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‘Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.’ First Look And Opening Titles: ‘Doogie Howser’ Reboot Premieres On Disney+ This September By Shania Russell/Aug. 4, 2021 2:53 pm EST Disney has decided that the world needs more child doctors, which, admittedly, might not sound like a great idea, but they found the perfect girl for the job. Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. is coming to Dinsey+ this September, combining the trials and tribulations of being a teenager with maintaining a medical career....

‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’ Just Had The Best U.S. Box Office Opening Day Of The Pandemic By Ethan Anderton/April 1, 2021 12:30 pm EST Godzilla vs. Kong is already a box office sensation around the globe, but the movie just hit theaters in the United States, where the box office hasn’t quite returned to normal. However, that’s not stopping the epic monster battle from smashing records, even if they’re not the hardest records to break....

‘Infinity Train’ Season 4 Review: This Imaginative Locomotive Trip Ended Far Too Soon By Caroline Cao/April 14, 2021 10:00 am EST From the mind of creator Owen Dennis, the animated series Infinity Train sent its viewers on a rollicking soul-searching sci-fi ride in its star locomotive. Propelled into popularity by its 2016 pilot, the anthology animated series sent different sets of characters with their own arcs for each season — or “Book,” as the series calls them – with story credits for Lindsay Katai, Alex Horab, Madeline Queripel, and Justin Michael....

‘Nomadland’ Dominates 2021 BAFTA Awards, ‘Promising Young Woman’ Wins Best British Film By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 12, 2021 8:00 am EST In the other performance categories, Daniel Kaluuya won Best Supporting Actor for Judas and the Black Messiah while Yuh-Jung Youn won Best Supporting Actress for Minari. And it was Youn who won the night in her acceptance speech, joking that the award was especially meaningful as she found the British to be “snobbish....

‘Old’ Early Buzz: The Next ‘Happening’ Or Shyamalan’s Best Since ‘Unbreakable,’ Depending On Who You Ask By Jeremy Mathai/July 20, 2021 7:13 am EST Love ’em or hate ’em, people keep showing up for M. Night Shyamalan movies without ever quite knowing which side of the fence they’ll land on. There’s something refreshing and undeniably exciting about a major Indian-born filmmaker — one who also happens to be a brand name and a consistent draw among general audiences — continuing to produce original and high concept films, especially in a marketplace that’s increasingly hostile to such projects....

‘Spider-Man 3’ Has Officially Been Titled ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 24, 2021 9:48 am EST After a confusing tease last night from Spider-Man franchise cast members Tom Holland, Jacob Batalon, and Zendaya, the title for Peter Parker’s next big screen adventure has been revealed. Spider-Man: No Way Home is the official title for the next webslinging collaboration between Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures. The news was officially unveiled on the movie’s Twitter feed:...

‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ Trailer: An Old School Trailer Voiceover Throws It Back To The ’90s By Ethan Anderton/May 13, 2021 7:30 am EST The Hitman’s Bodyguard was already a throwback to action comedies of the past with a team-up of Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson as an unlikely duo constantly at each other’s throats. But when it comes to the upcoming sequel, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, they’re throwing it back to the 1990s even harder with an old school voiceover in the latest trailer....

Three Perspectives Miramax Like L.A. Confidential — another great literary adaption I wrote about recently — No Country for Old Man centers mainly around three perspectives. Llewelyn Moss, played by Josh Brolin, functions as the film’s morally grey everyman. He is the one who makes off with that satchel full of drug money, only to find himself struggling for survival in the face of overwhelming odds. Pit bulls are biting at his heels, men with submachine guns have checked into the motel room right next door to his, and an assassin who may be the personification of Death itself feels bound by his own murderous principles to do him in, regardless of whether or not he returns the money....

At Last, The True Story Of The ‘Cats’ “Butthole Cut” Can Be Told – And It’s More Horrible Than We Imagined By Chris Evangelista/April 7, 2020 10:30 am EST A rumor cropped up online recently that Cats, Tom Hooper’s huge flop featuring horny cat people introducing themselves for 110 minutes, originally had CGI buttholes on all the feline behinds. And even though Cats is already a fever-dream to begin with, we weren’t entirely sure how much credence to lend that story....

The Haunted History of the Overlook Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation hinted at a lot of the history from King’s original novel (the lady in the bathtub was a suicide and the BJ ghost in the dog suit, whose name is Roger, by the way, was a submissive to the guy in charge, Horace Derwent, and would dress up as a dog for the orgiastic bisexual parties he’d throw, etc), but any fans of the source material will tell you that King delved much deeper into the history of the Overlook in the original text....

