You’ve got to hand it to Ryan Murphy and his deal with Netflix. Some creators sign deals and nothing happens (the “Game Of Thrones” showrunners who turned up with nothing when they were supposed to start a “Star Wars” trilogy).
14.10.2020 - 19:48 / variety.com
Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterDirector Jennifer Kaytin Robinson is returning to Netflix for her next directorial effort, Variety has learned exclusively.Following the breakout success of her first feature, the anthemic breakup tale “Someone Great,” Robinson returns with a new project she’ll direct, produce, and has co-written, titled “Strangers.”Inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Train,” the dark comedy will follow unlikely cohorts Drew (an alpha, “It” girl) and Eleanor (beta, alt
.You’ve got to hand it to Ryan Murphy and his deal with Netflix. Some creators sign deals and nothing happens (the “Game Of Thrones” showrunners who turned up with nothing when they were supposed to start a “Star Wars” trilogy).
“Big Little Lies” is one of the biggest series for HBO over the past few years. With its all-star cast delivering some of the best soap-y drama around, the series was an instant hit for HBO and an Emmy darling.
Ben Wheatley is at a very interesting crossroads in his career. In the past week, Netflix released his latest feature film, “Rebecca,” which is a remake of a film from Alfred Hitchcock and finds the filmmaker working in the realm of thrillers.
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.MOVIES— You have to admire the moxie of Netflix and director Ben Wheatley for taking on Daphne du Maurier’s “Rebecca,” which already has a masterpiece Alfred Hitchcock adaptation to its name.
Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant have never worked together onscreen. That is, until now, in HBO’s stylish, thrilling new series, .
Kerry Katona has revealed that her 12-year old son Max managed to wrack up an eye-watering amount on her credit card recently.
Sienna Miller reflected on the difference between Old Hollywood and Hollywood today, particularly when it comes to abuse on the set. Miller, 38, once portrayed Tippi Hedren in the 2012 movie “The Girl,” which was based on the making of the 1963 film “The Birds,” directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Nicole Kidman has suffered her fair share of heartaches over the years.
in films such as Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound, has died at 97.Fleming's assistant confirmed to The New York Times the classic film star died this week at Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California.
Actress Rhonda Fleming, star of Hollywood’s Golden Age, has died at the age of 97, her secretary has said.
Actress Rhonda Fleming, star of Hollywood’s Golden Age, has died at the age of 97, her secretary has said.
Natalie Oganesyan editorRhonda Fleming, star of the 1940s and ’50s who was dubbed the “Queen of Technicolor” and appeared in “Out of the Past” and “Spellbound,” died Wednesday in Santa Monica, Calif., according to her secretary Carla Sapon.
Manori Ravindran International EditorDeepa Mehta’s latest film, an adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai’s Sri Lanka-set coming-of-age novel “Funny Boy,” has been picked up by Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing, and will land worldwide on Netflix this December, Variety can reveal.The Oscar-nominated “Earth” and “Midnight’s Children” director wrote the screenplay for the film alongside Selvadurai, whose debut 1994 novel is set in Sri Lanka during the 1970s and 1980s and was ground-breaking in its
Somewhere between the transcendent Alfred Hitchcock original and a total misfire lies Ben Wheatley’s shiny new “Rebecca.” An innocuous adaptation of the 1938 novel by Daphne Du Maurier, the latest Net-flick should reignite debate over the reasons why certain properties are exhumed while others aren’t. For something like Hitch’s 1940 classic, a decent justification might be that the new version fleshes out latent meanings in a more satisfying way—the queer relationship between Mrs.
Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again,” begins both Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 best-seller “Rebecca” and nearly every adaptation of the Gothic novel that has followed, including Alfred Hitchcock’s atmospheric 1940 best picture winner. With accolades like that, why reboot “Rebecca”? Well, as the opening line itself suggests, one can and does return to the film’s tragi-romantic estate, shrouded in fog and mystery as it is, as often as one pleases.
Featured in the lineup are the network's first movies centered on a gay romance, starring real-life couple Ben Lewis and Blake Lee, and an Asian family, led by Jacky Lai, Tony Giroux and Tzi Ma.premieres Saturday, Oct. 24 at 8 p.m.
When it was announced, Ryan Murphy’s forthcoming musical film, “Prom,” sported an insanely talented cast, led by Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington, and more, and seemed like a surefire hit for Netflix. However, just three days before the film was done with production, COVID struck and everything was shut down.