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Helen Mirren Compared The Set Of Caligula To A Nudist Camp Analysis Film Releasing Corporation By Witney Seibold/April 5, 2022 3:35 pm EST Gaius Caesar Agustus Germanicus, better known as Caligula (a translation of his nickname, Little Boots), was one of the most notorious leaders in world history. At the beginning of his reign, he reinstated the system of aristocracy that his predecessor had dismantled, declare amnesty, and cut taxes. He also suffered an undiagnosed fever of some kind a few months into his tenure, and emerged from his bedroom seemingly insane....

How The New Episode Of Moon Knight Connects To Black Panther Disney+ By Rafael Motamayor/April 27, 2022 12:15 pm EST This post contains spoilers for the latest episode of “Moon Knight.” “Moon Knight” is truly a special show within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in part because it has little connection to it. It is a show with incredible performances, and a story that is less focused on the mystery box and more of an intimate psychological story about mental health....

Has Michaels not seen The Player? Embassy Pictures Robert Altman’s 1992 Hollywood satire, “The Player,” famously opened with a scene where the idea for a haunted-house sequel to “The Graduate” is bandied about in the office of a studio exec played by Tim Robbins. Remaking “The Graduate” sounds about as bad and bereft of creativity as that idea; and given that Myers was midway through his “SNL” run when “The Player” came out, I almost wonder if that scene was in any way based on news in the Hollywood grapevine that a potential “Graduate” remake was being considered at the time....

Michael Shannon Will Executive Produce Upcoming Paramount+ Series American Tragedies: Waco - The Trials Paramount Network By Joshua Meyer/April 1, 2022 9:28 am EST Michael Shannon, who played the FBI lead Gary Noesner in the 6-part TV miniseries, “Waco,” will executive produce a follow-up series for Paramount+ called “American Tragedies: Waco – The Trials.” The new streaming series hails from the same creators, John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, and it will air next year in conjunction with the 30th anniversary of the siege and standoff between the Branch Davidian religious group and government and law enforcement officials near Waco, Texas....

Mixtape Massacre Is The Horror Movie Battle Royale You’ve Always Wanted Bright Light Media By Matthew Monagle/April 28, 2022 4:00 pm EST (Welcome to Cardboard Cinema, an ongoing series where we look at the board games inspired by or connected to our favorite media. In this edition: we step into the shoes of our favorite slashers with “Mixtape Massacre: Director’s Cut,” a new horror game where you and your friends hunt teenagers for sport....

Moon Knight Almost Had A ‘Massively Expensive’ Eternals Crossover Marvel Studios By Sandy Schaefer/May 6, 2022 11:57 am EST One of my favorite aspects of “Moon Knight” season 1 was the lack of ties to other Marvel Cinematic Universe projects. It’s not that I’m against crossing over MCU properties on principle, but there needs to be a deeper reason for doing it beyond fan service. In the case of “Moon Knight,” the absence of other superheroes also benefits the series and the way it toys with the notion that so much of what we’re seeing is taking place solely inside the mind of Marc Spector/Steven Grant....

Mother/Android Director Mattson Tomlin And Star Chloë Grace Moretz On Their Post-Apocalyptic Love Letter To Parenting [Interview] Hulu By Jeff Ewing/Dec. 17, 2021 8:14 am EST “Mother/Android,” the new directorial outing from “Project Power” scribe Mattson Tomlin, takes an emotionally complex maternal approach to the robot apocalypse sub-genre. Produced by Matt Reeves and Bill Block, the film sees young lovers Georgia (Chloë Grace Moretz) and Sam (Algee Smith) attempt to make their way to safety through an android uprising before Georgia gives birth....

Nicolas Cage Will Never Exercise For A Role Again And His Reasoning Is Actually Pretty Sound Sony Pictures Releasing By Debopriyaa Dutta/March 24, 2022 10:36 am EST Nicolas Cage is the gift that keeps on giving, be it his desire to play an “absolutely terrifying” Egghead in a future “The Batman” sequel or the fact that he might just be playing a bonkers, unforgettable version of Dracula in the upcoming horror-comedy, “Renfield....

Nicole Kidman Returned To Her Pre-Hollywood Roots For Her Role In Roar Apple TV+ By Witney Seibold/May 6, 2022 7:00 pm EST Liz Flahive’s and Carly Mensch’s anthology series “Roar” debuted on Apple TV+ on April 15, 2022. Based on a collection of short stories by Cecelia Ahern (“PS, I Love You”), each episode features a different cast and director telling a story of a woman’s experiences. In an early press release, “Roar” was said to tell “darkly comic feminist fables....

