Tales From The Box Office: Toy Story Launched One Of Cinema’s Most Reliable Hit-Makers Pixar By Ryan Scott/June 18, 2022 4:00 pm EST It is easy to take computer animation for granted in the modern era. Technology has come such a long way, to the point where many YouTubers with virtually no money can create impressive animation just for the fun of it. Yet, in the mid-’90s, this was far from the case....
The 15 Most Influential Horror Movie Stars Of All Time Universal By Bee Delores/March 17, 2022 3:12 pm EST Some of the biggest movie stars have roots in horror movies. A typically low-budget genre, horror allows anyone and everyone to come play, have a good time, and potentially jumpstart their careers. From Johnny Depp in “A Nightmare on Elm Street” to Jennifer Aniston in “Leprechaun” to Kevin Bacon in “Friday the 13th,” actors could get their feet wet on the silver screen, add a credit to their resume, and get eyes on their work....
The Best Antoine Fuqua Movies And Where To Watch Them Warner Bros. Pictures By Collier Jennings/Feb. 2, 2022 12:38 pm EST Antoine Fuqua is one of the most underrated directors working in Hollywood today — and in this writer’s humble opinion, he definitely deserves more credit than he gets. Fuqua rose to fame shooting music videos, including the video for Coolio’s “Gangster’s Paradise” which was used to promote Michelle Pfeiffer’s “Dangerous Minds....
The Best TV And Movies Coming To Disney+ And Hulu In February 2022 Hulu By Ben F. Silverio/Jan. 20, 2022 10:14 pm EST February is the month of love. As you carve out your Valentine’s Day plans, the old reliable date idea of dinner and a movie has to cross your mind. And though the thought of another pandemic-era holiday may loom in the back of your head, Disney+ and Hulu make it easier than ever to have a great movie night at home....
Why It’s Essential Viewing Richard Donner’s “Superman” is a wonderful movie. Christopher Reeve looks (and acts) like he was born to play Superman, and the movie has a colorful, playful tone that stands apart from our modern-day glut of super-flicks. But is it the best “Superman” movie? I’m sure some would argue in favor of that, but for my money, the best “Superman” movie isn’t really a full movie. It’s a trailer....
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 5 Promises More Toe-Tapping Tunes From Mizer & Moore Prime Video By Shania Russell/March 9, 2022 3:28 pm EST With an atmosphere decorated by dazzling showtunes and iconic era-appropriate standards, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” has always touted a high batting average when it comes to memorable musical moments (and Emmy wins for musical supervision). But that didn’t stop the series from stepping up to the plate for another irresistible injection of personality: original music....
Tom Hanks’ A Man Called Otto Set For Christmas Release Apple By Debopriyaa Dutta/Feb. 20, 2022 2:42 pm EST A Tom Hanks-starrer is getting a Christmas release? Yes, please. Sony Pictures recently revealed its stacked lineup for the 2022 Christmas theatrical slate, which includes Hanks’ upcoming film, “A Man Called Otto,” per a report by Variety. The comedy drama was acquired by Sony for $60 million following an intense bidding war at the Berlin Film Festival’s European Film Market....
Watcher Director Chloe Okuno And Star Maika Monroe On Making A Cold European Thriller [Interview] IFC Films By Jack Giroux/June 6, 2022 1:10 pm EST Chloe Okuno brings old-school and new school thrillers together with her newest movie, “Watcher.” The filmmaker, who previously directed a chilling horror short and a segment from a “V/H/S 94,” tells the story of Julia (played by Maika Monroe), a young woman being stalked in Romania....
30% Said This Was The Best Horror Movie Sequel – Here’s Why They’re (Mostly) Right Universal Pictures By Natalia Keogan/April 1, 2022 5:03 pm EST (Welcome to Survey Says, a feature where we conduct a movie-related survey for a random group of people and explain why they’re completely right, completely wrong, or somewhere in-between.) Oftentimes, a sequel just can’t help but pale in comparison to its inaugural cinematic installment — making it all the more special when a film’s follow-up is just as exciting and revelatory as the original....
365 Days: This Day Trailer: Netflix’s Polarizing Sex Drama Is Back For A Steamy Sequel Netflix By Debopriyaa Dutta/April 7, 2022 1:19 pm EST Remember Netflix’s “365 Days?” Yes, the one about a woman falling for a Sicilian mob boss, leading to an intensely-charged, extremely toxic dynamic that ended in a cliffhanger. The erotic drama is back with a sequel, “365 Days: This Day,” the trailer for which dropped recently. Barbara Białowąs and Tomasz Mandes’ “365 Days” is based on the novel trilogy by Blanka Lipińska, in which mob boss Don Massimo Torricelli (Michele Morrone) imprisons (?...
