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Daniel Radcliffe’s On-Set Attitude Is Based On One Simple Rule Warner Bros. Pictures By Fatemeh Mirjalili/May 27, 2022 9:21 am EST Daniel Radcliffe is a really nice guy. Just ask Sandra Bullock. The actor is prominently known for his role in “Harry Potter,” but Radcliffe has since appeared in several independent films and stage productions in an attempt to diversify his filmography. Radcliffe’s popularity is consistent across the world — the eight-film franchise grossed $7....

Disney’s The Little Mermaid Made Some Drastic Changes To The Dark Fairytale Disney By Jamie Gerber/March 24, 2022 12:26 pm EST Released in 1989, “The Little Mermaid” kicked off the Disney Renaissance and is still considered by many to be one of the Mouse House’s finest achievements. It may be a Disney classic, but it’s not exactly a faithful retelling of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen’s famous 1837 story. I loved Andersen’s often tragic brand of fairytales as a child, and “The Little Mermaid” was a favorite....

Every Dinosaur In The Jurassic World Dominion Trailer Universal Pictures By Deshawn “DeLa Doll” Thomas/Feb. 12, 2022 12:09 pm EST Since the trailer for “Jurassic World Dominion” recently dropped, it’s only right to focus on one of the most important stars in the series. Apologies to Jeff Goldblum, but this is all about the dinos, and the “Jurassic” movies would be nothing without them. With that in mind, here is every dinosaur that was spotted in the “Jurassic World Dominion” trailer, listed in the order of how much I’d want to befriend and train them to be in my dinosaur army....

Paranormal placement Sony Pictures Though “Ghostbusters” is set in a fictional world, Glicker intended to reproduce exact replicas of the iconic suits — even down to their stitches. In “Ghostbusters: Afterlife: The Art and Making of the Movie,” author Ozzy Inguanzo details how Glicker inspected an original costume and found that the “no ghost” patch was embroidered onto a rare moleskin fabric. He visited a source that sold vintage fabric and while looking in the wrong section, came upon a bolt of white British moleskin that happened to be the same fabric as the original patch base....

What to expect in Hacks season 2 HBO Max “Hacks” co-star and co-showrunner Paul S. Downs previously discussed the direction that season 2 of the acclaimed series will take, as Smart’s character, Deborah Vance, hits the road for a comedy tour, performing and perhaps bombing in smaller venues outside her usual Las Vegas stomping grounds: “What is it like when you’re on the road in small venues and not doing well?...

Hayao Miyazaki Had Conflicted Feelings About Anime’s Growing Audience Toho By Witney Seibold/May 19, 2022 3:55 pm EST Japanese anime was first seen in the United States in the 1960s with shows like “Gigantor” and “Astro Boy” and “Speed Racer,” grew in cult appeal throughout the 1970s, and hit it big cinematically in 1985 with the release of “Akira.” Throughout the 1980s, more and more anime crept its way into the fringes of popular culture, with an increasing number of imports making their way into the collections of enterprising nerds....

Here’s How You Can Watch Robert Eggers’ Early Short Short Film Adapting Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart Palehorse Productions By Debopriyaa Dutta/April 29, 2022 1:24 pm EST Robert Eggers’ 2006 German expressionist horror short, “Hansel & Gretel,” was recently released for fans to dive into. Now, Eggers’ other short, “The Tell-Tale Heart,” which is a 21-minute reinterpretation of Edgar Allan Poe’s eponymous, anxiety-ridden short story, is now available for viewing, exclusively on IndieWire....

Long Live The Dark Universe: Javier Bardem Still Wants To Play Frankenstein Warner Bros. By Joshua Meyer/Jan. 14, 2022 11:56 am EST Once upon a time, Javier Bardem was set to inhabit the role Boris Karloff made famous in 1931 and play Frankenstein’s monster in the creature-feature-IP-aggregating franchise “Dark Universe”. Universal Pictures famously photoshopped together Bardem, Russell Crowe, Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, and Sofia Boutella into the same room in a promo image for said Dark Universe....

Moonage Daydream trailer “Moonage Daydream” will explore Bowie’s genius across several disciplines; music and film may be the two he’s best known for, but the doc will take time with all the art forms he invested in throughout his life and career, including dance, painting, sculpture, screenwriting, theater and more. The film hails from documentarian Brett Morgen (“Cobain: Montage of Heck,” “Jane”) who didn’t just direct but served as the writer, producer, and sole editor on the upcoming project....

Netflix Is Set To Raise Subscription Prices For The First Time Since October 2020 Netflix By Jeremy Mathai/Jan. 14, 2022 4:28 pm EST All good things must come to an end. Remember all the high points you enjoyed together, rather than focusing on the low ones. Who knows, things can always change! Insert the vaguely comforting cliché of your choice here, because we’ve unfortunately got some bad news for you. Netflix is once again raising their monthly subscription prices, at least for users in the United States and Canada....

