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A new spy movie starring Michael Fassbender and Pierce Brosnan has pulled off a box office feat. Fassbender is a versatile actor who is perhaps best known for playing the young Magneto in the X-Men prequel movies beginning with 2011's First Class. However, in addition to starring in big-budget genre movies such as the superhero franchise, Assassin's Creed, and Prometheus, he has starred in a variety of dramas such as Shame, A Dangerous Method, Song to Song, Steve Jobs and 12 Years a Slave, the latter two of which earned him Oscar nominations.

While Pierce Brosnan does not have any Oscar nominations under his belt, he does have ample experience in the spy genre, having starred in four James Bond movies between 1995 and 2002. He played the iconic superspy in GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day, stepping into the role after the two-movie tenure...

Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes’true love first blossomed poetically on screen. Gosling often defines his performances through understatement, from a vintage heartthrob in The Notebook to a brooding protector in what this author thinks is the best film ever, Drive, while still featuring in blockbusters like the pink phenomenon, Barbie. Mendes, now happily embracing the beauty of motherhood and entrepreneurship, also dedicated herself to acting, delving into roles like the complicated mistress of Denzel Washington's character in Training Day to a cynical gossip columnist in Hitch, showing she also had the range to tackle both dramatic and comedic contexts.

However, there’s a strong case that their finest work came when they shared the screen in the same movie: Derek Cianfrance's 2012 morality tale The Place Beyond the Pines.The ambitious, multi-generational film brought the couple together off-screen while testing the actors with roles that demanded intensity. In this atmospheric exploration of family,...

Michael Fassbender is one of those actors who can just take on any role, completely transform himself, and make you forget you’re watching an actor. Whether he’s playing a mutant mastermind in X-Men, a tech visionary in Steve Jobs, or a fearless warrior in 300, he has proven time and again that he’s got serious acting chops.

Michael Fassbender on The Graham Norton Show | Credit: YouTube

But beyond the intense performances and award nominations, there’s a whole other side to Michael Fassbender that people might not know of. Well, take, for example, if you knew he once dreamed of being a rockstar. No, right? So buckle up, Fassbender fans, because we’re diving into some of the most surprising and little-known facts about this insanely talented star.

10. He’s half Irish, half German

Born on April 2, 1977, in Heidelberg, Germany, to a German father, Josef, and an Irish mother,...

Nobody was surprised (probably) when the massive, star-studded episode of "Saturday Night Live" celebrating the show's 50th anniversary mostly leaned on old standby sketches and concepts. There were some exceptions — including a perfect new Digital Short about how everybody who's ever worked at "SNL" has both anxiety and Ibs — but it's ultimately not shocking that the episode featured yet another musical ode to New York City's most disgusting aspects centered around John Mulaney.

From the man who brought you "Diner Lobster," "Airport Sushi," and "Port Authority Duane Reade," among others, we got "New York 50th Musical," and it's safe to say that Oscar nominee Adam Driver would only don a hot dog costume for something this great. After David Spade and Pete Davidson, the latter of whom note that they're "the same age" and just moved to New York in 1975 from the same small town, visit Mulaney's all-knowing hot dog vendor in Times Square,...

Underoath have announced a new album titled The Place After This One, set for release on March 28th. The band has also released the new single “All the Love Is Gone.”

The Place After This One is the Florida band’s 10th album overall, and the follow-up to 2022’s Voyeurist. “All the Love Is Gone” follows a string of 2024 singles that will all appear on the LP, which features a guest appearance by Mastodon’s Troy Sanders on the song “Vultures.”

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Guitarist Tim McTague stated of the new album, “The Place After This One is a multi-faceted idea. The fact that we grew up so sheltered and spiritual, and are trying to reconcile how we grew up against what we see now in the new age. Underoath, albeit intact and the same, is simultaneously so different.”

He added, “Our band has gone through a lot of chaos.

Exclusive: Veteran publicist Jill Rosen has joined Conscious Living PR as Regional Director of East Coast Operations. In her new role, she will lead business development on the East Coast, with a primary focus on expanding the film sector within the agency’s Conscious Hollywood division. Rosen will report directly to President and CEO Mona Loring in Los Angeles.

“Jill has been a valued collaborator, and I’ve spent the past few months considering the best way to officially bring her on board,” said Loring. “Her impressive track record in launching and executing successful film, and television publicity campaigns, combined with her extensive experience across studios, publishers, and agencies, makes her an incredible asset to our team. Her expertise will strengthen our strategic approach and support our continued growth. We’re thrilled to expand our east coast operations with her on board.”

With over 20 years in the entertainment industry, Rosen...

Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.

The Filmmaker’s Podcast #437: The Brutalist writer-director Brady Corbet & production designer...

