Kate del Castillo is back as Teresa Mendoza after an eight year layoff on La Reina del Sur. During the NBC Universal press day (aka TCAs), I asked the actress what continues to motivate her. Video is included in the post.
For this week’s CinemAddicts giveaway, I’ll be continuing our partnership with Film Movement as their DVD Nude Areacomes out February 12. The disc is not my copy and sealed! Details on the film are below!
"Babyface" and Tree (Jessica Rothe) in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
Photo Credit: Michele K. Short/Universal Pictures
Jessica Rothe returns to Happy Death Day 2U as Tree Gelbman, the young woman who has a literally repetitive relationship with the Grim Reaper. Horror films aside, Rothe briefly talked about movies she loves (The Princess Bride, The Sound of Music), as well as her binge watching tendencies with Friends, in our latest installment of Flick City!!
Joan Jett and Kenny Laguna in BAD REPUTATION, a Magnolia Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.
Pauline Kael’s first book was I Lost It At The Movies, and though I relate to that sentiment I also have learned a tone in the process. Case in point is Bad Reputation, an illuminating look at the life of Joan Jett that’s now out on DVD.
Jamie Chung is the face of Chinese Laundry’s 42Gold, a new line of “fashion forward” footwear that debuted on Friday. Chung, whose credits include the criminally underrated flick Sucker Punch and The Hangover Part II, is a cast member on Fox’s The Gifted.
Director Natasha Kermani and Writer Brea Grant from "Dread."
Dread Central Presents, the makers of the excellent Gothic thriller The Lodgers, is keeping things simple and changing its name to Dread. The Golem, the company’s first in-house production, comes out February 5, and pre-production will soon begin on the Natasha Kermani (Imitation Girl) directed horror feature Lucky.
Mads Mikkelsen stars as Overgårdin ARCTIC, a Bleecker Street release.Credit: Helen Sloan SMPSP / Bleecker Street
Shot in Iceland over 19 days, Arctic is a film that’s definitely worth catching if you dig survivalist dramas. In this post .I included audio of Mads Mikkelsen’s reflection on shooting the end scene (which is a total knockout) and why he immediately said “yes” to the project.
Mia Wasikowska as Jackie in Universal Pictures Content Group’s horror film “PIERCING”. Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures Content Group.
Director Nicolas Pesce’s (The Eyes of My Mother) mines the immersive worlds of Brian De Palma and Alfred Hitchcock (throw in a dash of giallo cinema as well) with Piercing. The narrative, based on a Ryû Murakami novel centers on a guy (Christopher Abbott) who decides to commit the perfect murder.Mia Wasikowska is the escort who may become his intended victim, but fate has a funny way of turning the tables. During our chat Pesce talked about the joys of creating a visually seductive world within an indie budget.
A Silent Voice, an anime feature directed by Naoko Yamada (Liz and the Blue Bird, Tamako Love Story), hits Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download April 2 from Eleven Arts Anime Studio and Shout! Factory. The project is based on Yoshitoki Oima’s critically acclaimed manga.
John Rhys-Davis in "Soldier of War." (Uncork'd Entertainment)
John Rhys-Davis, a revered character actor best known for his work in The Lord of the Rings films and two Indiana Jones flicks, is part of another fantastical plot (of an undead origin) with Soldier of War. Trailer is below!
