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‘The Lost Bus' trailer drops: Everything to know about Apple's thriller starring Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera
Academy Award nominee Paul Greengrass brings the gripping tale of one of America's deadliest wildfires to life in The Lost Bus. The Apple Original Films thriller, starring Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey and Emmy winner America Ferrera, will have its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival before arriving in select theaters on Sept. 19 and streaming on Apple TV+ starting Oct. 3. More from Gold Derby Best Drama Series Emmys 2025 nominees: All 48 episode submissions Lead and Supporting and Guest Acting Emmy trifecta: Kathy Bates and Uzo Aduba could be next to join exclusive club What's it about? Inspired by real events, The Lost Bus is a white-knuckle ride through one of America's deadliest wildfires, as a wayward school bus driver (McConaughey) and a dedicated school teacher (Ferrera) battle to save 22 children from the terrifying inferno. Who's in the cast? In addition to McConaughey and Ferrera, Yul Vazquez, Ashlie Atkinson, and Spencer Watson also star in the film. Watch the trailer Who directed it? The Lost Bus is directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Paul Greengrass, whose acclaimed credits include Bloody Sunday (2002), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), and News of the World (2020). Greengrass received a Best Director Oscar nomination in 2007 his work on United 93. Who's behind the scenes? Written by Greengrass and Brad Inglesby, who also serve as producers, The Lost Bus is produced by Gregory Goodman, Jason Blum for Blumhouse Productions, and Jamie Lee Curtis for Comet Pictures. The film is executive produced by Amy Lord and Lizzie Johnson, author of Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire. Pal Ulvik Rokseth served as the cinematographer for the film, with an original score composed by nine-time Oscar nominee James Newton Howard. Where was it filmed? Principal photography began on April 1, 2024, in Ruidoso, N.M. When will it be released? The Lost Bus will be released in select theaters on Sept. 19, followed by its streaming debut on Apple TV+ on Oct. 3. Best of Gold Derby Everything to know about 'The Batman 2': Returning cast, script finalized Tom Cruise movies: 17 greatest films ranked worst to best 'It was wonderful to be on that ride': Christian Slater talks his beloved roles, from cult classics ('Heathers,' 'True Romance') to TV hits ('Mr. Robot,' 'Dexter: Original Sin') Click here to read the full article. Solve the daily Crossword
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Quebec Emmy-nominated cinematographer on how she created the ‘Severance' world
Quebecer Jessica Lee Gagné was nominated for two Emmy awards for her work on the hit TV show Severance. Jessica Lee Gagné put much of herself into her directorial debut in season two of the critically acclaimed television series Severance – even filming the episode in her own home. The cinematographer earned two of the show's 27 Emmy nominations – for outstanding directing and outstanding cinematography in a drama series – in June. Though Gagné submitted her work in the past, she was finally recognized for projects she felt especially passionate about. 'What I find really beautiful is that I gave myself a chance and there's something that came back from it,' she said. 'The fact that I followed my heart and did something that I really felt connected to means a lot more. It just makes me want to do it again!' Severance Dichan Lachman as Gemma Scout in Severance. (Courtesy Apple TV+) Severance follows Mark Scout (Adam Scott) and his work at Lumon Industries, where employees have undergone a procedure that surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. Scout soon finds himself at the centre of an unravelling mystery, raising questions about 'work-life balance,' the true purpose of Lumon Industries and the human mind itself. Inside the 'innie world' Gagné's cinematography earned her nominations for the Canadian Screen Award in 2015 and the Filmfare Awards in 2018. She is the first woman to be nominated for both outstanding directing and outstanding cinematography for a television drama series. Severance received the most nominations of any show this year, almost double the 14 nominations it got for its first season in 2022. The show gained traction for its bizarre explorations of memory and the subconscious, highlighted especially through the show's unique visual language developed by Gagné. READ MORE: Jessica Lee Gagné is the Quebec visionary behind the hit series Severance Gagné, originally from Quebec City, has been praised by viewers and colleagues for her technical prowess and creativity behind the camera. She previously said she first hesitated to jump on a project filming primarily in an office, a classically bland and sterile space. Thanks to Gagné's use of sets, lighting and colour, the Lumon offices grew into a stunning and Kafkaesque world of its own, complete with a goat pasture and a 200-piece marching band. When the second season aired last winter, viewers were blown away by its opening sequence, where Scott runs through seemingly endless white hallways. Gagné told CTV News she submitted the 'Hello, Ms. Cobel' episode for Emmy consideration, which earned her the cinematography nomination, in part because of the work that went into designing the hallway sequence. 