The Best Movies And TV Shows Leaving Netflix In February 2022 We’re already over halfway through the first month of 2022, a truly absurd fact where time feels meaningless and I could have sworn that 2020 was, like, five years ago. For our snowbound friends, we’re inching closer towards springtime with every passing day, but fortunately, you’re able to always count on Netflix to give you plenty of options to binge-watch until your eyeballs fall out and roll away like that oldChef Boyardeecommercial from 2004....

The Longest Night Teaser: This Prison Is About To Break The latest Spanish-language series for Netflix has been given its first teaser trailer, and this crime thriller looks absolutely captivating. Directed by Óscar Pedraza (“Sky Rojo,” “Patria,” “Urxencia Cero”) from a screenplay by Xosé Moraisa and Victoriano Sierra Ferreiro, “The Longest Night” will tell a gripping story about a group of armed men who surround the Monte Baruca psychiatric prison and cut off all forms of communication on December 24 to fulfill their mission to save Simón Lago, an infamous serial killer, after the prison warden refuses to turn him over....

Theme Park Bits: Disney Cruise Line Cancellations, New Sanitizing Methods, And More In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Let’s talk about cleanliness. No, wait, don’t go. Listen, if the theme parks of the world are going to reopen soon, whether they’re Disney, Universal or somewhere else, there are going to need to be major overhauls in terms of how those parks are cleaned up, from the biggest rides to the 3D glasses you wear on certain rides and films....

West Side Story Star Explains Why ‘Cool’ Was Changed In Spielberg’s Movie [Exclusive] In the 1961 film adaptation of “West Side Story,” there’s a song entitled “Cool” wherein Ice, played by Tucker Smith, sings, “You want to live in this lousy world? Play it cool.” That’s good advice for the here and now of 2021, where we’re winding down another tough year and maybe looking to movies likeSteven Spielberg’s new adaptationof “West Side Story” for a little comfort and escape from the ongoing challenges of the real world....

Will Smith Gets Epic With “The Last Pharaoh” It seems that everybody is getting their turn at historical epics these days, and nowWill Smithis going to have his chance withThe Last Pharaoh. Working with a script byBraveheartscreenwriter Randall Wallace, Smith is set to play the Nubian pharaoh Taharqa—who is most famous for defending ancient Egypt against invasions by the Assyrian king Esarhaddon. The film will apparently focus on this conflict....

‘Boardwalk Empire’ Renewed For Second Season, Sets HBO Ratings Record After only one episode, HBO has seen to it that Prohibition era Atlantic City is going to see a second season.Boardwalk Empire, executive produced by Martin Scorsese, Mark Wahlberg, Terence Winter and Tim Van Patten premiered Sunday night with4.8 million viewers(and up to7.1 millionafter two repeats). That was the network’s most-watch premiere sinceDeadwoodin 2004, and HBO quickly announced they renewed the show for season two....

‘End Of The Tour’ Director James Ponsoldt And Disney Will Explore The ‘Wild City’ DirectorJames Ponsoldthas been making some high-quality dramas over the past few years.Smashed(seen above),The Spectacular Now, andThe End of the Tourare strong films with great performances. Right now, Ponsoldt is busy withhis adaptationof Dave Eggers’The Circle, and after he’s finished that picture, he may tackle his first major studio film,Wild City. Below, learn more about the James PonsoldtWild Cityproject....

‘Friends’ Pop-Up Experience Will Be There For You In New York City This Fall Twenty-five years ago, six twenty-something New Yorkers sat in the the little corner coffee shop Central Perk and made history. To this day,Friendsis one of the most beloved sitcoms in history, only finding renewed popularity once it hit Netflix a few years ago. They’ve been there for us for the past quarter-century, but soon they’ll be returning to their old haunt of New York City to celebrate the show’s 25th anniversary with a specialFriendspop-up NYC experience opening this fall....

‘Ghost In The Shell’ Displays Some Good Taste, Casts Takeshi Kitano In Major Role Ghost in the Shellstepped in a giant pile of crap the moment it announced thatScarlett Johanssonwould starin the upcoming American adaptation of the beloved Japanese manga. After all, Hollywood whitewashingis alive and well and still incredibly ugly, so the reaction to the very Caucasian Johansson taking on a character named Motoko Kusanagi in the source material was rightfully (and righteously) brutal....

‘Hell House LLC 3’ Coming From Shudder This Year TheHell House LLCfranchise will continue to creep-out audiences withHell House LLC III: Lake of Fire. Shudder and Terror Films have teamed-up to bring audiences the third entry in the spooky found-footage franchise about a Halloween haunt that’sreallyhaunted.Stephen Cognetti, who directed the last two films, has returned to helm the third, which began production this week. Hell House LLC The found footage horror concept is often used to create lackluster results....

‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ Was A Disappointment For Director Roland Emmerich Too Even thoughIndependence Day: Resurgenceraked in nearly$390 million at the worldwide box office, it was still quite the disappointment for 20th Century Fox. The film didn’t land well with critics either, earning just a29% on Rotten Tomatoes, not to mention a 30% from audiences. They weren’t the only ones disappointed, because directorRoland Emmerichhas found himself regretting ever making the movie....

‘Legends Of Oz: Dorothy’s Return’ Trailer: The Emerald City Gets Animated It’s been nearly seventy-five years since MGM releasedThe Wizard of Oz, and over a century sinceL. Frank Baumfirst published the book it was based on, but the story is showing no signs of losing its power. Last year saw the release of a big-budget prequel, Disney’sOz the Great and Powerful, and next year we’re getting an (unrelated) animated sequel calledLegends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return....

‘Little Black Mirror’ Video Series Coming To YouTube Black Mirroris returning for a whole-new season next month – but there’s more in store. A video series calledLittle BlackMirror, created by YouTube personalities from across Latin America, including Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Venezuela, is also on the way.The short videos will be aimed at Spanish-speaking audiences, and feature Latinx social media stars. Watch a trailer forLittle Black Mirror, and learn more about the project, below....