There are a lot of people offering opinions about the tragedy last year on the set of the Western, “Rust.” Without going through all of the news, this is basically about how Alec Baldwin somehow had a live round in a gun he was using on set, and allegedly discharged the weapon, resulting in the death of cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins. Just recently, it was revealed that Baldwin, along with other members of the “Rust” crew are facing very real criminal charges for their actions that day.

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Believe it or not, it’s been nearly a full year since the death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust” in October 2021. Since then, there has been a ton of controversy, as you might expect, surrounding the events that led to the accident, including lawsuits and potential criminal charges against the folks involved. But apparently, that’s all going away, as the producers of “Rust,” including Alec Baldwin, have agreed to a settlement with Hutchins’ family. 

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At a critical moment in the billionaire vs. bear thriller “The Edge” (1997), protagonist Charles Morse (Anthony Hopkins) espouses a rather odd theory of what kills most people stranded in the wilderness—shame. There are certainly many mean beasts in today’s “Man vs. Beasts: Alaska Edition” episode of Be Reel. But David Mamet’s script for “The Edge” might have a point. When terror takes hold in films like “The Edge,” it’s often not the gray wolves, and Kodiak bears that doom the humans.

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Unlike Chris Rock, fellow comedian and Oscars co-host Amy Schumer didn’t hold back with her opinions on The Slap during her stand-up comedy show at the Mirage Theater in Las Vegas on Saturday. This comes after Schumer said she was “traumatized” and “triggered” by Will Smith assaulting Rock at the Oscars in an Instagram post.

Excerpts from the weekend gig were picked up by Vanity Fair, as the popular comic referred to Smith as “Ali,” the famed boxer he plays in the Michael Mann film, and how the slap was an example of “toxic masculinity.”

“I was kind of feeling myself…and then all of a sudden Ali was making his way up.

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It was supposed to be the start of a roaring ’20s for a new century. A rollout of vaccines in the first half of 2021 would help crush the COVID-19 pandemic and return the world to as close to “normal” as possible. And for a month or two, it was idyllic. People partied, visited family members they hadn’t seen in over a year, and traveled overseas for some much-needed R&R. That was until the Delta Variant swept through most of the United States thanks to a swath of Americans who refused to get vaccinated.

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Since it was revealed that cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was tragically killed during an on-set accident while filming “Rust” back in October, there have been a lot of questions about what happened. Specifically, the questions seem to be aimed at Alec Baldwin, star and producer of “Rust,” who reportedly was holding the gun when it went off. Well, now the actor is ready for his first on-camera interview about the subject, but judging by the first clip, it doesn’t look like we’ll be getting many answers.

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A little more than a week ago, it was revealed that cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed during an accidental firearm discharge on the set of “Rust.” Since that news came out, we’ve seen Hollywood figures react in horror, with some asking for immediate change to happen to ensure this sort of situation doesn’t happen again. Well, it appears a number of cinematographers have decided to take matters into their own hands and write an open letter (via Variety) calling for the complete ban of functional firearms on the sets of TV shows and films. 

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As has been reported all over by now, yesterday was a tragic day for the film world. During production of the Western “Rust,” starring Alec Baldwin, a prop gun accident led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Reactions from all over the industry range from sadness to astonishment to anger, as folks try to figure out how such a mishap happened. While the investigation is still ongoing, one of the people involved, the aforementioned Baldwin, has released a statement about the incident.

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Yesterday, the film industry was devastated when it was announced that cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed when a prop gun was discharged on the set of the Western, “Rust.” And now that the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department has released a statement, there is more information regarding what actually happened on set.

According to the statement, Hutchins and director Joel Souza were both injured when actor Alec Baldwin “discharged” a prop firearm while on the set of “Rust.” Hutchins and Souza were immediately taken to hospitals, but unfortunately, the cinematographer eventually was pronounced dead due to the injuries sustained.

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Alec Baldwin so enjoys the story of how he ended up narrating “The Royal Tenenbaums” that he told it twice at the virtual reunion that followed Monday’s Tribeca Festival anniversary screening. He used it to open the conversation, which he moderated, recalling that co-writer/director Wes Anderson “asked to do me a favor and do this narration for this film. He said, ‘I’m never going to use it, I don’t really want it, the producers are insisting that I have a voiceover track.’” It was only when Baldwin revisited the story nearly a half-hour later – “That’s what you said to me, ‘I’m never gonna use this, I’m never gonna use it’” – that Anderson felt compelled to pipe up: “I never said that!”

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The story does fly in the face of what we know about Anderson and his meticulous process (and indeed, Matt Zoller Seitz, who literally wrote the book on the filmmaker, confirms that the narration was “always there in the screenplay”).

