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Looks Tough, But Is Really a Cinnamon Roll Lucasfilm “The Book of Boba Fett” episode 3, “The Streets of Mos Espa” (which Rodriguez directed), introduces Trejo to the “Star Wars” universe as the unnamed, tough-looking rancor keeper who teaches Boba all about training the rancor he’s been gifted by the Hutt twins. However, rather than telling Boba to break its spirit or assert his dominance over the creature, Trejo’s character informs him that rancors are only aggressive when threatened and are far more emotionally complex than most individuals assume....

The Boys Season 3 Makes It Clear What This Series Has Always Really Been About Prime Video By Michael Boyle/June 17, 2022 9:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This post contains spoilers for episode 5 of “The Boys” season 3. One of the most interesting characters on “The Boys” is A-Train (Jessie Usher), who is introduced on the show in the first episode when he accidentally runs through Hughie’s (Jack Quaid) girlfriend Robin (Jess Salgueiro)....

3,2,1, let’s jam Taking its visual cues from the dynamic credit sequences of Saul Bass, Sejun Suzuki’s in-your-face 1966 gangster picture “Tokyo Drifter,” and the pop art movement, the art direction of the “Cowboy Bebop” opener features noir beats, action shots, billowing cigarette smoke, and guns blazing. And hidden within this landscape are blocks of typeset text bearing Watanabe’s not-so-secret manifesto for the series itself: “Once upon a time, in New York City in 1941… at this club open to all comers to play, night after night, at a club named “Minston’s Play House” in Harlem, they play jazz sessions competing with each other....

The Major Moments Of And Just Like That Season 1, Ranked HBO Max By Dalin Rowell/Feb. 11, 2022 10:10 am EST With a cosmo and a designer bag in hand, the “Sex and the City” franchise seems to always find new ways to continue. And with the season finale of its sequel series “And Just Like That…,” fans are still processing every new detail in the lives of Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), and Charlotte (Kristin Davis)....

The Mandalorian Vs Boba Fett: Who’s The Better Bounty Hunter? Lucasfilm By Jeff Ewing/Dec. 29, 2021 5:05 pm EST The first episode of “The Book Of Boba Fett” has dropped on Disney+, finally giving us a deeper look into the longtime fan-favorite bounty hunter. We’ve seen Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) make a splash in the original “Star Wars” trilogy (before seemingly dying in the Sarlacc pit), return as Jango Fett’s young cloned son in “Attack of the Clones” and “The Clone Wars,” and be probably the best part of the infamous “Star Wars Holiday Special,” but Boba Fett’s return as a seasoned adult in “The Mandalorian” sent waves through the “Star Wars” fan community, revealing that there’s more Boba Fett story to tell....

The Minute You Wake Up Dead: Morgan Freeman And Jaimie Alexander To Lead Mystery Thriller Lionsgate By Jenna Busch/Feb. 2, 2022 12:11 pm EST Morgan Freeman (“The Dark Knight,” “Million Dollar Baby”), Jaimie Alexander (“Thor,” “Blindspot”), and Cole Hauser (“Yellowstone,” “2 Fast 2 Furious”) have joined the upcoming thriller “The Minute You Wake Up Dead,” according to Deadline. The film is being produced by Milestone Studios and is currently shooting in Mississippi....

The Morning Watch: Stranger Things Morning Cartoons, The Accuracy Of Car Chases In Movies & More Netflix By BJ Colangelo/April 14, 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, some of our favorite moments from the “Stranger Things” series have been given the animation treatment....

The White Lotus Season 2 Expands Its Cast For Another Terrible Vacation BBC Two By BJ Colangelo/Feb. 10, 2022 6:18 pm EST Ain’t no party like a “White Lotus” party, ‘cuz a “White Lotus” party don’t stop … until someone dies and everyone flies home and pretends their lives aren’t in shambles. Season 2 of the hit HBO series is on the way, and the casting announcements keep getting better and better....

Wes Anderson To Direct Roald Dahl’s The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar; Benedict Cumberbatch Starring Netflix By Valerie Ettenhofer/Jan. 7, 2022 2:45 pm EST Wes Anderson is expanding his cast repertoire. The much-loved director is set to adapt Roald Dahl’s “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More,” and the project’s casting announcement includes some great surprises. Anderson is known for working with some actors again and again, but his already-intriguing take on Dahl’s short story collection will include a number of performers he’s never worked with before....

The Rise of McGregor and Boyle PolyGram Filmed Entertainment After “Shallow Grave,” Boyle and McGregor were on the upswing. McGregor moved into fascinating and strange indie projects like “The Pillow Book,” period romances like “Emma,” and gloriously bonkers queer musicals like “Velvet Goldmine,” wherein he played a parallel universe version of Iggy Pop. McGregor would also end the 1990s by playing a young Obi-Wan Kenobi in “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace,” one of the most successful films of the decade, and one of the more notorious....

