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The Lessons Warner Bros. (And Hollywood) Should Learn From ‘Wonder Woman’ Wonder Womanarrived last weekend and proved that every stuffy studio exec who said a female-driven superhero filmwouldn’t workwas full of it.Patty Jenkins' DC Extended Universe (DCEU) debut is abox office hit, with a $103.2 million opening weekend – the highest domestic opening for a female director. But there’s more toWonder Womanthan boffo box office: it’s actually, well, wonderful – an exciting, emotional summer movie that proves the DCEU isn’t the garbage fire many were afraid it might be....

The Morning Watch: The Art Of ‘GoodFellas’ Copa Shot, ‘Hamilton’ Cast Gets Out The Vote & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, take a deep dive into the famous “Copa Shot” fromMartin Scorsese’s classic mob movieGoodFellas withLarry McConkey, the Steadicam operator for the long take sequence....

The Oscar-Winning Visual Effects Of Dune Do Something Fresh – They Create Scale “Dune” has been on a hot streak at this years' Oscars ceremony, scooping up technical awards left and right. Its latest win is for Best Visual Effects, and it’s definitely deserved — those effects help sell the scale of the universe within Frank Herbert’s original novel. Not an easy feat, especially for a novel that has lived inside so many imaginations for so long....

The Pentaverate Trailer: Mike Myers Has A New Netflix Sci-Fi Show, Baby Mike Myers is back, uh, baby, and he’s teaming up with Netflix for a new series called"The Pentaverate.“If that title rings even the faintest of bells, it’s because it actually comes from Myers' 1993 box office dud-turned cult comedy"So I Married an Axe Murderer.“In the film, Myers (as he is wont to do) plays multiple roles as both the film’s lead, beat poet Charlie Mackenzie, and his opinionated, Scottish father, Stuart....

The Quarantine Stream: Shudder’s ‘Ghoul Log’ Series Has All The Halloween Ambiance You Could Need (Welcome toThe Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie:Ghoul Log,Return of the Ghoul Log,Ghoul Log: Trick ‘r Treat Sam O’ LanternWhere you’re able to Stream It:ShudderThe Pitch:Remember the Holiday Yule Log – a filmed fireplace that crackles on your TV for the holiday season?...

This Week In Trailers: Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny, Wizard Mode, Ten Inch Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Wailing, Gatekeeper Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Three Big Names Were Missing From The ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ Announcement Now that we’ve had a few hours todigest and discussthe names of actors who are part ofStar Wars Episode VII, we figured it was worth looking at a few major names that weren’t mentioned.StarWars.Com releaseda very short and sweet announcement of the cast and crew, but three major names were oddly, or maybe predictably, absent. They were originalEpisode VIIscreenwriterMichael Arndt, series creator and consultantGeorge Lucasand hero of the rebellion,Billy Dee Williams....

Trusting The Audience Was Key To Making Harold And Kumar’s Comedy Work A common sentiment you often hear is the idea that a certain sitcom or comedy film “couldn’t have been made today” because of political correctness run amok. You’ll often hear these laments being made about shows like “The Office,” where Michael Scott (Steve Carell) would constantly say offensive things that wouldn’t fly in today’s climate, and isn’t that a shame?...

TV Bits: ‘Spinning Out’, ‘DMZ’, ‘Power’, ‘Billions’, ‘Mrs. America’, ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ In this edition of TV Bits: I have no idea whatSpinning Outis, and apparently I’m not alone, because the Netflix series has already been canceled after one season. The series, which featuredCrawl’sKaya Scodelarioas a figure skater, just premiered in January. But there was apparently not enough buzz to keep it going any longer, asDeadlinesays Netflix has pulled the plug....

‘Assassin’s Creed’ Set Visit: A “Loose Adaptation” With Real Locations, Real Stunts, And Real Weapons “We don’t want this to be a superhero film; we want it to be a film that embraces what it is to be human,” directorJustin Kurzel said from the set of his adaptation ofAssassin’s Creed. Now, for most video game adaptations or huge tentpole films in general, such a comment would sound too good to be true–but this is coming from the directorSnowtown Murdersand last year’sMacbeth....

‘Blade Runner 2049’ Extended TV Spot: What’s The Deal With This Replicant Army? We’re returning to futuristic Los Angeles this Fall with the long-awaited sequel,Blade Runner 2049. Picking up where Ridley Scott left off in 1982, directorDenis Villeneuve(Arrival, Prisoners) follows a new blade runner played byRyan Goslingas he uncovers a secret from the past that will greatly impact the future, especially when it comes to replicants. A newBlade Runner 2049TV spot from our friends in the United Kingdom has arrived online, and it’s long enough that you could even consider it a trailer....

‘Bond 25’: Oscar Winner Rami Malek Will Play The Villain, Billy Magnussen Could Play A New Agent Daniel Craigis returning to play James Bond once again in the still-untitledBond 25, and now a new report says that the British spy will be facing off against a villain to be played by recent Oscar winnerRami Malek. Plus, a separate report gives us a broader picture of what roles are left to fill – including a part that seems to be written specifically forGame NightactorBilly Magnussen....

‘Cloud Atlas’ Budget Reduced; Wachowskis And Tom Tykwer Will Head Parallel Filmmaking Units Questions aboutCloud Atlas, the very ambitious adaptation ofDavid Mitchell’s novel that was written and will be directed byTom TykwerandAndy and Lana Wachowski, are slowly being answered.We know the cast(Tom Hanks,Halle Berry,Hugo Weaving,Susan Sarandon,Ben Whishaw,Jim BroadbentandpossiblyBae Doona) and we know that many, if not all of those actorswill play multiple rolesin the six interconnected stories that make up the novel’s unconventional narrative....