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In 1994, the Oscar-nominated film Quiz Show (directed by screen legend Robert Redford) dramatised the case of the Twenty-One quiz show scandal of 1958 - in which an investigation found that producers, colluding with their corporate sponsors, had been supplying correct answers to the show’s participants to boost ratings. This triggered a series of revelations,... Continue Reading →
Audiences at CinemaCon were said to be astounded by the 'jaw-dropping' first footage from Ang Lee's new effort, the Will Smith-starring Gemini Man. We get a taste of that here with the first trailer, showing Smith's middle-aged assassin being hunted down by a familiar face. It's a digital de-aging movie!
A recent, presumably sincere, tweet from a concerned film fan negatively compared the directorial debut of Brie Larson, Unicorn Store, to the first film directed by Superbad and Wolf of Wall Street actor Jonah Hill.
For those who often gaze into the abyss, here’s a treat.
Electric Theater 