Get ready for an electrifying culinary showdown on the latest episode of “Beat Bobby Flay”! Season 35 Episode 13, titled “All-Star Showdown,” is set to air on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 9:00 Pm on Food Network. In this thrilling installment, all-star chefs Shirley Chung and Tim Hollingsworth will showcase their culinary prowess, aiming to outshine the renowned Bobby Flay.
With their exceptional skills and innovative techniques, Chung and Hollingsworth are poised to leave Flay in the dust as they vie for culinary supremacy. But the excitement doesn’t stop there – the episode also features special guest appearances by Carla Hall and Ana Navarro from “The View,” adding an extra layer of flair and entertainment to the proceedings.
Viewers can expect a riveting culinary battle filled with intense competition, unexpected twists, and mouthwatering dishes that will leave taste buds tingling. Don’t miss out on the action-packed “All-Star Showdown” as Chung and Hollingsworth go head-to-head against Bobby Flay,...
With their exceptional skills and innovative techniques, Chung and Hollingsworth are poised to leave Flay in the dust as they vie for culinary supremacy. But the excitement doesn’t stop there – the episode also features special guest appearances by Carla Hall and Ana Navarro from “The View,” adding an extra layer of flair and entertainment to the proceedings.
Viewers can expect a riveting culinary battle filled with intense competition, unexpected twists, and mouthwatering dishes that will leave taste buds tingling. Don’t miss out on the action-packed “All-Star Showdown” as Chung and Hollingsworth go head-to-head against Bobby Flay,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Steven Spielberg’s production company Amblin Entertainment was one of the production companies that backed up the 1996 film Twister. The hit disaster thriller starring Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, and Cary Elwes introduced storm chasers trying to contain a tornado outbreak in Oklahoma. Spielberg also served as an executive producer (EP) on the film.
Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in 1996’s Twister
Many years later, Spielberg is also an EP on the standalone sequel Twisters which is coming soon to theatres. The film stars Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, and Anthony Ramos. For Ramos’ character Javi, the actor envisioned him having a Southern accent. However, Spielberg told him to keep his natural accent for the film, which surprised Ramos.
Anthony Ramos Kept His Natural Dialect for Twisters, Thanks to Steven Spielberg
Anthony Ramos plays a skilled meteorologist named Javi in Twisters
After 2023’s Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Anthony Ramos...
Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in 1996’s Twister
Many years later, Spielberg is also an EP on the standalone sequel Twisters which is coming soon to theatres. The film stars Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, and Anthony Ramos. For Ramos’ character Javi, the actor envisioned him having a Southern accent. However, Spielberg told him to keep his natural accent for the film, which surprised Ramos.
Anthony Ramos Kept His Natural Dialect for Twisters, Thanks to Steven Spielberg
Anthony Ramos plays a skilled meteorologist named Javi in Twisters
After 2023’s Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Anthony Ramos...
- 5/12/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
It's been 28 years since Jan De Bont's "Twister" ripped through theaters and whipped up a $496 million worldwide gross. In the meantime, it's become a weekend cable mainstay, where viewers can tune out its wafer-thin plot and simply enjoy the foul weather spectacle. It's far from a classic, but its visual prowess is undeniable, and its colorful cast of storm chasers led by Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt seem to be having a ball. Any film that includes Philip Seymour Hoffman, Alan Ruck, Jami Gertz, Todd Field, and Lois Smith is bound to be fun on some level.
So why has it taken so long for Universal to make a sequel to the second-highest-grossing film (domestically) of 1996?
"Twisters" didn't exactly have a stormy development process, but it did go through a couple of iterations over the last four years. Joseph Kosinski was attached to direct in early 2020. When that fell through,...
So why has it taken so long for Universal to make a sequel to the second-highest-grossing film (domestically) of 1996?
"Twisters" didn't exactly have a stormy development process, but it did go through a couple of iterations over the last four years. Joseph Kosinski was attached to direct in early 2020. When that fell through,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
One of the most expensive Hong Kong movies ever made (Hk$350 million or 41 million euros), “The Goldfinger” also brings together Felix Chong, Tony Leung and Andy Lau after “Infernal Affairs”, where the first co-wrote. Set in the 80s, the script is based on the story of Carrian Group, a Hong Kong corporation which rose rapidly before collapsing shortly afterwards due to a corruption scandal.
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The movie actually starts with Henry Ching's arrest, who is based on Carrian Group founder George Tan, Lau Kai-yuen, principal investigator of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac). A bit later, the timeline changes to the mid-70s, with Henry Ching arriving in Hong Kong and trying to get a job as an engineer. Considering the place is filled with people of the particular profession, he has no luck. Although so it seems, since he is eventually employed by K.
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The movie actually starts with Henry Ching's arrest, who is based on Carrian Group founder George Tan, Lau Kai-yuen, principal investigator of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac). A bit later, the timeline changes to the mid-70s, with Henry Ching arriving in Hong Kong and trying to get a job as an engineer. Considering the place is filled with people of the particular profession, he has no luck. Although so it seems, since he is eventually employed by K.
- 4/28/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Twisters might be all tornadoes wrecking the Earth, but at the heart of it is a good banter romance, and that’s what Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell have got going on in the latest trailer shown Wednesday at CinemaCon.
That gal-guy back and forth was what was also at the heart of the original 1996 Twister movie starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton.
“You think you can interrupt a tornado,” Powell’s cowboy tornado chaser asks Edgar-Jones’ city girl.
“In theory,” she answers, “in the field and in the moment, I got it wrong. We never had a chance.”
“You want one?” Powell asks, giving her an invitation for a good time.
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Director Lee Isaac Chung introduced the footage today during Universal’s presentation at Caesars Colosseum for what he said was his first CinemaCon.
That gal-guy back and forth was what was also at the heart of the original 1996 Twister movie starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton.
“You think you can interrupt a tornado,” Powell’s cowboy tornado chaser asks Edgar-Jones’ city girl.
“In theory,” she answers, “in the field and in the moment, I got it wrong. We never had a chance.”
“You want one?” Powell asks, giving her an invitation for a good time.
Related: CinemaCon 2024 Photos: Henry Cavill, Halle Berry, Michael Keaton, Kevin Costner, Robert Pattinson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth & More
Director Lee Isaac Chung introduced the footage today during Universal’s presentation at Caesars Colosseum for what he said was his first CinemaCon.
- 4/11/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Twisters stars Daisy Edgar-Jones (Where the Crawdads Sing) and Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) as opposing forces who come together to try to predict, and possibly tame, the immense power of tornadoes. Twisters got some major love during Universal’s presentation at CinemaCon, with the audience getting to see an extended preview of the movie.
The extended preview starts off at a rodeo, which is disrupted by a giant tornado as bulls and horses run wild amidst the chaos. We see scenes of Powell’s character as assembles a group of storm chasers as two tornados combine to form a super tornado. “It’s alright to be scared… fear is the reason you do it,” Powell’s character says. “You don’t face your fears, you ride them.” Our own Chris Bumbray said that the new footage looks huge with tons of stuff happening, but he added that it looks...
The extended preview starts off at a rodeo, which is disrupted by a giant tornado as bulls and horses run wild amidst the chaos. We see scenes of Powell’s character as assembles a group of storm chasers as two tornados combine to form a super tornado. “It’s alright to be scared… fear is the reason you do it,” Powell’s character says. “You don’t face your fears, you ride them.” Our own Chris Bumbray said that the new footage looks huge with tons of stuff happening, but he added that it looks...
