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What Happened This Week On ‘Westworld’ Season 3: “Genre” By Chris Evangelista/April 13, 2020 8:00 am EST It’s been said again and again that Westworld season 3 is an attempt at rebooting the show. An attempt to make up for the disappointing second season while cutting to the chase. The episodes themselves have sort of attempted this, but the latest ep, “Genre,” is the most frustrating entry to date. Because there are some big, bold, fascinating ideas here....

‘Animaniacs’ Reboot Review: The Warners Don’t Miss A Step In This Sharp, Hilarious & Zany Comeback By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 16, 2020 11:00 am EST Hulu has brought back Animaniacs for at least two seasons of new episodes, and the entire first season arrives in their streaming library this week. It is my great pleasure to tell you that this revival of Animaniacs hasn’t missed a beat. The animation style, the meta comedy, the pop culture references, the political satire, the complete zaniness, and of course Pinky & The Brain, are all back exactly as you remember them....

‘Batwoman’ Showrunner Caroline Dries On Giving Kate Kane Her Own Joker And Moving Beyond Batman [Interview] By Fred Topel/Oct. 8, 2019 12:00 pm EST While Joker is in theaters this weekend and Birds of Prey is on the way, The CW’s Arrowverse is launching a new Batshow. Batwoman stars Ruby Rose as Kate Kane, Bruce Wayne’s cousin who returns to Gotham City and becomes Batwoman in his absence.Not every Gothamite is happy to see Batwoman....

‘Greyhound’ Review: Tom Hanks’ World War II Dad Movie Is A Bit Of A Dud By Josh Spiegel/July 6, 2020 10:00 am EST Tom Hanks’ obsession with quiet, persistent heroism first became truly evident with Apollo 13. That 1995 film is a thrilling piece of real-life drama, in which there are no real villains and heroism is embodied by good, honorable men doing good, honorable work, both in outer space and on the ground....

‘Killer Klowns From Outer Space’ Return To Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights In New Mazes By Ben Pearson/July 25, 2019 4:30 pm EST Killer Klowns From Outer Space, the campy 1980s cult favorite from low-budget horror gurus the Chiodo Brothers, was represented at last year’s Halloween Horror Nights in the form of some scare zones at Universal Orlando Resort. But there’s good news for those who love the goofy/scary clown-like aliens: they’re coming back for more....

‘Killing Eve’ Emmy Winner Jodie Comer Is Circling Ridley Scott’s ‘The Last Duel’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 26, 2019 3:30 pm EST Variety reports that Comer is in talks to star alongside Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in the revenge drama The Last Duel under Disney-Fox. Affleck and Damon are co-writing the script with the Oscar-nominated Nicole Holofcener (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) and Ridley Scott is set to direct the film adaptation of Eric Jager’s book about the last officially recognized judicial duel fought in France....

Alias Smith and Jones Alias Smith and Jones was a Western TV series that ran on ABC from 1971 to 1973. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is set in 1969, but Leonardo DiCaprio’s character Rick Dalton is a famous TV cowboy, so it would make sense that Tarantino would draw on cowboy shows from the 60s and 70s. Lancer Another cowboy series – and one that’s directly referenced in the flick....

‘Star Wars: Tales From The Galaxy’s Edge’ First Look Video Teases The VR Experience, Reveals ‘Star Wars’ Veterans Joining The Cast By Ethan Anderton/July 28, 2020 8:30 am EST Earlier this year, we learned Lucasfilm’s immersive entertainment studio ILMxLAB was working on another Star Wars VR project, this time centered around the Black Spire Outpost locale at the center of the Disney theme park land Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Following the release of some concept art earlier this month, an official first look video has provided the first story details on Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge, coming to the Oculus Quest sometime later this year....

‘The Mandalorian’ Is “Cinema”, According To Agent Of Chaos Werner Herzog By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 14, 2019 3:30 pm EST After a full month of folks obsessing over Martin Scorsese declaring that Marvel movies aren’t “cinema”, filmmaker and agent of chaos Werner Herzog has decided to shift the “cinema” conversation elsewhere. Herzog has a part in the new Disney+ Star Wars TV series The Mandalorian. And even though everyone agrees that The Mandalorian is part of the TV landscape, Herzog just went ahead and referred to it as “cinema....

‘Tiger King’ Updates: Kate McKinnon Starring In TV Adaptation, Joe Exotic Lawsuit, And John Finlay’s New Teeth By Chris Evangelista/March 26, 2020 1:30 pm EST Everyone is talking about Tiger King, Netflix’s incredibly weird and wild docu-series focused on Joe Exotic, a private zoo owner convicted of ordering the contract killing of an animal rights activist. Now, as more and more people are clued in to the show, updates are trickling out about the figures involved....

