Netflix does Hitchcock again Netflix “Strangers on a Train” is one of my favorite Alfred Hitchcock films, and I revisited it just last summer after the director’s daughter, Pat Hitchcock (who co-starred in the film), passed away at the age of 93. The movie still holds up, and though “Gone Girl” alums David Fincher and Gillian Flynn were at one point circling a modern remake, it never came together and we’ve yet to see one....
Joss Whedon Says Justice League’s Cyborg Storyline ‘Made No Sense,’ Calls Ray Fisher ‘A Bad Actor’ Warner Bros. By Lyvie Scott/Jan. 17, 2022 5:11 pm EST It’s hard to believe that the Snyderverse controversy first began almost five years ago. Zack Snyder departed the set of his “Justice League” film in 2017, but it wasn’t until 2020 that allegations from the cast would derail the career of Joss Whedon, who’d been tapped to reshape the film in his own image....
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Trailer: The Hit Anime Returns With A Tragic Prequel Crunchyroll By Shania Russell/Feb. 25, 2022 3:30 pm EST Crunchyroll is officially gearing up for the U.S. debut of “Jujutsu Kaisen 0,” and celebrating with a brand new trailer! Last year, the film launched to both commercial and critical acclaim, debuting at number one at the Japanese box office and earning ¥11.6 billion ($101 million). Though it didn’t overtake any of the records held by “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — the Movie,” the film made a massive splash and is expected to follow suit while abroad....
Marvel Studios’ Eternals Is A Love Story Marvel Studios By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Jan. 12, 2022 5:00 pm EST Chloé Zhao is the biggest name to helm a Marvel movie yet — the prolific auteur made history last year after her work on “Nomadland” earned her Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director. She became the second woman to win an Oscar for directing and the first woman of color to earn the title....
Memory Director Martin Campbell On Making Action Scenes Feel Real [Interview] Open Road Films By Jack Giroux/April 28, 2022 5:46 pm EST Martin Campbell shoots straight as a filmmaker and a talker. He knows what he likes and what he doesn’t like. For one, he’s not a fan of this day and age of largely computer-generated action. The filmmaker is old-school and continues to rely on real stunts to tell his stories, including his latest film, “Memory....
Olivia Rodrigo To Tell The Story Behind Her Sour Album In A Disney+ Original Movie Disney+ By Valerie Ettenhofer/Feb. 20, 2022 4:05 pm EST Here’s some great news for anyone who, like me, wakes up with “good 4 u” stuck in their head most mornings: Olivia Rodrigo now has a making-of movie for her hit album “Sour,” and it’s debuting exclusively on Disney+. The movie, titled “Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u,” will take viewers behind the scenes of the making of the 18-year-old pop star’s super-popular first album, and will feature new arrangements of songs from “Sour....
What is Ridley Scott’s problem with superhero movies? Dreamworks Distribution LLC/United International Pictures Ridley Scott, currently working on his “Napoleon” biopic with Joaquin Phoenix, was as opinionated as ever when it came to the subject of superhero movies (via Deadline): “Almost always, the best films are driven by characters, and we’ll come to superheroes after this if you want, because I’ll crush it. I’ll f****** crush it. They’re f****** boring as s***....
No Way Home Becomes the Cream of the MCU Crop Sony Pictures Dropping just 37.7% in its third weekend, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” earned another $52.7 million over the New Year’s weekend, bringing its domestic total to $609.8 million. That lands it a spot in the top 10 movies of all time, putting it just past “Incredibles 2” ($608.5 million). But the bigger story is that, worldwide, the latest MCU flick has earned $1....
The 14 Best Stranger Things Episodes, Ranked Netflix By Bee Delores/July 4, 2022 4:13 pm EST Nearly three years separated Season 3 and 4 of “Stranger Things,” yet the public demand for the show never waned. “Stranger Things” broke the internet when Season 4 Vol. II dropped on July 1. What the Duffer brothers have managed to do is impressive, especially in the era of streaming and a flooded marketplace. It speaks to the show’s continued commitment to character, action, and delivering stunning, film-level visual storytelling....
The 2023 Academy Awards Will Be Hosted In March Of Next Year Warner Bros. By Joshua Meyer/May 14, 2022 10:15 am EST The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the ABC network have announced the date for next year’s Oscars ceremony, along with the nomination timeline and other key dates for the 2022 awards season. The 95th Academy Awards, honoring the best films of this year, will be broadcast live on ABC and in over 200 territories worldwide from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 12, 2023....