- 4/11/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
There are plenty of ways to describe what happened at Caesars Palace on Wednesday when Universal Pictures delivered Lee Isaac Chung’s Twisters to the Colosseum stage. Some examples: The film whipped up a frenzy; exclusive footage spun through Sin City; action scenes blew away theater owners, etc., etc.
All of the above work as Universal debuted never-before-seen scenes of the summer release courtesy of Chung and his castmembers Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos, who turned up for an extended introduction.
Chung was first to walk out — an appearance that marked his first time at CinemaCon — and the director said that many in the audience might be wondering why he decided to jump into summer blockbuster tentpole territory after carving out a career in independent film. “I’ve been fascinated by tornadoes all my life,” he said, adding that he grew up in Arkansas, where tornadoes were just a way of life.
All of the above work as Universal debuted never-before-seen scenes of the summer release courtesy of Chung and his castmembers Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos, who turned up for an extended introduction.
Chung was first to walk out — an appearance that marked his first time at CinemaCon — and the director said that many in the audience might be wondering why he decided to jump into summer blockbuster tentpole territory after carving out a career in independent film. “I’ve been fascinated by tornadoes all my life,” he said, adding that he grew up in Arkansas, where tornadoes were just a way of life.
- 4/11/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones have somehow found a way to make relentless natural destruction sexy.
The leads of “Twisters,” along with costar Anthony Ramos, showed up onstage at the annual movie theater owners gathering CinemaCon to offer a first look at the sequel to the 1996 adventure film “Twister,” which starred Helen Hunt and the late Bill Paxton.
The chemistry between the “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Normal People” stars was palpable. The exhibitors ate up Powell as a cocky “tornado wrangler” fond of strutting in wet t-shirts and pushing an absurdly tricked-out pickup truck. The actors were also open about their intense filming conditions, saying they shot in 120-degree heat, got hit with a jet engine, smothered with hay, had a water tank dumped on them, got pelted by ice, were covered in trash and dragged by wires.
While Powell and Edgar-Jones are proven box office draws, the ensemble cast...
The leads of “Twisters,” along with costar Anthony Ramos, showed up onstage at the annual movie theater owners gathering CinemaCon to offer a first look at the sequel to the 1996 adventure film “Twister,” which starred Helen Hunt and the late Bill Paxton.
The chemistry between the “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Normal People” stars was palpable. The exhibitors ate up Powell as a cocky “tornado wrangler” fond of strutting in wet t-shirts and pushing an absurdly tricked-out pickup truck. The actors were also open about their intense filming conditions, saying they shot in 120-degree heat, got hit with a jet engine, smothered with hay, had a water tank dumped on them, got pelted by ice, were covered in trash and dragged by wires.
While Powell and Edgar-Jones are proven box office draws, the ensemble cast...
- 4/11/2024
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
The disaster film Twister (watch it Here) was a massive success for Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, and Amblin Entertainment when it was released during the summer movie season in 1996. Made on a budget of $90 million, it earned almost $500 million at the global box office and ranked as the tenth highest-grossing film of all time. Quickly cashing in with a sequel would have made a lot of sense. But while there were rumors – including a memorable one that said the sequel would involve a tornado hitting a major city – a follow-up never made it into production. Until now. Universal and Amblin are reviving the Twister IP with a film called Twisters, which is set to receive a theatrical release on July 19, 2024. Twenty-eight years later, will it be able to replicate or surpass the success of its predecessor? We’ll have to wait and see. But for know, we’re going to...
- 2/15/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
“Don’t breathe. Don’t look back,” commanded the tagline for the movie Twister from 1996. Apparently, that’s not a warning that Universal Pictures wants to heed. Instead, they’re looking back to the ’90s with a new adventure about storm chasers and the flying cows in their wake with the upcoming sequel Twisters.
That said, first trailer for Twisters features no familiar faces. Not only do we see no characters played by actors who sadly passed in the interim, such as Bill Paxton’s Bill or Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Rusty, but also missing is Helen Hunt’s protagonist Jo.
In their place is a new cast, primarily Daisy Edgar-Jones (Where the Crawdads Sing) as Kate Cooper and Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) as Tyler Owens. Based on the trailer, the script by Mark L. Smith focuses on the braggart Tyler luring Kate back into the world of stormchasing after an expedition gone wrong.
That said, first trailer for Twisters features no familiar faces. Not only do we see no characters played by actors who sadly passed in the interim, such as Bill Paxton’s Bill or Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Rusty, but also missing is Helen Hunt’s protagonist Jo.
In their place is a new cast, primarily Daisy Edgar-Jones (Where the Crawdads Sing) as Kate Cooper and Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) as Tyler Owens. Based on the trailer, the script by Mark L. Smith focuses on the braggart Tyler luring Kate back into the world of stormchasing after an expedition gone wrong.
- 2/12/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Super Bowl Lviii on Sunday night out of Las Vegas brought more than just excitement for 49ers and Chiefs fans: Universal Pictures debuted the first footage from Lee Isaac Chung’s “Twisters” during the big game. Check it out below.
The Golden Globe-winning director’s first film since “Minari” serves as a follow-up to Jan de Bont’s 1996 original blockbuster about storm chasers in Oklahoma, led by Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt. “Twisters” is written by Mark L. Smith, the scribe behind “The Revenant” (with Alejandro G. Iñárritu) and director George Clooney’s Netflix sci-fi “The Midnight Sky.” Chung’s film stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, and Anthony Ramos, with Universal releasing the picture on July 19, 2024 in the United States.
Plans for a “Twisters” follow-up have been in the works for half a decade, with Helen Hunt pitching a sequel about a diverse set of storm chasers that she said the studio rejected.
The Golden Globe-winning director’s first film since “Minari” serves as a follow-up to Jan de Bont’s 1996 original blockbuster about storm chasers in Oklahoma, led by Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt. “Twisters” is written by Mark L. Smith, the scribe behind “The Revenant” (with Alejandro G. Iñárritu) and director George Clooney’s Netflix sci-fi “The Midnight Sky.” Chung’s film stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, and Anthony Ramos, with Universal releasing the picture on July 19, 2024 in the United States.
Plans for a “Twisters” follow-up have been in the works for half a decade, with Helen Hunt pitching a sequel about a diverse set of storm chasers that she said the studio rejected.
- 2/12/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Dylan Dreyer navigated through what may have been a somewhat awkward moment on live television.
The meteorologist and host of Today’s 3rd Hour was involved in an on-air segment with her colleague Al Roker, which was later posted online.
They joke with each other frequently, with Al sometimes riling Dreyer up with his quips.
However, Dreyer tends to fire back when necessary and did that during one recent Today segment.
During a recent Today episode, the duo teamed up for a Movies and Munchies Superfood Quiz segment.
Married actors Bryan Greenberg and Jamie Chung also appeared on that Today episode and competed against them for the game.
Dreyer calls out Roker during live TV segment
A clip on Twitter gave viewers a look at the Superfoods game featuring Dreyer, Roker, Greenberg, and Chung. As a graphic left the screen for the segment, Dreyer yelled at her colleague.
“You just tried to grab my hand!
The meteorologist and host of Today’s 3rd Hour was involved in an on-air segment with her colleague Al Roker, which was later posted online.
