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The Super Mario Bros. Movie Clip: Toad’s Wild Ride Universal Pictures By Valerie Ettenhofer/Dec. 9, 2022 7:41 am EST I don’t know about everyone else, but I think I’m officially ready to move past the “Chris Pratt’s voice acting might be bad” stage of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” discourse into the “this movie actually looks like a lot of fun” stage. If you weren’t already sold on Illumination’s big-screen version of the beloved Nintendo game from the first trailer, maybe this new clip will do the trick....

The Top 10 Found Footage Alien Horror Movies Paramount Pictures By Erin Brady/July 19, 2022 11:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In Jordan Peele’s sci-fi horror “Nope,” releasing in theaters this week, ranch-operating siblings OJ (Daniel Kaluuya) and Emerald (Keke Palmer) are hit with a sudden tragedy. During a bizarre storm, their father Otis (Keith David) is struck and killed by a piece of debris that seemingly fell from the sky out of nowhere....

The White Lotus Season 2 Sheds New Light On A Classic Line From The Godfather HBO By BJ Colangelo/Nov. 7, 2022 6:00 pm EST Bert Di Grasso (F. Murray Abraham) has thrown himself into his ideal Sicilian experience since arriving at The White Lotus resort. He’s flirted with every Italian local he’s set his eyes on, enjoyed the exquisite cuisine, learned more about his family’s homeland, trekked his old bones through the historical grounds of the city, and settled in for bed by watching “The Godfather” in his hotel room while his son, Dominic (Michael Imperioli), has a threesome with two Italian sex-workers half his age next door....

He Wants To Be Your Friend The latest grave to be disturbed is that of ’80s childhood staple Teddy Ruxpin. The talking teddy bear will get the spotlight in his own feature film, currently in early development with DJ2 Entertainment who, you may not be shocked to find out, is the same company behind the Sonic resurrection. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the aim is to start with a hybrid live-action/animated film, with plans for an animated series expansion....

There’s Just One Subject Quentin Tarantino Thinks Should Never Be Shown On Film Columbia Pictures/Lantern Entertainment By Matthew Bilodeau/Aug. 28, 2022 11:30 pm EST If you’ve ever seen a movie from homage extraordinaire Quentin Tarantino, then you’re probably aware that excess is a crucial part of his DNA. The filmmaker behind “Pulp Fiction” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” is a man for which the word “restraint” is unlikely in his lexicon....

Why She-Hulk: Attorney At Law Eliminated Many Of Its Courtroom Scenes Disney By Jamie Gerber/Aug. 17, 2022 2:15 pm EST Look out, because “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” is about to hit Disney+! Taking slight cues from “Ally McBeal” and “Legally Blonde,” the series looks to be Marvel’s attempt at a legal dramedy. Starring the amazing Tatiana Maslany as the titular green giant, in this case, Jennifer Walters, “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” will attempt to add yet another layer to the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

An Elvis Stage Musical May Be In Our Future, Baz Luhrmann Teases Warner Bros. By Anya Stanley/Oct. 3, 2022 1:51 pm EST Wise men say only fools rush in, but Baz Luhrmann can’t help teasing a possible Elvis stage musical. His feature biopic on the rock ’n roll icon, “Elvis,” marries the “Romeo + Juliet” director’s maximalist sensibility to a performer who was larger than life — so large that the story had to be told from the perspective of an observer, Presley’s former manager....

Anything’s Possible Review: Billy Porter’s Trans Teen Rom-Com Balances Sweetness And Surprisingly Bold Swings Prime Video By BJ Colangelo/July 18, 2022 2:00 pm EST High school is a hellscape for most people, but for trans teens, every day can feel like a warzone. Their identities and existences are often left up for public discourse, their livelihoods are used as bargaining chips in political decision-making, and in plenty of parts of the world, blatant bigotry and violence are not only excused, but encouraged....

Mattel once sued Aqua over the song Warner Bros. There’s actually a pretty straightforward reason “Barbie Girl” wouldn’t show up in an official Barbie movie: after the song’s release, Barbie toymaker Mattel tried to sue the band responsible, claiming a copyright violation. They also pointed to the song’s double entendre lyrics, which include lines like “you can brush my hair, undress me anywhere” and “kiss me here, touch me there,” calling them derogatory and disparaging according to The Wall Street Journal....

Secret Wars is finally happening Marvel But the announcement that is sure to have everyone talking for the next few years was “Avengers: Secret Wars.” Yes, after much discussion, speculation, and rumors, Feige confirmed that the beloved, massive Marvel Comics crossover event is going to close out Phase 6 with a bang in 2025. So yes, we are going to have two “Avengers” movies in the same year. That is big even by current MCU standards....

