While it features terrific performances and is beautifully made, Clint Eastwood's latest film also comes with plenty of controversy.
In Fabric star Marianne Jean-Baptiste shares what captivated her about the surreal thriller, in theaters December 6 and on demand December 10.
Our chat with director Peter Strickland about his latest thriller, In Fabric, which will be in theaters December 6 and on demand December 10.
In Fabric weaves a bizarre, atmospheric horror tale of a killer dress in a commentary on consumer capitalism that has far more style than substance.
The Terror utilizes the failed expedition of Sir John Franklin to tell a terrifying story of survival. Not all of it is historically accurate though.
For those unfamiliar with it, Spartacus was a Starz original TV series that ran from 2010-2013 and focused on the legend of the real-life person. The series focused on Spartacus during three key moments in his life, from his time as a slave all the way to his death. The legend of Spartacus is so popular that it has been adapted into several forms of media over the years, including the 1960 film by Stanley Kubrick.
The setting for Knightfall is the Crusades, which took place in the thirteenth century. The Crusades were a series of religious wars, sanctioned by the Latin Church, the first beginning in the year 1095. This exciting series explores the characters behind the scenes of the historic Crusades, taking fans into the worlds of those who lived during the times.
It's generally accepted that Mad Men was one of the most historically accurate shows on TV. During its seven-season run, creator Matthew Weiner and the other people behind the scenes paid almost obsessive attention to the period details that brought the show’s 1960s setting to life.
HBO's Chernobyl was one of the year's biggest surprises so far in television. A 5-part miniseries depicting the most devastating nuclear disaster in history and its aftermath doesn't exactly sound like a recipe for success, especially considering it was scheduled to follow HBO's biggest and most successful show ever, the epic fantasy Game of Thrones.
Who doesn't love an old-fashioned peplum flick? An epic genre that dates from the Golden Age of Hollywood, these movies never really went out of style. Their popularity, massive budgets, and legendary characters rival our modern superhero films. The saga of ancient Rome, with its opulent lifestyle, breathtaking architecture and dramatic politics, is a popular subject. The HBO drama Rome, which spanned two seasons between 2005 and 2007, was one of the more recent interpretations of this crucial moment in history. It was more realistic and visceral than others that had come before it, with impressive respect for the real history of the period. However, the show still has a few glaring inaccuracies. Some of these can be explained for the sake of screen adaptation while others just seem like silly mistakes.
A24 has released the first trailer for the upcoming horror movie In Fabric, which in truth is a spooky tale about a killer dress. The film stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Homecoming, Broadchurch) as a recently separated lonely woman who visits a Londo department store in search of a dress that will change her life. She gets one, courtesy of a very strange shopkeeper, but it turns out to unleash a malevolent curse. In Fabric hails from director Peter Strickland, and he certainly has a strong, singular vision here just as he did with his previous films The Duke of Burgundy …
Anyone who watches a period or historical drama is bound to wonder whether at least half of what the show depicts is true to life. After all, some of us just want to make sure we don't fail that upcoming history exam which is too tedious to study for using books.
For a long time, when people thought of the History Channel, they thought about endless memes involving ancient aliens and certain experts with unique ways of expressing himself. However, in recent years, focus has shifted to their hit show: Vikings. In Vikings, fans followed Ragnar Lothbrok and his children through the most influential Viking adventures.