They joke with each other frequently, with Al sometimes riling Dreyer up with his quips.
However, Dreyer tends to fire back when necessary and did that during one recent Today segment.
During a recent Today episode, the duo teamed up for a Movies and Munchies Superfood Quiz segment.
Married actors Bryan Greenberg and Jamie Chung also appeared on that Today episode and competed against them for the game.
Dreyer calls out Roker during live TV segment
A clip on Twitter gave viewers a look at the Superfoods game featuring Dreyer, Roker, Greenberg, and Chung. As a graphic left the screen for the segment, Dreyer yelled at her colleague.
“You just tried to grab my hand!
- 2/1/2024
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Known for his usual cool, Chow Yun-Fat gives an uncharacteristic performance in this 80s fish-out-of-water romcom set in New York's Chinatown. But rather than struggling for air, he is shark-like in what is a standout comedic performance as a troubled good-guy-gone-rogue opposite Cherie Chung in a film that oozes 80s bravado.
An Autumn's Tale is screening at Five Flavours
Jennifer (Chung) moves from Hong Kong to New York to study and be closer to her upwardly mobile boyfriend Vincent (Danny Bak-Keung Chan). She is to initially stay with a distant relative, Samuel (Chow), supposedly something of a ‘figurehead' in the US. But this supposedly idyllic trip to the Big Apple is very quickly brought down to earth. While Samuel might have been ambitious in Hong Kong, in New York he is another waiter with drink and gambling problems. He struggles to keep hold of money and lives in a ramshackle apartment building,...
An Autumn's Tale is screening at Five Flavours
Jennifer (Chung) moves from Hong Kong to New York to study and be closer to her upwardly mobile boyfriend Vincent (Danny Bak-Keung Chan). She is to initially stay with a distant relative, Samuel (Chow), supposedly something of a ‘figurehead' in the US. But this supposedly idyllic trip to the Big Apple is very quickly brought down to earth. While Samuel might have been ambitious in Hong Kong, in New York he is another waiter with drink and gambling problems. He struggles to keep hold of money and lives in a ramshackle apartment building,...
- 11/21/2023
- by Andrew Thayne
- AsianMoviePulse
Since the pandemic, Black female-driven content with universal appeal has found a home on Hulu. Stepping away from the cliched stories that have too often defined others’ efforts, each new project from the streamer, be it “The 1619 Project” or the recent “The Other Black Girl,” grows increasingly more ambitious. “Black Cake,” produced by Oprah Winfrey, pushes the boundaries even further by centering on a biracial, immigrant woman’s experience.
Adapted from Charmaine Wilkerson’s New York Times-bestselling novel of the same name, the sweeping eight-episode family drama from showrunner Marissa Jo Cerar revolves around a Jamaican Chinese woman who has lived an epic life spanning various parts of the globe. The problem is: Her past has been kept hidden from her children. Only through a flash drive of audio recordings played after her death do they learn that they know very little of her story. As their mother unravels her life from the grave,...
Adapted from Charmaine Wilkerson’s New York Times-bestselling novel of the same name, the sweeping eight-episode family drama from showrunner Marissa Jo Cerar revolves around a Jamaican Chinese woman who has lived an epic life spanning various parts of the globe. The problem is: Her past has been kept hidden from her children. Only through a flash drive of audio recordings played after her death do they learn that they know very little of her story. As their mother unravels her life from the grave,...
- 10/31/2023
- by Ronda Racha Penrice
- The Wrap
Issues of cultural diversity, different Asian diaspora populations and the quest for the Asian cinematic identity came up for discussion on Thursday as the New Currents competition jury at the Busan International Film Festival prepared to get down to work.
Filmmaker and academic Jung Sung-il, who is set as the jury president, appeared to invite a degree of dispute that might get the blood racing. “I have high hopes, hope for controversies and good conversations among the jurors,” he said in opening remarks. Later he added that he’d be open to championing a “glorious failure” as prize-winner if it contained a truly original scene or section over a slicker, but less innovative title.
Other jurors are: Han Junhee, Korean director of “Coin Locker Girl” and “Dp”; Eva Cahen, head of the Semaine de la Critique section at Cannes; Indonesian director Edwin (“Blind Pig Wants to Fly”); and Korean American...
Filmmaker and academic Jung Sung-il, who is set as the jury president, appeared to invite a degree of dispute that might get the blood racing. “I have high hopes, hope for controversies and good conversations among the jurors,” he said in opening remarks. Later he added that he’d be open to championing a “glorious failure” as prize-winner if it contained a truly original scene or section over a slicker, but less innovative title.
Other jurors are: Han Junhee, Korean director of “Coin Locker Girl” and “Dp”; Eva Cahen, head of the Semaine de la Critique section at Cannes; Indonesian director Edwin (“Blind Pig Wants to Fly”); and Korean American...
- 10/5/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Minari was nominated for six Oscars Minari, 11.10pm, Film4, Tuesday, September 19
Lee Isaac Chung's semi-autobiographical film pulled off the double at Sundance, winning both the Grand Jury and Audience Awards in the US Dramatic Competition and went on to be nominated for six Oscars, although it lost out for Best Picture to Nomadland. It tells the tale of a Korean family who move to start a new life in rural Arkansas - a move that sees the shine come off the patriarch Jacob's "American dream" quite quickly as things prove tougher than he imagined. The film hits its stride when grandma comes to help look after seven-year-old David, who has a heart condition, and his sister Anne (Noel Cho). Chung explores the family microcosm through details, to paint a vibrant, emotional picture of both the family...
Lee Isaac Chung's semi-autobiographical film pulled off the double at Sundance, winning both the Grand Jury and Audience Awards in the US Dramatic Competition and went on to be nominated for six Oscars, although it lost out for Best Picture to Nomadland. It tells the tale of a Korean family who move to start a new life in rural Arkansas - a move that sees the shine come off the patriarch Jacob's "American dream" quite quickly as things prove tougher than he imagined. The film hits its stride when grandma comes to help look after seven-year-old David, who has a heart condition, and his sister Anne (Noel Cho). Chung explores the family microcosm through details, to paint a vibrant, emotional picture of both the family...
- 9/18/2023
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Jan de Bont isn’t getting bent out of shape over upcoming “Twister” sequel, titled “Twisters” plural.
The director told Inverse that while he was never contacted to consult on the follow-up film, he knows the Lee Isaac Chung-helmed feature will certainly be a “different approach” from the 1996 blockbuster.
“I want to have somebody else see it first,” de Bont said of potentially watching Chung’s “Twisters,” adding, “It might be a really different approach. That’s the same with [Greta Gerwig] of ‘Barbie.’ Nobody would ever have thought she’d direct that movie and make it so successful.”
De Bont continued of the new studio system, “Don’t forget that the main reason they’re finding younger, inexperienced people is they want to be able to fully control them. They want them to have really good ADs, writers, producers, cinematographers so that they have all the help they can get.
The director told Inverse that while he was never contacted to consult on the follow-up film, he knows the Lee Isaac Chung-helmed feature will certainly be a “different approach” from the 1996 blockbuster.
“I want to have somebody else see it first,” de Bont said of potentially watching Chung’s “Twisters,” adding, “It might be a really different approach. That’s the same with [Greta Gerwig] of ‘Barbie.’ Nobody would ever have thought she’d direct that movie and make it so successful.”