Cate Blanchett Had A Very Relatable Experience With Her First Time Watching The Ring DreamWorks Distribution By Caroline Madden/Nov. 1, 2022 4:50 pm EST While promoting the 2022 psychological drama Tár, Cate Blanchett sat down with Sean Evans on First We Feast, an interview series with pop culture figures who answer questions while they eat progressively spicier food. In between bites of spicy Hot Ones wings, Evans asks Blanchett what her “scariest, quintessential” movie to watch on Halloween is....

Causeway Trailer: Jennifer Lawrence Is On The Road To Recovery With Help From Brian Tyree Henry Apple TV+ By Shania Russell/Nov. 3, 2022 1:57 pm EST For her latest return to the big screen, Jennifer Lawrence is getting back to her indie roots. There was a time in the mid 2010s when Lawrence seemed to average around three movies per year, and alternating between blockbuster franchises (“The Hunger Games” or “The X-Men”) and star-studded dramas (like “Silver Linings Playbook” or “American Hustle”)....

Chainsaw Man Trailer: The Devil Hunters Are Finally Coming In Gory Anime Glory Crunchyroll By BJ Colangelo/Sept. 19, 2022 9:15 pm EST Sharpen your teeth, because the highly-anticipated anime adaptation of “Chainsaw Man,” Tatsuki Fujimoto’s award-winning and extremely popular manga series of the same name is arriving on Crunchyroll next month. Originally serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump, the “Chainsaw Man” anime is directed by Ryū Nakayama (“Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia,” “The Rising of the Shield Hero”), and tells a bleak and nihilistic story about Denji, a teenage boy living with Pochita, a painfully adorable dog err … chainsaw devil as the two harvest devil corpses to repay the debt of his father....

Dan Harmon Credits The Fans For Keeping Community On Track In His Absence NBC By Ernesto Valenzuela/Sept. 8, 2022 5:48 pm EST If there is one thing that has kept “Community” relevant for this long, besides its clever writing and direction, it’s the dedicated fan base. From the #sixseasonsandamovie movement that’s still going strong to this day to the show’s final season being saved by a defunct streaming service, the fans’ vocal support has helped keep “Community” going....

Futurama Faced An Interesting Challenge While Making The Leap To HD By Michael Boyle/Dec. 10, 2022 6:00 am EST Although “Futurama” has not aired nearly as many episodes as shows like “South Park” or “Family Guy,” it has been around for pretty much the same amount of time. Including the upcoming revival, “Futurama” is a show that’s gone on for over 23 years without completely dying. This means that, like other long-running cartoons of its time, the “Futurama” showrunners had to figure out how to gracefully deal with the transition from standard definition to high definition....

Luke, I am … on your lunchbox Lucasfilm As influential as “Star Wars” was for Hollywood movies, it made an even bigger splash in how Hollywood ties merchandising into its films. George Lucas made a groundbreaking merchandising deal with 20th Century Fox, turning down an additional $500,000 payment for directing the film in exchange for the movie’s licensing and merchandising rights. It gave Lucas total control of the “Star Wars” universe, including future films and any product licensing....

How Jordan Peele’s Us And Nope Pay Homage To This Steven Spielberg Monster Movie Classic Universal Pictures By Joshua Meyer/Sept. 9, 2022 12:00 pm EST Though he’s only directed three films, Jordan Peele’s cineliterate, socially conscious horror movies yield myriad Easter eggs and sometimes call attention to his influences outright. In “Nope,” for instance, there’s a motorcycle slide that had many “Akira” fans nodding along, thinking, “I understood that reference” (a quote that is itself a movie reference, but let’s just roll with that like bike wheels)....

How Skyfall Filmed That Crazy Opening Motorcycle Chase Sony By Ernesto Valenzuela/Nov. 9, 2022 6:44 pm EST 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of the James Bond film “Skyfall,” the first film in the franchise directed by Sam Mendes. Released the same year that the Avengers assembled for the first time and Christopher Nolan wrapped up his Dark Knight Trilogy, James Bond also had an explosive movie of his own. The third in the Daniel Craig series of 007 films, “Skyfall” sees Bond in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a burned MI-6 operative who has a vendetta against M (Judi Dench), the head of MI6....

How To Watch Every Episode Of The Rick And Morty Spin-Off, The Vindicators Adult Swim By Rafael Motamayor/July 25, 2022 5:53 pm EST Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon’s “Rick and Morty” is arguably the defining adult cartoon of the past decade, a genre-bending comedy that brilliantly explores the wackiest and raunchiest implications of the multiverse while also delivering emotionally complex stories and endless pop culture references. But because of how long it takes to produce animation, the wait between seasons can be quite long....

Gon went from a good kid to a crazy one Viz Media Gon’s status as a “crazy kid” would guide the rest of the narrative in “Hunter x Hunter.” Instead of being about the inner conflict of a young child forced into battle like “Neon Genesis Evangelion,” Togashi’s “Hunter x Hunter” would focus on a boy excited to get into fights. “If I had made my protagonist a ‘right proper lad’ and drawn a battle manga with it, it would have raised complications when he had to duke it out....