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How The Sopranos Wove Pop Culture Into The Core Of The Show HBO By Michael Boyle/July 25, 2022 5:58 pm EST One of the more interesting aspects of “The Sopranos” is how closely tied it is to the time in which it was made. Those singing fish props were a huge hit back in the late ’90s, and sure enough, they ended up playing a recurring part in season 3. When Bill Clinton was president, the characters would talk about the Clintons, and when George W....

How Working On The Munsters Compared To Other Rob Zombie Productions [Exclusive] Universal By Jeremy Smith/Sept. 27, 2022 8:30 am EST “The Munsters” is a major departure for Rob Zombie. Ever since the industrial metal musician launched his filmmaking career, he has specialized in transgressive horror. His first movie, “House of 1,000 Corpses,” was deemed so extreme that Universal Pictures shelved it (Zombie re-acquired the rights, and brought it to the less antsy Lionsgate)....

Kevin Smith Has One Regret With The Way He Handled Clerks Miramax Films By Lee Adams/Oct. 7, 2022 10:32 am EST One of the weirdest things about getting older are those moments when you look around and suddenly realize everybody else looks ancient too; your family, friends, and those celebrities and movie stars you grew up watching and assumed would stay young forever. My brain still struggles to compute the fact that Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp are both almost 60....

Marvel Has A Secret ‘Black Widow Room’ To Discuss Major Spoilery Details Disney By Witney Seibold/Sept. 8, 2022 4:28 pm EST The primary appeal of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has long been its interconnectivity. While it may be fun to watch the solo adventures of, say, Thor or Doctor Strange, the real thrill for the MCU’s fans came from obsessive, enthused note-taking. Characters and events in one film would inevitably carry over into the next chapter, and a world slowly developed in front of our very eyes....

One Scene Perfectly Summed Up Ryan Gosling’s Gray Man Experience Netflix By Joshua Meyer/July 22, 2022 11:53 pm EST Believe it or not, the self-described “trash ‘stache” that “The Gray Man” sticks on Chris Evans isn’t the biggest spectacle the movie holds. “The Gray Man” reunites Evans with Joe and Anthony Russo, his directors on two “Captain America” movies (“The Winter Soldier” and “Civil War”) and two “Avengers” movies (“Infinity War” and “Endgame”)....

Our American Family Review: Love, Drugs, And Generational Trauma Giant Pictures By Sarah Milner/Aug. 29, 2022 5:00 pm EST Addiction is a scourge on America; it ruins lives, devastates families, and leaves gaping psychic wounds that, in many cases, never heal. This is true whether it’s opioid addiction, alcoholism, or an eating disorder. And when it comes to families, the pain and suffering are often passed down, generation to generation....

Paul Walker Took The Time Getting To Know All The Dogs Of Eight Below Buena Vista Pictures By Miyako Pleines/Dec. 25, 2022 1:00 pm EST In the history of Good Pups, there are many. Balto famously led a sled dog team across Alaska in order to help deliver life-saving medicine to the city of Nome during a deadly diphtheria outbreak. Hachikō, an akita who belonged to a scientist in Japan, dutifully waited every day at a train station for his owner, who unexpectedly died while away at work one day, to return for almost a decade until his own death....

Peter B. Parker Has Become A Dad In Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, And That Sounds About Right Sony Pictures Releasing By Witney Seibold/Dec. 13, 2022 2:16 pm EST The 2018 animated film “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman, was slick and stylish in ways that few big-budget animated films are. Affecting a dazzling color palate and an exaggerated comic book panel aesthetic, “Into the Spider-Verse” took what could have been an ordinary superhero story and infused it with new life....

Sanctuary Review: Margaret Qualley Dominates In Twisted Sex Comedy [TIFF] Rumble Films By Erin Brady/Sept. 14, 2022 9:54 am EST The sex comedy is a dying art form. Whether that’s because of shifting societal tastes or a lack of Hollywood interest, there haven’t been much of them in recent years. You could arguably trace the decline of the sex comedy to the slowly-tightening sexual purity that has ravished Hollywood over the decade (remember the so-called groundbreaking “Eternals” sex scene?...

Shantaram Trailer: Charlie Hunnam Finds Redemption In This Adaptation Of The Popular Novel Apple TV+ By Jenna Busch/Sept. 14, 2022 10:53 pm EST Apple TV+ has released a trailer for their upcoming series “Shantaram,” based on the 2003 international bestselling novel of the same name by Gregory David Roberts. “Shantaram” stars Charlie Hunnam (“Sons of Anarchy,” “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword”), who is returning to television after eight years. The novel is loosely based on the real-life experiences of the author and tells the story of escaped Australian convict Lin Ford (Hunnam)....

