The Forgotten John Wayne Film That Left A Tragic Legacy RKO Radio Pictures By Witney Seibold/Feb. 8, 2022 1:41 pm EST Dick Powell’s 1956 historical epic “The Conqueror” is one of the more notorious duds of the 1950s. It went famously over-budget, and while it did manage to make its money back, it was lambasted by critics at the time, mostly for its grievous miscasting of John Wayne as Genghis Khan....
The Mystery Of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes Review: A Surface-Level Look At Bright Shining Star Netflix By Chris Evangelista/April 25, 2022 10:00 am EST In 1962, Marilyn Monroe was found dead at the age of 36. The cause of death: an overdose of barbiturates ruled a probable suicide — although there’s a chance it was an accidental overdose. Her tragic, young death only further cemented her immortal status. She was the most famous woman in the world; a bombshell; a movie star; a living dream....
The Near-Death Experience That Launched George Lucas’ Film Career Universal/Lucasfilm By Bill Bria/Feb. 11, 2022 11:51 am EST A cursory glance at the films of director George Lucas reveals that the sensation of speed is all over his work. It can be seen during the tunnel chase of “THX 1138,” in the drag racing of “American Graffiti,” and during the Death Star trench run and podracing scenes in his “Star Wars” movies....
The Body isn’t a vampire victim with all life drained 20th Television Rewatching “The Body” in the 2020s with knowledge of some of the behind-the-scenes problems that occurred on the set of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” makes for a different viewing experience. In the same way that Gellar has a hard time watching this one episode, the entire show might now hold a fraught mixture of emotions for fans who are still wrestling with its complicated legacy....
Upcoming Superhero Movies To Keep On Your Radar Warner Bros. By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Feb. 7, 2022 3:20 pm EST Even though 2021 might have been far from the best year of our lives, it was a great year for superhero movies. Despite the film industry being heavily impacted by the pandemic, the genre dominated the box office and streaming services, giving comic book fans many history-making films in the process. Zack Snyder’s cut of “Justice League” was a dream come true thanks to the unrelenting community behind it, “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” put an Asian superhero under the spotlight for the first time, and “Spider-Man: No Way Home” was the epic conclusion to two decades of the webslinger’s legacy....
‘She’s going to be scary’ Paramount+ The rest of the cast includes Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Tiger, who is upset with Anansi for stealing his stories and treating him badly. He’s an antagonist for the series as Bird Woman is. The press release notes that any big cat in the Caribbean is called a tiger. Cecilia Noble is the old and wise elephant and doesn’t like Anansi, who clearly has to work on his interpersonal skills....
Fewer Colors Equals Simpler VFX Work Warner Bros. Mathai asked “Shang-Chi” VFX Supervisor Christopher Townsend and Additional VFX Supervisor Joe Farrell if they buy into the explanation that less vibrant color palettes make visual effects integration easier. “A more muted subdued color palette is absolutely helpful to make things feel more real,” Townsend explained, but says sometimes it’s taken even further, and movies end up looking nearly black and white. He gets into the technical details, saying a black and white visual effect “is generally easier because you’re taking out the whole component of color and vibrancy....
Why Robert Downey Jr. Thought Iron Man 2 Was A Risky Movie Marvel Studios By Fatemeh Mirjalili/April 6, 2022 8:11 am EST Actor Robert Downey Jr.’s effortless portrayal of Tony Stark in the first “Iron Man” film guaranteed his place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for years to come. But despite his unwavering faith in the “Iron Man” franchise, the sequel wasn’t the success he would have hoped for. MCU fans have mixed feelings about “Iron Man 2....
Dial M for Murder (1954) Warner Bros Intricately-plotted thrillers with satisfying endings are perhaps what Hitchcock does best, and this Grace Kelly vehicle is no exception. I’ve been lucky enough to see “Dial M for Murder” in a theater in 3D, as it was originally intended to be viewed. While this may sound strange, trust me, it’s a memorable experience. Kelly plays a wealthy socialite who’s sleeping with a crime writer, Mark Halliday (Robert Cummings)....
AMC Follows Cinemark, Actually Made Some Money This Quarter Sony Pictures By Jeremy Mathai/March 3, 2022 11:51 am EST Don’t call it a comeback. No, seriously, that’d probably be getting ahead of ourselves so let’s not do that just yet. The pandemic has obviously wreaked havoc on a global scale, but theater owners in particular have felt the effects of the virus even more than most within the movie industry. Constant movie delays, the prolonged lockdown period, and general discomfort among moviegoing audiences (particularly families) with heading back out to enclosed rooms packed with large crowds have all combined to depress the box office earnings throughout the past two years....
