Here’s A First Look At Theo And Bronwyn In The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power By Jeremy Mathai/April 19, 2022 2:29 pm EST That brings us to our introduction to 2 new characters, both of whom appear to be wholly original creations for this series. Meet Theo and Bronwyn, the former of whom immediately set off a mini firestorm among certain fans for apparently not sounding “Tolkienish” enough....
Horror Movies Jordan Peele Thinks You Should Watch Next RADiUS-TWC By Bee Delores/May 19, 2022 11:57 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Jordan Peele is a modern master of horror. That’s an impressive feat given his small, yet mighty, directorial filmography to date. Alongside his two feature films “Get Out” and “Us,” Peele reinvented the iconic “Twilight Zone” sci-fi series for a new generation and contributed to Nia DaCosta’s “Candyman” in a writer role....
How Euphoria Pulled Off That ‘Holding Out For A Hero’ Musical Number HBO By Shania Russell/Feb. 22, 2022 12:24 pm EST This week “Euphoria” took a break from its usual drug-induced high-wire walk to celebrate theatre! And in true theatre fashion, this became an opportunity to embrace some very deserving underdogs, shining a spotlight on a previously underutilized duo that easily stole the show, Lexi (Maude Apatow) and Ethan (Austin Abrams)....
James Cameron Took His Avatar 2 Cast To The Rainforest To Train Disney By Danielle Ryan/Dec. 16, 2021 1:47 pm EST If you’ve ever wondered how the performers in James Cameron’s “Avatar” sequels might prepare for their unusual roles as Na’vi, we have the answer. In an interview with fellow director Denis Villeneuve (“Dune”) for Variety, Cameron explained that he decided to give his performers some very hands-on homework. In order to fully understand their roles and the world they would be bringing to life, the “Titanic” director took them out into the jungle for a little off-the-grid Na’vi boot camp....
Jim Carrey Wanted Nicolas Cage For Dumb And Dumber, But He Chose Leaving Las Vegas Warner Bros. By Ryan Scott/March 23, 2022 2:11 pm EST The pages of Hollywood history are littered with interesting stories of things that could have been. One such fascinating bit of history was just uncovered by Nicolas Cage in a very casual manner, as the actor confirmed he was being eyed to co-star alongside Jim Carrey in the hit comedy “Dumb & Dumber....
Kevin Feige’s Cinematic Universe Dreams All Started With Star Wars Lucasfilm By Collier Jennings/April 7, 2022 12:55 pm EST Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe have a few things in common besides serving as the most profitable intellectual properties under Disney’s umbrella. Both film series have captured a generation’s interest and also serve as a major force in pop culture. And both can trace their inception to one individual calling the shots: George Lucas served as the creative mind behind the original and prequel trilogies for “Star Wars,” while super-producer Kevin Feige continues to guide the MCU’s narrative path....
Laurence Olivier Didn’t Hide His Distaste For Marilyn Monroe’s Method Acting Warner Bros. Pictures By Shae Sennett/June 17, 2022 10:14 am EST Laurence Olivier is an exemplary proponent of classical or Shakespearean acting. The performer’s traditional approach to plays and films alike earned him worldwide acclaim in the 20th century, but it caused him to butt heads with the new school, coined by Konstantin Stanislavski as the Method. Method training was championed by Lee Strasberg and became popular among Hollywood stars like Marlon Brando, Dustin Hoffman, and Marilyn Monroe, who worked closely with Strasberg’s second wife, Paula....
Neil Gaiman Didn’t Want American Gods To Repeat Game Of Thrones’ Mistakes Starz By Michael Boyle/May 17, 2022 4:57 pm EST With the wonderful adaptations of “The Queen’s Gambit,” “Station Eleven,” “Pachinko,” and so on, it’s become clearer than ever that television is the best medium for adapting novels, not film. This was shown perhaps most clearly through the first season of “American Gods,” which dedicated eight hour-long episodes to the first hundred or so pages of the 500-page book....
Outlander’s Latest Episode Tests Allegiances And Tees Up Some Witchery Starz By Vanessa Armstrong/March 13, 2022 10:00 pm EST Where do your allegiances lie? Season 6 of “Outlander” explores that question in its second episode, both in terms of the connections among those who live at Fraser’s Ridge and also among the others who live in the lands surrounding the settlement. There is also a birth, a death, and some sexy times, of course....
The American Dream First Second Publishing Yeoh joins Ben Wang (“Sex Appeal”), Yeo Yann Yann (“Wet Season”), Chin Han (“Mortal Kombat”), Daniel Wu (“Reminiscence”), Ke Huy Quan (“Finding Ohana”), former Taekwondo champion Jim Liu, and Sydney Taylor (“Just Add Magic”) in “American Born Chinese.” She will play Guanyin, “an unassuming auntie who helps her nephew Wei-Chen navigate the challenges of American high school while maintaining her secret identity as the all-powerful Buddhist bodhisattva of Compassion....
