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‘The Mandalorian’ Remixes Familiar ‘Star Wars’ Iconography, But Is That Enough For A Compelling TV Series? By Siddhant Adlakha/Nov. 13, 2019 8:00 am EST It feels strange to review The Mandalorian at this point in time. The next big chapter of Star Wars — an in-between-quel bridging Return of the Jedi (1983) and The Force Awakens (2015) — has technically begun, but it’s unavailable to 95% of the world. Then again, I’m sure fans outside the U....

Andy Samberg’s ‘Palm Springs’ Breaks Sundance Sales Records [Updated] By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 4, 2020 11:07 am EST Andy Samberg’s Palm Springs just broke the nicest records at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival this year. Hulu and Neon acquired the romantic-comedy for $17.5 million…and 69 cents. The number broke Sundance sale records for the biggest acquisition deal, sailing past Nate Parker’s 2016 film The Birth of a Nation by, yes, 69 cents....

Bill Skarsgård Has An Idea For A Third ‘It’ Movie, Is Open To Playing Pennywise Again By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 9, 2019 4:30 pm EST With the release of It Chapter Two, director Andrés Muschietti brings to a close the saga of Stephen King’s 1,000-page horror novel. But could there be room for a third It movie outside of Muschietti’s two 2-plus hour movies? Star Bill Skarsgård thinks so. The Pennywise actor said that he is willing to don the clown costume again for an It Chapter 3, if the studio were to sign off on it, and he has a pretty “interesting” idea for how it all could go down....

Knott’s Scary Farm 2019 Opening Night Vlog: Is It Better Than Halloween Horror Nights? By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 20, 2019 12:00 pm EST In the latest episode of Ordinary Adventures, Peter & Kitra experience Knott’s Scary Farm 2019 at Knott’s Berry Farm on opening night, exploring all the new mazes and old scare zones. Hit the jump to watch the vlog. Knott’s Scary Farm 2019 Opening Night Vlog The video comes from our new YouTube channel Ordinary Adventures, so please subscribe if you haven’t done so already!...

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 21, 2020 1:00 pm EST Quibi quietly announced the rollout of its apps for Apple TV, Android TV and Fire TV in an updated support article (via The Verge), on the heels of the company’s attempts to expand its outreach beyond mobile users — making its content more shareable in May, followed by Airplay and Chromecast rollouts. But are these moves too little too late? The update comes in the wake of a new report in The Information that co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg has attempted to sell Quibi’s programming to Facebook and NBCUniversal, and that he may have plans to shut down the company entirely....

Jaws Action Figures: Quint and Brody NECA, or the National Entertainment Collectibles Association, has released the first look at two upcoming Jaws action figures. The action figures feature the licensed likenesses of Roy Scheider’s Chief Martin Brody and Robert Shaw’s Quint, two of the lead characters in Steven Spielberg’s iconic 1975 thriller Jaws. Both figures stand at 8" tall and have tailored clothing along with several screen-accurate accessories like binoculars, a bloody chum bucket, guns, a machete, beer cans, and the infamous oxygen tank that Brody used to kill the monstrous shark terrorizing the New England tourist town of Amity Island....

The Best TV Shows And Movies Coming To HBO Max This Month By Ben Pearson/Dec. 2, 2020 12:30 pm EST Warner Bros. made headlines when it announced that Wonder Woman 1984 would simultaneously be heading to theaters and to HBO Max on Christmas Day this year. But while we’re excited to see Diana’s latest adventure, there are plenty of other TV shows and films arriving on the service this month to tide you over....

The Clock Tower: How The Arrowverse Is Picking Up The Pieces After “Crisis On Infinite Earths” By Amelia Emberwing/Jan. 24, 2020 1:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Clock Tower, where we’ll break down the goings on of the The CW network’s Arrowverse. We’ll touch on things like themes, cultural impact, lead-ins to major events, ships, and more every week! Warning: this Clock Tower is filled with spoilers. Proceed at your own risk....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Shirley’ Is A Gothic Horror Movie That Allows Sympathy For The Madwoman By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 5, 2021 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: ShirleyWhere You Can Stream It: HuluThe Pitch: Horror writer Shirley Jackson (Elisabeth Moss) finds inspiration for her next novel in the case of a missing college girl who disappeared off the campus where her husband (Michael Stuhlbarg) is a professor, and in the lives of the young couple (Logan Lerman and Odessa Young) who move in with them as the man prepares to start his job as a lecturer....

Theme Park Bits: Say Goodbye To IllumiNations, Hello To Traveling Magicians, And More By Josh Spiegel/Sept. 25, 2019 8:00 am EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: You’ve only got a few more days to enjoy IllumiNations at Epcot. Disneyland is getting some more entertainment. And more! If you’re fortunate enough to be visiting the Walt Disney World area as September 2019 wraps up, do yourself a favor and head over to Epcot....

