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‘The Mauritanian’ Trailer: Jodie Foster And Benedict Cumberbatch Face Off In Court In Real-Life Guantanomo Drama By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 1, 2020 3:30 pm EST STX Films has debuted the trailer for a true-life courtroom drama with such a star-studded cast that it’s no wonder they squeezed it in just under the wire for awards season. The Mauritanian is based on the true story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi (A Prophet breakout Tahar Rahim) who, in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, was held captive and tortured by the U....

‘The Troop’ Movie Coming From James Wan And E.L. Katz By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 12, 2019 4:30 pm EST The Troop, Nick Cutter’s ultra-gory horror novel about a Boy Scout troop in a seriously icky situation, is heading to the big screen thanks to James Wan. Wan and his Atomic Monster production banner will produce The Troop film adaptation, with Channel Zero director E.L. Katz at the helm. The story concerns a group of boys on a camping trip in the Canadian wilderness and the gut-churning experience that follows....

‘Untouchable’ Trailer: Harvey Weinstein’s Accusers Tell Their Stories In Their Own Words By Ben Pearson/July 17, 2019 5:00 pm EST You’ve probably heard the horrifying details about the despicable actions of disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. But the myriad number of women who’ve accused him of sexual assault and misconduct haven’t had a visual platform through which they could fully elaborate on their stories – until now. A new documentary called Untouchable gives these women – recognizable ones like Paz de la Huerta and Rosanna Arquette, less familiar ones like Erika Rosenbaum and Hope D’Amore, and more – the opportunity to explain what Weinstein did to them in their own words, and the result can be pretty powerful....

CBS All Access Beams Up A Star Trek Day Virtual Celebration For September 8 By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 3, 2020 1:00 pm EST Following in the footsteps of the DC FanDome virtual convention, CBS All Access has announced their own 24-hour virtual celebration called Star Trek Day for Tuesday, September 8. But this isn’t just a look forward at what Star Trek: Discovery and the other new shows have in store on CBS All Access (though there will be news about them)....

David Fincher Confirms ‘Mindhunter’ Is Done For Now, Originally Planned To End It With BTK Killer In The 2000s By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 23, 2020 8:00 am EST David Fincher’s serial killer series Mindhunter became one of Netflix’s instant critical hits, but was not enough of a commercial hit to justify a third season. As the future of the series remains in limbo, Fincher, whose new film Mank hits the streaming service soon, has confirmed in a new interview that it is effectively done…for now....

New ‘Avatar 2’ Images Reveal James Cameron Wearing A Puffy Jacket (And Also A Very Cool Set) By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 12, 2020 2:00 pm EST Producer Jon Landau’s Instagram account is good for two things: awkward images of Landau wearing T-shirts that advise people to wash their hands, and Avatar 2 set pics. The Avatar franchise producer just uploaded another image from the set of James Cameron’s long-awaited sequel, and we are required by law to share it with you, dear reader....

The Best Movies Streaming Right Now Inside Llewyn Davis Chinatown The King Now Streaming on Netflix Release Date: 2019Genre: Historical DramaDirector: David MichôdCast: Timothée Chalamet, Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris, Lily-Rose Depp, Robert Pattinson, Ben Mendelsohn A grimy, muddy, violent epic, The King attempts to blend both Shakespeare and history, resulting in a slick costume drama. Drawing on William Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, and Henry V, The King is the story of a most unlikely monarch....

Seth Rogen’s New ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Will Lean More Into The “Teenage” Angle By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 4, 2020 11:30 am EST Back at the end of June, we got some surprising news about the future of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. The heroes in a half-shell are getting rebooted yet again, but this time as a computer animated movie from Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Paramount Pictures. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are on board as creators and producers through their Point Grey Pictures production banner, and the former recently opened up about how this iteration of the turtles will be different....

The Best TV Shows And Movies Leaving Netflix In December 2020 By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 25, 2020 5:00 pm EST You better watch out. You better not cry. You better not pout. I’m telling you why: Netflix is removing some movies in December. So it goes. But November isn’t over just yet, so if you act now, you can still watch the films mentioned below! Here are the best movies leaving Netflix in December 2020....