'It really showed off the iconic language of the show, and that's probably the thing I'm most proud of,' she said. To create the dizzying maze and iconic 'oner,' Gagné needed the support of an entire team. 'We had to go back to the drawing board a lot,' she said. 'With the cameras travelling down a four-foot-wide hallway, there's a limit to what you can do with the laws of physics.' Even after meetings to tackle each part of the shot's design – cameras, gripping, lighting and visual effects – bringing it to life was another challenge. It included robotic arms that can move quickly and sliding cameras. 'You can have a shot in your mind but then making it real is the next level,' she said. 'We love those kind of robotic-style movements in the innie world, it's something we implemented in season one where the camera has a non-human approach to it. So this leaned into that idea even more.' Directorial debut earns Emmy nomination Gagné had wanted to direct since her days in film school at Montreal's Concordia University, and said 'Chikhai Bardo,' the season's seventh episode, called to her. She felt it was important for Gemma Scout's story to be told from a woman's perspective. The episode explores Gemma (played by Dichen Lachman)'s relationship with her husband Mark before the two undergo the severance procedure and her captivity at Lumon. 'I have favourite shots. I do love the shot where she goes into the miscarriage. It's a hard shot, but I feel there's something really beautiful there,' said Gagné. The episode was a turning point in the series and tore open the until-then limited scope of the Severance world. To make the distinction clear, Gagné decided to shoot on film for the first time in the series to invoke nostalgia and cue the audience in on the fact that they are watching memories replayed. 'There's a lot of things that make it stand out as an episode,' said Gagné. 'We're finally going in depth about what happened in the past, so many people wanted to know what happened there … When we see film, we just have that visceral reaction of it being something from the past, so it made that seamless.' Severance Adam Scott and Dichen Lachman as Mark and Gemma Scout in Severance's 'Chikhai Bard.' (Courtesy Apple TV+) Blending work and life Gagné describes the Severance aesthetic as being hyperreal, using strong contrast and lighting to heighten the characters and setting. She points to movies like Klute and The Ipcress File as films that influenced the Lumon world through their use of wide angles, long walking shots, and strange frames. She is also heavily inspired by photography. The second season's eighth episode brought Gagné back to Canada when they filmed in Newfoundland, and she said she was happy to have the opportunity to work with long-time collaborators and her 'local family.' 'That was pretty magical, to be honest,' she said. Severance Severance's 'Sweet Vitriol' episode was shot in Newfoundland. (Courtesy: Apple TV+) She keeps a piece of Montreal with her while working, from problem-solving on set to the brutalist architecture featured in Lumon Industries. 'I love how we make movies here,' said Gagné. 'I do miss working here.' While working on Severance, she rented an old house near the New York Hudson Valley, where most of the show is shot, which was 'kind of falling apart,' but she loved it. She had no idea it would eventually become Mark and Gemma's house. While brainstorming with the production designer for Chikhai Bardo, she was picturing bookshelves and paint chipping off the walls, he stopped her mid-thought and said, 'you realize we're going to shoot in your house.' Despite the challenge of adapting her living space to a television set, she said it made the work possible to have such easy access while being busy with other aspects of the series. 'I just knew that house so well. I knew how the light moved within it, I knew where to be and when inside the house and I could think of shots at home … it was kind of a gift of it coming to me,' she said. Gagné said she considers herself lucky to have had access to many resources and a high-calibre team for her first time in the director's chair. 'I am really proud of it,' she said. And she plans on taking it up again, this time on a feature-length erotic thriller she's currently writing.
