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Finding meaning in the darkness Warner Bros. Pictures In an interview with Tribute Movies at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, Paul Dano spoke about his hesitancy to join the film, mainly because of his worry about using the serious subject matter as a cheap thrill: “The initial reaction is, well, should one, does one want to go through this? And truthfully, I wasn’t sure, because really it’s about what kind of film the director wants to make and how he wants to treat the subject matter, and are we really going to explore what these people are going through, or is it just going to be used for sort of child abduction for a cheap thrill, which would not be of interest to me....

Director John McTiernan Thinks He Knows How Die Hard Became A ‘Christmas Movie’ By Joe Roberts/Nov. 23, 2022 2:59 pm EST The whole “‘Die Hard’ is a Christmas movie” conversation has been stale for years. The perennial tongue-in-cheek war of words over the 1988 action staple has gone beyond meme status to occupy a space in the discourse between “not funny anymore” and “was kinda boring to begin with.” There was even a poll conducted back in 2018, when the crucial issue was still debated hotly, over whether “Die Hard” was considered a Christmas movie by the public (the outcome was a resounding “no”)....

Every Main Character In Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Ranked In what fans then thought was the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” series finale, Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and her sister Dawn (Michelle Trachtenberg) stood above an ethereal portal readying to kickstart the apocalypse. Before sacrificing herself to save the world (again), Buffy tells her sister, “The hardest thing in this world is to live in it.” However, the Scooby Gang resurrected Buffy at the start of season 6 — allowing the show to run for two more seasons....

Every Sea Creature The Deep Has Killed (So Far) In The Boys Prime Video By Shania Russell/Aug. 2, 2022 3:00 pm EST In the violent, disturbing, and very bloody world of “The Boys,” nothing is off the table. Prime Video’s subversive superhero satire has quite the reputation for depravity, and three seasons into its run, viewers have seen everything from a full-blown superpowered orgy to hundreds of innocents murdered by so-called heroes....

This is what dreams are made of Music Box Films Speaking to IndieWire about his history with and love for stop-motion, del Toro revealed he’s been talking to none other than VFX and stop-motion legend Phil Tippett (who just released the unforgettable “Mad God”) about possibly translating del Toro’s original idea for “At The Mountains Of Madness” into stop-motion. “I said it would be ideal to do ‘Mountains of Madness’ as stop-motion,” del Toro said....

sings NEVERENDING STOOOOOOORRRRRRRY! Warner Bros. According to Considine, he was in the film studios in Germany and noticed something that resembled a bunker that had a rotating flood of school children going in and out of it. He found it a little peculiar and decided to wait until all of the children had left to investigate the scene for himself. He walked down to the door and much to his surprise, it opened....

James Gunn Says Superman Is ‘A Huge Priority’ For The DC Universe Warner Bros. By Valerie Ettenhofer/Dec. 10, 2022 3:37 pm EST Director and DC Studios co-chair and co-CEO James Gunn took to Twitter today to commemorate the 44th anniversary of “Superman: The Movie,” and in the process dropped some major intel about the future of the DC hero. After a week of speculation about the future of the hero most recently played by Henry Cavill, Gunn casually assuaged some major fan fears by tweeting, “Superman is a huge priority, if not the biggest priority....

Kristen Bell’s Frozen Character Is A ‘Love Letter’ To Her 11-Year-Old Self Walt Disney Pictures By Joshua Meyer/Nov. 19, 2022 12:00 pm EST While eating out of a dog dish as a child (no, seriously), Kristen Bell felt underserved by the princesses she saw onscreen. They were all so poised and perfect, and none of them were eccentric enough to relate to animals on a reverse anthropomorphic level — whereby a human might take on canine traits....

Kumail Nanjiani And Emily Gordon’s Science Fiction Script Is A ‘Dream Project’ [Exclusive] Hulu By Jeremy Mathai/Nov. 14, 2022 3:16 pm EST Before he became a superhero in “Eternals,” a runaway Jedi in “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” or even the hapless rideshare driver Stu in “Stuber,” actor Kumail Nanjiani worked his way up through the industry thanks to his stand-up comedy in New York City. The unbelievable story of how he and his wife, creative partner, and fellow screenwriter Emily V....

Michelle Yeoh Only Agreed To Star In Everything Everywhere All At Once After One Key Script Change A24 By Michael Boyle/Dec. 8, 2022 6:09 pm EST We already knew Michelle Yeoh was a great actress, but her recent performance as Evelyn Wong in “Everything Everywhere All At Once” was a milestone highlight in an already impressive career. Yeoh portrays the unassuming laundromat owner as she discovers the concept of the multiverse and her place in it....

