The new musical Here We Are, which is the final show from legendary composer Stephen Sondheim, has officially debuted off-Broadway.
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Dennis Harvey Film Critic The future looks more purgatorial than paradisiacal in “Divinity,” Eddie Alcazar’s second feature as writer-director. Like the first, 2018’s “Perfect,” this is a cryptic sci-fi body horror allegory where undeniably arresting aesthetics are nonetheless more a symptom of shallow lookism-based values than the intended critique.
Stephen Dorff plays a wealthy recluse peddling the titular mystery serum, which promises eternal youth — though, naturally, there may be drawbacks. This invention attracts attention not just from consumers, but from apparent space aliens who arrive to halt its disturbance of the natural order.
Those looking for midnight-movie eccentricity will find much to enjoy in the black-and-white film’s mix of the trippy, queasy and erotic. But as before, the effortfully quirky elements don’t really add up to a cogent whole, resulting in something a mite too reflective of its creator’s background in commercials and game design — a rarefied, stimulating surface without depth.
(Trivia note: Elon Musk is among those thanked in the closing credits.) In flashbacks, Scott Bakula plays Sterling Pierce, a scientist whose chemical experiments were still very much in progress at the time of his premature death. Son Jaxxon (Dorff) has taken that incomplete intel to manufacture and market “Divinity,” a liquid administered by eyedrop from a perfume-type bottle.
It bestows a kind of immortality that heightens physical perfection, but as yet does nothing to retard the mind’s aging process, or expand the intellect. This very commercial application, promoted in oft-glimpsed advertisements (amongst other parodic TV clips), is probably not at all what Jaxxon’s idealistic late father intended for his
.The new musical Here We Are, which is the final show from legendary composer Stephen Sondheim, has officially debuted off-Broadway.
Hot off the premiere of “The Fall Of The House Of Usher” on Netflix, Mike Flanagan is already working hard on his next project. And it’s another Stephen King adaptation, shooting in Alabama under an interim agreement.
Netflix sci-fi cop drama Bodies has proven to be a hit with critics, with many hailing it as one of the best projects of Stephen Graham’s career.Based on Si Spencer’s graphic novel of the same name, Bodies follows four detectives from four different time periods who discover the same mysterious body in the exact same spot.All eight episodes are now available to stream on Netflix, and if the reviews are anything to go by, viewers will be left “wanting more and more”.In a four-star review, The Guardian wrote: “The modern-day stuff is thrilling and tense; in the past, it is cartoonish and cod-historical. But as the first episode came to an explosive end, I immediately started the next.
Stephen Mulhern has revealed he is in talks to take over hosting Dancing On Ice from Phillip Schofield – with Holly Willoughby’s role on the show uncertain. The 46 year old presenter said it would be “amazing” to front the programme that he already knows so well. He has previously hosted Dancing on Ice spin off show Defrosted and he also stood in on main show presenting duties last year when Phillip, 61, was struck down with Covid.
After millions of viewers tuned in to watch Coronation Street villain Stephen Reid finally receive his just desserts at the end of this year’s Super Soap Week, a grisly end at the hands of Peter Barlow seemed to be exactly what the serial killer deserved. However, while Stephen’s death came as no surprise to many viewers, it did set in motion a chain of events that have seemingly sealed cobbles favourite Peter Barlow’s exit from the show.
Jordan Moreau SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Divinity,” which releases in New York on Friday, Los Angeles on Oct. 20 and goes wide on Nov. 3.
Two experimental films executive produced by Steven Soderbergh — Eddie Alcazar’s Divinity and Godfrey Reggio’s Once Within A Time – join Neon’s anticipated Anatomy Of A Fall, Cannes Palme d’Or winner, in theaters today, a bit of counter-programming on a weekend dominated by Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.
There’s so much to unpack in “Divinity,” the new gonzo, sci-fi-ish hallucinatory mindf*ck from filmmaker Eddie Alcazar, a director, writer, producer, and game developer who makes his feature-length debut with this bold, experimental new work. For one, Steven Soderbergh is an executive producer, and when the filmmaker co-signs as an exec on a young, new filmmaker, chances are the work is worth seeing.
William Earl Horror Film School is a feature in which talent in front of and behind the camera share the ins and outs of creating the biggest onscreen scares. Eddie Alcazar’s feature film debut “Divinity” is a lot of things scene-to-scene: a love story; an examination of how a father’s legacy can impact his son; a creature feature; a black and white sci-fi throwback; a stop motion masterpiece. Utilizing his low budget as a way to spark creativity, writer and director Eddie Alcazar successfully develops his dystopian vision of the future in which society is obsessed with the titular drug, which promises everlasting youth. Yet the director pauses when asked if he’d consider his dynamic midnight movie to be “weird.” “I never really think about that too much,” he says.
Coronation Street icon Sue Nicholls has sparked fears for Audrey Roberts’ safety as she confronts her serial killer son Stephen Reid tonight. Over a series of months, Stephen has committed a number of crimes, including three murders, drugging his boss, Carla Connor with LSD, and stealing all the equity in his mum’s house.
Coronation Street star Sue Nicholls has shared how she feared the end of her beloved character Audrey Roberts when it was revealed her on-screen son was a villain - but shared how she could still end up getting the chop. Todd Boyce reprised the role of Stephen Reid in the ITV soap last year, 15 years after he was last seen on the famous street.
Fans will be left worried for Audrey Roberts when she goes missing after her confrontation with Stephen Reid in Coronation Street. The much-loved character has no idea that her son has stolen from her and has since been bumping off anyone who comes close to exposing the truth about his desperate schemes.
Coronation Street legend Sue Nicholls has spoken out about the exit of her on-screen son as her much-loved character gets involved in what is likely to be a shock departure. The ITV soap has already confirmed that by the end of Friday night's episode (October 13), Stephen Reid will have exited Weatherfield.
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Caroline Brew editor Stephen King’s 1983 novel “Pet Sematary” has been adapted several times for film, beginning with Mary Lambert’s 1989 version. That was followed by its 1992 sequel, then by Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kölsch’s 2019 adaptation — and now, there’s “Pet Sematary: Bloodlines,” directed and co-written by Lindsey Anderson Beer. What sets Beer’s version apart from the others is that hers is a prequel, with the intention to answer some of the unknowns about the “Pet Sematary” universe, rather than just tell a different version of the same story.
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Coronation Street fans have been left issuing their pleas over who they want saving from Stephen Reid's grasp as they were teased with details of his exit from the cobbles. There are just days to go until viewers of the ITV soap will see the dastardly businessman leave Weatherfield.
Stephen Ried could have been knocking around the cobbles for a bit longer, the actor who plays him has revealed. Coronation Street fans will be left on tenterhooks next week when the broke businessman-turner-serial killer finally leaves Weatherfield but just how he exits the famous street remains to be seen.
Coronation Street star Sally Dynevor has gushed over her departing co-star Todd Boyce as she teases her character's involvement in Stephen Reid's exit. It has been revealed that the broke businessman-turned-serial killer's murderous secret will be revealed next week before he leaves the cobbles.