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Small-Screen Stream: ‘Succession,’ ‘Dark Tourist,’ And Other Great Streaming Shows To Fall Into This Week (Welcome toSmall-Screen Stream, a feature where we share the best television shows streaming and where you may watch them.) As promised in my last column, I’m back to a totally random assortment of streaming TV shows this week. There’s no real through-line to any of these – with one exception, which you’ll see below – as it’s really just a sampling of everything I’m watching (and you should be watching) as summer comes to a close....

Star Wars Bits: The Real Anakin Skywalker, New ‘LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Footage,’ And The Strangest ‘Star Wars’ Shoes Ever In today’s edition of Star Wars Bits: Star Wars News Netrecently chatted with Warwick Davis, who played Wicket the Ewok inReturn of the Jediand various other background roles throughout theStar Warssaga (he’s also one of the stage hosts at the upcomingStar WarsCelebration in London). The interview is mostly puffy, with Davis answering questions like whether he prefers the older or newer films:...

Superhero Bits: Krypton Premiere Date, Justice League Petition Hacked & More What’s the estimated final global box office take forJustice League? Which superhero movie has advanced in the Oscar race for Best Hairstyling & Make-Up? When willKryptondebut on SyFy? Which comic creator didMatthew Vaughnspeak to about possibly collaborating onMan of Steel 2? Which comic book movie is IMDb’s most anticipated of 2018, and which made their Top Movies of 2017 list?...

Superhero Bits: The Marvel Snap Game Trailer, Carnage Goes To Hell This Summer & More Please(Superhero Bitsis a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.) In this edition of Superhero Bits: New “Marvel Snap” video game revealed....

The 15 Best ‘Animaniacs’ Songs, Ranked From Great To Greatest This weekmarks the return of yet another 90s-era show, another piece of nostalgia revived for the hopeful adoration of fans around the world. This one’s a revival for audiences of all ages: it’sAnimaniacs, the ultra-zany weekday cartoon that introduced viewers to the Warner Brothers (and the Warner sister), an exceptionally brilliant mouse with plans for world domination, a trio of wise-talking pigeons, and more....

The First ‘The Lego Batman Movie’ Images Are Here; Trailer Comes Out This Wednesday “We’re makingAbout a Boyas directed by Michael Mann.” If that quote doesn’t raise your hopes and dreams forThe Lego Batman Movie, then what will? Funnily enough, both Christopher NolanandThe Lego Batman Moviedirector,Chris McKay, were inspired by Mann’s filmography for their Batman films — but obviously we should expect aslightlymore comedic spin on the director’s crime movies in this instance....

The Morning Watch: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ VFX Breakdown, Meet Hollywood Stuntwoman Shauna Duggins & 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, check out anAvengers: Endgamebreakdown which reveals some surprising things that were created in post-production that you probably never would have guessed....

The OA Trailer: Brit Marling And Zal Batmanglij’s TV Series Will Hit Netflix This Friday Netflix has announced a new television series fromBrit MarlingandZal BatmanglijcalledThe OA. I was a huge fan of their filmsSound of My VoiceandThe East. In fact,Sound of my Voicewas supposed to be the start of a digital series but instead became a film. I’m excited to see what they can do with a longer storytelling format....

The Phantasmagoric ‘Cemetery Man’ May Get A Sequel; Director Also Talks Up ‘Goonies’-Like Project With Nicolas Cage Did I just say that the discovery of previously-lostBlue Velvetscenes was thebest news of the day? Well, it still is, but running a close second is the revelation that Italian directorMichele Soavimight be returning to horror, and that his vehicle could be a sequel to his awesome 1994 existential zombie movieDellamorte Dellamore, akaCemetery Man....

The Star Trek: Lower Decks Gag We’ll Sadly Never Get To See “Star Trek: Lower Decks” has managed to pull off a seemingly impossible task in that it functions as both fan service, and as a show with an identity of its own. While the characters have emerged as fully-realized entities, and the show is an excellent workplace comedy, every single episode of “Lower Decks” islousy with Easter eggs, dropping in minute references to previous “Star Trek” episodes that only the deepest-cut Trekkies would understand....

This Is Probably The Only Top 25 Movies Of 2016 Video You’ll Need The end of year is always accompanied by a parade of lists and rankings and recaps and awards, all of the assembled by publications and groups of all sizes and tastes. At its best,this is a season of celebration, of looking back on the year and appreciating the absolute best cinema from past 52 weeks. At its worst, it can be a little mind-numbing,especiallywhen a writer you usually trust puts something especially boneheaded in that number one spot....

Tom Cruise And Doug Liman’s ‘Mena’ Gets New Title, New Release Date Doug Liman’sEdge of Tomorrowwas one of the most pleasant surprises of 2014, a genuinely thrilling sci-fi actioner that made the most ofTom Cruise’s charisma and turned Emily Blunt into a bonafide action star. So when we heard Liman and Cruise were reuniting forMena, we were all in. But it looks like it’ll be a while before we find out how their new project actually turned out....

Transformers 2 Character Posters And New Plot Info Paramount Pictures has premiered three new character posters forTransformers: Revenge of the FallenonYahoo Movies. Optimus Prime is joined in the posters by Starscream and Bumblebee.Transformers: Revenge of the Fallenhits theaters on June 24th 2009. Also, our friends atLatino Reviewfound an interview with Transformers scribesAlex KurtzmanandRoberto Orciin the latest issue of Creative Screenwriting Magazine where they provide some new information about the film’s plot....