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Joseph Wambaugh, the writer who mined his years as a Los Angeles Police Department patrolman for a series of bestselling crime books including The Onion Field, The New Centurions, The Blue Knight and The Glitter Dome, and whose literary works were adapted for feature films and television series, died today of esophageal cancer at his home in Rancho Mirage, California. He was 88.

His death was reported to The New York Times by a Wambaugh family friend.

In 1971, eleven years after joining the LAPD, Wambaugh saw his first novel, The New Centurions, published by Little, Brown and Co. The story of rookie LAPD cops in the early 1960s became his first bestseller and, the following year, the first movie based on his work. The film adaptation starred George C. Scott and Stacy Keach.

The New Centurions novel was followed by a string of police novels, including 1972’s The Blue Knight (later...

Joseph Wambaugh, who turned his experiences from 14 years with the Los Angeles Police Department into such gritty books as The Onion Field, The New Centurions, The Blue Knight and The Glitter Dome — all adapted for the screen — died Friday. He was 88.

Wambaugh, who also co-created the acclaimed 1970s anthology series Police Story for NBC, died at his home in Rancho Mirage of esophageal cancer, longtime family friend Janene Gant told The New York Times.

Wambaugh, who joined the LAPD as a patrolman in 1960, made a splash with his debut novel, The New Centurions, a sweeping tale that followed three young LAPD officers during a five-year period that led to the 1965 Watts riots. Published by Little, Brown and Co. in 1971, it was a hit, remaining on The New York Times Best Seller List for 32 weeks.

In his review for the Times, Thomas Fleming wrote: “Do you like cops? Read The New Centurions.

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Adam Sandler and his production company Happy Maddison Productions are a powerhouse production company for Netflix. The actor, writer, and comedian has now been involved with close to two dozen projects, with many more on the way. As we’re now in 2025, here’s an updated guide to his output on the streamer and what’s coming next.

Sandler has been producing movies exclusively for Netflix for years now, with 2025 being a decade since the first project. His output includes 18 titles as of the end of 2024, consisting of twelve feature films, two stand-up specials, and a handful of movies produced by his banner, Happy Madison. The deal has existed for years, although it was renewed in January 2020 for at least four more feature films.

Let’s recap all of the Adam Sandler/Happy Madison movies released on Netflix exclusively so far. Those marked with an asterisk don’t star Sandler,...

A little over a year ago, it was reported that Noah Baumbach has been tapped to helm his fourth project with Netflix after Marriage Story, White Noise and The Meyerowitz Stories. He’ll be reuniting with Sandler and pairing the comedic actor with George Clooney for the new project. The details for the movie’s plot has yet to be revealed, but Baumbach is also on board as a producer on the movie. He will be joined by Sony’s Amy Pascal and David Heyman as producers. Heyman had also worked with Baumbach on Marriage Story and also produced Barbie.

While plot details are still kept under wraps, Deadline has revealed some new details that Netflix announced in their big presser. It is now known that the title for this project is Jay Kelly and it is slated to drop sometime in the fall, but an exact date has yet to be announced.

The new Noah Baumbach directed movie at Netflix has been titled Jay Kelly.

In addition the movie will drop on the streamer in the fall. Exact date to be announced in the future.

The announcement is part of several this morning following the streamer’s Next on Netflix presser yesterday.

As Deadline first told you, Baumbach’s latest stars a murderers’ row including George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, Grace Edwards, Stacy Keach, Riley Keough, Emily Mortimer, Patrick Wilson, Jim Broadbent, Eve Hewson and Alba Rohrwacher. Pic’s producers are David Heyman, Amy Pascal and Baumbach.

Baumbach and Emily Mortimer co-wrote Jay Kelly which is simply billed as a “heartbreaking comedy.”

Baumbach has an exclusive deal with the studio and previously directed The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) — which also starred Sandler. That movie world premiered at Cannes. Baumbach’s Marriage Story was nominated for six Oscars,...

January 16th is the birthday of legendary filmmaker John Carpenter, who turns 77 this year – and to mark the occasion, Shout Factory / Scream Factory is having a sale of John Carpenter Blu-rays! While the company has to apologize to later-era Carpenter fans because their 4K releases of his films Ghosts of Mars and Vampires are not included in this sale, the Blu-rays of Assault on Precinct 13, Someone’s Watching Me, Elvis, Starman, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, and Body Bags are.

The Assault on Precinct 13 Blu-ray usually sells for $15.99. For this sale, the price has been dropped to $9.99. Written and directed by Carpenter, this film was originally released in 1976 and has the following synopsis: Isolated and cut off from the city inside a soon-to-be-closed L.A. police station, a group of police officers and convicts must join forces to defend themselves against the gang called Street Thunder, who have taken a...

