As we approach the end of January, it’s time to look ahead to February, and of course, Valentine’s Day. And it wouldn’t be a Valentine’s Day in the film industry without a plethora of rom-coms. Prime Video has one ready to go with the upcoming film, “Upgraded.”

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As seen in the trailer, “Upgraded” has all the makings of a successful rom-com.

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Fresh off its world premiere at the Berlinale in February and its North American premiere at the Hudson Film Festival earlier this month, Rebecca Miller‘s “She Came To Me” arrives in theaters in September. And for Miller’s first narrative feature in eight years, she crafts a tale about every artist’s worst nightmare: a creative block and the unlikely sources one needs to disentangle from it.

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The last time actor Peter Dinklage and musician Bryce Dessner were involved in the same project, we got “Cyrano,” Joe Wright’s beautifully moving (if underappreciated) adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s classic play “Cyrano de Bergerac.” Less than two years later, Dinklage and Dessner reunite once more in Rebecca Miller’s “She Came to Me,” the opening film of this year’s Berlin International Film Festival.

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Isabel May may be a newcomer to Hollywood, but she’s enjoying breakout success on Taylor Sheridan‘s “Yellowstone” prequel series “1883.” Now she’ll star alongside Casey Affleck in “The Smack,” an upcoming indie heist thriller from director David M. Rosenthal.

READ MORE: Isabel May Talks About Her ‘1883’ Experience, ‘Yellowstone’ & More [Bingeworthy Podcast]

The Hollywood Reporter has all the scoop on the upcoming film.

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*This review will not discuss the spoilers of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home.’ It will, however, mention characters that are seen in the trailers.*

“Be careful what you wish for” is a line spoken in “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” And ironically, this cautionary proverb applies to the movie itself, a film that gives you all you wanted and more—the epic fantasy wish list dream scenario—but isn’t necessarily better off for it in the end.

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2021 has been an arguably difficult year for Marvel. It’s yielded four successful and largely well-received DIsney+ series (“WandaVision” especially), but the big-screen story thus far has been challenged. “Black Widow” underperformed at the box office (in part because it was available on Disney Premier Access), and “Shang Chi” looks poised to do the same underwhelming numbers thanks to Covid Delta surges (And “Eternals“?

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A new film from acclaimed filmmaker Rebecca Miller is enough to get anyone excited. But add to it the fact that the new feature, “She Came to Me,” has an incredible cast led by Anne Hathaway, and suddenly, the romantic comedy is one of our most-anticipated releases of the next couple of years.

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Rebecca Miller, who previously helmed films such as “Maggie’s Plan,” “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee,” and “Personal Velocity,” is set to helm a new rom-com titled, “She Came to Me.” And sweetening the deal is the fact that the cast is set to be led by Anne Hathaway, Tahar Rahim, Marisa Tomei, Joanna Kulig, and Matthew Broderick.

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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 biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching. 

Two potentially major productions caught in the wheels of the lockdown hit disc and (reasonable) VOD this week, alongside a Sundance doc on Apple TV+,  a lovely new musical bio-doc, and the usual bushel of marvelous catalog titles from Criterion, Warner Archive, and Kino-Lorber.

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Marisa Tomei won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1993 for her role in “My Cousin Vinny,” but like many other actors, she finds herself being typecast in one particular role most of the time.

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Tomei, who has become a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe by playing Aunt May, a mother figure to Peter Parker, spoke to Collider about her current role as the mother of Pete Davidson‘s character in Judd Apatow‘s “The King of Staten Island,” and her sudden turn to mom characters.

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Stop me if you’ve heard this one: a lovable loser in a state of perpetual arrested development. A group of friends that love and support, but are probably holding him/her back. A good girl/guy, offering up a real relationship. A new, better life, if they’d only grow up a little. 

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This is the story of “The King of Staten Island,” the new film by Judd Apatow.

