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[TRAILER] Nikki (Laura Dern), an actress, takes on a role in a new film, and because her husband (Peter J. Lucas) is very jealous, her co-star Devon (Justin Theroux) gets a warning not to make any romantic overtures -- especially since the characters they play are having an affair. Both actors learn that the project is a remake of an unfinished film in which the stars were murdered. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jan 16, 2025 - 10 comments

[TRAILER] Peter Jackson's expansive remake of the 1933 classic follows director Carl Denham (Jack Black) and his crew on a journey from New York City to the ominous Skull Island to film a new movie. Accompanying him are playwright Jack Driscoll (Adrien Brody) and actress Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts), who is whisked away by the monstrous ape, Kong, after they reach the island. The crew encounters dinosaurs and other creatures as they race to rescue Ann, while the actress forms a bond with her simian captor. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on May 15, 2024 - 15 comments

Past, present and future collide as Truman makes a final push to finish Answered Prayers. [more inside]
posted by computech_apolloniajames on Apr 1, 2024 - 0 comments

Babe reflects on her life and her greatest treasures. Truman and the Swans reel in the fallout of a tragedy. [more inside]
posted by computech_apolloniajames on Mar 28, 2024 - 0 comments

In New York, it's the end of an era. In California, Truman tries to usher a new era with a hunky beau. [more inside]
posted by computech_apolloniajames on Mar 25, 2024 - 0 comments

In November 1975, the day after the Esquire article is published, Truman receives an inspiring visit from a fellow writer. [more inside]
posted by computech_apolloniajames on Mar 18, 2024 - 3 comments

Babe makes peace with a harsh reality. Truman makes an effort to get sober. [more inside]
posted by computech_apolloniajames on Mar 15, 2024 - 0 comments

At the height of his fame, Truman throws a lavish ball at the Plaza Hotel, a night which goes down in New York high society history. [more inside]
posted by dnash on Feb 18, 2024 - 1 comment

In the aftermath of the Esquire article, Truman starts on a downward spiral. The Swans form a unified front. [more inside]
posted by dnash on Feb 4, 2024 - 1 comment

In 1975, famed author Truman Capote published a chapter from his novel in progress Answered Prayers in Esquire magazine, which spilled some ugly, gossipy secrets about the lives of some of New York City's richest, most famous women - who had also, up to that moment, been Truman's best friends. [more inside]
posted by dnash on Feb 2, 2024 - 6 comments

A family moves into their dream home, only to be plagued by ominous letters, strange neighbors and sinister threats. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Nov 2, 2022 - 12 comments

In December 2004, close-knit family Maria (Naomi Watts), Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their three sons (with Tom Holland as the oldest) begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying roar rises from the depths of the sea, followed by a wall of black water that devours everything in its path. Though Maria and her family face their darkest hour, unexpected displays of kindness and courage ameliorate their terror. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jul 11, 2022 - 1 comment

A Russian teenager living in London who dies during childbirth leaves clues to a midwife in her journal that could tie her child to a crime involving a violent Russian mob family. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Mar 15, 2018 - 9 comments

After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Mar 4, 2018 - 10 comments

Growing restless with married suburban life, New York therapist Jean Holloway develops a furtive fascination with a patients ex-girlfriend.
posted by ellieBOA on Oct 29, 2017 - 1 comment

A middle-aged couple's career and marriage are overturned when a disarming young couple enters their lives.
posted by lunasol on Apr 5, 2015 - 6 comments

A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory. [more inside]
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome on Oct 15, 2014 - 26 comments