Exclusive: HanWay Films has expanded its classics library after being appointed to represent The Cohen Film Collection.

The library of Cohen Media Group’s founder, Charles S. Cohen, comprises more than one hundred restored classic titles spanning from the silent era to the present day, including The Buster Keaton Collection and The Merchant Ivory Collection.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed and Cohen Media Group is the owner of HanWay, having acquired the company in 2022.

Late last year Charles Cohen’s media group hit choppy waters when the company was forced to sell multiple assets including British arthouse exhibitor and distributor Curzon to Fortress Investment Group. The company was acquired in a foreclosure auction involving multiple Cohen assets, including the Landmark cinema chain. Fortress had lent Cohen $534M but sued him last year for default. Cohen acquired Curzon in late 2019 amid a buying spree by the U.S. real estate developer.

The excitement builds as “BattleBots” gears up for a thrilling episode titled “Three Minutes to Fame or Shame.” This highly anticipated Season 6 Episode 22 promises intense action as eight fierce competitors step into the BattleBox, all vying for a coveted spot in the Round of 16. With only three minutes on the clock, the pressure will be on for these robotic warriors to prove their worth.

In this episode, viewers can expect to see a variety of innovative designs and strategies. Each bot will showcase its unique abilities, from powerful weaponry to agile maneuvers. The stakes are high, and only four of the eight bots will emerge victorious. The tension in the arena will be palpable as the countdown begins, and every second counts.

As the battle unfolds, fans will witness spectacular clashes and unexpected twists. The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat will be on full display, making it...

Brit actress Carey Mulligan (“Maestro”) recently appointed ‘Commander of the Order of the British Empire’ (Cbe) for services to drama, poses as different characters for the Prada spring-summer 2025 campaign, photographed by Steven Meisel:

“…Mulligan has received various accolades, including a ‘British Academy Film Award’, in addition to nominations for three ‘Academy Awards’, four ‘Golden Globe Awards’ and a ‘Tony Award’.

“She made her film debut with a supporting role in Joe Wright's romantic drama ‘Pride & Prejudice’ (2005)…

“…followed by diverse roles in television, including the drama series ‘Bleak House’ (2005), the television film ‘Northanger Abbey’ (2007), and guest starring in the Doctor Who episode ‘Blink’ (2007).

“Mulligan's breakthrough role was in the coming-of-age film ‘An Education’ (2009), for which she won the ‘BAFTA Award’ for ‘Best Actress’ and received a nomination for the ‘Academy Award for Best Actress’.

“Her career progressed with roles in ‘Never Let Me Go’ (2010), ‘Drive’ (2011), ‘Shame’ (2011), ‘Inside...

J.R. Carroll has zero interest in being hailed as country music’s next savior. Although his debut album, Dark Cloud, released on Friday after five years of singles and short EPs, may land him there against his will.

“I’m only doing things that I really want to do,” Carroll tells Rolling Stone. “I’m not actively trying to market myself to a wider audience. I am happy where I’m at. I’m respected by the people who I wanted to be respected by when I started this. If it grows,...

Right now, South Park fans across the world are flocking to their local Aldi for some unusual Christmas shopping — let’s hope they stay away from the discount Ambien.

December is upon us, which means that it’s time for everyone to promote non-denominational, politically correct “holiday season” messaging in their schools and small towns. Around this time of year, right-wing news outlets begin their annual tradition of raging against the War on Christmas, pointing to generic, inoffensive, holiday-branded consumer products from mega-corporations like Starbucks as evidence that there is a conspiracy to obscure the true reason for the season. But, thankfully, a growing number of South Park fans have found a way to fight back against mass-produced idolatry and remind everyone of the real meaning of Christmas: high-fiber diets.

Some crafty South Park fans have discovered that a generic snowman holiday trimming sold in Aldi locations across the world...

Michael Fassbender's new Paramount+ political thriller series The Agency is a tonally perfect followup to his 2023 David Fincher movie The Killer. Created for American television by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth, The Agency is an adaptation of the 2015 acclaimed French thriller series The Bureau created by Eric Rochant. Fassbender leads the cast of The Agency alongside Jeffrey Wright, Richard Gere, Katherine Waterson, John Magaro, Saura Lightfoot-Leon, and Jodie Turner-Smith.

Fassbender is a 2-time Oscar nominee best known for his titular role in 2015's Steve Jobs and his supporting role in the Best Picture winner 12 Years a Slave. He is also a part of two major film franchises, X-Men and Alien. His other notable film roles include Assassin's Creed, Macbeth, Kneecap, Shame, 300, Jane Eyre, and Inglourious Basterds. In television, Fassbender appeared in Band of Brothers before starring in The Agency.

