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Cyrano Review: Peter Dinklage Is A Romantic Revelation In Joe Wright’s Handsome Musical Adaptation MGM By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 24, 2022 9:00 am EST One of the great underappreciated assets of a romance film is the male lead’s face. Not the level of his beauty or the uniqueness of his features, but his ability to express a quivering, unadulterated yearning. It’s The Face, so to speak — the tender look that a male lead gives to the woman of his dreams, as if he’s truly seeing her and is awed by her....

David Cronenberg’s A History Of Violence Marked The End Of VHS New Line Okay, boomer: what’s the last VHS tape you ever bought? Was it, by any chance, “A History of Violence,” the 2006 David Cronenberg film starring Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, and William Hurt in an Oscar-nominated role? Or was it a Black Diamond Disney tape that you bought as a collector’s item on eBay for thousands of dollars — only to realize later that it was not worth nearly that much?...

Ethan Hawke Joins Julia Roberts In Netflix’s Leave The World Behind Focus Features By Anya Stanley/Jan. 18, 2022 10:17 pm EST Netflix thriller “Leave the World Behind” has gained two more stars on its roster. Ethan Hawke and Myha’la Herrold have signed on to join a cast that already includes Oscar winners Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali, as well as Ryan Kiera Armstrong and Charlie Evans. Sam Esmail (“Mr. Robot”) sits in the director’s chair and pens the adapted screenplay, based on Rumaan Alam’s 2020 novel (his third) of the same name....

Manifest Season 4 Clip: The Canceled NBC Series Heads To Netflix Netflix By Debopriyaa Dutta/June 7, 2022 11:46 am EST “Manifest” fans, rejoice. A sneak peek into season 4 of the supernatural drama has been released, deepening the mysteries surrounding Flight 828. The first 3 seasons of “Manifest” originally aired on NBC and the show was canceled sometime in 2021. However, due to the show’s immense popularity on Netflix, the streamer decided to pick up “Manifest” and renew it for a fourth and final season....

Minx: Release Date, Cast, And More HBO Max By Natalia Keogan/March 3, 2022 11:48 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.) Just when you thought HBO had all of your favorite shows already covered (this writer is currently keeping up with “Euphoria” and “Smiling Friends,” which is technically a Cartoon Network show, but I will absolutely take any and every opportunity to talk about it), another tantalizing option reveals itself....

Ms. Marvel’s Head Writer Insisted On Paying Tribute To A Dearly Departed Avenger Marvel Studios By Joshua Meyer/June 2, 2022 10:05 pm EST When “Black Widow” came along in 2021, it was only the second Marvel Studios film out of a full two dozen to be centered on a female superhero, with “Captain Marvel” being the first. “Ms. Marvel” is in a similar position in that it’s only Marvel’s second Disney+ series after “WandaVision” to put a female hero front and center....

A sudden franchise boom Netflix The original “He-Man” animated series cannot be replicated or surpassed, by any means, and frankly, the point is to simply reinvigorate a franchise that still has some potentially great stories left to tell. “Masters of the Universe: Revolution” will take place after the events of “Revelation,” potentially continuing the story in meaningful ways, with Skeletor and his motivations at the forefront. The “He-Man” franchise is undergoing a massive revival....

Avatar: The Last Airbender Casting Netflix What could possibly unite all four elemental-based nations in the world of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” and our own? Well, this latest batch of casting announcements for the Netflix series ought to do it. Though not headlined by any A-list names, the newest recruits to the series include Elizabeth Yu, Maria Zhang, Tamlyn Tomita, Yvonne Chapman, and Casey Camp-Horinek. The announcement includes the character descriptions for each of these roles, which you can view below....

Ray Liotta’s Field Of Dreams Batting Practice Was Fully Real, According To Kevin Costner Universal Pictures By Sandy Schaefer/May 27, 2022 2:10 pm EST For as much as “Field of Dreams” romanticizes the unifying power of the United States’ favorite pastime, there’s a real sadness at the heart of director Phil Alden Robinson’s classic 1989 sports fairy tale. “Field of Dreams” is not so much about dreams as it is specifically about lost ones....

Regina Hall’s Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul Lands With Focus, Peacock, And Jordan Peele After Sundance Premiere Hulu By Joshua Meyer/Feb. 8, 2022 9:54 am EST “Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul,” one of the breakout hits from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, has been acquired for distribution by Focus Features, the streaming service Peacock, and Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions. The film is billed as a comedic satire and it stars Regina Hall (“Scary Movie,” “Nine Perfect Strangers”) and Sterling K....

