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ILM had to juggle Jedi with a busy slate of effects-heavy films Universal After “Jaws” kick-started the blockbuster movie boom and “Star Wars” created an appetite within audiences for dazzling feats of visual effects, the Hollywood production slate was brimming with films whose box office expectations and effects requirements were exponentially increasing. While the effects house Industrial Light & Magic had been formed initially to work solely on “Star Wars,” by 1982 the company was deluged with projects....

Better Call Saul Season 5 Teaser Better Call Saul is back! Season 5 arrives April 4 on Netflix pic.twitter.com/LxhivKeEuH— Netflix (@netflix) March 22, 2022 It’s alllllll good, man. After years of waiting, season 5 of “Better Call Saul” will join the previous 4 seasons on Netflix on April 4, 2022. Depending on the binge-watching capabilities of the larger audience, that should give eager fans just enough time to revisit the entirety of the last season and prepare themselves accordingly for the final season that’s set to premiere just a few scant weeks later in April....

Clark Trailer: Bill Skarsgard Is The Originator Of Stockholm Syndrome In Totally Bonkers Netflix Series Netflix By Danielle Ryan/Feb. 4, 2022 1:20 pm EST Bill Skarsgård knows a thing or two about identifying with his tormentor after his experiences playing Pennywise in Andy Muschetti’s “It” films. Now he’s playing Clark Olofsson, the man who inspired what we think of today as Stockholm Syndrome. In 1973, Olofsson’s prison buddy Janne Olsson robbed a bank and took four hostages, then demanded that Olofsson be released to come and help him....

Dune: Part Two Was Greenlit The Day After Dune Landed In Theaters Warner Bros. By Ryan Scott/Feb. 14, 2022 1:29 pm EST Warner Bros. and Legendary seemed interested in the idea of making director Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s beloved sci-fi novel “Dune” into (at least) a two-part epic, but some in Hollywood wondered if the companies would actually follow through with a sequel. Thankfully, the first movie performed well enough when it hit theaters last fall to indeed justify “Dune: Part Two,” which will be coming our way in 2023....

Elemental concept art Pixar Pixar announced this information alongside new concept art and a title treatment for the upcoming animated film. Pixar notes that the original story was first conceived by director Peter Sohn, based on his own childhood growing up in New York. According to Sohn: “My parents emigrated from Korea in the early 1970s and built a bustling grocery store in the Bronx. We were among many families who ventured to a new land with hopes and dreams — all of us mixing into one big salad bowl of cultures, languages, and beautiful little neighborhoods....

‘Lived like an emperor’ Library of Congress Chinlund explained in “The Art of the Batman” that the inspiration for this set design came from Robert Moses, “a notorious figure in the history of New York.” “He ran something called the Triborough Commission, and basically he was responsible for masterminding all these road projects throughout the city. Legend has it that his office was beneath a toll plaza in the bridge, and so as the money flowed in from the tolls it went right through a tube into his office....

Build your deck /Film Designed for up to five players, Legendary Encounters encourages players to relive the events of the original four “Alien” movies. Players choose from 10 available roles — including medics, technicians, mercenaries, and more — and build a custom deck of special and standard character roles. Each turn, you will play upwards of six cards in your hand. These cards will either allow you to reveal and attack enemy cards or purchase a new character card from the shared pool....

Jurassic World Dominion Botches The Franchise’s Biggest Mystery Universal Pictures By Ryan Scott/June 14, 2022 2:00 pm EST This post contains major spoilers for “Jurassic World Dominion.” With the release of “Jurassic World Dominion,” one of the biggest movie franchises in the history of cinema approaches something that is meant to feel like closure. After all, this is the end of the current trilogy, and it brings things full circle by returning many characters from the original “Jurassic Park....

Laurence Olivier Was Less Than Polite On The Set Of Wuthering Heights United Artists By Witney Seibold/June 15, 2022 7:34 pm EST Prior to William Wyler’s acclaimed 1939 film, Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel “Wuthering Heights” had — perhaps surprisingly — only been adapted to film once. The 1920 version directed by A.V. Bramble is presumed lost, leaving Wyler’s version to remain the earliest — and in many ways, the standard — for Brontë’s work on screen....

LeBron James’ Talk Show The Shop Gets Drafted From HBO To YouTube HBO By Debopriyaa Dutta/March 1, 2022 12:02 pm EST The LeBron James talk show, “The Shop,” which is due to return for its fifth season, has found a new home. The Emmy-winning program, created by Paul Rivera and Randy Mims for “Uninterrupted” is relocating from HBO exclusively to YouTube, as per a report by The Hollywood Reporter. Now you can also join the likes of Donald Glover, J Balvin, Quinta Brunson, and LeBron himself via YouTube, as they talk about music, sports, and a wide array of other things....