New episodes of The Agency release every Friday on Paramount+.

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.

Alien: Romulus (Fede Alvarez)

It’s a dire, inhospitable environment, wherein corporate interests can give way to ghoulish monstrosities, and those just trying to navigate the chokehold of capitalism are doing their best to survive. In a way, Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus may be the most meta Alien film to date. No stranger to playing in others’ sandboxes, the Evil Dead helmer is, at first glance, an encouraging fit for the sci-fi horror franchise. Like the original, 2017’s Alien: Covenant––an underrated high point for these films––was at its peak when threading its headier notions with gleefully mean-spirited cynicism towards its human subjects. Alvarez has that same kind of nasty streak in him, and much of Romulus’ mandated fan service...

Plot: During the WW2 bombing of Britain, a young mother (Saoirse Ronan) sends her young son, Georgie (Elliott Heffernan), off to the countryside for his own safety. Angry at being separated from his mother and used to being taunted for his mixed-race heritage, he jumps off the train to the countryside and embarks on an odyssey through a bombed-out London to reunite with his family.

Review: Blitz wasn’t what I expected from director Steve McQueen. One of the most potent directors in the business, Hunger, Shame, 12 Years a Slave, Widows and Small Axe were all dazzlingly well-directed, but there was nothing in any of them which made me think McQueen had a family film in him. Blitz, which carries a PG-13 rating, is his most accessible film to date, with it a soft-hearted journey through London which sometimes feels almost Spielbergian. While it’s not as good as...

British artist-turned-filmmaker Steve McQueen is tired of being defined by other people. Since he broke out with 2008’s Irish prison drama “Hunger” — along with Michael Fassbender — each film has been completely different from the last. “Shame” (2011) was a provocative portrait of a sex addict (Fassbender), while Best Picture winner “12 Years a Slave” (2013) turned Lupita Nyong’o into an Oscar-winning star and grossed $187.7 million worldwide. “Widows” (2018) was a less successful foray into an American genre picture. And back in Britain, his 2020 “Small Axe” limited TV series and 2023 documentary “Occupied City” earned raves.

“I don’t even try to be in my own box,” he told IndieWire during a Los Angeles interview. “My mother always told me, ‘Never let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.’ Someone blow the dust off of cinema because I don’t want to be stuffy. I want it to be entertaining in a...

If you believe that sex addiction is a ‘guy thing’ or that it’s a fun-filled, nonstop orgy of pleasure and fun, all you need to do is watch the opening scene of Thirstygirl. This is where we first meet Charlie – inside a filthy public toilet. She is breathlessly zooming into a photo of a naked man, sending suggestive selfies and frantically Googling gangbang porn before she starts masturbating. There is nothing glamorous or alluring about the way first-time director Alexandra Qin portrays sex addiction. It’s a cold and sobering depiction of a compulsive and uncontrollable behaviour which, instead of satisfaction, brings shame to her lead character, straining her already fragile relationship with her sister as the two drive to a rehabilitation centre. Loosely based on her own experiences with sex and love, drug and alcohol addiction, Qin’s ten-minute proof of concept short dances between comedy and drama...

Steve McQueen

The director of Blitz talks us through the choices he made to create his dreamlike love letter to wartime London

1 — Don’t look back

None of my films have been similar to any other film, from Occupied City to Hunger to Small Axe to Shame. I mean, they are all very, very, very different. And that’s not just because I want to be different, it’s because the subject matter asks for it to be like that. It’s all about subject matter, and then making work that can enhance what I want to talk about. With Blitz, I wanted to look through a child’s perspective. Like a Brothers Grimm fairytale, it’s very dark, but it’s almost like a dream — and I think that seeing these things through a child’s perspective is what gives it a dreamlike quality. Because I’m putting you...

Few auteur filmmakers can tear through a viewers skin and grasp at their heart like writer-director Steve McQueen. After telling profoundly personal and UK-centric stories like Hunger and Shame, McQueen took home the Best Picture Oscar for his uniquely American tragedy, 12 Years A Slave. Now, the director is back on his home turf to share an intense tapestry of the human condition by way of London in World War II in his new feature, Blitz.

In July 2023, Lauren Mayberry took the first step towards building her musical identity on her own as she announced plans to move away from Chvrches for a while. What followed was a string of singles that positioned the electro-pop band’s frontwoman as a soloist for the first time. The latest is a record titled “Crocodile Tears,” which arrives alongside the announcement of Mayberry’s solo debut album Vicious Creature, out Dec. 6.

With “Crocodile Tears,” Mayberry gave herself permission to dismiss the boundaries of expected behavior. Written with Matthew Koma and Ethan Gruska,...

