Franco Nero in Exclusive THE COLLINI CASE Clip: Bloody Footprints

You had me at Franco Nero. If you need more than that, here's a quick description drawn from the official synopsis: 'Lawyer Caspar Leinen (Elyas M'Barek) is confronted with a spectacular case when he is appointed by the court to defend Fabrizio Collini (Franco Nero), who has been accused of killing a man in his hotel room, seemingly without motive.' In our exclusive clip from The Collini Case, which you can watch below, we see the inciting incident, and its immediate aftermath. Marco Kreuzpaintner (Summer Storm) directed the taut courtroom drama, which will be available on a variety of VOD platforms as of Friday, June 5, 2020, via capelight pictures and MPI Media Group. Here are many more official words about the film: "For Caspar,...

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The Quarantine Stream: ‘Bar Rescue’ Looks, Sounds and Smells Like a Bad TV Show, So Why Can’t I Stop Watching It?

(Welcome toThe Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)

The Series: Bar Rescue

Where You Can Stream It: The Paramount Network website (or, if you haven’t cut your cord yet, it plays constantly on the actual Paramount Network when they’re not otherwise airing ads for Yellowstone).

The Pitch:Bar and nightclub expert Jon Taffer shows up at a troubled establishment and yells at everyone until they all miraculously turn things around in a couple days. Then he vanishes into the night, ready to find more bars to save with the volume of his voice.

Why It’s Essential Quarantine Viewing: Remember bars? They were places where crowds could gather and you could be social while drinking alcohol and enjoying being around people. You know, all of the things we cannot do right now. But even before COVID-19 started decimating the food and drink industry, running a bar was a challenge. Even a great bar could become a money pit. So what happens when a bar is run by incompetents who are often hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt? They call Jon Taffer to come yell at them on camera.

Here’s the part of the article where I admit that I’m actually not personally streaming Bar Rescue. I’m watching it on regular cable like an old man. And to be perfectly honest, I never actually set out to watch it. Yet, time and time again, I’ll be channel-surfing and I’ll land on the Paramount Network and I’ll find myself drawn in by the show’s repetitive, addictive and utterly phony storytelling. Bar Rescue understands the base appeal of trash television in ways that’s exhausting, thrilling, and terrifying. It’s upsetting how long I will sit on my couch during one of the network’s constant marathons of the series, telling myself “Just one more episode†as the hours tick by and my day vanishes.

Every episode of Bar Rescue follows an identical pattern. A bar is in trouble. Cameras are installed. Jon Taffer watches from the parking lot as we witness a business that cannot, and probably should not, be allowed to remain open due to profound incompetence. Taffer enters and yells at everyone, threatening to not come back and fix things. The next day, he comes back and yells at them to get their life stories. He forces the bars into a “stress test†to break everyone’s spirits/test their limits. He invites some celebrity mixologists and chefs to train the crew. He remodels the bar. He stops yelling for a few minutes so the bar crew can shed tears and prove that he really is changing their lives. The bar reopens. There’s a big crowd. Taffer vanishes into the night, ready to find a new bar to yell at.

That’s literally every episode of the show. Often, you’ll do a Google search and learn that a bar Taffer “rescued†died a few months later, but the show considers him a superhero. Even when you learn that folks who have appeared on the show were coached by the producers to create storylines that didn’t actually exist, the series bends over backwards to sell Taffer as a life-changing, business-resurrecting guru whose primal scream of a voice can rejuvenate marriages and fix broken business partnerships. It’s phony. It’s ridiculous. It’s trash. And God help me, I love it.

Bar Rescue is clearly inspired by Gordon Ramsey and his series Kitchen Nightmares (specifically the American version, as the UK original is too mild-mannered and well-made to live on American TV). It’s reality television built around the concept that its host is so smart, so successful, and so talented that he can march into a room, smell all of the bullshit and fix everything in a few days because he’s Alpha Male Number One. It’s hilariously reductive but undeniably entertaining. And since Bar Rescue has approximately 742 seasons and 18,491 episodes now, it seems like I’m not the only personal hopelessly addicted to this junk.

