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The Heartfelt Improvised Line That John Candy Added To Planes Trains And Automobiles Paramount Pictures By Lee Adams/May 25, 2022 10:17 am EST It’s funny how your perspective on a movie can change over time. Whenever I watched “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” back in the day, I always thought Steve Martin’s character was just a jerk while John Candy was such a lovable guy. Nowadays, my sympathies have really switched around; perhaps it’s because I’m a dad of two young children and have far less tolerance for certain behavior....

What’s in the Box? Warner Bros. If you have no idea what a pain box is (and you’re confused about the limited edition of it all), you’re probably not alone. While you might remember the word “gom jabbar” from watching “Dune” or reading “Dune” or just being a person who has soaked up some “Dune” pop culture knowledge along the way, there’s one item Herbert didn’t really name in the “Dune” universe and that’s the box that’s used alongside the gom jabbar (AKA the poisoned needle)....

Here I come to save the day According to The Hollywood Reporter, Neville’s Tremolo Productions has joined forces with the Safdie’s Elara Pictures to produce a new documentary from Emmy-nominated director Alex Braverman that features previously unreleased footage and audio recordings that includes Andy Kaufman’s early work. In a statement accompanying the THR report, Braverman shared his excitement to be working on this doc: “No matter how many times I watch Andy Kaufman’s work, I feel like I’m seeing a magic trick for the very first time....

Tom Hiddleston Confirms The Whole Loki Cast Will Return For Season 2 Disney+/Marvel Studios By Sandy Schaefer/May 25, 2022 10:23 am EST Leave it to the God of Mischief to make a mess of the multiverse and fall in love with his own variant, all in a single season of TV. Thor’s trickster sibling (played by Tom Hiddleston) has always had a nose for trouble in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but “Loki” season 1 saw him take his talent for sowing chaos to new heights....

Universal’s Dark Universe Deserved Better Universal Pictures By Witney Seibold/June 14, 2022 2:51 pm EST Like the Edsel, New Coke, and the Virtual Boy before it, and like Quibi after, Universal’s Dark Universe has already gone down in the history books as more of the more notorious business fiascoes of all time. For those who weren’t paying attention to press releases in 2017, the Dark Universe was intended to be a series of big-budget horror/adventure films, each with an enormous movie star, and each one about a different monster in the famed Universal canon....

WeCrashed Trailer: Jared Leto And Anne Hathaway Create WeWork Apple TV+ By Jenna Busch/Jan. 19, 2022 3:23 pm EST Today Apple TV+ released the teaser trailer for the upcoming limited series “WeCrashed,” about the turbulent history of the company WeWork. The series is based on the Wondery podcast “WeCrashed: The Rise and Fall of WeWork” from Lee Eisenberg and Drew Crevello. WeWork and its founders (Adam Neumann, Rebekah Neumann, and Miguel McKelvey) have a tumultuous history, hanging on for dear life as they took a roller coaster ride from rapid rise to devastating fall....

A Roman epic about futuristic New York Columbia Pictures During a 50th anniversary screening for “The Godfather” (via The Hollywood Reporter), Coppola opened up about why he’d finance his passion project. “There’s a certain way everyone thinks a film should be, and it rubs against the grain if you have another idea,” Coppola said. “People can be very unaccepting but sometimes the other idea represents what’s coming in the future. That is worthy of being considered....

‘The response has been terrific’ Netflix “That ’70s Show” has been wildly successful, with a lesser-known cast (at the time), paving the way for greater career success for the likes of Topher Grace and Mila Kunis. Most of the original cast of “That ’70s Show” with the exception of Danny Masterson is set to return as guest stars in the Netflix sequel, maintaining the connective tissue between the original show and the new one....

Why The Last Action Hero Production Was Such A Nightmare Columbia Pictures By Collier Jennings/Feb. 18, 2022 5:56 pm EST Filmmaking is a risky business (and not the kind that involves Tom Cruise). For every successful film under an actor or filmmaker’s belt, there’s bound to be an equally less successful one. Sometimes the actor and the material aren’t a great match. Sometimes the execution of an idea doesn’t live up to its intent....

Why The Place Beyond The Pines Director Derek Cianfrances Called Ray Liotta An ‘American Treasure’ Focus Features By Natalia Keogan/May 26, 2022 3:30 pm EST With the shattering news of legendary actor Ray Liotta’s death, we must take the time to reflect on the myriad accomplishments that defined his impressive career. While his passing is deeply sorrowful, there’s comfort in knowing that Liotta’s collaborators were vocal about their unyielding admiration for the actor’s talents while he was still alive....