Lauren Mayberry, frontwoman of Chvrches, has announced details of her debut solo album: Vicious Creature will arrive in full on December 6th via Island Records. She’s also shared a new preview of the LP in the form of “Crocodile Tears,” and announced dates for a 2025 North American tour.

“Crocodile Tears” builds out the vibe established with previously released single “Something In the Air,” where Mayberry embraces catharsis. There’s a cheeky side to this new track, though: “Maybe I’m a villain, but I find it kind of thrilling when you cry,” she admits over bright synths and an upbeat drum keeping time.

In a statement about the project, Mayberry called out “the dark, physical, and subversive sides of femininity” as key influences over Vicious Creature as a whole, citing musicals like Cabaret and Chicago. “Crocodile Tears” is now the fourth track listeners can enjoy ahead of the full project in December,...

For writer/director Steve McQueen, “Blitz” is not just another war story.

The film is set during the Blitz in the 1940s, when the city of London was under the constant barrage of bombs from the German army. McQueen decided, though, to depict the horror of war through the eyes of a child named George, played by Elliot Heffernan, who was sent to the countryside for safety, by his mother, Rita, played by Saoirse Ronan.

“What was so important to me was to give a platform to things that were unseen that needed to be seen, that were true and needed to be told,” he says.

McQueen was inspired by a photo he came across while doing research for his anthology series “Small Axe,” of a small Black boy holding a suitcase. “It was just this sweet, beautiful, cute boy, and I though, Ok, I need to know your story,...

Inside Out 2's lineup of deleted emotions gets longer with new reveals from the head creatives. Writer Meg LeFauve dropped another candidate that didn't make the cut, and it's an emotion that would've paired well with Shame.

Writer Meg LeFauve revealed Inside Out 2 almost featured another villain: Schadenfreude, and he's unique because he causes other people to feel anxiety or shame. "Schadenfreude came in and out pretty quick," she told The Direct. "He was really fun. It's a German word for an emotion where you laugh at people's pain. Which is very teenager-y because you don't have a frontal lobe, and it's why we all laugh at pratfalls. Because somebody falls, we laugh; it's funny, right? But why does our brain do that? That's Schadenfreude. But he didn't make it."

Related Inside Out 2 Director Reveals New Emotion in Deleted Scene

A new emotion jumps in to stoke...

Widows, the 2018 crime/thriller by director Steve McQueen, puts its female characters in the spotlight, as four women are forced to work together to clear the debt left behind by their deceased husbands' criminal activities. As well as an awesome premise, the movie stars a kick-ass cast, with Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, and Cynthia Erivo making up the titular group of heroines. But despite everything working in its favor, Steve McQueen was frustrated with the studio's lack of support towards the movie's feminist message, and wished the film's marketing was handled very differently.

Appearing at a Q&a at the London Film Festival (attended by MovieWeb), Steve McQueen recalled the frustrating marketing for Widows. The director didn't dive into all the specifics, but discussed the movie's poster. "Just look at the poster," McQueen said. It would be safe to assume that the poster for Widows would feature, well,...

For the past few years, Harridan Vodka has been celebrating Halloween with special “Paranormal Reserve” vodka, a limited edition batch of spirits aged in the real Conjuring House in 2021, the museum where the actual Annabelle doll resides in 2022, and America’s most haunted hotels last year. This year’s “Paranormal Reserve” has been announced!

On October 13, Harridan Vodka releases the fourth edition of its highly anticipated Paranormal Reserve, available at ShopHarridan.com. This year’s collection of 700 bottles rested for one month in two of America’s most haunted asylums: the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia and Pennhurst Asylum in Spring City, Pennsylvania.

The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum began construction in 1858, welcoming its first patients in 1864. Designed to hold 250 patients and offer world-class treatment, the Asylum eventually housed 2,400 patients in overcrowded and generally poor conditions – becoming the site of forced lobotomies, patient abuse, and murder.

350 bottles rested throughout the oldest wing of the hospital,...

Steve McQueen has long been upfront about his desire to make a musical; before Widows underwhelmed at the box office, it appeared likely that a passion project within that genre would be his next film. With each subsequent effort, it seems McQueen is slowly pushing himself into that wheelhouse, getting audiences to imagine what such a film in his distinctive style would look like––it’s similarly become apparent that it would be less reminiscent of the downbeat New York, New York sequence in Shame, more like the jukebox joys of his Small Axe entry Lovers Rock. For a filmmaker who was initially characterized as one obsessed with bleak character studies, he is increasingly finding an inner warmth through music, and in his large-scale WWII drama Blitz he utilizes the power of a communal sing-along in ways reminiscent of Terence Davies, cutting through the darkness with tunes wherever possible.

