‘Sputnik’ Review: An Immersive, ‘Alien’-Inspired Russian Sci-Fi Thriller

Eli Countryman In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix unveiled the trailer for “Julie and the Phantoms,” and Syfy announced six cast members set to star in the upcoming drama series, “The Surrealtor.”Syfy‘s upcoming drama “The Surrealtor” is set to include Tim Rozon, Sarah Levy, Adam Korson, Maurice Dean Wint, Savannah Basley and Tennille Read as series regulars. Production for the 10 episodes will begin Sept.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorSchitt’s Creek alums Tim Rozon and Sarah Levy, along with Adam Korson (Seed), Maurice Dean Wint (The Kid Detective), Savannah Basley (Wynonna Earp) and Tennille Read (Workin’ Moms) are set as series regulars in The Surrealtor, Syfy’s upcoming drama series from Blue Ice Pictures.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticThe issue of whether Donald Trump is mentally unfit to be president — or, put more bluntly, whether he suffers from a serious mental disorder — isn’t one to be taken lightly, yet it sometimes seems destined to be tinged with comedy.

Die Hard, according to Alex Winter.The late actor, who died in 2016, once told Bill & Ted star Winter about the impact of taking on the villainous role.“It could be worse,” Winter told The New York Times about being associated with his role with Bill & Ted. “I remember walking down the street with Alan Rickman once.“A fan came up to us, and afterwards Alan was like, ‘You’re so lucky that you’re known for playing Bill and not Hans Gruber the terrorist.

Die Hard, it sounds like the aftermath of the iconic action movie wasn't pleasant for Alan Rickman.Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure star Alex Winter has shared an experience he had while chatting with the late British actor in a new interview.Discussing being frequently associated with a single role, Winter told : “It could be worse.

Janet W. Lee Bleecker Street has released the first trailer of “The Secrets We Keep,” a drama starring Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman and Chris Messina, set to premiere Sept.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsIn an attempt to get teenagers and younger British Columbia citizens to stay home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, B.C. Premier John Horgan enlisted some of Hollywood’s most notable Canadians for help: Ryan Reynolds and Seth Rogen.On Thursday Premiere Horgan posted a Twitter to his official page reaching out to the movie stars.“I have been talking about the importance of making sure that younger demographics are hearing the message.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsIn an attempt to get teenagers and younger British Columbia citizens to stay home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, B.C. Premier John Horgan enlisted some of Hollywood’s most notable Canadians for help: Ryan Reynolds and Seth Rogen.On Thursday Premiere Horgan posted a Twitter to his official page reaching out to the movie stars.“I have been talking about the importance of making sure that younger demographics are hearing the message.

Space exploration is terrifying. Not just because, in real life, we’ve seen terrible tragedies and accidents happen as humans attempt to explore what lies beyond our world.

A Russia-set creature feature whose intensely serious tone belies some awfully silly stuff in its plot, Egor Abramenko's Sputnik locks an Alien-inspired parasite up in the steppes of Kazakhstan and waits to see if humans can figure out how to handle it. Suffering a bit in the charisma department, the film moves sluggishly for the hour or so that it takes to get on its feet, finally giving its humans something interesting to do.

Facebook early Monday morning. «Just wanted to let The Allen Family and friends know that Dad received his wing two hours ago.

Veteran Hollywood actor-turned- director Damian Chapa on Monday said appearing in Woody Allen's next film, Rifkin's Festival, marked a career high. "I was offered a role in a film with one of the most respected Hollywood directors of his time made it easy to accept the role," Chapa said in a statement as he confirmed a role playing a Hollywood producer in Allen's next movie.

20 years ago, David Arquette was crowned the World Heavyweight Champion. Okay — it was just as a marketing stunt to promote his film “Ready to Rumble,” in which he starred as a wrestling-obsessed fan.

Joe Leydon Film CriticSurely, it can’t be long before we see a new addition to “The Film Critic’s Lexicon,” in the chapter devoted to such shorthand similes as “feels like a Hallmark movie,” “resembles an after-school special” and that old standby, “Tarantinoesque.” Chances are very good there will be something on the order of “good enough for lockdown” or “quarantine time-killer,” used to describe the sort of unabashedly derivative and instantly disposable genre fare that might find an

HBO Max film An American Pickle goes to Seth Rogen, who plays dual roles as a 30-something app developer and his 30-something great-grandfather (more on how that comes to be in a bit), but the better name to pay attention to to get a feel for An American Pickle's essence is Simon Rich, whose short story is the basis for the movie (Rich also wrote the screenplay).

If this Taylor Swift “Betty” Friends theory is true, then Folklore officially wins all the medals for best pop-culture-inspired album of the year. And no, that’s not an official Recording Academy category, but it might as well be.

Also Read: Dave Franco to Play Vanilla Ice in Biopic 'To the Extreme'“I Am Woman” specifically delves into Reddy’s friendship with legendary rock journalist Lillian Roxon (Danielle Macdonald) and her talent manager Jeff Wald (Evan Peters), who becomes not only her partner but also her husband and relocates her family to California.