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The Morning Watch: Make Harry Potter Potions At Home, Fact-Checking Space Movies & More By Ethan Anderton/March 25, 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, find out how to make Harry Potter potions like Amortentia and Felix Felicis, with ingredients at home....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Takes On A Whole New Meaning During The Coronavirus Pandemic By Jacob Hall/April 24, 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 Movie: Avengers: EndgameWhere You Can Stream It: Disney+The Pitch: The grand finale of the the first decade-plus of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the highest grossing film of all time probably doesn’t need an introduction....

This Week In Trailers: Run This Town, Enormous: The Gorge Story, Over The Rainbow, Enter The Fat Dragon, Love Fraud By Christopher Stipp/Feb. 15, 2020 9:00 am 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?...

TV Bits: Watch Kirsten Dunst’s Showtime Series For Free, ‘Quiz’ Is Coming To AMC, And More By Ben Pearson/Aug. 25, 2019 10:00 am EST Kirsten Dunst’s new series On Becoming a God in Central Florida debuts on Showtime on August 25, but before that, Showtime has put the first two episodes up for free to get people hooked. Here’s the official synopsis: The show follows Krystal Stubbs (Dunst), a minimum-wage water park employee who lies, schemes and cons her way up the ranks of Founders American Merchandise (FAM) — the cultish, flag-waving, multibillion-dollar pyramid scheme that drove her to ruin in the first place, run by the powerful Obie Garbeau II (Ted Levine)....

‘Class Action Park’ Documentary, About The World’s Most Dangerous Water Park, Heads To HBO Max By Ethan Anderton/July 8, 2020 1:00 pm EST Back in 2018, Johnny Knoxville starred in the poorly received comedy Action Point, a movie inspired by Action Park, a real life theme park in New Jersey which was notorious for poorly designed, unsafe rides, and inexperienced and often under-the-influence staff. But now you’ll get to hear the story of Action Park from the people who survived it....

‘Hunters’ Wears Its Jewishness As A Badge Of Defiant Honor By Ariel Fisher/March 2, 2020 9:00 am EST When Hunters was first announced, I remember feeling invigorated by its concept. I didn’t really look into it too much beyond series creator and co-showrunner David Weil, and felt at ease knowing there would be a Jewish person of my generation helming the project. The knowledge that Jordan Peele was on board as a producer meant it would likely be subversive and challenging....

‘It Chapter Two’ Had To Digitally De-Age The Losers Club Members Who Grew Up Since The Last Movie By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 6, 2019 12:00 pm EST There’s always been a caution about working with kids in show business, mostly because some of them can be difficult to work with due to their penchant for simply being kids. But there’s another challenge that comes with utilizing kids who are on the cusp of hitting puberty, especially if you have a franchise of films, and that’s growing up....

‘Moonbase 8’ Premiere Episode Will Stream For Free, Whole Season Will Be Available At Once By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 30, 2020 12:30 pm EST Showtime’s upcoming comedy Moonbase 8 will drop its premiere episode online for free on November 8, so if you’re curious about the show but don’t have Showtime, here’s your chance! On top of that, Showtime is going to make the entire first season available on-demand at once, so if you are a Showtime subscriber you’ll be able to binge through this bad boy....

‘Mulan’ Will Be Released On Disney+ On September 4, But You’ll Have To Pay To Watch It [Updated] By Ben Pearson/Aug. 4, 2020 2:00 pm EST After delaying the release of Mulan several times, the Walt Disney Company has made an unprecedented announcement about the future of its latest live-action remake. The film will be released on Disney+ on September 4, 2020 – but you’ll have to pay $29.99 to rent it....

‘Power Rangers’ Reboot Coming From ‘The End Of The F***ing World’ Creator By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 13, 2019 3:19 pm EST Sure, let’s try this again! A new Power Rangers reboot is in the works at Paramount, with Jonathan Entwistle, creator of Netflix’s The End of the F***ing World, in talks to direct. The Power Rangers hit the big screen again with a semi-serious 2017 reboot, which featured Elizabeth Banks hamming it up big time....

