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The Weirdest Kisses In Sci-Fi Movie History Warner Bros. By Dalin Rowell/July 31, 2022 4:25 pm EST What makes a good movie kiss? Is it the chemistry of the actors mixed with the proper lighting? Is it the combination of the narrative and the right director? Maybe it is just a random bit of cinematic circumstances falling into place. There’s no easy way to explain the success of Hollywood’s most outstanding smooches, and if there were, the iconic ones wouldn’t be as special....

Timothy Dalton Has A Theory On Why His James Bond Went Underappreciated MGM/UA By Jeremy Smith/Oct. 9, 2022 9:30 pm EST Roger Moore turned 58 while he was shooting his seventh James Bond feature “A View to a Kill.” He’d already huffed and puffed his way through action sequences in his previous 007 effort, “Octopussy,” but he looked downright spent in this Summer of 1985 offering. It was time for Moore to hand over his Walther pistol, but replacing him would be no small feat....

Why Shudder Is So Vital To The Current Horror Landscape Shudder By BJ Colangelo/Dec. 8, 2022 10:22 pm EST Despite what the Academy Awards and Sight and Sound polls would have us believe, horror is and has always been the lifeblood of cinema. During the pandemic, when theaters across the country were closed, it was an indie horror movie that had fans showing up to drive-ins and keeping the box office alive....

‘Insecurity And Ego’ Made Bradley Cooper Say Yes To Nightmare Alley Searchlight Pictures By Devin Meenan/Nov. 30, 2022 9:39 pm EST In 2018, Bradley Cooper rocked the world with his directorial debut, the latest retelling of “A Star is Born.” Instead of rushing forward with this momentum, Cooper gave himself a chance to relax. During 2019 and 2020, his only performance was voice acting as Rocket Raccoon in “Avengers: Endgame” (though he did help produce “Joker” that same year)....

Brendan Gleeson Joins The Cast Of Joker: Folie à Deux StudioCanal By Jeremy Mathai/Sept. 1, 2022 12:53 pm EST The grimy, disturbing, and noticeably Scorsese-inspired world of “Joker” is about to get a lot more … Irish. Development on the sequel to the billion dollar-grossing DC film, which stars Joaquin Phoenix in the title role, is in full bloom and the buzzy project is now adding even more prestige star power to its cast....

Don’t Worry Darling Ending Explained: Go Ask, Alice Warner Bros. By Bill Bria/Sept. 23, 2022 9:00 am EST Human beings have a natural resistance to change. Every time anything in someone’s life is thrown off course, from their daily routine to their preconceived notions about the world, people find themselves either adjusting or resisting.The numerous instances of anti-progressive thought that can be seen in society today (especially that coming from cisgendered white men) are proof positive of this continual phenomenon, and thus the arts — being the bastion of cultural commentary that they are — react accordingly....

Elvira Once Planned To Make An Elvira Goes To Hell Movie 20th Century Studios By BJ Colangelo/Aug. 5, 2022 3:03 pm EST The word “icon” gets thrown around a lot these days when talking about our pop culture faves, but absolutely no one on planet Earth would dare deny the iconic status of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Performed by the brilliant Cassandra Peterson, the Elvira character was first introduced in 1981 as the horror host of the show “Movie Macabre....

Emily Carey Sees This As The ‘Key’ To Understanding House Of The Dragon’s Hightowers HBO By Shania Russell/Oct. 7, 2022 12:36 pm EST If you’re looking to fill your quota for dragons, violence, and typical HBO debauchery, “House of the Dragon” more than has you covered. This Targaryen-centric show delves into all sorts of unpleasant territory, thanks to the blonde lunatics at the center of the drama. But just because they happen to be the primary agents of chaos, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t other dysfunctional families capable of wreaking havoc on the politics of Westeros....

Season 1 NBC “The Office” becomes “The Office” as we know it three episodes into Season 2, when Michael Scott, regional manager, returns from an emotionally taxing condo purchase to join the closing ceremonies of an office olympics. He is awarded a gold medal made of yogurt lids by Jim Halpert. As the “Star Spangled Banner” plays, he cries. It is the first moment when we see Michael Scott the man, not Michael the monster boss; it’s a gorgeous shot and the show all but makes it a North Star for five subsequent seasons....

Ferrari: Everything We Know So Far About The Apple TV+ Series By Jenna Busch/July 15, 2022 9:28 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are some cars that just scream, “I’m successful.” You’ve got your Lamborghinis, your Jaguars, and your Teslas, but the one that has always sounded super fancy to me as someone who isn’t car-savvy is the Ferrari. We’ve seen a fictional version of entrepreneur Enzo Ferrari in the 2019 film “Ford vs....

Hannah Waddingham’s Excellent Willow Cameo Came About Thanks To Sex Education Lucasfilm/Disney+ By Valerie Ettenhofer/Dec. 22, 2022 2:21 pm EST This post contains spoilers for the third episode of “Willow.” The Disney+ series “Willow” is a thing of many zany wonders. It imagines a world full of were-rats, truth plums, and prophesied heroes, but even its most imaginative elements pale in comparison to a galaxy-brained cameo in the show’s third episode....

