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A little fact check New Line Cinema See, in television, flaws are good things. They add tension and grit in areas where plots would otherwise slide right into place. And it’s notably something that the female characters of the Tolkienverse have largely been denied, at least in live action adaptations. Characters like Arwen (Liv Tyler) or even Éowyn (Miranda Otto) are powerful and more or less autonomous, but never more so than their male counterparts....

Turns Out There Was Never A Real Reason For Jerry Seinfeld To Hate Newman NBC By Shae Sennett/Dec. 1, 2022 8:07 pm EST One of the many great mysteries of “Seinfeld” has always been Jerry’s deep-seated hatred of his neighbor, Newman. Sure, he isn’t the most charismatic guy, but all of Jerry’s friends have their own abhorrent qualities that don’t seem to bother the protagonist. As it turns out, even the co-creator and star himself doesn’t know exactly why his self-insert character hates Newman — he just does....

Dumplings (2004) Lionsgate After teaming up to craft the short film “Dumplings” for “Three…Extremes,” director Fruit Chen and writer Lilian Lee Pik-Wah released a feature-length version of the harrowing tale. Miriam Chin Wah Yeung stars as Mrs. Li, an aging actress desperate for her philandering husband (Tony Leung Ka Fai) to find her attractive. Mrs. Li discovers a dumplings shop rumored to restore youth and owned by Aunt Mei (Bai Ling), a former gynecologist....

American History X Ending Explained: Racism Begins At Home New Line Cinema By Anthony Crislip/Aug. 22, 2022 2:35 pm EST Is “American History X” empty provocation? Is it apologia for white supremacist gang culture? Is it a profoundly sad document of the tensions dominating ’90s Los Angeles? The movie continues to be shocking and troubling as the years pass, from its shootout opening to its brutal, contradictory ending. Tony Kaye’s 1998 film (which he would attempt to disown in very public confrontations with New Line Cinema) deals directly with racism and the environment that powers it....

Andor Is The Darkest Star Wars Story Disney Has Told Yet Lucasfilm By Ernesto Valenzuela/Sept. 21, 2022 10:00 am EST This post contains spoilers for the three-episode premiere of “Andor.” In the ever-expanding library of Disney+ shows, it’s becoming harder and harder for the “Star Wars” properties to differentiate their projects from one another. “The Mandalorian,” “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” and “The Book of Boba Fett” all feel the same, not just from an aesthetic point of view but in tone and story structure....

Antonio Banderas Nominates Tom Holland As The Heir To The Mask Of Zorro, Internet Strongly Disagrees Sony Pictures Reboots are the bread and butter of Hollywood, which means that we millennials (and even the elder zoomers), are becoming accustomed to seeing our childhood favorites being given the reboot treatment. The IP up for debate today is Zorro and this time we have Antonio Banderas to blame. While discussing the upcoming “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” with Comicbook....

Don’t Worry Darling Review: Florence Pugh Saves Herself In A Stylish Thriller That Falls Short Of Its High-Minded Ideas Warner Bros. By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 5, 2022 1:14 pm EST Florence Pugh is one of our finest working actresses today, particularly because she knows how to use her face like she’s not saving it for later. Pugh’s face will contort into a grimace, a manic grin, or a full-throated sob all within the span of a minute — which is what makes her so perfectly suited to playing women on the verge of a breakdown....

Every Adam Sandler Exclusive Netflix Movie Ranked Netflix By Jessica Scott/Aug. 2, 2022 2:44 pm EST Adam Sandler is a polarizing figure among film fans, partly due to the odd pendulum swing of the later stage of his career. He’ll make a few shaggy comedies (often so that he can go on vacation), follow those up with a well-received turn in a more prestigious film, and then start the whole cycle over again....

For Kevin Conroy, Batman Was A ‘State Of Mind’ DC By Jenna Busch/Nov. 11, 2022 4:49 pm EST Today the comics community is mourning Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman for a generation. Starting with “Batman: The Animated Series” in 1992, Conroy went on to perform as the Dark Knight in almost 60 projects, including 15 films, 15 animated series, and two dozen video games. He even appeared in live-action as Bruce Wayne in the Arrowverse’s “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover event....

In The White Lotus Season 2 Finale, The Best Things In Life Are Free HBO By Lex Briscuso/Dec. 12, 2022 12:24 pm EST Welcome to the last day in Sicily, folks — which means we’re about to get the missing puzzle piece confounding us all season long: who the heck dies on this season of “The White Lotus.” Let’s get strapped in for the final day of festivities and jump in headfirst because the rabbit hole gets deep and treacherous very quickly as season 2 comes to a close....

