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Mad God Review: This Stop-Motion Nightmare May Be One Of The Weirdest Movies Ever Made [Beyond Fest] Tippett Studio By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 8, 2021 10:27 am EST Phil Tippett is a master of monsters, a proverbial God in the eyes of those who grew up watching his creatures play on screen. He’s the man responsible for beloved creations in films like “Return of the Jedi,” “RoboCop,” “Piranha,” “Starship Troopers,” and, as the Dinosaur Supervisor meme makes sure we’re aware, “Jurassic Park....

Marvel Confirms The Hawkeye Series Wants To Emulate The Acclaimed Fraction/Aja Run Marvel By Jeremy Mathai/Nov. 5, 2021 4:54 pm EST For many fans, Marvel’s upcoming “Hawkeye” series is a dream finally realized. As played by actor Jeremy Renner, it’s fair to say that the MCU’s portrayal of Clint Barton/Hawkeye has been somewhat hit-or-miss to this point. Things started off on somewhat shaky ground with his clunky cameo in the first “Thor” film, the novelty of which quickly wore off once it became clear that he wouldn’t be appearing in the movie again and was treated mostly as an afterthought....

Neill Blomkamp Blames ‘Chappie’ For His ‘Alien’ Movie Falling Apart By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 23, 2021 9:26 am EST For a while there, it looked like director Neill Blomkamp would make an Alien movie designed to retcon the franchise. Based on concept art that found its way online, it became clear that Blomkamp’s film would serve as a direct sequel to Aliens and pretty much ignore every Alien movie after that (like how David Gordon Green’s Halloween ignores all the other Halloween sequels)....

One ‘What If…?’ Episode Pitch Was Too Dark For The MCU By Shania Russell/Aug. 9, 2021 12:57 pm EST The MCU has its fair share of darkness. The biggest storyline in the saga involves half the universe dissolving into ash — an onscreen phenomenon that slowly takes the lives of many beloved characters, including a terrified child. Speaking of children, the most recent film in the franchise made allusions to human trafficking, in a haunting opening title sequence and even allowed its leads time to reconcile with their stolen childhoods....

“The Woolly Mammoth is a Vital Defender” Universal Pictures “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, that they didn’t stop to think if they should.” These are the words that Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) famously said to John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) in “Jurassic Park.” He was talking about scientists playing God in the context of a dinosaur theme park. They had cloned the dinos from DNA found in fossilized mosquitos....

The Beatles: Get Back Clip While I think we’d all like Peter Jackson to get back to making features, he seems content to work on special projects. He recently had the World War I documentary “They Shall Not Grow Old,” and now he has the Disney+ docuseries “The Beatles: Get Back.” While there have been plenty of Beatles-based documentaries before, this looks like it’s going to be something special, particularly for fans of the band....

The Flash Director Teases An Electric Team-Up With New Image Warner Bros. By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 20, 2021 3:40 pm EST “The Flash” is on track to be a must-see movie, and not just because it’s the first solo Flash film. No, I think we can all agree that the biggest draw of this movie will be the return of Michael Keaton as Batman, something we haven’t seen since “Batman Returns” in 1992....

The Morning Watch: Charles Grodin Shakes Up ‘The Tonight Show,’ Zack Snyder Answers The Web’s Most Searched Questions & More By Ethan Anderton/May 19, 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....

The Morning Watch: Seinfeld’s Many Movie References, HBO Pays Tribute To Michael K. Williams & More NBC By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 21, 2021 8:00 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.) In this edition, see how the many movie references of “Seinfeld” compare to footage from the movies themselves....

The Turning Ending Explained: Is This Movie Really That Bad? Universal By Sandy Schaefer/Dec. 8, 2021 12:15 pm EST There’s a fair chance more people have heard about “The Turning” (more specifically, its ending) being terrible than have actually seen the film. Adapted from Henry James’ classic Gothic horror novella “The Turn of the Screw,” the movie was once called “Haunting” and was meant to mark Steven Spielberg’s triumphant return to the horror genre as a producer....

A Real Suit Becomes Sci-Fi Staple Lucasfilm - BBC Eagle-eyed fans of the sci-fi classics should be able to spot a costume shared by both “Doctor Who” and “Star Wars.” It’s a yellow flight suit with a beige flak vest, known as a Windak suit. In “Doctor Who,” the costume was worn by several characters during the 1966 episode “The Tenth Planet.” When time came around to find costumes for “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back,” it seems the style of that flight suit fit the look necessary for the character of Bossk, (played by the late Alan Harris)....

