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‘Smallville’ Complete Series Blu-Ray Set Arriving Later This Year By Ben Pearson/July 27, 2021 12:18 pm EST Smallville celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and to celebrate the occasion, The CW superhero series is coming to Blu-ray for the first time ever. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is releasing all 218 episodes of the beloved drama on Blu-ray in a shiny new box set this fall — and the only downside is that it will not include any new bonus features filmed specifically for this set....

‘Superman: The Animated Series’ Is Finally Coming To Blu-Ray This Fall By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 12, 2021 7:38 am EST It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…Superman: The Animated Series finally getting released on Blu-ray for the show’s 25th anniversary! A few years ago, Batman: The Animated Series got the high-definition home video release that it deserves. Now, the Man of Steel will be following in the Caped Crusader’s footsteps with a brand new, fully remastered box set featuring every single episode of the superhero cartoon and several hours of bonus features, including an all-new documentary diving into the creation of the show from executive producers Bruce Timm, Paul Dini and Alan Burnett....

‘The Crown’ Season 5 Images Give Us Our First Look At Dominic West As Prince Charles And Elizabeth Debicki As Princess Diana By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 17, 2021 8:33 am EST Meet the new Prince Charles and Princess Diana: Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki. West and Debicki will be taking over the roles for The Crown season 5 as the Netflix series jumps forward in time yet again. When we last saw these characters/historical figures, they were played by Josh O’Connor and Emma Corrin, and their royal marriage was anything but a fairy tale....

‘The Human Conditions’ Will Team Up Damon Lindelof And Matt Reeves For HBO Max “Magical-Realist Medical Drama” By Ben Pearson/July 23, 2021 1:51 pm EST Two of the most exciting names in Hollywood storytelling are coming together for an HBO Max series. Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers, Watchmen) is teaming up with Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, War for the Planet of the Apes, the upcoming The Batman) to produce an HBO Max show called The Human Conditions, a “magical-realist medical drama” that hails from British writer/director Oscar Sharp....

Cicely Tyson, Hollywood Trailblazer In TV And Film, Is Dead At 96 By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 29, 2021 11:30 am EST Trailblazing Hollywood icon Cicely Tyson, perhaps best known for her Oscar-nominated turn in 1972’s Sounder, has died. She was 96. Variety reports that Emmy and Tony-winning actress Cicely Tyson, whose career in theater, film, and television spanned seven decades, died Thursday afternoon at the age of 96. A family statement did not reveal the cause....

Eternals Clip: Marvel’s Newest, Oldest Heroes Save Some Helpless Humans Marvel Studios By Joshua Meyer/Oct. 15, 2021 8:47 pm EST The first official clip from Marvel’s “Eternals” has arrived, and it features sea monsters and sign language. When a winged murder dragon comes crawling out of the ocean, who’s going to be there to save the prehistoric boy it wants to eat? Why, Earth’s original superheroes, of course. At 26 films and counting, you might think the Marvel Cinematic Universe has nothing new left to offer, but “Eternals” marks a number of firsts....

Grudge / Kin: Release Date, Cast, And More Netflix By Danielle Ryan/Sept. 21, 2021 4:46 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.) Netflix has been getting more experimental with developing and distributing foreign-language content, and their latest film release, “Grudge,” is a part of that growth. The Turkish film, called “Kin” in its native language, will join Netflix’s growing collection of non-English films, which includes smaller independent films like the French horror “The Swarm” alongside major awards contenders like Alfonso Cuarón’s Spanish-language Oscar winner, “Roma....

James Gunn Has “Done A Thousand Drafts” On The ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3’ Script By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 6, 2021 11:29 am EST James Gunn is one of a very small collection of filmmakers to dip their toes in the worlds of both Marvel and DC. His Guardians of the Galaxy movies have been major critical and box office hits, but Gunn memorably found himself cut loose because of past behavior and he lost his job as director of Volume 3....

Kitbag Will Reunite Jodie Comer With Ridley Scott After The Last Duel 20th Century Studios By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 3, 2021 11:51 am EST Jodie Comer will be the Josephine to Joaquin Phoenix’s Napoleon in Ridley Scott’s historical drama “Kitbag.” Comer worked with Scott on the upcoming “The Last Duel,” and earlier this year word surfaced that Scott was considering casting Comer for his Napoleon movie as well. Now, it’s official – Comer has signed on to the film, which will begin shooting near the end of the year if all goes according to plan....