Montreal Gazette
2 hours ago
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- Montreal Gazette
Opinion: Many reasons to lament Late Show cancellation
Op Eds Was it 'purely a financial decision' for CBS to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert? The network's top-rated late-night comedy was reportedly losing millions, and will wrap up next May. Even Daily Show host Jon Stewart, slamming the decision, conceded the genre is in decline: 'We are all basically operating a Blockbuster kiosk inside of a Tower Records.' Not surprisingly, skepticism abounds. It's not just that Colbert's show has earned 33 Emmy nominations, or that it has been the highest-rated late-night talk show on U.S. television for nine consecutive years. It's not even the dodgy timing of the announcement, coming just days after Colbert criticized CBS for settling a lawsuit by U.S. President Donald Trump, which attacked 60 Minutes over an interview with former vice-president Kamala Harris. OK, it is the timing, but that's not all. The problem is the broader climate of institutional capitulation: the trail of universities, law firms and news organizations rolling over to meet or anticipate the demands of a demagogue. Before Trump even took office, ABC coughed up $16 million to settle a defamation suit it should have fought. Skating behind that disastrous precedent, CBS failed to defend its flagship news show, 60 Minutes, against a spurious claim, at a time when its parent company, Paramount Global, happens to need federal regulatory approval for its $8-billion merger with Skydance Media. Colbert caught the axe two days after he told his audience he was 'offended' by Paramount's $16-million settlement, adding the technical name in legal circles was 'big fat bribe.' Pushback was immediate. Fans, fellow comedians and elected officials speculated Colbert was a political sacrifice. Sen. Elizabeth Warren already had opened an investigation into whether the settlement amounts to bribery. What's at stake is more than entertainment; it's media independence. The criticisms and witticisms of late-night comedy hold powerful people of all stripes to account, delivering context to audiences with a spoonful of sugar. The public outrage over Colbert is heartening, but it has an unfortunate downside. The groundswell of indignation is a useful tool to divert attention from Trump's former friendship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, which has dominated the news for weeks, despite Trump's best efforts to make it disappear. Epstein's client list is a particular obsession of Republican conspiracists, who were long promised it would reveal a cabal of child-abusing Democrats. Interest intensified after Elon Musk tweeted Trump himself is in the Epstein files, inspiring a kind of spaghetti toss in the Oval Office. Trump has been flinging every kind of distraction at the wall, hoping something would stick. Bombing Iran pulled focus briefly, but the scandal bounced back, particularly when the Wall Street Journal reported on Trump's 'bawdy' contribution to Epstein's birthday book. A flurry of absurd presidential declarations about Coca-Cola ingredients, reverting team names to racial slurs, and threatening various arrests have fooled no one, including a fake, AI-generated video of former president Barack Obama being arrested by the FBI, shared on Truth Social. The irony writes itself. Now, Trump is lingering in Colbert's spotlight. ' I absolutely love that Colbert got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings,' he crowed with typical decorum. The real tell is that Trump is leaning into the controversy despite being implicated in bribery allegations. In a post, he not only took a victory lap about the Paramount settlement, but amped up speculation, noting he anticipates another $20 million in programming or advertising after the merger. Did the president invite speculation on network content concessions just to change the channel? To borrow a phrase from Colbert: it has the ring of 'truthiness.'
