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Decoding the Academy’s category design Universal Pictures Discussion surrounding the change has often cited instances of one film winning both sound categories as an indication that the categories are redundant, but that isn’t always the case. As Nerdist reports, the awards for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing have only gone to the same film eight times out of the last 20. Last year, the first since the new rule was adopted, “Sound of Metal” took home the first “Best Sound” award....

Blade Runner (1982) Warner Bros. Based on the novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” by Philip K. Dick, “Blade Runner” takes place in the far-off future of 2019 when realistic androids called replicants have been developed and released into the workforce. Harrison Ford, who famously hated working on the film, played a man whose job was to track down rogue replicants. When “Blade Runner” was released on June 25, 1982, it was met with only modest success, earning $6....

So what happens in Attack the Block Again? Optimum Releasing It is Guy Fawkes Night in South London, the time of year us Brits like to stand outside in the November cold watching fireworks and burning effigies of some guy who attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament 400 years ago. Trainee nurse Samantha (Jodie Whittaker) is mugged by a gang of teenagers led by Moses (John Boyega), and escapes when they are distracted by a meteorite falling and destroying a parked car....

Avatar: The Way Of Water Trailer First-Day Views Blew Even Recent Star Wars Films, Well, Out Of The Water 20th Century Studios By Rafael Motamayor/May 11, 2022 10:54 am EST Never doubt James Cameron. That is generally good life advice. The Oscar-winning director has time and time again defied expectations and delivered huge successes with his films. From “The Abyss,” to “Aliens,” “Terminator 2: Judgement Day,” “Titanic” and, of course, the first “Avatar,” Cameron knows how to deliver crowd-pleasers, and he’s really good at follow-ups to successful movies....

Becoming American Psycho’s Patrick Bateman Bordered On Obsession For Christian Bale Lions Gate Films By Joshua Meyer/April 23, 2022 9:33 am EST Before he was Batman, he was Bateman. Christian Bale’s turn as Patrick Bateman in “American Psycho” was a breakthrough role for him as a leading man. Bale got his start as a child actor, appearing in films such as Steven Spielberg’s “Empire of the Sun” and Kenneth Branagh’s “Henry V” in the late 1980s....

Ben Affleck’s Real-Life ‘Baggage’ Was Crucial To His Gone Girl Casting 20th Century Studios By Kaylee Dugan/June 15, 2022 6:41 pm EST I spend most days lamenting the fact that Gillian Flynn hasn’t released a novel since “Gone Girl” in 2012. It’s wild to me that someone so talented, who has such a specific voice, would drop three perfect novels (and a short story) and then take a 10-year break. I guess there’s something to be said for leaving us wanting more....

Come Drink With Me Was A Major Step For The Martial Arts Genre Dragon Dynasty By Lyvie Scott/May 24, 2022 11:19 am EST Before the Shaw Brothers burst onto the Hong Kong film scene with “Come Drink With Me” in 1966, there wasn’t a lot of leeway through which martial arts could be portrayed on film. The most popular films in the genre up to that point leaned heavily on melodrama and the superhuman feats of their heroes, often with the help of special effects or animation....

Daily Podcast: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Morbius, And Bruce Willis Retires Lucasfilm By Peter Sciretta/April 1, 2022 2:03 pm EST On the April 1, 2022 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film news writer Ryan Scott to talk about the latest film and TV news, including “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” “Morbius,” and Bruce Willis. Opening Banter: It’s April Fools Day! In the Water Cooler: Ryan has seen “Morbius” and gives his spoiler-free reaction....

Doctor Who Casts Heartstopper’s Yasmin Finney As ‘Rose’ For 60th Anniversary Netflix By Valerie Ettenhofer/May 16, 2022 2:38 pm EST The “Doctor Who” news won’t stop coming! Just a day after the long-running BBC series got fans’ hearts and minds racing with the news of David Tennant and Catherine Tate’s return to the show, a new castmate has just been announced. Yasmin Finney, of “Heartstopper” fame, will be joining the cast as Rose....

“Fiction has an incredible ability to motivate us to think about the future and to try to envision possible futures.” Netflix Do you believe that fiction can renew interest in space among the general public in a tangible way? Absolutely. Fiction has an incredible ability to motivate us to think about the future and to try to envision possible futures. This movie is very much about envisioning a future that has science denialism front and center at its core....

Every Jackass Forever Stunt Ranked Paramount Pictures By Scott Thomas/Feb. 14, 2022 2:00 pm EST We’re long past the point where Johnny Knoxville and his motley Jackass crew are accepted critical darlings. Yet the reality is that “Jackass Forever” is a level up. Perhaps it is because this crude and cathartic piece of cinema is intended to be the group’s swansong, after Knoxville told GQ that he’s retiring from the extreme stunt antics of the franchise: You can only take so many chances before something irreversible happens....