Music...

With their second studio album, Cool World, Chat Pile continue to channel despair and dejection through grimy guitar riffs and brutally honest lyrics, recounting the subjugation of the lower classes by the well-fixed. Throughout, the Oklahoma City fourpiece warns of a population that allows itself to be exploited. On opener “I Am Dog Now,” singer Raygun Busch reminds us that “everyone bleeds,” a sentiment that’s echoed later on “Masc,” on which he begs, “Don’t tell your friends I trust and bleed.”

Musically and lyrically, Chat Pile aggressively argues for a fairer distribution of power, to tear down the systems that perpetuate cycles of victimization. These messages can feel a bit broad, as the band eschews specificity in favor of brute force, with screeds that are driven home by Busch’s gravelly vocals and Luther Manhole’s prodding guitar.

Chat Pile’s narratives resonate most when they’re more fully developed.

Michael Fassbender has done a lot for his roles. Be it wearing a metal helmet and pretending that he could move things with his hand (in the X-Men films), or playing a British commando and former film critic who goes undercover as a German officer (Inglourious Basterds) – he has proven his excellence in it all, irrespective of however challenging the role may have been.

Michael Fassbender. | Credits: Gage Skidmore/Cca-by-sa-2.0/Wikimedia Commons.

But perhaps his most challenging role must have been that of Thomas Rongen in the 2023 comedy-sport Next Goal Wins. This is because he had to ditch his vacation plans of racing sports cars to work on the movie. But the real credit for it, perhaps, goes to filmmaker Taika Waititi, considering how he was the one to tell Fassbender about the role and convince him for it in the first place!

Taika Waititi Didn’t Have a...

Chvrches frontwoman Lauren Mayberry has shared a new solo single, “Something in the Air.” The musician previewed the anthemic track live last month before debuting it last night on BBC Radio 1.

The pop-rock number sees Mayberry crooning, “You come up with your stories/ conspiracy theories of why we’re all here/ oh, I just want to be someone/ someone who’s happy/ but why do you even care?”

“’Something in the Air’ is a song that really came out of nowhere,” Mayberry explained in a statement. “I was in...

Chvrches vocalist Lauren Mayberry is back with “Something in the Air,” her latest solo single that will appear on her forthcoming debut album Vicious Creature.

With a towering chorus and a bustling drum beat, “Something in the Air” is a cathartic, satisfying turn from Mayberry. A press release notes that in addition to ’90s icons Tori Amos, Pj Harvey, and Kathleen Hanna, Mayberry was also inspired by ’90s girl groups like All Saints and Sugababes for her solo album — “Something in the Air,” with its Britpop-adjecent arrangement, definitely feels aligned with the kind of open-hearted majesty that those girl groups boasted.

Meanwhile, Mayberry describes her frustration with conspiracy theories, rigid belief systems, and having a lack of control over the existential knowledge we crave. “You come up with your stories/ Conspiracy theories of why we’re all here/ Oh, I just want to be someone/ Someone who’s happy/ But why do you even care?...

Earlier this year, Christopher Nolan finally won Best Director at the Academy Awards. He picked up prize for helming Best Picture champ “Oppenheimer.” That victory came after five prior Oscar nominations, all of which ended in losses. Anyhow, Nolan has now finally been given the rewards his talents deserve. But there are still plenty of filmmakers who are overdue a Best Director gong. Scroll down for a list of five overdue filmmakers who could compete for the award at the 2025 Oscars.

Pedro Almodóvar

Almodóvar has five Oscar nominations and two victories to his name, so he may not seem overdue. He was nominated for Best Foreign Language Feature Film in 1989 for “Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” and in 2000 for “All About My Mother.” He won for the latter. He was then nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay in 2003 for “Talk to Her,” winning for his writing.

Steve McQueen’s filmography will be feted at the 2024 Middleburg Film Festival.

The annual festival, which will take place from October 17 through 20, will honor Academy Award winner McQueen with the Visionary Director Award. McQueen’s latest film “Blitz” will open the festival, and the auteur will participate in a post-screening conversation.

“Blitz” follows the “epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a 9-year-old boy whose mother Rita (Saoirse Ronan) sends him to safety in the English countryside. George, defiant and determined to return home to Rita and his grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son,” per the official synopsis.

“Blitz” will screen at Middleburg as a co-presentation with the British Embassy. British Ambassador to the United States Dame Karen Pierce will introduce the feature, and also receive the Festival’s inaugural Film Diplomacy Award.