Yahoo
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The 21 Best TV Shows of 2025 (So Far)
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When my colleague Josh Rosenberg and I updated this list in the spring, we couldn't shut up about how floored we were by 2025's initial TV efforts. Right off the bat, the small screen smothered us with future Emmy contenders: The Pitt, Paradise, The Studio, The Last of Us, The White Lotus, and Severance. Insane, right? In 2024, I would've been entirely satisfied if those were the only top-tier shows we saw all year. Turns out, it was time for a heat check. As soon as we published our update in April, the TV calendar slowed down to a screeching halt. Save for a few (also exceptional) shows that you'll see below—Andor, The Rehearsal, and The Bear, mainly—it's been a quiet summer for TV fans. Thankfully, we're staring down a loaded fall TV season, which will include another Pennsylvania-set throwdown from the Mare of Eastown creator (Task), the prestige sci-fi series we've been waiting for (Alien: Earth), and a long-awaited spin-off of The Office (The Paper). But let's not get too ahead of ourselves. For now, here are the best TV shows of the year so Over two months since Andor aired its series finale, I'm still in awe of how creator Tony Gilroy and co. managed to land such a searing political statement on Mickey Mouse's streaming service. In season 1, the prequel to 2016's Rogue One established itself as the best thing a Star Wars-branded anything has done since, well... Rogue One. But its Andor's second and (criminally)final season that cemented its legend. Gilroy pulled off too many triumphs to list here, but chief among them is an achingly relevant takedown of authoritarianism—and cowardly, power-hungry leaders. And the fact that Diego Luna was not nominated for an Emmy for his work in Andor? It's a shame.—Brady Langmann Shop Now See the original post on YoutubeThe Rehearsal It's no secret that Nathan Fielder's brand of comedy isn't for everyone. It's a brutal fact that haunts the comedian himself, despite his genius writing. So, it's entirely understandable that his HBO comedy series aims to help people rehearse important moments in their lives so that they seem less awkward when the big day arrives. In season 2, Fielder sets his sights on solving problems in the airline industry—specifically, communication between pilots before a crash. As with everything Fielder explores, this niche issue becomes a metaphor for humanity's failure to effectively communicate in any setting in the world. Add in a dash of Evanescence needle drops and Sully Sullenberger puppets and you have one of the most essential comedies on TV.—Josh Rosenberg Shop Now See the original post on YoutubeAmerica's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders We're officially living in the age of Peak Sports Documentary—but that doesn't mean all of them are good. In fact, most of them are... well, not good. Allow me to cleanse your palate with America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, which (aside from the phenomenal direction of Greg Whiteley, whom you'll hear more about below) which does far more than chronicle the life and times of the NFL performers. Season 2 of the docuseries is a portrait of friendship, young adulthood, and what it means to stand up to an institution to reap what you're worth. Also, "Thunderstruck" still rocks. —B.L. Watch on Netflix See the original post on YoutubeThe Bear After The Bear filled season 3 with celebrity cameos and drawn-out performances that led to a 'To Be Continued…' cliff-hanger, season 4 remembered what made The Bear work in the first place. The Bear isn't just about the restaurant; it's about the people who work there—especially Carmen Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White). So, season 4 finally explores the consequences of Carmy's breakdown at the end of season 2, and how his changed perspective will affect the restaurant moving forward. It culminates in a brilliant finale that just might set up the end of the series as we know it. —J.R. Shop Now See the original post on YoutubeMobLand Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren lead this mob drama for Paramount+ about a London crime family who are in way over their heads. Brosnan and Mirren play the batshit and highly entertaining leaders of the Harrigan family, while Hardy acts as the fixer called in clean-up the problem after they muck it up. It's a hard job, especially because the Harrigans can create quite the mess. Is MobLand's plot a little nutty? Sure. Is it full of powerhouse performances from A-listers who feel like they don't belong in a show called MobLand? You bet. —J.R. Shop Now See the original post on YoutubeOvercompensating There's only been a few TV show pitches from TikTok creators that actually pan out—and