Why The Empire Strikes Back Means So Much To Jim Carrey Paramount Pictures By Sandy Schaefer/April 5, 2022 5:07 pm EST Which is your favorite: “Star Wars: A New Hope” or “The Empire Strikes Back?” It’s long been a topic of debate among movie enthusiasts when it comes to the original trilogy of films set in a galaxy far, far away. Personally, I would pick “Return of the Jedi” as my answer, if only for the sake of chaos and to make things a little more interesting....

7 Of The Biggest Box Office Gambles Of 2022, From Morbius To Avatar 2 Sony Pictures By Ryan Scott/Dec. 30, 2021 12:55 pm EST 2021 was a mixed bag for the movies business. Yes, the box office recovered majorly from the epically bad lows of 2020, but it is still pacing well below the highs of 2019. With any luck, 2022 will bring greener pastures with it. After all, there are so many major blockbusters and highly-anticipated movies on deck that it will be hard to find a week without something majorly appealing for moviegoers....

Kogonada Does It Again Andreas Rentz/Getty Images Kogonada once again utilizes striking set design to fill out his world, using geometric shapes, stacked boxes, and asymmetrical lines to add warmth and definition to the family’s open floor plan. He also uses meticulous composition and deliberate blocking to enhance the characters and their journeys; in one deep focus shot that takes place in a dimly lit, backroom chop shop, Jake steps from the farthest reaches of the frame into darkness in the foreground as he tacitly agrees to continue down the path he’s on....

Bill Murray Had An Ulterior Motive For Taking His Ghostbusters Role Columbia pictures By Miyako Pleines/March 22, 2022 5:08 pm EST Bill Murray is a man with an illustrious acting career. He’s done everything from taking on the role of the gopher-obsessed groundskeeper Carl Spackler in “Caddyshack” to decidedly more serious roles like washed up movie star Bob Harris in “Lost in Translation.” He’s got the range and the talent to deliver his quintessential deadpan humor one minute, only to pivot to a more raw, vulnerable side the next....

Colin Trevorrow On His Upcoming Atlantis Film: ‘It’s The Only Thing That Equals Dinosaurs For Me’ Juan Naharro Gimenez/Getty Images By Sandy Schaefer/Dec. 23, 2021 12:38 pm EST Fresh off finishing post-production on “Jurassic World: Dominion,” director Colin Trevorrow is preparing to take audiences on another (sort of) prehistoric sci-fi adventure in the form of a movie about Atlantis. Trevorrow will direct from a script penned by Dante Harper (“Alien: Covenant”), based on a story Trevorrow co-wrote with Matt Charman (“Bridge of Spies”)....

Getting Into Javi’s Head Was Easy For Ozark’s Alfonso Herrera Netflix By Jeff Ewing/April 29, 2022 4:19 pm EST The Byrde family sees perhaps its biggest threat yet with the introduction of antagonist Javier “Javi” Elizonndro in Season 4 of “Ozark.” Smart and ambitious yet unpredictable and violent, Javi (adeptly portrayed by Alfonso Herrera) has his sights set on climbing to the top of the Navarro cartel. With his lightning-quick judgments and propensity for violence, anyone he perceives to be an obstacle could easily be cut down (including his uncle, cartel head Omar Navarro)....

Kevin Feige Had A Surprising Hand In Crafting Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine By Jamie Gerber/March 22, 2022 2:56 pm EST When “X-Men” hit theaters in 2000, it was an exciting moment for comic fans, who weren’t used to seeing their heroes portrayed on the big screen. Director Bryan Singer famously did not want comics influencing the film, going so far as to ban them from the set. He was concerned they would interfere with the three-dimensional characters he was trying to create — which sounds like someone who hasn’t really read any comics at all....

Lin-Manuel Miranda Isn’t Saying No, No, No To An Encanto Sequel Disney By Sandy Schaefer/March 4, 2022 2:28 pm EST Disney’s animated film “Encanto” debuted to critical acclaim and, for a pandemic-era release, solid box office numbers upon its theatrical opening in late November 2021. A month later, however, it exploded in popularity upon premiering on Disney+, with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” sky-rocketing its way up the Billboard 200 charts....

Movies Like Mission Impossible That Are Definitely Worth Watching Paramount Pictures By Liam Gaughan/Jan. 4, 2022 2:08 pm EST “Mission: Impossible” has been one of the most consistent movie franchises of the past several decades, and it’s amazing to consider that the series is still relevant 25 years after the release of Brian De Palma’s original film. While many franchises have fallen flat within their later installments, the “Mission: Impossible” series continues to improve....

On Season 3 Of Barry, How Long Until Sally Finds Out? HBO By Michael Boyle/June 1, 2022 2:00 pm EST This post contains spoilers for “Barry” season 3, as well as “Breaking Bad,” “Mad Men,” and “The Sopranos.” A number of game-changing events happened in the latest episode of “Barry.” After the motorcycle chase and the reveal with Chris’s wife Sharon, it might be easy to forget that, not long before, Barry (Bill Hader) did the most psychotic, unforgivable act in the whole show so far: he sent a text to Sally by using the voice-to-text feature on his phone, loudly, in a public place, with zero concern for how he’s coming across to the strangers in the store around him....