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Outdoor Man ABC In our interview with her and so-star Calum Worthy, Yu shared that the stairs, atrium, front door, and more are exactly as they were when she interacted with them previously. The walls even featured reminders of the past on their backsides as “Mike Baxter’s office” and AD Sean T. Lafferty’s name adorned the area unseen by the live studio audience. And for the actor, it brought her great comfort to have a piece of her own past along with her as she embarked on a new project:...

The Low-Budget Black Comedy That Launched James Gunn’s Career Troma Entertainment By Lee Adams/Sept. 11, 2022 8:30 pm EST Someone once said that no matter what time of day you watch Ed Wood’s legendary B-movie “Plan 9 From Outer Space,” it always feels like three o’clock in the morning. The mere mention of Troma movies has a similar effect on me; suddenly it’s a Friday night down Blockbuster Video in the early ’90s all over again....

The Strongest Star Trek Villains Ranked Paramount By Margaret David/Aug. 22, 2022 1:32 pm EST “Star Trek” isn’t a simple good versus evil franchise. It likes to get into the complexities of the human experience, explore scientific possibilities, share hope, and a lot more. Still, some of those stories do need an antagonist, if not a full-on villain, and “Star Trek” is great at letting them shine. Some of the best bad guys in all of science fiction history come from these strange new worlds....

My Adidas Twentieth Century Studios Skerrit spoke about one memory, in particular, where he witnessed a casual conversation between the alien and a member of the crew, telling AV Club: “One day I didn’t have to come to work until the afternoon, so I came right as they were breaking for lunch, opening the big stage doors. And out walked the crew, and then the alien character, who was a 7-foot-1 guy....

We’re Giving Away Some Lord Of The Rings BendyFigs – Here’s How You Can Win New Line Cinema By Jeremy Mathai/Dec. 5, 2022 11:19 am EST There may be only One Ring, but three lucky “The Lord of the Rings” fans could find themselves ruling them all … and by that, we mean you could win four fantasy-themed BendyFigs based on the hit blockbuster trilogy directed by Peter Jackson. With “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” series bringing the classic J....

Jump … and awkwardly boogie Universal Pictures In the interview, Richard Curtis says that Hugh Grant was, “hugely grumpy about it,” and I’d like to point out that Daily Beast uses all caps for the word “hugely.” Curtis explains that Grant “was so wanting his bit not to be fake,” which is completely understandable. That said, isn’t it better when you know that the people in authority over a country can at least dance down the stairs every once in a while?...

Harsh treatment Warner Brothers Kubrick is considered one of the great directors of all time, but his methods were known to be morally questionable, at best. His treatment of Shelley Duvall on the set of “The Shining” was nothing short of abusive, and McDowell was not able to escape his work with Kubrick unharmed as well. Kubrick expected authenticity from McDowell, which led to multiple cracked ribs during his filmed beatings, and went temporarily blind when Kubrick had a doctor anesthetize his eyes....

One slip of the tongue and the scene is ruined New Line Cinema Within its taut 87-minute runtime, “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge” contains a number of eyebrow-raising moments; it is the gayest Elm Street film after all. Effects maestro Mark Shostrom crafted effects to enable the usual slices and dices from Freddy’s bladed glove, as well as the image of Freddy popping out of Jesse’s body like a daisy, and the repulsive, highly phallic tongue that spoils Jesse’s romantic efforts....

An Ode To Black Panther’s M’Baku And His Amazing Carrot Crunching Marvel Studios By Jenna Busch/Nov. 11, 2022 10:00 am EST Spoilers ahead for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is finally in theaters. There are some heavy themes running through it, dealing with the death of both King T’Challa and actor Chadwick Boseman. In a way, it’s a meditation on grief for the characters and even for fans....

Avatar: The Way Of Water Is About The Next Generation, And It’s A Great Choice 20th Century Studios By Rafael Motamayor/Dec. 16, 2022 2:09 pm EST The following post contains heavy spoilers for “Avatar: The Way of Water.” James Cameron’s “Avatar” is one of the purest forms of cinematic spectacle, a movie with vast world-building, rich mythology, and stunning action. Sure, the story isn’t super complex or original, and the characters aren’t the best-written or most well-rounded....

Colm Feore Has A Lot In Common With His Umbrella Academy Character Netflix By Demetra Nikolakakis/Aug. 25, 2022 2:21 pm EST Reginald Hargreeves is one of the most ruthless, apathetic characters on “The Umbrella Academy,” and Colm Feore does such a good job of playing him that it’s always a bit of a shock to see the contrast between character and actor. While Hargreeves is cold, demanding, and has no reservations about buying children, Feore is (thankfully) much more laid-back and friendly....