De Bont continued of the new studio system, “Don’t forget that the main reason they’re finding younger, inexperienced people is they want to be able to fully control them. They want them to have really good ADs, writers, producers, cinematographers so that they have all the help they can get.
- 8/18/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Jan de Bont, the director of 1996’s Twister, is giving his thoughts on Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s upcoming sequel.
In an interview with Inverse, published online Tuesday, the Speed filmmaker said he wasn’t consulted about the new movie and that he feels it will be completely different from his version, especially since visual effects technology has changed so much since.
“When things fell from the sky, there were real things falling from a helicopter,” de Bont said. “If you film a car escaping a tornado in a hail storm, it was real ice that came at us. It’s a movie that cannot be remade.… That would never, ever happen again.”
He added that every shot they got “was a fortune” because “it would take three days to transfer all that information onto film. Right now it’s fast, but in the beginning, it was super slow.
In an interview with Inverse, published online Tuesday, the Speed filmmaker said he wasn’t consulted about the new movie and that he feels it will be completely different from his version, especially since visual effects technology has changed so much since.
“When things fell from the sky, there were real things falling from a helicopter,” de Bont said. “If you film a car escaping a tornado in a hail storm, it was real ice that came at us. It’s a movie that cannot be remade.… That would never, ever happen again.”
He added that every shot they got “was a fortune” because “it would take three days to transfer all that information onto film. Right now it’s fast, but in the beginning, it was super slow.
- 8/17/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jackie Chung's real-life relationship status couldn't be more different than that of her character on "The Summer I Turned Pretty." The actor, who portrays divorced author and mother Laurel Park in the Amazon Prime Video series, is happily married to fellow actor Louis Ozawa. The pair go way back, just like Belly and the Fisher boys. Though Chung and Ozawa have kept most details about their romance under wraps, we do know that they met while shooting a New York University graduate short film and have been together for more than a decade. "We did a screen test together," Ozawa told Forbes in 2020, adding, "So basically the first time we met was on camera."
The power couple have starred in several other onscreen projects together since then, including a 2008 short titled "Tomorrow Arigato," a 2015 drama called "Someone Else," and the 2019 indie film "Coming Home Again." Both have also added...
The power couple have starred in several other onscreen projects together since then, including a 2008 short titled "Tomorrow Arigato," a 2015 drama called "Someone Else," and the 2019 indie film "Coming Home Again." Both have also added...
- 8/15/2023
- by Victoria Messina
- Popsugar.com
Laurel Park (Jackie Chung) doesn’t fully break down over Susannah’s death until Episode 7 of “The Summer I Turned Pretty.”
While Belly (Lola Tung), Steven (Sean Kaufman), Taylor (Rain Spencer), Conrad Fisher (Chris Briney), Jeremiah Fisher (Gavin Casalegno), Skye (Elsie Fisher) and Cam Cameron (David Iacono) threw a party to rebel against the sale of the Cousins Beach house by Aunt Julia (Kyra Sedgwick), Laurel remained unaware of Julia’s plans and the kids’ efforts to thwart them. It was a drunken call from Belly that tipped Laurel off as to what her children were really up to while she was away promoting her new memoir, “It’s Not Summer Without You.” The book was about meeting Susannah and living life as best friends from college.
“Laurel just thinks that if she deals with her grief, she will crumble and she won’t be able to be a pillar...
While Belly (Lola Tung), Steven (Sean Kaufman), Taylor (Rain Spencer), Conrad Fisher (Chris Briney), Jeremiah Fisher (Gavin Casalegno), Skye (Elsie Fisher) and Cam Cameron (David Iacono) threw a party to rebel against the sale of the Cousins Beach house by Aunt Julia (Kyra Sedgwick), Laurel remained unaware of Julia’s plans and the kids’ efforts to thwart them. It was a drunken call from Belly that tipped Laurel off as to what her children were really up to while she was away promoting her new memoir, “It’s Not Summer Without You.” The book was about meeting Susannah and living life as best friends from college.
“Laurel just thinks that if she deals with her grief, she will crumble and she won’t be able to be a pillar...
- 8/15/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Brandon T. Jackson (Percy Jackson franchise) and Jamie Chung (Lovecraft Country) have joined Abbie Cornish and Jack Huston in feature drama I’m Beginning To See The Light.
From veteran Russian filmmaker Konstantin Khudyakov, the film will follow Ezra (Huston), a grief-stricken jazz trumpeter who seeks purpose and salvation after the sudden, tragic death of his wife and daughter. When he is mistaken for the new lighthouse keeper, Ezra meets Hannah (Cornish), a local school teacher who, along with ethereal music, reignites his passion for life and imbues it with meaning.
Chung will play Sarah, the wife of Ezra and mother of their 10-year-old daughter. She loves Ezra but is angry at him for the time and energy that he pours into a career that no longer supports them. Jackson will play Sam, a bass guitarist who hasn’t recovered from being replaced in his band and losing his girlfriend.
From veteran Russian filmmaker Konstantin Khudyakov, the film will follow Ezra (Huston), a grief-stricken jazz trumpeter who seeks purpose and salvation after the sudden, tragic death of his wife and daughter. When he is mistaken for the new lighthouse keeper, Ezra meets Hannah (Cornish), a local school teacher who, along with ethereal music, reignites his passion for life and imbues it with meaning.
Chung will play Sarah, the wife of Ezra and mother of their 10-year-old daughter. She loves Ezra but is angry at him for the time and energy that he pours into a career that no longer supports them. Jackson will play Sam, a bass guitarist who hasn’t recovered from being replaced in his band and losing his girlfriend.
- 4/17/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
This article contains spoilers for Succession season 4 episode 3.
After four successful seasons of prestige TV storytelling, HBO’s Succession finally did the thing we’ve all been waiting for this week. That’s right: it introduced one of the stars of 2011’s The Real World: San Diego. What, you were expecting us to mention something else?
Ok, obviously Succession season 4 episode 3 “Connor’s Wedding” is forever going to be known in the TV canon as “The one where they killed off Logan Roy.” The shocking and sudden demise of the multimedia monster and paternal boogeyman made for an absolutely classic hour of television. But shortly before Logan collapsed on his private jet offscreen, there was another moment that was of almost equal import to pop culture die hards.
Around the 12-minute mark of “Connor’s Wedding,” viewers catch up with the titular Connor Roy (Alan Ruck) as the throws a...
After four successful seasons of prestige TV storytelling, HBO’s Succession finally did the thing we’ve all been waiting for this week. That’s right: it introduced one of the stars of 2011’s The Real World: San Diego. What, you were expecting us to mention something else?
Ok, obviously Succession season 4 episode 3 “Connor’s Wedding” is forever going to be known in the TV canon as “The one where they killed off Logan Roy.” The shocking and sudden demise of the multimedia monster and paternal boogeyman made for an absolutely classic hour of television. But shortly before Logan collapsed on his private jet offscreen, there was another moment that was of almost equal import to pop culture die hards.
Around the 12-minute mark of “Connor’s Wedding,” viewers catch up with the titular Connor Roy (Alan Ruck) as the throws a...
- 4/10/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Netflix’s popular reality TV series, Next in Fashion, is back and better than ever. The reality show follows a crop of talented designers who compete to see who is the next big thing in the fashion world. With $200,000 on the line, the designers were willing to pull out all the stops to showcase their best work. However, there was no shortage of challenges for the competitors to overcome in order to claim the top prize. The Next in Fashion winner had to contend with long days, tight deadlines, and restrictions in order to win the sophomore season. They also had to overcome how starstruck they were around Gigi Hadid.
