Now that WandaVision has wrapped up, it’s time to look forward to the next small screen installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. In the aftermath of Avengers: Endgame, Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) has inherited Captain America’s shield, but that doesn’t mean the United States wants him to take up the mantle of the government-sanctioned superhero. But at least Sam has the support of Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), aka The Winter Soldier. Well, maybe not the full support, but they’re at least co-workers. Read More »
Netflix takes you behind the black-and-white curtain of David Fincher’s ode to Classic Hollywood with a newly released Mank featurette, dropped online just as awards season is beginning to ramp up. While Mank was effectively shut out of the Golden Globes Sunday night, winning none of its six nominations, Netflix hasn’t lost heart for the Oscar chances of the black-and-white drama. Watch the Mank featurette below.
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In this edition of TV Bits:
- Idris Elba confirms a Luther movie will start shooting this year.
- Samara Weaving to star as a Playboy Bunny in Sony Picture TV’s Down the Rabbit Hole.
- Bill Nye to host The End is Nye on Peacock.
- Writing on Rick and Morty season 7 has begun.
- And more.
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Alicia Silverstone is back and she’s ready to fight some sharks in The Requin. Saban Films just hooked themselves the U.S. rights to the pic, which stars Silverstone and James Tupper (Big Little Lies) as a couple on a romantic getaway to Vietnam. A tropical storm blows away their seaside villa and leaves them stranded and injured. And if that weren’t bad enough, a bunch of hungry great white sharks has them surrounded.
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In this edition of Sequel Bits:
- The Nightmare Before Christmas is finally getting a sequel (just not in the form fans might have been hoping for)
- Who will direct Fantastic Beasts 4 and 5?
- The Disney+ sequel to Stargirl has added a new cast member
- Downton Abbey 2 was waylaid by the coronavirus
- Will Sacha Baron Cohen make Borat 3?
- And more!
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Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?
This week, we take true crime a little less seriously, remember what it was like to be 16, wait longingly for our lover, get force-fed more dystopian, young adult nonsense from the guy who gave us Divergent, and work through some issues at a shiva.
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Tahar Rahim is currently a dark-horse awards contender for his performance in The Mauritanian, a legal thriller based on the memoir of a Guantanamo Bay prisoner who was innocent for the crimes for which he was imprisoned. But in the upcoming Netflix limited series The Serpent, Rahim is playing a real-life con man and serial killer who was guilty of all his crimes, and probably more. Watch The Serpent trailer below.
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A day after a horde of Twitter users completely lost their minds talking about the perceived attractiveness of a cartoon rabbit from a movie aimed at children, the director of Space Jam: A New Legacy has revealed some new information about Lola Bunny, the female member of the Tune Squad basketball team in the original Space Jam and its upcoming sequel. It sounds like filmmaker Malcolm D. Lee and his team put a lot of energy into de-sexualizing the character, but he also revealed that when audiences are re-introduced to Lola, she’ll be hanging out with the Amazons from WB and DC’s Wonder Woman movies. Yes, really. Read More »
FX is striking Pose from its line-up.
This morning, the co-creators of the groundbreaking, history-making drama series announced that the show is ending with its upcoming third season, which will premiere this May. Read their comments and see some reactions from the cast below.
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Cool Posts From Around the Web:
In less than two weeks, Zack Snyder’s Justice League will be unleashed via HBO Max. The four-hour re-cut of Justice League will answer the prayers of fans everywhere, and bring with it a whole new soundtrack to boot. The theatrical cut of Justice League used the music of Danny Elfman, but Zack Snyder‘s new cut of the film features a score courtesy of Tom Holkenborg, AKA Junkie XL. A new cut from Holkenborg’s score has been released, along with the complete tracklist, which features a whopping 54 tracks.
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