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20 Greatest Movie Musical Songs Ranked Miramax By Audrey Fox/Oct. 27, 2021 5:28 pm EST There’s nothing like a good movie musical number. The combination of music, dance, and narrative thrust build something vibrant and alive in a way that, when done well, reflects cinematic storytelling in its purest form. Characters are given permission to express their emotions in ways that they are frequently unable to do: song frees them from the strictures of polite conversation, and lyrics capture their true feelings where dialogue often falls short....

29% Of Fans Said This Was The Best Season Of Schitt’s Creek Pop TV By Ben Pearson/Oct. 14, 2021 5:21 pm EST (Welcome to Survey Says, a feature where we conduct a movie-related survey for a random group of people and explain why they’re completely right, completely wrong, or somewhere in between.) Canadian comedy series “Schitt’s Creek” is a prime example of the type of show that easily could have faded into obscurity in the era of Peak TV....

A ‘Clueless’ Reboot, Reimagined As A Mystery Series, Has Been Passed Over At Peacock By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 16, 2021 10:00 am EST The Clueless mystery reboot has been passed over by the NBCUniversal streamer, which is already planning a new take on the 1995 movie starring Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy, and Paul Rudd. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Peacock has passed on the mystery series version 9 months after picking up the project, which was penned by Jordan Reddout and Gus Hickey (Will & Grace, Man With a Plan)....

Back To The Future Stars Lea Thompson And Christopher Lloyd Will Time Travel Again In A… Hallmark Christmas Movie Universal Pictures By Ryan Scott/Sept. 23, 2021 12:51 pm EST We bring some good news today, dear readers — albeit with a huge caveat. The good news? “Back to the Future” stars Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson are reuniting. And not just at a fan convention, but in an actual movie! The not-so-great news?...

Batgirl Fans Are Convinced This Warner Bros. Casting Call Points To Alysia Yeoh DC Comics By Kaylee Dugan/Oct. 21, 2021 9:06 pm EST Not every movie bursts out onto the scene, fully formed, with a slick trailer and a release date. Most movies get stuck in a languorous zone of money issues, script re-writes, and casting problems. “Batgirl” was one of those films that had been hanging around in a state of limbo since Joss Whedon stepped away from the film circa 2018....

Cool Stuff: Playmobil Is Releasing Even More ‘Back To The Future’ Playsets By Ethan Anderton/May 7, 2021 6:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Last year, Playmobil released a Back to the Future playset featuring the Doc Brown, Marty McFly and the DeLorean time machine. Considering the kid friendly style of these toys, it was an impressive little vehicle with a surprising number of accessories inspired by the time travel franchise....

David Fincher’s New Netflix Show Is Voir, A Documentary Series About Cinema Frazer Harrison/Getty Images By Ryan Scott/Oct. 13, 2021 3:45 pm EST The previously teased David Fincher/Netflix announcement has been revealed and, just to get this out of the way, it has nothing to do with “Mindhunter.” Rather, the streaming service has revealed that Fincher is producing a new docuseries celebrating the art that is cinema. A brief teaser has been revealed, though it is admittedly a bit vague....

The MCU or the MCYouTube Back in January, producer Kevin Feige confirmed that the R-rated “Deadpool 3” will be part of the MCU. Though he’s on sabbatical from moviemaking now (per Variety), Ryan Reynolds was, at the time, overseeing a script written by the Molyneux sisters, Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Loeglin. We heard an update from Reynolds over the summer, teasing something “wildly divergent” for “Deadpool 3.” We also sorta-kinda saw Deadpool make his MCU debut in the above video, which Reynolds posted to his official YouTube channel back in July....

Florence Pugh Gives A Behind-The-Scenes Peek At The Harrowing ‘Midsommar’ Breakdown Scene By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 12, 2021 3:00 pm EST “On this film, in this scene, I found a true sisterhood,” Pugh wrote in an emotional tribute to the Midsommar crying scene. Pugh posted a behind-the-scenes photo of herself and her co-stars recovering from shooting the emotionally grueling scene on Instagram, writing, “I remember the first take being so long, much longer than is displayed in the film that you all watched....

American Sports Story As usual, these series tell it all with their titles. American Sports Story will retell the stories of historic and world-class sports figures, delving into the finer details of their lives that shaped the narratives remembered today. Like the rest of the franchise, this will be a scripted anthology series, casting actors as famous figures. The first season will focus on the Aaron Hernandez Trial. Per the official press release:...

