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[This story contains spoilers from the first two episodes of Tell Me Lies season two, “You Got a Reaction, Didn’t You?” and “I Shall Now Perform a 180 Flip-Flip.”] If Tell Me Lies fans thought season one was toxic, they’re in for an even “darker and weirder” season two, says showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer. The new … Read more
For the close-knit and loving French family at the center of directors Delphine and Muriel Coulin’s intensely intimate new drama, The Quiet Son (Jouer avec le feu), home is where the heart is, and politics are probably best left at the doorstep. Unfortunately, the opposite winds up happening to hardworking single dad Pierre (Vincent Lindon) … Read more
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is ready to dive into the trial that became a sensation with its new trailer. The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan follows the well-known case of real-life brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, … Read more
You don’t have to be a major fan of Pavement, or director Alex Ross Perry, to enjoy his exhaustive and enthusiastic two-hour-plus love letter to the beloved ’90s alt-rock band. But it certainly helps. This multifaceted meta-movie is at once documentary, musical comedy, faux biopic and real museum exhibition. In its attempts to capture the … Read more
Mongolian herders that are the subject of the documentary The Wolves Always Come at Night have been denied visitor visas by the Canadian government to attend a Sept. 9 premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. Davaasuren Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya Dashzeveg, the writers and protagonists of the hybrid doc from Mongolia, are not expected to be … Read more
Fresh off her stint on The Bachelorette, Jenn Tran is hopping over to another ABC reality series with the upcoming season of Dancing With the Stars. Following in the dancing shoes of several Bachelor and Bachelorette stars before her, Tran will be putting the drama of her unfortunate Bachelorette season 21 ending behind her as … Read more
The Oldenburg International Film Festival, often dubbed Germany’s Sundance, will this year pay tribute to one of the country’s most revered filmmakers, Dominik Graf, with a special retrospective. The 31st edition of the festival, running from Sept. 11 to 15, will spotlight Graf’s prolific career, as one of Germany’s few masters in genre filmmaking. Graf, … Read more
On a bright, late summer day in midtown Manhattan, the city’s bustling sidewalk traffic has been brought to a standstill. Clutching morning coffees, a small gaggle of curious onlookers have gathered on a Fifth Avenue corner to watch Danielle Deadwyler pose for a photographer who can’t get enough of the gamine star’s enviable beauty. It … Read more
A purple dinosaur will once again roam the earth in October. Barney’s World, Mattel‘s animated and updated version of the long-running preschool series, is set to return to screens next month. The series will debut Oct. 14 on Max, followed by an Oct. 18 premiere on Cartoon Network. It will also air on Cartoonito and … Read more
Andres Veiel’s Riefenstahl, a new documentary on the infamous Nazi-era German director Leni Riefenstahl, has sold strongly internationally following its world premiere at the Venice and Telluride Film Festivals. Beta Cinema, who are handling world sales on the film, locked down deals across Europe for the documentary, including with ARP for France, Filmin for Spain, Midas Filmes … Read more