Supergiant Games will soon be selecting a handful of players to be the first to try out Hades II. The hotly anticipated sequel to 2020’s roguelike darling is on the top of a lot of gamers’ wishlists, but not everybody will get a chance to try out the technical test. To spread the love to those fans who aren’t…
It was a very good year for Martin Scorsese when the iconic filmmaker earned 10 Oscar nominations for Killers of the Flower Moon, but the 81-year-old auteur isn’t slowing down. In addition to partnering with Steven Spielberg to adapt Cape Fear for TV and adapting Life of Jesus based on Shūsaku Endō’s 1973 novel, Scorsese is eyeing a Frank Sinatra biopic with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence reportedly leading the cast.
While a Frank Sinatra biopic based on the life and times of the world-famous crooner sounds like a dream project come true, Scorsese might encounter a sour note on behalf of the late entertainer’s daughter, Tina Sinatra, who controls her father’s estate. Tina is withholding her blessing for Scorsese to move forward with the project, but that hasn’t stopped him from lining up a cast of A-list actors to make it a reality. Naturally, DiCaprio would play Sinatra, while Jennifer Lawrence would play his second wife and silver screen siren, Ava Gardner. With 70 acting credits, Gardner stars in films like The Night of the Iguana, Mogambo, On the Beach, and Pandora and the Flying Dutchman, to name a few. She also inspired Sinatra to part ways with Nancy Barbato, his first wife and Tina’s mother.
Martin Scorsese’s Frank Sinatra biopic is one of the glitziest projects on Hollywood’s horizon, with multiple studios looking to share a stage with the legendary singer’s silver screen spectacle. Apple, who financed Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon for $215 million, would love to stay in business with the famed filmmaker, but sources say Sony is the frontrunner to foot the bill.
I wish my grandmother, Levinia Hammer, were still alive to hear this news. She was one of Sinatra’s biggest fans and even occasionally hung out with him. Back in the day, she was offered a Hollywood contract but refused the offer to marry my grandfather, a lantern maker from New York. Before they tied the knot, she would meet with Sinatra and others at Manhattan clubs to trip the light fantastic. I loved listening to her stories; she’d get a kick out of this news.
What do you think Martin Scorsese will make his Frank Sinatra biopic, or will Tina stand in the way of the project’s progress? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.
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Amazon’s new Fallout series is a smash hit and also, pretty dang good, too! And while the series is based on Bethesda’s popular post-apocalyptic RPG franchise of the same name, there are plenty of other games you can play after watching the show if you want more Fallout vibes.
Amazon’s new Fallout series is a smash hit and also, pretty dang good, too! And while the series is based on Bethesda’s popular post-apocalyptic RPG franchise of the same name, there are plenty of other games you can play after watching the show if you want more Fallout vibes.
Fifty-one years ago, director Tobe Hooper and his cast and crew spent a blisteringly hot Texas summer working to bring us one of the greatest horror films ever made, the 1974 classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (watch it HERE)… and to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the release of the film, legendary drive-in critic and movie host Joe Bob Briggs is writing a book about the making of it!
During an interview on the Mistress Harley podcast (note: that link is for adults only), Joe Bob revealed, “I have just signed a contract with Dark Horse, which is mostly known for their comics, but they also do books. (With Dark Horse) I’m gonna do two books: we’re gonna reprint Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In, which is my original reviews … and then we’re gonna do a 50th anniversary book that’s the entire back story of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. I have been writing about The Texas Chain Saw Massacre for years, I’ve interviewed every single person who was in the cast or the crew, so this will just be the definitive ‘Making of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre‘ book.“
Joe Bob has always let it be known that The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is his personal favorite movie, so I can’t think of any better choice than him to write the definitive “making of” book about this classic… And yes, chainsaw is one word, so it should be The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – and it is in all of the other films – but when the title appears on screen in the original movie (and on the film’s copyright), it’s split into two. Chain Saw.
Directed by Hooper from a script he wrote with Kim Henkel, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has the following synopsis: When Sally hears that her grandfather’s grave may have been vandalized, she and her paraplegic brother, Franklin, set out with their friends to investigate. After a detour to their family’s old farmhouse, they discover a group of crazed, murderous outcasts living next door. As the group is attacked one by one by the chainsaw-wielding Leatherface, who wears a mask of human skin, the survivors must do everything they can to escape.
The film stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Jim Siedow, Edwin Neal, William Vail, Teri McMinn, Allen Danziger, John Dugan, and Gunnar Hansen.
