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Robert Pronge — The Iceman Millennium Entertainment Coming in at dead last, we’ve got Robert Pronge, aka Mr. Freezy. When it comes to character, Freezy is compelling on paper, but absolute nightmare fuel in any real-world scenario. For one, he’s a contract killer who stalks future victims in an ice cream truck (hence the creepy alias). He also specializes in various methods of poisoning to make each death seem as inconspicuous as possible, and once the deed is done, he keeps his victims in a freezer for weeks on end before dumping the evidence....

Elijah Wood Believes Lord Of The Rings Couldn’t Be Made The Same In 2021 New Line Cinema By Valerie Ettenhofer/Dec. 22, 2021 7:56 pm EST No matter how many massive franchises come and go, “The Lord of The Rings” will always hold a special place in the hearts of millions of fans. Clearly, the movies are beloved because they’re incredibly well-made, but with 20 years of retrospect, it’s apparent that they were also made during a specific window of Hollywood filmmaking that benefited their creativity and ambition....

Get Your First Look At Evan Rachel Wood As Madonna In The Weird Al Biopic YouTube By Ben F. Silverio/March 2, 2022 3:05 pm EST If you find that you can’t “Express Yourself” properly because you’ve been “Hung Up” over the “Weird Al” Yankovic biopic starring Daniel Radcliffe, now might be the perfect time for you to “Open Your Heart” and get “Into The Groove.” As production continues on “WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story,” we’ve just learned that the roles of a certain “Material Girl” and some other key figures from the beloved singer and parodist’s life have just been filled....

Is There A Scream Credits Scene? A Spoiler-Free Guide Paramount Pictures By Ryan Scott/Jan. 12, 2022 8:25 am EST The first must-see horror event of 2022 is nearly upon us, as “Scream,” the long-awaited fifth entry in the iconic horror franchise soon hits theaters. While it might be a bit confusing/annoying that the movie isn’t simply titled “Scream 5” since it is very much a continuation of the franchise with much of the original cast returning, this remains something a great many lovers of genre cinema have been waiting a long time for....

Jenna Ortega Promises A Gorier Ghostface And Kirby’s Redemption In Scream 6 Paramount Pictures By Eric Vespe/June 6, 2022 8:48 pm EST Jenna Ortega proved to be one of the best additions to the “Scream” franchise in this year’s confusingly titled fifth installment, “Scream.” She plays Tara who is the first person attacked in the movie, which is usually a death sentence in this franchise, and despite many brutal injuries she not only survived the cold open but became a crucial character going forward....

Jesus Christ Superstar: From Blasphemous To Badass Universal Pictures By BJ Colangelo/April 17, 2022 5:34 pm EST It’s a lot more common in 2022 to grow up in a completely secular household, but as a child who grew up in the Midwest during the ’90s, my family of non-church attending heathens were in the minority. Every year as my friends and classmates prepared for the three day weekend full of religious traditions surrounding Easter, I was more preoccupied with watching “It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown” and lamenting over Marcie’s inability to boil eggs, or belting my face off to my family’s chagrin to Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s rock ’n roll masterpiece, “Jesus Christ Superstar....

Morbius Trailer Breakdown: Jared Leto’s Conflicted Marvel Antihero Arrives Sony Pictures By Ryan Scott/Feb. 28, 2022 12:53 pm EST More than two years (!) after the first trailer for the movie arrived, Sony Pictures has released what is being billed as the final trailer for “Morbius,” the studio’s latest Marvel Comics adaptation. This is cut from a similar cloth as “Venom,” with Sony utilizing the characters connected to Spider-Man that it has at its disposal to create solo franchises that can exist (mostly) divorced from the main Marvel Cinematic Universe....

Our Flag Means Death Creator David Jenkins On The Freedom Of Not Doing Research [Interview] HBO Max By Jack Giroux/March 9, 2022 5:35 pm EST “Our Flag Means Death” isn’t about the thrills of the pirate’s life on the high seas. The underdog story is more about the moments in between the action, with a band of pirates trying to keep the ship and each other’s spirits afloat. Creator David Jenkins’ (“People of Earth”) workplace comedy finds the hilarity in the mundane, not the adventure....

Tales From The Box Office: 10 Years Ago The Avengers Redefined Blockbuster Filmmaking Marvel Studios By Ryan Scott/May 7, 2022 3:32 pm EST (Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.) There are moments in cinema history that, when it really comes down to it, are part of a relatively small collection of moments that helped to truly define movies as we know them....

The Best Riddler Comics Of All Time DC Comics By Jamie Gerber/March 7, 2022 9:44 am EST There are many different types of Batman villains, but ultimately, few are a match for Bruce Wayne’s tremendous intellect. But there is at least one rogue that frequently attempts to go toe to toe with the Dark Knight in this area: the Riddler. Created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang in 1948, Edward “E....

