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The Machinist Ending Explained: Christian Bale Falls Apart Paramount By Anthony Crislip/June 15, 2022 2:38 pm EST When Brad Anderson’s 2004 film “The Machinist” focuses on its protagonist, Trevor Reznick (Christian Bale), we sense the man’s damage and repression. His skeletal frame and wild expressions hide something, something that haunts him, and we don’t know what just yet. When he claims to have not slept for a year, we believe it....

An obsession with the afterlife Marvel Towards the beginning of the episode, Steven educates a little girl visiting the museum on mummification techniques, including the practice of removing all of the body’s organs through the nostrils. She is both fascinated and disgusted, but Steven’s story is based on fact. The civilization that grew around the Nile river valley during the Bronze age used mummification to preserve the bodies of their dead because of the belief that people needed their bodies in the afterlife....

Thor: Love And Thunder Is A ‘Midlife Crisis Film,’ Taika Waititi Says Marvel Studios By Sandy Schaefer/May 10, 2022 1:07 pm EST Odin in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is (in Jean Ralphio voice) “the wo-o-o-orst,” so it’s only natural both of his sons, Thor and Loki, are now in the midst of personal crises (despite being well over 1,000 years old). In the case of Loki, the entire multiverse has been left to deal with the mess his dad helped create, and will continue to do so when the “Loki” series returns for season 2 on Disney+....

Why Michael Mann Gave The Aviator Away To Martin Scorsese Warner Bros. By Jeremy Smith/June 20, 2022 9:08 pm EST Michael Mann has made so many films about obsessives, it’s still rather stunning that he passed on the opportunity to direct “The Aviator.” After all, Howard Hughes was the ultimate obsessive, a man hellbent on the attainment of perfection in everything he did. Mann is known to share many of these traits....

Why Rob Zombie Won’t Watch House Of 1,000 Corpses Anymore Lions Gate Films By Kaylee Dugan/June 17, 2022 8:23 am EST Rob Zombie might be watchin’ angels cry, but he’s not watching “House of 1000 Corpses,” because he does not like it! The cult horror director/musician doesn’t seem to have much love for his first film, which was released in 2003, and I think anyone who has ever made anything can relate....

Beanie Mania Trailer: HBO Max Explores The Craze That Swept The World HBO Max By BJ Colangelo/Dec. 17, 2021 9:11 pm EST When I was 7-years-old, there was a traffic jam in town so severe that emergency vehicles had to be dispatched to side roads because the main drag was gridlocked bumper to bumper … waiting in the drive-thru of McDonald’s for Teenie Beanie Babies in Happy Meals. The biggest toy craze in history, Beanie Babies were popular due to their deliberate design of being under stuffed (and therefore poseable and playable) but became a collector’s item as the toy’s manufacturer, Ty Inc....

Bringing a Reggae Legend to Life Magnolia Pictures Marley was a massive musical success who introduced reggae to much of the world with his hits like “Get Up, Stand Up,” “One Love,” “Could You Be Loved,” “No Woman, No Cry,” and “Buffalo Soldier.” In addition to his musical fame, Marley became known as one of the foremost practitioners of Rastafarianism. In Jamaica, he was seen as a prophet and poet, representing a minority population that had been targeted over the years....

Candy Teaser: Jessica Biel Is Unrecognizable As An Infamous Axe Murderer Hulu By Shania Russell/March 17, 2022 12:23 pm EST The Candy Montgomery story is turning heads all across Hollywood, with two different streamers set to release their take on the infamous ax-murderer later this year. When you think about it, is there a story better suited for the miniseries treatment? This is a tale based on a true story, featuring everything you could want in a show: suburban housewives, a sordid affair, a gruesome murder, and a mystifying trial....

Chris Pine Reveals How The Star Trek 4 Cast Reacted To The Movie’s Announcement Paramount Pictures By Sandy Schaefer/March 11, 2022 11:34 am EST Taking a leaf out of Disney’s playbook, Paramount used its investor day on February 15, 2022, to announce a whole slew of films and series coming exclusively to Paramount+, along with a handful of movies intended for theatrical release. However, its gambit didn’t work and even caused the company’s stock to drop over worries about the logistics of its plans to, in essence, spend its way into profitability....

Eternals Deleted Scene Reveals The Shocking Truth About Dinosaurs YouTube By Shania Russell/Jan. 12, 2022 2:23 pm EST In celebration of “Eternals” arriving on Disney+ for the viewing pleasure of those who skipped the movie in theaters, Marvel is giving us the goodies. Yesterday, this came in the form of a dance-centric blooper reel. Today, it’s a world-shattering deleted scene. You wouldn’t expect many revelations to come from a cut clip that’s literally titled “Small Talk,” but prepare to be surprised....

