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By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 13, 2020 1:30 pm EST Every industry across the board is taking a hit from the coronavirus, but one of the biggest hit may be the freelance artist community, who depend on conventions and big events to promote their artwork and sell to the public. With conventions and galleries closed for the foreseeable future, /Film wanted to give a boost to struggling artists who were badly hit by coronavirus cancelations....

Cinemark Will Now Require All Guests To Wear Face Masks By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 1, 2020 9:00 am EST AMC Theatres and Regal both found themselves reversing course on face masks in recent weeks, following outcry about their initial lax reopening policies. Now Cinemark is following in the footsteps of its fellow big movie theater chains. Cinemark will now require all guests to wear face masks throughout its theaters when the exhibitor begins its phased reopening starting July 24....

DC FanDome Splits Into Two Days, But The Biggest Panels Will Still Happen This Saturday By Ben Pearson/Aug. 19, 2020 8:00 am EST Warner Bros. has announced that DC FanDome, its first-ever virtual convention dedicated to all things DC Comics and the films and TV shows those comics have inspired, will now be split over the course of two days. The biggest date to keep circled on your calendar is still this Saturday, August 22 – that’s when the biggest movie panels will be taking place in the virtual Hall of Heroes, showcasing panels discussions and (probably) footage for upcoming films like Wonder Woman 1984, The Batman, The Suicide Squad, and more....

Here’s When You Can Stream ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ On HBO Max On Christmas Day By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 21, 2020 1:00 pm EST HBO Max has confirmed the exact time you’ll be able to start streaming Wonder Woman 1984: 9:00 A.M. PST, 12:00 P.M. EST on December 25. The highly-anticipated sequel will also be opening in theaters on December 25, but with the coronavirus still a very real problem, Warner Bros. made the unprecedented decision to drop the film on HBO Max as well....

New On Blu-Ray: ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Trilogy 4K, ‘The Hobbit’ Trilogy 4K, ‘Possessor’, ‘The Godfather, Coda: The Death Of Michael Corleone’ By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 4, 2020 9:00 am EST The time has come for another Blu-ray round-up, friends. This week we’ve got not one but two big 4K box sets taking us back to Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth. There’s also a body horror masterpiece and an oft-maligned sequel that’s getting a second chance....

No, Jason Reitman Did Not Tease A ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Sequel By Ethan Anderton/June 16, 2020 8:30 am EST Ghostbusters: Afterlife is slated to be the first proper Ghostbusters sequel in over 30 years when it arrives in theaters in March of 2021. Jason Reitman is taking over directing duties on the franchise from his father Ivan Reitman, and after the filmmaker made an appearance on the Ghostbusters reunion episode of Josh Gad’s web series Reunited Apart, a quote from him on the show is being misrepresented around the internet as a tease for yet another sequel to follow Ghostbusters: Afterlife....

Peacock Trailers: ‘Psych 2,’ ‘The Capture,’ ‘Madagascar: A Little Wild,’ ‘Intelligence,’ ‘Angelyne’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 16, 2020 10:30 am EST A flock of Peacock trailers has been released by the forthcoming NBCUniversal streaming service in anticipation of its July launch. The trailers for Peacock’s original titles range from sequels and prequels to beloved titles, to star-studded dramas and intriguing thrillers, like the an exciting follow-up series to the quirky procedural Psych and an espionage comedy starring David Schwimmer....

Richard Stanley Confirms His Lovecraft Cinematic Universe Will Continue With ‘The Dunwich Horror’ By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 22, 2020 2:00 pm EST Richard Stanley’s weird, wild H.P. Lovecraft adaptation Color Out of Space opens this weekend – and he’s just getting started. Back in November, it was revealed that Color distributor SpectreVision was planning a potential Lovecraft trilogy with Stanley, and now Stanely has confirmed that news himself. According to the director, SpectreVision has greenlit two more movies – and The Dunwich Horror is next....

Sneak Preview: Alamo Drafthouse Los Angeles Promises To Be A Film Fanatic Nirvana By Peter Sciretta/July 19, 2019 9:00 am EST Over a decade ago, I saw my first movie screening in the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas, and declared that it was “the best movie theater EVER!” I remember Alamo founder Tim League telling me at the time about his plans to build an Alamo Drafthouse in Los Angeles. Of course, it’s taken over a decade to find the right location and build it, but the first Alamo Drafthouse is now finally coming to Los Angeles....