Obi-Wan Kenobi Season 1 Ending Explained: Goodbye, Old Friend Disney+ By Ryan Scott/June 22, 2022 1:00 pm EST Fans have been waiting quite some time for Ewan McGregor to make his return to the “Star Wars” galaxy, and now, after several weeks and six episodes, “Obi-Wan Kenobi” has wrapped up its run on Disney+. Whether or not this is going to be a season finale or a series finale remains somewhat undetermined....

Pachinko Stars Jin Ha And Anna Sawai On Solomon’s Big Moment, Naomi’s Perspective, And More [Interview] Apple TV+ By Shania Russell/April 1, 2022 2:34 pm EST This post contains spoilers for episode 4 of “Pachinko.” “Pachinko” tells a sprawling story of one family’s fight for survival over the course of 70 years. Had the new Apple TV+ series gone the route of the best-selling novel it’s based on, audiences would’ve started at the very beginning and slowly made their way through the story of Sunja, the young survivor turned family matriarch....

Taylor’s Crucible FilmGrab Early in the film, Taylor tells his grandmother that he is in Hell. He quotes an uncited writer who once described the underworld as a locale governed by “the impossibility of reason.” Though he finds solace in Elias’s marijuana-laced wisdom, he is equally galled by Barnes’ abject cruelty and dedication to “the machine.” Both sergeants follow their orders, but Elias does so ruefully. Elias confesses to Taylor that Vietnam is a losing campaign....

Scream Directors Had Serious Doubts About That Surprise Character Return Paramount Pictures By Anya Stanley/Jan. 21, 2022 10:22 am EST Massive spoilers for “Scream” (2022) follow, read on at your own peril. Those who caught the new “Scream” re-quel were shocked to see the return of OG “Scream” slasher Billy Loomis, played by Skeet Ulrich in both films. Ulrich reprises his role as the “pansy-ass mama’s boy” who tried to kill legacy star Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) back in Wes Craven’s 1996 original film....

Severance Composer On How That Eerie Theme Came Together And The Easter Egg You Probably Didn’t Catch [Interview] Apple TV+ By Vanessa Armstrong/April 8, 2022 3:36 pm EST Season 1 of “Severance” makes for a compelling watch, in large part because the show’s music heightens the tension, the twisted mystery of what is actually going on at Lumon Industries, and how fractured Lumon’s employees truly are. “I wanted to play around with the idea of that piano glitching and falling apart, and the idea of somebody’s self fraying,” “Severance” composer Theodore Shapiro told /Film in a recent interview....

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse 2 Producer Teases Ties To The MCU Multiverse Sony Pictures By Jeremy Mathai/Feb. 7, 2022 11:33 am EST First, there were just regular ol’ comic book movies. Then, there came crossover event movies, starring superheroes from various films within the same overall franchise. So how can you possibly one-up movies like “Avengers: Infinity War” or “Avengers: Endgame,” the former of which singlehandedly inspired all those tongue-in-cheek, “‘Infinity War’ is the most ambitious crossover event in history” memes?...

‘It’s more mature’ Netflix “I don’t think it’s very fair,” Quinn says of Eddie’s legacy, “but I think it kind of fits into the rest of the theme of this season, which is it’s more adult, it’s brutal, it’s more frightening.” It’s true that the season, with its horror movie villain and themes of depression and isolation, has stopped following the show’s typical heroes-always-win pattern. The end of the season sees the town in full end-of-days mode: if the biblical signs and news reports about a portal to hell are any indications, they didn’t learn anything from Jason’s (Mason Dye) angry mob mentality....

The Best TV Shows And Movies Coming To Netflix In May 2022 DreamWorks Pictures By Sandy Schaefer/April 20, 2022 3:17 pm EST Netflix is once again making headlines this week, though not for the reasons it would like. After losing a reported 200,000 subscribers in Q1 (with a loss of 2 million subscribers projected for Q2), the company is cracking down on password sharing and considering a lower-cost ad-supported streaming tier to counter its growing competition in the streaming market....

The Daily Stream: Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory Is Delightful Nightmare Fuel Paramount Pictures By Jenna Busch/March 13, 2022 9:15 pm EST (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie: “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” Where You Can Stream It: Netflix The Pitch: I have a weird love/lasting fear of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” from my childhood....

The Morning Watch: Jurassic Park Cast Retrospective, Behind Barry Season 3 & More Vanity Fair By BJ Colangelo/April 28, 2022 8:00 am EST (The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, prepare your emotions because Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, and Sam Neill have reunited to talk about the legacy of “Jurassic Park....