Here’s What We Know About It While the series’ third season doesn’t seem to have a special subtitle — Season 2 was subtitled “Robbin’ Season” — we know it will mostly take place in Europe during a music tour. Presumably, this is the same tour rapper Paper Boi (Brian Tyree Henry), his cousin Earn (Donald Glover), and their crew left for in the season 2 finale way back in 2018. Longtime viewers who survived the seemingly endless wait for the series to hit streaming will be happy to hear that FX is also working with Hulu to ensure episodes will be available on the platform the day after they air on FX....
Emergency Review: Chaos, Comedy, And Racial Tension Make For A Captivating Caper [Sundance 2022] By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 21, 2022 10:00 am EST If you’re a college kid who comes home to find a young girl passed out in the middle of your living room, what would you do? The easiest and most logical answer is to call 911. But that decision isn’t quite so easy in “Emergency,” a new film from director Carey Williams and writer K....
Final Destination 6 Is In The Works With Spider-Man: No Way Home Director Jon Watts Producing New Line Cinema By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 11, 2022 1:25 pm EST “Final Destination,” the horror franchise that found inventive new ways to brutally murder teenagers, is back. A “Final Destination” reboot is in the works, with “Spider-Man: No Way Home” director Jon Watts on board as producer. While there are no plot details at the moment, we know that Lori Evans Taylor (“Wicked Wicked Games”) and Guy Busick (“Scream”) are tackling the script, with Watts producing with his wife and partner, Dianne McGunigle....
Halloween Ends Has, Well, Ended As Production Wraps On The Trilogy Universal By Rafael Motamayor/March 10, 2022 1:05 pm EST Get ready, horror fans! “Halloween Ends” has, well, ended! The final film in David Gordon Green’s reboot trilogy is set to stab its way into theaters this fall, marking the latest “final” confrontation between Jamie Lee Curtis’ Lurie Strode and local old William Shatner cosplayer, Michael Myers. Starting with 2018’s boringly titled “Halloween,” Green’s new trilogy has brought Michael Myers to a new generation with a decades-old conflict....
Harrison Ford Had To Learn To Let Go Of His Ego On The Set Of Sabrina Paramount By Witney Seibold/April 29, 2022 4:41 pm EST Of all the films to remake, Billy Wilder’s 1954 romance “Sabrina,” seems — at first glance — like something of an odd choice. A beloved classic starring Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and William Holden, “Sabrina” tells the story of a chauffeur’s daughter (Hepburn) who grows up in the orbit of her father’s ultra-wealthy bosses....
James Brolin and the spooky pants American International Pictures While shooting Robert Butler’s neo-noir action film “Night of the Juggler,” James Brolin heard about the upcoming production in vague terms; there’s no script yet. In “Now a Terrifying Motion Picture!,” film scholar James F. Broderick writes that it was “originally conceived as a made-for-TV movie” and that Anson did write a screenplay adapting his book, but the studio rejected it in favor of seasoned television writer Sandor Stern’s version....
J.J. Abrams’ Demimonde Won’t Be Moving Forward At HBO Lucasfilm By Shania Russell/June 8, 2022 12:18 pm EST “Demimonde” was slated to be the first sci-fi series written by J.J. Abrams since “Fringe” debuted on FOX in 2008, but thanks to HBO, there’s been a change of plans. The series has been in the works since 2018, and it had a straight-to-series order with Danielle Deadwyler (“The Harder They Fall,” “Station Eleven”) set to star, Abrams set to write, and Rand Ravich and Far Shariat acting as showrunners....
Jean-Luc Enlists His Own Version Of Agent Mulder In Episode 8 Of Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Paramount By Witney Seibold/April 21, 2022 4:00 am EST It seems “Star Trek: Picard” has officially reached the “spinning its wheels” phase of its current season. In the first two episodes of this season, “Picard” wisely laid out a single, clear mission for its characters: Go back in time to the year 2024 and investigate the single event in history that caused humanity to begin down a dark path of galactic fascism....
Kathryn Bigelow Will Direct David Koepp-Penned Adaptation Of Aurora For Netflix Denis Makarenko / Shutterstock By Jenna Busch/March 31, 2022 8:16 pm EST Academy Award-winner Kathryn Bigelow is set to direct “Aurora” for Netflix, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is based on the upcoming book from David Koepp worked as a screenwriter for films some pretty impressive films like “Jurassic Park,” “Mission: Impossible,” “Ghost Town,” and “Spider-Man.” Recently, he wrote the HBO Max film “Kimi” which starred Zoe Kravitz....
Mark Wahlberg Might Be Retiring Soon After Shifting Towards ‘More Meaningful Content’ Sony Pictures Entertainment By Joshua Meyer/April 10, 2022 1:42 pm EST Mark Wahlberg is out promoting a new biopic, “Father Stu,” in which he plays a boxer-turned-priest, and the 50-year-old actor and star of “The Fighter” seems to be taking a cue from his character as he talks up a possible career shift and his own impending retirement....
