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Review: ‘Good Omens’ Takes A Bizarre and Delightful Poke At Religious Tropes
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Good Omens
Season 1 Episode 1: “In The Beginningâ€
Directed by Douglas Mackinnon
Written by Rebecca Sonnenshine
Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Starring Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Frances McDormand, Jon Hamm and Nick Offerman
Amazon Prime Video
Air Date: Friday, May 31, 2019
The long-awaited Amazon Prime Video original series, Good Omens, has finally been released for our viewing pleasure. Having covered New York Comic-Con and SXSW panels on the show –– based on the Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett novel Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch –– as well as interviewing the cast and creators, the Geeks of Doom have been READY to see David Tennant (Crowley), Michael Sheen (Aziraphale), and their outstanding castmates in all their glory. Gaiman servers as writer and showrunner on the series, which takes a bizarre and delightful poke at religious tropes.
Read here below for a review of Good Omens Episode 1: “In The Beginning.†WARNING: Spoilers ahead!
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Tags: Amazon Prime Video, David Tennant, Douglas Mackinnon, Frances McDormand, Good Omens, Jon Hamm, Michael Sheen, Neil Gaiman, Nick Offerman, Sam Taylor Buck, Terry Pratchett
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SXSW 2019: ‘Good Omens’ Has The Potential To Kill The Predictable American TV Era

The delightful chaos wrought by Amazon Studios’ new Good Omens TV series at SXSW cannot be denied or ignored, literally. With such an enormously immersive marketing strategy, you’d expect it was being positioned as the next Game of Thrones or Westworld, both of which saw HBO employ similar tactics in years past. But, you’d be utterly and completely wrong.
Good Omens is something entirely different — and, if successful, could have the potential to usher in a new era of TV.
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Tags: Amazon, Amazon Studios, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brian Cox, David Tennant, Douglas Mackinnon, Frances McDormand, Good Omens, Jon Hamm, Michael Sheen, Neil Gaiman, Sam Taylor Buck, Terry Pratchett
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Official Trailer For ‘Good Omens’ TV Series Released; Brian Cox To Play Death

Amazon Prime Video has released an official trailer for Good Omens, the upcoming series based on the Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman novel Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch.
The show follows an odd couple angel and demon (played by Michael Sheen and David Tennant), who have grown fond of their lives on Earth and aren’t at all fans of the coming end of days.
Continue below for more info on Good Omens, and to check out the trailer.
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Tags: Anna Maxwell Martin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brian Cox, David Morrissey, David Tennant, Frances McDormand, Good Omens, Jon Hamm, Michael Sheen, Mireille Enos, Neil Gaiman, Nick Offerman, Terry Pratchett
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SDCC 2018: Frances McDormand To Voice God In ‘Good Omens’; Behind The Scenes Video Released

During Amazon’s Prime Showcase panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2018 their adaptation of Good Omens, the book by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, was on hand.
At one point during the show’s time on stage a disembodied voice rang out, speaking to Gaiman, who created the series and is the showrunner. The voice belonged to God, a character on the show. And who was voicing God? That would be two-time Academy Award winner Frances McDormand (Fargo, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri).
Continue below to see what she had to say and to check out a Good Omens behind the scenes video as well as a new poster.
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Tags: Amazon, Amazon Prime Video, Anna Maxwell Martin, David Morrissey, David Tennant, Frances McDormand, Good Omens, Jon Hamm, Michael Sheen, Mireille Enos, Neil Gaiman, Nick Offerman, SDCC, SDCC 2018, Terry Pratchett
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Movie Review: Isle Of Dogs
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Isle Of Dogs
Director: Wes Anderson
Screenwriter: Wes Anderson
Cast: Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Kunichi Nomura, Ken Watanabe, Greta Gerwig, Frances McDormand, Courtney B. Vance, Fisher Stevens, Nijiro Murakami, Harvey Keitel, Koyu Rankin, Liev Schreiber, Bob Balaban, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Akira Ito, Akira Takayama, F. Murray Abraham, Yojiro Noda, Mari Natsukim, Yoko Ono, Frank Wood
Distributor: Fox Searchlight
Rated PG-13 | 101 Minutes
Release Date: March 23, 2018 (Limited); April 6, 2018 (Wide)
There is plenty of visually pleasing aesthetics to look at when seeing a film like Wes Anderson‘s Isle Of Dogs. The director’s latest stop-motion animation effort has all of his signature symmetrical, camera-panning style and deadpan humor. It also happens to be one of Anderson’s most politically charged films by addressing some very serious themes that affect us today. Unfortunately, none of that takes away from the fact that there is some appropriation going on, with the added white savior factor, and that the Japanese characters are playing supporting roles in a film set entirely in Japan.
Therein lies one of the greatest problems of this film. How much of it is Anderson paying homage to a culture by using the beautiful aesthetics and Akira Kurosawa inspirations, and how much of it is his signature being written over a culture? It’s the paradox that just keeps on giving. Check out my full review here below.
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Tags: Akira Ito, Akira Takayama, Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Bryan Cranston, Courtney B. Vance, Edward Norton, F. Murray Abraham, Fisher Stevens, Fox Searchlight, Frances McDormand, Frank Wood, Greta Gerwig, Harvey Keitel, Isle of Dog, Jeff Goldblum, Ken Watanabe, Koyu Rankin, Kunichi Nomura, Liev Schreiber, Mari Natsukim, Nijiro Murakami, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Wes Anderson, Yojiro Noda, Yoko Ono
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‘Isle Of Dogs’ Featurette: Cast Interviews As Their Canine Characters

