Seven strangers all harboring a secret descend on a hotel for one bloody, eventful night. It's the kind of premise that's fueled many a hard-boiled noir, one that continues to inspire pastiche filmmakers today. "Bad Times at the El Royale" director Drew Goddard spun an incredibly nuanced web out of this simple conceit, using it to comment on a myriad of themes that dominated the 1960s. Faith, morality, surveillance culture, the rise of cult mentality, bigotry, misogynoir, America's abandoned veterans ... it's all there, strung together with help from Goddard's ensemble.
"Bad Times" begins with singer Darlene Sweet (Cynthia Erivo), priest Daniel Flynn (Jeff Bridges), vacuum cleaner salesman Laramie Seymour Sullivan (Jon Hamm) and hippie Emily Summerspring (Dakota Johnson) checking into the El Royale. The hotel's cheeky "bi-state" gimmick (it straddles the Nevada/California border), as well as its relative remoteness, once made it a haven for high-rollers looking to hide away.
"Bad Times" begins with singer Darlene Sweet (Cynthia Erivo), priest Daniel Flynn (Jeff Bridges), vacuum cleaner salesman Laramie Seymour Sullivan (Jon Hamm) and hippie Emily Summerspring (Dakota Johnson) checking into the El Royale. The hotel's cheeky "bi-state" gimmick (it straddles the Nevada/California border), as well as its relative remoteness, once made it a haven for high-rollers looking to hide away.
- 12/3/2022
- by Lyvie Scott
- Slash Film
The life of a professional boxer can be desperate and toilsome. Unless you’re a marquee prizefighter, there’s little money to be made, leaving many fighters stricken by poverty. Yet, few professions are so straightforward. Almost disturbing in its simplicity, you punch your opponent until they fall down, whilst they try to do the same to you.
In cinema, the boxer is an ever-present figure, often solitary and driven to succeed by demons from the past. Creed, Ryan Coogler‘s new addition to the Rocky series is out this week in a wide release, and garnering some very positive reviews (including our own). There’s no better time to brush up on your boxing movies, as it’s an enthralling little sub-genre, ripe for explosive violence and drama.
We compiled ten of the best boxing movies below, so check them out, and let us know your favorites.
Ali (Michael Mann...
In cinema, the boxer is an ever-present figure, often solitary and driven to succeed by demons from the past. Creed, Ryan Coogler‘s new addition to the Rocky series is out this week in a wide release, and garnering some very positive reviews (including our own). There’s no better time to brush up on your boxing movies, as it’s an enthralling little sub-genre, ripe for explosive violence and drama.
We compiled ten of the best boxing movies below, so check them out, and let us know your favorites.
Ali (Michael Mann...
- 11/27/2015
- by Tony Hinds
- The Film Stage
The cast for the World Premiere of Stephen Ward, directed by Richard Eyre, will comprise Alexander Hanson as Stephen Ward, Charlotte Spencer as Christine Keeler, Charlotte Blackledge as Mandy Rice Davies, Anthony Calfas Lord Astor, Daniel Flynn as John Profumo, Joanna Riding as Valerie Hobson, Ian Conningham as Ivanov, Chris Howell as Murray, Ricardo Coke Thomas as Lucky Gordon and Wayne Robinson as Johnny Edgecomp. Other cast members are Martin Callaghan, Kate Coyston, Jason Denton, Julian Forsyth, Amy Griffiths, Paul Kemble, Emma Kate Nelson, Carl Sanderson, Emily Squibb, John Stacey, Helen Ternent and Tim Walton.
- 9/6/2013
- by BWW Special Coverage
- BroadwayWorld.com
Not-for-profit group Thankyou Water has launched its first campaign to raise awareness for the importance of safe water in developing nations.
Created in-house, the campaign was produced with entirely donated time and resources valued at $110,000. The ad features children living in the third world enjoying running water and includes only two words – Thank you.
Thankyou Water MD Daniel Flynn said: “Each person featured in the Tvc is a Thankyou Water drinker or a beneficiary of the projects we’ve funded. This is because we wanted to really capture the Thankyou Water moment – where one purchase funds a water project, which then changes a life,” he said.
Both Foxtel and Nine have donated advertising space to air the ads. The campaign will be supported by social media.
All proceeds from the water go towards funding water projects in the developing world and to date, the Melbourne based enterprise has contributed to 58 water projects in Cambodia,...