Chadwick Boseman, ‘Black Panther’ And ‘42’ Star, Has Died At 43 By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 28, 2020 8:12 pm EST As if this year hadn’t already given us enough grief, we are sad to report that Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, who also played such iconic pop culture figures as James Brown and Jackie Robinson, has suddenly passed away at age 43 after a four-year battle with colon cancer. We have truly lost a king....

Chance The Rapper Joins ‘Sesame Street’ Movie Starring Anne Hathaway By Ethan Anderton/March 4, 2020 8:30 am EST Did you forget that Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM were working on a Sesame Street movie? Well, it’s still on the way, and the movie has just gained another cast member in the form of recording artist and occasional actor Chance the Rapper. Collider has the news about Chance the Rapper joining the Sesame Street movie that’s currently in development....

Disney+ Deal: Here’s How To Get A Year Of The New Streaming Service For Free By Ben Pearson/Aug. 28, 2019 4:00 pm EST How can Disney+ compete with a streaming giant like Netflix? Having a massive catalogue of beloved intellectual property at its disposal certainly doesn’t hurt, but in addition to being the streaming home for Marvel Studios, Star Wars, Pixar, and more, the new service is appealing to consumers because of how much it’s undercutting Netflix’s monthly prices....

Ep. 568 - Capone (GUEST: Scott Wampler From Birth.Movies.Death.) By Slashfilmcast/May 19, 2020 8:00 pm EST This week, Dave, Devindra, and Jeff stay in to watch Capone, the latest film by director Josh Trank. The cast is joined by Scott Wampler, Managing Editor at Birth.Movies.Death and co-Host of The Kingcast, to evaluate this Tom Hardy performance. Tune in to hear not one but two of Jeff’s limericks. Read Kyle Buchanan’s oral history of Mad Max: Fury Road here....

HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ Has A New Celebrity President But No Internet [TCA 2019] By Fred Topel/July 24, 2019 6:27 pm EST HBO presented a panel for Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen series for the Television Critics Association. Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ comic book was a 1985 period piece, set in an alternate present in a world that had known actual superheroes for decades. Lindelof is following up on the comic book – this is what 2019 looks like in the decades after Watchmen....

Hollywood Studios, Stars Rally To Raise Funds And Help Workers And “Worst Off” In Coronavirus Pandemic By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 30, 2020 11:30 am EST Every industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as work in every area from Wall Street to small businesses to Hollywood has ground to a halt in nationwide efforts to curb the spread of the virus. But essential workers and medical professionals are still getting exposed to the virus daily, many of whom hail from low-income communities who can’t afford to stay home....

Mads Mikkelsen To Star In Father-Daughter Road Trip Netflix Movie From Alexander Payne By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 15, 2019 11:00 am EST Netflix has snapped up another filmmaker who is an awards season favorite. Alexander Payne, who has won two writing Oscars for The Descendants and Sideways, has struck a deal with Netflix to direct an untitled road trip movie starring Mads Mikkelsen. Payne is just the latest high-profile filmmaker to join the ranks of the streaming giant as it goes for the gold statuette....

Netflix’s ‘Feel Good’ Renewed For A Second And Final Season By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 7, 2020 3:30 pm EST Fans of Feel Good must…feel good right now, as the critically acclaimed dramedy has been renewed by Netflix for a second and final season. But this is not the end for star and co-creator Mae Martin’s relationship with the streamer: Netflix is already developing another project with Martin and Feel Good producer Objective Fiction....

Quentin Tarantino Shares An Interview He Conducted With Legendary Filmmaker John Milius Nearly 40 Years Ago By Chris Evangelista/April 14, 2020 1:30 pm EST Back in 1982, Quentin Tarantino, who was then 20-years-old, had yet to make a feature film. But he did manage to score an interview with the legendary John Milius, the writer-director with credits that include Apocalypse Now, Jeremiah Johnson, Red Dawn, Conan the Barbarian, and more. Over on the website for his theater The New Beverly, Tarantino has uploaded the nearly 40-year-old interview....

Superhero Bits: DeSaad May Appear In Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League’, DC Kids Get Their Own FanDome & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 10, 2020 6:00 pm EST Ready to play some Marvel Realm of Champions? What can fans expect from Spider-Man’s side of Marvel’s Avengers video game? Will more family members be introduced as The Umbrella Academy goes on? Did you notice a certain chemical plant in the Shazam! movie? What other DC Comics villain is said to appear in Zack Snyder’s Justice League?...