The Batman Is ‘An Origin Story For Selina Kyle,’ Says Zoe Kravitz Warner Bros By Shania Russell/Dec. 20, 2021 1:28 pm EST Batman, DC’s broody, angst-ridden billionaire, has a reputation for not playing well with others … which only makes his adventures so much more fun when his friends tag along. And I’ll use the word “friend” lightly, because relationships tend to get complicated when you’re a crimefighter doubling as a normal (if very wealthy) citizen — even more so since director Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” jumps right into Year Two, when Bruce is entering new realms of darkness....
The Batman’s Paul Dano Talks About The ‘Intense’ Experience Of Playing The Riddler Warner Bros. By Joshua Meyer/Feb. 18, 2022 8:21 pm EST Paul Dano’s Riddler now has his own official theme music, courtesy of composer Michael Giacchino and WaterTower Music, and his appearance in the upcoming Warner Bros. film, “The Batman,” is drawing ever closer. Dano is an intense actor who has squared off with even more intense Method actors like Daniel Day-Lewis in “There Will Be Blood,” but for “The Batman,” he’s dressed up like the Zodiac Killer and goes to some dark places, which appear to involve duct-taping people to death, according to the trailers....
The Best Movies And TV Shows Leaving Netflix January 2022 Warner Bros. By Jeremy Mathai/Dec. 15, 2021 4:05 pm EST Hang in there, folks. 2021, the nonstop roller coaster that none of us ever wanted to ride in the first place, is almost in the books and we can look forward to 2022 either giving us a much-needed clean slate … or just more of the same. I’m not a betting man, but I know which way I’m leaning....
The Best New Blu-Ray Releases: Spider-Man: No Way Home, Moonfall, And More Marvel By Chris Evangelista/April 19, 2022 2:14 pm EST This column may not run as frequently as I’d like it to, but I promise that I will always stick with physical media, and I hope you stick with it, too. The latest Blu-ray round-up brings you a huge “Spider-Man” sequel, a not-so-huge Kenneth Branagh sequel, a huge Moon falling, and a huge slasher requel....
The Daily Stream: Is It Cake? Is Super Weird, And Now I Want Cake Netflix By Jenna Busch/June 12, 2022 12:00 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 Series: “Is It Cake?” Where You Can Stream It: Netflix The Pitch: I love cooking competitions, despite how I can (and have) burned frozen food before....
The Prank Review: Rita Moreno Is Deliciously Evil In A Black Comedy About A Teacher Framed For Murder [SXSW] SXSW By Rafael Motamayor/March 18, 2022 2:36 pm EST Everyone has that one teacher they absolutely loathe. The kind who inspires ridiculous yet horrible rumors because kids just want to justify their illogical anger with a darker truth. When some wild rumor spreads about a teacher like this, it becomes all too easy to believe....
The Tear-Jerking Avengers: Infinity War Line You Didn’t Know Was Improvised Marvel Studios By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Jan. 7, 2022 4:28 pm EST “Avengers: Infinity War” is a movie that needs no introduction. The first of a two-part conclusion, the film was a culmination of everything we had seen up to that point in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It did not possess the emotional weight that “Avengers: Endgame” did, but still, the ending moments of the film didn’t pull any punches....
Vengeance Trailer: B.J. Novak Is A Long Way From The Office Focus Features By Jeremy Smith/May 23, 2022 3:27 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. “The Office” star and List App creator B.J. Novak has been MIA from the acting racket for quite some time (his last film appearance was 2016’s “The Founder”). He’s been plenty busy as a writer of books and inadvertent pitchman for a variety of unlicensed products, however, and it looks like he’s combined some of these interests to make his filmmaking debut with “Vengeance....
A not-so classic coming-of-age story Universal Pictures It might be easy to compare the Grabber to the likes of real-life serial kidnappers and murderers. Unfortunately, there are so many of them that had a similar process to the fictional Grabber. However, Hawke told /Film’s Jacob Hall that he preferred not to draw from these monsters because of an important plot detail in the film itself. “It’s not a portrait of madness or a portrait of the Grabber,” he said....
Wild Babies Trailer: 2022 Has Been Tough, So Here’s A Nature Docuseries About Baby Animals Netflix By Valerie Ettenhofer/April 16, 2022 2:53 pm EST Sometimes we need a break — not just from the world, but from the endless rush of new prestige television options. Sometimes we just need … “Wild Babies.” “Wild Babies” looks to be a sprawling nature docuseries in the now-popular vein of shows like “Planet Earth” and “Our Planet....