Joss Whedon’s Focus On Firefly Came At A Cost For Angel 20th Television By Jamie Gerber/July 20, 2022 1:44 pm EST “Angel” might be the most underappreciated show in Joss Whedon’s entire oeuvre. “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” is rightly touted as his greatest achievement (it’s my favorite show of all time), but if you ask me, its spin-off deserves more affection than it gets. “Angel” might get less attention from fans than its parent series or Whedon’s space western “Firefly,” but during season 4, it actually wasn’t getting much attention from its creator, either....

Lou Trailer: Allison Janney Gets Her Own Action Movie Netflix By Jenna Busch/Aug. 22, 2022 3:03 pm EST Academy Award and Emmy Award-winner Allison Janney (“Mom,” “I, Tonya”) is adding action star to her very long resume with the upcoming Netflix film “Lou.” The streamer just released a new trailer for the film in which she co-stars with Jurnee Smollett (“Birds of Prey,” “Underground”). In “Lou,” Janney plays a woman who has left a life of danger behind her, and has settled into a normal existence....

Mike Flanagan Rewrote The Rules Of Horror For The Haunting Of Bly Manor Netflix By Debopriyaa Dutta/Sept. 14, 2022 12:07 pm EST Mike Flanagan successfully adapted Shirley Jackson’s “The Haunting of Hill House” into an emotional gut-punch of a series exploring grief and trauma. While Flanagan based the limited series on the basic beats of Jackson’s gothic horror novel, his tale emerged as a meditation on how familiar bonds forever haunt us....

The setup Shudder Joseph Winter plays disgraced vlogger Shawn Ruddy, who garnered fame for his video channel dedicated to conquering fears per episode. We’re not explicitly sure what Shawn did, but it was bad enough to lose his sponsorships. To regain his viewership and win back his depleting fanbase, Shawn announces the stunt of all livestreaming stunts — he’ll spend the night in the historically haunted and abandoned Death Manor. He won’t turn the camera off and will allow viewers to influence his decisions....

‘I was the one who asked her to exaggerate everything’ MGM In an interview with Rolling Stone in 2015, Verhoeven made it explicit that he felt as if he was to blame for Berkley’s performance: “People have, of course, criticized her for being over-the-top in her performance. Most of that comes from me. I pushed it in that direction. Good or not good, I was the one who asked her to exaggerate everything — every move — because that was the element of style that I thought would work for the movie....

Robert Englund’s Freddy Krueger Career Could Have Ended After Just One Film New Line Cinema By Devin Meenan/July 18, 2022 10:51 am EST Robert Englund is Freddy Krueger, but it took more than one film for New Line Cinema to recognize his irreplaceability. “A Nightmare on Elm Street” was a great success, making $57 million on a budget of just over $1 million. Mixed with the slasher movie craze of the 1980s, it would’ve been financial insanity not to greenlight a sequel....

Some Like It Hot Was A Stressful Experience For Marilyn Monroe United Artists By Shae Sennett/Aug. 27, 2022 7:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Marilyn Monroe is absolutely unforgettable as Sugar Cane in the 1959 comedy “Some Like it Hot,” but her time on set wasn’t quite so sweet. The deeply troubled starlet frequently butt heads with director Billy Wilder and co-star Tony Curtis....

Star Wars Bits: Andor, Light & Magic, HasLab’s Reva Lightsaber, The Knights Of Ren, The Black Series, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, And More! By Adam Frazier/July 8, 2022 8:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In this edition of Star Wars Bits: “Andor” Updates HasLab’s Reva Force FX Lightsaber Marvel’s Upcoming “Star Wars” Comics And More! Andor updates Empire Magazine In a recent interview with Empire Magazine, “Andor” creator Tony Gilroy discussed the structure and scale of the prequel series....

Telling Serialized Stories On Rick And Morty Is A Delicate Balancing Act Adult Swim By Michael Boyle/Sept. 7, 2022 2:26 pm EST One of the best parts of “Rick and Morty” is its episodic structure. With a few rare exceptions, every episode tells a complete standalone story. And as the season 6 premiere reminded us, no event is so apocalyptic that it can stop the Smith family from being together under the same roof at the start of the next episode....

The Anime That Inspired That Cool Motorcycle Move In Nope Toho By Ernesto Valenzuela/July 22, 2022 9:00 am EST There are few anime films out there that have inspired as many tributes to its animation and iconography as Katsuhiro Otomo’s “Akira.” Released in theaters in 1988, “Akira” became the gold standard for Japanese animation and was a milestone for the medium that would become so popular today. The cyberpunk action film told its story with striking imagery, and delved into themes of post-war trauma and disaffected youth that are still resonant to this day....