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Stanley Kubrick Was Intensely Committed To Getting Barry Lyndon’s Costumes Right Warner Bros. By Jeremy Smith/Aug. 28, 2022 10:00 pm EST Stanley Kubrick was, to put it mildly, an exacting filmmaker. He made it his business to know everything about every aspect of production, and leaned on his collaborators something fierce to deliver to his meticulous standards. Jack Nicholson put it best when he said, “Stanley’s good on sound. Stanley’s good on the color of the mike....

Star Trek: Lower Decks Revives A Classic Trek Trope, Just In Time For The Season Finale Paramount By Witney Seibold/Oct. 27, 2022 8:00 am EST This post contains spoilers for the season finale of “Star Trek: Lower Decks.” In the last episode of “Star Trek: Lower Decks,” the U.S.S. Cerritos found themselves under attack by a small armada of Breen warships. The California-class vessel was severely outmatched, and was at risk of being destroyed when a heretofore unseen starship, the U....

Star Wars Bits: Andor, The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Ezra Bridger, Tales Of The Jedi, The Podathon, The Bad Batch, And More! Disney By Adam Frazier/Sept. 16, 2022 9:36 am EST In this edition of Star Wars Bits: New “Andor” Trailer New “The Mandalorian” Season 3 Trailer Eman Esfandi Cast as Ezra Bridger in “Ahsoka” New “Tales of the Jedi” Trailer The Podathon Adds Huge Guests Marvel’s Upcoming “Star Wars” Comics And More!...

Superhero Bits: New Black Adam Posters, Kim Kardashian Wants To Do A Marvel Movie & More Warner Bros. By Ryan Scott/Sept. 7, 2022 5:18 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....

A Castle for Christmas Netflix Where to stream: Netflix One of the most important parts of a romantic comedy is casting two actors who have great chemistry — extra points if they’re already beloved by the audience. This works to wonderful effect in “A Castle for Christmas,” a newer Netflix offering starring Cary Elwes and Brooke Shields. Shields stars as famous romance novelist Sophie, whose latest book upsets her fans after she kills off the romantic hero following own real-life breakup....

The Best Final Girls (And Guys) In 2022 Horror Movies A24 By Lex Briscuso/Dec. 12, 2022 11:00 am EST The following post contains some spoilers for many of 2022’s horror hits, so reader beware! At this point in the horror canon, the archetype of the final girl has been messed with and subverted in an exploration of what the concept can do and be. Like anything and everything surrounding conventional “film history,” it is a mold meant to be played with, and it continues to be fun and exciting to see what filmmakers and TV writers continue to dream up for our last women standing....

The Fake Old West Town In Jordan Peele’s Nope Is More Than Your Average Film Set Universal Studios Hollywood By Erin Brady/July 20, 2022 3:23 pm EST The Jupiter’s Claim theme park nestled within the world of “Nope” is one of those film setpieces that instantly feels iconic. Whether it’s because of the Wild West-inspired theme or its massive inflatable of owner Ricky “Jupe” Park (Steven Yeun), there’s both a distinct charm and eerieness to the set that fits extremely well with the film it features in....

‘You look for the truth in your own character’ Prime Video While watching these first two episodes, I found myself thinking, “I could watch an entire show about the storyline featuring these characters specifically.” From your perspective as actors — in terms of process, approach, technique — did you sort of have to think of yourselves as the leads of your own specific story, even though you’re part of a much larger ensemble?...

The Shootist Showed Ron Howard How Much Of An ‘Artist’ John Wayne Could Be Paramount By Jeremy Smith/Oct. 11, 2022 2:21 pm EST The conventional wisdom on John Wayne’s acting abilities holds that he was a severely limited performer who leaned heavily into his persona to the point of self-parody. Moviegoers who didn’t grow up watching his movies (or have parents who grew up watching his movies) tend to view him as a relic of a blessedly bygone era at best or a rampaging racist who made movies that whitewashed the genocidal exercise of Westward Expansion....

It Follows RADiUS-TWC “It Follows” is about a curse that is passed through sexual intercourse instead of by witnessing a bloody suicide. As in “Smile,” the curse manifests itself in people who appear normal at first. They can appear out of nowhere and from any location, sometimes walking at a slow pace. If they catch up to you, they will kill you and pursue the last person with the curse. Maika Monroe’s performance as Jay anchors the film, making her sense of constantly living on the edge feel palpable....

