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‘Uncut Gems’ Actress Julia Fox On Working With Adam Sandler And Her Unique Path To Stardom [Interview] The path toJulia Fox’s on-screen acting debut inUncut Gemstook her through a myriad of other successful creative endeavors, including art, photography, fashion design, writing, and even recently directing her first short film,Fantasy Girls. Fox first became well known in her native New York City for being something of an “It girl” on the club/party scene, and it was during that time in her life, nearly 10 years ago, that she became friendly with brothers and struggling filmmakersJoshandBennie Safdie, who were developing a script set in the city’s diamond district which focused on a fast-talking jeweler named Howard Ratner, a degenerate gambler and a man who enjoys the thrill of risk more than the actual rewards it may bring....

‘Westworld’ Review: ‘Reunion’ Goes Back To The Beginning Welcome to our weekly recaps of HBO’sWestworld. ThisWestworldreview takes a look at the second episode of season 2, “Reunion.” Be warned:spoilersfollow. Oh, wow! Welcome toWestworld,Giancarlo Esposito!Oh, wait, never mind, he’s dead.The sudden appearance – and quick departure of –Breaking BadandBetter Call Saulactor Giancarlo Esposito is only one of the several surprises that await us in season 2 episode 2 ofWestworld, “Reunion.“This is an episode all about filling in the blanks, while also creating a new set of questions in the process....

15 Actors Who Should Play The New Spider-Man As you’ve no doubt heard by now,Spider-Man is coming to the MCU. But the powers that be aren’t simply merging Sony’s existing Spider-Man franchise with the Marvel movies — no, this is going to bea whole new Spider-Man, which means the webslinging role is up for grabs again. Marvel and Sony have yet to reveal whom they want to put on the Spidey mask, but while they mull it over we’ve got some ideas for them....

2018 Sundance Film Festival Awards: ‘The Miseducation Of Cameron Post’, ‘Burden’ & More Win Prizes The 2018 Sundance Film Festival comes to an end this weekend after 10 days of screening 123 movies over and over again. Last night, the awards ceremony took place in Park City, Utah to honor the best in independent storytelling. The Grand Jury Prizes are among the most coveted on the film festival circuit, but the Audience Awards are nothing to scoff at either....

5 Reasons Rick And Morty Fans Will Love Netflix’s Inside Job “Rick and Morty” is still a popular, beloved show, but the wait between seasons can be frustrating. Although season 7 hasalready been written, it doesn’t seem like fans will get to see season 6until around Octoberof this year. If you’re sick of rewatching your favorite “Rick and Morty” episodes but are still looking for something to scratch that same itch, Netflix’s animated sitcom “Inside Job” might be worth checking out....

Aaaaaaay! Henry Winkler Is Auctioning His Original Fonzie Jacket Originally meant to be a secondary character on the hit show “Happy Days,” fans loved Henry Winkler’s Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli so much, he became a lead alongside Ron Howard’s Richie Cunningham. Fonzie became the de facto “cool guy” character on television with Winkler coining catchphrases, signature hand gestures, and an iconic greaser look that is still referencedeven today. Now, over four decades later, Winkler is auctioning off legendary pieces of Fonzie’s costume at the Bonhams Los Angeles' TCM sale....

All It Took To Get Brad Pitt In Deadpool 2 Was A Call From Ryan Reynolds Nowadays, a celebrity cameo in a movie typically acts as a setup (or payoff) fora cinematic universe.However, there was a time when a celebrity cameo was nearly exclusively used as a punchline, where the appearance of a highly famous public figure would be a joke unto itself. WitnessKareem Abdul-Jabbar in “Airplane!,“David Bowie in “Zoolander,“or …a bunch of famous folks in “Casper....

Apparition Picks Up US Rights To The Runaways New distributor Apparition has quickly built quite a varied little slate.Black DynamiteandThe Boondock Saints II: All Saints Dayare balanced out byBright StarandThe Young Victoria, and waiting in the wings sometime for 2010 (please!) is Terrence Malick’sThe Tree of Life. Now Apparition has added another intriguing film to its collection:Floria Sigsimondi’s biopicThe Runaways, starringKristen StewartandDakota Fanning. Is this afait accompli, given thatThe Runawayswas made by Apparition co-founderBill Pohlad’s company River Road?...

Atlanta Season 3 Teaser: Let’s Get Weird, Mysterious, Kind Of Disturbing The best show on television (an objective measurement rigorously debated, tested, and voted on by … me!) is almost back and it looks to be as weird, idiosyncratic, abrasive, and entertaining as ever — if not even more so. Fans of FX’s “Atlanta” need no reminder of just how longwe’ve all been waiting for the next seasonof the smash-hit Donald Glover series to finally land on our TV screens....

Breach Director Billy Ray To Direct Remake Of Oscar-Winning The Secret In Their Eyes The Secret in Their Eyeswas the surprise winner for Best Foreign Language Film during last year’s Academy Awards, beating out the expected contendersA ProphetandThe White Ribbon. Many were peeved, but the picture hadn’t even been released in theaters yet, so most were unaware of what an affecting, engrossing filmit actually is. Once it finally opened in the US, the picture receivedglowing reviews, but didn’t exactlylight up the box office....

Christopher Nolan Is The Only Screenwriter Currently Attached To Next Batfilm Let’s stop calling the next Batman filmBatman 3, shall we? Let’s just call it the next Batman film – or TNBF, if you want. That’ll do. The Batman films didn’t start withBegins, you know. Not nearly. IGNhave discovered a tiny crumb of info on TNBF that is bound to fuel speculation. According to their detective work, the only screenwriter formally attached to the project isChristopher Nolan....

Cool Stuff: Mondo Releasing P.T. Anderson’s ‘Magnolia’ Soundtrack On Vinyl Right now you can seePaul Thomas Anderson’s latest film,The Phantom Thread, in limited theaters. This weekend it expands to theaters everywhere, but if you’re not rushing out to see it, maybe you’ll want to look back at one of the filmmaker’s earlier films with a new collectible vinyl release fromMondo. The 1999 ensemble dramaMagnoliais getting a vinyl soundtrack release that features all of the songs created by singer and songwriter Aimee Mann, as well as the complete score composed by Jon Brion....

Filming Begins On ‘Paddington’ Starring Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman And Hugh Bonneville Another incredibly popular children’s book series is getting the big screen treatment. This time it’sPaddington, which is about a small bear who travels to London and gets taken in by a kind family. Based on the popular series written byMichael Bond, Oscar-winnerColin Firthwill provide the voice of the Paddington bear, Oscar-winnerNicole Kidmanwill play a villainous taxidermist andHugh Bonneville(Downton Abbey) andSally Hawkins(Happy Go Lucky) are the mother and father....