It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday — especially when it’s New Music Friday! We’re breaking down this week’s best new tracks to keep on your radar.
New Music Friday – June 9th, 2023
Niall Horan – “The Show”, plus The Show (Album)
BTS -“Take Two”
Madonna and Sam Smith – “Vulgar”
Shawn Mendes – “What The Hell Are We Dying For?”
Janelle Monáe – “Phenomenal ft. Doechii”, plus The Age Of Pleasure (Album)
Rosalía — “Tuya”
P1Harmony – “Jump”, plus Harmony: All In (Album)
Reneé Rapp – “Snow Angel”
SB19 – “Gento”, plus Pagtatag! (EP)
Christine and the Queens – “A Day In The Water”, plus PARANOÏA, Angels, True Love (Album)
Maluma – “Coco Loco”
Other noteworthy artists with releases this week include Afrojack and Theresa Rex – “Let Me Go”, Tessa Violet – “My God!”, Aluna with Pabllo Vittar, Mnek and Eden Prince – “Oh The Glamour”, Yungblud – “Lowlife”, Banx & Ranx ft. Zach Zoya – “The Birds”, Nbdy...
New Music Friday – June 9th, 2023
Niall Horan – “The Show”, plus The Show (Album)
BTS -“Take Two”
Madonna and Sam Smith – “Vulgar”
Shawn Mendes – “What The Hell Are We Dying For?”
Janelle Monáe – “Phenomenal ft. Doechii”, plus The Age Of Pleasure (Album)
Rosalía — “Tuya”
P1Harmony – “Jump”, plus Harmony: All In (Album)
Reneé Rapp – “Snow Angel”
SB19 – “Gento”, plus Pagtatag! (EP)
Christine and the Queens – “A Day In The Water”, plus PARANOÏA, Angels, True Love (Album)
Maluma – “Coco Loco”
Other noteworthy artists with releases this week include Afrojack and Theresa Rex – “Let Me Go”, Tessa Violet – “My God!”, Aluna with Pabllo Vittar, Mnek and Eden Prince – “Oh The Glamour”, Yungblud – “Lowlife”, Banx & Ranx ft. Zach Zoya – “The Birds”, Nbdy...
- 6/9/2023
- by Mikael Melo
- ET Canada
A multifaceted and occasionally unwieldy manifesto for disaffected lovers, Christine and the Queens’s Paranoïa, Angels, True Love is the culmination of the increasingly ambitious approach to pop that the French singer displayed on past releases like 2018’s Chris. On the first track, Chris makes his worldview known: “From where I stand, everything is glorious.” What follows is a collection of wiry, introspective songs that break from pop conventions while asserting the life-affirming power of love.
The track that perhaps best encapsulates Paranoïa, Angels, True Love’s conceptual ethos is “Track 10,” in which Chris, desperate for human contact, begs his lover to take him dancing. Marking the end of the album’s cavernous and tumultuous first movement, the song flows along to the artist’s stream-of-conscious lyrics, accompanied by a destabilizing drumbeat and gothic guitars while he cycles between howls, gritty growls, and falsetto.
Like “Track 10,” much of the rest...
The track that perhaps best encapsulates Paranoïa, Angels, True Love’s conceptual ethos is “Track 10,” in which Chris, desperate for human contact, begs his lover to take him dancing. Marking the end of the album’s cavernous and tumultuous first movement, the song flows along to the artist’s stream-of-conscious lyrics, accompanied by a destabilizing drumbeat and gothic guitars while he cycles between howls, gritty growls, and falsetto.
Like “Track 10,” much of the rest...
- 6/5/2023
- by Eric Mason
- Slant Magazine
The revered film director vowed never to touch theatre. So why is he staging the great Aids epic Angels in America? Apparently, it’s all a misunderstanding
Arnaud Desplechin looks surprisingly calm as he excuses himself to listen to a voicemail from the Comédie-Française’s technical team. France is one week into a general strike over pension reform and the country’s premier theatre company has followed suit, resulting in cancelled performances and rehearsals. “We take it day by day,” says Desplechin, whose new production of Angels in America is due to open in mid-January. “It will start to get difficult if it continues.” We spoke in December and the strike is still going strong, but there is no plan to delay.
It doesn’t help that Tony Kushner’s sprawling 1990s play about the Aids crisis is only Desplechin’s second theatre project, his first being a 2015 version of August Strindberg’s Father.
Arnaud Desplechin looks surprisingly calm as he excuses himself to listen to a voicemail from the Comédie-Française’s technical team. France is one week into a general strike over pension reform and the country’s premier theatre company has followed suit, resulting in cancelled performances and rehearsals. “We take it day by day,” says Desplechin, whose new production of Angels in America is due to open in mid-January. “It will start to get difficult if it continues.” We spoke in December and the strike is still going strong, but there is no plan to delay.
It doesn’t help that Tony Kushner’s sprawling 1990s play about the Aids crisis is only Desplechin’s second theatre project, his first being a 2015 version of August Strindberg’s Father.
- 1/6/2020
- by Laura Cappelle
- The Guardian - Film News
I did a Charlie's Angels episode [in 1976]. It was supposed to be a recurring role — Jaclyn Smith’s boyfriend, when they were trying to give the Angels more of a private life — which was pretty exciting for an out-of-work actor, which I was back then. But it ended up being only one episode. It did not recur.
I don't think I met Leonard back then, thank God. I'd have been too nervous. But years later, after he cast me on Blue Bloods and we became friends, I would sometimes kid him about how he once ...
I don't think I met Leonard back then, thank God. I'd have been too nervous. But years later, after he cast me on Blue Bloods and we became friends, I would sometimes kid him about how he once ...
- 12/10/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Emmy and Tony-winning actor Ron Leibman, who played Rachel’s father Dr. Leonard Green on Friends, has died at the age of 82. News of his passing was first reported by our sister site Deadline.
Leibman won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for playing the title role in the CBS crime drama Kaz, which he co-created as well. He also originated the role of lawyer Roy Cohn in Tony Kushner’s Broadway play Angels in America, winning a Tony in 1993.
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Leibman won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for playing the title role in the CBS crime drama Kaz, which he co-created as well. He also originated the role of lawyer Roy Cohn in Tony Kushner’s Broadway play Angels in America, winning a Tony in 1993.
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- 12/7/2019
- TVLine.com
Ron Leibman, who won a Tony Award for his role as Roy Cohn in 1993’s Angels In America: Millennium Approaches, and co-starred with Sally Field in the 1979 Oscar-winner Norma Rae, has died from complications of pneumonia.
Leibman also won a Primetime Emmy as Lead Actor In A Drama Series for his role as Martin ‘Kaz’ Kazinsky, a convict turned lawyer, in the 1978-79 crime drama Kaz, a short-lived series he created and co-wrote.
Born in New York City, Leibman graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University. He became a member of the Compass Players in the late 1950s, then joined the famed Actors Studio.
