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'Matrix 4' & 'Flash' Receive 2021 & 2022 Release Dates By Warner Bros.

December 11, 2019 3:50 pm

It wasn't a banner year for Warner Bros.—'Lego Movie 2,' "Godzilla: King Of The Monsters" underperformed, "Pokémon Detective Pikachu" did well, but wasn't a runaway ...

'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Season 10 Trailer: Larry David Is Not Afraid To Tell You He's Back

Edward Davis

December 11, 2019 3:27 pm

It's crazy to think that next year, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" will have been going for 20 years. When it arrived in 2000, two years after ...

Mandalorian Episode 4 Bryce Dallas Howard

Bryce Dallas Howard Revealed That Pedro Pascal Isn't Under The Helmet In Her Episode Of 'The Mandalorian'

Charles Barfield

December 11, 2019 3:12 pm

As we make our way through the first season of “The Mandalorian,” with episodes debuting weekly, the curtain is beginning to get pulled back on ...

Edgar Wright Is Back With His Top 50 Songs Of 2019 Playlist

Charles Barfield

December 11, 2019 2:53 pm

Well before he synced a film to music with “Baby Driver,” Edgar Wright has been one of the foremost filmmakers unafraid of putting an iconic ...

Disney CEO Bob Iger Teases That The James Bond Franchise Is Something He Wouldn't Mind Buying

Charles Barfield

December 11, 2019 2:24 pm

Despite always being a powerhouse studio, Disney has risen to incredible heights in recent years thanks to acquisitions such as Lucasfilm, Marvel, Fox, and Pixar. ...

Oscar Isaac Says Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune' Is "Wholly Different" Than Previous Adaptations Calling It "Shocking, Scary & Visceral"

Charles Barfield

December 11, 2019 2:09 pm

Despite being insanely difficult to adapt for live-action, Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic “Dune,” has been brought to life most popularly in a 1984 film by ...

JJ Abrams Doesn't Agree With Rian Johnson's "Meta Approach" To 'Star Wars' That Told Fans "This Doesn't Matter"

Charles Barfield

December 11, 2019 1:44 pm

As we approach the tail end of the promotional cycle for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” it would appear that we’ve entered the section ...

SAG Awards Snubs & Surprises: 'Little Women,' 'Parasite,' 'Succession,' 'Schitt's Creek'

Gregory Ellwood

December 11, 2019 1:23 pm

It should go without saying that performances, films and episodic programs the Screen Actors Guild annoints as SAG Awards nominees are not always reflective of ...

Film Comment's Best Of 2019 Includes Underseen Gems Like 'Transit,' 'Atlantics,' & 'An Elephant Sitting Still'

Charles Barfield

December 11, 2019 1:15 pm

While most film publications stick to a fairly typical list of Best of the Year, Film Comment does things a bit differently. Instead of just ...

Quentin Tarantino Has An Idea For 'Kill Bill Vol. 3' & Says Film Is "In The Cards" But Still Years Away

Charles Barfield

December 11, 2019 12:57 pm

Quentin Tarantino is never at a loss for words. Whether it’s talking about his new film, previous works, or what might be coming in the ...

John Boyega Apologizes For “Weak” Comments About Kelly Marie Tran & ‘Last Jedi’ Harassment

Charles Barfield

December 12, 2019 10:57 am

News

With “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” mere days away, we had hoped the discourse surrounding the film would be about, y’know, the actual film. Unfortunately, even though we’re two years removed from Rian John...

‘VFW’ Trailer: Guys’ Night Out Turns Bloody For A Group Of Veterans In Joe Begos’ Horror Film

Brynne Ramella

December 12, 2019 10:26 am

News, Trailers

Love doesn’t always need to be romantic. We often feel a platonic love for the special guys and girls in our lives. And guys’ night out just got a whole lot more complicated in the newest trailer for “VFW.” The...

‘Jumanji: The Next Level’: The Uninspired Sequel Settles For More Of The Same [Review]

Asher Luberto

December 12, 2019 10:13 am

News, Reviews

When "Jumanji" was released in 1995, audiences played along with its outlandish premise—a boy getting sucked into a board game—and for its spellbinding special effects. Those effects don't look so special in 20...

