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Paddington is a refugee StudioCanal Paddington takes his name from a railway terminus in Central London. In British author Michael Bond’s original children’s book, “A Bear Called Paddington,” which helped inform the 2014 film, this station is where the character is found, sitting on his suitcase, with a note on his coat, reading, “Please look after this bear.” Bond was reportedly inspired by newsreels of evacuated children during World War II....

Here’s How To Watch The Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Series Premiere For Free Right Now Paramount+ By Valerie Ettenhofer/May 12, 2022 3:02 am EST The half-century-old “Star Trek” franchise is boldly going somewhere it’s never been before: back to the beginning. The newest Paramount+ series serves as a prequel to Gene Roddenberry’s seminal sci-fi classic, “Star Trek: The Original Series.” Despite the tall order, the new show has already won over plenty of fans–the /Film team included–and garnered the highest Rotten Tomatoes score of any “Star Trek” series to date....

How Moon Knight Episode 5 Gets Around The Superhero Origin Story Problem Marvel Studios By Jeremy Mathai/April 27, 2022 12:00 pm EST This post contains spoilers for the latest episode of “Moon Knight.” Here’s something that may be somewhat surprising to realize: Even though we’re now many years into the ongoing superhero boom, with caped crusaders and their equally as powerful foes battling it out both on-screen and in multiplexes (and TV screens!...

Howard Hesseman, Star Of WKRP In Cincinnati And Head Of The Class, Has Died At 81 CBS / Cincinnati.com By Joshua Meyer/Jan. 31, 2022 9:49 am EST Actor and two-time Emmy nominee, Howard Hesseman, best known for his roles in the ’70s and ’80s sitcoms, “WKRP in Cincinnati” and “Head of the Class,” has died at the age of 81. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hesseman passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles due to complications from a colon surgery procedure that he underwent last summer....

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Trailer: Shawn Mendes Stars As A Singing Crocodile Aka America’s Paddington Sony Pictures By Shania Russell/June 22, 2022 12:25 pm EST “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” is too much of a superstar to be contained in the pages of a book. The titular reptile got his start in the best-selling book series by Bernard Waber, but now he’s making the leap from page to screen with a new film from Sony that stars none other than pop sensation, Shawn Mendes....

Matt Berry Had A Raunchy Request For His What We Do In The Shadows Role FX By Danielle Ryan/May 9, 2022 8:23 am EST Writing dialogue for Matt Berry is the kind of dream every writer aspires to. The man could make the phone book sound like poetry, so it must be pure ecstasy getting to hear your words come out of his mouth, complete with British lilt and impeccable elocution....

Moon Knight Shows Off His Devastatingly Dapper Evening Look In New Image Marvel Comics By Deshawn “DeLa Doll” Thomas/Feb. 12, 2022 11:20 am EST Good news! The titular character in Marvel’s upcoming “Moon Knight” series on Disney+ will wear more than one outfit, just like his comic book counterpart. A more stylish version of his costume has been revealed in a new exclusive image from the series, courtesy of Empire magazine....

Nova Project Officially In Development At Marvel Studios With Moon Knight Writer Marvel Comics By Ryan Scott/March 24, 2022 12:30 pm EST The Marvel Cinematic Universe is expanding on the cosmic side of things, with a fan-favorite character finally getting some time to shine. Marvel Studios is finally working on a “Nova” project, which will bring Richard Rider to life in live-action for the first time. Assuming we get the Richard Rider iteration of the character, that is....

The inevitable crash Netflix The opening moments of the fourth season are almost set up to deceive us — they would have the audience believe that the Byrde family is no different from any other. When the beginning of the end arrived in January, it took its sweet time to prepare us for the endgame by kicking off in the Byrde family minivan: all four family members were present and the car was cruising down the highway, with Sam Cooke crooning on the radio....

Make it about me Paramount Connery likely knew Milius was a military buff capable of writing a maritime stemwinder, but that wasn’t why he asked the “Conan the Barbarian” writer-director for his linguistic expertise. In an interview with IGN, Milius said Connery’s request was far more extensive than that. “I said, ‘What do you want me to do?’ And he said, ‘Make it about me.’” If you’ve seen “The Hunt for Red October,” you know that Alec Baldwin’s Jack Ryan is the clear protagonist of the piece....

Shining Girls Director Michelle MacLaren On Her Approach To The Craft And Her Inspirations [Interview] Apple TV+ By Ben Pearson/April 29, 2022 12:30 pm EST If you’ve been watching TV over the past decade, you’ve likely seen at least one show directed by the great Michelle MacLaren. During the era in which the number of scripted shows began to balloon to then-astronomical levels, MacLaren made a name for herself by consistently delivering high quality work and collaborating with some of the biggest names in the business....