Overcompensating, starring celebrity impressionist Benito Skinner, is by far the best yet. The Prime Video comedy series follows a closeted former high school football star who goes off to college and attempts to emulate the straight and cis males at his new school. Of course, they're overcompensating to impress their toxic peers as well. Overcompensating smartly displays a vicious cycle where everyone is hiding their true selves and acting out just to fit in. —J.R. Shop Now See the original post on YoutubeThe Pitt If you forced me to declare the best show of the year right now, The Pitt and Severance are my 1A and 1B. Who has the edge? The Pitt, if only because I don't want to live in a world where we don't have The Pitt. Out of what felt like nowhere, The Pitt gave us 15 episodes depicting one 15-hour shift at a Pittsburgh hospital, with no music and at least a dozen performances worth shouting out. The commitment of The Pitt's creative team—including ER veteran Noah Wyle—to maintaining medical accuracy while tackling what feels like all of America's problems at once? I truly can't find words for it. Wyle deserves the Emmy. —B.L. Shop Now See the original post on YoutubeSeverance There's so much to love—admire, really—about what Severance pulled off in its sophomore effort. (And I mean that. My recaps this season went well past 2,500 words each.) For its shout-out here, I just want to say how damn well written season 2 is. Season 1 lobbed up a wild amount of characters, storylines, and mysteries for its next batch of episodes to deal with. Somehow Severance was not only bold enough to answer so many of its biggest questions, but it did so in a way that somehow satisfied just about all of its rabid fans. And while I'll give The Pitt my best-of-the-year crown for now, Severance has the greatest episode of the year in the Jessica Lee Gagné–directed 'Chikhai Bardo.' —B.L. Shop Now See the original post on YoutubeAmerican Primeval American Primeval asks the question: What is the worst time to live in American history? Director Peter Berg decided on the Utah War of 1857—and after watching all six episodes, it's hard to say he wasn't dead-on. The limited series on Netflix starring Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin is violent, dark, and unforgiving. It's also one of the most entertaining (and contained!) tales of the old West that I've seen on TV today. And I've watched a lot of Yellowstone. —J.R. Watch on Netflix See the original post on YoutubeThe White Lotus My (occasional!) frustration with this season of The White Lotus is well-documented. Still, a down year for series creator Mike White is much better than the rest of 2025's slate. In season 3's jaunt to Thailand, White explored themes of spirituality, violence, generational trauma, and the depths of the North Carolina accent. Not every character's arc resonated this time around, but as usual, a stellar ensemble cast—Parker Posey, Carrie Coon, and Aimee Lou Wood are easily this season's MVPs—made for genuine appointment viewing. And I doubt that will change when season 4 rolls around. —B.L. Shop Now See the original post on YoutubeParadise Looking for twists? Every episode of Paradise ends in the cliff-hanger of the decade. Let me give you an example. The president of the United States (James Marsden) is assassinated in the first episode, and that isn't even the most exciting thing that happens over the course of the series. No, the real kicker is that Special Agent Xavier Collins (Sterling K. Brown) and the entire town of Paradise lives in a man-made bunker deep in the Colorado mountains because a cataclysmic event occurred on Earth's surface. Created by Dan Fogelman (This Is Us), Paradise is a campy, wild ride that makes for excellent popcorn TV. —J.R. Shop Now See the original post on YoutubeThe Last of Us The Last of Us broke a Hollywood curse during its first season. The postapocalyptic drama starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey was the first series to successfully adapt a video game to the screen with near universal critical acclaim. Sure, it helps that The Last of Us's source material is basically an interactive movie. But Chernobyl director Craig Mazin and the game's creator, Neil Druckmann, still managed to pull off an incredible feat. As they look to expand the story by adapting the second game over (potentially) three more seasons, it looks like Mazin and Co. have achieved the impossible yet again. —J.R. Shop Now See the original post on YoutubeHacks In its fourth season, Hacks could've simply repeated the hits—meaning, some light bickering between Ava (Hannah Einbinder) and Deborah (Jean Smart) leading to a happy, feel-good crescendo. But Hacks is too smart for that. Instead, just at the point when many long-running comedies slow down and fade away, Hacks dials up Ava and Deborah's hostility into