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Ford goes the extra mile with a minor character Paramount Pictures When Frederic Forrest landed the part of Mark, a seeming participant in an extramarital affair being monitored by paranoid snoop Harry Caul (Gene Hackman), Harrison Ford’s rotten luck seemed to have cost him another shot at appearing in a high-profile film (and — sandwiched in between Francis Ford Coppola’s releases of “The Godfather” and “The Godfather Part II” — it didn’t get more high profile than “The Conversation”)....

HBO Max Controversies Serve As A Reminder Of Why Physical Media Matters Warner Bros. By Erin Brady/Aug. 4, 2022 3:32 pm EST There is a fairly high possibility that the HBO Max many consumers have fallen in love with might be going away soon. While the platform has been praised for its robust and consistently-available selection of movies, news recently broke that they have begun removing some streaming-only releases with no prior announcement or notice....

Heath Ledger Won His Role In 10 Things I Hate About You The Moment He Walked Into The Room Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Nov. 6, 2022 6:30 pm EST Despite the many late-90s romantic comedies inspired by classic literature, “10 Things I Hate About You” has stood the test of time unlike any other. Based on “The Taming of the Shrew,” the film remained faithful to its Shakespearean roots and was an endearing romantic comedy for the ages....

How The House Of The Dragon Time Jump Does A Disservice To Laena Velaryon HBO By Mike Shutt/Sept. 27, 2022 6:00 am EST This post contains spoilers for “House of the Dragon.” The most beautifully tragic moment of “The Princess and the Queen,” the sixth episode of “House of the Dragon,” does not center on either of the characters in the title. No, that moment belongs to Laena Velaryon (Nanna Blondell)....

Lorraine Bracco Had One Demand For Dr. Melfi’s Character On The Sopranos HBO By Michael Boyle/Sept. 16, 2022 10:09 am EST One of the most important characters in “The Sopranos,” especially in the early seasons, was Lorraine Braccos’ Dr. Melfi. It wasn’t just that she was Tony’s (James Gandolfini) therapist, but she was one of the only prominent characters on the show with no connections to the mob. In a way she served as the audience surrogate, the lens through which we’re introduced to Tony’s world....

Maile Flanagan Knows How Much Naruto Signature Phrase Means To Fans Viz Media By Debopriyaa Dutta/Nov. 15, 2022 11:45 am EST If you grew up watching “Naruto,” or caught up with a few episodes in the original Japanese dub later in life, you will know that Naruto repeats “Dattebayo!” like a mantra. The word translates to “Believe it!” in English, and the anime’s English dub features this phrase heavily since it was first introduced during the Chunin Exams arc....

My Father’s Dragon Trailer: Another Gorgeous Animated Adventure From Cartoon Saloon Netflix By Rafael Motamayor/Sept. 28, 2022 1:29 pm EST Cartoon Saloon is one of the best animation studios working today. The Irish studio has continuously given us gorgeously-drawn tales that combine fantasy with reality, unafraid to hit some hard truths about life, particularly the sins of the past, while still delivering fun and exciting adventures for the whole family. From their Irish Folklore Trilogy and its exploration of mythology and history, culminating in the spectacular masterpiece that is “Wolfwalkers,” to the more dramatic but still impactful Angelina Jolie-produced “The Breadwinner,” the studio has a unique visual style and a penchant for using the medium of animation to tell stories that kids can watch without shying away from the hardships of the world....

Don’t follow these dreams Madhouse Originally released in four parts in the magazine Marie Claire in 1991, the techno thriller follows the frantic search for the criminal that stole the device that allows them to invade dreams. Though Tsutsui’s novel was first adapted as a manga in 1994, it is perhaps best known for Satoshi Kon’s anime film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2006. Even as Kon’s weakest anime project (his best are “Millennium Actress” and “Magnetic Rose,” deal with it), it is a pure visual spectacle that pushes what animation and visual storytelling can do, while providing incredibly trippy visuals....

Requiem For A Dream Relied On A Massive Amount Of Rehearsals And Research Artisan Entertainment By Joshua Meyer/Aug. 28, 2022 5:00 pm EST Darren Aronofsky’s “Requiem For A Dream” is an intense film that merited intense preparation on the part of its cast and crew. Adapted from a novel by Hubert Selby Jr., “Requiem for a Dream” tells the story of four people struggling with addiction and how it takes a toll on their hopes and dreams and lives in New York....

When and where to watch the Spy Kids reboot Dimension Films A co-production between Netflix, Skydance Media, and Spyglass Media Group, the “Spy Kids” reboot will stream as a Netflix Original film at some point in the future, with 2023 being a real possibility (given how rapidly Robert Rodriguez tends to churn out movies). It marks the latest collaboration between Netflix and Rodriguez after the animated series “Spy Kids: Mission Critical,” which Rodriguez executive produced, and the latter’s 2020 directorial effort “We Can Be Heroes,” a superhero movie that’s technically a sequel to the filmmaker’s 2005 offering “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D....

Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Builds A New Dream Team Crew – Entirely Offscreen Paramount By Witney Seibold/Aug. 25, 2022 9:59 am EST This article contains spoilers for the “Star Trek: Lower Decks” season 3 premiere, “Grounded.” At the conclusion of the second season of “Star Trek: Lower Decks,” called “First First Contact,” Captain Freeman (Dawnn Lewis) is placed under arrest for a war crime. Evidence has come forth that she, acting alone, planted a bomb in the core of the Pakled home world, and exploded a massive chunk of the entire planet into space....

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Star Ethan Peck Nearly Played Captain America In The MCU Paramount By Witney Seibold/Sept. 6, 2022 1:40 pm EST Ethan Peck’s first professional acting credit came in 1995 with an appearance on the short-lived ABC crime drama “Charlie Grace” with Mark Harmon and Leelee Sobieski. He was nine. At age 13, he appeared in the Olson Twins vehicle “Passport to Paris” before landing a notable gig as the young Kelso in flashback scenes on “That ’70s Show....

Supernatural Storylines You Should Revisit Before Watching The Winchesters The CW By Shania Russell/Oct. 11, 2022 4:00 pm EST At long last, a “Supernatural” spin-off is on its way to fill the void that those monster-hunting brothers left behind. Across its triumphant 15-season run, many attempts were made to develop a spin-off and explore the world of supernatural monster hunters, but only one has actually survived beyond its pilot: “The Winchesters....

The LEGO Batman Movie (2017) Warner Bros. It’s not quite two A-listers from different movies going head-to-head, as LEGO Batman wasn’t even the main character in “The LEGO Movie” and he faces a bevy of different franchise foes in his own “LEGO Batman Movie,” most of which come from fantasy movies. Still, whoever thought Batman would fight the Daleks from the “Doctor Who” franchise? They aren’t under the same corporate umbrella, and Bob Kane likely didn’t imagine when he first co-created the caped crusader in 1939 that the character would cross paths with handmade-looking pepper-pot cyborgs from an ultra-low budget 1963 British educational series....

The Best TV Shows And Movies Leaving Netflix In December 2022 Warner Bros. Pictures By Matthew Bilodeau/Nov. 22, 2022 3:57 pm EST If you’re also lamenting how quickly the month seems to be drawing to a close soon, then you’re definitely not alone. We tell ourselves we’re going to sift through our watchlists for real this time, and yet hardly scratch the surface. There’s just way too much cool stuff to watch, and Netflix’s model all but ensures you’ll never catch up, especially with some of the streamer’s own Originals starting to vanish somewhere into the streaming void (for now)....

The Bourne Supremacy Paid Off Russian Cops To Shoot The Moscow Car Chase With No Permit Universal By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 17, 2022 3:39 pm EST In the years since the “Bourne” trilogy first burst onto the scene, a whole host of inferior imitators have made it easy to dismiss this gritty action franchise as a relic of its era — and, of course, the chief party responsible for the scourge of unintelligible shaky-cam thrillers that have followed in its wake....

The $25 million price tag Warner Bros. According to a 2021 retrospective of “Little Shop of Horrors” from the Hollywood Reporter written in celebration of the film’s 35th anniversary, Frank Oz revealed some of the studio deals — made with producer David Geffen — that took place during production. Notably, Oz was asked to make a relatively low-budget movie, perhaps to fall in line with its Cormanian zero-money origins. Geffen’s proposed budget was a mere $9 million....

The Idea Of You: Everything We Know About Michael Showalter’s Next Movie With Anne Hathaway Apple TV+ If you’ve spent any time on social media over the last few years, you’ve probably run across at least one person gushing over English singer/songwriter Harry Styles. Recently, the English-born musician has inspired more than his fair share of Facebook groups, Instagram stories, TikToks, and novels. Styles also inspired Anna Todd’s Wattpad story, “After,” which was adapted into a popular film in 2019, and his influence on writers and filmmakers will continue in 2022....

The Killer Remake: Everything We Know About John Woo’s Movie Starring Omar Sy Netflix By Erin Brady/Aug. 4, 2022 9:25 pm EST After decades in development hell, an English-language remake of “The Killer” has finally made some much-needed progress. On August 4, it was revealed that Omar Sy will be leading John Woo’s remake of his own 1989 action classic (per Deadline). While it won’t be a direct remake, it also won’t be an entirely different story, either — rather, it is being described as a reimagining of the original, although to what extent is unclear....

The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers Season 2 Review: New Ducks Fly On Their Own, But Nostalgia’s Shadow Still Looms Disney+ By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 26, 2022 9:02 am EST “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” on Disney+ did a fine job of reviving the beloved family friendly sports franchise for a new generation. The series basically took the bones of the original movie and expanded them into a 10-episode story arc that took the ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team that the Mighty Ducks had become, had a scrappy new team of underdogs knock that chip off their shoulder, and brought them back down to Earth for a little reminder that hockey is also supposed to be fun....