‘Next in Fashion’ stars Tan France and Gigi Hadid | Netflix Gigi Hadid replaced Alexa Chung as the ‘Next in Fashion’ co-host for season 2
Next in Fashion fans will recall that Tan France and Alexa Chung were the original hosts of the show.
‘Next in Fashion’ stars Tan France and Gigi Hadid | Netflix Gigi Hadid replaced Alexa Chung as the ‘Next in Fashion’ co-host for season 2
Next in Fashion fans will recall that Tan France and Alexa Chung were the original hosts of the show.
- 3/26/2023
- by Abeni Tinubu
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Next in Fashion Season 2 returned to Netflix at the beginning of the month. However, there was a huge shake-up to the cast for the sophomore season. In addition to a whole new crop of designers, the season also boasts a new co-host and celebrity judge. While Tan France returned to the show for its new season, Alexa Chung was absent from the reality TV series. Instead, Gigi Hadid took over the role that previously belonged to Chung. Fortunately, the supermodel had a wonderful rapport with France. But considering the duo were besties before they ever began filming the show, this isn’t too much of a shock.
‘Next in Fashion’ stars Tan France and Gigi Hadid | Netflix How did Tan France and Gigi Hadid first meet?
France and Hadid first struck up a friendship over five years ago. In fact, it was another Netflix reality TV show that led to the pair first connecting.
‘Next in Fashion’ stars Tan France and Gigi Hadid | Netflix How did Tan France and Gigi Hadid first meet?
France and Hadid first struck up a friendship over five years ago. In fact, it was another Netflix reality TV show that led to the pair first connecting.
- 3/21/2023
- by Abeni Tinubu
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Next in Fashion returned to Netflix for season 2 earlier this month, but not everyone returned. While Tan France reprised his role as a host and celebrity judge for the show, his co-host, Alexa Chung, was noticeably missing. In the sophomore season of the fashion reality TV show, Gigi Hadid took over Chung’s role as the co-host. The supermodel seemed to bring a breath of fresh air to the series, lending her sunny disposition to the show while also providing valuable critiques. In fact, France seems to think that the show was liberating for Hadid in a lot of ways.
‘Next in Fashion’ stars Tan France and Gigi Hadid | Gotham/Gc Images Gigi Hadid and Tan France were friends before filming ‘Next in Fashion’ Season 2
Fans of Next in Fashion will likely note that Hadid and France seemed very comfortable with each other right away. From using cutesy nicknames to razzing each other,...
‘Next in Fashion’ stars Tan France and Gigi Hadid | Gotham/Gc Images Gigi Hadid and Tan France were friends before filming ‘Next in Fashion’ Season 2
Fans of Next in Fashion will likely note that Hadid and France seemed very comfortable with each other right away. From using cutesy nicknames to razzing each other,...
- 3/21/2023
- by Abeni Tinubu
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Discoveries have been endless this past year, as Hong Kong Film Festival (UK) continues to explore a newfound fluidity alongside the Hong Kong community in the UK. Adrift are the stories of Hong Kong, a wavering sense of identity alongside an uncertain history. Memories fluid, imaginations of a drifting home.
Hong Kong Film Festival’s second edition is titled “Home Away From Home”. Distance and disparity unveils a world of possibility; between Hong Kongers in the UK and those in Hong Kong, between the Hong Kong we once lived in, but can now only watch from afar. Between the Hong Kong in our dreams, and the Hong Kong laid bare to us now; between your Hong Kong and history’s Hong Kong, between a colonial Hong Kong and post-colonial Hong Kong. A pre-1997 versus a post-2019 Hong Kong, a Hong Kong under the world’s watchful eyes, and that under our own scrutinising gaze…...
Hong Kong Film Festival’s second edition is titled “Home Away From Home”. Distance and disparity unveils a world of possibility; between Hong Kongers in the UK and those in Hong Kong, between the Hong Kong we once lived in, but can now only watch from afar. Between the Hong Kong in our dreams, and the Hong Kong laid bare to us now; between your Hong Kong and history’s Hong Kong, between a colonial Hong Kong and post-colonial Hong Kong. A pre-1997 versus a post-2019 Hong Kong, a Hong Kong under the world’s watchful eyes, and that under our own scrutinising gaze…...
- 3/5/2023
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
The biography and the filmmaking career path of the American auteur Lee Isaac Chung is a bit peculiar. Born to first-generation Korean immigrant parents, he grew up in rural Arkansas, studied ecology at Yale and planned to go to a medical school before giving it up for his filmmaking dream. After a number of shorts realized during his studies at the University of Utah, his shot his first feature “Munyurangabo” (2007) in Rwanda and in Kinyarwanda language (as the first ever narrative feature film). It premiered at Cannes to a great critical reception, signalling a significant talent on the rise. His next two features, “Lucky Life” (2010) and “Abigail Harm” (2012) were more to the typical American indie side, while he went back to Rwanda to co-direct a documentary called “I Have Seen My Last Born” (2015).
“Minari” is screening at Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
For his last one, “Minari”, premiering...
“Minari” is screening at Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
For his last one, “Minari”, premiering...
- 3/4/2023
- by Marko Stojiljković
- AsianMoviePulse
The streamers, led by Netflix, moved into the non-scripted entertainment space in a serious way about five years ago.
This coupled with the fact that the broadcast networks were still having disproportionate success with unscripted shows, opened plenty of opportunities for producers to create new entertainment formats.
Enter former MasterChef showrunner Robin Ashbrook and Yasmin Shackleton, also an exec producer on the Fox cooking show, who launched The Old School, an independent production company in 2018 with Netflix’s The Final Table, the streamer’s first significant move into the food space.
Since then, the pair have worked with the likes of Helen Mirren, Tan France, Alexa Chung and Gigi Hadid on a number of shiny floor entertainment shows.
They are now gearing up for the premiere of the second season of Netflix’s Next In Fashion, a design competition series with Hadid taking over from Chung and joined by the likes of Hailey Bieber,...
This coupled with the fact that the broadcast networks were still having disproportionate success with unscripted shows, opened plenty of opportunities for producers to create new entertainment formats.
Enter former MasterChef showrunner Robin Ashbrook and Yasmin Shackleton, also an exec producer on the Fox cooking show, who launched The Old School, an independent production company in 2018 with Netflix’s The Final Table, the streamer’s first significant move into the food space.
Since then, the pair have worked with the likes of Helen Mirren, Tan France, Alexa Chung and Gigi Hadid on a number of shiny floor entertainment shows.
They are now gearing up for the premiere of the second season of Netflix’s Next In Fashion, a design competition series with Hadid taking over from Chung and joined by the likes of Hailey Bieber,...
- 3/3/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
"Twister," one of the most successful disaster movies of all time, is finally getting a sequel set to release in 2024, more than twenty-five years after its debut in 1996 (per Deadline). Legacy sequels made long after the original entries are still going strong as ever, if the wild critical and financial achievements of "Top Gun: Maverick" weren't proof enough, so it was only a matter of time before the highest-grossing movie about a natural disaster got a chance to return to its former glory.
