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The Big Cigar: Everything We Know So Far Hulu By Valerie Ettenhofer/July 18, 2022 8:39 am EST Apple TV+ appeared on the streaming scene just three years ago, yet the platform has already built up a reputation for must-see shows. From award magnet “Ted Lasso” to trippy workplace thriller “Severance” to alternate history drama “For All Mankind,” the streamer seems to have a knack for developing interesting projects. The latest is “The Big Cigar,” an upcoming limited series with an intriguing cast and a stranger-than-fiction real life premise....

The Karate Kid Part III Didn’t Have Romance For Daniel LaRusso For One Very Good Reason Columbia Pictures By Miyako Pleines/Sept. 7, 2022 6:48 pm EST Daniel LaRusso is no stranger to romance. In “The Karate Kid,” his crush on Johnny Lawrence’s (William Zabka) girlfriend Ali Mills (Elizabeth Shue) is what gets him into trouble in the first place. Determined to win her heart and give Johnny a beating in the process (Johnny sympathizer over here!...

The Sight And Sound Poll Of The Greatest Films Of All Time Underwent A Massive Change – But Why? Paramount Pictures By Mike Shutt/Dec. 2, 2022 3:00 pm EST I have been breathlessly awaiting the release of Sight and Sound’s once-a-decade poll on the 100 greatest films of all time. Even though the makeup of the list has absolutely no bearing on my own feelings about the films I love, I am always curious to get a lay of the land and see what kind of filmgoing consensus is out there, especially in a corner of the film community that isn’t constantly obsessed with superheroes and the box office....

Chase confirms it HBO Last year, Chase seemingly put the question to rest by confirming that he’d always intended to kill Tony off. He just didn’t always intend to kill him off at a restaurant. Chase told The Hollywood Reporter: “I had a scene in which Tony comes back from a meeting in New York in his car. At the beginning of every show, he came from New York into New Jersey, and the last scene could be him coming from New Jersey back into New York for a meeting at which he was going to be killed....

Treason: Release Date, Cast, & More Details About Charlie Cox’s Netflix Thriller Series Netflix By Cameron Roy Hall/Nov. 22, 2022 8:59 am EST It’s a good time to be named Charlie Cox. Netflix’s — and now Marvel’s — “Daredevil” star is set to lead the next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the blind lawyer with excessive Catholic guilt in “Daredevil: Born Again.” With that renewed social currency, Cox is finding a wealth of other stories to tell....

What Makes A Great TV Showrunner, According To Viola Davis ABC By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 13, 2022 3:59 pm EST Viola Davis is unquestionably one of the finest performers working today. She’s dazzled on Broadway, delivered Emmy and Academy Award-winning performances in TV and film, and consistently turns any role into a certifiable acting masterclass. Earlier this year, her memoir “Finding Me” hit the top spot on the New York Times Bestseller list, and her leading performance in “The Woman King” is continuing to rake in positive reviews....

Why Elisabeth Moss Ended Season 5 Of Handmaid’s Tale With That Strange Look Hulu By Caroline Madden/Nov. 12, 2022 7:20 pm EST A close-up shot of Elisabeth Moss staring into the camera with an intense expression has become a cliché because it happens in nearly every episode of “The Handmaid’s Tale.” But there’s a moment at the end of the Season 5 finale, entitled “Safe,” where this kind of shot is completely earned....

7 Alien Invasion Movies With A Surprising Twist Buena Vista Pictures By Erin Brady/July 21, 2022 8:39 am EST Be afraid, be very afraid! Alien invasions in film might be on the verge of a comeback thanks to the upcoming sci-fi horror “Nope,” and we are all for it. Besides, alien invasion movies have a surprisingly long history with the art form, being chock-full of real-world metaphors that often continue to be timely in the current age....

Cult Classic Trick ‘R Treat Is Getting Its First-Ever Theatrical Release This Halloween Warner Bros. By Valerie Ettenhofer/Sept. 2, 2022 2:24 pm EST “Trick ‘r Treat” has hit milestones many horror movies don’t even dream of in the 15 years since its festival release, playing hip film festivals, earning a comic book adaptation, and even inspiring a section of Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights attraction. Yet somehow, the film has never gotten a proper theatrical release until now....

A long list of inspirations Netflix While audiences will have to wait until November 23 to catch “Glass Onion” in theaters (or December 23 on Netflix) to see exactly why Miles seems like he’s based on some famous tech bro and make our own guesses as to who inspired him, Edward Norton said that there is a long list of people that helped him and Rian Johnson create the character:...

