Dwayne Johnson says that after Alec Baldwin’s fatal on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, his production company “will not use real guns ever again” on its TV and film sets. pic.twitter.com/3EBQNjY8fw — AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) November 4, 2021 Here’s hoping, per Variety: … Seven Bucks Productions, founded by Johnson and his longtime business partner Dany …
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Medium Cool with BGinCHI – Dune
In case you’re new to Medium Cool, BGinCHI is here once a week to offer a thread on culture, mainly film & books, with some TV thrown in. We’re here at 7 pm on Sunday nights. I know it’s Halloween, but for this week’s Medium Cool let’s talk about Dune. As I mentioned in last week’s thread, I’d …
Late Night Moments of Grace Open Thread
Sir Anthony Hopkins pays tribute to Chadwick Boseman in his Oscar acceptance speech pic.twitter.com/UVTRA56hko — Films to Films ?️? (@FilmstoFilms_) April 26, 2021 From Go Fug Yourself: … Much will be said and written about the Oscars’ decision to fiddle with the order of the show, to (presumably) pre-write a big ending that then didn’t …
Sunday Evening Oscars Open Thread
“Right out of the gate, people are going to know: ‘We’ve got to put our seatbelt on,’” Steven Soderbergh says of Sunday's Oscars, which he's producing along with Stacey Sher Jesse Collins. They're promising a ceremony less like TV, more like a film.https://t.co/YIx0DtAZNX — AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) April 24, 2021 Just in case anyone’s still …
Late Night Open Thread: Misdirection
We forced an AI to watch every Benedict Cumberbatch movie then write its own https://t.co/9zIisasD9c — pixelatedboat aka “mr tweets” (@pixelatedboat) March 16, 2021 I was sure this would be based on one of the plethora of YA series where novelists mine the fanfic of ‘Harry Potter x Twilight x vintage British PBS television series’, …
Oscar Time (Open Thread)
Today Vox posted an overview of the Best Picture nominees, plus trailers for each nominated film. The article also helpfully provides information on how to see each film, i.e., which are in theaters only, which are available on which streaming channel, etc. Here are the eight nominees for 2021 Best Picture: The Father Judas and …
Respite Open Thread: Last Night’s Golden Globes
Since it’s very difficult to tell, these days: Yes, satire: This is the crap Hollywood is throwing at us now. I can’t fucking believe this. pic.twitter.com/t7ws9EL9dW — Tim Dillon (@TimJDillon) February 25, 2021 I’m kinda hoping, by this time next year — politics willing and the pandemic numbers don’t rise — we’ll have the mental …
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