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TCM Classic Film Festival 2021 Slate Includes ‘Plan 9 From Outer Space’ Table Read With Bob Odenkirk By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 16, 2021 7:00 am EST The TCM Classic Film Festival may be going virtual for a second year in a row, but at least it has Bob Odenkirk doing a table read of Ed Wood’s infamous Plan 9 From Outer Space. The bad-movie-turned-cult-classic is part of the TCM Classic Film Festival 2021 slate, which runs from May 6 to May 9, 2021 on TCM and HBO Max....

The 15 Best ’90s Comedies Ranked Paramount Pictures By Liam Gaughan/Aug. 26, 2021 2:33 pm EST The ’90s were a landmark decade for comedy films. The growth of independent filmmaking allowed unique comedic voices to reach mainstream audiences. “Saturday Night Live” generated a new batch of comedy stars, many of whom made successful screen debuts during the decade and are still active today. The old guard was still around, too, creating characters with more depth and nuance than any parts they played during the ’80s....

There Was Sexually Explicit Material United Artists “Last Tango in Paris” initially received an X rating — an MPAA classification that was often a death sentence for filmmakers because it limited the exhibition of their film. It was banned in several countries, including Bertolucci’s own Italy, where he was also charged with obscenity. The overwhelming critical contention was pointed towards a particularly graphic rape scene. Although Paul harbors a passionate desire for Jeanne, their sexual relationship is quite complex and he is often cruel and aggressive....

The New Halloween Kills Trailer Teases A Key Flashback To The 1978 Original Universal Pictures By BJ Colangelo/Sept. 20, 2021 6:35 pm EST When we first revisited Michael Myers in “Halloween” (2018), he had been locked away in Smith’s Grove Psychiatric Hospital for 40 years following his killing spree in Haddonfield. Retconning the storylines of the entire franchise meant that we never found out what happened when he vanished off of the lawn after being shot by Dr....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Binging With Babish’ Brings Big And Small-Screen Foods To Your Computer Screen By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 4, 2021 10:00 am 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 Series: Binging With BabishWhere You Can Stream It: YouTubeThe Pitch: YouTuber Babish (real name Andrew Rea) recreates dishes from movies and television to increasingly elaborate degrees....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Species II’ Is Gory, Sleazy Trash, And I Mean That As A Compliment By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 28, 2021 9:00 am EST Opening with a shot of a space station covered in brand logos like Pepsi and Sprint, Species II lets you know right from the start that it’s going to be a big heaping bowl of sweet-smelling junk, and you have to appreciate that. The first Species, directed by Roger Donaldson, was a surprise hit when it arrived in ‘95....

Thirteen Lives: Release Date, Cast, And More Lionsgate By Jeremy Mathai/Nov. 10, 2021 3:56 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.) Few things are able to rival Hollywood’s love affair with watching frightening real-world events as they happen and immediately turning around to adapt them into live-action dramatizations....

Universal Films Will Now Stream On Peacock Following New Deal By Danielle Ryan/July 7, 2021 12:08 pm EST Universal films have found a new streaming home on NBC’s Peacock. Beginning with the 2022 theatrical slate, all Universal film content will be available exclusively on Peacock as a part of their Pay-One window. The deal will bring Universal, Focus Features, Illumination, and DreamWorks Animation titles exclusively to Peacock no later than four months after their theatrical debuts....

Watch Two Minutes Of Apple’s Foundation Series: ‘Only He Can Shorten The Darkness’ AppleTV+ By Ben Pearson/Sept. 23, 2021 2:15 pm EST AppleTV+ is spending serious money on “Foundation,” an ambitious series from “Batman Begins” writer David S. Goyer which adapts Isaac Asimov’s classic science fiction novels for the small screen. The full review embargo for the first season has not lifted yet, but Apple has released a new two-minute clip from the series to whet audiences’ appetites....

‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ Director Navot Papushado On Taking Inspiration From Jackie Chan And Buster Keaton [Interview] By Jack Giroux/July 14, 2021 7:49 am EST Gunpowder Milkshake is a movie that lives up to its title. For starters, it looks like sugar, with its candy-like aesthetic – it’s a visual treat from director Navot Papushado and one of the all-time great cinematographers, Michael Seresin. Seresin shot several of filmmaker Alan Parker’s films, including Angel Heart, Midnight Express, and the joyous Bugsy Malone....

‘Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle’ Sequel Will Bring Back Colin Hanks By Ben Pearson/May 9, 2019 3:15 pm EST Add another name to the ever-growing Jumanji 3 cast: Colin Hanks is back, baby. In 2017’s smash hit Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Hanks played the older version of Alex Vreeke, a kid who was sucked into a video game version of Jumanji early in the film. Now we know he’ll be back to reprise that same role in this year’s sequel....

