Month: September 2018

Bruce Dern is set to replace the late Burt Reynolds in Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film based on the Manson Family murders, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

As reported by Deadline, Dern will play the role of George Spahn, a rancher who owned Spahn Ranch in California and rented the venue out for filmmakers to shoot western movies. Spahn is now mostly known for allowing the Manson Family cult to reside at Spahn Ranch, and the murders of actress Sharon Tate and many others were allegedly planned at this location.

Dern became friends with Reynolds after co-starring in two films with him: the western TV movie Hard Ground, and the action TV movie Hard Time. Dern has also worked with Tarantino in his latest two films, playing General Sandy Smithers in The Hateful Eight, and Old Man Carrucan in Django Unchained.

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This is an advance review out of Fantastic Fest.

Remember when everyone was certain that Overlord was going to be set in the Cloverfield-universe (and started calling it Cloverlord)? Well, it’s not but the film is finally here, and it is a lot of fun! Director Julius Avery has crafted an impressive film that is often more Saving Private Ryan than 28 Days Later.

Just like the first Predator, Overlord starts as a war drama, and then quickly switches gears and goes full monster film. We begin, much like Saving Private Ryan, with a scene of soldiers trying to invade France. It’s a nerve-wracking airdrop sequence that sets the tone for the rest of the film, where we get to know a group of American soldiers and listen to their banter, just before the plane gets shot down and we see the agonizing and harrowing reality of war. It’s a gorgeous and gritty scene, with rounds going off and planes exploding against the dark background of nighttime France, and Avery shoots the scene with the intensity of a veteran director (Overlord is only his second full-length feature).

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Shadow Stones, one of Fortnite’s new Season 6 additions, are being temporarily removed after players encountered a rash of problems with them, reports Kotaku.

Specifically, the items are making players permanently invisible, letting them use all their items and abilities while invisible, making them permanently move faster and jump higher, permanently granting them the dash ability, and allowing them to glitch inside trucks.

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