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First Trailer & Poster for the Sundance Hit The Forty-Year-Old Version
There were a lot of awesome movies picked up and screened at Sundance this year before the entire world shut down Some of them have released like Shirley and Palm Springs, some of them are Missing In Action [where the hell is Promising Young Woman], and one of them was The Forty-Year-Old Version[...]
New Extra Long Tenet Behind-The-Scene Featurette
Several outlets have refused to review movies like The New Mutants and Tenet if they don't provide safe alternate options for critics that don't want to go to theaters. Copyright: ©2020 Warner Bros Entertainment, Inc All Rights Reserved.Photo Credit: Melinda Sue GordonCaption: (L-r) ROBERT PATTINSON and JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON in Warner Bros Pictures' action epic "TENET," a[...]
New Poster and Behind-the-Scenes Featurette for Mulan
While on the record Disney is saying that this is a one-off thing, if it works, we can't see any reason they wouldn't try again with their movies that don't always do well at the box office or using the PVOD format to shrink the theatrical window similar to the deal that AMC and Universal[...]
Comisery Week – Zoom Filmmaking in the Pandemic
It premieres on September 1st on Quentin's streaming service Asian American Movies and on Amazon Video. Comisery poster, Margin Films Full disclosure: when I'm not working on screenplays and film work, I'm a correspondent for Bleeding Cool In the week leading up to the premiere, the editors of Bleeding Cool have let me run a series of[...]
Marvel Props for Auction - Snikt Sounds Not Included
In addition to a certificate of authenticity, these claws also include a letter of authenticity from James Gawley, the maker of Wolverine's claws for the first three X-Men movies Information on the LOA includes the exact scene in which the claws were used, unique markings, and confirmation that they were worn by Hugh Jackman While[...]
The Moral Conundrum of Reviewing Theatrical Releases During a Pandemic
Theaters are in the process of opening up in some cities, and new movies are looking to come out later this month and early next month That puts me, as a critic, in a rather strange position. Credit: By Dubo/Shutterstock A review of a movie is not just a "go see or not" piece of writing but[...]
Ramon Rodriguez Praises On Set Mocap Actors in The One and Only Ivan
When it comes to movies about circus animals, and even more so self-aware circus animals, the movies tend to go to one extreme or the other when it comes to the human characters They either don't address it at all and the humans are all good people and no animal ever wants to leave the[...]
Ramon Rodriguez Praises On Set MOCAP Actors in The One and Only Ivan
When it comes to being an actor, there is a lot of using your imagination and even more so in effects-heavy movies You have to stand in front of a green screen and act against it and make it believable One of the things that movies have really done more these days is putting a[...]
Warner Bros. Officially Releases 3 Images from The Batman
Credit: Warner Bros. The Batman was one of the movies that had to halt production due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, so these new images aren't that surprising since they did shoot some of the film before the pandemic got bad That being said, and going along with what we've seen from this event so far[...]
shazam still 1
In terms of critical reviews, it is one of the best-reviewed movies so far, and overall it is probably the best movie so far While Wonder Woman will be more impactful overall in terms of pop culture, the third act of that movie kind of falls apart, and it peaks in the middle. Shazam!, on the other hand,[...]
DC FanDome Teases More Under Water Fun for Aquaman 2
When it comes to DC movies doing well the first big surprise for a lot of people was just how hard Aquaman ended up hitting After Justice League sort of fell apart before our eyes the future of all of the DC movies seemed a bit on edge It was surprising then that Aquaman not only did well but[...]
Gal Gadot as Diana Prince in Wonder Woman 1984. Image courtesy of Warner Bros
The DC FanDome event kicked off their event in a big way with one of the most anticipated movies of 2020; Wonder Woman 1984 The setup was very interesting, and they focused a lot on answering some fan questions and showing off some fanart They made the right decisions to force everyone to use the background[...]
Ron Funches Channels His Inner Thumper in The One and Only Ivan
The One and Only Ivan became one of many movies that were impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic A family movie about talking animals and an all-star cast this should have done well at the box office but unfortunately the timing of the pandemic Disney made the decision to release the movie on Disney+[...]
Are you worthy of owning Mjolnir? Auction Post
Along with several pieces from other Marvel films as well as a few DC pieces, you can bid on pieces from all three Thor movies, including Mjolnir The auction is live now and ends August 24. From the first Thor movie, Thor (2011), Lady Sif's stunt shield, carried into battle by the warrior herself It's rare[...]
Ben Affleck Set to Reprise the Role of Batman in The Flash
The DC universe of movies and TV seems to have realized that if you lean into this concept of multiple universes, it means you can do whatever you want, and it doesn't matter You can have movies like Joker or Matt Reeves The Batman, and it doesn't matter because you can handwave the continuity errors and say,[...]
J.C. Chandor Reportedly Tapped to Direct Kraven the Hunter for Sony
Sony has apparently decided to spend quarantine getting their Spider-Man Marvel movies ready to go since this is the fourth movie they have announced this year alone The first is a possible Madame Webb movie directed by S.J Clarkson, the second is a Jackpot movie being written by Marc Guggenheim, and the third was just announced[...]
The Batman: New Look at Logo and Art, Production to Resume Next Month
DC FanDome is a 24-hour event set to happen this weekend, and a bunch of major DC productions are going to be making appearances to try and remind people that we should go to movie theaters at some point to see said DC movies One of the films impacted by COPVID-19 was The Batman, which[...]
Olivia Wilde To Direct a Possible Spider-Woman Movie for Sony
Wilde earned critical directing acclaim for her debut with Booksmart, which was one of the best movies of 2019 Not only is Wilde directing the film, but she is also writing it with her writing partner Katie Silberman and rumor says they are completely revamping the project from the ground up Amy Pascal is set to[...]
The One and Only Ivan Review: A Frighteningly Relevant Family Film
It has a brisk runtime that doesn't overstay its welcome, but these sorts of movies are made more for streaming than they are for the big screen There is nothing wrong with the film, but with the release schedule getting more and more packed as more studios try to have the next billion-dollar movie, there[...]