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Spideys Unite Sony The image shows all three Spider-Men from “No Way Home” in the same shot, each in an action pose. Tom Holland’s Peter Parker, with his Stark Industries-built suit, is front and center. The other two Peters are more indistinguishable thanks to the photo’s low lighting, but small differences — like the left suit’s slightly brighter color and Peter’s signature crouch — reveal that the leftmost figure is Tobey Maguire’s Peter Parker, while the right one is Andrew Garfield’s....

Superman & Lois Wanted A Fresh Take On Its Hero’s Most Infamous Foe The CW By Mike Williams/May 11, 2022 10:40 am EST “Superman & Lois” on the CW is always playing fast and loose with the Superman mythos. The opening of the series sees Clark Kent and Lois Lane moving back to Smallville to take over the Kent family farm. In the show, they have two grown sons, Jonathan and Jordan, while the only son the comic counterpart has is Jon Kent....

The Reporter NBC Pawnee Journal reporter Shauna Malwae-Tweep is first introduced in “The Reporter” (Season 1, Episode 3). Leslie mounts an ambitious plan to turn a giant pit, located next to Ann’s house, into a park. But there’s too much red tape to get through, so she enlists Shauna to cover the story. Shauna comes to the Parks & Rec office and interviews Tom, Leslie, April, and Andy, who confesses he was drunk the night he fell into the pit....

The Anime That Inspired Attack On Titan’s Shift To CGI Studio MAPPA By Rafael Motamayor/April 15, 2022 6:33 pm EST CGI, the three letters that shall not be named. A term that gets the same reactions as the name Voldemort, the cause of all the problems in the anime industry, according to anime fans. It’s the plague that has even ruined all major animation studios in the U.S., according to animation fans....

The Future Is Streaming The CW Since its debut, The CW has come to specialize in series targeted at young adults, ranging from the various Arrowverse shows to the Archie Comics-inspired “Riverdale,” “Jane the Virgin,” and the “Dynasty” and “Walker” reboots. It’s never been all that profitable on its own, which is why it tends to stick with niche series that attract a small yet loyal audience long after other networks would have canceled them (à la the critically acclaimed “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”)....

The Daily Stream: Watch The Rise And Fall Of Angel 20th Century Television By Jenna Busch/May 15, 2022 5:51 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 Series: “Angel” Where You Can Stream It: Hulu The Pitch: Joss Whedon is problematic. Let’s just leave that there, so it hangs over everything I’m going to say....

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou Actors Went Through More Training Than You Might Expect Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures By Shae Sennett/June 1, 2022 9:50 am EST Wes Anderson’s films may be playful, but that doesn’t mean they don’t cost the cast and crew plenty of blood, sweat, and tears. “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” is no exception. In fact, his 2005 Berlinale entry may have been the most demanding shoot anyone on set had ever taken part in....

The Proper Reading Order For Dune Penguin USA By Fatemeh Mirjalili/May 23, 2022 12:17 pm EST Long before Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” burst onto the scene and captivated a legion of science fiction admirers, the pages of Frank Herbert’s epic 1965 space opera novel had millions of fans invested in their story. Although Villeneuve’s adaptation paints a relatively faithful portrait of sci-fi’s resident sad boy Paul Atreides, there’s nothing quite like the experience of reading Herbert’s legendary series of novels....

The Ratatouille Scene That Went Against Traditional Animation Pixar By Anya Stanley/March 11, 2022 9:55 am EST Animators had their plates full with “Ratatouille.” They had to make the computer-generated food look appealing as Remy livens up the restaurant kitchen, and took cooking classes and served up dishes for the cause, learning how to translate the movement of cooking (bubbling sauces, steamy pots, the way sauteed veggies settle onto the plate, etc....

Don’t Look Now (1973) Paramount “Don’t Look Now” is not the first (or last) horror movie about the ravages of grief, but it is easily one of the most hauntingly powerful. The film follows John Baxter (Donald Sutherland) and his wife Laura (Julie Christie) as they travel to Venice, Italy some time after their daughter has tragically drowned. While there, the Baxters encounter a series of characters who claim to be able to contact the couple’s daughter in the beyond, and soon enough John begins seeing glimpses of a girl who seems to resemble her....

This Spiral Scene Was Agonizing To Film Lionsgate By Natalia Keogan/April 4, 2022 1:36 pm EST When it comes to “Saw” traps, it’s hard to judge exactly how favorable one is over the other. How can anyone really compare and contrast the benefits of being ensnared in a reverse bear trap as opposed to a bottomless pit of used syringes? Yet, in the most recent installment, “Spiral: From the Book of Saw,” veteran actor Samuel L....

