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Cool Stuff: Hot Toys ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’ Stan Lee Figure Has So Many More Stories To Tell By Ethan Anderton/July 5, 2019 6:00 am EST There aren’t many companies that make high-end, detailed action figures on the same level as quality as Hot Toys. The people behind these figures painstakingly recreate the most meticulous details of characters from Star Wars, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and various other blockbuster franchises, and they give them incredibly lifelike head and face sculpts too....

Critically-Acclaimed ‘The Kominsky Method’ Gets Season 2 Renewal At Netflix By Ben Pearson/Jan. 17, 2019 2:30 pm EST If you’ve been paying attention to the awards circuit over the past few months, you’ve probably noticed that one Netflix show keeps popping up again and again: The Kominsky Method, which stars Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin. The series hails from creator Chuck Lorre, the guy behind Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory, so naturally I ignored it when it premiered late last year....

Extended ‘Detective Pikachu’ TV Spot Reveals Gengar, Even More Pokemon By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 26, 2019 3:30 pm EST A new Detective Pikachu TV spot offers even more cute antics and glimpses of fan-favorite Pokemon. That includes a peek at the ghostly Pokemon Gengar, whose rotund shape and sinister grin have translated well to the big screen. As in it’ll freak you out just as much as he did when you were little....

Guillermo Del Toro Reveals His Favorite Superhero Movies By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 23, 2018 11:00 am EST Guillermo del Toro is no stranger to the superhero genre, having directed Blade II and two Hellboy movies to critical acclaim. So you can consider him a pretty authoritative voice when it comes to choosing the best superhero movies. The Oscar-winning director of The Shape of Water revealed his list of favorite superhero movies, which doesn’t include any of his own adaptations....

Jim Jarmusch’s ‘The Dead Don’t Die’ To Open The 2019 Cannes Film Festival By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 10, 2019 9:30 am EST The Dead Don’t Die will be kicking off Cannes this year as the opening film of the prestigious French film festival. Jim Jarmusch’s highly anticipated zombie film starring a stacked cast, including Adam Driver, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, will make its world premiere as the opening film of the Cannes Film Festival, continuing the director’s rich history with the fest, having debuted previous films like Paterson, Gimme Danger, and Only Lovers Left Alive there....

Mark Hamill, Rosario Dawson, And Catherine O’Hara Join Netflix Animated Series ‘The Last Kids On Earth’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 13, 2019 5:00 pm EST The Last Kids on Earth has snagged itself a killer voice cast. Mark Hamill, Rosario Dawson, and Catherine O’Hara are among the stars joining The Last Kids on Earth cast for Netflix’s forthcoming animated series based on the best-selling books by Max Brallier.Deadline broke the news that Hamill, Dawson, and O’Hara would be joining Netflix’s The Last Kids on Earth cast alongside Keith David, Bruce Campbell, Garland Whitt, Montse Hernandez, and Charles Demers, as well as Nick Wolfhard as the lead character Jack Sullivan....

Netflix Continues Quest For World Domination, Plans To Release 90 Movies In 2019 By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 19, 2018 3:00 pm EST Netflix is an unstoppable machine, churning out more original programming by the minute. As we head into 2019, the streaming service has an ambitious plan: to release at least 90 movies. For reference, most traditional movie studios release around 30 movies a year – but Netflix wants to outpace that....

New Disney’s Hollywood Studios Theme Park Logo Incorporates Characters From ‘Star Wars,’ Pixar And More By Jacob Hall/May 1, 2019 10:40 am EST Today marks the 30th anniversary of Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, and the resort is getting a makeover. Actually, two makeovers. First there’s the new stuff: the recently opened Toy Story Land section, the upcoming Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and under-construction Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway attraction....

The Best Private Eye Movies You’ve Never Seen By Rob Hunter/Dec. 17, 2018 7:00 am EST (Welcome to The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen, a series that takes a look at slightly more obscure, under-the-radar, or simply under-appreciated movies. This week sees us dig into the gumshoe game with a look at some private eye flicks worth seeking out.) A new Sherlock Holmes film opens later this month, and while it’s one played almost exclusively for laughs its core element — a private detective solves a mystery!...

‘American Gods’ Season 2: The Neil Gaiman Series Returns In 2019 By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 5, 2018 11:30 am EST American Gods has gone through some problems behind-the-scenes, but a season 2 trailer has arrived intact. The show, based on the book by Neil Gaiman, follows ex-con Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), who gets mixed up in a plot involving old and new gods wandering the earth. This is a curious trailer, because it spends most of its runtime explaining the plot from season one – almost as if Starz is essentially rebooting the show....

