David Simon Talks New HBO Series Treme And All Things The Wire There is little doubt in the minds of many critics and cultured viewers that any single season ofThe Wirewould be perched near or atop the best films of the decade if it qualified. In a new eight-page interview withVice, the writer and creator behind all five seasons of theHBOseries,David Simon, offers characteristically solid, amusing no-bullshit insight into howThe Wirewas created....

Director Don Coscarelli On The The 4K Restoration Of ‘Phantasm’ And How J.J. Abrams Made It Happen [SXSW Interview] You wouldn’t expect a man who built his career on a horror franchise about a supernatural undertaker who plots to take over the world through a sinister plot that involves grave-robbing and weaponized metal spheres to be the nicest and most straightforward person in the world, but directorDon Conscarellifits the bill....

Elvira To Celebrate Her 40th Anniversary With Special Horror Marathon On Shudder This is no unpleasant dream, my darlings, you read the title correctly. The Mistress of the Dark is returning to the world of horror hosting for a one-night movie marathon event on Shudder to celebrate her 40th anniversary. “Elvira’s 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special,” will be featured as part of Shudder’s annual “61 Days of Halloween” lineup featuring four all-time great horror films and, of course, Elvira’s sharp-tongued wit and campy commentary....

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Ending Explained: Nostalgia Makes Us Feel Good After literal decades of waiting,“Ghostbusters: Afterlife"has arrived in theaters, serving as a proper sequel (though also kind of a reboot) to the original horror/comedy classics from the ’80s. While 2016’s “Ghostbusters” opted for a full-on reboot, this latest installment is more akin to a proper “Ghostbusters 3,” taking the same route as “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” or “Creed,” introducing new characters to bring in a new generation of fans, while marrying the past to the present....

Henry Cavill Isn’t Done With Superman: ‘The Cape Is Still In The Closet’ ActorHenry Cavill has beenbusy. He’s set to star in Matthew Vaughn’s spy thriller “Argylle,” he’s going to play a professor who can’t get a date in “The Rosie Project,” he’s reprising his role as Sherlock for Netflix’s “Enola Holmes 2,” and he’s currently attached to star in a “Highlander” reboot. He’s also still waiting for you to toss him a coin as Geralt on “The Witcher,” which is set to return for itssecond seasonon August 13, 2025....

It’s Got A Death Curse: Ranking All 181 ‘Friday The 13th’ Kills (Part One) At my count, 181 people are killed during the course of theFriday the 13thmovie series. I know this because I’ve spent the past week or so revisiting this iconic slasher horror series, which stars Jason Voorhees, the unstoppable hillbilly serial killer who usually wears a hockey mask, is sometimes a zombie, and always leaves a trail of corpses wherever he goes....

Michel Gondry To Direct Rogen’s Green Hornet What a strange and tumultuous journey it’s been forSeth Rogen’sThe Green Hornet. First, Asian kung fu masterStephen Chowwastapped to direct, but then discouragingly stepped out of the director’s chair due tocreative differences. Then it was reported that the projectmight not happen at all, only for Seth Rogen to chime in saying that if a director could be found,the project would still move forward. Now, according toThe Hollywood ReporterandVariety, that director has been found:Michel Gondry(They also report that at this point, Chow is still expected to play Kato)....

Now Scream This: 10 Streaming Horror Movies With Crazy Plot Twists (Welcome toNow Scream This, a column where horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato tell you what scary, spooky, and spine-tingling movies are streaming and where you’re able to watch them.)Matt:With the impending continuation of theSawfranchise only days away, Chris and I are highlighting twists and murderous mysteries within horror’s imprisonment. You’ll hear things like “reminiscent ofClue” or “out of left field,” because what is horror without suspense?...

Pixar’s Announces New Short Film Program, SparkShorts Pixarshorts have long pioneered storytelling and animation techniques, and now the animation studio is unveiling a whole program focused on just that. TheSparkShortsexperimental storytelling initiative cultivates new creative voices inside and outside of Pixar, and will unveil its first three short films next week at Hollywood’s El Capitan Theatre for an exclusive one-week run. The shorts will then be made available online in Pixar’s first-ever YouTube exclusive launch in the weeks that follow....

Rumor: How The Hulk (Maybe, Possibly) Finds His Way To ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Almost everything we know aboutThor: Ragnarokis built on rumor, conjecture, and offhand comments fromMark Ruffalo. We know thatCate Blanchettis probably joining the cast. We know the plot will involve Thor and the Hulkteaming uptogo on some kind of cosmic road trip. We know thatTaika WaititiofWhat We Do in the Shadowsfameis on board to direct. But beyond that? Be skeptical....

See The ‘Jurassic World’ T-Rex, Director Colin Trevorrow Comments On Trailer TheJurassic Worldtrailer showed us quite a bit, but one thing we didn’t see was one of the series' signature dinosaurs: the Tyrannosaurus Rex. As a follow-up to that trailer release, however, the film’s official website has launched, and with it comes the first look at the film’s T-rex. Granted, it looks like, well, a T-rex. And what we see is merely a pair of CG renders of the beast....

Sequel Bits: ‘Ghostbusters 3’, ‘How To Train Your Dragon 3’, ‘Jay And Silent Bob Reboot’, ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’, ‘Bad Boys 3’ In this edition of Sequel Bits: Jason Reitman’sGhostbusters 3is gearing up to start shooting very soon, and now we know where: Canada! To be specific, in Calgary, the city in Alberta. Reportsindicatethe film will shoot “15 weeks in Calgary beginning on or about June 25.” So if you live in Alberta, be on the look-out for the Ecto-1 cruising down the street....

Superhero Bits: ‘Avengers: Damage Control’ VR Featurette, Official ‘Watchmen’ Podcast Arrives & More WhichDC Comicsvillain didCardi Bdress as forHalloween? Who is the latestArrowcast member returning for the final season of the show? WhichMarvelmovie star doesn’t know that they’re supposed to be in the animatedWhat If?series? Want to go behind the scenes of theAvengers: Damage ControlVR experience? Want to listen to the first episode of the officialWatchmenpodcast? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....