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The Opening Scene Of The ‘Loki’ Finale Was An Homage To ‘Contact’ Who caught theContacthomage in the season finale ofLoki? There have been a lot of comparisons made betweenLokiandDoctor Who,and the Disney+ series is of coursepacked with Marvel Easter eggs.What you might have missed is the reference in the opening scene toRobert Zemeckis' excellent 1997 adaptation of theCarl Sagannovel,Contact. Scientists once argued about whether or not the universe was geocentric (Earth-centered) or heliocentric (sun-centered)....

This Week In Trailers: Attack On Titan, Hard Earned, Penance, The Suffering 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? This week we get overtaken by giant human beings, work hard for dat cheddar only to get American Cheese, find something special in lo-fi horror, and get exposed to something far more disturbing thanIt Follows....

Thor Admits “I Don’t Think We’re Going To Win This One” [Chris Hemsworth Avengers 2 Set Interview] On June 12th 2014, I visited the London set ofAvengers: Age of Ultron. In October, we posted our on set interviews withMark Ruffalo,Robert Downey Jr. and directorJoss Whedon.Today we’ve been given the green light to publish our interview with another Avenger:Thorhimself,Chris Hemsworth. Here is a short snippet from Hemsworth explaining how the stakes in this film are more dire:...

UPDATE: New ‘Hellboy’ Poster Reveals The Blood Queen, Monsters & Supporting Cast UPDATE: A new poster has come out of New York Comic-Con and we’ve added it to our story from October 1 with some details on what is revealed in the wide banner. A fieryHellboyposter is here, giving us yet another glimpse atDavid Harbourin-character as Big Red himself. The result? He looks like Hellboy! Which is to say, he looks alotlike Ron Perlman, who previously played the character....

VOTD: Joss Whedon’s Wesleyan University Commencement Speech Any Whedonite could tell you thatJoss Whedonis all too aware of the looming specter of death. The beloved geek creator has a reputation for killing off characters, especially fan favorite characters, in terribly tragic ways. In that regard, it probably makes perfect sense that his commencement address to the eager, hopeful youngsters of Wesleyan University’s Class of 2013 starts with the stern warning that “you are all going to die....

Winning An Oscar Kept Francis Ford Coppola From Getting Fired From The Godfather Even the most versatile directors have one film they’ll be remembered for above all else. For Francis Ford Coppola, that film is “The Godfather.” Coppola has other classics to his name, from “The Conversation” to “Apocalypse Now,” but none have permeated pop culture in the same way that the 50-year-old mafia epic has. Yet, Coppola almost didn’t make it through the production of"The Godfather....

Year Of The Vampire: Shadow Of The Vampire Takes Cinema Verité A Little Too Far (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.) As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of “Nosferatu” by looking back at the great vampires of cinema, you’re going to see a lot of the heavy-hitters getting the spotlight, but I’d like to take a weird vampire back alley and focus on a less traditional vampire movie....

‘Becoming’ Trailer: Disney+ Docuseries Chronicles Lives Of Celebrities And Athletes Like Ashley Tisdale, Adam Devine, Candace Parker Celebrities need a voice too, I guess. And that’s what they’re getting withBecoming, a new Disney+ original docuseries that gives the spotlight to world-class athletes and B-list celebrities likeAdam Devine,Anthony Davis,Ashley Tisdale,Caleb McLaughlin,Candace Parker, andJulianne Hough. Watch theBecomingtrailer below. Becoming Trailer Disney+ is desperately in need of new original programming, and the new streaming platform is kind of delivering withBecomingan “insightful and uplifting” docuseries that chronicles the lives of 10 athletes, entertainers, and musicians includingAdam Devine,Anthony Davis,Ashley Tisdale,Caleb McLaughlin,Candace Parker,Colbie Caillat,Julianne Hough,Nick Cannon,Nick Kroll, andRob Gronkowski....

‘Earwig And The Witch’ Trailer: See Studio Ghibli’s First CG Animated Feature It only took a bit of witchy, CGI magic to reviveStudio Ghibliafter the revered Japanese animation studio temporarily shuttered its doors in 2014 following the supposed retirement of anime titan Hayao Miyazaki. But it’s Miyazaki’s son, Goro Miyazaki, who will direct the studio’s first film in 7 years, and Studio Ghibli’s first-ever fully CG-animated feature,Earwig and the Witch. Watch theEarwig and the Witchtrailer below....

‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald’ Trailer Breakdown: The Wizarding World Gears Up For War Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home. So nothing feels more comforting than seeing Hogwarts for the first time in theHarry Potterspin-off seriesFantastic Beasts. ButFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, the second film in the new five-movie franchise (outNovember 16, 2018), only gives us a fleeting glimpse of Hogwarts before whisking off on more globe-trotting adventures....

‘Fear Street’ Spoiler Review: Netflix’s Horror Trilogy Mines Nostalgia While Looking To The Future Netflix’sFear Streettrilogy, a three-week spree of crimes against innocent Shadysiders, ended on Friday. It’s possibly the biggest slasher-movie event since the 2018Halloweenbroke box-office recordsfor its franchise and production company. There have been other slasher flicks since then; the bloody body-swapFreakycomes to mind as one genre torch-bearer, seen mostly on VOD late last year. However, with its staggered release pattern — instant summer sequels, now available to stream!...

‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 5 Trailer Promises More Good Times For Our Favorite War-Torn Kingdom [UPDATED] Fans willing to brave the cold and get to the theater last night got to see the very firstGame of ThronesSeason 5 trailer in IMAX. The rest of us will have to settle for watching it on YouTube today. Which isn’t so bad, all things considered. The two-minute promo is positively packed with footage from the new season, and just about every fan-favorite character gets a moment....

‘I Am Richard Pryor’ Documentary Coming To TV A Few Days After South By Southwest Premiere The South by Southwest Film Festival kicks off this weekend, and we’ll have all sorts of coverage from the films premiering down in Austin, Texas. While you’ll be stuck waiting for most of them to make it to a theater near you (with the exception of Jordan Peele’sUsarriving later this month), at least one of the documentaries playing the festival will be available for you to enjoy from the comfort of your home very shortly after it premieres....