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The comeback we need Warner Bros. A Shane Black/Robert Downey Jr. collaboration, no matter the source material, is cause for celebration. Black’s directorial debut and the duo’s first movie together, “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,” is considered a cult classic and one of the best black comedy crime films ever made — mixing Black’s unique brand of dark humor and social commentary with the type of hardboiled crime story that Donald E....

Rosamund Pike To Star In Emerald Fennell’s Next Movie, Saltburn Netflix By BJ Colangelo/May 12, 2022 9:32 pm EST The newest project from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell is heading our way, and Rosamund Pike (“Gone Girl,” “I Care A Lot,” “The Wheel of Time”) is leading the cast. Joining Pike are Jacob Elordi (“Euphoria”) and Barry Keoghan (“The Killing of a Sacred Deer”) because Emerald Fennell loves us and wants us to be happy....

Ryan Reynolds’ Work On Deadpool Went On Long After Filming Wrapped By Witney Seibold/June 16, 2022 2:07 pm EST After years of trying to decide what it wanted to do with Ryan Reynolds — he made attempts at action star, superhero, romantic lead, and intense horror actor — Hollywood finally struck gold in 2016 with the release of director Tim Miller’s “Deadpool.” It was a film set in the universe of “X-Men,” but also a send-up of it....

Blazing Saddles Warner Bos. Mel Brooks aimed his razor-sharp wit at the Western movie genre in 1974 with his spoof “Blazing Saddles.” At this point, the Western had been established for generations. Westerns had evolved and matured since their earliest days. More reflective films like “Once Upon A Time In The West” and “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” had already deconstructed the genre. That made it more challenging to say something new with a genre that audiences were already so familiar with....

The Accident That Nearly Destroyed The Fifth Element’s Most Complicated Scene Sony Pictures By Travis Yates/Feb. 7, 2022 3:03 pm EST When you think about Hollywood blockbusters, French cinema is not the first thing you think of. In fact, it might be the last. French filmmaker Luc Besson abandoned expectations and turned the sci-fi genre on its head with the 1997 release of “The Fifth Element.” With roots in French New Wave cinema that emphasizes visual style and experimentation, Besson created a style of his own with bold and bombastic fashion, humorous and bizarre antagonists, and a dystopian future set to lush colors rather than monotone palates....

The Classic Superman Cameo You May Have Missed In Man Of Steel Warner Bros. By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Jan. 19, 2022 8:49 am EST It is widely known that superhero movies simply love featuring cameos from actors who once played a different version of the same superhero. Most superhero flicks are teeming with Easter eggs from the comics, but very few go on to include well-known actors who have portrayed the hero in the past....

The painting that inspired the series Netflix Episode seven, “Harmony,” sees Anthony descend from his moody bachelor pad to visit Benedict at the Academy. The younger Bridgerton is engaged at a salon-style party; he and his artist friends are sketching a model who happens to be a Black woman. However, she’s not just any Black woman. She’s dressed in the exact same style as the model in “Portrait de Madeleine,” a famous work of art created by French painter Marie-Guillemine Benoist in real life....

A tense game of cat-and-mouse Also in the cast is Regé-Jean Page, of “Bridgerton” fame, who will be playing the director of the National Clandestine Service, Danny Carmichael. The rest of the cast for “The Gray Man” includes Dhanush, Billy Bob Thornton (who plays Gentry’s handler), Julia Butters, Alfre Woodard, Eme Ikwuakor, Jessica Henwick, Wagner Moura, Callan Mulvey, Scott Haze, Michael Gandolfini, and Sam Lerner, along with DeObia Oparei. Evidently, the film’s ensemble cast is quite staggering, and will potentially plant the seeds for an expanding universe with many players....

The Longest Night Teaser: This Prison Is About To Break Netflix By BJ Colangelo/May 30, 2022 2:51 pm EST The latest Spanish-language series for Netflix has been given its first teaser trailer, and this crime thriller looks absolutely captivating. Directed by Óscar Pedraza (“Sky Rojo,” “Patria,” “Urxencia Cero”) from a screenplay by Xosé Moraisa and Victoriano Sierra Ferreiro, “The Longest Night” will tell a gripping story about a group of armed men who surround the Monte Baruca psychiatric prison and cut off all forms of communication on December 24 to fulfill their mission to save Simón Lago, an infamous serial killer, after the prison warden refuses to turn him over....

The Orville: New Horizons Trailer: It’s A Good Day To Risk Everything Hulu By Shania Russell/May 12, 2022 4:07 pm EST Fans of “The Orville” have endured a humbling lesson in patience, but at long last, the wait is finally over. Seth MacFarlane’s hilarious sci-fi adventure is returning for a third season, but with a few notable changes: It’ll now stream on Hulu instead of airing on Fox, and it’s been retitled “The Orville: New Horizons....

The Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest Stunt That Challenged Orlando Bloom Walt Disney Studios By Leigh Giangreco/June 15, 2022 1:55 pm EST When I first watched “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” when it premiered in theaters, I remember shuddering when I saw the moonlit monsters stalking the seas around Port Royal. Yet when my brother and I would reenact scenes from the movie, we never pretended to be skeletal pirates marching underwater....

The Spine Of Night Giveaway: Win A 4K SteelBook Of This Heavy-Metal Horror Fantasy Film RLJE Films By Shania Russell/Jan. 24, 2022 12:36 pm EST In just a few weeks, audiences can enjoy the ultra-violent fantasy horror film “The Spine of Night” in all its gorgeously animated glory, all from the safety of their own homes. The sprawling fantasy epic is making its physical media debut on February 1, meaning you can finally get more than a quick glimpse at its unique rotoscope animation and find out what all the horrific hype is about....

The Tragedy Of Macbeth Trailer: Denzel Washington And Frances McDormand Scheme Their Way Through A Shakespeare Classic Apple TV+ By BJ Colangelo/Jan. 6, 2022 6:10 pm EST The ire of superstitious theatre kids and the sworn enemy of high school English classes everywhere, William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” has been interpreted in every way imaginable, including a fan-favorite episode of “The Simpsons.” Now, Academy Award-winning director Joel Coen has tackled the tragic behemoth with “The Tragedy of Macbeth....

The Woman King First Look: Viola Davis Charges Into Battle In This Historical Epic Sony Pictures By Sandy Schaefer/Feb. 1, 2022 2:01 pm EST Do you want to see Viola Davis play the general of an all-women African military unit in a historical epic? Of course you do! That’s why Sony Pictures green-lit “The Woman King,” a film starring the Oscar-winning “Fences” and “The Suicide Squad” alum as Nanisca, the military leader who protected the real-world West African Kingdom of Dahomey (which existed from 1600 to 1904, give or take a year)....

Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, And Eric Roth Have A Forrest Gump Reunion With Graphic Novel Adaptation, Here Paramount Pictures By BJ Colangelo/Feb. 17, 2022 10:11 pm EST Almost three decades ago, Robert Zemeckis, Eric Roth, and Tom Hanks helped bring to life “Forrest Gump,” which went on to win six Academy Awards and became one of the most beloved films in history. Now, the three are reuniting for the film adaptation of the graphic novel, “Here....

Why Director Nicholas Stoller Being Straight Was Key To Making Bros Work, According To Billy Eichner Disney+ By BJ Colangelo/May 12, 2022 9:21 am EST Billy Eichner’s “Bros” is already breaking new ground and it hasn’t even been released yet. Eichner is now the first openly gay man to co-write and star in a major studio film, and “Bros” is the first major studio film to feature an all openly LGBTQ+ principal cast, including in the roles of straight characters....

Joker Warner Bros. Let’s start with a recent misstep. Todd Phillips’ “Joker” is a morose vanity project dressed in prestige film threads, a movie made less with purpose than the desire for it. Yes, it has an extraordinary lead performance and a masterful score, but it rarely knows what to do with them, choosing provocative needle drops over cohesive storytelling. That said, “Joker” is a triumph of marketing. From its very first trailer, it appeared as though Phillips had brought Martin Scorsese to DC Comics, using everything from “Taxi Driver” to “The King of Comedy” as a reference point....

Atlanta’s Donald Glover Went Method For His Teddy Perkins Character, And It Fooled Lakeith Stanfield FX By Kaylee Dugan/March 24, 2022 8:10 am EST With Donald Glover’s “Atlanta” finally returning for its long awaited season 3, it feels like everyone is taking a long walk down memory lane and indulging in some of their favorite “Atlanta” moments. And there are a lot for a TV show with such few episodes, with its tone and style ranging from the subversive to the surreal, from high anxiety to high comedy....

Born: 41 BBY Lucasfilm Star Wars fans have long reconciled themselves to the fact that they will never learn the name of Yoda’s species, nor his planet of origin. Why? Because George Lucas didn’t know and quite enjoyed not knowing, so we don’t get to find out, either. Keeping Yoda’s origins a secret was a firm rule at the original Lucasfilm, one that “The Mandalorian” showrunners Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau have carefully respected, even though Grandpa George no longer has any legal say....

Bong Joon-Ho’s Favorite Modern Horror Movie May Surprise You A24 By Fatemeh Mirjalili/March 16, 2022 10:22 am EST Bong Joon-ho’s success crossed over to new global heights after the release of “Parasite,” the South Korean filmmaker’s dark comedy thriller that explored social class dynamics. The film made history during awards season — Bong received the Cannes Film Festival’s most prestigious award, the Palme d’Or, in 2019, and later, numerous accolades including four Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Picture (the first non-English film to do so), Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film....