‘Suitable Flesh’ Review: Heather Graham Gamely Steers an Uneasily Erotic H.P. Lovecraft Adaptation

Dennis Harvey Film Critic Feel-good stories out of Gaza are not exactly plentiful at present, making “Life Is Beautiful” something of an anomaly. Though the predicament depicted — Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly’s unplanned long exile due to closed borders and political shifts — is hardly upbeat in outline, his ebullient personality insists on emphasizing humor and warmth. Thus this chronicle of a one-month visit to Norway that drags on for seven years ends up an incongruously charming footnote to a much larger conflict that just keeps escalating.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor MetFilm Sales has acquired worldwide rights, excluding Iceland, to Smari Gunn and Logi Sigursveinsson’s directorial debut “The Home Game,” which picked up the audience award at both Nordisk Panorama and the Icelandic Documentary Film Fest Skjaldborg. The film is set to have its North America Premiere at DOCNYC this week and the MetFilm team will be introducing it to buyers at IDFA. Twenty-five years ago, in a small fishing village in Iceland (population: 369), one man built a soccer field at the foot of a volcano, dreaming of a home game in the national FA Cup.

Dennis Harvey Film Critic War onscreen, whether fictive or documentary, is often a sort of highlight reel: the excitement and terror of battle, cities in flames, the devastated aftermath. It’s infrequent that a film dedicate itself to the disorientation of civilian survival in a long-term war zone, when everyday life goes on to an extent despite a surreal atmosphere of constant threat, and the uncertainty of any future at all. That largely interior state is what director Olga Chernykh seeks to capture in “A Picture to Remember,” which opened the 2023 International Documentary Film Festival.

Dennis Harvey Film Critic The struggle to keep movie theaters alive gets very personal in “Showdown at the Grand,” an enjoyable tribute to retro exploitation pictures with Terrance Howard as a movie palace proprietor besieged by diminishing receipts and violent goons. Dolph Lundgren plays the former action star who shows up for a personal appearance, then stays to help save the joint from those agents of unscrupulous developers.

The Graham Norton Show on Friday.Following the Friends actor’s untimely death on October 28, the entertainment world has been sharing fond memories and experiences of the actor, known for his sarcastic humour and quick wit.Fans of The Graham Norton Show may also remember Perry’s appearance with actor Miriam Margolyes in 2016. Upon sharing an intimate story about Laurence Olivier with Perry, Norton and Gemma Arteton, the Friends actor jokingly called it, “one of the worst moments of [my] life.” Margolyes has weighed in on Perry’s death, posting on X/Twitter, “RIP Matthew Perry.

Stephen Graham appeared emotional as he joined his family on the sofa for a special episode of Celebrity Gogglebox.

Matthew Perry and Lauren Graham had a special bond through the years, but the pair never dated — at least they never admitted that publicly.Perry, who died at age 54 on Saturday of an apparent drowning, shared a sweet photo of the “Gilmore Girls” alum in his 2022 memoir, “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.”“Me and the beautiful Lauren Graham,” he captioned the photo of Graham resting her head on his shoulder.The “Parenthood” alum was one of a select few faces that Perry decided to incorporate into his book. Other photos included his beloved “Friends” cast, his family and other famous pals such as Bradley Whitford Salma Hayek and Bruce Willis.“Happy, happy pub day, @MatthewPerry!” Graham tweeted in Nov.

The countdown to Christmas is officially on and retailers have wasted no time in launching their Christmas adverts for the 2023 festive season. Marks & Spencer led the way on 1 November with the release of its very honest festive campaign featuring Hannah Waddingham and Sophie Ellis-Bextor, and there's plenty more ads to come.

Heather Rae El Moussa is navigating a difficult health issue.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Heather Milligan are enjoying their time in London. The couple was spotted at a private club called Annabels this past Tuesday, with both of them looking stylish. Arnold Schwarzenegger opens up about how he resolved rivalry with Sylvester StalloneIs Arnold Schwarzenegger running for President?Schwarzenegger was spotted with jeans and a black jacket, which he matched with a navy polo shirt.

Horror has always been a great testing platform to new, interesting genre mashups. That’s showcased, to great effect, in the new film, “Suitable Flesh,” from filmmaker Joe Lynch.

William Earl Horror Film School is a feature in which talent in front of and behind the camera share the ins and outs of creating the biggest onscreen scares. “Suitable Flesh,” the newest film from “Mayhem” and “Point Blank” director Joe Lynch, is an unconventional tale. The movie, a modern spin on H.P. Lovecraft’s short story “The Thing On The Doorstep,” is headed to theaters and VOD Friday, and can best be described as a gory body swap dark comedy styled after ’80s erotic thrillers.

It wouldn’t be that time of year without a new Lifetime-looking Xmas movie to warm your heart a little bit. Is it a movie, is it a film, or is it content? It’s hard to say, but Netflix’s “Best Christmas Ever” releases globally on Netflix on November 16, and it looks a bit standard-issue, tbh.

Hot off the premiere of “The Fall Of The House Of Usher” on Netflix, Mike Flanagan is already working hard on his next project. And it’s another Stephen King adaptation, shooting in Alabama under an interim agreement.

Jaden Thompson Prime Video has announced the release date for its upcoming post-apocalyptic drama series “Fallout,” adapted from the popular video game franchise of the same name. “Fallout” will premiere on April 12, 2024. The news was announced on Monday, a.k.a.

When Big Brother came back to our screens for a seventh series in 2006, one of the contestants had a very memorable entrance to the house.That was Glyn Wise, who, at the time, was an 18-year-old lifeguard wearing only a pair of swimming shorts, hoping to channel the David Hasselhoff look. As he walked past the crowd and made his way into the house, he had a mixture of cheers and boos, the same as the other 21 participants from that series.

Surprise: Kat Graham said “I do” to her business partner and best friend Bryant Wood!

Netflix sci-fi cop drama Bodies has proven to be a hit with critics, with many hailing it as one of the best projects of Stephen Graham’s career.Based on Si Spencer’s graphic novel of the same name, Bodies follows four detectives from four different time periods who discover the same mysterious body in the exact same spot.All eight episodes are now available to stream on Netflix, and if the reviews are anything to go by, viewers will be left “wanting more and more”.In a four-star review, The Guardian wrote: “The modern-day stuff is thrilling and tense; in the past, it is cartoonish and cod-historical. But as the first episode came to an explosive end, I immediately started the next.

Graham Nash has sold the rights to his back catalogue to Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group.The deal includes songs from his solo career, as well as his time in The Hollies and Crosby, Stills and Nash.Azoff told Variety: “I am thrilled to welcome Graham Nash to the iconic family, which now represents the works of all three of Crosby, Stills, and Nash.“Graham is not only an incredible talent and true gentleman but a longtime friend as well. Back when I struck out on my own and started my first management company, Graham visited my office and came up with the name, ‘Front Line Management.’”While Nash said: “I’m looking forward to working with the Iconic team on various projects to further the legacy of CSN’s music and my own.”Jimmy Edwards, the president of the Iconic Artists group, added: “We’re excited to be working with Graham.

Dennis Harvey Film Critic As if paying penance for starring in all five “After” films to date — a series that’s been criticized for glamorizing toxic, controlling relationships à la “Twilight” and “50 Shades” before it — Josephine Langford now dallies on the decidedly wholesome side of romantic complication in “The Other Zoey.” This innocuous comedy, hinging on a gimmicky plot contrivance, doesn’t transcend formula even when it’s winking at the clichés it caves to. Still, it’s a pleasant enough diversion for those who want familiar genre beats sounded by the usual attractive actors in the customary attractive settings.