As the 1960s drew to a close, director Roman Polanski‘s theatrical adaptation of Ira Levin’s novel “Rosemary’s Baby” would find immediate success from both the box office and critics alike, eventually finding its way onto many a list of genre-defining horror and inclusion within the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. This now-classic, revolving around the spouse of an NYC-based actor who believes she may very well be carrying the unborn child of Satan after a string of horrific events and the meddling of her bizarre neighbors, served as a launchpad for the career of Mia Farrow as she deftly commanded the title role and would go on to spawn its own offspring in the form of a 1976 sequel and 2014 remake, both made for television.

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2024 may end up a banner year in horror thanks to “Nosferatu,” “MaXXXine,” “Cuckoo,” “I Saw The TV Glow,” and “In A Violent Nature.”  But Paramount is banking one of its premier genre entries will find an audience on its streamer, Paramount+.  That’s right, the “Rosemary’s Baby” prequel “Apartment 7A” will premiere on the streamer instead of a theatrical release.  

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You can accuse writer/director/star Katie Holmes of doing a lot of things in her sophomore feature “Alone Together,” but you certainly can’t say she doesn’t wear her influences on her sleeve. The picture opens with a throwback jazzy vocal track over shots of the NYC skyline, Central Park, and the Upper West Side; the Nora Ephron vibes are palpable. June (Holmes) is a food critic with fabulous friends and a handsome fella; it’s a perfect little New York life.

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Six years ago, Katie Holmes made the leap from actress to director when her feature directing debut, “All We Had,” had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2016. In that film, Holmes stars as a single mom who moves with her teenage daughter during the 2008 financial crisis. Now, Holmes returns to Tribeca this year with her sophomore film, “Alone Together,” another film that takes place in another global crisis: the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The relationship between father and daughter, Matthew and Hilde Lisko, is anything but normal. And as seen in the series, “Home Before Dark,” it’s that unique partnership that leads to some exciting stories, as mysteries are always afoot.

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With Season 2 currently airing on Apple TV+, we are happy to give our readers an exclusive look at a forthcoming episode of “Home Before Dark.” The series follows the story of Hilde Lisko (Brooklynn Prince), a young reporter that finds herself in the middle of all sorts of mysteries in her small town.

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Remember Apple TV+? Launching just a week or so before Disney+, the tech company’s streaming service didn’t really have the massive introduction that was hoped for. Shortly after the initial, not-so-great reviews started pouring in for the sparse original content offerings, there were many wondering if Apple dropped the ball with its streaming platform. Well, it’s been fairly quiet since, but the tech company has a new series that it hopes will attract subscribers, “Home Before Dark.”

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As seen in the new trailer for “Home Before Dark,” the series features a young girl that inserts herself into a police investigation of a missing child cold case after her family moves into the town.

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It was a shocking deception and one of the most significant literary hoaxes of the century. The short version of the true-life story: A troubled author (Laura Albert) masqueraded as a fictional teenage boy from a broken home and got the sister of her boyfriend, to appear as said novelist in public appearances. In some circles, the name JT LeRoy was ubiquitous, especially when the true identity was revealed and the media controversy exploded.

The shocking narrative of infamous literary figure JT LeRoy is one at least the savvy, culturally-aware public is intimately familiar with not only through the author’s works and their subsequent revelations, but the various cinematic treatments.

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There are troubled productions, and then there’s the mess that is “London Fields.” A film that landed at the very top our list of the worst films in 2018, “London Fields” started with the best of intentions. Making his directorial debut with actors like Jim Sturgess, Amber Heard, and Billy Bob Thornton, filmmaker Matthew Miguel Cullen attempted to craft a fantastical story about a clairvoyant femme fatale who comes face to face with a dark premonition of her impending death by murder.

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First, they attacked Paris. Then they destroyed New York. And in February, a random assortment of actors and filmmakers have their sights set on Berlin. The producers of the films “Paris, je t’aime” and “New York, I Love You” are returning with their latest anthology rom-com, “Berlin, I Love You.”