"My Mom sent me away." "She did it to keep you safe." Apple has finally unveiled the official trailer for the movie Blitz, the next cinematic creation from maestro Steve McQueen. It's set to premiere soon at the 2024 New York & London Film Festivals this fall, before opening in theaters in early November and streaming on Apple TV+ later that month. The new film follows the stories of a group of Londoners during the events of the London bombing in World War II (from 1940 to 1941). A defiant young boy goes on an adventure running around London during the war only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son. Saoirse Ronan stars as Rita, along with Elliott Heffernan as her 9-year-old son George. The full ensemble cast for this includes Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine, Kathy Burke, Paul Weller, Stephen Graham, Leigh Gill, Mica Ricketts, Cj Beckford,...

Steve McQueen is debuting his latest period piece, this time starring Saoirse Ronan.

McQueen writes and directs “Blitz,” which follows the epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a 9-year-old boy in World War II London whose mother Rita (Ronan) sends him to safety in the English countryside.

Per the official synopsis, “George, defiant and determined to return home to his mom and his grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son.”

Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine, Kathy Burke, Stephen Graham, Leigh Gill, Mica Ricketts, Cj Beckford, Alex Jennings, Joshua McGuire, Hayley Squires, Erin Kellyman, and Sally Messham also star.

Academy Award winner McQueen reunites with production designer Adam Stockhausen, costume designer Jacqueline Durran (“Small Axe”), and composer Hans Zimmer (“12 Years a Slave”) for the production. The feature is also a reunion...

Gillian Flynn is one of the most celebrated authors of her time. Her debut, Sharp Objects, was released in 2006 to enthusiastic reviews and several awards, including The Cwa's New Blood Fiction Dagger. An impassioned feminist, Flynn refused to write women as bland paragons of virtues. Instead, she wrote female characters as multi-faceted human beings, exploring their flaws in fascinating detail. Readers fell in love with Flynn's storytelling sensibilities, and her books have inspired several brilliant adaptations. As a screenwriter, she made waves with Gone Girl, a deeply disturbing thriller based on her own novel. Directed by David Fincher, psychodrama is easily Flynn's most recognizable work. However, Gone Girl is far from Gillian Flynn's only cinematic success.

In 2018, Gillian Flynn teamed up with noted auteur Steve McQueen to bring Widows to the big screen. Featuring a stacked cast including Viola Davis and Liam Neeson, this film aimed to blend popcorn thrills with heavy social commentary.

Warning! This article contains Spoilers for Bel-Air season 3.

The reimagined version of the 1990s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Bel-Air, has a notable, diverse soundtrack that adds to the story, characters, and atmosphere. Bel-Air takes the characters viewers know and love from the Will Smith original series and gives them a twist in a darker, grittier, more dramatic version of Fresh Prince. Both shows have the same basic premise, but Bel-Air made multiple changes to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Bel-Air season 3 follows Will, Carlton, the rest of the Banks family, and their friends as they go on their first summer vacation since Will moved to Bel Air. This provides new energy, as the characters have a fun summer away from school, but that doesnt mean Bel-Air season 3 is without drama. Bel-Air season 2 ended with the DJ Jazzy Jeff and Will Smith song, Summertime, setting the stage for...

Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness had been one of the most celebrated Hollywood power couples for a long time. Before their surprising split in 2023, the couple were red-carpet favorites and set a high standard for every relationship. Interestingly, it was for a fortune teller’s advice, that this power couple could meet with each other.

Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness | Author: Sean Reynolds. Licensed by: Cc By. Credits: Wikimedia Commons

Deborra-Lee Furness met her ex-husband for the first time on the set of the Australian limited series Correlli. Across several interviews over the years, both stars have spoken highly about each other. It is weird to believe that one of the primary reasons behind this relationship is the eccentric advice of a psychic.

Mysterious forces of nature brought Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness together Hugh Jackman in a still from Deadpool & Wolverine | Credits: Marvel Studios

When Deborra-Lee Furness gave...

We’ve gone through Covid, we’ve weathered the strikes, we continue to have the pleasure of surviving the consolidation and financialization of our industry. No one said working in TV was easy.

But like a lighthouse on a dark stormy night, there is a beacon of stability and guidance. The Film Independent Episodic Lab is once again here with a two week in-person program with personalized feedback from experienced showrunners, workshops and pitch events, to help push these writer’s projects over the line.

Past Episodic Lab Fellows include April Shih, who has written on FX’s Fargo, Dave and struck an overall deal at FX Productions; Kimi Lee, who wrote on Amazon’s Expats, Apple’s The Morning Show, and sold her show $ugar in a four-way bidding war to Hulu; Henry “Hank” Jones, who has written on ABC’s Will Trent and Apple’s Truth Be Told.

