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Why Baz Luhrmann Almost Abandoned The Idea Of Making Elvis Warner Bros By Shania Russell/June 23, 2022 4:43 pm EST Nearly a decade after revitalizing the phrase “old sport” with his adaptation of “The Great Gatsby,” Baz Luhrmann is returning to the big screen with yet another over-the-top cinematic experience — his musical biopic of the King of Rock and Roll, “Elvis.” This one has been a long time coming. Not just because Luhrmann’s eccentric filmmaking style is a perfect match for the legendary performer, but because the director has been aching to helm this story for years....

Why The Northman Has The Same Plot As The Lion King Focus Features / Walt Disney Animation By BJ Colangelo/April 23, 2022 5:06 pm EST Warning: spoilers ahead for “The Northman” (and also for “The Lion King” and “Hamlet”). First appearing in Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum, “Deeds of Danes,” the story of Amleth has been told and retold since the early 13th century — and has now been brought to the big screen in Robert Eggers’ direct adaptation, “The Northman....

Why The Stars Of Let The Right One In Never Got To See The Script EFTI By Joshua Meyer/March 25, 2022 11:02 am EST For his 2008 Swedish vampire movie, “Let the Right One In,” director Tomas Alfredson was working with two first-time child actors, Kâre Hedebrant and Lina Leanderson, on some very adult subject matter. It wasn’t just the fact that this was a horror film. Author John Ajvide Lindqvist, who wrote the novel “Let the Right One In” was based on, also wrote the film’s screenplay, and in adapting his book, he sanded off some of its rough edges....

The Most Horrifying Squid Game Costume Netflix Variety is even taking the DIY “Squid Game” costumes to the next level with their red light, green light costume suggestion. We highly recommend memorizing the horrifying song this animatronic statue sings in the show, so you can truly terrorize your friends and family. I mean, is it really a Halloween costume if it doesn’t haunt at least one person’s nightmares? No matter which “Squid Game” costume you decide to go with, this is gearing up to be your most comfortable Halloween ever....

Acting Was Just A Small Part Of Ryan Reynolds’ Adam Project Role Netflix By Matthew Bilodeau/March 22, 2022 12:07 pm EST Wherever Ryan Reynolds goes, his charm follows. Even though his latest sci-fi action adventure, “The Adam Project,” struggles to recapture the natural magic and wonder of the Amblin-inspired filmography it aspires to stand alongside, “The Adam Project” has been well on its way to claim another big hit for Netflix....

Akira Kurosawa’s Career Advice Every Aspiring Director Needs To Hear Toho By Mike Shutt/March 11, 2022 11:09 am EST Few directors are more beloved by filmmakers and cinephiles alike than Japanese auteur Akira Kurosawa. The man spent five decades creating some of cinema’s most celebrated works, from the redefining action epic “Seven Samurai” to the sunbaked film noir “Stray Dog” to his take on William Shakespeare’s “King Lear” with “Ran.” If a film features a story from multiple viewpoints, it will inevitably be said to have a “Rashomon”-like structure, one of his films....

Scorpios rex Netflix Let’s be honest, even the most dangerous dinosaurs in this franchise are still somewhat cute. That is, except for the Scorpios Rex. Remember the concept art for a canceled version of “Jurassic Park 4” that included horrifying human-dino hybrids? Well, the Scorpios Rex is the closest we’ve got to that being a reality. A hybrid monstrosity created by Henry Wu, this poor creature suffers from respiratory and neurological problems, which makes its behavior erratic and unpredictable....

Baby-Sitters Club Creator Laments Netflix Cancelation As A Loss For Female Audiences Netflix By Valerie Ettenhofer/March 19, 2022 3:31 pm EST Too-soon Netflix cancelations have hurt before, but few untimely demises have been handled with as much refreshing honesty as “The Baby-Sitters Club.” It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the creator of a show as empowering and thoughtful as this one has some ideas about the structural problems that led to its cancelation, and that seems to have been the case when Rachel Shukert spoke with Vulture....

Bridgerton Season 2 Review: Simone Ashley Is The Diamond Of An Otherwise Lackluster Courting Season Netflix By Shania Russell/March 20, 2022 3:01 am EST The burden of expectation weighs heavily on the second outing of the Bridgerton family, who first arrived in our lives as a source of much-needed relief, graciously whisking us away in a scintillating flurry. In the midst of our pandemic-fueled depression, we were offered a healthy dose of unabashed Regency-era confection that blended Austen sensibilities with juicy Shondaland extravagance....

Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Takes A Hatchet To The Cameo Craze Marvel Studios By Jeremy Mathai/May 6, 2022 5:00 pm EST This post contains major spoilers for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” Now that we’re almost exactly 14 years into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it seems like everyone has the routine down to a science. As usual, screenings for the newest movie from Thursday night through the opening weekend will be packed to the gills....

