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The Menu

November 13, 2022

The Menu is a 2022 horror comedy directed by Mark Mylod, from a screenplay by Seth Reiss and Will Tracy. Mylod is best known for his directorial work in television, having worked behind the camera on hit shows like Game of Thrones, Shameless, and Succession.

A couple (Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult) travel to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef (Ralph Fiennes) has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.

The cast includes Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Fiennes, John Leguizamo, Judith Light, and Hong Chau.

The Menu is set to debut only in theaters on November 18th, courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. Watch the official trailers below.

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She Said

November 13, 2022

She Said is an upcoming American biographical drama film directed by Maria Schrader (Love Life, Unorthodox), written by Rebecca Lenkiewicz (author of Her Naked Skin), and produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner. It is based on the 2019 book of the same name by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, journalists from The New York Times who exposed Harvey Weinstein’s history of abuse and sexual misconduct against women. The film stars Carey Mulligan (Wildlife, Promising Young Woman) and Zoe Kazan (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, The Big Sick) as Twohey and Kantor, respectively, and it depicts the work they did to break the story of Weinstein’s sexual misconduct allegations.

The book was optioned in 2018, and the film was announced in 2021 as a co-production between Annapurna Pictures and Plan B Entertainment. Filming took place in New York with cinematographer Natasha Braier (The Neon Demon, Honey Boy). During post-production, editing was completed by Hansjörg Weißbrich and the musical score was composed by Nicholas Britell (Succession, Don’t Look Up).

She Said is scheduled to be released in the United States on November 18, 2022, by Universal Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

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Spirited

November 13, 2022

Spirited is a 2022 Christmas-themed musical film directed by Sean Anders, and written by Anders and John Morris. It is a modern retelling of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol.

A musical version of Charles Dickens' story of a miserly misanthrope who's taken on a magical journey.

The cast includes Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer, Sunita Mani, Joe Tippett, and Aimee Carrero.

Spirited is scheduled to be released in select theaters on November 11th, 2022, before its streaming release November 18th on Apple TV+. Watch the official trailers below.

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Slumberland

November 13, 2022

Slumberland is a 2022 fantasy adventure film directed by Francis Lawrence (Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Mockingjay) and written by David Guion and Michael Handelman. It is based on the comic strip, Little Nemo in Slumberland, by Winsor McCay.

A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.

The film stars Jason Momoa, Marlow Barkley, Chris O'Dowd, Kyle Chandler, and Weruche Opia.

Slumberland is set to debut on Netflix November 18th. Watch the official trailer below.

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Escape at Dannemora

September 2, 2016

Genre Drama

Cast Benicio Del Torro, Patricia Arquette, Paul Dano, Bonnie Hunt

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere November 18th, 2018 (SHOWTIME)

“An employee at a prison in upstate New York becomes romantically involved with a pair of inmates and helps them escape.”

From director Ben Stiller, Escape at Dannemora is a limited-series drama based on true events telling the story of a prison break in Upstate New York that brought on a massive manhunt. The series is only available on SHOWTIME. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Escape at Dannemora:

  • First time in nearly 20 years that Bonnie Hunt and David Morse have shared screen time, they both appeared in "The Green Mile" (1999) which also takes place in a prison.

  • Dannemora was named after a Swedish mining town.

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