Too hot for theatrical? In a 40th anniversary article for The Hollywood Reporter, Reinhold, who plays the wincingly overconfident Ridgemont senior Brad Hamilton, alleges that executive resistance to the material was fierce. “We were really heartsick,” he says, “Because somebody high up said, ‘This is pornography, and there’s no way that Universal’s going to release this movie.’” While the film does not lack for horned-up hijinks (indeed, Reinhnold’s Hamilton is involved in one of the most embarrassing bathroom walk-ins in film history), it is largely a grounded account of a chaotic year at a Southern California high school (as initially chronicled by screenwriter Cameron Crowe in his book of the same name)....

Final Destination 6 Directors Zach Lipovsky And Adam B. Stein Got The Job In The Most Unusual Way Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock By BJ Colangelo/Sept. 23, 2022 10:17 pm EST Fans of people cheating death and Rube Goldberg machines get ready because we’re eatin’ goooooood tonight! Earlier today it was announced that the “Final Destination” franchise was getting a new installment, with the directors of 2018’s “Freaks,” Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky, tapped to bring “Final Destination 6” to life....

Guilty Party Trailer “The last year has been really hard,” Beckinsale’s Beth Burgess says early in the trailer, mirroring the audience’s sentiments as we continue to deal with an ongoing global pandemic. This show doesn’t appear to engage with the pandemic directly, but it looks as if Beth has had a particularly rough time in several other arenas: her marriage is falling apart, she hates her smug boss, and she gets slapped across the face by a character played by “The Good Place” actress Tiya Sircar....

Henri-Georges Clouzot Had A Simple Goal When It Came To Creating Diabolique Cinédis By Debopriyaa Dutta/Dec. 11, 2022 11:00 am EST Layered psychological horror-thrillers that evade cliché tropes can be hard to come by. Classic thrillers such as “Psycho” and “Repulsion” come to mind, as these films managed to unsettle audiences with their unconventional twists and evocative visual language. However, the psychological thriller genre owes a massive debt to Henri‑Georges Clouzot, whose 1955 thriller, “Diabolique,” etched a benchmark like no other....

How House Of The Dragon Fixes Game Of Thrones’ Diversity Problem HBO By Sandy Schaefer/July 20, 2022 12:06 pm EST While we might be living in a post-“Oscars So White” world, old habits die hard (especially the bad ones), and there are still plenty of movies and TV shows where the majority of the cast is white for no good reason. Alternatively, there are films and series where the sheer whiteness of it all is the point, like the Roy family drama on “Succession....

How Stanley Kubrick Settled On Full Metal Jacket’s Eclectic Soundtrack Warner Bros. By William Bibbiani/Nov. 4, 2022 11:35 am EST War. Death. Existential annihilation. “Surfin’ Bird” by The Trashmen. To some, one of these things is not like the other. To Stanley Kubrick, the director of the Oscar-nominated 1987 Vietnam War film “Full Metal Jacket,” they are indelibly linked. Critics were not all kind to Kubrick’s second-to-last movie (his final film released before his death), with Roger Ebert calling the film “strangely shapeless” in his initial review, and “too little and too late” after other Vietnam War films had already made statements about the conflict....

James Cameron Reflects On Why Avatar Has Endured With Audiences Around The Globe 20th Century Studios By Michael Boyle/Sept. 13, 2022 3:28 pm EST Throughout the past decade, it’s become a common internet trend to remark on how little cultural impact “Avatar” ended up having. A 2014 Forbes article remarked that although it was the “highest-grossing film of all time,” it did not stick around in our minds to nearly the extent of director James Cameron’s other blockbusters....

Matt Reeves Put Two Movies Worth Of Work Into War For The Planet Of The Apes 20th Century Studios/Movie-Screencaps By Marcos Melendez/Aug. 2, 2022 11:57 am EST The grand conclusion of the modern retelling of “Planet of the Apes” that started with “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” required its filmmakers’ utmost dedication and effort to get it just right. Director Matt Reeves capped off the critically-acclaimed sci-fi trilogy with “War for the Planet of the Apes” in 2017, bringing an end to Caesar’s emotional and inspiring story in an epic fashion....

Resident Evil Ending Explained: Alice Tumbles Down The Rabbit Hole Sony Pictures By Debopriyaa Dutta/Nov. 13, 2022 7:00 pm EST Six years after his successful adaptation of “Mortal Kombat,” Paul W.S. Anderson wrote and directed “Resident Evil,” which was loosely based on the survival horror game franchise by Capcom. While some elements of the 2002 film mirrored certain aspects of the first two “Resident Evil” games, Anderson took the pulp, sci-fi horror route with his first installment in a sprawling franchise....

Scream 6 release date and where to watch it Paramount Pictures If you’re dealing with Woodsboro withdrawal, we have good news! “Scream VI,” is just about a month away and the hype is in full force. The film will exclusively release in theaters on March 10, 2023. Considering the previous film had a January 14, 2022 release, Paramount Pictures managed to pull off an impressive and relatively quick turn around for the sequel....