Cool Stuff: Columbia Classics Volume 2 Brings ‘Taxi Driver’, ‘The Social Network’ And More To 4K Ultra HD By Ethan Anderton/June 17, 2021 6:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Last year, Columbia Pictures released a special collection of classic movies on 4K Ultra HD in a big collectible box set. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Strangelove, Gandhi, A League of Their Own, and Jerry Maguire filled out that first volume of classics from Columbia Pictures, and now a second volume is coming with six more movies....

Everything We Know About Andor So Far Lucasfilm By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 4, 2021 5:50 pm EST Remember when “A Star Wars Story” movies were going to be the next big thing? Lucasfilm seemed perfectly set up for the next decade of “Star Wars” storytelling after the one-two punch of “The Force Awakens” in 2015 and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” in 2016, both of which grossed over $1 billion. Things … didn’t quite go as planned after that, as the rumors of behind-the-scenes troubles dominated the marketing for “Rogue One....

IT Star Jaeden Martell Joins Another Stephen King Adaptation, Mr. Harrigan’s Phone Apple TV+ By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 1, 2021 4:45 pm EST Jaeden Martell is quickly carving out a place for himself as one of the new faces of modern horror. First, he won over horror fans everywhere with his portrayal of the childhood leader of The Loser’s Club, ​​Bill Denbrough, in the 2017 version of “IT” and its sequel “IT: Chapter Two....

Netflix ‘The Legend Of Zelda’ Live-Action Series Was Canceled Because Of Leaks Nintendo I’m not entirely sure why Nintendo would be so freaked out about a story leak that they’d pull the plug entirely, but hey, that’s their prerogative. That said, Nintendo hasn’t had the best luck when it comes to live-action adaptations of their properties, so maybe they just got cold feet. The Legend of Zelda remains a wildly popular series for Nintendo, and while there was an animated series based on the games that ran in 1989, there have been no live-action adaptations, although you have to figure a live-action adaptation is bound to get people interested....

Halloween: Resurrection (2002) “Trick or treat, motherf***er!” Oh boy, let’s get this garbage out of the way first, shall we? “Halloween H20: 20 Years Later” attempted to bring some dignity back to the lusterless “Halloween” franchise, and partially succeeded (more on that later). That film not only brought Jamie Lee Curtis back, it also gave Curtis the chance to finally kill Michael Myers by cutting his head off. But Moustapha Akkad, the producer who controlled the franchise until his death in 2005, refused to let Michael Myers stay dead....

Syfy Wants YOU To Design New Chucky Posters By Eric Vespe/Aug. 2, 2021 7:40 pm EST Are you a horror fan with a good eye for graphic design or an artist looking to get their foot in the door? Maybe you’re a serial killer who cursed your way into a child’s toy? If any of those sound like you, then listen up because Syfy is looking for you. Syfy put the call out to all horror fans to submit art for a contest that will land 8 winners a paying gig and the bragging rights to show off their work associated with the upcoming Chucky show....

That Was Fast (And Furious): ‘F9’ Is Coming To On Demand This Friday By Chris Evangelista/July 28, 2021 8:54 am EST F9, the latest entry in the wildly popular Fast and Furious saga, just opened in theaters on June 25. Now, it’s racing to a TV near you, because the film is headed to On Demand this Friday. There was a time when such a short window between theatrical and digital was unheard of, but these are unprecedented times....

The Daily Stream: ‘Rope’ Is Alfred Hitchcock’s Experimental Masterpiece By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 4, 2021 1:38 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: RopeWhere You Can Stream It: ShudderThe Pitch: Two friends Brandon Shaw (John Dall) and Phillip Morgan (Farley Granger) strangle their other friend David Kentley (Dick Hogan) with a piece of rope, stuff his corpse into a large chest, and proceed to host a dinner party with their friends and family — all while serving dinner from atop that aforementioned chest....

The Daily Stream: We Don’t Talk About ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Enough By Ben Pearson/June 21, 2021 8:00 am 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: If Beale Street Could TalkWhere You Can Stream It: HuluThe Pitch: Barry Jenkins directed this heartbreakingly beautiful story of Fonny (Stephan James) and Tish (KiKi Layne), young lovers living in 1970s New York City who are trying to carve out their version of the American Dream....

The Manor Director Axelle Carolyn Dishes On Her Nursing Home-Bound Horror [Interview] In “The Manor,” written and directed by Carolyn, Barbara Hershey stars as a dancer who is forced to retire and live in a nursing home after she has a minor stroke. She doesn’t like the fact that they won’t let her have her phone or the access code to leave, but her family reassures her that it’s for her own benefit....