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Frank Grillo’s Boss Level Goes Straight to Streaming on Hulu

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Hulu has cut a deal for the rights to Boss Level. The new sci-fi movie, which stars Mel Gibson and Frank Grillo, was originally destined for theaters. But like many other movies before it this year, that became unrealistic. Instead, it will have a streaming debut in 2021, bringing the latest from director Joe Carnahan to Hulu subscribers from the comfort of their homes.

According to a new report, Hulu paid somewhere in the low eight-figure range for the U.S. rights to Boss Level, though the precise price tag was not revealed. The movie is said to carry a $45 million budget. Interestingly, the deal is just for the U.S. rights. It’s said that theatrical rights have been sold internationally, which means box office dollars are still on the table from overseas. But domestic moviegoers will need to be content with watching this one at home.

Boss Level centers on a former special forces agent named Roy Pulver (Frank Grillo). He is trapped in a time loop that constantly repeats the day of his murder. In the time loop, he uncovers clues about a secret government project that could unlock the mystery behind his death. In a race against the clock, Roy must hunt down Colonel Ventor (Mel Gibson), the powerful head of the government program. Meanwhile, he must also outrun skilled assassins who are determined to keep him from the truth.

The cast also includes Naomi Watts, Will Sasso, Ken Jeong, Annabelle Wallis, Michelle Yeoh and Selina Lo. For Mel Gibson, this is another relatively high-profile project. Gibson has been trying to make a comeback in recent years. The iconic actor most recently starred in the holiday movie Fatman. Gibson is also working on Passion of the Christ 2 and may return to star in Lethal Weapon 5.

As for Frank Grillo, he is best known as Brock Rumlow/Crossbones from Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War. Some of his other credits include The Purge: Anarchy, Donnybrook, Wheelman and Wolf Warrior 2. Grillo previously collaborated with director Joe Carnahan on The Grey. Carnahan, who is known for directing Smokin’ Aces and The A-Team, co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Borey and Eddie Borey. Carnahan and Frank Grillo also serve as producers alongside Randall Emmett, George Furla and Ridley Scott, whose Scott Free production company backed the movie.

Initially, Entertainment Studios was on board to distribute the movie but that deal fell through. Prior to the movie theater shutdown in March, it was screened at the Arclight Cinemas in Los Angeles back in February. While official reviews haven’t yet been shared, the social media response coming out of the screening was largely positive. There is no word yet on a specific release date for Boss Level but it will debut on Hulu sometime in 2021. This news comes to us via Deadline.

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Sky 1 and Cave Bear Productions have announced a stellar cast for Jack Whitehall’s new action-comedy drama, Bounty Hunters, including Oscar nominated Rosie Perez (Fearless, White Men Can’t Jump, Do the Right Thing), Robert Lindsay (My Family Hornblower, GBH) and Charity Wakefield (Wolf Hall, Dr Who, Sense and Sensibility).

Written by Jack Whitehall and Freddy Syborn, who previously wrote Bad Education together, this Sky1 and NOW TV series will star Jack Whitehall as Barnaby Walker, a British antiques dealer sorting out his family’s cash-strapped antiques business. However, when Barnaby unwittingly buys a “blood antiquity” looted from the war-torn Middle East, he calls on help from tough New York based bounty hunter Nina Morales (Rosie Perez), to return the statue and try to get his money back.

Lindsay will play the role of Barnaby Walker’s father, Nigel. Recently hospitalised after a mystery accident, he had secretly dabbled in the “blood antique” market from within his cluttered Wimbledon antique shop. Rogue, scatty and wild, Leah, will be played by arguably one of the UKs most exciting actresses, Charity Wakefield.

Other key cast roles include Sophie Thompson (Olivier award winner with Into the Woods, Four Weddings and a Funerals, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows), Bradley James (Merlin, Damien), Ben Bailey Smith (David Brent: Life on the Road), Olga Merediz (Evita, Orange is the New Black), Nigel Betts (Doctor Who, Emmerdale), Corey Johnson (Captain Phillips, The Bourne Ultimatum), Kyle Soller (Poldark) and Christian Ochoa (Pitch, Her Story).

Bounty Hunters is currently in production and is set to air on Sky 1 and TV streaming service NOW TV in autumn 2017.

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WEEKEND TV HOT FILM PICKS!

Check out my guide to the top films on TV this weekend and the best of the rest. Enjoy!

LATE FRIDAY 19th JANUARY

HOT PICKS!

Gold @ 2345       Brazil (1985) *****

This is one of the very best Terry Gilliam films. A dark comedy coupled with serious social themes, Brazil is an amazingly detailed satire that oozes obscurity. I remember the first time I stumbled across this film and it gave me nightmares due to its intense imagery and unforgettable detail. It’s a stylish piece of cinema from the mind of one of our most interesting Directors. Not to be missed.

