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10 Shows And Documentaries About The Queen And The Royal Family You Need To See Netflix By Simon Bland/Sept. 14, 2022 11:34 am EST With the recent passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom and much of the wider world have briefly hit pause to reflect on the life and legacy of the longest reigning Monarch in British history. Throughout her 70 years on the throne, the Queen not only saw her fair share of daily challenges as the figurehead of a nation but also witnessed the world change drastically around her....

A Normal Death Just Isn’t Enough In A Dario Argento Horror Film Orion Pictures By Devin Meenan/Oct. 16, 2022 4:44 pm EST What do you think of when you think of a Dario Argento movie? “Goblin” music? A garish giallo color palettes? Bad English dubbing? All of the above are Argento trademarks, but there’s one other key ingredient: gallons of blood. The director revels in subjecting his characters to grisly demises....

Andy Serkis On The Difference Between Playing Snoke In Star Wars And Kino Loy In Andor [Exclusive] Disney+/Lucasfilm By Sandy Schaefer/Nov. 3, 2022 4:54 pm EST One could feel a great disturbance in the Force when Kino Loy (Andy Serkis) showed up in “Andor” season 1, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror at the thought of what the Supreme Leader Snoke truthers were about to do with this casting reveal....

As A Child, Drew Barrymore Thought E.T. Was Real, And Steven Spielberg Kept It That Way Universal Pictures By Sandy Schaefer/Nov. 1, 2022 1:53 pm EST Few directors thrive at working with children quite like Steven Spielberg. From “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” and “Empire of the Sun” to “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” and “The BFG,” that Spielberg lad’s films are littered with great performances from kid actors. In the cases of “E.T.” and “Empire of the Sun,” a number of those same youths would grow up to become celebrated adult thespians in their own right....

Channing Tatum Replaces Chris Evans In Project Artemis, Greg Berlanti To Direct Paramount Pictures By Jenna Busch/July 14, 2022 3:14 pm EST The upcoming Apple Studios film “Project Artemis” has been largely shrouded in secrecy, but there is some news to report: The feature has done some actor and director trading. Chris Evans has had to leave the cast, according to THR, and will be replaced by Channing Tatum, who is reportedly in negotiations....

‘He’s a big influence’ 20th Century Studios Knowing the level of dedication to the craft from his on-screen performances and seeing his personality come through in various interviews and awards speeches over the years, it seems perfectly reasonable that Bale would commit such a random act of weirdness. In a recent Entertainment Weekly interview, Bale fessed up to finding inspiration from an unlikely place: “I remember one time talking on the phone to David [O....

Christian Bale Faced Real-Life Threats Over His Role In American Psycho Lionsgate By Witney Seibold/Oct. 30, 2022 5:30 pm EST Mary Harron’s 2000 film “American Psycho,” based on the notorious novel by Bret Easton Ellis, is not just one of the scarier films of its decade, but also may have proven to be one of its more important. Focusing on a handsome, callow, posturing ultra-yuppie named Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), “American Psycho” explores the depths of emptiness and the pathetic longing for depravity in the heart of America’s wealthy....

El Pingüino Warner Bros. Pictures This isn’t the first time in recent memory that we’ve had a gritty street-level crime drama about Gotham City, though Fox’s “Gotham” got off the “gritty” rails and jumped onto the “goofy” tracks pretty quickly (by the third episode of season 1, Jim Gordon had to track down a villain who was tying Gotham citizens to weather balloons so that they went floating off into the sky)....

‘We have to do that’ Netflix “We didn’t have the idea early on that Eddie was going to be playing Metallica,” said Matt Duffer. As it turns out, the idea came from writer Curtis Gwinn, who made the suggestion to have him play the song as a means to distract the Demobats. “And we fell in love with that idea,” he continued. “We’re like, ‘We have to do that.’” Fortunately, the idea came before they had shot anything for the new season, so they were able to go back to previous episodes and sprinkle in little references to Eddie’s musicianship so his guitar playing wouldn’t feel like it came out of nowhere....

Empire Of Light: Release Date, Cast, And More Universal Pictures/YouTube By Sandy Schaefer/July 15, 2022 5:27 pm EST (Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) Sam Mendes has never been one to repeat himself. Since making his directorial debut with the late-’90s cultural touchstone that is “American Beauty,” the filmmaker has tried his hand at gangster movies, war films, James Bond flicks, and, uh, another war movie....

Fleishman Is In Trouble Review: Jesse Eisenberg Searches For Claire Danes In This Emotionally Complex Mystery Michael Parmelee/FX By Jeff Ewing/Nov. 10, 2022 12:00 pm EST Getting divorced is tough. It brings with it a massive set of baggage in nearly all possible directions. Grief, pain, regret. What went wrong? Could it have been avoided? Should we have been together? Even tougher, of course, is dealing with the inevitable complexity of one’s children’s emotions....

