And Just Like That, It Was Time To Let Go The problem with grief is that, while you’re still adjusting to your new reality, you forget it exists. This week, Carrie came home expecting to see Big, forgetting just for a moment that he was dead. As strange as this may sound, it’s actually incredibly common. For months after my Abuelita died, I’d periodically find my mom crying because she forgot for a moment and tried to call her....
Benedict Cumberbatch Joins ‘Crimson Peak’ Benedict Cumberbatchis becoming one of the most sought-after screen actors, thanks originally to his leading role in the BBC seriesSherlock, but also to attention-getting gigs like hisStar Trek Into Darknessvillain. NowGuillermo del Torohas turned to Cumberbatch to bolster the cast of the haunted house movieCrimson Peak.Emma StoneandCharlie Hunnamare also part of the cast. At this point we don’t know how any of them fit into the story, or what side of the moral fence Cumberbatch will be on....
Christopher Nolan Loves The ‘Fast And Furious’ Movies, Especially The Original Christopher Nolanis one of the most acclaimed blockbuster filmmakers in the game, and he has a vibe that sometimes feels a little stuffy, even if he’s not necessarily cold in real life. For example, many were shocked to learn that Nolan is a huge fan of the goofy comedyMacGruber, so much that he evensent an e-mail wishing luck to everyonewhen production on Peacock’s sequel series pilot began....
Clips Round-Up: The Cherry Bushido Has The Power, The Last Possession Quakes, & More! [Exclusive] (Welcome toSlashClips, a series where we bring youexclusiveclips from hot new Digital, Blu-ray and theatrical releases you won’t see anywhere else!) In this edition: The Cherry Bushido First up is an exclusive clip from “The Cherry Bushido,” a new fantasy adventure where young student Shizuka (Yoshiko Sengen) learns to leave her astral body to enter the spirit world and defeat the Great Demon of Hades....
Cool Stuff: Joey Spiotto’s Alien Next Door Book We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We’ve featured artistJoey Spiotto’s workmany times on the siteover the past few years. You might recognize hislittle Golden Book parody coversor hisfictional band Vinyl record cover art. Now Joey is coming out with a new book titledAlien Next Doorfrom Titan Books and officially licensed by 20th Century Fox. The book imagines a new caring side to the legendary science fiction alien monster from theAlienmovie franchise....
Could A Rey And Poe Romance Happen In ‘Star Wars: Episode 9’? Daisy Ridley Hopes Not There areplenty of delusionalStar Warsfansout there, and I like to think that I’m not one of them. But — and don’t judge me — I kind of ship Rey and Poe. Yes, I know they shared barely more than 10 seconds together inStar Wars: The Last Jedi! And yes, those 10 seconds basically consisted of them introducing themselves!...
Despicable Me Movie Trailer #2 In July we postedthe teaser trailerfor Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’sDespicable Me, a computer animated film about atrio of orphan girls cause the normally deplorable Gru to rethink his plan to steal the moon. The trailer mostly focused on a world which has had famous landmarks stolen and completely replaced by giant blow-up replicas. The main character of the movie – Gru, who is voiced by Steve Carell, made a little more than a cameo appearance....
Eternals Director Chloé Zhao On Superhero Movies As The New Westerns, Examining Humanity Through Marvel [Interview] There’s something about the great open expanse of the American West that captured Chloé Zhao’s imagination. The endless possibilities, the romance of the untamed wild, the tininess of humanity in the face of the grandness of nature. It’s something that Zhao has explored in her exquisite award-winning indie films like “The Rider” and “Nomadland.” And it’s a characteristic that Zhao brings over with her to direct Marvel’s “Eternals....
Everything We Know About Armor Wars So Far I know he’s had his fair share of success, but at a certain point, I feel like the sheer pop cultural dominance of the Marvel Cinematic Universehasto feel like a cruel joke to Terrence Howard. The dude ended up walking away from “Iron Man 2” over a payment dispute, was swiftly replaced by Don Cheadle, and the MCU has never looked back. To add insult to injury, Cheadle is now about to get his own Disney+ series, “Armor Wars,” after appearing in seven MCU movies already (one of which went on to become the biggest movie of all time)....
Greg Berlanti’s ‘Booster Gold’ Movie Won’t Be Part Of The DC Extended Universe Warner Bros. brought together several of its marquee DC superheroes for this year’sBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceand will unite even more of them for next year’sJustice League, including Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, and The Flash. But one DC superhero who won’t be reporting for duty?Booster Gold. Although the character has his own film in development fromGreg Berlanti(the powerhouse producer behind The CW’s Arrowverse), Booster Gold will reportedlynotbe part of the DC Extended Universe....
Guardians Of The Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Signals A Fresh Direction For Epcot, Without Forgetting Its Past Walt Disney World diehards visiting Epcot this summer will spy an eye-popping new landmark when they pass through the park’s gates. Not far from the iconic Spaceship Earth sphere sits a full-scale Nova Corps Starblaster. For the uninitiated, the vibrant yellow-and-blue craft is a replica of one of the star-cruising vehicles fromMarvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise— and it’s set up shop outside of a brand new indoor rollercoaster based on the IP....
Guillermo Del Toro Teases Antifascist ‘Pinocchio,’ First ‘The Shape Of Water’ Clip Revealed Guillermo del Torohas a tendency to juggle several passion projects before some of them make it to the theater after an excruciating wait, and others fall by the wayside. (RIPHellboy 3.) But with his newest filmThe Shape of Waterreceiving rave reviewsat the Venice Film Festival this week and coming to theaters later this year, the Mexican auteur can finally turn his eyes to his next dark fairy tale:Pinocchio....
Halo Clip: Cortana And Dr. Halsey Argue Over An Unconscious Master Chief A “Halo” adaptation is something that has been talked about in the theoretical sense for so long that it’s a little hard to believe the show is actually here. More to the point, we’re already well into the first season’s run on Paramount+, with the third episode just around the corner. To that end, we have a brand new clip from"Halo"to exclusively share from the forthcoming chapter in the adventures of Master Chief, and it brings a familiar face (sort of) to the party in the form of none other than Cortana....