C4 @ 0020      Spring Breakers (2012) *****

I originally took the opportunity to see Spring Breakers with very little knowledge of what type of film it would be. I know nothing of Harmony Korine’s other work. I was in a unique situation. I came into this film unbiased and without expectation. What I encountered was something very interesting indeed. I’ve seen this film over four times now - and on my most recent viewing I can confidently confirm it holds up extremely well indeed, in fact better than the first.

Spring Breakers is almost dreamlike in its direction. On my original viewing I quickly began to realise this film wasn’t the standard film I thought I had walked into. With its repeated dialogue, snappy chronology jolts, slow motion, hazy fades, repeated gunshot sounds, electric colour scheme and whispering voice overs this film maker has obvious talent. I was almost in a trance watching it and immediately wanted to watch it again as soon as it finished so I could pick up on all the wonderful bits I had missed. The re-watch allowed me to pick up on so much more.

Through this hazy neon saturation come a lot of darkness. As the film progresses and we cleverly see various scenes through different perspectives and the darkness becomes all consuming. I particularly like the way towards the very end of the film the girls almost disappear into the darkness if it wasn’t for their neon bikinis and unicorn crested pink balaclavas. So many scenes of merit to mention but I can’t go without mentioning the montage of slow motion violence backed by a strange rendition of a Brittany Spears pop song played on a grand piano by Alien as the bikini and balaclava clad girls dance around toting automatic weapons… It certainly is a strange sentence to type, but the scene works so perfectly.

Another important reason this film succeeds is down to the increasingly impressive and versatile, James Franco. He plays Alien, the gold toothed, drug dealing, corn rowed gangster. He balances completely over the top and creepily concerning very well indeed. A character so larger than life that any other actor choice could have ruined the entire flow and feel of the film.

Spring Breakers really surprised me and I now know it definitely withstands multiple watches and as suspected I immediately bought it. I hope this film does as well as it deserves. It will no doubt stay at the top end of my best films of 2013 (UK) for some time.

Best of the rest:

ITV4 @ 2200       The Shawshank Redemption (1994) *****

Film4 @ 2240      Man on Fire (2004) ****

Horror @ 2305    Maniac (2012) ****

SATURDAY 20th JANUARY

HOT PICKS!

Film4 @ 1915     Source Code (2011) *****

Duncan Jones is a fantastic Director. After the great success of his 2009 directorial debut Moon, I was hot on his trail and looking forward to his next film. Source Code has bigger ambition and is an extremely entertaining film, it’s just not as Sci-Fi pure as Moon. Source Code is a complex, compelling and a great mystery. Not sure of the idea of the recent Warcraft film as there’s only so much Orc special effect extravagance a man can take, but I’ll still give it a pop based on his previous work.

Jake Gyllenhaal is Captain Colter Stevens, a soldier who wakes up in the body of an unknown man on a train, here begins the mystery of who he is and why he is here. Gyllenhaal is fantastic and Jones drip feeds the story and keeps the mystery running with great skill. This is one of my Top 10 films of 2011…. and I thought it was very believable… until Captain Colter Stevens used Bing as his search engine. :)

C4 @ 2100       Sicario (2015) *****

This is the kind of slow burn thriller I love. Very tense. Astounding cinematography. Great score. Blunt, Brolin and Del Toro shine. A lot is said with very few words. It's all in the expressions. Loving Villeneuve of late, he is my current favourite Director with some amazing achievements in his filmography. Blade Runner 2049 was in safe hands. Her we see Emily Blunt as an FBI agent who joins a CIA task force to take down a Mexican Cartel boss. With ethics, moral values and law pushed to breaking point. A taught and very re-watchable Thriller. Don't miss this.

Best of the rest:

TCM @ 0705      What's Up, Doc? (1972) ****

ITV4 @ 1030      Superman (1978) *****

ITV2 @ 1725      The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) *****

TCM @ 1730      The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) *****

Sky1 @ 2100      Mission: Impossible II (2000) ****

ITV4 @ 2100      The Blues Brothers (1980) ****

Horror @ 2100   The People Under the Stairs (1991) ***

Film4 @ 2100     The Abyss (1989) ****

Sony @ 2100      The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) ****

TCM @ 2245       Apocalypse Now (1979) *****

ITV4 @ 2340       Beetle Juice (1988) *****

Horror @ 0045    Society (1989) ****

SUNDAY 21st JANUARY

HOT PICKS!