Stop-motion animation is a very taxing medium, but the pay off can be glorious if it is well-executed. Wes Anderson, the filmmaker known for quirky out of the box filmmaking, returns to stop-motion with Isle of Dogs. In the film, dogs are supposedly carriers of a disease and are all banished to a garbage dump known as Trash Island.
Now we are getting a closer look at how this film came to be from those who voice the characters in a newly released cast interviews featurette. The only thing is the cast is not speaking through their respective human forms, but through their cuddly canine characters. Quite a fun way to push a movie and get everyone interested. Check it out below.
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Tags: Akira Ito, Akira Takayama, Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Bryan Cranston, Courtney B. Vance, Edward Norton, F. Murray Abraham, Fisher Stevens, Fox Searchlight, Frances McDormand, Greta Gerwig, Harvey Keitel, Isle of Dogs, Jeff Goldblum, Ken Watanabe, Koyu Rankin, Kunicki Nomura, Liev Schreiber, Mari Katsuki, Nijiro Murakami, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Wes Anderson, Yoko Ono
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Watch Now: First 8 Minutes Of Best Picture Nominee ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’
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The 90th annual Academy Awards ceremony is just days away now, and among the many nominees hoping to take home an Oscar is Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and eight other films vying for the coveted title of Best Picture.
With Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri—which is directed by Martin McDonagh and stars Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Abbie Cornish, Lucas Hedges, Željko Ivanek, Caleb Landry Jones, Clarke Peters, Samara Weaving, John Hawkes, and Peter Dinklage—now available on both digital and physical home video platforms, Fox Searchlight is hoping to convince those who have yet to see the movie to do so before the big awards ceremony this Sunday night. To help with this, they’ve released the first eight minutes of the film to watch online.
You can check out the first eight minutes along with a promo for the home video release and a trailer below.
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Tags: Abbie Cornish, Caleb Landry Jones, Clarke Peters, Fox Searchlight, Frances McDormand, Lucas Hedges, Martin McDonagh, Peter Dinklage, Sam Rockwell, Samara Weaving with John Hawkes, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Woody Harrelson, Zeljko Ivanek
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‘Isle Of Dogs’ Trailer: Wes Anderson Drums Up Stop-Motion Animation Excitement

Wes Anderson films are anything but conventional. He has a visual sense composed of flat cameras, snappy zooms, symmetrical compositions, hand-made art, and miniature feels, that give the film’s setting a sense of uniqueness. On top of that, he has a quirky and yet hypnotic soundtrack that often utilizes pop songs of the ’60s and ’70s. Then there is the dysfunctional family that takes center stage of the storytelling. And while all of that plays a huge role in his live-action films, Anderson has also dipped his hand into stop-motion animation. An animation medium where his skills can be put to good uses because of its use of practical hand made set pieces.
Which takes us to Isle of Dogs, Anderson’s latest directorial effort that uses stop-motion animation. And just wait until you hear who has lent their talents for the film. Check out the cast and trailer below.
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Tags: Akira Ito, Akira Takayama, Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Bryan Cranston, Courtney B. Vance, Edward Norton, F. Murray Abraham, Fisher Stevens, Fox Searchlight, Frances McDormand, Greta Gerwig, Harvey Keitel, Isle of Dogs, Jeff Goldblum, Koyu Rankin, Kunichi Nomura, Liev Schreiber, Mari Natsuki, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Wes Anderson, Yojiro Noda, Yoko Ono
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Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle Of Dogs’ Cast Announcement Video

Just a few weeks ago we saw Wes Anderson‘s holiday short/ad for H&M. So while it may have looked like Anderson took a long vacation, but the filmmaker has been hard at work. And he isn’t just releasing shorts.
We’ve known that he’s been putting together his next film, a stop-motion animated feature all about dogs on an island. Now we know who will star in the film as the director has announced the full cast and shooting location for Isle of Dogs. Check out the video announcement below.
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Tags: Akira Ito, Akira Takayama, Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Bryan Cranston, Courtney B. Vance, Edward Norton, F. Murray Abraham, Frances McDormand, Greta Gerwig, Harvey Keitel, Isle of Dogs, Jeff Goldblum, Koyu Rankin, Kunichi Nomura, Liev Schrieber, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Wes Anderson, Yoko Ono
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Movie Review: The Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar!
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Hail, Caesar!
Directors: Joel and Ethan Coen
Writers: Joel and Ethan Coen
Cast: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, and Channing Tatum
Release Date: February 5, 2016
The Coen Brothers films are the reason why we go to the movies. And as such we are given an experience unlike any other. From the drama of a struggling musician in Inside Llewyn Davis to the issues of morality in No Country For Old Men to the dark comedy of Fargo, the Coens prove time and again that they are clearly ahead of the curve and are just the smartest men in the room.
Their latest project, Hail, Caesar! is like a love letter to the Golden Age of Hollywood. Which is great, if it actually took the time to be something other than just a love letter to the Golden Age of Hollywood. While the film touts an incredible all-star cast playing roles of all sizes, it is probably too smart for its own good.
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Tags: Alden Ehrenreich, Channing Tatum, Ethan Coen, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, Hail Caesar!, Joel Coen, Jonah Hill, Josh Brolin, Movie Review, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, The Coen Brothers, Tilda Swinton, Universal Pictures
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