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Chain Of Command Paramount In an in-depth interview conducted by Jennifer Howard for the Television Academy Foundation, “Star Trek” producer Rick Berman discussed his illustrious career in television. Of course, that includes his long-time association with the beloved franchise from the final frontier. While talking about “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” he pulled back the curtain on the casting process for that show and revealed what series creator Gene Roddenberry was looking for in the new crew of the starship Enterprise and her captain....

After Yang’s Justin H. Min On Figuring Out How To Play An Android, The Scene That Destroyed Him & More [Interview] A24 By Ethan Anderton/March 4, 2022 1:30 pm EST If you’re not clamoring to see “The Batman” this weekend, but you’re looking for something new and amazing to occupy some of your time this weekend, you can’t go wrong with the phenomenal sci-fi drama “After Yang,” directed by “Columbus” filmmaker Kogonada....

Daily Podcast: Super Bowl Trailer Reactions, Ahsoka Casting & Ivan Reitman By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 14, 2022 4:06 pm EST Opening Banter: Happy Valentine’s Day! In The News: Also mentioned: Brad: Ivan Reitman, Legendary Director Of Ghostbusters And Producer Of Animal House, Has Died At 75 Peter (og Ryan): Star Wars Series Ahsoka Casts Ray Stevenson As Mystery Villain (And It Isn’t Thrawn) The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power Trailer: No One Ring Should Have All That Power...

Daredevil Cracks Nielsen Top 10 After No Way Home And Hawkeye Cameos Netflix By Jenna Busch/Jan. 21, 2022 9:27 pm EST “Daredevil” is back, baby! The Netflix series about Matt Murdock, aka Daredevil, may have ended its three-season run back in 2018, but it’s making a comeback. According to Deadline, the Marvel series is now at No. 8 on the Nielsen weekly U.S. streaming chart for the week of December 20 – 26, 2021....

Dual Trailer: It’s Karen Gillan Vs. Karen Gillan RLJE Films By BJ Colangelo/March 29, 2022 12:16 pm EST Director Riley Stearns is the kind of creative whose movies garner critical acclaim, serve as film festival darlings, and allow actors to play characters beyond what they’re typically given by Hollywood. And yet he hasn’t been able to make the jump to become a household name. It’s still up for debate whether or not his third film, “Dual” will help bridge the gap, but with Karen Gillan (“Doctor Who,” “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”), Beulah Koale (“Hawaii Five-O,” “Thank You For Your Service,” “NCIS: Hawai’i”), Theo James (“Divergent,” “Underworld: Blood Wars,” “Archive”), and Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad,” “BoJack Horseman,” “Westworld”) starring in this sci-fi black comedy, this one might be his ticket to the big time....

What the Ending of E.T. Means Universal Over the course of their adventure, E.T. quietly teaches Elliott invaluable lessons that allow him to grow and mature, including how to be responsible for others, how to process grief and deal with personal loss, and how to ride a bicycle in the air (okay, that one’s less applicable to adulthood, but it’s an iconic moment). This all culminates in the movie’s tear-jerking final scene, where E....

What is grief if not love persevering? Disney+ To say that Wanda Maximoff’s transformation into the Scarlet Witch involved a good amount of grief is an understatement. We explored her grieving process in “WandaVision,” but went to another level when she gave in to the corrupting powers of the Darkhold in order to search the multiverse for the love that she lost. Not only does she carry the memories of Vision, Billy, and Tommy in her thoughts, Marvel Studios’ Andy Park revealed that they had been incorporated into her costume as well....

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore Box Office Proves The Magic Is Gone Warner Bros. By Ryan Scott/April 18, 2022 5:45 pm EST It was another very fascinating pre-summer weekend at the box office — Easter weekend, no less — as Warner Bros. unleashed “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” in theaters domestically, with the latest “Harry Potter” spin-off looking to recover from 2018’s “The Crimes of Grindelwald,” among other things....

Unfinished business HBO “Secrets and lies… Isn’t life sordid and banal?” Mariana Lawton has made herself awfully difficult to dislike. Between her glamorous fashion sense, overdramatic tendencies, and ability to match Anne’s wit with ease, it’s an absolute delight whenever Suranne Jones and Lydia Leonard share the screen — even though it usually spells bad news for the show’s central couple. The fourth episode picks up right where the last left off, with Anne and Mariana having it out over dinner (“I waited for you for nearly twenty years — did you really think I wouldn’t move on?...

Where You Can Stream Futurama 20th Century Studios In case you didn’t do a giant binge-watch of the entire series when lockdown started like I did, you may not know that the only place to catch every season of “Futurama” on streaming is Hulu. It’s odd considering Disney+ is streaming “The Simpsons,” but “Futurama” is a bit more adult than the former, so Hulu is likely going to remain the show’s home for quite some time....

