The 2008 International Watch List

The 2008 International Watch List The International Watch Listis just like The Black List but instead of unproduced screenplays, over fifty US film executives and their assistants vote on their favorite foreign-released films released in 2008. Thanks toQuietEarth, we have the full list below. I haven’t seen all of the selections (or the majority for that matter), but the ones I can personally attest for include: Let The Right One In, JCVD, Kisses, The Good The Bad and the Weird, Sleep Dealer, Treevenge, and I Love Sarah Jane (which you can watch here)....

July 1, 2025 · 10 min · 2085 words · Bryan Kelley

The A.I. Uprising Begins As Tony Kaye Casts Robot As Lead In His Next Film '2nd Born'

The A.I. Uprising Begins As Tony Kaye Casts Robot As Lead In His Next Film ‘2nd Born’ The end is nigh. Humanity’s reign of terror is almost at an end. Let the robot revolution begin!American History XfilmmakerTony Kayehas found the lead for his next film, and here’s the thing: it’s a robot. Kaye wants to cast a robot as the lead actor in his film2nd Born, and also hopes the robot will get SAG recognition....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 612 words · Dillon Taylor

The Boys Spin-Off Has Two New Showrunners In Agent Carter's Michele Fazekas And Tara Butters

The Boys Spin-Off Has Two New Showrunners In Agent Carter’s Michele Fazekas And Tara Butters Season 3 of “The Boys"wrapped productionearlier this month, and today, we’ve got some new details on the show’s first untitled spin-off. The spin-off centers on a college for superheroes, or “Supes,” and we heard back in March that it had castLizze Broadway and Jaz Sinclairas two of those young Supes. Now, Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television have announced that class is officially in session and the spin-off has been greenlit, with Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters serving as showrunners....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 501 words · John May

The Original, Pulled 'Spider-Man' Teaser Featuring The Twin Towers Has Been Restored In HD

The Original, Pulled ‘Spider-Man’ Teaser Featuring The Twin Towers Has Been Restored In HD If you’re anoldlike me, you may most likely recall seeing the original teaser forSam Raimi’sSpider-Man. Instead of a standard teaser featuring scenes from the superhero film, an entire mini-movie was created in which Spidey thwarts a bunch of bank robbers fleeing in a helicopter. The teaser ended with the helicopter trapped in a giant web, like a mechanical fly....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 485 words · Wayne Ramirez

The Rock's 3D Earthquake Film 'San Andreas' Lands In Summer 2015

The Rock’s 3D Earthquake Film ‘San Andreas’ Lands In Summer 2015 Yet another massive movie has joined the packed slate of Summer 2015. This one, however, isn’t a sequel or a franchise film. It isn’t even based on a prior property. It’s an old school, original high concept Hollywood pitch starring the most in-demand action star of the decade. Like summer movies used to be. Dwayne Johnson’supcoming film,San Andreas, a 3D action film about a major earthquake in California is now set for release June 08, 2025....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 274 words · Terry Sanders

Tom Holland Sets The Record Straight On Marvel & Sony's New Spider-Man Deal

Tom Holland Sets The Record Straight On Marvel & Sony’s New Spider-Man Deal It might feel like Tom Holland onlyjustjoined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the latest actor to take up the mask as Spider-Man, but five years have passed since his very first appearance in “Captain America: Civil War” and Holland has gone on to make five more appearances (including this month’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home”) as Peter Parker throughout the MCU and further reinforce his hold on the highly coveted role....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 597 words · Robin Perez

Top Class Editors Called In To Rework The Wolfman

Top Class Editors Called In To Rework The Wolfman You may not immediately jump to this same conclusion, but I think there’s finally some good news to share aboutJoe Johnston’sThe Wolfman. Having said that, this is a film I’ve been feeling really quite down on since original director Mark Romanek left the project and, to be honest, I don’t think anything we could end up with now will be even a mere shade of what Romanek could have realised....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 470 words · Nichole Clay

Trailer Round-Up: 'Judy And Punch', 'Mickey And The Bear', 'Prank Encounters', 'Rattlesnake'

Trailer Round-Up: ‘Judy And Punch’, ‘Mickey And The Bear’, ‘Prank Encounters’, ‘Rattlesnake’ Howdy, y’all. It’s time for us to kick the dust off our spurs and lasso ourselves another trailer round-up. So hitch your horse to the hitching post, tip your ten-gallon hat back on your head, and do other cowboy-themed stuff to make this lengthy analogy work. Below you’ll see trailers forJudy and Punch,Mickey and the Bear,Prank Encounters, andRattlesnake....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 629 words · Patrick Murphy

TV Bits: Watch 'The Wire: The Musical', 'Community' Leads Critics' Choice Noms

TV Bits: Watch ‘The Wire: The Musical’, ‘Community’ Leads Critics' Choice Noms This month marks the 10-year anniversary of HBO’sThe Wire, which naturally means it’s about time for a remake. EnterThe Wire: The Musical, a stage show that retains all of the original series' thoughtful examinations of weighty sociopolitical issues and unflinching sense of realism, only with more twirls, high kicks, and showstopping solos. … All right, so it’s a Funny or Die video, not a real production....

July 1, 2025 · 4 min · 808 words · Todd Ray

What Are Steven Spielberg's Favorite Superhero Movies?

What Are Steven Spielberg’s Favorite Superhero Movies? I think we all like reading and watching interviews with legendary filmmakers discussing how they brought some of the most iconic movies to the big screen. But for me, I love to hear the rarer occasions when a legendary filmmaker will just sit down and talk movies like the rest of us. At the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his new filmThe BFG(read the early buzz here),Steven Spielbergwas asked what his favorite comic book blockbusters are, and his answer may surprise you....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · Michelle Moore

Why Ti West Knew Mia Goth Was Perfect For That Surprising Role In X

Why Ti West Knew Mia Goth Was Perfect For That Surprising Role In X Ti West makes his triumphantreturn to horrorafter nearly a decade with the slasher “X,” which channels lewd ’70s exploitation for a delightfully gory, sexy, and very funny film that may just be Ti West’s best yet. Out of the film’s premiere at SXSW Matt Donatoreviewed the filmfor /Film and called it “an enormously enjoyable slasher boasting all the thrills and chills promised....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 445 words · Jessica Tyler

Willie Garson, Who Played The Beloved Stanford Blatch On Sex And The City, Has Died At 57

Willie Garson, Who Played The Beloved Stanford Blatch On Sex And The City, Has Died At 57 Willie Garson, best known for playing the beloved Standford Blatch on “Sex and the City,“has passed awayat the shockingly young age of 57. The cause of death is not yet confirmed, and many are left shocked as a result. A prolific actor whose career spanned 35 years and 170 credits, Garson was beloved by everyone who knew him....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 502 words · Dennis Campbell

Year Of The Vampire: Queen Of The Damned Is A Turn Of The Millennium Time Capsule

Year Of The Vampire: Queen Of The Damned Is A Turn Of The Millennium Time Capsule (Welcome toYear of the Vampire, a series examining the greatest, strangest, and sometimes overlooked vampire movies of all time in honor of “Nosferatu,” which turns 100 this year.) Some vampire films are beautiful examinations of what it is thatmakes us human. Some are exercises instyle and aesthetic, embracing the otherworldliness of vampirism to deliver haunting new stories....

July 1, 2025 · 5 min · 891 words · Luke Weaver