His television debut came in 1956 when he appeared as Johnny in The Edge of the Night. But he spent most of the 1960s on Broadway, appearing in everything from Shakespeare plays to Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night.
His film career began in 1970 with Where’s Poppa?...
Leibman also won a Primetime Emmy as Lead Actor In A Drama Series for his role as Martin ‘Kaz’ Kazinsky, a convict turned lawyer, in the 1978-79 crime drama Kaz, a short-lived series he created and co-wrote.
Born in New York City, Leibman graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University. He became a member of the Compass Players in the late 1950s, then joined the famed Actors Studio.
His television debut came in 1956 when he appeared as Johnny in The Edge of the Night. But he spent most of the 1960s on Broadway, appearing in everything from Shakespeare plays to Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night.
His film career began in 1970 with Where’s Poppa?...
- 12/6/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Emma Stone is engaged!
The 31-year-old actress’ longtime boyfriend Dave McCary revealed the happy news on Instagram on Wednesday, sharing a photo of the couple smiling excitedly as Stone showed off her new ring.
McCary, 34, simply captioned the post, “...
The 31-year-old actress’ longtime boyfriend Dave McCary revealed the happy news on Instagram on Wednesday, sharing a photo of the couple smiling excitedly as Stone showed off her new ring.
McCary, 34, simply captioned the post, “...
- 12/5/2019
- by Ashley Boucher
- PEOPLE.com
The first issue of the Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor: Season 2 comic series will feature the return of old enemies and reunite the Doctor with one of her former selves.
After a year-long drought, Doctor Who fans can rejoice at the series finally returning to their television screens in January with an all-new season starring Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor. We’re still years away from a potential crossover episode where Whittaker’s Doctor will get to interact with her former selves, but at least the new comic series by Titan Publishing Group will reunite her with David Tennant’s quirky Tenth Doctor in a story featuring the return of the Weeping Angels.
In fact, this tale takes place during the events of “Blink,” which was one of the most acclaimed episodes of the series’ modern run and introduced us to the menacing stone statues for the first time.
After a year-long drought, Doctor Who fans can rejoice at the series finally returning to their television screens in January with an all-new season starring Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor. We’re still years away from a potential crossover episode where Whittaker’s Doctor will get to interact with her former selves, but at least the new comic series by Titan Publishing Group will reunite her with David Tennant’s quirky Tenth Doctor in a story featuring the return of the Weeping Angels.
In fact, this tale takes place during the events of “Blink,” which was one of the most acclaimed episodes of the series’ modern run and introduced us to the menacing stone statues for the first time.
- 12/3/2019
- by Jonathan Wright
- We Got This Covered
Quentin Tarantino’s bittersweet intersection of fact and fiction in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” takes a creepy turn when introducing the hippie Manson Family, who lived at the rundown Spahn Movie Ranch during the lead up to the infamous Sharon Tate murders in August, 1969. Naturally, Tarantino couldn’t resist riffing on “Night of the Living Dead.”
“What’s neat — and I can’t truly take credit for it — is just the mise-en-scene,” Tarantino told IndieWire’s Anne Thompson. “It’s the production design [by Barbara Ling]. One of the best sets I ever had of any of my movies was rebuilding the Spahn Ranch. And we did a wonderful job casting those gals. It’s scary and it is creepy. We’re not doing anything to make anything scary or creepy, it just is. It’s a wonderful alchemy we captured and I didn’t break the mood.”
“The...
“What’s neat — and I can’t truly take credit for it — is just the mise-en-scene,” Tarantino told IndieWire’s Anne Thompson. “It’s the production design [by Barbara Ling]. One of the best sets I ever had of any of my movies was rebuilding the Spahn Ranch. And we did a wonderful job casting those gals. It’s scary and it is creepy. We’re not doing anything to make anything scary or creepy, it just is. It’s a wonderful alchemy we captured and I didn’t break the mood.”
“The...
- 12/2/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Stars: Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Elizabeth Banks, Patrick Stewart, Djimon Hounsou, Sam Claflin, Noah Centineo, Jonathan Tucker, Nat Faxon, Chris Pang, Luis Gerardo Méndez | Written and Directed by Elizabeth Banks
Elizabeth Banks writes and directs this second big screen reboot of the Charlie’s Angels franchise, following the McG-directed version in 2000 and its 2003 sequel, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, both of which were based on the iconic 1976 TV series. Fittingly for 2019, Banks’ Angels have girl power attitude to spare, and the result is a flawed but fun action adventure that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Kristen Stewart plays sparky ex-con Sabrina, who works for the Townsend Agency as a secret agent (or whatever the Angels are actually supposed to be), alongside no-nonsense British Angel Jane (Ella Balinska). After their old handler, Bosley (Patrick Stewart) retires, their new handler (Elizabeth Banks) assigns them to protect genius-turned-whistleblower Elena (Naomi Scott...
Elizabeth Banks writes and directs this second big screen reboot of the Charlie’s Angels franchise, following the McG-directed version in 2000 and its 2003 sequel, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, both of which were based on the iconic 1976 TV series. Fittingly for 2019, Banks’ Angels have girl power attitude to spare, and the result is a flawed but fun action adventure that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Kristen Stewart plays sparky ex-con Sabrina, who works for the Townsend Agency as a secret agent (or whatever the Angels are actually supposed to be), alongside no-nonsense British Angel Jane (Ella Balinska). After their old handler, Bosley (Patrick Stewart) retires, their new handler (Elizabeth Banks) assigns them to protect genius-turned-whistleblower Elena (Naomi Scott...
- 11/29/2019
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
Six years before the world premiere of part one of his eventual Pulitzer-winning, monumental theatre epic Angels In America, Tony Kushner was an inexperienced 26-year-old playwright who, as inexperienced 26-year-old playwrights are wont to do, wrote and directed an Off-Off Broadway play about young, optimistic bohemians living in Berlin during the rise of Adolf Hitler, which was regularly interrupted by a then-contemporary character offering commentary on the parallels between the emergence of the Third Reich and what was going on in America at the present time.
- 11/28/2019
- by Michael Dale
- BroadwayWorld.com
2019’s Charlie’s Angels is the latest reboot of the feminist action franchise that began in the 1970s, but as part of a trend that’ll have studios quaking, it’s also the latest in a line of movies based off familiar IPs that have bombed this fall (see also: Terminator: Dark Fate and Doctor Sleep). Nevertheless, Elizabeth Banks has fiercely defended her project and in a recent tweet states that she’s still “proud” of the reboot despite it being labelled a “flop.”
“Well, if you’re going to have a flop, make sure your name is on it at least 4x,” Banks wrote. “I’m proud of #CharliesAngels and happy it’s in the world.” Her tweet refers to the fact that she directed, produced, co-wrote and starred in the picture. Given how much she touched on all areas of production, it’s easy to understand why she’s...
“Well, if you’re going to have a flop, make sure your name is on it at least 4x,” Banks wrote. “I’m proud of #CharliesAngels and happy it’s in the world.” Her tweet refers to the fact that she directed, produced, co-wrote and starred in the picture. Given how much she touched on all areas of production, it’s easy to understand why she’s...
