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One of the bizarre twists of our streaming lifestyle is that music rights issues become a headache for filmmakers who simply didn’t have to consider their show moving to other mediums during their creation. You got the rights for the episode, the episode airs, and you likely maintain those rights for reruns. Beyond that, no one in the late 90s was thinking of a DVD boom and certainly didn’t consider that TV shows could stream over the Internet....

Peter Dinklagemay be eyeing the end of hisGame of Thronesrun, but the actor isn’t done with the fantasy genre quite yet.Varietyreports that Dinklage is attached to star in and co-produce Sony’sRumpelstiltskin,based on the classic Brothers Grimm story. Patrick Ness—who wrote both the book and the screenplay forA Monster Callsand created the short-livedDoctor Whospin-off,Class—is set to pen the script. Reports are pretty light on story details other than the fact Dinklage would play the title character of the Grimm fairy tale, which, in classic Grimm fashion, is far more disturbing than any children’s story has the right to be....

Disney’sPirates of the Caribbeanfranchise is still something of an unsinkable juggernaut. While interest stateside might have wavered a bit, globally it remains a genuine phenomenon – the last entry,Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, amassed nearly $800 million at the global box office. That’s a lot of doubloons. So when our very own Steve Weintraub jumped on a Zoom call with producer (andPirates of the Caribbean’s captain)Jerry Bruckheimerfor his upcoming Starz seriesHightown, he also had to inquire about the status ofPirates of the Caribbean 6....

Pollyanna McIntoshhas a lengthy acting resume, of course including her run onThe Walking Dead, but she’s also been very busy behind the scenes and those endeavors have paved the way toDarlin', her feature directorial debut! The movie is a sequel to 2009’sOffspringand 2011’sThe Woman, butDarlin’is crafted in a way that it can stand on its own two feet whether you’ve seen the previous installments or not.Darlin’starsLauryn Cannyas the title character, a feral teenager who’s found at a hospital and sent to a care home run byBryan Batt’s The Bishop....

When it comes to interesting (and more often than not, horrifying) stories, readers can usually count on the prolificStephen Kingto deliver. His book series,The Dark Tower, is a highly acclaimed story that follows the heroic gunslinger in his quest for revenge against the villainous Man in Black in an epic battle of good versus evil that spans years. One would think that such a widely loved series by a critically acclaimed author would result in afilm adaptation’s box office success....

EDITORS NOTE: This article contains spoilers for Stranger Things Season 4 Volume 2. If you’re a fan ofStranger Thingsand curious how and why key decisions were made in Season 4, you’re in the right place. That’s because shortly after watchingStranger ThingsSeason 4 Volume 2 (episodes 8 and 9) I conducted an extended interview with creatorsMattandRoss Duffer. During the extended conversation, the Duffer Brothers pulled back the curtain on the making of the most popular series on Netflix and were more than willing to talk about everything....

One of the best parts of an immersive theme park experience is all of the themed food, and even though the grand opening of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan has been postponed due to COVID restrictions in Osaka, they have had advance previews and soft openings, giving the world a glimpse at what will be available once things are officially up and running. With one restaurant and two snack stands, there are a ton of options to choose from, and yes, as one would expect, there is a heavy mushroom presence....

Created byJennifer Kaytin Robinson, the MTV seriesSweet/Viciousis an edgy, offbeat superhero story that’s viciously funny and deeply relevant. About two young women, Jules (Eliza Bennett) and Ophelia (Taylor Dearden), hell-bent on bringing justice to those who get away with abuse on their college campus, they’re living double lives as wannabe vigilantes who kick a lot of ass while hiding their secret life from best friends, parents and love interests. During this exclusive phone interview with Collider, writer/executive producer Jennifer Kaytin Robinson talked about what inspiredSweet/Vicious, how the series ended up at MTV, the unfortunate relevance of the subject matter, making this world a heightened reality, balancing the serialized story with the procedural element, finding the right Jules and Ophelia, how far ahead she’s thought about the story, her hope that she’ll be co-showrunner for Season 2 (if the show gets a second season), and what she’s most proud of with the final product....

Many of us poor, tortured souls are still waiting for the day whenLonglegsannounces its release on a streamer. The hitNicolas CageandMaika Monroe-led horror film was one of the most-talked about features of the summer, but it still hasn’t found a home on a streamer. While you wait for that blessed day to come, Max is inviting audiences to check out another incredibly spooky, scary title from Monroe’s portfolio, asIt Followswill be arriving on the streamer onJanuary 1....

The LEGO Ninjago Movieis the first LEGO movie where I went in not having much of an investment on what happened. I cared aboutThe LEGO Moviebecause I like LEGO, and I cared aboutThe LEGO Batman Moviebecause I like Batman, but Ninjago is a LEGO sub-brand where I’ve never really been caught up with the toys (basically Japanese-inspired mechs) or the Cartoon Network seriesLEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu. And yet whatThe LEGO Ninjago Movieshows is that theseLEGOmovies have now established an identity outside of the initial brand, and they can stand on their own as light, funny family comedies....

One of the many films to play at this year’s SXSW wasThem That Follow, the feature directorial debut ofBritt PoultonandDan Madison Savage. The extremely well-considered film focuses on a snake handling church deep in Appalachia, led by a pastor played byWalton Goggins. If you’re not aware, some people believe that by handling extremely poisonous snakes they prove themselves before God. Unlike others films that might portray people that believe in religious extremism with contempt, one of the many things I dug about the way Poulton and Savage told their story is the film doesn’t judge the religious beliefs of its characters....

If you’re in the mood for a good — some say even unforgettable — French movie, there’s something in Hulu for you this January. The streaming platform addedThe Intouchablesto its catalog, a 2011 comedy-drama that was nominated for several awards back when it premiered, includingthe BAFTAs. Led by French starsOmar Sy(The Killer) andFrançois Cluzet(Mascarade), the movie has a powerful message but also features some laugh-out-loud moments. The Intouchablestells the story of two wildly different individuals whose paths cross....

On August 27, 2025, PresidentRichard Nixonformed the Environmental Protection Agencyamidst growing concerns about the effects of pollution on the planet. These anxieties often found their way into films of the time, with science fiction acting as a useful genre through which to explore what the world could look like if industry continued to destroy the natural world. One of the best sci-fi movies of this kind wasSilent Running, which imagines a future that feels more likely than it did when it was released in 1972… which is frightening to contemplate....