Theme Park Bits: Disney Flex Pass, Extra Extra Magic Hours, And More! We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In this edition of Theme Park Bits: I wanted to start today’s Theme Park Bits with a book recommendation. That’s right, before we dive into the theme-park news, you might want to hear a little bit about Stephen Silverman’s new bookThe Amusement Park: 900 Years of Thrills and Spills, and the Dreamers and Schemers Who Built Them....

This Week In DVD: Wall-E, Tropic Thunder, And More We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This Week in DVD is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, and Fry’s. Please don’t take the commentary on the movies and TV shows too seriously, as they’re meant not to be reviews but rather previews that include the general thoughts and ramblings of a twice-committed DVD addict....

Video: We Experience Halloween Horror Nights 2019 Hollywood - All The Mazes & Scare Zones On the opening night of Halloween Horror Nights 2019 at Universal Studios Hollywood, we experienced all the10 mazes and 5 scare zones and vlogged to tell about it. Watch a video of our Halloween Horror Nights 2019 Hollywood experience after the jump. This year’s Horror Nights mazes include Ghostbusters, Stranger Things, Us, Frankenstein vs Wolfman, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, House of 1,000 Corpses, Holidayz in Hell, The Curse of Pandora’s Box, Creepshow and the Walking Dead Attraction....

Viggo Mortensen Was Up For A Big Role In Sixteen Candles John Hughes' directorial debut"Sixteen Candles"is one of the most popular romantic comedies of the 1980s. It tells the story of Sam (Molly Ringwald), a young teenager whose 16th birthday is overshadowed by her older sister’s wedding, causing her parents to forget about her special day. The only thing keeping her going is her unrequited high school crush. Sam secretly pines for Jake Ryan (Michael Schoeffling), her senior in school and a certified dreamboat, while simultaneously navigating the affections of Ted (Anthony Michael Hall), AKA “The Geek,” and seemingly the only boy interested in her....

Vortex Director Gaspar Noé On Crying, Death, And Drugs [Interview] “Did you cry?” It’s not a question typically asked by a filmmaker during an interview. Then again, Gaspar Noé isn’t like most filmmakers. The question is more than apt for his latest picture, “Vortex.” Mother (played by Françoise Lebrun) is living with dementia, while The Father (Dargio Argento) experiences declining health as well, and The Son (Alex Lutz) copes. As expected from Noé, he doesn’t pull any punches....

Why Firefly Was Canceled – Here’s What We Know We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Cult sci-fi series “Firefly” was canceled after a rocky, but wondrous first season that aired way back in 2002. Its scrappy charm and unexpected mashup of genres found plenty of fans, myself included. A classic space western, “Firefly” used well-written scripts, some intriguing characters, and a handful of the best actors in the business to make something really special....

Why The New Texas Chainsaw Massacre Might Feel Too Real As a genre, horror films have always been about exploring the cultural anxieties of society. The things that we fear arelargely determinedby our lived experiences, and horror validates and reflects those feelings by putting them on screen. Using horror as a vehicle forsocial commentaryis a wise decision, and allows audiences to think about their own relationship with the horrors of “real life,” from the safety of a fictional story....

‘Ancient Aliens’ Movie Coming From ‘Cobra Kai’ Showrunner Josh Heald At long last,Ancient Aliens, a wildly inaccurate series that asks, “What if almost everything that happened in history wasactuallycaused by aliens?” is becoming a movie. The movie is coming fromJosh Heald, one of the showrunners ofCobra Kai, and is described as a “globe-spanning adventure featuring ancient sites and artifacts.” That makes it sound more like anIndiana JonesorNational Treasuremovie, which means that the only reasonable thing is to cast Harrison Ford and/or Nicolas Cage....

‘Brahms: The Boy II’ Trailer: That Creepy Little Doll Makes A New Friend The Boyturned out to be a surprisingly satisfying little thriller when it was released back in 2016. Four years later, the creepy little doll at the center of the movie is coming back, and this time he’s made a new friend.Brahms: The Boy IIfinds a new family (Katie HolmesandOwain Yeoman) moving into a guest house that just so happens to be on the estate of Heelshire Mansion, where our old buddy Brahms used to live....

‘Challenger Deep’ Adaptation Coming To Disney+ From ‘Toy Story 4’ Co-Writer Neal Shusterman’s film and TV credits may not be much to write home about – he’s credited with the story on 1994’sDouble Dragonand wrote episodes ofAnimorphsandGoosebumps, among other things – but as an author, he’s a prolific writer who won the National Book Award in 2015 for his novelChallenger Deep. Now that book, which has a pretty wild premise, is getting an adaptation on Disney+ courtesy ofWill McCormack, one of the co-writers of this summer’sToy Story 4....

‘Dope’ Teaser Trailer Is A Perfect Peek Into The Characters' Lives Dopewas a big hit at Sundance in part because of its irresistible energy, and the firstDopeteaser trailer takes an unusual approach to showing that energy to new audiences. This teaser barely introduces the three leads, a set of ’80s and ’90s-loving outcast nerd kids in Inglewood played byShameik Moore,Tony Revolori, andKiersey Clemons. Instead it shows us the stuff they love — throwback design, video games, music — in a flash of footage that gets across the film’s energy better than a simple clip from the movie could....

‘Greenland’ Sequel Coming, Even Though The First Movie Kind Of Ended The World Greenland, a shockingly goodGerard Butlermovie about a planet-killing comet, is getting a sequel. Which is a little surprising, since the movie ended with the comet smashing into Earth and killing off a huge chunk of the population. But those who survived will now be forced to deal with more problems as they trek across the ruined wasteland of what was once Europe....

‘Knives Out 2’ Adds Rom-Com Queen Kate Hudson To The Cast Kate Hudson, star of romantic comedies likeHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,Fool’s Gold, andBride Wars, is the latest addition to the star-studded cast ofRian Johnson’sKnives Out 2. The highly anticipated sequel is set to film in Greece this summer, takingDaniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc character to an international locale and embroiling him in another murder mystery.The Hollywood Reporterbroke theKnives Out 2Kate Hudson casting news, but just like all of the other new characters in this follow-up, everyone remains in the dark about just what type of person she’ll be playing....