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Do You Find Me Sadistic: Ranking Every Single Quentin Tarantino Character (Part Two) By Jacob Hall/Dec. 23, 2015 7:00 am EST Welcome back. In part one of this series, we began counting down each and every single one of director Quentin Tarantino’s 122 significant characters to celebrate the impending release of the The Hateful Eight. In today’s edition, the next batch of scoundrels and soldiers and thieves and the occasional innocent-caught-in-the-crossfire....

Immersive 007 Exhibitions Will Let You Enter The World Of Bond, James Bond Eon Productions By Lex Briscuso/Sept. 30, 2021 9:45 am EST If you’ve ever wanted to step into 007’s shoes and order one “shaken, not stirred,” you’ll actually have the opportunity to step into the espionage legend’s shoes in New York City with a new immersive James Bond exhibition. The “007xSKYSCAPE: The James Bond Immersive Exhibition” is where fans can step into “projection mapping and larger-than-life installations [that] take you inside the magic of 007,” located in the Skyscape in midtown Manhattan....

Italy Officially Abolishes Government Film Censorship By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 7, 2021 2:30 pm EST Italy is bringing to an end a century-long policy of film censorship. The country has abolished state censorship of films by scrapping legislation that has been in place since 1913, which allowed the government to censor and ban movies such as Pasolini’s Salò or the 120 Days of Sodom and Bernardo Bertolucci’s Last Tango in Paris....

Kristen Stewart Felt ‘Taller’ Playing Princess Diana In Spencer Neon You might’ve noticed that Kristen Stewart’s face is making the rounds on social media this week, alongside a litany of praise for her acting abilities. Honestly, this should just be a weekly routine — let us always talk up the incredible talent of Kristen Stewart. But this particular wave of praise was not apropos of nothing. The reason behind all the chatter is simple: Stewart’s highly anticipated portrayal of Princess Diana has finally been seen by people (who are unfortunately not me)....

Marvel’s ‘What If…?’ Action Figures Bring The Multiverse To Your Collectible Shelf By Ethan Anderton/July 28, 2021 10:47 am EST There are new action figures inspired by the Marvel Cinematic Universe all the time. But thanks to Marvel’s What If…? animated series, we’re about to get a wave of action figures that put a unique spin on Marvel characters along with a stylized design that emulates the upcoming show’s animation....

King Kong RKO Pictures The technology that Cameron used to create the groundbreaking visual effects of “Avatar” was the culmination of a rich cinematic history of innovation. Fully computer-generated characters weren’t introduced until the appearance of Jar Jar Binks in “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace,” and the full extent of CGI capabilities weren’t evident until Steven Spielberg unveiled his dinosaurs with “Jurassic Park.” The original 1977 “Star Wars” was a game-changer thanks to the work of Industrial Lights and Magic, but George Lucas’s technical breakthroughs were only possible thanks to the stop motion animation developed by Ray Harryhausen on films like 1963’s “Jason and the Argonauts” and the outer space visuals in Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey....

Muppets Haunted Mansion Trailer: Gonzo And Pepe Try To Survive The Night (And Ghost Puns) Disney By Jeremy Mathai/Sept. 23, 2021 12:09 pm EST It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Halloween, that is. While the Muppets may be more commonly associated with Christmas Carols, the scare-filled festivities of Spooky Season mean that we can once again look forward to Jim Henson’s puppet creations entertaining, enchanting, and distracting us from the ever-present worries of (gestures wildly) everything going on these days....

New ‘The English Patient’ Adaptation In The Works And As ‘Seinfeld’ Predicted, It Will Be Longer By Joshua Meyer/Aug. 18, 2021 5:26 pm EST There was a time in the 1990s when not liking Anthony Minghella’s Oscar-winning film, The English Patient, could lead to social ostracization, at least for sitcom characters on a show called Seinfeld. Now comes word that the BBC is developing a television adaptation of the Michael Ondaatje novel that provided the source material for The English Patient film....

Ranking Morgan Freeman’s 20 Best Roles Warner Brothers By Liam Gaughan/Sept. 14, 2021 6:29 pm EST Morgan Freeman is one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood, with credits in over 100 films. Despite his extensive filmography, Freeman actually got his start in film relatively late in his career. A frequent stage performer and star of the PBS children’s show “The Electric Company,” Freeman landed key breakout roles throughout the ’80s that launched him into stardom....