Steve McQueen’s Blitz, starring Saoirse Ronan and Elliott Heffernan will be the Closing Night selection of the 62nd New York Film Festival

Film at Lincoln Center has announced that Steve McQueen’s Blitz (shot by Yorick Le Saux and with a score by Hans Zimmer), starring Saoirse Ronan and Elliott Heffernan with Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine, Kathy Burke, Paul Weller (of The Jam and Style Council), Stephen Graham, Leigh Gill, Mica Ricketts, Cj Beckford, Alex Jennings, Joshua McGuire, Hayley Squires, Erin Kellyman, and Sally Messham will be the Closing Night selection of the 62nd New York Film Festival.

“It is with immense pride, gratitude, and fondness that I’m able to return to the New York Film Festival with Blitz,” said Steve McQueen. “I’ve been lucky enough to have enjoyed a number of memorable experiences at the festival and with New York audiences, and I’m enormously grateful...

Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen is headed back to the New York Film Festival.

On Thursday, Film at Lincoln Center revealed that McQueen’s “Blitz” starring Saoirse Ronan and newcomer Elliott Heffernan will close the 62nd edition of the New York Film Festival. The event is being billed as the Apple Original Film’s North American premiere, following the “Blitz” world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival in early October. (The NYFF premiere designation all but officially rules out a potential screening at the Telluride Film Festival.)

“Blitz” is the eighth McQueen film to screen at the New York Film Festival in its history, following “Hunger,” “Shame,” Best Picture winner “12 Years a Slave,” the Amazon title “Lovers Rock” (part of McQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology), and last year’s documentary “Occupied City.” “Blitz” will land in New York on October 10.

“It is with immense pride, gratitude, and fondness that...

Steve McQueen’s World War II drama starring Saoirse Ronan, “Blitz,” will close the 62nd New York Film Festival, Film at Lincoln Center announced on Thursday. The movie will screen on October 10 at Alice Tully Hall in Manhattan, which will mark its North American premiere.

“Blitz,” which McQueen wrote, directed and produced, stars Ronan as a working-class single mother living in London during Nazi Germany’s 1941 blitzkrieg that began on September 7 and continued for 57 consecutive days and nights, killing almost 1,500 people.

The film is told from the points of view of Ronan’s Rita and her 9-year-old son George (played by newcomer Elliott Heffernan), who become separated during the air raids. According to the description offered by the festival, the film “offers a multicultural portrait of 1940s London too infrequently seen on screens” and is “Dickensian in its scope and storytelling.”

The supporting cast includes Kathy Burke, Benjamin Clementine, Harris Dickinson,...

Steve McQueen’s Blitz, starring Saoirse Ronan and Elliott Heffernan, will be the closing night selection of the 62nd New York Film Festival, making its North American premiere, said the fest’s parent Film At Lincoln Center.

The re-creation of London during its blitzkrieg by the Germans during World War II is told from the parallel perspectives of working-class single mother Rita (Ronan) and her 9-year-old son, George (newcomer Heffernan), who become separated within the labyrinth of a city under siege. Oscar-winner McQueen (12 Years a Slave), who also wrote and produced, offers an unusual multicultural portrait of 1940s London. Supporting cast includes Kathy Burke, Benjamin Clémentine, Harris Dickinson, Stephen Graham, Hayley Squires, and Paul Weller.

“It is with immense pride, gratitude, and fondness that I’m able to return to the New York Film Festival with Blitz,” said McQueen. “I’ve been lucky enough to have enjoyed a number...

The 2024 New York Film Festival has set Steve McQueen’s Blitz, starring Saoirse Ronan and Elliot Heffernan, as its closing night film.

The movie, set in London during the blitzkrieg by the Germans during World War II, will receive its North American premiere on Oct. 10 at Alice Tully Hall.

McQueen wrote, directed and produced Blitz, which is told from the parallel perspectives of working-class single mother Rita (Ronan) and her 9-year-old son George (Heffernan) as they become separated in the city under siege.

The film also stars Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine, Kathy Burke, Paul Weller, Stephen Graham, Leigh Gill, Mica Ricketts, Cj Beckford, Alex Jennings, Joshua McGuire, Hayley Squires, Erin Kellyman and Sally Messham. In addition to McQueen, who produces through his Lammas Park banner, producers include Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, New Regency’s Arnon and Yariv Milchan and Michael Schaefer as well as Anita Overland and Adam Somner.

After just this week announcing the New York Film Festival’s opening night film (RaMell Ross’ much-anticipated Colson Whitehead adaptation “Nickel Boys”), Film at Lincoln Center has today announced the film that will close this year’s edition: Steve McQueen’s “Blitz,” starring Saoirse Ronan and newcomer Elliott Heffernan. After world premiering at the London BFI Film Festival on October 9, the film will mark its North American premiere on October 10 at Alice Tully Hall.

