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Eternals Screenwriter Confirms Major Character Death: ‘Yeah, He Dead’ Disney By Hannah Shaw-Williams/Nov. 26, 2021 1:25 pm EST Content warning: The following article contains descriptions of suicide and suicidal ideation. Those hoping to see a major character in “Eternals” return after his somewhat ambiguous death are going to be disappointed, according to screenwriter Kaz Firpo. Needless to say, there are some huge spoilers ahead. For a long time, but especially since the whole “Death of Superman” thing that happened in the ’90s, death has been basically meaningless in comic books....

A Holiday Surprise Disney Both director Dan Mazer (one of the co-writers of the first “Borat” movie) and writers Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell (of “Saturday Night Live,” specifically having co-written the David S. Pumpkins sketch with Tom Hanks) have a good deal of fun with the upended first hour of “Home Sweet Home Alone.” From the first scene, in which Max snidely insults Jeff and Pam, “Home Sweet Home Alone” is steering into the skid of making the kid pretty intensely obnoxious, stacking the deck against him well before his family even goes on their big holiday trip to Tokyo....

How ‘A Star Is Born’ Builds On The Three Previous Versions Of The Same Story By Kristen Lopez/Oct. 5, 2018 9:00 am EST (Welcome to Classically Contemporary, a series where we explore the ways in which new releases echo classic Hollywood.) When classic film fans heard Bradley Cooper was directing A Star is Born a collective sigh went out. Telling a story that’s been done no less than three times already isn’t exactly innovative, and yet A Star is Born has been a popular story to tell since its inception in 1932....

How The Tribeca Festival Reflects The Frustration, Exhilaration And Innovation Of Post-Pandemic Moviegoing By Marshall Shaffer/June 28, 2021 10:36 am EST Before the rains came and washed out the world premiere screening of Bernstein’s Wall, icon of New York’s old cultural guard Fran Lebowitz took the mic to deliver an introduction. (Well, really more like a highly literate stand-up set with her prickly, piquant wit.) Lebowitz could not let the opportunity pass without noting the elephant in the room…er, outdoor venue....

Legendary Character Actor Michael Ironside On His Ghostly Role In ‘Knuckleball’ [Fantasia Film Festival Interview] By Steven Prokopy/Aug. 13, 2018 2:00 pm EST A proud Toronto native himself, the 68-year-old Ironside is always happy to help out Canadian filmmakers, like those who made Turbo Kid and his latest film, Knuckleball, which received its Canadian debut at Fantasia. The film concerns 12-year-old Henry (Luca Villacis), whose parents drop him off at the remote farm belonging to his grandfather, Jacob (Ironside), whom Henry barely knows....

Move Over Windows Vista, ‘The Net 2.0’ Is The Worst System Update Of The Millennium By Rob Hunter/Nov. 16, 2018 4:00 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 visit the dark web for a peek behind the digital curtain in search of the sequel to the Sandra Bullock hit The Net!)...

Movie Theater Encourages Patrons To Play With Their iPads During The Movies By Angie Han/Oct. 12, 2012 10:00 am EST As the debate over what to do about cell phone usage in movies rages on, one theater isn’t just tolerating those awful glowy screens, but actively encouraging them. ArcLight Cinemas has teamed up with SeeItFirst for Second Screen Live!, an event series in which patrons are invited to toy with their iPads while The Nightmare Before Christmas plays on the big screen....

PG-13 Cut Of ‘The King’s Speech’ Opens April 1 By Russ Fischer/March 24, 2011 9:30 am EST April Fools? The Weinstein Company announced today that the PG-13 version of big Oscar winner The King’s Speech will open on April 1. The film was originally rated R for a string of expletives uttered by Colin Firth as his character, King George VI, attempts to break through his stutter. Because violence is OK but a couple instances of the word ‘f***’ aren’t, that was enough to land the film with an R....

Rust Shooting Reportedly Occurred From A Distance Of Just Two Feet Sam Wasson/Getty Images By Jeremy Mathai/Nov. 1, 2021 10:43 am EST As the film world continues to reel from the tragic events that took place on the set of “Rust” a little over a week ago, Santa Fe County authorities have been conducting an investigation in order to understand how the accidental shooting could’ve occurred in the first place. Every sobering update points toward multiple levels of negligence that ultimately resulted in actor Alec Baldwin firing the shot that injured director Joel Souza and killed director of photography Halyna Hutchins during rehearsals for a key scene in the Western....

Sundance Review: In Bruges By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 18, 2008 11:23 am EST Colin Farrell plays Ray, a guilt-ridden hitman who is sent by his boss to Bruges, a little “fairy tale-like village”. Ray’s partner Ken, played by Brendan Gleeson, is more interested in sightseeing, touring churches and canals, while Ray is left contemplating the fatale mistake in their last job. While in Belgium, they have encounters with a family of fat American tourists, a racist drunk horse-tranqualizer-popping dwarf actor, and his cute drug-dealing con-artist friend named ChloÃ" (played by Clémence Poésy, of Harry Potter fame)....

