Henri-Georges Clouzot’s The Wages of Fear remains a standard-bearer 71 years after the fact. Its 4K restoration from Hiventy thus comes as no surprise, and––just on the basis of how good a compressed YouTube upload looks––is only too welcome. Ahead of said restoration’s Film Forum debut on November 27, Janus Films have debuted a new […]

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This fall, Walter Salles finally returned with his first feature in 12 twelve years, the moving political/family drama I’m Still Here. Led by a powerhouse performance by Fernanda Torres alongside Selton Mello and Fernanda Montenegro, Sony Classics will give Brazil’s Oscar entry a qualifying run beginning next week in LA before opening on January 17. […]

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On Friday Paramount dropped the trailer for the second most anticipated EON Production of 2020, The Rhythm Section! The Rhythm Section has been delayed several times (first when star Blake Lively suffered an on-set injury), but here's proof that it's finally really coming... and it looks great! While an adaptation of Mark Burnell's 1999 spy novel would be something for spy fans to be seriously excited about anyway, it's even more exciting because it hails from Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson's EON Productions, the producers behind the James Bond movies. While EON has been venturing outside the realm of 007 lately, this marks their first new foray into the genre that defined them—and that they defined, under the auspices of first-generation Bond producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman. And it's not only a new EON spy movie; it's potentially the start of a new, female-fronted EON spy series! (Burnell wrote four Stephanie Patrick thrillers.) Will Lively end up being the Sean Connery of a long lasting Stephanie Patrick film series?

The books are quite good, and remind me of a female Callan. Like Callan, Stephanie ends up working as an assassin for a particularly unpleasant boss in an ultra-secret branch of British Intelligence. And like Callan, she doesn't do this work by choice. Instead she's forced into it by that unpleasant boss. But she's also got very personal motivations (motivations he ruthlessly manipulates) for her initial mission: an opportunity to get revenge on the terrorists responsible for the death of her parents and siblings. Burnell's book is very dark and very serious, and judging from this trailer the movie will be true to that tone. In fact, the movie (directed by Reed Morano and scripted by Burnell himself) looks quite faithful to the book overall, though it's obvious that the ending has been changed, which was pretty much a given. (The villains' plot in the '99 book had eerie similarities to 9/11, which simply wouldn't play in today's world.) And it looks great!

The first of two major EON spy movies coming out next year, The Rhythm Section opens on January 31, 2020. It stars Blake Lively (The Age of Adaline), Jude Law (Spy), Raza Jaffrey (Spooks/MI-5), and Sterling K. Brown (Black Panther).

I've never quite understood the concept of "James Bond Day" (or "Global James Bond Day?"). But maybe that's because since I was 11, I don't think there's been any day I haven't thought about James Bond! Maybe there are people out there who need reminding? Anyway, to mark this year's James Bond Day, MGM and EON have released the first poster for Daniel Craig's final outing as Bond, No Time To Die. No Time To Die, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and starring Craig, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux, Lashana Lynch, Ana de Armas, Jeffrey Wright, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Billy Magnussen, David Dencik, and Rory Kinnear, opens in the U.S. on April 8, 2020.

EW shared the first teaser today for Bravo's upcoming reality competition series Spy Games. According to EW, the show "features 10 contestants living together in a large house and attempting to gather intel on their fellow players while competing in challenges designed by three former spies, alumni of the CIA, Secret Service, and FBI. Players will be eliminated until one remains to claim a $100,000 prize." Apparently the format is in some ways based on a real-life World War II-era scheme known as Station S, "in which civilians were recruited and relocated to a 'remote estate' to be trained as spies." Spy Games, which is hosted by model and martial artist Mia Kang, premieres on Monday, January 20, 2020, at 10/9c. I tried to embed the video, but Bravo's own awful, awful video platform (which is really quite terrible) automatically plays a Real Housewives promo instead. So check out the trailer here.
Thanks to Jeff for the intel alert!

This week MGM has ramped up the campaign for Daniel Craig's long awaited and highly anticipated fifth James Bond movie, No Time To Die. And as fans are painfully aware, this is actually the film's second campaign. No Time To Die had a whole advertising campaign back at the beginning of this year leading up to a hoped for April release, including many posters and even the much publicized, chart-topping release of the movie's excellent theme song by Billie Eilish. But, as we all know, the global pandemic came along and the April release was scrapped. Since then the film has been set for a November release, though even that has been uncertain given the unpredictable nature of the novel coronavirus. Now it certainly looks like EON, MGM, and distributors United Artists and Universal are doubling down on that November release! The date is proudly proclaimed across this brand new poster (frankly a little uninspired compared to the less typical previous campaign's 1-sheet) and in the brand new second trailer. And it's quite a trailer! As far as I can recall, this marks the first time a Craig Bond movie has had this kind of text tagline: The mission that changes everything begins! 

After a tantalizing but all too brief teaser, a full trailer has been released for ITV's upcoming miniseries version of Len Deighton's famous first spy novel, THE IPCRESS FILE. THE IPCRESS FILE was first filmed in 1965 starring Michael Caine, and the film is an absolute classic. But as Deighton readers know, it necessarily omitted much of the novel. While director Sidney Fury wisely focused on the London portions of the book, it's clear from this trailer that the miniseries will include Harry Palmer's memorable sojourns to Beirut and a Pacific atoll, as well as a snowy landscape that was filmed in Finland, a location not found in the book, but featured in Deighton's later novel about the same protagonist (unnamed on the page) BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN. Perhaps the miniseries will already lay the groundwork for things to come. I'm already hoping it's a smash hit and gets multiple seasons (largely because I desperately want to see the second novel in the series, HORSE UNDER WATER, adapted for the screen; producer Harry Saltzman skipped it in the Sixties). But I'm getting ahead of myself. For now, we've still got THE IPCRESS FILE to look forward to! And based on this trailer, I can hardly wait! (For the moment I can't embed it due to privacy settings, but you can follow the link to watch it on Vimeo.)

