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The 14 Weirdest Horror Icon Appearances: Music Videos, ‘SNL,’ And Some Insane Commercials By Matt Donato/Oct. 12, 2017 10:00 am EST In the necessary world of cinematic promotion, studios will do anything for publicity. Nowadays, it’s all viral internet campaigns and pop-up shops, but times weren’t always so simple. Without the internet, without VR experiences – without today’s “developed” advantages – marketing pros relied on much simpler means to drive their product....

The Black Phone Trailer: Director Scott Derrickson Returns To Horror Blumhouse Productions By Anya Stanley/Oct. 13, 2021 11:06 am EST “The Black Phone” is Scott Derrickson’s (“Doctor Strange”) feature-length adaptation of Joe Hill’s short horror story of the same name, originally published in his first collection “20th Century Ghosts” in 2005. The film was co-written with Derrickson’s “Sinister” collaborator C. Robert Cargill, who also serves as co-producer on the film alongside Jason Blum....

The Daily Stream: Identity Has All The Thrills You Need In 90 Minutes Flat Columbia Pictures By Anya Stanley/Nov. 18, 2021 6:44 pm EST (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie: “Identity” Where You Can Stream It: Netflix The Pitch: Listen, don’t tell my fellow feminists I said this, but one of my favorite movie lines is, “Whores don’t get a second chance....

The Forgiven Review: A Boozy, Biting Saga Of The Haves And The Have Nots [TIFF 2021] Focus Features By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 13, 2021 2:43 pm EST “The Forgiven” has the feeling of a strong literary novel; the type you pore over after pouring yourself a glass of scotch rather than the type of mindless potboiler you read on the beach. And indeed, this multi-narrative, multi-character saga is based on a novel by Lawrence Osborne....

“It’s the new guard. It’s the avant-garde.” Netflix I know you and your castmates, and Jeymes have been calling this movie the New West, and I’d love to hear what that term means to you. Wow, what does the New West mean? It’s a bit of a metaphor, isn’t it? It’s an idea. It’s a metaphor of things that are so fresh and new and wild and youthful, and it has the joy and the aggression and the surprising elements of something that is so undiscovered....

The Time It Takes: Release Date, Cast, And More Netflix By Shania Russell/Oct. 8, 2021 1:05 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.) Sometimes the saddest tales of romance are the most memorable. We all love a happily ever after, but the odds of a relationship ending in forever is pretty slim — but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy the ride....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 27, 2021 5:00 pm EST Here is the description of the documentary: Kilmer has been largely absent from the public eye for the past few years, having gone through a two-year battle with throat cancer which left him short of breath and using a feeding tube. Though Kilmer has been steadily acting through the years, he is set to make a big comeback as one of his most beloved characters, “Iceman,” in the upcoming Top Gun: Maverick, which the documentary will likely tackle....

‘Blade Runner: Black Lotus’ Trailer: Revisit The World Of Future Los Angeles In This Animated Series By Danielle Ryan/July 26, 2021 9:27 am EST In time we’ll all fade away like tears in rain, but at least we’ll have a chance to see more Blade Runner first. Adult Swim and Crunchyroll dropped the trailer for their new anime series, Blade Runner: Black Lotus at their Comic-Con@Home panel. The series was created by the some of the folks behind Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, The Animatrix, and Appleseed, so it already has some serious cyberpunk cred....

‘Crashing’ Creator And Star Pete Holmes Discusses Last Night’s Timely Episode, “MC, Middle, And Headliner” [Interview] By Jack Giroux/Feb. 11, 2019 7:00 am EST Pete Holmes is more successful in season 3 of Crashing, but not much happier. The generally happy-go-lucky comedian is playing for churches and getting laughs, but he’s not performing like himself, worsening his struggle to find his voice or sense of self in the comedy world. Holmes – the character – hits some professional and personal lows this season....

‘Dune’ Director Denis Villeneuve Is Optimistic He’ll Get To Make That Sequel By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 17, 2021 11:45 am EST For the purposes of this very tortured metaphor, consider that the massive Dune sandworm in the image above represents the daunting prospects of a $165-plus million budgeted Dune movie making anywhere near enough money at the box office to justify return trips to the world of spice and sand — in a pandemic, no less....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Video Game Sneak Peek: Drax Flirts With Monster Collector Lady Hellbender By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 9, 2021 6:00 am EST In case you didn’t hear, there’s a Guardians of the Galaxy video game coming this fall. However, much like Marvel’s Avengers, this new game doesn’t have any basis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Thankfully, unlike Marvel’s Avengers, this game actually doesn’t look half-bad. The announcement trailer showcased some exciting gameplay, and now a new Guardians of the Galaxy video game cinematic sneak peek gives us a better introduction to the villain: monster collector Lady Hellbender....

