‘California Schemin” Review: James McAvoy’s Assured Directorial Debut Makes for an Engaging if Familiar Underdog Story

‘California Schemin” Review: James McAvoy’s Assured Directorial Debut Makes for an Engaging if Familiar Underdog Story

Back in the early 2000s, a pair of blue-eyed Scottish lads with dreams of becoming the next Eminem — but dismissed as sounding like “the rapping Proclaimers” — proceeded to pass themselves off as Southern California hip-hoppers, remarkably managing to pull off a hoax that gets them signed by a major record label. It’s the…

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#‘The Book of Clarence’ Review: LaKeith Stanfield Cons Jerusalem in a Bumpy Biblical Epic

#‘The Book of Clarence’ Review: LaKeith Stanfield Cons Jerusalem in a Bumpy Biblical Epic

In The Book of Clarence, Jeymes Samuel applies his jocular style — anachronistic music, rapid-fire banter and winking asides — to a Biblical epic that ends up strangely self-conscious when it comes to its comic ambitions. The director’s latest venture whisks audiences off to ancient Jerusalem, where locals grumble about the Romans and circulate news of…

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#Time Loop Game Creator Luis Antonio – /Film

#Time Loop Game Creator Luis Antonio – /Film

“#Time Loop Game Creator Luis Antonio – /Film” For Luis Antonio, the creator of Annapurna Interactive’s intriguing new thriller Twelve Minutes, the idea for a game with a built-in time loop narrative began with a basic question. “Most games already have an aspect of repetition: you keep dying and repeating a level. But what if…

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#‘Twelve Minutes’ Game Trailer: Daisy Ridley and James McAvoy Star in Interactive Time Loop Thriller

#‘Twelve Minutes’ Game Trailer: Daisy Ridley and James McAvoy Star in Interactive Time Loop Thriller

“#‘Twelve Minutes’ Game Trailer: Daisy Ridley and James McAvoy Star in Interactive Time Loop Thriller” As independent video games continue to push the creative envelope, they’ll continue to attract top-tier Hollywood talent to participate. Case in point: Twelve Minutes, an upcoming interactive time loop thriller that features voice work from Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The…

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