You might not get the dog you want, but you always get the dog you need. That old dog-lover’s adage applies peculiarly well to Chinese director Guan Hu’s “Black Dog.” A far smaller-scale project than his recent blockbusters “The Eight Hundred” and “The Sacrifice,” Guan’s latest — an Un Certain Regard standout at Cannes this year — nonetheless has the grandly cinematic vision to lend an intimate tale a gloriously epic, allegorical edge.
Set in a dying town on the fringes of the Gobi desert, “Black Dog” has elements of the genre western, like taciturn loner antihero Lang (a fantastic Eddie Peng), who returns to his eroded hometown himself hollowed out by repressed guilt for the incident that caused his recent imprisonment. But, dipped in the caustic soda of social commentary and steeped in the fatalistic mood of a place barely chugging by on borrowed time, the film also...
Set in a dying town on the fringes of the Gobi desert, “Black Dog” has elements of the genre western, like taciturn loner antihero Lang (a fantastic Eddie Peng), who returns to his eroded hometown himself hollowed out by repressed guilt for the incident that caused his recent imprisonment. But, dipped in the caustic soda of social commentary and steeped in the fatalistic mood of a place barely chugging by on borrowed time, the film also...
- 5/21/2024
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
In Princess Peach: Showtime!, Peach quite literally takes center stage, claiming the lead role in a variety of productions staged at Sparkle Theater in an effort to save renown Sparkla actors and reclaim the spotlight from evil Madame Grape and her Sour Bunch followers. It’s a neat hook, as the developers at Good-Feel seem to have gone out of their way to address how Peach is usually sidelined in the world of Super Mario Bros. by giving her 10 parts to play. Sadly, these are far from plum roles, and the game is largely hit or miss.
Showtime! is a structurally formulaic game. The Sparkle Theater’s five floors have four shows (or levels), each one completed by stepping into the shoes (or ice skates) of a specific role and earning you door-opening Sparkle Gems. Clearing those unlocks a fight against a light-themed boss, such as the blinged-out Disco Wing and the Cheshire-like Purrjector Cat,...
Showtime! is a structurally formulaic game. The Sparkle Theater’s five floors have four shows (or levels), each one completed by stepping into the shoes (or ice skates) of a specific role and earning you door-opening Sparkle Gems. Clearing those unlocks a fight against a light-themed boss, such as the blinged-out Disco Wing and the Cheshire-like Purrjector Cat,...
- 3/31/2024
- by Aaron Riccio
- Slant Magazine
The new Nintendo Switch video game, “Princess Peach: Showtime!”, featuring the Super Mario” character as ‘Swordfighter Peach’, ‘Cowgirl Peach’, ‘Detective Peach’ and a whole lot more, is available March 22, 2024:
“…when ‘Princess Peach’ and a couple of loyal ‘Toads’ visit the ‘Sparkle Theater’…
“…they’re expecting to see a show. But when the villainous ‘Grape’ and the ‘Sour Bunch’ take over the theater…
“…she must team up with the theater’s guardian ‘Stella’ to save all of the plays that are due to take to the stage…”
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“…when ‘Princess Peach’ and a couple of loyal ‘Toads’ visit the ‘Sparkle Theater’…
“…they’re expecting to see a show. But when the villainous ‘Grape’ and the ‘Sour Bunch’ take over the theater…
“…she must team up with the theater’s guardian ‘Stella’ to save all of the plays that are due to take to the stage…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 3/8/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
If you're keen on trying out Princess Peach: Showtime! ahead of its launch later this month, Nintendo went live with a demo today. A new overview trailer debuted alongside it, quite literally setting the stage for the great showdown with Grape and the Sour Bunch, who have stolen the spotlight. When you're done trying out some of Peach's handy new costume changes, you can check out more of what the adventure has to offer below. Princess Peach: Showtime! Overview Trailer Related: Peach Dazzles with 4 More Transformations in Princess Peach: Showtime! Trailer Princess Peach: Showtime! hits Nintendo Switch around the world on March 22, 2024. Here's how Nintendo describes it: Help Peach save the Sparkle Theater from the wicked Grape and the Sour Bunch, who have set the stage for the ultimate tragedy. Joined by Stella, the theater’s guardian, Peach is ready to save the day! Source: Press Release...
- 3/7/2024
- by Joseph Luster
- Crunchyroll
You’d think being royalty would afford one all kinds of privileges, but in the case of Nintendo’s Princess Peach, it’s been a mixed bag. Despite appearing in dozens of games since her initial appearance in 1985’s Super Mario Bros. — including as a skilled tactician in Super Mario RPG and the Mario + Rabbids series as well as a flat-out brawler in the Super Smash Bros. franchise — the Mushroom Kingdom’s sovereign has only starred in two games of her very own.
The first, Princess Toadstool’s Castle Run,...
The first, Princess Toadstool’s Castle Run,...
- 2/23/2024
- by Christopher Cruz
- Rollingstone.com
Brie Larson has been playing video games for as long as she can remember.
The actress and Nintendo aficionado was on hand in New York City last week to discuss the video game company’s newest Princess Peach-focused game, Princess Peach: Showtime!
The game sees the heroine fight villainess Grape as she tries to take over a theater and make every play end tragically. In order to save the day, Peach must enter each play to change the endings back, transforming into different versions of herself along the way, including a pastry chef, ninja, cowgirl, swordfighter, mermaid and ice skater.
“It’s great to join her in her journey,” Larson tells The Hollywood Reporter of the game. “I’ve just loved her my whole life, so to see her have this stand-alone game and not just that but to have all these different facets and different characters and her own gameplay is just a thrill.
The actress and Nintendo aficionado was on hand in New York City last week to discuss the video game company’s newest Princess Peach-focused game, Princess Peach: Showtime!