- 11/20/2019
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Box office and reviews have been tough on the new Angels. I guess today the contrarian corner is a theme here at Tfe. Tony likes it! - editor.
by Tony Ruggio
We'll start with where I'm coming from: I’m no fan of the original series. The early-Aughts adaptations were mostly forgettable save a dance or two from Cameron Diaz and Sam Rockwell. But these 2019 Angels are surprisingly fresh and fun. It’s an IP brought back from irrelevant hell and updated with verve.
About the three new Angels. Elizabeth Banks is clearly in love with Kristen Stewart, and who can blame her? Stewart is a charisma machine as the weird, spunkiest Angel of the bunch. She's so good you almost wish she took movie star roles more often. You also forget there was once a time when she got gruff for playing mopey all the time. Those days are long gone.
by Tony Ruggio
We'll start with where I'm coming from: I’m no fan of the original series. The early-Aughts adaptations were mostly forgettable save a dance or two from Cameron Diaz and Sam Rockwell. But these 2019 Angels are surprisingly fresh and fun. It’s an IP brought back from irrelevant hell and updated with verve.
About the three new Angels. Elizabeth Banks is clearly in love with Kristen Stewart, and who can blame her? Stewart is a charisma machine as the weird, spunkiest Angel of the bunch. She's so good you almost wish she took movie star roles more often. You also forget there was once a time when she got gruff for playing mopey all the time. Those days are long gone.
- 11/20/2019
- by Tony Ruggio
- FilmExperience
Another weekend, another box office flop. This past weekend, Sony’s “Charlie’s Angels” fizzled out in theaters with just $8.35 million grossed domestically against a reported $48 million budget, becoming the third film in as many weeks to tank in theaters.
At a time when there’s a stronger than ever push for women to be represented both in front of and behind the camera, Sony made the decision to bring “Charlie’s Angels” back to theaters for the first time in 16 years. Elizabeth Banks, who found box office success as director of “Pitch Perfect 2,” signed on to both direct and star as the Angels’ new Bosley. Kristen Stewart, having spent her post-“Twilight” career mostly on the indie scene, returned to mainstream films alongside Ella Balinska and Naomi Scott in the lead roles.
With pre-weekend tracking not exceeding $20 million, “Charlie’s Angels” wasn’t expected to be a major hit, but not...
At a time when there’s a stronger than ever push for women to be represented both in front of and behind the camera, Sony made the decision to bring “Charlie’s Angels” back to theaters for the first time in 16 years. Elizabeth Banks, who found box office success as director of “Pitch Perfect 2,” signed on to both direct and star as the Angels’ new Bosley. Kristen Stewart, having spent her post-“Twilight” career mostly on the indie scene, returned to mainstream films alongside Ella Balinska and Naomi Scott in the lead roles.
With pre-weekend tracking not exceeding $20 million, “Charlie’s Angels” wasn’t expected to be a major hit, but not...
- 11/18/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Laverne Cox officially earned her wings, scoring a role in Sony’s “Charlie’s Angels.” But she revealed her cameo almost didn’t happen.
When the Emmy-nominee heard that Elizabeth Banks was directing the film, the longtime fan of the franchise (and of Banks herself) reached out about being part of the project. Cox had previously worked with Banks on two pilots.
“I emailed Elizabeth and I’m like, ‘If you need me for anything in ‘Charlie’s Angels,’ I’m here for you,” Cox told Variety at the film’s premiere in Los Angeles. “She [replied], ‘Your ears must be burning ’cause we were just talking about you for something.’”
An excited Cox alerted her team and waited for word she’d be joining the “Angels” on set. Cue crickets.
“I run into [Banks] in December of last year, and she’s like ‘We just wrapped and it was so intense’ and I was like,...
When the Emmy-nominee heard that Elizabeth Banks was directing the film, the longtime fan of the franchise (and of Banks herself) reached out about being part of the project. Cox had previously worked with Banks on two pilots.
“I emailed Elizabeth and I’m like, ‘If you need me for anything in ‘Charlie’s Angels,’ I’m here for you,” Cox told Variety at the film’s premiere in Los Angeles. “She [replied], ‘Your ears must be burning ’cause we were just talking about you for something.’”
An excited Cox alerted her team and waited for word she’d be joining the “Angels” on set. Cue crickets.
“I run into [Banks] in December of last year, and she’s like ‘We just wrapped and it was so intense’ and I was like,...
- 11/18/2019
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
To say that “Charlie’s Angels” is a bit of a box office disappointment this weekend is an understatement. Sure, the film only cost roughly $48 million, but when you earn an estimated $8.6 million in your opening weekend, no studio is going to rush out to make 14 sequels. Well, according to some recent interviews with ‘Angels’ director Elizabeth Banks, she has a clue why female-led action movies are at a disadvantage.
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Continue reading Elizabeth Banks Defends ‘Charlie’s Angels’ & Says ‘Wonder Woman’ & ‘Captain Marvel’ Were Successful Because They’re In A “Male Genre” at The Playlist.
- 11/18/2019
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
“Charlie’s Angels” latest box-office outing was anything but heaven sent.
Sony’s reboot failed to meet even the studio’s cautiously low expectations, debuting to a franchise-eviscerating $8.6 million in North America. Given that the film failed to make up much traction overseas, launching with $19.2 million, including a disappointing $7.7 million in China, it seems likely the Angels just completed their final mission. One plus for Sony: its potential financial losses will be minimized through co-financiers Perfect World Pictures and 2.0 Entertainment, which put up half of the film’s $48 million budget.
However, “Charlie’s Angels” serves as the latest painful reminder that brand recognition isn’t always a sure-fire draw. “Charlie’s Angels” is Hollywood’s third attempt in the last three weeks — following “Terminator: Dark Fate” and “Doctor Sleep” – to dip back into the well with little to show for it. Box office analysts see “Charlie’s Angels,” like other high-profile misfires this...
Sony’s reboot failed to meet even the studio’s cautiously low expectations, debuting to a franchise-eviscerating $8.6 million in North America. Given that the film failed to make up much traction overseas, launching with $19.2 million, including a disappointing $7.7 million in China, it seems likely the Angels just completed their final mission. One plus for Sony: its potential financial losses will be minimized through co-financiers Perfect World Pictures and 2.0 Entertainment, which put up half of the film’s $48 million budget.
However, “Charlie’s Angels” serves as the latest painful reminder that brand recognition isn’t always a sure-fire draw. “Charlie’s Angels” is Hollywood’s third attempt in the last three weeks — following “Terminator: Dark Fate” and “Doctor Sleep” – to dip back into the well with little to show for it. Box office analysts see “Charlie’s Angels,” like other high-profile misfires this...
