The Contractor Actor Kiefer Sutherland On Shooting A Thriller With A Realistic Edge [Interview] Tarik Saleh’s “The Contractor” drops in theaters today, telling the story of former Special Forces soldier James Harper (Chris Pine), who gets more than he bargained for when he enters the messy world of private military contractors. He unknowingly makes a rhetorical devil’s bargain with Rusty Jennings (Kiefer Sutherland), the very persuasive leader of a military contractor crew....

The Dangerous Film Stunt That Nearly Killed Jackie Chan Jackie Chanis one of the biggest action stars in the world. The Hong Kong legend has been doing his own stunts since “Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow,” the 1978 film that cemented his name as a certified action star. Chan’s slapstick kung fu comedy style has been celebrated ever since, and although the actor’s long stunt-filled career has made him a household name, it has also given him some severe injuries....

The Force Awakens Bits: ‘Star Wars’ Wins Big At The Empire Awards, Every Line In That Big Flashback Scene, And The Craziest Stormtrooper Figure Of All Time In today’s edition of The Force Awakens Bits: It may have gone home empty-handed at the Academy Awards, butStar Wars: The Force Awakensreally cleaned up at this year’s Jameson Empire Awards (formerly known as, well, the Empire Awards).John Boyegawon Best Male Newcomer for his work as Finn,Daisy Ridleywon Best Female Newcomer for her work as Rey, andJ....

The Tender Bar Screenwriter William Monahan On Adapting JR Moehringer’s Unusual Memoir [Interview] “The Tender Bar” is a story with a kind heart. Based on JR Moehringer’s memoir, the film adaptation doesn’t sugarcoat conflict to achieve any of its feel-good moments, either. The drama focuses on the bad times as much as the good times. Screenwriter William Monahan is behind the adaptation, which features Ben Affleck as the watchful Uncle Charlie....

TV Bits: ‘American Horror Story’, ‘Girls’, ‘Parenthood’, ‘Hannibal’, Chuck Lorre, Ricky Gervais, And More Alums ofFriday Night Lights,Roswell, andWonderfallsfind new jobs in this edition of TV Bits. After the jump: The series will return to FX in October. Where last season’s plot took place in contemporary Los Angeles,Asylumwill move the action to the East Coast in 1964. [The Wrap] Shiri Applebyshould know a thing or two about alien life-forms thanks to her time onRoswell, but even that may not be enough to prepare her for the Brooklyn-style weirdness that awaits her onLena Dunham’sGirls....

Vin Diesel Only Has One Line Of Dialogue In ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Vin Dieselhas spent his downtime on theFast & Furious 7set getting ready to play Groot inGuardians of the Galaxy, but it seems memorizing lines isn’t a big part of that prep. While the sentient tree is a key member of the intergalactic team, he’s not much of a talker. As a matter of fact, he only says one thing: “I am Groot....

Vincent D’Onofrio Specifically Requested Kingpin’s ‘Family Business’ Look For Hawkeye There were plenty ofEaster eggsworth catching in during the recent “Hawkeye” finale, but one in particular should have caught the eye of Kingpin (Vincent D’Onofrio) fans. The actor who embodies mob boss Wilson Fisk (AKA Kingpin)revealed to ComicBook.comthat he requested a costume that held special significance to comic book readers. Kingpin made his entrance in “So This is Christmas?” wearing his signature white suit, but eagle-eyed viewers might also notice the baddie is sporting a red-and-white Hawaiian shirt underneath....

What Is The Witcher’s Conjunction Of The Spheres? Explaining The Cataclysm Something I’ve learned since binge-watching"The Witcher"is that Netflix’s Henry Cavill-led fantasy series can leave you with a lot of unanswered questions even as new information is revealed, cleverly sprinkling new details into seemingly casual conversations and interactions. This is certainly the case with the Conjunction of the Spheres. Aside from the fact that it was an influential event which precedes the events of the series, very little is said about what the Conjunction of the Spheres actuallyis....

What It’s Like To Run The Walt Disney World Marathon I ran theWalt Disney World Marathonon Sunday, June 19, 2025. Before delving into the magic of the runDisney weekend and event, the five-park course (Epcot, Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and one of the water parks), the Disney characters and exhibits set up for picture-taking every few miles, classic Disney clips and tunes played on screens and speakers throughout the course, and exclusive memorabilia, many readers may be wondering why anyone not named Pheidippides, carrying the timely news of the Persians' defeat to the Athenians, would run a marathon to begin with....

Whoa: ‘Stranger Things’ Inspires One Of The Coolest Corn Mazes Ever Summer is coming to a close sooner than later, which means we’ll soon be seeing the return of anything and everything with pumpkin spice and Halloween decorations will be all over the seasonal aisles of your favorite stores. But it also means cool things are afoot, like elaborate corn mazes inspired by your favorite supernatural Netflix shows. Exploration Acres, a popular destination in Northwest Indiana for pumpkin patch exploring and corn maze running, has unveiled their latest corn maze design....

Why The Creator Of Doctor Who’s Theme Song Went Uncredited For Decades Swoops, clouds, and wind bubble. if someone gave you a piece of paper with these words or images on it, could you make a song? Maybe. Would it be any good? Possibly. Would it become iconic and change tv and music forever? Very doubtful. But that’s exactly what one woman did and I can almost guarantee you’ve heard her creation....

Witness Me! Furiosa Has Begun Production, Shot On Glorious 35mm We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Once more unto the wasteland, my friends. Per Chris Hemsworth’s Twitter account, George Miller is officially back in the post-apocalyptic groove. “Furiosa,” a prequel spin-off to the magnificent “Mad Max: Fury Road,” has begun principal photography in the filmed format of kings aka 35mm! The hotly-anticipated film stars Anya Taylor-Joy in the title role made iconic by Charlize Theron in Miller’s 2015 return to glory....

Writer’s Room: The 100 Best Movies Of The Last Decade, Part 2 On the June 16, 2025 episode of /Film Daily,/Film editor-in-chiefPeter Scirettais joined by /Film managing editorJacob Hall, weekend editorBrad Oman, senior writerBen Pearsonand writersHoai-Tran BuiandChris Evangelistato have part two of out writer’s room discussion to help determine the top 100 movies of the last decade. Opening Banter: We have 34 movies locked it. 4 movies in discussion, and another 122 in consideration....