Every Single Line Of Dialogue In Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones Had To Be Added In ADR Lucasfilm By Jenna Busch/May 19, 2022 2:27 pm EST The press conference for the upcoming Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi” happened this morning, and we learned things not only about the series, but about the actors’ past with “Star Wars” films. Ewan McGregor who played Obi-Wan in the “Star Wars” prequel trilogy, talked about what it was like working with the cutting edge technology of the time, and some of the big problems with it....

Arc of the Covenant Paramount+ The series premiere — directed by filmmaker Otto Bathurst and simply titled “Contact” — needs only a few minutes to set the tone for what’s to come. Where “Combat Evolved” began in the depths of space, following the crew of a battle-damaged warship on the cusp of the discovery (and existential threat) of a lifetime, “Halo” opens on a sweeping, overhead vista of a dusty, Mars-like world called Madrigal in the year 2552....

Here’s Why Director Kate Herron Isn’t Returning For Loki Season 2 Marvel Studios By Jenna Busch/May 25, 2022 6:15 pm EST The Disney+ series “Loki” gave us a whole lot of Tom Hiddleston (thank you) through a story about his character’s redemption (well, one version of him, least). We watched him fall in love with himself in the form of Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) — hey, this is Loki we’re talking about here — and we saw him try to solve the mystery of the Time Variance Authority, take down the system, and break open the multiverse....

Horror Fans Rejoice: Amityville Is Finally Going To Space, Whatever That Means Wild Eye Releasing By Anya Stanley/March 4, 2022 9:58 am EST Hot damn, it’s finally happened. After a mind-boggling 32 feature explorations and offshoots of the infamous American haunting, the Amityville murder house is going to space. Stuart Rosenberg’s 1979 hit “The Amityville Horror,” based on Jay Anson’s 1977 book of the same name, purports the claims of the Lutz family, who assert that a supernatural presence drove them out of their Dutch colonial home after only one month of occupancy....

Horror Movies Audiences Walked Out Of IFC Films By SlashFilm Staff/Feb. 25, 2022 1:24 pm EST There are many reasons for someone to walk out of a movie. In some cases, it’s a sign that something has gone horribly wrong — the movie is boring, dull, and the walk back to the lobby sounds better than enduring another moment. In others, it’s a sign that something has gone horribly right — a movie is so intense or upsetting that it’s provoking the exact kind of visceral response a filmmaker was looking for....

I Want You Back Star Jenny Slate On The Relief Of Playing A Charming Character [Interview] Prime Video By Jack Giroux/Feb. 14, 2022 2:07 pm EST For years, Jenny Slate has been wanting to see more complicated women in romantic comedies. So, for the “Obvious Child” star, “I Want You Back” was a breath of fresh air. In the new movie, Slate plays Emma, a good person who hatches a bad plan to ruin to her ex-boyfriend’s new relationship....

John Wick 4: Total Badass Clancy Brown Shares Details On Who He’s Playing Showtime By Jeremy Mathai/Jan. 3, 2022 11:10 am EST There aren’t many actors around these days who can still bring it the way Clancy Brown does, folks. The actor’s filmography is filled with a seemingly countless number of roles that we could never imagine anyone else embodying, from “Highlander” to “The Shawshank Redemption” to “Starship Troopers.” Millennials are familiar with Brown from voicing the irrepressible Mr....

Kick-Ass Is Getting A ‘Big’ Movie Reboot That Will Be ‘F***ing Nuts’ Lionsgate By Danielle Ryan/Dec. 16, 2021 3:08 pm EST Before Deadpool or Harley Quinn were dropping f-bombs and violently killing the bad guys on the big screen, R-rated superhero movies were a rarity. Sure, there was the “Blade” franchise, but you weren’t exactly seeing folks in spandex and capes in adult-themed movies, and they definitely weren’t this vulgar. The 2010 comic adaptation “Kick-Ass” blew people’s minds with its brutal violence and profanity, following young vigilantes Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Hit-Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz), along with Hit-Girl’s Batman-esque father, Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage)....

Light And Magic: Disney Docuseries Will Take You Inside The Legendary ILM Disney+ By BJ Colangelo/May 4, 2022 4:52 pm EST Disney+ continues to celebrate Star Wars Day in a big way by announcing an upcoming new show called “Light and Magic,” a docuseries which will give fans a behind the scenes look at Lucasfilm’s groundbreaking special effects division, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). ILM was responsible for the brilliant special visual effects, animation, and virtual production on not only the “Star Wars” films, but many of Steven Spielberg’s films and all-time greats like “Back to the Future,” and “Terminator 2: Judgment Day....

Our Flag Means Death: Release Date, Cast, And More HBO Max By Jamie Gerber/Feb. 16, 2022 4:14 pm 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.) As 2022 continues much in the same vein as the two years that preceded it, it seems safe to say we could all use a laugh!...