The Morning Watch: ‘Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban’ Creature Shop, Tom Hanks’ Graduation Speech &More By Ethan Anderton/May 4, 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, visit the creature shop from behind the scenes of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, listen as a robotics expert breaks down the accuracy of movie scenes featuring androids, robots or droids such as HAL-9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey and R2-D2 from Star Wars, and listen to the commencement speech Tom Hanks gave to the students of Wright State University in Ohio....

The Morning Watch: All The ‘Little Women’ Movies Compared, ‘X-Men: Evolution’ Retrospective & More By Ethan Anderton/April 16, 2020 5:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. 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....

The Morning Watch: The Art Of ‘GoodFellas’ Copa Shot, ‘Hamilton’ Cast Gets Out The Vote & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 29, 2020 5:00 am EST In this edition, take a deep dive into the famous “Copa Shot” from Martin Scorsese’s classic mob movie GoodFellas with Larry McConkey, the Steadicam operator for the long take sequence. Plus, listen as the cast of Hamilton remixes some lyrics from the famous Broadway show to encourage you to vote, and listen to John Cusack break down some of his most famous roles, from The Grifters to High Fidelity and more....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Aggretsuko’ Adorably Rages Against The Workplace Machine By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 28, 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 Series: AggretsukoWhere You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: Sanrio, the company behind Hello Kitty, turns one of its mascot characters into the cutest symbol of female rage with a surprisingly insightful anime comedy series about a mild-mannered office drone who vents about her frustrations about her oppressive corporate life through death metal karaoke....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Galaxy Quest’ Documentary ‘Never Surrender’ Celebrates The Cult Classic By Ethan Anderton/May 4, 2020 7:00 am EST Director Jack Bennett has assembled all the key cast members and filmmakers involved with the making of Galaxy Quest to provide an oral history of the road the movie took from pre-production right through the film’s release and onto the film’s enduring legacy in the years since. There’s not an ample amount of behind the scenes footage from the making of the movie, so production photos, concept art, and talking heads have to suffice, but they all provide a detailed, fascinating and entertaining look at how the film came to be....

The Quarantine Stream: The Classic ‘Looney Tunes’ Will Make You Feel Like A Kid Again By Ethan Anderton/May 28, 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 Series: Looney TunesWhere You Can Stream It: HBO MaxThe Pitch: Looney Tunes has one of the most memorable and beloved rosters of animated characters of all time....

Tom Holland Helped Keep Spider-Man In The MCU By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 2, 2019 2:30 pm EST Spider-Man fans had a rough couple of weeks when it was revealed the deal between Sony and Marvel was kaput, and that Tom Holland’s Spidey was leaving the MCU. But cooler heads prevailed, and Spider-Man will remain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for now. And it looks like fans have Holland himself to thank for that....

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Screenwriters Reveal Shocking Details Of What The Film Almost Was [Comic-Con 2019] By Peter Sciretta/July 19, 2019 11:16 am EST Screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely appeared in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con 2019 to talk about Avengers: Endgame. Hosted by Jeff Goldsmith of Backstory Magazine, the panel discussion was an all-encompassing look at the process of writing the film, revealing some never before heard tidbits about the epic MCU conclusion....

‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’ Trailer: The Broadway Show Comes To HBO In October By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 22, 2020 12:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. After premiering at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month, Spike Lee’s filmed version of David Byrne’s American Utopia stage show is coming to HBO Max in October. Recorded during its Broadway run at New York’s Hudson Theatre, the show is described as a “transformative musical experience” featuring David Byrne (former frontman for Talking Heads) and musicians from around the world as they rock out and celebrate human connection, self-evolution, and social justice....

‘Fake Famous’ Trailer: A Social Media Experiment Explores Fame And Influence In The Digital Age By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 22, 2021 12:00 pm EST Thanks to our society’s obsession with social media, one of the most in-demand careers among today’s teens is that of a famous social media influencer. However, as with many things on the internet, this seemingly glamorous and care-free lifestyle isn’t quite what it’s cracked up to be, and a new HBO documentary will teach that lesson in an interesting way....

‘Joker’ Will Laugh All The Way To The Bank, According To Early Box Office Tracking By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 12, 2019 12:30 pm EST It’s official: audiences are ready to love that Joker. Todd Phillips’s ultra-dark, ultra-violent twist on the infamous Batman villain, is already tracking for a smash-hit opening weekend. There’s even a chance it’ll break a record or two. If accurate, this Joker box office tracking suggests that Warner Bros....