Much like with his “Sherlock Holmes” movies, writer-director Ritchie makes decidedly aggressive alterations to the story as we’ve come to know it.
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The promotion for this weekend’s “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” centers on Guy Ritchie’s original take on the Arthurian legend. But at this point, it’s hard to believe there’s an original take left on the story.
“Code Black” is off the air because only 16 episodes were ordered for this season, instead of the traditional 22. But things don’t look great for a third season.
The only downside to crafting one of the most wildly original, insanely clever, out-of-nowhere crowd-pleasers of the past few decades? Eventually, you have to try to top yourself.
Well, Robert, here’s a rule I try to live by: When it comes to Jason Statham movies, unless they have the words “Fast,” “Furious” or “Transporter” in the title, you can almost always save your $9 and wait for them to show up on cable.
Entertainment chief Robert Greenblatt discusses the network’s social media strategy in an interview with Chris Hardwick at the National Association of Broadcasters Show.
Ah, summer. It’s the time of year when moviegoers can come in from the heat, turn off their brains and watch stuff blow up real good.
Here are some show recommendations to help take your mind off the dire state of the world today.
If Quentin Tarantino and Guy Ritchie had spent a few nights carousing when they were rising stars on the film festival circuit, hashing out violent ideas and trying to one-up each other’s swagger, the resulting collaboration would have looked a lot like “Free Fire.”
The World War II-era romantic comedy “Their Finest” and the truly weird sci-fi comedy “Colossal” hit local theaters Friday.
Those annoying ads aren’t going away any time soon. But Hulu does offer a commercial-free way to watch your favorite shows.
Cyberterrorism. An electromagnetic pulse weapon. Nuclear launch codes. A Russian submarine. And one very orange Lamborghini skidding across a frozen Barents Sea.
In addition to the new “MST3K,” the Las Vegas Academy graduate has two other shows on the air: the documentary “Fatherless” on Fusion and the third season of the Netflix comedy “Grace and Frankie.”
‘Should I bother watching ‘Better Call Saul’?” a friend asked. “I mean, it’s not as good as ‘Breaking Bad,’ right?” Well, yes and no.
Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Alan Arkin are clearly slumming it in this limp, joyless, “old people do the craziest things” comedy.