A look back at Freaknik, Atlanta’s iconic HBCU spring break party of ’80s and ’90s
A new documentary looks at Freaknik, an annual spring break party in Atlanta during the 1980s and 90s which became a victim of its own success.
‘Shirley’ is a celebratory biopic that doesn’t end in triumph
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Regina King and John Ridley, star and director of the biopic “Shirley” which celebrates Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress.
This recycled ‘Road House’ can’t capture the B-movie spirit of the original
The new remake of the 1989 Patrick Swayze film comes up short, caught between an unironic ’80s homage and a more wised-up contemporary sensibility.
Jake Gyllenhaal punches up a ‘Road House’ remake
The 1989 movie Road House starred Patrick Swayze as a no-nonsense bouncer who saves a honky-tonk bar from a local toughs. Now, in the new remake, Jake Gyllenhaal plays a former UFC fighter who accepts a job to clean up a seaside bar in the Florida Keys that’s being terrorized by a motorcycle gang. There’s still plenty of fighting and plenty of brooding, but how does it hold up to the original cult classic?
The case for bad accents; plus, rectifying the ubiquity of bad sex
Dune: Part Two is a marvel of cinematic wonder. Amongst all the chatter around the cinematography and lore, Brittany also noticed that there was a particular fascination with Austin Butler’s accent. Butler is no stranger to a distinctive voice – he was…
Want to own the wood panel from Titanic? Planet Hollywood is auctioning 1,600+ items
In Dallas, more than 1,600 items of Hollywood history are now up for auction – everything from design sketches and prop swords to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s leather jacket from Terminator 2.
British thriller ‘Femme’ explores revenge after a homophobic attack
The victim of a gay-bashing encounters his attacker months later, and embarks on a dangerous game in the revenge thriller Femme.
You can expect a lot from this freewheeling film about the ‘End of the World’
A new Romanian film about an underpaid production assistant driving from gig to gig crackles with brains, obscenity, political anger and jokes that will have you laughing out loud.
Beloved fantasy novel, ‘The Neverending Story,’ is coming back to the big screen
According to Variety, which broke the story, producers of the new movie plan to film a lot of the project in Germany — much like the original 1984 film. No word yet on a release date.
Sydney Sweeney is a devout scream queen in the twisted ‘Immaculate’
In the new movie Immaculate, Sydney Sweeney plays Cecelia, an American woman who joins a convent in Italy. But after she arrives, she encounters strange occurrences and mysteriously winds up pregnant. Almost everyone in the convent touts it as a miracl…
M. Emmet Walsh, character actor from ‘Blood Simple’ and ‘Blade Runner,’ dies at 88
Walsh died from cardiac arrest on Tuesday at a hospital in St. Albans, Vermont, his longtime manager Sandy Joseph said.
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