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Zara By Kaylee Dugan/Dec. 15, 2021 10:59 am EST The next time you’re in the market for a sheer lace shirt, some distressed velvet suit pants, a bright green faux fur jacket, or a Micky Mouse Christmas sweater, remember, Zara doesn’t just do clothes, they’re making movies. That’s right, the same place that sells lime green sequin wrap dresses is doling short, but still surprisingly long films starring John C. Reilly as Santa Claus....

Black Friday Trailer: Bruce Campbell And Devon Sawa Battle Rabid Shoppers Screen Media Films By Ryan Scott/Oct. 26, 2021 1:31 pm EST We are, rather amazingly, nearing the holiday season already. Halloween is just around the corner and, before we know it, Thanksgiving is going to be here. And with Thanksgiving comes a uniquely American tradition known as Black Friday. Now, someone has finally decided to make a horror movie about it, appropriately titled “Black Friday” — and they wisely brought Bruce Campbell (“The Evil Dead”) and Devon Sawa (“Final Destination”) along for the ride....

Here’s What To Expect From Upcoming Paramount Shows Guilty Party, The Game, And More Paramount+ By Vanessa Armstrong/Aug. 31, 2021 5:56 pm EST Paramount+ has been running for about six months, and the streaming platform continues to grow. During their TCA presentation today, they touted some of the original content coming to the service. One of the panels focused on “Star Trek: Prodigy,” which discussed the upcoming series and also revealed the main title sequence along with first looks at the two main villains, voiced by Jimmi Simpson and John Noble....

James Bond Casting Director Breaks Down How You Cast A New 007 Eon Films By Lex Briscuso/Sept. 17, 2021 10:32 am EST Have you ever wondered how our many James Bonds were discovered and thrust into the spotlight of all spotlights? Considering I have a deep interest in casting, I have — so I was delighted to get a look inside casting director Debbie McWilliams’ brain in an incredible interview she did with Entertainment Weekly published on September 14....

Kevin Feige Admits Casting Tilda Swinton As The Ancient One Was A Mistake: “We Thought We Were Being So Smart” By Ben Pearson/May 19, 2021 2:30 pm EST When actress Tilda Swinton was cast as The Ancient One for 2016’s Doctor Strange, lots of people raised their eyebrows. In the pages of Marvel Comics, that character was drawn as Asian – but that depiction also leaned hard into horrifically racist stereotypes, so Marvel Studios and Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson decided to go in an entirely different direction and cast a white woman to play the role instead....

Lucasfilm’s Obi-Wan Show Will Feature F9 Star Sung Kang Wielding A Lightsaber Universal Pictures By Ryan Scott/Sept. 16, 2021 3:40 pm EST To the surprise of nobody, Disney and Lucasfilm are keeping very quiet about the upcoming “Obi-Wan Kenobi” series. Ewan McGregor had to lie about it for years. They’re not going to tell us anything. So, we’re left to extrapolate what we can when some poor actors try to say nothing, while saying something, during press junkets....

Michael B. Jordan’s Black Superman Project Finds Its Writers MGM By Joshua Meyer/Oct. 27, 2021 8:50 am EST A few months back, we heard confirmation that Michael B. Jordan was developing his own Superman project for HBO Max. This is separate from the upcoming Superman film reboot — written by Ta-Nehisi Coates and produced by J.J. Abrams — which will also see a Black actor take on the role of the Man of Steel....

Scarlett Johansson Reflects On Black Widow Lawsuit: ‘It’s Important To Know Your Own Worth’ Marvel Studios By Joshua Meyer/Dec. 3, 2021 9:30 am EST Over the summer, Scarlett Johansson filed a lawsuit against Disney for its release of “Black Widow” as a Premier Access rental option on the Disney+ streaming platform, the same day the movie hit theaters. This was before Disney shifted back to a window of theatrical exclusivity for its Marvel Studios releases....

Star Wars Bits: The Mandalorian, Star Wars: Hunters, George Lucas Docuseries, Tom Kane, Star Wars: Visions, And More! Lucasfilm By Adam Frazier/Sept. 17, 2021 9:03 am EST In this edition of Star Wars Bits: “The Mandalorian” season 2 wins seven Emmy Awards A new “Star Wars: Hunters” trailer debuts An in-depth preview of “Star Wars: Visions” A six-part Docuseries on George Lucas & ILM? Marvel’s upcoming “Star Wars” comics And more!...

The 14 Best Vin Diesel Movies (That Aren’t The Fast And The Furious) Freestyle Releasing By Matthew Monagle/Aug. 31, 2021 5:51 pm EST For years now, one question has burned bright in the hearts of “Fast and the Furious” fans: Team Diesel or Team Johnson? Given the latter’s impressive career as an action star and family-film icon, one could make a compelling case that Dwayne Johnson — not Vin Diesel — is the Fast Saga’s biggest star....

