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Cool Stuff: A24 Is Selling Everything Everywhere All At Once’s Special Auditor Award As A Candle That Surely Doesn’t Look Like Anything Else A24 By BJ Colangelo/June 16, 2022 4:08 pm EST After the wild and wonderful weirdos over at A24 started selling googly eyes and hot dog fingers from “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” it was only a matter of time before they gave us the opportunity to purchase a replica of the major award shown on Jamie Lee Curtis’ desk of our very own....

Doctor Who Centenary Special Trailer Teases Jodie Whittaker’s Final Episode, Return Of Classic Companions BBC By Jeremy Mathai/April 18, 2022 9:57 am EST The Doctor is in … for one last time. Whovians have been preparing themselves for the end of Jodie Whittaker’s final appearance as Thirteen for some time now, ever since “Doctor Who: Flux” brought the previous season to a pretty unsatisfying end in December of 2021. Luckily, fans have been able to look forward to three separate specials in the time since: this year’s New Year’s Day special back in January, the recently-aired “Doctor Who: Legend of the Sea Devils” on Easter Sunday, and the grand finale that will bring Whittaker’s run as the character to a close later this fall....

Here’s Where We Left Off Netflix “Emily in Paris” has never claimed to be doing Shakespeare. The series is made by “Sex and the City” creator Darren Star, and at times reads like a European-set, Millennial spin on that show. When we last left Emily, her biggest dilemma was that she had too many love interests. Despite her constant naivety about everything from nipple piercings to the concept of a mistress (sensibilities the show oddly and repeatedly codes as “American”; clearly Emily hasn’t been to San Francisco), French guys fall over themselves to get a chance to date her....

Everything Everywhere All At Once’s Ke Huy Quan-Naissance Begins Now [Interview] A24 By Nguyen Le/April 8, 2022 3:00 pm EST Yeah, I’m thinking he’s back. “He,” in this instance, is actor Ke Huy Quan, who played Short Round in “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” and Data in “The Goonies.” But as the story goes, when his proximity to stardom was at its highest point, he vanished. And he stayed out of the spotlight for years — so much so that when I would mention Ke Huy’s name in conversation, it sometimes felt like he was never here at all....

Gary Busey’s Explanation Of What Predator 2 Is About Is As Ridiculous As You’d Expect By Witney Seibold/May 28, 2022 11:16 am EST John McTiernan’s 1987 sci-fi actioner “Predator” is a clever, satirical, gloriously ultraviolent takedown of military-inflected supra-masculinity. The film is populated by sweaty, muscular, weapon-fetishizing soldier types who finally encounter something they cannot merely blast out of the trees: a strong, towering, laser-armed alien game hunter who picks off humans for sport....

Jane Campion’s Filmmaking Method Comes Down To One Word Netflix By Jeremy Mathai/May 10, 2022 11:46 am EST Thanks to “The Power of the Dog” and its surprisingly strong showing at this year’s Oscars (to a certain extent, at least), the work of Jane Campion has reached viewers on a much larger scale, despite decades of quietly impressive work throughout several of her films that came before. Those who’ve followed the filmmaker’s storied career remain well aware of the fact that the Benedict Cumberbatch-starring film (with equally as impressive performances from actors Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, and Kodi Smit-McPhee) is certainly no outlier in terms of carefully constructed morality plays, tense and even suffocating character dynamics, and a filmmaking aesthetic with a quiet sense of reserve that belies the turbulent emotions running just underneath the surface....

Kaitlin Olson Doesn’t Hold Back On Her Stunts For It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia FX/Hulu By Shae Sennett/May 3, 2022 5:22 pm EST The success of the FX comedy series “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” has launched the careers of its hilarious main cast, including its sole leading lady, Kaitlin Olson. Her ingenius performance as Dee Reynolds is a major asset to the show, which would not be half as funny without her knack for crude jokes and brutal physical comedy....

Mayans M.C. Season 4: Release Date, Cast, And More FX By Valerie Ettenhofer/March 11, 2022 10:25 am EST (Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) With three seasons under its belt, “Mayans M.C.” has proven itself as more than a typical spin-off. The series, which was originally conceived as an offshoot to FX’s successful crime drama “Sons of Anarchy,” has grown into a serious and compelling look at gang life....

Morbius Composer Jon Ekstrand Wanted To Pay Homage To John Carpenter [Interview] White Bear PR By Jack Giroux/March 31, 2022 12:20 pm EST Composer Jon Ekstrand and director Daniel Espinosa go way back. They went to film school together, where they collaborated, partied, and bonded over movies. After years of collaborating on movies such as “Snabba Cash,” “Child 44,” and “Life,” they’ve now teamed up for their first comic book movie, “Morbius....

Nightbitch: Everything We Know So Far About The Amy Adams Horror Comedy Netflix By BJ Colangelo/June 27, 2022 5:20 pm EST I’m of the humble opinion that there’s no such thing as too much Amy Adams. The six-time Academy Award-nominated actress is set to star in the Annapurna and Searchlight Pictures film “Nightbitch,” based on Rachel Yoder’s popular debut novel. Director Marielle Heller (“The Diary of a Teenage Girl,” “Can You Ever Forgive Me?...

