The undead are not as dead as we thought Disney+ The show will very much be picking up in the aftermath of the aforementioned “What If…?” episode, meaning that the things that happened in that episode will have a bearing on what happens here. For one, even though it looked like zombie Captain America may have been dealt with, zombies have a knack for staying undead until their brains are taken out....
One Sandman Star Wants To Tackle Another Iconic Vertigo Comic Netflix By Valerie Ettenhofer/Aug. 8, 2022 1:44 pm EST John Cameron Mitchell has given us so much: the glam rock musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” the real sex dramedy “Shortbus,” and most recently, his portrayal of Hal, a scene-stealing supporting character in Netflix’s long-awaited adaptation of “The Sandman.” Hal owns the house Rose Walker (Kyo Ra) moves into in the series, but he’s also her friend and mentor, helping her find her brother Jed and performing in dreams as a drag star alter ego....
The crime flick classic we never got to see MGM In his new book, “Cinema Speculation,” Tarantino dishes randomly on his movie likes and loves and hates. At one point, he hits upon John Flynn’s no-frills adaptation of Stark’s “The Outfit” (the third book in the Parker series). There’s nothing wrong with Flynn’s film at all, but, as with “The Hunter” (which spawned John Boorman’s “Point Blank,” “Brian Helgeland’s “Payback” and Taylor Hackford’s woefully uninspired “Parker”), there’s room for another interpretation....
Rick And Morty Could Go On Forever, Say Dan Harmon And Justin Roiland Adult Swim By Michael Boyle/Sept. 1, 2022 2:41 pm EST The success of “Rick and Morty” must be a breath of fresh air to Dan Harmon, considering how underappreciated his last big sitcom was in its time. “Community” may have made it to six seasons in the end, but the show’s constant struggle against less-than-stellar ratings meant there was always a good chance each season would be its last....
Sideshow’s Ahsoka Tano Premium Format Statue Is A Jedi Masterpiece [Exclusive] Max Evry By Max Evry/Aug. 11, 2022 1:06 pm EST Back in June we took a detailed look at The Mandalorian and Grogu Premium Format Statue from Sideshow Collectibles, and this month we’re looking at one of that pair’s biggest allies: Ahsoka Tano. The ex-Jedi Padawan of Anakin Skywalker (nicknamed “Snips”) is back in action with an incredible Premium Format Statue from Sideshow that captures the essence of the character and then some....
Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Takes Its Biggest Narrative Swing Yet — And It’s A Nice Change Of Pace Paramount+ By Valerie Ettenhofer/Oct. 6, 2022 12:00 pm EST The format break: it’s as loathed as it is loved, if not more. Sometimes self-contained one-off episodes can be done brilliantly, as with the great (yet still polarizing) “Breaking Bad” outing “The Fly.” Sometimes they’re a mixed bag, as with the one-off obsessed third season of “Atlanta....
Season 4’s escape from the Upside Down Netflix Season 4 was “Stranger Things’” darkest and most shocking season yet. It was a remarkable accomplishment, with every member of the cast at the top of their game. Better still, the introduction of antagonist Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) is one of the best decisions the show has made. To cap the season, Sadie Sink’s Max is once again threatened by Vecna’s powers. She is brutally thrown about, her extremities snapped like pretzel rods, and for a beat, it looks as though Max might genuinely die — and for a moment, she does....
Bringing hauntingly beautiful panels to life Netflix Recreating panels from a popular and beloved comic series can be daunting, as some things get inevitably lost in translation when transferred to a completely different medium. However, “The Sandman” pays homage to its source material in a way that complements the tone of the show, as seen in the sequence where Dream escapes captivity, which is a faithful visual recreation of the comics....
The She-Hulk Finale Features Cameos From The Show’s Actual Writers Marvel Studios By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 13, 2022 11:05 am EST That’s my secret, Cap. I’m always warning readers about major spoilers for “She-Hulk: Attorney At Law” to follow. Well, it’s safe to say nobody expected all that from the season finale of “She-Hulk.” Just when it seemed like yet another installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was destined for a safe, familiar, and narratively unsatisfying conclusion, the latest chapter in the life of attorney by day, She-Hulk by night Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) abruptly zigged when even the biggest comic book fans may have anticipated it to zag....
These Are Gillian Anderson’s Favorite Episodes Of The X-Files By Christian Gainey/Sept. 6, 2022 1:29 pm EST After 11 seasons and 2 feature films, “The X-Files” officially came to an end (at least for now) in 2018. When a long-running series, like “The X-Files,” offers such an expansive catalog of creeps, it can be difficult to choose a small list of favorites, but one of the show’s stars managed to do just that....
