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The Lord Of The Rings’ Orcs Got A Behind-The-Scenes Upgrade For The Rings Of Power Ben Rothstein/Prime Video By Valerie Ettenhofer/Sept. 11, 2022 7:14 pm EST In a CGI-heavy pop culture world, you’d think a production as pricey as “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” would go all-in on the visual effects. But although the new fantasy show’s visuals are clearly top of the line, there’s apparently also more practical work going on behind the scenes than meets the eye....

The Menu And Digging Into Delicious Horror Food [Fantastic Fest] Searchlight Pictures By Rafael Motamayor/Sept. 25, 2022 11:00 am EST “The Menu” is one of the best horror movies of the year. A slow-cooked, delectable full-course meal marinated with dark humor and some surprising, gory turns. It is a film set in the world of haute cuisine, where the rich go to expensive restaurants just for the sake of exclusivity, where chefs care more about providing a theme and a concept than they do about making actual good food....

Violent Night Filmmakers Didn’t Want The Movie’s Henchmen To Be Left Out In The Cold [Exclusive] Universal Pictures By Ryan Scott/Nov. 29, 2022 11:59 am EST Most holiday seasons, we get some sort of theatrically-released Christmas movie that aims to not only succeed in the moment, but become something that can endure annually for years to come. It feels like it’s been a while since we’ve had a bonafide holiday classic, but “Violent Night” feels like it could turn the tide....

10 Shows That House Of The Dragon Fans Should Check Out Next HBO By Liam Gaughan/Sept. 7, 2022 6:05 pm EST Although “Game of Thrones” fans may have been disappointed by the way that the series concluded, excitement about the future of Westeros is still at its peak. HBO’s prequel series “House of the Dragon” debuted to positive reviews and record-breaking viewership numbers, with HBO having already ordered a second season....

15 Movies To Watch For An At-Home Halloween Horror Nights Experience Universal Pictures By Erin Brady/Sept. 7, 2022 9:00 am EST Halloween Horror Nights time is finally here! The haunt, on both the East and West coasts at Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood, is among the most popular in the world. We here at /Film know a thing or two about this annual event, but we also know that attending it could be a bit of a hassle....

A Wounded Fawn Trailer: A Killer Cat-And-Mouse Game With A Surrealist Twist Hits Shudder In December Shudder By Erin Brady/Nov. 10, 2022 7:48 pm EST If you haven’t already noticed, Shudder has been on a roll with its original acquisitions this year. From “Mad God” to “Resurrection” and everything else in between, it has proven itself as the premier horror speciality streamer. Now, it looks to add to its increasingly demented collection with Travis Stevens’ surrealist rollercoaster “A Wounded Fawn....

Mr. Fantastic! Variance Films / Sarigama Cinemas Mr. Fantastic, aka Reed Richards, already enjoyed a brief appearance in Sam Raimi’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” In that movie, John Krasinski played the role, and he lived in a parallel universe, separate from the shenanigans of the “central” MCU. Additionally, the Scarlet Witch used her magic to rip his body into pasta and explode his head. So much for him....

All That Sauron Speculating Was Just As Fun For The Rings Of Power’s Writers Prime Video By Cameron Roy Hall/Nov. 29, 2022 3:38 pm EST This post contains spoilers for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” a high fantasy series loosely inspired by the extended prequel writings of J.R.R. Tolkien, dares to ask the big questions: What was Isildur (Maxim Baldry) like during his angsty, teen years?...

Audiences are ready to return to Wakanda Annette Brown/Marvel This strong weekend showing is proof that the fall box office isn’t dead, but was merely sleeping. It’s been a sluggish couple of months for American moviegoers, as the only other film that’s come close to an opening this impressive was DC’s “Black Adam” (currently still at #2 in the box office) with a $67 million first weekend on the domestic chart....

Could There Be More Orphan Sequels After First Kill? Paramount Pictures By Ryan Scott/Aug. 19, 2022 12:04 pm EST In the world of horror, few franchises are ever truly dead. As evidence of that, “Orphan: First Kill” is now available to stream on Paramount+, and this is a prequel to a movie from 2009, in which a 25-year-old actress returns to play the role of Esther that she originated almost 13 years ago....

Danny Elfman Weighs In On If The Nightmare Before Christmas Will Ever See A Full-Length Sequel Disney By Jenna Busch/Dec. 2, 2022 4:22 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Rarely do you see a film that is perfect for two holidays, but “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” directed by Henry Selick, fits the bill. The classic stop-motion animated movie tells the story of Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King (voiced by Chris Sarandon and sung by score composer Danny Elfman)....