Superhero Bits: ‘Superman And Lois’ Casts The Kids, Avengers Anime Arrives Soon On Disney+ & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 6, 2020 6:00 pm EST Who is playing Clark Kent and Lois Lane’s kids on Superman and Lois? What mistake did Marvel Comics make in a recent Captain America comic? Did you hear you’ll get all of Crisis on Infinite Earths on the Blu-ray of the final season of Arrow? What is the Rotten Tomatoes score for Birds of Prey?...

Superhero Bits: History Of ‘Shazam!’ Documentary, ‘Superman: Man Of Tomorrow’ Cast Announced & More By Ethan Anderton/April 30, 2020 6:00 pm EST Did you hear about the new Marvel Presents: The World’s Greatest Book Club video series? Want to discover the history of DC Comics’ Shazam! in a new documentary? Who is voicing Clark Kent and Lex Luthor in Superman: Man of Tomorrow? Was Daredevil star Charlie Cox disappointed that he didn’t get to be in Avengers: Endgame?...

Superhero Bits: Justice Con Coming In July, Watch Superman Documentary ‘Look, Up In The Sky’ & More By Ethan Anderton/June 15, 2020 6:00 pm EST Why is there an HBO Max superhero comic book series? Want to look around Kamala Khan’s room from Marvel’s Avengers video game? Did you hear about Justice Con happening virtually next month? Want to watch the Superman documentary Look, Up in the Sky for free? How did Captain America: The First Avenger get roped into a coronavirus conspiracy theory?...

The ‘Uncharted’ Movie Loses Director Dan Trachtenberg By Jacob Hall/Aug. 22, 2019 1:23 pm EST Like an ancient artifact or a lost city, the film adaptation of the popular Uncharted video game series continues to prove elusive. Director Dan Trachtenberg has departed the film eight months after he signed on, making him the latest in a long line of filmmakers to abandon this expedition. Deadline broke the news. Specific details about Trachtenberg’s departure remain unknown, but this is the second high-profile shake-up for Sony Pictures in a row....

The Morning Watch: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ VFX, Inspecting The High School ‘Alien’ Play Spacesuit & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 21, 2019 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, watch an Avengers: Endgame VFX breakdown revealing the layers behind War Machine’s new suit, Nebula’s metal arm, and more....

The Morning Watch: Breaking Down New Thor In ‘Avengers: Endgame’, Appreciating Joel Schumacher’s Batman & More By Ethan Anderton/July 30, 2019 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, Anthony & Joe Russo break down the Avengers: Endgame scene where we see a drastic change in Thor....

By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 2, 2019 1:00 pm EST I was not a fan of The Boys, finding myself ultimately very turned-off by its cruel nihilism. In my review, I wrote: “It is void of hope, and void of heart. But that’s also the point. In the end, it’s a conflicting show – I’m horrified by what it’s selling, but I’m supposed to be. I walked away feeling utterly miserable. So…mission accomplished, I guess?...

Tom Hardy And His Dog Will Read Bedtime Stories To Children By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 15, 2020 5:30 pm EST There’s nothing that British children love more than Tom Hardy, apparently. The Venom actor is about to become a staple of British children’s television, with an upcoming stint on the BBC pre-school channel CBeebies’ Bedtime Stories program, where celebrities read bedtime stories to kids. Hardy had appeared on the program back in 2016 and quickly became the most popular celebrity storyteller on the series....

VOTD: How ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Should Have Ended By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 28, 2019 6:00 am EST Now that Spider-Man is seemingly leaving the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you’re probably not even worried about how Spider-Man: Far From Home should have ended at this point. But considering the huge cliffhanger that the mid-credits scene left in our laps, maybe the forthcoming re-release of the final chapter of Phase Three of the MCU should have a scene that makes it easier for Sony Pictures to branch off into their own world, maybe by suddenly introducing the multi-verse for real this time....

Warner Bros. Has Apparently Managed To Piss Off Every Star, Studio, And Agent In Hollywood With HBO Max Release Plan By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 8, 2020 8:30 am EST Everyone and their agent is mad at WarnerMedia. Following the company’s game-changing announcement that it would be releasing the entire Warner Bros. 2021 slate to HBO Max day-and-date, producing partners, talent, and agents were left reeling — most of them having been informed of the move just two hours before it was announced to the public....

Werner Herzog Says ‘Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans’ Is One Of His Essential Films By Ben Pearson/Nov. 27, 2020 9:00 am EST Fitzcarraldo. Grizzly Man. Aguirre, the Wrath of God. Little Dieter Needs to Fly. These are what many cinephiles might call the essential Werner Herzog films. For anyone who saw him for the first time as an actor in The Mandalorian, were intrigued by him, learned he was also an acclaimed director, and are looking to dive into his filmography, those entries would be a good place to start....