‘In the Heights’ Trailer: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway Hit Gets The Hollywood Treatment

Michael Frank

December 12, 2019 9:29 am

News, Trailers

The career of Lin-Manuel Miranda deserves to be compared to a rocket, a spaceship, anything that has reached outer space, the moon, and beyond. In his short 39 years of life, Miranda has received three Tony Awa...

Knives Out, Parasite & Euphoria Among 2020 ACE Eddie Awards Nominees

Gregory Ellwood

December 11, 2019 4:36 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The American Cinema Editors announced the nominees for the 2020 ACE Awards and even with two categories there were a number of surprises. On the Feature Film - Comedy side "Knives Out," "Dolemite is My Name," ...

‘Matrix 4’ & ‘Flash’ Receive 2021 & 2022 Release Dates By Warner Bros.

Edward Davis

December 11, 2019 3:50 pm

News

It wasn't a banner year for Warner Bros.—'Lego Movie 2,' "Godzilla: King Of The Monsters" underperformed, "Pokémon Detective Pikachu" did well, but wasn't a runaway hit, and "Motherless Brooklyn" and "The Goldf...

‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Season 10 Trailer: Larry David Is Not Afraid To Tell You He’s Back

Edward Davis

December 11, 2019 3:27 pm

News, Television, Trailers

It's crazy to think that next year, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" will have been going for 20 years. When it arrived in 2000, two years after the finale of "Seinfeld," the show—created by Larry David, the co-creator o...

Bryce Dallas Howard Revealed That Pedro Pascal Isn’t Under The Helmet In Her Episode Of ‘The Mandalorian’

Charles Barfield

December 11, 2019 3:12 pm

News, Television

As we make our way through the first season of “The Mandalorian,” with episodes debuting weekly, the curtain is beginning to get pulled back on the secrets that litter the series. And no, not every secret has t...

Edgar Wright Is Back With His Top 50 Songs Of 2019 Playlist

Charles Barfield

December 11, 2019 2:53 pm

News

Well before he synced a film to music with “Baby Driver,” Edgar Wright has been one of the foremost filmmakers unafraid of putting an iconic needle drop in his movie. Whether it’s Queen in “Shaun of the Dead” o...

Disney CEO Bob Iger Teases That The James Bond Franchise Is Something He Wouldn’t Mind Buying

Charles Barfield

December 11, 2019 2:24 pm

News

Despite always being a powerhouse studio, Disney has risen to incredible heights in recent years thanks to acquisitions such as Lucasfilm, Marvel, Fox, and Pixar. And while the studio has more money than it pro...

Oscar Isaac Says Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ Is “Wholly Different” Than Previous Adaptations Calling It “Shocking, Scary & Visceral”

Charles Barfield

December 11, 2019 2:09 pm

News

Despite being insanely difficult to adapt for live-action, Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic “Dune,” has been brought to life most popularly in a 1984 film by David Lynch and early-2000s miniseries for SyFy networ...

JJ Abrams Doesn’t Agree With Rian Johnson’s “Meta Approach” To ‘Star Wars’ That Told Fans “This Doesn’t Matter”

Charles Barfield

December 11, 2019 1:44 pm

News

As we approach the tail end of the promotional cycle for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” it would appear that we’ve entered the section where the folks involved in the franchise begin to give honest opinion...

SAG Awards Snubs & Surprises: ‘Little Women,’ ‘Parasite,’ ‘Succession,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek’

Gregory Ellwood

December 11, 2019 1:23 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

It should go without saying that performances, films and episodic programs the Screen Actors Guild annoints as SAG Awards nominees are not always reflective of the Motion Picture Academy or the Television Acade...

Film Comment’s Best Of 2019 Includes Underseen Gems Like ‘Transit,’ ‘Atlantics,’ & ‘An Elephant Sitting Still’

Charles Barfield

December 11, 2019 1:15 pm

News

While most film publications stick to a fairly typical list of Best of the Year, Film Comment does things a bit differently. Instead of just listing the very best films that 2019 produced, the outlet goes a ste...

Quentin Tarantino Has An Idea For ‘Kill Bill Vol. 3’ & Says Film Is “In The Cards” But Still Years Away

Charles Barfield

December 11, 2019 12:57 pm

News, Television

Quentin Tarantino is never at a loss for words. Whether it’s talking about his new film, previous works, or what might be coming in the future, the writer-director is one of those people that loves to share his...