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Why Daniel Radcliffe Stars In So Many Weird Movies A24 By Danielle Ryan/Oct. 11, 2022 2:11 pm EST After having huge success within a young adult franchise, many young actors try to distinguish themselves and make a clean break from their family-friendly roots. Just look at the careers of former “Twilight,” “Hunger Games,” and “Harry Potter” stars, like Josh Hutcherson, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Daniel Radcliffe. As they set out to do more serious adult work, many of them also embraced roles that were kind of weird....

Why David Simon Thinks Binging Is The Right Way To Watch The Wire HBO By Jeremy Smith/Aug. 3, 2022 3:21 pm EST David Simon’s “The Wire” is one of the most densely layered television dramas in the history of the medium. Over five seasons, it depicts in enraging and heartbreaking detail how fortunes rise and fall at the top of the civic food chain and at the bottom. We watch in disgust as a ruthless careerist like William Rawls (John Doman) rockets through the ranks of the Baltimore Police Department, and grieve for the hopeless middle-school students of the fourth season who, despite showing great promise in a math class taught by former cop Roland Pryzbylewski (Jim True-Frost), are destined for the streets....

Why Robert Altman Never Took Too Much Time Analyzing His Films USA Films By Witney Seibold/Nov. 13, 2022 9:30 pm EST From 1968 to 2006, celebrated director Robert Altman directed 34 feature films. He made Westerns, murder mysteries, musicals, psychodramas, broad comedies, terse satires, political commentaries, and whatever in Tartarus “Popeye” was. And yet, throughout most of it, Altman has developed — and retained — a very particular style that has remained a hallmark of his oeuvre at large....

A Highlander Stunt Slip-Up Almost Sent Sean Connery Packing Russell Mulcahy’s 1986 film “Highlander” is a fantasy mish-mash about a race of immortals who have been duking it out for dominance for centuries. The main character Scottish immortal — a Highlander — named Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) who is alive in 1986, but who first discovered his immortality in the 1530s. The rules of immortals are a little opaque. For instance, an immortal can be killed if they are decapitated, so they tend to carry swords....

An Outside-The-Box Star Trek Script Put Jonathan Frakes’ Directing To The Test Paramount By Witney Seibold/July 18, 2022 4:17 pm EST Jonathan Frakes, who played Commander William Riker on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” began directing episodes of the show starting in its third season, beginning with the March 1990 episode “The Offspring.” Frakes would remain a directorial staple throughout Trek, going on to direct seven additional “Next Gen” episodes, two of its movies (“First Contact” and “Insurrection”), three episode of “Deep Space Nine,” three episodes of “Voyager,” seven episodes of “Discovery” and four more of “Picard....

Bonnie And Clyde Ending Explained: You Made Me Somebody Warner Bros. By Christian Gainey/Oct. 9, 2022 12:46 pm EST The Depression era crime spree of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker has become the stuff of legend. The notorious couple made headlines by stealing money when the rest of America was struggling to survive with sporadic jobs and meager earnings. Bonnie and Clyde became Robin Hood figures in the press, heroes that stood up to “the man” by stealing back what had been taken from the public....

Don’t Worry Darling Went Through Some Ups And Downs With Harry Styles’ Casting Warner Bros By Shania Russell/Aug. 3, 2022 5:50 pm EST In a little under two months, all eyes will be on the star-studded cast of “Don’t Worry Darling” when the much-anticipated film makes its theatrical debut. After the wildfire success of “Booksmart,” the second directorial effort from Olivia Wilde was always destined to drum up buzz. The more we learned about the upcoming film, the better it started to sound....

Harley Quinn Is Getting A ‘Very Problematic Valentine’s Day Special’ Warner Bros. By Danielle Ryan/Oct. 7, 2022 12:01 pm EST Harlivy fans — rejoice! The coolest cartoon couple is getting their very own Valentine’s Day special. Neither of them seems like the type to get especially wound up about such a corny, greeting card-centric holiday, but their love is something special worthy of celebration! And besides, the pair have been through it over the third season of HBO Max’s “Harley Quinn” animated series, as they adjust to growing as individuals while staying a couple....

Here’s Where You Can Watch Avatar On Broadcast TV Ahead Of The Way Of Water 20th Century Studios By Matthew Bilodeau/Dec. 8, 2022 12:15 pm EST With “Avatar: The Way of Water” primed to be the biggest movie of the holiday season, it’s natural that folks will want to reacquaint themselves with the sci-fi epic that started it all. The theatrical re-release of James Cameron’s 4K remaster a few months back not only proved that there is still an audience for this movie, but it also bumped it up a notch in the record books....

