Based on Charles Graeber’s 2013 book “The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder” with input from the real-life Loughren, the thriller is directed by Danish filmmaker Lindholm. “I had that feeling when I read the script of, ‘Can I play this person without the why?’ But then I kind of thought on that and ultimately realized that the why and knowing the why is our need as human beings to feel safe,” Redmayne told IndieWire in an interview earlier this fall....

“I’ll be honest, I had not spoken to Kevin since I walked off ‘Ant-Man’ in 2014,” Wright said. “You know, there wasn’t any real animosity or outright hostility between us, it was all very diplomatic at the time, but in that situation you go your separate ways and there was no reason to get back in touch. So I just had never spoken to him or vice versa. Aside from the movie itself, we had been friends, so it was a sad thing – aside from the professional aspect of it, we had been good pals....

When told she was nominated for her emotionally resonant and empathetic performance in the Disney+ series “WandaVision,” Olsen said it was surprising because she’s never really sure what will be successful or not. “[You] always set yourself up for potential failure,” she said. Olsen said it took a bit for her to realize the impact the Marvel series was having, especially among audiences who wouldn’t necessarily consider themselves fans of superhero content....

In an outtake from James Hibberd’s behind-the-scenes “Thrones” oral history book “Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon” (via Entertainment Weekly), “Thrones” director Jeremy Podeswa remembers being shocked by Clarke after she whipped up an entire monologue in a fictional language in just 10 minutes. The monologue was featured in a fifth-season scene where Daenerys orders the execution of a Meereenese nobleman who conspired against her. The scene was originally performed in English, but it wasn’t hitting as hard as the “Thrones” creative team wanted....

Total Film’s “Cruella” interview reads: “‘It’s very different from “Joker” in many ways,’ Stone laughs over Zoom. However, while there are certainly differences between the two movies, Stone can see why thematic lines could be drawn between the two. ‘I would never even remotely compare myself to Joaquin Phoenix,’ she continues. ‘I wish I was more like him.’” Gillespie told the publication that “Cruella” and “Joker” are similar only in the sense that, like Joaquin Phoenix’s “Joker” character Arthur Fleck, “there are some really deep, emotional things that [Emma Stone’s] Cruella is dealing with that send her to the villainous darker side....

And for the most part, the TV industry has responded with aplomb, with networks and broadcasters pivoting to online FYC events, drive-in FYC events, special deliveries and the like all exhibiting new heights of creativity as publicity teams work overtime trying to keep their clients and creatives in the critical conversation. For the most part, all that’s left to do is the counting. And, of course, the ceremony. There are still a lot of questions to be answered about what form the 72nd Emmy Awards will take when they air Sunday, September 20 on ABC, as well as where things stand just three weeks out from the event....

In an interview with Hawke about his work on Showtime’s “The Good Lord Bird,” the multi-hypenate took time to discuss a moment while filming “Before Midnight.” He recalls how a camera operator approached him, revealing how upset he was about Hawke’s character, Jesse, checking out a beautiful young woman. According to Hawke, the camera operator believed “Jesse wouldn’t do that.” When Hawke asked him why, the cameraman responded that Jesse’s love for Celine (Julie Delpy) was so strong that he wouldn’t dare consider another person like that, equating it to Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jack checking out a woman on the Titanic....

Here’s the official synopsis: “In ‘Evolution,’ acclaimed filmmaking team Kornél Mundruczó and Kata Wéber return with a powerful drama tracing three generations of a family, from a surreal memory of World War II to modern day Berlin, unable to process their past in a society still coping with the wounds of its history. Like the water that connects the episodes in this triptych, memory and identity are fluid, and how we relate to it can drown or buoy....

Though the Disney+ limited series primarily centers on its titular protagonists, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” also serves as John Walker’s origin story in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As revealed in the final scene of the premiere, the decorated U.S. Army member — who’s also known as U.S. Agent in Marvel comics lore — is revealed to be the United States government’s chosen successor to the original Captain America (played by Chris Evans)....

The atmospheric, hallucinatory “Fever Dream” is another mother and son fable. After the birth of Llosa’s second child, the director read the magic realist novel “Distancia de Rescate,” by Argentine author Samanta Schweblin, and instantly saw the movie in her mind. “Usually, I’m not looking for things to adapt, but it just captured me in such a way that I needed to do it,” Llosa said on a Zoom call from her home in Barcelona....