"Twister" was an epic, big-budget production from Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and a joint venture from Universal Pictures and Warner Bros., the same bodies that will be producing the sequel entitled "Twisters." Frank Marshall, husband of Kathleen Kennedy (who co-produced the first entry) and co-founder of the Kennedy/Marshall Company, is also producing. The original film was written by "Jurassic Park" author Michael Crichton and directed...
"Twister" was an epic, big-budget production from Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and a joint venture from Universal Pictures and Warner Bros., the same bodies that will be producing the sequel entitled "Twisters." Frank Marshall, husband of Kathleen Kennedy (who co-produced the first entry) and co-founder of the Kennedy/Marshall Company, is also producing. The original film was written by "Jurassic Park" author Michael Crichton and directed...
- 3/1/2023
- by Andrew Housman
- Slash Film
Socialite Paris Hilton recently surprised fans when she announced she and her husband, Carter Reum, had welcomed a baby boy. Despite the heiress’ happiness over the birth of her first child, some critics don’t share her joy. The problem? They don’t approve of surrogacy. Here’s why Hilton’s surrogacy news sparked another round of debate.
Why did Paris Hilton and other celebrities use surrogates? Paris Hilton and Carter Reum at the Grammy Awards on Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles | Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Hilton and Rheum kept their baby news a secret, so fans were shocked to hear the couple’s announcement. Hilton took to Instagram, where she posted a photo of the newborn’s hand sweetly holding her thumb. “You are already loved beyond words,” the entrepreneur wrote.
“It’s always been my dream to be a mother, and I’m so happy that Carter and I found each other,...
Why did Paris Hilton and other celebrities use surrogates? Paris Hilton and Carter Reum at the Grammy Awards on Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles | Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Hilton and Rheum kept their baby news a secret, so fans were shocked to hear the couple’s announcement. Hilton took to Instagram, where she posted a photo of the newborn’s hand sweetly holding her thumb. “You are already loved beyond words,” the entrepreneur wrote.
“It’s always been my dream to be a mother, and I’m so happy that Carter and I found each other,...
- 3/1/2023
- by Lisa Geiger
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
On one night in an old apartment building, a newly independent young woman, a pair of dysfunctional siblings, and an aging widow become part of a seemingly intertwining and melancholic story separated by walls. Rory, alone in her dream city, is afraid that she has made a big mistake in moving away from home; a disgruntled Margaret contends with the various trials of her tough family on her birthday; Kai confronts his once close sister before he leaves home forever – all while sounds and interactions between the three rooms bleed into each other, reminding them of a bigger world and community outside. On this night, they find themselves in search of connection, forgiveness, and company. (official)
“Where No One Lives” review is part of the Submit Your Film Initiative
Presenting the lives of three people intertwined through proximity in a large city, Li Anne Liew’s “Where No One Lives...
“Where No One Lives” review is part of the Submit Your Film Initiative
Presenting the lives of three people intertwined through proximity in a large city, Li Anne Liew’s “Where No One Lives...
- 2/5/2023
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
The 2020 Sundance Film Festival proved to be the last major movie event before Covid-19 knocked the Earth off its axis. More than merely washing the bad taste of Cats out of our mouths, the fest — which ran from Jan. 23 to Feb. 2 — showcased a plethora of exciting (sorta) independent films and emerging talents. Audiences took in stirring documentaries like Dick Johnson Is Dead and Boys State, breakout turns from Aubrey Plaza (Black Bear) and Taylour Paige (Zola), and future awards-hopefuls Promising Young Woman and Never Rarely Sometimes Always. But one film stood out among the pack,...
- 1/26/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
If you were to draft a list of the artists most responsible for the ever-expanding global popularity of Korean film and television, Park Chan-wook — the director of Oldboy and this year’s Oscar frontrunner Decision to Leave — would undoubtedly fall somewhere at the top. Far less known, however, is the name of the woman responsible for co-writing all of Park’s films since the early 2000s: Chung Seo-kyung. Park met Chung, then an aspiring writer, while serving on the jury of a Korean short-film competition in which she was competing sometime around 2001. After winning the Cannes Grand Prix in 2003 for Old Boy and deciding to that his next movie would be more female-centric, Park remembered Chung’s spark and peculiar sensibility and reached out to her to write a draft of a script.
That project became his sixth feature, 2005’s Lady Vengeance, and the duo have co-written every one of...
That project became his sixth feature, 2005’s Lady Vengeance, and the duo have co-written every one of...
- 1/13/2023
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Much of the world knows Korean entertainment through superstar pop music performers like BTS and Black Pink. Then, with “Squid Game,” the world fell for Korean drama. And thanks to Bong Joon Ho and his “Parasite” Oscar-winner, more of the planet has learned of the powerhouse that is Korean cinema. ¶ The Korean film industry’s proficiency is scarcely new. Bong, together with the likes of Kim Jee-woon (“A Bittersweet Life”) and the multihyphenate Park Chan-wook are part of a cohort of leading directors who emerged at the beginning of the millennium and remain at the forefront. Over some two decades, they have given Korean cinema an impeccable reputation for combining style, substance and smart storytelling.
With his latest drama, “Decision to Leave,” on the Oscar international film shortlist after a glittering run on the festival circuit and a successful worldwide release, it is now Park’s turn in the spotlight.
With his latest drama, “Decision to Leave,” on the Oscar international film shortlist after a glittering run on the festival circuit and a successful worldwide release, it is now Park’s turn in the spotlight.
- 1/10/2023
- by Carole Horst and Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Karen Cooper, longtime director of New York City’s indie cinema gem Film Forum, says she’s stepping down at a good time, not just for her, but for the business. Despite all the naysayers and after slogging through Covid with the help of federal grants and weathering a slow recovery, Cooper said business is currently pretty lively at the lower Manhattan nonprofit cinema she’s run for the past 50 years.
She’s leaving her position this summer with Deputy Director Sonya Chung taking the reins July 1.
The Film Forum launched in 1970 on the Upper West Side with a 19,000 annual budget to show American independent films not playing in commercial cinemas. Cooper led it through three expansions, building it into a 6 million business with a range of programming and premieres from around the world. It’s been at its current location on West Houston Street since 1989. She counts New York...
She’s leaving her position this summer with Deputy Director Sonya Chung taking the reins July 1.
The Film Forum launched in 1970 on the Upper West Side with a 19,000 annual budget to show American independent films not playing in commercial cinemas. Cooper led it through three expansions, building it into a 6 million business with a range of programming and premieres from around the world. It’s been at its current location on West Houston Street since 1989. She counts New York...
- 1/10/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
In a major shift one of the nation’s premier arthouses, Karen Cooper will be exiting as director on June 30 after 50 years running the Film Forum in New York City. Deputy Director Sonya Chung will assume the role.
Cooper has led the nonprofit cinema since its first iteration in 1972 as a 50-seat loft space on the Upper West Side open only weekends, to a multi-million dollar operation with four screens and 500 seats in lower Manhattan. She’ll remain an advisor to Chung with a focus on programming premieres and fundraising
“To say this is a transitional moment would be a vast understatement – for virtually all of its history, Film Forum has been energetically and most ably guided by Karen, not least during the very challenging pandemic period from which we are emerging. My board colleagues and I are extremely grateful for her tenure, and excited that in Sonya we have...
