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There Are No Nations. There Are No Peoples. MGM “Network” concerns the exploitation of the mentally unwell news anchor Howard Beale (Peter Finch). His on-air tirades that stir the public into a frenzy are seized upon by head programmer Diana Christensen (Faye Dunaway), transforming his news program into a spectacle to showcase the “mad prophet of the airwaves.” That is until he exposes that the network’s parent company will be purchased by a Saudi conglomerate, which creates a gigantic public backlash and threatens the pocketbooks of the executives....

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Trailer: A Familiar, Old World For Trek Paramount By Witney Seibold/March 9, 2022 2:51 pm EST A new trailer for “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” has just arrived, and it appears to offer — in a very positive way — the opposite of what the title proclaims. This is your grandfather’s “Star Trek.” We see the archetypal Captain Christopher Pike (originally played by Jeffrey Hunter in the unused “Star Trek” pilot in 1966, now played by a dash handsome Anson Mount) riding horses alongside a shuttlecraft....

The 10 Most Legendary Ivan Reitman Movie Moments Columbia Pictures By Danielle Ryan/Feb. 18, 2022 3:00 pm EST Writer, director, and producer Ivan Reitman left an incredible stamp on cinema, delivering classics like “Ghostbusters” and “Stripes” along with beloved cult classics like “Kindergarten Cop,” “Evolution,” and even “Heavy Metal.” The legendary director died suddenly on February 14, 2022, leaving an incredible legacy of cinematic comedy behind him. To celebrate this phenomenal creator, I’ve put together the top 10 best scenes from the films he helped create, either as a writer, director, or producer....

The Chip ‘N Dale Movie Looks Like A Love Letter And A Cease-And-Desist To Robert Zemeckis Disney+ By Sandy Schaefer/Feb. 15, 2022 5:47 pm EST Disney+ has dropped a teaser for its live-action/animated “Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers” movie, and I can honestly say it’s not what I — or, I suspect, anyone else — was expecting. Sure, I hadn’t forgotten that report from 2019 stating that “Rescue Rangers” director Akiva Schaffer (“Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping”) was developing a “meta [and] self-referential” take on the classic Disney animated series, and I knew to expect something wild from two of the Lonely Island guys (that, is Schaffer and Andy Samberg, the latter of whom voices Dale in the film)....

The Flight Attendant Season 2 Adds Sharon Stone To The Cast Fremantle By Jeremy Mathai/Jan. 13, 2022 4:25 pm EST If you haven’t yet watched the first season of “The Flight Attendant,” I hereby give you my express permission to skip reading the rest of this article, head on over to HBO Max, and binge through all eight episodes of the Kaley Cuoco-starring series. Of course, we here at /Film have been telling you as much ever since the series premiere back in November of 2020....

Top Gun: Maverick Soars To Record Highs At The Box Office, Leaves Bob’s Burgers In The Dust Paramount Pictures By Ryan Scott/May 31, 2022 12:39 pm EST Memorial Day weekend has often been seen as fertile box office ground for Hollywood as that Monday holiday early in the summer can help squeeze a little bit more juice out of the right blockbuster. This year, Paramount Pictures got it just right by releasing “Top Gun: Maverick” over the holiday weekend, as the movie had the biggest ever Memorial Day opening in history, not to mention setting an important record for Tom Cruise....

Making high-concept hay Paramount So why does this movie still have such a powerful hold on the American imagination? Apologies for being a broken record on this subject, but Americans did not handle the failure of the Vietnam War well. It was a massive embarrassment for a country that played a pivotal role in rescuing civilization from fascism in World War II. Upon further investigation, it was essentially one long war crime....

Under The Radar: The Most Underrated Movies, Performances, And Moments Of 2021 Warner Bros. By Jeremy Mathai/Jan. 19, 2022 2:35 pm EST (Welcome to Under the Radar, a new column where we spotlight specific movies, shows, trends, performances, or scenes that caught our eye and deserved more attention … but otherwise flew under the radar. In this edition: a round-up of 2021 as a whole.) Can we talk about how we talk about entertainment for a second?...

What We Want To See In The It Series Warner Bros. By Valerie Ettenhofer/April 20, 2022 11:24 pm EST When news dropped in March that an “It” prequel series may be headed to HBO Max, the announcement opened the floodgates of speculation for fans of one of Stephen King’s scariest — and heftiest — books. Variety reports that the series, which is currently called “Welcome To Derry,” will be largely set in the 1960s, but will also dig into the origins of Pennywise the Clown....

Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Is Actually The Wanda Maximoff Show Marvel Studios By Fatemeh Mirjalili/May 10, 2022 1:00 pm EST Warning: There are major spoilers for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” below. I love Wanda Maximoff. That doesn’t mean I sympathize with her for going on a murderous rampage. But I understand why she would do it. For a long time, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been pretty confused about what to do with the enigma that is Wanda Maximoff....

Ethan Hawke Describes His Moon Knight Villain As A ‘Sane Lunatic’ Marvel Studios By Ryan Scott/March 21, 2022 5:58 pm EST One criticism often made about the Marvel Cinematic Universe is that many of its villains leave much to be desired. The ones that have managed to break through, including Loki and Thanos, did so by being built up over years and multiple projects, as opposed to one-and-done. Now, Ethan Hawke looks to buck the trend in the upcoming “Moon Knight” series by turning the whole superhero/villain dynamic on its head....

