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Watch: Official video of Taron Egerton’s cover of ‘Rocket Man’

Erik Anderson May 1, 2019

Here’s your first look at the newly created music video for Taron Egerton’s cover of Elton John’s “Rocket Man” for the upcoming biopic of the... Read More

Taron Egerton takes off in first teaser for Elton John biopic ‘Rocketman’

Erik Anderson October 1, 2018

Detailing the early, breakthrough years of Elton John’s career, Taron Egerton (The Kingsman series) plays the flamboyant multi-Grammy winning chart-topper for director Dexter Fletcher (Eddie... Read More

‘Star Trek’ gets first female director in ‘Jessica Jones’ helmer S.J. Clarkson

Erik Anderson April 26, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Paramount Pictures announced at CinemaCon today that its Star Trek series will get its first female director, S.J. Clarkson. This fourth... Read More

Taron Egerton to play Elton John in biopic ‘Rocketman’ for Paramount

Erik Anderson April 19, 2018

Taron Egerton is set to star as Oscar, Grammy and Tony-winning superstar and music legend Elton John in Rocketman for Paramount Pictures. Dexter Fletcher, who... Read More

Trailer for Alexander Payne’s ‘Downsizing,’ starring Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig

Erik Anderson September 12, 2017

After debuting at Venice and Telluride (to largely mixed/missed opportunity reviews) the trailer for Alexander Payne’s social/eco-comedy Downsizing is here. When scientists discover how to... Read More

Venice Critics and Audience Grids – Which Films Scored Highest?

Erik Anderson September 7, 2017

Unlike the Cannes Film Festival where only critics get their grids, Venice allocates both critic and audience grids to assess how the public and the... Read More

With mother!, is Jennifer Lawrence in or out of the Best Actress race?

Erik Anderson September 5, 2017

mother! premiered this morning at the Venice Film Festival and as expected, the film was…polarizing to say the least. Some critics loved it, others hated... Read More

Venice Film Fest: Paramount Sets Triple Play with Downsizing, Suburbicon and mother!

Erik Anderson July 27, 2017

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The lineup for the 74th Venice Film Festival is here and it looks like Paramount is playing some serious ball this... Read More

Frontrunner Friday: Female Directors, Auteurs, Oscar Favorites and a WWII-heavy slate

Erik Anderson March 17, 2017

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Kathryn Bigelow’s Untitled Detroit Riots Project, Downsizing, The Post and Mudbound head up this week’s Frontrunner Friday So early, still so many predictions... Read More

NEW ‘Fences’ trailer is an acting showcase for Denzel Washington and Viola Davis

Erik Anderson November 25, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] “Some people build fences to keep people out, and other people build fences to keep people in.” A new trailer for... Read More