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Casino Boat on the River Styx In the age of antihero TV, Ozark originally started out as something of a white-collar Breaking Bad, built around a financial advisor instead of a chemistry teacher. Like Walter White’s meth business, Marty’s money-laundering operation was born out of desperation. As he began navigating his life of crime, he even picked up his own young, gender-swapped, Jessie Pinkman-like accomplice in the form of Ruth Langmore (Julia Garner in an Emmy-winning role)....

‘The Offer,’ A Scripted Drama About The Making Of ‘The Godfather,’ Is One Of The New Originals Coming To The Rebranded Paramount+ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 15, 2020 9:30 am EST It’s gonna be a hell of a sell for ViacomCBS to convince people to subscribe to their newly rebranded Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access). But with its newly announced slate of original titles, Paramount+ may have an offer we can’t refuse....

86 Eighty-Six Is One Of The Best War Anime Ever Made By Rafael Motamayor/Dec. 2, 2021 2:15 pm EST (Welcome to Ani-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.) The thing about action anime, especially anime about war and the cost of it, is that they have to make the action engaging to the audience, and in the process end up glorifying it to the point where it renders any anti-war message moot....

All The ‘Little Women’ Movie Adaptations, Ranked By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 30, 2019 7:00 am EST Some stories are such universal classics that Hollywood will frequently go back to tell them…again, and again. But we can always use another Little Women movie. Louisa May Alcott’s coming-of-age classic tells the story of the four March sisters growing up in Civil War America as they struggle with poverty, societal pressures, and the pangs of first love....

Daily Podcast: Disney+ Day News & Reactions Disney By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 12, 2021 4:24 pm EST Opening Banter: In The News: All The Disney+ Day 2021 Trailers, First Looks, And News From Disney’s Hype Extravaganza Also mentioned: Brad: New Predator Movie: Dan Trachtenberg’s Prequel Gets A Clever Title Prey First Look: Dan Trachtenberg Makes A Predator Prequel “Predator” sequel is officially titled “Prey,” and is set for release in summer 2022...

David Lynch’s ‘Dune’ Getting 4K Release From Arrow Video By Chris Evangelista/May 31, 2021 9:00 am EST Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is arriving later this year, but the Arrival director isn’t the first person to tackle Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi epic. In 1984, David Lynch helmed a film adaptation of Dune, too – and it didn’t go so well. Lynch’s take on the tale was a box office bomb, and Lynch himself has disowned the film due to studio interference....

Does ‘Jurassic Park’ Have ‘The Goonies’ Wardrobe Easter Eggs Hidden In Plain Sight? By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 7, 2017 6:00 am EST It’s been 24 years since Jurassic Park hit theaters, and while the movie has been examined in-depth over and over again plenty of times since then, it appears one possible Easter egg may have gone unnoticed until now. In Jurassic Park, Seinfeld star Wayne Knight plays the sneaky, weasel of a Jurassic Park employee named Dennis Nedry who is being paid millions to steal dinosaur embryos so an unknown competitor could create their own dinosaurs....

Dopesick Trailer: Hulu Tackles The Opioid Crisis With Michael Keaton And Kaitlyn Dever Hulu By Shania Russell/Sept. 15, 2021 11:12 am EST The trailer for Hulu’s upcoming miniseries “Dopesick” tackles one of the biggest horrors of our present reality: the opioid epidemic. Michael Keaton stars in the series inspired by Beth Macy’s New York Times bestseller of the same name, which chronicles the rise and impact of OxyContin. The trailer shows off the many perspectives at the center of this story — doctors, patients and the makers behind the devastating drug....

First Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City Footage Revealed, Trailer Coming Tomorrow Sony Pictures By Ryan Scott/Oct. 6, 2021 2:44 pm EST Today brings us the first taste of footage from the upcoming “Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.” But that’s not all, as Sony Pictures has confirmed that the first full-length trailer will be upon us tomorrow in anticipation of the movie’s release in theaters next month. Let’s have a look-see at the tiny teaser, shall we?...

Here’s How Many Episodes The Book Of Boba Fett Will Run Lucasfilm By Jeremy Mathai/Nov. 29, 2021 2:08 pm EST The introduction of the Disney+ streaming service, as recently celebrated in this year’s Disney+ Day, immediately created a whole new set of storytelling possibilities for the many, many properties under the studio’s umbrella. The unveiling of “The Mandalorian” on the very first day of the streaming platform’s launch proved to be a massive hit, conditioning viewers to expect a fresh extension of franchise lore in relatively bite-sized episodes and easily manageable seasons....