- 11/18/2019
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
The well-reviewed “Charlie’s Angels” reboot is the latest studio box office bomb of the fall movie season, following in the footsteps of such disasters as “The Goldfinch,” “Gemini Man,” “Motherless Brooklyn,” and “Terminator: Dark Fate.” The Elizabeth Banks-directed action comedy failed to crack $9 million at the box office over its opening weekend. Box office tracking had “Charlie’s Angels” opening at an already-disappointing $10 million, but the final total came in well below that low mark. IndieWire’s box office expert Tom Brueggemann says the film “will be a significant loss” for Sony this season.
Prior to the movie’s disastrous opening weekend, Banks gave an interview to the Herald Sun that is now proving to be somewhat controversial. The filmmaker, who also wrote and produced “Charlie’s Angels” and stars in the movie as Bosley, called out a potential box office bomb as being sexist. “Look, people have to buy tickets to this movie,...
Prior to the movie’s disastrous opening weekend, Banks gave an interview to the Herald Sun that is now proving to be somewhat controversial. The filmmaker, who also wrote and produced “Charlie’s Angels” and stars in the movie as Bosley, called out a potential box office bomb as being sexist. “Look, people have to buy tickets to this movie,...
- 11/18/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The best advice about seeing The Inheritance on Broadway — which you definitely should if you’re looking for a head-spinning, heart-rending theatrical experience — is to forget the hype surrounding it. And that won’t be easy. Playwright Matthew Lopez, a Puerto Rican transplanted to New York City from the Florida panhandle, is fresh from London where his ardently ambitious play about different generations of gay men living in post-AIDs Manhattan won an armful of Oliviers (the Brit Tonys named after the late, great Lord Larry) and gushy reviews that called...
- 11/18/2019
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
Charlie’s Angels first arrived on the scene back in 1976 and has been pretty successful ever since, developing something of a cult following over the years. This weekend though, a new reboot directed by Elizabeth Banks and starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska hit theaters and while no one was expecting it to be a monster success, the box office numbers are pretty disastrous, with estimates projecting an $8.6 million opening.
Coupled with its take overseas ($19.3 million), it now sits at roughly $28 million, but with a budget of $50-$55 million, these clearly aren’t the numbers that the studio wants to see. They also indicate that audiences have little interest in the brand at this point. Understandably, the name Charlie’s Angels likely doesn’t carry a lot of excitement for younger moviegoers, while it seems that the 43 year-old ABC series doesn’t have much nostalgia appeal, either.
What’s interesting...
Coupled with its take overseas ($19.3 million), it now sits at roughly $28 million, but with a budget of $50-$55 million, these clearly aren’t the numbers that the studio wants to see. They also indicate that audiences have little interest in the brand at this point. Understandably, the name Charlie’s Angels likely doesn’t carry a lot of excitement for younger moviegoers, while it seems that the 43 year-old ABC series doesn’t have much nostalgia appeal, either.
What’s interesting...
- 11/17/2019
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
The Townsend Agency and its ass-kicking Angels are back - and now they've gone global. In this latest installment of Charlie's Angels, director Elizabeth Banks delivers a modern take on the series with a brand-new badass trio of Angels: the wild and hilarious Sabina (Kristen Stewart), former Mi-6 agent Jane (Ella Balinska), and systems engineer turned Angel Elena (Naomi Scott). After watching their slick crime-fighting and action-packed adventures taking down global villains, it'll make you want to sign up as the latest recruit.
To celebrate the return of the iconic franchise, we sat down with the newest Angels to see just how well they remember the first two Charlie's Angels films. The cast quizzed each other on everything from the original film's Angels . . .
. . . to some of the most famous celebrity cameos.
Check out the video above to see who comes out on top, and catch Charlie's Angels in theaters everywhere Friday,...
To celebrate the return of the iconic franchise, we sat down with the newest Angels to see just how well they remember the first two Charlie's Angels films. The cast quizzed each other on everything from the original film's Angels . . .
. . . to some of the most famous celebrity cameos.
Check out the video above to see who comes out on top, and catch Charlie's Angels in theaters everywhere Friday,...
- 11/17/2019
- by Kristin Harris
- Popsugar.com
Fox's Ford v Ferrari more than lived up to the most aggressive of pre-weekend expectations, delivering a #1 performance at the domestic weekend box office. However, Sony's Charlie's Angels struggled mightily in its debut, failing to reach the lowest of expectations, which means the film's third place finish puts the weekend's overall performance into perspective. In better news, WB's Joker became the fourth DC Comics adaptation to ever top $1 billion at the global box office and the first R-rated movie to ever reach that milestone.
Finishing in the winner's circle atop the weekend box office, is Fox's Ford v Ferrari with an estimated $31 million. The performance is well ahead of Mojo's pre-weekend forecast and even tops the most optimistic of industry expectations and comes with an outstanding "A+" CinemaScore. The film played to a male-dominated crowd with men making up 62% of the audience and 79% of the overall...
Finishing in the winner's circle atop the weekend box office, is Fox's Ford v Ferrari with an estimated $31 million. The performance is well ahead of Mojo's pre-weekend forecast and even tops the most optimistic of industry expectations and comes with an outstanding "A+" CinemaScore. The film played to a male-dominated crowd with men making up 62% of the audience and 79% of the overall...
- 11/17/2019
- by Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
After months of disappointing box office numbers, Fox got their first bit of good box office news since the Disney merger with the opening of “Ford v Ferrari,” which is taking an estimated $31 million from 3,528 screens and a $52 million global opening.
While this $97 million production has a ways to go to profitability, all the seeds are there for this racing biopic to show endurance. It has awards buzz, strong overseas appeal, and an A+ on CinemaScore. “Ford v Ferrari” is now the first film with a wide release of over 3,000 screens since “Avengers: Endgame” to earn that top grade from CinemaScore.
Unfortunately, Fox’s box office success this weekend did not extend to Sony and their “Charlie’s Angels” revival. The film was expected to debut at No. 2 on the charts with an opening in the mid-teens. Instead, it is now estimated for an $8.5 million opening against a $48 million budget.
Also...
While this $97 million production has a ways to go to profitability, all the seeds are there for this racing biopic to show endurance. It has awards buzz, strong overseas appeal, and an A+ on CinemaScore. “Ford v Ferrari” is now the first film with a wide release of over 3,000 screens since “Avengers: Endgame” to earn that top grade from CinemaScore.
Unfortunately, Fox’s box office success this weekend did not extend to Sony and their “Charlie’s Angels” revival. The film was expected to debut at No. 2 on the charts with an opening in the mid-teens. Instead, it is now estimated for an $8.5 million opening against a $48 million budget.
Also...
- 11/17/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Sir Patrick Stewart knows a thing or two about good acting. Classically trained, he’s earned a well-deserved reputation as one of Britain’s finest actors. So, when he bubbles over with effusive praise for the women he worked with in Charlie’s Angels — Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, and writer/director Elizabeth Banks — we believe [...]
The post From All Angles, Patrick Stewart Thinks The ‘Angels’ Are Fantastic appeared first on Hollywood Outbreak.
