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Dave Chappelle’s Triumphant Return to Stand-Up is Upon Us in New Trailer for Netflix Specials
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“I know, I’ve been gone for a very long time,” remarks Dave Chappelle. It’s been 13 years since his last adventure with a microphone — “Dave Chappelle: For What It’s Worth” — but in this brand new teaser for his upcoming Netflix comedy specials, Chappelle is clearly back.
Read More: Dave Chappelle Will Premiere Three Comedy Specials for Netflix
Both comedy events will premiere on March 21 as part of Chappelle’s lucrative deal with Netflix, direct from Chappelle’s personal vault. The first, “Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin,” was filmed in 2016 at the Palladium in Los Angeles while “Dave Chappelle: Deep in the Heart of Texas” was filmed at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater in 2015. The third comedy special will be a brand new show produced exclusively for Netflix later this year.
After years of obscurity following his infamous departure from Comedy Central’s “Chappelle’s Show, »
- Juan Diaz
Christine Vachon Calls ‘Still Alice’ ‘The Movie That Is Sending My Daughter to College’
10 hours ago
Few enter the world of independent film expecting to get rich, but it doesn’t hurt to do well. In a Screen Daily interview, longtime producer and indie stalwart Christine Vachon says that “Still Alice” is one of the first and only project in Killer Films’ 22-year history to net the production company a profit.
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It seems to have been quite the profit, however: “‘Still Alice’ is the movie that is sending my daughter to college,” Vachon tells Screen Daily from the Glasgow Film Festival. “It was a big success and an honest company. It’s done very, very well for us.” Vachon co-founded Killer Films with Pamela Koffler in 1995 and has worked extensively with Todd Haynes, among many others. Among her productions to receive critical praise but little in the way »
- Michael Nordine
‘Moonlight’ Stars Return to Middle School After Surprise Best Picture Win: ‘It Felt Wonderful’
12 hours ago
Just as all the winners at Sunday night’s shocking Academy Awards must now go back to work, so too must the kids return to school. That includes Alex Hibbert and Jaden Piner, two seventh-graders who appeared in the Best Picture–winning “Moonlight” and have since returned to their middle school in Miami. A local NBC affiliate caught up with the two kiddos after they literally received a red-carpet reception. Watch below.
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“It was a different feel, everybody was saying congratulations and everything and it felt wonderful,” Piner said of his return to Norland Middle School. Tanisha Cidel, who teaches the students’ drama class and also appears in “Moonlight,” says that she wants “the parents to understand that if your child has talent or shows an interest in the arts, take it seriously, cultivate the talent, »
- Michael Nordine
Steve Martin Is Teaching a MasterClass on Comedy This Spring — Watch the Trailer
13 hours ago
Steve Martin is joining the likes of Aaron Sorkin, Hans Zimmer and Werner Herzog by teaching a MasterClass this spring. The subject of his course will, of course, be comedy, and Martin’s enthusiasm for the project is clear: “I’m so honored to be invited into your home, phone, or wearable,” he says in a statement. Watch the trailer for his MasterClass below.
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“I was talking to some students and they were saying things like, ‘How do I get an agent? Where do I get my headshots?'” the actor and comedian recalls in the video. “And I just thought, ‘Shouldn’t the first thing you’re thinking about is, How do I be good?'” Other musings: Comedians starting their set by asking how the crowd is doing is a pet peeve, editing »
- Michael Nordine
‘Fargo’ Season 3: New Trailer is Short Yet Chilling (Literally)
13 hours ago
“Fargo” has established itself as the kind of series that can get fans excited over just about any new content. That includes this new 15-second promo released by FX, which you can watch below.
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The promo, while brief, sets up an intriguing question heading into the third installment of FX’s hit show: What’s so important about this air conditioner unit? The video certainly uses the AC to full effect, as the sound certainly establishes an eerie tone for what should be yet another compelling murder mystery.
