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House Of The Dragon Keeps The Game Of Thrones Visual Goof Tradition Alive HBO This article contains spoilers for episode three of “House of the Dragon” The big wide world of Westeros is so full of political scheming, fire-breathing dragons, and bloody human cruelty that you’d think it would be difficult to shift your eyes away from the main action. But even in a production like “House of the Dragon,” one of the biggest shows on television, it’s the little details that catch people’s attention....

How Keanu Reeves Helped Shape The Philosophy Of Constantine Warner Bros. By Christian Gainey/Sept. 19, 2022 3:17 pm EST In 1989, Keanu Reeves became famous for playing one-half of the time-traveling stoner duo in “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.” In his early career, the actor mastered the art of clueless expression and airheadedness, and no one would’ve pegged him as action hero material, but Reeves spent the ’90s distancing himself from Ted ‘Theodore’ Logan....

Will Nope be on streaming? Universal Pictures As of right now, the answer to whether “Nope” is available on any streaming platform is, yep. Peacock has announced that “Nope” will begin streaming exclusively on its service starting November 18, 2022. Alongside the film, Peacock will also be streaming “a robust and intimate look” at the making of “Nope” with a new documentary, featuring interviews from cast and crew, in addition to behind-the-scenes footage....

Hulu’s Reboot Creator Steven Levitan Talks Being Free Of Network Censors, Avoiding Schmaltz, And More [Exclusive Interview] Hulu By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 20, 2022 10:00 am EST Steven Levitan has been working in television for over 30 years. Though you might know him best today as the creator and executive producer of the Emmy-winning comedy sensation “Modern Family,” Levitan has a history that stretches back to beloved shows like “Wings,” “Frasier,” and “Just Shoot Me....

Irreversible Straight Cut Review: Gaspar Noe’s Brutal Tale Is Effective No Matter How It’s Told [Brooklyn Horror Film Festival] Mars Distribution By Lex Briscuso/Oct. 27, 2022 3:30 pm EST The reputation of Gaspar Noé’s nightmare revenge film “Irreversible” precedes it. As a cornerstone of the New French Extremity movement of the late 1990s and 2000s, its legacy looms large in audiences’ minds as a worthy entry too brutal for a second viewing....

Meeting With Stephen Sondheim For Sweeney Todd Was A Nerve-Wracking Moment For Alan Rickman DreamWorks/Paramount Distribution By Jenna Busch/Dec. 17, 2022 6:00 pm EST In “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” a man in Victorian England is wrongly convicted of a crime so a judge can steal his wife. He attacks her, exiles him, and steals their infant daughter, who he later wants to marry. The barber returns and starts murdering people and putting them into pies to get revenge....

Michael Caine Was The First Person To Ever Hear Goldfinger’s Theme Song Paramount By Mike Shutt/Oct. 5, 2022 3:59 pm EST You would be hard pressed to find a James Bond fan who does not consider “Goldfinger” to be one of the top five Bond theme songs. A good percentage of those people would even put it at number one. This was the first proper Bond theme as we know it, where it plays over the intricately designed title sequence....

Pairing John Wayne With A Giant Squid Proved A Winning Move For Paramount Paramount By Mike Shutt/Aug. 24, 2022 5:44 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When was the last time you were truly dazzled by a special effect? Our mainstream media landscape has been consumed by CGI to the point where we don’t even think about the logistics of what we see anymore. In the series premiere of “House of the Dragon,” Were you awed by the presence of multiple dragons, or did you just go, “Oh, yeah....

Pushing Daisies’ Producer Blames ‘Cute’ Scripts For Getting The Series Canceled ABC By Devin Meenan/Dec. 17, 2022 6:00 am EST Created by Bryan Fuller, “Pushing Daisies"followed Ned the Pie-Maker (Lee Pace), who had the seemingly magical power to resurrect the dead with a touch. His ability came with rules. One, Ned couldn’t touch anyone he brought back to life or they would die again, permanently. Second, if Ned doesn’t “re-dead” someone within 60 seconds, then someone else’s life will be taken in an equivalent exchange....

Ranking Every Karate Kid Movie From Worst To Best Columbia Pictures By Jenna Busch/Sept. 9, 2022 10:05 am EST Mild spoilers for “Cobra Kai” season 5 ahead. The Netflix series “Cobra Kai” is showing no mercy to those of us who love the “Karate Kid” franchise. Not only have we been able to catch up with Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) from 1984’s “The Karate Kid,” but we’ve got cameos galore from the subsequent offerings....