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- 11/15/2019
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Racing drama “Ford v Ferrari” sped to $2.1 million on Thursday night, while Sony’s “Charlie’s Angels” reboot pulled in a modest $900,000.
The earnings for “Ford v Ferrari” are in the same range as “Terminator: Dark Fate,” which took in $2.4 million on its way to a $29 million debut on Nov. 1-3 for Paramount.
“Ford v Ferrari” is expected to win the weekend handily with as much as $20 million at 3,528 venues in North America. The Disney-Fox film follows an eccentric team of American engineers and designers, led by automotive visionary Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and his British driver, Ken Miles (Christian Bale), who are dispatched by Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca to build a new vehicle to defeat the dominant Ferrari at the 1966 Le Mans world championship in France.
“Ford v Ferrari,” directed by James Mangold and produced by Chernin Entertainment, has generated 91% on Rotten Tomatoes. The film, which has a $100 million price tag,...
The earnings for “Ford v Ferrari” are in the same range as “Terminator: Dark Fate,” which took in $2.4 million on its way to a $29 million debut on Nov. 1-3 for Paramount.
“Ford v Ferrari” is expected to win the weekend handily with as much as $20 million at 3,528 venues in North America. The Disney-Fox film follows an eccentric team of American engineers and designers, led by automotive visionary Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and his British driver, Ken Miles (Christian Bale), who are dispatched by Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca to build a new vehicle to defeat the dominant Ferrari at the 1966 Le Mans world championship in France.
“Ford v Ferrari,” directed by James Mangold and produced by Chernin Entertainment, has generated 91% on Rotten Tomatoes. The film, which has a $100 million price tag,...
- 11/15/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
“Ford v Ferrari,” the racing biopic from Disney and Fox starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale, earned $2.1 million at the box office in Thursday preview screenings beginning at 6 p.m.
We’re off to the races at the box office again as “Ford v Ferrari” takes on Sony’s “Charlie’s Angels” reboot and Warner Bros. con man thriller “The Good Liar.” But none of the three are expected to speed far away from the pack, least of all after a November weekend in which the horror movie “Doctor Sleep” significantly under-performed.
Fox’s 2019 slate in particular is mired in a box office slump, with no film it has released this year rising above $100 million domestically. Disney is projecting just an opening in the mid-teens for “Ford v Ferrari” against a reported budget of $97 million, though independent trackers see it in the high 20s with a possibility to rise above $30 million.
Also...
We’re off to the races at the box office again as “Ford v Ferrari” takes on Sony’s “Charlie’s Angels” reboot and Warner Bros. con man thriller “The Good Liar.” But none of the three are expected to speed far away from the pack, least of all after a November weekend in which the horror movie “Doctor Sleep” significantly under-performed.
Fox’s 2019 slate in particular is mired in a box office slump, with no film it has released this year rising above $100 million domestically. Disney is projecting just an opening in the mid-teens for “Ford v Ferrari” against a reported budget of $97 million, though independent trackers see it in the high 20s with a possibility to rise above $30 million.
Also...
- 11/15/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Elizabeth Banks' revamp of the Charlie's Angels series began its opening weekend at the box office, taking in a tepid $900,000 in previews, while awards hopeful Ford v. Ferrari amassed $2.1 million.
Kirsten Stewart, Aladdin actress Naomi Scott and newcomer Ella Balinska star as the crime-fighting spies at the center of the Sony feature, which screened at 2,968 theaters on Thursday night.
Experts say Angels is tracking for an opening in the mid-teens, while the studio says it expects a debut in the $12 million to $13 million range.
Ford v. Ferrari is expected to win the weekend, looking at ...
Kirsten Stewart, Aladdin actress Naomi Scott and newcomer Ella Balinska star as the crime-fighting spies at the center of the Sony feature, which screened at 2,968 theaters on Thursday night.
Experts say Angels is tracking for an opening in the mid-teens, while the studio says it expects a debut in the $12 million to $13 million range.
Ford v. Ferrari is expected to win the weekend, looking at ...
- 11/15/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Elizabeth Banks' revamp of the Charlie's Angels series began its opening weekend at the box office, taking in a tepid $900,000 in previews, while awards hopeful Ford v. Ferrari amassed $2.1 million.
Kirsten Stewart, Aladdin actress Naomi Scott and newcomer Ella Balinska star as the crime-fighting spies at the center of the Sony feature, which screened at 2,968 theaters on Thursday night.
Experts say Angels is tracking for an opening in the mid-teens, while the studio says it expects a debut in the $12 million to $13 million range.
Ford v. Ferrari is expected to win the weekend, looking at ...
Kirsten Stewart, Aladdin actress Naomi Scott and newcomer Ella Balinska star as the crime-fighting spies at the center of the Sony feature, which screened at 2,968 theaters on Thursday night.
Experts say Angels is tracking for an opening in the mid-teens, while the studio says it expects a debut in the $12 million to $13 million range.
Ford v. Ferrari is expected to win the weekend, looking at ...
- 11/15/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In an era of remake/reboot/dredging-up-old-ip fever, the logical next step was a rebranding of Charlie’s Angels. Written, produced, and directed by Elizabeth Banks, this new iteration is complete with fresh faces and exactly the amount of hollow feminism one might expect. With all the subtlety of a stiletto-kick to the head, Kristen Stewart’s Sabina begins by saying “I believe women can do anything,” setting the tone for the rest of the film which is much more concerned with hammering in that thesis than proving it, cutting to a bizarre stock footage-esque montage of girls of all ages and backgrounds smiling and looking at the camera. Much of it ends up in the unusual territory of substance over style, prioritizing its broad and self-congratulatory message over any truly memorable action beats or character quirks. Whereas the Angels from the gleefully cheesy films from the early 2000s wore...
- 11/15/2019
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Last weekend saw the top ten deliver the lowest combined total for the same weekend since 2007, bringing in just over $100 million. This weekend, should our forecast hold, we'll be looking at a sub-$100 million weekend for the top ten and what could be one of the worst weekends of the year. Among the week's new releases, Fox's Ford v Ferrari hopes to prove there is still an audience for adult-targeted, larger budget features alongside the release of Sony's Charlie's Angels and WB's The Good Liar.
At number one, look for Fox's Ford v Ferrari to pull into the winner's circle. A few months before Disney's acquisition of Fox was final, the decision was made to move director James Mangold's story of Ford's attempt to challenge Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966 from a summer release to a more awards-friendly Fall release. The film...
At number one, look for Fox's Ford v Ferrari to pull into the winner's circle. A few months before Disney's acquisition of Fox was final, the decision was made to move director James Mangold's story of Ford's attempt to challenge Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966 from a summer release to a more awards-friendly Fall release. The film...
- 11/14/2019
- by Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
The origins of Charlie’s Angels goes back more than four decades, to the original 1970s TV series. Then, it was revived for a couple of movies with a new set of Angels after the turn of the century. And though the stars have changed once again, Naomi Scott told us that the new Charlie’s Angels [...]