David Gordon Green’s Halloween Trilogy Title Cards Are Actually Clever Easter Eggs Universal By Drew Tinnin/Oct. 14, 2022 1:31 pm EST It feels like fall is finally in the air, now that the long-awaited release of “Halloween Ends” is officially here. True, it’s only been a year since “Halloween Kills” upped the body count (34 dastardly deaths to be exact), but every time the month of October comes to a close, it feels like an eternity until Halloween rolls around again on the calendar....

Days Gone: Everything We Know About The Upcoming Video Game Adaptation Sony Interactive Entertainment By Jenna Busch/Aug. 19, 2022 7:17 pm EST The 2019 open-world action/adventure video game “Days Gone” is getting the big screen treatment from Sony PlayStation Productions, according to Deadline. The PlayStation game from Bend Studios and Sony Interactive Entertainment is set in a post-apocalyptic future in the Pacific Northwest after a pandemic turns people into zombie-like creatures called Freakers....

Empire Of Light Star Michael Ward Had To Overcome His Fear Of Pigeons For The Movie Searchlight Pictures By Jenna Busch/Dec. 8, 2022 7:04 pm EST Sam Mendes’ latest film and first original screenplay, “Empire of Light,” will premiere in limited release in the United States this week. It’s the story of a small movie theater in a coastal town in England in the 1980s. Olivia Colman (“The Crown”) stars as Hilary, a troubled woman working at the theater, and Michael Ward (“The Old Guard”) is Stephen, a new employee fascinated by the theater and dealing with the racism of the era....

So what happens in Midsommar again? A24 Psychology student Dani (Florence Pugh) is traumatized after her troubled sister killed herself and their parents by filling the house with carbon monoxide, which puts a further strain on her relationship with her boyfriend Christian (Jack Reynor). Christian was planning to break up with her but delayed the decision because of the sudden tragedy, which leads to another friction point. Christian and his mates Mark (Will Poulter) and Josh (William Jackson Harper) have been invited along by a Swedish friend Pelle (Vilhelm Blomgren) to attend the summer solstice celebrations in the rural commune where he grew up in Hälsingland, Sweden....

How Two Failed Wes Craven Projects Made Nightmare On Elm Street A Tough Sell New Line Cinema By Joshua Meyer/Oct. 14, 2022 9:56 am EST Wes Craven had fallen on hard times, both personally and professionally, before he had the biggest hit of his pre-“Scream” career and kicked off a new slasher movie franchise with “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” After establishing himself as a horror director to watch with “The Last House on the Left” and “The Hills Have Eyes” in the 1970s, Craven faced a couple of setbacks....

Hugh Jackman Joins Voice Cast Of Koala Man, A Hulu Animated Series From The Team Behind Rick & Morty HBO By Valerie Ettenhofer/July 19, 2022 3:20 pm EST Hulu has a new animated series in the works from a team of adult animation heavy hitters, and it’s just landed one of its leads. The Music Man himself, Hugh Jackman, will be playing the role of Big Greg in the new series “Koala Man,” according to The Hollywood Reporter....

Jude Law’s Love Of Film Started On The Other Side Of The Screen Sony Pictures Releasing By Miyako Pleines/Dec. 17, 2022 12:00 pm EST It’s that time of year again. The time when everyone gets into the cozy holiday spirit by watching some of the biggest, most classic seasonal movies around. Typically this includes at least one showing each of “A Christmas Story,” “It’s a Wonderful Life,” and “Christmas Vacation,” but for some of us, another popular film is on our list: director Nancy Meyers’ cozy, feel-good flick, “The Holiday....

Gordy’s rampage sets the tone Universal Pictures/YouTube In /Film’s interview with “Nope” editor Nicholas Monsour, he explains how the aftermath of Gordy’s rampage was a happy accident on Peele’s part: “One thing that was not scripted but was all Jordan’s intuition was to put the flashes of Gordy at the beginning of the film. Again, that’s such an important place in a movie, obviously, the first few images you see. I think it gives you, when viewing the movie, a real clear sense of the importance of that storyline to the meaning of the whole movie....

The setup Universal Pictures Set in Hollywood, “Mulholland Drive” sandwiches together two very different stories with the same players. In the first half of the film, Hollywood hopeful Betty (Naomi Watts, in a star-making turn) comes to Tinseltown hoping to become a star! While there, she encounters a mysterious woman with amnesia, played by Laura Elena Harring. The woman decides to call herself Rita, and she and Betty set out to find out who she really is and how she lost her memories....