It's back. The Terminator franchise, that is. And women are leading the way. In this first look image for the still-untitled Terminator 6, Linda Hamilton returns as Sarah Connor. She's joined by Mackenzie Davis (Halt and Catch Fire) and Natalia Reyes (2091) who play two new characters. Nothing is known about them, or the story (filming began in June), [...]
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The MoviePass Crisis Isn’t About To Change Anytime Soon (NEWS)
First they couldn't see Mission: Impossible - Fallout. Then MoviePass subscribers saw other film listings go from limited surge pricing to being blocked out altogether (even smaller indies and documentaries). Then as of Monday July 30, 2018, most members saw each theater listing in their app be completely wiped out, with the notice "There are [...]
The DOWNTON ABBEY Movie Is Happening (NEWS)
The Dowager is back. And so is the rest of the cast. Focus Features has officially announced the greenlight for the Downton Abbey Movie. Creator Julian Fellowes has written the screenplay (he wrote every single episode during the popular series' entire six season run), all original cast members will return (well, those still around at [...]
Lando Is Back For STAR WARS IX (NEWS)
Well hello, what have we here? Writer/director J.J. Abrams is bringing back everybody's favorite smooth double-crosser with a heroic streak: Lando Calrissian. The Hollywood Reporter broke the scoop that Billy Dee Williams will be reprising his most iconic character for Star Wars: Episode IX. This news, of course, comes on the heels of the recent [...]
Why Putting The STAR WARS STORY Anthologies On Hold Is A Mistake (ANALYSIS)
In a surprise to absolutely no one, Lucasfilm has decided to put the A Star Wars Story anthology series on hold (as first reported by Collider.com). It was inevitable in the wake of the disastrous showing of Solo, which was a box office bomb by all Star Wars standards, even the maligned prequels. There are some [...]
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Scores Biggest Opening Ever At $258 Million, Puts FORCE AWAKENS Record To Sleep (BOX OFFICE)
UPDATED FINAL NUMBERS: Thanos may have been a tough foe, but the Force wasn't. This movie's got some serious stones. Avengers: Infinity War, the cliffhanging "beginning of the end" for the current Marvel Cinematic Universe storyline, hauled in $258 million at the North American box office over its opening three-day weekend, beating previous record holder [...]
Latest DC Universe Director? Steven Spielberg (NEWS)
Comic Player One? In an amazing coup for the Zack Snyder-crippled DCEU franchise that no one could've predicted, Warner Bros. announced that Steven Spielberg will direct the film adaptation of DC Comics' "Blackhawk". Energized by the experience of Ready Player One even more than he was probably expecting, Spielberg wants to jump back into more [...]
Spielberg States Facts, Internet Snowflakes Freak Out (ANALYSIS)
https://youtu.be/_hTTvO50QTs?t=4m25s A movie on a movie screen is an Oscar movie. A movie on a TV screen is an Emmy movie. Why is this so hard to understand, let alone accept? Much of Film Twitter and nerdom is up in arms over Spielberg's "controversial" statement that movies which play in theaters should be up [...]
THE 90TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS: Analysis & Full List of Winners (AWARDS 2017)
On the day the Oscar nominations were announced back on January 23rd, I tweeted this: I'll take 8 for 9. But the one I missed was the big one: The Shape of Water. The year's nomination leader with 13 went on to win Best Picture of the Year at the 90th Annual Academy Awards. It [...]
12 Oscar Nominees You Can Stream Right Now For Free (With The Right Subscriptions) (AWARDS 2017)
Between Netflix, Amazon Prime, and YouTube, there are 12 Oscar nominees you can stream right now. Most are in the Documentary Feature and Short categories. Not only would watching them give you a better gauge on some of the harder categories in your Oscar pool, but the Documentaries this year (feature length and shorts both) [...]