Day: November 26, 2024

The new Wicked movie has dazzled critics and dominated the box office, but its director still felt the need to defend one of the film’s most debated aspects: the color grading. 

As a devoted admirer, I can attest that creating a musical film defying gravity isn’t an easy feat, especially when it’s based on a Broadway production.

Many people believe, although I can’t pinpoint the source, that the Beatles’ arrival in America, three months following President Kennedy’s assassination, may have unknowingly provided a glimmer of hope to a grieving nation, helping it find a path towards healing and progress. Maybe revisiting that moment in 2024 could offer a sense of respite, even though others might yearn for those bygone days.

In the sprawling green expanses of Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” film location, Rodrigo Pietro – the renowned cinematographer who was nominated for an Oscar – unexpectedly received a call from Netflix. This streaming service had just acquired the rights to turn the Mexican novel “Pedro Páramo” into a movie, and they were offering him his first opportunity as a director.

Television personality Derren Brown will be making an appearance on the forthcoming Christmas episode of The Simpsons, marking a new TV role for him.

I truly enjoyed the film. While musicals aren’t always highly regarded in cinema, “Wicked” proved to be an exception. The movie masterfully brought Stephen Schwartz’s musical to life, with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande portraying Elphaba and Glinda brilliantly, respectively, as they became the Wicked Witch of the West and Good Witch of the North in the future.

In April, Billboard magazine, which tracks chart success in the music industry, attempted to forecast the song that would dominate summer playlists. At that time, they believed that Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em,” Ariana Grande’s “We Can’t Be Friends,” and the collaboration between rappers Future, Metro Boomin, and Kendrick Lamar titled “Like That” could potentially be the top tracks of the summer.

Get ready, folks! Frendo the Clown will be gracing big screens not too far from you in the near future! According to Deadline’s exclusive report, Shudder and RLJE Films have secured the distribution rights for the movie adaptation of Adam Cesare’s acclaimed horror novel “Clown in a Cornfield,” which won a Bram Stoker Award. The film is slated to hit theaters on May 9, 2025.

Return to Paradise season-one finale spoilers follow.

Richard Gadd’s new BBC drama Half Man has confirmed its cast ahead of filming starting in 2025.