Video: Peacock Debuts THE KILLER Trailer With Nathalie Emmanuel
Peacock has released the trailer for John Woo's reimagining of his 1989 Hong Kong classic, The Killer. The action thriller stars Emmy nominee Nathalie Emmanuel as Zee, a mysterious and infamous assassin known, and feared, in the Parisian underworld as the Queen of the Dead. Watch the trailer now!
Rainbow Kitten Surprise Reveal 'Svo' Ahead of First Album in Six Years
Multi-platinum live sensations Rainbow Kitten Surprise have shared “SVO,” as the fourth album track from the North Carolina-bred quartet’s first full-length release in six years, LOVE HATE MUSIC BOX. Rainbow Kitten Surprise are currently readying for their upcoming Tiny Music Box Tour, a run of underplay shows that feature differing set lists each night, highlighting material from LOVE HATE MUSIC BOX alongside fan-favorites from throughout the band’s beloved discography. Listen to the song here!
SEPET THE MUSICAL Comes to PJPAC This Month
Jason (Joshua Anthony Gui), a nineteen-year-old VCD-seller is a secret romantic at heart. His life changes when he meets Orked (Badrika Baluch), a bright, Malay school girl who loves John Woo films and everything Takeshi Kaneshiro. An innocent romance buds between Jason and Orked. Unfortunately, social and racial pressures slowly start to stand in their way.
SEPET THE MUSICAL Comes to PJPAC in February
Jason (Joshua Anthony Gui), a nineteen-year-old VCD-seller is a secret romantic at heart. His life changes when he meets Orked (Badrika Baluch), a bright, Malay school girl who loves John Woo films and everything Takeshi Kaneshiro. An innocent romance buds between Jason and Orked. Unfortunately, social and racial pressures slowly start to stand in their way.
FACE/OFF Will Get a Reboot at Paramount
Deadline reports that 1997 action thriller 'Face/Off' will be rebooted at Paramount Pictures. The original film was directed by John Woo and starred John Travolta and Nicolas Cage.
Photo Flash: Tzi Ma, Li Jun Li And Celia Au Celebrate Netflix's WU ASSASSINS Trailer Sneak Peek
The Asian American arts community turned out for Wu Assassins stars Tzi Ma, Li Jun Li and Celia Au who were celebrating the release of the trailer for their new Netflix action series at The Concept, located in the cellar of Hotel 50 Bowery in New York's Chinatown on Tuesday, July 23rd. Assassins' themed Papo J's vodka cocktails and miniature cupcakes, created by Roger Yeh of YehCakes Custom Cakes, were served.
FACE/OFF Will Be Spoofed in Prospect Park for First Annual Cage in the Park
"Cage in the Park," a one-time theatrical outdoor comedy event, is set to premiere on July 14th, 2019. Set in Brooklyn's iconic Prospect Park, "Cage in the Park" is a parody of The Public Theater's "Shakespeare in the Park," but instead of Shakespeare's timeless plays, we are performing Nicolas Cage's timeless movies.
Photo Flash: Actress Gina Gershon Makes Cafe Carlyle Debut
Acclaimed singer/actress Gina Gershon makes her Cafe Carlyle debut with Wild Women Don't Get the Blues, June 5-16. Gina Gershon has enjoyed a successful and diverse career in entertainment, earning acclaim as a film, television and stage actor, as a singer/songwriter/musician and most recently as an author. Gershon's prolific film career began when she landed her first speaking role with a memorable turn in John Hughes' box office hit Pretty in Pink. Some of her previous roles in film include Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls, the Wachowskis' Bound, Red Heat opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cocktail opposite Tom Cruise, John Sayles's City of Hope, Robert Altman's The Player, the John Woo blockbuster Face/Off opposite John Travolta and Nicolas Cage, and Michael Mann's Oscar-nominated The Insider opposite Al Pacino and Christopher Plummer. Gershon was also in Richard LaGravenese's P.S. I Love You and Taylor Hackford's Love Ranch opposite Helen Mirren. At the Cafe, she'll be joined by an all-star band including Steven Bernstein (trumpet), Eli Brueggemann (piano), Brad Jones (bass), and Jerome Jennings (drums).
Brooklyn Film Festival's 21st Edition: THRESHOLD Announces Opening Night Film Program with The New York Times
The 2018 Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF) is proud to announce that it is hosting a selection of short documentaries from The New York Times' Times Documentaries co-presented with a mix of BFF's animated and experimental films for the opening night program of the festival's 21st edition: THRESHOLD. The event will take place on Friday, June 1st at Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the BFF and the Times Documentaries filmmakers, and will be moderated by Brooklyn Film Festival Executive Director Marco Ursino. For tickets and festival information, visit:
Lupita Nyong'o Cast In John Woo's Remake of THE KILLER
According to Variety, Academy Award winning actress Lupita Nyong'o is set to star in the remake of THE KILLER. The film is set to be directed by John Woo. The original film, of the same title, came out in 1989. Read more about the news from Variety here!