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Review: BECKY Provides Violence and Fun With Solid Performances and a Few Plot Holes

I got the chance to review the movie Becky last week. The film is directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion, and was written by Nick Morris, Ruckus Skye, and Lane Skye. The thriller stars Lulu Wilson in the title role of 13 year old Becky, an angsty teen dealing with the loss of her mother, who died a year before. She is having trouble dealing with the big emotions of her age and circumstances, while taking a weekend to bond with her dad, played by Joel McHale.

The weekend begins with the news that Becky’s dad has decided not to sell their family cabin, which is great news for Becky, but it’s immediately soured by the fact that Becky’s dad’s girlfriend (Amanda Brugel) and her young son have showed up to spend the weekend as well. Becky obviously has some reservations about the relationship, which comes to a head when they announce their engagement, and Becky takes off for her fort in the woods to be alone.

This is when menacing antagonist Dominick, played by Kevin James, enters the picture. I had major reservations about James playing a bad guy. I watch King of Queens regularly, and have only seen James in film roles in which he plays a fumbling goofball or all-around good guy, so this was a stretch. He played the creep role pretty well, and I found myself convinced, despite my doubts.

The film plays out with James and his cohort, one of whom is played by former Canadian professional wrestler, Robert Maillet, trying to track down an old wooden key that they are in search of for some nefarious reason relating to their ties to the KKK. The men torture the family, and Becky retaliates in R-rated Home Alone fashion.

The strong points of the film are the violence, which is crazy, often unexpected, and fun, and inflicted by a very angry teenage girl. The vengeance she rightfully enacts and the performances are exciting to watch and feel very satisfying.

There were just some plotholes that left me unsatisfied. We never learn what exactly the key is for. I don’t mind an occasional loose end in a film that allows audiences to wonder or decide for themselves, but this felt unintentional and sloppy. We are also left with a Psycho-esque ending, in which we don’t know if Becky is going to mentally recover. We don’t know what happens to her, or if she’s aware of her mental state, but it feels like just another loose ending.

One other issue, which, if you know me, you are probably already familiar with my feelings, is what I call the “dog cop-out.” If you see a dog in a film, especially a horror/thriller, you can be like 95% certain that dog is going to die. It’s an easy ploy to pull at the viewers heartstrings, and lets the audience know that the bad guys are really bad because they’d stoop to kill a dog. It’s a cop out. It’s stupid, and unless it’s a major plot point (John Wick), it’s useless. There are two dogs in this film. One of them gets killed right away, and the other gets hurt multiple times, but is an essential character throughout, showing the wrong way and right way to use a dog in a movie, in my opinion. We also never get to see what happens to dog #2.

I had other issues with the storyline as well, but also found myself enjoying the action, and rooting for the good guys. The movie was fun and well-shot, but had a weak story. All in all, you might have some fun checking it out, but don’t expect much more beyond the action.

Becky hits theaters, Drive-ins, Digital and On-Demand tomorrow, June 5th, 2020.

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Review: BECKY Provides Violence and Fun With Solid Performances and a Few Plot Holes

I got the chance to review the movie Becky last week. The film is directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion, and was written by Nick Morris, Ruckus Skye, and Lane Skye. The thriller stars Lulu Wilson in the title role of 13 year old Becky, an angsty teen dealing with the loss of her mother, who died a year before. She is having trouble dealing with the big emotions of her age and circumstances, while taking a weekend to bond with her dad, played by Joel McHale.

The weekend begins with the news that Becky’s dad has decided not to sell their family cabin, which is great news for Becky, but it’s immediately soured by the fact that Becky’s dad’s girlfriend (Amanda Brugel) and her young son have showed up to spend the weekend as well. Becky obviously has some reservations about the relationship, which comes to a head when they announce their engagement, and Becky takes off for her fort in the woods to be alone.

