Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticYou know studio movies are in a rut when, amid endless Spider-Bat sequels, you find yourself longing for the likes of such escapist 1980s offerings as “Romancing the Stone” and “King Solomon’s Mines.” I can’t be the only one who’s been craving a good old-fashioned treasure hunt, where the leads throw sparks and the ladies’ makeup never smudges, no matter how close to the volcano they get. After a long stretch without such a big-screen Hollywood adventure movie (at least, not one without ties to a video game or theme park ride), “The Lost City” makes for welcome counter-programming.The story was producer Seth Gordon’s idea, but credit siblings Adam and Aaron Nee (who tested the waters with their Mark Twain-inspired “Band of Robbers”) for sprucing up the formula, while Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum supply the chemistry.
‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ was supposed to be more complex, says Charlie Brooker
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Black Mirror film Bandersnatch was originally going to be more complex.The Netflix one-off originally dropped during the 2018 festive period, and follows a young video game programmer (Fionn Whitehead) as viewers guide his decisions with a series of interactive choices.Reflecting on how Bandersnatch turned out, Brooker admitted to The Guardian in a new interview: “From a technical point of view, I was satisfied.”However, the writer revealed that he initially wanted an escape room feel, which included a puzzle that viewers would solve by repeatedly failing, with each failed turn giving another digit in a phone number, before it was scrapped.“The problem was, and this is a damning indictment of humankind, people couldn’t remember a five-digit number for more than five seconds,” Brooker admitted. “So we had to take that out.
Which basically meant that you weren’t quite sure when it had finished.”The creator also explained that doing Bandersnatch was “an expensive proposition, risky, difficult” given it was Netflix’s first interactive drama.“They wrote loads of code to make it work… looking back, why didn’t they want something like a Bond movie? This was very niche: it’s about someone writing a game in his head, on a Spectrum,” he continued.“The biggest set piece was him walking in to WH Smith in 1984. It would have been easy for Netflix to say: ‘Could you set this in America, make it a Tandy computer and make it more like War Games starring Matthew Broderick? Can it be a bit more glamorous?’ There was none of that.” Brooker has recently been busy on other projects for Netflix, including Attack Of The Hollywood Clichés! with Rob Lowe, which takes a look at some of the biggest tropes in Hollywood films.His production company
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Sandra Bullock Dazzles SXSW, Hints at Lengthy Hiatus From Acting at ‘The Lost City’ Premiere
Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterSandra Bullock brought the star power back in-person to the SXSW Film Festival on Saturday night, unveiling her new romantic adventure “The Lost City.”Flanked by costar Daniel Radcliffe and directors Adam and Aaron Nee, fans across multiple generations packed Austin’s Paramount Theatre to watch Bullock tangle in the jungle with her costar Channing Tatum. The Paramount Pictures release sees Bullock as a widowed romance novelist whose latest book tour is eclipsed by the himbo model who graces her covers (Tatum). Turns out, her fact-based plots about an ancient culture offer credible clues to the location of a priceless treasure, and a petulant billionaire (Radcliffe) kidnaps Bullock to recover it.
Sandra Bullock & Daniel Radcliffe Promote 'The Lost City' at SXSW Festival 2022
Sandra Bullock and Daniel Radcliffe are hitting the red carpet!
Pauline Chalamet Says ‘It Wasn’t That Hard’ Getting Naked In ‘The Sex Lives Of College Girls’
Pauline Chalamet is totally comfortable with her body.
Sandra Bullock Spills On Channing Tatum Nude Scene In ‘The Lost City’: ‘He Was So Chill About It’
Sandra Bullock is giving the behind-the-scenes story on the unforgettable leech scene in “The Lost City”.
Aziz Ansari to Direct and Star With Bill Murray in Comedy Drama for Searchlight
“Aziz Ansari is an incredible talent and, with this script, he brings a singular combination of insightful humor and pathos,” Searchlight presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield said in a statement. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with him on his feature directorial debut which is long overdue, and of course working with the genius Bill Murray once again.”Taylor Friedman and Cameron Chidsey are overseeing the project for Searchlight Pictures.
Aziz Ansari Sets Feature Directorial Debut At Searchlight, Will Star Alongside Bill Murray
Aziz Ansari (Master of None, Parks and Recreation) is making his feature directorial debut with an untitled dramedy for Searchlight, based on the 2014 non-fiction book Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by surgeon Atul Gawande, in which he’ll star alongside Oscar nominee Bill Murray (The French Dispatch, Lost in Translation), Deadline has confirmed.
‘Cat Burglar,’ Netflix’s New Interactive Cartoon From ‘Black Mirror’ and ‘BoJack Horseman’ Producers, Is a Wacky Good Time: TV Review
Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticKnowing that Netflix’s “Cat Burglar” was created by Charlie Brooker of “Black Mirror,” and that the “Black Mirror” take on a choose-your-own-adventure episode (2018’s “Bandersnatch“) represents one of that show’s biggest horrors, I kept waiting for “Cat Burglar” (out today on Netflix) to take some terrible turn of existential dread. But after playing through several “Cat Burglar” scenarios, the opposite proved true.
The Marvelous Murray Hill: As Seen on TV
The Guardian in a 2016 profile of Hill. “He always took being a drag king to a new level, which was more fully realized than most kings.” As the years have gone by, Hill has become far more than a pioneering drag king, queer New York nightlife fixture, or campy, charismatic trans comedian/actor. The 50-year-old has long struggled to find the right words and terminology to describe himself.“I keep saying, when I talk to young people: We just didn’t have the language and the ID politics, we had nothing.
Tyrese Gibson’s Mother, Priscilla Murray Gibson, Dies After Hospitalization
Tyrese Gibson‘s mother, Priscilla Murray Gibson, has died after a battle with COVID-19 and pneumonia. Tyrese announced the sad news Monday on his Instagram.
Tyrese Gibson's Mother, Priscilla Murray Gibson, Dies After Hospitalization
Tyrese Gibson's mother, Priscilla Murray Gibson, has died after a battle with COVID-19 and pneumonia. Tyrese announced the sad news Monday on his Instagram.He shared a sad video of him holding on to and rubbing his mother's hand as he tearfully said his goodbyes.«Rest in peace mom,» Tyrese can be heard saying through his tears. «You fought, mom.
Rapper Kodak Black ‘among four wounded in shooting after Justin Bieber concert’
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Is that ultra-rare Godspeed You! Black Emperor leak real? Their label isn’t saying
It's the stuff of post-rock legend: in 1993, Efrim Menuck, Mauro Pezzente and Mike Moya recorded a demo cassette called All Lights Fucked on the Hairy Amp Drooling, their first as Godspeed You! Black Emperor. The tape's run was limited to 33 copies, and all of them quickly disappeared out of the hands of the band, and into the ether without being heard by most of the band's fanbase.
Mary J. Blige Says Fans Will be '100 Percent Fulfilled' by Super Bowl Halftime Show (Exclusive)
Mary J. Blige is confident that fans are going to be wowed at Super Bowl LVI. On Sunday, the 51-year-old R&B legend will join Dr.
‘The Lost City’ Lands Big-Game Spot Featuring Channing Tatum, Sandra Bullock, Daniel Radcliffe & Brad Pitt
Channing Tatum’s abs and Brad Pitt’s heroism in “The Lost City” teaser have landed a commercial spot during Sunday’s big game.