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The Best TV Shows And Movies Leaving HBO Max In December 2021 Columbia Pictures By Jeremy Mathai/Nov. 23, 2021 8:55 am EST Of all the major streaming services at our disposal, HBO Max has always boasted one of the richer and more in-depth libraries of movies — both classic and more recent — than many other options. Unfortunately, because this is the internet and nothing is real, even the most critically acclaimed and widely appreciated titles aren’t a permanent fixture on the streamer....

The Card Counter Clips And Character Posters: Paul Schrader’s Neo-Noir Goes All-In With Oscar Isaac Focus Features By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 1, 2021 1:42 pm EST Oscar Isaac is ready to count some cards, baby! Isaac stars in Paul Schrader’s new movie “The Card Counter,” and ahead of the film’s upcoming release some new character posters and clips have found their way online. In the neo-noir drama, Isaac is an ex-military interrogator turned professional gambler who takes a troubled young man (Tye Sheridan) under his wing....

The Daily Stream: Shakespeare In Love Wisely Values Romance Over Accuracy Miramax By Ben Pearson/Sept. 13, 2021 4:19 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 Movie: “Shakespeare in Love” Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: In 1593 London, a moody, sexy playwright named William Shakespeare (ever heard of him?...

The Sea Monster To Human Transformation In ‘Luca’ Is Partially Based On Mystique In The ‘X-Men’ Movies By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 28, 2021 12:30 pm EST In The Little Mermaid, Ariel is able to transform into a human through a deal with a sea witch, in which she gives up her voice for legs. But in Pixar’s Luca, though it’s been compared to a riff on the Disney animated classic, there’s no such deal with the devil....

Topher Grace Edited The ‘Star Wars’ Prequels Into One 85-Minute Movie And We Saw It By Peter Sciretta/March 7, 2012 10:00 am EST Last month I received a cryptic e-mail inviting me to a private screening of a new Star Wars film edited by Topher Grace — which is funny because I had no idea there was a new Star Wars film in the works, with or without Grace’s involvement. I was told the screening was a secret private event arranged only for friends only and was asked not to talk about it beforehand....

Why Cary Joji Fukunaga Became The First American Bond Director [Exclusive] MGM By Danielle Ryan/Oct. 6, 2021 2:06 pm EST Prior to “No Time to Die,” there had never been an American at the helm of a Bond movie. Lots of British guys, a Canadian, a German, and two Kiwis, but never someone from the United States. For the final Daniel Craig 007 outing, the producers behind the franchise picked Oakland-born Cary Joji Fukunaga to direct....

Y: The Last Man ‘Killed’ Weird Al, And Here’s How He Responded FX on Hulu By Shania Russell/Oct. 6, 2021 12:26 pm EST American treasure Al Yankovic had no idea what to expect when he sat back for lowkey night of binging on Hulu. In his search, he stumbled across an interesting new show: “Y The Last Man.” But how could he have known the dark truth if its premise?...

Yaphet Kotto, James Bond Villain And ‘Alien’ Star, Dead At 81 By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 16, 2021 7:30 am EST Yaphet Kotto, star of films like Alien, the James Bond film Live and Let Die, and the TV series Homicide: Life on the Street, has died at age 81. Kotto’s agent Ryan Goldhar confirmed the actor’s passing to Variety after Kotto’s wife, Tessie Sinahon, first posted about Kotto’s death on Facebook Monday night....

‘A.P. Bio’ Season 4 Adds Bruce Campbell, Bruce Campbell’s Chin By Danielle Ryan/Aug. 2, 2021 9:32 am EST Everyone start shutting up now, because the King is coming to Ohio — that’s right, baby, Bruce Campbell is guest-starring on A.P. Bio. The Evil Dead franchise star is joining the fourth season of the Peacock streaming comedy, along with his charming, chiseled chin. A Whole Pack of Daddy Issues According to Deadline, Campbell will guest star as John Griffin, father of Glenn Howerton’s character Jack Griffin....

Paramount Pictures Coming to America is full of comedy heavy hitters and a handful of up-and-coming comedy stars. But one of the film’s supporting cast members wasn’t originally intended to be in the movie until Paramount Pictures forced them into it. Since nearly the entire cast of Coming to America was Black, the studio wanted a white actor with a somewhat prominent role in the movie. And that’s how comedian Louie Anderson ended up working alongside Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall at McDowell’s....

‘The Feast’ Review: Mother Nature Bites Back In This Bloody Horror Movie [SXSW 2021] By Matt Donato/March 22, 2021 9:00 am EST Why do international filmmakers seem to more frequently turn horror lenses on environmental subjects while domestic creators care more about boogeymen and slashers? If Jaco Bouwer’s Gaia wasn’t proof enough, what about its SXSW Midnighter counterpart, Lee Haven Jones’ The Feast? The Welsh thriller penned by Roger Williams merges woodland folklore and bloodthirsty revenge with Mother Earth as its reaper....

