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Casper Kelly Didn’t Have Much Of A Pitch When He Brought His Yule Log Film To Adult Swim Adult Swim By Anya Stanley/Dec. 20, 2022 4:02 pm EST It starts like any other yule log channel, with a warm fire filling the frame. A landlady interrupts the yuletide joy, her legs and vacuum shuffling past now and then. The doorbell rings; an elder woman with a Southern accent is there with her large adult son (dubbed “Pleatherface” at one point), claiming their car broke down, then forcing their way in....

Could Ash Vs. Evil Dead Continue As An Animated Series? Starz By Matthew Bilodeau/July 25, 2022 7:39 pm EST It’s a miracle that we even got “Ash vs Evil Dead” to begin with, let alone three gloriously gory seasons of Bruce Cambell’s Ash Williams showing those relentless deadites a whole lot of boomstick. Even then, it’s a shame that low viewership ultimately led to its cancelation in 2018. Since then, Campbell has made it clear many, many times that he’s hung up the boomstick for good, which signaled the end of our favorite deadite slayer....

An elf, a balrog, and a tree walk into a bar… Prime Video Fresh off his discovery in a prior episode that the dwarves of Khazad-dûm have discovered invaluable quantities of mithril, Elrond (Robert Aramayo) is forced to decide between upholding the oath of secrecy he swore to his friend Prince Durin (Owain Arthur) and his responsibility to his people, who won’t survive long without the light-giving properties of the precious ore....

Director Richard Donner Hadn’t Properly Watched Superman Before The Film’s Premiere Warner Bros. By Joshua Meyer/Aug. 13, 2022 6:00 pm EST Over four decades before the current wave of superhero blockbusters, Richard Donner’s “Superman” made audiences believe a man could fly in a way no other movie had before. At the time of its release, “Superman” was the most expensive film ever made. With a runtime pushing two and a half hours, the movie took its time telling the origin story of the Last Son of Krypton and his time in Smallville before his arrival as bumbling newspaper reporter Clark Kent on the streets of Metropolis....

Every Main Character In Cobra Kai Season 5 Ranked Worst To Best Netflix By Jenn Adams/Sept. 9, 2022 7:07 pm EST Major spoilers for “Cobra Kai” season 5 follow. Just in time for back-to-school season, the doors of the “Cobra Kai” dojo are open once again. Netflix’s teen karate sensation returns to the streaming giant with an epic season 5 that could easily serve as the show’s overall conclusion. After a devastating loss at the All-Valley Tournament, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) have shuttered their dojos and are prepared to leave karate behind....

George R.R. Martin Would Have Started House Of The Dragon’s Story A Lot Earlier HBO By Shania Russell/Oct. 29, 2022 4:41 pm EST There’s no denying the overwhelming popularity of “House of the Dragon,” the hit series that has spent the past 10 weeks dominating our Sunday nights. As a prequel to the HBO juggernaut that first introduced us to Westeros, there was no question that this dragon-filled civil war would find its audience — and sure enough, the numbers definitely speak for themselves....

The show benefitted from vintage Bob Odenkirk writing Universal Pictures Odenkirk, who had won an Emmy in 1989 for his writing on “Saturday Night Live,” lent his talents to the show by not just being part of the writers’ room but by penning two episodes solo. The best one, “Bad Fish,” sees Chris convince his friend Larry’s ex-wife, Sharon (Robin Riker), and Chris’ landlord Gus (Brian Doyle-Murray), that they are in fact his best friends....

Horror Novel Creepers, From First Blood Author David Morrell, To Get Feature Adaptation Orion Pictures By Joshua Meyer/July 12, 2022 8:49 am EST A new David Morrell novel is getting the movie treatment — and this one doesn’t feature any scheduled appearances by drifter John Rambo. Instead, it involves “Creepers,” here defined as urban explorers who are ready to engage in the “highly illegal activity” of creeping through abandoned buildings, where other rival explorers and supernatural beings may lurk....

How Amy Madigan Put Her Own Touch On Her Uncle Buck Character Universal Pictures By J. Gabriel Ware/Aug. 1, 2022 1:15 pm EST Amy Madigan found her breakout role as Annie Kinsella in the 1989 sports fantasy drama “Field of Dreams,” starring alongside Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta and then-child actress Gaby Hoffmann. That same year, Hoffmann and Madigan also both appeared in one of my favorite John Hughes movies: the comedy “Uncle Buck....

How Pixar Sold Tom Hanks On The Idea For Toy Story Disney By Ernesto Valenzuela/Aug. 14, 2022 5:00 pm EST “Toy Story” is a landmark in animation that forever changed the landscape of the medium. The first feature-length film of its kind, the computer animated “Toy Story” helped to break new ground while also delivering a film with a heartwarming story. But as an innovative benchmark in animation, “Toy Story” had plenty of hurdles to overcome....

