Dolemite Is My Name

Director Craig Brewer

Genre Biography | Comedy | Drama

Cast Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Keegan-Michael Key, Kodi Smit-McPhee

Rating R

Release Date October 25th, 2019 (Netflix)

“When Hollywood shuts him out, multi-talented Rudy Ray Moore strikes out on his own to make the blaxploitation film Dolemite (1975).”

From director Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow, Black Snake Moan)< Dolemite Is My Name tells the story of multi-talented Rudy Ray Moore who when Hollywood shuts him out strikes out on his own to make the blaxploitation film Dolemite (1975). Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Dolemite Is My Name:

• Eddie Murphy's first R-rated film since Life (1999).

Countdown

Director Justin Dec

Genre Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Cast Anne Winters, Elizabeth Lail, Peter Facinelli, Charlie McDermott

Rating PG-13

Release Date October 25th, 2019

“When a nurse downloads an app that claims to predict the moment a person will die, it tells her she only has three days to live. With the clock ticking and a figure haunting her, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out.”

Written and directed by Justin Dec, Countdown is a horror thriller that tells the story of a nurse who downloads an app that claims to predict the moment a person will die, and to her surprise it tells her she only has three days to live. With the clock ticking and a figure haunting her, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out. Check out the official trailer below!!

The Kill Team

Director Dan Krauss

Genre Action | Drama | Thriller

Cast Alexander Skarsgård, Nat Wolff, Adam Long, Jonathan Whitesell

Rating R

Release Date October 25th, 2019 (Limited & On-Demand)

“A young American soldier in Afghanistan is disturbed by his commanding officer’s behavior and is faced with a moral dilemma.”

Written and directed by Dan Krauss, The Kill Team is an action drama that tells the story if a young American soldier in Afghanistan who is disturbed by his commanding officer's behavior and is faced with a moral dilemma. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Film Facts, The Kill Team:

• Based on the true story depicted in the 2013 documentary also directed by Dan Krauss.

• Alexander Skarsgård and Osy Ikhile were both in The Legend of Tarzan (2016).

The Current War

Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

Genre Biography | Drama | History

Cast Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Tom Holland

Rating PG-13

Release Date October 25th, 2019

“The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world.”

From extremely talented director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), The Current War is the story of how electricity came to be, more or less, as Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse battled it out to determine who would be the man behind the curtain. The cast includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, and Tom Holland. Check out the exclusive new trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Current War:

• Jake Gyllenhaal was originally cast alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role, however, Gyllenhaal dropped out and Michael Shannon replaceed him.

• The War of Currents (sometimes called War of the Currents or Battle of Currents) was a series of events surrounding the introduction of competing electric power transmission systems in the late 1880s and early 1890s.

Castle Rock | Season 2

Genre Drama | Fantasy | Horror

Cast Bill Skarsgård, André Holland, Sissy Spacek, Lizzy Caplan

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere October 23rd, 2019 (Hulu)

“In Season 2, a feud between warring clans comes to a boil when budding psychopath Annie Wilkes, Stephen King’s nurse from hell, gets waylaid in Castle Rock.”

“The Stephen King multiverse is the setting for this psychological horror series that takes place in Castle Rock, Maine, which is a location familiar to fans of King’s work. “Castle Rock” explores themes and worlds that unite King’s canon, including the infamous Shawshank Prison. An anonymous phone call lures death-row attorney Henry Deaver back to Castle Rock. He is unsettled by his hometown, but he returns to help a sinister, mostly mute man being kept in a cage underneath Shawshank. Sissy Spacek and Bill Skarsgård, who starred in feature adaptations of King’s “Carrie” and “It,” respectively, are among the show’s stars.”

Check out the official trailers for season 2 of Castle Rock below!!

Sweetheart

Director J.D. Dillard

Genre Horror | Thriller

Cast Kiersey Clemons, Emory Cohen, Hanna Mangan Lawrence, Andrew Crawford

Rating PG-13

Release Date October 22nd, 2019 (On-Demand)

“A shipwreck survivor on an uninhabited island must fend off a malevolent force that surfaces each night.”

Co-written and directed by J.D. Dillard, Sweetheart is a horror thriller from Blumhouse that tells the story of a woman who has washed ashore a small tropical island and it doesn't take her long to realize she's completely alone. She must spend her days not only surviving the elements, but must also fend off the malevolent force that comes out each night. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Sweetheart:

• The script is reported to only be 68 pages in length due to the limited amount of dialogue in this film.

• Actress Kiersey Clemons also starred in the coming-of-age drama Hearts Beat Loud alongside Nick Offerman.

Eli

Director Ciarán Foy

Genre Horror

Cast Charlie Shotwell, Kelly Reilly, Sadie Sink, Lili Taylor

Rating R

Release Date October 18th, 2019 (Netflix)

“As a last resort to cure their son’s auto-immune disorder, the Millers move into a sterile manor during his treatments. Eli is tormented by terrifying visions — deemed hallucinations — but something sinister may lurk within these walls.”

