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What Is The Multiverse? Five Must-See Alternate Timeline TV Episodes To Watch After ‘Loki’ By Danielle Ryan/July 14, 2021 9:09 am EST Look, I get it — multiverse storytelling can be confusing. Marvel’s Loki streaming series is only the latest in a long line of stories that plays fast and loose with the idea of multiple or parallel timelines. Loki follows the God of Mischief (Tom Hiddleston) after he gets involved with the Time Variance Authority, or the TVA, as they try to correct problems in individual timelines....

Who Are The ‘Eternals’? A Character Guide To Marvel’s Newest Heroes By Shania Russell/Aug. 18, 2021 12:20 pm EST Eternals promises to be a real shakeup to the MCU. Having the Oscar-winning filmmaker Chloe Zhao helm the film already set Eternals apart from other Marvel projects — because, in addition to her impeccable directing style, Zhao introduced the studio to the wonders of natural lighting! And real-life landscapes! But seriously, Eternals looks stunning, plus it introduces fans to a whole new set of characters whose existence has wild implications for the many films to follow....

‘Deadpool’ Panel Highlights And Footage Description: Five Things We Learned [Comic-Con 2015] By Angie Han/July 11, 2015 9:25 pm EST For years comic book lovers have been clamoring for a Deadpool movie, and earlier this movie it finally started shooting. Today, fans at Comic-Con got a first look at actual footage from the R-rated superhero pic, which stars Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. Reynolds also took the Hall H stage to talk about the movie, along with his co-stars Morena Baccarin, T....

To Be Blunt, It’s Pants While Black Widow and her lawyers prep for court, Jungle Cruise introduces us to a plucky new Disney heroine: Dr. Lily Houghton, played by Emily Blunt, one of the best actresses working today. Lily is the type of doctor who picks locks and chloroforms men who get in her way. She also performs dancing ladder stunts and is perfectly capable of kicking and punching, even headbutting, her own way out of danger....

‘Red Rocket’ Review: Sean Baker’s Big Comeback Is A Wild And Satisfying Character Study [Cannes] By Jason Gorber/July 15, 2021 7:13 am EST Sean Baker’s reputation exploded on the festival circuit with his fifth feature, 2015’s Tangerine. Shot on an iPhone, the Duplass Brothers-produced film about an L.A. subculture of transgender sex workers hanging out at a donut shop made major waves with its Sundance debut. His follow up, 2017’s Florida Project, was another fine collaboration with co-writer Chris Bergoch....

‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Season 1 Should Have Taken The Tougher Path By Caroline Cao/Aug. 16, 2021 9:23 am EST From its opening titles — which detonates the Clone Wars title to chisel onto it Star Wars: The Bad Batch — The Bad Batch made no pretense about expecting its viewers to be already equipped with Clone Wars lore to understand how the Disney+ series functions as a direct sequel and spin-off....

‘Steps’, An Animated Musical Spin On The ‘Cinderella’ Story, Headed To Netflix With Producer Amy Poehler By Chris Evangelista/March 30, 2021 4:30 pm EST Amy Poehler and her Paper Kite Productions have another yet Netflix title on the way – Steps, an animated musical described as “a spin on the classic Cinderella story.” Unlike traditional Cinderella adaptations, this story focuses on the step-sister characters. But here’s a twist on the familiar formula: this time, it sounds like the stepsister characters are the heroes and won’t be portrayed as wicked and mean as they appear in most tellings of the classic fairy tale that’s been adapted several times before....

‘Stillwater’ Trailer: Matt Damon Tries To Exonerate His Daughter In Tom McCarthy’s New Thriller By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 11, 2021 8:30 am EST Matt Damon is unrecognizable in his new movie. Just kidding, he looks like Matt Damon with a beard and a strong Southern drawl, which certainly makes him stick out when wandering the streets of Marseille, France. But Damon is there for a reason, and it’s to exonerate his daughter (Abigail Breslin) who is imprisoned for a murder she claims she didn’t commit....

‘Vacation’ Trailer: The Griswolds Are Back For A New Generation By Germain Lussier/June 3, 2015 5:21 pm EST Several decades ago, Clark Griswold had a dream. His dream was to drive across country and take his family to a theme park called Walley World. As we remember, that didn’t go too well. Now Clark’s son, Rusty, who endured several frightening vacations with his father, is trying the same with his family....