This is when menacing antagonist Dominick, played by Kevin James, enters the picture. I had major reservations about James playing a bad guy. I watch King of Queens regularly, and have only seen James in film roles in which he plays a fumbling goofball or all-around good guy, so this was a stretch. He played the creep role pretty well, and I found myself convinced, despite my doubts.

The film plays out with James and his cohort, one of whom is played by former Canadian professional wrestler, Robert Maillet, trying to track down an old wooden key that they are in search of for some nefarious reason relating to their ties to the KKK. The men torture the family, and Becky retaliates in R-rated Home Alone fashion.

The strong points of the film are the violence, which is crazy, often unexpected, and fun, and inflicted by a very angry teenage girl. The vengeance she rightfully enacts and the performances are exciting to watch and feel very satisfying.

There were just some plotholes that left me unsatisfied. We never learn what exactly the key is for. I don’t mind an occasional loose end in a film that allows audiences to wonder or decide for themselves, but this felt unintentional and sloppy. We are also left with a Psycho-esque ending, in which we don’t know if Becky is going to mentally recover. We don’t know what happens to her, or if she’s aware of her mental state, but it feels like just another loose ending.

One other issue, which, if you know me, you are probably already familiar with my feelings, is what I call the “dog cop-out.” If you see a dog in a film, especially a horror/thriller, you can be like 95% certain that dog is going to die. It’s an easy ploy to pull at the viewers heartstrings, and lets the audience know that the bad guys are really bad because they’d stoop to kill a dog. It’s a cop out. It’s stupid, and unless it’s a major plot point (John Wick), it’s useless. There are two dogs in this film. One of them gets killed right away, and the other gets hurt multiple times, but is an essential character throughout, showing the wrong way and right way to use a dog in a movie, in my opinion. We also never get to see what happens to dog #2.

I had other issues with the storyline as well, but also found myself enjoying the action, and rooting for the good guys. The movie was fun and well-shot, but had a weak story. All in all, you might have some fun checking it out, but don’t expect much more beyond the action.

Becky hits theaters, Drive-ins, Digital and On-Demand tomorrow, June 5th, 2020.

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Pokémon GO Gets Its First Sword and Shield Galar Region Pokémon

Pokémon GO welcomes a new batch of Galarian pokémon from Pokemon Sword and Shield today. Added to the dex is Galarian Meowth, Zigzagoon, Sunfisk, and Daramuka, along with their evolved forms. They join Galarian Weezing, which was added when Pokemon Sword and Shield first debuted.

Niantichas been steadily adding new pokemon from each generation to Pokémon GO since it came out in 2016. They've been adding a new generation every year, going chronologically, starting in 2017 with Gen II's Johto region pokemon, and most recently addingGen V's Unova starters last year. Until now, the only time Niantic has broken this trend is when it added Galarian Weezing to promote the release of Pokemon Sword and Shield late last year.

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According to EuroGamer, a tiny portion of the Galarian section of Pokémon GO's dex is now officially available to access today, before the Kalos and Alola regions. So far, the new pokémon, Galarian Meowth and Galarian Zigzagoon, can be hatched from 7 kilometer eggs. The are exceptions like Galarian Sunfisk, who are available to catch as research rewards. Niantic has not announced any plans to add the rest of the Galarian Pokédex or any Kalos and Alolan pokémon to the mobile game anytime soon, breaking its standing tradition of adding generations to the game chronologically.

Dataminers have revealed more interesting additions that will hopefully be coming to Pokémon GO soon. Leaks earlier last month showed the possibility of Team GO Rocket adding Jesse and James to their roster, while more recent datamining has introduced the chance of more pokémon being added to the game. More Galarian pokémon are hidden in the app's data, including fan favorite Galarian Ponyta and its evolution Rapidash.

