Now Stream This: 'The Farewell', 'Serpico', 'Honey Boy', 'Killer Joe', 'Horse Girl', And More
Our round-up of the best movies streaming right now includes The Farewell, Honey Boy, Serpico, Killer Joe, Horse Girl, and more.
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'Killer Joe' And 'To Live And Die In LA' TV Series In Development
Perhaps inspired by Fargo, there could be a Killer Joe TV series, based on the film from William Friedkin and Matthew McConaughey.
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2013 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations Include 'Beasts Of The Southern Wild,' 'Silver Linings Playbook,' And 'Moonrise Kingdom'
One of the first big award season nomination sets went out this morning: the Independent Spirit Awards, which highlight achievement in (obviously) independent productions. The big films in this year's nominations were Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom; David O Russell's Silver Linings Playbook, and newcomer Benh Zeitlin's Sundance hit Beasts of the Southern Wild. Here are…
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/Filmcast Ep. 195 - The Watch
This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam reflect on the difficulty of making South Park, praise the Year of Matthew McConaughey, get skeptical about Cloud Atlas, and review Costco: The Movie. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. We'll be reviewing Total Recall next week. Download or Play…
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Exclusive Clip: Matthew McConaughey Tells A Sickening Story In 'Killer Joe'
Matthew McConaughey is one of those actors that isn't afraid to try new things. He can go from iconic role (Dazed and Confused), to blockbuster leading man (A Time To Kill), anchor a romantic comedy (Failure to Launch), or give a stunning, award-worthy supporting performance (Magic Mike). And that's not even the half of it.…
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'Killer Joe' Trailer: Matthew McConaughey Murders For Money
"Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap!" Wait. Hiring Matthew McConaughey to kill someone costs how much? Twenty-five grand? Ok, maybe not 'dirt cheap,' then. Anyway, The Exorcist director William Friedkin is back this year with Killer Joe, a Southern-fried thriller in which McConaughey is hired by Emile Hirsch to kill his mom (Gina Gershon). But complications…
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South By Southwest 2012 Lineup Features World Premiere Of '21 Jump Street,' 'God Bless America,' 'The Raid' And Much More
Attendees of South by Southwest 2012 are in for a treat. 130 feature films will screen at the Austin, Texas festival taking place March 9-17. Among them are 65 World Premieres, 17 North American Premieres and 10 U.S. Premieres. The organization already announced Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon's The Cabin in the Woods would open…
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2011 Venice Film Festival Lineup Includes 'Carnage,' 'A Dangerous Method,' And 'Dogtooth' Director's Latest
Hot on the heels of the release of a massive batch of films that will appear in the Toronto Film Festival, we've got the main lineup for the 68th Venice Film Festival, which runs from August 31 to September 10. We knew that George Clooney's The Ides of March would open the fest (the trailer…
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First Toronto Festival Announcements Include New Work From George Clooney, David Cronenberg And Francis Ford Coppola
If you're more interested in the typical fall slate of festival entrees than summer's glut of tentpole action fare, this is a great week. The Toronto International Film Festival announced the first wave of films that will play the fest in September. This is a batch of about 50 titles, which makes up only a…
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Casting Notes: Thomas Haden Church In 'Killer Joe'; Melanie Griffith In 'The Grief Tourist'; Matthew McConaughey In 'Bernie'
One of the pictures with the most potential right now is William Friedkin's pitch-black comedy Killer Joe, written by Tracy Letts from his own play of the same title, which won Pulitzer and Tony prizes in 2008. The story is about "a brother (Emile Hirsch) and sister combo who plot the death of their mother…
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William Friedkin Casts Matthew McConaughey And Emile Hirsch In 'Killer Joe'
For the past few months, word has been kicking around Louisiana that William Friedkin would be shooting a new film with Matthew McConaughey called Killer Joe. And now the news is official; Friedkin has lined up McConaughey and Emile Hirsch for the film, which will shoot late this fall. THR says that a November 8…
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