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Vudu Looking To Provide HBO, Starz & More While Hulu Plans Cheap Live TV Channel Bundles By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 17, 2018 2:30 pm EST The battle among streaming services is getting a little more interesting, and further blows are being struck against overpriced cable providers as companies like Vudu and Hulu look to provide a more streamlined television experience at a much lower price. The Walmart-owned Vudu, who recently struck a deal to develop their own original content with MGM, is planning to provide customers the ability to add-on premium subscriptions like HBO Now, Showtime and Starz....

Watch Jean-Claude Van Damme Outrun Machine Gun-Wielding Bikers In An Exclusive ‘We Die Young’ Clip By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 11, 2019 3:00 pm EST Jean-Claude Van Damme can’t stop, won’t stop. The action star may have had his heyday back in the ’90s, but he’s still out there, popping up in movies where he beats people senseless. His latest is We Die Young, in which he plays a war veteran with PTSD helping two boys get revenge on a violent drug lord....

Where Is ‘The OA’ Season 2? Brit Marling Explains Why Part II Of The Netflix Sci-Fi Series Is Taking So Long By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 2, 2018 9:30 am EST Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij debuted the ambitious sci-fi series The OA on Netflix in 2016 to instant cult favorite status, but as it reaches its two-year anniversary, there seems to be no second season in sight. With fans growing antsy, Marling took to Instagram to explain the long wait and assure them that The OA season 2 is coming....

‘Death And Nightingales’ Trailer: Jamie Dornan Stars In BBC’s Smoldering Historical Drama By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 10, 2018 9:00 am EST In the mood for smoldering looks, untamed passions, shots of billowing wheat fields, and well-dressed people yelling at each other? Then Death and Nightingales is for you! The BBC period drama features The Americans’ Matthew Rhys and 50 Shades franchise star Jamie Dornan both vying for the attentions of Ann Skelly....

/Filmcast Ep. 12: Pineapple Express (GUEST: Dan Trachtenberg) By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 12, 2008 6:06 pm EST In this episode of the /Filmcast, Dave, Devindra, Adam, Peter, and Hunter Stephenson weigh in on the Tropic Thunder controversy, defend Shia Lebeouf, and re-enact a scene from one of Hollywood’s hottest scripts. Special guest Dan Trachtenberg joins us from the Totally Rad Show. Have any questions, comments, or suggestions? Want to sponsor or advertise with the /Filmcast?...

‘Glass’ Tops The Weekend Box Office While A ‘Dragon Ball Z’ Movie Makes A Surprising Debut By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 21, 2019 12:30 pm EST January is usually dead when it comes to the box office, but this month has brought some high performers. Last weekend, The Upside surprised everyone by over-performing and taking the top spot away from Aquaman. This weekend, Glass landed in the top spot, albeit a little under expectations....

‘Lion King’ Cast Adds Amy Sedaris As New Character, Proving It’s Not A Shot-For-Shot Remake By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 26, 2018 3:00 pm EST The cast for Disney’s remake of The Lion King is already very impressive, but we’re apparently not done learning about additional members of the ensemble. The latest: Amy Sedaris, who has some experience voicing animals through BoJack Horseman, will play a new part in Jon Favreau live action-esque remake of they Disney classic....

‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Clip: A Spinning Bowl Whisks Mary & Company To An Animated World By Ben Pearson/Dec. 9, 2018 10:30 am EST As we approach the debut of Walt Disney Pictures’ Mary Poppins Returns, the studio has released a new clip that features Emily Blunt’s magical nanny leading her pal Jack (Lin-Manuel Miranda) and the young Banks children into a brand new animated world. The score swells, the costumes change, the color pops – it’s all very…well, merry....

‘Mirai’ Review: An Intimate And Fantastical Trip Through Time By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 30, 2018 12:00 pm EST Mirai is a movie utterly without pretension. And believe me, it teeters on that precipice — Mamoru Hosoda’s latest film has got all the elements of “important art” meant to challenge and excite its audience: a slow-burning pace, a fantastical time travel plot, and sequences that experiment with animation and reality. But everything about Mirai is deeply sincere....

‘On My Block’ Season 2 Clip Teases Characters’ Fates And March Premiere Date By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 8, 2019 1:30 pm EST Last year, On My Block quietly slipped through to become Netflix’s most-binged original show in 2018. The coming-of-age dramedy series was a mega-hit among the teens who drive the viewership for the streaming giant, and fans waited with bated breath for any news or trailers for the highly anticipated second season....