Niantic has been working hard to keep its players entertained and engaged with Pokémon GO during the COVID-19 pandemic, as most players are required to stay at home instead of exploring their neighborhood for pokemon. Niantic has made it easier to catch pokemon and battle other players online in recent months, and they're clearly still focused on delivering the best experience possible. Choosing to add more Galarian pokemon now instead of sticking to the generational additions that keep Pokémon GO relevant, and has an added bonus of introducing players to Pokemon Sword and Shield, in the off chance they haven't already been. The best follow up to this would be to not only add the rest of the Galarian dex, but also find the most effective way to add the Kalos and Alola region pokemon, and therefore give players more reason to play during this harrowing time.

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Source: EuroGamer

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The 15 Best Anime For Beginners | ScreenRant

Despite the fact that anime is one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the world, it can be incredibly difficult for potential fans of the genre to actually start watching. This is largely due to the fact that the most popular anime tend to be incredibly long, with some even being made up of over a thousand episodes.

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Consequently, a good started anime should be relatively short (at least at the time of writing), allowing for potential fans to easily catch up with the plot without the daunting and fatiguing task of watching over a thousand episodes. This article will list 10 of the best anime for beginners.

Update June 3rd, 2020 by Louis Kemner: The world of manga and anime is bigger and better than ever, and over the course of the 2010s, the Western world has fully embraced this particular form of entertainment and all its quirks. With anime in the mainstream, more pop culture fans than ever are looking for entry-level series that are short, high quality, and easy to follow. With that in mind, let's list 15 more beginner-friendly animated series.

15 The Ancient Magus' Bride

This animated series takes place in a magical version of modern England, where Celtic and Scandanavian monsters and fairies live unseen in the wilds, far beyond human civilization. It's almost like a fairy tale out there.

Viewers can easily relate to the familiar critters of this series, from a church grim to dragons and the famed Titania and Oberon. That and the fascinating skull-headed Elias can make for a compelling watch, all in 24 episodes.

14 Cells At Work!

A few works of fiction have portrayed the inner workings of the human body in this fashion, and Cells at Work! does it in true anime style. The human body is a vast city of apartments, furnaces, and aqueducts, and hardworking cells keep it all running.

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The animation is gorgeous, the cells are well-explained (this is an educational show), and the humor is spot-on. There are action scenes too, when white blood cells and killer T cells do battle with bacteria and viruses (and even cancer cells). This show is 12 episodes long, with a second season on the horizon.

13 Dr. Stone

Here is another educational animated series. Dr. Stone's first season is 24 episodes, and there is bound to be another season. The plot: a mysterious energy wave turned all people to stone, and 3,700 years later, the brilliant teenager Senku Ishigami awakens from his stony silence.

He's in a new Stone Age, and with the power of science and faith in the human race, he's going to rebuild everything, one rediscovered invention at a time. He's the kind of guy who can make functioning light bulbs in a 200,000 BC-style setting.

12 Plastic Memories

Fans of sci-fi and heartbreak alike may enjoy this series, which has elements of Blade Runner and The Fault in Our Stars (quite the combo). In this world, realistic androids are a reality, but they have limited life spans and must be manually retired (sometimes against their will).

Male lead Tsukasa Mizugaki is a newly hired robot retirer, and his companion is Isla, a robot who is on the verge of being retired herself. Tsukasa comes to love Isla with his very human heart... just in time for it to get broken.

11 Little Witch Academia

This anime may have been a significant influence on the later series My Hero Academia. In both series, a non-magical child is inspired by his/her hero, then enrolls at a magic school to emulate that hero.

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In this case, the heroine is Akko, who is dying to become a witch to help people and make them happy. Her magic powers are minimal, but she's trying, and she makes many lovely friends at witch school.

10 Parasyte The Maxim

Parasytethe Maxim may be one of the most underrated anime of the past decade. Based on a classic manga series from the 90s, Parasyte tells the story of a young man named Shinichi who wakes up to find that his right hand has been eaten and replaced with an alien parasite.

