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Could this have deeper implications? Blumhouse The reasoning provided by Curtis, and by extension, the rest of the “Halloween Ends” team, makes a lot of sense. Every movie-watcher is different, and so having different methods of watching movies on their terms could satisfy these viewers. Obviously, not every movie should be given this type of release, but it makes sense why “Halloween Ends” specifically would be released in both theaters and Peacock....

How David Gordon Green’s Exorcist Sequel Will Differ From His Halloween Movies Warner Bros. By Matthew Bilodeau/Oct. 11, 2022 11:36 am EST Upon first glance, William Friedkin’s 1973 seminal horror masterpiece doesn’t exactly scream franchise potential. Based on William Peter Blatty’s 1971 novel of the same name, “The Exorcist” is a chilling and achingly patient horror film about the terror of watching an innnocent child fighting for her life against a demon....

John Wayne needs a take-charge woman Warner Bros. Howard Hawks, who made five movies with The Duke, understood this well, which came in handy when they shot the classic “Rio Bravo” together in 1957. As Sheriff John T. Chance, Wayne has his hands full with a collection of hired guns working for the nefarious Nathan Burdette (John Russell). He is badly outgunned. This doesn’t stop Feathers (Angie Dickinson), the ex-wife of a poker cheat, from putting the moves on Chance....

Nope Continues Jordan Peele’s Streak Of $100 Million Domestic Grossers Universal Pictures By BJ Colangelo/Aug. 10, 2022 4:53 pm EST Looks like the one place Jordan Peele can’t unleash nightmares is a studio accounting office where people tally up his box office receipts. As of today, his latest film, “Nope,” has crossed the threshold and brought home over $100 million at the domestic box office, making it a hat trick for the comedian and filmmaker following “Get Out” and “Us....

A sinking familiarity Universal Pictures And yet, even as “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” has some fun with the return of Puss’ female counterpart Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek) or their new friend, therapy dog Perrito (Harvey Guillen), it is not entirely difficult to wonder if some of the folks behind this film (or perhaps some of the folks behind greenlighting this film) went to see Pixar’s “Coco” a few years ago and wondered if they too could graft a story about death into one of their own upcoming adventures....

Sidney Poitier Was On The Shortlist To Play The West Wing’s President United Artists By Marcos Melendez/Dec. 10, 2022 2:00 pm EST Over 20 years after its premiere, Aaron Sorkin’s “The West Wing” is still often heralded as the quintessential representation of a White House administration, and for good reason. The show’s cast and crew elevate the already-magnificent scripts by Sorkin and his co-writers, who are never afraid to push the envelope....

Stage versus screen BBC In that same BBC interview, Stewart talks about how he started acting. His first role was in a “The Merchant of Venice” production, thanks to some encouragement from an English teacher of his. Stewart said that, for him, “the stage was a far safer place than the real world,” and on stage, he felt like “a giant” and as if “[he] can do anything.” He was still told, however, that he would never be a leading man thanks to his premature baldness....

The 10 Most Brutal Moments In Orphan: First Kill, Ranked Paramount By Cass Clarke/Aug. 19, 2022 4:28 pm EST Warning: The below article contains major spoilers for “Orphan: First Kill.” Lately, horror films have embraced the power of prequels, with 2022 seeing the release of highly anticipated — and critically praised — titles like “Prey” and Ti West’s “Pearl.” On August 19, “Orphan: First Kill” joined their bloody ranks. These films accomplish what even a great sequel never could, giving long-dead characters a second chance without altering timelines or established storylines....

The First Two Episodes Of The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power Are Coming To Theaters Prime Video By Lex Briscuso/Aug. 22, 2022 11:46 am EST If you’re ready to head back to Middle-earth already, the new series set in the world created by J.R.R. Tolkien will screen its first two episodes in worldwide fan events on August 31, 2022. Theater chain Cinemark will be running the one-night-only event and has created a website for the screenings....

The Office’s Season 3 Sumo Wrestling Resulted In A Couple Cast Members Getting Injured NBC By Matt Rainis/Sept. 20, 2022 4:48 pm EST You’d think it’d be safe to assume that there weren’t a ton of injuries on the set of “The Office.” The cast was pretty sedentary for a lot of the filming, only occasionally having to perform such strenuous tasks as answering a phone or using the copy machine....