From director Ciarán Foy (Sinister 2), Eli is a horror film that tells the story of a boy receiving treatment for his auto-immune disorder who discovers that the house he's living in isn't as safe as he thought. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Eli:

• On December 13th, 2018 it was announced that Netflix purchased the rights of Eli from Paramount.

• On the 2015 Blacklist for top unproduced screenplays.

Must-See Netflix Movies | Sept - Oct 2019

Let’s be honest, a direct-to-Netflix movie does not need to be an Oscar contender in order for it to be worth watching, right? I mean sometimes the movies you can only find on the streaming giant are a nice break from what we would consider to be “quality films” (ahem most of the Adam Sandler movies).

But don’t run off yet, the below films are Netflix exclusives that are much more than a thrown together POS with a few big names attached to it, and some of them actually look pretty damn good. Check out the trailers below as well as links to an exclusive preview for each movie.

“Zach Galifianakis and his oddball crew take a road trip to complete a series of high-profile celebrity interviews.”

Available to stream September 27th. Check out an exclusive preview Between Two Ferns: The Movie

“A Philadelphia police officer struggles with a lifelong obsession to track down a mysterious serial killer whose crimes defy explanation.”

Available to stream September 27th. Check out an exclusive preview In the Shadow of the Moon

“After hearing a young boy’s cry for help, a sister and brother venture into a vast field of tall grass in Kansas but soon discover there may be no way out...and that something evil lurks within.”

Available to stream October 4th. Check out an exclusive preview In the Tall Grass

“After escaping Jack and his gang, Jesse Pinkman goes on the run from the police and tries to escape his own inner turmoil.”

Available to stream October 11th. Check out an exclusive preview El Camino

Available to stream October 11th. Check out an exclusive preview Fractured

“Eddie Murphy portrays real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon.”

Available to stream October 25th. Check out an exclusive preview Dolemite Is My Name

HAPPY STREAMING!! And don’t forget the popcorn and Haribo’s!

Modern Love

Genre Comedy | Romance

Cast Tina Fey, Andy Garcia, Julia Garner, Anne Hathaway

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere October 18th, 2019 (Amazon Prime)

“TV series based on the New York Times’ column that explores relationships, love and the human connection.”

An Amazon Prime exclusive, Modern Love is an American romantic comedy anthology web television series, based on the weekly column published by The New York Times. Check out the official trailer below!!

AMC FearFest 2019 Line-Up

Calling all Horror fans!!! AMC’s FearFest is right around the corner and features plenty of terrifying movies for viewers to sink their teeth into as Halloween nears. Going on its 23rd straight year, the channel’s annual spooky marathon promises to scare sh** out of anyone brave enough to watch the 19 consecutive days of bone-chilling programming. So go ahead and put AMC on now and lose the batteries to the remote, you’ll thank us later.

This year we are graced with 104 horror flicks, including well-known classics and some under-the-radar gems (including one of my favorites, Trick ‘r Treat). FearFest will officially begin on Sunday, October 13th at 10:00am ET.

Here’s a list of the films that will be available to stream starting October 1st:

• Alien (1979)

• Aliens (1986)

• Alien 3 (1992)

• Alien: Resurrection (1997)

• Annabelle (2014)

• Alien vs. Predator (2004)

• Body Snatchers (1993)

• The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

• Candyman: Farewell to Flesh (1995)

• Carrie (1976)

• Creepshow (1982)

• Cujo (1983)

• Cult of Chucky (2017)

• Curse of Chucky (2013)

• Damien: Omen II (1978)

• The Dead Zone (1983)

• Eight Legged Freaks (2002)

• Final Destination (2000)

• Final Destination 2 (2003)

• Final Destination 3 (2006)

• The Final Destination (2009)

• Friday the 13th (1980)

• Friday the 13th (2009)

• Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

• Friday the 13th Part III (1982)

• Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)

• Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)

• Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

• Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)

• Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

• The Gallows (2015)

• Ghost Ship (2002)

• Graveyard Shift (1990)

• Halloween (1978)

• Halloween II (2009)

• Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

• Lost Souls (2000)

• Misery (1990)

• Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981)

• Omen IV: The Awakening (1991)

• The Omen (1976)

• Orphan (2009)

• The People Under the Stairs (1991)

• Pet Sematary (1989)

• Pet Sematary (1992)

• Predator (1987)

• Predator 2 (1990)

• Prince of Darkness (1987)

• The Rite (2011)

• The Shining (1980)

• Silver Bullet (1985)

• Slither (2006)

• Spawn (1997)

• Tales From the Crypt (1972)

• Tales From the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood (1996)

• Tales From the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (1995)