Cooper has led the nonprofit cinema since its first iteration in 1972 as a 50-seat loft space on the Upper West Side open only weekends, to a multi-million dollar operation with four screens and 500 seats in lower Manhattan. She’ll remain an advisor to Chung with a focus on programming premieres and fundraising
“To say this is a transitional moment would be a vast understatement – for virtually all of its history, Film Forum has been energetically and most ably guided by Karen, not least during the very challenging pandemic period from which we are emerging. My board colleagues and I are extremely grateful for her tenure, and excited that in Sonya we have...
- 1/9/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Longtime Film Forum director Karen Cooper is parting ways with the nonprofit New York City cinema after half a century in the role.
Cooper will be succeeded by Sonya Chung, whose position goes into effect July 1. Film Forum’s board, headed by Gray Coleman, unanimously voted on the change in leadership in November 2022. Cooper will remain as an advisor to Chung, with a focus on programming premieres and fundraising.
“Running a business, any business, is about solving problems, and more importantly seeing around corners and solving them before they become problems. I have the highest regard for Sonya,” Cooper said of her successor. “She has superb taste in films and impeccable judgment on a wide range of administrative issues, ranging from finance to personnel. Knowing she was ready and willing to become Director gave me the luxury of stepping down at a time when the theater is financially solid, ceding...
Cooper will be succeeded by Sonya Chung, whose position goes into effect July 1. Film Forum’s board, headed by Gray Coleman, unanimously voted on the change in leadership in November 2022. Cooper will remain as an advisor to Chung, with a focus on programming premieres and fundraising.
“Running a business, any business, is about solving problems, and more importantly seeing around corners and solving them before they become problems. I have the highest regard for Sonya,” Cooper said of her successor. “She has superb taste in films and impeccable judgment on a wide range of administrative issues, ranging from finance to personnel. Knowing she was ready and willing to become Director gave me the luxury of stepping down at a time when the theater is financially solid, ceding...
- 1/9/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
In the Season 2 finale of “Slow Horses,” Roddy Ho (Christopher Chung) follows a Russian assassin onto a train, but can he maintain his surveillance without being spotted himself?
The finale of the British spy series, which is based on the book “Dead Lions” by Mick Herron, drops Friday, Dec. 30 on Apple TV+.
Watch the exclusive clip, which features Chung and Aimee-Ffion Edwards as fellow agent Shirley Dander, above.
The series stars Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, Jack Lowden as River Cartwright, Saskia Reeves as Catherine Standish, Kristin Scott Thomas as Diana Taverner, and Rosalind Eleazar as Louisa Guy.
Also Read:
‘Slow Horses’ Season 2 Episode 3 Ending Shocker: ‘You’ve Got to Be Ballsy, You Can’t Play It Safe’...
The finale of the British spy series, which is based on the book “Dead Lions” by Mick Herron, drops Friday, Dec. 30 on Apple TV+.
Watch the exclusive clip, which features Chung and Aimee-Ffion Edwards as fellow agent Shirley Dander, above.
The series stars Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, Jack Lowden as River Cartwright, Saskia Reeves as Catherine Standish, Kristin Scott Thomas as Diana Taverner, and Rosalind Eleazar as Louisa Guy.
Also Read:
‘Slow Horses’ Season 2 Episode 3 Ending Shocker: ‘You’ve Got to Be Ballsy, You Can’t Play It Safe’...
- 12/29/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
True to its title, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” performs approximately three conceptual triple-lutzes at any given moment. Most of these hinge on Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh), who is contacted by a parallel-universe version of her husband (Ke Huy Quan) to save not just her world but all worlds from a tyrant bent on ending existence. Said tyrant, Jobu Tupaki (Stephanie Hsu), also happens to be Evelyn’s daughter, Joy. Clear visual distinctions between all the different versions of the characters in all the different universes are crucial for us to track what’s going on in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” But this goes double for Jobu/Joy, because Hsu has to be an antagonist who stands a little bit outside the film, ready to snap it like a twig, and a supporting character desperate (even if she doesn’t realize it) for some support from her family.
Hsu...
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- 12/16/2022
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
The upcoming sequel to 1996's "Twister" may have found its director according to Deadline, and the filmmaker in talks is none other than Lee Isaac Chung, who helmed "Minari." According to the outlet, the search for a director to head up the Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment-made film "Twisters" has been extensive, with the Academy Awards-nominated filmmaker currently in talks to take on the role.
Chung's past works may not seem like an obvious fit for a movie about tornado-chasing, but the filmmaker certainly has an impressive track record. He's best-known for "Minari," the quiet, Steven Yeun-led family drama that won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and later went on to earn Youn Yuh-jung an Oscar. But Chung has several acclaimed films under his belt, including his 2007 debut "Munyurangabo," a Rwanda-set film about a friendship set within the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide.
Will Twisters Be A Tearjerker?...
Chung's past works may not seem like an obvious fit for a movie about tornado-chasing, but the filmmaker certainly has an impressive track record. He's best-known for "Minari," the quiet, Steven Yeun-led family drama that won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and later went on to earn Youn Yuh-jung an Oscar. But Chung has several acclaimed films under his belt, including his 2007 debut "Munyurangabo," a Rwanda-set film about a friendship set within the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide.
Will Twisters Be A Tearjerker?...
- 12/15/2022
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
After thoroughly sifting through directors looking to whip up a natural disaster or two, Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment are in early talks with Minari director Lee Isaac Chung for its Twister sequel, Twisters. The script for the follow-up to director Jan De Bont’s 1996 original is by Mark L. Smith, with Frank Marshall producing through Kennedy/Marshall.
According to Deadline, Steven Spielberg became so excited about the project after reading Smith’s script that Twisters was fast-tracked for Spring production. If all goes according to plan, the studios will court Helen Hunt on the project to reprise her role as Dr. Jo Harding. The plot for Twisters focuses on the daughter Hunt’s character had with Bill Paxton’s Bill Harding. The daughter is a storm-chaser, just like her parents. No one is taking on the lead role yet. Universal and Amblin want to lock Chung down before casting calls can begin.
According to Deadline, Steven Spielberg became so excited about the project after reading Smith’s script that Twisters was fast-tracked for Spring production. If all goes according to plan, the studios will court Helen Hunt on the project to reprise her role as Dr. Jo Harding. The plot for Twisters focuses on the daughter Hunt’s character had with Bill Paxton’s Bill Harding. The daughter is a storm-chaser, just like her parents. No one is taking on the lead role yet. Universal and Amblin want to lock Chung down before casting calls can begin.
- 12/15/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Lee Isaac Chung, the Oscar-nominated director of “Minari,” is in talks to direct the sequel to the 1996 storm-chasing blockbuster “Twister,” an individual with knowledge of the project told IndieWire.
If his deal closes, Chung would work from a script by “The Revenant” writer Mark L. Smith, and the individual adds that Chung was just one of many top directors attracted to working on the film. What’s more, “Twisters” is looking to start up shooting quickly sometime this spring.
As of right now, there’s no talent in talks to star, and no word on if Helen Hunt, the original film’s star, would be among those returning.
Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment are developing the sequel titled “Twisters,” which Steven Spielberg is executive producing. Warner Bros. Pictures is co-financing.
Frank Marshall (“Jurassic World Dominion”) is attached to produce through his Kennedy/Marshall Company.
While Chung and the lyrical, intimate,...
If his deal closes, Chung would work from a script by “The Revenant” writer Mark L. Smith, and the individual adds that Chung was just one of many top directors attracted to working on the film. What’s more, “Twisters” is looking to start up shooting quickly sometime this spring.
