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Even for the most die-hard fans ofJurassic Park, the tremendous success ofJurassic Worldhad to come as a little bit of a shock. Considering the fact thatJurassic Park 3did very good but not record-devastating business when it was released, no one was expecting droves with the latest installment but then it quickly became one of the biggest hits of 2015. Credit must go equally toColin Trevorrow, who kept the action brisk and thrilling for the most part, andChris Pratt, whose performance, for all its misogynistic undertones, recalled something likeCary Grant’s work inHoward Hawks' sublimeOnly Angels Have Wings, as well as other famous adventuring heroes....

Transforming your iPhone’s Lock Screen is easy with live wallpapers. Bring your screen to life with these dynamic and engaging options, whether you choose to use Live Photos, videos, or third-party apps. Customizing the appearance of your iPhone can make it feel more personal. One popular way to do this is by using live wallpapers on the lock screen. Live wallpapers are dynamic backgrounds that add movement and depth to the screen....

Mandymakes it clear in its opening minutes of neon-drenched colors and unnerving score that it’s not a movie for everyone. But if you may get on the wavelength that co-writer and directorPanos Cosmatosis throwing out, then you’ll want to hold on tight and enjoy the ride. The film is an unabashed phantasmagorical ride through an eye-popping hellscape that always embraces its heavy metal and dark fantasy influences. Movies likeMandyare rare, and yet for all of its surreal imagery and tonality, Cosmatos always plays fair with the audience and doesn’t break the narrative spell despite the twisted realities where the story takes place....

Even something as magnanimous as the Marvel Cinematic Universe must come to an end, and according to its architect,Kevin Feige,it willwith the next two Avengers movies.Infinity Warandwhatever spoiler-y titlethe fourth one gets will act as a culmination of everything we’ve seen since 2008’sIron Man. But there areat least 20 other moviesin development for the post-2019 slate. So let’s pull out our comic books and speculate wildly! These hypotheses aren’t just based on a fanboy’s wet dream wish list for Phase 4 and beyond of the MCU — though these are partly that....

DC has gained some animation superheroes. According toThe Hollywood Reporter, renowned animators,Ron ClementsandJohn Musker, are set to join the DC Universe along with Warner Animation Group, to take the wheel on a new animated feature based aroundThe Metal Men, of which the two have written a treatment for. The pair are known for their Disney hits includingThe Little Mermaid,Hercules, andThe Princess and the Frogand are also set to produce the new project, while working alongsideSpace Jam: A New Legacywriter,Celeste Ballard....

DCis in the good graces of moviegoers again thanks toJames Gunn’sSuperman. The film starringDavid Corenswethas restored faith in the brand. Not too dissimilar to howTim Burton’sBatmanchanged the course of that brooding character and company as a whole for decades to come. Now, as DC breathes fresh life into the superhero genre,Burton’sBatmanreturns with new figures from Mezco Toyz. A part ofMezco’s 5 Points nostalgic series, Wave 2 ofBatman(1989) collection includes three figures:Cape Glide Batman, Museum MayhemJoker, and a Joker Goon....

[NOTE: This is a repost of my review from The Telluride Film Festival;Moonlighthas been in limited release; but with the film expanding nationwide today, November 18, we are re-posting the review.] Moonlightis a small but special film. It’s delicate and entirely necessary. It follows two young boys who grow up together in a drug-riddled black neighborhood in Miami. One is able to hide his open sexuality by flexing hetero-confidence and the other is routinely picked on, hangs his head low, and bounces between his drug addict mother’s home and the local dealer who provides him a safe and understanding house whenever needed....

You have been patient long enough, and now, the new trailer forNo Time to Dieis here to tease some eye-popping action sequences as well asDaniel Craig’s last hurrah as James Bond. Cary Joji Fukunagadirected the 25th Bond movie from a script he andPhoebe Waller-Bridgeco-wrote with longtime 007 scribesNeal PurvisandRobert Wade. Oscar winnerRami Malekplays the villain this time around, thoughChristoph Waltz’s Blofeld is also expected to appear along with a new femme fatale played by Cuban-Spanish sensationAna de Armas....

October is in full swing, which meansNetflix and Chillsis humming along over at the streaming service. This week brings the Brad Anderson thrillerFractured, and two weeks from now we’ll get the brutal survival thrillerRattlesnakefrom1922directorZak Hilditch. The film starsCarmen Ejogoas Katrina, a single mother faced with a terrible and terrifying choice: when her daughter gets bitten by a rattlesnake and miraculously cured by a stranger, Katrina learns she has to kill someone before sundown to pay the debt – a soul for a soul....

WithSolo: A Star Wars Storyopening this weekend, I recently sat down with directorRon Howardfor a video interview. During our brief conversation he talked about where the idea to do a young Han Solo movie came from, the tone of the movie,Chris MillerandPhil Lord’sinvolvement, how he wanted all the action in the film to test Han Solo, how they only lost one or two scenes in the editing room (one of them was Han Solo in flight school), and a lot more....

Tessa Thompson, an actor who rose to fame thanks to her independent films, is now one of Hollywood’s most sought-after performers. Thompson is undoubtedly one of the most versatile actors of her generation, taking on roles in a variety of genres and convincingly playing a wide range of personalities. On March 3, her latest movie,Creed III, the third entry in the franchise of the same name, will be released in theaters, with Thompson reprising the role of Bianca Taylor....

Just before his death, F. Scott Fitzgerald was working on a book calledThe Last Tycoon(alternately titledThe Love of the Last Tycoon). It remained unfinished until 1941, when Fitzgerald’s close friend and fellow writerEdmund Wilsoncompleted it. The story is loosely based on the legendary Hollywood figure of Irving Thalberg, known as “The Boy Wonder” of MGM. The story chronicles Thalberg’s avatar, Monroe Stahr, through his life in movies in the 1930s, and his relationship with his studio boss Pat Brady (modeled on Louis B....

Murder in a Small Townis officially getting a second season, according toVariety.Foxhas renewed the Canadiancrime dramafor Season 2, just over a month after the first season concluded. Hailing fromIan Weir, the series is based on the Karl Alberg mystery book series byL.R. Wright. The Fox series follows Karl Alberg (played byRossif Sutherland), a Minneapolis-based detective who relocates to Gibsons, British Columbia, to serve as the quiet town’s new Chief of Police....