‘His House’ Delivers The Biggest Scare Of The Year – While Also Servicing Its Story By Meagan Navarro/Dec. 31, 2020 9:00 am EST (Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror. In this edition: His House uses misdirection and unpredictability to create the year’s biggest scare.)Remi Weekes’s feature debut uses horror to explore the anxieties, indignities, and trauma of the immigrant experience through a Sudanese couple’s lens....

The Beginning Scientists. Ugh. You think they’d do something nice for the world with those big brains, but according to the movies they’re always creating deadly viruses, terribly destructive bombs, monsters, and worse. Sebastian Caine knows all about such things as he and his team have succeeded in developing an invisibility formula, but the experiment goes sour after Sebastian makes himself a human guinea pig. It works, he’s invisible, but the accomplishment of it all soon takes a backseat to his attitude, aggression, and general horribleness....

‘Invincible’ Showrunner Breaks Down The Shocking Season Finale And That Brutal Train Scene [Interview] By Jack Giroux/June 11, 2021 2:11 pm EST The season finale, titled “Where I Really Come From,” ended with serious physical and emotional blows for teen superhero Mark (voiced by Steven Yeun). For fans of the comic, it was a faithful adaptation, but for those unfamiliar with the source material, it packed gruesome surprises that are generally absent from large-scale comic book adaptations....

‘Love Death + Robots Volume 2’ Red-Band Trailer: Get Back On Board Netflix’s Animated Anthology By Ben Pearson/May 10, 2021 11:30 am EST Deadpool director Tim Miller and executive producer David Fincher are back with a new season of Love Death + Robots, their animated anthology series on Netflix that is geared toward adults. After a recent trailer relied on awe and wonder to get people intrigued to check out their multi-styled animated vision of a sci-fi world, the streamer has released a new red-band trailer that is far more violent and leans more into the sex and death aspects of this title....

‘Superman & Lois’ Writer Nadria Tucker Says She Was Fired After Raising Issues With CW Show’s Sexism And Racism By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 9, 2020 5:00 pm EST Greg Berlanti’s CW superhero show universe, otherwise known as the “Arrowverse,” is known for being proud and progressive with its depiction of comic book heroes. The Arrowverse has the first lesbian superhero show, diverse casts, several female-led TV shows. But the CW’s upcoming Superman & Lois may be facing issues related to sexism and racism, according to a recently fired writer for the series....

‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ Movie Musical In The Works At Disney By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 23, 2021 7:30 am EST Can you use The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in a sentence? Disney can — the studio is developing a live-action feature film adaptation of the hit Tony-winning Broadway musical with the producers of the live-action Aladdin remake set to produce. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney is closing a deal to acquire the rights to the acclaimed Broadway show The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee to develop it into a live-action movie adaptation....

‘The Suicide Squad’ Featurette On RED Cameras Is Full Of New Footage From James Gunn’s Supervillain Film By Chris Evangelista/July 13, 2021 9:26 am EST Hey, do you want to watch some brand-spankin’ new footage from The Suicide Squad? Then you came to the right place! (If you’re in the wrong place please locate a directory at the nearest kiosk.) In a new featurette, director James Gunn talks about the RED cameras he used to shoot the film – including “a dynamic shooting style that…wasn’t possible before the creation of RED’s latest camera innovations....

Meet the Humans! The one thing everyone wants to see in a Transformers movie: humans! Remember Cade Yeager? Remember Sam Witwicky? Who can forget such wonderful, well-rounded, iconic characters? Not me. And now it’s time to hand the torch to a new generation of humans. Humans that will get to run around sets looking up at absolutely nothing while pretending they’re speaking to giant, hideous machines. This time, the humans will be played by Anthony Ramos, who is coming off the surprise box office flop In the Heights, and Dominique Fishback, who was recently in Judas and the Black Messiah....

‘Turner & Hooch’ Trailer: The ’80s Comedy Is A Disney+ Series Now Because Dogs Are Still Very Good By Marisa Mirabal/June 24, 2021 6:56 am EST Disney+ has revealed the adorable new trailer and key art for their remake of the ’80s comedy Turner & Hooch. The series follows the son of Scott Turner Sr. (who was played by Tom Hanks in the original 1989 film), U.S. Marshall Scott Turner Jr....