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The Morning Watch: Seth Meyers Remembers Norm Macdonald, Stan & Ollie: Fact Or Fiction & More Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 15, 2021 8:00 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, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows....

The Surprising Origins Behind Rick And Morty’s Catchphrase Adult Swim By Lindsay Duke/Oct. 14, 2021 4:37 pm EST “Rick and Morty” fans are known to be loyal and intense, often waiting patiently for years for new episodes of Adult Swim’s edgy animated show to air. For many, their love of the show is imbedded in the strength of its comedic writing. This is understandable, with co-creators Dan Harmon (creator of “Community”) and Justin Roiland at the helm....

Universal Monster Classics Finally Getting 4K Release Later This Year By Eric Vespe/Aug. 2, 2021 4:47 pm EST It was only a matter of time, but it looks like some of your favorite black and white creature features are headed to 4K UHD physical disks in the near future. The DigitalBits had a scoop about some of the Universal Monsters getting the physical 4k Ultra HD treatment in the very near future....

Werewolf Classic The Howling Is Coming To 4K Next Year Wescom Productions By Marisa Mirabal/Nov. 30, 2021 12:35 pm EST Holiday shopping just got a lot more interesting with Scream Factory’s announcement that Joe Dante’s “The Howling” will get the 4K Ultra HD and Blu-Ray Collector’s Edition treatment. This transformation absolutely shreds and will include two primary discs. The first (in UHD) will feature the new 4K restoration by Studio Canal and approved by beloved creature feature director Joe Dante....

Why Hollywood’s Whitewashing Of ‘Doctor Strange’ And ‘Ghost In The Shell’ Is So Frustrating By Angie Han/April 18, 2016 1:00 pm EST Earlier this year Chris Rock caused a minor kerfuffle at the Oscars when he took the stage to take on Hollywood’s mistreatment of black people… only to crack jokes at the expense of Asian people. The tasteless jokes underlined what I think many Asians and Asian-Americans have long suspected: that the push for more “diversity” and “inclusion” in Hollywood does not extend to us....

‘Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell’ Trailer: This Netflix Documentary Tells The Origin Story Of The Notorious B.I.G. By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 15, 2021 3:00 pm EST So much media devoted to Christopher Wallace, A.K.A. the Notorious B.I.G., A.K.A. Biggie Smalls, focuses on his murder and how it relates to the East Coast/West Coast hip hop feud that also claimed the life of Tupac Shakur. But the new Netflix documentary Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell is taking a different approach, striving to focus not on the artist’s death, but on his life – and how he became a star seemingly overnight....

‘Mission: Impossible 7’, ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ And More Will Stream On Paramount+ 45 Days After Theatrical Debut By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 24, 2021 4:00 pm EST Universal Pictures has already been shaking up the exclusive theatrical release window by sending their smaller and midrange theatrically released titles to VOD just 17 days after they hit the big screen. Then Warner Bros. Pictures came along and took things a step further by releasing all of their 2021 theatrical movies simultaneously on HBO Max for 31 days....

The Big Mr. Robot Season 2 Twist Mr. Robot season 2 episode 7 (“eps2.5h4ndshake.sme”) ends with the big reveal that much of what we’ve seen from Elliot’s story this season did not happen the way we thought it did. Some people watching are bound to feel hurt that the series has deceived them, and the show even acknowledges this. Through voiceover, Elliot explains: “Please don’t be mad at me too long....

‘Necroscope’ Horror Novels Becoming TV Series And Animated Film And Video Game And Who Knows What Else By Chris Evangelista/July 13, 2021 1:30 pm EST Brian Lumley’s Necroscope novels will serve as the inspiration for “episodic TV, animated features, video games, graphic novels, and emerging formats,” because just one adaptation wouldn’t be enough. Revelations Entertainment, an independent movie production company founded by Morgan Freeman (yes, that Morgan Freeman) and business partner Lori McCreary, will use Lumley’s books as a springboard for numerous adaptations....

‘Parks And Recreation’: Here’s Where You Can Stream Or Buy Every Season By Ethan Anderton/July 26, 2021 2:40 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. (Welcome to Where to Watch, which provides a clear and simple answer to the question, “Hey, where can I watch this thing?” In this edition: Parks and Recreation.)Parks and Recreation has been over since 2015, and that’s the woooooooorst. Sure, there was a special that came out during the pandemic that brought some of the charm of the workplace comedy back, but that’s just not good enough....

