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‘Little America’ Trailer: Immigrants Chase The American Dream In New Apple TV+ Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 19, 2019 5:00 pm EST In the upcoming Apple TV+ anthology series Little America, no story is too little. The comedy anthology series hails from the Oscar-nominated The Big Sick team Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, who executive produce the 8-episode series coming in 2020 as the first of Apple TV+’s 2020 slate. Watch the Little America trailer below....

‘M.A.S.K’ Movie Hires ‘Bad Boys For Life’ Writer By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 28, 2020 3:05 pm EST Remember the M.A.S.K. movie based on the action figure toyline from the 1980s? Well, it’s still happening – and it’s found its writer. Chris Bremner, who co-wrote Bad Boys For Life, has just been tapped to pen the script for the film, which is being directed by F. Gary Gray. Plot details remain masked in secrecy, but it’s safe to assume the story will involve M....

‘Marriage Story’ Leads 2020 Golden Globe Nominations With 6 Nods, ‘The Irishman,’ ‘Joker’ Follow By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 9, 2019 7:30 am EST Awards season has officially begun. The 2020 Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, kicking off the season of online discourse and film awards campaigning. Tim Allen, Dakota Fanning, and Susan Kelechi Watson revealed the nominations early this morning from the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, where critical darlings like Marriage Story, The Irishman, and Joker were solidified as Oscar front-runners thanks to their leading nominations in categories like Best Picture, Best Director, and more....

‘Monster Hunter’ Teaser: Choose Your Weapon And Start The Hunt By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 23, 2020 2:30 pm EST In the mood for some new Monster Hunter footage? Well, even if you’re not, it’s here anyway. The Paul W.S. Anderson-directed action flick reunites the director with frequent leading lady (and wife) Milla Jovovich for all sorts of effects-heavy mayhem, all of it loosely based on the video game series of the same name....

‘Safety’ Review: An Old-School Sports Drama That’s Not As Inspiring As It Seems By Josh Spiegel/Dec. 9, 2020 10:00 am EST Over the past 13 months, Disney+ has released a series of original films that are all heavily indebted to the era of live-action filmmaking that preceded the Marvel Cinematic Universe, before the studio had been packed full of franchises. In the last three weeks alone, they’ve leaned heavily on some of their most familiar live-action tropes....

By Ben Pearson/Aug. 10, 2020 2:30 pm EST Saved by the Bell Trailer Elizabeth Berkley and Mario Lopez are back as Jessie Spano and A.C. Slater, respectively, and it seems like both of them may have clung to their high school experiences just a little too much in the intervening years. Slater works as the gym teacher at Bayside, chaperoning a dance and reminiscing about his own high school glory days....

‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Clip And Super Bowl Spot: Jim Carrey And The Blue Speedster Ham It Up By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 30, 2020 3:30 pm EST The release of Sonic the Hedgehog is just two weeks away. The SEGA video game character took some extra time coming to the big screen to get a much-needed makeover that wouldn’t terrify audiences with his human teeth and wide-set eyes (the new version looks very close to his classic design)....

‘The Deeper You Dig’ Unearths Haunting And Impressive Low-Budget Horror [Fantastic Fest 2019] By Marisa Mirabal/Sept. 23, 2019 7:30 am EST There is a palpable love that radiates deep within The Adams’ latest film, and it is not just because the production is a family affair. A story reminiscent of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart, the marital duo Toby Poser and John Adams direct, write, produce, and star in The Deeper You Dig–a film at Fantastic Fest 2019 that explores grief, guilt, and determination within the fragile boundaries of life and death....

‘The Fugitive’ Remake Coming From Director Albert Hughes By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 26, 2019 1:30 pm EST The Fugitive is a perfect movie. That’s not hyperbole, either – it’s an air-tight, compulsively rewatchable thriller with Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones both at the top of their game. It’s one of those rare films that should be considered untouchable. So, of course, Hollywood wants to remake it. Warner Bros. is moving forward with a Fugitive remake, and they’ve tapped Albert Hughes to helm....

‘The Goldbergs’ Are Taking A National Lampoon ‘Vacation’ For Season 7 Premiere With Two Guest Stars By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 5, 2019 5:00 pm EST The Goldbergs are still lavishing in that 1980-something nostalgia as they head into their seventh season on ABC. The comedy series has paid tribute to countless classic movies from the decade ranging from The Karate Kid to Spaceballs, and for their upcoming season premiere, they’ll be taking a little road trip inspired by National Lampoon’s beloved summer sojourn from 1983....