Star Wars: The High Republic Wave 3 Teaser Trailer: Dark Times For The Jedi Lucasfilm By Jeremy Mathai/Jan. 4, 2022 5:22 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For those who maybe haven’t been paying close attention thus far, “Star Wars” has become a leading franchise in genuine multimedia storytelling. Opinions remain divided on the big screen side of things, particularly in the aftermath of 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker” bringing the “Skywalker Saga” films to an uneven conclusion....

Stranger Things Season 4: Release Date, Cast, And More Netflix By Sandy Schaefer/Feb. 17, 2022 3:09 pm 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.) I got a fever .. and the only prescription is more Upside Down! Yes, all dad jokes aside, “Stranger Things” is finally coming back after a three-year break between seasons....

Tune into the Young Justice: Phantoms watch party tonight Join the action TOMORROW and watch #YoungJustice: Phantoms episodes 21 and 22 with creators @BrandonVietti and @Greg_Weisman! Login to @hbomax, press play at 6pm PT, and follow the fun with #YJParty. 🎉 pic.twitter.com/MMf2c9OILO— DC (@DCComics) May 11, 2022 “Young Justice: Phantoms” is back for the final arc of its season tonight and DC is celebrating by throwing a watch party with the creators behind the show....

The Best New Blu-Ray Releases: The Last Duel, The Mitchells Vs The Machines, And More Sony By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 22, 2021 4:59 pm EST Happy holidays! Before the year ends I figured I’d bring you one final Blu-ray round-up for 2021. Every year I get more and more worried that studios will abandon physical media entirely. But as long as the discs keep coming, I’ll keep covering them. This final 2021 Blu-ray column features some really great stuff, including the criminally underseen “The Last Duel,” the absolutely delightful “The Mitchells vs....

The Duffer Brothers Promise Will’s Sexuality Is Addressed In Part 2 Of Stranger Things Season 4 Netflix By Sandy Schaefer/June 3, 2022 10:21 am EST Nearly four-fifths of the way through its run, “Stranger Things” still doesn’t know what to do with Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) beyond trapping him in the Upside-Down or making him a vessel for the Mind Flayer. This issue has really come to a head in “Stranger Things” season 4 Vol....

The Food That Defined Film In 2021 United Artists Releasing/Universal/IFC/Samuel Goldwyn Films/NEON By Matt Donato/Jan. 11, 2022 3:30 pm EST Another year, another banquet of edible screen arrangements that tell stories through taste, textures, temperature, and anything else a Michelin rated chef examines. I return as your always-hungry film critic with an eye for all the delectable ways writers and directors implement food into their productions. Last year I spoiled myself on Gotham breakfast sandwiches and fried Oily Cakes....

The Girl From Plainville First Look: Elle Fanning Transforms Into Michelle Carter Hulu By Sandy Schaefer/Jan. 21, 2022 10:51 am EST The use of facial prosthetics in film and TV, much like the practice of having actors wear fat suits, has come under growing scrutiny in recent years, and for valid reason. Obviously, it’s one thing to use prosthetics to turn someone into a fantastical creature (the kind that Doug Jones has spent most of his career playing), but it’s another thing when you use them to make an actor look more like an ordinary real-life person....

The Siege Of Mandalore And The Night Of A Thousand Tears Explained Disney+/Lucasfilm By Sandy Schaefer/Jan. 26, 2022 11:51 am EST This article contains spoilers for the new episode of “The Book of Boba Fett.” “The Book of Boba Fett” took a welcome break from Boba’s turf war on Tatooine this week to catch up with everyone’s favorite space dad: Din Djarin. Appropriately titled “The Return of the Mandalorian,” the episode set the stage for Din to join Boba in his battle with the Pyke Syndicate while touching upon a tragic event from Mandalore’s past that was previously referenced but otherwise left unexplained on “The Mandalorian....

Turning Red Is Getting A Companion Manga Series About Canada’s Greatest Fictional Boy Band 4*Town Disney+ By BJ Colangelo/June 17, 2022 3:54 pm EST Do you ever read a headline and think to yourself, “Wow, I think the NSA agent that lives in my phone might also be working for Hollywood?” Because that’s exactly how I feel upon learning that 4*Town, the mesmerizing fake boy band featured throughout the coming-of-age Pixar masterpiece, “Turning Red” is getting their own companion manga series....