Obi-Wan Kenobi Just Gave Us A Major Revelation About Reva Lucasfilm By Lyvie Scott/June 15, 2022 12:20 pm EST Warning: spoilers ahead for Part V of “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” If only one thing is true about “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” it’s that it’s been an absolute treat for fans of the “Star Wars” prequels so far. The series is packed will callbacks to beloved Jedi from “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” including a flashback to Coruscant in the series’ fifth episode....

Pacific Rim: The Black Season 2 Trailer: The Kaiju War Comes To An End Netflix By Rafael Motamayor/March 31, 2022 4:19 pm EST “Pacific Rim” remains one of Guillermo del Toro’s best films, a love letter to anime and tokusatsu that recognizes the sheer joy in seeing giant robots punch giant monsters in the face. With references to everything from “Ultraman” and “Patlabor” to “Evangelion” and “Kamen Rider,” the film is as exhilarating now as it was when it came out almost a decade ago....

Paddington Bear Shares A Marmalade Sandwich With The Queen In Jubilee Short The Royal Family By Joshua Meyer/June 6, 2022 8:21 am EST The Queen of England and Paddington Bear share a love for marmalade sandwiches, apparently. This weekend was a four-day bank holiday in the U.K., as Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch in history to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking a full 70 years since she took the throne....

The Best TV Shows And Movies Leaving Netflix In April 2022 A24 By Jeremy Mathai/March 23, 2022 1:45 pm EST Happy spring, folks! March is almost in the rearview mirror, which can only mean one thing: a monthlong celebration and global holiday to recognize my birthday in April. Okay, maybe not. But alternately, it also means that about a week from now we’ll be inundated with 24 hours of the most painfully unfunny attempts at April Fools “jokes” so, uh, brace yourself for a bunch of, “They’re actually restoring the Zack Snyder DC universe!...

The CW Cancels Its Legends Of The Hidden Temple Reboot After One Season The CW By Shania Russell/June 4, 2022 11:46 am EST The CW giveth and The CW taketh away. Last month the network made headlines by going on an all-out killing spree and canning seven shows in one day. The lucky few titles not on the chopping block might’ve felt safe for a minute there, but it turns out The CW wasn’t quite done trimming down its lineup....

Treating Star Wars like a religious ceremony Lucasfilm John Williams didn’t need to go that hard with “Duel of the Fates,” but he did that for us because that brilliant maestro wants to rock our collective world with his genius. The “Star Wars” prequel trilogy gets a lot of flak, but it’s also home to some of Williams’ best musical work in the whole franchise. “Duel of the Fates,” in my humble opinion, might be his “Star Wars” magnum opus....

The Offer Showrunner Nikki Toscano On The Unsung Hero Behind The Godfather [Interview] Paramount+ By Jack Giroux/May 2, 2022 1:57 pm EST Betty McCartt (Juno Temple) is the unsung hero behind “The Godfather.” She worked as producer Al Ruddy’s (Miles Teller) assistant, but in reality, she was more of an uncredited producer behind Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic gangster film. She was making deals happen, fixing problems, putting talent at ease, and helping to steer the ship whenever it was about to crash....

The Significance Of Elder Blood In The Witcher Netflix By Danielle Ryan/Dec. 19, 2021 3:47 pm EST There’s a lot of talk about Elder blood in “The Witcher” season 2, and specifically about how Ciri (Freya Allan) might be the “Child of Elder Blood,” a prophesized mage with incredible power who will usher in a new era and deliver vengeance for the Elves. There are many different kinds of magic in the world of “The Witcher,” including that of the Witchers and the Chaos used by most mages....

‘I don’t think any of us wanted to see Drea in that condition.’ HBO The scene where Adriana dies is disturbing and primal. She clutches to the steering wheel as Silvio drags her screaming out of the car, and she futilely tries to crawl away into the woods. She shows such a clear, overpowering will to live that only makes the futility of her attempts all the more devastating. Yet notably the show decides not to show her actual death....

The Surprising Influence Taxi Driver Had On Unforgiven’s Script Columbia Pictures By Joshua Meyer/Dec. 17, 2021 9:54 am EST Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” and Clint Eastwood’s “Unforgiven” have both racked up numerous accolades, including Academy Award nominations for Best Picture (in the case of “Unforgiven,” a win) as well as spots on the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 greatest movies of all time. Beyond that, these two films would, on the surface, seem to be different genres and not have very much in common....

The Unsung Hero Of Stephen King’s It Was A Giant Turtle Named Maturin Warner Bros By Eric Vespe/April 25, 2022 1:24 pm EST Pennywise the Dancing Clown is one of the most iconic horror villains of all time. This child-killing shapeshifter represents all that is evil in Stephen King’s “It,” but did you know that he had an equally powerful supernatural adversary? His name was Maturin, he was wise and compassionate, and he stepped in to help humanity from time to time, including the brave band of children that dared to stand up to Pennywise....