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How Roger Moore Separated His James Bond From The Sean Connery Image MGM By Bill Bria/Oct. 16, 2022 7:00 pm EST Sean Connery in the role of James Bond is the very definition of a tough act to follow. Most actors who have the good fortune to portray a character on screen for the first time become associated with that character by default, but Connery did more than perfectly portray novelist and creator Ian Fleming’s British spy — he defined the character completely, turning Bond into an icon....

It Took Months To Build Buckley’s Costume For Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Paramount By Witney Seibold/Sept. 13, 2022 4:02 pm EST The ninth episode of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” (which aired on June 30, 2022) is an action-packed riff on Ridley Scott’s “Alien.” In the episode, several Enterprise crewmembers are left behind on a snowy planet to investigate a distress beacon. While the Enterprise flies away to deal with another mission, the main characters find the ruined husk of the U....

Kevin Kline Never Understood His Character In A Fish Called Wanda By Jeremy Smith/Sept. 15, 2022 9:44 am EST The character of Otto West in “A Fish Called Wanda” is a marvelous comedic creation. He is, in no particular order, a demolitions expert, a narcissist, a pervert, a psychopath and a moron. Otto does not, of course, believe he is a moron, and his deep conceitedness shields him from this truth — even though he has been called “stupid” enough times to specifically insist that people must not fling this epithet at his person....

Prime Studios Any conversation involving this movie will almost inevitably lead to someone reciting Hanks’ “There’s no crying in baseball!” There was even a script floating around at one point that gave Dugan his own spin-off movie. Hanks’ presence is so magnetic, however, that it nearly overshadows the film’s already stacked cast. A different portrayal Columbia Pictures The entire point of “A League of Their Own” is to show the disparity of women in sports, and how they have just as much verve to play the game within a white male-dominated industry....

Physics Was George Miller’s Biggest Limitation While Filming Mad Max: Fury Road Warner Bros. Pictures By Marcos Melendez/Oct. 10, 2022 12:54 pm EST George Miller will likely look up the ante on his “Mad Max” franchise with the upcoming prequel, but it’s going to be hard to top its predecessor. “Mad Max: Fury Road” solidified the long-running series in the upper echelon of action films, winning six Academy Awards and garnering high praise from critics and audiences alike....

Tread lightly (around these cool new statues) Statue of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman #BreakingBad unveiling!@cabq pic.twitter.com/PtViar8Aq0— Alex Gianopoulos (@AlexGNop) July 29, 2022 “Breaking Bad” location scout Alex Gianopoulos captured the moment of the big reveal on camera, sharing a video to his Twitter account (above) that shows Cranston and Gilligan taking a first look at the statues while Paul briefly stares open-mouthed before quickly snapping some pictures. EW shared a statement from Gilligan about the statues, which Sony Pictures Television donated to the center....

The 12 Best Boyd Crowder Moments On Justified By Eric Pierce/Aug. 16, 2022 4:29 pm EST A gritty Neo-Western layered with Old South sensibilities that is both deadly serious and offhandedly comical, there has never been a television show like “Justified.” While Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) is the hero of the story, equal billing must be given to Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins), Raylan’s primary adversary, occasional ally, and constant thorn in his side....

The 14 Best Superman: The Animated Series Episodes Warner Bros. By Brendan Knapp/Nov. 17, 2022 2:11 pm EST The suit. The cape. The “S.” The perfectly quaffed hair. The square chin. “Superman: The Animated Series” neatly tucked all of Superman’s signature features into a successful framework. The creators of “Batman: The Animated Series” brought their polished pedigree to the Man of Steel mythos — including Batman’s darker tone, timeless vibe, and Art Deco design....

The 15 Best Julianne Moore Films, Ranked A24 By Barry Levitt/Sept. 4, 2022 2:01 pm EST Soap opera stars don’t often break through to the world of film, but that wasn’t going to stop Julianne Moore. The actress first gained notoriety for her role as two half-sisters on “As The World Turns,” which also led to her first major award, a Daytime Emmy for the dual role. With four Oscar nominations (and inexplicably, just one win) to her name, Julianne Moore has cemented herself as one of the finest actors in Hollywood....

The Bullet Train Stunt That Left Aaron Taylor-Johnson Hospitalized Sony Pictures Releasing By Jenna Busch/Aug. 3, 2022 5:02 pm EST David Leitch’s latest action film “Bullet Train” is about to hit theaters. It’s the story of a hitman named Ladybug (Brad Pitt) who really wants to retire, but he ends up doing one last, supposedly non-violent job on a bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto. However, joining him on that train are a slew of assassins played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Bad Bunny, and Joey King, and they all want Ladybug dead....

