VOTD: ‘The Origin Of Oscar’ Reveals The History Of The Famous Gold Man “Oscar” is synonymous with “Academy Award” at this point, but how did it get to be that way? Who is Oscar? Why is he called that? What other forms has he taken on over the years? And once you get your hands on one of him, what happens next? A fun featurette from the Academy reveals the answers to all those and more....

Watch Sofia Coppola’s Adorable Gap Holiday Campaign I know, I know: Halloween iswaytoo early for Christmas marketing. But these charmingGapspots directed bySofia Coppoladon’t beat you over the head with their Christmas-iness. If anything, the unifying theme really seems to be “sweaters,” and that’s something we can get behind in these chilly fall days. Besides, you can think of them as a sort of appetizer for Coppola’s other upcoming holiday project,a TV special with Bill Murray....

Woody Harrelson On If He’s Playing Garris Shrike In ‘Han Solo’ Movie A few weeks ago it was revealed thatWoody Harrelsonwould be joining the castofPhil LordandChris Miller’sStar Warsstandalone movie focusing on the origin story ofHan Solo. At the timewe had a few guessesas to who the Oscar-nominated actor might be playing, and now Woody has seemingly confirmed that he will be playing Garris Shrike in the second Star Wars Story…. or did he?...

WTF: ‘Anchorman 2’ Set Damaged By Wire Thieves If we end up seeing a news report inAnchorman 2about the damage done by metal thieves, this is the backstory. Anyone who deals with slow-moving real estate or commercial property repairs knows that buildings can be big targets for thieves. Copper wire is very valuable, and since the economic downturn of ‘08 empty homes, big commercial spaces and even civic infrastructure have frequently been targeted by thieves looking to grab wire or anything that could contain large quantities of the metal, such as air conditioning units....

‘A Portrait Of A Lady On Fire’ Review: A Highly Evocative Story Of Love, Lust And Longing [Cannes] A Portrait of a Lady on Fireis, as the title evokes, an artistically rich and provocative film out ofCannes, one where the passions and obsessions of two women ignite in ways rarely seen on screen. A tour-de-force film by directorCéline Sciamma, the film is both evocative and enervating, casting a spell on the audience that feels as dreamlike as the Britany seaside location....

‘American Dreamer’ Trailer: Jim Gaffigan Gets Dark In Child Kidnapping Thriller It seems like rideshare drivers are all the rage in movies and TV these days, but whereStuberfinds the comedy in it,American Dreamershows the dark side.Actor/comedianJim Gaffigantakes a dramatic turn as a cash-strapped rideshare driver who escorts a drug dealer on the side to make extra money. But when he’s driven to desperation, he decides to kidnap a drug dealer’s child, and things quickly go south from there....

‘Dancing With The Stars’ Winner Julianne Hough Lands Lead In ‘Rock Of Ages’ Country singer and two-timeDancing With The StarswinnerJulianne Houghhas just landed the lead role of Sherrie inAdam Shankman’s adaptation of the Broadway musicalRock of Ages. She’llstar alongsideTom CruiseandMary J. Blige(as well as possiblyRussell BrandandAlec Baldwin, though those deals haven’t been locked yet) as a country girl who comes to Los Angeles and gets eaten up and spit out by the ’80s hair metal scene....

‘Doctor Sleep’ Posters Want To Make Damn Sure You Know This Is A ‘Shining’ Sequel Hey, did you knowDoctor Sleepis a sequel toThe Shining? If not, don’t worry, two new posters for theStephen Kingadaptation are here to make damn sure you don’t forget. These two posters lean heavily into imagery from Stanely Kubrick’sShiningadaptation, and also plaster Stephen King’s name above the title, something that hasn’t been done for a while. But King movies arehot, hot, hotright now, so this makes sense....

‘Foundation’ Trailer: David S. Goyer Adapts The Isaac Asimov Sci-Fi Classic For Apple TV+ The work of Isaac Asimov serves as inspiration for the flashy new Apple TV+ sci-fi seriesFoundation. The upcoming show follows a band of exiles on a journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization during the fall of the Galactic Empire (note: this is not the same Galactic Empire fromStar Wars, so please don’t get confused).Jared HarrisandLee Pacelead the series, which comes from showrunnerDavid S....

‘Gotti’ Gets A Shoot Date, A New Title, And A New Lawsuit From Joe Pesci The development of a film about father and son crime figures John ‘The Teflon Don’ Gotti and John Gotti, Jr. has already turned into something of a saga, withNick Cassavetesset to direct, then departing and leaving a void ultimately filled byBarry Levinson.John Travola,Al PacinoandJoe Pesciwere cast, and now Joe Pesci is suing the production, which we’ll get to in a moment....

‘It Chapter Two’ Might Have The Bloodiest Scene In Horror Movie History, According To Jessica Chastain WhenIt Chapter Twohits theaters this year, it’s going to have one of the bloodiest scenes in horror history. At least, that’s what starJessica Chastainsaid last night onThe Tonight Show. The actress, who plays the grown-up Bev Marsh in the horror sequel, revealed that she shot on particular scene that involved anextremeamount of blood (fake blood, I’m assuming, since using real blood would be crazy, and possibly illegal)....

‘It’ Screenwriter Gary Dauberman On Transforming A 1,000 Page Book Into A Movie [Interview] At 1150 pages, Stephen King’sItis a daunting prospect for adaptation. That’s why the first attempt was a TV miniseries. For the feature film,Itis split into at least two films, with the one opening this week focusing on “The Losers' Club” as children in 1989. The bullied outcasts of Derry, Maine face Pennywise the clown (Bill Skarsgard) and other nightmares manifested by a horrific force the kids only refer to as “It....

‘Joker’ Sequel In The Works, With Todd Phillips Also Planning Yet Another DC Character Origin Movie Jokeris a huge hit, probably headed towards several Oscar nominations, and just became the first R-rated movie to cross $1 billion at the worldwide box office. That’s the kind of attention studios thrive on, and want more of. And sure enough, after weeks of speculation, it looks like aJokersequel is officially happening. DirectorTodd Phillipspitched Warner Bros....