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THE HARDER THEY FALL Goes Out With Guns Blazin’ In The First Official Trailer

If an all-black headlining cast for a slick, spiffy new western thriller is what you crave, pan over to the official trailer for The Harder They Fall from director Jeymes Samuel and starring Regina King, Idris Elba and Lakeith Stanfield. When outlaw Nat Love (Jonathan Majors) discovers that his enemy Rufus Buck (Idris Elba) is being released from prison he rounds up his gang to track Rufus down and seek revenge. Those riding with him in this assured, righteously new school Western include his former love Stagecoach Mary (Zazie Beetz), his right and left hand men — hot-tempered Bill Pickett (Edi Gathegi) and fast drawing Jim Beckwourth (R.J. Cyler)—and a surprising adversary-turned-ally. Rufus Buck has his own fearsome crew, including “Treacherous” Trudy Smith (Regina King) and Cherokee Bill (LaKeith Stanfield), and they are not a group that knows how to lose. The viewcount is already bursting at the seams since […]

HBO’s WATCHMEN Teaser: Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock…

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Zack Snyder’s 2009 graphic novel adaptation, Watchmen, was never the hit many thought it should have been. Thankfully the cult following it accrued has all but kept the fandom alive along with other treatments and now, to add, a live-action series coming to HBO this Fall with a story centered on new characters. Of course, fan favorite Rorschach is peppered all throughout, adding to the menacing and intrigue of what lies ahead. Check out the teaser above and a first look at Regina Kent just below! Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, this drama series from executive producer Damon Lindelof embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name while attempting to break new ground of its own. The cast includes: Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Don Johnson, Jean Smart, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Hong Chau, Andrew […]

SHAFT: Slapstick Adds To The Crimefighting Family Business In The Official Trailer

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Imaginably, I would have thought director Tim Story’s follow-up from John Singleton’s 2000 continuation of the Shaft franchise would be a bit darker than what’s presented in the first official trailer. Usual comedy aside, what we get here seems a bit extra and feels more like a fish-out-of-water crime romp written by someone trying to grow from their previous workdesk at Disney. That’s just me for the time being. Alas, it’s the first sample of what’s now being slated for release in theaters on June 14 from Warner Bros. Samuel L. Jackson and original franchise star Richard Roundtree are joined by Jesse T. Usher whose take on the classic blaxploitation saga aims to put a fair millenial stamp on things while fronting the popular character for a new generation of moviegoers. JJ, aka John Shaft Jr. (Usher), may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to […]