Joe Dante Says Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai Might As Well Be Gremlins 3 [Exclusive] HBO Max By Rafael Motamayor/Sept. 2, 2022 12:46 pm EST Hollywood has ’80s fever, and virtually every remotely popular ’80s movie is being turned into a franchise. But there’s one big 1980s movie that, surprisingly, never really became the huge franchise it could have easily become: “Gremlins.” Sure, we did get a bonkers sequel and a crap-ton of merchandize, but despite talks of a third “Gremlins” film, director Joe Dante has never returned to the world of Mogwai....

Kevin Bacon Can’t Forget The Puke Problems Of Apollo 13 Universal Pictures By Anya Stanley/Dec. 1, 2022 4:58 pm EST Parabolas have their ups and downs. On the upside, the alternating arcs of a parabolic flight can replicate gravity-free conditions inside an aircraft (you might remember the band OK Go, who used this mode of travel to make one of the coolest music videos ever), which makes the ideal environment for filming space movies like “Apollo 13....

Me Time Trailer: Kevin Hart And Mark Wahlberg Have A Wingsuit Bestie Fest Netflix By Jenna Busch/July 26, 2022 4:54 pm EST Netflix has released a new trailer for the comedy film “Me Time,” starring Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg. This is part of Hart and his HartBeat Productions’ four film first-look deal with the streamer, and it has him reteaming with “Night School” writer/director Jon Hamberg. “Me Time” is the story of Sonny (Hart) a stay-at-home dad who has what he thinks is a good system with his wife Maya, played by Regina Hall....

Nathan Lane Holds An Emmys Record, But He Somehow Hasn’t Won Yet Hulu By Lex Briscuso/July 14, 2022 12:45 pm EST Nathan Lane is one of the most beloved and revered comedic actors of our time — and he’s secured himself a place in television history with the most nominations in history for the guest actor in a comedy category. However, the legend has yet to win once, a piece of trivia that seems totally wrong when you first hear it....

Nicholas Hoult ‘Saw A Lot Of Similarities’ Between His Character In The Menu And Mad Max: Fury Road’s War Boys Searchlight Pictures By Danielle Ryan/Nov. 18, 2022 2:56 pm EST Looking at Nicholas Hoult’s well-dressed foodie character in his latest film, the comedic thriller “The Menu,” you wouldn’t immediately compare him to his role as Nux, the surprisingly sweet war boy in George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road.” But Hoult sees serious similarities between the two....

Our Universe Trailer: Morgan Freeman Narrates The History Of Everything Netflix By Joshua Meyer/Nov. 11, 2022 7:13 am EST When you need someone to narrate the history of the universe — and Mel Brooks is busy — you might as well go with Morgan Freeman. Not only has Freeman played God in “Bruce Almighty” and “Evan Almighty,” but he’s also told “The Story of God” and “The Story of Us” for National Geographic....

Pierce Brosnan Had To Think On His Feet For The Thomas Crown Affair’s Dance Scene United Artists By Drew Tinnin/Oct. 20, 2022 1:03 pm EST John McTiernan’s flashy remake of “The Thomas Crown Affair” had a lot going against it when it first hit theaters in 1999. The original film featured two acting icons in Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway who completely embodied the roles of a billionaire playboy and a sexy art insurance agent in Norman Jewison’s instant classic....

Pokémon Is Concluding The Journey Of Ash And Pikachu, New Series With New Characters To Launch The Pokémon Company By Rafael Motamayor/Dec. 16, 2022 11:58 am EST One thing that is often said about anime series, and a reason why they’re “superior” to American cartoons, is that they tend to have actual story arcs and endings. The characters reach their goal and the story comes to a natural conclusion, rather than just keeping on forever until it gets canceled....

‘Pure motherf****** filler’ Tristar Certainly the executives behind “Godzilla: The Album” were aware of Rage Against the Machine’s reputation when they hired the band to contribute to the “Godzilla” soundtrack. Forming in the early ’90s, Rage Against the Machine signed with Epic Records in 1992 and quickly gained notoriety as envelope pushers. For instance, their single “Killing in the Name” contains 17 appearances of the word “f***” and was banned on the radio during a time of heavy censorship in the mainstream media....

Something In The Dirt Trailer: Benson And Moorhead Return With More Cosmic Horror XYZ Films By Jeff Ewing/Aug. 22, 2022 2:45 pm EST Cosmic horror is one of cinema history’s hardest subgenres to land almost by definition, as one of the central elements of a good cosmic horror story is that the horror by definition comes from forces outside our comprehension, sometimes outside the boundaries of what we know to be possible....

Steven Spielberg Didn’t Have To Look Far For His War Horse Research Disney By Travis Yates/Aug. 11, 2022 3:43 pm EST In Hollywood, they say it’s all about who you know. In Steven Spielberg’s case, that mantra rang true in his bid to make the historical war drama “War Horse.” The 2011 film, based on Michael Morpurgo’s best-selling novel of the same name, offers a unique perspective of World War I....