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Possession Trailer: This Gonzo Horror Classic Is In 4K Now Metrograph Pictures By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 16, 2021 1:55 pm EST “Possession,” Andrzej Żuławski’s nightmarish classic about the least-chill divorce in movie history, is getting a new 4K restoration – and there’s a trailer to prove it. Starring Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill, “Possession” was released in 1981 – and it was not a hit, at all. However, over the years, a steady cult following has grown up around the movie....

Sharon Stone Is The Latest Actor To Insist On Vaccinated Sets By Jeremy Mathai/July 30, 2021 8:48 am EST More and more big-name actors are speaking out and adding their voices in support of vaccinated film sets, even as the industry tries to get things back to normal amid still-prevalent Covid cases and the added complication of the highly-infectious Delta variant. Sharon Stone is the latest star to vocally insist that film and television sets mandate vaccinations for all workers....

Sopranos Sequel Series Being Discussed With David Chase For HBO Max Warner Bros. By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 21, 2021 11:01 am EST If you woke up this morning and got yourself a gun, you might be interested in this news: a “Sopranos” prequel TV series might be on the way. Earlier this month we learned that “Sopranos” creator David Chase had signed a new deal with HBO, which immediately lead to speculation regarding some sort of “Sopranos” revival following the recent “Sopranos” prequel movie “The Many Saints of Newark....

Spider-Man: No Way Home Sets New Record For Ticket Presales Sony / Marvel Studios By Anya Stanley/Nov. 30, 2021 4:25 pm EST With great power comes great box office returns. Advance tickets went on sale yesterday at Fandango for Sony’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which opens across theaters on December 1, and in a couple hours, Spidey broke the 2021 record for the America ticketing company’s best first day of presales....

Superhero Bits: Mickey Rourke Lashes Out At Marvel, A Mysterious Figure On ‘The Flash’ Movie Set & More By Ethan Anderton/May 10, 2021 6:00 pm EST Why is Mickey Rourke bashing Marvel while praising Law & Order: SVU? What is the Rotten Tomatoes score for Jupiter’s Legacy right now? Is Marvel already developing a sequel to Eternals? Who is the cloaked figure approaching Wayne Manor in The Flash set photos? Want a peek behind the scenes of the Black Adam set?...

The Beta Test Trailer: An Anonymous Tryst Descends Into Paranoid Chaos IFC Films By Shania Russell/Sept. 21, 2021 10:35 am EST One mistake is all it takes for your life to turn into complete chaos — or so “The Beta Test” teaches us in the first trailer for the upcoming satirical thriller. The film introduces the world’s “ultimate clickbait thirst trap,” and sends its characters plunging into the world of sex, murder, and lots of paranoia....

The Deadly And Restorative Application Of Flowers In Ari Aster’s ‘Midsommar’ By Marisa Mirabal/Aug. 16, 2019 3:00 pm EST “Poppies bleed petals of sheer excess. You and I, this sweet battle ground.” – Janet Fitch, White Oleander Whether they’re in full bloom or slowly wilting, petals delicately falling to the floor like abandoned dreams, flowers can represent an array of emotions. It is customary to give flowers to loved ones during times of celebration and remorse....

Bringing Plo Koon Back From the Dead (But Not Really) Disney The Jedi they used as a false flag was none other than the prequels’ Plo Koon. Using Plo Koon was an inspired choice — not only is he a “Star Wars” fan favorite, but one of Filoni’s favorite Jedis as well. The choice admittedly has the problem that Plo Koon definitively dies at the end of “Revenge of the Sith....

The Matrix Resurrections Clip: ‘Nothing Comforts Anxiety Like A Little Nostalgia’ Warner Bros. By Joshua Meyer/Dec. 10, 2021 8:54 am EST Get ready to take a bullet train into the heart of “The Matrix Resurrections.” Warner Bros. has released a new clip from the movie in conjunction with the Game Awards 2021, and it is a doozy, this clip. Ever since the studio revealed (or, should I say, finally confirmed) the title of the movie back in August, questions have swirled about the approach that director Lana Wachowski would take with “The Matrix Resurrections....

