‘Are You Afraid Of The Dark?’: Watch The First Episode Of The Rebooted Series By Ben Pearson/Oct. 9, 2019 4:00 pm EST A rebooted version of the fondly-remembered 1990s kids horror series Are You Afraid of the Dark? premieres on Nickelodeon this week, but the first episode has dropped online a couple of days early. Join the new iteration of the Midnight Society and check it out below. Are You Afraid of the Dark?...
‘Birds Of Prey’ Writer Christina Hodson On Writing Harley Quinn And How ‘Trainspotting’ Influences Her Writing [Interview] By Jack Giroux/Feb. 10, 2020 8:00 am EST DC has been a good home to screenwriter Christina Hodson. After writing Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), DC and Warner Bros. hired Hodson to adapt two other comic book properties, including Batgirl. Based on the glowing reception to Birds of Prey, the studio now has another strong voice behind their comic book movies....
‘Bleeding Audio’ Trailer: What Does It Take For A Band To Break Out In The Digital Music Industry? By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 3, 2020 7:30 am EST What does it take for a band to break through in the increasingly digital music industry? Pop punk band The Matches grappled with that question through their 12-year career, which started in 1997 Oakland and seemed to be on the rise until the mid-2000s when digital music struck and the physical LP was rendered obsolete....
‘F9’: Vin Diesel Promises There’s Much More Beyond What Was In That Trailer, Talks Justice For Han And More By Ben Pearson/Jan. 11, 2021 12:30 pm EST Universal was one of the first studios to shift gears on its biggest blockbuster last year when the pandemic hit, bumping its Fast and Furious sequel a full year down the calendar. Now that we’re into 2021, that means we’re closer than ever to finally seeing F9, and in a new interview, star/producer Vin Diesel teases the return of two major characters to the franchise, says Helen Mirren actually gets to get behind the wheel in this one, and more....
‘Halloween Kills’ Is A “Very Big Movie” On A “Large Canvas” By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 18, 2020 3:30 pm EST Super producer Jason Blum recently dropped some info on Halloween Kills, the upcoming sequel to 2018’s Halloween. According to Blum, David Gordon Green’s follow-up is going to be even bigger than the previous movie. How big? Blum didn’t specify, but we can only assume this means Michael Myers will be facing off against the cast of The Fast and the Furious, and also possibly going to space....
‘I Am Not Okay With This’ Trailer: ‘It’ Stars Sophia Lillis And Wyatt Oleff Head To Netflix By Jacob Hall/Feb. 3, 2020 4:00 pm EST Here’s a show that feels like it was genetically constructed by scientists in a secret underground lab to be an enormous hit. It’s a Netflix series about awkward youths, one who seemingly has super-powers, starring two of the leads from It, produced by the folks behind Stranger Things, and created by the team behind Netflix’s own The End of the Fing World....
By Ben Pearson/Oct. 14, 2020 3:00 pm EST And while Shay Hatten (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum) was once on board as the writer, the project now has some fresh blood in that department. For those who’ve never seen the film, it revolves around a group of high school friends who accidentally run over a man in a car one night, and instead of reporting it to the police, they toss his body in the water and swear never to tell anyone about it....
‘Soul’ Review: An Existential And Ambitious Comedy That Remixes The Best Of Pixar By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 16, 2020 7:00 am EST There’s no question that Soul has, well, a soul. In fact, this existential Pixar comedy has many souls jangling around its story, and near as many ideas. It’s a movie bursting to the seams with wild concepts, twists, and turns, almost to the point of feeling overloaded with them. But it is by far one of the most ambitious films that the animation studio has ever produced, and one that continues Pixar’s streak of telling increasingly personal and specific stories that explore what it means to be human....
‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Early Buzz: J.J. Abrams Delivers A Divisive End To The Skywalker Saga By Ben Pearson/Dec. 16, 2019 10:30 pm EST J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker had its world premiere in Hollywood tonight, and while full reviews won’t arrive until just after midnight on the morning of December 18, the first social media reactions from the premiere are now online. Does Abrams bring the Skywalker saga to a satisfying conclusion?...
‘Steven Universe Future’: Growing Up Is No Picnic In “Snow Day” And “Why So Blue” By Caroline Cao/Dec. 27, 2019 12:30 pm EST Growing up for Steven Universe (Zach Callison) is no picnic. What happens in “Snow Day” is minuscule but momentous, yet another idyllic day-in-the-life without punching antagonists. 16-year-old Steven is so frazzled and focused on the Little Homeworld school that his childlike spirit has been siphoned away. He is no longer partaking in the child relics of Steven Universe....