The alien, eventually called Migi, is part of an invading force that has been taking over various humans. Migi, however, was unable to take over Shinichi's brain and eventually forms a close bond with his host.

9 Yuri On Ice

Anime Yuri on Ice is one of the few examples of LGBT+ love stories in anime. The series follows the titular Yuri, a Japanese figure skater who is considering quitting the sport, eventually catches the eye of Victor Nikiforov, one of the world's most renowned figure skaters.

Victor becomes Yuri's coach as Yuri rediscovers his love for the sport and a charming love story begins to develop between the two characters.

8 Cowboy Bebop

Anime Cowboy Bebop is one of the most iconic and important anime of all time. Taking inspiration from western imagery and stories, Cowboy Bebop is essentially a Wild West story that is set in space and brings together a group of mismatched characters on adventures across space.

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The series only lasted for one season and a movie but has remained popular in the years since its release. If you're thinking of starting to watch anime, this would be a fantastic jumping on point.

7 One Punch Man

Anime One Punch Man started as web manga that eventually took over the world after it was the subject of a massively successful anime adaptation, with the property even spawning its own video game. The series follows Saitama, a man who has trained his body to such an extent that he is able to defeat enemies with one punch.

The series is a satire of the hero and anime fighting genre and it truly is fantastic with its material. The series is also relatively short which makes it an easy series to catch up on.

6 Re: Zero Starting Life On Another World

Despite only receiving one season, at the time of writing, Re: Zero Starting Life on Another World is one of the most popular anime of the past few years, with the characters of Rem and Ram being particularly widespread across the anime merchandise.

The series follows Subaru, a young man who ends up being transported from the modern world into a fantasy world. In this world, Subaru learns that if he is killed, he resets to a 'checkpoint'; allowing him to alter his actions and try again.

5 Attack On Titan

Anime Attack On Titan is one of the most popular due to its incredible first season, with many referring to it as the Game of Thrones of anime due to its intense and graphic plot. The series is set in an apocalyptic future in which humanity hides behind a walled city in order to keep out the Titans, who are these giant creatures that feed on humans.

RELATED: Attack On Titan Season 1: 5 Best & 5 Worst Episodes

The series has some of the most compelling mysteries and intense anime action scenes of the past few years, meaning that it is certain to hook any new anime fans.

4 Death Note

As is the case with several anime titles on this list, Death Note is an iconic and highly influential series that is perfect for beginners due it compelling and closed story. Death Note follows Yagami Light, a high school student who discovers a Death Note at this school. This book gives Yagami the power to kill anyone whose name he writes in the book, with Yagami using his power to enact vigilante justice.

Yagami's actions eventually bring him into conflict with an eccentric detective known as L, leading to a compelling game of cat and mouse between the two characters.

3 Erased

In a similar vein to Parasyte, Erased is one of the most underrated anime of the past decade. The 12 episode series is a dark and intense story that follows a 27-year-old man called Satoru Fujinuma, who possesses the ability to 'rewind' to avoid a tragedy. However, after a murder in his present brings back forgotten memories of his childhood, Satoru rewinds to his childhood past.

The series is as intense as it is heartwarming, with Satoru having to use his knowledge of the future in order to solve the murder in the future and catch the killer.

2 My Hero Academia

My Hero Academia is quickly becoming one of the most popular anime of the century. The series is set in a world in which superpowers, or quirks as the anime refers to them, are held by around 80% of the population, which eventually leads to a hero/ villain society.

The series follows a young man named Izuku Midoriya who is given the quirk of the legendary hero All Might and joins the most prestigious hero school in Japan, UA.

1 Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood

In a similar vein to Cowboy Bebop, Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood is one of the most iconic and influential anime of the past few decades. The series follows two brothers, Edward and Alphonse as they try to heal the damage inflicted on them both during an ill-fated ritual.

The series has some of the most intense action, compelling characters, and heartbreaking episodes in anime history, making it a perfect contender for someone's 'first anime'.

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