This Week In Trailers: Our Towns, Frank Of Ireland, Alaskan Nets, The Man Who Sold His Skin, Drunk Bus By Christopher Stipp/March 27, 2021 9:00 am EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

A Journal for Jordan Teaser Trailer A Journal for Jordan marks Washington’s fourth directorial effort. He last directed Fences, which earned multiple Oscar nominations and a win for Viola Davis. That film, set mostly in and around the same house, was based on August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Now, Washington has set his directorial sights on Canedy’s work. She, too, won a Pulitizer for co-authoring the series “How Race Is Lived in America” before taking over Simon & Schuster last year and becoming the first Black person to head a major publishing imprint....

‘Boss Level’ Trailer: Frank Grillo Is Trapped In A Time Loop Of Death And Assassins By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 12, 2021 1:30 pm EST Frank Grillo’s day starts off like any other person’s: wake up, drink coffee, avoid multiple assassination attempts. Or at least that’s his character in the sci-fi action flick Boss Level, in which the Purge series actor stars as a man who finds himself living in an infinite time loop inhabited by a group of assassins out to kill him....

‘F9’ Trailer: Vin Diesel And The Family Are Faster And Furiouser Than Ever By Jacob Hall/Feb. 7, 2021 2:52 pm EST After an extended delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, the marketing machine for F9 is shifting back into gear. A new trailer for the ninth film in the Fast and Furious franchise debuted ahead of the Super Bowl, teasing the return of Vin Diesel’s Dom to the driver’s seat and director Justin Lin (who helmed parts three through six of the series) to the director’s chair....

‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Toys Give A First Look At The Aged Team And A New Kind Of Terror Dog By Ethan Anderton/July 27, 2021 11:14 am EST In the new Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer, the next generation of paranormal exterminators takes the spotlight. But the original team is coming back too, and Hasbro Pulse has unveiled the action figures for Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd), and Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson), giving us our first look at their big screen return....

‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’ Soundtrack: Hear Godzilla And Kong’s Individual Themes, Featuring A Monster-Sized Drum By Chris Evangelista/March 12, 2021 4:00 pm EST Godzilla vs. Kong is roaring into theaters and onto HBO Max this month, which means we’re about to be treated to some serious monster mayhem. And all that mayhem is backed-up by a big, booming score courtesy of the very busy Tom Holkenborg, AKA Junkie XL. When it came time to create music fit for two titans, Holkenborg knew he had to go big....

‘The Sparks Brothers’ Clip Gives You A Look At Edgar Wright’s New Music Documentary By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 10, 2021 5:00 pm EST Edgar Wright’s return to narrative features, Last Night in Soho, is set to arrive later this year. But that’s not the only thing the Baby Driver filmmaker has up his sleeve. He also has The Sparks Brothers, a documentary about the pop-rock band Sparks. Wright’s doc has a cavalcade of famous faces turning up to sing the band’s praises, and in a snappy, fast-paced clip you can watch below, Wright’s interview subjects can’t stop talking about how unique Sparks were when they burst onto the scene in the late 1970s....

Corpse-Filled ‘Army Of The Dead’ Behind-The-Scenes Image Arrives Ahead Of Tomorrow’s Trailer By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 24, 2021 1:30 pm EST Ready for Zack Snyder’s big new movie for 2021?! No, I don’t mean the Snyder Cut of Justice League – I’m talking about Army of the Dead, Snyder’s return to the world of zombies. The action-horror pic follows a group of mercenaries who attempt to pull off a big heist in the middle of zombie-infested Las Vegas....

Hollywood’s Budget Problem And The Inevitable Reckoning That Must Come Warner Bros. By Ryan Scott/Sept. 27, 2021 9:03 am EST Hollywood has a problem, and it’s a problem that will need to be dealt with sooner rather than later. There are various reasons for this, but it has been a long time coming. Namely, budgets for blockbuster movies have, in many cases over the last decade or so, truly gotten out of hand....

It Looks Like ‘Evil Dead Rise’ Will Buck The Cabin In The Woods Trope By Eric Vespe/July 14, 2021 7:34 pm EST Those sneaky so-and-so’s over at Sam Raimi’s Ghost House production company have been quietly working on a new Evil Dead film and we’re only now getting some intel on what the project is about. Right up front, Bruce Campbell is not appearing in this film and Sam Raimi isn’t directing, but both are producing alongside their longtime collaborator Rob Tapert....

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Season 15: Release Date, Cast, And More FX By Danielle Ryan/Nov. 8, 2021 5:50 pm EST (Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) What’s up jabronis? Season 15 of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” is finally coming down the pipeline almost two years after the end of the previous season....