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HBO’s Trust: Everything We Know So Far About The Kate Winslet Drama HBO By Jeremy Smith/June 29, 2022 2:49 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Whenever Kate Winslet makes a limited series for HBO, she wins an Emmy. She earned her first Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie trophy 11 years ago for her bruisingly real portrayal of the title character in Todd Haynes’ “Mildred Pierce,” and took home her second last year for her stunningly layered performance as a perceptive, beat-down-by-life detective in “Mare of Easttown....

Hunt For The Wilderpeople’s Original Script Struck A Much Darker Tone Piki Films By Erin Brady/July 1, 2022 12:43 pm EST Many people think of Taika Waititi’s work as relentlessly positive and humorous, and for a good reason. Movies like “What We Do in the Shadows,” “Boy,” and “Thor: Ragnarok” all felt infectiously fun and happy despite sometimes veering into darker territory. This is why it might be surprising that one of his earliest works was actually pretty depressing....

James Gunn Says Vigilante Is Much More Of A Sociopath Than Peacemaker Warner Bros. By Danielle Ryan/Jan. 14, 2022 10:12 am EST In “The Suicide Squad,” John Cena’s Peacemaker is a pretty irredeemable jerk. After his third-act heel turn, it’s hard to imagine rooting for him. So how does the “Peacemaker” HBO Max series make viewers not only cheer for Peacemaker, but feel empathetic towards him? James Gunn, who wrote the series and directed five of the eight episodes, uses a wide variety of storytelling techniques to make Christopher Smith, aka Peacemaker, more sympathetic....

Kevin Feige Only Cares About One Critic Award DFree/Shutterstock By Travis Yates/March 31, 2022 1:06 pm EST There’s no denying that Hollywood loves its award shows. Whether it’s the Golden Globes, the Critics’ Choice Awards, any of the guild awards (Writers/Producers/Directors/Screen Actors/Costume Designers), the People’s Choice Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards, there are a host of major film festival awards. Of course, there’s the mother of all prizes, the Academy Awards....

Kevin’s Famous Chili Recipe From The Office Is Buried In Peacock’s Terms And Conditions NBC By Anya Stanley/Feb. 28, 2022 4:23 pm EST “At least once a year, I like to bring in some of my Kevin’s famous chili. The trick is to undercook the onions. Everybody is going to get to know each other in the pot. I’m serious about this stuff. I’m up the night before, pressing garlic and dicing whole tomatoes....

Moon Knight Writer Reveals The Inspirations For Oscar Isaac’s Costume Disney+ By Debopriyaa Dutta/April 6, 2022 11:38 am EST Warning: contains mild spoilers for the first two episodes of “Moon Knight.” “Moon Knight” hive, please assemble! With episode 2 of the Disney+ series having dropped today, “Moon Knight” head writer Jeremy Slater has revealed the inspirations behind Oscar Isaac’s superhero costume. Slater took to Twitter to explain how their creative team landed on the idea for the classic Moon Knight suit, which needed to come together in a way that was “supernatural”:...

Supergirl’s Melissa Benoist Is In Talks To Star In HBO Max Drama, Girls On The Bus The CW By Debopriyaa Dutta/Feb. 20, 2022 4:24 pm EST Looks like Supergirl’s Melissa Benoist will (potentially) be continuing her collaboration with Greg Berlanti. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Benoist is in talks to star in HBO Max’s freshly-ordered drama series, “Girls on the Bus.” The show will be executive produced by Berlanti, who previously exec produced the CBS-turned-CW series, “Supergirl,” wherein Benoist assumed the titular role....

Superhero Bits: The Eve Of Moon Knight, The Batman Passes A Big Milestone & More Disney+ By Ryan Scott/March 29, 2022 5:34 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....

Diane Franklin, 1982 Orion Pictures “Amityville II: The Possession,” based on Hans Holzner’s 1979 follow-up book “Murder in Amityville,” is a fictionalized account of the DeFeo murders, transforming Ronald and his family into the fictional Montelli family. Burt Young played the family’s stern patriarch, Rutanya Alda played his wife, and Jack Magner played Sonny, the Ronald stand-in. “Amityville II: The Possession” was Diane Franklin’s first feature film, having appeared in TV commercials and on soap operas as a teen....

No miniatures for this epic Columbia When Sam Spiegel spoke with director Howard Hawks about making “Bridge on the River Kwai,” the veteran filmmaker’s interest quickly waned, according to Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni’s “Sam Spiegel” biography. Spiegel wanted a big-budget epic and an American lead, but Hawks, as others would, felt the story was ultimately more marginal and in need of a “limited budget.” It took David Lean, then working on the set of the lush 1955 Katharine Hepburn romance “Summertime,” for Spiegel to find someone who could see what he saw....