American Honey and La terra trema Both Andrea Arnold’s American Honey and La terra trema address what can occur when an abandoned part of society is ignored, largely due to the fact that they either refuse to subscribe to or can’t viably keep up with the competition that a rapidly changing economy surrounding them demands in each respective time period. The impoverished children find a home as traveling magazine salespeople, not working for anyone but themselves....

Marvel’s Trinh Tran Wanted Hawkeye To Reveal A New Side Of Clint Barton [Interview] Marvel Studios By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 23, 2021 2:36 pm EST Trinh Tran is the Executive of Production & Development at Marvel Studios, but she’s been with the comic book movie company since as far back as “Iron Man,” when she worked as an assistant to production manager Charlie Davis and finance executive Matt Finick. A decade later, and she’s the executive producer of “Avengers: Endgame,” one of the biggest blockbuster events in cinema history....

Men In Black VR Experience Will Let You Protect The Earth From The Scum Of The Universe Columbia Pictures By Kaylee Dugan/Sept. 20, 2021 10:24 pm EST Do you look really good in a slick suit? Are you begging for any excuse you can find to wear sunglasses indoors? Do you wish you could live Will Smith’s life, but only the alien stuff? Do you want to work through some of your anger by straight-up killing aliens?...

New ‘The Batman’ Comic Book Set Collects The Stories That Inspired Director Matt Reeves By Danielle Ryan/Aug. 16, 2021 12:47 pm EST In anticipation of director Matt Reeves’ new film The Batman opening in 2022, DC Comics is releasing a collection of the classic comics that inspired the film and its filmmaker. DC Connect magazine revealed the first look at the new The Batman Box Set, which includes softcover editions of the three books Reeves named as inspirations for the new movie....

Star Wars Fans Rejoice! Knights Of The Old Republic Is Getting A Remake On The PlayStation 5 Sony Interactive Entertainment By Ben Pearson/Sept. 9, 2021 5:02 pm EST Sony Interactive Entertainment, Lucasfilm Games, and Aspyr Media have announced that “Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic,” the beloved role-playing game from the early 2000s, is getting a remake exclusively for the PlayStation 5. There had been rumors about a remake possibly being in the works, but now it’s official....

Superhero Bits: Loki Is Coming To ‘Fortnite,’ Dougray Scott Is Not Returning For ‘Batwoman’ Season 3 & More By Ethan Anderton/June 28, 2021 4:00 pm EST (Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks....

The 15 Best Angelina Jolie Movies Ranked Buena Vista Pictures By Fiona Underhill/Sept. 28, 2021 3:45 pm EST While Angelina Jolie’s personal life has always been intertwined with her onscreen persona (she’s the daughter of Jon Voight and has married three of her co-stars — Jonny Lee Miller, Billy Bob Thornton, and Brad Pitt), she has worked hard to prove that she’s more than just a pretty face. To say that has succeeded would be an understatement....

The Best And Worst Moments Of The 2019 Academy Awards By /Film Staff/Feb. 25, 2019 9:30 am EST Another year, another Oscars. Another Oscars, another pile of victories to celebrate…and to moan about for the next 12 months. Yep, nothing riles up movie fans quite like the Academy Awards, which have a habit of driving cinephiles absolutely crazy and delighting them in equal measure. The 2019 edition was no different, with the ceremony rotating between “Well, that was deserved!...

The Medium Trailer: The Director Of The Wailing Produces The Thai-Korean Horror Flick Showbox Ltd. By Anya Stanley/Oct. 1, 2021 11:28 am EST New nightmare fuel just dropped. In a Hollywood Reporter exclusive, Shudder has dropped a new trailer for the formidable Thai/South Korean tag-teamed spiritual horror feature, “The Medium.” Produced by Na Hong-jin, the mystic mind behind “The Wailing” and “The Chaser,” “The Medium” is also directed by Banjong Pisanthanakun, whose 2004 debut “Shutter” (co-directed with Parkpoom Wongpoom) has since been remade four times....

Titane Star Agathe Rousselle On Humanizing A Psychopath [Interview] NEON By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 1, 2021 1:31 pm EST Agathe Rousselle is a discovery. A tightly wound ball of rage and violence in “Titane,” Rousselle has the heavy burden of carrying the wild, twisty film — and she has to do it without uttering a word for large stretches of the film. A former model, Rousselle makes her feature film acting debut in “Titane,” for which she was given an acting crash course by writer-director Julia Ducournau herself....