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Showing Respect for Aretha Franklin’s music and voice

By Reel 360 Aug 13, 2021

Aretha Franklin’s music is indeed a piece of American history and resonates with everyone in an emotional, intimate, and powerful way. When asked about Franklin's enormous...

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Sylvester Stallone on adding bite to Suicide Squad’s King Shark

By Reel 360 Aug 9, 2021

In The Suicide Squad, which opened in theaters and began streaming on HBO Max last weekend, the enormous King Shark is half-human and half-shark, with a childlike naivete that ...

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The Suicide Squad: James Gunn was dying to save Task Force X

By Reel 360 Aug 4, 2021

It's no secret that 2017's Suicide Squad, while a hit at the global box office to the tune of $746.8 million, was a complete and utter disappointment both to fans and critics. ...

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Paris Hilton is “Hot” in the Netflix kitchen

By Reel 360 Aug 3, 2021

That’s hot’ takes on a whole new meaning when Paris Hilton enters the kitchen on Aug. 4 for her new Netflix series Cooking With Paris. Based on her YouTube video of the s...

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She has the Power! Sarah Michelle Gellar talks Masters of Universe

By Reel 360 Aug 3, 2021

Given her list of credits, it’s no surprise to see - or in this case hear - Sarah Michelle Gellar playing the female heroine in the new animated series Masters of the Univer...

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Respect: Watch Jennifer Hudson kill it in first clip from Aretha Franklin biopic

By Reel 360 Jul 30, 2021

The original Dreamgirl, Jennifer Hudson, had a dream. “I had a dream for myself after Dreamgirls - coming off something as big as that? And I said the only thing that could t...

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Suicide Squad: Margot Robbie on Harley Quinn

By Reel 360 Jul 23, 2021

When James Gunn's The Suicide Squad opens in theaters and streams on HBO Max August 6, Margot Robbie will return to the role of fan-favorite psycho, Harley Quinn. She previousl...

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Old: They grow so fast. M. Night’s daughters join dad

By Reel 360 Jul 23, 2021

The genesis of M. Night Shyamalan’s new Universal thriller Old began, quite literally, as a gift. For Father’s Day one year, the director's three daughters, Saleka, Shivani...

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Space Jam: Creating the best tunes for the toons

By Reel 360 Jul 23, 2021

Last weekend Space Jam: A New Legacy double-teamed Marvel Studios' Black Widow and blocked it from the top box office slot. Giving Warner Bros. its best post-pandemic theatrica...

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Space Jam: A new legacy in animation and design

By Reel 360 Jul 16, 2021

Space Jam: A New Legacy opens today in theaters and is currently streaming on HBO Max. The sequel to the 25-year-old original starring Michael Jordan, presents a new-age take o...

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From Costume Designer to Director, Courtney Hoffman

By Megan Penn Jul 16, 2021

While the budding filmmaking career of Courtney Hoffman has only just begun, she’s anything but green. This costumer designer turned filmmaker has a lush 10-year career as a�...

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Black Widow: Meet Scar Jo’s Moneymaker Stunt Woman

By Reel 360 Jul 14, 2021

While the name “Heidi Moneymaker” might seem like an alias like, “Fanny Longbottom," it’s not. This superhero stunt double was born Heidi Louise Moneymaker in Santa Ros...

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A chat with Director Andrea Yu-Chieh Chung

By Colin Costello Jul 12, 2021

The very talented Andrea Yu-Chieh Chung is a Taiwanese documentary filmmaker based in the New York metropolitan area. Born and raised by a family full of wanderers, the di...

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Kevin Can F**k Himself: Annie Murphy on dual roles

By Reel 360 Jul 7, 2021

Despite six seasons on the critically acclaimed Pop TV series Schitt’s Creek, Emmy Award-winning actress Annie Murphy didn’t know when she would be cast in another project....

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No Sudden Move: How Hugh Hefner influenced its style

By Reel 360 Jul 2, 2021

If cars racing into space or LeBron James taking on Elmer Fudd in basketball ain't your thing, this weekend there is now Steven Soderbergh's No Sudden Move to consider. Se...

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A chat with Triple Threat’s director Stacey Maltin

By Megan Penn Jun 25, 2021

A positive sex story that explores the nuances and fluidity of queerness could only be told by the open-minded and open-hearted filmmaker Stacey Maltin. Maltin's debut...

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The Conjuring 3: Those devils mixing up reality

By Reel 360 Jun 11, 2021

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It faced two main challenges in development: how to keep the Conjuring Universe original and fresh and how to balance reality with drama. ...

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In The Heights: Taking it from stage to screen

By Reel 360 Jun 11, 2021

Lin-Manuel Miranda completed his first draft of the stage musical In The Heights during his sophomore year at Wesleyan University, where it was performed as part of the school�...

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Producer Wayne Morris on set at Universal Studios FL

By Reel 360 May 28, 2021

The team at Universal Studios Florida Production Group (USFPG) recently conducted an in-depth video interview with Producer Wayne Morris. The interview took place on the se...

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Angelina Jolie: On Those Who Wish Her Dead

By Reel 360 May 24, 2021

We have not seen Oscar winner Angelina Jolie (Girl, Interrupted, Tomb Raider, Maleficent) in a film since 2019's Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. Now the superstar can be seen put...