The 15 Best Josh Brolin Movies, Ranked Denis Makarenko/Shutterstock By Liam Gaughan/Feb. 2, 2022 10:39 am EST Josh Brolin is one of the most surprisingly versatile actors working today, and Brolin’s history in front of the screen has been an exciting one to watch develop. Ever since his first role in 1985’s “The Goonies,” Brolin has helped characterize a dark and sinister side of the cinematic antihero who can also show depth and sensitivity....
The Best TV Shows And Movies Leaving Netflix In June 2022 Universal Pictures By Natalia Keogan/May 25, 2022 3:04 pm EST With June swiftly upon us, it’s time to say goodbye to spring and hello to the long, luxurious days of summer. Unfortunately, it’s also time to bid adieu to some great TV shows and movies set to leave Netflix at the end of next month. But fret not, reader — we’ll guide you through a few series and films you should definitely try and catch before the month is out and they’re no longer available on the streaming behemoth....
The Book Of Boba Fett Reshot A Key Scene From Attack Of The Clones Lucasfilm By Jeremy Mathai/Dec. 29, 2021 10:43 am EST Warning: spoilers for the first episode of “The Book of Boba Fett” follow! The show that has been over four decades in the making is finally here. Though fans were given an unexpected surprise when Temuera Morrison popped up in season 2 of “The Mandalorian” as an older, more rugged, and very much alive Boba Fett, last night’s premiere of “The Book of Boba Fett” represents a dream come true for many a “Star Wars” fan....
The Daily Stream: Jesus Loves Winners As Long As They’re Drop Dead Gorgeous New Line Cinema By BJ Colangelo/Jan. 9, 2022 6:36 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 Film: “Drop Dead Gorgeous” Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: Join a fake-documentary crew visiting the beautiful Mount Rose, Minnesota for the annual Mount Rose American Teen Princess pageant, a qualifying pageant as part of the nation-wide American Teen Princess Pageant....
The Oscars’ Plan For ‘Highlight Reel’ Of Certain Awards Sparks Backlash LanKS/Shutterstock By Jenna Busch/Feb. 23, 2022 9:59 pm EST The 94th Academy Awards telecast this year will not be including eight of the awards on the live show in the same way the rest of them are being presented — and people are very, very upset. Those awards include documentary short, film editing, makeup/hairstyling, original score, production design, animated short, live action short, and sound, and as I mentioned yesterday, this is absolutely wrong....
A magical adventure While we wait for the Ghibli park to finally open its doors, the “My Neighbor Totoro” stage play will open at the Barbican Centre theater in London on October 8, 2022 with the show running for 15 weeks until January 21, 2023. “Oppenheimer” (the play, not the Nolan movie) writer Tom Morton-Smith is adapting the story while Phelim McDermott (“Akhnaten”) will direct. Speaking to Deadline, McDermott said the show will have a large ensemble cast (though the movie features very few characters) of “Japanese, East and South-East Asian heritage....
The Sea Beast Director Wanted To Make A Movie With King Kong And Indiana Jones Vibes [Exclusive] Netflix By Jeremy Mathai/May 18, 2022 3:00 pm EST A new animated adventure from the co-director of “Big Hero 6” and “Moana” is set to arrive on Netflix this July in the form of “The Sea Beast.” The sea-faring flick is anchored (see what I did there?) by the voice talent of Dan Stevens, Karl Urban, Jared Harris, and Zaris-Angel Hator as Maisie Brumble, the film’s protagonist....
The Secrets Behind The Alien Language In Arrival Paramount Pictures By Christian Gainey/June 21, 2022 9:15 pm EST Are humans alone in the universe? Numerous sci-fi and horror stories have attempted to answer that question, and the truth is still anyone’s guess. Some imagine aliens exploding out of human chest cavities, while others prefer to think of them as lost explorers with an addiction to Reese’s Pieces. Either way, the potential existence of extraterrestrials has been a topic of conversation among humans since cave painting days, and it persists today....
The Writers Took A Leap Of Faith For Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 2 CBS By Danielle Ryan/April 11, 2022 6:19 pm EST Creating anything unique is always a bit risky, but when you’re putting the time and effort into writing an entire season into a TV show, that leap of faith can be so much bigger. In an interview with StarTrek.com, series creator and executive producer Mike McMahon shared the biggest secret behind creating “Lower Decks” season 2: they wrote it before season 1 had even finished airing!...
Why Dark Side Of The Ring Is Essential Viewing For Wrestling Fans Vice By BJ Colangelo/May 3, 2022 10:29 am EST I’ve always loved professional wrestling. As a little girl, I’d stay up way past my bedtime to watch WWF (now WWE) and WCW with my dad, cheering for the babyfaces and booing the heels with my entire body. I watched what appeared to be real-life superheroes fly through the air, overcome great odds, and execute acts of strength that didn’t seem humanly possible....
Why Steven Spielberg Almost Cut Jeff Goldblum From Jurassic Park Universal Pictures By Joshua Meyer/Dec. 17, 2021 9:58 am EST “Jurassic Park” without Jeff Goldblum: can you imagine it? What would that even be? The answer, of course, is that it would be any one of the “Jurassic Park” sequels that don’t feature Jeff Goldblum (which, by my count, is two and nine-tenths of one, but you get the idea)....
Fairy Tales and Reality Make Ideal Bedfellows Warner Bros. Set in Francoist Spain during the Second World War, the young Ofelia and her pregnant mother move to the countryside to live with her new stepfather, the ferocious commander Captain Vidal. As her mother grows sicklier and Vidal zealously hunts down republican rebels, Ofelia finds herself descending into a fairy-tale world that promises freedom from her hopeless new life. Yet the offer made to her by the mysterious and impish faun requires her to fulfill some tasks that expose the true horrors that await her regardless of the route she takes....
Community Season 6 Was Destined To Fail (Sorry Yahoo!) Sony Pictures Television By Mike Shutt/April 27, 2022 12:00 pm EST The 2010s saw a strange boom in canceled shows getting second lives on different platforms. Thanks to fervent online fandoms, shows that did not blow the roof off ratings-wise could still generate enough noise to show various companies that there was still more to be done with the characters they loved....
Every Main Character In Elvis Ranked Worst To Best Warner Bros. By Liam Gaughan/June 26, 2022 3:25 pm EST Baz Luhrmann is back! The Australian filmmaker is an artist that movie fans have extreme opinions about. Either you love Luhrmann’s style, or you hate it. Luhrmann has been subverting expectations ever since he made his filmmaking debut with the 1992 romantic comedy “Strictly Ballroom.” Luhrmann took a much different approach to the “dance comedy” than some movie fans were expecting....
It Wasn’t Just The Emmas Who Got Mixed Up Warner Bros. This wasn’t the only mix-up that came to light as fans dug into “Return To Hogwarts.” The HBO Max special’s second mistake was pointed out by none other than Oliver Phelps himself, the actor who plays George Weasley in the eight “Harry Potter” films. As reported by The LA Times, the twin posted a photo of a moment from the special on his own Instagram....
How Bill Murray’s Ghostbusters Performance Inspired Bruce Willis’ Breakout Role ABC By Travis Yates/June 22, 2022 8:43 am EST Bruce Willis is typically most associated with the film franchise “Die Hard,” and unless you were around in the 1980s, that was likely your introduction to him. But before becoming a Hollywood A-lister, Willis paid his dues on the groundbreaking television series “Moonlighting.” The show ran for five seasons on ABC and costarred Cybil Shepherd....
How Stranger Things 4 Created The Monstrous Vecna Netflix By Christian Gainey/June 24, 2022 2:11 pm EST After three years of life-threatening monster battles, the Hawkins kids thought they’d faced the worst of The Upside Down, but they were very wrong. “Stranger Things 4” explored darker territory than previous seasons, focusing on trauma and depression, which called for a vicious antagonist. Inspired by classic slashers like “Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Halloween,” the Duffer Brothers wanted an iconic monster to match the harsh themes, and they knew the man they wanted for the job....
The invention of actor-based technology 20th Century Studios According to a 10 anniversary retrospective in Variety, further challenges stood in the way of the production of “Avatar.” One was constructing the world of Pandora: its wildlife, its languages, its people. Professor Paul Frommer produced the Na’vi language by combining sounds from multiple languages and dialects. Casting director Margery Simkin ensured that only actors who could pronounce that language would be hired....
Kung Fu Season 2 Trailer: Celebrate The Year Of The Tiger With Some Martial Arts Action The CW By Joshua Meyer/Jan. 29, 2022 1:59 pm EST Just in time for the Chinese New Year on February 1 — and the Beijing Winter Olympics on February 4 — The CW has released a trailer for the second season of “Kung Fu.” The series is a modern update of the TV shows “Kung Fu” and “Kung Fu: The Legend Continues,” led by the late David Carradine....
Suit Up Disney We kick off with a sequence of Mr. Lightyear getting suited up and ready for action. We even get to see his dog tags, which is a nice touch. Disney We also get this kind of neat shot with Buzz looking at his reflection in his helmet. Emerging for Action Disney Here, we see Buzz heading out into the landscape of this unknown planet that is not Earth, as is made clear by the dialogue....
