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‘Cowboy Bebop’ Is 20 Years Old And Better Than Ever April 2018 marks the 20th anniversary ofShinichiro Watanabe’s anime seriesCowboy Bebop. I, like millions of Americans in the late ’90s, discoveredCowboy Bebopon Cartoon Network’s run of Toonami, where the network would showcase a sampling of Japan’s best animation. FromSailor MoontoGundam Wingthey would play the anime that would influence a generation and fans and creators alike. Cowboy Bebopwas one of those animes....

‘Doctor Strange’ Shot New Scenes Written By Dan Harmon After Production Wrapped Doctor Strangewrapped principal photography back in April, whereBenedict Cumberbatchspent part of his last dayof shooting making a surprise appearance at a comic book shop in his full Sorcerer Supreme wardrobe. However, just recently when a rumor popped up about apotential cameo from one of The AvengersinDoctor Strange, it appeared as if some additional photography was done as recently as this month, thanks to an update to Twitter by co-starBenedict Wong....

‘Headshot’ Is Another Beautifully Brutal Showcase For ‘The Raid’ Star Iko Uwais [TIFF Review] Iko Uwaismay not be a household name in the U.S. just yet, but among fans of a certain type of action movie he’s a superstar. The Indonesian actor and martial artist burst onto the scene withMerantauand had an even bigger breakthrough inThe Raid.Headshot, from directorsTimo TjahjantoandKimo Stamboel(collectively known as the Mo brothers, though they are not actual brothers), has Uwais doing what he does best — kicking ass and taking names — with spectacularly entertaining results....

‘Into The Inferno’ Trailer: Werner Herzog Takes You On A Worldwide Volcano Tour There are days whereWerner Herzogthreatens to become a meme, a joke thrown around by people who find his unique presence and offbeat/nihilistic worldview intoxicating and amusing. And then the man turns around and releases another movie and reminds you that he is one of the great artists of the past century or so, a monumental figure whose work makes every single imitation and joke look pale in comparison....

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Is Spectacular Action Filmmaking Mad Max: Fury Roadis fearless behind the wheel, a vivid collection of action setpieces unified by a dream of upending the very concept of the action hero. In 1981, director and co-writerGeorge Millerused concepts from Jung and Joseph Campbell to supercharge the image of the screen hero forThe Road Warrior, a return to the Mad Max character he created with Mel Gibson, but Fury Road’s version of heroism is even more forward-thinking....

‘Mank’ And The Unsung Screenwriter: How David Fincher’s Netflix Film Signal-Boosts Hollywood’s Overlooked Scribes InMank, there’s a scene where screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, played byGary Oldman, awakens disoriented in a California mansion. He soon wanders out back to a film set, where he encounters two studio bigwigs. One of them is Louis B. Mayer, the co-founder of MGM. The other is Irving G. Thalberg, a producer who hashis own Academy Awardnamed after him....

‘Mirror Mirror’ Featurette Focuses On Armie Hammer’s Charming Prince, Tarsem Singh Unhappy With Film’s Marketing While I haven’t loved most of the marketing forTarsem Singh’sMirror, Mirrorso far, one element that’s actually drawn a few laughs out of me isArmie Hammer’s performance as Prince Andrew Alcott. He’s clearly having so much fun with the character that it’s tough not to be won over, and now a new featurette takes advantage of that appeal by focusing on Hammer and his well-intentioned but ditzy charcter....

‘Monsters University’ Helmer Dan Scanlon Will Not Direct Pixar’s ‘Cars 3’ [UPDATED] UPDATE:Disney has reached out to let us know that its blog has made an error, and that Scanlon isnotdirectingCars 3. No director has been announced for the Pixar sequel. Original story follows. You won’t find many Pixar fanatics who cite the twoCarsmovies as their favorites from the studio. The firstCarswasn’t bad, but it was a disappointment coming in the middle of Pixar’s impeccable early run, and the secondCarsis still the only Pixar movie ever to get a “Rotten” score on Rotten Tomatoes....

‘Mulan’ Q&A: Director Niki Caro And Star Liu Yifei On The $200 Million Budget, Restrictions Of The Disney Brand, And More Disney’s new version ofMulanfeatures plenty of familiar beats from the 1998 animated film, but unlike the myriad of practically shot-for-shot remakes the studio has produced over the past few years, this one feels like it has an identity of its own. Eddie Murphy’s cute dragon Mushu is nowhere to be found this time, the movie is basically a full-on wuxia film, and the villain works with a witch who begins to find herself ideologically aligned with Mulan as the adventure unfolds....

‘Preacher’ Creator Garth Ennis Is “Delighted” By AMC’s First ‘Preacher’ Trailer As with any adaptation, AMC’sPreacherhas come under close scrutiny from devoted fans of the source material.The first trailerattracted a lot of attention, both from thePreacherfaithful and from curious newbies, but as usual there was plenty of grumbling that it just didn’t look close enough to the comic book that inspired it. One person who doesn’t really seem to mind, though, isGarth Ennis....

‘Rick And Morty’: Here’s Where You Can Stream Or Buy Every Season We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. (Welcome toWhere to Watch, which provides a clear and simple answer to the question, “Hey, where can I watch this thing?” In this edition:Rick and Morty.)Rick and Mortyhas become one of Adult Swim’s most popular shows ever, so much that the titular characters even popped in on the blockbuster shenanigans ofSpace Jam: A New Legacy....

‘Small Crimes’ Drops Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Into A Bloodthirsty Noir [SXSW] You know the drill. A man gets out of prison and returns home. His old life is gone, but the wreckage remains. His friends are scattered. His enemies are powerful. There is no hope for escape. But maybe, just maybe, one last job, one last crime, one last ass-covering, will be all he needs to pull himself up and put his act back together....

‘The Christmas Chronicles’ Trailer: Kurt Russell Is Cool Santa Claus Kurt Russellis the coolest Santa Claus you’ll ever see inThe Christmas Chroniclestrailer. Will this Netflix family film be any good? I don’t know. But at least Russell is clearly having fun playing the role of Jolly Old Saint Nick. In the film, a pair of kids have to help Santa save Christmas, as seems to be the standard set-up for these types of stories....