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Robert Evans, Legendary Producer And Studio Head Behind ‘The Godfather’ And ‘Chinatown’, Is Dead At 89 By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 28, 2019 11:00 am EST After his brief stint in front of the camera, Evans used his money to break into producing. He soon caught the attention of Charles Bluhdorn, who was head of Paramount owner Gulf+Western. Bluhdorn installed Evans at Paramount and by 1967, Evans was running the studio. At the time of Evans’ arrival, Paramount was in trouble....

Superhero Bits: ‘Arrow’ Finale Marks The End Of An Era, James Marsden Down To Enter The MCU & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 28, 2020 6:00 pm EST Which Marvel Comics villain is coming to Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 on Nintendo Switch? Where did Birds of Prey star Jurnee Smollett-Bell draw inspiration for the Canary Cry? Which Marvel Comics character may be coming to the MCU in Thor: Love & Thunder or Loki?...

The Best TV Shows And Movies Leaving Netflix In August 2020 By Ben Pearson/July 24, 2020 2:00 pm EST Netflix giveth, and Netflix taketh away. As usual, the streaming service is set to lose some big titles in August, leaving you with just a few measly days (or weeks, in some instances) to catch up before they disappear into digital oblivion. Here’s the full list of what’s vanishing from the service, including the best movies leaving Netflix in August 2020....

The Films We’re Most Excited To See At The 2019 Toronto International Film Festival By Abby Olcese/Sept. 5, 2019 7:00 am EST The lineup for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival feels like a smorgasbord of cinematic treats that promise an exciting fall movie season indeed. From well-regarded entries at other festivals to premieres of new work, there’s a lot we’re looking forward to. That said, there are more than 300 movies on the schedule this year, and nobody has that much stamina....

Theater Updates: Drive-In Screenings Now Meet Oscar Requirements, Some Regal Theaters Are Staying Open In California, And More By Ben Pearson/Oct. 9, 2020 1:00 pm EST The turmoil of the theatrical exhibition industry has been well documented since the pandemic began, but considering all of the insanity that’s been going on in the country over the past couple of days, it’d be totally understandable a detail or two slipped through the cracks....

This Week In Trailers: Insert Coin, Capital In The Twenty-First Century, Bacurau, Scream, Queen! My Nightmare On Elm Street, Charm City Kings By Christopher Stipp/Feb. 24, 2020 4:00 pm EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

WarnerMedia’s ‘Justice League’ Investigation Concludes With “Remedial Action”; Ray Fisher Responds By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 14, 2020 7:00 am EST After a lengthy inquiry following Justice League actor Ray Fisher’s allegations of on-set misconduct, WarnerMedia has concluded the investigation with “remedial action” taken. This brings an end to the five-month back-and-forth between the star and Warner Bros., after Fisher accused director Joss Whedon of on-set abuse. The Justice League investigation has ended, though with many questions still unanswered....

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Deleted Scene Takes A Knee (And Shows What Happened To Gamora) By Chris Evangelista/July 26, 2019 10:35 am EST Avengers: Endgame is on its way to digital and Blu-ray, which means the hype for the film gets to start up all over again. Even though Endgame is already so long people had to write entire articles about not taking bathroom breaks during the runtime, it could’ve been even longer....

‘Cherry’ Clip: Tom Holland Joins The Army In The New Russo Brothers Film By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 12, 2021 1:00 pm EST Now that the Russo Brothers are done with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, they’re moving on to other things. They’ve already produced several films, and their first post-Marvel directorial effort is arriving in time for awards season. It’s called Cherry, and it stars Tom Holland as a former soldier with PTSD who starts robbing banks to pay for his drug habit....

‘Forky Asks A Question’ Trailer: It’s Exactly What You Think It Is By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 30, 2019 4:00 pm EST What is Forky Asks A Question? I’m glad you asked that question because I can tell you: it’s exactly what the title suggests. A new series on Disney+ where everyone’s favorite piece of trash asks questions. Forky, the horrifying existential nightmare spork from Toy Story 4, gets to ask a series of questions stretched across 10 shorts....

‘House Of 1000 Corpses’ Maze Coming To Halloween Horror Nights By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 15, 2019 7:30 am EST At one point, Rob Zombie’s nasty horror film House of 1000 Corpses was so controversial that it looked as if it would never be released. Now, more than 10 years later, the movie is being turned into an attraction at two major theme parks. Funny how things change! A new House of 1000 Corpses maze is headed to Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights – a maze that will bring several of the locations from Zombie’s grisly horror movie to life....