As of right now, there’s no talent in talks to star, and no word on if Helen Hunt, the original film’s star, would be among those returning.
Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment are developing the sequel titled “Twisters,” which Steven Spielberg is executive producing. Warner Bros. Pictures is co-financing.
Frank Marshall (“Jurassic World Dominion”) is attached to produce through his Kennedy/Marshall Company.
While Chung and the lyrical, intimate,...
- 12/15/2022
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
“Minari” filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung is in talks to direct “Twisters,” the sequel to the 1996 storm-chasing blockbuster starring Helen Hunt and the late Bill Paxton.
News broke in October that Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment had accelerated development on the project, with Mark L. Smith (“The Revenant”) signed on to write the sequel’s screenplay and Frank Marshall (“Jurassic World Dominion”) attached to produce through his Kennedy/Marshall Company. “Twisters” will be co-financed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Chung is best known as the writer and director of 2020’s “Minari,” the intimate semi-autobiographical family drama about a Korean family navigating life on an Arkansas farm in the 1980s. The film went on to earn six Academy Award nominations, including for best picture. Chung himself was nominated for best director and best original screenplay, while the film’s star Yuh-Jung Youn made history with her best supporting actress Oscar win. The filmmaker...
News broke in October that Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment had accelerated development on the project, with Mark L. Smith (“The Revenant”) signed on to write the sequel’s screenplay and Frank Marshall (“Jurassic World Dominion”) attached to produce through his Kennedy/Marshall Company. “Twisters” will be co-financed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Chung is best known as the writer and director of 2020’s “Minari,” the intimate semi-autobiographical family drama about a Korean family navigating life on an Arkansas farm in the 1980s. The film went on to earn six Academy Award nominations, including for best picture. Chung himself was nominated for best director and best original screenplay, while the film’s star Yuh-Jung Youn made history with her best supporting actress Oscar win. The filmmaker...
- 12/15/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Following an extensive search that had a number of top directors chasing the job, sources tell Deadline that Oscar-nominated Minari director Lee Isaac Chung is in early talks to helm Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s Twisters, the sequel to the blockbuster Twister. Warner Bros., which released the 1996 pic, will co-finance. Mark L. Smith penned the script, with Frank Marshall producing through his Kennedy/Marshall banner.
Deadline first reported in October that execs and producers on the project, especially Steven Spielberg, flipped for the script Smith delivered to the studio and ultimately fast-tracked the pic for a spring start. At the time sources said that the hope was to bring Twister star Helen Hunt back for a drama that focuses on the daughter she had with the character played by the late Bill Paxton, who has caught the storm-chasing bug her parents had.
Insiders add that no one is...
Deadline first reported in October that execs and producers on the project, especially Steven Spielberg, flipped for the script Smith delivered to the studio and ultimately fast-tracked the pic for a spring start. At the time sources said that the hope was to bring Twister star Helen Hunt back for a drama that focuses on the daughter she had with the character played by the late Bill Paxton, who has caught the storm-chasing bug her parents had.
Insiders add that no one is...
- 12/15/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
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Park Chan-wook, the world-renowned South Korean auteur best known for the floridly violent films referred to as his “Vengeance Trilogy,” wanted to tell a gentler story. It was 2019 and Park was ruminating on ideas for what would become Decision to Leave, his 11th film and first feature in six years, following a period of television work and fine art creation. He began with two competing ideas.
“Over the years, I’ve watched lots of detective dramas and police procedurals, and I love these kinds of films,” he says. “But I’ve always thought the depiction of the protagonists is quite far from reality, because they’re either really tough and violent, or some kind of genius detective.” Examples in this genre are particularly prevalent in Korea, where the highest-grossing movie just this year is Lee Sang-yong’s The Roundup (101 million and counting), a...
Park Chan-wook, the world-renowned South Korean auteur best known for the floridly violent films referred to as his “Vengeance Trilogy,” wanted to tell a gentler story. It was 2019 and Park was ruminating on ideas for what would become Decision to Leave, his 11th film and first feature in six years, following a period of television work and fine art creation. He began with two competing ideas.
“Over the years, I’ve watched lots of detective dramas and police procedurals, and I love these kinds of films,” he says. “But I’ve always thought the depiction of the protagonists is quite far from reality, because they’re either really tough and violent, or some kind of genius detective.” Examples in this genre are particularly prevalent in Korea, where the highest-grossing movie just this year is Lee Sang-yong’s The Roundup (101 million and counting), a...
- 12/13/2022
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Warning: contains spoilers for His Dark Materials season two.
It’s time to return to Philip Pullman’s fantasy world of dust, daemons and Asriel’s quest to free the worlds from religious tyranny. His Dark Materials is back for its third and final season, to tell the story of The Amber Spyglass. US viewers will be able to watch the season in double-bill instalments on HBO between Monday the 5th and 26th of December, while in the UK, all episodes will be available to stream on BBC iPlayer on Sunday the 18th of December, as well as airing on BBC One.
The last time we saw Lyra on screen in December 2020, she was under threat from the Magisterium who had learned of the Eve prophecy. Will had lost his father Jopari, and Lee Scoresby had gone out a hero in a season finale dramatic shoot-out. After a season’s absence,...
It’s time to return to Philip Pullman’s fantasy world of dust, daemons and Asriel’s quest to free the worlds from religious tyranny. His Dark Materials is back for its third and final season, to tell the story of The Amber Spyglass. US viewers will be able to watch the season in double-bill instalments on HBO between Monday the 5th and 26th of December, while in the UK, all episodes will be available to stream on BBC iPlayer on Sunday the 18th of December, as well as airing on BBC One.
The last time we saw Lyra on screen in December 2020, she was under threat from the Magisterium who had learned of the Eve prophecy. Will had lost his father Jopari, and Lee Scoresby had gone out a hero in a season finale dramatic shoot-out. After a season’s absence,...
- 12/5/2022
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
In Apple TV+ hit “Slow Horses,” Christopher Chung stars as the obnoxious (yet endearing) hacker Roddy Ho.
Based on the Mick Herron book series of the same name, the show sees Gary Oldman play Jackson Lamb, a washed-up spy and reluctant ringleader of a group of MI5 losers put out to pasture in the unglamorous surroundings of Slough House. The series, which also stars Kristin Scott Thomas and Jonathan Pryce, has already been renewed for a third and fourth season, both of which are currently in production.
Ahead of Season 2 premiering today, Chung sat down with Variety to discuss his return as Roddy Ho, his work on an upcoming (top secret) period drama and whether East Asian representation has improved in the industry.
What can we expect to see from Roddy in Season 2?
This season you get to see Roddy get out in the field a bit more, which is...
Based on the Mick Herron book series of the same name, the show sees Gary Oldman play Jackson Lamb, a washed-up spy and reluctant ringleader of a group of MI5 losers put out to pasture in the unglamorous surroundings of Slough House. The series, which also stars Kristin Scott Thomas and Jonathan Pryce, has already been renewed for a third and fourth season, both of which are currently in production.
Ahead of Season 2 premiering today, Chung sat down with Variety to discuss his return as Roddy Ho, his work on an upcoming (top secret) period drama and whether East Asian representation has improved in the industry.
What can we expect to see from Roddy in Season 2?
This season you get to see Roddy get out in the field a bit more, which is...
- 12/2/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
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