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‘Frozen 2’ Sets New Thanksgiving Weekend Records, ‘Knives Out’ Exceeds Expectations By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 2, 2019 3:30 pm EST Frozen 2 may have opened in theaters the weekend before Thanksgiving, but that didn’t keep Disney animated sequel from setting new box office records for the holiday weekend. The movie not only broke the record for the five-day holiday weekend, but also the standard three-day weekend window. It wasn’t the only movie to rake in cash over Thanksgiving though....

‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Re-Release Planned For This Weekend With New Scenes By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 23, 2019 4:00 pm EST Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is already a long movie, but it’s about to get even longer. Quentin Tarantino’s latest is getting a re-release this weekend in more than 1,000 venues in the U.S. and Canada, and the re-release will feature four new scenes. The new scenes run a little over ten minutes, bumping the already 2 hour and 41-minute runtime up to 2 hours and 50-plus minutes....

‘Star Wars: The High Republic’ Introduces A Younger Version Of Yoda In New Concept Art By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 1, 2020 8:30 am EST The beginning of Star Wars: The High Republic may have been delayed until next year, but that’s not stopping Lucasfilm from teasing what’s in store for the major new publishing initiative set 200 years before the events of The Skywalker Saga. Though the new initiative will mostly focus on an entirely new roster of characters, there’s a certain Jedi who has been around the galaxy long enough that he was already part of the Jedi Council during this time....

‘The Addams Family’ Trailer: The Creepy, Kooky Crew Is Animated And Wackier Than Ever By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 7, 2019 9:00 am EST The Addams Family hasn’t been on the big screen since 1993, but that was a live-action sequel. This time, The Addams Family is going back to the illustrated roots of the creepy, kooky characters created by Charles Addams all the way back in 1938, but they’ve been given a modern twist thanks to computer animation....

‘The Crown’ Season 4 Teaser Reveals First Look At Diana, November Release Date By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 20, 2020 11:00 am EST The Crown season 4 is coming back this November with Margaret Thatcher’s wig and Princess Diana’s wedding dress. Netflix has released the teaser for the fourth season of its hit royal drama The Crown, which will feature Olivia Colman’s last appearance as Queen Elizabeth before she hands the throne to Imelda Staunton, who will play the role for the last two seasons of the series....

‘The Empire Strikes Back’ 40th Anniversary Toys Include A Black Series Snowspeeder, Probe Droid & More By Ethan Anderton/March 11, 2020 6:00 am EST In case you didn’t realize, this year marks the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Regarded as one of the best sequels of all time, it’s largely considered to be the best film in the entire saga. And it wouldn’t be a proper celebration without a special line of toys being released by Hasbro to commemorate it....

‘The Saint’ Remake: Chris Pine Replaces Chris Pratt As The Master Of Disguise By Ben Pearson/April 21, 2020 11:00 am EST Chris Pine may have found his next starring role – and hopefully it will require plenty of goofy accents. He’ll lead Paramount’s remake/reboot of The Saint, a spy thriller about a literary character named Simon Templar, a master of disguise who serves as a Robin Hood-type figure who robs corrupt politicians or evil rich people and redistributes their ill-gotten wealth to those in need....

‘Tragic Jungle’ Review: A Moody Environmental Fable With Teeth [NYFF 2020] By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 2, 2020 8:00 am EST “Unfortunate you, if you cannot understand the mysteries of the jungle…” There’s a Mayan myth of the “Xtabay,” a female demon said to dwell in the forest who lures men to their deaths with her incomparable beauty. Described as having lustrous, shining black hair that falls to her ankles and wearing a white dress, the Xtabay is an intriguing figure in Mayan folklore who has been everything from prostitute with a heart of gold, to a vengeful spirit of a fallen woman, depending on the storyteller....

‘Undone’ Featurette: Go Behind The Scenes Of The Mind-Bending Rotoscope Animation Process By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 6, 2019 3:30 pm EST Undone is a psychological drama following Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel) as a young, depressed woman (Rosa Salazar of Alita: Battle Angel) whose life is irreversibly and wildly changed after a car accident gives her a newfound ability to shift through time. If that sounds trippy, just wait until you watch the Undone featurette that shows off the impressive rotoscope animation process that brings the show to life....

Baz Luhrman’s ‘Elvis’ Biopic Adding Rufus Sewell As The King’s Father By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 15, 2020 10:00 am EST Elvis Presley has been prominently featured in a number of films, ranging from the horror comedy of Bubba Ho-Tep to the meeting of Elvis and Tricky Dick in Elvis & Nixon. But there hasn’t been a definitive biopic about the man who was dubbed the King of Rock and Roll. That’s about to change with Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrman tackling the musician’s life, and another name has just been added to the film’s cast....