13 Tarantino Projects We Never Saw But Wish We Could’ve Featureflash Photo Agency/Shutterstock By Liam Gaughan/Sept. 28, 2021 4:58 pm EST Quentin Tarantino is one of the most influential American filmmakers of all time. In the three decades that Tarantino has been making films, he has inspired countless imitators, but few have had the impact he has – Tarantino’s 1992 directorial debut “Reservoir Dogs” literally changed the state of independent cinema....

Anyclip: Finally, A Movie Clip Search Engine By Devindra Hardawar/Sept. 16, 2009 10:20 am EST The TechCrunch50 conference is going on right now, and despite whatever you may think of tech titan Michael Arrington, this particular gathering has become a fascinating stage for up-and-coming startups. One startup in particular, AnyClip, should be of great interest to movie fans. They aim to create a search engine to find “any moment from any film ever made....

Brad Pitt Is Going From Playing A Stuntman To Doing His Own Stunts For ‘Bullet Train’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 25, 2021 4:30 pm EST Brad Pitt knows a thing or two about stuntmen. Last year he collected a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his portrayal of a late ’60s stuntman in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood — a new career high for the 57-year-old actor. And perhaps that brush with the stunt industry might have awakened something in Pitt, who will apparently be performing his own stunts in the upcoming David Leitch-directed action thriller Bullet Train....

Chris Evans Will Keep Playing Captain America As Long As Marvel Wants Him By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 4, 2015 2:30 pm EST Last year there were some rumblings that Chris Evans might be stepping away from acting, including his role as Captain America for Marvel Studios after he completed the final films in his current contract, the last being The Avengers: Infinity War – Part 2 in 2019. The actor wanted to focus more on directing, but he eventually pulled back on thoughts of retirement and wasn’t necessarily eager to leave Captain America behind....

A 70-Year Career Universal Pictures Born in 1936, Stockwell was signed as an MGM contract player before age 10, appearing opposite Greer Garson and Gregory Peck in 1945’s “The Valley of Decision.” He appeared with Peck again in the 1947 message movie “Gentleman’s Agreement,” and also played Nick Charles’ son in “Song of the Thin Man.” He memorably played the title character in the 1948 cult classic “The Boy with Green Hair....

Eternals Director Chloe Zhao Pitched Marvel’s Kevin Feige With A William Blake Poem Marvel By Danielle Ryan/Oct. 19, 2021 4:49 pm EST At a press conference for “Eternals,” director Chloé Zhao revealed that she pitched her idea for the movie to Marvel president Kevin Feige with a photograph and a William Blake poem. That’s definitely a new way to share your ideas for a comic book movie, but it speaks to Zhao’s singular vision for the movie....

Chris Gets Cartoony NBC Pratt will also be voicing the Mushroom Kingdom’s favorite plumber, Mario, in an upcoming adaptation, which is a double-dose of Starlord no one could have possibly predicted. Seriously, for all of the jokes we make about having 2021 Bingo cards, there’s no way anyone could have imagined “Chris Pratt voices Garfield the cat and Mario the mustachioed mushroom man” would make the cut. Garfield was created by comic artist Jim Davis in 1978....

Here’s Why Dave Bautista Chose ‘Army Of The Dead’ Over ‘The Suicide Squad’ By Chris Evangelista/May 6, 2021 2:30 pm EST Dave Bautista was recently faced with an enviable choice: he had to decide to be in one big movie being made by a popular director, or another big movie being made by a popular director. Bautista was offered roles in both James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad and Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead, and while the actor has a great working relationship with Gunn, he ultimately decided on Snyder’s zombie movie....

How Did ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ Find The Amazing Maria Bakalova To Play Borat’s Daughter? By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 17, 2020 3:30 pm EST Obviously there was an audition process, but how do you test actresses in their ability to not only be funny but pull of what Cohen does by playing a character in front of real people? It requires razor sharp wit, impeccable improvisational skills, but also an ability to appear as if you’re not acting....

Insecure Season 5: Release Date, Cast, And More HBO By Shania Russell/Sept. 3, 2021 7:56 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.) Anyone else feeling lowkey sad? The news that season 5 would be the last for HBO’s “Insecure” really hits hard — it’s always sad when a good show comes to an end....

Is Jim Henson’s ‘Labyrinth’ An Allegory For Date Rape? By Adam Quigley/April 1, 2011 5:00 pm EST Last week I took a shot at dissecting the allegorical significance of Sucker Punch, in which a troubled girl fights to take back control of her sexuality at the hands of depraved men everywhere, and does so through elaborate song-and-dance action sequences. Where others seemed to get wrapped up in the potentially disconcerting message that the literal text was selling, I sought to examine what the subtext had intended to sell....