Ewan McGregor Promises That The Obi-Wan Series Will Satisfy Fans, So Take That, Boba Fett Lucasfilm By Jeremy Mathai/Feb. 9, 2022 12:42 pm EST Who would’ve ever thought that nostalgia for the “Star Wars” prequels would become such a uniting force among the fandom? Even for those of us who grew up with George Lucas’ much-maligned, “childhood-ruining” trilogy, it feels like it took until the last decade or so for sharing appreciation and fond memories of the prequels to became far more normalized and accepted....

Foundation Season 2 Adds A Whopping 10 New Cast Members Apple TV+ By Valerie Ettenhofer/Feb. 1, 2022 2:22 pm EST The massive Apple TV+ sci-fi series “Foundation” has just added even more cast members to its ranks. The streamer has just shared a first look at season 2 of the series, which is based on Isaac Asimov’s beloved series of novels. According to a press release, the show is adding 10 new cast members for its sophomore season....

Is Jackass Forever The Final Movie? Here’s What Knoxville Thinks Paramount Pictures By Kaylee Dugan/Jan. 25, 2022 10:02 pm EST Like Mike Myers, Jason Vorhees, Freddy Krueger, or really any horror hunk rising up back from the dead, Johnny Knoxville isn’t quite ready to let the “Jackass” franchise die. The MTV show turned film series that also birthed a million other MTV shows (and, unsurprisingly, a video game), will break its 12-year hiatus (if you don’t count “Jackass: Bad Grandpa,” and I don’t) when the latest movie in the franchise debuts in February 2022....

John Wayne Snuck An Emotional Tribute Into The Searchers’ Final Scene Warner Bros. By Travis Yates/March 24, 2022 12:39 pm EST Celebrity culture has been around since the advent of film. The stars of the silver screen become our heroes, and sometimes they transcend to become almost mythical heroes. John Wayne is one of those actors, a name that instantly floods your mind with specific images and characters. Wayne would become synonymous with the Western genre during Hollywood’s classical film period and defined masculinity through memorable roles such as Rooster Cogburn in “True Grit,” Sheriff John T....

Law & Order Season 21 Premiere Review: The Original Series Returns After 12 Years NBC By Danielle Ryan/Feb. 24, 2022 9:00 pm EST After 12 years away, the original “Law & Order” series is back with all-new episodes. The series ended abruptly in 2010 after 20 years of telling the stories of the police officers who catch criminals and the attorneys who prosecute them. The flagship series will rejoin its currently-airing spin-offs, “Law & Order: SVU” and “Law & Order: Organized Crime....

Liam Neeson Doesn’t Think Very Highly Of His Schindler’s List Performance Universal Pictures By Joshua Meyer/May 13, 2022 9:40 am EST Some would say “Schindler’s List” is Liam Neeson’s best movie. It’s not a knock against any of Neeson’s other movies; it’s just to say that “Schindler’s List” is one of the 20th century’s greatest films, and it’s rather hard to top that. On the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 greatest American movies of all time, only seven titles ranked ahead of “Schindler’s List....

Everyone Loves An Underdog TriStar Pictures When the musical version of “Little Miss Sunshine” was being crafted (trust me, Broadway can find a musical angle for just about anything), Arndt was interviewed about the origins of the film, and said that his inspiration came from a speech that Schwarzenegger delivered to a class of high school students. During the speech, Schwarzenegger uttered the following sentence: “If there’s one thing in this world I hate, it’s losers....

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Chronological Episode Order List Lucasfilm 1 216 Cat and Mouse 2 116 Hidden Enemy T The Clone Wars theatrical release 3 301 Clone Cadets 4 303 Supply Lines 5 101 Ambush 6 102 Rising Malevolence 7 103 Shadow of Malevolence 8 104 Destroy Malevolence 9 105 Rookies 10 106 Downfall of a Droid 11 107 Duel of the Droids 12 108 Bombad Jedi 13 109 Cloak of Darkness 14 110 Lair of Grievous 15 111 Dooku Captured 16 112 The Gungan General 17 113 Jedi Crash 18 114 Defenders of Peace 19 115 Trespass 20 117 Blue Shadow Virus 21 118 Mystery of a Thousand Moons 22 119 Storm over Ryloth 23 120 Innocents of Ryloth 24 121 Liberty on Ryloth 25 201 Holocron Heist 26 202 Cargo of Doom 27 203 Children of the Force 28 217 Bounty Hunters 29 218 The Zillo Beast 30 219 The Zillo Beast Strikes Back 31 204 Senate Spy 32 205 Landing at Point Rain 33 206 Weapons Factory 34 207 Legacy of Terror 35 208 Brain Invaders 36 209 Grievous Intrigue 37 210 The Deserter 38 211 Lightsaber Lost 39 212 The Mandalore Plot 40 213 Voyage of Temptation...

Mike Judge’s Netflix Animated Series Bad Crimes Lands Two Amazing Leads Rick Kern / Getty Images By Marisa Mirabal/Jan. 18, 2022 10:41 pm EST Beloved old school “Beavis and Butt-Head” creator and animator Mike Judge is returning to the craft with a new Netflix series about friendship and a whole lot of crime. Variety announced that the 10-part series will star comedic gems Lauren Lapkus (“Orange Is the New Black,” “American Dad!...