At the beginning of Chad Stahelski's epic action picture "John Wick: Chapter 4," the title character has been excommunicated from an ultra-dangerous, ultra-secret assassins guild -- the High Table -- that he and thousands of other professional assassins belong to. As the "John Wick" movies have progressed, the edicts of the High Table have become more and more complicated, and the rules of the films' assassin universe have become nearly impossible to comprehend. Luckily, John Wick -- and the audience -- can rest assured that there are "safe zones" in the world where murder shenanigans are not allowed. At the exclusive, assassins-only Continental Hotel, a high-end, privately run hospitality chain with branches all over the world, no violence is permitted. No matter how much a professional killer might want to off a rival, they will not be allowed to if either of them is at the Continental. Breaking this rule leads to excommunication.
- 5/1/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Universal City, California, June 1, 2021 – From the writer of legendary action film John Wick, comes Nobody, the story of an ordinary, family man who will stop at nothing to defend what is his. Nobody is available to own for the first time on Digital June 8, 2021 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on June 22, 2021 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Bring home “one of the best action films in over a decade” now with exclusive bonus content, including deleted scenes, a look inside Director Ilya Naishuller’s style and sensibility in creating the film, and a breakdown of the stunt choreography.
Hutch is a nobody. As an overlooked and underestimated father and husband, he takes life’s indignities on the chin and never rocks the boat. But when his daughter loses her beloved kitty-cat bracelet in a robbery, Hutch hits a boiling point no one knew he had. What happens when a pushover finally pushes back?...
Hutch is a nobody. As an overlooked and underestimated father and husband, he takes life’s indignities on the chin and never rocks the boat. But when his daughter loses her beloved kitty-cat bracelet in a robbery, Hutch hits a boiling point no one knew he had. What happens when a pushover finally pushes back?...
- 6/2/2021
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
If you can give yourself the gift of seeing “Nobody” without seeing the trailer or reading any reviews, you should. Seriously, stop reading right now, watch the film, then come back.
Ok, here’s the deal: This comedically over-the-top action movie starts out as one kind of masculinity-in-crisis movie (nebbish fails to adequately defend hearth and home) and becomes a far more entertaining one, a grandly cartoonish revenge saga that simultaneously mocks and milks tropes involving Russian mobsters, suburban ennui, men with mysterious pasts, and guns, guns and more guns as the solution to manly anxiety.
“Nobody” is more violent lark than probing satire, but between Bob Odenkirk’s smartly underplayed performance, the surprises in the screenplay by Derek Kolstad (the “John Wick” series) and the puckishly brutal direction of Ilya Naishuller (“Hardcore Henry”), it’s a wonderfully paced and consistently clever action movie that ups the ante of a...
Ok, here’s the deal: This comedically over-the-top action movie starts out as one kind of masculinity-in-crisis movie (nebbish fails to adequately defend hearth and home) and becomes a far more entertaining one, a grandly cartoonish revenge saga that simultaneously mocks and milks tropes involving Russian mobsters, suburban ennui, men with mysterious pasts, and guns, guns and more guns as the solution to manly anxiety.
“Nobody” is more violent lark than probing satire, but between Bob Odenkirk’s smartly underplayed performance, the surprises in the screenplay by Derek Kolstad (the “John Wick” series) and the puckishly brutal direction of Ilya Naishuller (“Hardcore Henry”), it’s a wonderfully paced and consistently clever action movie that ups the ante of a...
- 3/22/2021
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
When it comes to predicting the Oscar winner for Best Film Editing, you can’t go wrong by looking for the movie with the most cuts. Past winners “The Bourne Ultimatum” (2008), “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2016) and “Ford v Ferrari” (2020) included high-octane action sequences with frenetic cutting. And a slew of other champs — including “Saving Private Ryan” in 1999, “Black Hawk Down” (2002), “The Hurt Locker” (2010), “Hacksaw Ridge” (2017) and “Dunkirk” (2018) — have been war pictures. (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2021 Oscar predictions for Best Film Editing.)
Oscar voters also embrace film editors who skillfully juggle multiple storylines, as was the case with “Traffic” (2001) and “Crash” (2006). And they like films that expertly inter-cut music with images, such as “Cabaret” (1973), “Chicago” (2003), “Whiplash” (2015) and “Bohemian Rhapsody” (2019). Special effects extravaganzas like “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2004) and “Gravity” (2014) won by deftly blurring the lines between the real and the fantastic.
Historically, a...
