Netflix: Coming and Leaving in October 2021

Netflix announced the list of movies, television series, and specials that are coming and leaving the streaming service in October 2021. All titles and dates are subject to change. New Podcast: The Gay Agenda (launching October 18)– How did the Gay Agenda get you in its clutches? And how did it make you into the creative person you are today? Hosts Jasmin Savoy Brown and Liv Hewson interview incredible creative queer folk, explore the funny…

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A Clockwork Orange Arrives on 4K UHD

A Clockwork Orange makes its arrival on 4K Ultra HD ahead of December’s 50th anniversary of the film’s 1971 theatrical release. Warner Bros.’ Motion Picture Imaging (MPI) conducted the 4K restoration Leon Vitali, Kubrick’s right-hand man, and the Kubrick Estate also worked with the studio during the remastering process. Because of the graphic violence, the film had been released to polarizing reviews. Kubrick even had the film removed from theaters in British Cinemas at the…

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Hardball Arrives On Blu-Ray For 20th Anniversary

Hardball arrives on Blu-ray for the first time in honor of the film marking its 20th anniversary since being released in theaters. This film is known for being one of the few films to open following the 9/11 attacks earlier in the week. It is certainly a coincidence that the film’s arrival on Blu-ray comes days after the film’s director, Brian Robbins, was promoted as president of Paramount. Meanwhile, we didn’t realize it at the…

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Breakdown: Kurt Russell Thriller Hits Blu-ray

Breakdown, the 1997 thriller starring Kurt Russell, is the newest film to join the collectible Paramount Presents releases on Blu-ray. The film is a simple thriller and with the truck’s presence in the film, it will sometimes remind you of an early Steven Spielberg TV movie, Duel. Jeff (Kurt Russell) and Amy Taylor (Kathleen Quinlan) are moving to San Diego when their new Jeep Grand Cherokee breaks down. A trucker, Red Barr (J.T. Walsh), pulls…

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Hamilton Benefits From Category Fraud At Emmys

When Hamilton bypassed theaters and launched on Disney+, there were questions about whether or not it would be eligible for an Oscar. It turned out, however, that Hamilton did not meet the qualifications even with a planned theatrical release. It’s a filmed Broadway musical so it’s not exactly a documentary either. When Disney submitted the film to the Critics Choice Awards, they did so as a TV movie. This answered the immediate question of how…

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73rd Emmy Awards Winners – Live Updates!

The 73rd Emmy Awards are being presented tonight on CBS and Solzy at the Movies will be providing updates throughout the show. Cedric the Entertainer is hosting tonight’s ceremony, which is being held outside because of the Delta variant concerns. People will win or lose but at the end of the day, television audiences win because of the wealth of content available to watch. But if you’re favorites don’t win at the Emmy Awards, it’s…

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Scott Eyman talks Darryl Zanuck, 20th-Century Fox

Scott Eyman spoke with Solzy at the Movies about his new book, 20th Century-Fox: Darryl F. Zanuck and the Creation of the Modern Film Studio. When did you first decide to write about the history of 20th Century-Fox? Scott Eyman: I thought it was among the most interesting studios, not the highest profile studio. But always interesting because there was such a demarcation point between the films that William Fox made when he was running…

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20th Century-Fox: Scott Eyman Does It Again

Film historian and bestselling author Scott Eyman has done it again with 20th Century-Fox: Darryl F. Zanuck and the Creation of the Modern Studio. The story of the Hollywood studio can now be told after an era came to an end in 2020. If you didn’t read Vanda Krefft‘s brilliant biography on William Fox, Eyman sums up his life, the Fox Film Corporation, and his legal troubles. Zanuck really doesn’t come into the book’s picture…

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Cry Macho: Is This The Last Clint Eastwood Film?

Clint Eastwood is back with his newest film, Cry Macho, but this could very well mark the end of the line for the screen legend. Set aside whatever you think of Eastwood’s politics for a moment, this year sees the release of Eastwood’s 42nd film as a director. Dating back to his directorial debut in 1971, he’s also starred in a bit over 20 films in which he directed. With his output, it’s rare in…

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Ben Mankiewicz talks Citizen Kane

TCM host Ben Mankiewicz spoke with a small group of journalists ahead of the TCM Big Screen Classics screenings of Citizen Kane. Mankiewicz’s grandfather, Herman, co-wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay with Welles. The TCM host certainly had no shortage of comments during the 40ish-minute roundtable on Monday. What I’m printing below is his answer to my question. In November, fans can also bring home the film when The Criterion Collection releases Citizen Kane on on 4K…

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