‘Semper Fi’ Trailer: Jai Courtney Has To Bust His Brother Out Of Prison By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 29, 2019 5:30 pm EST Jai Courtney is still out there, reminding everyone he’s not Sam Worthington. In Semper Fi, Courtney plays both a cop and a Marine Corps reservist who decides to break his brother (Nat Wolff) out of jail. Can he pull it off? Will he end up getting caught and land right in prison with his brother?...

‘Star Wars’ Identities: 10 Things We Learned From Lucasfilm’s Treasure Trove Of Original Movie Costumes By Joshua Meyer/Jan. 8, 2020 10:00 am EST Star Wars Identities: The Exhibition has drawn millions of visitors around the globe, touring Canada and cities outside North America like Paris, London, and Sydney. Now, it’s finishing its run in Tokyo, where fans have turned out in droves for the last five months to explore a literal warehouse full of props and models, authentic costumes worn by the movie actors (including Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, the late Carrie Fisher and Peter Mayhew, and many more), and original concept art by the likes of Ralph McQuarrie and Joe Johnston....

‘The Purge’ Season 2 Finale Is Bringing Back Ethan Hawke By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 10, 2019 3:30 pm EST The Purge TV series is headed towards its season finale, and the show is bringing back a familiar face: Ethan Hawke. Hawke starred in the first Purge movie, and he’ll be returning as his character James Sandin for a cameo in the season 2 finale. Hawke’s character bit the dust in the original movie, but his appearance in the show will be a flashback....

‘The Simpsons’ On Disney+ Is Streaming In The Wrong Aspect Ratio By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 13, 2019 9:30 am EST The Simpsons is a show from a completely different era. You see, kids, back in the olden days – where I come from – we didn’t have widescreen TVs. Our TVs were blocky monstrosities that took up half the room, rested atop hideous media centers. As a result, many shows from this time were presented in a 4:3 aspect ratio....

‘The West Wing’ Reunion Coming To HBO Max This Fall To Encourage Election Participation By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 25, 2020 9:00 am EST The Bartlet Administration is back. Sort of. HBO Max will stage a reunion of The West Wing for the first time in 17 years, with creator Aaron Sorkin and the original cast all coming together for A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote. The reunion is to benefit When We All Vote, a non-profit org founded by Michelle Obama to inspire voter participation in every election....

‘The Yellow Rose’ Director Diane Paragas On Bringing Country Music And The Texas Filipino Experience To The Screen [Interview] By Caroline Cao/Aug. 9, 2019 3:00 pm EST Where did you shoot the detention center?We shot in an Austin Amory. It’s an abandoned building on the outskirts of Austin. We recreated the detention center in that building. We also see the Philippines in a montage. Talk about shooting the Philippines.The Philippines was the last shoot....

31 Days Of Streaming Horror: ‘Tales From The Darkside: The Movie’ Is A Hell Of A Good Time By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 9, 2019 8:00 am EST Welcome to 31 Days of Streaming Horror. Every day this October we’ll be highlighting a different streaming horror movie to help you get into the Halloween spirit. Today’s entry: Tales From the Darkside: The Movie (1990). Tales From The Darkside: The Movie Now Streaming on Hulu...

40% Of Chinese Cinemas May Close Permanently Due To The Coronavirus By Ben Pearson/June 1, 2020 4:30 pm EST The movie theater industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, and many theaters are continuing to sustain significant body blows due to their doors being closed. In China, a new report says that as many as 40% of Chinese cinemas could be forced to permanently shut down due to the coronavirus, providing an awful preview of what may be in store for American cinemas as well....

AMC Orders ‘Mega City Smiths’ Stop-Motion Animated Comedy With Baby Dolls As Grown Up Detectives By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 16, 2020 3:15 pm EST A lot of network and cable channels are investing their time and money in new animated projects since they’re extremely easy to get off the ground in the age of the coronavirus pandemic. People can work from home without much hassle, and there’s little risk of spreading illness when production is spread out and doesn’t require congregation in the same area....

Broadway Will Remain Closed For The Rest Of The Year By Chris Evangelista/June 29, 2020 1:00 pm EST Hollywood is still hoping against hope that movie theaters can be back up and running this year, but Broadway isn’t taking any chances. The Great White Way has been shut down since March 12, and today, The Broadway League announced that Broadway would remain dark until at least January of next year. And one can’t help but ask: if it isn’t safe enough to reopen Broadway this year, how can it be safe enough to reopen movie theaters?...