a this-is-almost-not-funny-anymore place. Einbinder's and Smart's performances only deepen and grow more complex—and outright exciting—because of it. Also, Meg Statler and Paul W. Downs remain national treasures. —B.L. Shop Now See the original post on YoutubeYour Friends & Neighbors Jon Hamm playing a rich dude with rich-dude problems? It should not only sound familiar but also better make you proceed past your Apple TV+'s free trial post-Severance. At times, Your Friends and Neighbors feels like someone smashed all of the top Apple TV+ series into one—the gooeyness of Ted Lasso, the divorced-dad antics of Shrinking, and the A-list bona fides of The Morning Show. Somehow, it works. Most of that, admittedly, is an unsurprisingly stellar performance from Hamm. —B.L. Shop Now See the original post on Youtube1923 Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan took on his most ambitious project yet with his limited-series prequel 1923. Starring Brandon Sklenar, Harrison Ford, and Helen Mirren, the period western told the story of the Dutton family in circa-1920s Montana with epic gunfights, long treks across America, and bitterly cold winters. I'd be lying to you if I didn't say it was one my most anticipated shows of the year. Thankfully, Sheridan delivered with an epic two-hour finale that ranks among some of his best work yet. —J.R. Shop Now See the original post on YoutubeThe Studio When I finished The Studio, I ran to a meeting and loudly (slash obnoxiously) declared it the best comedy of the streaming era. In the moment, it felt like a take I'd back down from later, but... it hasn't at all. Seth Rogen nails his takedown of modern Hollywood in a way only Seth Rogen can—with love, affection, razor-sharp satire, and that big goofy laugh on top of it all. The list of celebrities riffing on fictionalized versions of themselves—you're the GOAT, Martin Scorsese!—is too massive to name-check here. But rest assured, the main cast of Rogen, Chase Sui Wonders, Catherine O'Hara, Kathryn Hahn, and Ike Barinholtz absolutely eat the heck out of every single scene. —B.L. Shop Now See the original post on YoutubeAdolescence The term 'essential viewing' is a TV-critic cliché—but I have to break it out here, because Adolescence absolutely is essential viewing. In telling the tragedy of the Miller family, whose young son commits a heinous crime in a fit of rage, Adolescence bottles up everything that is troubling about teenage boys right now. In only four hours, the series manages to put all of their loneliness, anger, and confusion on full display. The icing: a career-best turn from Stephen Graham, as well as the thundering introduction of 15-year-old actor (and surefire future star, if he isn't already) Owen Cooper. —B.L. Watch on Netflix See the original post on YoutubeThe Righteous Gemstones It's sad that every time I return for one of these lists, I'm saying goodbye to another one of TV's greatest comedies. Last year, both Curb Your Enthusiasm and What We Do in the Shadows aired their final seasons. That was painful enough! In 2025, Hollywood adds The Righteous Gemstones to the list of dearly departed comedies. The megachurch family romp starring Danny McBride, John Goodman, Walton Goggins, and Adam DeVine will live forever in our hearts. Now can I get an amen? —J.R. Shop Now See the original post on YoutubeThe Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox I swear that I write some combination of these words every year: Sports documentarian Greg Whiteley's work is some of the most essential storytelling on TV right now. And just as baseball season rolls around every year, so does a new docuseries from the man behind Wrestlers, Last Chance U, Cheer, and America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. This time, a major professional sports team—the Boston Red Sox—finally allowed Whiteley inside its doors. Whiteley's profiles of Red Sox stars Triston Casas, Brayan Bello, and Jarren Duran are nothing short of incredible. Even if you're not known as someone who would show up to Fenway Park just to sing 'Sweet Caroline,' you don't want to leave The Clubhouse out of your queue. —B.L. Watch on Netflix See the original post on YoutubeThe Traitors After hearing everyone talk about The Traitors on end for two seasons, I finally dabbled with the Mafia-esque competition show for season 3. The Bachelor's Gabby Windey and RuPaul's Drag Race's Bob the Drag Queen were two large draws for me as an occasional reality-TV fan (though admittedly not a reality-TV stan), but my main concern was that I was not entering the series knowing the backstories of the multiple Survivor, Big Brother, and Housewives alums. Turns out, none of that mattered. These reality-TV personalities are here because they're entertaining enough on their own. Plus, there isn't enough praise in the world for how much Alan Cumming