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Cool Stuff: ‘The Lion King’, ‘The Rocketeer’ And ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Get New Mondo Tiki Mugs By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 13, 2020 6:00 am EST Mondo has given the Tiki Mug treatment to Universal Monsters, Gremlins, Predator, Alien, Marvel Comics characters, and more. But recently, they’ve been teaming up with Disney to bring some of their iconic characters to shelves as collectible handmade ceramic Tiki Mugs, and today brings new additions from The Lion King, The Rocketeer, and The Nightmare Before Christmas, and each one has several different color variants....

Four New ‘Good Boys’ Red Band Clips Released Ahead Of Advance Screenings By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 6, 2019 12:30 pm EST In the upcoming raunchy comedy Good Boys, the movie’s Bean Bag Boys (Jacob Tremblay, Brady Noon, and Keith L. Williams) are dealing with your average childhood problems: learning how to kiss, playground bullies, getting rid of drugs, and stealing beer. You know, just your normal day in the life of three foul-mouthed middle schoolers....

Horror-Thriller ‘Limbo’ Coming From ‘Better Watch Out’ Director Chris Peckover By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 25, 2019 9:00 am EST Better Watch Out director Chris Peckover has a new horror project lined-up. It’s called Limbo, and it’s about a young mother whose spirit gets kicked out of her own body when something evil possesses her. That’s weird and original enough to sound interesting, and definitely not your average possession plotline. Limbo is being set up at Miramax....

Kevin Feige Explains The Lack Of A New ‘Avengers’ Announcement At Comic-Con By Ethan Anderton/July 22, 2019 10:00 am EST Fans are undoubtedly excited and curious about how the Marvel Cinematic Universe will continue to expand with the 10 new projects that Marvel Studios announced for release over the next two years during their presentation at San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend. However, one significant announcement was missing from the line-up of movies teased for the future, and that’s Avengers 5....

New On Blu-Ray: ‘The Shining’ 4K, ‘Crawl’, ‘The Omen’ Box Set, ‘Vampires’, ‘3 From Hell’, ‘Two Evil Eyes’ By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 18, 2019 9:00 am EST In an odd twist of fate, coincidence, or maybe just because it’s Halloween season, every title in this week’s Blu-ray round-up is a horror movie. So if you’re not a horror fan, uh…see you next time! For everyone else, these are the new Blu-ray releases you should check out this week....

Now Scream This: Our Horror Movie New Year’s Resolutions For 2021 By /Film Staff/Jan. 13, 2021 10:00 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: Happy New Year, I guess? As the calendar turned from 2020 to 2021, we all thought, “How could it possibly get worse?...

Pop Culture Imports: Surreal Turkish Horror, A Hindi Adaptation Of ‘Hamlet,’ ‘Jiro Dreams Of Sushi,’ And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 23, 2018 9:00 am EST (Welcome to Pop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best, wackiest, and weirdest foreign-language movies and TV shows streaming right now.) The end of the month always brings with it a few eclectic stragglers on the “new to streaming” lists. But that’s why this column is here: to help you find out the foreign movies and TV shows that are worth the effort to read subtitles....

Sony Remains Committed To Theaters, But Open To VOD Releases By Chris Evangelista/May 14, 2020 4:30 pm EST Hollywood is hoping against hope that movie theaters will be back up and running this summer. But what if they’re not? Most major studios are trying to save face with theater owners by stating their commitment to the theatrical experience. But if the theatrical experience as we know it is endangered, what are studios left with?...

Steve Jobs Wanted Bob Iger To Shut Down Disney Animation After Pixar Acquisition By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 27, 2019 11:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Walt Disney Animation is still enjoying a resurgence in popularity that began after Ed Catmull and John Lasseter were respectively named president and chief creative officer of the company. After starting off in a promising new direction with the movie Tangled, Disney Animation has churned out hits like Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph, Big Hero 6, Zootopia, and Moana....

Superhero Bits: James Gunn Has An Idea For A Drax And Mantis Movie, Tom Ellis Back For ‘Lucifer’ Season 6 & More By Ethan Anderton/March 5, 2020 6:00 pm EST Would you want to see a Drax and Mantis spin-off movie from Guardians of the Galaxy? Did you hear Supergirl star Melissa Benoist is having a baby? When is Stargirl premiering on DC Universe and The CW? Do you want a refund on Emerald City Comic-Con tickets due to coronavirus concerns?...