While the show’s second installment was set 30 years before the first season, this upcoming chapter will focus on events unfolding in the year 2010, only a few years after the Golden Globe-winning first season, returning viewers to contemporary Minnesota. Fans may expect some »
- Michael Gonzalez
‘Kong: Skull Island’ Review: It’s ‘Apocalypse Now’ With Monsters, Or At Least That’s Part of the Idea
13 hours ago
King Kong has been an icon of cinema ever since the stop-motion gorilla stormed into the frame in 1933. With such a lofty reputation, it’s no wonder that subsequent versions of his story have struggled to get him right, fighting to reignite the potential of the franchise with mixed results. The campy 1976 vehicle faithfully resurrects the cartoonish aspects of the original in color (and proved an awkward launchpad for Jessica Lange’s career), while Peter Jackson’s fascinating 2005 effort melded old school escapism with new technology to such an extensive degree that it bled the concept dry. Just how much new escapism can you milk from one of the biggest faces in film history?
“Kong: Skull Island” puts that question to the test, and the outcome falls somewhere in between those two earlier efforts. A visually striking reworking of the “Kong” premise that never sets foot in New York City, »
- Eric Kohn
‘Grace and Frankie’ Season 3 Trailer: Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin’s Business Venture Get Hysterical — Watch
14 hours ago
“Grace and Frankie” is set to return for its third season this month, and Netflix has just released a new trailer for the show that IndieWire’s Ben Travers calls “a living embodiment of progressive beliefs.” Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin continue to explore their title characters’ unexpected friendship-turned–business partnership in the trailer, which you can watch below.
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“Do we look like we’re senile and can’t remember anything?” Grace asks Frankie as the two walk through a parking lot after being turned down for a loan. She then takes off her sunglasses and asks, “Where is the car?” (Zing!) Their venture — a line of vibrators designed for older women — looks set to dominate the upcoming round of episodes, which find the two at odds as to how they should make the most of their nascent business. »
- Michael Nordine
Film Festival Roundup: Hot Docs Announces Special Presentations, AFI Fest Dates 2017 Festival and More
14 hours ago
Keep up with the always-hopping film festival world with our weekly Film Festival Roundup column. Check out last week’s Roundup right here.
Lineup Announcements
– Hot Docs has announced the ten documentary features that will screen in this year’s Special Presentations program. Special Presentations features a high-profile collection of world and international premieres, award winners from the recent international festival circuit and works by master filmmakers or featuring some star subjects.
Special Presentations will screen as part of the 2017 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, running April 27 – May 7. The complete Special Presentations program and the full selection of films to screen at Hot Docs 2017 will be announced on March 21, including the 2017 opening night film.
The new titles include: “Bill Nye: Science Guy,” “Chasing Coral,” “Dolores,” “Elian,” “Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower,” “In Loco Parentis,” “Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press,” “Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World,” “Strong Island” and “The Workers Cup. »
- Kate Erbland
‘Ingobernable’ Trailer: Kate Del Castillo Is On The Run in New Netflix Original Series
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Being the First Lady of a nation can be a pretty tough job (presuming you’re not just chilling in New York on taxpayer money). It can be even more of a hassle if you decide to leave the president and go on the run after his murder, as shown in in the brand new trailer for “Ingobernable.”
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The Netflix political thriller stars Kate Del Castillo as First Lady of Mexico Emilia Urquiza, who is definitely not taking anyone’s crap, including her husband the President. A strong woman with conviction, Emilia finds herself at a crossroads when she decides to leave her husband, President Diego Nava (played by Erik Hayser).
But leaving him is just the first obstacle for Emilia. The thrilling trailer follows Emilia as she evades authorities following her husband’s death, for which Emilia might be »
- Juan Diaz
Benh Zeitlin May Finally Be Shooting His Follow-Up to ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ in the Caribbean
15 hours ago
It’s been a question many of us in the indie world have been asking for a couple years now: Where in the world is Benh Zeitlin? The filmmaker had one of the most breakthrough years ever in 2012 when his “Beasts of the Southern Wild” exploded from Sundance winner to four-time Oscar nominee. Zeitlin even knocked out Ben Affleck (“Argo”) to earn a Best Director nomination.
