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Robert Eggers Admits Making The Northman Wasn’t So Bad After All Focus Features By Valerie Ettenhofer/May 3, 2022 4:12 pm EST Few modern filmmakers have made as strong an impression across their first three films as Robert Eggers has. The director of “The Witch,” “The Lighthouse,” and most recently “The Northman,” is well-known for his eye for period specific detail and his rigorous formalist approach. For the dark Puritan tale “The Witch,” he had his team build a house with era-specific tools....

Shazam! Director Will Never Make A Superman Movie Because Internet Fans Rightfully Freak Him Out Warner Bros. Pictures By Lex Briscuso/March 30, 2022 10:30 am EST Taking on a superhero franchise is a lot of work, and “Shazam!” director David L. Sandberg knows that. The filmmaker — who is also directing the upcoming “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” sequel — revealed that he wouldn’t be trying to take on another hero franchise, like “Superman,” any time soon....

Stephen King Has Repeatedly Apologized For His Most Bonkers Movie De Laurentiis Entertainment Group By BJ Colangelo/April 28, 2022 10:02 am EST It’s undeniable that Stephen King has shaped the nightmares of generations across the globe with his truly terrifying works of fiction. King’s works have been turned into over 60 films and television series, but the modern master of horror has but a single directorial venture to his name. Based on King’s short story “Trucks,” the Emilio Estevez-starring “Maximum Overdrive” is about a world caught in chaos after a radiation storm warps the machines on Earth, which gain a mind of their own and attack all of humanity....

A Woman Wearing a Bra? Nope! Shamley Productions/Paramount Pictures During the opening scene in the hotel room, Leigh is dressed in just a white bra and slip, indulging in a spot of post-coital canoodling on the bed with her boyfriend. This was all pretty racy for the time, and Hitchcock and his publicity team leaned into the potential controversy in the film’s poster campaign. Although the restrictive Motion Picture Production Code (aka the Hays Code) was in decline by the time “Psycho” was released, filmmakers still risked the wrath of the censors by showing women in various states of undress or suggestions of sex (via Syfy)....

Where Does He Get Those Wonderful Toys? Warner Bros. Entertainment So far, the latest re-telling of the Caped Crusader saga is taking some interesting departures from the Nolan trilogy, and the Batmobile, which spits fire like the Batmobile of Tim Burton’s 1989 “Batman,” is a stark example. For Reeves, the car is more than a fun gimmick in the Bat’s playroom; it’s an extension of the man himself, adding to his intimidating aura....

The Marvel Netflix Series Are Coming To Disney+ In March, Along With New Parental Controls Marvel Studios By Ryan Scott/March 1, 2022 11:48 am EST While the Marvel Netflix shows recently left that streaming service after calling it home for several years, Daredevil and the gang won’t be without a home for long. Disney has confirmed that, as expected, the shows will indeed be making their way to Disney+ in March....

This Is Going To Hurt Trailer: Ben Whishaw Delivers Heartfelt Laughs And A Lot Of Babies AMC+ By BJ Colangelo/May 19, 2022 10:46 pm EST Ben Whishaw may be known for playing Q in three of the Daniel Craig “James Bond” installments, but more importantly, he is also the voice of Paddington f****** Bear, the loveliest protagonist ever put to film. In a brand new series from AMC+, Whishaw brings that wonderful energy to “This Is Going To Hurt,” a medical comedy-drama set in the gynecology and obstetrics ward of a British hospital....

We Need To Talk About That Devastating Moment In This Week’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Paramount By Witney Seibold/June 30, 2022 8:00 am EST This article contains major spoilers for “All Those Who Wander,” the ninth episode of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.” The ninth episode of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” is essentially a horror movie reminiscent of Ridley Scott’s “Alien,” but it also keeps with the early Trek tradition of depicting horrible things happening to people....

Why Edward Norton Turned Down Starring In An Incredible Hulk Sequel Universal Pictures By Witney Seibold/June 6, 2022 5:02 pm EST When Alejandro González Iñárritu’s film “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” won the Academy Award for Best Picture in February of 2015, it appeared to be a rebuke of modern blockbuster trends. In the film, a perfectly cast Michael Keaton played an actor named Riggan Thompson who, in the late ’80s and early ’90s, had risen to fame playing a silly superhero character called Birdman....

Young Boba Fett Actor Daniel Logan Learned Jango Fett Got Decapitated At The Attack Of The Clones Premiere Lucasfilm By Eric Vespe/May 27, 2022 9:43 pm EST With “Attack of the Clones” celebrating its 20th anniversary (he types before he crumbles into an ancient pile of old man dust), there’s a big focus on the often derided second prequel at this year’s “Star Wars” Celebration. There are panels, signers on the autograph floor, “Attack of the Clones” merchandise, Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor taking a victory lap in the wake of “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” the works....