‘It starts to add up’ Showtime Dicovitsky is obviously coming at “Dexter: New Blood” from a business perspective, which shines through in phrases such as “an iconic piece of IP and franchise for our company.” However, it’s good to hear that for Hall, at least, there was some artistic motivation in wanting to get back into the psyche of Dexter Morgan. Any revival of a beloved property will face scrutiny and have to offer up some justification its own existence, but for Dicovitsky, “Dexter” is one that made sense....

Tom Pelphrey Wouldn’t Change A Word Of This Ozark Scene (And Neither Would We) Netflix By Valerie Ettenhofer/March 22, 2022 2:46 pm EST There’s a five-minute-long scene nestled in the heart of crime drama “Ozark” that includes some of the best acting I’ve witnessed in recent memory. In it, Tom Pelphrey’s character — bipolar, newly unmedicated Ben — sits in the back of a taxi and feels his way through some heavy, heartfelt thoughts....

Vangelis, Oscar-Winning Composer For Blade Runner And Chariots Of Fire, Dead At 79 Michael Putland/Getty Images By Danielle Ryan/May 19, 2022 1:57 pm EST One of cinema’s greatest composers who helped create and define electronic music has died. Vangelis, the Greek electronic musician who created the scores for “Chariots of Fire,” “Blade Runner,” and “Alexander,” died Tuesday at the age of 79, Variety reports. Vangelis won an Oscar for the “Chariots of Fire” score and was nominated for three Grammys....

What We Know About Boba Fett’s Life Between Attack Of The Clones And Empire Strikes Back Disney+ By Sandy Schaefer/Dec. 30, 2021 10:13 am EST Once upon a time, Boba Fett was an enigma who exuded coolness thanks to his never-before-seen armor and gravelly voice. Yet, for decades, that’s all he was in the “Star Wars” cinematic universe (including, yes, his initial non-canon appearance in 1978’s “The Star Wars Holiday Special”): a mystery with no real substance....

‘Pack your stuff, we’re writing’ Warner Bros. The genesis of “Independence Day” came after Emmerich had a meeting with Warner Bros. for a prison escape movie with Harrison Ford — this would eventually become the action classic “The Fugitive.” After the meeting, Emmerich bought H.G. Wells’ “War of the Worlds” and that book, coupled with an off-handed comment to Devlin while they were promoting “Stargate,” led to the creation of “Independence Day....

You’re Cordially Invited To An Upcoming Star Wars Novel About Han And Leia’s Wedding Lucasfilm By Joshua Meyer/Feb. 14, 2022 7:24 pm EST “Star Wars” is sending out invitations for the wedding of Leia Organa and Han Solo, and it wants you to RSVP. The franchise celebrated Valentine’s Day with a preview of the forthcoming novel, “The Princess and the Scoundrel,” by Beth Revis, the New York Times bestselling author of the “Across the Universe” trilogy....

15 Horror Movies Long Overdue For A Remake Astor Pictures Corp. By Bee Delores/June 10, 2022 3:37 pm EST When you hear the word “remake,” you likely fall into one of two camps: You reject it immediately, or you’re hyped to check it out. In online discourse, there is no in-between. Either way, remakes have long been a staple of horror and continue to be integral to the genre’s vitality. For every terrible remake, there have been at least a dozen or so that have excelled in bringing in fresh ideas, jump-starting careers, and allowing audiences to rediscover the original....

A James Bond TV Show Is Coming - But It’s A Reality Competition Show, Sorry United Artists Releasing By Lex Briscuso/March 25, 2022 12:50 pm EST The show will be produced by English production company 72 Films as well as beloved Bond guardians and producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson in partnership with MGM Television. According to the outlet, “the show will see contestants competing in a global adventure to win a £1 million ($1....

One antagonist wasn’t enough United Archives/Getty Images Hitchcock sat down for extensive interviews with French filmmaker and critic François Truffaut, which Truffaut compiled and published in a book titled “Hitchcock.” Truffaut and other French New Wave directors like Jean-Luc Godard viewed Hitchcock as the pinnacle of auteurs, filmmakers with immense creative control and distinctive style. They considered this feat particularly impressive due to the rigid nature of the Hollywood studio system through which Hitchcock produced the majority of his work....