Clips Round-Up: Luke Wilson Visits Gasoline Alley, Matthew Gray Gubler Is King Knight & More! [Exclusive] Saban Films By Max Evry/Feb. 10, 2022 3:03 pm EST (Welcome to SlashClips, a series where we bring you exclusive clips from hot new Digital, Blu-ray and theatrical releases you won’t see anywhere else!) In this edition: Gasoline Alley King Knight Run & Gun Gridlocked Gasoline Alley First up is an exclusive clip from the action thriller “Gasoline Alley....
Bartman Super7 Everybody do the Bartman! The superhero disguise of the troublemaking member of the Simpsons clan comes with his trusty skateboard, a slingshot a Radioactive Man comic book, and a bonus figure of his loyal canine sidekick, Santa’s Little Helper. What are the odds that we’ll ever see Bartman joined by his sidekick, Houseboy, AKA Milhouse Van Houten. Bartman debuted in the episode “Three Men and a Comic Book,” as a last minute attempt to get a discount on a comic convention admission price by dressing as a superhero....
Fruits Basket - Prelude - Review: An Incomplete Love Story Crunchyroll By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 20, 2022 5:50 pm EST “Fruits Basket” has always been a deceiving anime. What started off as a lighthearted supernatural comedy about boys who transform into animals when hugged by members of the opposite sex (quirky!) slowly revealed itself to be a potent and heartbreaking drama about domestic abuse, generational trauma, social anxiety, depression, and ultimately, that accepting that the unconditional support of an abnormally cheery girl is just as good as therapy....
How 37-Year Old Ian McDiarmid Landed The Role Of Wrinkly, Old Emperor Palpatine Lucasfilm By Devin Meenan/May 26, 2022 8:22 pm EST When it comes to pure evil, Emperor Palpatine is just a few degrees off from Satan himself. Yet he’s never a dry character thanks to Ian McDiarmid. A stage actor by trade, McDiarmid always plays Palpatine at the heightened register “Star Wars” demands. When he first played the villain in “Return of the Jedi,” McDiarmid’s face was concealed behind makeup....
Infinite Storm Star Naomi Watts And Director Małgorzata Szumowska On Shooting In The Wilds Of Slovenia [Interview] Bleeker Street By Max Evry/March 28, 2022 12:01 pm EST The harrowing real-life survival tale “Infinite Storm” is now playing in theaters everywhere. The movie, which stars Naomi Watts, Billy Howle, Denis O’Hare, and Parker Sawyers, tells the extraordinary story of search and rescue officer Pam Bales and her heroic rescue of a hiker from a mountaintop....
It Took Almost Every Technique In The Book To Make The Hoverboards Fly In Back To The Future Part II Universal Pictures By Witney Seibold/April 22, 2022 1:18 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Anyone who was a child in 1989 could likely repeat the widely circulated rumor that hoverboards — the wheel-less, floating skateboards featured in Robert Zemeckis’ “Back to the Future Part II” — were 100% real....
Let’s Break Down The Illuminati In Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Marvel Studios By Fatemeh Mirjalili/May 6, 2022 12:25 pm EST Read with caution. Spoilers for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” are below. The multiversal madness has begun. Marvel Studio’s first film of the year, the highly anticipated, Sam Raimi-directed “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” is finally here. As expected, the movie features many new characters and trippy battles....
Making TV Taught The Bob’s Burgers Team An Important Lesson For The Movie 20th Century Studios By Matthew Bilodeau/May 26, 2022 8:44 am EST You’ve seen the Belchers flip burgers, act weird, and break out into full-on musical numbers, and soon you’ll get to see them do all of that, but on the big screen in “The Bob’s Burgers Movie.” The 2D adult animated show from creator Loren Bouchard brings one of television’s most wholesome families to movie theaters, and I’m really excited to see how the team was able to adapt this strange little show to a significantly different medium....
Nothing Compares Review: A Compassionate Look At Sinéad O’Connor’s Pop Stardom Rise And Fall [Sundance 2022] Andrew Catlin By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 24, 2022 4:30 pm EST In the 1990s, Sinéad O’Connor was huge — and then it all came crashing down. O’Connor had become a major pop star, but an appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” in which she tore up a photo of then-Pope John Paul II, effectively torpedoed her career....
The Boys Created A Brand-New Language To Let Kimiko Communicate By Joshua Meyer/May 23, 2022 9:26 am EST In “The Boys,” Karen Fukuhara’s role as the regenerative, super-strong Kimiko initially drew some criticism for how it seemed to relegate another Japanese actress to a non-speaking part, rendering her non-verbal in the manner of Rinko Kikuchi’s character in both “Babel” and “The Brothers Bloom.” This was not helped by scenes like the one where a white guy (Simon Pegg’s Hugh Sr....