Let’s Talk About ‘The Lodge’, The Cruelest And Most Effective Horror Movie Of 2020 By Andrew Todd/Feb. 27, 2020 8:00 am EST (Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything.)This article contains major spoilers for The Lodge. It also contains discussion of self-harm.Horror movies often rely on physical violence and cruelty to horrify their audiences. That’s fair; we all have bodies, and we’re afraid of them getting damaged....

Movies To Watch If You Loved Luca Disney/Pixar By Dalin Rowell/Sept. 1, 2021 4:06 pm EST Pixar’s “Luca” is a majestic summer fantasy with seaside aesthetics and emotional core. In it, a young sea monster named Luca transforms into a human to explore the coastal Italian village Portorosso, where he bonds with another young monster named Alberto, leading to the adventure of a lifetime. After spending some time on land, Luca never wants to leave....

No Time To Die Trailer After a long wait, we’ve reached the final stretch in the lead-up to the release of “No Time to Die.” So what better time to get a little nostalgic? This trailer rips a page out of the well-worn playbook for conclusive blockbuster endings, taking viewers on a trip down memory lane through 2006’s “Casino Royale” and the loss of Bond’s love, Vesper (Eva Green); 2008’s “Quantum of Solace” that dealt with the immediate aftermath; 2012’s “Skyfall;” and finally to 2015’s “Spectre....

Superhero Bits: Joss Whedon’s Iron Man 3 Advice, Less Calista Flockhart On Supergirl & More By Ethan Anderton/May 19, 2016 5:00 pm EST What advice did Joss Whedon give to Shane Black while he was directing Iron Man 3? How many lines did Superman have in each of the movies he’s appeared in? Why might Calista Flockhart no longer be a series regular on Supergirl? Do you suffer from adamantium dysfunction?...

The Alternate Ending In The Thing That Was Thankfully Cut Universal Pictures By Joshua Meyer/Sept. 21, 2021 8:41 am EST John Carpenter’s “The Thing” is one of those classics that always gets cited as an example of a film that was an outward failure, initially, but that time has vindicated with a much-deserved reappraisal. It was not a critical or commercial success on its release, but in the years since then, it has come to be regarded as a monster movie par excellence....

The Boys Offers First Look At Laurie Holden As The Crimson Countess In Season 3 By Danielle Ryan/Nov. 5, 2021 4:22 pm EST Earlier this summer we got a first look at Jensen Ackles as Soldier Boy, but now the studio has shared the first look of another new addition to the cast, Laurie Holden’s Crimson Countess. Another Member of Payback Like Soldier Boy, the Crimson Countess is a member of Payback, a group of superheroes kind of like the Seven, just a little less prestigious....

The Morning Watch: Mike Myers Returns As Dr. Evil, Charming ‘Pick-Ups’ Short Film & More By Ethan Anderton/April 5, 2018 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, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, Mike Myers brings back his Austin Powers franchise villain Dr....

The Morning Watch: Pixar’s Character Rigs Explained, How To Make ‘Ted Lasso’ Biscuits & More By Ethan Anderton/March 18, 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, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, listen as Pixar Animation creators explain what character rigs are in movies like The Incredibles and how they help bring the movie to life....

The Morning Watch: The Props Of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Dune Gom Jabbar Scene Breakdown & More Warner Bros. By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 26, 2021 8:04 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.) In this edition, watch as Adam Savage gets up close and personal with some familiar props from the upcoming “Ghostbusters: Afterlife....

The Purge Creator James DeMonaco Made A Movie About The Glory Of Rocky III [Interview] Universal Pictures By Jack Giroux/Sept. 17, 2021 12:08 pm EST Rocky Balboa is a God in writer/director James DeMonaco’s new film “This is the Night.” The coming-of-age story focuses on a landmark event in (movie) history: the opening day of “Rocky III.” The kids, the parents, and everyone on Staten Island was ready for it. People leave the film inspired and ready to take on the world, which kicks off a night of ups and downs in DeMonaco’s film....

The Simpsons Season 33: Release Date, Cast And More By Joshua Meyer/Aug. 19, 2021 6:44 am 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.) There are over 700 episodes of The Simpsons and the show has already been renewed for a record-breaking 33rd and 34th season. It will probably still be going long after we’ve all shuffled off this mortal coil....