Shorter Release Windows Are Spelling Big Trouble For Indie Theater Chains Mario Tama/Getty Images By Sandy Schaefer/March 10, 2022 1:40 pm EST There’s been a lot of talk lately about streaming and its effect on the theatrical landscape, and not just during the pandemic. One matter that hasn’t gotten as much attention involves indie movie theater chains, many of which used to screen films at a lower ticket price after they had done the bulk of their damage at the box office, and right before they hit the home market....
Star Trek: The Motion Picture Director’s Edition Trailer: The Remastered Original Movie Comes Exclusively To Paramount+ Paramount Pictures By Jeremy Mathai/March 24, 2022 10:10 am EST A long-awaited addition to every “Star Trek” superfan’s collection is now finally set to arrive, over two decades in the making — presumably with phasers set to stunning. As the very first instance of the beloved sci-fi franchise making the leap from television to the big screen, “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” had a lot riding on it....
Sundance Announces Dates For 2023 Hybrid Festival Sundance Film Festival By Danielle Ryan/May 3, 2022 4:21 pm EST The pandemic hasn’t been easy on the Sundance Film Festival, forcing the fest to host the event virtually for the past two years. This year’s festival was planned to have an in-person component with screenings and more, but unfortunately, concerns about the Omicron variant forced them to move it entirely online. The Sundance Institute has announced the dates for the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, which will take place as a hybrid event with screenings online and in-person in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah from January 19 through January 29, 2023....
Sweet Magnolias Season 2 Trailer: Wow, These Magnolias Are Even Sweeter Than Before Netflix By Anya Stanley/Jan. 22, 2022 12:58 pm EST “You never have to go through anything big or small on your own,” promises Maddie Townsend (JoAnna Garcia Swisher). Sisterhood, brotherhood, and shared faith are the major staples of Netflix’s romantic drama series “Sweet Magnolias,” based on Sherryl Woods’ novel of the same name. The show centers on three longtime besties in South Carolina: Townsend, a single mother of three going through a divorce from ex-husband Bill (Chris Klein); chef Dana Sue Sullivan (Brooke Elliott), who owns Sullivan’s restaurant; and ambitious attorney Helen Decatur (Heather Headley), who bought a whole mansion and turned it into a spa with Maddie and Dana Sue....
The Book Of Boba Fett Featurette: Temuera Morrison Brings Back The Bounty Hunter Lucasfilm By Jeremy Mathai/Dec. 29, 2021 11:26 am EST How many impressionable young viewers first became genuine “Star Wars” fans during the sequence in “Attack of the Clones” where the father/son duo of Jango Fett and Boba Fett fend off an attack by Obi-Wan Kenobi on a rainy Kamino platform? Off the top of my head, I’d wager the answer to that question is, “a lot,” which perhaps partly explains why the premiere episode of “The Book of Boba Fett” brings audiences back to that era of “Star Wars” prequel history with a blink-and-miss-it flashback....
The Daily Stream: The Bāhubali Films Bring A New Meaning To The Word Epic Arka Mediaworks By Mike Shutt/June 14, 2022 5:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movies: “Bāhubali: The Beginning” and “Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion” Where You Can Stream Them: Netflix The Pitch: Sivudu (Prabhas) is an extremely buff young man who lives amongst the Amburi tribe at the base of a ludicrously tall waterfall....
The Hidden Meaning Of Wedding Crashers, According To Its Director New Line Cinema By Ryan Leston/March 22, 2022 11:34 am EST “Wedding Crashers” is most remembered as the raunchy comedy from 2005 that helped kickstart the return of the R-rated romp. But it looks as though it was a lot deeper than we thought. Starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, “Wedding Crashers” tells the story of two divorce mediators who crash weddings with the sole purpose of picking up women....
The Morning Watch: Creating Spider-Man: No Way Home’s Bridge Fight, Counterfeit Money In Movies & More Sony By Danielle Ryan/April 15, 2022 8:00 am EST (The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, learn how the special effects team on “Spider-Man: No Way Home” combined practical and digital effects to create that incredible Doc Ock bridge fight....
The Most Powerful Characters In The Boys Ranked If you want to know how super-abled trans-human science projects of the future might really behave, maybe look no further than how the most privileged people on Earth already act. The Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard trial is a handy contemporaneous guide for how chaotically status can wax and wane for a worshipped elite. When the public has a say, as it does on “The Boys,” no one is an island, and that includes this show’s celebrity heroes Homelander, The Deep, A-Train, Starlight, et al....
Akela Cooper is one to watch for Warner Bros. If you’ve grown a little tired of the Warrens and their adventures (least of all given the unsettling allegations made about their real-life counterparts), “The Nun” offers a welcome change of pace. The movie shifts the action to a remote monastery in Romania circa the 1950s and barely features Ed and Lorraine at all, save for an epilogue linking the film’s events to the larger “Conjuring” universe....
