5 Things That Bothered Me About ‘Iron Man 3’ I sawIron Man 3this past week, and I enjoyed the film well enough.Shane Blackinjects some pretty hilarious moments into the franchise and the action beats were more impressive than those in the second film. But this film is as dumb as a bag of door knobs. It does not rise above the level of popcorn entertainment, and I don’t getfilm critics who can overlook its myriad of issues....

Aeon Flux Live-Action TV Show Is In Development At Paramount The live-action “Aeon Flux” TV series just won’t die.Way back in 2018, we confirmed that “Teen Wolf” director Jeff Davis would be bringing “Aeon Flux” back from the dead with the help of the company that birthed it, MTV, but then everything went quiet on the “Aeon Flux” front. Now, a casual three years later,Davis has struck a deal with Paramount+to get the surreal sci-fi series up and running again....

Against The Ice Star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau On His Real-Life Survival Thriller [Interview] Nikolaj Coster-Waldau heard “winter is coming” on “Game of Thrones” for years, but apparently decided that he hadn’t had quite enough ice and snow. In his latest film, “Against the Ice,” now streaming on Netflix, the actor faces off against the icy wastes of Greenland with only a single companion and a pack of sled dogs. “Against the Ice” was a passion project for Coster-Waldau, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Derrick, based on the memoir “Two Against the Ice” by explorer Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen....

Apple Has Oprah Now, So They’re One Step Closer To World Domination If anyone thought Apple was just going to ease its way into the original content game, today the company proved once and for all that they are walking up to the edge of Hollywood’s pool, screaming “cannonball!”, and hurling themselves in the deep end with the hopes of making the biggest splash possible. In the wake of yesterday’s news that the companymay be getting into moviesas well as TV, a new report says that the company has just signedOprah Winfreyto a multi-year content development deal....

Casting Notes: Emma Bell In ‘Final Destination 5’; Ted Danson In ‘Everybody Loves Whales’; Jon Hamm In ‘Friends With Kids’ We’ve been getting a lot ofcasting infoaboutFinal Destination 5, which James Cameron protegeSteven Qualeis soon directing.Emma BellfromFrozenandThe Walking Deadis signing on as the female lead. She’ll joinP.J. Byrne,Tony Todd,David Koechner,Meghan Ory,Nicholas D’Agosto,Ellen Wroe,Arlen EscarpetaandMiles Fisherwhen the film shoots in Vancouver later this month. Expect more antics in which death stalks people, who end up expiring in rather extravagent ways....

Colin Farrell And Eric Bana Circling Sheldon Turner’s ‘By Virtue Fall’ Sheldon Turnerbecame the original impetus for Jason Reitman’s filmUp in the Airwhen he wrote the original spec script based on Walter Kirn’s novel, and he’s got his owndirectorial debutset to film in the coming months. The revenge dramaBy Virtue Fallwill be based on his own original screenplay, and now it has two possible leads:Colin FarrellandEric Bana.Deadlinesays the two are in ‘early talks’ for roles, though Mike Fleming says the indie isn’t offering quite the payday that each actor wants....

Cursed Films Season 2 Trailer: The Incredible Horror Docuseries Returns To Shudder Horror movies are no stranger to being at the center of moral panic and accusations of supernatural phenomenon, so much so that the folks over at Shudder are returning with another installment of their hit docuseries “Cursed Films.” The series looks to investigate the longstanding rumors, urban legends, and horrific myths surrounding the production of some of our favorite movies, and looks to answer the question as to whether or not a movie islegitimately cursed....

Don Cheadle Replaces Terrence Howard In Iron Man 2 It has always bothered me when a new actor is brought in to replace another actor who has already been established as a franchise character. I don’t think I’m alone in this viewpoint. The first time I noticed this occurrence was when I was a child and Sarah Chalke replaced Alicia Goranson as Becky (otherwise known as the “Two Beckys”). Sometimes the situation is forced upon a movie studio, like with Richard Harris' untimely passing, which forced Warner Bros to recast Michael Gambon as Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series of films....

Don’t Look Up Has Already Become Netflix’s Third Most-Viewed Film Ever Adam McKay’s satirical film about a government and general public that doesn’t take the inevitability of their own destruction seriously, “Don’t Look Up,” has been the most-watched film on Netflix for the lasttwo weeks, and in just 12 days has reportedly become the third most-viewed film in Netflix history. McKay is arguably most well known for his films starring Will Ferrell like “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” “Step Brothers,” and “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,” but has more recently pivoted to comedic dramas like “Vice,” “The Big Short,” and now, “Don’t Look Up....

Doom Patrol Season 3 Trailer: The Weirdest Superheroes Out There Are Back Time travel! The Brotherhood of Evil! The sheer chaos on display with one of the wildest comic book shows streaming right now! “Doom Patrol” has rapidly established itself as a series that doesn’t mess around, taking a hilarious spin on the team of DC (anti) heroes in a way that only television could really get away with. Along with boasting theuniversally-adored Brendan Fraser, it’s no wonder this show has exploded in popularity....

Even The Battlestar Galactica Writers Weren’t Sure Who Would Be A Cylon You know, as much as I loved “Battlestar Galactica,” it’s funny to learn how much the writersdidn’t knowwhere the story was going when they were writing the show. I mean, it’s funny and it also feels completely correct (especially when youconsider that ending, but let’s not dwell on that). In a series that was filled to the brim with twists and turns, the reveal of the “Final Five” Cylons were highly anticipated....

Exclusive ‘Greenlight’ Clip: A Film Director Receives Some Terrifying News In This Hollywood Horror Film Graham Denman’s feature debut has all the makings of contemporary commentary on the filmmaking industry with a murderous twist. Horror fans always rave about well-executed practical effects, but why stop with warehouse replicas of exploding heads?Greenlightis about a director’s dream opportunity, except the last death in his picture – according to producers – must be a real execution....

Exclusive Illustrations From ‘Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale’ If you’re feeling a little Halloweened out today, maybe jump ahead a few months to Christmas. That holiday has a laundry list of films we traditionally watch and, last year, a new one fought its way onto the list:Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale.The Finnish filmfrom directorJalmari Helanderis about an archaeological dig that unearths the real Santa Claus. And Santais not at all jolly....