Sexy Beast Prequel Series Has Been Resurrected For Paramount+ By BJ Colangelo/Feb. 15, 2022 6:58 pm EST Paramount+ is proving that you should never say never, because the previously nixed prequel series based on the 2000 crime/romance film “Sexy Beast” has been revived from the dead and is heading to the streaming service. The 10-episode straight-to-series order intended for the Paramount Network in 2019 was canned the following year due to budget cuts, but now that Paramount+ has become the company’s top priority, “Sexy Beast” is back on the menu....

Spider-Man: No Way Home Concept Art Reveals Another Supervillain Almost Appeared Sony Pictures By Ben F. Silverio/Jan. 26, 2022 8:33 am EST “Spider-Man: No Way Home” was a whole ordeal, wasn’t it? Tom Holland’s friendly neighborhood Spider-Man had to deal with the fallout from Mysterio unmasking him to the whole world with essentially a really convincing deep fake. He also had to worry about getting into college after half the world turned against him for “killing” Quentin Beck....

Stranger Things Season 4 Trailer Breakdown: Upside Down And Worlds Apart Netflix By Debopriyaa Dutta/April 12, 2022 1:48 pm EST After a long wait of three years, the trailer for “Stranger Things” season 4 has dropped, leaving fans scurrying for answers, cause hoo boy, a LOT is happening within those three minutes. Series creators the Duffer brothers previously revealed that the upcoming season will be divided into two parts, and considering the range and scope of the events that are about to unfold, this makes absolute sense....

Superhero Bits: Thor: Love And Thunder Featurette, Ezra Miller Is Likely Done As The Flash & More Marvel Studios By Ryan Scott/June 21, 2022 5:50 pm EST (Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks....

The Assassination Of Jesse James Director Says There’s A Longer, Better Cut — But We Won’t Get To See It Warner Bros. By Joshua Meyer/April 18, 2022 9:43 am EST Writer-director Andrew Dominik only had one feature film under his belt when he teamed with Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck for “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” a revisionist 2007 Western that put its characters at the intersection between celebrity and notoriety and interrogated the myth-making behind the titular outlaw and his eventual killer....

The Crackling Chemistry Of Lenny And Midge Will Break Our Hearts In The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 4 Prime Video By Shania Russell/March 4, 2022 2:00 pm EST Anyone who’s seen even the pilot of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” has experienced the life-changing pleasure of seeing Lenny Bruce (as played by Luke Kirby) and Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) converse. These two have a very special, all-consuming, overwhelming kind of chemistry. Don’t get me wrong though — Midge has chemistry with literally everyone she’s ever met....

The Cuphead Show!: Release Date, Cast, And More Netflix By Kaylee Dugan/Feb. 9, 2022 10:10 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 its old time-y accents, classic animation style, and spooky flourishes, “The Cuphead Show!” is primed to deliver on all of the little quirks and callbacks that made the video game “Cuphead: Don’t Deal With the Devil” so captivating....

The Morning Watch: The Batman Honest Trailer, Weapons Of The Northman & More Warner Bros. By Rafael Motamayor/May 4, 2022 8:00 am EST (The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, watch “The Batman” Honest Trailer, taking aim at the first Gen-Z Batman, complete with influencer villains, and a hometown that is about to be under water....

The Offer Creator Michael Tolkin On Telling The Godfather Producer Al Ruddy’s Story [Interview] Paramount+ By Jack Giroux/May 2, 2022 4:29 pm EST Michael Tolkin is the creator behind “The Offer.” The show about the making of a Hollywood classic is from a screenwriter who’s worked on classics himself, such as “The Player” and Bill Duke’s “Deep Cover.” Most recently, he co-created another show about process, the Ben Stiller-directed prison drama “Escape at Dannemora....

The Plot Of Star Trek Into Darkness Had To Live Up To Its Price Tag Paramount By Witney Seibold/April 8, 2022 8:34 am EST Making effects-based genre blockbuster movies must be a chore. In addition to wrangling and scheduling a large cast of known actors, who are likely being courted by other projects constantly, one must build sets, arrange international teams of CGI artists to develop the VFX, and shoot under a strict timetable, all while deflecting journalists and responding to constant input from a studio that keeps your budget in its fist, wondering if story elements, visuals, dialogue, or actors be changed to fit their vision on what will make them the most money....