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Lulu Wang’s Grandmother Has Just Learned That ‘The Farewell’ Is About Her By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 6, 2020 2:30 pm EST Lulu Wang’s deeply personal, disarmingly universal story of culture clash and family grief became an indie phenomenon when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last year. Based on Wang’s own experiences, The Farewell tells the story of a Chinese family who decides not to tell their grandmother that she has Stage 4 lung cancer, and the Chinese-American granddaughter (Golden Globe winner Awkwafina) who struggles with this decision....

Quentin Tarantino Cut Out Leonardo DiCaprio’s Favorite Scene In ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ By Eric Vespe/July 8, 2021 6:25 am EST Quentin Tarantino’s been making the rounds promoting his novelization of Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and during one of his recent interviews he revealed that his favorite scene in the script was cut out of the final product. In an interview with CinemaBlend’s Podcast, ReelBlend, the director talks about the scene and why he cut it....

Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Novel Has A Trailer With Tons Of New Footage By Chris Evangelista/June 21, 2021 10:52 am EST We’ll soon be able to return to the world of Quentin Tarantino’s most recent film with the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood novel. Tarantino penned the book himself, and it’s set to expand on Hollywood with new scenes and storylines not glimpsed in the theatrical cut of the film....

Muppets from Space (1999) Hey, A Movie!: Overview And we start with the very low. The fundamentals of the Muppets are absent in Muppets from Space. On first blush, it might seem like the premise is a can’t-miss: what if Gonzo wasn’t just a “whatever”, but an actual alien? After suffering a miniature existential crisis, Gonzo decides to figure out his own past, learning that he may have arrived on Earth from parts unknown....

Ridley Scott Doesn’t Think That Alien TV Series Will Be As Good As His Movies, Sorry By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 12, 2021 5:34 pm EST Once a filmmaker reaches a certain point in this industry, they get the right to voice whatever creative opinion they want about whatever topic they choose to. Martin Scorsese is allowed to pen longform essays decrying the current state of the industry for as long as he needs to make that point, Steven Spielberg can wax poetic about the future of the theatrical experience despite our present circumstances, and Ridley Scott is simply going to speak his mind and publicly trash talk other projects set in his own “Alien” universe … even projects that he himself is attached to....

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Part One) Trailer Breakdown: Miles In 2099 Sony Pictures By Ryan Scott/Dec. 6, 2021 3:03 pm EST There are so many big sequels coming our way in 2022 that it can be a little tough to keep track of them all. But Sony and Marvel made a big splash recently in revealing the first teaser trailer for “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One),” aka “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2,” which belongs at the top of any list of our most anticipated upcoming movies....

The 15 Best Marlon Brando Movies Ranked Warner Bros. By Molly Turner/Dec. 9, 2021 7:12 pm EST Widely considered to be one of — if not the — greatest actors of all time, Marlon Brando’s career spanned more than six decades and left an indelible impact on cinema. Across the nearly 50 films he made, Brando was nominated for eight Oscars and won two, first in 1955 for “On the Waterfront” and again in 1973 for his most famous role in “The Godfather....

The Best Movies And Shows Coming To Peacock In September 2021 YouTube By Danielle Ryan/Sept. 2, 2021 7:33 pm EST It’s time for back to school, which means it’s time to return to Whitlock High. Peacock’s original series “A.P. Bio” will return for its fourth season this month. There’s something for everyone hitting the platform this month, with episodes of NBC series favorites like “Chicago Fire” and “Law and Order” at the ready for grandma, movies like “Tombstone” and “Men in Black” for the whole family, and a slew of vintage horror classics to get everyone in the spooky spirit....

The Best Non-Marvel Movies From Marvel Directors DFree/Shutterstock By Max Marriner/Oct. 28, 2021 7:14 pm EST How does Marvel Studios keep doing it? Almost 30 films in, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has only ballooned in popularity, building a reputation for reliability on a level unmatched by every other major multimedia franchise. There’s no singular secret ingredient to Marvel’s success, but it’s hard not to attribute part of its everlasting appeal to its penchant for a variety of talent....

The Future Of /Film: A Long-Awaited Redesign, A Newly Expanded Writing Staff, And Saying Farewell To An Old Friend By Jacob Hall/July 13, 2021 8:01 am EST Change is hard. Change is exciting. Change is an opportunity for us to break out any number of cliches to talk about change, because it can be ecstatic and painful and bittersweet and thrilling. This is especially true when it comes to the places you love – including the movie websites you visit on a regular basis....

