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16 Must-See Movies In April: ‘Beau is Afraid,’ ‘Showing Up,’ ‘Air,’ ‘Polite Society’ & More

April 5, 2023 11:58 am

We’re officially at the point of the year (already) where each week delivers gluttonous offerings of new releases. In the upcoming month alone, we have a full docket of theatrical releases worth seeking out, b...

‘Air’ Review: Ben Affleck’s Sports Biopic Is Also His Industry Manifesto [SXSW]

Matthew Monagle

March 19, 2023 5:18 pm

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

For all the headlines written about Ben Affleck's mid-career return to superhero movies, one still must wonder what movies we missed from Director Affleck while Actor Affleck was otherwise preoccupie...

‘Unstoppable’: Jennifer Lopez To Star In Upcoming Sports Biopic From Artists Equity & Amazon

Ned Booth

March 17, 2023 9:08 am

News

Artists Equity, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's new banner, closes this year's edition of SXSW in Austin with its first film, "Air," a biopic about Nike co-founder Phil Knight and the birth of the Air Jordan shoe...

Ben Affleck Says He Won’t Direct Any Projects For James Gunn’s Take On The DCEU: “I’m Not Interested In That”

Ned Booth

March 16, 2023 10:02 am

News

Now that James Gunn and Peter Safran have a new path forward for the DCEU, many questions abound. Who besides Gunn will direct some of the newly announced projects? Who will star as the new DCEU's most iconic ...

‘Air’ Trailer: Ben Affleck Returns To Directing With A Nike Drama Co-Starring Matt Damon & Arriving In April

Maxance Vincent

February 9, 2023 10:07 am

News, Trailers

After acquiring MGM in early 2022, Amazon Studios is now shaping to become a theatrical force in the film landscape for some of its biggest productions. While streaming services frequently release some of thei...

Ben Affleck’s ‘Air,’ Starring Matt Damon, To Get A Theatrical Release In April

Charles Barfield

January 23, 2023 11:53 am

News

Before the pandemic, Amazon Studios was much more interested in releasing films with full theatrical runs before putting the feature on Prime Video. However, when COVID made that an impossibility, we saw the s...

The 50 Best Film Scores Of The 21st Century So Far

Jessica Kiang and Rodrigo Perez

August 18, 2016 2:31 pm

Features

The question has no doubt been keeping you up nights since we ran our 25 Best Movie Soundtracks of the Century: when the hell is the Playlist going to do scores? Well, here we are now, so quit your bellyaching....

Mia Wasikowska And Matt Lucas In ‘Alice In Wonderland,’ Allison Anders To Mount Comeback? Terrence Malick’s ‘The Tree Of Life’ Bamboozles Actor

Rodrigo Perez

June 23, 2009 2:50 pm

News

Two more images from Tim Burton's "Alice In Wonderland" have been unveiled. This time its Alice herself, played by Mia Wasikowska, and Tweedledee and Tweedledum, played by Matt Lucas of "Little Britain" fame. F...

Mike Mills Finally Making A Follow-Up To ‘Thumbsucker’ With Ewan McGregor

Rodrigo Perez

June 2, 2009 7:13 pm

News

We're fans of director/artist/graphic designer Mike Mills.In 2005 his underrated indie flick "Thumbsucker" achieved two important things (one of them almost unfathomable): it introduced most of us to the excell...

Air Composing Score To French Adaptation Of Japanese Manga Comic With Alexandra Maria Lara

Rodrigo Perez

March 2, 2009 6:51 pm

News

Moody French synth rockers Air are going to be scoring the Belgian film, "Quartier Lointain" that stars the rather beautiful Alexandra Maria Lara ("Youth Without Youth," she also played Annik Honore in the Joy...

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