Mid-Budget Movies Could Be The Future, And Lionsgate Should Lead The Way Lionsgate By Ryan Scott/Feb. 25, 2022 2:01 pm EST The pandemic has altered just about every major industry on the planet, and the movie business is certainly no exception. Everything from production all the way through distribution has been impacted greatly. The major push for streaming over the past couple of years has truly left movie theaters and the box office on somewhat shaky ground....

Movies To Watch If You Enjoyed The Outfit FilmNation Entertainment By Bryan Young/March 18, 2022 12:10 pm EST Graham Moore, the writer of 2014’s “The Imitation Game,” has made his feature directorial debut with “The Outfit,” a new movie starring Mark Rylance as a quiet, unassuming tailor in 1950s Chicago who does his best to mind his own business. When it turns out his shop is being used as a dead drop for mobsters, things take a turn for the worst....

Paramount Faces Lawsuit Over Top Gun: Maverick Copyright Claim Paramount By Jeremy Smith/June 6, 2022 6:42 pm EST “Top Gun: Maverick” has been flying some remarkably friendly skies since its Memorial Day weekend opening. The film took off theatrically in the U.S. with a stratospheric $160 million four-day gross, and dropped a mere 29% over its second weekend, the best-ever domestic hold for a movie that opened over $100 million. Backed by rave reviews and a rare A+ Cinemascore, Paramount and star Tom Cruise have a bona-fide phenomenon on their hands....

Steven Seagal Was Desperate To Star In Predator 2, According To Director Stephen Hopkins By Erin Brady/May 19, 2022 1:28 pm EST To say that “Predator 2” is divisive would be an understatement. Fans of the famed Yautja either adore this movie for its ridiculousness or despise it for the same reason. Regardless of your opinion, fans can agree that its main character, LAPD Lieutenant Mike Harrigan (Danny Glover), was a straightlaced but still fun addition to the franchise....

The Book Of Boba Fett Episode 2 Pays Tribute To Dune, One Of Star Wars’ Biggest Influences Lucasfilm By Hannah Shaw-Williams/Jan. 5, 2022 9:01 am EST After a slightly rocky start to the series, “The Book of Boba Fett” episode 2, “The Tribes of Tatooine,” picks up a gaffi stick and beats the audience over the head with “Dune” references — and what a beautiful beating it is. It’s no secret that Frank Herbert’s beloved science fiction novel “Dune” was a major influence for George Lucas when he first began building the world of “Star Wars....

The Daily Stream: Celebrate Alan Rickman’s Birthday With A Little Chaos Lionsgate By Jenna Busch/Feb. 21, 2022 6:02 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: “A Little Chaos” Where You Can Stream It: Netflix The Pitch: It’s the late Alan Rickman’s birthday today, and in honor of that, let’s shine a spotlight on one of his final films, “A Little Chaos....

The Entire Saw Timeline Explained Lionsgate By Bee Delores/Jan. 19, 2022 7:22 pm EST When the original “Saw” hit theaters in 2004, the term “torture porn” had not yet been coined. That phrase, which references excruciating sequences of relentless brutality and gore, would not come into the larger conversation until 2006. In a New York Magazine piece titled “Now Playing at Your Local Multiplex: Torture Porn,” critic David Edelstein was writing specifically about Eli Roth’s 2006 splatter film “Hostel,” but the torture porn label was soon reapplied to “Saw” and its sequels....

By Christian Gainey/April 15, 2022 6:20 pm EST “The X-Files” is a trippy show. It tackled everything from government conspiracies and cryptids, all the way up to extraterrestrials and hybrids. In the ’90s, if you sat down to watch a new episode, there was no way to know what deep dark rabbit hole you were about to be sucked into, and that’s why so many people loved it. While the storylines were virtually limitless and always evolving, “The X-Files” had a signature style that remained consistent throughout the run of the series....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Mars Attacks!’ Proves Tim Burton Didn’t Always Need A Gothic Circus To Have Fun Warner Bros. The Movie: “Mars Attacks!” Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: Based on the comic book of the same name, this sci-fi comedy modeled after classic B-movies finds Earth being invaded by some tricky aliens from Mars. An incredible, all-star ensemble cast tries to survive, including Jack Nicholson in dual roles, Annette Bening giving an all-time great comedic performance, and a who’s who of supporting cast members all having an absolute blast....

This International Thriller Inspired Kill Bill’s Animated Sequence Miramax Films By Devin Meenan/March 1, 2022 1:22 pm EST Quentin Tarantino’s films are built on homage. As you might’ve guessed, the director has a love of pulp fiction. Westerns, kung fu films, heist movies: Tarantino loves B-movies of all sorts and his movies remix those genres with loving, self-referential pastiche. “Kill Bill” is his homage to the samurai film, and he goes one step further in honoring the genre’s Japanese roots by including a seven minute anime sequence....