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Cool Stuff: ‘Aliens’ Power Loader Statue Will Keep Xenomorphs Away From Your Collectibles By Ethan Anderton/March 24, 2020 6:00 am EST “Get away from her, you bitch!” That famous line from Aliens is something we might be saying a lot more if people don’t stick with the plan to continue social distancing in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus in the United States. But for now, we’ll just hope for the best and distract ourselves with a look at a new collectible inspired by the James Cameron-directed sci-fi sequel to Ridley Scott’s horror sci-fi classic Alien....

Back the Future Part II Screen Print Poster You can either order the Back to the Future Part II screen print poster that looks exactly how it did when it was released in theaters, or you can pick it up as an art print without any of the titles, studio logos or movie credits. The recreation of the theatrical poster is a 17-color screen print that measures 24x36 inches. It’s a timed edition that will be on sale starting on Wednesday, October 2 at 12pm ET through Sunday, October 6 at 11:59pm ET, so you don’t have to rush to pick it up....

Cool Stuff: New ‘Back To The Future’ Funko POPs Coming For The 35th Anniversary This Year By Ethan Anderton/March 17, 2020 6:00 am EST There have been a handful of Back to the Future Funko POPs released over the years, but most of them have been tied to the original movie from 1985. That will change later this year though when a batch of Funko POPs inspired by the sci-fi franchise hit shelves in honor of the original film’s 35th anniversary....

Dave Franco Will Play Vanilla Ice In ‘To The Extreme’ By Chris Evangelista/July 23, 2020 8:00 am EST Like it or not, we’re getting a Vanilla Ice biopic. It’s called To the Extreme, and it will star Dave Franco as Robert Matthew Van Winkle, AKA Vanilla Ice, who was something of a big deal in the 1990s, with his song “Ice Ice Baby” ending up the first hip hop single to top the Billboard charts....

Disney To Reboot Fox’s ‘Home Alone,’ ‘Night At The Museum,’ And More For Disney+ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 7, 2019 8:00 am EST With its acquisition of 21st Century Fox, Disney has thousands of titles in its arsenal to pad out its upcoming streaming platform Disney+. But rather than simply offer an archive of classic titles stretching back decades, the House of Mouse is going to slap the Disney brand on 20th Century Fox’s most family-friendly hits with reboots and “reimaginings” of titles such as Home Alone, Night at the Museum, and more....

Quentin Tarantino Is Writing A Novel About A World War II Vet Who Learns To Love Foreign Movies By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 1, 2019 2:30 pm EST Quentin Tarantino is retiring from filmmaking (maybe), but that doesn’t mean he’s going to stop creating art. The director has said in the past he might take up novel writing – and even that Once Upon a Time in Hollywood originally started out as a book before he turned it into a film....

Superhero Bits: ‘Birds Of Prey’ Runtime Revealed, New ‘Batman’ Game Possibly Teased & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 9, 2020 6:00 pm EST How long is Birds of Prey? Why are victims of The Dark Knight Rises shooting victims in Aurora, CO frustrated with Todd Phillips? Did you know Buck Henry created his own superhero many decades ago? Why did Robert Pattinson choose to star in The Batman? Why was Joaquin Phoenix difficult for the Joker hair and make-up team to work with?...

Superhero Bits: Darkseid In Zack Snyder’s Justice League, No Batwoman And Supergirl Crossover Next Season & More By Ethan Anderton/May 21, 2020 6:00 pm EST Will there be a Supergirl and Batwoman crossover next season on The CW? Which state is still hosting a big comic convention in July? Want to see the whole roster of the Contest of Champions from Thor: Ragnarok? Want to hear Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse producer Phil Lord and Paul Scheer talk about Spider-Ham?...

The Morning Watch: Batman Museum Tour, Different Movie Theater Formats Explained & More By Ethan Anderton/July 24, 2019 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, find out why there are so many different movie formats in theaters and what the difference is between them....

The Morning Watch: Bringing Slimer To Life In ‘Ghostbusters’, The Formula Of Romantic Comedies & More By Ethan Anderton/June 4, 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 a Ghostbusters featurette showing the creation of Slimer from detailed storyboards to the final cut of the movie....