Ridley Scott claims that his debut 1977 movie would have won one of the biggest film prizes had it not been for $50K bribery. The English director is perhaps best known for his iconic sci-fi films, Alien and Blade Runner, which were only the second and third films of his career. A few years earlier, he made his feature directorial debut in 1977 with a lesser-known historical drama, his first in the genre before directing many more in Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, The Last Duel, and Napoleon.

Scott's later historical epic Gladiator did win arguably the biggest prize in film, the Academy Award for Best Picture, in 2001, while his 2016 sci-fi film The Martian was also nominated for the honor. Additionally, Scott has received an Oscar nomination for Best Director three times for Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, and Black Hawk Down. The director has also competed for another one of the biggest prizes in film several times,...

In “Lost & Found in Cleveland,” the backdrop of an antique show serves as both a catalyst for personal revelations and a reflection of a city struggling with its identity. A wide range of characters, each with hopes and fears, are introduced to us in the film. Dennis Haysbert’s mailman wants to open a restaurant to honor his late mother, and Stacy Keach and June Squibb play an older couple stuck in the twilight of their lives, tied together by memories and the fragility of time.

The characters are propelled toward a shared moment of reckoning as the narrative progresses by the impending arrival of the fictional appraisal show, which builds a palpable tension. The bringing together of these storylines is marked by several heartfelt interactions, like the touching scene where Keach’s character, stuck between the glories of the past and the realities of the present, faces his deteriorating memory.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine is remembered for its funny dialogue and over-the-top gags, but as with all Michael Schur shows, there was a lot of heart as well. Over Brooklyn Nine-Nine's eight seasons, the squad became a found family, so it was deeply emotional when members of the team faced heightened or dangerous situations. As the show gained popularity by the middle of its run, the sitcom took time to address real-world issues like racial profiling and workplace sexual harassment.

Weaving in heavy topics while remaining true to its comedic core is a testament to the writers and cast of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) led the cast of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and his arc mimics the maturity of the show, especially in the later seasons when the show explored the detectives' personal lives. Later seasons also reflected a shift in cultural perspectives toward police work, leaning more into longer arcs about systematic corruption.

Blue Bloods is officially done. The beloved procedural drama wrapped up after 14 seasons on CBS, and unlike so many shows, it went out on top. The general consensus among fans is that the finale, "End of Tour," was a satisfying and emotionally rich conclusion. And the ratings proved it.

Blue Bloods has always been a steady ratings draw for CBS, but the finale went above and beyond in terms of connecting with viewers. Variety reported that "End of Tour" drew an impressive 6.68 million viewers, according to VideoAmp data. This is a 15% increase from season to season.

The show drew 5.86 viewers during its initial Friday time slot, which managed to surpass the already highly viewed season 14 finale. Blue Bloods also wiped the floor with other scripted dramas airing on the same night. Fire Country, one of the most promising new CBS dramas, only managed to bring in 4.54 viewers, by comparison.

Tom Selleck...

Donnie Wahlberg loves him some Blue Bloods. He's never been shy about his fandom for the show, nor the impact that it's had on his life. Danny Reagan will go down as Wahlberg's defining role, and he is understandably sad to see the show come to an end.

Blue Bloods is perhaps best known for its family dinner scenes, so emotions were always going to be high during the filming of the final dinner. Wahlberg recounted the experience during an interview with Entertainment Weekly. He claimed that he was able to keep it together for the bulk of filming, but it was a gesture by co-star Tom Selleck that led to the emotions spilling out.

Tom Selleck's poem made the cast emotional “Life Sentence” – The Reagans’ professional lives converge when an allegation of jury tampering against Erin intertwines with Danny and Baez’s homicide case and Eddie’s bond to...

Director Ridley Scott's historical action feature “Napoleon" stars Joaquin Phoenix as the 'Emperor' of the French as seen through the eyes of his wife 'Josephine' (Vanessa Kirby), with the ‘Director's Cut’ featuring 48 minutes of new, never-before-seen footage, now streaming on AppleTV+:

"...the new film is described as a personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor viewed through the prism of the addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, 'Josephine'.

"The film will also capture Napoleon’s famous battles, his relentless ambition, and astounding strategic mind as an extraordinary military leader, war criminal and war visionary..."

Napoleon Bonaparte rose to prominence during the latter stages of the 'French Revolution' and its associated wars in Europe. As 'Napoleon I', he was 'Emperor' of the French from 1804 to 1815.

His legal reform, the 'Napoleonic Code', has been a major...