The 5 Best Stephen Sondheim Musicals Ranked Disney By BJ Colangelo/Nov. 29, 2021 5:05 pm EST This week we said farewell to the most remarkable musical theatre composer of the 20th century, Stephen Sondheim. At 91 years old, Sondheim completely changed the landscape of what was possible to see on a Broadway stage, and enjoyed a varied career earning him eight Tony Awards (including his Lifetime Achievement Tony from 2008), an Academy Award for his work on “Dick Tracy,” eight Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, a Laurence Olivier Award, and a 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom....

The Best Movies And Shows Coming To Hulu In December 2021 FX By Danielle Ryan/Nov. 22, 2021 8:54 am EST It’s almost December, which means we’re all going to be spending more time indoors, possibly trapped with relatives we don’t have anything in common with. Thankfully, Hulu has us covered, bringing loads of great movies and new TV shows to its streaming service just in time to avoid Uncle Larry’s UFO TED talk....

The Mandalorian Star Ming-Na Wen And Missi Pyle Join Jukebox Musical Glitter & Doom Disney+ By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 5, 2021 10:25 am EST Do you ever hear a movie news story and worry that you might be living in your own version of “The Truman Show” because it speaks to you so deeply? That was my feeling when I learned about “Glitter & Doom,” a new jukebox movie musical highlighting the legacy of Indigo Girls....

The Morning Show Season 2: Release Date, Cast And More By Ben Pearson/July 22, 2021 2:33 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.) After a somewhat rocky start, the AppleTV+ drama The Morning Show recovered nicely and went on to become one of the most talked-about shows of Apple’s debut production slate....

The Obi-Wan Kenobi Series Will Feature The Jedi-Hunting Inquisitors — Here’s What You Need To Know Lucasfilm By Joshua Meyer/Nov. 12, 2021 11:10 am EST One of the most highly anticipated “Star Wars” shows coming to Disney+ is the live-action “Obi-Wan Kenobi” series, in which Ewan McGregor will reprise his role as Obi-Wan from the prequel trilogy. As the sequel trilogy bears the brunt of current fan criticism, we have boomeranged back around to the point where there is now nostalgia for the prequels....

The Quarantine Stream: Marvel’s ‘M.O.D.O.K.’ Is Madcap Mayhem That Makes Perfect Use Of Patton Oswalt By Ethan Anderton/May 27, 2021 12:00 pm 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 Series: Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.Where You Can Stream It: HuluThe Pitch: In Marvel’s M.O.D. O.K., the megalomaniacal supervillain M.O.D.O.K. ( Patton Oswalt) has long pursued his dream of one day conquering the world....

Tig Notaro Animated Stand Up Special Coming To HBO This Summer By Chris Evangelista/May 3, 2021 2:30 pm EST The special is written by Tig Notaro; directed by Greg Franklin; executive produced by Tig Notaro, Thomas Ouellette, Hunter Seidman, Ellen DeGeneres, Jeff Kleeman, Greg Franklin, Brendan Burch; produced by Rachel Abarbanell; animation by Six Point Harness, Inc; produced for HBO by Ellen DeGeneres’ A Very Good Production and Tig Notaro’s ZeroDollarsandZeroSense productions....

Who Is The Main Dune Villain? Vladimir Harkonnen Explained Warner Bros. By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 25, 2021 2:58 pm EST Despite being presumed by many “Dune” fans to be unadaptable (and doubly so after David Lynch’s film, though it has its defenders), Frank Herbert’s novel has finally received another adaptation. Denis Villeneuve’s film is currently in theaters and, what’s more, seems to have been embraced by general audiences. With so many concepts to introduce and an expansive list of characters to juggle, it’s less surprising that certain backstories, motivations, and bits of lore would be left out of the final cut of the film — either to be addressed in a future sequel or simply relegated to fun trivia for those who wish to dive deeper on their own....

‘Black Widow’ Review: Scarlett Johansson’s Long-Awaited Solo Film Is A Big Disappointment By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 29, 2021 9:00 am EST From the moment that Scarlett Johansson killed a man with her thighs in Iron Man 2, she cemented Black Widow as one of the best characters of the MCU. And the camera loved her just as much as the fans did, handing Natasha Romanoff some of the best scenes and best lines throughout her appearances in seven Marvel films, even as her wigs changed almost as much as her characterization did from movie to movie....

‘Cat On A Hot Tin Roof’ Remake In The Works From Director Antoine Fuqua By Ethan Anderton/April 21, 2021 9:30 am EST Director Antoine Fuqua is best known for action movies and crime thrillers like Training Day, Shooter, Olympus Has Fallen, The Magnificent Seven, and The Equalizer. But soon he’ll be heading into prestige drama territory with a new adaptation of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, based on the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Tennessee Williams....