‘It’s Cow Or Never’ For Peacemaker To Save The Planet In The Season Finale Warner Bros. By Danielle Ryan/Feb. 17, 2022 1:42 pm EST It’s all led to this. Seven episodes of blood, sweat, tears, and other bodily fluids, and we’ve reached the end of the line for “Peacemaker” season 1. The story of Christopher Smith, A.K.A. Peacemaker, and his merry band of misfits is coming to a close, at least for a little while....

The Quiet Earth Cannon Films This was a film I caught by accident on U.K. television in the early ’90s. I didn’t catch the title of it the first time around, so while I had vivid memories of a smart, bizarre, and excellent little New Zealand sci-fi film, it was only years later — with a home video release — that I rediscovered it. Now, “The Quiet Earth” is one of those films I like to introduce to as many people as I can....

Snow White in space Disney / RKO Radio Pictures In 2003, an “assembly cut” of the film was included in the extras of an “Alien Quadrilogy” box set, which clarified a lot of the flick’s dangling plot and tonal loose ends. One particular detail from the film’s production and revision saga stands out. Throughout the many initial rewrites, a screenwriter named Larry Ferguson was hired to do a complete once-over on the script (Fincher’s own ideas were considered too expensive to film), and his concept drew from a famous story first conceived in 1937, albeit an odd one to base an “Alien” film on....

When Danny Elfman diversified Universal Pictures As an artist, Danny Elfman seems to have insisted on evolving. In a notorious interview with the Huffington Post in 2015, Elfman was asked about his time with Oingo Boingo (the band split up in 1995), and he was eager to move on, calling his work as a rock star “embarrassing.” Elfman has always looked forward as a musician, eager to try new things rather than stay settled in the things he was good at....

Dressing Up As Daredevil Had Its Downsides For Charlie Cox Netflix By Jenna Busch/June 14, 2022 4:03 pm EST Marvel fans are all excited about Daredevil again since Matt Murdock showed up as Peter Parker’s lawyer in “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” and now that we have a “Daredevil” reboot coming from Disney+. (Those fight scenes better stay just as awesome as they were before.) One of the issues many fans have always had about superheroes is the costumes....

Ethan Hawke And Willem Dafoe Got Naked And Howled At The Moon, Which Was Just Another Typical Tuesday Night Focus Features By Jeremy Mathai/April 1, 2022 1:05 pm EST We here at /Film have a proud history of deciding not to recognize April Fool’s Day in any way, shape, or form. That’s not only because today has to be the absolute dumbest “holiday” ever invented by humanity, shamelessly pandering to the lowest common denominators among us and lowering the bar of “humor” to the point where it defies all reason whatsoever....

How Noah Schnapp Really Feels About His Stranger Things Hair Cut Netflix By Travis Yates/June 8, 2022 11:46 am EST Now that most of “Stranger Things” season 4 has dropped on Netflix, we’re getting a lot of answers to our questions about what is happening in Hawkins, Indiana. But one huge question remains unanswered: What’s the deal with Will’s haircut? One of the incredible things about “Stranger Things” is how well it captures the essence of the 1980s....

Kenneth Branagh Wants To Adapt Miss Marple And Start The Agatha Christie Cinematic Universe 20th Century Studios By Jenna Busch/Feb. 23, 2022 5:20 pm EST Perhaps I’m jaded on the idea of cinematic universes. I’m not sure why. I do love the MCU and the DCEU to varying degrees. The whole Universal monster thing would probably have delighted me if the films worked better. I’ve certainly loved every comic book crossover I’ve ever read....

Midnight Cowboy Ending Explained: A Bittersweet Dream Of A Brighter Future United Artists By Caroline Madden/March 14, 2022 3:01 pm EST At the heart of “Midnight Cowboy” are two loners who find one another amidst the chaos of urban life. John Schlesinger’s bold deconstruction of masculinity and the American dream focuses on Joe Buck (Jon Voight), a male prostitute from Texas who travels to New York City seeking fame and fortune....

Operation Mincemeat Trailer: Two Mr. Darcys Team Up For Some Wartime Trickery Netflix By Shania Russell/April 6, 2022 1:49 pm EST “Operation Mincemeat” has gathered the most British group of actors you’ve ever seen for what I imagine will be an immensely British occasion. Prepare yourself for long wooden tables, lots of maps, Jason Isaacs looking displeased, and Colin Firth trying his best. Also, Winston Churchill is there, because of course he is!...