The Daily Stream: Move Into The House On Netflix Netflix By Anya Stanley/Feb. 9, 2022 9:36 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: “The House” Where You Can Stream It: Netflix The Pitch: My youngest son, let’s call him “Monster Man,” is not a horror movie fan like his mother....

The Hilarious Deleted Scene In Napoleon Dynamite Fans Never Got To See By Miyako Pleines/Feb. 28, 2022 1:22 pm EST Since “Napoleon Dynamite” awkwardly danced into theaters in 2004, tator tots, llamas, and chapstick have never really been the same. It’s one of the most quotable movies of all time (“Lucky!”) mostly because of its awkward, nonsensically brash sense of humor. Everything about it is weird, and that’s why it is so good....

The Lost City Directors Made A Transformers Short Film To Pitch Themselves For Bumblebee [SXSW] G.R.O.W By Debopriyaa Dutta/March 14, 2022 12:18 pm EST Our wildest dreams can be achieved with the smallest of stepping stones. In an interview with “The Lost City” directors Aaron and Adam Nee at SXSW conducted by /Film’s Jacob Hall, the filmmaking duo revealed they made a “Transformers” short film to pitch themselves for 2018’s “Bumblebee....

The Real-Life Inspiration Behind Tom Cruise’s Character In Magnolia New Line By Jamie Gerber/Feb. 22, 2022 10:42 am EST Tom Cruise has quite an impressive body of work and while it’s difficult for some to pick a career-best performance from the actor, I would choose one without hesitation: Frank T.J. Mackey in “Magnolia.” Paul Thomas Anderson’s magnum opus released in 1999 and follows a tapestry of interwoven characters as they struggle through their lives in the San Fernando Valley....

Marry Me and Blacklight Both Underperform Universal Pictures The weekend’s other new releases couldn’t be more different from one another — and yet, they both failed to live up to expectations in their own ways. Starting with “Marry Me,” the new rom-com that serves as an “Anaconda” reunion of sorts for Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson, landing in the number three spot with $8 million. That’s well below what a rom-com like this might typically have made in pre-pandemic times, and it certainly doesn’t help that Netlflix has made a steady stream of romcoms available from the comfort of home for years now....

Titans Season 4 Has Begun Production HBO Max By Ben F. Silverio/Feb. 28, 2022 4:24 pm EST Nightwing, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy, Wonder Girl, Dove, and Superboy have faced off with a number of foes on “Titans.” After taking care of a demon with aspirations to enslave the world, master assassins with an old grudge, and a master manipulator that even turned one of their own allies against them, the team on the former DC Universe original series that now lives on HBO Max is ready for a new chapter....

Turning Red Review: Growing Pains Were Never So Delightful Pixar By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 7, 2022 9:00 am EST Like every millennial girl who came of age at the turn of the 21st century, I owned the Backstreet Boys’ seminal hit album, “Millennium.” But like all things that preteen girls cherished, my album — once scratched by overuse — soon gathered dust as it lay forgotten alongside all the other mementos of middle school....

We’re Glad We Never Had To See Fox’s Version Of Clueless Paramount Pictures By Lyvie Scott/Feb. 18, 2022 4:14 pm EST It’s been almost 30 years since its release, but “Clueless” is still considered to be one of the best Jane Austen adaptations out there, if not the most accessible. Austen’s tongue-in-cheek novel “Emma” served as loose (and I mean loose) framework for director/writer Amy Heckerling’s own comedy of manners. It turns out that a story of wealth, privilege and naivete works as seamlessly in 19th-century England as it does in mid-90s Beverly Hills; even Austen’s titular heroine seems perfectly suited to the lifestyle of Cher Horowitz....

Who Is Rintrah From Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness? The Extradimensional Being Explained Marvel Studios By Debopriyaa Dutta/May 6, 2022 1:42 pm EST Warning: Major SPOILERS ahead for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” The MCU has been home to various mystical creatures and interdimensional beings, some of which are taken from Marvel Comics lore, while either being developed further or referenced in passing as a fun callback or Easter egg....

Archive 81 Season 2 Is Part Of The Plan, But It’s Not Confirmed Yet Atomic Monster Productions By Anya Stanley/Jan. 18, 2022 5:26 pm EST Spoilers for “Archive 81” season 1 ahead. Since its debut on January 14, Netflix’s horror thriller series “Archive 81” has been the talk of social media. It’s engineered to generate questions: The TV adaptation of the podcast concerns itself with a long lost occult film, a California apartment building with history and secrets, a comet, ritual sacrifice, and portals....