‘The Haunting Of Bly Manor’ Will Be Scarier Than ‘Hill House’, According To Director Mike Flanagan By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 13, 2019 11:30 am EST If The Haunting of Hill House on Netflix gave you the creeps, director Mike Flanagan says you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. While he’s not exactly an impartial source on the matter, the filmmaker promises that the second season of the horror anthology show – The Haunting of Bly Manor – is going to be “much scarier” while not being restrained by the decisions made in season one....

‘The Right Stuff’ Trailer: This October, Disney+ Tells The Story Of Our First Journey Into Space By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 20, 2020 10:30 am EST Today we’re dealing with the threat of Russian interference with our government that threatens the foundation of our democracy. But back in 1959, we were just trying to beat them to space, and a new Disney+ series will tell the story of how NASA’s historic efforts turned some gifted pilots and engineers into American heroes....

‘Vita & Virginia’ Trailer: Elizabeth Debicki And Gemma Arterton Have A Lesbian Literary Romance By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 15, 2019 2:30 pm EST The 1920s weren’t as buttoned-up as modern day audiences would believe: skirts were shortening, bohemians were thriving, and literary icons were embarking on lesbian affairs. The latter is the subject of Vita & Virginia, the upcoming historical drama starring Gemma Arterton and Elizabeth Debicki as writers Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf, respectively, who fall in love against the backdrop of high society 1920s England....

Conan O’Brien Ends Nightly TBS Talk Show, But Gets His Own Weekly HBO Max Variety Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 17, 2020 12:00 pm EST After a decade on the air, Conan will air its final nightly show. But that’s not the last that you’ll see of host Conan O’Brien’s face — not by a long shot. O’Brien may be ending his nightly TBS talk show in 2021, but he’ll be launching a weekly HBO Max variety series in its stead....

David Lynch Netflix Series Might Start Production Next Year By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 30, 2020 3:30 pm EST David Lynch might be heading to Netflix. The acclaimed filmmaker has been a little tightlipped about what he’s doing next, but a report in Production Weekly reveals that Lynch is set to direct a new Netflix series with the working title Wisteria. There’s next to no information beyond that, and Netflix is declining to comment at the moment....

Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ Trailer Contains “No Surprises”, Says Alejandro Jodorowsky By Ben Pearson/Sept. 17, 2020 1:45 pm EST Surrealist filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky’s unmade movie adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi novel Dune is one of the all-time great “what ifs” in cinematic history, so I suppose it’s only natural that someone would ask him what he thinks about the new trailer that was released for Denis Villeneueve’s upcoming adaptation. And while Jodorowsky had some nice things to say about his fellow director, it also sounds like he was a little underwhelmed by what he saw in the trailer....

HBO Limited Series ‘The Third Day’ Starring Jude Law And Naomie Harris Sets New September Premiere Date By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 22, 2020 5:00 pm EST And on The Third Day, HBO said let the viewers get all the Jude Law and Naomie Harris they want. HBO has set a new September premiere date for the limited series The Third Day, a six-episode drama starring Law, Harris, Katherine Waterston, Emily Watson, and Paddy Considine, which was originally set to premiere in May....

J.J. Abrams On How ‘The Last Jedi’ Set Up ‘The Rise Of Skywalker’: Rian Johnson’s Movie “Helped Strengthen” What Abrams Wanted To Do In The Final Skywalker Entry By Ben Pearson/Nov. 27, 2019 12:30 pm EST From the moment the credits rolled on Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, fans of the franchise have wondered how the next movie would react to the big storytelling swings Johnson took in that film....

Joel Edgerton To Star In ‘Florida Man’ Limited Series Based On Tom Cooper’s Novel By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 22, 2020 5:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Anonymous Content is developing a limited series adaptation of Florida Man, the novel written by Tom Cooper. Joel Edgerton is slated to start in the series, as well as executive produce with series creator Graham Gordy (Quarry). Though the phrase “Florida Man” tends to come with quite a zany story to follow it, this one doesn’t sound quite so crazy, though it does deal with sinkholes, an amusement park, and secrets....

John Carpenter To Create Horror Audio Shows For Serial Box, Calls It “A New Way To Strike Fear Into The Hearts Of Our Audience” By Ben Pearson/Jan. 15, 2021 3:00 pm EST Horror maestro John Carpenter hasn’t directed a movie in more than a decade, and that doesn’t seem likely to change any time soon. But the director of movies like The Thing, Halloween, and The Fog is now set to explore the horror genre through a new medium: audio....