5 Best Bob Saget Roles That Weren’t Danny Tanner, And Where You Can Watch Them Prime Video By Shania Russell/Jan. 10, 2022 12:37 pm EST As an actor, comedian, host, and our collective TV dad, Bob Saget spent decades making us laugh before unexpectedly passing away last night. In honor of his memory, we’re revisiting his long and storied career through some of the performances readily available for our viewing pleasure....

7 Great Tim Sale Comics Movie Fans Need To Read DC Comics By Devin Meenan/June 16, 2022 10:00 pm EST Only halfway through 2022 and we’ve already lost multiple comic book legends. April 28 saw the passing of Neal Adams, while little more than a week later on May 6, George Pérez succumbed to a battle with pancreatic cancer. About a month later, Tim Sale passed on June 16 at the too-young age of 66....

Alfred Hitchcock Had Some Harsh Words About Working With Actors Universal By Mike Shutt/March 15, 2022 10:34 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Only in the last few years has there been an expanded conversation about the on-set treatment of actors and crew on set. From the #MeToo movement to the recent battle from IATSE for better working conditions (that didn’t exactly go terrifically), the working conditions for so many who work in the entertainment industry can be abhorrent....

Andrew Garfield Even Lied To Emma Stone About Being In Spider-Man: No Way Home NBC By Jeremy Mathai/Jan. 17, 2022 11:06 am EST You know, if you think about it, Andrew Garfield’s arduous task in keeping his appearance in “Spider-Man: No Way Home” a complete and total secret from the general public pretty much mirrors Peter Parker’s crushing burden in doing the same for his own secret identity as the wall-crawling superhero....

Better Call Saul’s Final Season Has A Premiere Date AMC By Danielle Ryan/Feb. 10, 2022 12:24 pm EST The continued misadventures of ace attorney Jimmy McGill are finally coming to an end. “Better Call Saul,” the “Breaking Bad” spin-off series starring Bob Odenkirk, will premiere its sixth and final season on April 18, 2022 on AMC. The series will be broken up into two parts with a six-week break between them, with the second half of the season picking up on July 11, 2022, and the series finale will premiere in August....

Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind Called For A Favor From George Clooney’s Favorite Co-Stars Miramax Films By Witney Seibold/April 26, 2022 2:44 pm EST Chuck Barris was a game show host and TV personality probably best known for creating “The Dating Game,” “The Gong Show,” and other stalwart (and often sensationalistic and/or lascivious) staples of the 1970s TV landscape. Barris knew that catering to the lowest common denominator meant big business, and approached each one of shows with that ethos; Who knows a man better?...

Dead To Me Creator Liz Feldman Sets New Series No Good Deed At Netflix Netflix By Valerie Ettenhofer/May 3, 2022 5:57 pm EST Netflix’s “Dead to Me” will be returning for its third and final season this fall, but fans of the series’ signature dark humor shouldn’t despair. According to Variety, series creator Liz Feldman has just landed a deal for a new show on Netflix, titled “No Good Deed.”...

Edge Of Tomorrow Had An Alternate Ending That Was Even More Confusing Warner Bros. Pictures By Ryan Leston/April 1, 2022 12:01 pm EST It’s time to strap into your exosuit. “Edge of Tomorrow” was the sci-fi sleeper hit of 2014 we had all been waiting for and gave Tom Cruise the perfect vehicle to explore time-travel shenanigans through the cold-blooded lens of all-out war. Doug Liman’s sci-fi action film stars Cruise as William Cage, a cocky U....

Elvis Trailer: Austin Butler Takes The Stage As The King Of Rock And Roll Warner Bros By Ben F. Silverio/May 23, 2022 3:29 pm EST With one month to go until Baz Luhrmann’s long-gestating and highly anticipated “Elvis” debuts at a theater near you, Warner Bros. has started taking care of business when it comes to marketing the upcoming Elvis Presley biopic. Ahead of the film’s world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, we recently saw a new clip featuring Austin Butler as the King of Rock and Roll during his first frenetic performance at the Louisiana Hayride in 1954....

Girls! Girls! Girls! Star Laurel Goodwin Has Died At 79 Paramount Pictures By Jenna Busch/March 9, 2022 8:30 am EST Actress Laurel Goodwin, who made her movie debut in “Girls! Girls! Girls!” opposite music icon Elvis Presley in 1962, has passed away at the age of 79. The news was announced by her sister Maureen Scott (via Deadline). There was no listed cause of death. Goodwin also played a crew member in “The Cage,” the original pilot for “Star Trek,” which was written by Gene Roddenberry and directed by Robert Butler in 1965....