsylvania’s coal mines, chronicling a shocking assassination that altered the history of American labor unions.

Murphy’s credits include films such as “Oppenheimer,” “The Dark Knight,” “Red Eye, “Dunkirk” and “A Quiet Place Part II,” while...

Cillian Murphy movies ranked. (Photo Credit – IMDb/Instagram)

The dazzling life of Cillian Murphy, the man who transformed from a rock band rebel to a silver screen sensation, with pit stops at law school and the theatre along the way. Despite initially chasing parties over passion, Murphy’s undeniable talent soon stole the spotlight, earning him many awards and a cult following, especially for his electrifying performance in “Oppenheimer.” Now, join us as we delve into Murphy’s movie magic, unveiling the top 10 films that have solidified his reign as Hollywood royalty. Grab your popcorn and brace yourself for a cinematic journey like no other!

10. Free Fire (2016)

Genre: Action, Crime, Comedy Cast: Brie Larson, Sharlto Copley, Armie Hammer, Cillian Murphy Runtime: 90 minutes Tomatometer: 70% IMDb Rating: 6.3/10 Available on: Max (US) Rent from : Prime Video for ₹69 (India)

In 1978, Stevo, Bernie, and their companions assembled with arms dealer Vernon and his associates...

Exclusive: Australian streamer Stan has today unveiled a 25-strong slate, adding scripted titles from Matchbox Pictures and the producers behind Colin From Accounts, acquisitions from the UK and U.S. and a new version of Drag Race to its ranks.

Content from the likes of All3Media, AMC, Banijay, the BBC, Fremantle, ITV, Lionsgate, Universal Internatational Studios, Paramount, Sony and Warner Bros Discovery is on the slate, which was showcased at the iconic Sydney Opera House as Stan’s latest salvo in Australia’s competitive streaming market.

Among the key scripted originals is Critical Incident, a psychological crime thriller from Matchbox, the Australian production subsidiary of Universal Studio Group-owned Universal International Studios. Written by Sarah Bassiuoni (The Secrets She Keeps), it recently completed production in Western Sydney, with major production investment from Screen Australia.

The six-part show depicts life in the Western suburbs of Sydney and delves into the complex...

A feast for the eyeballs! That’s what the UK’s new TV drama (British shows returning for another series this year are here) output looks like for 2024 – a year of thrills, chills and laughs, from supernatural escapism to immersive historical dramas, true stories brought to life, and plenty to feed Britain’s crime mystery obsession.

Here’s a flavour of what 2024 holds for your TV: book adaptations include a new imagining of Ian Rankin’s Rebus detective stories coming to the BBC, a scandalous adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s iconic novel Rivals (starring David Tennant), Jack Thorne’s take on Lord of the Flies, and much much more.

There’s high-stakes action in thrillers like Red Eye, Black Doves and Nightsleeper, and you can transport yourself back in time to discover the lives of a notorious eighties jewel thief in Joan, sinister Jacobean power play in Mary and George,...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences doesn't always get it right. Actually, you can count on them to just about never get it right.

This is especially true of the lead acting categories, where voters often become prisoners of the moment and vote for the buzziest and/or showiest performance. This is how Al Pacino's chilling depiction of Michael Corleone's descent into pure, dead-eyed evil in "The Godfather Part II" gets passed over in favor of Art Carney's amiable portrayal of a lonely old man hitting the road with his pet cat in "Harry and Tonto." This results in overdue Oscars, which frequently create new injustices — like Denzel Washington's bravura turn as Malcolm X losing to Al Pacino's ceaseless hoo-hahing in "Scent of a Woman," which led to Washington getting his Best Actor trophy for his (admittedly entertaining) grandstanding work in "Training Day" (which cost...

You have to dig really deep into Rachel McAdams's filmography to find a movie that wasn't either critically acclaimed or loved by movie fans - and usually both. From notable romance period pieces like The Notebook, action thrillers like Red Eye, rom-com romps like Wedding Crashers, to flat-out hilarious comedies like Mean Girls and Game Night, there is no genre that the Canadian-born actress has not taken on and conquered. With her girl-next-door qualities combined with her terrific timing and 10-megawatt smile, McAdams has been one of the most successful and bankable performers of the 21st century.

The genius actor Cillian Murphy is one of the best actors working in Hollywood right now. The Irish actor has been performing since secondary school. Murphy has worked with some of the biggest directors in the world like Christopher Nolan, Danny Boyle, and actor-director John Krasinski. After working in many theater productions and short films, the actor got his big break in Danny Boyle‘s hit horror film 28 Days Later. Cillian also wrapped up his most iconic role as Tommy Shelby in BBC’s Peaky Blinders in 2022. Now, he is starring in the lead role of Robert J. Oppenheimer in Nolan’s modern masterpiece Oppenheimer. So, here are the best films and TV shows you should watch if you love Cillian Murphy’s performances.

10. Red Eye Credit – DreamWorks

Cillian Murphy doesn’t have the face of a conventional villain but he does make one hell of an intimidating antagonist.

In a milestone move, Sony Pictures Television has unveiled “La Academia,” its first Spanish-language scripted series filmed in Spain for Prime Video and 3Cat.

“La Academia” is produced for Sony by Brutal Media, commissioned out of Sony Pictures Television’s international production group. Spt is distributing the series worldwide.

A scripted young adult drama series which Spt describes as being set in the high-pressure, high-drama world of elite youth soccer and its rising stars, ‘La Academia’ takes place at the Spanish training centre of the Apolo F.C., one of the best professional soccer clubs in the world.

There boys and girls from different social backgrounds fight for a shared dream which will inevitably create fiction between them: to make the first team and become the world’s next top players.