Oscar voters also embrace film editors who skillfully juggle multiple storylines, as was the case with “Traffic” (2001) and “Crash” (2006). And they like films that expertly inter-cut music with images, such as “Cabaret” (1973), “Chicago” (2003), “Whiplash” (2015) and “Bohemian Rhapsody” (2019). Special effects extravaganzas like “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2004) and “Gravity” (2014) won by deftly blurring the lines between the real and the fantastic.
Historically, a...
- 3/4/2021
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
A thoughtful meditation on liberation, egg sandwiches and glitter bombs, “Birds of Prey” (subtitled “And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn”) is a giddy treat of an R-rated comic-book movie, borrowing elements from inspirations as disparate as “9 to 5,” Bugs Bunny and Modesty Blaise to create an adventure that tweaks its genre familiarity with delightful bursts of anarchy and wit.
A sort-of sequel that soars far above “Suicide Squad,” this fresh follow-up wisely puts the spotlight on Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) as she carves out (sometimes literally) a new life for herself in the aftermath of her breakup with the Joker. In discovering the power she’s always had to stand on her own two feet, and in freeing herself from trying to please the dysfunctional man in her life, she even manages to make some new female friends along the way.
They include hard-drinking lesbian Gotham City detective Renee...
A sort-of sequel that soars far above “Suicide Squad,” this fresh follow-up wisely puts the spotlight on Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) as she carves out (sometimes literally) a new life for herself in the aftermath of her breakup with the Joker. In discovering the power she’s always had to stand on her own two feet, and in freeing herself from trying to please the dysfunctional man in her life, she even manages to make some new female friends along the way.
They include hard-drinking lesbian Gotham City detective Renee...
- 2/5/2020
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Cathy Yan, Director, Chris Messina, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ella Jay Basco, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ewan McGregor, Margot Robbie, Christina Hodson, Writer,
On Thursday evening Warner Bros. Pictures took over Hollywood & Highland with A Night of Music and Mayhem in “Harleywood,” hosted by the cast of Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn) with after party at The Dream Hotel.
The ‘Harleywood and Highland’ promotion will be an interactive space with, ‘stunning visuals, courtyard activations, photo and video opportunities for all’ on Friday, January 24 and Saturday, January 25 from 10 Am to 10 Pm each day.
The movie is set to hit theaters and IMAX on February 7.
Margot Robbie
Robbie looked gorgeous in a little back dress with hot pink pumps and a sparkling diamond choker.
Robbie, who reprises the role as well as produces the film, says, “The most exciting thing for an actor is to have choices with your character,...
On Thursday evening Warner Bros. Pictures took over Hollywood & Highland with A Night of Music and Mayhem in “Harleywood,” hosted by the cast of Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn) with after party at The Dream Hotel.
The ‘Harleywood and Highland’ promotion will be an interactive space with, ‘stunning visuals, courtyard activations, photo and video opportunities for all’ on Friday, January 24 and Saturday, January 25 from 10 Am to 10 Pm each day.
The movie is set to hit theaters and IMAX on February 7.
Margot Robbie
Robbie looked gorgeous in a little back dress with hot pink pumps and a sparkling diamond choker.
Robbie, who reprises the role as well as produces the film, says, “The most exciting thing for an actor is to have choices with your character,...
- 1/24/2020
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Photo Credit: Claudette Barius
(L-r) Rosie Perez as Renee Montoya, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Huntress, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Ella Jay Basco as Cassandra Cain and Jurnee Smollett-bell as Black Canary in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn),” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Copyright: © 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Tm & © DC Comics
Opening in theaters and IMAX nationwide on February 7, 2020 is the highly anticipated Birds Of Prey.
The first teaser was great, but this second big trailer is terrific – especially when Harley blows up Joker’s lair. Margot Robbie was the best thing about David Ayer’s Suicide Squad so to see Quinn in her true comic book form brings a smile to the face.
Check it out below and watch the newest girl gang cut loose!
“Is that a hyena in the bathtub?” “I named him Bruce after that hunky Wayne guy.
(L-r) Rosie Perez as Renee Montoya, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Huntress, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Ella Jay Basco as Cassandra Cain and Jurnee Smollett-bell as Black Canary in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn),” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Copyright: © 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Tm & © DC Comics
Opening in theaters and IMAX nationwide on February 7, 2020 is the highly anticipated Birds Of Prey.
The first teaser was great, but this second big trailer is terrific – especially when Harley blows up Joker’s lair. Margot Robbie was the best thing about David Ayer’s Suicide Squad so to see Quinn in her true comic book form brings a smile to the face.
Check it out below and watch the newest girl gang cut loose!
“Is that a hyena in the bathtub?” “I named him Bruce after that hunky Wayne guy.
