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A Guide To Each Hollywood Studio’s Theatrical Windows By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 10, 2021 10:21 am EST It’s no exaggeration to say that we’re currently living through a watershed moment that could very well decide the future of Hollywood releases. The pandemic has brought about a metric ton of changes and disruptions into our everyday lives, with all facets of the filmmaking industry hit particularly hard. Chief among these changes has been the effect on each major studio’s theatrical window — in other words, the period of time where theaters have the exclusive rights to screen new movies before studios make them available on DVD/Blu-ray, streaming, and video on demand....

By Peter Sciretta/July 16, 2009 5:00 am EST How Long is the average Hollywood movie? It all started when a friend of mine asked me this exact question. My first answer was just over an hour and a half, because most movies I see hit multiplexes seem to have a running length of around 90 or 100 minutes. But the real answer was much harder to come by. In my research, I came across the IMDb Film-Length Project, which doesn’t provide the definitive answer I was looking for, but is still interesting....

Cool Stuff: This Is The Best ‘Ghostbusters’ Proton Pack Replica Ever Made By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 9, 2018 6:00 am EST There have been several Ghostbusters proton pack replicas released over the years, but none of them have ever looked as good as this collaboration between ANOVOS, SonyArchives and Ghost Corps. The Ghostbusters proton pack has been given an incredible new replica that has been carefully molded, built and painted to look like Egon Spenger’s own proton pack from the movie....

Cowboy Bebop: Watch The Jazzy Opening Credits For Netflix’s Anime Adaptation Netflix By Ryan Scott/Sept. 25, 2021 2:31 pm EST “Cowboy Bebop” is one of the most beloved anime series of all time. Now, Netflix has turned it into a live-action series, after years of whispers about a live-action project of some kind. Fresh from Netflix’s big Tudum event this weekend, here’s our first glimpse at Spike, Jet, Faye, and — of course – Ein the corgi in the opening credits for “Cowboy Bebop....

The Benefits of Age Tomorrow Studios “Cowboy Bebop” certainly looks cool, and Cho looks more ripped than he ever has onscreen. We’ve seen him fencing as Sulu in “Star Trek,” but that was over a decade ago and it sounds like “Cowboy Bebop” put more physical strain on him as an actor. At the same time, his age may have enabled him to give a deeper dimension to Spike as a character:...

Danny Elfman Is Composing The Score For ‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’ By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 18, 2021 7:30 am EST Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is already one of our most anticipated sequels in the works from the Marvel Cinematic Universe because Spider-Man director Sam Raimi will be at the helm. But the filmmaker won’t be the only talent from Sony’s webslinging film franchise involved with Marvel’s mystical sequel....

Edge Of Tomorrow Ending Explained: Ready Player Tom Cruise Warner Bros. By Sandy Schaefer/Nov. 9, 2021 4:43 pm EST Audiences have grown accustomed to watching Tom Cruise risk life and limb for his movies, whether it requires him to swing around the outside of the tallest building in the world or belt Foreigner tunes to his co-star’s butt. But as un-killable as Cruise seems to be in real-life (or thinks he is, anyway), he’s got nothing on his character from 2014’s “Edge of Tomorrow....

First Batgirl Concept Art Shows Leslie Grace’s Barbara Gordon Watching Over Gotham Warner Bros. By Shania Russell/Oct. 16, 2021 7:23 pm EST “Batgirl” has had a long and complicated journey to the big screen, but the latest addition to DC’s live action slate is finally coming together. Amongst the many treats presented at the DC FanDome event was our first look at the concept art for the upcoming “Batgirl” film, along with some very interesting tidbits from the cast and crew behind the project....

Get Your First Look At President Meryl Streep In Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up Netflix By Jeremy Mathai/Sept. 8, 2021 10:06 am EST Imagine a world where an impending catastrophic event was bearing down on humanity and everyone just … went about their normal business, blithely ignoring it. This scenario hits uncomfortably close to home these days for a number of reasons and, as you might expect from a filmmaker like Adam McKay, that’s exactly the point....

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Early Buzz: Critics Ain’t Afraid Of No Sequel Sony Pictures By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 24, 2021 10:55 am EST We got one! Or at least, in this case, much more than one. “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” is still months away from release, but Sony held a surprise screening at CInemaCon last night, which is an event held primarily for theater owners and attended by journalists in case there’s any new footage from highly anticipated movies....