And in the first trailer for ‘Berlin,’ it’s exactly what you think a film like this would be.

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Normally, when we report the weekly box office results, especially in 2018, we tend to highlight the records being shattered by blockbuster films. Whether it’s “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Crazy Rich Asians,” or the recent “Halloween,” 2018 has been a banner year for record-breaking box office numbers. However, lost in the haze of all this good box office news is the occasional massive bomb.

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Described as “the greatest literary hoax of our time,” the infamous unmasking of cause célèbre persona/author JT LeRoy in 2005 turned the world of pop culture media upside down. An extraordinary story that made headlines around the globe, the tale in short is: a precocious, sexually ambiguous, then-famous teenage author (LeRoy) — purporting to come from a world of drug addiction, poverty, and sexual abuse — was revealed to be the creation of another writer, a fraud upheld by an actor playing the press-shy persona in public, with her musician/boyfriend as a co-conspirator.

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While you keep waiting for that much discussed “Luther” movie to happen, the show’s creator, Neil Cross is busy with a new small screen series, “Hard Sun.”

Starring Jim Sturgess and Agyness Deyn, the six-part series is set in a post-apocalyptic London, where a couple of cops have to race against the clock as the world drifts closer to the end.

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The directorial debut of producer Dean Devlin (“Independence Day”) was always going to draw sneers from disaster-movie haters. Yet Devlin’s long-delayed, wannabe blockbuster “Geostorm” risks failing to live up to the presumably low expectations of fans of films like “2012” and “The Day After Tomorrow.”

“Geostorm” stars Gerard Butler as a scientist battling an environmental disaster caused by a malfunctioning satellite system.

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As an audience, we’ve gone from simple tornado movies like “Twister” to the world is dying movies like “2012” and “The Day After Tomorrow,” so what does “Geostorm” bring to the table that’s new and exciting? According to the new trailer, released today, a malfunctioning weather satellite. Yep, “Geostorm” is about a weather-controlling technology that goes crazy and, you guessed it, almost destroys the world.

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Who would’ve thought that David Schwimmer would be a television talking point this year? The actor turned in a surprisingly moving performance as Robert Kardashian in FX‘s way better than expected “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.” And now the former “Friends” star hits the small screen again this summer, leading the new AMC series “Feed The Beast.”

From the creators of “Nurse Jackie” and “Dexter,” the show will feature co-star Jim Sturgess, and will follow a widowed, single parent sommelier who teams with his bad boy best bud to open a restaurant in the Bronx.

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Producer & Director Feuding Over 'London Fields,' Johnny Depp & Other Stars Protest Helmer's Removal

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TIFF Review: Amber Heard, Theo James & Billy Bob Thornton Star In ‘London Fields’

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Review: Tiresome, Uninteresting And Insipid 'Electric Slide' Starring Jim Sturgess, Isabel Lucas & Chloe Sevigny

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Review: 'Kidnapping Mr. Heineken' With Anthony Hopkins, Sam Worthington, Jim Sturgess, Ryan Kwanten, And More

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Watch: The Perfect Crime Goes Wrong In New Trailer For 'Kidnapping Mr. Heineken' With Sam Worthington, Jim Sturgess & More

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Watch: New Trailer For 'Kidnapping Freddy Heineken' With Anthony Hopkins, Sam Worthington & Jim Sturgess

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Casting: Ving Rhames Back For 'Mission: Impossible 5,' Paul Giamatti Joins N.W.A. Biopic And More

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Watch: First Trailer For 'Stonehearst Asylum' Starring Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, Michael Caine & Ben Kingsley

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Alison Brie Is 'Sleeping With Other People,' Nic Cage Will 'Pay The Ghost,' Helen Mirren Sees 'Eye In The Sky' & More

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Watch: Sam Worthington, Anthony Hopkins & Jim Sturgess Are 'Kidnapping Freddy Heineken' In Trailer For Crime Thriller

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