Though it’s something of a backhanded paean to its eponymous city in question, the most enjoyable element to “Lost & Found in Cleveland” is its locations, locations, locations — cinematographer Davon Slininger’s widescreen images provide an appealing selective tour of a burg the film presents as quaintly lagging well behind the times. Otherwise, this slick if uninspired first feature for actors turned writer-directors Marisa Guterman and Keith Gerchak offers a pleasant-enough ensemble seriocomedy that straddles the terrains of Richard Curtis and Christopher Guest, without approaching either’s high points. The Newport Beach Fest world premiere’s familiar faces and story beats seem best suited to home viewing.

An opening montage to the retro pop of Bobby Darin singing “Artificial Flowers” — an incongruously brassy, “Mack the Knife”-like arrangement of a depressing slum-tragedy lyric from 1960 Broadway musical “Tenderloin” — introduces the characters, as well as a sense that this midwestern metropolis’ growth stalled some decades ago.

Tom Selleck thanked CBS for the last eight episodes of popular family cop drama Blue Bloods that begin airing tonight and, when concluded, will mark the end of the show’s impressive 14-season run.

“These eight shows that we can look forward to are because CBS agreed and wanted to do that and celebrate – not only celebrate Blue Bloods but commemorate its legacy. And I just wanted to thank them,” the actor said Thursday night during the show’s panel at PaleyFest in NYC.

The series will have aired nearly 300 episodes when Season 14, Part 2 wraps. Part 1 aired from February to May.

Deadline first reported CBS’ plans to end Blue Bloods’ run almost a year ago. Network executives said later that, “All shows have to come to an end. It’s important to us to refresh the schedule,” acknowledging that the series by EP and showrunner Kevin Wade had been a staple of the lineup.

Blue Bloods‘ end truly begins this Friday at 10/9c, when the long-running CBS family/cop drama serves up the first of its eight final episodes.

In the episode “Life Sentence,” an allegation of jury tampering against Erin (played by Bridget Moynahan) intertwines with Danny and Baez’s (Donnie Wahlberg and Marisa Ramirez) homicide case and Eddie’s (Vanessa Ray) bond to a child murder witness. Elsewhere, Frank (Tom Selleck) clashes with his friend and confidant Archbishop Kearns (Stacy Keach) over the death penalty; and when Jamie’s (Will Estes) car is stolen, he joins forces with his nephew, Joe Hill (WIll Hochman), to recover it.

As Blue Bloods heads into its final episodes, fans wonder if we’ll see some old faces and at least one original cast member is coming back for the last run!

As Blue Bloods prepares for the last half of Season 14, fans are getting ready to say goodbye. As much as they may want to see the show continue, CBS appears prepared to end it. At least fans can expect to see some old and familiar faces returning.

It’s confirmed that Stacy Keach will return as Archbishop Kearns and Dylan Walsh once more as Mayor Chase. We’ll have Will Hochman back as Joe Hill and, even better, an on-screen meeting of him and the long-absent Nikki (Sami Gayle) and Jack (Tony Terraciano). However, there’s a question of another long-time face coming back in Jennifer Esposito as Jackie Curatola.

When Blue Bloods premiered in 2010, Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) was partnered with Jackie,...

Screen Rant is proud to present exclusive first-look images of the new ensemble dramedy, Lost & Found in Cleveland, which premieres at the Newport Beach Film Festival on Saturday, October 19. It follows a group of characters whose lives become intertwined when an antiques appraisal television show makes the surprising decision to film in their city. The movie takes place over a 24-hour period, with the official synopsis stating that the American fable is "about the post-Industrial American Dream in the Industrial Midwest." Check out new stills from the movie below, which provide a glance at what to expect when the series comes to Cleveland:

Lost & Found in Cleveland is the directorial debut of filmmakers Marisa Guterman and Keith Gerchak, who also serve as writers and producers. However, the duo is well-versed in the entertainment industry and both have several acting credits to their names. Guterman was nominated for Leading Actress in a Special,...

CBS’s Blue Bloods kicks off season 14 part two with episode 11, “Life Sentence.” Stacy Keach, Peter Hermann, and Will Hochman guest in the first of the eight new episodes that are left in the final season. Directed by Jackeline Tejada from a script by Siobhan Byrne O’Connor, episode 11 airs Friday, October 18, 2024 at 10pm Et/Pt.

Tom Selleck returns to lead the final season’s cast as Frank Reagan. Donnie Wahlberg stars as Danny Reagan, Bridget Moynahan plays Erin Reagan, Will Estes is Jamie Reagan, Len Cariou is Henry Reagan, Marisa Ramirez plays Maria Baez, and Vanessa Ray stars as Eddie Janko.

“Life Sentence” Plot: The Reagans’ professional lives converge when an allegation of jury tampering against Erin intertwines with Danny and Baez’s homicide case and Eddie’s bond to a child murder witness. Frank clashes with his friend and confidant Archbishop Kearns over the death penalty. When Jamie’s car is stolen,...