The Daily Stream: Factory Girl Is An Engrossing Watch With Stellar Performances On Display MGM By Lex Briscuso/Feb. 24, 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 Movie: “Factory Girl” Where You Can Stream It: Tubi, Vudu, Pluto, Kanopy The Pitch: If you’re looking for a bit of escapism right now — as I think most of us are in light of, well, a lot of things — allow yourself to take a step back into the swinging ’60s and the legendary lore of Andy Warhol’s (Guy Pearce) factory....

It will be explosive, Uncle Stevie! Netflix Season 4 has been pretty powerful so far. I did not see that big reveal coming. I’m very much hoping that Will’s sexuality will be addressed, that Steve doesn’t die (I have crossed my fingers and toes because that glorious hair should be here forever), that Robin’s crush will notice and adore her, and that we get more Eddie Munson. Ross Duffer explained even more about what’s coming including “character reveals,” “big plot reveals,” and “more surprises to come....

The Goldbergs Ditches Jeff Garlin After Complaints Of Abusive Behavior, But He’ll Still Appear In This Season Sony Pictures Television/ABC By Valerie Ettenhofer/Dec. 21, 2021 2:36 pm EST Jeff Garlin will not be returning for future filming of “The Goldbergs,” Deadline reports. The actor, who has played family patriarch Murray Goldberg on the ABC sitcom for nine seasons, is exiting the series effective immediately. According to Deadline’s sources, Garlin’s exit is based on a mutual agreement....

The School For Good And Evil Trailer: Director Paul Feig Brings The Fantasy Series To Netflix Helen Sloan/Netflix By Valerie Ettenhofer/June 7, 2022 1:35 pm EST Netflix Geeked Week is here, which means the streamer is unveiling first looks and behind-the-scenes exclusives about a whole host of upcoming projects. Despite the company’s recent financial woes, it’s clear that they still have some big guns to bring out, like Zack Snyder’s space epic “Rebel Moon” and a long-anticipated take on Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman....

The Witcher Season 2 Ending Explained: Everybody Is Looking For Ciri Netflix By Danielle Ryan/Dec. 20, 2021 5:20 pm EST Season 1 of the Netflix sword-and-sorcery fantasy series “The Witcher” was admittedly a bit confusing, encompassing more than 40 years in our characters’ lives before bringing it all around to their present day at the end of the season finale. The first season followed the titular Witcher, Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill), the powerful mage Yennefer of Vengerberg (Anya Chalotra), and a young princess named Cirilla, or Ciri (Freya Allan), who is bound to Geralt by destiny....

Those Morbius Post-Credit Scenes Weren’t Part Of The Original Plan, Says Director [Exclusive] Sony Pictures By Shania Russell/April 4, 2022 1:51 pm EST For better or worse, Sony’s Spider-Man Universe is charging forward with “Morbius” as the latest effort in the cinematic experiment. Jared Leto stars as the titular Dr. Michael Morbius, a renowned scientist with a rare blood disease who goes to such extraordinary lengths to cure himself that he ends up transforming himself into a living vampire....

Making a show about serial killers turns out to be killer work Netflix Fincher is no stranger to the world of serial killers. His films “Zodiac” and “Seven” go deep into exploring the minds of the depraved. His other projects like the American version of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and “Gone Girl” also explore murder in ways that are steeped in psychological mire. “Mindhunter,” though, is perhaps his darkest take on such a gruesome subject, but it turns out that the show’s grueling subject matter wasn’t the only difficult part about making it....

Unlikely Prequel Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies Reveals Full Cast Paramount Pictures By Jenna Busch/Jan. 31, 2022 3:38 pm EST Through all the years since the 1971 musical “Grease” and the 1978 film of the same name (and the 1982 sequel “Grease 2”), we’ve all been wondering the very same thing: Where the heck did the Pink Ladies come from? Wait, you haven’t been wondering that? All these decades, you haven’t found yourself in mental turmoil about how the lady gang who bullies and harasses the new girl in school came to be?...

Why John Carpenter Doesn’t Watch A Lot Of Modern Horror Movies Universal Pictures By Travis Yates/Feb. 23, 2022 4:28 pm EST John Carpenter is often celebrated for his contributions to the horror genre, but it shouldn’t go unnoticed that he is quite versatile as a filmmaker. In addition to the “Halloween” franchise and a slate of horror films including “The Fog” and “In the Mouth of Madness,” Carpenter is also known for notable action films such as “Escape From New York” and “Assault on Precinct 13....

Atlanta Season 3 Episode 7 Gives Us Another Standalone Story With ‘Trini 2 De Bone’ Hulu/FX By Deshawn “DeLa Doll” Thomas/April 28, 2022 10:30 pm EST This episode of “Atlanta” is a portrait of the way wealthy white elites depend on the physical and emotional labor of Black/POC caregivers to raise their children. It’s a tale as old as time, dating back to the days when Black enslaved women were depended upon to raise the children of white slave owners, forced to breastfeed little white babies even as their own children were starved or ripped away from them and sold like animals....