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‘The China Hustle’ Trailer: The Biggest Wall Street Heist You’ve Never Heard Of Is Still Happening “There are no good guys in this story.” Remember that as you watch the trailer forThe China Hustle, a new documentary from the producers of the eye-openingEnron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. Focusing on what is being called “the biggest heist you’ve never heard of,” the documentary takes an in-depth look at the fraudulent practices being employed by businesses in China, tricking investors into throwing their money at companies who aren’t making nearly as much money as their falsified records would have you believe....

‘The Underground Railroad’ Clip: Barry Jenkins Shares A Time-Bending New Look At His Amazon Series MoonlightdirectorBarry Jenkinshas been hard at work on his television adaptation of Colson Whitehead’sThe Underground Railroadfor years, and the highly anticipated series is expected to finally debut on Amazon Prime Video sometime in2021. But while we wait for an official trailer from the streamer, Jenkins has been sharing a slow drip of clips and mini-teasers himself that are full of footage from the show, and all of them have us even more excited to see what he has up his sleeve here....

‘Twin Peaks: The Return’ Review: Exploring The Best Moments Of Part 12 (Each week, we’re going to kick off discussion aboutTwin Peaks: The Returnby answering one question: what was the best scene of the episode?)Twin Peaksfans finally have the answer to a question they’ve been wondering about for 25 years: what happened to Audrey Horne (Sherilyn Fenn)? The Best Scene in Part 12 David LynchandMark Frostmust have known how much fans wanted to see Audrey again, but they held her reveal until midway through the twelfth part ofThe Returnand re-introduced her with absolutely zero build-up....

‘Warcraft’ Sequel Teased By The Film’s Official Chinese Social Media Account BeforeWarcrafteven hit theaters in the United States, box office analysts were already predicting that the video game adaptation fromMoonandSource CodedirectorDuncan Joneswasn’t going to make much money domestically. However,Warcraftwas alreadypulling in some serious bank overseas, and just a few weeks after hitting theaters around the world, it was already themost successful video game film of all time. And you know what that means....

‘Xena: Warrior Princess’ Reboot Moves Forward With ‘Lost’ Writer Javier Grillo-Marxuach All things ’90s are popular again, and female superheroes are having their moment on TV like never before. In other words, it was just a matter of time beforeXena: Warrior Princessreturned to the small screen, and today NBC’s planned reboot took one big step closer to becoming a reality. LostalumJavier Grillo-Marxuachhas just been tapped to write the new series, as well as executive produce withRob TapertandSam Raimi....

/Film Exclusive: ‘Bindlestiffs’ Trailer, The First Film From Kevin Smith’s Smodcast Pictures Slashfilm is proud to exclusively debut the trailer forBindlestiffs, the first film presented byKevin Smith’s Smodcast Pictures. The winner of the Audience Award at at the 2012 Slamdance Film Festival,Blindlestiffsfollows three high school virgins, fed up with life, who leave school and head to New York to act outThe Catcher in the Rye. The film hits VOD on June 19, but Smith and directorAndrew Edisonwill be touring the filmacross the country in anticipation of that release....

After Over 40 Years, Boba Fett Is Finally A Star Wars Lead Though he now insists he’s#NotABountyHunter, Boba Fett has been knocking about the galaxy — and, yes, bounty hunting — since 1978 when he first appeared in a different color scheme and in animated form in the notorious “Star Wars Holiday Special” (now in 4K). As of today, Fett is officially the star of his own Disney+ series, “The Book of Boba Fett,” the first episode of which is now available to stream....

Amazon To Launch Free Drive-In Screening Series In July, Curated By Michael B. Jordan Black PantherandCreedstarMichael B. Jordan, an outspoken proponent of racial justice in Hollywood since long before the current wave of protests supporting Black Lives Matter swept the globe, has teamed up with Amazon Studios to launchA Night at the Drive-In, “a nationwide summer screening series featuring a wide selection of films celebrating multi-cultural voices in cinema.” The screening series will be completely free, and consist of double features....

Archive 81 Ending Explained: What Happened To Dan And Melody? Growing up in the era of VHS, there was always something creepy about a broken tape. The hiss, the crackles, and the static … a well-worn cassette could be absolutely terrifying. “Archive 81” brings this age-old terror into the modern world thanks to Dan (played by Mamoudou Athie), a professional archivist who has been hired to restore some old tapes....

Candyman Star Vanessa Estelle Williams On How The New Film Reclaims The Narrative [Interview] Vanessa Estelle Williams has returned to the world of “Candyman.” In filmmaker Nia DaCosta’sdirect sequelto the classic horror movie, Williams once again plays Anne-Marie McMoy. Williams’s vital scene features a line delivery that, for good reason, is all over the marketing. Anne-Marie, again, experiences the pain of possibly losing her son, Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II)....

Casting Bits: JCVD In Sci-Fi Thriller ‘UFO;’ Danny Glover In ‘Mentryville;’ Sullivan Stapleton In ‘Gangster Squad’ Here’s a massive post-weekend catchup casting roundup, with a headlining turn from Jean-Claude van Damme. How can you resist the Muscles From Brussels? Answer: you can’t. Just give in to his suave, over-confident appeal. After the break you’ll find details about: Kicking off withUFO, the story here (perTHR) is that the writer/director,Dominic Burns, gotJean-Claude Van Dammeto take a part in the film by emailing the actor’s wife....

Cool Stuff: Gallery1988’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ Art Show For going on 40 years, the phrase “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!” has been a cornerstone of American pop culture. The phrase announces every single episode of the NBC sketch comedy showSaturday Night Live, which has been the breeding ground for such legendary comedians and actors asJim Belushi, Chevy Chase, Eddie Murphy, Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler, Will Ferrelland so many others....

Daniel Craig Looks Likely To Do Two More Bond Movies [Updated With Confirmation] As the 23rd james Bond film,Skyfall, went into production, one question was: how many more times isDaniel Craiglikely to play Bond? This is his third outing as the super spy, and supposition has run the gamut of options, from thinking he might be done afterSkyfall, to the idea that he’s got another one or two films in him....