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The Morning Watch: Taking The Ghostbusters: Afterlife Ecto-1 For A Spin, On Set With Nine Perfect Strangers & 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, watch as Adam Savage takes the rusty Ecto-1 for a spin on the set of the upcoming sequel “Ghostbusters: Afterlife....

The Original Version Of The Land Before Time Was Way Too Scary For Kids As a child of the ’90s, I experienced my first heartbreak the way countless other kids of a certain generation did: bawling my eyes out at the beginning of “The Land Before Time.” Don Bluth’s classic 1988 film is a lot of fun, but it’s utterly poignant and terrifying too. Early on, the dinosaurs face down a Sharptooth, aka a Tyrannosaurus rex, in a harrowing scene....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Eamon & Bec’ Inspires Us With Minimalistic, Adventurous Living (Welcome toThe Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Series:Eamon & BecWhere You Can Stream It:YouTubeThe Pitch: A Canadian couple self-converted a sprinter van into a mobile tiny home and are traveling the world (that’s right – theworld), all while vlogging their adventures. I didn’t think that was possible in a van, but they have been able to cover multiple continents....

They Call Me Magic Review: Magic Johnson Gets The Spectacular Last Dance Documentary Treatment Back in 2020, ESPN’s documentary miniseries “The Last Dance” captivated audiences for weeks by chronicling the rise of the multi-championship winning Chicago Bulls, led by the legendary Michael Jordan. It’s a milestone sports doc series that digs deep into the history of the beloved NBA team and everyone that made them a national sensation in the ’80s and ’90s, both on and off the court....

Think The Crossguard Lightsaber Is Ridiculous? Check Out Star Wars Bladebuilders So much — maybe too much — has been made of Kylo Ren’s cross guard lightsaber fromStar Wars: The Force Awakens. The discussion has beenall over YouTube; it made it toComedy Central, and even toJ.J. Abrams himself. It turns out though, Kylo Ren’s lightsaber was just the beginning. Ezra onStar Wars Rebelsrecently changedwhat a lightsaber could be by putting one on the end of a blaster....

This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: Nine, Tetro, Tokyo Sonata, And More We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This Week in DVD & Blu-ray is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD and Blu-ray releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s.NINE Beyond the beautifully orchestrated symbolism, and beyond the fanciful narrative, lies the inherent vitality of a struggling artist’s uncompromised vision....

UK Theater Surprises Fans With Interactive ‘Kingsman’ Upgrade When theater attendance is declining overall, a little extra showmanship never hurts when trying to convince audience that theaters are the number one way to see a film. Food and drink, live personal appearances and quote-along events have become the obvious go-tos for most programmers. But some want to go a bit further. Take the Kingsman upgrade offered at one UK theater during a preview screening ofMatthew Vaughn’s filmKingsman: The Secret Service....

Universal Orlando Announces Seasonal Attraction Universal Monsters: Legends Collide For Halloween As a self-proclaimed fraidy cat, I tell you this news with fear (and yes, some excitement). Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood are shortly going to be infested with classic movie monsters. I know they doHalloween Horror Nightsevery year, but they often change it up, and this time around, we’re going back in time. Friends, the Mummy, the Wolfman, andDraculaare teaming up for “Universal Monsters: Legends Collide” haunted houses for the first time, and they’ll be engaging in an epic battle....

University Admission Comedy ‘Crazy U’ Being Developed For Will Ferrell Reading the headline above you might thinkWill Ferrelland Todd Phillips finally came up with a movie to followOld School. But this is something different. New Line has picked up the screen rights toAndrew Ferguson’s bookCrazy U: One Dad’s Crash Course In Getting His Kid Into College, and will develop theCrazy Uscript as a potential star turn for Ferrell. Deadlinesays that Ferrell’s company Gary Sanchez will produce, but there is no screenwriter set at this point....

Watch: Francis Ford Coppola, Al Pacino, And Andy Garcia Talk About ‘The Godfather Coda’, The New Cut Of ‘Godfather Part III’ There’s a new cut ofThe Godfather Part IIImaking headlines –The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. DirectorFrancis Ford Coppolahas recut his films in the past –Apocalypse Nowhas several different cuts, and he recently releasedThe Cotton Club Encore, a recut ofThe Cotton Club. Now, withThe Godfather, Coda, Coppola hopes to show the world the movie he always hoped to make....

Weekend Weirdness: Final Flesh, Dirty: The Official Ol' Dirty Bastard Documentary, And Adult Swim’s Aqua Teen Hunger Force Christmas Album It’s a crazy, mixed up world and we are thankful for movies, sansNew Moon, that offer proof. Weekend Weirdness cocks its disoriented, nappy head to examine such flicks, whether it’s a new trailer for a provocative indie, a review, or news of an excavated cult classic. The works discussed herein tend to make cinema a little more interesting, and in the best and worst cases do the same for life....

Will There Ever Be A Grinch Sequel? Here’s What We Know Everyone welcomes the spirit of Christmas, except for the cantankerous green-furred creature known as the Grinch, who is forever grumpy about holiday cheer and the joy it brings to people. The character originated in Dr. Seuss’s 1957 children’s story titled “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” The children’s story was adapted into"The Grinch,“a 3D computer-animated movie in 2018, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as the voice actor for the green curmudgeon....

Wolverine Reshoots Are Go With Gavin Hood At The Helm Fox’s upcoming Wolverine film has not had the smoothest production process. Rumors of the studio meddling with Tsotsi director Gavin Hood have been rampant, and the general vibe from the production has been dour. Given that history,reports of extensive reshootsmay be the final blow to fans of the franchise still reeling fromX3. I, however, am a bit more hopeful. I think these reshoots may allow Hood to craft the film he wanted originally, as well as to add that extra polish that X3 was sorely lacking....