Created in-house, the campaign was produced with entirely donated time and resources valued at $110,000. The ad features children living in the third world enjoying running water and includes only two words – Thank you.
Thankyou Water MD Daniel Flynn said: “Each person featured in the Tvc is a Thankyou Water drinker or a beneficiary of the projects we’ve funded. This is because we wanted to really capture the Thankyou Water moment – where one purchase funds a water project, which then changes a life,” he said.
Both Foxtel and Nine have donated advertising space to air the ads. The campaign will be supported by social media.
All proceeds from the water go towards funding water projects in the developing world and to date, the Melbourne based enterprise has contributed to 58 water projects in Cambodia,...
- 10/15/2012
- by Georgina Pearson
- Encore Magazine
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to the worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch. This week we focus on Contagion, Warrior and Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975.
This Friday in theaters is all about fighting. Whether it be fighting a world-rattling outbreak, fighting in the ring, or fighting the powers that be, movie protagonists will be engaging in the battles of their life for your viewing pleasure. And if you want to take the fight home, we’ve got a list of movies now available online full of stars, struggle and striking revelations.
Steven Soderbergh directs this star-studded and shocking disaster-thriller about a deadly outbreak. Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Laurence Fishburne, Marion Cotillard and John Hawkes co-star.
For more disaster flicks full of stars and scares, check out this trio:
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) This sequel is as star-studded as its source,...
This Friday in theaters is all about fighting. Whether it be fighting a world-rattling outbreak, fighting in the ring, or fighting the powers that be, movie protagonists will be engaging in the battles of their life for your viewing pleasure. And if you want to take the fight home, we’ve got a list of movies now available online full of stars, struggle and striking revelations.
Steven Soderbergh directs this star-studded and shocking disaster-thriller about a deadly outbreak. Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Laurence Fishburne, Marion Cotillard and John Hawkes co-star.
For more disaster flicks full of stars and scares, check out this trio:
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) This sequel is as star-studded as its source,...
- 9/8/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Paris (Reuters) - French actor Gerard Depardieu was humiliated and apologized to fellow passengers when prostate problems forced him to urinate in front of them during takeoff on an Air France flight this week, a friend said.
Fellow actor Edouard Baer, who was traveling with the 62-year-old film star on the flight to Dublin to film the latest "Asterix and Obelix" movie, said Depardieu had tried to urinate in a water bottle when denied access to the toilet by a hostess.
"It's just that the bottle was too small. It's true that it overflowed," Baer told Europe 1 radio. "He was embarrassed. He wanted to clean it up...It was very humiliating and awkward for him. He obviously made a big scene (saying) 'I pissed on myself'."
The incident came to light on Wednesday when a passenger on the flight from Paris to Dublin told French radio that Depardieu, star of...
Fellow actor Edouard Baer, who was traveling with the 62-year-old film star on the flight to Dublin to film the latest "Asterix and Obelix" movie, said Depardieu had tried to urinate in a water bottle when denied access to the toilet by a hostess.
"It's just that the bottle was too small. It's true that it overflowed," Baer told Europe 1 radio. "He was embarrassed. He wanted to clean it up...It was very humiliating and awkward for him. He obviously made a big scene (saying) 'I pissed on myself'."
The incident came to light on Wednesday when a passenger on the flight from Paris to Dublin told French radio that Depardieu, star of...
- 8/19/2011
- by Reuters
- Huffington Post
Paris (Reuters) - French actor Gerard Depardieu outraged fellow passengers by urinating in the aisle of an Air France flight as it prepared to take off on Tuesday, forcing the plane to turn back to its parking spot.
A passenger on the flight said Depardieu, 62, the star of movies such as "Jean de Florette" and "Green Card," appeared to be drunk and insisted he be allowed to use the bathroom during takeoff, when passengers must remain seated.
When he was asked by a hostess to return to his seat, Depardieu urinated in the aisle, the passenger told French radio station Europe 1 on Wednesday.
"You could see that he had been drinking, but there were no comments. The hostess was shocked but there was no argument, nothing," said the passenger.
"I was outraged. When you are an actor, you are not like other people, you do not have to abide by the rules.
A passenger on the flight said Depardieu, 62, the star of movies such as "Jean de Florette" and "Green Card," appeared to be drunk and insisted he be allowed to use the bathroom during takeoff, when passengers must remain seated.