The 15 Most Beautiful Animated Movies Ever By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 17, 2018 11:00 am EST (Welcome to Let’s Get Animated!, a column that spotlights the best of film animation. In this edition: the most beautiful animated movies.) Over the weekend, one of the most imaginative and visually striking animated movies ever made hit theaters. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is being hailed as a groundbreaking achievement, and a testament to the creative heights that animation can reach....

The Humans Trailer: Steven Yeun And Richard Jenkins Have The Most Unsettling Family Dinner A24 By Jeremy Mathai/Sept. 17, 2021 10:38 am EST The Humans Trailer “The Humans” is written and directed by Stephen Karam, who is adapting his award-winning Broadway stage play of the same name. Richard Jenkins (“The Shape of Water”), Amy Schumer (“Trainwreck”), Steven Yeun (“Minari”), and Beanie Feldstein (“Booksmart”) all star in this quiet, eerie drama. They’re also joined by Jayne Houdyshell, who is reprising her role from the theatrical play....

The Kingcast Celebrates Its One-Year Anniversary With Special Episode Featuring Mike Flanagan, Bryan Fuller, Elijah Wood, And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 10, 2021 10:05 am EST The Kingcast is about to reach a major milestone. Fangoria’s podcast dedicated to the works of Stephen King is about to celebrate its one-year anniversary, and it’s assembling a murderer’s row of guest stars for its landmark episode. The Kingcast one-year anniversary will be celebrated with “The Skeleton Crew Stunt Spectacular,” an episode dedicated to King’s beloved 1985 short story collection Skeleton Crew, with guest stars that include Bryan Fuller, Elijah Wood, Mike Flangan, Emily V....

The Morning Watch: ‘Shang-Chi’ Trailer Easter Eggs, Why “Justice For Han” In ‘F9’ Is A Big Deal & More By Ethan Anderton/June 28, 2021 5:00 am EST (The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows....

Here’s One Foolish Mortal Who Will Appear On the Show Take care foolish mortals cuz I’m care-takin’ with @TheMuppets for their Halloween special, The Muppets Haunted Mansion coming soon to @disneyplus. Check this grim grinning bro out to socialize… pic.twitter.com/8vvWtDegTJ— Darren Criss (@DarrenCriss) August 31, 2021 The first of presumably many flesh and blood celebrities to take part in this special is Darren Criss (of “Glee” and “American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace” fame), who announced this to the world via a tweet that will grab the attention of any true blue Haunted Mansion fans....

Adult Swim By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 3, 2021 1:37 pm EST The fifth season finale of Rick and Morty is coming this weekend with two back-to-back episodes on Adult Swim. To hype up the end of the season, the Cartoon Network nighttime block released a promo featuring the debut of a live-action version of the perpetually drunk grandfather and his awkward grandson. Suffice it to say that the casting could not be more perfect, with “Back to the Future” star Christopher Lloyd as Rick and “It” franchise star Jaeden Martell as Morty....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Tenacious D In The Pick Of Destiny’ Rock And Rolls With Musical Madness By Ethan Anderton/March 5, 2021 12:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie: Tenacious D in the Pick of DestinyWhere You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: In a fantastical origin story of the comedy rock band known as Tenacious D, musicians JB (Jack Black) and KG (Kyle Gass) begin a friendship that could lead to the formation of the greatest rock band in the world....

The Spine Of Night Creators Spill On Their Gorgeous, Gory Rotoscoped Epic [Interview] RLJE Films By Danielle Ryan/Nov. 2, 2021 3:46 pm EST There are a handful of rotoscoped fantasy classics that every nerd knew in the 1970s and ’80s. Whether it was the rollicking rock and roll fantasy of “Heavy Metal” or the extended epics of the Rankin and Bass “Hobbit” or “Lord of the Rings” movies, the unique animation style implanted itself in our collective subconscious....

The Streamer’s Guide To The 2018 New York Film Festival: What Non-Festgoers Can Watch At Home By Marshall Shaffer/Sept. 28, 2018 8:00 am EST Most of the big movies of the fall have now premiered (although a few obvious exceptions remain to be unveiled) after their bows at Venice, Telluride and Toronto. Now it’s time for smaller, regional festivals to help further sort the wheat from the chaff. The New York Film Festival (NYFF), which kicks off this week, provides a perfect bridge to this next stage of the season....

Who Is Lisa Trevor In Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City? The Tragic Character Explained Sony Pictures By Ryan Scott/Nov. 30, 2021 10:10 am EST The “Resident Evil” franchise has a long, storied history across a variety of mediums. The whole thing started as a relatively simple survival horror video game created by Capcom in 1996, but has since blossomed into a multimedia behemoth, encompassing movies, TV, video games, merchandise, and everything in-between....