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But in the five years since the success of “Beasts,” Zeitlin has remained all but off the grid. It was reported back in 2015 that he was finally getting the wheels going on his next feature, “Wendy,” but here we are two years later with nothing to show for it. Well, it appears the 34-year-old indie director is finally back behind the camera and shooting that project, albeit very quietly. »
- Zack Sharf
‘The Shack’ Review: Octavia Spencer Is a Heavenly Presence in Manipulative Christian Drama
15 hours ago
When self-published novel “The Shack” hit shelves back in 2007, first-time author William P. Young’s Christian drama was met with significant controversy, thanks to its inventive portrayal of the Holy Trinity as an African American woman, a young Middle-Eastern man and an Asian woman. Despite outcry from the exact kind of religious audience the book was pursuing, the book became an unexpected smash hit. Ten years later, it’s finally spawned a glossy, inevitable Hollywood adaptation – and one made palatable only because of that same off-beat trio. That’s particularly true for Octavia Spencer, who literally embodies God in the Stuart Hazeldine film.
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Clocking in at a brutally overstuffed 135 minutes, the film manages to fit a feature’s worth of drama into its opening credits. Hobbled by a hammy, exposition-heavy voiceover from Tim McGraw »
- Kate Erbland
‘Twin Peaks’: Hear Sheryl Lee Bring ‘The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer’ To Life In New Clips
15 hours ago
Audible Studios has released three new clips from the audiobook edition of Jennifer Lynch‘s “The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer,” which was originally published in 1990 as a spin-off of David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” television series. Sheryl Lee, who played the character in the series, returns to perform as Laura.
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The three clips introduce the character of Laura Palmer at age 12, seemingly innocent enough, as she eagerly writes in the new diary she got for her birthday. However, Laura seems to have some dark secrets, as the clips hint at the psychosexual horror to come, when she writes about more adult conversations and intense visions of a demonic presence. You know, normal Lynch stuff.
“There are some things I can’t tell anyone,” Palmer confess, voiced ominously by Lee, as if speaking directly to the reader. “I promise to tell these things to you. »
- Michael Gonzalez
Jane Fonda Speaks Out About Being Raped and Sexually Abused as a Child
15 hours ago
In a new Net-a-Porter interview with Brie Larson, Jane Fonda reveals that she was sexually abused and raped as a child. “To show you the extent to which a patriarchy takes a toll on females,” she tells her fellow Oscar winner, “I’ve been raped, I’ve been sexually abused as a child, and I’ve been fired because I wouldn’t sleep with my boss.”
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Larson, who won an Academy Award for her portrayal of a sexual-abuse survivor in “Room,” is an advocate for victims of sexual assault. Fonda is similarly active, including her involvement with the V-Day movement and her own Jane Fonda Center for Adolescent Reproductive Health. “I always thought it was my fault; that I didn’t do or say the right thing,” she says of her experiences. »
- Michael Nordine
‘Conan: Made in Mexico’: The 5 Best Clips From Conan O’Brien’s Latest Road Trip — Watch
15 hours ago
In the crowded talk show landscape, there’s probably no host who better understands the need to stand out than Conan O’Brien. When the “Late Night” pioneer’s very public job drama ended up with him on TBS, the veteran host earned the freedom to experiment with his nightly hour of television, but with the downside of a smaller audience.
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Going international is just one of the ways O’Brien and the “Conan” team have found to combat that, with special episodes filmed in South Korea, Germany, Armenia, Cuba, and as of last night, Mexico. “Conan: Made in Mexico” combines in-studio segments with packages featuring the host exploring iconic elements of Mexican culture, from telenovelas to quinceaneras to football.
In lesser hands, these special episodes might end »
- Liz Shannon Miller
‘The Americans’ Review: Season 5 Expertly Paints an Orwellian Future Through a Dystopian Past
16 hours ago
It’s 1984. The Soviet Union and the United States have long been engaged in a heated Cold War. Each side has covert operatives looking to protect their country and hurt the opposition. Americans lie awake at night, fearing the sound of an air ride siren and the sight of a nuclear bomb going off in the distance.
But in the Ussr, they’re just trying to survive. They just want to have enough food for their families. Russians just want to eat.
And Americans are trying to stop them.
What seems like a simple new premise for Season 5 is stripped down to an even more basic state during the first three episodes of “The Americans,” as the complicated lives led by Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth (Keri Russell) stateside are contrasted with the barren existence of their comrades in Russia. What feel like far-reaching suspicions lead to inhuman decisions, all »
- Ben Travers
‘The Deuce’ Photos: James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal Star in David Simon’s ’70s Porn Drama
16 hours ago
With “The Wire,” “Treme” and “Show Me a Hero” all in the books, David Simon is ready to drop “The Deuce” on eager audiences. His latest HBO series takes a look at the porn industry circa the 1970s, with James Franco (in dual roles) and Maggie Gyllenhaal leading the way. Entertainment Weekly has the first two images from the show, one of which you can see below.