James Gunn Reveals New ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’ Concept Art By Jacob Hall/Aug. 22, 2016 12:00 pm EST A new piece of concept art from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is arriving in a new issue of Empire Magazine, but writer/director James Gunn has gone ahead and revealed it online. While this new images doesn’t feature any new members of the team (as revealed in the first piece of released concept art, which sits at the top of this article), it does feature the core team doing battle with some kind of slimy alien menace....

Marvel’s ‘She-Hulk’ Series Adds ‘Hamilton’ Star Renée Elise Goldsberry By Ethan Anderton/April 9, 2021 7:30 am EST The cast of Marvel’s upcoming She-Hulk TV series on Disney+ is taking shape. Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) is playing the lead role of Jennifer Walters, an attorney with an appearance and powers similar to that of Bruce Banner, who just so happens to be her cousin. Now we have word that she’ll be joined by Hamilton co-star Renée Elise Goldsberry....

My Son Trailer: Missing Person Thriller Starring James McAvoy And Claire Foy Heading To Peacock Peacock By Ben Pearson/Sept. 1, 2021 5:06 pm EST Here’s something you don’t see everyday. Peacock has unveiled the first trailer for “My Son,” a new thriller starring James McAvoy (“X-Men: Days of Future Past”) and Claire Foy (“The Girl in the Spider’s Web”) – but this movie took an unconventional approach when it came to its production....

Neil Marshall Discusses The ‘Doomsday’ Sequel We’ll Never See By Jack Giroux/Nov. 14, 2016 4:00 pm EST Doomsday is the only movie director Neil Marshall has made with a sequel in mind. Unfortunately, we’re never going to see that sequel. We’ve known that since the film underperformed at the box office in 2008. The Descent and Game of Thrones director thankfully got to stuff a lot of ideas in the first Doomsday, a movie that proudly wears its influences on its sleeve, but there was an idea or two he was saving for a Doomsday 2....

Get Ready for the Next of Kin Paramount Pictures Per the MPAA, the film has officially been titled “Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin.” What’s more, the organization has handed down an R rating to the horror flick “for violence and bloody images, and language throughout.” Good to know that Paramount and Blumhouse aren’t toning things down this time around. Unfortunately, for the time being, plot details are being kept entirely under wraps....

Redbox Won’t Go Down Without A Fight, Teams With Lionsgate For Original Content Redbox Entertainment By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 15, 2021 5:07 pm EST In an age where streaming services absolutely dominate the market, it would be understandable for people to ask questions like, “How is Redbox still a thing?” The company whose primary business model is renting DVDs from kiosks outside stores across the United States is still kicking, and planning on expanding its existing free, ad-supported streaming platform thanks to a deal with Lionsgate....

Rust Producers Had Been Warned About First Assistant Director’s Mixed Safety Record Sam Wasson/Getty Images By Hannah Shaw-Williams/Oct. 31, 2021 12:54 pm EST As police and reporters begin to piece together the events that led to a lethal shooting on the set of Alec Baldwin-led Western “Rust,” it remains uncertain who was primarily to blame. However, crew members who previously worked with first assistant director Dave Halls say that they had previously flagged his poor safety track record to the movie’s producers — and that their warnings were ignored....

Saturday Night Live Has Owen Wilson Make A Troubling Cars 4 In A Hit Or Miss Season 47 Premiere NBC By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 3, 2021 2:06 pm EST This weekend brought the 47th season premiere of"Saturday Night Live." Even though it didn’t exactly kick off the new season with a bang, the hit-or-miss episode let Owen Wilson have some fun with his beloved Pixar Animation character Lightning McQueen from the “Cars” franchise....

Sex Education Season 3 Final Trailer: Time To Talk About The Voicemail Netflix By Shania Russell/Sept. 16, 2021 10:56 am EST The long wait for “Sex Education” is finally (very nearly) over! Just one more sleep until the new season premieres on Netflix and we finally get some answers about the major cliffhanger that closed out season 2. And clearly the powers that be know exactly what’s on our mind, because the latest trailer finally addresses the big question: will Maeve (Emma Mackey) ever find out about Otis’ (Asa Butterfield) voicemail?...

The Daily Stream: The Mitchells Vs. The Machines Sony Pictures Animation By Anya Stanley/Nov. 26, 2021 6:05 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: “The Mitchells vs. the Machines” Where You Can Stream It: Netflix The Pitch: Remember the refreshing exhilaration of seeing the incredible animation styles and heartfelt story at play in “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse?...