Charles Bramesco
The Best Genre Films of 2018
Horror, thriller, sci-fi — these were the best of the best from the last year.
Extra Credit: Five Movies Set in Fictional Kingdoms to Stream After ‘Black Panther’
After traveling to Wakanda with Black Panther, jet-set to five more fictional kingdoms with these streaming picks.
A New ‘Iraqi Sniper’ Movie Aims to Be Anti-War Response to ‘American Sniper’
Mustafa, the unseen sniper villain of the 2014 film, would be the hero this time around.
L.A.’s Cinefamily Theater Suspends Operations in Wake of Sexual Harassment Scandal
The Los Angeles repertory theater has temporarily halted all screenings while they respond to a recent sexual harassment controversy.
When Will the Public See Jerry Lewis’ ‘The Day the Clown Cried’?
In the wake of the masterful comedian’s passing, Jerry Lewis’ forbidden film will become available for the first time. But when?
AMC Is Not At All Pleased With the Recent MoviePass Price Slash
The theatrical chain believes that lower prices for tickets will be, somehow, bad for moviegoers.
No, Terry Gilliam Did Not Defile a 12th-Century Portuguese Religious Monument
It almost sounds like something that would happen to Don Quixote, that calamity-prone knight errant: Terry Gilliam has been roving the European countryside as of late, shooting in Spain and Portugal for his freely interpretive Miguel de Cervantes adaptation/riff The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. During this production process, he and his crew set up shop near a 12th-century religious monument called the Convent of Christ. Word has now been circulating that Gilliam and Co. did irreparable damage to the widely beloved landmark, in the sort of well-intentioned accident that Don Quixote himself pretty much invented.
As ‘Harry Potter’ Turns 20, J.K. Rowling Thanks Her Fans on Twitter
Two decades ago, could any of us have predicted the future that awaited Harry Potter? One massively successful book expanded to seven, which begat a theme park, a universe’s worth of merchandising, eight films, a play, and a new tangentially related franchise. And for those fans who still want more Potter, there is Pottermore.