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Star Wars Bits: ‘A New Dawn’ Revealed, Plus May 4 Disney Store Exclusives, Star Wars Weekends And Comic-Con Today’s biggestStar Warsnews has to do with theExpanded Universeandperhaps the Boba Fett film. But that’s far from all that’s going on. In this edition of Star Wars Bits, read about the following: It’s all happening. May 4, Disney’s acquisition ofStar Warstakes a new leap forward into retail with the reveal of exclusive merchandise in their popular Disney Stores....

Sundance Movie Review: Buried I first learned ofBuriedafter the spec screenplay appeared on the Black List, a listing of the top unproduced screenplays of the year. Written byChris Sparling, the film stars Ryan Reynolds asa U.S. contractor working in Iraq who wakes up to find that he has been buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it’s a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap....

Superhero Bits: Iron Man 3, The Dark Knight Rises, Sin City 2, Man Of Steel, Spawn How many costumes doesMichael Shannonhave inMan of Steel? What didShane Blackhave to say about returning characters and his focus inIron Man 3? WillMickey Rourkereturn forSin City 2? What’s the deal withOlivia WildeandTomb Raider? DoesBrandon Routhhave regrets aboutSuperman Returns? And want to see, arguably, the biggest (clearly marked) spoiler photo fromThe Dark Knight Risesyet? Read about all of this and much more in today’s Superhero Bits....

The 14 Scariest Mythological Monsters In Horror Movies Movie monsters are mythic in their own right. The tales of Michael Myers and Pennywise the Clown are no different, both in form and narrative structure, than the legends of yore. They are modern parallels to Medusa and Hades, mythic monsters with penchants for death and destruction. Horror movies in particular are defined by their monsters. Decades of “Halloween” sequels prove as much; even when the movie flounders,the monster endures....

The Boys' Jack Quaid Boards Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer Fresh off theresounding successof the franchise-revitalizing “Scream” (which has beenconfirmed to continue with a sixth film, by the way), Jack Quaid has been recruited to join Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” which is set during World War II and deals with the creation of the atomic bomb. Nolan clearly has never heard of the saying “Too much of a good thing” and thank goodness for that, as “Oppenheimer” continues to round out its star-studded cast with a complete ensemble of big names and skilled character actors....

The Meaning Of Life Is That It Ends: How Horror Movies Prepare Us To Talk About Death “Most things will be okay eventually, but not everything will be. Sometimes you’ll put up a good fight and lose. Sometimes you’ll hold on really hard and realize there is no choice but to let go. Acceptance is a small, quiet room."–Cheryl Strayed"That it will never come again makes life so sweet."–Emily DickinsonThere are a lot of uncertainties in life, but the only constant and known fact is that we all die....

The New ‘Colossal’ Trailer Features A Giant … Spoiler The premise ofColossalis so wacky and refreshing that every minute of it surprises you. A woman moves back to her hometown after breaking up with her boyfriend, and finds that she is somehow psychically linked to a giant monster wreaking havoc in Seoul. How it would follow up on such a unique premise? I admit I wondered that going into the film, but it delivered....

The Stakes Were Sky High Filming Top Gun: Maverick It’s been over 35 years since"Top Gun"sawTom Cruisefly into the danger zone. Starring as Maverick, the now-iconic movie star made waves as the Navy flight school student who wanted to be the best of the best. It’s the quintessential ’80s flick with the coolest soundtrack and a whole load of impressive flight scenes. But"Top Gun: Maverick"kicks it up a notch. Of course, Tom Cruise is back, reprising his role as Maverick, but this time he’s joined by a new generation of flight school students....

The Toy Box: Back To The Future Part II, Ghostbusters, Alien, A Clockwork Orange & Star Wars We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Toy Boxis a recurring feature at/Filmthat will round up some of the newest and coolest collectibles, decorations, gadgets and other memorabilia that you nerds might want for your shelves. The latest installment features some incredibly detailedGhostbustersstatues, anAliencoloring book that’s pretty much for adults, two new Hot Toys figures fromBack to the Future Part IIwith some incredible accessories and more....

‘A Classic Horror Story’ Teaser: An Italian Netflix Movie Described As ‘Midsommar’ Meets ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ Netflix has a new horror movie on the way. In fact, you could call it a classic horror story – because that’s what it’s called,A Classic Horror Story. The Italian film is being described (by Netflix) asMidsommarmeetsThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and that’s a combination bound to get some attention. The story follows five strangers who end up in the middle of nowhere, and, as you might guess, they soon run afoul of something – or someone – malevolent....

‘Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy’ Was Originally An Insane Survival Story Ron Burgundy and the Channell 4 News Team turned to cannibalism an early draft ofAnchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. As wonderfully outlandishAdam McKay’s comedy it, it was initially a little crazier. Ron, Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), Brick Tamland (Steve Carell), and the rest of the team once had to find their way down a mountain side, as they battled deadly orangutans....

‘Brightburn’ Director David Yarovesky On How His Mother Inspired This Superhero Horror Movie [Interview] This weekend sees the release ofBrightburn, a movie that flew mostly under the radar until they dropped their first trailer and people realized the little genre movie James Gunn was producing was a superhero horror film.Gunn’s longtime friend and protegeDavid YaroveskydirectedBrightburnfrom a script by Brian and Mark Gunn and they all aimed to do something new in the both the horror and superhero landscapes....

‘Destroyer’ Director Karyn Kusama On Showing A New Side Of Los Angeles And Nicole Kidman [Interview] Few directors today make genre movies as intimateKaryn Kusama. The director ofThe Invitation,Girl Fight, andJennifer’s Bodygets real up close and personal to her characters, especially the protagonist of her latest film,Destroyer.Detective Erin Bell — a bulldozer of a character played byNicole Kidman— is not a character you can take your eyes away from. The character originated from the co-writers ofThe Invitation,Phil HayandMatt Manfredi....