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Let’s Break Down That Amazing Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Cameo Paramount By Witney Seibold/July 7, 2022 12:00 pm EST This post contains spoilers for the season finale of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.” The first season finale of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” — called “A Quality of Mercy” — is a fan service episode writ large. In it, an older version of Captain Pike from an alternate timeline visits present-day Pike (Anson Mount), offering him a magical Klingon time crystal that would allow young Pike to visit the future....

Let’s talk about Sam Gold Joan Marcus/Polk&Co. When it comes to the Bard’s texts, Sam Gold has constructed a theatrical reputation for consummate contemporization (a commonality among Shakespeare directors) often studded with movie-television and theatre stars, many of theatre-screen hybrid backgrounds, who drive its ticket sales. I’ve experienced his wild smatterings in a “King Lear” that starred the towering Glenda Jackson as the King: Pedro Pascal grunting and orgasming into one of the Queens onstage (comical in a forced sense), Jackson and entourage thrashing against walls of metal sheets to simulate a storm (an ear-grating dissonance) and Ruth Wilson doubling as the exiled princess-daughter and a Charlie Chaplinesque Fool (an inspired choice)....

Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur Teaser: Marvel Drops First Footage Of Disney Channel Animated Series Marvel Entertainment By Anya Stanley/Dec. 16, 2021 3:34 pm EST “If you didn’t know it then, now you know.” Marvel has just dropped a teaser for its newest animated series, “Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,” introduced by executive producer Laurence Fishburne (the “John Wick” film series) who also provides voice work for the character known as The Beyonder....

Movies Like Lucy That Sci-Fi Fans Need To Watch Universal Pictures By Chad Collins/March 11, 2022 11:39 am EST In “Lucy,” Morgan Freeman’s Professor Samuel Norman tells us that human beings only use, at most, 10% of their brains. Of course, this is nonsense. Still, Luc Beeson’s rollicking and visually rich sci-fi action outing is almost 100% fun. What it lacks in narrative depth and subversive elements, it more than makes up for with fantastic set pieces, grisly violence, and a fantastic Scarlett Johansson at the center....

One Of Quentin Tarantino’s Favorite Revenge Movies Features A Dark Version Of Top Gun’s Maverick Columbia Pictures By Bill Bria/June 15, 2022 7:11 pm EST There are many mysteries in Hollywood where events seem to go against common sense or conventional wisdom. For instance: Why didn’t director Tony Scott ever make a sequel to his 1986 megahit, “Top Gun?” Sure, that movie’s star Tom Cruise had a lot of say in the matter, but when the film made such a huge cultural impact — so much so that the sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick,” is currently blowing up the box office 36 years after the first movie — it’s bizarre that a second chapter wasn’t attempted....

One Of The Scariest Scenes In Final Destination 3 Is A Real Scorcher New Line Cinema By Ariel Fisher AND Matt Donato/Jan. 21, 2022 11:00 am 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 talks about the real reason she hates tanning beds, and Matt with his pale-ass Irish skin agrees tanning is horrifying....

Oscar Isaac Scared The Hell Out Of The Moon Knight Crew With His Jake Lockley Identity [Exclusive] Marvel Studios By Jeremy Mathai/May 5, 2022 2:42 pm EST There are those who resort to Method acting, that all-too-common crutch for those seemingly unable – in Laurence Olivier’s own words, as the story goes – to “just try acting.” And then there are those who truly go the extra mile by simply … doing the hard work of conjuring up complicated emotions in the moment and bringing multilayered characters to life....

Prime Video Lands The Streaming Rights To John Wick 4, Moonfall, And More Lionsgate By Ryan Scott/Feb. 17, 2022 5:56 pm EST Leonine Studios CEO Fred Kogel said the following: So what movies are included in the deal? The list consists of “John Wick 4,” the upcoming “John Wick” spin-off “Ballerina,” Channing Tatum’s “Dog,” “Moonfall,” Nicolas Cage’s “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” “Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom,” Jennifer Lopez’s “Shotgun Wedding,” and “The School of Magical Animals 2....

Robotech Movie Coming From Hawkeye Director Rhys Thomas Harmony Gold USA By Jenna Busch/April 26, 2022 5:15 pm EST “Robotech,” which was the American adaptation of three unrelated Japanese anime TV series edited into one, aired in the United States back in 1985. Though I was more of a “Battle of the Planets” sort of kid, I was certainly aware of it. In the series, an alien ship crashed on Earth, and humans used the technology to create giant mecha to battle an looming alien invasion....

Shia LaBeouf’s Time On Transformers Was Dangerous From Day One Paramount Pictures By Anya Stanley/June 17, 2022 9:20 am EST There are many ways to die on the set of a Michael Bay movie, and by the time Shia LaBeouf wrapped shooting on “Transformers,” he had several near-misses to keep him awake at night. It’s a perilous tale: LaBeouf stars as teenage neurotic Sam Witwicky, who finds himself betwixt warring extraterrestrial robot overlords on a mission to find a powerful metallic cube called the AllSpark, which can rebuild or destroy, depending on which faction gets a hold of it....