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Writer/director/producer Judd Apatow (“Knocked Up“) has a long history of mentoring and helping out comedians in need, often vaulting them to the next level in the process. He forever changed Steve Carrell’s career with the “40-Year-Old Virgin,” elevated nearly every member of the “Freaks & Geeks” team with their own movies (Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Jason Segel) and gave huge career boosts to popular comedians by directing or producing their breakout films (Kristen Wiig with “Bridesmaids,” Amy Schumer‘s “Trainwreck,” and Kumail Nanjiani‘s “The Big Sick“).

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The central dilemma for the movie industry right now and one that has greater ramifications they’d love to avoid if possible: wait until the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided and release films in theaters, or stop hemorrhaging money and release films on VOD. Unless studios get super desperate, you’re just not going to see blockbusters on VOD, it would just be a gamechanger that rocks the industry. But in a sign that some studios are just going to be forced to released mainstream wide releases that could have theoretically made at least $100 million domestically, Universal has decided to release Judd Apatow’s upcoming Pete Davidson comedy, “The King Of Staten Island” on June 12.

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We’re never people that turn down the opportunity to see Isabelle Huppert act in a film. Whether it’s recent films like “Elle” and “Greta” or the dozens and dozens of other films the award-winning actress has released over the last several decades, Huppert is always a delight. And in the new trailer for “FRANKIE,” it appears that the legendary actress is back on her game again, this time aligning with filmmaker Ira Sachs.

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At a spry 96-years-old, Norman Lear has proved that the career of a television pioneer is never really over. After creating or co-creating classic TV programs from the ’70s and 80’s such as “All in the Family,” “Good Times,” “Maude” and “The Jeffersons,” Lear segued to movie producing and political advocacy. In 2017 he returned to television with Netflix’s modern-day version of “One Day At A Time.” And while the future of that series appears to still be in limbo, Lear is far from done.

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A few great family dramas mark recent Cannes history — last year’s Palme d’Or winner “Shoplifters” comes to mind, as well as Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite,” in competition this year. Ira Sachs’ “Frankie” is unfortunately not among them.

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Sachs’ meandering, slow-to-develop, and slower-to-finish family drama introduces Isabelle Huppert as Françoise, an aging French movie star whose terminal illness means the remaining days with her (confusingly fractured) family are limited.

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Indie filmmaker Ira Sachs is showing a ton of confidence in his new film, “Frankie.” Before premiering at 2019 Cannes Film Festival, Sony Pictures Classics loved it so much they acquired all rights in North America, Eastern Europe (including CIS), Scandinavia, the Middle East, South Africa, Spain, India and more as soon as they saw it, weeks before the festival (which kicks off next week).

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Last we saw Peter Parker (Tom Holland) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe he was… uh, well, *spoiler,* dead. He didn’t feel so well, he disappeared and one has to assume one of the big character arcs of “Avengers 4” is Tony Stark grappling with the fact that, Spider-Man was. essentially, whether or he liked it or not, his ward, and probably feels completely responsible for his death (if he didn’t recruit him in ‘Civil War,’ none of this would have happened, right?).

Continue reading ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Trailer: Peter Parker And Friends Go On A Euro Trip at The Playlist.

AFI Film Fest Review: Adam McKay's 'The Big Short' Starring Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, And Brad Pitt

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Watch: Ed Helms, Amanda Seyfried, Olivia Wilde & More Celebrate The Holidays In First Trailer For ‘Love The Coopers’

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Marisa Tomei Is Aunt May In The New 'Spider-Man' Film

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Review: 'The Rewrite' Starring Hugh Grant, Marisa Tomei, J.K. Simmons, Allison Janney & Bella Heathcote

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Casting: Liam Hemsworth Offered 'Independence Day' Sequel & More

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Interview: Sam Rockwell, Marisa Tomei And 'Loitering With Intent' Filmmakers Talk Road Trips, Movies About Writers & More

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Review: Fast, Funny, And Incredibly Heartfelt 'Loitering With Intent' With Marisa Tomei & Sam Rockwell

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