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‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Director Peter Ramsey To Helm An “Unconventional Biopic” About Blues Musician Robert Johnson By Ben Pearson/Nov. 7, 2019 3:30 pm EST Peter Ramsey, one of the directors of last year’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, has lined up his next directing gig – and no, it’s not the Spider-Verse sequel. Instead, he’ll make the jump to live action for the first time and direct a film called Love in Vain, an “unconventional biopic” about famed blues musician Robert Johnson....

‘Steven Universe’ Announces An Epilogue Limited Series [New York Comic-Con 2019] By Caroline Cao/Oct. 5, 2019 1:30 pm EST Fan of Cartoon Network’s critically acclaimed Steven Universe assembled at New York Comic Con 2019 for a musical celebration and a slew of surprises. Creator Rebecca Sugar, along with voice stars Estelle (Garnet), Michaela Dietz (Amethyst), and Deedee Magno-Hall (Pearl) opened the panel with bangers of fan favorite songs from The Steven Universe Movie, kicking off with “Happily Ever After....

‘Swallow’ Review: An Unsettling Film That Ultimately Plays Things Too Safe [Fantasia Film Festival 2019] By Sarah Foulkes/July 17, 2019 11:00 am EST If one were to compile a list of alienated housewives in film, it would be long enough to clog the kitchen sink. There’s something inherently cinematic about a pretty white woman picking furniture from a catalogue with a cigarette in one hand and a dead look in her eyes....

‘The Beach House’ Trailer: Surf, Sand, And Some Body Horror By Chris Evangelista/June 26, 2020 3:30 pm EST We could all probably use a getaway right about now, but after watching the trailer for The Beach House, you might want to avoid any shorefront locations for a while. The indie horror flick, headed to Shudder in July, follows four people at a beach house who find themselves dealing with both cosmic horror and body horror....

‘The Elephant Queen’ Trailer: Apple Gets Theatrical With This Nature Documentary By Ben Pearson/Oct. 7, 2019 3:00 pm EST Apple is beefing up its participation in the streaming wars with AppleTV+, but one of its upcoming streaming titles is debuting in theaters before it lands on the upcoming streaming service. The Elephant Queen, a new nature documentary about a family of pachyderms who must traverse the harsh African savanna in order to survive, is hitting theaters in just a few days, and it marks a return to the plains for Chiwetel Ejiofor, who narrates this doc and tried to usurp the Pride Rock throne as Scar in Jon Favreau’s version of The Lion King just a couple of months ago....

‘The Haunting Of Bly Manor’ Will Adapt More Than Just ‘The Turn Of The Screw’ By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 6, 2019 5:30 pm EST The Haunting of Bly Manor, the second season of The Haunting of Hill House, is taking its main inspiration from Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw. But according to creator Mike Flanagan, Screw will be just one of several Henry James ghost stories Bly Manor will draw from....

‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’ First Look Photos Show Off The Star-Studded Cast Of Aaron Sorkin’s New Movie By Ethan Anderton/July 22, 2020 8:30 am EST Aaron Sorkin’s next movie as both a writer and director is The Trial of the Chicago 7. The true story follows the infamous 1969 trial of seven men charged by the federal government with conspiracy following the counter-cultural anti-Vietnam protests in Chicago at the 1968 Democratic National Convention....

‘The Water Man’ Review: David Oyelowo Makes His Directorial Debut With A Wholesome Adventure [TIFF 2020] By Marshall Shaffer/Sept. 21, 2020 9:00 am EST “Anything that basically is overtly celebrating darkness and to be perfectly honest, sanctioning it,” David Oyelowo told NPR in 2015, “that’s something I can’t personally do […] I know that films affect and shape culture, and I want to put stuff in the world that I feel is edifying as opposed to stuff that is detrimental....

‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Trailer: The Creepy, Iconic Series Is Reborn On Netflix By Chris Evangelista/June 23, 2020 11:00 am EST Unsolved Mysteries is back. The TV series that gave us the creeps from the late 1980s and early ’90s has a new lease on life courtesy of Netflix, the show’s original creators, and the producers of Stranger Things. Sadly, Robert Stack – unquestionably the most memorable host the show ever had – has long since passed away, which means we won’t be able to be blessed with his soothing-yet-creepy voice narrating these strange tales....

‘Without Remorse’ Will Mark A ‘Fantastic Four’ Reunion Between Jamie Bell And Michael B. Jordan, Adds ‘Queen And Slim’ Star [Updated] By Ben Pearson/Sept. 18, 2019 11:16 am EST While most of us would probably rather forget that Fox’s 2015 Fantastic Four film exists, we’re about to see two of that movie’s cast members reunite. Former Ben Grimm/The Thing actor Jamie Bell is the latest to join the Without Remorse cast, meeting up with former Johnny Storm/The Human Torch actor Michael B....