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Though many fans look back at the ending now and feel better about it, at the time of “The Sopranos” series finale, a lot of folks were upset by the ambiguity. Did Tony Soprano die? Did the family live happily ever after? Or perhaps the screen cuts to black right before an alien invasion occurs and “The Sopranos” would have turned into “War of the Worlds?” Either way, the uncertainty of the ending has led to countless fan theories and speculation.

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Even with the most minimally invasive surgeries around, when a person goes under the knife, there’s always a fear that the worst might happen. In the new Peacock series, “Dr. Death,” the fear is validated by the fact that there’s a surgeon that wants to make sure the worst does, in fact, happen.

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As seen in the new trailer for “Dr.

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“Beast Beast” is not your typical teen drama. There are no fights about who’s going with who to Prom. No drama about boyfriends and girlfriends. But writer-director Danny Madden’s debut feature is able to capture the awkwardness and the split-second choices that teens are faced with on a daily basis in an honest, often brutal way. And clearly, this honesty is a large part of what attracted Alec Baldwin to the project.

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How far would you go to change a wasted life? The comedy “Chick Fight” attempts to answer the question with the help of a few well-known names. Malin Akerman takes on the lead role of Anna Wyncomb, a woman in search of something to make her world just a little less topsy-turvy. Along the way, Wyncomb encounters a surprising group whose implications go far beyond what she imagined. 

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This story of women conquering a domain normally reserved for men actually comes from a male perspective.

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Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This weekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching. 

It’s a lighter week than usual on the new release front – and that will probably hold from here on out, as the past couple of weeks have seen the disc arrival of the last few theatrical features of the year.

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Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This weekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching. 

This week is another busy one: Two gigantic winter hits, two of 2019’s top-shelf indies, a quick Kelly Reichardt refresher, two must-have new Criterions, a 4K upgrade for a classic dad movie, and a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Netflix original.

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Edward Norton has something of a bad rep for his reportedly prickly professional persona. Just ask “American History X” director Tony Kaye, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige or “Rounders” director John Dahl. The Golden Globe-winning actor apparently has a predilection for demanding creative control of his characters, their script and their scenes, occasionally to the detriment of his working relationships.

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Previously, during the heyday of Disney animated films, the idea that an animated film featured an all-star cast was silly. Look at most of the pre-2000 Disney animated films, and you’ll be hard-pressed to find star-studded outings. Sometimes, there would be one or two stars, but definitely not more than that. Nowadays, however, you can’t have an animated film without at least a half dozen stars. It’s become so commonplace that even films like “Arctic Dogs” will be chock full of strong vocal talent.

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Are you ready to Peacock and Chill? Doesn’t really have the same ring to it, huh? But what if I were to tell you the new NBCUniversal streaming service that is coming in 2020 is going to be the home to a ton of new reboots, including a new “Battlestar Galactica?” Yeah, yeah, we’re all sick of reboots. But hey, Peacock is going to have “Parks and Rec” and “The Office.” Ah, see, that’s going to get a lot of attention.

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One of the finest actors of his generation, Edward Norton is also one of the best thespians we have, period. Known for his refined taste, and good choices, the three-time Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe and SAG Award winner is also recognized for his sharp filmmaking sensibilities, offering substantial, though usually uncredited, rewrites on several films he has starred in over the years, (“The Incredible Hulk,” “Frida”)— in one case, having his cut favored by the studio over the director’s for the final theatrical release (“American History X”).

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After reportedly stewing on the back-burner for nearly two decades, Edward Norton’s “Motherless Brooklyn” has finally become a reality. Based on Jonathan Lethem’s novel of the same name, Norton (“Keeping the Faith,” “American History X,” “Fight Club”) wrote and directed this noir mystery set in 1950s New York City, and we now have our first trailer courtesy of Warner Bros.

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We have officially entered the time of year when some of the best films from this year’s Sundance Film Festival begin their theatrical rollouts. And that includes the offbeat dramedy “Before You Know It.”

As seen in the new trailer, the festival standout from earlier this year features the fairly typical family dramedy tropes, but with a couple of additional quirks. Two sisters are trying to keep their lives together, while also dealing with a father that is quite possibly a man-child and the sudden re-emergence of their estranged mother, who happens to be a soap opera star.

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Yesterday, the full lineup for the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival was announced. One of the films scheduled to make its world premiere is the very unique documentary/narrative/hard-to-categorize “Framing John DeLorean.”

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The takes a meta approach to tell the story of the infamous car manufacturer John DeLorean.

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