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Watch: Raunchy Red Band Trailer For ‘Bad Moms’ Starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Christina Applegate, More
5 hours ago
Ever since the smash success of “Bridesmaids,” more ensemble female driven comedies have been greenlit in an effort to duplicate that hit. This year we’ve already had “How To Be Single,” and this summer comes “Bad Moms,” the title of which pretty much tells you everything you need to know about the movie already. Starring Mila […]
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- Kevin Jagernauth
Review: ‘Dheepan’ Finds Jacques Audiard At The Top Of His Game
6 hours ago
This is a reprint of our review from the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. The last decade or so has seen Jacques Audiard establish himself as one of the best, and best known, French filmmakers currently working. He first gained international attention with 2001’s “Read My Lips,” and then with the terrific “The Beat That My […]
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- Oliver Lyttelton
Cannes: 3 Clips From Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Paterson’ Starring Adam Driver
7 hours ago
It’s going to be a sea of auteurs at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, with many directors returning to the red carpet with new movies to debut. One one we’re particularly looking forward to is Jim Jarmusch‘s “Paterson.” And with the premiere still over a week away, three clips from the film have arrived to […]
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- Kevin Jagernauth
Watch: New International Trailer For ‘The Chaser’ Director Hong-jin Na’s Cannes Ready Thriller ‘The Strangers’
8 hours ago
For those who follow Asian action cinema closely, one of the most exciting names at the moment is South Korean filmmaker Hong-jin Na. The director has been to the Cannes Film Festival twice, bringing with him pulse-pounding action thrillers with him each time: “The Chaser” in 2008, and “The Yellow Sea” in 2011. Now he’s back […]
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- Kevin Jagernauth
Elle Fanning Opens The Curtain On Poster For Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘The Neon Demon’
8 hours ago
The increasingly building anticipation for Nicolas Winding Refn‘s “The Neon Demon” will soon come to an end when the film debuts at the Cannes Film Festival later this month. But so far, each peek has revealed a movie that could’ve only been conjured from the director’s unique vision. Elle Fanning leads the way on this […]
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- Kevin Jagernauth
Contest: Win Pablo Larrain’s Acclaimed ‘The Club’ On Blu-ray
9 hours ago
One of the most acclaimed films of the past year has been celebrated Chilean director Pablo Larrain‘s “The Club.” Picking up awards at both the Berlin Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival, the drama is a must-see for arthouse lovers, or for those interested in a provocative study of sin within the church. Larrain’s film centers on […]
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- Edward Davis
Scarlett Johansson, Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell, Ilana Glazer & Zoe Kravitz Will Get Wild In Miami In R-Rated Comedy
9 hours ago
Blame it on the Christmas season rush, but when it was first reported in late December that Scarlett Johansson had joined the R-rated comedy “Move That Body,” it completely missed our notice. But the project is gearing up, adding a handful of very funny women to the ensemble, and it sounds like one very wild picture. […]
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- Kevin Jagernauth
‘Green Room’ Director Jeremy Saulnier’s Top 5 John Carpenter Movies
10 hours ago
Director Jeremy Saulnier is quickly making a name for himself as a director who is eager to defy genre conventions. With his breakout film “Blue Ruin,” the filmmaker took a seemingly straightforward tale of vengeance, and turned into a twisty thriller that detailed the nerve-jangling consequences that come with cycles of violence. And his latest, “Green […]
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- Kevin Jagernauth
‘Space Jam’ Sequel Gets On The Court With LeBron James
10 hours ago
For years now, LeBron James has had his eye on Hollywood. Way, way back, the basketball superstar was attached to star in the feature film “Ballers” (not related to Dwayne Johnson‘s hit HBO comedy), that would’ve seen him playing himself as the leader of a basketball camp in Las Vegas, where he winds up getting […]
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- Kevin Jagernauth
Watch: First International Trailer For Brillante Mendoza’s Cannes Bound Drug Drama ‘Ma’ Rosa’
11 hours ago
While he’s got prizes from Cannes on his shelf for “Kinatay” and “Taklub,” the films of Brillante Mendoza tend to find an audience only with the most devoted of arthouse cinephiles. Even when he flirted with a wider audience, directing Isabelle Huppert in “Captive” a few years back, the director’s films are delivered in his […]