Tim Miller’s Adaptation Of The Goon Is Going To Netflix [Comic-Con] Blur Studios By Joshua Meyer/July 22, 2022 11:32 pm EST Eric Powell’s comic book series “The Goon” has had a long road to the screen. David Fincher first optioned the movie rights to the title all the way back in 2008, with an eye toward directing it as an animated film. But by 2012, Fincher and voice actor Paul Giamatti made it sound like the project was having budget issues and had run out of money....

1602 and More Marvel The “What If…?” season 2 footage included quick glimpses of things to come. There were scenes of Captain Carter, Iron Steve, and Black Widow walking in a “Stepford Wives”-like town, complete with robot people. But wait, there’s more! Hela was glimpsed with lightning flashing! A young Peter Quill was seen with Ego! A giant Iron Man (the Hulkbuster, perhaps?) smashed through a wall. A more regular Iron Man ended up in a galactic portal....

Why Game Of Thrones Will Have A ‘Very Different’ Ending In The Books HBO By Shania Russell/Aug. 20, 2022 7:18 pm EST Thanks to the upcoming premiere of “House of the Dragon,” George R.R. Martin is back in the press, giving us weekly reminders that yes, he is still hard at work writing the final two installments of “A Song of Fire and Ice.” Ad die-hard fans already know, the first book came out in 1996, and the fifth in 2011, so 2022 marks the 11th year of waiting for “The Winds of Winter” to arrive....

Why Moonfall Bombed At The Box Office And What We Can Learn From It Lionsgate By Witney Seibold/Aug. 16, 2022 3:25 pm EST At last measure, Roland Emmerich’s “Moonfall” was the 26th biggest box office bomb of all time. Working on an estimated budget of about $140 million, “Moonfall” has only made about $44 million worldwide. Factor in the film’s advertising and distribution budget, and it stands to have lost about $139 million....

A League Of Their Own Review: A Bold Swing That Partly Misses By Josh Spiegel/Aug. 10, 2022 9:00 am EST This is all to say that while “A League of Their Own” is a classic film, it is not a perfect one, and it is ripe enough for a redo thirty years later. Enter Abbi Jacobson of “Broad City” and co-creator Will Graham, of “Mozart in the Jungle,” who have refashioned an eight-episode adaptation of “A League of Their Own” for Prime Video....

Tengen’s Uncertain Fate Crunchyroll, Inc. It’s clear that Hinatsuro’s heroic attempt at turning the tides of the fight didn’t exactly go as planned, but I don’t think all hope is lost. We also get a little more information on Tengen’s backstory -– which is nice, but I don’t really care about that right now. I’m more concerned with whether or not he’s even alive. We don’t see much of him after the episode shifts to the battle between Daki, Inosuke, Zenitu, and Tanjiro....

Disney Is Done Buying Everything On The Planet, Says CEO Bob Chapek Walt Disney Animation Studios By Erin Brady/Oct. 26, 2022 5:22 pm EST Remember when Disney started to acquire and buy out tons of studios, and how that was supposed to be a huge deal in the entertainment industry? Sure, it ended up strengthening franchises like the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it also resulted in some devastating closures and missed opportunities for out-of-the-ordinary media....

Empire Of Light Trailer: Finding Connection In Cinema Searchlight Pictures By Jenna Busch/Nov. 14, 2022 12:02 pm EST Today Searchlight Pictures has released a new trailer and poster for the upcoming Sam Mendes film “Empire of Light.” It’s a story about how cinema and community can connect us, as two people come together while working at a seaside movie theater. Written and directed by Academy Award-winner Mendes, the film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in September 2022....

Garfield: Everything We Know So Far About Chris Pratt’s Take On The Cartoon Cat 20th Century Studios By Jenna Busch/Aug. 17, 2022 5:06 pm EST Once upon a time, there existed these things called newspapers that showed up at your door in the morning. Inside were news stories about politics, sports, health, and movie listings. They also included comic strips, aka the funny pages. Though the newspaper has gone the way of the dodo, for the most part, some of these comic strip characters still live in our imagination....

‘I don’t want to see it in that way’ Fine Line Features Set to be helmed by “The Messenger” director Oren Moverman, “Raised Eyebrows” chronicles the final years of Groucho Marx’s life. It’s an intimate portrait of the vaudeville performer and star of the screen, stage, and television from the perspective of a young fan who worked as his secretary. The film will also star Sienna Miller and Charlie Plummer....