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Toys Suggest Magical Battles In The Multiverse By Jeremy Mathai/July 14, 2021 3:03 pm EST At this point, I have absolutely no idea what to expect from Spider-Man: No Way Home. You probably don’t either. Hell, there’s a significant chance that the habitually spoiler-prone star Tom Holland has been kept completely in the dark, too. Despite whatever director Jon Watts and the folks at Marvel have up their sleeves with this one, it’s getting steadily spoiled thanks to the scourge of tie-in action figures and toys....

5 Reasons Spider-Man 2 Is The Best Superhero Movie Of All Time Sony By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 2, 2021 3:39 pm EST We can debate what the best superhero movie is until the cows come home. But I think you can tell those cows to relax and take their time, because I already know the answer: it’s “Spider-Man 2.” Sam Raimi’s 2004 sequel is astoundingly good, and has only gotten better in this age where superhero movies are a constant presence, and they all kind of look the same....

Cool Stuff: ‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial’ Statue From Iron Studios Takes To The Skies By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 2, 2021 6:00 am EST E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial takes to the skies when Elliot and the titular friendly alien fly over the trees on a bike and across the face of the glowing moon in the night. The moment is such a defining piece of Steven Spielberg’s filmography that it became the logo of his Amblin Entertainment production banner, and now you can add it to your collectible shelf thanks to an outstanding new E....

Cool Stuff: Poster Artist Alex Pardee Takes On ‘Attack The Block’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 8, 2011 3:00 pm EST We’ve showcased the work of poster artist Alex Pardee before, and sadly the intent of this post is not to announce that he has produced, with commercial intent, art based on the great Joe Cornish film Attack the Block. This is, however, a post with the intent to announce that Alex Pardee has produced, with pure fan interest, art based on Attack the Block....

One Last Deal HBO Max The first shared title under the amended agreement will be the animated comedy “Ron’s Gone Wrong,” which hit theaters several weeks back. It will debut on both HBO Max and Disney+ on December 15. Of particular importance (especially for WarnerMedia), Disney has agreed to accelerate the start of the pay-one window for these 20th Century Studios movies on HBO Max, though the studio will still honor its previously announced exclusive theatrical windows....

Eternals Director Chloe Zhao To Executive Produce Series About The Murder Of Vincent Chin Stefania D’alessandro / Getty Images By Anya Stanley/Nov. 19, 2021 7:17 pm EST Fresh off her entry into the MCU with Marvel’s “Eternals,” writer-director Chloé Zhao is bringing one of the most important American civil rights sagas to the small screen. Zhao joins Participant’s limited series (with Global TV SVP Miura Kite supervising under the Participant label), on the killing of Vincent Chin, as an executive producer....

Everything We Know About Netflix’s Freeridge So Far Netflix By BJ Colangelo/Nov. 18, 2021 6:40 pm EST After four seasons, the popular Netflix teen dramedy “On My Block” said their farewells, but the story of the fictitious neighborhood of Freeridge Los Angeles will continue on, in the “On My Block” spin-off for Netflix called “Freeridge.” Executive producers and co-creators Lauren Iungerich and Jamie Dooner, are returning for “Free Ridge” following their fulfillment of the new supernatural teen series “Boo, Bitch” starring Lana Condor of “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before....

Hawkeye Trailer: The Least Mighty Avenger Gets His Own Disney+ Series Marvel Studios By Jeremy Mathai/Sept. 13, 2021 9:28 am EST Move over, “Die Hard.” Fans have been looking forward to Marvel’s “Hawkeye” series with great anticipation upon learning it would be loosely inspired by the exceedingly well-received Matt Fraction and David Aja comic storyline, but this morning’s trailer for the series definitively answers a much different, though equally important question: whether the MCU would ever set a story around the holiday season ever again....

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania: Release Date, Cast, And More Sony By Ben Pearson/Nov. 18, 2021 2:23 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.) So far, the “Hotel Transylvania” franchise has earned over $1.3 billion at the box office, so you would think the upcoming fourth and final film would be poised to rake in a ton of cash as well....

In Order To Become Pamela Anderson, Lily James Sat In The Makeup Chair For Hours By Danielle Ryan/Aug. 3, 2021 11:58 am EST Anyone who’s ever tried their hand at contouring knows how much work it can take to change your face shape. So it comes as no surprise that Lily James’ transformation into Pamela Anderson for the upcoming Hulu series Pam and Tommy took up to five hours to complete each morning....