“The play is my life! And no one is going to take that from me!” HBO has unveiled an official trailer for The Great Lillian Hall, a brand new HBO Original Movie set for a streaming debut on Max next week. It’ll be out to watch on May 31st, which is just around the corner. When beloved Broadway actress Lillian Hall (Jessica Lange) starts forgetting her lines, she must reckon with the sacrifices she made for her career. Hall, a beloved Broadway actress, has never missed a performance throughout her long, illustrious career. Yet in the rehearsals her confidence is challenged. People and events conspire to take away her ability to do what she loves most. The illustrious Jessica Lange star as Lillian Hall in this, joined by Kathy Bates as Edith Wilson, Lily Rabe as Margaret Tanner, Jesse Williams as David Flemming, and Pierce Brosnan as Ty Maynard. While there was a real Lillian Hall, this just a story about a fictional actress, though Lange really makes it all seem real. Another emotional story about a great artist getting old and forgetting who they are. // Continue Reading ›
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Photo Credit: Lionsgate Movies (via YouTube) The reviews for Francis Ford Coppola’s epic science fiction film Megalopolis have arrived, and they add up to underscore a wide-ranging response. Coppola spent decades developing the movie and reportedly spent $120 million of his own money on it. Megalopolis premiered at the 77th Annual Cannes Film Festival on…
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Maggie Smith Passes Away, Harry Potter and Downton Abbey Star Was 89
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Dirt: Malcolm McDowell, Heather Langenkamp, and more cast in psychological horror film
Director Cosmos Kiindarius made his feature directorial debut with the 2016 thriller Stand, which was about American brothers who head out into the Vietnam jungle and get trapped in a mine field that was left over from the war. Now he’s about to head into production on his second film, a psychological horror tale called…
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Wolfs Review: Brad Pitt & George Clooney Are Still A Great Team!
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The creature feature Elevation, which stars Anthony Mackie (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) and Morena Baccarin (Deadpool), went into production in the second half of 2022 with director George Nolfi, who previously worked with Mackie on the films The Banker and The Adjustment Bureau, at the helm. Earlier this year, it secured a theatrical distributor in the U.S., and now…
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Blue Box Trailer Previews Netflix’s Newest High School Romance Anime
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2024 Buffalo International Film Festival Announces Lineup
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WNBA Coach Teresa Weatherspoon Fired by Chicago Sky: Reports Explained
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Get Away trailer: Nick Frost horror film reaches theatres in December
Back in 2022, it was announced that Fighting with My Family co-stars Nick Frost and Lena Headey were going to reunite to work on the serial killer thriller Svalta, which was set to start filming in Finland soon… but then Headey had to drop out of the project due to scheduling issues before it started rolling in 2023 and…
Dame Maggie Smith has passed away at the age of 89
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Time Cut: ‘Back to the Future meets Scream’ horror film gets an October release date, unveils a first look image
Three years ago, it was announced that Freaky (watch it HERE) collaborators Michael Kennedy and Christopher Landon would be teaming up again to bring us a new genre project called Time Cut, which was being described as “Back to the Future meets Scream” – and now, Time Cut is finally ready to make its way out into the world! Netflix has…
Megalopolis: Adam Driver Thinks People’s Opinion on Movie Will ‘Evolve’ Over Time
Image credit: Lionsgate Megapolis debuts in the US theaters today after premiering at this year’s Cannes Film Festival on May 16. The movie has garnered a largely mixed reaction from the critics. It has an approval rating of 51% on Rotten Tomatoes after 146 reviews. It also has a score of 56 out of 100…
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(Photo Credit: GameMill Entertainment) Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports is a nostalgia-driven affair for adults and a fun sports compilation featuring iconic cartoon characters for children. Similar to past games like Tiny Toon Adventures: ACME All-Stars for the Sega Genesis, Wacky World of Sports features your favorite Looney Tunes characters gearing up for some…
Superman: Alan Tudyk Joins David Corenswet in DC Movie Cast
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No, Taylor Swift Doesn’t Regret Endorsing Kamala Harris & Tim Walz
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Lee Review: Kate Winslet gives a stellar performance in a conventional war biopic
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