Director Ridley Scott's live-action Oscar-nominated "Napoleon" feature, starring Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix as 'Emperor' of the French as seen through the eyes of his wife 'Josephine' (Vanessa Kirby), has been repackaged as "Napoleon: The Director's Cut," featuring 48 minutes of new, never-before-seen footage, now streaming on AppleTV+:

"...the new film is described as a personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor viewed through the prism of the addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, 'Josephine'.

"The film will also capture Napoleon’s famous battles, his relentless ambition, and astounding strategic mind as an extraordinary military leader, war criminal and war visionary..."

Napoleon Bonaparte rose to prominence during the latter stages of the 'French Revolution' and its associated wars in Europe. As 'Napoleon I', he was 'Emperor' of the French from 1804 to 1815.

His legal reform, the 'Napoleonic Code',...

When you look at the true legacy of a scream queen there are a lot of options out there to choose from. When looking at the top of the heap though? I’d argue that there really is only one option. Jamie Lee Curtis has been making horror movies in 6 different decades now and while a lot of them are directly tied to her most famous franchise with 7 of her horror films being in the Halloween series, there’s so much more. In fact, her run from 1978 to 1981 includes the likes of Halloween 1 and 2, The Fog, Terror Train, and Prom Night. All of those movies have now been remade and are considered classics but there is one in there that doesn’t get talked about enough, was a bomb when it came out, but keeps getting better with age. While Halloween II came out and stole the spotlight in 1981, Road Games...

Jeff Bridges made his unofficial screen debut in John Cromwell's 1951 drama "The Company She Keeps" just over a year after he was born. The son of actors Dorothy and Lloyd Bridges, he steadily proved himself a nepo baby of the finest order upon reaching young adulthood. In the 50 years and change since then, he's done it all, be it squaring off with King Kong, riding a light cycle on The Grid, or seeking compensation for the damage to his prized rug. (It really tied his living room together.) He even snagged a long-expected Oscar for playing an alcoholic country singer in Scott Cooper's "Crazy Heart," a film that arrived on the heels of Bridges portraying the first-ever Marvel Cinematic Universe villain in "Iron Man."

Trying to decide which of Bridges' movies stands out above the rest is a formidable challenge. It's also one that we, thankfully, need not...

Trap is a psychological mystery thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The 2024 film follows the story of Cooper Adams, a family man with dark secrets as he goes to a pop concert with his teenage daughter and realizes that the concert is a trap laid out by the FBI to catch a serial killer called the Butcher. Trap stars Josh Hartnett in the lead role with Saleka, Ariel Donoghue, Hayley Mills, Alison Pill, and Vanessa Smythe starring in supporting roles. If you loved the twists, turns, psychological, and thriller aspects of Trap here are some similar films you could watch next.

Knock at the Cabin (Peacock & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Universal Pictures

Knock at the Cabin is an apocalyptic psychological horror film directed by M. Night Shyamalan from a screenplay co-written by Shyamalan, Steve Desmond, and Michael Sherman. The 2023 film follows the story of Andrew, Eric,...

Intro: What is the first movie that comes to mind when you hear the name Elisabeth Shue? Do you think of her as the Karate Kid’s love interest? The babysitter who went on an adventure through downtown Chicago? The Oscar-nominated prostitute from Leaving Las Vegas? Chances are, the movie that comes to mind is not Link. A horror movie where Shue shares the screen with a homicidal orangutan that’s passed off as being a chimp. Link isn’t very well known, but it should be. If you haven’t seen it, it’s the Best Horror Movie You Never Saw.

Creators / Cast: Link (watch it Here) was directed by Alfred Hitchcock devotee Richard Franklin, an Australian filmmaker who, for a while, looked like he could be one of the best sources for new Hitchcockian thrillers once the Master of Suspense had passed away. Franklin had even been friends with Hitchcock,...

Fred Roos, the casting director turned producer who jump-started the career of Jack Nicholson and collaborated often with Francis Ford Coppola, sharing a best picture Oscar with the filmmaker for The Godfather Part II, has died. He was 89.

Roos died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills, a publicist announced.

It’s part of Hollywood lore that before Harrison Ford became a famous actor, he was laboring as a carpenter to make ends meet. What some might not know is that it was at Roos’ house where Ford was woodworking when the casting director befriended him, eventually pushing him for roles in George Lucas’ American Graffiti (1973) and Star Wars (1977) and Coppola’s The Conversation (1974).

And it was Roos who convinced Lucas — who had been leaning toward Amy Irving — that Carrie Fisher should portray Princess Leia in Star Wars. (Roos did not have an official role on that film.)

