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The Best Man: The Final Chapters Creator Malcolm D. Lee On Letting Go Of His Characters [Exclusive Interview] Peacock By J. Gabriel Ware/Dec. 19, 2022 2:00 pm EST It’s so hard to say goodbye, but that’s precisely what writer/director/producer Malcolm D. Lee has forced us to do with his upcoming limited drama series “The Best Man: The Final Chapters.” A finale to the franchise that produced two hit movies, the eight-episode show premiering on Peacock this month will close the book on the beloved characters embodied by Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Sanaa Lathan, Regina Hall, Harold Perrineau, Terrence Howard, and Melissa De Sousa....

The Core Of Val Kilmer’s Top Gun Character Came To Him In A Vision Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films By Lee Adams/Sept. 15, 2022 10:53 am EST In last year’s documentary “Val,” Val Kilmer talks about his Broadway debut in “The Slab Boys.” He was originally cast in the lead role but got bumped down to second lead when Kevin Bacon was suddenly available. Then, when Sean Penn also became free, he was relegated to the third-best part....

The Daily Stream: Disney Channel’s Theme: A History Mystery Is One Of The Year’s Best Documentaries YouTube/Defunctland By Erin Brady/Nov. 25, 2022 9:00 am EST (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie: Disney Channel’s Theme: A History Mystery Where You Can Stream It: YouTube via the Defunctland channel The Pitch: Back in 2020, /Film’s Jacob Hall published a Quarantine Stream entitled “‘Defunctland’ Is The Best Damn Theme Park YouTube Channel On The Internet....

Vertigo’s Signature Shot Cost Almost $20,000 To Pull Off Paramount Pictures By Devin Meenan/Aug. 18, 2022 8:45 pm EST Time has been kind to Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo.” Dismissed as dull and middling by the critics of 1958, “Vertigo” was named the greatest film of all time by Sight & Sound in 2012. Experimental films can take a while to receive due praise, and “Vertigo” is definitely one of Hitchcock’s more experimental films....

Why House Of The Dragon’s Rhaenys Didn’t End The War Before It Started, According To Showrunner Ryan Condal HBO By Mike Shutt/Oct. 17, 2022 12:09 pm EST The post contains spoilers for the latest episode of “House of the Dragon.” “House of the Dragon” has decided to take its cue from “Game of Thrones” and use the penultimate episode of the season for some spectacle and a big, momentous swing of the story....

Why Sauron Had To Take The Form He Did In The Rings Of Power Prime Video By Marcos Melendez/Oct. 18, 2022 12:51 pm EST Spoilers follow for the eighth episode of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” The season finale of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” tackled the big twist fans (and ourselves) have been theorizing about since the very first episode — Halbrand’s true identity as the Dark Lord Sauron....

Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader have chemistry to burn Lionsgate Maggie Gyllenhaal had her much-deserved breakout with “Secretary,” establishing her unique brand of knowing charm that so many films have failed to utilize effectively over the decades. Lee begins as a mouse of a woman, fresh from a mental hospital following an incident of self-harm that went wrong and living with her warring parents. She seeks employment for the very first time as a means of independence, even as her mother waits for her in the car all day to drive her back home....

Have we reached an era of Star Wars fatigue? Lucasfilm According to a new report from Parrot Analytics, “Andor” is behind in viewer demand than all of its “Star Wars” Disney+ predecessors so far (although not as far behind as initially reported). In the streaming era, measuring the scope of viewership is a bit trickier than just a direct number of viewers on network TV, as there are a lot more variables....

Andor Shows Mon Mothma As Star Wars Fans Have Never Seen Her Before [Exclusive] Disney+/Lucasfilm By Sandy Schaefer/Sept. 15, 2022 1:17 pm EST The upside to Disney shifting its attention away from the big screen and toward the live-action side of the “Star Wars” galaxy on Disney+ is we’re finally getting to spend more time with characters who only show up for a scene or two in the films. True, the live-action “Star Wars” series are still working out the kinks of how to do this without piling up on empty-calorie storytelling or feeling like one overly long movie, but the parts that have worked are encouraging for the future....

Babylon Review: A Raucous Ride Through Hollywood’s Past Paramount Pictures By Jeff Ewing/Dec. 16, 2022 3:00 am EST Damien Chazelle is a master at translating the pains of creative ambition into a thriving, energetic cinematic landscape. “Whiplash” traces the educational path of an ambitious jazz drummer in the crosshairs of an exhaustively tough, abusive instructor. “La La Land” tracks the relationship between an aspirant actress and a jazz musician who dreams of his own club, a romance that becomes strained against the realities of the entertainment industry....