The Vin Diesel/Dwayne Johnson Feud Reignites As Diesel Takes Credit For Johnson’s Acting By Ben Pearson/June 22, 2021 1:14 pm EST It wouldn’t be a modern Fast and Furious press tour without the scent of feud permeating the air. Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson, who have repeatedly and publicly clashed while making these high-octane action movies, are seemingly at it again, with Diesel reigniting the feud by claiming his behavior was actually just a manipulation tactic all along, implemented in order to coax out the performance he wanted from Johnson....

The Wonka Prequel Is A Musical, And Timothee Chalamet Has Started Recording Songs Twitter By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 11, 2021 4:15 pm EST Big news for fans of reclusive chocolatiers who psychologically test children for fun in a magical factory filled with unfair labor practices! The upcoming prequel based on Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka character from his book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” starring Timothée Chalamet has been revealed to be a musical....

What’s The Best Best Picture Winner From The Last Ten Years? By Ben Pearson/July 9, 2021 1:57 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.)The Artist. Argo. 12 Years a Slave. Birdman. Spotlight. Moonlight. The Shape of Water. Green Book. Parasite. Nomadland. Those are the ten most recent movies to win the Academy Award for Best Picture....

Why Home Sweet Home Alone Doesn’t Bring Back Kevin McCallister [Exclusive] 20th Century Studios By Danielle Ryan/Nov. 11, 2021 2:18 pm EST The “Home Alone” franchise is getting a subversive new sequel with “Home Sweet Home Alone,” coming to Disney+ tomorrow. The streaming movie stars Ellie Kemper and Rob Delaney as a married couple who come up on hard times. When a bratty neighborhood kid named Max (Archie Yates) seemingly steals an antique doll that could be the answer to their financial woes, they are forced to break into Max’s home to retrieve the doll....

What Would’ve Happened in Lovecraft Country Season 2 HBO In July 2021, Deadline broke the news that HBO did not pick the show up for a second season. In the article, HBO had the following statement: We will not be moving forward with a second season of ‘Lovecraft Country.’ We are grateful for the dedication and artistry of the gifted cast and crew, and to Misha Green, who crafted this groundbreaking series....

Will There Ever Be A Christmas Vacation 3? Here’s What We Know Warner Bros. By BJ Colangelo/Dec. 1, 2021 1:20 pm EST “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” is largely considered to be one of the greatest Christmas movies ever made. In the film, yet another attempt is made by Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) to give his family the best experiences possible, this time focusing on the Christmas holiday. As is tradition with the “Vacation” films, Clark is circumvented at every turn by unpredictable elements like the world’s driest turkey dinner, unexpected family visitors, nosy neighbors, electricity, the worst possible Christmas bonus in history, and the human hurricane known as Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid)....

‘A.P. Bio’ Season 4: Release Date, Cast And More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 23, 2021 4:30 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.) All right, everyone start shutting up! A.P. Bio is back in session for a fourth season next month on Peacock. Before the series returns, we’ve got everything you need to know about the gifted (and weird) class under the tutelage of teacher Jack Griffin (Glenn Howerton), Principal Ralph Durbin (Patton Oswalt), and an outstanding ensemble cast of comedy stars at Whitlock High School....

‘The Girl Before’: Gugu Mbatha-Raw To Be Trapped In David Oyelowo’s House In HBO Max Thriller Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 3, 2021 4:00 pm EST Gugu Mbatha-Raw is set to star in a different kind of haunted house thriller. The Morning Show star is set to star opposite David Oyelowo in The Girl Before, a new HBO Max limited series co-produced by BBC One that follows a young woman who gets trapped in a house designed by Oyelowo’s architect....

‘The Last Mercenary’ Trailer: Jean-Claude Van Damme Is Back In Fighting Form In Netflix Action Comedy By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 8, 2021 10:05 am EST It’s been two years since Jean-Claude Van Damme was last onscreen in an action role, and far longer since he was at the height of his action hero career. But he’s back again and raring to go in The Last Mercenary, an action comedy from Netflix that looks to be Van Damme’s bid at his own sort of Last Action Hero, allowing the longtime martial arts movie star to poke fun at himself....