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Once in a while, there comes a media project so unique that it stays with you long after its intended or, in this case, unintended end. Whenthe first trailerfor Netflix’sThe OAwas released, a seemingly simple story was teased, featuringBrit Marling’s Prairie, a blind woman who, after going missing for seven years, returns being able to see. After the series premiered, we’d come to realizeThe OAwas so much more than just learning how she regained her sight....

Pitch Perfect 3just got a snazzy new holiday release date and now it’s going to have to get a new director, too. On the heels of the news thatPitch Perfect 3would push back from the 2017 summer season to aprime spot in the lucrative year-end calendar,Varietyreports thatElizabeth Bankshas dropped off the project. Banks, who has been a producer and cameoed in both of the previous two entries, made her feature film debut onPitch Perfect 2and has been set to return for the follow-up since last October....

Directed byRich MooreandPhil Johnston,Ralph Breaks the Internet(out in theaters on November 21st), the sequel to the hugely popular nostalgia-filledWreck-It Ralph, will see best friends Ralph (voiced byJohn C. Reilly) and Vanellope von Schweetz (voiced bySarah Silverman) leave the safety of Litwak’s video arcade behind, as they venture into the world of the internet in search of a way to repair the Sugar Rush video game. If they can navigate their way through the world wide web and find the part to her game that will get it turned back on, Vanellope can return to her video game and her life with Ralph can go back to normal....

Warner Bros. has released a new batch of images fromShazam!, the latest entry in the studio’s DC Comics universe starringZachary Leviin the super-charged title role. Like most of the film’s marketing, these new stills hit heavy on the chemistry between Levi’s Shazam andJack Dylan Grazer’s Freddy Freeman. Ya almost gotta' hope poorAsher Angelgets more screentime as the 14-year-old Billy Batson as trailers and images suggest, but right now WB wants you to know Shazam!...

As a longtime fan ofDennis Muren’swork in countless films that the entire planet loves, when I was offered the opportunity to speak with the eight-time Academy Award-winning visual effects guru, you could say I jumped at the chance. That’s because throughout my entire life, the work that Murren has done on films likeStar Wars,The Empire Strikes Back,Return of the Jedi,E.T.,The Abyss,Jurassic Park,Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,Innerspace, and countless others helped form my love of movies, and getting to talk to him about the making of some of these films was something I’ll always be grateful for....

It’s been 28 years since we’ve seenLinda Hamiltonin action as Sarah Connor on the big screen, but you know what? It’s well worth the wait. Hamilton returns to theTerminatorfranchise inTerminator: Dark Fatewhere she joins forces withMackenzie Davisas Grace, an individual sent from the future to protectNatalia Reyes' character, Dani. When asked how stuntwork has changed over the years fromTerminator 2: Judgment DaytoDark Fate, Hamilton replied, “for the better and for the worse....

Four-time Academy Award winnerFrances McDormandwas told in drama school that she was “not naturally talented.” Fortunately, she didn’t let such sharp criticism dissuade her. As she explained on an episode of theTeam Deakinspodcast, she was introduced toWilliam Shakespearein English class. In a performance after school for some of the parents, she read Lady Macbeth’s sleepwalking scene and fell in love with acting. “I was a very shy, kind of geeky child, and it was the first time I felt the power of being on stage,” adding, “It was literally the hook that went into my craw and I haven’t gotten it out since....

We’ve seen a number of various guilds weigh in on their picks for the best of the best in film and television for 2015, and last but not least we have the writers. The Writers Guild of America last night handed out their top awards, singling out the very best in screenwriting—or at least the very best in screenwriting under WGA rules. Indeed, each year a number of top screenplays are ruled ineligible for the WGA prize for one reason or another, owing to the guild’s strict guidelines, and this year’s ineligible screenplays includedThe Hateful EightandRoom....

WhileThe Standmay be stalled at the moment, another long-developingStephen Kingadaptation is finally getting off the ground. After years of stops and starts,The Dark Toweris moving forward at Sony and Media Rights Capital withA Royal AffairfilmmakerNikolaj Arceldirecting, and now the movie has found its female lead. Per Deadline,Abbey Leeis in talks to play the role of Tirana in the film oppositeIdris Elba, who is set as gunslinger Roland Deschain. The cast also includesMatthew McConaugheyas the villainous Man in Black, so Lee joins an already esteemed ensemble....

The Flashfinished off an uneven season with an uneven finale that couldn’t overcome the burden of an underdeveloped, illogical villain. With Zoom,The Flashfell victim to a common drama mistake of a contemporary TV era: it prioritized the plot twist over the well-developed character arc. In a time too often defined by “OMG moments” that will make for good live-tweeting, it is becoming increasingly common to withhold information from the viewer until the last possible minute for maximum effect....

After an awkward start in its first seasonDC’s Legends of Tomorrowquickly transformed itself into the funniest and one of the most acclaimed series in The CW’sArrowversefranchise. By blending a wholehearted embrace of the zany silliness of classic superhero comics with healthy doses of self-awareness and historical satireLegendsbecame a unique and beloved superhero series ever produced for live-action television, and it delivered many of the Arrowverse’s wildest moments during itsseven-season run. But perhaps no scene was as unbelievable as the one in Season 3 in which telepathic ape and recurring Arrowverse super-villain Gorilla Grodd (David Sobolov) went back in time to attempt to assassinate a young Barack Obama (Lovell Adams-Gray)....

After premiering at the New York Film Festival and receiving a limited theatrical release on August 19, 2025, A24’sThe Tragedy of Macbethbecame available for streaming via Apple TV+ on July 19, 2025. Now the streaming service has released a short behind-the-scenes featurette with the cast and creatives, including starsDenzel Washington(Macbeth) andFrances McDormand(Lady Macbeth). Together they discuss the process behind makingThe Tragedy of Macbeth, working with directorJoel Coen, and the unique visual style that is as integral to the film as William Shakespeare’s dialogue....

A spin-off television show from Disney’s highly successful limited series,WandaVisionis reportedly in the works, according toDeadline, following a previous report byJeff Sneider.Paul Bettanyis set to reprise his role as Vision for the series. The series, believed to be titledVisionQuest,is said to revolve around the titular hero, Vision, on a mission to regain both his memory and his humanity following the events ofWandaVision, where the character was created out of sheer will by his grief-stricken wife, Wanda Maximoff (played byElizabeth Olsen)....