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Carole Baskin Sues Netflix Over Tiger King 2 Netflix By Kaylee Dugan/Nov. 2, 2021 9:25 pm EST I can’t believe today is the day I’m going to agree with Carole Baskin about literally anything, but here we go! While “Tiger King 2” will (supposedly) be hitting all of our collective Netflix queues on November 17 (just in time for a casual Thanksgiving binge-fest), Baskin is doing everything she can to get her piece of the pie … Or perhaps stop the release of “Tiger King 2: The Squeakquel” altogether....

Cool Stuff: Mondo Gives Pixar’s Up Score The Vinyl Soundtrack Treatment Mondo / Walt Disney Records By Eric Vespe/Sept. 13, 2021 4:25 pm EST The folks at Mondo are adding yet another banger title to their limited vinyl soundtrack releases. This time they’re continuing their streak of releasing Michael Giacchino’s work with one of his most iconic and influential scores. That’s right! Pixar’s “Up” is getting the white glove treatment complete with absolutely gorgeous cover art by Nicole Gustaffson and liner notes from Drew Taylor....

Piranha II: The Spawning Columbia Pictures Known for its ridiculous gore and cheese, James Cameron’s work on “Piranha II: The Spawning” certainly made a mark on the filmmaker’s career. He was initially hired as the film’s special effects director, yet as drama between the original director, Miller Drake, and the film’s executive producer, Ovidio G. Assonitis, spiraled out of control, Cameron was handed the keys to the cinematic kingdom, making “Piranha II” his feature film debut....

Every Michael Bay Movie, Ranked Paramount Pictures By Rob Hunter/Dec. 2, 2021 5:28 pm EST Auteur theory is the idea that directors are the authors of their films, resulting in identifiable styles and themes from movie to movie. It was originally applied to filmmakers like Alfred Hitchcock and Jerry Lewis — don’t laugh, it’s true – and is used today to describe the works of Wes Anderson and Quentin Tarantino. If we’re being honest, though, it should just as frequently be applied to Michael Bay....

Cowboy Bebop on Netflix Though the original “Cowboy Bebop” has been streaming on Hulu, Entertainment Weekly reveals that Netflix has acquired the streaming rights to the anime. The action/adventure space-western series was directed by Shinichirō Watanabe and written by Keiko Nobumoto, along with Toshihiro Kawamoto as character designer, Kimitoshi Yamane as mechanical designer, and Yoko Kanno as composer. Encouragingly, Watanabe is being retained as a creative consultant on the live-action adaptation and Kanno will also be returning to score the live action series, infusing the fan-favorite soundtrack with her signature jazzy tunes....

Here’s When You Can Watch Don’t Look Up At Home Netflix By Ryan Scott/Dec. 8, 2021 12:28 pm EST Netflix has been on an absolute tear when it comes to releasing original movies in 2021, with at least one original movie arriving on the streaming service each week — and in many cases several. But the company has saved one of its biggest for last, as director Adam McKay’s star-studded comedy “Don’t Look Up” is set to arrive this month....

Here’s Where You Can Rent Every ‘Die Hard’ Movie By Ben Pearson/July 30, 2021 4:00 pm EST (Welcome to Where to Watch, which provides a clear and simple answer to the question, “Hey, where can I watch this thing?” In this edition: the Die Hard franchise.) Before Bruce Willis became the king of making direct-to-video movies filmed in Eastern Europe, he was that guy from Moonlighting who ended up getting cast as John McClane in the first Die Hard and subsequently helped redefine what an action star could be....

Netflix Caper Series ‘Lupin’ Returns For A Second Season This Summer By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 28, 2021 10:30 am EST Lupin was the first surprise streaming hit of 2021, with its first five slick, super-fun episodes taking Netflix by storm. The crime caper series starring Omar Sy became the first French series to make the streamer’s U.S. Top 10. But because of Netflix’s weird release strategy (splitting up shows by “Parts” instead of seasons), we’re left to wait to find out what happens next to Sy’s master thief Assane Diop....

Nicolas Cage Says He’ll Never Retire, And There Was Much Rejoicing Screen Media Films By Ryan Scott/Sept. 16, 2021 12:37 pm EST If you’re having a bad day, dearest movie lover, fear not, as we have some good news for you. If you are having a good day, we are happy to make it all the brighter. Nicolas Cage has declared that he is never going to retire from acting. Let us all rejoice....

