Entertainers – real entertainers, those who command the stage with a strong will – have long been a dying breed, especially in Las Vegas. As the city has become a debauched Disneyland, there is less emphasis on show business and more on merchandise, fame and excess. Pamela Anderson’s Shelley is facing the slow death head on The Last Showgirl When her long-running Vegas show Le Razzle Dazzle is set to close she is sent into an existential crisis. Director Gia Coppola Release date September 6, 2024 Writers Kate Gersten runtime 85 minutes Le Razzle Dazzle is the last of its…
Author: Graeme Guttmann
The seed of the sacred fig It begins as a chamber drama, which mainly takes place in the apartment of one family. Iman (Missagh Zareh) is a loyal lawyer who works for the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, and when he is promoted to investigator, he must compromise his concept of justice and fall in line with Iran’s regime by approving death sentences without a thorough investigation. Supervisor. His daughters, Razwan (Mahsa Rostami) and Sana (Setarh Maleki), and their mother, Najmeh (Soheila Golestani), exist largely on his periphery, although it is this trio that the film is most interested in. Director…
Netflix has released a trailer for Woman of the hour. The film stars Anna Kendrick, who is also directing in her first feature, and follows the real-life story of a woman and a serial killer who meet on a dating show. Woman of the hour is based on serial killer Rodney Alcala, played by Daniel Zovatto in the film, which aired in The dating game In the middle of his murder. Kendrick stars as contestant Cheryl Bradshaw, who becomes entangled with Rodney after they both appear on the show. Woman of the hour Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival…
Warning: This review contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of The Rings of PowerThe rings of power is playing the long game. That much has been clear since reports first emerged about creators Patrick McKay and JD Payne’s five-season, billion-dollar plan for JRR Tolkien’s masterpiece. To tell a story at this scale with this level of production value, planning is vital. However, part of what makes television so great is improvisation. Sure, it can lead to less-than-stellar results. But improvisation, or lack of a detailed map, has led to some of the best television ever created. Figure Morfydd Clark,…
Warning: This review contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of The Rings of PowerThe rings of power is playing the long game. That much has been clear since reports first emerged about creators Patrick McKay and JD Payne’s five-season, billion-dollar plan for JRR Tolkien’s masterpiece. To tell a story at this scale with this level of production value, planning is vital. However, part of what makes television so great is improvisation. Sure, this can lead to less-than-stellar results. But improvisation, or lack of a detailed map, has led to some of the best television ever created. Figure Morfydd Clark,…
Aubrey Plaza still did not see The White Lotus season 2 despite her starring role in it. The critically acclaimed HBO anthology series debuted its second season in October 2022 to critical acclaim and skyrocketing viewership. For his second season, The White Lotus Traveled from Hawaii to Italy for a luxurious European vacation. The White LotusThe expansive cast saw Plaza star as Harper, the wife of Ethan Spiller (Will Sharpe). The couple vacations with friends Daphne (Meghann Fahey) and Cameron Sullivan (Theo James), with the two couples having a strained relationship that results in extramarital activities, dreamy Rogers and shifting…
IndustryThe best show currently airing on HBO has just been renewed for season 4. The series, created by Mickey Down and Conrad Kay, follows a group of young Londoners who work in and around the finance industry and how their demanding jobs impact their Personal life. Although it has flown under the radar since its premiere in 2020, Industry has earned a solid following over the years which has seen its third season produce the show’s best ratings yet. Still, it was unclear whether the show would return for a fourth season, especially as parent company Warner Bros. Discovery has…