The young cast is led by new Spanish talent such as Ton Vieira, Marc Soler (“Upa Next”), Mia Sala-Patau...

Earlier today, we took a look back the Wes Craven-directed 2005 thriller Red Eye… so we figured, why not follow that up by taking a look at a remake of a Craven horror film that was released the year after Red Eye reached theatres? The movie we’re taking about is the 2006 version of The Hills Have Eyes (watch it Here), a remake of Craven’s 1977 classic. It’s time for this one to be revisited, and you can hear all about it in the embed above.

While the original film was written and directed by Craven, Alexandre Aja directed the remake from a screenplay he wrote with Grégory Levasseur. Here’s the synopsis: Bob Carter and his wife Ethel, along with five other members of the family, are heading for San Diego with their camper van. An accident strands them in the desert and while two of the men go for help,...

Cillian Murphy recently had some choice words for his film Red Eye (watch it Here), a Wes Craven-directed thriller that was released back in 2005. But he wasn’t entirely negative. So that got me thinking: Is Red Eye a good film? Or is it more in the so bad it’s good category? I personally saw Red Eye in theaters and have always had a soft spot for it. But if Oppenheimer‘s own Cillian Murphy has an issue with it, maybe it’s worth a second gander. So let’s see whether it’s good, bad, or somewhere in between as we revisit Red Eye in the video embedded above!

Scripted by Carl Ellsworth, who crafted the story with Dan Foos, Red Eye has the following synopsis: In the wake of her grandmother’s funeral, hotel manager Lisa Reisert is waiting to fly back home when she meets charming Jackson Rippner at check-in.

Cillian Murphy considers Red Eye to be a B-movie and believes he didn't give a nuanced performance. Despite Murphy's opinion, Red Eye is actually an underrated thriller with strong performances from both Murphy and Rachel McAdams. Critics praised the film upon its release, with Roger Ebert specifically noting Murphy's ability to avoid cheesiness and keep the movie grounded.

Although Cillian Murphy isn’t too fond of his 2005 psychological thriller Red Eye, the thriller co-starring Rachel McAdams is an underrated genre gem. Cillian Murphy has an impressive career. Since he first rose to prominence in the early ‘00s with roles in Disco Pigs, Intermission, 28 Days Later, and Cold Mountain, the star has gone on to headline both commercial blockbusters and acclaimed dramas. The same year that he played the hammy comic book villain Scarecrow in Batman Begins, Murphy also won critical acclaim for his central turn in the unforgettable...

Cillian Murphy is getting candid about his unusual methods of interacting with his fans. The actor, known for starring in blockbuster shows and movies like Peaky Blinders and Oppenheimer, has gained the love and appreciation of millions around the world. And like any other celebrity, it’s not uncommon for him to be approached by fans for autographs and, in the current age, for photographs or a quick selfie.

Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders

However, the Oscar-nominated actor, surprisingly, has a unique approach, as he shared during a recent interview that he prefers having a brief conversation to taking a quick picture with his fans.

Cillian Murphy’s Unique Approach to Fan Engagement

It’s much more convenient for many Hollywood stars or celebrities to quickly take a picture with their fans and move on. However, Cillian Murphy does not follow the same approach to fan interaction, as he shared...

Los Angeles, Feb 14 (Ians) Actor Cillian Murphy, who is finishing up his ‘Oppenheimer’ press tour ahead of the Oscars, has said that junkets and red-carpet interviews to promote a film are outdated.

The actor is up for an Academy Award in the Best Actor category for his role as the titled character in the Christopher Nolan film.

Murphy told GQ: “I think it’s a broken model… The model is—everybody is so bored.”

The actor said the silver lining of the SAG-AFTRA strike was that the press tours stopped, and Oppenheimer and Barbie were able to pull wins at the box office despite the lack of promotion.

“Same was the case with Peaky Blinders,” he added.

“The first three seasons there was no advertising, a tiny show on BBC Two; it just caught fire because people talked to each other about it.”

Murphy quoted Joanne Woodward who...

Cillian Murphy is finishing up his Oppenheimer press tour ahead of the Oscars. The actor is up for an Academy Award in the Best Actor category for his role as the titled character in the Christopher Nolan film.

Murphy got candid in a recent interview for GQ, where he said that junkets and red-carpet interviews to promote a film are outdated.

“I think it’s a broken model,” he told the magazine of which he graces the cover for the March 2024 issue. “The model is—everybody is so bored.”

The actor said the silver lining of the SAG-AFTRA strike was that the press tours stopped, and Oppenheimer and Barbie were able to pull wins at the box office despite the lack of promotion.

“Same was the case with Peaky Blinders,” he added. “The first three seasons there was no advertising, a tiny show on BBC Two; it just caught...

Murphy enjoyed playing a dual character in Red Eye and believes that's why it has gained a cult following. Despite enjoying the experience and working with McAdams, Murphy doesn't think Red Eye is a good movie, but rather a good B movie. Red Eye received positive reviews from critics, scored well with audiences, and was a successful box office hit.

Cillian Murphy has been riding the high of the awards season thanks to his role in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, for which he is currently Oscar-nominated, but the actor is looking back on a fan favorite 2005 film that, in an assertion that might shock some fans, he doesn't think is very good.

Red Eye PG-13Thriller Horror Release DateAugust 19, 2005DirectorWes CravenCastRachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox, Jayma Mays, Laura Johnson, Max KaschRuntime85WritersCarl Ellsworth, Dan FoosTaglineFear Takes FlightWebsitehttp://www.redeye-themovie.com/

In a profile featured in GQ, Murphy was asked...