House Of The Dragon: The Seven-Pointed Star And Westerosi Religion Explained HBO By Debopriyaa Dutta/Oct. 10, 2022 12:19 pm EST This post contains spoilers for episode 8 of “House of the Dragon.” Religion has not been a major theme in the first few episodes of “House of the Dragon,” as the show focused more on familial infighting and the chaos that encircled House Targaryen. While chaos still reigns over the titular house, the latest episode, “The Lord of the Tides,” brings Westerosi religion into the mix....

James Gandolfini Went The Extra Mile For Jamie-Lynn Sigler On The Set Of The Sopranos HBO By Danielle Ryan/Nov. 19, 2022 5:53 pm EST James Gandolfini is best known for playing New Jersey mobster Tony Soprano on the hit HBO series “The Sopranos,” but his real-life personality couldn’t have been more different from the brutal mafioso. Gandolfini shared a few problems with his fictional counterpart, including alcohol abuse and a bad temper, but no one is perfect, and his castmates have shared many stories of his generosity and warmth....

Matt Smith Didn’t Come Away From His House Of The Dragon Stunts Unscathed HBO By BJ Colangelo/Sept. 2, 2022 7:02 pm EST Matt Smith won genre fans over during his tenure as the Eleventh Doctor in “Doctor Who,” with his lovable quirks endearing him to a generation of sci-fi adventure fantasy fans. And yet, now we see him in “House of the Dragon” as the scorned and scene-stealing Daemon Targaryen, the “rogue prince” of the new HBO series based on George R....

What the She-Ra figure includes Mondo Here is the official statement from Mondo creative director Hector Arce: Finally arriving to our ever expanding Masters of the Universe 1/6th line is the Princess of Power herself, She-Ra! Appearing for the first time in the 1984 mini comic, “The Story of She-Ra”, She-Ra soon became a national pop culture icon and a positive symbol for female representation in cartoons, toys and comics. Being such a larger-than-life character, we here at Mondo knew the responsibility we had in representing her in all our awesome glory, and having her be the first female character in our 1/6th MOTU line seemed like the most fitting for a character of her stature....

Mythic Quest Season 3 Trailer: Time To Get Back In The Game Apple TV+ By Valerie Ettenhofer/July 25, 2022 3:17 pm EST The first trailer for “Mythic Quest” season 3 is here, and it looks like the show’s about to enter uncharted territory – and maybe some hilariously charted territory, too. The Apple TV+ workplace comedy will return in the fall for a new batch of episodes that sees cocky fantasy MMORPG creative director Ian (Rob McElhenney) and stubborn former lead engineer Poppy (Charlotte Nicdao) heading out on their own to co-create the game Poppy wanted to design last season, without having to compromise with corporate overlords....

The Vietnam mentality 20th Century Studios It should be noted that Oliver Stone had, just the year prior, completed work on his Best Picture Oscar-winning film “Platoon,” a cynical tragedy about the Vietnam War. Stone established himself as a forthright, open-throated political artist, a view that was reinforced by the anti-capitalist themes of “Wall Street.” For many years, Stone was a filmmaking mercenary, using the medium to confront and provoke. Michael Douglas understood that about Stone in 1987, and felt that it was the director’s real-life war experience that colored his directing....

Paul Rudd Cast In Only Murders In The Building Season 3 Marvel Studios By Sandy Schaefer/Aug. 23, 2022 10:17 am EST Just when you thought you’d seen the last of the homicides in your affluent apartment building, another murder mystery comes along and presents itself. Such is life for the quirky residents of the Arconia, an Upper West Side estate that’s alarmingly prone to residents dying under suspicious circumstances. Luckily, with Charles-Haden Savage, Oliver Putnam, and Mabel Mora on the case, it’s only a matter of time before the latest killer is caught....

Richard III Review: An Incandescent Danai Gurira Commands The Throne Under The Night Sky Joan Marcus/Public Theater By Caroline Cao/July 13, 2022 4:00 pm EST Danai Gurira welcomes you to the winter of discontent. The royal knave she inhabits, King Richard III, lies among William Shakespeare’s oeuvres of doomed regents. The nature of the real King Richard III of England (reigning for two years, 1483 to 1485) is up for historical discussion....

Richard Linklater Originally Passed On School Of Rock, But The Producer Didn’t Accept It Paramount Pictures By Matt Rainis/Nov. 20, 2022 6:00 am EST Richard Linklater’s unorthodox filmmaking style has earned him a career of success and praise. He was even at one point named one of Time’s 100 most influential people in the world, something I assumed was reserved for world political leaders. He has also shown a great range within his work, able to pull off a teen comedy like “Dazed and Confused” as well as a years-spanning ultra-ambitious project like “Boyhood....