By Ben Pearson/May 15, 2020 2:30 pm EST One of the best things about Star Wars is how it distilled dozens of unrelated inspirations into a sci-fi world that felt simultaneously familiar and unlike anything people had ever seen. Tasked with wrapping up the entire Skywalker Saga, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker didn’t have quite the same freedom to innovate as George Lucas’s scrappy original 1977 film, but distilling reference material into new things is still an essential part of the franchise’s fabric....

Danny Aiello, Oscar Nominee For ‘Do The Right Thing’, Dead At 86 By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 13, 2019 4:30 pm EST Danny Aiello, a character actor with prominent roles in Moonstruck, Do the Right Thing, and more, has died at the age of 89. Aiello’s career began in the 1970s, and he worked steadily for the next several decades. His turn as Sal in Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and his acting roles included extensive work on both small and big screen....

J.K. Simmons Has Already Filmed His Next J. Jonah Jameson Appearance By Chris Evangelista/June 22, 2020 10:30 am EST We haven’t seen the last of J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson. Simmons reprised his iconic role as the volatile newspaper editor in a Spider-Man: Far From Home post-credit scene. And according to the actor himself, his next appearance as the character is already filmed, and there are plans for at least one more Jameson appearance....

Kevin Smith Assures Us ‘Clerks 3’ Is Back In Business With A Whole New Script By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 1, 2019 9:30 am EST With the upcoming Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, it seemed like Kevin Smith was saying goodbye to all of the characters who have populated the cinematic world known as the View Askewniverse. Over the years, Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Clerks II have featured interconnected stories and references to characters in the other movies, and the upcoming sequel will bring back nearly everyone who ever had a significant role in a Kevin Smith movie, including Ben Affleck....

Marvel’s ‘She-Hulk’ TV Series Adds ‘Kidding’ Star Ginger Gonzaga By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 20, 2021 10:00 am EST Marvel’s WandaVision is already playing with television in a compelling way by putting a mystery right in the middle of an evolving family sitcom. But Marvel Studios will dig into more uncharted territory with their superhero characters by delivering a half-hour legal comedy in the form of She-Hulk. The series will be led by Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany, and now Kidding actress Ginger Gonzaga has been brought on board the cast....

Now Scream This: Stay Warm With These Winter Horror Movies Streaming Now By /Film Staff/Dec. 12, 2019 9:00 am EST (Welcome to Now Scream This, a column where horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato tell you what scary, spooky, and spine-tingling movies are streaming and where you can watch them.)Matt: Oh joy, December! A month where winter’s icy clutch sends shivers up spines, which is why I now live in Los Angeles where Jack Frost would melt....

Ryan Reynolds-Shawn Levy Time Travel Movie Jumps From Paramount To Netflix By Chris Evangelista/July 23, 2020 3:30 pm EST In yet another sign of the times, the Ryan Reynolds-Shawn Levy time travel movie is time traveling from Paramount to Netflix. There was a time, not so long ago, where the thought of a major studio movie with a big star going right to Netflix would be unthinkable. But studios have grown warier and warier of projects that don’t already have franchise brand recognition....

‘American Horror Story: 1984’ Teaser Trailer: Welcome To Camp Redwood By Ben Pearson/July 29, 2019 11:45 am EST Ryan Murphy’s anthology horror series American Horror Story has taken place in locations like a murder house, a deranged carnival, and an insane asylum, but the upcoming ninth season takes place at one of the most horrifying locations of all: a peaceful lakeside summer camp. The setting actually does look pretty idyllic in the new American Horror Story: 1984 teaser trailer – well, except for the masked killer who’s lurking around the place....

‘Breaking Bad’ Movie ‘El Camino’ Headed To Blu-Ray, With Plenty Of Special Features By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 26, 2020 5:00 pm EST Remember El Camino, aka El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie? There was a lot of buzz when rumors about the film started popping up, but then it came and went and seemed to not make much of an impression. Which is weird, because not only did it bring us back to the world of the still-popular Breaking Bad, but it was a damn good movie, too....

‘Gamemaster’ Trailer: A Documentary Love Letter To Tabletop Games By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 29, 2020 5:00 pm EST It’s never been a better time to be a tabletop game nerd. Attractive celebrities are obsessed with Dungeons & Dragons, Kickstarters for quirky board games raise millions of dollars, and documentaries are being made about the passionate community behind the board game industry. Concourse Media is making a board game documentary called Gamemaster, and they have released a trailer for the documentary directed by Charles Mruz....