‘The I-Land’ Trailer: ‘Lost’ Meets The Fyre Festival In Netflix’s New Show By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 30, 2019 7:30 am EST A few days ago, Netflix released a teaser for their new show The I-Land that gave off serious Lost vibes. Now a full trailer is here, and those Lost reminders aren’t going anywhere. Throw in some The Purge, some The Most Dangerous Game, and even a little Fyre Festival, and you’ve got yourself a show that looks…kind of silly....
‘The Rental’ Trailer: Dave Franco Directs A Getaway Gone Wrong By Chris Evangelista/June 18, 2020 8:00 am EST Dave Franco makes his directorial debut with The Rental, an indie horror-thriller starring Alison Brie, Dan Stevens, Sheila Vand, and Jeremy Allen White. The cast places two couples who venture to a gorgeous oceanside house for a weekend getaway only to get more than they bargained for, and then some. At this point, couples should probably stop going away for the weekend, because if there’s one thing I’ve learned from movies, it’s that such getaways never go well....
‘The Third Day’ Review: An Okay Horror Movie And Its Subpar Sequel Crammed Together Into A Miniseries [TIFF 2020] By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 11, 2020 10:00 am EST If a mysterious, suicidal girl invites you to her mysterious, secluded town, it’s probably wise to say “Thanks, but no thanks.” Sadly, that doesn’t occur to Jude Law in The Third Day. Law plays Sam, a grief-stricken man who we meet in the midst of a breakdown....
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Image: Diana And Steve Get To Work By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 23, 2020 3:30 pm EST Wonder Woman 1984 may have been pushed back to the fall, but Warner Bros. can still drum up excitement for Patty Jenkins’ highly anticipated comic book sequel with a new image of the most beautiful onscreen romantic pairing, Gal Gadot’s Diana of Themyscira and Chris Pine’s Steve Trevor. A new Wonder Woman 1984 image teases the mysterious reunion of Diana and Steve, after his apparent death in 2017’s Wonder Woman, as they show off their new ’80s duds....
CBS All Access May Join With Paramount Pictures, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon & More For ViacomCBS Streaming Service By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 7, 2020 8:30 am EST When CBS All Access launched in the fall of 2014, it was created as a way for audiences to access libraries of current and old shows from CBS. Eventually, it expanded to include original programming like Star Trek: Discovery, the reboot of The Twilight Zone, and The Good Fight....
Cool Stuff: ‘The Mandalorian’ Life-Size Helmet Replica Is Already Available For Pre-Order By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 11, 2019 6:00 am EST The Mandalorian may not hit Disney+ for another month, but you can already pre-order a life-size replica of the trademark helmet worn by the titular bounty hunter in the new Star Wars series. EFX Collectibles has recreated the shimmering helmet that resembles Boba Fett’s headpiece from the original trilogy, just with a metallic paint job, a less damaged surface and the lack of an antenna....
Criterion Collection & Janus Films Launch Arthouse Relief Fund For Theaters By Ben Pearson/April 2, 2020 1:30 pm EST Today, the Criterion Collection and Janus Films have teamed up to start an arthouse relief fund for independent cinemas in the hopes that more than 150 theaters across the country will be able to pay their essential bills, including “payroll, insurance, rent, non deferrable loans, utilities, fundraising, and mortgages,” until we get through this period....
George R.R. Martin Promises Not To Write For ‘House Of The Dragon’ Until ‘The Winds Of Winter’ Is Finished By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 31, 2019 1:30 pm EST HBO’s Game of Thrones universe is expanding exponentially, with the new spin-off House of the Dragon announced and plenty more reportedly to come. But the world of A Song of Ice and Fire, George R.R. Martin’s saga of novels upon which HBO’s mega-hit fantasy series was based, has not moved forward in years....
Hollywood Is Planning To Use Robots To Battle Coronavirus On Set By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 21, 2020 2:00 pm EST The entertainment industry is likely going to be forever changed after the pandemic. Not just in delays, or the financial losses it is sure to take, but in the way it operates — film and TV sets will still have to work cautiously and establish new guidelines to ensure the health of their crew and cast....
John Boyega Signs Deal With Netflix To Make Non-English Language Films Centered On West And East Africa By Chris Evangelista/March 11, 2020 5:00 pm EST Now that he’s done with Star Wars, John Boyega is using his clout to get some new projects off the ground. The actor just signed a deal with Netflix through his production company, UpperRoom Productions, to develop non-English language films, with a focus on West and East Africa countries....