Roos, however,...

Trying is one of the most heartfelt and brilliant comedy series about parenting ever made. Created by Andy Wolton, the Apple TV+ original series stars Rafe Spall and Esther Smith as Jason and Nikki, an adorable couple in their mid-thirties who have been having difficulties getting pregnant. So, they decide to adopt which turns out to be more troubling than they originally thought. The series shows us one of the most beautiful love stories with the help of a brilliant cast who really turn on the charm and bring love with every word they say on screen. So, if you love the relationship of Nikki and Jason and their desire to be good parents in Trying here are some similar shows you could watch next.

Breeders (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – FX Productions

Breeder is a British dark comedy-drama series created by Chris Addison, Martin Freeman, and Simon Blackwell.

Edgar Lansbury, the Tony-winning producer and younger brother of famed actress Angela Lansbury who guided the Broadway and big-screen versions of The Subject Was Roses and Godspell, has died. He was 94.

He died Thursday at his home in Manhattan, his son David Lansbury told The Hollywood Reporter.

Lansbury also produced the popular 1974-75 Broadway revival of Gypsy that starred his sister in a Tony-winning turn and worked on other films including The Wild Party (1975), directed by James Ivory.

Angela Lansbury, winner of five Tony Awards and star of Murder, She Wrote, died on Oct. 11, 2022, at age 96. His twin brother, TV producer Bruce Lansbury, died in February 2017 at age 87.

Lansbury’s first Broadway production, the intense family drama The Subject Was Roses, opened in 1964, ran for two years, and won a Pulitzer Prize and the Tony for best play. Written by Frank Gilroy and directed by Ulu Grosbard, it starred Martin Sheen...

"Duet" in DS9 season 1 tackles complex themes, introducing Cardassian war criminal Marritza to challenge Major Kira's prejudices. Actor Harris Yulin faced memory troubles due to lengthy Cardassian makeup process, needing lines fed by director Jim Conway. Nana Visitor also struggled with Cardassian makeup in DS9 season 3, but delivered a fantastic performance in "Second Skin".

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine guest star Harris Yulin had one problem with playing Cardassian war criminal Aamin Marritza in DS9 season 1, episode 19, "Duet". Widely regarded as a highlight of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "Duet" is DS9 season 1's best episode, acting as an early indicator of the complex political themes that Star Trek: DS9 would come to be known for. Yulin's Marritza is a Cardassian war criminal who forces Major Kira Nerys (Nana Visitor) to reckon with her own prejudices against Cardassians by seeking punishment for his complicity in the atrocities committed at a...

Released theatrically November 22, 2023, director Ridley Scott's "Napoleon" feature, starring Joaquin Phoenix (“Joker”) and Vanessa Kirby (“The Fantastic Four”) earned Oscar nominations for ‘Best Costume Design’, ‘Best Production Design’ and ‘Best Visual Effects’, with Scott now readying his director’s cut, with a streaming runtime of more than four hours:

"...the film is a personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor viewed through the prism of the addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, 'Josephine'.

"The film also captures Napoleon’s famous battles, his relentless ambition, and astounding strategic mind as a military leader, war visionary and war criminal.”

Historically Napoleon Bonaparte rose to prominence during the latter stages of the 'French Revolution' and its associated wars in Europe. As 'Napoleon I', he was 'Emperor' of the French from 1804 to 1815.

His legal reform, the 'Napoleonic Code', has...

Metaphysical podcast The Outer Limits of Inner Truth recently commemorated its ten-year anniversary. Publishing 435 episodes with over two million downloads, the program has encompassed freedom, deep introspection, self discovery, and spiritual growth.

Originally billed as “The world’s only show about Forensic Soul Analysis,” Olit would feature a guest and afterwards three spiritual teachers would each offer their analysis on the individual’s past lives, soul purpose, and astrological chart.

"The purpose of Olit has always been to explore consciousness and present information that a person can use to enhance the quality of their life. Insatiable curiosity and introspection have been the two driving concepts behind the program. We haven't been afraid to seek truth or aggressively challenge long-held collective beliefs." said Ryan McCormick, host of the Outer Limits of Inner Truth.

Within a few short months of its premiere , Olit was picked up for national syndication on Starcom Radio...