There Exists A Three-Hour-Long Cut Of ‘Ghostbusters: Answer The Call’, According To Director Paul Feig By Chris Evangelista/May 22, 2020 1:30 pm EST Now that the Snyder Cut of Justice League is finally happening after years of fan outcry, is it time to start asking for other alternate movie cuts? No, it’s not, but people will do it anyway. Case in point: someone jokingly asked for a Paul Feig cut of Justice League, and Feig used the opportunity to reveal that there’s an alternate cut of his Ghostbusters reboot, aka Ghostbusters: Answer the Call....

Thomas Jane Adds Another Stephen King Adaptation To His Resume With ‘From A Buick 8’ By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 4, 2019 5:00 pm EST Thomas Jane has three Stephen King adaptations under his belt already: Dreamcatcher, The Mist and 1922. Now, he’s ready to add another. Jane has teamed with producer Courtney Lauren Penn to form the content company Renegade Entertainment, and their first project is an adaptation of King’s From a Buick 8....

Tom Hiddleston To Star In Netflix Political Thriller Series ‘White Stork’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 5, 2020 4:00 pm EST Tom Hiddleston is taking over our TV screens, one streaming service at a time. In addition to starring in the upcoming Disney+ series Loki, the Avengers: Endgame star has been tapped to lead White Stork, a Netflix political thriller series created, written, and executive produced by Jericho scribe Chris Dunlop.Variety reports that Hiddleston is set to star in White Stork, a 10-part political thriller that follows politician James Cooper, “whose parliamentary ambitions and personal life are thwarted when he is the subject of a vetting process by Asher Millan....

(Almost) Cool Stuff: Why Do ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Action Figures Of Thanos All Have The Same Problem? By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 1, 2019 6:00 am EST Since the release of Avengers: Endgame, there have been plenty more pieces of toys and collectibles released based on the more spoilery parts of the movie. The beefy new Thor has been given several cool toys and collectibles, and Captain America wielding Mjolnir has too. But one character somehow hasn’t been given a proper action figure...

‘American Dreamer’ Trailer: Jim Gaffigan Gets Dark In Child Kidnapping Thriller By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 3, 2019 11:00 am EST It seems like rideshare drivers are all the rage in movies and TV these days, but where Stuber finds the comedy in it, American Dreamer shows the dark side.Actor/comedian Jim Gaffigan takes a dramatic turn as a cash-strapped rideshare driver who escorts a drug dealer on the side to make extra money....

‘Birds Of Prey’ Blu-Ray Arrives On Blu-Ray May 12 By Chris Evangelista/April 1, 2020 4:30 pm EST Birds of Prey, AKA Birds of Prey and the Fabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn, AKA Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey, is currently on digital. But if you’re like me, and still prefer physical media, here’s some good news: the Blu-ray is on the way. The 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD release will arrive next month, May 12 to be exact, bringing with it all sorts of special features....

‘Cats’ Featurette: New Feline Footage Brings New Dancing Nightmares By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 10, 2019 8:30 am EST Universal’s adaptation of the long-running Broadway musical Cats is coming to theaters in December. Much like a real cat throwing up on your carpet, there’s nothing you can do to stop it. The first glimpse behind the scenes and the much buzzed about trailer have already fueled plenty of nightmares featuring an all-star cast covered by digital fur technology, but in case you needed more inspiration for some horror story you’re writing, there’s a new Cats featurette for you to feast on....

‘Most Dangerous Game’ Trailer: Liam Hemsworth Races Against Time In A New Quibi Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 7, 2020 2:30 pm EST Among the slew of new platforms that enter the increasingly competitive streaming wars, Quibi is a big question mark. A mobile platform that offers its content in 10-minute bite-sized episodes? Surely it must be a joke, or at least, a very odd experiment. We have yet to see whether that experiment will pay off....

‘Mulan’ Super Bowl Spot: The Disney Classic Becomes A Live-Action Epic By Jacob Hall/Jan. 31, 2020 6:30 am EST While you can’t walk two steps on the internet without finding someone groaning about Disney’s slate of live-action remakes of animated movies, there’s no getting around the box office. These movies are hits. Huge hits. Enormous hits. Hits big enough to justify all of the critical finger-wagging. So it would be easy to be cynical about Mulan, which hits theaters next month....

‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Review: A Highly Entertaining Adventure That’s Not Really About Anything By Chris Evangelista/May 15, 2018 3:30 pm EST After a troubled production, Solo: A Star Wars Story is here. The good news: the behind-the-scenes woes weren’t enough to sink the film and create a mess. The bad news: that doesn’t necessarily mean everything in Solo runs as smoothly as it should.At the center of Solo is a question: what do we want the Star Wars Story films to be?...