How Rick And Morty Taught Dan Harmon To Trust His Collaborators Adult Swim By Danielle Ryan/Aug. 22, 2022 12:53 pm EST Writer and showrunner Dan Harmon is no stranger to interpersonal conflicts between creatives. He’s somewhat notorious for causing havoc behind-the-scenes, whether it’s clashing with Chevy Chase and the network hard enough on the set of “Community” to get fired, or just acting like a jerk — but the good news is that he’s constantly growing as a person....

John Boyega Has A Pitch For A The Woman King Sequel Sony Pictures By Lyvie Scott/Sept. 23, 2022 2:19 pm EST “The Woman King” may tell a story set firmly in the past, but it’s got fans and critics alike looking to the future already. The film dramatizes the real-life West African kingdom of Dahomey and its all-female army, the Agojie, within the context of a sweeping war epic. It’s already shaping up to be a watershed moment for Black female representation....

Mike Flanagan, Answering Fans’ Prayers, Will Adapt Stephen King’s The Dark Tower Sony By Jeremy Mathai/Dec. 8, 2022 10:57 am EST In news that will be music to the ears of many, Deadline reports that horror aficionado and tireless storyteller Mike Flanagan and his producing partner, Trevor Macy, have acquired the rights to what most consider to be Stephen King’s most “unfilmable” story ever put to words. In an interview with the outlet, Flanagan has revealed that he’s officially begun work on his “dream project,” an adaptation of “The Dark Tower,” that already consists of a written pilot script and entire season outlines (that’s right, plural) for an ambitious television series....

Sights and sounds Prime Video “My Policeman” is beautiful to look at, full of stunning shots of the seaside city of Brighton both at rest and at play. It captures people and their beauty as well as it captures the appeal of the scenic landscapes of the coastal English town where it takes place. The movie puts a heavy focus on art, and there is lots of it throughout the film....

Neil Gaiman Doesn’t Rule Out Writing Original Material For The Sandman Netflix By Michael Boyle/Aug. 24, 2022 2:29 pm EST Despite the impressive viewership numbers, it’s still not clear if “The Sandman” will get a second season. If it does, it’s also not clear how much of the Neil Gaiman comics they’ll be adapting. Based off of season 1, the most likely route they’ll take is covering “Season of Mists” in the first half of season 2, then “A Game of You” in the second half, with maybe an episode or two in the middle covering some one-off adventures from “Dream Country” and “Fables & Reflections....

Nope Composer Michael Abels Wasn’t Exactly Scoring A Sci-Fi Film [Interview] Universal Pictures By Jack Giroux/July 25, 2022 1:47 pm EST Michael Abels had a feast of a film to score with “Nope.” Filmmaker Jordan Peele’s genre-bender lets Abel play with different emotions and styles. The acclaimed summer movie can’t be put in a box, and neither can Abels’ score, even if it calls to mind great westerns and classic popcorn movies....

Peter Jackson’s Approach To Dead Alive’s Zombies Came Straight From Monty Python Trimark Pictures By Witney Seibold/Oct. 14, 2022 10:22 am EST Long before his involvement in a series of elf-populated, jewelry-based hiking movies, New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson won hearts as the director of gloppy, vomitous, utterly repellant midnight grindhouse fare like “Bad Taste,” “Meet the Feebles,” and “Braindead” (known as “Dead Alive” in North America). Jackson’s early films have an excited, adolescent joie de vivre that his later digital-forward technical exercises lack, and are perfect for naughty teenagers who think that films like “Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn” don’t go far enough....

Robert Shaw Made Force 10 From Navarone’s Brutal Shoot Worth It For Harrison Ford Columbia Pictures By Jeremy Smith/Dec. 22, 2022 7:17 pm EST George Lucas didn’t just revolutionize the film business with “Star Wars” in 1977, he also turned relative unknowns Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford into overnight superstars. These actors entered homes all over the United States as Kenner action figures, and their images adorned everything from bed sheets to lunch boxes....

Studio Demands Spelled Disaster For Ava Gardner On The Set Of The Angel Wore Red MGM/Titanus By Sarah Musnicky/Nov. 6, 2022 10:00 am EST Ava Gardner’s career was a constant tug-of-war behind the scenes, and that was in large part due to her having to constantly maneuver around her home studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, aka MGM. In the golden age of Hollywood, the studio system wielded a ton of power, far more than the power imbalances we see with studios today....

The 10 Most Terrifying Moments In Smile, Ranked Paramount Pictures By Ben Begley/Oct. 3, 2022 5:50 pm EST Warning: The following article contains spoilers for the movie “Smile.” “Smile” confidently takes its place next to the best horror films of 2022, a movie with familiar tropes but executed with masterful direction, incredible performances, and a score that will burrow under your skin. The movie follows Rose (rivetingly portrayed by Sosie Bacon), who witnessed her mom die of an overdose when she was 10 and now works as a doctor in an emergency psych ward....