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Box Office Drops 67% In Its Second Weekend By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 4, 2021 3:00 pm EST Wonder Woman 1984 might have been flying high in its opening weekend, with the biggest post-pandemic opening yet, but it experienced a steep drop at domestic theaters in its second weekend. But whether that’s down to the unusual day-and-date release on HBO Max or poor word-of-mouth buzz is still uncertain. Deadline reports that the Wonder Woman 1984 box office experienced a massive 67% drop during its second weekend in domestic theaters, more than the average second-weekend drop of roughly 50%....

Contact-Free Movie Theaters Being Tested In South Korea By Chris Evangelista/May 11, 2020 2:30 pm EST South Korea is hoping to combat coronavirus fears with contact-free movie theaters, because this is the world we live in now. Last month, the country’s number one exhibitor CJ-CGV tested AI robots, automated kiosks, and LED-controlled food delivery boxes. Other theaters followed in their footsteps, all with the hope of revitalizing the box office....

Cool Stuff: Hallmark’s New Christmas Movie Ornaments Bring Holiday Cheer When We Need It Most By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 7, 2020 6:00 am EST Nearly every week of 2020 has been terrible. So even though Christmas is still five months away, maybe we should start celebrating early with some holiday cheer, courtesy of Hallmark’s Keepsake Ornament collection. So far we’ve seen some of the new ornaments for the Harry Potter and Star Wars franchises, but what would a Christmas tree without some ornaments inspired by or favorite Christmas movies?...

Cool Stuff: The Mandalorian And Baby Yoda Get Hot Toys Figures By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 18, 2020 1:30 pm EST While we’re all stuck at home self-quarantining, what better time to add to our growing toy collections? Hot Toys is already ahead of you, debuting their new The Mandalorian and The Child Sixth Scale Figure Set. This marks the Hot Toys debut of the beloved characters from The Mandalorian, here to capitalize on the popularity of the Disney+ Star Wars series, and its breakout character The Child (aka Baby Yoda)....

Disneyland & Disney World Increase Ticket Prices, So Now Disneyland Could Cost Upwards Of $229 Per Ticket By Ben Pearson/Feb. 11, 2020 2:45 pm EST If you’re planning a trip to Disneyland, I have some bad news: your trip just got more expensive. Not long after the opening of the Rise of the Resistance ride in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge on both U.S. coasts, the company has once again raised its prices…just in time for Avengers Campus to open at Disneyland....

Hasbro Releases Full Episodes Of ‘G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero’ On YouTube For Free By Ethan Anderton/March 30, 2020 6:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Since the population of the United States (and the rest of the world) is spending a lot more time at home these days thanks to our efforts to fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, there’s never been a higher need for streaming content....

How ‘Princess Mononoke’ Influenced ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ And ‘The Mandalorian’ By Bryan Young/Dec. 2, 2020 8:00 am EST (Welcome to The Movies That Made Star Wars, a series where we explore the films and television properties that inspired George Lucas’s iconic universe. In this edition:Princess Mononoke.)George Lucas often spoke about how anime inspired his decision to create Star Wars: The Clone Wars. During a Q&A at the Siggraph convention, he said about the creation of the animation facility in Singapore that was responsible for a lot of the work on that show: “A lot of (Asia) is still trying to move into the 3D age....

How ‘Uncut Gems’ And Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Punch-Drunk Love’ Function As Unlikely Companion Pieces By Matthew Monagle/Dec. 16, 2019 2:00 pm EST On the early afternoon of November 28, 2019, Josh and Benny Safdie celebrated Thanksgiving by sharing scenes of intense family dysfunction. Over the course of the afternoon, the Safdies’ official Twitter account posted a handful of .gifs from Paul Thomas Anderson’s Punch-Drunk Love. The first is a scene where Adam Sandler’s Barry Egan – having just punched out his sister’s sliding glass door in a rare fit of unrepressed anger – admits to his clueless brother-in-law that there are moments when he does not like himself....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 1, 2020 9:30 am EST Ron Howard is set to direct the latest feature film inspired by the 2018 rescue of a Thai soccer team from a flooded Tham Luang cave. The Solo director will helm Thirteen Lives, penned by William Nicholson, the Oscar-nominated writer of Gladiator.Collider reports that Ron Howard is on board to direct Thirteen Lives, a drama written by William Nicholson inspired by the real-life events of the Thai cave rescue....

The Morning Watch: A ‘Ghostbusters II’ Retrospective, ‘Da 5 Bloods’ Scene Breakdown & More By Ethan Anderton/June 24, 2020 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, watch as Ghostbusters II director Ivan Reitman reminisces about making the sequel with writer and co-star Dan Aykroyd....