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- 11/14/2019
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
When it comes to female empowerment, “Charlie’s Angels” has always been a franchise ahead of its time, bringing a group of butt-kicking women to the screen in the 1970s. But Elizabeth Banks’ version of the trio of crime-fighting women is the first time the story will be told by a woman.
Banks directed the reboot of “Charlie’s Angels,” out in theaters this weekend, in addition to writing the screenplay and serving as a producer. She also stars as Bosley, alongside the modern-day angels, played by a more diverse bunch in Kristen Stewart, newcomer Ella Balinska and Naomi Scott.
“We all talk about the male gaze a lot versus something that feels a little bit more embedded and inside the perspective of women,” Stewart told Variety.
Th new “Charlie’s Angels” is full of girl power, Stewart promises, but it’s not trying to shove it down your throat.
Banks directed the reboot of “Charlie’s Angels,” out in theaters this weekend, in addition to writing the screenplay and serving as a producer. She also stars as Bosley, alongside the modern-day angels, played by a more diverse bunch in Kristen Stewart, newcomer Ella Balinska and Naomi Scott.
“We all talk about the male gaze a lot versus something that feels a little bit more embedded and inside the perspective of women,” Stewart told Variety.
Th new “Charlie’s Angels” is full of girl power, Stewart promises, but it’s not trying to shove it down your throat.
- 11/14/2019
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
Kristen Stewart decided to star in the reboot of “Charlie’s Angels” because she thought it would be a fun change of pace for her career.
Stewart explained what drew her to the studio tentpole in a conversation with Shia Labeouf for Variety’s Actors on Actors issue, on newsstands this week.
“Why ‘Charlie’s Angels’?” Labeouf asks her.
“I wanted to do something fun,” Stewart says. “I was in the mood for a not-so-harrowing experience. Liz Banks, who directed the movie and wrote it, is really good at normal funny. I was in good hands. I knew that. The movie is so warm. I’m proud of the way that it makes me feel.”
“What set do you enjoy more?” asks Labeouf.
“Probably the harrowing kind, because it’s just more fun in a weird way,” responds Stewart. “Honestly, hanging on set with the girls and laughing all day and...
Stewart explained what drew her to the studio tentpole in a conversation with Shia Labeouf for Variety’s Actors on Actors issue, on newsstands this week.
“Why ‘Charlie’s Angels’?” Labeouf asks her.
“I wanted to do something fun,” Stewart says. “I was in the mood for a not-so-harrowing experience. Liz Banks, who directed the movie and wrote it, is really good at normal funny. I was in good hands. I knew that. The movie is so warm. I’m proud of the way that it makes me feel.”
“What set do you enjoy more?” asks Labeouf.
“Probably the harrowing kind, because it’s just more fun in a weird way,” responds Stewart. “Honestly, hanging on set with the girls and laughing all day and...
- 11/14/2019
- by Ramin Setoodeh
- Variety Film + TV
Does the fact that this unwanted update of the Charlie’s Angels franchise is less awful than expected make it worth seeing? In the devalued world of the current multiplex, maybe so. It’s hard not to appreciate the feminist, Time’s Up spark that director-producer-writer-actor Elizabeth Banks brings to material that has long past its sell-by date. At its core, this millennial Charlie’s Angels is still shuffling the same spy-babes clichés that spawned a 1970s TV hit (best remembered for Farrah Fawcett’s waterfall of blond curls), a...
- 11/14/2019
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
“Charlie’s Angels” is back with a new generation of winged operatives. Will their latest mission — to help revive a sluggish box office — be a success?
The Angels, Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska, will get an assist from fellow newcomers Disney’s historical “Ford v Ferrari” and Warner Bros. thriller “The Good Liar.” But incentivizing audiences to go to the movie theater this year has been no simple task, and ticket sales are down over 5% from 2018 as a result. Adding to their challenges, the trio of new nationwide offerings will have to contend with Disney Plus, the just-launched streaming service offering hundreds of films and TV shows at the click of a button and without the hassle of leaving the couch. More than 10 million people subscribed to Disney Plus on launch day, and it’s entirely possible that potential moviegoers could instead choose to binge “Star Wars” offshoot “The...
The Angels, Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska, will get an assist from fellow newcomers Disney’s historical “Ford v Ferrari” and Warner Bros. thriller “The Good Liar.” But incentivizing audiences to go to the movie theater this year has been no simple task, and ticket sales are down over 5% from 2018 as a result. Adding to their challenges, the trio of new nationwide offerings will have to contend with Disney Plus, the just-launched streaming service offering hundreds of films and TV shows at the click of a button and without the hassle of leaving the couch. More than 10 million people subscribed to Disney Plus on launch day, and it’s entirely possible that potential moviegoers could instead choose to binge “Star Wars” offshoot “The...
- 11/13/2019
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Early in someone observes that the world wasn’t ready for an all-female team of elite crime-fighters when the idea was first hatched more than 40 years ago (in the form of a hit ABC drama show), which is precisely the reason why they were so effective. Men have a rather well-documented tendency to underestimate women, and these particular women were more than happy to exploit that prejudice.
However, the world has come a long way since 1976 — hell, even the two sugar-high “Charlie’s Angels” movies that McG made at the turn of the millennium already feel like they belong to another dimension — and sexism has been completely eradicated from our society forever. Just kidding! Everything is still awful. But that awfulness has never been more visible, both in the toll that it takes in real life, and in the way that pop culture is trying to right the balance. We...
However, the world has come a long way since 1976 — hell, even the two sugar-high “Charlie’s Angels” movies that McG made at the turn of the millennium already feel like they belong to another dimension — and sexism has been completely eradicated from our society forever. Just kidding! Everything is still awful. But that awfulness has never been more visible, both in the toll that it takes in real life, and in the way that pop culture is trying to right the balance. We...
- 11/12/2019
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Most reboots are meaningless (time to rev that franchise back up!). But the new “Charlie’s Angels,” whether it turns out to be a glittering hit or the latest expensive package to get tossed by the audience onto the trash heap of franchise fatigue, feels like a generational rite of passage. The original “Charlie’s Angels,” which premiered in 1976, was a cheeseball ABC-tv sensation that featured the novelty of a trio of female action crime fighters — but the hook was the look, especially Farrah Fawcett’s erotic-waterfall hair, which became an ultimate icon of ’70s eye candy. At the movies 25 years later, “Charlie’s Angels” (2000) and “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle” (2003) crystallized the vanguard of a woman-action-heroine revolution, but the trick of the two movies — and the source of their considerable confectionary pizzazz — is that Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu came on as pinwheeling invincibles who liked playing dress-up.
- 11/12/2019
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Is Elizabeth Banks ready for the world to experience “Charlie’s Angels”?
“It’s a lot of pressure,” Banks told Variety at Monday’s premiere of the film in Los Angeles. “It’s very scary. I’ve seen the movie with an audience, and so I know the movie works, that the audience loves it and goes along on the ride.”