‘Short Circuit’ Remake Being Developed Yet Again By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 13, 2020 3:30 pm EST Short Circuit, the 1986 comedy featuring robot Johnny 5, is getting a remake – with a Latin-American/Hispanic-American take. Spyglass Media Group is developing the remake, with Eduardo Cisneros and Jason Shuman tapped to handle the script. In the original movie, an experimental military robot is struck by lightning and gains a human-like intelligence. Hey kids, do you remember Short Circuit?...

‘The Falcon And The Winter Soldier’ Team Up With Old Enemies And Lost Allies In “Power Broker” By Adam Frazier/April 2, 2021 7:00 am EST Hello, and welcome to your weekly recap of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. These are meant to be read after watching, so they will go deep into spoiler territory. You have been warned! Previously On… In “The Star Spangled-Man,” Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) fought the Flag Smashers in Munich alongside the new Captain America (Wyatt Russell) and Battlestar (Clé Bennett), but were unsuccessful in their attempt to thwart the anarchist group’s heist....

‘The Hunchback Of Notre Dame’ At 25: An Oral History Of Disney’s Darkest Animated Classic By Josh Spiegel/June 21, 2021 6:30 am EST In the mid-1990s, the possibilities were endless for Walt Disney Feature Animation. After the studio hit creative highs with Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King, Disney was powerful enough to take risks that were impossible a decade earlier. An adaptation of an iconic Victor Hugo novel was such a risk....

‘The Mandalorian’ Spinoff ‘Rangers Of The New Republic’ Is No Longer In Development At Disney+ By Ben Pearson/May 21, 2021 12:00 pm EST There seems to be some trouble in a galaxy far, far away. Rangers of the New Republic, one of several Star Wars shows that were announced during Disney’s big investor presentation last December, is no longer in active development at Disney+. Lucasfilm promoted The Mandalorian executive producer Dave Filoni to the position of “executive creative director,” which inspired several fans to take to Twitter to celebrate the beloved executive’s promotion yesterday....

‘Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts’ Will Feature Generation 1 Optimus Prime, Optimus Primal, And A Few Female Robots By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 22, 2021 1:06 pm EST With each Transformers movie, it seems like more and more robots in disguise get introduced, each more tricked out than the last. And the latest Transformers film, officially titled Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, will be no different, with a crew of fresh and familiar metal faces set to join forces to save the Earth....

Attack Of The Hollywood Clichés! Trailer: Netflix Takes On Hollywood’s Tropes With Tongue Firmly In Cheek Netflix By Shania Russell/Sept. 29, 2021 1:54 pm EST Where would Hollywood be without its many clichés? The meet-cute. The maverick cop. The spit-take. Sure, we’ve seen them a million items, but you can always revisit a classic — or so they say. Love them or hate them, these Hollywood staples are here to stay, so we have no choice but to accept that truth....

Boondock Saints Director Troy Duffy Responds To Overnight; Calls The Documentary An Unfair Smear Job By David Chen/Oct. 26, 2009 6:20 am EST With The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day on the verge of hitting theaters (it opens this Friday), one of things that’s continued to fascinate me is the story of how Troy Duffy was able to remake himself in the aftermath of The Boondock Saints and Overnight, the 2003 documentary that chronicled Duffy’s rise and fall....

Chris Hemsworth Thought Thor Was Written Out Of The MCU After Age Of Ultron Marvel Studios By Max Evry/Oct. 26, 2021 12:21 pm EST More interesting tidbits are emerging from Abrams Publishing’s gargantuan (512-page) new book “The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe” by Paul Terry and Tara Bennett. Like yesterday’s story about Joss Whedon landing the “Avengers” directing gig due to a recommendation from the producer’s wife, this new nugget revolves around perception, namely that of Marvel Cinematic Universe headliner Chris Hemsworth....

Cool Stuff: Grogu Connects To The Force In ‘The Mandalorian’ Statue From Iron Studios By Ethan Anderton/July 26, 2021 6:00 am EST Last fall, The Mandalorian saw The Child who came to be revealed as Grogu reconnect with The Force in a big way. When the titular bounty hunter brought the little guy to Tython, he called out to any surviving Jedi that might be listening. Soon Star Wars fans will be able to bring home that pivotal moment in the form of an Iron Studios statue of Grogu sitting on top of the Seeing stone that allows him to feel The Force through the ancient ruins of a Jedi Temple....