The Funniest Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Easter Egg On Star Trek: Lower Decks Is A Hilarious Deep Cut Paramount By Danielle Ryan/Sept. 29, 2022 11:00 am EST This post contains spoilers for the latest episode of “Star Trek: Lower Decks.” Not only are the cast and crew behind “Star Trek: Lower Decks” major “Star Trek” fans, but some of the characters on the series are as well. While we’re getting excited over fictional stories, some of the lower deckers of the U....

The Greatest Beer Run Ever Trailer: A Guy Actually Did This Apple TV+ By Rafael Motamayor/Aug. 17, 2022 11:53 am EST After gaining fame for anarchic, hilariously dumb movies like the appropriately titled “Dumb and Dumber,” and participating in the horrendously bad “Movie 43,” Peter Farrelly shocked audiences everywhere when he made a film the Academy deemed Oscar-worthy and not just a racist dramedy. But how do you follow “Green Book”?...

Mixed performances in a mediocre movie TIFF 2022 Kiernan Shipka does an adequate job in “Wildflower” as the mature-beyond-her-years Bambi “Bea” Johnson. The message — driven home with the force and ferocity of a jackhammer — is that poor, sweet, amazing Bea was forced to grow up because her parents needed to be taken care of. (I think that’s what the title is hinting at: a flower that just grows in the wild without needing to be tended....

Without A Bit Of Blunt Advice, John Wayne Might Have Left Westerns Behind United Artists By Jeremy Smith/Aug. 30, 2022 4:48 pm EST Fandom is not an inherently bad thing. There’s nothing wrong with admiring a musician or movie star to the extent that you rush out to buy their new album or check out every film they make. It’s when you launch a petition to aggressively, belligerently lobby for artists to accede to your demands....

Kathy Bates Columbia Pictures The decade began with a bang and a scream queen for the ages. Rob Reiner’s 1990 adaptation of Stephen King’s terrifying novel “Misery” made a star of its central villain Kathy Bates, who earned an Academy Award for her performance. As a nurse who saves her favorite author from a car crash in the middle of a raging blizzard, Annie Wilkes initially seems like the perfect person to nurse Paul Sheldon (James Caan) back to health....

Creed III Will Highlight The Importance Of Mexican Boxing Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer By Rafael Motamayor/Oct. 18, 2022 1:15 pm EST There is a long history of boxing in cinema. Even before there were motion pictures, kinetoscopic recordings of boxing were distributed and shown among fans. Over the decades, the sport, with its larger-than-life personas, minimalistic iconography (gloves, ring ropes, and a square ring), and opportunity for primal violence became a staple of the cinema medium....

Another win for anime fans Universal Pictures Of course, anime is a widely loved genre, and Dragon Ball in particular has had a long and impressive life as a franchise. The first “Dragon Ball” TV series began in 1986, and it’s been a mainstay among fans of Japanese cartoons ever since. The latest feature-length installment follows martial artist Gohan and his erstwhile trainer Piccolo as they try to save the world from the Red Ribbon Army, a nefarious group that has shown up in “Dragon Ball” stories for decades now....

Emily Carey Can Relate To How House Of The Dragon’s Characters Communicate HBO By Matt Rainis/Nov. 19, 2022 4:56 pm EST In “House of the Dragon,” brevity is not the soul of wit. The “Game of Thrones” prequel series has been praised for its dialogue, which feels much closer to that of the early seasons of “Game of Thrones” than the shorter, quippier, Marvel-movie-but-worse dialogue of the much-maligned later seasons. With rock-solid writing and a cast of actors who are more than qualified to deliver it, “House of the Dragon” has provided us with riveting monologues from many of its complex characters....

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore Had To Recreate Staple Harry Potter Sets With VFX Warner Bros. By Anthony Crislip/Aug. 7, 2022 10:30 pm EST With the “Harry Potter” movies, one thing was always certain: the magical school for witches and wizards, Hogwarts, would be cozy. This was home for the heroes, who would fall in love, fail classes, and nearly die there — it was important that the audience feel the same affection for the location that they did....

George R.R. Martin Is Only Allowed To Cameo In House Of The Dragon When He Finishes The Winds Of Winter [Comic-Con] HBO By Shania Russell/July 23, 2022 5:19 pm EST George R.R. Martin is a novelist, screenwriter, TV producer, notable procrastinator, and the mind behind HBO’s biggest series of all time. There are plenty more titles and accolades that he can boast, but the one thing he still can’t add to his resume is a cameo on either of his big, dragon-filled fantasy adaptations....