Read More: HBO Orders David Simon’s Porn-World Drama ‘The Deuce’ Starring James Franco & Maggie Gyllenhaal To Series
Franco plays two brothers: Vincent and Frankie Martino, who played a role in the rise of adult entertainment in New York; he also directed two episodes. Gyllenhaal, meanwhile, plays a prostitute named Candy. “The stereotypes and ideas we have about prostitutes and people who work in porn are too vague,” the actress tells EW. “I hope that this show, in a way, shines a bright »
- Michael Nordine
‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner Finally Reveals Details About New Amazon Series ‘The Romanoffs’
17 hours ago
It’s been nearly two years since “Mad Men” went off the air, and fans have been waiting for details about creator Matthew Weiner’s next series. Last we heard, he had landed an anthology series at Amazon (with the Weinstein Co. producing) after an intense bidding war.
Finally, fresh details have emerged: Weiner’s new series “The Romanoffs” isn’t a period piece but a look at modern-day people who believe they are the descendants of the famed Romanoff family – the clan supposedly wiped out when the Bolsheviks seized power in 1917. The imperial family had previously ruled since 1613, and according to legend, only the daughter Anastasia survived being slain by escaping and taking on a new identity.
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“We’re in a place in our history where people are looking for a close connection to their roots, »
- Hanh Nguyen
Amazon Pilots: Amy Sherman-Palladino’s ‘Gilmore Girls’ Follow-Up and a ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Goes to Space
17 hours ago
Amazon is delivering some prime content (see what we did there?) for its spring season of pilots.
On March 17, the streaming service will launch its new pilot season, which will consist of two hourlong pilots and three half-hour pilots. Amazon claims that after watching the pilots, its customers can review them, which offers feedback on which series will become the next Amazon Original Series.
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Check out first-look photos and a rundown of each of the pilots below:
“Oasis”
Good-bye, Robb Stark. Hello, space chaplain! “Game of Thrones” star Richard Madden trades his winter furs for a clerical collar to play an English pastor who must leave his wife and become a missionary, based on the Michel Faber sci-fi novel “The Book of Strange New Things.” Instead of being sent to a new country though, »
- Hanh Nguyen
‘The Other Half’ Exclusive Clip: Tatiana Maslany and Tom Cullen Share a Moment on the Grass — Watch
17 hours ago
A year after first premiering at South by Southwest, “The Other Half” is due in theaters this month. Starring real-life couple Tatiana Maslany (“Orphan Black”) and Tom Cullen (“Downton Abbey,” “Weekend”), the romantic drama concerns the bond that forms between a man in the throes of grief and a woman living with bipolar disorder. Watch an exclusive clip below.
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In it, Maslany and Cullen’s characters lie on the grass in a park and have a half-serious, half-joking conversation: “So is this just what you do?” she asks him. “Go from girl to girl to girl?” They begin to embrace as our field of vision gets blurred, an intimate moment that gets interrupted by a lewd question from a man nearby.
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- Michael Nordine
‘Sand Castle’ Trailer: Nicholas Hoult Is a War Boy Once Again in Netflix Original — Watch
17 hours ago
The Netflix Originals will continue until morale improves. The streaming giant has several on the docket in the next few months, including the Iraq War drama “Sand Castle.” Inspired by screenwriter Chris Roessner’s own experiences, the film stars Nicholas Hoult, Henry Cavill and Logan Marshall-Green. Watch the trailer below.
Read More: ‘Sand Castle’ First Look Photos: Netflix Drama Follows American Soldiers Trying to Win Over Iraqi Locals
Here’s the synopsis: “Set in Iraq in 2003, ‘Sand Castle’ follows a group of American soldiers in the early days of the second Gulf War. Bearing witness to the heat and the horror is the inexperienced Private Matt Ocre (Nicholas Hoult), who together with several fellow soldiers is ordered to the outskirts of Baqubah to repair a water pumping station damaged by U.S. bombs. But as Ocre discovers, in an atmosphere where resentment and anger fester, trying to win the hearts »
- Michael Nordine
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