David Bruckner Doesn’t See A ‘Way Back Into’ The Friday The 13th Franchise Paramount By Drew Tinnin/Oct. 16, 2022 10:00 pm EST Director David Bruckner is on a roll. After helming the critically lauded haunter “Night House,” starring the spectacular Rebecca Hall as a widow discovering a dark secret, Bruckner is currently enjoying the overwhelmingly positive reviews for “Hellraiser” on Hulu, his re-introduction to Clive Barker’s perversely alluring universe. With the newly announced “V/H/S/85,” he’s also returning to the found footage anthology franchise that helped make him a writer and director to watch....

Don’t Make Me Go Star John Cho Talks About The Film’s Ending, The Afterparty Season 2, And More [Interview] Prime Video By Ben F. Silverio/July 14, 2022 2:00 pm EST We’re told from a very young age that we should not judge a book by its cover. Similarly, we should not judge a movie by its poster or trailer. But some movies follow a formula so closely that you’re not really surprised when you predicted everything that would happen....

Hellraiser Reboot Director David Bruckner Is Ready To Make A Sequel Entertainment Film Distributors By Jeremy Smith/Sept. 1, 2022 4:01 pm EST “Hellraiser” is like many horror franchises in that it starts out with a classic and gets off a couple of worthy sequels before turning into absolute dreck. It is, however, unlike your typical slasher series in that there’s no reason it should go sailing off the rails. The premise is evergreen: in a moment of curiosity, a person futzes around with the Lament Configuration, unleashes the sadomasochistic Cenobites, and scrambles to bargain their way out of, or simply forestall, eternal torture....

His Dark Materials Season 3 Review: The War On Heaven Reaches Its Conclusion In A Confident And Epic Final Season HBO By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 28, 2022 10:00 am EST “His Dark Materials” has finally come into its own. It took a few stumbles and big swings, but the fantasy series has reached the heights that it was reaching for throughout its first and second seasons — and it only took a little divine intervention....

Working with Michael Anderson again … but not on this Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Michael York was, perhaps ironically, already 33 when he was offered the role of Logan 5. According to a 1974 issue of the New York Times, the actor set to star in Christopher Fry’s play “Ring Around the Moon” (itself adapted from a French play called “Invitation to the Castle” by Jean Anouilh) at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles when the script for “Logan’s Run” was mailed to him....

A huge win all around TBS “On behalf of myself and the incredible team that put such hard work and passion into creating ‘Chad,’ I’m thrilled to share that the second season of this story will be told on its new home, the Roku Channel,” Pedrad said in a press release. “So much of my heart is infused in this show.” Pedrad also noted that she feels “conflicted celebrating anything right now as the people of my homeland are in the midst of a revolution against an oppressive regime,” but that she’s “grateful to have a platform where I can talk about it....

Robin Williams Worked Overtime To Create His Character For Good Morning, Vietnam Buena Vista Pictures By Witney Seibold/Sept. 2, 2022 9:06 pm EST The arc of Robin Williams’ career has always been a fun trajectory to follow. Right out of the gate, Williams had his mainstream movie career briefly stymied by the financial disappointment and critical failure of Robert Altman’s “Popeye” in 1980, only his second film. He clawed back through the 1980s, appearing in modestly successful comedy films before exploding back onto the scene in 1987 with Barry Levinson’s “Good Morning, Vietnam,” a biopic of American wartime DJ Adrian Cronauer....

See How They Run Director Tom George Wants To Make A New Kind Of Whodunit [Exclusive Interview] Searchlight Pictures By Jacob Hall/Sept. 16, 2022 11:25 am EST “See How They Run” is a whodunit about whodunits, a murder mystery movie about a murder behind the scenes of a murder mystery play. And that’s just the beginning of the movie’s meta touches, which involve fictional detectives trying to solve a fictional crime committed during the staging of a very real show — the adaptation of Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap,” which is still running to this day in London’s West End....

She Said Shows Why Harvey Weinstein’s Takedown Story Needed A Female Director Universal By Audrey Fox/Nov. 18, 2022 11:00 am EST Investigative journalism isn’t exactly a traditional 9-to-5 job. This is reflected in the fact that so many films in the newspaper thriller subgenre feature male protagonists: hard-boiled reporters who can chase down leads until the wee hours of the morning rather than women who, we assume, have to be home to tuck their children in at night....