The Spiderwick Chronicles: Everything We Know So Far About The New Disney+ Series Paramount Pictures By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Sept. 15, 2022 9:06 am EST Of late, Disney+ has been setting its sights on adapting live-action versions of some famous fantasy genre novels. From Christopher Paolini’s “Eragon” to Neil Gaiman’s “The Graveyard Book,” the streamer knows what young adult audiences are looking for. One of Disney’s latest fantasy ventures is an adaptation of “The Spiderwick Chronicles,” a series of fantasy-adventure children’s books from authors Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi....

Tony Stark Had A Major Impact On Earth-838, According To Doctor Strange 2 Producer Marvel Studios By Jenna Busch/July 8, 2022 7:02 pm EST Tony Stark only lives in our memories now — in Earth-616, that is. Since the multiverse was broken open in “Loki,” and messed with by Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” we can assume Stark exists in some of the others. That includes the universe of Earth-838....

Toy Story Ending Explained: Falling With Style Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar By Lee Adams/Nov. 25, 2022 10:00 am EST When “Toy Story” was released in 1995, it was a modern wonder of the cinematic world: The first fully computer-animated feature film. That animation shows its age a little bit now, but it really looked like the future back then. And so it was; as the father of two young kids, I find myself up to my eyeballs in CG movies and shows on Netflix....

Two two-faced characters New Line Cinema In “A History of Violence,” Mortensen plays Tom Stall, an Indiana family man. Unfortunately, when he becomes a hero by foiling a robbery, the attention brings Philadelphia gangsters to town. It turns out “Tom” is actually Joey Cusack, a former mobster who fled town and started over after he scarred “made man” Carl Fogarty (Ed Harris). Joey’s struggles to suppress his violent urges worsen and he has to confront his vengeful brother Richie (William Hurt)....

What We Do In The Shadows Relies On Its Writers’ ‘Stupidest’ Ideas FX By Matthew Bilodeau/July 9, 2022 9:35 am EST Knowing FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows” will go on to see another full moon fills me with so much joy. The creative team behind the series has excelled at not only adapting Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s 2014 feature film of the same name for the small screen, but allowing us to spend time with the absolutely ridiculous characters and bloodsucking mayhem they find themselves thrown into....

Why Glass Onion Director Rian Johnson Didn’t Write A Character Bible For Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc Lionsgate By Devin Meenan/Nov. 14, 2022 7:52 pm EST To tell a good mystery story, a writer doesn’t need to unravel their detective like they do the mystery itself. In the stories of Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the backstory is reserved for the suspects, victims, and the killers. The detective is a mere proxy, a character in the same shoes as the reader....

A bounty at the box office Marvel Studios “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” comes from director Ryan Coogler and follows Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), and the rest of T’Challas family, loved ones, and allies as they try to pick up the pieces and move forward in a world without him. It’s a bit more sentimental than some of the other MCU entries, but that doesn’t mean fans didn’t swarm the theaters on opening weekend to make sure they can avoid spoilers and get all of the fun surprises first....

Pure acting RLJE Films “No Man of God” stands out, primarily, for its lack of mayhem. This is not a film that is pruriently interested in the details of Bundy’s crimes or his actual body count. As Sealy’s film is about Bundy’s state of mind, it hovers almost entirely in conversation. It is a two-handed play, devoted to the characters. Wood found that analytical, conversational quality of the script to be its most appealing aspect....

Epix Is Getting Rebranded As MGM+, Which Was Inevitable MGM+ By BJ Colangelo/Sept. 29, 2022 10:57 pm EST “We have felt for some time that this is the best service that many people have never heard of,” Epix president Michael Wright told Variety. Wright has held the presidential title since 2017 and will now serve at the helm of MGM+. “Other than individual shows, the service has never been marketed,” he said....

George Lucas Gave A Crucial Piece Of Advice That Helped Shape The First Mission: Impossible Movie Paramount Pictures By Sandy Schaefer/July 8, 2022 9:59 am EST Brian De Palma’s 1996 film “Mission: Impossible” is quite different from the Tom Cruise thrillers audiences have gotten used to watching since. Where the franchise’s sequels would see Cruise putting his very life on the line, the first movie’s stunts and set pieces are relatively down to earth....