by Abb Jones The Reelness Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a Supporting Actor Oscar for 1982’s An Officer and a Gentleman, has died at the age of 87. Gossett’s nephew says the actor died Thursday night in Santa Monica, California. No cause of death has been revealed. Born in 1936 in […]
The Alien sci-fi film franchise is back with another installment, this time starring Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla) and Isabel Merced (Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Instant Family) as part of crew of young space colonizers and scavengers who have the misfortune of encountering a colony of face-hugging, chest-bursting aliens inside a dilapidated space station. The film […]
by Abb Jones The Reelness Oppenheimer was the big winner at the 2024 Academy Awards in Los Angeles Sunday evening, winning seven Oscars, including the top prize, Best Picture. Late night TV talk show host Jimmy Kimmel hosted for a fourth time, working in a few digs in the show’s final minutes at former President […]
Writer/director George Miller, the mastermind behind the wildly popular, post-apocalyptic Mad Max franchise is back. This prequel to 2015’s thrilling action/adventure blockbuster Mad Max: Fury Road stars Anya Taylor-Joy as the titular Furiosa, who must survive many trials in her attempt to get back to her homeland after being kidnapped by Warlord Dementus, played by […]
by Abb Jones The Reelness The 2024 SAG Awards were given out Saturday evening, with Oppenheimer taking the big prize for ensemble cast and Beef, The Bear and Succession dominating in the television category. In recent years, the SAG Awards have been a bellwether for predicting the acting categories at the Oscars. Here is the […]
The long-awaited prequel to the apocalyptic horror blockbuster A Quiet Place will soon reveal how the alien invasion that rocked Earth began. Michael Sarnoski, who co-wrote the original film with John Krasinski, wrote and directed this prequel, which stars Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff and Denis O’Hare. It is set in New York City, […]
by Abb Jones The Reelness Oppenheimer led the pack of 2024 Oscar nominations, picking up 13 nominations during Tuesday morning’s announcement in Los Angeles. Poor Things received 11 nominations, with Killers of the Flower Moon and Barbie getting 10 and 8, respectively. The most notable snubs – Saltburn, which received no nominations, and shutouts for Barbie‘s […]
Kidnappers holding the young daughter of a powerful underworld figure for a $50 million ransom get more than they bargain for when the titular Abigail reveals her true nature as a vampire child in this upcoming horror/thriller starring Melissa Barrera (Scream VI), Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) and Kathryn Newton (Freaky). Abigail is also the final role […]
by Abb Jones The Reelness Nominees for the 2024 SAG Awards were announced Wednesday, with Oppenheimer, Barbie and American Fiction led the film nominations with four each. Succession led the television nominees with five. In recent years, the SAG Awards have been a bellwether for predicting the acting categories at the Oscars. Here is the […]
by Abb Jones The Reelness Oppenheimer was the big winner at the 2024 Golden Globes Sunday night, winning five trophies, including the big prize for Best Drama. Poor Things and Barbie each picked up a couple of trophies, including respective wins for Best Comedy and the new category for Best Box Office blockbuster. In the television […]