• Thinner (1996)

• Thirteen Ghosts (2001)

• Trick ‘r Treat (2007)

• Village of the Damned (1995)

Need more?! Additional horror titles are going to be available for people who are AMC Premiere subscribers. Those folks will be able to binge the full, unedited theatrical versions of the following:

• An American Haunting (2005)

• Christine (1983)

• The Crazies (2010)

• Day of the Dead (1985)

• Dracula 2000 (2000)

• Dracula II: Ascension (2003)

• Dracula III: Legacy (2005)

• Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

• Fright Night (1985)

• From Dusk Til Dawn (1996)

• From Dusk Til Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999)

• From Dusk Til Dawn 3: Hangman’s Daughter (2000)

• Halloween 4: Return of Michael Myers (1988)

• Halloween 5: Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)

• Halloween 6: Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

• Halloween: H20 (1998)

• Halloween: Resurrection (2002)

• Hellboy (2004)

• Lake Placid (1999)

• Leprechaun (1993)

• Leprechaun 2 (1994)

• Leprechaun 3 (1995)

• Leprechaun 4 (1996)

• Leprechaun in the Hood (2000)

• Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood (2003)

• Leprechaun: Origins (2014)

• Night of the Living Dead(1990)

• Sleepwalkers (1992)

• Stand By Me (1986)

• They (2002)

Dig the decorations out of storage and get the pumpkin carving tools ready because Halloween is coming sooner than you think!

Also be sure to check out our Friday the 13th: 13 Most Brutal Kills to celebrate an always iconic “holiday”.

Enjoy!!

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Director Joachim Rønning

Genre Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Cast Angelina Jolie, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ed Skrein, Elle Fanning

Rating PG

Release Date  October 18th, 2019

“The complex relationship of Maleficent and Aurora continues to be explored as they face new threats to the magical land of the Moors.”

From director Joachim Rønning (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales), Maleficent: Mistress of Evil tells the story of the complex relationship of Maleficent and Aurora as it continues to be explored as they face new threats to the magical land of the Moors. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil:

• Harris Dickinson took over the role of Prince Phillip from Brenton Thwaites due to scheduling conflicts with Titans (2018).

• To be released on the 60th anniversary of the original Sleeping Beauty (1959).

• With the addition of this film, there is a grand total of 10 films released by Disney in 2019.

Zombieland: Double Tap

Director Ruben Fleischer

Genre Action | Comedy | Horror

Cast Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin

Rating R

Release Date October 18th, 2019

“Columbus, Tallahasse, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family.”

From director Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, Venom), Zombieland: Double Tap is the follow-up to the 2009 hit film that took audiences by surprise. For the sequel we are rejoined by Columbus, Tallahasse, Wichita, and Little Rock as they move to the American heartland and face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Columbus, Zombieland: Double Tap:

• The first film was originally titled "Another Day in Zombieland", but the studio feared people would think it would be a sequel.

• As of 2015, all four leads in this film have been nominated for Academy Awards for their performances in other films. In 2017, Emma Stone became the first to win an Oscar, for "La La Land".

Watchmen

Genre Action | Drama | Mystery

Cast Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Christie Amery, Adelaide Clemens, Frances Fisher

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere October 20th, 2019 (HBO)

“Set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, Watchmen embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name, while attempting to break new ground of its own.”

HBO’s Watchmen is a continuation of the acclaimed graphic novel, this HBO original series takes place in contemporary America, where costumed heroes are outlawed the doomsday clock continues to tick. A film based on the Watchmen comics released in 2009 and was very well received by fans and critics. Check out the official trailer for the upcoming series below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, HBO’s Watchmen:

• Second attempt at a Watchmen TV series. Terry Gilliam attempted an adaptation in the early 90s but could only conceive the story being so epic that the time it would take could only be accomplished on television rather than film. Gilliam's vision went into pre production with HBO (as with this current one) & cast Robin Williams as Rorschach, Jamie Lee Curtis as Silk Spectre, Gary Busey as The Comedian, & Kevin Costner as Nite Owl. The project ultimately dissolved after HBO failed to provide a large enough budget for Gilliam's vision. Gilliam himself later claimed afterwards that an adaptation would've been "unfilmable" anyway.

Living with Yourself

Genre Comedy

Cast Paul Rudd, Paul Rudd, Aisling Bea

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere October 18th, 2019 (Netflix)

“A man who is burned out on life and love undergoes a mysterious treatment, only to discover that he has been replaced by a better version of himself.”

From creator Timothy Greenberg (The Daily Show, The Detour), Living with Yourself tells the story of a man who is burned out on life and love undergoes a mysterious treatment, only to discover that he has been replaced by a better version of himself. Check out the official trailer below!!

The Lighthouse

Director Robert Eggers

Genre Drama | Fantasy | Horror

Cast Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson

Rating R

Release Date October 18th, 2019

“The story of two lighthouse keepers on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.”