More theories Lucasfilm, Ltd. Over the years, other enthused geeks have weighed in on the E.T./Sith Lord theory. A 2015 article in Cracked linked “Star Wars” and E.T., pointing out that E.T.’s abilities to psychically levitate several bicycles is not too far afield from Luke Skywalker or Rey levitating rocks and boulders, proving definitively that he was at least a Jedi. A 2017 article from Film School Rejects also weighed in on all the above-stated theses, and the topic, naturally, has been debated in the trenches of Reddit....

David Harbour Thought Stranger Things Would Get Canceled After One Season Netflix By Sandy Schaefer/July 29, 2022 12:49 pm EST Rewatching the “Stranger Things” season 1 trailer in 2022 offers a helpful reminder of just how far the Duffer Brothers’ series has come since its early days. One of the first things that jumps out is the look. Where season 4 had a budget to rival that of an “Avengers” film, season 1 hews closer aesthetically to the far more modestly-budgeted 1980s classics that inspired it....

David O’Russell’s Amsterdam Came From Years Of Collaboration With Christian Bale And Margot Robbie 20th Century Studios By Joshua Meyer/Sept. 26, 2022 9:00 am EST All throughout his career (but especially post-Weinstein), writer-director David O. Russell’s name has been dogged by controversy, including but not limited to allegations that he groped his transgender niece, mistreated Amy Adams on the set of “American Hustle,” put Christopher Nolan in a headlock at a Hollywood party, and head-butted George Clooney on the set of “Three Kings....

Dead For A Dollar Director Walter Hill Shares His Affinity For Westerns [Exclusive Interview] Quiver Distribution By Jack Giroux/Sept. 30, 2022 5:30 pm EST Walter Hill is back with “Dead for a Dollar.” The influential writer and director behind “48 Hrs,” “Streets of Fire,” Southern Comfort," “The Driver,” and “The Warriors” has returned with another western. For Hill, all of his movies, in one way or another, are westerns. He tends to follow cowboys whether in the streets of New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, or in this case, Mexico....

Director Bob Clark And Writer Jean Shepherd Did Not Get Along On The Set Of A Christmas Story MGM/UA By Jenna Busch/Dec. 9, 2022 8:00 pm EST “A Christmas Story” is a staple of the holiday season, with annual 24-hour marathons on TBS and TNT. This year we have double the Ralphie fun because a sequel, “A Christmas Story Christmas,” is streaming on HBO Max. Not only that, but Peter Billingsley, who played Ralphie, and his Wild West Picture Show Productions partner Vince Vaughn, have started a new video podcast called “A Cinematic Christmas Journey....

How David Duchovny Keeps His Distance While Playing David Duchovny Netflix By Christian Gainey/Sept. 24, 2022 11:30 pm EST Audiences have been enamored by celebrities since the earliest days of show business. Over the years, red carpet events like the Met Gala exist purely to celebrate the personality and popularity of famous Hollywood A-listers. Some celebs were born for the hot white gleam of the spotlight, and bask in all the attention, while others shy away from it and focus on their craft....

How Eminem Made Fun Of Anthony Mackie’s Real Life To Expose Character In 8 Mile’s Final Rap Battle Universal Pictures By J. Gabriel Ware/Oct. 29, 2022 1:01 pm EST Acting 101: Bring yourself to the role. Rap legend Eminem did so while performing in his one and only starring role in the 2002 semiautobiographical drama “8 Mile.” But the “Lose Yourself” rapper took it one step further and brought in the personal life of co-star Anthony Mackie in what is one of the most satisfying movie conclusions I ever saw....

‘You don’t want her to be nasty’ Netflix The joke at the heart of the Wednesday character, much like that for the rest of the Addams Family (well, perhaps not Uncle Fester and Cousin It), is that she looks like a fairly harmless, if rather pale, girl with pigtails. But she harbors a deep fondness for murder and all things macabre. Of course, it’s one thing for a child to try and murder her brother or threaten someone with violence, and play it for laughs....

New Horror Movies That Flopped In 2022 Vertical Entertainment By Kyle Milner/Sept. 18, 2022 1:05 pm EST Your mileage may vary, but we think 2022 has been a rock-solid year for horror fans. From blockbusters like Jordan Peele’s “Nope” and “Scream” to more niche titles like “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair” and “You Won’t Be Alone,” there’s been plenty of choice for those of us who prefer our movies scary-side up....

Action sounds on pointe Lionsgate It was established in “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” that The Director (Anjelica Huston) ran an academy in New York City. A character known only as “The Ballerina” was briefly shown, played by New York City Ballet principal dancer and actress Unity Phelan (“I’m Thinking of Ending Things”). It’s not been confirmed whether or not de Armas will be playing this specific ballerina, or one of the many women trained to be elite and elegant assassins at The Director’s academy....