‘Pet Sematary’: Bringing Stephen King’s Most Terrifying Novel To Life [Set Visit Report] By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 10, 2018 6:30 am EST Over the summer, I had the chance to head to the Montreal set of Pet Sematary, the new adaptation/remake of Stephen King’s 1983 novel. What I saw there excited me beyond my wildest dreams. I’m a huge Stephen King fan, and Pet Sematary is my favorite King novel, immediately making me suspicious of any adaptation....

‘Slay The Dragon’ Review: A Tough But Necessary Documentary About The Decay Of Democracy [Tribeca] By Caroline Cao/April 28, 2019 11:00 am EST Slay the Dragon opens with the Flint Water Crisis in 2014, when officials of Flint, Michigan made a costly decision that poisoned the predominantly black residents of Flint. Brown liquid poured from household sinks, deaths occurred, and children were exposed to the contamination. The Flint Water Crisis is still to this day far from resolved....

‘Star Wars Episode 9’ Is Definitely The End Of The Skywalker Saga, Says Oscar Isaac By Ethan Anderton/March 12, 2019 2:30 pm EST When a press release from Disney and Lucasfilm last summer announced the cast of Star Wars Episode 9, it casually mentioned that this chapter would be “the final installment of the Skywalker saga.” Now franchise cast member Oscar Isaac has doubled down on those claims, and he makes it sound like this really will be the end of the road for the primary Star Wars saga....

‘Stuber’ Review: Dave Bautista And Kumail Nanjiani’s Screwball Dynamic Keep This Action Comedy From Stalling By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 12, 2019 9:00 am EST Mismatched odd couples don’t always a great comedy make, but Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani certainly make the case for it in the modest action-comedy vehicle Stuber. Unfortunately, the rest of the movie can’t keep up with their screwy, sweet buddy-comedy chemistry and ends up almost petering out thanks to a lazy script that could have used a little more time at the mechanic....

Animated Scooby-Doo Movie Books Will Forte As Shaggy, Gina Rodriguez As Velma, And More By Ethan Anderton/March 3, 2019 12:00 pm EST Did you forget there was a big screen animated Scooby-Doo movie in development? There’s a good chance you did because it was originall announced all the way back in August of 2015 and was originally slated for release last year. Now the movie will arrive in the summer of 2020, and the voice cast for Mystery Inc....

Cool Stuff: Hot Toys Releasing ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Life-Size Nano Gauntlet By Ethan Anderton/May 10, 2019 6:00 am EST The Infinity Gauntlet is old and busted. The Nano Gauntlet is the new hotness. The Infinity Stones are too powerful for almost anybody to hold even a single one in their bare hands. So if you’re trying to wield all six of them, you need something that acts as a sort of conduit for the power and allows you to wield it....

James Franco’s ‘Zeroville’ Movie Being Released After 4 Year Delay By Chris Evangelista/April 2, 2019 5:00 pm EST I’ll confess I’m not familiar with myCinema, but per the Deadline story, “myCinema delivers films over the internet which individual theaters can then licenses for any number of weeks of play. myCinema also markets the pics for exhibitors and the distribution system is currently available at 500 screens throughout the U.S. and Canada....

Jason Mantzoukas On ‘The Long Dumb Road’, ‘John Wick 3’ And ‘How Did This Get Made?’ [Interview] By Fred Topel/Nov. 19, 2018 8:00 am EST People who watch lots of movies start to recognize character actors from role to role, especially in comedies, when a funny guy or woman keeps showing up. Jason Mantzoukas has been one of those reliable actors stealing scenes in movies like Baby Mama, The Dictator, The House, Sleeping with Other People and more....

Jodie Whittaker Confirms That She’ll Be Back For ‘Doctor Who’ Season 12 By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 7, 2018 12:30 pm EST The Doctor is in, and she’s here to stay for at least one more season. Jodie Whittaker has captured the hearts of fans worldwide as the 13th Doctor in the currently-airing 11th season of Doctor Who, and she now officially confirms her return for season 12. Her confirmation puts to bed the frustrating tabloid reports that have been speculating all season that Whittaker would leave after her first year as the time-traveling Time Lord....

Netflix Is Raising Subscription Prices In Largest Price Hike Ever By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 15, 2019 9:00 am EST Subscribers can expect their subscription rates to increase by anywhere from 13 to 18 percent, according to TV Line. Netflix announced a January price hike effective immediately, which will see the Basic plan cost rise from $8 to $9 while the streaming service’s most popular option, HD standard, will now run you $13 a month, up from the previous $11 a month....