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- Kevin Jagernauth
The 10 Best Shots: Celebrating The Eye Of Christopher Doyle
11 hours ago
64 years ago today, a one-of-a-kind film artist was born. Christopher Doyle, originally from Australia but wholeheartedly belonging to his adoptive Asian culture of Hong Kong and Taiwan, is one of the greatest living cinematographers working today. He’s also the first Dp to come to mind if you’re ever thinking about having a drink with […]
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- Nikola Grozdanovic
Easter Egg Teases Dazzler In ‘X-Men: Apocalypse,’ Plus New Featurette
12 hours ago
While Marvel has certainly had its A-list characters — such as Wolverine, the now fully-established Iron Man (who was a B-lister in the comics), The Hulk, Spider-Man, etc. — hit the big screen, there are many fan favorites that comic book readers and superhero film obsessives would like to see. Cloak and Dagger for instance is coming to FreeForm and […]
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- Edward Davis
The 40 Most Anticipated Movies Of Summer 2016
12 hours ago
Obviously the biggest event of the summer is The Playlist moving to the shiny new digs in which you’re now seeing us. But seriously, the summer movie months are packed with films both big and small guaranteed to thrill, delight and provoke you, and keep you out of the sunshine, and inside basking in air-conditioned […]
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- Oliver Lyttelton
Watch: First International Trailer And Clip From Cristin Mungiu’s Cannes Bound ‘Graduation’
13 hours ago
If there’s a central figure in contemporary Romanian cinema, it would have to be Cristian Mungiu. The filmmaker behind “4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days” and “Beyond The Hills” has crafted patient and affecting stories about the horrors of organized power, particularly when inflicted upon young women. And his next movie, the Cannes-bound “Graduation,” looks […]
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- Kevin Jagernauth
13 Films To See In May
14 hours ago
Welcome dear readers to this month of May at the movies. And, you know, no big deal or anything, but we’ve also moved into a new home here at Theplaylist.Net. So we hope you’ve had a look around already, or will do so after reading this month’s breakdown of what’s coming to theaters. With that out […]
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- Erik McClanahan
Extended Cut Of Ridley Scott’s ‘The Martian’ On The Way
14 hours ago
Did you already buy “The Martian” on home video back in January? Well, 20th Century Fox has a real kick in the teeth for you as barely five months later, they’ve got another edition of the movie coming out, and of course, it’ll feature more goodies than the previous version. Read More: Tiff Review: Ridley […]
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- Kevin Jagernauth
Rumor: Ben Affleck’s Batman Movie Will Be Stacked With Villains, James Wan Shuts Down ‘Aquaman’ Chatter
15 hours ago
“Captain America: Civil War” is off to the races, and already looks like it’s going to be another billion dollar baby for Marvel, while over at Warner Bros., rumors continue to swirl about the state of their DC Comics universe. Heading into the weekend, the chatter was that James Wan was thinking of leaving “Aquaman,” while […]
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- Kevin Jagernauth
Terrence Malick’s ‘Voyage Of Time’ Sets October Release Date In IMAX
15 hours ago
While many hoped/prayed/guessed that Terrence Malick would return to this year’s Cannes Film Festival with “Voyage Of Time,” it wasn’t meant to be. However, the good news is that the long-developing movie is now finished, and has been given a fall release date, though the announcement comes in the most offhand way possible. Buried in […]
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- Kevin Jagernauth
Recap: ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6, Episode 2, Just Wants to Go ‘Home’
16 hours ago
The forecast calls for Snow, dear friends. We will get there eventually, but seriously, did we think that Kit Harington was kicking it in Belfast just to play dead and receive sponge baths from Carice Van Houten? While that sounds great, it’s looking like he’ll have a much more active role now… Read More: HBO […]
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- Katie Walsh
Box Office: ‘The Jungle Book’ Rules For Third Straight Week, ‘Captain America: Civil War’ Opens Huge Overseas
16 hours ago
Though facing competition from a cute kitten and a star-studded ensemble comedy made for Moms, Disney easily swatted away all comers, with “The Jungle Book” topping the box office with another big weekend. In its third week, Jon Favreau’s live action/CGI movie hauled in another $42.4 million, bringing the domestic total to $252 million, and the […]
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- Kevin Jagernauth
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