The global pandemic sidelined several boxing matches over the last year, but the industry is slowly recovering from a financially devastating uppercut. From celebrity boxing matches to bouts between skilled fighters, it seems that viewers have more options to choose from when it comes to content and some of it can be found on FiteTV. What is FiteTV? A premier streaming service where sports fans can watch boxing, MMA, and pro-wrestling events, along with thousands of hours of live, VOD, and free programs....

Chris Stirewalt was the first in-person witness today at the House Committee hearings about the attack on the Capitol. He had worked as a Fox News political editor for over a decade until February 2021, and was part of the projection desk team that controversially declared that Arizona had been won by Joe Biden on Election Night. Though he stated today that the projection was only “controversial” to Fox News’s competitors....

Listen to the full episode below, or read on for excerpts from our interview. Note that a slightly spoiler-y conversation about Episode 7 occurs from 19:30 – 21:27. Related 8 Best Breakthrough TV Performances of 2022, So Far Craft Emmy Analysis: In a Year Without a ‘Crown’ or a ‘Queen’s Gambit,’ What Historical Series Will Rule? Related Martin Scorsese’s Favorite Movies: 53 Films the Director Wants You to See 7 New Netflix Shows in October 2022 – and the Best Reasons to Watch  Partial Transcript Below: Hugh On The Visual Language Of “Pachinko”: I think for me, whenever I write, I write very visually....

Picking up where Tartakovsky left off in the Season 1 cliffhanger, Spear and Fang set out to look for Mira (Laëtitia Eïdo), the enslaved Homo sapien who was abducted. In the first two episodes (“Sea of Despair” and “Shadow of Fate”), they survive an attack at sea and make their way to an island, where they go on separate journeys that test their loyalty. “That whole [first] episode thematically is about going into a new world, so in the middle there’s more of this metaphysical, existential type of going through the night [on the raft at sea],” Tartakovsky told IndieWire....

Louisiana and Oklahoma had so-called “trigger” bans on abortion in place, laws prohibiting the vast majority of access to the procedure that immediately snapped into effect when the Supreme Court struck down Roe. The other states with trigger bans on abortion that kick in immediately or in the coming weeks are Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wyoming. The high court’s decision comes after another on Thursday, which reduced states’ ability to enact gun control, another topic that has sparked major debate in Hollywood....

Over the weekend, Esposito shed some light on what he hopes will be his next role when he addressed fans at the TJH Superhero Car Show & Comic Con in San Antonio. In a clip that has gone viral on TikTok, the actor praised the Marvel Cinematic Universe and spoke about his desire to appear in it. He also revealed that he has met with executives at the company to discuss potential roles, though nothing is official yet....

“I was production assistant in a movie with Gabriel Figueroa, who was the greatest Mexican cinematographer,” del Toro said. “He had a great kinship with Gregg Toland, they were good friends. He said to me when you art direct for black and white, you use the greens and the reds and the golds to give the mid-tones to do all the grey color. We decided to take that palette [on ‘Nightmare Alley’]....

Deadline reported that Anderson will direct the series’ potential pilot and will executive produce the show with producing partner Jeremy Bolt. Jim Danger Gray (“Orange Is the New Black”) will write the adaptation, executive produce, and serve as showrunner. The Miramax TV project will reportedly be shopped to prospective buyers soon. “Miramax TV couldn’t be more thrilled to be in business with Paul Anderson, Jeremy Bolt and Jim Danger Gray on ‘Mimic,’” Marc Helwig, Miramax TV’s head of worldwide television, told Deadline....

In a new interview with WWD, Christie recalled being starstruck when she was asked to participate in Burton’s Netflix series. “‘Tim Burton would like to speak to you about his latest project. It’s the Addams family,’” Christie recalled her agent telling her in a text. “And truly, I stopped and went silent. I’m fairly certain I atomized. And then by some mysterious force I came back together into something at least partially resembling a human being, and I had to just put the phone away and carry on....

While hand-drawn animation takes time, it’s still the only way of animating for Miyazaki. The Oscar winner famously opposes computer-generated animation. In a viral clip from the 2016 documentary series “NHK Special: Hayao Miyazaki — The One Who Never Ends,” the director got a chance to look at new artificial CGI animation intelligence tools and infamously reacted by saying, “Whoever creates this stuff has no idea what pain is whatsoever....