‘I’m Thinking Of Ending Things’, The New Film From Charlie Kaufman, Hits Netflix In September By Chris Evangelista/July 1, 2020 1:30 pm EST I’m Thinking of Ending Things, the long-awaited new film from writer-director Charlie Kaufman, now has a release date. The Netflix movie starring Jessie Buckley, Jesse Plemons, Toni Collette, and David Thewlis, will premiere on Netflix in September. The film is an adaptation of the Iain Reid novel of the same name, but don’t be surprised if Kaufman is changing up the source material....

‘Inuyasha’ Is Getting An Anime Sequel About Inuyasha And Sesshomaru’s Daughters By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 12, 2020 4:30 pm EST Inuyasha was one of the biggest animes of the early 2000s. Coming right at the height of the global anime wave of the ’90s and 2000s, the Rumiko Takahashi-created series converted many a young anime fan (including yours truly) with its fantastical action-adventure story about a contemporary Japanese teenager who gets trapped in feudal Japan....

‘Little Women’ Clip: Meryl Streep Is Saoirse Ronan’s Rich, Meddling Aunt By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 8, 2019 9:00 am EST It’s a conversation that plenty of people will have just heard from their relatives coming off the Thanksgiving holidays, and can probably look forward to hearing come Christmas: when will you get married? Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women may have been published in 1868, but it continues to prove itself timeless, especially in its depiction of meddling aunts....

‘Loki’: ‘American Honey’ And ‘Utopia’ Star Sasha Lane Has Been Cast In The Time-Hopping Superhero Series By Ben Pearson/Oct. 5, 2020 11:00 am EST Lane has reportedly joined the cast of Loki, the time-hopping Disney+ series that has Tom Hiddleston on board to reprise his role as the trickster god from the Thor and Avengers movies. GoldenGlobes.com recently published a profile of the actress, and just before their interview segment of the piece begins, the author dropped a small nugget of news....

‘Myst’ TV Series In The Works From ‘X-Men: First Class’ Writer Ashley Edward Miller By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 16, 2020 7:30 am EST A new video game adaptation is emerging from the mist. The iconic video game Myst is being adapted into a TV series by Village Roadshow, which has tapped Thor and X-Men: First Class writer Ashley Edward Miller to pen the pilot and serve as showrunner. Deadline reports that Village Roadshow is developing a Myst TV series based on the first-person graphic adventure game following a young geologist who stumbles upon the ancient D’ni civilization in a cavern deep below the New Mexico desert....

‘The Terror: Infamy’ Episodes 5 And 6 Start Answering Questions By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 17, 2019 11:00 am EST The past two episodes of The Terror: Infamy have been all about answering questions. Episode 5, “Shatter Like a Peal”, involves a lengthy interrogation scene between two characters. And episode 6, “Taizo”, finally fills us in on the backstory of Yuko, the mysterious, ghostly demon that has been plaguing the show’s characters from the start....

‘Yesterday’ Writer Richard Curtis On His Feel-Good Movies And Why He Doesn’t Miss Directing [Interview] By Jack Giroux/June 28, 2019 8:00 am EST Danny Boyle’s Yesterday is based on an idea by Jack Birth (The Simpsons) and Curtis, who brings his nice and light rom-com touch to a high-concept. As Curtis told us, the movie has much in common with his last film, About Time, his final movie as a director....

2020 Emmy Winners: ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Sweeps Comedy Category, ‘Watchmen’ And ‘Succession’ Win Big For HBO By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 20, 2020 8:00 pm EST Sunday night brought the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards to ABC, honoring the best achievements in television from the past year. Jimmy Kimmel hosted an unusual virtual version of the broadcast in the age of coronavirus, and it was a big night for Schitt’s Creek, Watchmen and Succession, each taking home several of the key awards in their respective categories....

21st Century Spielberg Podcast: With ‘A.I.’ And ‘Minority Report,’ Steven Spielberg Redefined His Work For A New Century By Chris Evangelista/April 7, 2020 8:00 am EST (Welcome to 21st Century Spielberg, an ongoing column and podcast that examines the challenging, sometimes misunderstood 21st century filmography of one of our greatest living filmmakers, Steven Spielberg. First up: A.I. and Minority Report.)“What if Peter Pan grew up?” pondered the tagline of Steven Spielberg’s 1991 fantasy Hook....