VOTD: Look Back On The Legacy Of ‘Empire Strikes Back’ With ‘The Mandalorian’ Filmmakers & More Lucasfilm is making one final push to celebrate the 40th anniversary ofStar Wars: The Empire Strikes Backwith a series of videos looking back at the making of theStar Warssequel that changed everything. Earlier this week, a batch of outtakes and unused footage from the filmarrived online, and now a new featurette has the filmmakers fromThe Mandalorianand other upcomingStar WarsTV shows reminiscing about the legacy of the sequel, from favorite moments to the most influential scenes....

WTF: ‘Tom And Jerry: Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory’ Is A Movie? This week in completely unnecessary ideas that you didn’t think were even possible, there’s a straight-to-DVD movie insertingTom and Jerryinto a shot-for-shot animated version of the 1971Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Let that sink in. Because no matter how you try to convince yourself that it’s some bad trip, it’s real. Apparently this is not a new practice for Warner Bros....

Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon Casts Sofia Boutella As Its Star Zack Snyder and Netflix seem to be wasting no time in getting the filmmaker’s next big movie going. Case in point, Sofia Boutella (“The Mummy,” “Kingsman: The Secret Service”) has been cast in “Rebel Moon.” The upcoming movie was announced over the summer following the success of “Army of the Dead,” and it appears casting is already underway with a lead now in place....

‘Anvil!’ Director In Talks To Write And Direct ‘Psycho’ Era Hitchcock Biopic We’ve seen minor portrayals ofAlfred Hitchcockon screen in the past, but we’ve never had a chance to see — or had to endure, depending upon your perspective — a full-length biopic about one of cinema’s most influential directors. Not for lack of trying. At various times there have been Hitchcock biopics in development, and for some time there have been attempts to turn theStephen RebellobookAlfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psychointo a film....

‘Beauty And The Beast’ Is Now The Highest Grossing PG Film Ever Beauty and the Beasthas officially become the highest grossing PG film of all time.Bill Condon’s live-action adaptation starringEmma WatsonandDan Stevensbroke the record this weekend, passing Pixar’sFinding Dory, which previously held the record at $486.3 million domestically and $1.029 billion worldwide. According to box office reporting site,Box Office Mojo, Disney’s live-action remake of the 1991 animated classic is now the highest grossing PG-rated film of all time....

‘Booksmart’ Trailer: Olivia Wilde’s Directorial Debut Looks Hilarious What happens when you spend four years of high school studying hard to make sure you get into a great college, only for your senior year to come to an end with the realization that everyone who spent all of high school partyingalsogot into great colleges? That’s the set-up ofBooksmart, a new raunchy comedy which starsKaitlyn Dever(Justified) andBeanie Feldstein(Lady Bird). It marks the directorial debut of actressOlivia Wilde, and from all of the positive buzz this is getting from its premiere at this year’s South By Southwest, it seems like we might have a new classic on our hands....

‘Devotion’, J.D. Dillard Movie Set During The Korean War, Casts Serinda Swan As Elizabeth Taylor When you hear about a Korean War movie, your first thought probably isn’t, “I wonder who they’re going to cast as Elizabeth Taylor?” But here we are!Devotion, a new movie from directorJ.D. Dillard(Sleight), is about a pair of U.S. Navy fighter pilots who “risk their lives during the Korean War and become some of the Navy’s most celebrated wingmen,” but at some point, legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor pops up in the story as well....

‘Footloose’ Trailer #2 Here we go again. We’ve seen a teaser trailer forCraig Brewer’s remake of the ’80s filmFootloose, and now here’s the full thing. Well, here’s another trailer, anyway — this one is quite a bit shorter than the teaser. Hit the jump to seeKenny Wormoldas Kevin Bacon,Julianne Houghas Lori Singer, andDennis Quaidas John Lithgow. Here’s the thing:Footloosewas always bullshit. A story about a small town in which a preacher holds sway and has dancing banned?...

‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 6 Premiere Title, Synopsis And Clip Revealed The premiere ofGame of Thronesseason 6 is only a few weeks away, so the trick now is making sure we don’t get hit by a car or plummet from the roof of a skyscraper or accidentally drink a liter of Drano. As the show has taught us, the Many-Faced God eventually comes for us all, but hopefully he’ll wait until after this season is over to shuffle us off this mortal coil....

‘Insatiable’ Teaser: Debby Ryan’s Revenge Comedy Netflix Series Has A Premiere Date Debby Ryanis shedding her Disney image to becomeInsatiable. The formerJessiestar heads to Netflix for the twisted revenge comedy from the producer ofDexter. Created byDexterco-executive producerLauren Gussis,Insatiableis a beauty pageant revenge series that promises a “coming of rage story” that will have you craving more. Insatiable Teaser: Netflix Premiere Date “I’ve heard stories of girls who grew up happy and well-adjusted....

‘Legend Of The Galactic Heroes’ Is An Epic Space Opera So Good It May Ruin Other Anime For You (Welcome toAni-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.)So far, this column has tried to maintain a balance between older, acclaimed anime, new and exciting possibilities, and hidden gems. But now it’s time to revisit one of the biggest and best anime franchises out there – no, I’m (sadly) not talking aboutGundamsince most of it is not legally available, but an anime that is often hailed as “the endgame of anime....

‘Lord Of The Rings’ And ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Get A Batch Of Cool And Gorgeous New Prints Since we’re all stuck at home right now, there’s no better time to start collecting some new pop culture art for your walls. If you’re a fan ofLord of the RingsandTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Bottleneck Gallery has you covered with a collection of outstanding new prints from artistsGerry Cleary, Matt Dye, Cliff CrampandJames Bousema....

‘Murder On The Orient Express’ Review: An Earnest But Uninspired Mystery If you’re going to seeMurder on the Orient Express, attempt to catch it in 70mm. Much of the pleasure that can be derived from the movie comes from simply looking at it: directorKenneth Branaghhas made a film that’s undeniably gorgeous (aside from a few miscalculated additions of CGI). It’s as sumptuous as a movie about a train line that came to be synonymous with luxury travel ought to be....