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The Bad Guys Has The Longest Shot In DreamWorks Animation History – And It Wasn’t Originally In The Movie DreamWorks Animation By BJ Colangelo/April 22, 2022 8:23 am EST The latest DreamWorks Animation film “The Bad Guys” is a blast in a half, a kid-friendly imagining of some of our favorite cime movies like “Ocean’s Eleven,” “Point Break,” and much of the filmography of Quentin Tarantino. Of course, since it’s a kid’s movie, you don’t need to worry about the film taking a hard right turn into “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” territory and showing ultraviolence involving flamethrowers and cans of dog food or a “Pulp Fiction” shot of adrenaline to revive a character following an overdose....

The Batman Trailer Thanks to director Matt Reeves, you can also see this trailer in 4K over on Vimeo! I’m excited about “The Batman,” and I don’t care who knows it! I’ve heard all the complaints: we don’t need yet another Batman reboot; we’ve covered this character on-screen multiple times already; what more is there to say? And so on. And yet, every piece of material released about the film so far has generated significant enthusiasm....

The Daily Stream: Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World Finds Hope In The Apocalypse Focus Features By Jeremy Mathai/Dec. 30, 2021 4:00 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: “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World” Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: A massive planetary body is on a collision course with Earth, leaving the entire human race with only a limited time to prepare for the end in a movie that also happens to feature actor Melanie Lynskey in a supporting role....

The Daily Stream: The Imposter Tests The Limits Of The Phrase ‘Stranger Than Fiction’ Indomina Releasing By Valerie Ettenhofer/March 29, 2022 6:00 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 Imposter” Where You Can Stream It: Peacock, Tubi, Kanopy The Pitch: Bart Layton’s gripping, endlessly twisty documentary tells the story of a family reunited, then unraveled....

The Meticulous Details That Went Into The Stranger Things 4 Cast’s Costumes Netflix By Jenna Busch/July 1, 2022 3:55 pm EST “Stranger Things” season 4 is finally out. But if you haven’t finished yet — and fear not, this won’t spoil you for anything — you can spend a few minutes perusing the clothes that made up the ’80s looks for the new season. GQ posted a video with “Stranger Things” costume designer Amy Parris, who gives a really detailed breakdown of the way she and her department created the season’s ’80s clothing....

The Northman Is A Dream For Akira Kurosawa Fans Focus Features By Bryan Young/April 22, 2022 11:00 am EST Robert Egger’s “The Northman” is based on the Norse myth of Amleth, which was a chief inspiration for Shakespeare as he crafted “Hamlet.” The story of a man killing his brother king and marrying the dead man’s wife, leaving the dead man’s son to find his own place in the story and exact revenge feels as old as time itself....

The Tony Awards Hits And Misses: Ariana DeBose Hosts, A Strange Loop Wins, And A Brontosaurus Puppet Fails To Make An Appearance CBS/Youtube By Caroline Cao/June 13, 2022 10:36 am EST “Why didn’t they bring out the brontosaurus?” is an esoteric demand only comprehended by theatergoers who devoured nearly all of the Broadway season. The Tony Awards ceremony missed its opportunity to parade the ginormous James Ortiz-designed Brontosaurus puppet in the sprawling epic revival of Thornton Wilder’s “Skin of Our Teeth,” unlike the time the event galloped out Neil Patrick Harris on the horse puppets of “War Horse” at the 65th Annual Tony Awards ceremony....

Umbrella Academy Season 3 Posters Tease Old Heroes, New S*** Netflix By Danielle Ryan/Feb. 15, 2022 4:17 pm EST The Hargreeves family returns for a third season of “The Umbrella Academy,” and we’ve finally got a small glimpse at their season 3 appearances in the form of character posters tweeted out by Netflix Geeked. There are seven posters, one for each of the Hargreeves siblings, but there are a few changes to the crew we know and love....

Who Is That Credit Scene Character In Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness? Disney By Jamie Gerber/May 9, 2022 3:06 pm EST “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” has arrived in theaters and despite a very successful opening weekend, it’s already proving itself a rather divisive entry in the MCU. This is Marvel we’re talking about, so whether you loved or hated the movie, it’s already time to start speculating about what’s next....

Year Of The Vampire: Blade Day-Walked So Other Superheroes And Vampire Hunters Could Run New Line Cinema By Joshua Meyer/Feb. 5, 2022 10:01 am EST (Welcome to Year of the Vampire, a series examining the greatest, strangest, and sometimes overlooked vampire movies of all time in honor of “Nosferatu,” which turns 100 this year.) In 1998, a year before “The Matrix” and two years before the first live-action “X-Men” movie, a superhero arrived in a trench coat, black leather, and dark shades, ready to kill some vampires....