The game sees the heroine fight villainess Grape as she tries to take over a theater and make every play end tragically. In order to save the day, Peach must enter each play to change the endings back, transforming into different versions of herself along the way, including a pastry chef, ninja, cowgirl, swordfighter, mermaid and ice skater.
“It’s great to join her in her journey,” Larson tells The Hollywood Reporter of the game. “I’ve just loved her my whole life, so to see her have this stand-alone game and not just that but to have all these different facets and different characters and her own gameplay is just a thrill.
- 2/20/2024
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The “Princess Peach: Showtime!” video game is based on characters from “Super Mario”, releasing March 22, 2024, for the Nintendo Switch:
“…when ‘Princess Peach’ and a couple of loyal ‘Toads’ visit the ‘Sparkle Theater’. they’re expecting to see a show. When the villainous ‘Grape’ and the ‘Sour Bunch’ take over the theater, she must team up with the theater’s guardian ‘Stella’ to save all of the plays that are due to take to the stage…”
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“…when ‘Princess Peach’ and a couple of loyal ‘Toads’ visit the ‘Sparkle Theater’. they’re expecting to see a show. When the villainous ‘Grape’ and the ‘Sour Bunch’ take over the theater, she must team up with the theater’s guardian ‘Stella’ to save all of the plays that are due to take to the stage…”
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- 1/24/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Some people think Leonardo DiCaprio became a star when he acted in James Cameron’s Titanic. Others believe his stardom predated that movie when he starred opposite Claire Danes in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet. However, the movie that made him an up-and-comer is a film that seems to have been all but erased from his filmography: the 1995 drama The Basketball Diaries, a movie that teamed him with a young Mark Wahlberg, earned good reviews and became a VHS cult hit among teens of the nineties. Yet, it’s a tough film to find unless you’re willing to shell out big bucks for the long, out-of-print Blu-ray (never released in the U.S) or an old-school DVD. You won’t find it on streaming, and it remains an oddly obscure film considering how popular it was in the nineties. What gives?
The Basketball Diaries is based on the life of Jim Carroll,...
The Basketball Diaries is based on the life of Jim Carroll,...
- 1/13/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Jack Bannon (Pennyworth) and Douglas Henshall (Shetland, Who is Erin Carter?) are among a group of actors who have joined the drama series The Darkness, starring Oscar nominee Lena Olin (Enemies, A Love Story, Hunters, Chocolat, The Artist’s Wife, Hilma) and directed by Oscar nominee Lasse Hallström (Chocolat, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Hilma).
Also joining the cast of the six-episode English-language series, which is a co-production from CBS Studios and Icelandic production firm Truenorth with Stampede Ventures, are Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (A Gentleman in Moscow), Thorsteinn Bachmann (Katla), Þorvaldur Davíð Kristjánsson (The Minister), Tora Hallström (Hilma), Ahd Tamimi (River City) and Árni Þór Lárusson.
Principal photography is underway in Reykjavík, Iceland, with Paramount Global Content Distribution selling the series outside Iceland.
The series reunites Olin with director Hallström in his first foray into television. The project was first unveiled at Rome’s Mia Market in the fall.
Suzanne Crowley...
Also joining the cast of the six-episode English-language series, which is a co-production from CBS Studios and Icelandic production firm Truenorth with Stampede Ventures, are Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (A Gentleman in Moscow), Thorsteinn Bachmann (Katla), Þorvaldur Davíð Kristjánsson (The Minister), Tora Hallström (Hilma), Ahd Tamimi (River City) and Árni Þór Lárusson.
Principal photography is underway in Reykjavík, Iceland, with Paramount Global Content Distribution selling the series outside Iceland.
The series reunites Olin with director Hallström in his first foray into television. The project was first unveiled at Rome’s Mia Market in the fall.
Suzanne Crowley...
- 1/3/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
On April 14, years after first hinting they were coming, Neil Young is finally releasing two Seventies concert bootlegs. The first one, High Flyin’, is a series of recordings from his 1977 under-the-radar Santa Monica, California summer club tour with the Ducks, a supergroup of sorts featuring bassist Bob Mosley from Moby Grape, guitarist Jeff Blackburn, and drummer Johnny Craviotto. Check out a preview of “Little Wing” right here.
The Ducks never played outside Santa Cruz, and all four members took turns singing lead. Their sets only featured a handful of Young originals,...
The Ducks never played outside Santa Cruz, and all four members took turns singing lead. Their sets only featured a handful of Young originals,...
- 3/3/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
No two people get their start in Hollywood the same way. Take Leonardo DiCaprio, for instance, who made his movie acting debut in, of all things, "Critters 3" in 1991. By that point, his peer Christian Bale had already worked on films with the likes of directors Steven Spielberg and Kenneth Branagh.
The duo's careers have deviated pretty wildly since then, even as they've evolved into two of the most respected working actors in their age bracket. Where DiCaprio has made it his practice to avoid superhero movies and sequels, Bale has starred in everything from "Terminator" films to movies about Batman and Thor, in-between far more esoteric and anti-commercial undertakings with Terrence Malick and Werner Herzog. But for all the ways their paths have differed from one another, the duo has also joined forces with many of the same directors, including Spielberg, Adam McKay, and Christopher Nolan.
There was even a...
The duo's careers have deviated pretty wildly since then, even as they've evolved into two of the most respected working actors in their age bracket. Where DiCaprio has made it his practice to avoid superhero movies and sequels, Bale has starred in everything from "Terminator" films to movies about Batman and Thor, in-between far more esoteric and anti-commercial undertakings with Terrence Malick and Werner Herzog. But for all the ways their paths have differed from one another, the duo has also joined forces with many of the same directors, including Spielberg, Adam McKay, and Christopher Nolan.
There was even a...
- 10/6/2022
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
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