The Morning Watch: Stuntmen Recreate ‘The Mandalorian’ Fight, ‘Labyrinth’ Video Essay & More By Ethan Anderton/April 7, 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 stuntment recreate a fight scene from The Mandalorian with some low-rent props and visual effects in the middle of a dojo....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Rock Star’ Is The Dumb 1980s Rock Cousin Of ‘Boogie Nights’, And It’s Fun As Hell By Ethan Anderton/June 3, 2020 7:00 am EST (Welcome to The 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: Rock StarWhere You Can Stream It: HBO MaxThe Pitch: Oscar nominee Mark Wahlberg, who found fame in hip hop as the face and shirtless body of Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, returns to his musical roots in this ultimate fantasy daydream....

Watch: Creating The Unconventional Music Of ‘Becky’, The Indie Thriller Starring Kevin James As A Villain By Ben Pearson/June 11, 2020 12:30 pm EST Becky, the new indie thriller from directors Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott (Bushwick, Cooties), earned lots of attention for casting the frequently goofy Kevin James (Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Kevin Can Wait) as a straight-faced, menacing neo-Nazi villain who’s willing to murder a child to get what he wants....

You Can Watch Quentin Tarantino, Leonardo DiCaprio, And Brad Pitt Talk ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Live In Theaters This Weekend By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 30, 2019 12:30 pm EST Sony dropped a lot of dough on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and they want to make sure they get their money’s worth. They’re angling Quentin Tarantino’s hit for awards season glory, and that means they’re going to keep the movie in the public eye....

‘Avatar: The Next Shadow’ Comic Book Will Fill The Gap Between ‘Avatar 2’ And The Original Movie By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 19, 2020 9:30 am EST Avatar: The Next Shadow is set for release on January 6, 2021, and here’s the official synopsis: At the end of Avatar, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) permanently left his human form so he could live on Pandora with Neytiri (Zoe Saldana). Though it appeared he would be accepted into the clan of Na’vi, it sounds like the four-issue comic book series will reveal that it wasn’t exactly a smooth transition....

By Chris Evangelista/July 15, 2019 12:30 pm EST The Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie has found two new writers, and they’re definitely not who you’d expect: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach. The Frances Ha and Mistress America team will work together yet again to pen the script for the toy adaptation. There’s also a chance Gerwig might direct, although there’s no deal for that yet. I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that no one saw this coming....

‘Big Bang Theory’ Coming To HBO Max Following $600 Million Deal By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 17, 2019 9:30 am EST As the streaming wars continue, with no end in sight, HBO Max just pulled off a costly strategic maneuver that will either result in a win – or blow up in their faces. The upcoming mega-streaming service just plopped down big bucks for the streaming rights to The Big Bang Theory, the wildly popular comedy that somehow managed to never be funny....

‘Central Park’ Trailer: Apple TV+ Presents An Animated Musical Comedy From The Creator Of ‘Bob’s Burgers’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 10, 2020 2:30 pm EST There’s nothing better than a big, splashy old-fashioned musical that turns the streets of New York City into a candy-colored stage. And an animated musical comedy series from Bob’s Burgers creator Loren Bouchard set in Central Park? Even better. Apple TV+ has released the trailer for Central Park, a musical comedy series that follows a family of park caretakers who must protect Central Park from a greedy land developer....

‘Creepshow’ TV Series Trailer: It’s The Most Fun You’ll Ever Have Being Scared By Chris Evangelista/July 19, 2019 9:22 am EST Stephen King and George A. Romero’s Creepshow gets a new (after)life with Shudder’s Creepshow TV series. Greg Nicotero leads the charge, adapting new tales of terror to the small screen, adapted from stories by King, Joe Hill, and more. The first Creepshow TV series trailer has arrived ahead of show’s panel at San Diego Comic-Con, and with it comes an official release date....

‘Dopesick’: Michael Keaton To Star In Hulu Series About America’s Opioid Crisis By Ben Pearson/June 17, 2020 12:00 pm EST Hulu has given a straight-to-series order to a new limited series called Dopesick, which stars Oscar-nominated actor Michael Keaton (Birdman) and is directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Levinson (Rain Man). The series will provide a multi-faceted look at the opioid crisis in America, and it marks the first time Keaton has starred in a TV series in thirteen years....