Noah Baumbach has set an all-star cast for his new Netflix film.The 54-year-old filmmaker has tapped actors including Jim Broadbent, Isla Fisher and Patrick Wilson to feature in the untitled movie that has been teased as a funny and emotional coming-of-age picture about adults.Jamie Demetriou, Lars Eidinger, Grace Edwards, Patsy Ferran, Thaddea Graham, Josh Hamilton, Eve Hewson, Stacy Keach, Nicole Lecky, Emily Mortimer, Louis Partridge, Alba Rohrwacher, Charlie Rowe, Parker Sawyers and Kyle Soller are all set to appear.Noah's wife – the 'Barbie' director Greta Gerwig – also has a part in the movie.The collection of stars join previously announced cast members George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup and Riley Keough in the picture.Noah is directing and has co-written the script with Mortimer. The 'Marriage Story' helmer is also producing along with Amy Pascal and David Heyman.Baumbach co-wrote the hit...

Grant Page, the larger-than-life Australian stunt performer famous for his jaw-dropping work in films including Mad Max, The Man From Hong Kong and Mad Dog Morgan, has died. He was 85.

Page died Thursday when the car he was driving near his home in Kendall on the coast of New South Wales hit a tree, his son Leroy Page told Daily Mail Australia.

Page worked with director Brian Trenchard-Smith on more than a dozen projects, including The Stuntmen (1973), King Fu Killers (1974), The Man From Hong Kong (1973) — where Page fights martial arts expert Jimmy Wang Yu in scenes using knives, cleavers and meat hooks — Deathcheaters (1976), Stunt Rock (1978) and Hospitals Don’t Burn Down! (1978).

And for the documentary Dangerfreaks (1987), Trenchard-Smith filmed Page standing on a ledge outside the perimeter fence on the observation deck of the Empire State Building in New York.

Page “successfully tampered with the laws of physics and probability,” Trenchard-Smith...

Noah Baumbach‘s mysterious Netflix feature is pulling out all the stops regarding its cast, with several talents adding themselves to the project. After painting the box office pink with the billion-dollar barn-burner Barbie, Greta Gerwig reteams with her husband, Baumbach, for a role in his untitled film. Gerwig is one of many names announced for the project, with Jim Broadbent (Moulin Rouge), Jamie Demetriou (Fleabag), Lars Eidnger (All the Light We Cannot See), Grace Edwards (Schooled), Patsy Ferran (Tom and Jerry), Isla Fisher (Wolf Like Me), Thaddea Graham (Doctor Who), Josh Hamilton (Eighth Grade), Eve Hewson (Robin Hood), Stacy Keach (Up in Smoke), Nicôle Lecky (Sense8), Emily Mortimer (Mary Poppins Returns), Louis Partridge (Enola Holmes 2), Alba Rohrwacher (Hungry Hearts), Charlie Rowe (Rocketman), Kyle Soller (Anna Karenina), and Patrick Wilson (Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom) rounding out the cast.

The stars mentioned above join previously announced cast members George Clooney,...

Fresh on the heels of Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, and Riley Keough joining its cast, Deadline has news of even more castings for Noah Baumbach‘s upcoming film for Netflix. And be prepared, there’s a lot of names here, most significantly Baumbach’s partner Greta Gerwig.

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Here’s the complete list of cast additions, not including Gerwig: Jim Broadbent, Jamie Demetriou, Lars Eidnger, Grace Edwards, Patsy Ferran, Isla Fisher, Thaddea Graham, Josh Hamilton, Eve Hewson, Stacy Keach, Nicôle Lecky, Emily Mortimer, Louis Partridge, Alba Rohrwacher, Charlie Rowe, Kyle Soller, and Patrick Wilson.

Continue reading Noah Baumbach’s Next Netflix Feature Adds 18 More Cast Members, Including Greta Gerwig at The Playlist.

With production now underway on Noah Baumbach’s next feature for Netflix in New York (before heading to London), the full ensemble has been unveiled. While currently untitled, reports indicate the drama, described as a “funny and emotional coming-of-age film about adults,” could be titled Jay Kelly.

Joining George Clooney and Adam Sandler in the feature are Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Riley Keough, Greta Gerwig, Jim Broadbent, Patrick Wilson, Emily Mortimer, Lars Eidinger, Grace Edwards, Patsy Ferran, Isla Fisher, Thaddea Graham, Josh Hamilton, Eve Hewson, Stacy Keach, Nicôle Lecky, Louis Partridge, Alba Rohrwacher, and Charlie Rowe.

Aside from Gerwig, of course, the film marks a number of reunions for Baumbach, including his Marriage Story star Dern, his White Noise star Lars Eidinger, his Kicking and Screaming star Josh Hamilton, and he also wrote the script with Mortimer. Amy Pascal and David Heyman are producing the film, which we expect will get a 2025 release.

Exclusive: Noah Baumbach has found himself quite a cast for his untitled next film at Netflix.