The 4 Lessons We Learned In Disney CEO Bob Iger’s MasterClass By Vanessa Armstrong/Nov. 15, 2019 8:00 am EST Disney CEO Bob Iger has his own style of leadership, one that’s defined by taking calculated risks that end up reaping significant financial reward as well as strengthening the brand of his corporation. Bob Iger also practices what he teaches when cultivating his own personal brand, particularly his credo on the importance of maximizing your presence across multiple channels to tell a cohesive, compelling story....

The Best TV Shows & Movies Coming To Netflix In July 2020 By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 26, 2020 4:00 pm EST July is about to arrive, and our short window of going outside looks like it will close again. So head back inside and stream more movies. Netflix is already prepared for that event, adding plenty of new titles for the upcoming month. These are best TV shows and movies coming to Netflix in July 2020....

The Morning Watch: Stuntmen React To ‘Casino Royale’ Parkour, ‘Scooby-Doo’ Gets A ‘Riverdale’ Makeover & More By Ethan Anderton/March 10, 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, Corridor Crew brings in Jesse LaFlair, the Tony Hawk of parkour, to talk about stunt sequences from Casino Royale and more....

VOTD: Ron Burgundy Did Stand-Up On Six Late Night Shows Last Night By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 9, 2019 8:30 am EST Last night, Will Ferrell appeared in character as Anchorman character Ron Burgundy on five different late night talk shows to do stand-up comedy and stick around for an interview with the host. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Late Late Show with James Corden and Conan all brought in Ron Burgundy to tell some jokes and have some of the funniest interviews these guys have ever done....

Watch: ‘Jeopardy!’ Gave Alex Trebek A Touching Farewell For The Late Host’s Final Episode By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 9, 2021 11:00 am EST The final episode of Jeopardy! hosted by the late Alex Trebek aired Friday afternoon, marking the end of an era for the long-running, beloved quiz show. The episode was shot last year and was originally intended to air around Christmas, but Sony Pictures Television and ABC held back the final week of episodes in order to send-off Alex Trebek the right way....

‘A Million Little Pieces’ Red Band Trailer: Aaron Taylor-Johnson Is A Recovering Addict By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 13, 2019 2:00 pm EST Drug addiction recovery is always difficult to watch, but Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s road to recovery as a young drug addict in A Million Little Pieces is straight up violent. It’s rare that you’ll find a red band trailer for a film based on a memoir of a recovered drug addict, but A Million Little Pieces warrants one when it shows the violent and bloody journey that Taylor-Johnson’s drug addict James goes through....

Dark Phoenix Honest Trailer It’s hard to believe that this is what the X-Men have come to. One would have thought things couldn’t get any worse after X-Men: Apocalypse, but here we are with another lame attempt at the Dark Phoenix storyline, and it doesn’t even utilize space properly (yet again), apparently to avoid copying Captain Marvel too much. It might help if anyone other than Sophie Turner took the role of Jean Grey, who seems to be sleepwalking through every scene, showing about as much emotion as a houseplant....

‘Earth To Ned’ Will Bring Jim Henson Company Magic To Disney+ As A Talk Show By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 25, 2019 10:30 am EST Even though we won’t be getting that new Muppets series that was previously in the works for Disney+, there will still be a little bit of magic from The Jim Henson Company and their incredibly puppetry in the form of something a little different than they’ve done before....

‘Event Horizon’ TV Series In The Works From ‘Blair Witch’ Director Adam Wingard By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 6, 2019 10:30 am EST Variety has word on the Event Horizon TV series in the works with Adam Wingard slated to executive produce and direct. Wingard is coming off working on the blockbuster monster sequel Godzilla vs. Kong, but he also previously helmed horror and thrillers like The Guest, Blair Witch, and You’re Next, so he’s no stranger to genre filmmaking....

‘First Love’ Review: Takashi Miike’s Latest Film Is As Romantic As It Is Ruthless [Fantastic Fest 2019] By Marisa Mirabal/Sept. 25, 2019 9:00 am EST Eventually, everyone has a first love. No matter where you find it or with whom, there is a chaotic and exciting rush that attaches itself to that particular feeling. With over one hundred films under his belt, director Takashi Miike is an expert at juggling all of the beauty and brutality that encompasses the emotional state of love....