Cal Kestis’ Lightsaber Hilt Is The Latest To Get The Legacy Treatment EA By Rafael Motamayor/March 24, 2022 10:59 am EST “Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order” is one of the best “Star Wars” games in years — an adventure with a thrilling story, fantastic fight mechanics, and a large variety of lightsabers. But even though you can craft and customize your very own lightsaber, it was protagonist Cal Kestis’ broken half of a lightsaber that became an iconic Stormtrooper, Sith, and Inquisitor-slaying weapon....

As They Made Us Right at the top this week we have a star-studded exclusive clip from actress Mayim Bialik’s feature debut “As They Made Us.” The family dramedy stars Dianna Agron (“Glee,” “Shiva Baby”), Simon Helberg (“The Big Bang Theory,” “Florence Foster Jenkins”), Candice Bergen (“Miss Congeniality,” “Book Club”), and Dustin Hoffman (“Tootsie,” “The Graduate”), with a script penned by Bialik (“The Big Bang Theory,” “Call Me Kat”). Justin Chu Cary (“Black Summer”), Charlie Weber (“How To Get Away With Murder”), and Julian Gant (“Call Me Kat”) round out the cast....

Cool Stuff: New Lord Of The Rings Poster Brings The Weary Journey Of Fellowship Of The Ring To Life Bottleneck Gallery By Ethan Anderton/May 12, 2022 11:06 am EST Fly, you fools! Don’t waste any time heading over to Bottleneck Gallery’s online shop to pick up this stunning new print for “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,” the first chapter in Peter Jackson’s beloved adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic fantasy trilogy....

So what happens in The Dead Zone again? Dino De Laurentiis Company/Paramount Pictures We meet Castle Rock school teacher Johnny Smith (Christopher Walken) as he heads out on a date with his girlfriend Sarah (Brooke Adams), which involves a rather chilly-looking rollercoaster ride. He suffers an intense headache and declines the offer to stay at her place for the night. Instead, he drives home through a storm and gets into a terrible car crash that leaves him in a coma....

Who Invited Them Shudder Written and directed by Duncan Birmingham, “Who Invited Them” mixes the best cringe-worthy beats of an indie romantic drama with a home invasion thriller. “Who Invited Them” focuses on a young married couple, Adam (Ryan Hansen) and Margo (Melissa Tang), who’ve just upgraded their suburban lives to live in The Hills of L.A. While Adam aspires to be an elite, Margo struggles with how this move will bring conflicting lifestyle changes into their home....

Another Zombie alum joins the fun Universal Pictures Instagram has been the filmmaker’s preferred medium for updates on the film as it edges closer to a probable 2022 release date, and this announcement is no exception. “Dee is the voice of GOOD MORNING TRANSYLVANIA!” the filmmaker revealed in a post, explaining that this is “Transylvania’s 2nd favorite morning show…soon slipping to 3rd if they don’t update their format.” It sounds like Wallace may be taking on a sort of narrator-adjacent presence or talking head role for the family comedy, which Zombie has assured fans will be rated PG despite his historically documented love of hardcore horror....

Every Easter Egg In Stranger Things Season 4 Episode 3 Netflix By Danielle Ryan/May 27, 2022 3:46 pm EST The horrors in Hawkins are heating up in episode 3 of the fourth season of “Stranger Things,” and that means there’s plenty more creepy (and fun!) Easter eggs to search for. The first two episodes were chock full of pop culture goodies and self-referential nods, though the third episode is just a bit more subtle....

Every Highlander Movie And TV Series Ranked Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment By Dalin Rowell/June 19, 2022 12:07 pm EST When it comes to interesting pieces of pop culture, there’s nothing like the “Highlander” franchise. Created by Gregory Widen, this undergraduate assignment turned movie centers around Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert), an immortal being destined to duel others like him for sole supremacy. Through countless violent battles, iconic running sequences, and fascinating romantic subplots, audiences watched Connor, along with other notable heroes such as Duncan MacLeod (Adrian Paul), head-slice their way to the ultimate prize — over and over and over again....

Everything We Know About Locke & Key Season 3 So Far Netflix By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Dec. 16, 2021 12:06 pm EST You can breathe easy, “Locke & Key” fans. The fantasy horror drama about teens fighting demons with magical keys will return for a third season on Netflix after the streamer announced the show’s early renewal last year. It ensured that season 3 went into production before season 2 was released, giving the cast and crew a chance to begin filming much earlier than planned....

Fede Alvarez Reveals The Original Ending Of His Evil Dead Remake Sony Pictures By Eric Vespe/April 6, 2022 8:54 pm EST If you thought the ending to Fede Alvarez’s “Evil Dead” was dark, wait’ll you get a load of his original plans for poor Mia (Jane Levy). 2013’s “Evil Dead” was impressively dark for a big studio title, especially given that even Sam Raimi had to tone it down to PG-13 by the time he made “Army of Darkness” which was released by Universal....