The seminal anime mecha seriesMacrosswill stream this year onDisney+— but there’s a catch. Thanks to the complicated legal situation of the series and its rights holders, two notable entries in the franchise will only stream in Japan, and won’t be available internationally.Macross' official Japanese websitemade the announcement todaythat all eighteen series, movies, and OVAs (original video animations) in the franchise are coming to the same streaming home for the first time ever....

Netflix will be home to yet another series created byMike Flanagan,TheFall of the House of Usher, an eight-episode story inspired by the works ofEdgar Allan Poe. While little is known about the series so far,TheFall of the House of Usherwill be the fifth Netflix series created under Flanagan’s andTrevor Macy’s Intrepid Pictures banner. WhileTheFall of the House of Usheris the name of a short story written by Poe, the upcoming series will draw inspiration from multiple works by the iconic Gothic author....

One of the laudable ways social media has had real-world consequences is in how the #OscarsSoWhite provided a wake-up call that an Academy membership that was older, white, and male had failed to adequately recognize diverse movies. In response, the Academy worked hard to expand the number of women and people of color in their ranks, and slowly but surely, they’re making progress. In 2015, women only made up a quarter of the Academy....

Universal Pictures has released a new trailer forThe House with a Clock in Its Walls, the new family-friendly gothic thriller fromEli Rothand Amblin Entertainmentabout a ten-year-old who goes to live with his uncle in “a creaky old house with a mysterious tick-tocking heart” and finds himself in a world of magic when he accidentally awakens the dead. The film starsJack Blackas the uncle, a small-town Warlock, andCate Blanchettas the witch next door, who get caught up in the young boy’s magical adventure....

Shane Blackcertainly has his hands full with the upcoming release ofThe Predator, the writer/director’s bigger, badder take on the iconic dreadlocked movie monster. But hypothetically, should theKiss, Kiss, Bang Bangwriter find some time to do a bit of small-screen storytelling, what TV series would he choose? Our own Steven Weintraub asked the filmmaker during San Diego Comic-Con, and the answer, surprisingly, was the decidedly non-R-rated CW seriesSupergirl. “You wouldn’t want to take a show that already has a style....

In terms of timing,Station Elevenhas just about everything working against it. There are no two ways around the fact that the HBO Max miniseries, adapted from the book byEmily St. John Mandel, centers around a pandemic — and is additionally poised to drop in the midst of a landscape where pandemic concerns have left us simultaneously tense, primed for whatever might come next, and exhausted by our present circumstances. But while the apprehension surrounding this fictional premise and its all-too-real similarities to our current situation is understandable, it’s how the series illustrates what comes after disaster, and what survives along humanity’s own ability to persevere, that makes it an unexpectedly compelling watch — and the end result makes for one of the best TV shows of the year....

Brazil is kicking off the holiday season with the world’s biggest pop culture convention this weekend and we’ve got the scoop on all the latest trailers, posters, and revelations coming out of CCXP 2022. Celebrations in Saō Paulo are in full swing and from Warner Bros to Disney, all the major studios are bringing their best and brightest to get us ready for 2023 movies and shows on the horizon. Paramount+ has taken to CCXP to showcase the long-awaitedTeen Wolfmovie....

Netflix has released a new featurette for their upcoming horror seriesThe Haunting of Hill House. Created, directed, and executive produced byMike Flanagan(Gerald’s Game), the series follows a group of siblings who grew up in the most famous haunted house in the country, and as adults, are forced to confront the ghosts of their past. This is a solid featurette that’s more about what kind of horror you’re going to get with this show and that Flanagan isn’t really into jump scares but instead going for something more atmospheric, which is pretty much a necessity when doing a horror series as opposed to a movie....

In 2001, a mysterious incident shocked the inhabitants of North Carolina – and then the rest of the world. A novelist called the police to say his wife had fallen down a staircase to her death, and if you are a fan of true-crime docuseries and movies, you’ll know there’s a lot more going on behind his story. This is what HBO Max’s new limited seriesThe Staircasewill chronicle – the investigation, surprising trial, and indictment of Michael Peterson, who is played by Academy Award winnerColin Firth....

Last month, Nacelle announced theirnew line ofStar Trekfigures, and at this weekend’sNew York Comic Con, the company revealed the first wave of figures. You might have been expecting Kirk, Spock, or Picard, but the new line has a few curveballs.TrekCore.comreports that the first wave will include deep-cut characters like Weyoun, Valkris, and Tuvix. At the convention, Nacelle founderBrian Volk-Weissexplained that he wanted the line to focus on characters who haven’t had numerous other action figures already....

It looks like Sony is putting the fast-track on on theirVenommovie. Last year, we learned that the studio was putting the wheels back in motion on their long-developed cinematic spin-off for the iconicSpider-Manvillain. Now, per Exhibitor Relations, Sony has added the film to their release calendar for August 05, 2025. That’s a pretty fast timetable for a spectacle-oriented film, especially one that will require as many VFX as Venom, so it’s possible they’ve already got some talent lined up....

In the current Marvel era, few films are likely to feel like more of an event thanAvengers: Secret Wars, which will serve as its climax. Now, we have the first confirmation that it will mark the end ofa controversial erafor Marvel.Secret Warsis the perfect story to bring the multiverse to a closein a grand finale. In terms of what comes next, it seems natural that withthe end of the Fox era, the introduction of theX-Menmight be the next logical step for theMarvel Cinematic Universeand its heroes....

Game of Thronesis one of the biggest series in history, with expansive world-building that took countless characters around Westeros and Essos. While the majestic castles and medieval cities may be fictional, many of them are partially filmed in real-world locations. The impressive scope of theGame of Thronesuniverse is rivaled by the filming locations scattered around the world. Many of the most recognizable locations from the series have rich histories to explore and serve as the perfect backdrop for some of the most dramatic moments in the show....