Redeeming Love: Release Date, Cast, And More Universal Pictures By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 29, 2021 3:03 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.) A Western based on a best-selling faith-based novel and directed by the guy behind such films as “Disturbia” and “Eagle Eye” that attempts to modernize a Biblical story from the Book of Hosea?...

Disney+ Day Celebrates Boba Fett Disney On Friday, November 12, The Walt Disney Company will host Disney+ Day, in which subscribers will be treated to new content releases across the streaming service’s iconic brands — including Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic. In a press release announcing the event, Disney revealed that a new documentary special about Boba Fett will premiere as part of the inaugural Disney+ Day....

The Morning Watch: Stranger Things Season 4 Teaser Easter Eggs, Metropolis Book Comparison & More Netflix By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 27, 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, take a closer look at the recently released teaser for the fourth season of “Stranger Things” to see if there are any details that might provide some insight into the story....

The Most Curious Thing About ‘Single White Female 2: The Psycho’ Is The Title By Rob Hunter/Aug. 17, 2018 12:00 pm EST (Welcome to DTV Descent, a series that explores the weird and wild world of direct-to-video sequels to theatrically released movies. In this edition, we dye our hair, throw on something from our bff’s closet, and get totally basic with the sequel to Single White Female.) Single White Female opened in late summer of 1992 to become a modest hit – $48 million on a $16 million budget – and it went on to enter the pop culture lexicon as shorthand for a stalker, complete with a spoof on Saturday Night Live and a reference in the show Psych....

The Russo Brothers Try To Explain How The ‘Age Of Ultron’ Post-Credits Scene Fits In ‘Infinity War’ By Ben Pearson/May 9, 2018 5:30 am EST In the Avengers: Age of Ultron credits scene, an increasingly-impatient Thanos (Josh Brolin) opens a vault, reaches in, grabs a stone-less gauntlet, and says, “Fine. I’ll do it myself.” But in an interview with Avengers: Infinity War writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, they intimated that they weren’t going to deal with the ramifications of that scene....

Universal Secures Rights To ‘The Mister’, Based On Novel From ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ Author E.L. James By Ben Pearson/Feb. 26, 2020 5:30 pm EST After making over a billion dollars worldwide on the Fifty Shades of Grey film trilogy, Universal is getting back in business with author E.L. James. The studio has emerged victorious in a bidding war for the movie rights to her novel The Mister, a romance that was one of 2019’s best sellers....

Watch: ‘Master Of None’ Video Tracks The Evolution Of The Series With Creators Alan Yang And Aziz Ansari By Chris Evangelista/May 28, 2021 3:30 pm EST Master of None is back on Netflix, but season 3 is a bit of a departure. While seasons 1 and 2 primarily focused on the character Dev Shah, played by series co-creator Aziz Ansari, season 3 focuses on Dev’s friend Denise (Lena Waithe) and her partner Alicia (Naomi Ackie)....

The Last Jedi Practical Effects Test Chris Corbould testing the practical (!!) effect his team created for TLJ. Happy #maythefourthbewithyou to all the incredible technicians who pull stuff like this off over the years, and to the best fans in the galaxy. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/rYd3h1NShm — Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) May 4, 2021 This footage won’t be that surprising to you if you watched the excellent The Director and The Jedi, a documentary that chronicles the making of The Last Jedi and shows the filming of the scene where Luke uses the Force to pull apart a stone hut in anger....

Why Swamp Thing Was Canceled So Quickly — Here’s What We Know The CW By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 2, 2021 4:08 pm EST In 2019, DC fans were stunned when it was announced that “Swamp Thing” was canceled only five days after the first episode debuted. The series premiered on DC’s streaming service, DC Universe, which has since evolved into DC Universe Infinite, and had earned predominantly positive reviews at the time of cancelation....

‘Borderlands’ Movie Wraps Filming, Reveals First Look At Claptrap By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 22, 2021 12:26 pm EST Eli Roth’s star-studded movie adaptation of the video game series Borderlands has wrapped filming. Cate Blanchett leads the action movie based on the first-person space western shooter game, with stars like Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Jack Black rounding out the cast. But Black will notably not actually be showing up in-person — he’ll be voicing the robot Claptrap....

‘Concrete Cowboy’ With Idris Elba Coming To Netflix In April By Chris Evangelista/March 8, 2021 4:30 pm EST Concrete Cowboy, the Idris Elba movie about urban cowboys in North Philadelphia, sold to Netflix after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Now it finally has a release date: April 2. Inspired by a true story, the film follows a teenager (Stranger Things actor Caleb McLaughlin) who moves from Detroit to Philadelphia to live with his estranged father (Elba)....