Robert Altman Had An Interesting Theory On How Audiences Experience Films Columbia Pictures By Demetra Nikolakakis/Nov. 12, 2022 2:20 pm EST If you’ve ever had the delight of watching one of Robert Altman’s films, you know just how good the director is at creating an immersive world, one that gently holds the viewer’s hand as it whisks them along for a ride. Sure, the same could technically be said about any movie, or even any show — to some degree, you’ll always need to suspend your disbelief when watching a fictional work — but there’s just something different about Altman’s work....

Embodying the character Universal Pictures It’s a silly line, really. The sort of line that’s clever for how not clever it is. Its cheesiness reflects Piper’s pro wrestling background. But so does the coolness and the conviction with which he delivers it, turning a stupid joke into a badass declaration. Piper himself was amazed with the line when he ad-libbed it, according to an interview. “Yeah, I couldn’t tell you what it really means, either....

Blade Runner/Blade Runner 2049 Warner Bros. For a good while, “Blade Runner” had been one of those highly revered movies that made me feel as if I was missing out on something that everyone else saw in it, and it wasn’t until recently that Ridley Scott’s bleak vision of the future finally struck a chord with me. A film that is ever so patient, the groundbreaking tech noir is a striking piece of filmmaking that only gets better with age....

The Director Of Monsters Inc. Was Sure It Would Be A ‘Disaster’ Pixar Animation Studios By J. Gabriel Ware/July 11, 2022 10:02 am EST In Pixar’s “Monsters Inc.,” monsters Sulley (voiced by John Goodman) and Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) are gainfully employed as professional child scarers at a renewable energy company that harnesses not wind or solar power, but the screams of human children. All is well, but when a little girl finds her way into the factory, Sulley and Mike must return the child back home before her presence destroys the company....

Titans Season 4 Got Rid Of Its Best Character Way Too Soon HBO Max By Marcos Melendez/Nov. 4, 2022 6:00 pm EST This article contains spoilers for the latest episode of “Titans.” The fourth season of “Titans” has finally arrived, warts and all. In the first two episodes, we get a taste of what is in store for the titular superhero team this time around. A lighter tone permeates through the show, while its sinister roots still show up from time to time....

Who Is Morgoth: The Lord Of The Rings Villain Explained Prime Video By Jenna Busch/Sept. 2, 2022 8:00 am EST “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” premiere is here, and you might have questions! Today we’re going to dive into a character that is integral to where we find ourselves — the Second Age of Middle-earth. (Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy and “The Hobbit” trilogy are set in the Third Age, thousands of years after....

Why Was Truth Seekers Canceled? Here’s What We Know Here’s what we know about the cancelation of “Truth Seekers.” What is Truth Seekers? “Truth Seekers” is a supernatural comedy series about a team of amateur paranormal investigators. It was brought to life by Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Nat Saunders, and James Serafinowicz. It was one of the first projects to come from Pegg and Frost’s Stolen Picture production company. It stars Frost as Gus, Pegg as Dave, Samson Kayo as Elton, Malcolm McDowell as Richard, Emma D’Arcy as Astrid, and Susan Wokoma as Helen....

Why You Won’t See Spider-Man In She-Hulk, Despite The Writers’ Love For The Character Marvel Studios By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 12, 2022 12:50 pm EST Once upon a time, the full extent of crossovers in superhero media amounted to that “This is why Superman works alone” line of dialogue in “Batman & Robin,” cheekily alluding to the failed “Superman Lives” movie that was in-development at the time, or that brief reference to Metropolis in “Batman Forever” … and we liked it that way!...

12 Movies Like Vivarium That Are Definitely Worth Watching Vertigo Films By Chad Collins/Aug. 16, 2022 10:25 am EST Lorcan Finnegan’s “Vivarium” is a trippy, frightening, disorienting sci-fi film anchored by Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg’s stellar performances as Gemma and Tom, respectively. Gemma is a schoolteacher, and Tom is a handyman. “Vivarium” begins with the couple visiting a local real estate office to buy an affordable house. The agent takes them to Yonder, a new development housing complex made up of identical homes....

That opening scene was originally very different Apple TV+ The best shows suck viewers in right from the opening seconds of their premieres, and “Severance” more than meets that lofty standard. As far as evocative imagery goes, the sight of a woman sprawled on top of a conference room table who wakes up with no idea of who she is or how she got there is as unforgettable as it gets....