Superhero Bits: A Constantine 2 Update, Chris Evans Misses Playing Captain America & More LEGO By Ryan Scott/Nov. 10, 2022 3:47 pm EST (Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks....

One capable team Magnet Releasing The combination of Yale and Radio Silence should be enough to get you interested, even if you are not familiar with the book’s premise. Outside of her work on “Dexter,” Yale has also worked on “Underground,” “Legion,” and “See” in various writing duties. Her more serious writing combined with the sleek direction that Radio Silence has already become known for makes for a series a lot of potential....

Vel Sartha’s Role In The Rebellion Just Got A Lot More Intriguing In Andor Episode 9 Lucasfilm By Lyvie Scott/Nov. 2, 2022 1:18 pm EST Warning: spoilers below for episode 9 of “Andor.” It’s been rough going for space girlfriends Vel Sartha (Faye Marsay) and Cinta Kaz (Varada Sethu), especially in the aftermath of their heist on Aldhani. It seems the two are doomed to be separated, whether it be at the hands of the Empire or in the name of the Rebellion....

Where You’ve Seen That Seeing Stone In The Rings Of Power Before Prime Video By Jeremy Mathai/Sept. 16, 2022 12:16 pm EST In the singular world of Middle-earth, you just never quite know what you’ll stumble upon next. Author J.R.R. Tolkien created such an unimaginably huge and fully lived-in universe that readers always had to stay on their toes. At any given moment, fans could anticipate the introduction of fascinating new settings and wild fantasy concepts (and maybe a jarring and divisive character or two) unlike anything else in the genre....

The miracle that we got it at all Netflix The current iteration of “The Sandman” has been in development for quite a while. A 2016 Entertainment Weekly article revealed that Joseph Gordon-Levitt was briefly in talks to play Dream before exiting the project. In July of 2020, Audible put out a high-profile audio adaptation of the book, with James McAvoy playing Dream. After dancing around the property for the better part of 30 years, “The Sandman” finally came to Netflix to some fanfare and warm reviews....

Avengers: Endgame Director Joe Russo Is Sick Of The Theatrical Vs. Streaming ‘Culture War’ Marvel By Valerie Ettenhofer/July 16, 2022 2:22 pm EST The theatrical landscape has changed over the past two years. The U.S. box office may be starting to bounce back thanks to major blockbusters like “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” but there’s no denying that pandemic-era concerns have had a measurable impact on the movie theater experience....

Band Of Brothers Changed James Madio’s Life Beyond His Acting Career HBO By Jeff Kelly/Dec. 3, 2022 7:00 am EST In a series like “Band of Brothers,” it’s always going to be tough to stand out from the crowd. The HBO miniseries features a deep cast, filled to the brim with up-and-coming actors looking for their big break. And in a production like “Band of Brothers,” it’s a break that could change your life....

Damien Chazelle Considers Babylon A ‘Darker Companion Piece’ To Singin’ In The Rain [Exclusive] Paramount Pictures By Witney Seibold/Dec. 22, 2022 3:10 pm EST Damien Chazelle’s new film “Babylon,” a 189-minute drunken love letter to 1920s Hollywood, bears very little resemblance to actual Hollywood history. It follows a pair of fictional would-be silent movie stars named Manuel Torres (Diego Calva) and Nellie LeRoy (Margot Robbie) as they traverse the gloriously depraved, days-long, drug-and-urine-soaked house parties where all the industry higher-ups hang out....

DC League Of Super-Pets Has A Tough Fight Ahead With $22 Million Projected Box Office Debut Warner Bros. By Valerie Ettenhofer/July 30, 2022 2:38 pm EST Another weekend of summer 2022 brings another top movie at the box office. Aside from “Top Gun: Maverick,” few films this summer have been able to cling to the top spot for long, and this week appears to be no exception. “DC League of Super-Pets” has taken over the number one domestic slot this weekend, pushing Jordan Peele’s “Nope” to second place a week after its release, according to Variety....

Don’t Worry Darling Cinematographer Matthew Libatique Brings The Light [Interview] Warner Bros. By Jack Giroux/Sept. 23, 2022 12:00 pm EST Cinematographer Matthew Libatique makes the sun turn from dreamy to nightmarish in “Don’t Worry Darling.” Olivia Wilde’s film begins with a glow like a classic postcard, but it never feels quite right. Along the way, Wilde and Libatique turn up the heat in Alice’s (Florence Pugh) world. Libatique’s name is no stranger to a film fan or anyone remotely familiar with cinematography....