Every Easter Egg In Stranger Things Season 4 Episode 6 Netflix By Danielle Ryan/May 31, 2022 10:30 am EST “Stranger Things” season 4 has been a rollercoaster so far, following multiple plots around the world as the intrepid forces of good from Hawkins, Indiana, attempt to fight the forces of evil from the Upside Down. After witnessing the death of head cheerleader Chrissy and then being forced to hide out from law enforcement, poor Eddie (Joseph Quinn) witnessed the even more gruesome death of basketball player Patrick out on Lovers’ Lake....

Gamestop: Rise Of The Players Trailer: Redditors Take On Wall Street And Win Super LTD By Danielle Ryan/Jan. 20, 2022 3:35 pm EST If you missed or didn’t understand the GameStop short squeeze in January 2021, don’t worry — there’s a new documentary coming that will explain the whole wild story. From the creators of the documentary “Console Wars” comes “GameStop: Rise of the Players,” which aims to shine a light on the people who realized they had power in numbers when they managed to overwhelm some of the toughest players on Wall Street....

How A Harry Potter Set Accident Led To Candles Falling From The Ceiling Warner Bros. By Valerie Ettenhofer/Jan. 3, 2022 10:07 am EST HBO Max’s new special, “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts,” is a thing of real-life magic. The nearly two-hour special reveals behind-the-scenes tidbits from the series and revisits some of the eight films’ best moments. It’s even managed to make viewers nostalgic for a series that many of us will never be able to love through the uncomplicated lens of childhood again....

Influential Batman Comic Book Artist Neal Adams Has Died At 80 DC Comics By Ryan Scott/April 29, 2022 2:42 pm EST Neal Adams, the legendary comic book artist whose work with DC Comics helped to redefine “Batman” for a new generation, has died. The news comes from The Hollywood Reporter, with the outlet reporting that Adams has passed due to complications from sepsis, with his wife, Marilyn Adams, confirming the news....

Josephine Decker On The Sky Is Everywhere, Grief, And Her All-Time Favorite Movie [Interview] Apple TV+ By Witney Seibold/Feb. 9, 2022 5:48 pm EST Josephine Decker (“Shirley,” “Madeline’s Madeline”) has been making feature films since 2008, and has always been interested in exploring intense emotional states and raw, exposed feelings with a mixture of intensity and whimsy. In addition to making adorable short films like “Me, The Terrible,” about a young girl going on an imaginary pirate adventure in the big city, Decker also once attended Marina Abramović’s exhibition “The Artist is Present” and was escorted from the building for undressing in front of the artist....

Logan Director James Mangold To Direct Buster Keaton Biopic Metro-Goldwyn Pictures By Debopriyaa Dutta/Feb. 23, 2022 11:36 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A biopic about one of the greatest icons of American cinema is about to be made, by the director of “Logan.” James Mangold, who is also helming the upcoming “Indiana Jones 5,” is set to direct a film about the life of iconic filmmaker and comedian Buster Keaton....

On Season 3 Of Barry, Sally Reed Holds It All Together HBO By Michael Boyle/May 2, 2022 10:00 am EST Although HBO’s “Barry” is slightly more of a comedy than other prestige dramas like “Breaking Bad,” it does feature a similar dynamic: the main hero with the big, dark secret, and the love interest character he’s hiding the secret from. It’s not the exact same, though: Sally (Sarah Goldberg) doesn’t know Barry (Bill Hader) before the start of the show, and she’s a lot less suspicious of him throughout the first two seasons....

One Of The Scariest Scenes In The Sixth Sense Validates Kids’ Fears Buena Vista Pictures Distribution By Ariel Fisher AND Matt Donato/May 28, 2022 6:29 pm EST (Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition, Ariel remembers very real terror in “The Sixth Sense,” and Matt feels like he’s seeing dead people for the first time all over again....

Paramount Has A Top Secret H.G. Wells Adaptation In The Works Universal Pictures By Jeremy Mathai/March 28, 2022 5:32 pm EST No Mount Rushmore of legendary sci-fi writers would ever be complete with H.G. Wells somewhere on there, likely head and shoulders with Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick, and Mary Shelley. (Note: this is not a reflection of their moral attributes given that, much like the actual members of Mount Rushmore, not all of these historical figures were without some glaring flaws!...

Weird Science (1985) Universal Pictures Lots of 1980s films were less than enlightened in their portrayal of women. Sexy teenage boy fantasies were a virtual industry unto themselves, and films like “Porky’s” and “Revenge of the Nerds” were so comfortable with casual sexual assault that we can’t laugh at them anymore. Science fiction didn’t skip out on this trend with John Hughes’ teen flick “Weird Science.” There’s a lot to still like about this movie, including Bill Paxton as the jerky brother Chet and the boys’ horny teenage behavior is a far cry from the sexism in similar films....