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Zoe Bell Will Direct An Action Comedy Based On Her Viral Boss B**** Fight Challenge Even the worst circumstances can inspire great art — or so Hollywood has spent the past year trying to prove with various filmed-in or inspired-by the pandemic. For better or worse, we’ll be enduring stories about people trapped in isolation for many years to come, but on the brighter side, we also get to spend more time with the creativity that was born during quarantine....

“The Dead Are Already Here”: ‘Game Of Thrones’ Preview Teases The Biggest Battle In The Show’s History After season upon season of trudging around north of The Wall, The Night King’s army of the dead has finally made it through and is ready to face off against everyone holed up at Winterfell. Last night’s episode ofGame of Thrones, titled “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” was all about the characters we love experiencing one final calm before the coming storm, but once the next episode begins, the bodies are going to start piling up....

‘American Gods’ Primer: Why You Should Be Excited For Starz’s New Fantasy Series A storm is coming. The gods are restless. The battle between the past and the future is upon us. The long-anticipated adaptation ofNeil Gaiman’s novelAmerican Godsis finally landing onApril 30, 2017on Starz and it’s about damn time. This best-selling fantasy story has been brought to life by series co-creator and showrunner Bryan Fuller, geek royalty who is no stranger to macabre humor and mind-bending visual storytelling (HannibalandPushing Daisies, anyone?...

‘Captain Marvel’ Casts Brie Larson As Carol Danvers [Comic-Con 2016] You can always count on Marvel Studios to put on a grand show in Comic-Con’s Hall H, and this year was no exception. Among other things, the studio talked a bit aboutCaptain Marvel, their first solo female superhero movie. For weeks nowBrie Larsonhas beenrumored to be the frontrunnerfor the title role, and at Comic-Con today Marvel Studios finally confirmed the news....

‘Disobedience’ Trailer: Rachel McAdams And Rachel Weisz Share A Forbidden Love We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Rachel McAdamsonce put aside her love for Ryan Gosling in the sappy romanceThe Notebookfor fear of upsetting her parents.Rachel Weiszalso once partook in a secret relationship with Colin Farrell inThe Lobster. Now, the two actresses face another forbidden love, but this time the relationship is condemned by the religion they were raised with....

‘Early Man’ Review: A Sweet And Sincere Reminder That Claymation Isn’t Extinct Yet On paper, there’s nothing aboutEarly Manthat’s particularly special. But paper isn’t the movie’s medium: It’s clay. Aardman’s latest offering is an absolute delight, and, much likePaddington 2, is a prime example of the heights that children’s entertainment — and entertainment in general — can reach in the right hands. In this case, those hands are quite literal, as Aardman is one of the last bastions of stop-motion clay animation....

‘El Camino Christmas’ Trailer: Netflix Gets In The Spirit Of The Season With A Holiday Hostage Comedy Leave it to Netflix to drop a trailer for a movie I’ve never heard of that’s coming out in just over two weeks. While Thanksgiving is upon us now, the streaming service is pushing ahead and getting into the holiday spirit by releasing a trailer for a film calledEl Camino Christmas. It’s a small-scale hostage comedy that looks like the type of rough-hewn romp that could provide a bit of levity right now – which sounds like a gift we all can be thankful for....

‘Frankie’ Review: Isabelle Huppert And Brendan Gleason Shine In This Moving Family Drama [Cannes] Ira Sach’sFrankieis a light, lovely film about complicated family dynamics and coming to terms with mortality. With a formidable cast anchored by Isabelle Huppert, the sun-dappled setting and multi-generational storyline makes for a relaxed, enjoyable visit with this extended onscreen family.Huppert plays, as she often does, a movie star, one named Françoise (Frankie to her friends) who is struggling with the return of an illness that she’s kept from all but those closest to her....

‘Grand Piano’ Alternate Poster Debut Grand Pianowas one of the most entertaining films I saw in 2013 — its premiere screening at Fantastic Fest last year had the crowd roaring with delight, and was the thing everyone talked about for the rest of the fest. Coming from directorEugenio Mira, who did the music forTimecrimes;starElijah Wood;and screenwriterDamien Chazelle(whose directorial debutWhiplashwas just a big Sundance hit) the film is a technicaltour de forcethat puts Wood in the hot seat as a killer targets him during a tense musical performance....

‘Mank’ Takes The Top Prize At The 2021 American Society Of Cinematographers Awards Awards season is nearly over. TheASC Awardsmarks the last guild or society to hand out their prizes before the 93rd Academy Awards holds is ceremony next week, and theAmerican Society of Cinematographersthrew in a bit of a last-minute curveball. David Fincher’sManktook the top prize at the 2021 ASC Awards, besting awards season favoriteNomadland, which has been handily taking the top honor at nearly every awards season ceremony over the past few months....

‘Pet Sematary’ Remake Directors Discuss Zelda, Cats, Stephen King Easter Eggs, And Other Horrors [Set Visit Report] Pet Sematarylives again, in the hands of directorsKevin KölschandDennis Widmyer. The duo who helmed the indie horror flickStarry Eyesare now bringingStephen King’s scariest book to life, and they’re not pulling their punches. During aPet Semataryset visit in Montreal last year, Kölsch and Widmyer talked about the new movie’s faithfulness to the book, whether or not we might see some Stephen King easter eggs, and more....

‘Sound Of Metal’ Review: Riz Ahmed Delivers A Powerhouse Performance In This Jarring Drama [TIFF 2019] A sensory overload,Sound of Metalis one of the most fascinating films you’ll see all year. Even whenDarius Marder’s lengthy character drama isn’t quite working – a problem that persists in the final act – it’s always engaging.Sound of Metalputs you in its main character’s headspace more intensely than most movies, fully drawing us into the psyche of heavy metal drummer Ruben Stone (Riz Ahmed, delivering a powerhouse performance)....

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Featurette Focuses On Spidey’s Mentor, Iron Man Tom Holland’sspunky, excitable Spider-Man swings back into theaters next month in a brand new cinematic adventure, but anyone who’s even remotely been paying attention knows thatRobert Downey Jr.‘sIron Man is going to play a big part in Sony and Marvel’sSpider-Man: Homecoming. Today, Downey took to Twitter to share a new featurette for the film that hones in on the mentor/mentee relationship between the two superheroes, so ifthis morning’s 22-minute fan’s guidedidn’t satiate your thirst for all things Spidey, take a nice, cool sip of this video and see if that does the trick....