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Tom Ripley remains one of the most enigmatic characters to ever cross from literature to both the big and small screen, with a wealth of portrayers – from Alain Delon to Andrew Scott – bringing Patricia Highsmith’s character to life. With Ripley out on Netflix, one of the stars of 1999’s The Talented Mr. Ripley, Jude Law, has some major praise for the latest adaptation. (You can also read our own Alex Maidy’s 9/10 review here.)
Jude Law may not have played Tom Ripley (he portrayed the conned Dickie Greenleaf), but he recognizes just how good Steven Zaillian’s version is while also praising the source material. “I’ve watched at least five or six of [the episodes]…Like any great source material, it’s really rewarding and interesting to watch something from a new perspective, a new angle…I’m enjoying it…How can one not? It’s such great material. You’re in great hands with wonderful actors, and it’s such an interesting character. Both versions reflect the director in many ways. One is visual, colorful, and romantic. The other is quite forensic and more sinister.”
Building on this and offering a contrast between this version and Anthony Minghella’s The Talented Mr. Ripley, Jude Law added, “Steve Zaillian’s, in many ways, couldn’t be further from Anthony’s…It’s very interesting to see what scenes and threads still come to the surface, even if they are very different stylistically and in their pacing.” While he admits he hasn’t seen The Talented Mr. Ripley in quite some time, he also felt Ripley gave him a sort of nostalgia as he recognized different things and people from his movie.
That’s not surprising; and even fans of the numerous adaptations must feel something similar as they go through watching them all. Prior to The Talented Mr. Ripley (with Matt Damon in the title role) and Ripley (Andrew Scott), Highsmith’s novel was adapted in 1960 with the aforementioned Delon paving the way. Following that came 1977’s The American Friend, adapted from “Ripley’s Game”, which was also turned into a 2002 film starring John Malkovich. Barry Pepper would also play the character in 2005’s Ripley Under Ground.
Who has been your favorite Tom Ripley portrayer? Drop your pick in the comments below and let us know how you’re enjoying Netflix’s Ripley.
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Tom Ripley remains one of the most enigmatic characters to ever cross from literature to both the big and small screen, with a wealth of portrayers – from Alain Delon to Andrew Scott – bringing Patricia Highsmith’s character to life. With Ripley out on Netflix, one of the stars of 1999’s The Talented Mr. Ripley, Jude Law, has some major praise for the latest adaptation. (You can also read our own Alex Maidy’s 9/10 review here.)
Jude Law may not have played Tom Ripley (he portrayed the conned Dickie Greenleaf), but he recognizes just how good Steven Zaillian’s version is while also praising the source material. “I’ve watched at least five or six of [the episodes]…Like any great source material, it’s really rewarding and interesting to watch something from a new perspective, a new angle…I’m enjoying it…How can one not? It’s such great material. You’re in great hands with wonderful actors, and it’s such an interesting character. Both versions reflect the director in many ways. One is visual, colorful, and romantic. The other is quite forensic and more sinister.”
Building on this and offering a contrast between this version and Anthony Minghella’s The Talented Mr. Ripley, Jude Law added, “Steve Zaillian’s, in many ways, couldn’t be further from Anthony’s…It’s very interesting to see what scenes and threads still come to the surface, even if they are very different stylistically and in their pacing.” While he admits he hasn’t seen The Talented Mr. Ripley in quite some time, he also felt Ripley gave him a sort of nostalgia as he recognized different things and people from his movie.
That’s not surprising; and even fans of the numerous adaptations must feel something similar as they go through watching them all. Prior to The Talented Mr. Ripley (with Matt Damon in the title role) and Ripley (Andrew Scott), Highsmith’s novel was adapted in 1960 with the aforementioned Delon paving the way. Following that came 1977’s The American Friend, adapted from “Ripley’s Game”, which was also turned into a 2002 film starring John Malkovich. Barry Pepper would also play the character in 2005’s Ripley Under Ground.
Who has been your favorite Tom Ripley portrayer? Drop your pick in the comments below and let us know how you’re enjoying Netflix’s Ripley.
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If you’ve recently returned to Fallout 76 or are trying it for the first time, you probably can’t wait to get your hands on some power armor, the hulking metal suits that protect you from the irradiated wasteland’s dangers. They’ve been a central part of each game in the franchise, and Fallout 76 is no different.…
If you’ve recently returned to Fallout 76 or are trying it for the first time, you probably can’t wait to get your hands on some power armor, the hulking metal suits that protect you from the irradiated wasteland’s dangers. They’ve been a central part of each game in the franchise, and Fallout 76 is no different.…
Amazon’s Fallout TV series has made waves since it dropped last week, mostly due to the quality of the work. Fallout’s one of the best video game adaptations we’ve gotten and one that enhances the series greatly. It also is situated at the very end of the known timeline of the games, serving as a sort of sequel to the…