Jim Broadbent, Jamie Demetriou, Lars Eidnger, Grace Edwards, Patsy Ferran, Isla Fisher, Greta Gerwig, Thaddea Graham, Josh Hamilton, Eve Hewson, Stacy Keach, Nicôle Lecky, Emily Mortimer, Louis Partridge, Alba Rohrwacher, Charlie Rowe, Parker Sawyers, Alba Rohrwacher, Kyle Soller and Patrick Wilson round out the cast. They join previously announced George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup and Riley Keough in the film.

Baumbach is directing and co-wrote the script with Emily Mortimer. Baumbach, Amy Pascal and David Heyman are producing.

Plot details are vague at this time other then it being a funny and emotional coming-of-age film about adults. Baumbach has an exclusive deal with the studio and previously directed The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) — which also starred Sandler — Marriage Story and most recently White Noise.

Partridge is repped by WME and Independent Talent Group,...

If you want to see a wild midnight movie, there’s a little-known Australian movie called Stunt Rock, which might blow your mind. In it, an Australian stuntman named Grant Page (playing himself) visits Los Angeles to do stunts for a TV show and hooks up with a heavy metal band named Sorcery (the band is like Kiss if they also did magic). It has many fans, including Eli Roth, who used one of Sorcery’s songs in his Death Wish remake and is prominently featured in an incredible documentary about Australian exploitation films (Ozploitation) called Not Quite Hollywood.

More than anything, this documentary was a loving tribute to Page, who did incredible stunts for almost every cool action film shot in Australia over the last fifty years, including Mad Max, and Road Games (in which he played the mostly unseen villain). Sadly, Mark Hartley, the director of Not Quite Hollywood,...

Jim Broadbent, Jamie Demetriou, Eve Hewson and Greta Gerwig are among a large cast influx joining Noah Baumbach’s upcoming untitled feature at Netflix.

Also joining the previously announced George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup and Riley Keough are Lars Eidnger, Grace Edwards, Patsy Ferran, Thaddea Graham, Josh Hamilton, Isla Fisher, Stacy Keach, Nicôle Lecky, Emily Mortimer, Louis Partridge, Alba Rohrwacher, Charlie Rowe, and Patrick Wilson.

Baumbach and Mortimer are co-writing the drama and Baumbach, Amy Pascal, and David Heyman serve as producers.

Plot points remain under wrap.

Baumbach has an exclusive deal with Netflix, with who he previously directed Marriage Story,...

The comedy world—heck, the whole world—mourns the passing of Richard Lewis, whose death was announced yesterday. The 76-year-old comic was a mainstay on the circuit since the mid-1970s. Though he has several comedy specials and movie appearances under his belt (plus the early 1990s sitcom “Anything But Love” opposite Jamie Lee Curtis) his most widely-seen work was surely as Larry David’s bickering foil on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

Lewis’s amplified version of himself appeared in the first regular series episode in 2000 (recall that “Curb” began as a one-off special in 1999), and can be currently seen in the 12th season, which is now airing.

Lewis was nominated for a SAG Award in 2006, for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series. His special “The I’m Exhausted Concert” was nominated for a Cable Ace Award in 1989.

After news of Lewis’s death was made known Wednesday, David released a...

Released theatrically November 22, 2023, director Ridley Scott's "Napoleon" feature, starring Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix as the 'Emperor' of the French as seen through the eyes of his wife 'Josephine' (Vanessa Kirby), streams March 1, 2024 on AppleTV+:

"...the new film is described as a personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor viewed through the prism of the addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, 'Josephine'.

"The film will also capture Napoleon’s famous battles, his relentless ambition, and astounding strategic mind as an extraordinary military leader, war criminal and war visionary..."

Napoleon Bonaparte rose to prominence during the latter stages of the 'French Revolution' and its associated wars in Europe. As 'Napoleon I', he was 'Emperor' of the French from 1804 to 1815.

His legal reform, the 'Napoleonic Code', has been a major influence on many civil law jurisdictions worldwide,...

Nonagenarian actress June Squibb is making her first ever in-person appearance at the Sundance Film Festival this year as the star of Josh Margolin’s comedy-action-drama Thelma about a grandmother who goes after an internet scammer.

“I’ve had films show there before but either I was working or wasn’t that interested in the film,” says 94-year-old Squibb, who was Oscar nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Alexander Payne’s Nebraska in 2013.

In Thelma, she plays a 93-year-old L.A. grandmother, living happily alone and unassisted in her beloved condo in the Valley, whose independence is threatened when she is scammed out of $10,000 by a caller impersonating her grandson.

Initially ashamed and flummoxed by her gullibility, Thelma is inspired to embark on a mission to track down the thief after seeing a newspaper headline celebrating Tom Cruise’s age-defying Mission Impossible career.

No longer in the possession of a...