‘The Green Knight’ Clip And Posters Are All About How Sexy Dev Patel Is By Jeremy Mathai/July 23, 2021 6:51 am EST Well, you can’t say that A24 doesn’t know their own audience. When it comes to The Green Knight, all of Film Twitter is, well, atwitter about the next movie from filmmaker David Lowery. The indie studio, meanwhile, tends to have its finger on the more mainstream pulse and has rightfully deduced that Dev Patel is and ought to be the star of the show....

Aquaman: King Of Atlantis Trailer: HBO Max Animated Miniseries Makes A Wild, Goofy Splash Warner Bros. By Ryan Scott/Sept. 10, 2021 12:59 pm EST HBO Max has treated us to some first-look footage at “Aquaman: King of Atlantis.” This animated miniseries was initially announced in early 2020, long before the pandemic upended, well, everything, and even before HBO Max officially launched. But the three-part event has “Aquaman” director James Wan on board as an executive producer, which is kind of a big deal....

A Deep Dive on Aquaman 2 Warner Bros. The teaser kicks off with Jason Momoa arriving back on set, excitedly greeting everyone after several years away from the character. Before any of the truly interesting concept art or action sequences kick off, Momoa says something interesting, indicating that the plot of the sequel will have to do with taking on environmental issues. “I’m very proud of the sequel because it’s tackling a lot of issues, environmentally....

Blumhouse Announces The 2021 BlumFest Is Coming To Kick-Off Halloween In October By Ethan Anderton/May 5, 2021 1:00 pm EST This fall is already playing host to an ill-advised special edition of Comic-Con in San Diego on Thanksgiving Weekend. But if you’re a horror fan, you won’t have to leave the comfort of your home to get hyped about some upcoming horror projects from Blumhouse. Jason Blum, the producer behind hit horror franchises like Paranormal Activity, The Purge, Insidious, Happy Death Day, and the continuation of the Halloween film series, announced that the virtual BlumFest will return for a 2021 edition this October, just in time to kick off the Halloween season with some teases of their upcoming movies and TV shows....

GeekBomb: The History Of Poop In The Movies By Kevin Kelly/Feb. 9, 2009 10:47 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Everyone poops. It’s a truism that you can’t deny, and there’s even an entire book on the subject. In fact, there’s a whole slew of books in that department, ranging from What’s Your Poo Telling You? to It Hurts When I Poop: A Story For Children Who Are Scared To Use The Potty....

Gorillaz Is Getting A Feature Film At Netflix Warner Bros. By Danielle Ryan/Nov. 29, 2021 3:37 pm EST They’ve been one of the coolest animated bands for more than 20 years, with seven studio albums, a web series, and a crossover with “The Powerpuff Girls.” Now, Gorillaz is getting a movie. The animated avatars who represent the real-life band have a complicated history that super-fans have tracked from their self-titled debut, but the movie will expand their stories into a feature-length narrative....

Nicolas Cage To Sink His Teeth Into The Role Of Dracula In Universal’s Renfield Magellan Pictures By Anya Stanley/Nov. 30, 2021 5:06 pm EST Despite all his rage, he is still just a Drac in a cage. Actor Nicolas Cage has spent his professional career skating up to the edge of madness and doing cartwheels, and so the logical next step in the “Pig” actor’s evolution had to be something magnificent....

Paris Hilton Is Getting A Netflix Cooking Show And We’d Be Lying If We Said We Weren’t Intrigued By Shania Russell/July 13, 2021 10:36 am EST Paris Hilton and Netflix are teaming up in the kitchen, with a promise to serve us something extra delicious. The hotel heiress and star of The Simple Life will be learning her way around the kitchen while on camera. Her new show, Cooking With Paris is all about Hilton showing off her culinary expertise (or lack thereof), with a little from her celebrity friends....

Sequel Bits: ‘Dumb And Dumber To’, ‘Harry Potter’, ‘Trainspotting 2’, ‘Magic Mike XXL’ By Angie Han/Nov. 4, 2014 6:00 am EST After the jump: Lili Taylor and Barry Pepper join The Scorch Trials J.K. Rowling writes a bunch more Harry Potter stories Ewan McGregor says Trainspotting 2 will shoot in 2016 Keanu Reeves hasn’t made a final decision on Bill & Ted 3 The cast of Magic Mike XXL gathers for a class photo See Natasha Lyonne in a Beetlejuice 2 parody Enjoy a bunch of new clips from Dumb and Dumber To J....