House Of The Dragon Will Use Multiple Time Jumps To ‘Tell This Story Correctly’ HBO By Jenna Busch/July 20, 2022 2:21 pm EST “Game of Thrones” was a juggernaut of a television series, despite its divisive final season. There is no denying the impact it had on the entertainment world, with several other shows trying to replicate its epic storytelling. It would be an easy thing to take the same approach to its prequel, “House of the Dragon....

I Wanna Dance With Somebody Trailer: Naomi Ackie Looks Transformative As Whitney Houston Sony Pictures Releasing By BJ Colangelo/Sept. 15, 2022 6:45 pm EST It’s still hard to imagine how musical biopics can exist in a post “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” world, but the last few years have been bursting with big-budget biopics centered on some of the most iconic performers in music history. Jennifer Hudson belted her face off as Aretha Franklin in “Respect,” Taron Egerton was downright dazzling as Elton John in “Rocketman,” Austin Butler may be looking at an Oscar nomination for his turn in “Elvis,” following a trend set by Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody....

Leslie Nielsen Played Santa Claus In More Than One Film, Something Only A Few Actors Have Done Paramount Pictures By Witney Seibold/Dec. 10, 2022 7:00 pm EST Prior to 1989, actor Leslie Nielsen was still best known for playing heavies and villains. Even when he appeared in comedy classics like “Airplane!” in 1980 or “Police Squad!” in 1982, his comedic power was derived from his ability to stay stonefaced while absurdity explodes around him....

Paul Newman Was Sold On Cool Hand Luke Before Seeing A Single Page Of The Script Warner Bros. By Drew Tinnin/Oct. 5, 2022 2:53 pm EST It’s difficult to imagine a time when Paul Newman wasn’t considered a cinematic icon. The legendary actor and philanthropist has always seemed like a quintessential part of the Hollywood mythos. Although he had already been nominated for three Academy Awards by the late sixties, one of his most enduring roles continues to be the titular prisoner in 1967’s “Cool Hand Luke....

Playing Red Guardian Was A Palate Cleanser For David Harbour After The Failure Of 2019’s Hellboy Marvel Studios By Ernesto Valenzuela/Nov. 21, 2022 6:17 pm EST Let’s be honest: the 2019 reboot of “Hellboy” had a lot to live up to, given that the previous two “Hellboy” films had been directed by none other than Guillermo del Toro. “Stranger Things” star David Harbour was given the task of playing this new iteration of Hellboy, with director Neil Marshall at the helm....

Prisoners’ Screenwriter Didn’t Think The Studio Would Keep Its Cliffhanger Ending Warner Bros. By Joshua Meyer/Sept. 25, 2022 5:00 pm EST The ending of “Prisoners” (spoilers follow) leaves the viewer with much to ponder, not the least of which is … what happens after the credits roll? The 2013 film, written by Aaron Guzikowski and directed by Denis Villeneuve (in his English-language debut), chooses an interesting moment to fade to black....

Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Will See The Return Of Deep Space Nine Characters [Comic-Con] Paramount By Sarah Milner/July 23, 2022 6:00 pm EST “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” is finally getting its overdue resurgence, thanks to the upcoming third season of “Star Trek: Lower Decks.” “Deep Space Nine” was the fourth entry in the “Star Trek” TV franchise, debuting in 1993 while the much-loved series “The Next Generation” was still on the air and before “Voyager” hit TV screens....

Surprisingly, Sigourney Weaver Hasn’t Acted In Front Of A Green Screen Since Ghostbusters 20th Century Studios By Tyler Llewyn Taing/Dec. 5, 2022 7:08 pm EST We’re a few weeks away from the return of the box office king, James Cameron. His newest film, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” is our first return to the world of “Avatar” since the 2009 original. But what’s a director without his muse? Working once again with Cameron is the incomparable Sigourney Weaver, this time playing the role of Jake Sully’s (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri’s (Zoe Saldana) adopted 14-year-old Na’vi daughter, Kira, who may or may not be the reincarnation of Weaver’s initial “Avatar” character, Grace Augustine....

The ‘Hangover’ of Kazakhstan 101 Films Sometimes character development isn’t really necessary. An expertly shot revamped version of the wrong-place-wrong-time scenario, “Sweetie” succeeds in its steadfast decision to keep things light, no matter how dark the plot threatens to become. Most modern day movies that try to be funny also aim to include a moral message for the audience to take away in the midst of the malarkey. Comedic reliefs learn and grow and change and ask the audience to strive to be better....