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It’s Amazon Comedy Pilot time! “But wait,” you say. “Didn’t they just have a pilot season like, two months ago?” That’s the thing with Amazon Studios — no one really knows when things debut, so we just roll with it. And in this batch of series in particular, there are some very interesting projects on the line. Amazon does something no other studio does, by opening up its pilot season to the public (unless it’sWoody Allen, and then they just go straight to series)....

It may seem like everywhere you turn right now, all anyone can talk about is the new Nintendo Switch gameAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. Well, it’s the onlypleasantthing anyone can talk about, that is. Right now, many of us trying to take the necessary steps of social distancing and self-quarantining during the global COVID-19 pandemic. The news is just a frightfest of ever-changing information and here, in this corner of the world known as the entertainment industry, it seems like everything frommovie theater shutdownstorelease date postponementstototal production shutdownsare happening rapid fire....

Techno-horror is a subgenre of horror that overlaps heavily with science fiction. On the surface, a typical techno-horror will follow possessed machinery or devices being misused with malicious intent. Upon digging a little deeper, however, it becomes clear that these films also tend to provide commentary on the role of technology within society. As technology has developed through time, it’s become a source of scapegoating and moral panics. Sometimes techno-horror takes these moral panics and turns them into a thing of genuine terror using possession, ghosts, stalkers, demons, and more....

E3 is officially underway, and this weekend was plenty eventful when it came to the gaming panels. Bethesda certainly went all out, not only revealing a brand new trailer and details for the highly anticipated newFallouttitleFallout 76, but also a teaser trailer for a new game calledStarfieldand an announcement trailer forThe Elder Scrolls VI(i.e.Skyrim 2). Fallout 76was first announced a couple of weeks ago and is essentially a prequel title in theFalloutfranchise, set 20 years after the bombs dropped....

Quick Links The next indie drama thriller to hit the big screens isBreaking, a tragic true story of a hostage situation committed out of despair while aiming attention at the mistreatment of American veterans. Originally titled892,Breakingfocuses on Brian Brown-Easley (John Boyega), a former Marine veteran, whose personal struggles push him to extreme lengths. With the plot drawing from an important2018 article written byAaron Gell, the dire consequences of Easley’s actions still pose a real-life dilemma that isn’t entirely his fault and rather a complex problem much bigger than him....

Everything’s coming upCreepshow! Just yesterday we reported that Shudder’s excellently spooky streaming series would bemaking its TV debut on parent network AMC this May. Now we can confirm that fans of the show will be able to bring Season 1 home on Digital, Blu-ray, and/or DVD next month, too! RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to Shudder’s, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural,Creepshow Season 1,which releases onMay 19, 2020June 2, 2020 on Digital HD, DVD and Blu-ray....

Viola Davisis arguably the most prominent cast member of the old DC Extended Universe who has remained in her role in the new DCU. The EGOT winner debuted as manipulative government agent Amanda Waller in 2016’sSuicide Squad, the third film in the DCEU, before reprising the role in several other projects, two of which are partially canonical to the new franchise. Recently, she played a supporting role in the animated seriesCreature Commandos, the DCU’s first official installment....

WithAvengers: Endgamelooming on the horizon to put an epic end to Marvel’s 22-movie Infinity Stones storyline, it’s hard to comprehend the fact that the MCU will, in fact, continue right along once the dust has settled into a Phase 4. One of the more low-key (notLoki) exciting projects being discussed isEternals, a big-screen adaptation of theJack Kirby-created celestial beings that count Thanos the Mad Titan as one of their own....

TheStar Warsfranchise has beena merchandising powerhouse since the original film’s debutin 1977, and now, nearly fifty years later, the volume of characters, locations, vehicles, and more to be pulled from across theStar Warsgalaxy is staggering. In recent years, one of the things to capture the hearts of collectors and casual fans alike is the broad range of Funko Pop figures, with new unique and imaginative figures of beloved characters coming out every year....

When theHarry Potterfilm franchise came to a close with the release ofHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2in 2011, both fans and Warner Bros. alike were in mourning over one of the best and most successful film series of all time. Given justhowlucrative the series was, it was only a matter of time before it resurfaced in some form or another, and indeed in 2014—just three years afterDeathly Hallowshit theaters—Warner Bros....

The launch trailer for Ubisoft’s new and highly anticipated releaseFar Cry 5is here ahead of the game’s official debut. This installment in the franchise will take gamers to Hope County, Montana where a dangerous doomsday cult has taken over local resources while terrorizing townsfolk. It’s up to you, your fellow resistance fighters, and animal friends like Boomer the dog and Cheeseburger the bear to take down the violent and unstable Seed Family and save the day....

The Orchard has released a trailer forFlower. The upcoming dark comedy starsZoey Deutchas Erica Vandross, a 17-year-old whose life gets overwhelmed when the son of her mom’s new boyfriend comes to live with the family. Trying to find a way to adjust, Erica resolves to expose that a local high-school teacher is a child molester. The film sounds like it could go off the rails fairly quickly, and when Aubrey Page saw the film at Tribeca last year, it sounds like that’s what happened....

Today the Gotham Awards nominations were announced, officially kicking off what’s sure to be a unique awards season. Unveiled by the Independent Filmmaker Project, the IFP Gotham Awards traditionally signals the beginning of awards season as the first group out, unveiling nominations for the best of the year as chosen by distinguished juries made up of prominent film critics. Notably,Kelly Reichardt’s indie filmFirst Cowreceived the most nominations with four, including Best Feature, Best Screenplay (by Reichardt andJon Raymond), Bst Actor (John Magaro), and Breakthrough Actor (Orion Lee)....