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‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’: New Clip Showcases The Song Lin-Manuel Miranda Helped Create By Ben Pearson/Jan. 21, 2020 5:00 pm EST Hamilton and In the Heights creator Lin-Manuel Miranda had a cameo in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as a Resistance fighter, but now you can hear his musical cameo in the movie as well. The official Star Wars Twitter account has shared a clip from the movie showcasing “Lido Hey,” a song which Miranda helped create that’s heard during the movie’s Pasaana celebration sequence....

‘Suicide Squad’ Recruits ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’ Co-Star As The Voice Of King Shark By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 24, 2019 5:05 pm EST Even though all the attention is on the future of Walt Disney properties coming to the big screen and their new streaming service Disney+ this fall, Warner Bros. Pictures couldn’t help but get some news out there about one of their upcoming DC Comics movies, and this one comes from one of Marvel’s most beloved directors....

‘Tenet’ Box Office: Christopher Nolan’s Latest Looking At $25 Million Overseas Debut By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 25, 2020 5:00 pm EST After months of hype and confusion, Christopher Nolan’s Tenet is finally headed to theaters – in select locations. The film will open where it can in the U.S. next week, but this week, it bows overseas. Warner Bros. obviously would’ve preferred to release this thing worldwide all at once, but since that was an impossibility, they’re hedging their bets....

‘The House With A Clock In Its Walls’ Review: Eli Roth’s Family-Friendly Frightfest Unfortunately Flounders By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 19, 2018 8:00 am EST Eli Roth delivers his first PG-rated film with The House with a Clock in Its Walls, a spooky, amusing horror story for younger viewers. While there’s plenty of gothic atmosphere, and two delightful performances from Jack Black and Cate Blanchett, Roth never quite figures out how to make The House with a Clock in Its Walls tick....

‘The Mandalorian’ Tries To Mix All Flavors Of ‘Star Wars’, Including The Legends By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 12, 2019 10:00 am EST We’re exactly two months out from the debut of the Disney+ streaming service, which means we’re also two months out from seeing the first episode of the live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian. The teaser trailer has everyone pumped and now writer and executive producer Jon Favreau is trying to get Star Wars fans of every kind excited all over again with a tease of what the series has yet to reveal, including the possibility of seeing stories known as Star Wars Legends in the show....

‘The New Mutants’ Tops The Slowly Growing Box Office With $7 Million Opening By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 31, 2020 9:30 am EST The New Mutants became the first major studio title to get a theatrical released in the middle of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. With somewhere between 60%-70% of movie theaters across the United States opened, The New Mutants was only able to muster up a $7 million opening weekend, with ticket sales being on the lower end of the expectations of Disney and 20th Century Studios....

‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’ Trailer: The Whole World Is Watching By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 23, 2020 7:30 am EST If the new The Trial of the Chicago 7 is any indicator, the movie will undoubtedly be a key player in the upcoming awards season. The timely and relevant story focuses on the peaceful protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention that turned into a violent clash with police and the court case that followed when seven protesters were charged by the federal government with conspiracy....

‘Them That Follow’ Review: A Slow-Burn Appalachian Gothic Tale That Descends Into Body Horror Territory [Sundance] By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 30, 2019 1:00 pm EST “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” This line from the book of Luke helped give birth to the religious rite of snake handling in Appalachia....

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Release Delay Is Giving Director Joseph Kosinski Plenty Of Time To Finish The Film By Chris Evangelista/April 16, 2020 3:00 pm EST The Top Gun: Maverick release delay isn’t going to hurt the film’s post-production process. Director Joesph Kosinski offered an update on the Tom Cruise sequel, stating that he’s on the “home stretch of post-production” and that “despite all the restrictions on how you can work now” he’s still “able to continue” doing work to finish the film in time for its new December release....

‘WandaVision’ Clip: Vision Gets A Fright In The Middle Of The Night By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 6, 2021 8:30 am EST Marvel Studios is kicking off a new era of comic book stories with their first Disney+ series later this month. WandaVision brings back Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany as Wanda Maximoff and Vision in one of Marvel’s most unique storytelling ventures yet. In the series, Wanda and Vision suddenly find themselves living a happily ever after in the form of a classic TV sitcom…but something seems off....

‘Weathering With You’ Trailer: Get Ready To Cry Oceans In Japan’s Oscar-Contending Anime By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 15, 2019 4:30 pm EST Makoto Shinkai’s films have the ability to impart an immense sadness upon its viewers — but the greatest sadness surrounding his newest film Weathering With You is that U.S. audiences have to wait another two months to see it. GKIDS has released yet another trailer for Japan’s Oscar contender, but it’s only a cruel reminder that Shinkai’s highly anticipated follow-up to his sublime 2016 hit Your Name is not hitting U....