The James Bond Producers Don’t Regret Quantum Of Solace [Exclusive] MGM By Ryan Scott/Oct. 6, 2021 2:05 pm EST “Quantum of Solace” is not what many consider to be a high point in the James Bond franchise. That’s especially true since it followed up “Casino Royale,” which is widely considered to be one of the greatest movies in the series to date. That said, longtime franchise producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G....

The Morning Watch: ‘Sweet Tooth’ Bloopers Reel, ‘New Girl’ Premiere 10th Anniversary Cast Reunion & More By Ethan Anderton/June 10, 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 the cast of Netflix’s series adaptation of Sweet Tooth crack themselves up in a bloopers reel....

The Razzies Nominate ‘Dolittle,’ ‘365 Days,’ Sia’s ‘Music’ For The Worst Movies Of The Year By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 12, 2021 9:00 am EST What were the worst movies of last year? Is that question even feasible for a year as bad — for the world, and for movies — as 2020? It turns out, yes, because 2020 had some real stinkers that the Razzie Awards must nobly name in their farcical awards ceremony highlighting the worst movies of the year....

The Sleeper Has Awakened And Hans Zimmer’s Dune Score Is Now Streaming Warner Bros. By Jeremy Mathai/Sept. 17, 2021 4:14 pm EST If you’re anything like me, you have an obsessively-curated playlist of all sorts of movie soundtracks that you can pop on at any given moment for some productivity-enhancing background music or simply to tune the rest of the world out. Something tells me that composer Hans Zimmer’s score for “Dune” will be a whole different animal entirely: powerful enough to fill out an IMAX theater to the absolute max, and apparently operatic enough to require the use of distorted human voices to bring a truly epic feel to the film....

This Spoiler-Y Halloween Kills Trivia Is Probably The Greatest Thing You’ll Read Today Universal Pictures By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 18, 2021 4:01 pm EST Thought we were done filling your feed with “Halloween Kills” news? THINK AGAIN. David Gordon Green’s newest entry to the “Halloween” franchise has divided horror fans harder than the debate on whether or not “elevated horror” is a real thing, but even if you viscerally disliked the film, there are a lot of fun elements surrounding the film to discuss....

Titane Review: The Best Thing About This Wild, Bloody Horror Show Is Its Tender Heart NEON By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 1, 2021 10:33 am EST A sullen young girl kicks the seats of her father’s car, ignoring his demands that she stop. When she instead scrambles out of her seat, her irate father jumps back to grab her, only for the car to go spinning out of control. A crash. A splatter of blood in the backseat window....

‘Black Widow’ Suffers Worst Box Office Drop In MCU History, Theater Owners Blame Disney+ By Jeremy Mathai/July 19, 2021 6:57 am EST Black Widow Tumbles Theaters are reopening, movies are coming back… but not everyone’s entirely happy with the final result. Everything seemed to be coming up Disney when Black Widow debuted a week ago to $80 million domestic and broke pandemic box office records, which were further boosted by the studio’s purposeful inclusion of Disney+ Premiere Access rentals....

‘Chappelle’s Show’ Returning To Netflix Today; “I Got My Name Back,” Chappelle Says By Ben Pearson/Feb. 12, 2021 8:30 am EST Chappelle’s Show is coming back to Netflix today. In November of last year, comedian Dave Chappelle called on his fans to boycott his own show because he never got paid when the show began streaming on various platforms. Now, months after the Emmy-nominated series was pulled from Netflix and HBO Max, fans will see Chappelle’s Show returning to Netflix by the end of the day because executives addressed the issue and paid the comedian what he felt he was owed....

‘Star Wars’ Galactic Starcruiser Trailer: Yes, A Disney Theme Park Hotel Has A Trailer By Joshua Meyer/Aug. 4, 2021 5:17 pm EST Can I borrow five to six thousand dollars, no questions asked? If you must know, it’s so I can help crowdfund an independent film that some scrappy practical effects wizard, perhaps a repentant George Lucas himself, is making in some garage somewhere. What, you thought I wanted to blow all that money on a mandatory two-night stay in Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser?...

By Ben Pearson/April 28, 2021 1:00 pm EST “This book has haunted me for a large part of my life,” Welch said in a statement. “It contains some of my favourite lines in literature. Musicals were my first love, and I feel a deep connection to Fitzgerald’s broken romanticism. It is an honour to have been offered the chance to recreate this book in song.” Welch has a lush, romantic, and haunting musical style which seems like a great fit for this material....