“It’s really funny. I think it’s very surprising for people and that was the job,” she continued. “And so I feel like my part’s done, and now it’s out of my control, which I hate.”
Until now, Banks was completely in control of the latest entry in the 40-year-old franchise about female super spies — writing, producing, starring in and directing the film. “My first memory of the ‘Angels’ was that they were professional women and they had the most incredible job,” she recalled.
From the original Angels — Jaclyn Smith,...
“It’s a lot of pressure,” Banks told Variety at Monday’s premiere of the film in Los Angeles. “It’s very scary. I’ve seen the movie with an audience, and so I know the movie works, that the audience loves it and goes along on the ride.”
“It’s really funny. I think it’s very surprising for people and that was the job,” she continued. “And so I feel like my part’s done, and now it’s out of my control, which I hate.”
Until now, Banks was completely in control of the latest entry in the 40-year-old franchise about female super spies — writing, producing, starring in and directing the film. “My first memory of the ‘Angels’ was that they were professional women and they had the most incredible job,” she recalled.
From the original Angels — Jaclyn Smith,...
- 11/12/2019
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
When Elizabeth Banks decided to reignite the Charlie’s Angels franchise, she didn’t want to do a reboot. So instead, her new movie picks up the same storyline from the earlier movies, but introduces us to a new generation of Angels, played by Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska. Banks — who wrote, produced, and [...]
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- 11/7/2019
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Sneak Peek more new footage, plus images from director Elizabeth Banks' "Charlie's Angels" reboot, starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska , as "beautiful girls who live dangerously as private investigators", opening November 15, 2019:
"...'Charlie's Angels' have always provided security and investigative skills to private clients...
"...and now the 'Townsend Agency' has expanded internationally with the smartest, most fearless, most highly trained women all over the globe.
"Multiple teams of 'Angels' guided by multiple 'Bosleys' taking on the toughest jobs across the world.
"When a young systems engineer blows the whistle on a dangerous technology...
"...these Angels are called into action...
"...putting their lives on the line...
"...to protect us all..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Charlie's Angels"...
"...'Charlie's Angels' have always provided security and investigative skills to private clients...
"...and now the 'Townsend Agency' has expanded internationally with the smartest, most fearless, most highly trained women all over the globe.
"Multiple teams of 'Angels' guided by multiple 'Bosleys' taking on the toughest jobs across the world.
"When a young systems engineer blows the whistle on a dangerous technology...
"...these Angels are called into action...
"...putting their lives on the line...
"...to protect us all..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Charlie's Angels"...
- 11/4/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The Gold Derby TV Decade Awards were announced on Monday, November 4, and “Breaking Bad” was the Best Drama Series from 2010-2019 according to more than 1,500 registered Gold Derby users who cast their votes in October. Elsewhere, “Veep” claimed Best Comedy Series, while Ryan Murphy pulled a Mike Nichols-like sweep in the long form races. Scroll down to see the complete list of winners.
“Breaking Bad” premiered in 2008, but it gradually grew from an underdog drama overshadowed by its AMC sister show “Mad Men” to a full-blown pop cultural phenomenon by the time it ended in 2013. Now, more than six years later, it has been remembered as the best dramatic achievement of the decade. Not only did it claim Best Drama, Bryan Cranston also won Best Drama Actor, Aaron Paul claimed Best Drama Supporting Actor, Anna Gunn was the runner-up for Best Drama Supporting Actress, and the show’s final-season...
“Breaking Bad” premiered in 2008, but it gradually grew from an underdog drama overshadowed by its AMC sister show “Mad Men” to a full-blown pop cultural phenomenon by the time it ended in 2013. Now, more than six years later, it has been remembered as the best dramatic achievement of the decade. Not only did it claim Best Drama, Bryan Cranston also won Best Drama Actor, Aaron Paul claimed Best Drama Supporting Actor, Anna Gunn was the runner-up for Best Drama Supporting Actress, and the show’s final-season...
- 11/4/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery, Chris Beachum, Joyce Eng, Marcus James Dixon, Paul Sheehan and Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
“Charlie’s Angels” is set to land in China on Nov. 15.
The new movie iteration of the 1970s TV show stars Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinksa as the three gun-toting, karate-chopping investigators sent on dangerous missions by the mysterious Charles Townsend, whose private detection firm now has branches around the world. Elizabeth Banks directs.
The Sony Pictures movie will hit mainland Chinese theaters day and date with its U.S. release.
The last “Angels” film, 2003’s “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle,” grossed a little more than $2 million in China. There are now tens of thousands more screens in the Middle Kingdom, which has become the world’s second-largest movie market.
However, none of the new film’s three main stars is of Chinese descent, as was Lucy Liu. Whether that will have any effect on its reception in China remains to be seen.
Banks is the first woman...
The new movie iteration of the 1970s TV show stars Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinksa as the three gun-toting, karate-chopping investigators sent on dangerous missions by the mysterious Charles Townsend, whose private detection firm now has branches around the world. Elizabeth Banks directs.
The Sony Pictures movie will hit mainland Chinese theaters day and date with its U.S. release.
The last “Angels” film, 2003’s “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle,” grossed a little more than $2 million in China. There are now tens of thousands more screens in the Middle Kingdom, which has become the world’s second-largest movie market.
However, none of the new film’s three main stars is of Chinese descent, as was Lucy Liu. Whether that will have any effect on its reception in China remains to be seen.
Banks is the first woman...
- 10/28/2019
- by Henry Chu
- Variety Film + TV
Both Films Include An All-new Sneak Peek Of Charlie’S Angels (2019) And Hours Of Fun Archival Special Features
Charlie’S Angels (2000)
Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu star as the captivating crime-fighting trio who are masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts. When a devious mastermind embroils them in a plot to destroy individual privacy, the Angels, aided by their loyal sidekick Bosley (Bill Murray), set out to bring down the bad guys. But when a terrible secret is revealed, it makes the Angels targets for assassination.
Charlie’S Angels: Full Throttle
The “Angels”, three investigative agents who work for the Charles Townsend Detective Agency, return for another high-octane series of adventures as they investigate the theft of a database of witness protection profiles, after five of the people on the list are murdered. They’re aided by a new Bosley (Bernie Mac), in an adventure which pits them...
Charlie’S Angels (2000)
Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu star as the captivating crime-fighting trio who are masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts. When a devious mastermind embroils them in a plot to destroy individual privacy, the Angels, aided by their loyal sidekick Bosley (Bill Murray), set out to bring down the bad guys. But when a terrible secret is revealed, it makes the Angels targets for assassination.
Charlie’S Angels: Full Throttle
The “Angels”, three investigative agents who work for the Charles Townsend Detective Agency, return for another high-octane series of adventures as they investigate the theft of a database of witness protection profiles, after five of the people on the list are murdered. They’re aided by a new Bosley (Bernie Mac), in an adventure which pits them...
- 10/27/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Sneak Peek more new footage, plus images from director Elizabeth Banks' "Charlie's Angels" reboot, starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska , as "beautiful girls who live dangerously as private investigators", opening November 15, 2019:
"...'Charlie's Angels' have always provided security and investigative skills to private clients...