Nightmare Alley: Release Date, Cast And More By Chris Evangelista/July 7, 2021 12:30 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.)Nightmare Alley, Guillermo del Toro’s first feature film since winning the Oscar for The Shape of Water, is almost here. Adapting the novel by William Lindsay Gresham, del Toro has assembled a killer cast to tell a story of con artists, carnies, and nefarious psychiatrists....

Nothing Can Save Us From Seven More ‘Kingsman’ Sequels By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 7, 2020 11:00 am EST Someone, somewhere, at some point, thought it was a good idea to make a whole Kingsman franchise, with multiple sequels and prequels. And while the prequel film The King’s Man has yet to open, franchise helmer Matthew Vaughn is already thinking ahead. Way ahead. Vaughn reportedly has plans for “something like seven more Kingsman films....

It Happened One Christmas Daisy Productions/Universal Television/ABC Before Frank Capra’s 1946 “It’s a Wonderful Life” became a holiday television mainstay, “The ABC Sunday Night Movie” aired a made-for-TV remake, “It Happened One Christmas,” in 1977. While it retained almost all of the original’s script, it not only recruited Orson Welles to play monopolist slumlord Mr. Potter, but also gender-flipped its central cast. Marlo Thomas plays Mary Bailey, inheritor of Bailey Bros....

Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City: Release Date, Cast And More By Ben Pearson/July 14, 2021 12:43 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.) The first live-action Resident Evil movie, which was based on the popular video game franchise, hit theaters nearly 20 years ago, so it’s no surprise that Hollywood thinks it’s time for a reboot....

Single All the Way Release Date and Where You Can Watch It Netflix “Single All the Way” is set to hit Netflix on Thursday, December 2, 2021. It will exclusively be available on Netflix, meaning you will need to be subscribed to the service to watch it. What Is Single All the Way? Paramount+ “Single All the Way” is a new Christmas film makings its way to Netflix this holiday season....

Spider-Man: No Way Home Trailer This trailer is packed with jaw-dropping moments, and we’ll naturally be going through it and doing a full breakdown for you later. For now, questions abound, like why is Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum frozen over like Superman’s icy Fortress of Solitude? We already knew that Alfred Molina would be returning as Doctor Octopus in “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” but it’s great to actually see him in all his tentacled glory, just as it’s exciting to see a pumpkin bomb roll onscreen and hear the Green Goblin’s cackle....

The Iconic Final Scare In ‘The Ring’ Demonstrated How To Deliver A Satisfying Horror Movie Payoff By Meagan Navarro/Jan. 6, 2020 8:00 am EST (Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror. In this edition: The Ring violated the viewer’s expectations and sense of security with this iconic scene.)Much of horror’s effectiveness stems from its ability to elicit a visceral response from suspense and anticipation; the viewer knows something terrible is going to happen, but it’s the when of it that creates a feeling of unease and dread....

The Morning Watch: ‘Thunder Force’ Gag Reel’, A Look Back At ‘X-Men: The Animated Series’ & More By Ethan Anderton/April 15, 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, watch Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Jason Bateman and the rest of the Thunder Force cast crack up in a gag reel....

The Original ‘Annihilation’ Script Featured A Very Different Ending By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 26, 2018 9:00 am EST Annihilation may not have been a box office smash over the weekend, but it’s certainly a film that has people talking. Those who’ve watched Alex Garland’s weird, disturbing adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer’s novel have come away with questions; particularly in regards to the film’s ambiguous conclusion. An earlier draft of Garland’s Annihilation script, however, reveals a an alternate Annihilation ending that’s far less mysterious....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Good Burger’ Is Better Than You Remember By Ethan Anderton/March 25, 2021 11:00 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 Movie: Good BurgerWhere You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: Good Burger follows Kenan Thompson as Dexter Reed, who ends up in a bit of a pickle when he gets in a car accident with his teacher....

The Saturation Chamber Sequence In ‘House On Haunted Hill’ Is One Of The Scariest Scenes Ever By Meagan Navarro/Feb. 23, 2021 9:00 am EST (Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror. In this edition: House on Haunted Hill unsettles with nightmare imagery and shocking dream logic in its surreal Saturation Chamber scene.)The remake of the 1959 Vincent Price horror film House on Haunted Hill marked the producing debut by Dark Castle Entertainment....