Julia Stiles Reveals Her Feature Directorial Debut Wish You Were Here

We spoke to celebrated actress Julia Stiles leading up to the release of Chosen Family, her new romantic comedy from writer-director and co-star Heather Graham. It’s a funny and sweet look at modern-day struggles like finding love while juggling work alongside an overbearing family. Stiles told us how she was inspired by Graham’s direction (and sought advice from a surprising action director) for her own upcoming directorial debut, Wish You Were Here, a film adaptation of the novel by Renée Carlino. Stiles told MovieWeb:

Why the Author of I Know What You Did Last Summer Hated the Film Adaptation

Without a doubt, one of the most iconic and widely-loved horror films from the 1990s is the chilling ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ released in 1997. This spine-tingling slasher movie revolves around four teenagers from North Carolina who, after unintentionally killing a pedestrian, are hunted and tormented by a menacing and dangerous killer one year later. The box office smash hit featured Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., and Ryan Phillippe in lead roles. It successfully cashed in on the revival of horror films and the success of another slasher movie, ‘Scream’.

Jason Statham’s The Mechanic Is a Streaming Hit on Netflix

For enthusiasts of action films, there isn’t much more disappointing than watching Jason Statham mutter while brutally eliminating anyone in sight and casually encountering a few attractive women. The film, The Mechanic, falls comfortably within the sub-genre that Statham has been refining for over two decades. Remarkably, even if the movie itself isn’t particularly impressive, Statham delivers his performance with conviction. The Mechanic is a film ideal for a relaxed Sunday afternoon viewing. You might have missed the initial setup, but it doesn’t matter since Statham is already delivering hard-hitting blows to some unfortunate henchman, and that alone makes it worthwhile.

The Magnificent Seven’s Historical Inaccuracies Didn’t Stop It Succeeding

As a passionate film enthusiast, I must admit that the legendary Denzel Washington has graced the Western genre only once in his remarkable acting journey – Antoine Fuqua’s 2016 take on The Magnificent Seven, a stellar reinterpretation of the 1960 classic starring Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen. Interestingly, both movies are based on Akira Kurosawa’s groundbreaking 1954 action masterpiece, Seven Samurai.

This Shocking Behavior Was the Downfall of the Menendez Brothers

The names Lyle and Erik Menendez are globally recognized, not for any beneficial contributions they made to society, but rather for the chilling crimes they committed. The second season of the Netflix series co-created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, titled “Monsters: The Tale of Lyle and Erik Menendez“, has left viewers deeply unsettled as it retells the harrowing tale of their parents’ murders, Jose and Kitty Menendez. This series draws upon various theories presented in court, resulting in a narrative that presents a mix of truths and questionable representations of actual events.