commits to the bit. —J.R. Shop Now See the original post on YoutubeRunning Point If The Studio didn't exist, I'd tell you that Running Point is far and away the best comedy of the year so far. Kate Hudson's basketball sitcom does something ingenious: It effectively makes a half-hour comedy out of Los Angeles Lakers president Jeanie Buss's life and career. (Buss is a co-executive producer on the series.) The series follows Isla Gordon (Hudson), who is the new president of the fictional Los Angeles Waves basketball squad. She faces all sorts of things that I bet Buss faces in real life—meddling brothers, diva-like superstars, Pat McAfee–esque talking heads—and the result is (I have to say it, sorry) a slam dunk. Oh, and Chet Hanks has a prominent role in the series. And he is damn good. —B.L. Watch on Netflix See the original post on Youtube You Might Also Like Kid Cudi Is All Right 16 Best Shoe Organizers For Storing and Displaying Your Kicks Solve the daily Crossword
USA Today
6 hours ago
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- USA Today
Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong wow in new 'Springsteen' movie footage
NEW YORK — The King of New Jersey is taking his Hollywood throne. Emmy winners Jeremy Allen White ('The Bear') and Jeremy Strong ('Succession') star in the highly anticipated Bruce Springsteen biopic 'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere' (in theaters Oct. 24), which debuted its first trailer last month. On July 29, Disney shared more new footage from the film with a small group of journalists, as the Mouse House touted a slew of upcoming movies from its slate including 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' (Dec. 19) and 'Tron: Ares' (Oct. 10). The 'Springsteen' clips were introduced in a prerecorded message by writer/director Scott Cooper, who shared his desire to focus on a specific chapter of the rock icon's career: the creation of his riskier, more downbeat 1982 album 'Nebraska.' 'It was never about telling the whole story of Bruce Springsteen,' said Cooper, adding he wanted to avoid 'a traditional biopic' in favor of something darker and more introspective. 'Deliver Me From Nowhere' trailer: See Jeremy Allen White transform into Bruce Springsteen Jeremy Allen White nails Bruce Springsteen's singing voice in new movie In one clip, Bruce (White) sits at a Manhattan diner with manager Jon Landau (Strong), looking disheveled and withdrawn as he says that it's hard to come back home after touring. 'The quiet can get a little loud,' Strong's character tells him. 'Coming off the road has never been easy for you. You just need to give it some time. It'll pass.' The two men walk out of the diner and down the block, where a passerby shouts, 'Love you, Bruce!' 'You see that?' Landau says, smiling. 'I'll tell you, hit singles aren't so bad.' The next clip is a flashback to Bruce's childhood, in which his dad (Stephen Graham) points to a large house and says that 'all your problems will disappear' if you have money. The scene cuts to an adult Bruce strumming on his guitar, with White doing an uncanny Springsteen impression as he warbles 'Mansion on a Hill.' Although the actor only bears a passing resemblance to Springsteen, his spot-on vocals and soulful essence may be enough to land him in Oscar contention this coming awards season. Jamie Lee Curtis, James L. Brooks joke about being in a 'throuple' Throughout the roughly hourlong presentation, Disney screened rough footage from the animated 'Zootopia 2' (Nov. 26) and the just-released trailer for 'Predator: Badlands' (Nov. 7) with Elle Fanning. James L. Brooks, the film and TV legend behind 'The Simpsons' and 'Broadcast News,' was also on hand with Jamie Lee Curtis to share a handful of new clips from their feel-good family drama 'Ella McCay' (Dec. 12), about a rising legal star (Emma Mackey) juggling personal and professional responsibilities. The star-studded film features Woody Harrelson, Ayo Edebiri, Kumail Nanjiani, and Jack Lowden, and marks Brooks' first movie in 15 years. 'Here's the amazing truth about Jamie Lee,' Brooks told reporters as he introduced the footage. 'She's everything you could ever want her to be.' Curtis, who plays Ella's aunt Helen, said it was a 'life-changing experience' to work with Brooks. 'At first I was terrified, but now I'm massively in love with him,' Curtis quipped. 'His wife, Mrs. Brooks, and I have come to an understanding. The word 'throuple' has been (thrown around)!' Brooks said Curtis was his only choice to play Helen, which the Oscar-winning actress handwaved away. 'I can take it! I've been a replacement part many times,' Curtis said. 'I was a replacement part in 'Knives Out,' I was a replacement part in 'Freaky Friday,'' whose sequel arrives in theaters Aug. 8. 'You know what? Life hinges on a couple seconds you never see coming.'
