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Welcome to the deep dive on Crescent City, the 2024 crime thriller that brought together some heavyweight acting talent without delivering the dramatic goods. Directed by Rj Collins from a script by Rich Ronat, this serial killer yarn looked to keep viewers guessing about the killer’s identity as murders mounted in a small Southern community.

But with a premise this promising, did the finished film live up to its potential? Join me as we take a closer look at all aspects of this mystery’s muddled telling.

We’re talking a star-studded cast here—Alec Baldwin, Terrence Howard, Esai Morales, even Aussie actress Nicky Whelan signed on. Their talents alone had many anticipating intrigue. The basic setup also showed promise—a ruthless murderer terrorizing a town, sowing chaos and paranoia as cops race to stop the bloodshed.

All the ingredients seemed there for an atmospheric, page-turning thriller. But as the facts will show,...

Nicholas Cage is one of Hollywood’s most decorated actors who has worked on brilliant projects in the past. Cage’s career was set, especially since he was born into an artistic family, the Coppolas. His father was August Coppola, who happens to be related to the legendary Francis Ford Coppola and several other big names who have worked in the movie industry.

Cage has been in many relationships over the years, including five marriages. His first marriage was to actress Patricia Arquette (1995-2001), followed by a short stint with Elvis Presley’s daughter, Lisa Marie (2002-04). Then, he married Alice Kim, a waitress who worked in LA. Their marriage lasted for 12 years before ending in 2016.

Nicolas Cage at a panel for Kick-Ass a WonderCon 2010 | Credits: Guillaume Paumier, Cc By 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

In 2019, Nicholas Cage married Erika Koike. But after claiming that they were both intoxicated before tying the knot,...

Directed by Rj Collins, the murder mystery thriller Crescent City revolves around a serial killer whose victims were men, women, and queer people between the ages of 20 and 40. The killer was obsessed with mannequins, and he always decapitated his victims and left a mannequin at the crime scene. Police detectives Brian Stutter and Luke Carson were assigned the serial killer case, but they were yet to make a breakthrough. Their boss, Captain Howell, introduced them to detective Jaclyn Waters, who was transferred from Tulsa to investigate the case. The duo was not happy with Waters’ intervention, but they had no choice. Eventually, they learned about a website that Brian had previously noticed scribbled on the walls of his church washroom. Was the killer targeting churchgoers? Or was the church involved in the killings? Let’s find it out through the detailed recap of the film and explanation of Crescent City’s ending.

New Orleans natives may be slightly disappointed to find that a movie titled “Crescent City” — long a popular nickname for the storied Louisiana metropolis — actually is set in and around Little Rock, Ark. On the other hand, they might be happy to find that their hometown is not represented at all in this overplotted and instantly disposable drama, a bland gumbo of serial killer tropes, internal affairs investigation, Satanic sex addicts and buddy-cop shoot-’em-up stuff. The movie opens day-and-date Aug. 16 in limited theatrical runs as well as on digital platforms, but it’s really best suited for home screen perusing — just so viewers can intermittently hit pause and ask one another, “Wait, what the hell was that all about?”

Terrence Howard and Esai Morales struggle mightily — and do more for the movie than it ever does for them — while attempting to impose some degree of plausibility (or at least...

Rhobh star Mauricio Umansky’s new love has been identified as a young actress. He was caught in a long, warm embrace with the dirty blonde beauty as he touched down in Greece. So, who is she, and have they gotten even closer? Keep reading for more details.

Rhobh Mauricio Umansky’s New Love Identified As Young Actress

Recently, Mauricio Umansky touched down in Greece and was greeted at the airport by a mystery woman in a white long-sleeved romper cover-up. It appeared she was fresh off the beach more importantly, thrilled to see Mauricio. The two of them immediately embraced and then fell into a deep kiss. Shortly after that was put out into the media, Mauricio’s estranged wife, Rhobh star, Kyle Richards, made a statement. She erased “wife” from her Instagram bio. Though the couple has been separated for about a year and he’s been out on dates,...

"Why did you tell me?" "So that I could protect you..." Lionsgate has revealed the official trailer for a crime thriller titled Crescent City, yet another of these dime-a-dozen crime movies being dumped to VOD and instantly forgotten upon release. Most of us won't even see this movie or care about it at all. Crescent City is the story of a twisted series of murders that sends three detectives on a whirlwind investigation. Described as a "mesmerizing crime thriller about what it costs to catch a killer." A small town in the south is ravaged by a serial killer, with everyone being a suspect including the police. What must it take to find him and stop him? The mystery film stars Terrence Howard, Esai Morales, Nicky Whelan, Weston Cage, & Alec Baldwin. Not only is this a bad trailer, everything about this movie looks annoyingly bad. Avoid at all costs. // Continue...

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Scripted by Daniel Barnz and Ned Zeman, Bruno Penguin is based on a Vanity Fair article from the latter which tells the true story of adventurous Swiss photographer Bruno Zehnder, a superb artist who spent the last 20 years of his life in Antarctica photographing Emperor penguins. He was obsessed by them – their kindness, the way they lived, their deep levels of affection for one another. Bruno spent his life trying to learn how to communicate with them and over time, the colonies grew to know him and return his fondness.

It’s a tale as old as time — the heartwrenching, steam-inducing, bodice-clenching story of a woman falling head over heels in love with a man who’s more red flag than person. Except in the case of the best-selling book A Court Of Thorns And Roses and its subsequent series, author Sarah J Maas didn’t just use these tropes to establish herself in the romance market— she used fairy porn to revive an entire subgenre of publishing.

The name on everybody’s lips at the moment is “romantasy,” a...

The Exchange has acquired international sales to thriller Crescent City, adding the title to its slate for next week’s European Film Market (EFM).

The crime mystery, currently in post-production, stars Terrence Howard, Esai Morales, Alec Baldwin and Nicky Whelan. Rj Collins directs from a screenplay by Rich Ronat. Producers are Eduard Osipov of Beno Films, Vince Jolivette of Filmopoly, David Lipper, Denise Loren and Robert A Daly Jr of Latigo Films, and Maurice Compte.

Crescent City is the story of a twisted murder that sends three detectives on a whirlwind investigation.

The Exchange reports that a US distribution deal...