Why Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem Is So Dark (Literally) By Erin Brady/Aug. 15, 2022 4:22 pm EST On paper, “Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem” sounds like a fun, interesting movie. Two giants of the sci-fi horror world coming together to fight in a small suburban town full of victims? Sounds sick. Unfortunately, the 2007 movie wasn’t exactly what many fans and critics were expecting from a concept like that, resulting in a critical and commercial flop that still has a 12 percent on Rotten Tomatoes....
Why Quentin Tarantino Wanted Inglourious Basterds To Avoid ‘Silly War-Movie Clichés’ Universal Pictures By Michael Boyle/Dec. 14, 2022 3:39 pm EST Considering how “Inglourious Basterds” ends, it might be a little surprising to learn that writer/director Quentin Tarantino did in fact care about the movie’s sense of realism. Sure, the movie takes some creative liberties with its decision to let Hitler get machine gunned to death in a movie theater around a year before his actual demise, but it’s also quick to subvert the usual unrealistic tropes you’d see in a typical war movie....
Would Breaking Bad Season 5’s Great Magnet Caper Actually Work In Real Life? AMC By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 15, 2022 12:36 pm EST You know how it goes sometimes. A drug kingpin (Bryan Cranston’s Walter White) and his partner in crime (Aaron Paul’s Jesse Pinkman) narrowly manage to pull off the scheme of the century, plotting the downfall of their biggest benefactor-turned-foe (Giancarlo Esposito’s Gus Fring) in as elaborate a hitjob as you’ll ever see....
A Real-Life Wall Street Scandal Changed The Fate Of Working Girl Screenwriter Kevin Wade and producer Douglas Wick struggled to get the 1988 rom-com “Working Girl” off the ground. The two previously worked together on a project intended to be a thriller, but it never got made, and for a time it appeared their new project about a young New York secretary (Melanie Griffith) who pretends to be her two-timing boss (Sigourney Weaver) to negotiate a major deal with an investment broker (Harrison Ford) would suffer the same fate....
Going from mercenary to recruiter Disney+/Lucasfilm Beau Willimon, for those who are not familiar, is best known for creating the U.S. version of the TV show “House of Cards.” He also co-wrote “The Ides of March,” a film based on his 2008 play “Farragut North.” The 2011 political drama casts Ryan Gosling as Stephen Meyers, the naive campaign manager for a U.S. state governor who gets a hard lesson in the dirty truth about U....
Encouraging audience engagment A24 In an interview with the LA Times discussing the film’s ending, Ari Aster was asked about the mural and its potential to take away any investment in the movie. The director didn’t think it would ruin the experience, but rather engage the audience and make the experience of watching “Midsommar” that much more rewarding: “I like things that really encourage a more active audience engagement, and if there’s a way to provide exposition in a way that makes the audience do a certain amount of work — that encourages them to lean in towards the movie as opposed to handing people that information — it’s just more fun....
Being a role player FX Hardy revealed to AV Club his penchant for supporting roles, referencing other actors in the process. He also aptly compared his acting philosophy to a popular sport: “I mean, you look at Dustin Hoffman, Gary Oldman, Philip Seymour Hoffman—these are great character actors. Not necessarily the lead, but what’s so bad about playing a co-star? What makes you think that that’s so different from playing the lead?...
Casting John Wayne Led To Some Strict Rules On The Set Of True Grit Paramount By Jeremy Smith/Nov. 14, 2022 3:07 pm EST Henry Hathaway’s “True Grit” went before cameras at a particularly fraught moment in United States history. Richard Nixon had been elected President by campaigning on a racially tinged “law and order” platform. The Vietnam War was still raging despite 39% approval from the American public, sparking massive protests in cities and on college campuses all over the country....
Creating The VFX For Avatar: The Way Of Water In 3D And HFR Was A Unique Challenge 20th Century Studios By Mike Shutt/Dec. 21, 2022 2:00 am EST I am someone who no longer finds much wonder and awe in visual effects. The cinematic landscape, particularly on the Hollywood blockbuster side, is so overwhelmed by the omnipresence of digital environments and characters that it becomes mush to me, especially now that digital effects artists are being overworked and underpaid to a disgusting degree....
Don’t Worry Darling Cinematographer Explains What Makes A Good Close-Up [Exclusive] Warner Bros. Pictures By Demetra Nikolakakis/Sept. 23, 2022 1:52 pm EST As the latest entry into the people-realizing-they-don’t-belong mini-genre, “Don’t Worry, Darling” is tasked with conveying isolation, paranoia, and above all else, fear. One of cinematographer Matthew Libatique’s favorite tools for the job? A well-crafted close-up that cuts away the audience’s ability to look around, leaving them just as trapped as the protagonist....
