WorldPingRemaking Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 classic Japanese kidnap drama High and Low was a good idea, and last year Spike Lee did exactly that with his own homage to the master in Highest 2 Lowest, a contemporary update set in the music business in New York Cit…
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A kidnapping plot unfolds against the backdrop of a wealthy independent candidate’s Los Angeles mayoral campaign in this Netflix original also featuring Steven Yeun and Gillian Anderson.
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WorldPingIt’s for the best that “Animals,” actor Ben Affleck’s sixth outing behind the camera, is being released directly to Netflix — not that this slick, pacy serving of all-star pulp couldn’t or wouldn’t hold one’s attention in the multiplex.
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WorldPingAs Angelenos fill out their ballots, Ben Affleck is making it clear that he should not be anyone’s write-in vote, despite playing a politician onscreen.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline
Rob Savage’s horror film, also starring Jay Duplass, revolves around a child being stalked by a nefarious entity that looks just like her mother.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Hollywood Reporter
WorldPingInevitably the Angel media company and streaming platform, rebranded from Angel Studios in 2025, has remade the 1947 John Wayne project “Angel and the Badman,” and not just for the angelic title.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Variety
WorldPingEXCLUSIVE: Netflix is making a major change in its live experiences operations.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline
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