One of the first disaster movies ever, The Johnstown FloodLet VFX artists floored almost 100 years later, with one of them remarking, “It’s crazy how modern this feels.” Directed by Irving Cummings, the 1926 silent film follows the catastrophic dam failure that engulfed the titular city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1889, resulting in widespread destruction and death. Gary Cooper and Clark Gable also appear in uncredited roles. During the last episode of Corridor crew’s “VFX Artists React” series, Hosts Sam Gorski, Nico Puringer, and Ron Weichmann honored what is potentially the first disaster film ever made, The Johnstown Flood. Watch…
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The Little things like these Trailer reveals Cillian Murphy’s first role since winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for Oppenheimer. Based on the best-selling novel by Claire Keegan, which was adapted for the screen by Enda Walsh, the upcoming historical drama follows a coal merchant who makes a shocking discovery in a local convent that forces him to confront hidden truths about Ireland’s Famous Magdalene laundry in the small town of New Ross. Cillian Murphy stars in the title role alongside Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley, Emily Watson, Clare Dunne and Helen Behan. now, Lionsgate has released the first official…
Baz Luhrmann’s next movie, a historical biopic titled Joan of Arcis announced after the success of Elvis. The Australian filmmaker, known for his theatrical and visually flamboyant style, is best known for 1996’s. Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!and 2013s The Great Gatsby. Baz Luhrmann’s last movie is his 2022 Elvis The biopic, which was a critical and commercial success, earned over $288 million at the box office and received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. Now, the director has another biopic in the works. On his birthday, it was announced by Term That Baz Luhrmann’s next movie at Warner…
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez Keeps a Rotten Tomatoes streak going. The newest installment in Ryan Murphy’s American history Franchise, which also includes American Horror Story And American Crime StoryThe first season of the anthology series focuses on the rise and fall of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez, who played three seasons with the New England Patriots before being found guilty of first-degree murder and committing suicide in prison. The American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez The cast includes Josh Andres Rivera, Jaylen Barron, Lindsay Mendez, Ean Castellanos and Tammy Blanchard. Now, after its premiere on September 17, reviews are out…
Supergirls Melissa Benoist and five other actors join a Mindhunter Star’s new Netflix thriller series, The waterfront. Written and executive produced by scream Creator Kevin Williamson, the upcoming series follows the true story of the dysfunctional Buckley family who own a fishing business in North Carolina and resort to increasingly risky measures to maintain control of their crumbling empire. The series has already cast Holt McCallany, who played FBI agent Bill Tench on Netflix Mindhunteras the family patriarch Harlan Buckley, and Maria Bello as Mae Buckley. Now, the Netflix series has added six more actors to its cast. Per Term,…
Hunger Games Star Jena Malone and three more actors join these Stranger things Creators’ new supernatural series coming to Netflix, The boroughs. The Duper brothers, who created Stranger thingsServe as executive producers on Netflix’s new supernatural mystery series created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, who also serve as the showrunners. Set in a seemingly idyllic retirement community, where a group of unlikely heroes must join forces to stop a supernatural threat, the series has already cast Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Denis O’Hare, Clarke Peters and Bill Pullman. Now, Netflix’s new supernatural mystery series has added four more…
The Guys and dolls Remake gets its first new update with an Oscar-nominated director in talks. Based on the Broadway musical, which was based on short stories by Damon Runyon, the 1955 film was written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and stars Marlon Brando, Gene Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine as gamblers, a mission worker, and nightclub singer navigating high-stakes bets and romance in New York City. In 2019, Sony purchased the remake rights Guys and dolls With Bill Condon originally attached to direct in 2021. Now, the remake has received its first new update with an Oscar-nominated…
Kathryn Bigelows untitled Netflix thriller adds a Fast & Furious Franchise stars to its ensemble cast. Bigelow is best known for directing the movies Point break, The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark ThirtyAnd Detroit – the last of which was released in 2017. In May 2024, it was announced that Bigelow would direct a secret thriller for Netflix, and its ensemble cast already includes Rebecca Ferguson, Idris Elba, Jared Harris, Greta Lee, Anthony Ramos , Tracy Letts, Moses Ingram, and Gabriel Basa. Now, another actor has joined the impressive ensemble. According to Variety, Brian Tee has joined the cast of Kathryn…
Francis Ford Coppola reveals that Martin Scorsese told him a story that convinced him to cast Adam Driver in Megalopoliscall him “My kind of actorWritten and directed by Coppola, the legendary director’s long-gestating self-funded passion project stars Driver as an idealistic architect who attempts to rebuild a decaying metropolis as a sustainable utopia. Megalopolis Cast also includes Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Jason Schwartzman, Chloe Fineman and Dustin Hoffman. Appear in Konbinis video closet, Francis Ford Coppola reveals that Martin Scorsese told him a story that convinced him to cast Adam Driver in…
Idris Elba is attached to star in A24’s TV adaptation of a hugely influential 20th century African novel, Things fall apart. Despite starring in both the Marvel and DC Universes, Elba is perhaps better known for his television roles, starting with Stringer Bell on HBO. The ruler and the titular detective in the BBC Luther. He was nominated for six Emmy Awards in his career, including four for LutherOne for The big CAnd one recently for Apple TV Hijack. Now, the six-time Emmy-nominated actor is set to star in a television adaptation of a massively influential 20th-century African novel. According…