- 1/10/2020
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Santa Monica, CA – Uncover the secret world of The High Table in “Truth Serum,” the latest digital mini-series set in the world of super-assassin, John Wick. The 4-episode storyline stars Eddie Jemison as Banks Jenkins, a paranoid talk-show host working to piece together enough evidence to expose the criminal organization behind the events featured in the John Wick trilogy.
Integrating behind-the-scenes images and videos doctored to look like found footage, each episode expands on Banks’s conspiracy theory, hinting at the mystique of the Continental and the global reach of the High Table, but never fully uncovering the truth, leaving Banks to face the consequences when he uncovers a little more than he should. Fellow conspiracy theorists can follow along at http://bit.ly/WatchJohnWickTruthSerum, where all 4 episodes are available to stream.
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum is now available on Digital and arrives on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus...
Integrating behind-the-scenes images and videos doctored to look like found footage, each episode expands on Banks’s conspiracy theory, hinting at the mystique of the Continental and the global reach of the High Table, but never fully uncovering the truth, leaving Banks to face the consequences when he uncovers a little more than he should. Fellow conspiracy theorists can follow along at http://bit.ly/WatchJohnWickTruthSerum, where all 4 episodes are available to stream.
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum is now available on Digital and arrives on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus...
- 9/7/2019
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Santa Monica, CA – John Wick reloads for another worldwide smash hit when John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum arrives on Digital August 23 and on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital), Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital), DVD, and On Demand September 10 from global content leader Lionsgate. The highly anticipated third film in the blockbuster John Wick franchise is an action-packed, international thrill ride that is now Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh.
The film stars Keanu Reeves, Oscar® winner Halle Berry, Oscar® nominee Laurence Fishburne, Marc Dacascos, Asia Kate Dillon, Lance Reddick, with Oscar® winner Anjelica Huston, and Golden Globe® winner Ian McShane.
Super assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) has a $14 million price tag on his head after killing a member of the High Table, the shadowy international assassins’ guild. Now excommunicado, and with an army of the world’s most ruthless hit men and women on his trail, John...
The film stars Keanu Reeves, Oscar® winner Halle Berry, Oscar® nominee Laurence Fishburne, Marc Dacascos, Asia Kate Dillon, Lance Reddick, with Oscar® winner Anjelica Huston, and Golden Globe® winner Ian McShane.
Super assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) has a $14 million price tag on his head after killing a member of the High Table, the shadowy international assassins’ guild. Now excommunicado, and with an army of the world’s most ruthless hit men and women on his trail, John...
- 7/30/2019
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
You can wait around and hope for a bigger, badder burst of action fireworks than John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum, but you’d be kidding yourself. Wick 3, starring Keanu Reeves in the role he was born to play, hits you so hard in the thrill zone that instead of feeling exhausted when director Chad Stahelski calls a halt at 130 minutes, you’re panting for Chapter 4. Parabellum, by the way, is Latin for “prepare for war.” As if any fan is prepped for less.
Number three picks up right where the...
Number three picks up right where the...
- 5/15/2019
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
John Wick‘s box-office score made inevitable another go-round with the seemingly undefeatable assassin whose soft spot for muscle cars and puppy dogs led to a whole lot of trouble, in turn making inevitable the fear (at least for yours truly) of diminishing returns. Is there any way one of this century’s leaner, finer American action movies wouldn’t be given the bigger-is-better treatment? Probably not. What about the kick-ass picture really needed an adding-to? Whatever its flaws, John Wick hit where it counts — a place where improvement is possible, certainly, if not so necessary when running the risk that a good time be diminished with weak imitation. Now that a sequel is upon us, you may ask: is it a step towards something better?
The answer is a bit of yes and no both, and that, I’m happy to report, is just fine. Closer to an expansion...
The answer is a bit of yes and no both, and that, I’m happy to report, is just fine. Closer to an expansion...
- 2/8/2017
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
In this next chapter following the 2014 hit, legendary hit man John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is forced back out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, John travels to Rome where he squares off against some of the world’s deadliest killers.
After unleashing mayhem on the criminals who killed his dog, retired super assassin John Wick retrieves his beloved 1969 Mustang from the Russian mobsters who stole it, only to be pursued in a spectacular high-speed car chase through crowded New York City streets. Returning home, John’s plans to resume a quiet civilian life are cut short when Italian gangster Santino D’Antonio (Riccardo Scamarcio) shows up on his doorstep with a gold “marker” compelling him to repay past favors. Ordered by Winston (Ian McShane), kingpin of secret assassin society The Continental, to...