When he was asked by a hostess to return to his seat, Depardieu urinated in the aisle, the passenger told French radio station Europe 1 on Wednesday.
"You could see that he had been drinking, but there were no comments. The hostess was shocked but there was no argument, nothing," said the passenger.
"I was outraged. When you are an actor, you are not like other people, you do not have to abide by the rules.
- 8/17/2011
- by Reuters
- Huffington Post
More horrific goodies will be coming our way from the UK soon enough in the form of three more films from Black Camel Productions, and we've got the scoop on what to expect when they get here!
First up will be the next film from Outpost: Black Sun director Steve Barker, Blood Makes Noise:
Danny Flynn is a ruthless, brutal and corrupt policeman in a decaying modern city that has all but given up hope. When he is infected by a group of vampires, he is forced to embark on a journey of revenge and redemption.
From there vampires run wild in director Michael Callaghan's Sutherland Hill:
A high school detention class of teenagers find themselves besieged by a gang of local bloodsuckers is this fun and gripping horror.
And finally a jazzy little undead fright fest from director Ryan McHenry in the form of a Zombie Musical...
First up will be the next film from Outpost: Black Sun director Steve Barker, Blood Makes Noise:
Danny Flynn is a ruthless, brutal and corrupt policeman in a decaying modern city that has all but given up hope. When he is infected by a group of vampires, he is forced to embark on a journey of revenge and redemption.
From there vampires run wild in director Michael Callaghan's Sutherland Hill:
A high school detention class of teenagers find themselves besieged by a gang of local bloodsuckers is this fun and gripping horror.
And finally a jazzy little undead fright fest from director Ryan McHenry in the form of a Zombie Musical...
- 3/18/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
As Dustin will attest, after going on a Michael Fassbender Bender a few weeks ago, I started a list called "The Best Irish Films." Then I scrapped that list because I somehow felt obliged to watch all the Irish films before being qualified to talk about "The Best". But you can't watch all the Irish films, folks and when you try, as I did, you end up watching a lot of films on terrorism. And then everything gets a little bleak. And then you have to wash your soul in whiskey and start again. I didn't make it, friends. I didn't watch them all. So I'm renaming this list "My Favorite Irish Films" and, to add insult to injury, I'm going to use a fairly loose definition of "Irish" (Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Irishmen Abroad!)
Also, lucky for me, a lovely and comprehensive article about Irish biopics was already...
Also, lucky for me, a lovely and comprehensive article about Irish biopics was already...
- 3/17/2011
- by Joanna Robinson
Tune in alert for History Channel's airing Sunday, December 13 of "The People Speak" where Hollywood reads excepted historical documents and letters illustrating divisive moments that are all part of our fractious American history. The founders of the United States fled European tyranny and other oligarchies for freedom to live in their own way. This everyone seems to agree on. Enter Howard Zinn, a controversial historian whose 1980 tome "A People.s History of the United States" affected actor Matt Damon, who noted it in his film, "Good Will Hunting." Some are less kind towards Zinn's teachings, as author Daniel Flynn voiced his dissent here. History is taught with perspective and facts, and often what is taught is revisionist...
- 12/14/2009
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
It has taken me a long, long time to warm up to Daniel Day-Lewis. Despite first meeting him in the tender and gentler characters he played in A Room With a View and The Age of Innocence, he was always that terrifying Method guy who sharpened knives on set and ate his own kills. I don't want to say I was scared of him, but I found him brilliantly off-putting, which is why I never saw The Boxer until this past weekend.
Directed by Jim Sheridan, The Boxer delves into the last gasp of the Troubles in Ireland. Former Ira member Danny Flynn (Day-Lewis) is released from prison on the verge of the 1998 peace treaty. He simply wants to get back to his life, resume a boxing career, and live in peace. But his former Ira allies are busy plotting last ditch efforts of violence, and they're furious at his neutrality.
Directed by Jim Sheridan, The Boxer delves into the last gasp of the Troubles in Ireland. Former Ira member Danny Flynn (Day-Lewis) is released from prison on the verge of the 1998 peace treaty. He simply wants to get back to his life, resume a boxing career, and live in peace. But his former Ira allies are busy plotting last ditch efforts of violence, and they're furious at his neutrality.
- 11/17/2009
- by Elisabeth Rappe
- Cinematical
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