90 Day Fianc star Angela Deem is dealing with heartbreak on a grand scale. It's easy to feel sorry for the feisty woman who misses Michael.

If you feel exhausted trying to solve today's Connections puzzle, we have something better than coffee to help you finish it up in the form of clues.

Bach Festival Society of Winter Park: Reviews of "Pursuit of Peace" and "The Spiritual" concerts by Orlando Sentinel arts critic Matthew J. Palm.

Gary Harris’ impact on the Orlando Magic could be easy to overlook but he brought multiple "little things" to the team on and off the floor.

Disney World and the unions representing its workers have reached a tentative agreement to boost the resort’s minimum wage from $15 to $18 an hour by year's end.

Disney Cruise Line is pushing customers mostly to its second Florida home in Fort Lauderdale next summer if they want to try out the new Bahamas private destination Lighthouse Point.

A flamingo success story at Disney's Animal Kingdom involves the birds and the bees ... and baseball?

Where do the world’s big cruise lines, a major cog in South Florida’s tourism industry, go from here? Answers emerged quickly at the annual four-day Seatrade Cruise Global conference at the Greater Fort Lauderdale Broward County Convention Center

House leaders want to cut off state funding for the Visit Florida tourism-marketing agency, with money instead drawn from the 62 county tourist-development councils.

Disney’s lowest-paid full-time workers will earn at least $18 an hour this year under a contract union members overwhelmingly approved Wednesday.

Disney Treasure, the sister ship to Disney Wish is set to take shape after the traditional keel-laying shipyard ceremony to begin the marathon of construction in the works before its arrival in 2024.

Gov. Ron DeSantis asked Florida’s chief inspector general on Monday to look into agreements the Reedy Creek Improvement District made with Disney.

Universal Orlando and a company that helped make its “Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon” ride have settled a lawsuit.

Two-day, two-park tickets for SeaWorld Orlando, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay selling for $99.99.

Gov. DeSantis says he will void the Reedy Creek deal that stripped the new board of its power and consider new hotel taxes and tolls on Disney World.

Confirmed: Universal is closing Poseidon's Fury show at Islands of Adventure as of May 9.

Island H2O Live Water Park plans Glow Foam Party for April 29 at the Kissimmee attraction.

SeaWorld Orlando adds Ne-Yo and Martina McBride concerts for Seven Seas Food Festival. They'll be event's last 2 singers of 2023.

MSC Cruises has been sailing from Port Canaveral for less than two years, but it’s set to bring in its third vessel in a new class this month.

Disney sets the dates for the 2023 edition of Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. It starts July 27.

Disney World passholders will soon have more leeway with theme park reservations.

Attorney General Ashley Moody came up empty on a public records request about agreements the Reedy Creek Improvement District’s board made with Disney.

Attroneys for the new DeSantis board say the disputed Disney-Reedy Creek agreements violated state law.

Disney World deal includes 2-day ticket for Typhoon Lagoon water park for the price of a 1-day ticket.

Disney World says Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party will begin Aug. 11. Tickets go on sale in May.

The development west of Disney World will open with 100 more units than previously announced, for a total of about 1,400 income-capped apartments.

Tom MacCubbin gives advice on gardening in Florida including care of broccoli, pindo palms, tibouchina, California poppies, azaleas, flax lilies, liriope and bromeliads

By DOUG FERGUSON TROON, Scotland (AP) — Xander Schauffele won the British Open on Sunday for his second major of the year, delivering a masterpiece at Royal Troon with a 6-under 65 to overcome a two-shot deficit and give the Americans a sweep of the four majors for the first time since 1982. Schauffele, who […]

His 6-under 65 at Royal Troon overcame a two-shot deficit and gave the Americans a sweep of the four majors for the first time since 1982.

Oregon and Ohio State are Nos. 1 and 2 this week and Penn State and Indiana are Nos. 4 and 5. Texas of the SEC sits in the middle at No. 3.

A Florida-LSU game with nothing significant at stake is a sign of the Gators' continued decline under coach Billy Napier and the Tigers' sudden stagnation under Brian Kelly.

Montverde Academy and Circle Christian have strong Round 1 outings at the girls Class 1A golf state championship.

Steve McQueen's latest movie splits its time between grand and grandiosity and packs a Dickensian amount of peril into an otherwise worthwhile story.

The scholarships would send graduates of two local high schools to community college. County Mayor Jerry Demings blasted the decision as an "inappropriate" use of county money.

Peg O'Keef, the acclaimed actor and Orlando theater mainstay for decades, is directing a modern adaptation of "Pride & Prejudice" at Rollins.

Friday's high school scores and stars from around Orlando.

Tyler Herro may never be missed more than in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Knicks. But there still is a way for the Miami Heat to keep it rolling in the NBA playoffs.

Hagerty, with sophomore Ana Roman, is an FHSAA district favorite. Lake Brantley, Windermere, Bishop Moore, Eustis, OCP are top seeds.

Gary Harris’ impact on the Orlando Magic could be easy to overlook but he brought multiple "little things" to the team on and off the floor.

The draft underscored Jacksonville’s commitment to improving its offense.