C5 @ 1800   Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) *****

This is one of my guilty pleasures. I adore this film and it is one of my most watched films to date. It is my favourite Robin Hood film packed full of action and comedy. The very American Kevin Costner robs the rich to feed the poor along with his Moorish companion Azeem played by Morgan Freeman. After an escape from their imprisonment by the Turks during the Crusades, Robin and Azeem arrive in England to find Robin’s home and world have been turned upside down. His father has been murdered for crimes he did not commit. Robin swears to avenge his fathers’ death and is pitted against the Sheriff of Nottingham who is brought life by the great Alan Rickman in one of his most memorable performances. He has some of the best lines in the film and adds an edge of brilliance to an already great film. It’s full of adventure and action with stunning rural backdrops of a medieval England. I just dare you not to enjoy yourself - it’s a great film for kids and adults alike.

ITV3 @ 2300     The Sting (1973) *****

A bona fide Classic! If you haven’t seen the Sting, bump this to the top of your weekend “to do” list. It’s the 1930s - Chicago, two con men (Robert Redford / Paul Newman) team up and plot the ultimate con on a criminal banker. It is full to the brim with twists and turns that have never been matched in film to date. Newman and Redford are perfect together. The Sting is a complicated, clever and thoroughly enjoyable film full of twists and thrills. It balances serious thriller moments with great comedy ultimately placing The Sting as one of the best con films of all time. Watch this!

Best of the rest:

TCM @ 1130     The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) *****

ITV4 @ 1200     Superman (1978) *****

ITV4 @ 1640     Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) *****

C4 @ 1650        Aladdin (1992) *****

ITV2 @ 1705     The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) *****

ITV4 @ 2320     Scarface (1983) ****

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Britain’s Got Talent star from Stratford brings krump to the stage

#OlympicGames #London2012 [Newham Recorder]After being accepted into Boy Blue, he diversified his talents with choreography and teaching and was chosen as a dance captain for the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony. He then made the final of Sky1’s Got To Dance in both 2013 and 2014 before ...

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Guy Pearce Is Brilliant in World War II Art Mystery

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Guy Pearce is brilliantly cunning and whimsical as a Dutch art dealer suspected of being a Nazi collaborator. The Last Vermeer tells the incredible true story of Han van Meegeren. A flamboyant narcissist who made a fortune during World War II, van Meegeren was quickly swept up in the Allied hunt for stolen works of art. Based on the true crime biography by Jonathan Lopez, The Last Vermeer is a well-acted and produced dramatic mystery. It drags somewhat during the second act, but recovers on the strength of its lead performances.

The Last Vermeer opens in the Netherlands several weeks after Hitler’s defeat. A train car belonging to the Nazi Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring is found with a previously unknown painting by the Dutch Master, “Christ and the Adulteress”. Captain Joseph Piller (Claes Bang), a Dutch Jew who fought in the resistance, is assigned to find who sold the painting and bring that person to justice. Aiding the Germans was a capital offense punishable by death. The Dutch were executing their treasonous countrymen by public firing squad.

Captain Piller and his loyal enforcer, Dekker (Roland Møller), shake down nervous elites until they are directed to the gallery of Han van Meegeren (Guy Pearce). He submits to their interrogation with an almost jovial countenance. Piller’s wrath at van Meegeren’s hedonistic lifestyle, pomposity, and Nazi socializing becomes tempered as his investigation deepens. While the newly reinstated Dutch government wants to make an example of van Meegeren, Piller’s assistant (Vicky Krieps) makes a startling discovery. The true scope of van Meegeren’s exploits would shake the art world to its core.

The Last Vermeer begins as a morality play with Piller seeking to right the wrongs done to his people and country. His anger and quest for vengeance is muddied as the pieces do not fit as expected. Piller’s dealings with van Meegeren forces him to examine his personal life. War is hell. People do whatever’s needed to survive. Han van Meegeren used the war to greatly enrich himself. But was he complicit in enabling the Nazis, or using them for ulterior motives? The film answers that question in an entertaining climax.

The Last Vermeer is the feature directorial debut of billionaire businessman, stunt pilot, and film producer Dan Friedkin (All the Money in the World, The Mule). He does an incredible job in his first turn behind the camera. The Last Vermeer has a high production value on every level. The sets, costumes, and production design are very good. The film has an intimate look and feeling, but shows the destructive aftermath of the war. He’s also smart enough to give his veteran leads latitude. Claes Bang plays the straight man while Guy Pearce chews up the screen with a devilish gusto. They succeed in varying the mood of the plot. It’s rare for a film with this subject matter to be tense and comical at the same time.

The pacing falters in the second act as The Last Vermeer pivots to a courtroom setting. It’s a moderate lull, but sufficient enough to lose narrative steam. I believe Friedkin wanted to give Piller’s character equal time for historical context. It’s fair play, but van Meegeren is too interesting to deviate from. Do yourself a favor and watch this film cold. I had never heard of Han van Meegeren and was truly surprised by his story. The Last Vermeer is a production of Imperative Entertainment and NL Film. It will be released theatrically by Sony Pictures in the United States on November 20th.

Topics: The Last Vermeer

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