Per Thursday’s announcement, “Blitz” is “an authentic and astonishing recreation of London during its blitzkrieg by the Germans during World War II, pushes the artistry of Steve McQueen to ever more impressive levels. Working on a vast scale, McQueen sets things at human eye level, telling his original tale from the parallel perspectives of working-class single mother Rita (Saoirse Ronan) and her nine-year-old son, George (newcomer Elliott Heffernan), as they become separated within the labyrinth of a city under siege.

Chat Pile have announced their new album, Cool World, out October 11th via The Flenser. The Oklahoma City noise rock band also unveiled Fall 2024 North American tour dates and the video for lead single and album opener “I Am Dog Now.”

The outing kicks off with a hometown gig in Okc on November 1st and runs through November 22nd in Nashville. A rotating cast of support acts including Agriculture, Porcelain, Mamaleek, Traindodge, and thirdface will open select dates.

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Cool World — named after the largely forgotten 1992 Ralph Bakshi film of the same name — marks Chat Pile’s second proper full-length album and the follow-up to their acclaimed 2022 debut LP God’s Country.

More than 1,400 people have already predicted the Oscar nominations as of this writing, and as I recently wrote, the prison drama “Sing Sing” is the very early front-runner for Best Picture in our racetrack odds. But that film’s mastermind, Greg Kwedar, ranks fifth for Best Director. Instead, our early favorite for that coveted prize is Steve McQueen for “Blitz.”

“Blitz” has yet to be seen by critics or audiences, but its distributor and scheduling look mighty promising. It’s from Apple Original Films, the studio behind Best Picture winner “Coda” and Best Picture nominee “Killers of the Flower Moon.” It’s set to premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on October 9 ahead of a theatrical premiere on November 1 and a streaming premiere on November 22, smack dab in the middle of fall when most major film awards contenders are released.

The film’s subject matter is also typically awards-friendly.

Saoirse Ronan protagoniza este drama ambientado en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. © Apple TV+

La película “Blitz”, dirigida por el aclamado cineasta Steve McQueen, inaugurará el Festival de Cine de Londres – saltándose los Festivales de Venecia, Toronto y Telluride – y ya tiene fecha de estreno en Apple TV+.

“Blitz” sigue el épico viaje de George (Elliott Heffernan), un niño de 9 años, a través del Londres de la Segunda Guerra Mundial cuando su madre, Rita (Saoirse Ronan), lo envía a un lugar seguro en la campiña inglesa. George, desafiante y decidido a volver a casa con Rita y su abuelo Gerald (Paul Weller) en el este de Londres, emprende una aventura en la que se enfrenta a inmensos peligros, mientras una angustiada Rita busca a su hijo desaparecido.

Escrita y dirigida por Steve McQueen, la película está protagonizada por Saoirse Ronan y el debutante Elliott Heffernan, con Harris Dickinson (“El Clan de Hierro...

As any UK-based film lover knows, the opening night gala of the London Film Festival is always one to keep an eye out for. In recent years, that coveted slot has been reserved for the likes of Emerald Fennell's scandalous scandalous Saltburn, Matthew Warchus' raucous Roald Dahl romp Matilda The Musical, and Samuel Jeymes' slick neo-spaghetti western The Harder They Fall. And this year's 68th BFI London Film Festival — which will run from Wednesday 9 October to Sunday 20 October — looks to have another doozy lined up for us. As announced by the BFI earlier today, kicking things off this year will be Oscar and BAFTA award winning writer-director Steve McQueen's Apple Original WWII drama Blitz, which stars Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson, and nine-year-old newcomer Elliott Heffernan.

Having opened Lff twice before — first with 2018's Widows and then again in 2020 with Small Axe anthology feature Mangrove — McQueen is no stranger...

Michael Fassbender stars in new TV series The Agency, a remake of a French show. The Agency follows a CIA agent storyline similar to the hit series The Bureau, with Fassbender's return to TV highly anticipated. Fassbender's role in the upcoming series after success in The Killer film by David Fincher adds to the excitement for The Agency.

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A new spy thriller TV series starring Michael Fassbender and produced by George Clooney is now in development. Both Fassbender and Clooney are A-list actors, with the former best known for roles in Shame and X-Men: First Class, and Clooeny's notable roles include parts in ER, Gravity, and Up in the Air. Recently, Fassbender's work has included roles in Next Goal Wins and The Killer, while Clooney has dedicated his talents to If and Ticket to Paradise.

As per The Hollywood Reporter, a new thriller series involving Clooney and Fassbender has now been announced. The series will be called The Agency, and it is set...