The Walking Dead for its long-awaited Season 10 finale on Sunday to the broadcast premiere of DC Universe's Swamp Thing on Tuesday and the debut of Netflix's The Haunting of Bly Manor at the end of the week, there is a lot to go around.
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Jason Blum has been on a roll lately in the film world. Over the past two years, he has produced “BlacKkKlansman,” “Halloween,” “Glass,” “Us,” and “The Invisible Man.” The amount of goodwill stored up by the horror producer has freed him up to venture outside his studio’s usual fare, especially in the TV world.
The Walking Dead for its long-awaited Season 10 finale on Sunday to the broadcast premiere of DC Universe's Swamp Thing on Tuesday and the debut of Netflix's The Haunting of Bly Manor at the end of the week, there is a lot to go around.
2013 novel of the same name, it mixes fact and historical fiction — all filtered through the eyes of Onion as he witnesses the events leading up to the Civil War.Hawke co-created and executive- produced the series; Daveed Diggs co-stars as Frederick Douglass.Johnson has also appeared in episodes of “Black-ish,” “Animal Kingdom” and FX’s “Snowfall,” but “The Good Lord Bird” marks his first starring role.He spoke to The Post about working with Hawke, learning about the Civil War and more.For my
Ethan Hawke opened up about his own family's regrets voting for Donald Trump in the 2016 election and compared Donald Trump's debate performance to Emperor Palpatine while appearing onThe Late ShowThursday night.
The Good Lord Bird was worth the wait.
Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticToo often, period pieces about the making of America treat the past with undue dignity, turning the raucousness and rambunctiousness of a two-and-a-quarter-century pageant of personalities into a chamber piece. American history is serious, sure, but it’s also giddy and strange, and too few entertainments treat it that way.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorFor Ethan Hawke’s “The Good Lord Bird,” the crew was asked to create a dusty rural environment to simulate the world of 1850s Kansas, in which abolitionist John Brown (Hawke) proposes the armed overthrow of slavery.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorFresh off their Emmy wins, “Watchmen” co-stars Regina King and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II will present at The Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s upcoming virtual Grants Banquet.The HFPA also announced on Thursday morning that Lin-Manuel Miranda, Aubrey Plaza, Billy Porter, Christian Slater, Danielle Macdonald, Ethan Hawke, Jason Sudeikis, Orlando Bloom, Rita Moreno, Riz Ahmed, Scott Eastwood and Zachary Quinto will also make appearances
Has any movie moved as quickly from production (this summer), to completion? Because “Borat 2,” seemingly now titled “Borat: Subsequent MovieFilm,” and not the reportedly ridiculously long title recently rumored, is evidently putting quick shooters like Spielberg and Ridley Scott to shame. Yes, “Borat 2” already has a trailer and now a release date: Amazon Studios will release the film on October 23.
ORIGINAL SERIESTHE GOOD LORD BIRDLimited Series Premiere Sunday, Oct. 4, at 9 p.m.
Certain movie stars go their entire careers without ever truly getting the kudos they deserve. Sure, everybody and their mother is fond of Denzel Washington, Will Smith, Meryl Streep, and Brad Pitt; they’ve given enough iconic performances to provide their audiences with a lifetime’s worth of Oscar clips.
Did John Brown, the infamous abolitionist who led the 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, really take a cross-dressing teenage slave under his wing and name him Onion? No, not at all. “The Good Lord Bird,” which never purports itself as a true retelling, opens each episode with the tagline “All of this is true.
2013 novel of the same name — “The Good Lord Bird” follows newly freed young slave Henry, nicknamed “Onion” (Joshua Caleb Johnson), who ends up with famous abolitionist John Brown (Hawke) and his band of soldiers on a crusade to end slavery. It culminates in the 1859 raid on the Army depot at Harpers Ferry, Va.
Your mileage may vary about whether or not you believe in ghosts or paranormal activity, but as a fan of film and TV series, we all know the answer to this question: When there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who ya gonna call? Your internet service provider! Well, okay, normally the Ghostbusters, but in the new Amazon series, “Truth Seekers,” the next best thing is the same person that makes sure your wi-fi is working just fine.
Even though we've followed Ethan Hawke's multi-decade journey from baby-faced pretty boy of Explorers and Dead Poets Society to more seasoned Oscar-nominated leading man, there's something both surprising and poignant about how frequently his character in Showtime's limited series The Good Lord Bird is referred to as "the old man." Nearing his 50th birthday, Hawke is, in fact, a decade younger than the man he’s playing in this limited series: abolitionist John Brown, whose ill-fated 1859 raid on
With everything that has happened in 2020, it’s hard to think back to what last fall felt like. Back when the summer was filled with blockbusters at the multiplex and film festivals were showcasing amazing features in the fall.
The Good Lord Bird — Showtime's adaptation of James McBride's National Book Award-winning historical novel written, produced by, and starring Ethan Hawke as legendary abolitionist John Brown — premieres Oct. 4, and TV Guide has an exclusive look at the new trailer for the highly anticipated limited series. John Brown was a white man who fought against slavery in antebellum America — literally.