Released theatrically November 22, 2023, director Ridley Scott's "Napoleon" feature, starring Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix as the 'Emperor' of the French as seen through the eyes of his wife 'Josephine' (Vanessa Kirby), has so far earned $59,600,000 (Domestic) and $141,100,000 (International) for a worldwide box office gross of $200,700,000 :

"...the new film is described as a personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor viewed through the prism of the addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, 'Josephine'.

"The film will also capture Napoleon’s famous battles, his relentless ambition, and astounding strategic mind as an extraordinary military leader, war criminal and war visionary..."

Napoleon Bonaparte rose to prominence during the latter stages of the 'French Revolution' and its associated wars in Europe. As 'Napoleon I', he was 'Emperor' of the French from 1804 to 1815.

His legal reform, the 'Napoleonic Code', has...

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Take a look at director Ridley Scott's "Napoleon" feature, starring Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix ("Joker") as the 'Emperor' of the French 1804-1815, as seen through the eyes of his wife 'Josephine' (Vanessa Kirby), releasing November 22, 2023 in theaters:

"...the new film is described as a personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor viewed through the prism of the addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, 'Josephine'.

"The film will also capture Napoleon’s famous battles, his relentless ambition, and astounding strategic mind...

"...as an extraordinary military leader, war criminal and war visionary..."

Napoleon Bonaparte rose to prominence during the latter stages of the 'French Revolution' and its associated wars in Europe.

As 'Napoleon I', he was 'Emperor' of the French from 1804 to 1815.

His legal reform, the 'Napoleonic Code', has been a major influence on many civil law jurisdictions worldwide.

Take a look at more footage from director Ridley Scott's "Napoleon" feature, starring Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix as the 'Emperor' of the French 1804-1815, as seen through the eyes of his wife 'Josephine' (Vanessa Kirby), releasing November 22, 2023 in theaters:

"...the new film is described as a personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor viewed through the prism of the addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, 'Josephine'.

"The film will also capture Napoleon’s famous battles, his relentless ambition, and astounding strategic mind as an extraordinary military leader, war criminal and war visionary..."

Napoleon Bonaparte rose to prominence during the latter stages of the 'French Revolution' and its associated wars in Europe. As 'Napoleon I', he was 'Emperor' of the French from 1804 to 1815.

His legal reform, the 'Napoleonic Code', has been a major influence on many civil law jurisdictions worldwide,...

Take a look at more footage from director Ridley Scott's "Napoleon" feature, starring Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix as the 'Emperor' of the French 1804-1815, as seen through the eyes of his wife 'Josephine' (Vanessa Kirby), releasing November 22, 2023 in theaters:

"...the new film is described as a personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor viewed through the prism of the addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, 'Josephine'.

"The film will also capture Napoleon’s famous battles, his relentless ambition, and astounding strategic mind as an extraordinary military leader, war criminal and war visionary..."

Napoleon Bonaparte rose to prominence during the latter stages of the 'French Revolution' and its associated wars in Europe. As 'Napoleon I', he was 'Emperor' of the French from 1804 to 1815.

His legal reform, the 'Napoleonic Code', has been a major influence on many civil law jurisdictions worldwide,...

Take a look at more footage from director Ridley Scott's "Napoleon" feature, starring Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix as the 'Emperor' of the French 1804-1815, as seen through the eyes of his wife 'Josephine' (Vanessa Kirby), releasing November 22, 2023 in theaters:

"...the new film is described as a personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor viewed through the prism of the addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, 'Josephine'.

"The film will also capture Napoleon’s famous battles, his relentless ambition, and astounding strategic mind as an extraordinary military leader, war criminal and war visionary..."

Napoleon Bonaparte rose to prominence during the latter stages of the 'French Revolution' and its associated wars in Europe. As 'Napoleon I', he was 'Emperor' of the French from 1804 to 1815.

His legal reform, the 'Napoleonic Code', has been a major influence on many civil law jurisdictions worldwide,...

Coriolanus (2014)Caius Martius Coriolanus is a war hero, banished from his home, seeking to come back.Rating: 8.5/10Stars: Tom Hiddleston (Caius Martius Coriolanus), Rochenda Sandall (First Citizen), Mark Stanley (Second Citizen), Dwane Walcott (Third Citizen), Mark Gatiss (Menenius)Avengers: Endgame (2019)After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins.

Graphic: Images: IMDBCoriolanus (2014)

Caius Martius Coriolanus is a war hero, banished from his home, seeking to come back.

Rating: 8.5/10

Stars: Tom Hiddleston (Caius Martius Coriolanus), Rochenda Sandall (First Citizen), Mark Stanley (Second Citizen), Dwane Walcott (Third Citizen), Mark Gatiss (Menenius)

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins.