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This scene could have been three times as long and I’d watch Marvel Studios That particular scene was so lovely. It was the epitome of what happens to you under great stress. The intense focus on a small thing, the way you can take a game that seriously, just to not think too hard on what’s really happening. Adding in the fact that for Nebula, this is really still the early days of her social interaction in terms of making friends, it’s a sweet moment....

Tom Cruise left some big yet small shoes to fill Paramount Pictures Tom Cruise previously played Reacher in the films “Jack Reacher” and “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back.” Cruise is one of the biggest movie stars in the world, so in that sense, any actor inheriting a role from him was going to have some big shoes to fill. This is something we’ve seen, for instance, with his “Interview with the Vampire” character, Lestat, who has since been played by Stuart Townsend and will be played by Sam Reid in an AMC television re-adaptation later this year....

Ryan Kiera Armstrong Did Some Drew Barrymore Research Before Filming Firestarter Universal Pictures By Anya Stanley/May 12, 2022 4:20 pm EST From “Carrie” to “The Stand” and beyond, the works of American author Stephen King have been adapted by multiple generations. The latest King project to get an adaptation is “Firestarter,” based on his 1980 sci-fi thriller novel of the same name. The story concerns Charlie McGee, a young girl who is inadvertently gifted with powers of pyrokinesis as a result of government-controlled experiments on her parents....

Another win for The Animation Guild Hulu The successful election marks yet another victory for The Animation Guild in regard to organizing production workers. Titmouse, Inc. (“Superjail!,” “The Venture Bros.” and “Big Mouth”) were voluntarily recognized following a card count last month, but when the contracts for the company as well as “Rick & Morty” and “Solar Opposites” are negotiated, they will be making history. When all is said and done, “it will be the first time in recent history” that the Guild will cover such workers, one Guild representative told The Hollywood Reporter....

Stargate Was Meant To Kick Off An Entire Trilogy MGM By Collier Jennings/April 7, 2022 5:03 pm EST Whenever Roland Emmerich comes up in a film discussion, talk turns to his entries in the disaster genre. Sometimes it’s with fond remembrance, especially when it comes to discussing “Independence Day.” Other times it’s with scorn, especially when it comes to his take on Godzilla and that “Independence Day” sequel. However, Emmerich’s sci-fi epic “Stargate” deserves to be the center of the Emmerich conversation....

Poetic Justice Columbia Pictures Starring Janet Jackson, Regina King, Tupac Shakur, Joe Torry, and Maya Angelou, “Poetic Justice” is Singleton’s romantic classic. Jackson stars as a poet and hairdresser named Justice who uses her poetry to help her grieve the loss of her boyfriend who was recently murdered. Justice, her friend Iesha (King), Iesha’s postal worker boyfriend Chicago (Torry), and his co-worker Lucky (Skakur) travel together to a convention in Oakland, and this road movie soon becomes a romance....

The Last Duel 20th Century Studios Now Streaming on HBO Max. Ridley Scott released two movies in 2021. One was the goofy-but-enjoyable “House of Gucci.” The other was “The Last Duel,” the far superior film that nonetheless flopped at the box office. If you skipped the film in theaters, now’s your chance to see what you’ve been missing. Scott’s film deals with the true story of the last officially recognized judicial duel fought in France, and features a fantastic script from Nicole Holofcener, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon....

The Bob’s Burgers Movie Trailer During the college football playoffs featuring Georgia versus Alabama on Monday night, we were treated to the first look at “The Bob’s Burgers Movie.” 20th Century Studios has also paired the trailer release with the first official synopsis for the movie: “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” is an animated, big-screen, musical comedy-mystery-adventure based on the long-running Emmy®-winning series. The story begins when a ruptured water main creates an enormous sinkhole right in front of Bob’s Burgers, blocking the entrance indefinitely and ruining the Belchers’ plans for a successful summer....

‘It was the most uncomfortable scene ever.’ Prime Video “The Boys” star Chace Crawford has admitted to needing a breather after filming a particularly disturbing moment in the series. This tracks — absolutely no one on this show is exempt from its many upsetting moments, but as The Deep, Crawford often has a front-row seat. The smarmy Aquaman stand-in starts out the series as a member of The Seven, an elite group of heroes....

Why it’s essential viewing NEON “Flee” was heralded by critics as one of the best movies of 2021 and has been nominated in three major categories at the 94th annual Academy Awards (namely, Best Documentary Feature, Best Animated Feature Film, and Best International Feature Film). Point being, there’s not much I can add to try and further convince you that it’s “essential” viewing. No, what I really want to talk about is the movie’s simple visuals and how they show that realism in animation is, frankly, overrated....

The King’s Man Credits Scene Explained: So You Say You Want A Revolution? 20th Century Studios By BJ Colangelo/Dec. 22, 2021 5:26 pm EST Inspired by the comic book series “The Secret Service” by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons, and serving as a prequel to 2014’s “Kingsman: The Secret Service” and 2017’s “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” Matthew Vaughn’s “The King’s Man” is an odd amalgamation of cartoonish violence and somber melodrama....

The Northman’s Use Of CGI Was A Compromise For Robert Eggers Focus Features By Mike Shutt/April 20, 2022 1:05 pm EST If you are making any kind of film with a larger budget nowadays, there will always be some amount of CGI and digital effects involved, even if it is in a tiny capacity. This goes without saying with all the gigantic action blockbusters that flood the multiplex. A lot of the time, however, you will never notice the implementations of these effects in movies, like changing the color of street signs in “West Side Story” or “Licorice Pizza” in post-production to fit the time periods they are set in, or that almost all the sheep in “Brokeback Mountain” were CG (my personal favorite)....

The Princess Bride Had An On-Set Accident That Put Cary Elwes In The Hospital By Jamie Gerber/March 17, 2022 3:21 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. “The Princess Bride” is an endlessly quotable classic, a twist on the typical fairy tale that truly has everything. Released in 1987, the film was directed by Rob Reiner and written by William Goldman (based on his 1973 book of the same name)....

The Truth About Peter’s Parents Sony As with Maguire’s web-head, Garfield’s Peter Parker was raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben since he was a kid. But where Raimi’s films never showed Peter’s parents, “The Amazing Spider-Man” opens with young Pete being separated from his father and mother, Richard and Mary Parker, after they discover someone broke into their home. They leave Peter with May and Ben for what Richard promises will only be “a little while....

The Western That Inspired One Of Horror’s Greatest Directors Paramount Pictures By Mike Shutt/March 1, 2022 12:25 pm EST When you think of the giallo subgenre of horror, chances are pretty strong the first or second name that enters your head is Dario Argento. Through his films “Deep Red,” “Opera,” “The Bird with the Crystal Plumage,” and of course “Suspiria,” the Italian director created horror pictures filled with vivid colors, a healthy dose of impressionism, and stylish violence that have stood the test of time....

Mulder and Scully Although I’m sure Scully would disagree, Duchovny believed Mulder was a scientist at his core, which led to friction on set: “Sometimes I have to fight, because [directors] say, ‘Here’s this dead body, how come Mulder’s not more emotionally involved?’ Everybody’s aghast, and I’m detached, like, ‘Look at those beautiful maggots.’ Like in the episode with the liver-eating squeeze guy who could elongate himself through chimneys, the director wanted me to be mad about this horrible serial killer....

This Underrated Horror Movie Was Elizabeth Olsen’s Big Break Universal Pictures By Valerie Ettenhofer/Feb. 23, 2022 11:14 am EST When “WandaVision” dropped on Disney+ last year, it turned one of Marvel’s lesser-known Avengers into a sitcom-hopping star. It also made its own star, Elizabeth Olsen, a household name thanks to her poignant performance as the grieving hero. Olsen joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2014, but her breakout role came two years earlier, in the form of a polarizing horror movie with an impressive visual gimmick....

Tom Holland Surprised Sony While Doing His Spider-Man Movement Test Marvel Studios By Fatemeh Mirjalili/May 3, 2022 8:53 am EST It’s hard to imagine anyone but Tom Holland as the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Spider-Man. When the actor was cast in the role back in 2015, it was the first time an age-appropriate star was playing the web slinger, and it helped that Holland was able to perfectly capture the essence of the comic book superhero/high school teen struggling to balance his double life....

Watchmen’s Robert Redford Character Was A Risky Decision For Damon Lindelof HBO By Devin Meenan/June 21, 2022 9:12 am EST In the 12th and final chapter of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ “Watchmen,” there’s a blink and you miss it newspaper. Its headline reveals that a cowboy actor with the initials RR might be running for president. Who is this specifically? Why, Robert Redford of course! Who else could it be?...

You Can Watch The First 10 Minutes Of The Matrix: Resurrections Right Now Warner Bros. By Danielle Ryan/Jan. 26, 2022 1:54 pm EST If you wanted to check out “The Matrix Resurrections” but didn’t get a chance when it was on HBO Max, now you can! Warner Brothers has put the first 10 minutes of the movie on YouTube, for free, in anticipation of the film releasing on digital on January 25, 2022....