Jason Isaacs Can’t Acknowledge The Existence Of Lucasfilm, Politely Threatened To Cut My Tongue Out Paramount+ By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 11, 2021 9:59 am EST Jason Isaacs has been lucky enough to dabble in some huge franchises. Not only did he play Lucius Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” film series, but he played Captain Gabriel Lorca in “Star Trek: Discovery” (seen above) and voiced the villain known as The Inquisitor in the animated “Star Wars Rebels” series....

By Ben Pearson/Feb. 8, 2021 11:00 am EST Kevin Smith’s upcoming Netflix anime series Masters of the Universe: Revelation has found a composer. Smith has revealed that the show’s composer will be none other than Bear McCreary, the man behind the scores for shows like The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and many more. And in a new video, you can watch Smith react to his first listen of McCreary’s first pass at the score for the famous transformation scene in which Prince Adam wields his sword and becomes He-Man....

Mahershala Ali On Making His Debut In The MCU 20th Century Studios By Jenna Busch/Dec. 3, 2021 10:18 pm EST Academy Award-winning actor Mahershala Ali recently made his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We won’t spoil it here in the first few paragraphs, of course, just in case you don’t know what it is yet. If you go past the next picture, though, all bets are off. You’ve been warned....

Ned Beatty, Star Of ‘Superman’ And ‘Network,’ Dead At 83 By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 14, 2021 6:36 am EST Ned Beatty, the indelible character actor who starred in countless films including Deliverance, Superman, and Toy Story 3, and was nominated an Oscar for his supporting turn in Network, has died at the age of 83.Variety reports that Beatty’s management confirmed that the Oscar-nominated actor died from natural causes on Saturday morning at his home in Los Angeles....

No Time To Die Featurette Introduces A Couple New Secret Agents MGM By Vanessa Armstrong/Sept. 13, 2021 4:14 pm EST The time to wait to see the 25th Bond film, “No Time to Die,” is almost over, and MGM and Eon Productions have released a featurette highlighting two other secret agents in the film besides 007. Curious to learn a bit more about them and get a glimpse of them in action?...

Rejected ‘Gremlins 3’ Pitch Answers One Of The Biggest Questions About Mogwai Rules By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 6, 2016 9:00 am EST Whether you like it or not, Warner Bros. is still developing a new Gremlins movie. Once rumored to be a remake of the original 1984 horror comedy, recent details have pegged the film as more of a reboot/sequel in the same vein as Jurassic World. While we don’t know any specifics of the story, it has been said that the movie will keep the original film’s mythology intact while retelling the same story 30 years later....

Ryan Scott’s Favorite Movies Of All Time Lucasfilm By Ryan Scott/Nov. 5, 2021 1:00 pm EST Good day to you, /Film readers. Ryan Scott here, the guy who you may have noticed writes a lot about box office happenings and movie business goings-on, in addition to handling our Superhero Bits column and, when the opportunity strikes, “Star Wars” or “James Bond.” Today, I bring you a list of my favorite movies of all time, and the list says just about everything you need to know about the kind of movie lover I am....

Silent Hill Ending Explained: No One Leaves Silent Hill Sony Pictures Home Entertainment By BJ Colangelo/Nov. 1, 2021 9:25 am EST Based on the successful video game franchise of the same name, “Silent Hill” is psychological nightmare film about a woman named Rose (Radha Mitchell) who travels to the fictional town of Silent Hill, West Virginia, to investigate the past of her adopted daughter Sharon (Jodelle Ferland), who she believes grew up in the mysterious town that has long since been cut off from the rest of the world after a devastating fire....

The 14 Best Stories From Shudder’s Creepshow Ranked Warner Bros. By David Court/Sept. 30, 2021 6:10 pm EST “Creepshow,” the original 1982 movie, was the first collaboration between the sadly missed George A. Romero and Stephen King. A loving tribute to the old EC Horror comics of the ’50s, the film would go on to spawn sequels of increasingly inferior quality, but in 2018 it was announced that “Creepshow” would be revived as a series, with “Walking Dead” producer Greg Nicotero serving as showrunner....

Checking In With The Streaming Wars Netflix First things first, the biggest winner of the night by far was Netflix, which walked away with the most awards of any streaming service or network. The tides of change are a-coming, cemented by their historic number of wins: Netflix is now tied for most wins in a single year. The previous record-setter dates all the way back to 1974 when CBS also took home 44 Emmy awards....