The Painstaking Process Behind Benedict Cumberbatch’s Power Of The Dog Performance Netflix By Andrew Housman/April 15, 2022 1:42 pm EST “The Power of the Dog” is lauded for carefully breaking down the barriers of intimacy before ripping them to shreds, but director Jane Campion made sure that the performances were just as methodically planned out as the vengeful relationship at the heart of her film. The entire cast has been at the center of glowing acclaim, but Benedict Cumberbatch in particular has garnered fascination for the intensity of his work that had him herding cattle and probably smelling like Montana cow dung....

The release Universal Pictures Gilliam was in production on “Brazil” throughout 1984, and one of the working titles of the film was “1984 1/2,” alluding to both Orwell and Fellini. Wanting to tap into the spirit of Orwell’s 1948 dystopian novel, Gilliam ideally wanted “Brazil” to land in theaters that year, hoping to invite comparison. Gilliam submitted a 132-minute cut of “Brazil” to Universal Pictures, complete with a very tragic ending wherein (and not to give too much away) the Pryce character triumphs over the machine, but only in his mind....

There Was A Behind-The-Scenes Feud Over Gladiator’s Most Famous Line Dreamworks By Devin Meenan/April 1, 2022 10:37 am EST Sometimes, actors don’t have the same level of affection for their movies that the fans do. “Gladiator” is what made Russell Crowe into a full-fledged movie star, winning him an Oscar for Best Actor. It was also the first of his collaborations with legendary director Ridley Scott. One of the most famous moments in the film is when Russell Crowe’s Maximus, a general turned gladiator, swears revenge for his family’s murder against Emperor Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix)....

Trent Reznor Didn’t Need Any Convincing To Write The Score For HBO’s Watchmen HBO By Christian Gainey/June 16, 2022 1:10 pm EST Trent Reznor gained fame as the frontman of the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails after writing, composing, performing, and producing the band’s debut album “Pretty Hate Machine” in 1989. The album sold three million copies in the United States, and, along with ’94s “The Downward Spiral,” is widely regarded as one of the band’s best....

What Are The Elements Of A Good Horror Comedy (Beyond Comedy And Horror)? Dimension Films By Joshua Meyer/March 16, 2022 3:00 pm EST We recently took a look at the 20 best horror comedies and it got me thinking about the elements that make up the genre and what exactly constitutes a good “horror comedy” beyond the superficial words in that description. Some movies defy classification, but a fan of any genre might soon start to notice certain recurring tropes that could go toward building a base-level definition of it....

Why Bryce Dallas Howard Isn’t Giving Up Acting (Despite Being An Awesome Director) Universal Studios By Sarah Milner/June 11, 2022 2:18 pm EST Having an eye for the movies must be genetic; “Jurassic World Dominion” star Bryce Dallas Howard seems poised to transition from acting to directing, just like her father, Ron Howard, did before her. The actress directed two episodes of the highly cinematic “Star Wars” television series “The Mandalorian,” as well as an episode of “The Book of Boba Fett” — with the latter largely being regarded as the highlight of the show’s debut season....

Why Humphrey Bogart And Ingrid Bergman Never Thought Casablanca Would Be A Hit Warner Bros. Pictures By Mike Shutt/Feb. 22, 2022 12:15 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Very rarely does a filmmaker know they are making a masterpiece as they are making it. Chances are pretty good that if someone is setting out to create a masterpiece, it will inevitably be so self-conscious about its own desire for importance that it becomes insufferable to experience....

Aguirre, The Wrath Of God’s Enigmatic Ending Wasn’t Werner Herzog’s Original Plan Werner Herzog Filmproduktion By Shae Sennett/April 28, 2022 3:08 pm EST Werner Herzog is renowned worldwide for his films featuring ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams locked in unwinnable battles against nature. “Aguirre, the Wrath of God” is the acclaimed 1972 entry in his directorial catalog. The period piece centers around a Spanish soldier, played by the notoriously tempestuous German actor Klaus Kinski, who leads a group of conquistadors on an ill-fated journey through South America in search of the fabled city of El Dorado....

Clint Eastwood’s Space Cowboys Shoot Caused The Cast Some Serious Pain Warner Bros. Pictures By Collier Jennings/March 28, 2022 10:51 am EST “Space Cowboys” plays against the conventions of usual astronaut-themed films of its time. Instead of a massive asteroid, the movie’s heroes have to dismantle a Soviet satellite (although it’s equipped with six nuclear missiles that pose a threat to mankind.) And in lieu of muscular, spry action heroes, there is a quartet of elder actors: Clint Eastwood (who also serves as director/producer on “Space Cowboys”), Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland (who’s also appeared in other space-themed films like Roland Emmerich’s “Moonfall”), and James Garner....

Cobra Kai Season 4 Finally Revealed What Happened To Aisha Robinson Netflix By Jenna Busch/Dec. 31, 2021 2:47 pm EST Back at the end of “Cobra Kai” season 2 and the huge school karate brawl, Aisha Robinson (Nichole Brown) left West Valley High School to the disappointment of a whole lot of fans, including me. Aisha, who had been friends with Sam (Mary Mouser) since childhood, had already been through a lot....