After unleashing mayhem on the criminals who killed his dog, retired super assassin John Wick retrieves his beloved 1969 Mustang from the Russian mobsters who stole it, only to be pursued in a spectacular high-speed car chase through crowded New York City streets. Returning home, John’s plans to resume a quiet civilian life are cut short when Italian gangster Santino D’Antonio (Riccardo Scamarcio) shows up on his doorstep with a gold “marker” compelling him to repay past favors. Ordered by Winston (Ian McShane), kingpin of secret assassin society The Continental, to...
- 2/1/2017
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
North American moviegoers can step into the mind of the late H.R. Giger with Belinda Sallin's intimate documentary, Dark Star: H.R. Giger's World, which is hitting big screens in the U.S. and Canada this May. Also featured in our latest round-up is information on tonight's Everly signing with director Joe Lynch and cast and crew members at Burbank's Dark Delicacies horror shop, as well as the home media release details for Dark Sky Films' Let Us Prey.
Dark Star: H.R. Giger's World: Press Release -- "Surrealist artist H. R. Giger (1940-2014) terrified audiences with his Oscar-winning monsters in Ridley Scott's Alien. Sci-fi, horror, music, album covers, tattoos and fetish art have been influenced by his dark, intricate paintings and sculptures depicting birth, death and sex.
Both a mesmerizing introduction to Giger's oeuvre and a must-see for Giger devotees, Belinda Sallin's definitive documentary Dark Star: H.
Dark Star: H.R. Giger's World: Press Release -- "Surrealist artist H. R. Giger (1940-2014) terrified audiences with his Oscar-winning monsters in Ridley Scott's Alien. Sci-fi, horror, music, album covers, tattoos and fetish art have been influenced by his dark, intricate paintings and sculptures depicting birth, death and sex.
Both a mesmerizing introduction to Giger's oeuvre and a must-see for Giger devotees, Belinda Sallin's definitive documentary Dark Star: H.
- 4/21/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
On paper, it seemed like a done deal. Salma Hayek as a voluptuous prostitute fighting for a life against the cronies of her jilted ex-lover, a nefarious pimp who carries a samurai sword and cackles like a Bond villain? Sign me up. But for a fun-sounding exploitation flick – think Kill Bill meets Die Hard with a more bodacious lead – Everly is an astonishingly punishing watch, dragging Hayek through all kinds of uncomfortable tortures without offering much of anything else to pick up the narrative slack, be it humor, thrills or any semblance of depth.
As such, what’s left over is difficult to regard as anything other than a failure on the part of writer/director Joe Lynch and co-writer Yale Hannon, neither of whom are able to provide the adrenaline kick that a low-budget, pedal-to-the-metal action flick like Everly so intrinsically required. Without it, Hayek’s resilient sex slave...
As such, what’s left over is difficult to regard as anything other than a failure on the part of writer/director Joe Lynch and co-writer Yale Hannon, neither of whom are able to provide the adrenaline kick that a low-budget, pedal-to-the-metal action flick like Everly so intrinsically required. Without it, Hayek’s resilient sex slave...
- 4/20/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Do you have nightmares about Bill Lumbergh telling you to put new cover sheets on your Tps reports? For some, the corporate cubicle setting is as horrifying as the creepy boiler rooms that Freddy Krueger haunts in the A Nightmare on Elm Street movies. Script excerpts and storyboards for an imagined tenth film in the Elm Street franchise show Freddy tormenting a coma patient by placing him in a mind-numbing office environment where meaningless meetings, tear-inducing small talk, and countless hours of hellish tasks reign supreme, with no escape in sight. Also included in our latest round-up are Blu-ray / DVD release details and cover art for the Salma Hayek-starring Everly and information on the 20 recently announced Star Wars books that will take place in the time period between Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens.
A Nightmare on Elm Street...
A Nightmare on Elm Street...
- 3/10/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Austin - "Everly" puts me in an uncomfortable position. Sure, nowhere near as uncomfortable as the circumstances faced by Everly (Salma Hayek) over the course of the film, a one-room action movie, but as a film critic, I find myself really wrestling with my reaction. On the one hand, I like the energy of the film, and I think Hayek is about as appealing a lead as she's been in a while as the film opens in media hell, with her as a sex slave who finds herself at a turning point, freedom in her sights, but with a whole wall of mayhem between her and escape. The film makes a lot out of its single location, and I'm a fan of films where you watch one space get more and more destroyed over the course of an evening. Director Joe Lynch directs the film like a hungry man chasing a ham sandwich,...
- 9/26/2014
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
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