From new releases the moment they hit theaters to nostalgic films, beloved TV shows, and original series, plus Marvel and Star Wars movies at your fingertips, Disney+ is well worth the $7.99 monthly fee. But that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the service without saving money. Another option: Verizon. Get up to a year of free Disney+ when you sign up for Verizon 5G Home or Verizon Fios and LTE Home internet plans....
The new year is right around the corner, which means it’s a great time to consider upgrading your home theater for your 2022 movie viewing needs. Whether you have an actual home theater room (congratulations!) or it’s really just a corner of your one-room apartment, you can purchase a few key accessories that will make your home movie viewing process as cinematic as possible. Maybe not quite theatrical enough for Christopher Nolan, but we’re all doing our best here, okay?...
Those changes also prompt plenty of debate between Bond fans, who all seem to have an opinion on which version of 007 is the best. Some prefer the grittiness of the modern era, while others lament the loss of the silliness that once defined the franchise. However, diehard fans will be quick to point out that the lighthearted nature of the Sean Connery and Roger Moore eras was itself a departure from the original books....
As VP Editorial Strategy, Kohn will focus on expansion opportunities for IndieWire including education, original content, and events. He will work with Editor at Large Anne Thompson on IndieWire’s Awards Season Spotlight video series and continue to host the pair’s weekly Screen Talk podcast. He will also oversee IndieWire’s film festival strategies while contributing features, essays, and analysis to the site. He continues to report to Editor in Chief Dana Harris-Bridson....
They have the unenviable task of picking their top five films out of one of the most extraordinary selections in recent memory. In this pandemic year, the small and often feted Los Angeles committee did not hold sway, although those regulars still form the core of the expanded voting pool. All 15 films have their fans and detractors. While it’s tough to gauge reactions from across potential voters around the world, here’s a stab at the 10 most robust contenders, ranked in order of their likelihood to land a nomination on March 15....
“Very early on the suits called me up, and they’re like, ‘Do you think there’s enough story for a full season in New Orleans?’ I said, ‘Give me a day or two.’ Once we were there it was pretty clear where an easy cut for the book was,” Jones said. “Anne’s book, what she’s so successful at [is] all that prose about interior life [that] is very difficult to turn into dramatic actors talking to each other,” he said....
“The Festival de Cannes strongly condemns these arrests as well as the wave of repression obviously in progress in Iran against its artists. The Festival calls for the immediate release of Mohammad Rasoulof, Mostafa Aleahmad, and Jafar Panahi. “The Festival de Cannes also wishes to reassert its support to all those who, throughout the world, are subjected to violence and repression. The Festival remains and will always remain a haven for artists from all over the world and it will relentlessly be at their service in order to convey their voices loud and clear, in the defense of freedom of creation and freedom of speech....