How Birds Of Prey Brought Harley Quinn’s Pet Hyena To Life Warner Bros. By Jamie Gerber/June 24, 2022 5:35 pm EST 2016’s “Suicide Squad” may have been a massive failure (at least in terms of reaction; it made money at the box office), but it did introduce the world to Margot Robbie’s brilliant interpretation of Harley Quinn. The fan-favorite character debuted in “Batman: The Animated Series” in 1992. Created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm (and voiced by the amazing Arlene Sorkin), she has since become a fixture of DC Comics....

How Sergio Leone’s Westerns Rewrote The Rules Of Filmmaking Constantin Film By Collier Jennings/March 21, 2022 2:06 pm EST If you love Westerns, you owe Sergio Leone a great deal of thanks. Leone was instrumental in bringing the spaghetti Western to prominence in America and even popularized a number of its tropes, including tension-laden shootouts and the demythologization of the cowboy figure. Leone’s work, which includes the “Dollars” trilogy and the “Once Upon A Time” series, even led to some significant changes in how films were shot and edited, especially in America....

Listen To The First Track From Pixar’s Lightyear Score Pixar By Valerie Ettenhofer/June 3, 2022 3:13 pm EST Michael Giacchino has already dropped what’s sure to be one of the best soundtracks of the year with “The Batman,” and now, the composer is back at it again with “Lightyear.” Ahead of the Pixar film’s June premiere, Disney Music’s VEVO channel has made the first track from the soundtrack available on YouTube....

Mindhunter Season 3 Would’ve Sent The Team To Hollywood Netflix By Jeremy Mathai/April 20, 2022 3:49 pm EST Oh, what could have been. Upon its arrival on Netflix in October of 2017 and especially after its follow-up season 2 years later, “Mindhunter” became one of the streaming service’s most talked-about (online, at least) new series. Starring Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany as two of the most obsessive individuals spearheading the FBI’s program to study the uniquely deranged minds of serial killers throughout the world, the dark thriller benefited from some phenomenal performances across the board (Anna Torv and Cameron Britton chief among them), the alternately frightening and strangely compelling subject matter, and the addition of David Fincher as one of the main directors behind several technically proficient episodes....

We expect actors to transform themselves to some degree Focus Features We expect actors to transform themselves to some degree. It’s part of the job, to change yourself into the character and rid yourself of any elements that may detract from the performance. Some of the best and most beloved examples of on-screen acting utilize some form of prosthetics, from Marlon Brando in “The Godfather” to John Hurt in “The Elephant Man....

A Killer Lineup of Features and Shorts Allerton Films Nightstream unveiled its program of films and special events set to take place virtually next month for U.S. audiences. The online-only event formed as a banner uniting multiple U.S. genre festivals that faced operational challenges in the face of the pandemic. The Nightstream directors released a joint statement expressing their excitement at coming together once more: “While we never anticipated a second edition of the festival when we first joined forces, we’re very happy to unveil this eclectic slate of films, talks, and events that you can enjoy safely from home anywhere in the country....

Oscar Isaac’s Moon Knight Accent Sounded Terrible In The Trailers - But It’s Brilliant In The Show Disney+ By Shania Russell/March 30, 2022 3:13 pm EST When our very first glimpse at Marvel’s “Moon Knight” arrived, the question of the hour wasn’t Why is Oscar Isaac’s face wrapped in toilet paper? Or Is it concerning that Ethan Hawke makes such a believable cult leader? Instead, we all united around the most pressing hot button topic surrounding the show and pondered life’s biggest question of all: Why does Oscar Isaac sound like a Dickensian orphan?...

Saint, Sinner, or Powerful Woman? “Benedetta” stars Virginie Efira (who co-starred in Verhoeven’s previous film “Elle”), Charlotte Rampling, Daphné Patakia, and Lambert Wilson, and is based on a book by Judith C. Brown. The 1986 non-fiction book is entitled “Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy,” which is based on a real-life story of 15th-century nun Benedetta who has religious and erotic visions and has a love affair with one of her fellow nuns....

Remembering That Disturbing Love Scene On The Walking Dead (You Know The One) AMC By Joshua Meyer/June 13, 2022 8:22 am EST “The Walking Dead” has had its share of icky moments, but usually those involve human characters dying or bloated zombies that have been stuck down a well being ripped in half so that their entrails spill out all over the place. It’s not often, on this or any other show, that you see a killer and a woman wearing a severed zombie face get intimate in the woods....

Robert Pattinson Secretly Lurks In Batman Fan Forums Because Of Course He Does Warner Bros. By Rafael Motamayor/March 3, 2022 11:28 am EST Robert Pattinson is a bit of an odd Batman, isn’t he? For one, the former “Harry Potter” star has continually described his take on the Caped Crusader as “kind of a weirdo,” as he proves to be arguably the biggest Batman nerd among Batman actors (none of the others have cited the masterpiece “Mask of the Phantasm” as an influence before)....