The Daily Stream: ‘Summer Wars’ Signaled The Arrival Of A New Anime Auteur, But Mamoru Hosoda Is More Than “The Next Miyazaki” (Welcome toThe Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Movie:Summer WarsWhere You Can Stream It:FunimationThe Pitch:Timid high school junior and math genius Kenji Koiso is strong-armed into posing as the boyfriend for fellow student Natsuki Shinohara, a spirited high school senior who drags Kenji to the rural town of Ueda for her great-grandmother’s 90th birthday....

The Morning Watch: ‘Black Widow’ Easter Eggs, Jimmy Kimmel’s Guillermo Auditions For ‘Jackass’ & More (The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, run through nearly 100 Easter eggs, comic references and Marvel Cinematic Universe callbacks fromBlack Widow....

This Week In DVD: 21, Spaced, Robot Chicken: Star Wars, And More This Week in DVD is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, and Fry’s.SPACED (THE COMPLETE SERIES) Finally being made available in the US, the 14-episode long UK sitcom Spaced proves what hilarious characters and writing can do with even the simplest of premises....

This Week In Trailers: The Boy Downstairs, Sweet Country, Oh Lucy!, Chris Claremont’s X-Men, Makala 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 see what that guy fromJurassic Parkand that other guy fromCocktailare up to, cozy up to a more realistic portrait of modern romance, learn more about the guy who resurrected the X-Men from near death, find out what the dude fromPearl Harboris up to, and cheer on the human spirit for a guy just trying to eke out a living....

Thomas Haden Church Also Joining John Carter Of Mars? Suddenly theJohn Carter of Marsnews is flowing like crazy.Thomas Haden Churchsaid onReel Talkwith Jeffrey Lyons that he’d be joining the film, in what he calls a ‘very dramatic role’. He’ll work alongsideTaylor Kitsch(as John Carter) andLynn Collins(as Dejah Thoris, heir to the Martian kingdom).Andrew Stantonwill make his live-action directing debut with the film, which is written by Stanton andMark Andrews, with additional recent work byMichael Chabon....

Turner Classic Movies Film Historian Robert Osborne Has Died At 84 You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who loved movies as much asRobert Osborne, the primetime host of Turner Classic Movies ever since the cable network launched back in 1994. Sadly, Osborne has gone to that great movie theater in the sky as the television host and former actor has passed away at 84. Below, we remember Robert Osborne’s dedication to cinema and some career milestones you may not have known about....

TV Bits: ‘Legion’ Turned Into TV Series At Syfy, NBC Delays Munsters Pilot While most people would agreeScott Stewart’s 2010 filmLegionisn’t exactly amasterful piece of cinema, the film’s idea is rock solid. God has decided to smite humanity and sends his legions of angels down upon us. It’s then up to a rogue angel to help a group of strangers make their last stand. The film doesn’t quite live up to that cool log line but maybe, when it’s adapted to TV, it will....

Warner Bros. And Joseph Gordon-Levitt Plotting New Version Of ‘Little Shop Of Horrors’ There have been two big-screen versions ofLittle Shop of Horrors, which was originally a farce directed by Roger Corman. The comedy story of geeky floral assistant and a plant that feeds on humans has roots in a story from the ’30s, but the Corman film version became surprisingly iconic, spawning a stage musical, a 1986 musical remake from Frank Oz and Warner Bros....

Watch Ben Affleck’s “Atrocious” Directorial Debut ‘I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her On A Meat Hook, And Now I Have A Three-Picture Deal At Disney’ Over the past few months,Ben Affleckseen hisArgopick up the PGA, DGA, WGA, SAG, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and virtually every other statue in sight. Now it’s considered the heavy favorite to nab Best Picture at Sunday night’s Oscars, which would make it Affleck’s first win since his 1998 Original Screenplay Award forGood Will Hunting....

Weekend Box Office: ‘The Grudge’ Fails To Scare Up Much Of An Audience Here we are, in the dead days of January. It’s the time of year where studios dump movies they’re notentirelyconfident about. That doesn’t mean the movies are bad, per se. But it doesn’t they’re good, either. The biggest new release last weekend was the horror rebootThe Grudge, which didn’t draw much of a crowd. The low-budget of the film – reportedly around $10 million – ensures that the fright flick will break even, but it still had the lowest opening weekend of any film in the franchise to date....

Why Queen Of The South Was Canceled - Here’s What We Know After five well-watched and enjoyed seasons, USA Network canceled the action-crime series “Queen of the South,” announcing the show’s end before the debut of the final season in April of 2021. The show’s storyline didn’t feel like it had plans of stopping anytime soon, nor was the fifth season the planned end of the series. Fans of the show were shocked when the announcement of the cancellation came, especially considering “Queen of the South” frequently hit the top of the Netflix trending shows list when seasons showed up on the streaming service post-television broadcast....

With Love: Release Date, Cast, And More (Welcome to…And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) The holidays are coming, which means the season of heartwarming specials has arrived! Snowy family comedies and heartfelt dramas are on the way, but best of all is the incoming slew of holiday rom-coms! Lately, the romantic comedy is thriving in the form of TV series, meaning the slow burn is even more dragged out, but well worth the wait when done right....

“3D Is Necessary” To Tell ‘Doctor Strange’s Dimensional Story, Says Kevin Feige If you thought the visual effects inthat lastDoctor Strangetrailerwere mindbending in 2D, wait until you experience them in 3D. Marvel Studios headKevin Feigesays that sequences ofDoctor Strangerequire 3D to “tell the dimensional story.” So how will the story translate when downgraded to traditional 2D projection? Find out about the Doctor Strange 3D, after the jump. Collidercaught up with Marvel Studios headKevin Feigeafter the Marvel presentation at San Diego Comic-Con International....