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Peter Van Norden, Actor in "Police Academy 2" and "The Stand," Dies at 75
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (350+ words) Peter Van Norden, a frequent character actor in films including "Police Academy 2," and TV projects including "The Stand," died Thursday in California, his son Robert confirmed on Instagram. He was 75. Born in New York, Van Norden graduated Colgate University and…...
Fruit Gathering" Review: Two Working Women Chase Impossible Dreams and Desires in a Delicate Debut from Myanmar
2+ hour ago (686+ words) 'Fruit Gathering' Review: A Delicate Debut from Myanmar Variety "Fruit Gathering" Review: Two Working Women Chase Impossible Dreams and Desires in a Delicate Debut from Myanmar Though it lurches a bit heavily into melodrama toward its close, Aung Phyoe's promising…...
Only Beautiful Things to Look At" Review: A Handsome but Muffled Portrait of State-Sanctioned Cruelty
7+ hour, 57+ min ago (1059+ words) Variety Only Beautiful Things to Look At" Review: A Handsome but Muffled Portrait of State-Sanctioned Cruelty The Czechoslovakian government's program of forced sterilization of Roma women is exposed in a richly shot, well-intentioned but rather dated drama from director Ivan…...
Night Nurse" Review: Two Perverts Join Forces in a Gloriously Deviant Oddity About a Caretaker Drawn Into Her Patient"s Grifting Games
8+ hour, 4+ min ago (817+ words) From the moment we meet luxury nursing-home patient Douglas (Bruce Mc Kenzie), we feel something is up. The knowing sparkle in his baby-blue eyes; his slender gold chain and tufts of chest hair poking out of his medical jammies; his…...
A Happy Family" Review: Anna Schinz"s Powerful Lead Performance Elevates a Confused Custody Drama
8+ hour, 24+ min ago (921+ words) Variety A Happy Family" Review: Anna Schinz"s Powerful Lead Performance Elevates a Confused Custody Drama Swiss director Jan-Eric Mack's Karlovy Vary competition entry follows a working single mother at odds with child protection services. There is a more interesting…...
Cineverse Buys Horror-Comedy "Portal to Hell" (EXCLUSIVE)
17+ hour, 33+ min ago (213+ words) Cineverse and its horror division Bloody Disgusting have acquired U. S. VOD and streaming rights to "Portal to Hell," the Slamdance and Frightfest debut feature from Woody Bess. A limited theatrical rollout is expected ahead of Cineverse's digital release this summer. Michael…...
Pokemon Go Fest: 10 Year Anniversary With Mewtwo in Times Square
18+ hour, 28+ min ago (334+ words) Ten years ago, "Pok'mon Go" vice president of product Michael Steranka was crying in the shower because the first large-scale event for the hit mobile game was, in his own opinion, a disaster. The Niantic-developed game kept crashing, too many…...
Morgan Spector in Talks to Play Robert Langdon in Netflix Series From Carlton Cuse, Dan Brown
19+ hour, 31+ min ago (220+ words) Morgan Spector is in negotiations for the lead role of Robert Langdon in Netflix's upcoming series based on the Dan Brown book "The Secret of Secrets," Variety has learned from sources. Furthermore, Rebecca Hall is in talks for the female…...
Dakota and Elle Fanning Starrer "The Nightingale" Moves to March, Facing Off Against "Sonic 4"
20+ hour, 44+ min ago (216+ words) WWII drama "The Nightingale," starring Dakota and Elle Fanning in their first starring movie role together, is moving a month later and will now face off against "Sonic the Hedgehog 4" on March 19. The later date puts it in prime territory…...
Tilly Norwood's New Movie Rekindles Hollywood Concerns That AI "Actor' Is Just Ripping Off Human Performances
20+ hour, 53+ min ago (564+ words) The news of Tilly Norwood's feature-length movie debut again brought out the digital pitchforks surrounding her existence, with commenters weighing in on everything from the concept of an AI actress leading a film to why entertainment outlets such as Variety…...