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We Watched Three Artists Create A ‘Paddington’ Poster Live On Stage At MondoCon By Marisa Mirabal/Sept. 18, 2019 11:00 am EST One of the most sought after items Mondo creates are limited edition screen printed movie posters. If you’ve ever tried to purchase one on their website only to miss the opportunity seconds after they drop, you know what I mean. Mondo hires an array of extremely talented artists across the globe to illustrate alternate movie posters that lead fans to camp out for, fly cross country for, and save up paychecks months in advance hoping to secure a print they’ve had their eye on....

‘1917’ Trailer: Sam Mendes Goes Back To The Height Of World War I By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 1, 2019 8:02 am EST After two globe-trotting movies with a certain suave spy, Skyfall director Sam Mendes is making his return to the period piece with 1917. A war drama that follows two soldiers in a single day at the height of World War I, 1917 has a stacked cast full of every British actor in existence, including Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Madden, and Hot Priest himself, Andrew Scott....

‘American Horror Stories’ And ‘Y: The Last Man’ TV Series Move From FX To FX On Hulu By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 22, 2020 2:45 pm EST At Hulu’s annual NewFronts presentations, the streamer revealed that their Y: The Last Man adaptation and the American Horror Story spin-off anthology series American Horror Stories will be the two newest FX on Hulu titles, joining the likes of FX series like Devs, Mrs. America, the Kate Mara and Nick Robinson-starring A Teacher, and Jeff Bridges’ The Old Man, Deadline reports....

‘Bad Boys For Life’ Deleted Scene: Even Will Smith’s Charms And A Baby Fail To Work For Once By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 10, 2020 4:30 pm EST With no movies in theaters, Sony Pictures is doubling down on the advertising for its films currently available on digital platforms — specifically, the surprisingly good Bad Boys for Life. The latest clip to be released by Sony is a deleted scene from Bad Boys for Life, showing Will Smith’s Detective Mike Lowrey trying — and failing — to work his charms on a spa receptionist....

By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 19, 2020 12:30 pm EST As the American experiment hurdles wildly towards oblivion with each passing day, HBO Max has decided what we all need right now is a limited series about a modern-day civil war. The streaming service has ordered a DMZ limited series, based on the comic series of the same name. The show hails from Roberto Patino and Ava DuVernay and stars Rosario Dawson and Benjamin Bratt....

‘Mulan’ Honest Trailer: This Is What Progress Looked Like In The 1990s By Ethan Anderton/March 19, 2020 6:00 am EST Unfortunately, Disney has pushed back their live-action remake of Mulan to an unknown new release date now that movie theaters are closed all over the United States (as well as other countries around the world. But since certain corners of the internet were planning on it being released, we’re still getting the Mulan Honest Trailer for the original 1998 animated movie....

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Will Keep The Mysteries Of The Knights Of Ren, Won’t Show Their Faces By Ben Pearson/Oct. 8, 2019 3:00 pm EST Ever since Star Wars: The Force Awakens, hardcore Star Wars fans have been yearning to learn more about the mysterious Knights of Ren, the rain-soaked battle bros loyal to Kylo Ren, aka Ben Solo (Adam Driver). The characters were completely absent from The Last Jedi, but they’ll be back in J....

‘The Crown’ Season 3 Featurette Showcases The New Cast By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 16, 2019 8:00 am EST Big changes are in store for The Crown season 3, which arrives on Netflix this weekend. To better highlight the passage of time, the series has an entirely new cast playing the British Royal Family, with Oscar-winner Olivia Colman stepping into the role of Queen Elizabeth, a part previously played by Claire Foy. A new The Crown season 3 featurette showcases the new cast and the changes in store....

By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 5, 2021 1:00 pm EST The Great Escapists Trailer Is this…a reality show? The answer appears to be “yes,” but boy oh boy does a lot of the stuff on display in this trailer look staged. In The Great Escapists, “two of pop-science TV’s greatest minds” – Richard Hammond (The Grand Tour) and Tory Belleci (Mythbusters) – are shipwrecked together on a desert island “with nothing but their smarts and their scrap shipwreck for survival....

‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’ Cast Adds Dylan O’Brien Alongside Viggo Mortensen By Chris Evangelista/July 8, 2020 4:30 pm EST The Greatest Beer Run Ever, Peter Farrelly’s Green Book follow-up that reunites him with star Viggo Mortensen, just added another cast member to help out with the titular beer run. Dylan O’Brien is in negotiations to take the lead role in the film, with Mortensen set for a supporting part. O’Brien is known for Teen Wolf and also The Maze Runner franchise, so maybe they should retitle this The Greatest Maze Run Ever instead....

