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And Just Like That, The Sex And The City Revival Wraps Filming As I sit at my laptop writing about the wrapped production of “And Just Like That…,” the “Sex and the City” revival for HBO Max, I can’t help but wonder, is it possible for any of us to know when we’ve finally wrapped or do we all just continue spinning off? Sarah Jessica Parker’s time as Carrie Bradshaw has finally come to a close, as the actress shared that she’s completed filming “And Just Like That…,” theHBO Max"Sex and the City" revival, to her Instagram....

Animated ‘Tron: Uprising’ Details Revealed Whether or not you love or hateTRON: Legacy, there’s no denying that Disney is all in with their investment in the franchise. Video games, theme parks, toys and, of course, the upcoming animated series.Tron: Uprisingwill begin airing on Disney XD (that’s like Disney Channel for Boys) during the Summer of 2012 and it sports an impressive voice cast includingElijah Wood, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Mandy Moore, Paul Reubens, Nate Corddry, Lance HenriksenandBruce Boxleitner, who will reprise his role as Tron....

ASC Award Nominations Go To ‘Birdman,’ ‘Unbroken,’ Nothing For Robert Elswit We’re in full awards season swing, as gross as that process can be. (Just see the attempts to tear down Selma for a good example of the nasty part of this season.) But the guild nominations and awards are always somewhat interesting, if only because they represent the efforts of a focused group to recognize achievements by their direct fellows and colleagues....

Barbara Crampton’s Legendary Horror Career Comes Full Circle In ‘Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich’ [Interview] Barbara Cramptonwas a favorite of ’80s horror fans with her lead roles in films likeRe-Animator, From BeyondandChopping Mall. She was also a mainstay on soap operas likeThe Young and the Restless, Guiding LightandThe Bold and the Beautiful. Those fans were happy to see Crampton again inYou’re Next, which led to a comeback and continued roles in films likeWe Are Still Here, Beyond the Gatesand nowPuppet Master: The Littlest Reich....

Charlie Sheen Still Trying To Get ‘Major League 3’ Off The Ground Charlie Sheenwants to play Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn again. The actor, who hasn’t starred in a movie since 2012 and probably doesn’t have to make another film again afterTwo and a Half Men, has been talking aboutMajor League 3since last year. The original movie’s writer/director,David S. Ward, has a finished script most of the original cast is game to come back for, according to Sheen....

Charting The Cinematic Evolution Of Santa Claus: From Magic Elf To Boogeyman And Beyond How far can you stretch an icon until the imagery shatters? What is the core essence of Santa Claus? Normally in this column we’d look at the evolution of an actor to see how their persona changed over time, but ‘tis the season to examine the jolliest shape-shifter. The concept of Santa Claus is an amalgamation of mythologies that solidified in the United States at least a hundred years before film was invented....

Comic-Con 2015: 22 Things We Learned About ‘The Walking Dead’ Season Six This fall marks the return ofThe Walking Dead, and that means AMC returned to Hall H to tease the forthcoming sixth season of the comic book adaptation. After the jump, we share what we learned about the forthcoming season, including tidbits about the dynamic between Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Morgan (Lenny James); a couple new cast members; who wants Michonne (Danai Gurira) and Rick to get together; and just how many walkers we’ll see in the season premiere....

Cool Stuff: Max Dalton’s Unique Pop Culture Art Comes To San Francisco Max Daltonis an artist we’ve featured on/Film numerous times. He’s done incredible work based on the films of Wes Anderson, Quentin Tarantino, The Coen Brothers and many others. His style is deceptively simple, but by somehow perfectly evokes a quirky tone that’s either perfectly in line with filmmakers like those, or delightfully polarized from others. Dalton’s first solo show is calledOn A Mission From Godand it opens at 6 p....

Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Noah’ Will Feature Mad Max-Esque Protagonist, Giant Six-Armed Angels Paramount’s official synopsis forDarren Aronofsky’sNoahis pretty vague, referring to it as “a close adaptation” and giving only the barest outline of the classic Biblical tale. But if you’re really curious about what approach Aronofsky plans to take, it’s not hard to dig up some pretty potent clues. A few lucky folks have already gotten a glimpse at the actual script, and for a more visual reference we can turn to Aronofsky’s own comic books based on that script....

David Rosenthal’s ‘Jacob’s Ladder’ Remake Will Star Michael Ealy Jacob’s Ladderrecently turned 25 years old.Adrian Lyne’s (Unfaithful) thriller didn’t perform spectacularly at the box office, but like some of the director’s other films, it’s aged considerably well. Back in2013, we heard about aJacob’s Ladderremake, which is finally moving forward withMichael Ealy(Almost Human) in the lead role. Learn more about the project below. A few years ago this remake was described as “something more akin to an homage....

Do Not Miss This Charlie Kaufman Retrospective Are you a bigCharlie Kaufmanfan? Well, you should be, and if you are, you will not want to miss this upcoming Charlie Kaufman retrospective. The screenwriter behindAdaptationandEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindhas his sophomore directorial effort coming out soon,Anomalisa, co-directed byDuke Johnson. To celebrate its release, Paramount and participating Landmark Theaters are running a Charlie Kaufman retrospective. Find out more about the event after the jump....

Everything We Saw At The 2016 SXSW Film Festival Few film festivals offer the breadth and variety ofSXSWand this year was no exception. During my eight days there, I saw gentle comedies, brutal horror movies, fascinating dramas produced on shoestring budgets, inventive documentaries and even an R-rated animated film about talking food. It was one helluva week. Here is everything that I watched, including the (often very good!) movies that didn’t get full reviews....

First Look: Jeremy Renner And Gemma Arterton In ‘Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters’ Now that we’ve seen thetrailersforbothof next year’s Snow White adaptations, it’s time to turn our attentions to another fairy tale that’s getting the Hollywood revamp treatment. StarringJeremy RennerandGemma Arterton,Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunterspicks up with the titular siblings years after their traumatic encounter with a cannibalistic witch. As adults, the duo have become bounty hunters determined to cleanse the countryside of witches....