Posts by Zach Dionne
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‘Midnight Rider’ Filmmakers Turn Themselves in on Manslaughter Charges
Following the death of 27-year-old camera operator Sarah Jones in an on-set train accident.
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Kurt Russell Says Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Hateful Eight’ May Film in Early 2015
The world might not have to pay for that script leak after all.
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Weird Al’s Back With a ‘Happy’ Parody That’s Entirely Worth Your Time
Also in the Afternoon Links: Rihanna’s amazing end to the World Cup, some more ‘Better Call Saul’ news, and Amazon’s plan to Netflix its latest show to us all in one day.
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Christopher Walken Is Captain Hook, Ben Kingsley Is King Tut’s Adviser (Not in the Same Show, Unfortunately)
The elder statesmen have signed on for NBC’s live production of ‘Peter Pan’ and Spike TV’s next miniseries, respectively.
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Box Office by the Numbers: ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Takes Over With $73 Million
‘Transformers’ is falling fast, Dinesh D’Souza’s documentary ‘America: Imagine the World Without Her’ is rising, and Richard Linklater’s ‘Boyhood’ has the year’s second-biggest per-screen average.
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Let’s Start Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of ‘Ghostbusters’ With This Trailer for the Rerelease
Also in the Afternoon Links: Gosling and Crowe will play ’70s buddy detectives, ‘Fargo’ might emulate a different Coen brothers movie next season, and Cinemax ordered a second season of Soderbergh’s ‘The Knick’ before the first one has even launched.
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Actual ‘True Detective’ Season 2 Update: FOUR Leads, ‘More Exciting’ Scripts
“We’re not keeping any secrets, so when something concrete develops, we’ll announce it to everybody,” says showrunner, writer, and new Emmy nominee Nic Pizzolatto.
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There’s a New Trailer for Angelina Jolie’s ‘Unbroken,’ and It Looks Terrific
Also in the Afternoon Links: Rick Rubin’s name isn’t Rick, Andy Serkis took some ‘Apes’ direction over Skype, and Azealia Banks is free.
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Alec Baldwin Eyes ‘Mission: Impossible 5,’ an NFL Concussion Movie, and a New TV Show
The TV series is being developed as an hour-long project based on a Rob Ford–ish mayor governing New York City.
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Linklater’s ‘Incredible Mr. Limpet’ Looking to Add a Slew of Funny People
Also in the Afternoon Links: Another eerie ‘Mockingjay’ teaser, an intensely weird ‘Tonight Show’ moment, and ‘Seinfeld’ emojis.