Nanny Director Nikyatu Jusu Harnesses Horror For The Black Final Girls [Exclusive Interview] By Lyvie Scott/Nov. 28, 2022 4:00 pm EST It’s been a whirlwind year for Jusu — and if you weren’t paying attention, it’d seem like her success came out of nowhere. But nothing comes from nothing. It took a while to establish herself as an “undeniable” presence in Hollywood, but if Jusu’s work ethic is any indication, she’s definitely here to stay....

You will never break these chains Hulu In an interview with /Film’s Rafael Motamayor, Bruckner shared the secret of his flesh wending ways: “I think in any of the chain sequences, really, was to have torque in the poles. Typically when you rig an actor up and you attach chains to them, they can’t be real chains, they can’t be the weight of metal, necessarily. But we really wanted the body to move and conduct and respond....

One Love Actually Scene Was Especially Frustrating For Alan Rickman Universal Pictures By Ben F. Silverio/Dec. 17, 2022 11:00 am EST It’s never a bad time to remember the late, great Alan Rickman. After all, films like “Dogma,” “Galaxy Quest,” and “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” are excellent movie night picks all year round. However, it’s especially hard not to think about the actor around the holiday season as he stars in two fan-favorite Christmas staples: “Die Hard” and “Love Actually....

Ouran High School Host Club’s Creator Has A Few Rules For Writing Haruhi Funimation Entertainment By Shae Sennett/Sept. 11, 2022 9:00 pm EST “Ouran High School Host Club” is beloved for its cheeky comedy, but the anime series is especially groundbreaking because it challenges gender roles. The series revolves around Haruhi, a female scholarship student at a private school. When she accidentally breaks a vase in one of the club rooms, she finds herself indebted to the Host Club, a group of boys that entertain and flirt with schoolgirls for a fee....

Some Of Dragon Ball Kai’s Animation ‘Updates’ Weren’t Made As An Artistic Choice Toei Animation By Debopriyaa Dutta/Aug. 8, 2022 11:36 am EST The enduring legacy of the “Dragon Ball” franchise cannot be overstated. Manga artist Akira Toriyama created the franchise in 1984 and since then, “Dragon Ball” has been regarded as an ever-evolving global phenomenon. While there are innumerable entries into the franchise, “Dragon Ball Z” (DBZ), which follows an adult Son Goku in his adventures, remains endlessly popular and rewatchable....

Sparks Are Making A New Original Musical Called X-Crucior Focus Features By Mike Shutt/Nov. 3, 2022 6:13 pm EST Fans of Sparks, rejoice! Not only will we be getting our favorite band’s 27th album next year, they also have another cinematic project in the works. After using their mad genius to concoct last year’s utterly singular “Annette” with French auteur Leos Carax, Ron and Russell Mael, have begun work on a new, original movie-musical called “X-Crucior....

Steven Spielberg Left A Lot Of 1941’s ‘Connective Tissue’ On The Cutting Room Floor Universal By Jeremy Smith/Nov. 23, 2022 7:02 pm EST Steven Spielberg’s “1941” is one of the most blissfully chaotic movies ever made. It is obscenely expensive, narratively scatterbrained, and unabashedly irreverent about one of the most devastating acts of war ever carried out by a foreign nation on American soil. It’s more of a model train set than a movie, one operated by a spoiled brat who’d rather send the cars soaring off the track into the basement wall than keep his meticulously constructed railroad running smoothly....

Steven Van Zandt’s Bruce Springsteen History Came In Handy On The Set Of The Sopranos HBO By Anya Stanley/Oct. 27, 2022 1:47 pm EST There’s no one quite like Silvio Dante. The well-coiffed consigliere to New Jersey crime boss Tony Soprano (played by the late James Gandolfini) brought level-headedness to David Chase’s HBO drama “The Sopranos,” a crime show filled with hot-headed characters who assault first and ask questions later. As Tony struggles to find a zen balance between work and his family life, Silvio is one of the few men he can really count on to orchestrate sit-downs and mediate in such a way that everyone comes away satisfied....

Superhero Bits: Amy Adams On Returning As Lois Lane, Spider-Man: Freshman Year Rumors & More Marvel Comics By Ryan Scott/Nov. 17, 2022 5:41 pm EST (Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks....

An alternative that became the standard 20th Century Studios A few years later in 1979, Nelson reportedly read about a make-your-own-bubble-gum company out of Texas, so he purchased a kit to make the candy and some flavor extracts from the local supermarket. Nelson didn’t have the proper supplies in his own kitchen, and instead requested the usage of Todd Field’s family kitchen. After all, he was the inspiration. Nelson shredded the pieces with a pizza wheel to look more like tobacco and sent the batch off to his investor, former World Series player for the New York Yankees, Jim Bouton....