The Setup Warner Bros. / Amblin Gizmo the Mogwai lives in an underground Chinatown antiquities shop, a prized possession under shopkeeper Mr. Wing’s (Keye Luke) care. In walks Randall Peltzer (Hoyt Axton), who immediately makes an offer for the wide-eyed little creature — but Gizmo isn’t for sale. At least, not according to Mr. Wing. While leaving, Randall’s approached by Mr. Wing’s grandson who sells Gizmo to him because finances are tight....

Sam Raimi Surprised Benedict Wong With His Promotion To Sorcerer Supreme Marvel Studios By Jenna Busch/June 23, 2022 11:55 am EST Spoilers ahead for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” Wong (Benedict Wong) is one of my favorite characters in the MCU. He’s funny, he’s powerful, and he always has the best lines. Not a whole lot of people can stand toe to toe with Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) in a battle of witty quips....

Steven Spielberg Worried Jaws Would Sink His Young Career Universal By Jeremy Smith/June 20, 2022 10:00 am EST If Steven Spielberg had his way in 1974, he would’ve left “Jaws” during preproduction and signed on to direct the prohibition-era comedy “Lucky Lady.” If you’re asking, “What the heck was ‘Lucky Lady’,” well, we’ll get to that. Let’s skip back a year to 1973. Spielberg had just completed “The Sugarland Express” for producers Richard D....

Ted Lasso Stars Reunite For Sketch To Support British Charity Comic Relief Apple TV+ By Ben F. Silverio/March 20, 2022 3:15 pm EST Some say that laughter is the best medicine. That’s why when prolific screenwriter Richard Curtis and comedian Lenny Henry set out to heal the world of poverty and famine, they founded the British charity Comic Relief to help people around the globe by raising money with laughs. The highlight of the charity’s efforts is Red Nose Day, an annual telethon featuring some of the biggest names in entertainment performing musical numbers or participating in skits....

An undeniable talent enduring continued stigma NBC As with many “SNL” cast members, Aidy Bryant is an alum of Second City, having moved to Chicago to train and pursue comedy. Two years later, Lorne Michaels offered Bryant the job, and the rest, they say, is history. Throughout her tenure at “SNL,” Bryant has consistently delivered some all-time great performances, like seventh grade travel expert Carrie Krum, Bunny the bar fly, Aidy B with Cardi B, Morgan from “Girlfriends Talk Show,” The Worst Lady on an Airplane, Romantic Bookstore with John Cena, and sleepover horndog Melanie, in addition to her impressions like Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Meghan McCain, and Ted Cruz....

A new era begins Netflix While “That ’70s Show” focused on Eric and his friends, the spin-off will zero in on Leia Forman, Eric and Donna’s (Laura Prepon) daughter, who will be spending the summer of 1995 with her grandparents, Red and Kitty in Point Place (where the events of the original show took place). Roughly 15 years have passed between the events of “That ’70s Show” and the that of the spin-off, and the narrative will follow Leia’s adventures with her teenage friends....

The Boys In The Boat: George Clooney To Direct Joel Edgerton In Olympics Drama A24 By Valerie Ettenhofer/Feb. 13, 2022 5:25 pm EST An inspiring Olympic story turned bestselling novel is finally coming to the big screen. The feature film adaptation of “The Boys in the Boat,” directed by George Clooney, has announced an ensemble cast headlined by actor Joel Edgerton (per Deadline) “The Boys in the Boat” is a true story about the 1936 Berlin Olympics that made the New York Times’ bestseller list after its 2013 release....

The Cut Scene That Showed A Different Side Of John Wick Lionsgate By Miyako Pleines/Feb. 7, 2022 5:22 pm EST If you’ve ever seen a “John Wick” movie, you know it’s often just like watching someone impressively play a really gnarly first-person shooter. Wick, played by the always delightful Keanu Reeves, is a retired hitman forced to come out of his quiet retirement in order to seek vengeance on the men who trashed his house and murdered his innocent puppy....

Why it’s essential viewing Netflix “Murderville” is diverting, low-stakes comedy at its best. If you want a chaser for something really intense–like “Euphoria,” or you know, the news, throw it on and let it wash your troubles away in silly half-hour increments. The show’s premise is incredible on its own, and it stacks its production with talented supporting actors and impressive sets that make the singled-out improv element work even better....

The Deer Hunter’s Wedding Scene Caused Robert DeNiro To Collapse On Set Universal/EMI By Bill Bria/Feb. 16, 2022 12:02 pm EST Of all the directors in the 1970s, a decade of American filmmaking rife with examples of maverick auteurs exceeding their authority, Michael Cimino might surpass even Stanley Kubrick as the most indulgent. Cimino only made two films that were released during the ’70s, and their productions could not have been more different....