Amazon greenlights ‘Blade Runner 2099’ sequel series

The long-teased Blade Runner sequel series is real. Variety has confirmed Amazon has ordered production of Blade Runner 2099 for Prime Video. Original movie director Ridley Scott will serve as an executive producer alongside Silka Luisa (Halo and Shining Girls), who will also be the showrunner. The premise of 2099 isn't yet clear beyond its […]

Kenyan runner Joseph Kiprono hit by car while leading half marathon in Colombia

Kenyan long-distance runner Joseph Kiprono Kiptum was hospitalized after being struck by a car while leading the half-marathon in Medellin, Colombia, on Sunday. Kiprono, 30, was moving in on the finish line when he was struck by a car that had ignored closed street signs, according to reports. READ MORE: WADA committee recommends reinstating Russian anti-doping agency According to […]

‘The Front Runner’ Has a Great Cast and a Snappy Script, But Something’s Missing [TIFF]

Jason Reitman‘s The Front Runner turns a lens towards the three-week presidential campaign of Gary Hart and finds that it signaled the beginning of a whole new era of tabloid-based political coverage. “It’s none of their business,” is a line that gets repeated a lot in The Front Runner, Jason Reitman’s new political drama based on […]

Daily Podcast: Tarantino’s Star Trek, Rian Johnson’s Next Film, Die Hard 6, Suspiria, Front Runner, Cronenberg,

On the September 4, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including Cronenberg, Summer Movie Awards, Quentin Tarantino’s Star Trek, older movies, Rian Johnson’s next film. Die Hard 6, The Front Runner and […]

‘The Front Runner’ Early Buzz: Hugh Jackman is Oscar Worthy in Robert Altman-esque Political Drama

This weekend the Telluride Film Festival is getting a sneak peek at some of the movies that will be hitting the festival circuit in the coming weeks. A good amount of them had already debuted at the Venice Film Festival this past week, but one that we hadn’t yet heard anything about yet was the […]

On The Fly Mixes Runner & Dating Sim For Fast-Paced Bird Romance

There couldn’t be a more beautiful setting for a romance between feathered friends than a rusty kettle drifting down a creek. In On The Fly, players will guide a crow and sparrow down a winding river, helping them stay fed and grow closer to one another through dialogue choices. With local co-op, perhaps that romance […]

‘Mute’ Review Round-Up: A ‘Blade Runner’ Wannabe With Nothing to Say

In 2009, Moon put Duncan Jones on the map as one of the most intriguing and promising new directors working today. His debut gave Jones the opportunity to direct the modestly received, star-studded Source Code and the poorly received, big-budget Warcraft. But most importantly, it paved the way for a passion project 16 years in the making. And […]

Mute movie reviews are TERRIBLE – ‘BAD Blade Runner’ is ‘a PUNISHING watch’

The latest Netflix original movie is available to stream today, but just like The Cloverfield Paradox before it, the critics aren’t impressed. Jones’ Mute currently has just 8% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. Starring Alexander Skarsgard, Paul Rudd and Justin Theroux, the sci-fi noir is set in 2058 Berlin where a mute bartender searches for […]

‘Altered Carbon’ Director Miguel Sapochnik on His Influences, Imagining the Future, and ‘Blade Runner’ [Interview]

Over the past few years, Miguel Sapochnik has been directing some of the most exciting episodes on television. Sapochnik’s Game of Thrones episodes, “Hardhome” and “Battle of the Bastards,” are unforgettable and earned him a well-deserved Emmy. Before returning for the final season of that HBO series, the director (who has also helmed episodes of House and True Detective) worked on one […]