Cool Stuff: Karl Fitzgerald’s New ‘Star Wars’ Prints Look Like Gorgeous Museum Paintings By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 6, 2019 6:00 am EST The beginning of the summer brought us a knockout collection of Star Wars prints by John Guydo with incredible composition and rich colors. Now as summer winds down, we have artist Karl Fitzgerald wrapping up the season with a set of Star Wars prints that look like beautiful paintings that belong in a museum....

Don’t Expect Ben Affleck To Show Up In Movies Like ‘Armageddon’ Anymore By Ben Pearson/Jan. 22, 2021 5:00 pm EST If “bombastic” is your favorite flavor of Ben Affleck performance, here’s some potential bad news: it looks like that flavor might have just been taken off the market. According to a new conversation with the Oscar-winning, multi-hyphenate filmmaker, Affleck will no longer be appearing in movies like Michael Bay’s Armageddon, and will instead only choose to “do stuff that is personally rewarding” to him....

Exclusive ‘A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood’ Clip Shows How Tom Hanks Learned To Use The Puppets Of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 18, 2020 10:00 am EST When it came time for Tom Hanks to play Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, he was faced with an unenviable task. Everybody loves Mr. Rogers, and Hanks had to bring the beloved, well-known figure back to life. Fortunately, everyone loves Tom Hanks, too, so the actor was able to infuse his inherent likability into the role....

Here’s When The Cassian Andor Disney+ Series Takes Place In The ‘Star Wars’ Timeline By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 27, 2020 9:30 am EST The exact spot on the Star Wars timeline when the upcoming Cassian Andor series on Disney+ takes place has been revealed. While it was known that the Rogue One prequel series starring Diego Luna would take place before the events of the first Star Wars standalone movie, it was not yet clear how many years into Cassian Andor’s past we would go....

Hulu Moves Premiere Dates For ‘Love, Victor’ And ‘Taste The Nation’ To Give Juneteenth “Its Own Day In The Spotlight” By Ben Pearson/June 10, 2020 5:30 pm EST As nationwide protests against racial inequality continue, you’ve probably noticed that corporations are on high alert when it comes to anything involving race in America. Today’s example: Hulu initially planned to have the Taste the Nation and Love, Victor premiere date fall on June 19 this year, but this morning, the streaming service announced that it would be shifting those dates in order to give this year’s Juneteenth “its own day in the spotlight....

It’s All Happening: ‘Almost Famous’ 20th Anniversary Reunion Podcast Is Coming In July By Ethan Anderton/June 19, 2020 12:30 pm EST In the time of coronavirus, we’ve enjoyed plenty of reunions, albeit virtually thanks to the magic of the internet. But we’re about to have a cinematic reunion that rings true to the act of “getting the band back together” more than any other. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Cameron Crowe’s semi-autobiographical film Almost Famous, and Cadence13’s Origins podcast series brought in the filmmaker, as well as cast members like Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit and Kate Hudson, to take a look back at the movie about a teen writer whose dreams come true when he joins an emerging rock band on tour as an assignment for Rolling Stone magazine....

Mariano Cohn’s ‘4x4’ Is An Enthralling Lockbox Of Horror And Tension [Fantastic Fest 2019] By Matt Donato/Sept. 20, 2019 6:00 pm EST Mariano Cohn’s 4x4, which sadly is not a lumberjacked themed slasher, brings fresh conceptualization to the single-setting thriller format. Those suffering from “Amaxophobia,” peel off in the opposite direction. Ever get stuck in highway traffic, roasting on the interstate with no air conditioning and mounting frustrations? Cohn constructs a far scarier transportation lock-in scenario where moral quandaries rev all the right engines....

Superhero Bits: ‘Joker’ Tickets On Sale Next Week, Stephanie Beatriz Wants To Play ‘She-Hulk’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 18, 2019 6:00 pm EST What shocking turn unfolded in the first issue of the new Spider-Man comic by J.J. Abrams and his son? What famously bad actor is trying to get a role in The Suicide Squad? When do Joker tickets go on sale? Would you like to see Stephane Beatriz take the role of She-Hulk?...

The 10 Best Movie Soundtracks Of The Decade By Marisa Mirabal/Jan. 10, 2020 1:00 pm EST (This article is part of our Best of the Decade series.)The first commercially issued movie soundtrack was released in 1937 for Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Since then, music has been an integral component to the cinematic experience as a means of storytelling and evoking emotion. While films typically possess a score (music composed specifically for a film that is usually instrumental), a soundtrack differs in that it contains previously recorded music matched up to various scenes....