Marshallis a superhero origin story for the legendary civil rights lawyer: EW review

At this point, Marshall has argued in front of the United States Supreme Court. Friedman has heretofore only handled insurance cases, never criminal ones. Together, they form a sort-of legal odd couple: the inexperienced neophyte and the idealistic civil rights pioneer. Credit: Open Road Films This Marshall isnt afraid to throw a punch in a bar, if he believes hes in the right. Together, the two strike up a cautious respect for each other and even a friendship....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Mary Brown

Marti Noxon rages against the machine with 'Dietland' and 'Sharp Objects'

Marti Noxon is tiredand with good reason. Entertainment Weekly How are you able to juggle these very different shows? MARTI NOXONWell, I have not known the love of another human being other than my children. Jeff Vespa/WireImage Let’s start withDietland, which is based on the 2015 Sarai Walker novel. What was it about this story that intrigued you? I just loved how subversive and sneaky a story it is. We really lean into the weird....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Steve Shaffer

Martin Bregman,ScarfaceandDog Day Afternoonproducer, dies at 92

Martin Bregman, the Hollywood producer known for his collaborations with actor Al Pacino, includingScarface,Dog Day Afternoon, andSerpico, died Saturday at age 92. His widow, Cornelia Sharpe,confirmed the news to NBC 4 New Yorkand said the cause was a cerebral hemorrhage. Born May 18, 1926, in New York City, Bregman got his start in the entertainment industry as a business and personal manager for a wide range of stars, including Pacino, Barbra Streisand, Faye Dunaway, Michael Douglas, Bette Midler, Woody Allen, and Alan Alda....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 242 words · Jason Davis

Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro discuss The Irishman at Tribeca Film Festival

Martin Scorsese, born in Queens, New York, grew up in Manhattans Little Italy. Its a pocket that stuck with him, even into his most recent film,The Irishman. It was a world that has been, I think, romanticized since then. The Irishman, the book was terrific, I thought De Niro, 75, said. I said, Marty, read this. See what you think, and he said, Lets go. We were about to do something else and we went intoThe Irishman....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · Sarah Watson

Martin Scorsese says Rotten Tomatoes, CinemaScore are 'hostile to serious filmmakers'

Members of the Hollywood industrycontinue to questionthe larger implications of these rating systems in light of films likemother! (whichreceived an F CinemaScore) andFlatliners(whichstarted out with a 0 percent Rotten Tomatoes grade). The negative ones obviously arent much fun, but they come with the territory. Credit: J. Countess/Getty Images Over the past 20 years or so, many things have changed in cinema. One of these changes, he continues, is how entertainment journalism focuses on box office....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 207 words · Lisa Howell

Martin Scorsese, Guillermo del Toro, Jennifer Lawrence announced for Tribeca Film Festival's talks lineup

The stars are coming to Tribeca. The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival will take place April 24-March 5. Check out the full lineup for Tribeca Talks and Movies Plus below. Credit: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images; Presley Ann/Getty Images; ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images TRIBECA TALKS: DIRECTORS SERIES Todays most groundbreaking filmmakers discuss their careers and highlights. Del Toro earned widespread acclaim and multiple Academy Award wins for 2006 fantasy drama,Pans Labyrinth. His 2018 film,The Shape of Water, won four Academy Awards including Best Director and Best Picture....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · John Shea

Marvel chief Kevin Feige tells the origin story of the MCU's post-credits scenes

A version of this story appears in theAvengers: Infinity WarissueofEntertainment Weekly. I was a big film nerd, he recalls. This is so cool! Samuel L. Jackson in ‘Iron Man’.Credit: Paramount/Marvel Studios It was the greatest thing in the world, Feige says. I thought it washilarious. It was like a little reward for me for sitting through the credits. Now he doles out rewards of his own. Its a bonus of whats to come....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Mark Parker

Marvel family callsThor: Ragnarok'absolutely amazing,' 'excellent'

“HOLY CRAP!! THOR RAGNAROK IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!! !,” Pratt wrote on Instagram after seeing the film with his 5-year-old son, Jack. Credit: Marvel Studios “We just laughed our asses off!!! So proud to be part of the Marvel universe.” “I’m going this weekend!!! Who’s coming with me?” a hyped-up Evans tweeted on Friday. Thor: Ragnarokreceived glowing reviewsfrom critics, making it one of the highest-rated Marvel Studios films on Rotten Tomatoes....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · James Durham

Marvel Movie Club: 10 memorable moments fromAvengers: Endgame

Warning: This post contains spoilers fromAvengers: Endgame,which opened last Friday. Read at your own risk! Does Nick Fury wash his eyepatch? © Marvel Studios 2019 and Is there a point to Hawkeye? In this special edition of the series,we dive intoAvengers: Endgame. This writer, for one, couldnt be more ecstatic about their well-deserved happy ending. Marvel Studios Its one of the most exciting moments of the entire movie, but its also rather fleeting....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · Nancy King

Marvel Movie Club: 4 things to remember aboutDoctor Strange

Does Nick Fury wash his eye-patch? and Is there a point to Hawkeye? This week, we look back atDoctor Strangea.k.a.Dr. Credit: Marvel House Becomes a Magician. Basically, everything became irrelevant after that, and I really havent given much thought toDoctor Strangesince then. 1. Who is Doctor Strange? Marvel the Aether inThor: The Dark World), and the Power Stone (inGuardians of the Galaxy). At the end of the movie, he returned the Eye to Kamar-Taj....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Alicia Oconnor

Marvel Movie Club: 7 things to love aboutGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Does Nick Fury wash his eye-patch? and Is there a point to Hawkeye? This week, we revisit the messy yet poignant and weirdGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. Credit: Marvel Studios Marvel Studios has a spotty track record when it comes to sequels. So going intoGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. I know I was prepared for disappointment. Disney/Marvel Thank god, thats not what happened, and I ended up lovingGuardians of the Galaxy Vol....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 201 words · Joseph Edwards

Marvel Movie Club: 7 thoughts after watchingThor

EWs Chancellor Agard (thats me!) Does Nick Fury wash his eye-patch? and Is there a point to Hawkeye? Tom Hiddleston as Loki and Chris Hemsworth as Thor in 2011’s ‘Thor.'.Credit: Zade Rosenthal/Marvel Studios This week, Kenneth Branagh makes you believe in gods (and Tom Hiddleston) inThor. This week in Marvel Movie Club, here are a fewThorthoughts that crossed my mind this time around. What happened to Kat Dennings, a.k.a. Everett Collection...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · Brandon Wright

Marvel Movie Club: 9 actors you forgot were inCaptain America: The First Avenger

EWs Chancellor Agard (thats me!) Does Nick Fury wash his eye-patch? and Is there a point to Hawkeye? Credit: Jay Maidment/Marvel Studios Now, weve finally reached my favorite Phase One movie:Captain America: The First Avenger. in the second act. As I rewatchedCaptain America, two things stood out to me. Jay Maidment/Marvel Studios First: EvansisCaptain America from the moment we meet scrawny, pre-Super Soldier serum Steve Rogers. Neither portrayal was very huggable....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 234 words · Martin Mann