Florence Pugh and Jack Reynor in "Midsommar" (A24).
In Blue Velvet, Frank Booth (Dennis Hopper) said “I’ll send you a love letter! Straight from my heart, f***er! You know what a love letter is? It’s a bullet from a f***ing gun, f***er! You receive a love letter from me, you’re f***ed forever!” Midsommaris Ari Aster’s cinematic Dear John letter and it’s no less dangerous.
Andréa Winter in "Blood Paradise." (Artsploitation Films)
Horror comedy is a hybrid genre that isn’t as prevalent these days, but add Blood Paradise into that delicious cinematic stew. The feature hits Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD July 16 via Artsploitation Films. Details are below!
One of the wonderful aspects of co-hosting Matt and Greg Used To Interview Movie Stars is getting movie recommendations from actors and filmmakers. During The Lion Kingpress junket, Cheech Marin talked about Born in East L.A., and if you want to hear some archived Marin audio, take a listen below!
Director Rob Zombie’s upcoming film 3 From Hell is having a special three night event that will feature unique bonus content each night. If you’re a Zombie fan, you may want to keep September 16-19 open!
Jake Gyllenhaal joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Mysterio in Spider-Man: Far From Home. At the premiere, he reflected on the “incredible journey” of the past year.
With Yesterdaynow playing in theaters, I wanted to share Retta’s (Good Girls) thoughts on screenwriter Richard Curtis. Video of Retta discussing Curtis, who penned Yesterday, is below!
Photo: Elizabeth Morris and Rhyon Nicole Brown in "Killers Anonymous" (Lionsgate)
Actress Rhyon Nicole Brown (Empire, Surviving Compton) stars with Gary Oldman and Jessica Alba in Killers Anonymous. During our chat she talked about her love for Cinema Paradiso. Audio and transcript of her Cinema Paradiso thoughts are below!
Benedict Cumberbatch in "The Current War." (Photo Credit: Dean Rogers)
Benedict Cumberbatch has played his share of iconic fictional figures (Dr. Strange, Sherlock Holmes), but sometimes facts can be stranger than fiction. The actor plays Thomas Edison in the long awaited The Current War, and the trailer has me excited for this epic and “electric” competition!
Dhanush in "The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir." (Golden Ratio Films)
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir centers on Aja (Dhanush), a Mumbai resident who heads off to Paris in an attempt to meet a father he never knew. Directed by Ken Scott, the comedy has an epic scope and is powered by a charismatic (and believable) performance by Dhanush. I emailed several evergreen questions to Dhanush, and below is our exchange!