‘Bad Taste’ And ‘Dead Alive’ 4K Releases Coming From Peter Jackson By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 23, 2018 4:30 pm EST Peter Jackson may be more well-known now for his epic Lord of the Rings films, but he started his career creating ultra-gory schlock horror. Films like Dead Alive and Bad Taste, loaded with bloody practical effects and a wicked sense of humor. As of now, the only versions of these films available to the general public are not exactly what you’d call “high definition....

/Filmcast Ep. 412 - Ghost In The Shell By Slashfilmcast/April 4, 2017 6:00 pm EST David, Devindra and Jeff discuss the shocking horror film Raw and the brilliance of Big Little Lies. Also, new /Film writer Hoai-Tran Bui joins us to discuss Ghost in the Shell. FYI: Our review next week will be Netflix’s The Discovery. Be sure to read Jeff Yang’s hypothetical low-budget Ghost in the Shell, Vulture’s review of Ghost in the Shell, and /Film’s review of Ghost in the Shell....

‘Fosse/Verdon’ Trailer: Sam Rockwell And Michelle Williams Bring The Iconic Musical Duo To FX By Jacob Hall/Feb. 24, 2019 7:56 pm EST The often turbulent relationship between director and choreographer Bob Fosse and dancer Gwen Verdon led to some of the greatest musical moments on stage and film. Now, their relationship takes the spotlight in a new FX series premiering soon. Sam Rockwell steps into the skin of Bob Fosse and Michelle Williams’ straps on Gwen Verdon’s dancing shoes and the results, as showcased in a new trailer that premiered during the Oscars, certainly look impressive....

‘Godzilla: King Of The Monsters’ TV Spot: Godzilla Puts On An Intimidating Light Show By Ben Pearson/March 18, 2019 11:30 am EST It doesn’t take much for Godzilla to intimidate people: roaring at the top of his lungs or breathing a huge plume of fire will usually do the trick. But in lieu of those options, there’s another method of intimidation he can utilize, and you can see it in action in this new TV spot for this summer’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters....

‘How To Train Your Dragon 3’ Soars To The Top Of The Weekend Box Office By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 25, 2019 1:30 pm EST It’s official: people really want to learn how to train their dragons. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, the third and final entry in the animated franchise, won the weekend box office, hauling in $55.5 million. This is the best debut of any film in the series, probably because audiences couldn’t resist seeing hot older Hiccup and his CGI beard....

‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’: Scorsese And DiCaprio’s Movie Goes To Paramount By Ben Pearson/June 19, 2019 3:00 pm EST For most of the 2010s, Paramount has been in the Martin Scorsese business. The studio distributed Scorsese’s films Shutter Island, Hugo, The Wolf of Wall Street, and Silence before balking at the price tag of The Irishman (Netflix scooped that one up and will release it later this year). But Paramount wants to finish out the decade with another Scorsese movie: the studio will finance and distribute Killers of the Flower Moon, a project which will reunite the director with his frequent leading man, Leonardo DiCaprio....

‘Pet Sematary’ Trailer: Sometimes, Dead Is Better In This Adaptation Of Stephen King’s Terrifying Novel By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 10, 2018 6:01 am EST Want to see something scary? If so, you’re in luck: the Pet Sematary trailer is here to give you the creeps. This new adaptation of Stephen King’s scariest novel looks chilling, effectively taking the King story we know so well and adding new, mysterious elements to keep us slightly in the dark....

‘The Art Of Self-Defense’ Director Riley Stearns Tells Us All About That Shocking Ending [Spoiler Interview] By Marshall Shaffer/July 15, 2019 8:00 am EST If you’re reading this, that means you’ve seen The Art of Self-Defense, right? You witnessed a satire of toxic masculinity for the ages featuring a pitch-perfect Jesse Eisenberg performance, and you were blown away by that wild ending. And, for that matter, you’ve also read the other interviews /Film writers have conducted with the cast and writer/director Riley Stearns....

‘The Banana Splits Movie’ Trailer: Syfy Turns The Happy Children’s TV Icons Into Homicidal Monsters By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 14, 2019 8:30 am EST Plenty of filmmakers have been accused of destroying people’s childhoods, but Syfy is taking that concept to a new level with The Banana Splits Movie. The furry costumed animals of the ’60s live-action Hanna-Barbera series are coming back with a vengeance — literally. No longer happy-go-lucky children’s performers, the furry foursome Fleegle the Beagle, Bingo the Gorilla, Drooper the Lion, and Snorky the Elephant are now homicidal monsters ready to wreak havoc....

Amy Adams To Star In Ron Howard’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ For Netflix By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 6, 2019 10:00 am EST Amy Adams is set to star in Ron Howard’s Hillbilly Elegy, a film penned by The Shape of Water scribe Vanessa Taylor that was picked up by Netflix. With Adams in the lead, the entire project just screams Oscar bait, a Best Picture statuette that still eludes Netflix, despite its expensive campaigns....