‘The Midnight Sky’ From Director George Clooney Coming To Netflix This Year By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 21, 2020 5:00 pm EST That’s a wrap on The Midnight Sky, a new film from director George Clooney. Clooney’s film is headed to Netflix sometime this year, because sooner or later, everyone turns to Netflix. The film is an adaptation of a book by Lily Brooks-Dalton about a scientist trying to stop a group of astronauts from returning home....

‘The Trials Of Gabriel Fernandez’ Trailer: Netflix True Crime Docu-Series Puts The Whole System On Trial By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 20, 2020 3:30 pm EST The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez is a new six-part true crime series from Netflix, and it looks like a particularly tough watch. Indeed, the opening moments of the newly released trailer feature a court bailiff warning people in a courtroom that the case they’re about to hear is “very emotional” and that it might end up overwhelming them....

‘The Vow’ Trailer: Find Out How A Self-Improvement Movement Turned Into A Sex-Trafficking Ring By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 24, 2020 12:30 pm EST Last night, HBO began its new nine-part documentary series The Vow. The series takes a close look at NXIVM, an American multi-level marketing company and self-help group that was actually a cult accused of being a recruiting platform for a secret society known as “The Vow” (or sometimes “DOS”) in which women were branded and forced into sexual slavery....

‘Twin Peaks’ Director David Lynch Teases Mysterious New Project By Ben Pearson/July 28, 2020 2:00 pm EST David Lynch, the enigmatic filmmaker behind movies like Blue Velvet and Mulholland Dr, is working on something. Something new. But true to form, he’s keeping things very close to the vest, and keeping tight-lipped about the details. What could this new David Lynch project be? Another season of Twin Peaks? A full-fledged Netflix series?...

‘Valley Girl’ Trailer: The ’80s Teen Comedy Becomes A Jukebox Musical By Chris Evangelista/April 16, 2020 2:00 pm EST Hey kids, do you remember Valley Girl? It was a teen rom-com from 1983, starring Deborah Foreman as a rich girl from the Valley, and Nicolas Cage as the punk from Hollywood she falls in love with. It was a big hit on its meager budget, and even scored positive reviews – although I’m not sure how much of a “classic” it’s regarded as these days....

Always Wear Your Helmet: ‘The Mandalorian’ Brings Up More Questions About Mandalore’s Fate In The ‘Star Wars’ Universe By Caroline Cao/Nov. 27, 2019 1:00 pm EST The name Mandalore has been barely brought up in The Mandalorian, yet it haunts the post-war proceedings of the Disney+ Star Wars series. The fate of the Mandalorian homeworld is insinuated by references to “The Great Purge” and the Mandalorians’ devotion to never removing their helmets....

Cool Stuff: ‘Ghostbusters’, ‘Blade Runner’, ‘Jurassic Park’ & More Join Hallmark’s Keepsake Ornament Line-Up By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 14, 2019 6:00 am EST It may only be mid-November, but people are already getting out their Christmas and holiday decorations up a little bit early. Maybe it’s because each new day brings with it another nightmare that we just want a little bit of cheer greeting us each day. No matter the reason, Hallmark is helping beef up your Christmas tree again this year with a new set of Keepsake Ornaments....

Cool Stuff: New Hallmark Ornaments Include ‘Back To The Future’, ‘The Muppet Show’, ‘Stranger Things’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 20, 2020 6:00 am EST With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it’s about time to get out the Christmas tree, that is if you haven’t already. What better way to beef up the decorations than by picking up some of the 2020 Hallmark Christmas Ornaments that are being released this year....

Crisis On Infinite Earths Wish List: Everything We Want To See In The CW’s Epic Crossover Event By Amelia Emberwing/Sept. 2, 2019 2:00 pm EST The Arrowverse has been surprising us for some time. No one had the slightest inkling that we’d be seeing Hank Henshaw (typically of the Cyborg Superman variety) reveal himself as the Martian Manhunter. Characters like Ra’s Al Ghul seemed completely off the table for shows like Arrow, right up until he wasn’t....

Daily Podcast: More Movies Push To 2021, Will Movie Theaters Survive? Ryan Gosling, James Gunn, Rogue One & The Mandalorian By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 23, 2020 2:15 pm EST On the September 23, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including a new James Gunn TV series, Disney’s release date changes, a new Ryan Gosling movie, the Rogue One spin-off, The Mandalorian, and how theaters will survive into 2021....