Directed by Robert Eggers (The Witch), who also co-wrote the film with his brother Max, The Lighthouse is a horror drama that tells the story of two lighthouse keepers on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Lighthouse:

• The movie is set in 1890 and was filmed on 35 mm black and white Double-X 5222 film stock, augmenting the Panavision Millennium XL2 camera with vintage Baltar lenses designed in the 1930s. To enhance the image, making it resemble early photography, a custom cyan filter made by Schneider Filters that emulated the look and feel of orthochromatic film from the late 19th century was used.

• The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

Wounds

Director Babak Anvari

Genre Drama | Horror | Mystery

Cast Dakota Johnson, Armie Hammer, Zazie Beetz, Karl Glusman

Rating R

Release Date October 18th, 2019 (Hulu)

“Disturbing and mysterious things begin to happen to a bartender in New Orleans after he picks up a phone left behind at his bar.”

Written and directed by Babak Anvari, Wounds is a horror drama that tells the story of disturbing and mysterious things begin to happen to a bartender in New Orleans after he picks up a phone left behind at his bar. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Wounds:

• Based on the horror novel, The Visible Filth, by Nathan Ballingrud.

Tell Me Who I Am

Director Ed Perkins

Genre Documentary | Drama | Mystery

Cast Andrew Caley, Alex Lewis, Marcus Lewis, Evan Milton

Rating Unrated

Release Date October 18th, 2019 (Netflix)

“A motorcycle accident in 1982 caused Alex Lewis to forget everyone in his life except his twin brother, Marcus, when he awoke from a coma. Life would never be the same for the 18-year-old, and Marcus made sure of that by selectively telling him stories about their lives — leaving things out even he wished he could forget.”

“In 1982, 18-year-old Alex Lewis was involved in a motorcycle accident that left him in a coma. When he awakened, he recognized his identical twin brother Marcus but literally no one else—including his mother, who was naturally horrified by this development. As Alex puts it, there was a blank, black slate where his memories of himself, his family and his life should have been. All that he knew was that Marcus was his sibling, and someone he could trust. And trust he did, allowing Marcus—over the next decade-plus—to help rebuild the life he’d lost.”

Tell Me Who I Am will hit Netflix on October 18th. Check out the official trailer for what is being called the most jaw-dropping documentary of the year below!!

Ted Takes Film Facts, Tell Me Who I Am:

• Based on the brothers’ memoir of the same name.

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

Director Kevin Smith

Genre Comedy

Cast Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Matt Dillon, Harley Quinn Smith

Rating R

Release Date October 15th, 2019

“Jay and Silent Bob embark on a cross-country mission to stop Hollywood from filming a reboot based on them.”

From director Kevin Smith, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot is a comedy that follows Jay and Silent Bob as they embark on a cross-country mission to stop Hollywood from filming a reboot based on them. Check out the official UNRATED trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot:

• First entry in the View Askewniverse since Clerks II (2006), which was intended to be a second attempt as a final chapter after Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001).

• This is the first collaboration between Kevin Smith and Ben Affleck since Clerks 2 (2006). They had a falling out which lasted almost a decade, but have since made amends.

Looking for Alaska

Genre Drama

Cast Charlie Plummer, Kristine Froseth, Timothy Simons, Ron Cephas Jones

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere October 18th, 2019 (Hulu)

“A new arrival at a boarding school falls in love with a beguiling female student.”

A new drama series based on the first book ever written by award-winning author John Green, Looking for Alaska tells the story of a new student who arrives to a boarding school and meets a young girl named Alaska. During his time getting to know and understand her he slowly falls in love with her. But through his time with her, he finds out that her life isn't as perfect as he thought. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Looking for Alaska:

• The idea of Alaska's name initially came to John Green as he was watching The Royal Tennenbaums.

• The third movie adaption to John Green's novels, also including Paper Towns and The Fault In Our Stars

Joker

Director Todd Phillips

Genre Crime | Drama | Thriller

Cast Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Robert De Niro, Bryan Callen

Rating R

Release Date October 4th, 2019

“A failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and becomes a psychopathic murderer.”

Co-written and directed by Todd Phillips, best known for Old School, The Hangover, and War Dogs, Joker is an original standalone origin story of the iconic villain not seen before on the big screen, it's a gritty character study of Arthur Fleck, a man disregarded by society, and a broader cautionary tale. The bar was set VERY high by Christopher Nolan and the late Heath Ledger, so fingers crossed this movie holds up - check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Film Facts, Joker:

• Three of the previous actors who have played the Joker - Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger, and Jared Leto - are Oscar winners (with Ledger winning for playing The Joker). Joaquin Phoenix has been nominated for an Oscar three times.

• The goal for this film is to ignite a new company that will produce stand-alone DC movies.