"...and now the 'Townsend Agency' has expanded internationally...
"...with the smartest, most fearless, most highly trained women all over the globe.
"Multiple teams of 'Angels' guided by multiple 'Bosleys' taking on the toughest jobs across the world.
"When a young systems engineer blows the whistle on a dangerous technology...
"...these Angels are called into action...
"...putting their lives on the line...
"...to protect us all..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Charlie's Angels"...
"...'Charlie's Angels' have always provided security and investigative skills to private clients...
"...and now the 'Townsend Agency' has expanded internationally...
"...with the smartest, most fearless, most highly trained women all over the globe.
"Multiple teams of 'Angels' guided by multiple 'Bosleys' taking on the toughest jobs across the world.
"When a young systems engineer blows the whistle on a dangerous technology...
"...these Angels are called into action...
"...putting their lives on the line...
"...to protect us all..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Charlie's Angels"...
- 10/11/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"We work outside the rules, in secret, together. You may not know we exist... but we are always watching." Sony has launched the second official trailer for the new Charlie's Angels movie, directed by Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect 2) - who also stars as one of the "Angels". This fresh reboot of the 2000 action comedy is based on the 1970s television series of the same name. We featured the first trailer a few months ago but it wasn't that impressive. When a young engineer blows the whistle on a dangerous technology, Charlie's Angels are called into action, putting their lives on the line to protect us all. The Angels this time: Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, with Elizabeth Banks. This also stars Luis Gerardo Méndez, Jonathan Tucker, Noah Centineo, Sam Claflin, Djimon Hounsou, Chris Pang, Nat Faxon, plus Patrick Stewart as Bosley. This looks bad. It's all glitz & glamour and no real substance,...
- 10/11/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Despite becoming the first female director to receive the 2019 pioneer of the year award from the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation, “Charlie’s Angels” helmer Elizabeth Banks told Variety that directing wasn’t necessarily always her goal.
“It was something that I dabbled in and something that I did in college and over time, I really became more and more interested in doing it.” Banks said at the Foundation’s annual dinner on Wednesday night at the Beverly Hilton. “It was about five or six years ago now that I really started thinking seriously about it and thinking about the legacy that I could leave in this business if I got to tell stories in my way, basically.”
Banks, who made her feature directorial debut in 2015 with Universal’s smash hit “Pitch Perfect 2,” said she’s heartened by the strides made by female filmmakers in Hollywood over the past few years.
“It was something that I dabbled in and something that I did in college and over time, I really became more and more interested in doing it.” Banks said at the Foundation’s annual dinner on Wednesday night at the Beverly Hilton. “It was about five or six years ago now that I really started thinking seriously about it and thinking about the legacy that I could leave in this business if I got to tell stories in my way, basically.”
Banks, who made her feature directorial debut in 2015 with Universal’s smash hit “Pitch Perfect 2,” said she’s heartened by the strides made by female filmmakers in Hollywood over the past few years.
- 9/26/2019
- by Ashley Hume
- Variety Film + TV
Ravenscourt and Voxler have announced the highlight-packed tracklist for the upcoming next iteration of the critically acclaimed and highly successful Let’s Sing series. Players can choose between their favorite hits to become the superstars of their dreams. And that’s not all, they’ve also released details of the new “Let’s Party” mode…
8 Players, 2 Teams and randomly chosen game modes will bring the Let’s Sing party factor to the next level. And that’s not all, you can also play this mode with only one console locally with your friends – with two teams up to 4 players (Two mic’s only!)
All begins with the first tone! Sing as solo superstar or perform with your crew and friends to rock every party! With the latest version of the singing game Let’s Sing you can follow in the footsteps of cutting-edge artists and perform songs like Ava Max...
8 Players, 2 Teams and randomly chosen game modes will bring the Let’s Sing party factor to the next level. And that’s not all, you can also play this mode with only one console locally with your friends – with two teams up to 4 players (Two mic’s only!)
All begins with the first tone! Sing as solo superstar or perform with your crew and friends to rock every party! With the latest version of the singing game Let’s Sing you can follow in the footsteps of cutting-edge artists and perform songs like Ava Max...
- 9/23/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Take a look at "Don't Call Me Angel", the official music video from director Elizabeth Banks' "Charlie's Angels" reboot, performed by Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey:
"...'Charlie's Angels' have always provided security and investigative skills to private clients...
"...and now the 'Townsend Agency' has expanded internationally...
"...with the smartest, most fearless, most highly trained women all over the globe.
"Multiple teams of 'Angels' guided by multiple 'Bosleys' taking on the toughest jobs across the world.
"When a young systems engineer blows the whistle on a dangerous technology...
"...these Angels are called into action...
"...putting their lives on the line...
"...to protect us all..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Charlie's Angels"...
"...'Charlie's Angels' have always provided security and investigative skills to private clients...
"...and now the 'Townsend Agency' has expanded internationally...
"...with the smartest, most fearless, most highly trained women all over the globe.
"Multiple teams of 'Angels' guided by multiple 'Bosleys' taking on the toughest jobs across the world.
"When a young systems engineer blows the whistle on a dangerous technology...
"...these Angels are called into action...
"...putting their lives on the line...
"...to protect us all..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Charlie's Angels"...
- 9/19/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Diane Ladd is remembering all the fond, and at times scary memories, she shared with Peter Fonda from the beginning of her career to the end of his.
Shortly after news broke that Fonda died on Friday, Ladd, 83, paid tribute to her longtime friend and costar, who she had worked with and come to personally know for more than five decades.
As she looked back on their friendship, Ladd noted how she starred alongside Fonda in her first film, Wild Angels in 1966, and serendipitously, had an opportunity to work with him again on The Last Full Measure, the final film before his death.
Shortly after news broke that Fonda died on Friday, Ladd, 83, paid tribute to her longtime friend and costar, who she had worked with and come to personally know for more than five decades.
As she looked back on their friendship, Ladd noted how she starred alongside Fonda in her first film, Wild Angels in 1966, and serendipitously, had an opportunity to work with him again on The Last Full Measure, the final film before his death.
- 8/17/2019
- by Joelle Goldstein, Kara Warner
- PEOPLE.com
Neon Genesis Evangelion Rewatch is a series of essays where Willow Maclay will be covering the streaming release of Hideaki Anno’s landmark anime show.[Tw: Discussions of Suicide]There are countless films and television series about the apocalypse, but few actually reckon with the existential horror of what the end actually means. Even great examples like Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Gojira (1954) soften themselves near the end and reassure viewers that we survived. It is difficult to make something that is nihilistic to the point of saying we don’t go on as a species, because the film industry is tied up in capitalism and at the end of the day no one wants to be told that someday they won’t exist. But this is true for all of us. On a personal level, the apocalypse always comes; and we hope that we face the end with loved ones by our side...
- 8/16/2019
- MUBI
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