Based onPiper Chapman’s 2010 memoir of the same name,Orange is the New Blackis a Netflix original series that resolves around Chapman, played byTaylor Schilling, a woman from the upper-middle class who received a prison sentence for taking part in a narcotics smuggling operation decades earlier, as well as the lives of the inmates she does time with. The program is a dark comedy with an exceptionally gifted ensemble cast that has maintained a high standard of excellence over the course of seven seasons....

Often prevailing in American crime dramas of the post-WWII era and characterized by its usage of anti-hero protagonists, a femme fatale, and high contrast lightning, among other crucial elements,classic noir moviesremain one of the most beloved film genres. Furthermore, when combined with romance, it becomes equal parts engaging and all the more bewitching. Over time, countless great films that bend the genres have conquered the hearts of many. FromGun CrazytoRebecca, these are some of the most essential and overall best classic romantic film noirs of all time, according toIMDb....

Welcome toFor Your Consideration, the Collider show that breaks down awards season with hostsScott Mantz,Perri NemiroffandJeff Sneider, who offer their Best Picture predictions this week. With no clear frontrunner in sight, the category is especially competitive this year, so let’s dive into this wide-open race. TheFYChosts believe that three films have separated themselves from the rest of the pack thus far –Alfonso Cuarón’sRoma,Peter Farrelly’sGreen BookandBradley Cooper’sA Star Is Born. All three are clearly among the finest films of the year, but each has obstacles they’ll have to overcome....

As a film director,Danny Boyle’s career now spans more than 30 years, and looking over his filmography to date reveals a rather varied range of movies. Boyle jumps between genres with a similar ease tosomeone likeAng Lee, because Danny Boyle has done rom-com musicals (Yesterday), sci-fi films (Sunshine), darkly funny crime movies (Shallow Grave), and psychological thrillers (Trance). There are certain stylistic touches in most of these films to suggest they’re all directed by Danny Boyle, but he’s not really the kind of director you can link to – or associate with – a particular genre or two, and that’s a good thing....

AlthoughTaylor Sheridanbegan his career as an actor, audiences today know him best for his screenwriting, particularly his modern take on the Western, such as the hit dramaYellowstone. TheYellowstoneuniverse continues to expand—it’s already led to two spinoffs, with more in the works, including the forthcomingThe Madison. In addition to his TV work,Sheridan is also known for his film career, which includes his “Modern America Frontier” trilogy ofSicario,Hell or High WaterandWind River....

Andy Serkis’ adaptation ofAnimal Farmhas been in the works for a while. We first reported on the movieway back in 2012, and now it looks like it’s finally going to come to fruition. Deadline reports that Netflix has acquired the rights to Serkis mo-cap adaptation with hisPlanet of the ApesdirectorMatt Reeveson board to produce. For those unfamiliar with George Orwell’s 1945 novel, here’s Deadline’s description: “The premise involves a group of animals who rebel against the humans who own the farm, and win their independence....

Carmen Ejogois about to pop in a major way between the upcoming third season ofTrue Detectiveand theFantastic Beastssequel, and now she has lined up another intriguing project. Ejogo has signed on to star in Netflix’s psychological thrillerRattlesnake, which hails from writer-directorZak Hilditch(1922), Collider has exclusively learned. Theo Rossi(Luke Cage,Sons of Anarchy) andEmma Greenwell(Shameless,The Path) will co-star in the film, which will find Ejogo playing a single mother who accepts the help of a mysterious woman after her daughter is bitten by a rattlesnake....

Sony Pictures is forging ahead on thatMen in Blackspinoff, and it appears casting is now underway. After developing different ideas on how to proceed with the franchise, including a potential crossover with theJump Streetseries, the studio settled on a hard reboot and enlistedThe Fate of the FuriousfilmmakerF. Gary Grayto take the helm earlier this month. Now, perTHR,Chris Hemsworthis in early negotiations to star in the sci-fi action-comedy spinoff. This new story, which has a script byIron ManwritersMatt HollowayandArt Marcum, involves a white character, a black woman, and an older man and is set in London....

Syfy has released the first official trailer for its upcoming seriesDeadly Class, a new adaptation ofRick Remender’s Image Comics series of the same name. The show hails from executive producersJoeandAnthony Russo, who you may know as the directors ofAvengers: Infinity War. Here, they help usher in a comics adaptation of a very different sort, asDeadly Classtakes place in 1987 San Francisco and revolves around a homeless teen (Benjamin Wadsworth) who gets recruited to join a mysterious private school where the world’s top crime families send their priveleged offspring....

Well that didn’t last long. Back in 2012, Disney struck a pretty huge deal with Netflix to provide new releases exclusively to the streaming service. But in an earnings call today, Disney CEOBob Igerannounced that Disney will discontinue this practice in favor of launching its own streaming service in 2019, which will host a cadre of Disney movies and Disney-owned television series aimed at kids. The 2012 deal ensured that new Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Lucasfilm movies would be heading to Netflix in short order after release, and indeed films likeMoana,Captain America: Civil War, andRogue One: A Star Wars Storyare on the streaming service right now....

It looks likeSylvester Stallonewill have to escape…again! A sequel toEscape Planhas been revealed from Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films with Stallone reprising his role of Ray Breslin, according toDeadline. I was initially scratching my head over this news of what appears to be another needless sequel, but it makes somewhat sense when you factor in its performance. Escape Planwas released in 2013 and earned a worldwide gross of $137.3 million. It only earned just over $24 million in America with the largest chunk of change coming from China: $40....

WhenThe Purgehit theaters in 2013, Universal could not have predicted just how big of a success the Blumhouse thriller would be. Against a budget of just $3 million, it grossed $89 million worldwide, and its premise offered evergreen sequel opportunities. Thus,The Purge: Anarchywas born. The follow-up was even more successful, grossing $111 million worldwide, but audiences alsoreallyresponded to a new character played byFrank Grillo. He sort of became the de facto franchise star, reprising his role in this year’sThe Purge: Election Yearwhich was—surprise—another big success....

For three glorious seasons,Hannibalgraced the airwaves of NBC. It’s still hard to believe a show this gory, this poetic, thisweirdaired on broadcast television, but by the grace of showrunnerBryan Fuller, it happened.Hannibalbegan as afairlystraightforward adaptation of theThomas Harrisbooks, withMads Mikkelsenplaying serial killer/foodie Dr. Hannibal Lecter andHugh Dancyplaying FBI special investigator Will Graham. An origin story of sorts, the first season saw Lecter and Graham working together to track serial killers, with Graham and the FBI unaware that Lecter was the perpetrator of some of the more heinous crimes they were investigating....