Everything How I Met Your Father Changed In Ted And Marshall’s Former Apartment CBS By Valerie Ettenhofer/Jan. 19, 2022 9:25 am EST The two-episode premiere of “How I Met Your Father” was fairly light on direct parallels with the original series, but the first two episodes do reveal one major thing the show has in common with its predecessor. At the end of the first episode, after the new gang joins Sophie (Hilary Duff) to walk the Brooklyn Bridge, they head back to Jesse (Chris Lowell) and Sid’s (Suraj Sharma) apartment....

Halo Star And Proud Canadian Pablo Schreiber Wants To Play Wolverine Disney By Rafael Motamayor/March 24, 2022 1:31 pm EST It’s been a long-time coming, but we finally have a big-budget live-action “Halo” TV show. Based on the iconic video game franchise of the same name, which centers on an intergalactic war between humanity and an alien race called The Covenant. Pablo Schreiber stars as Master Chief, a usually masked, genetically enhanced super-soldier who encounters an artifact that has huge consequences for the war, and the universe as he knows it....

A Shonen romance with meaning CrunchyRoll Anairis Quiñones had this to say about her character’s dynamic with Yuta: “I’m a huge fan of psychological things. It was really fun to figure out what the dynamic was between Rika and Yuta, and it says a lot about how much they cared for each other. I think that the film does a really good job of exploring their relationship, both in terms of how Yuta embraces her and is sometimes terrified of her, and how Rika herself responds to that....

How One Suggestion From Humphrey Bogart Saved The Maltese Falcon Baron/Getty Images By Shae Sennett/April 28, 2022 1:24 pm EST An unforgettable staple of early Hollywood, the late actor Humphrey Bogart was far more than just a vessel for the creativity of the filmmakers with whom he worked. His distinct persona infused each part of Bogart’s extensive and dynamic filmography with his own personal charm, and John Huston’s “The Maltese Falcon” (1941) was no exception....

Jack Nicholson Thought He Should Have Been The Dark Knight’s Joker Warner Bros. By Rafael Motamayor/April 28, 2022 1:44 pm EST Few things in pop culture get the people as mad as superhero movies. In particular casting news for superhero movies really throws fans into a tizzy, especially if it’s for a Batman movie. Whether it’s Robert Pattinson, Ben Affleck, Heath Ledger or even Michael Keaton, if it’s Bat-related, you can never please everyone....

Jason Momoa Lines Up Shots! Shots! Shots! Warner Bros By Jeremy Smith/May 20, 2022 10:19 am EST If you’ve paid attention to Jason Momoa’s press clippings over the years, you might’ve noticed that the man enjoys a drink every now and then. This affinity occasionally bleeds through to his performances, most notably in his rip-roaring portrayal of Aquaman. At a certain point, some actors might consider toning down their hard-partying image....

Jensen Ackles Has His ‘Fingers Crossed’ For A Mysterious DC Superhero Role The CW By Danielle Ryan/Jan. 22, 2022 5:48 pm EST “Supernatural” fans, brace yourselves, because the man behind Dean Winchester might become part of the live-action DC Extended Universe. On Michael Rosenbaum’s “Inside of You” podcast, Jensen Ackles revealed that he has his sights set on a secret project at DC, and he’s really hoping to get to be a part of it....

Kong: Skull Island Marked A Return To The Series’ Monster Movie Roots Warner Bros. By Anya Stanley/May 4, 2022 1:19 pm EST When originally approached by Warner Bros. to helm a new King Kong movie, Jordan Vogt-Roberts initially balked, “I don’t know if I’m your guy for this.” The story that the studio had in mind took place in 1917, he told /Film back in 2017. But when he came up with a concept of the movie as an “Apocalypse Now” riff — what the “Kings of Summer” director calls, “a Vietnam War movie with monsters” — he wasn’t laughed out of the room....

Park Chan-Wook’s Cannes Film Decision To Leave Headed To U.S. And UK Theaters This Fall CJ Entertainment By Debopriyaa Dutta/April 28, 2022 12:12 pm EST There’s a new Park Chan-wook mystery thriller just around the corner, as the U.S. and UK theatrical release for his upcoming film, “Decision to Leave,” has been scheduled for Fall of this year. Chan-wook’s “Decision to Leave” is set to premiere and compete for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival (May 17 – 28, 2022) and the South Korean film has been acquired by global distributor and online streaming service, MUBI....