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Why Arrested Development Ended When It Did “Say goodbye to these!““Arrested Development"was canceled by Fox back in 2006, leaving its small but dedicated fanbase crushed. Now viewed as one of the defining sitcoms of the early aughts, its brilliant title refers to perhaps the most hilariously dysfunctional family on television, the Bluths, as they attempt to adjust to their new, significantly less wealthy circumstances. It always falls to Michael (Jason Bateman), the only Bluth who actually kind of has it together, to hold his family together....

Why Groundhog Day Left Harold Ramis And Bill Murray’s Friendship In Shambles “Ghostbusters” stars Bill Murray and Harold Ramis had a friendship and relationship in comedy that went all the way back to 1970, when the two were just a pair of young comedians working in the famous Second City improvisational comedy troupe in Chicago. The coming years would see them working together on a variety of projects, including “The National Lampoon Radio Hour” and “The National Lampoon Show,” but they would part ways as collaborators for awhile as Bill Murray became one of the Not Ready for Primetime Players on “Saturday Night Live” and Harold Ramis went to become the head writer for Second City’s own TV show “SCTV....

‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Has More Animatronic Dinosaurs Than Any ‘Jurassic Park’ Sequel AsJurassic Parkhas become a modern classic over the years, one of the constant compliments paid to the film is how the special effects used to bring the dinosaurs to life have aged surprisingly well. There are digital effects and animatronics that look more realistic than any of the digital dinosaurs we’ve seen in any of theJurassic Parksequels. But it sounds like the dinosaurs ofJurassic World: Fallen Kingdommight give them a run for their money, at least when it comes to the practical effects in the film....

‘Mission: Impossible 7’ Halts Filming After Positive COVID-19 Test, Tom Cruise Probably Furious Looks like Paramount’s mission to finish the long-delayed shoot forMission: Impossible 7is proving…not possible. Or at least, extremely difficult, as production on the seventh installment of theMission: Impossibleseries has come to a halt after at least one member of the production tested positive for COVID-19. PerThe Hollywood Reporter, filming onMission: Impossible 7will shut down for 14 days while those who came in contact with the member of the production who tested positive for COVID-19 will self-isolate....

‘Printing Banksy’ – A Short Documentary On Limited Edition Prints From Banksy’s 2006 Los Angeles Show Two things we obviously love on /Film are limited edition art prints andBanksy. Banksyhas been in the news latelybecause his directorial debut,Exit Through the Gift Shop, was nominated for an Oscar and seeming everyday werun Cool Stuff postersof limited edition screenprints from Mondo, Spoke Art, Tommy Good and a ton of other vendors. Film and print art just seem to go together well....

‘Save The Date’ Trailer: Starring ‘Bachelorette’s Lizzy Caplan And ‘Five-Year Engagement’s Alison Brie Lizzy Caplan’s already starred in one wedding comedy this year — the enjoyably acerbicBachelorette— andAlison Briegot to help Emily Blunt to the altar inThe Five-Year Engagementearlier this spring. Now Caplan and Brie are teaming up with one another for yet another marriage-themed romcom, playing sisters inMichael Mohan’s bittersweetSave the Date. Caplan plays commitment-phobic artist Sarah, who dumps her boyfriend Kevin (Geoffrey Arend) after a public proposal gone spectacularly wrong....

‘Six Billion Dollar Man’ Pushed To 2020, ‘Godzilla 2’ Moves To Summer 2019, ‘The Shining’ Sequel Coming In 2020 You probably could’ve seen this coming: after the recent firing of directorDamian Szifron, the release date ofMark Wahlberg’sSix Billion Dollar Manhas been pushed from May 2019 to June 2020. Also: Warner Bros. has announced a release date for its sequel toThe Shining, and movedGodzilla: King of the Monstersfrom spring to summer 2019....

‘Spider-Man’ Rumors Hint At His Role In ‘Civil War’ And New Villain For 2017 Movie Just recently we heard that theSpider-Mancameo forCaptain America: Civil Warhad already been shot. However, some new information has surfaced to indicate that we shouldn’t expect the wallcrawler just to swing by and say hello in hisfirst appearance in the Marvel cinematic universe. In addition, another rumor has popped up with word on what villain we’ll see taking onSpider-Manwhen he gets rebooted again with anew franchise beginning in 2017, this time co-produced by Marvel Studios....

‘Star Wars: Episode 9’s Tight Development Schedule Might Have Created “Something Incredibly Special” This week’s Star Wars Celebration promises to unleash a cavalcade of information about a galaxy far, far away, but before that kicks off, we’re turning our attention to a new interview withStar Wars: Episode 9co-writer/directorJ.J. Abrams. After original director Colin Trevorrowleft the movie, Abrams slid into the director’s chair to wrap up the trilogy he began in 2015’sStar Wars: The Force Awakens, and he talks about battling some intense time constraints, collaborating with an unfamiliar co-writer, and how he thinks he and his team may have something special on their hands for the hugely-anticipated conclusion to the Skywalker saga....

‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Breakdown: The Details And History That Enrich “Rampage” This post containsmajor spoilersfor the latest episode of the series. The Clone Troopers ofThe Bad Batchlook for help anywhere they can get it, and in the latest episode “Rampage,” Echo has an idea. Cid was an old contact of the Jedi and they seek out this mysterious barkeep. The group heads to Ord Mantell, hoping they can learn more about Fennec Shand, the bounty hunter that chased them down in the previous episode....

‘Terminator Genisys’ Gets IMAX Release; Positive Script Reviews Come Online After a trailer and Super Bowl spot, it’s pretty fair to say fans are lukewarm onAlan Taylor’sTerminator Genisys. We’re intrigued by the casting and some of the ideas teased in these spots, but the ultimate execution is a huge question mark. Well, Thursday, two pieces of news broke which are both on the encouraging side. First up, Paramount and IMAX have announced thatGenisyswill be released inIMAXwhen it hits theaters on July 1....

‘The Craft’ Reboot Adds Cailee Spaeny To Its Coven Blumhouse’s reboot ofThe Crafthas found the first of its four witches.Cailee Spaeny, who appeared inBad Times at the El Royale,Pacific Rim: Uprisingand more, will play the lead character in the new take on the ’90s witch flick.Zoe Lister-Jonesis writing and directing the newCraft, which will follow a similar plot as the original movie, but update details for the modern era. THRreports that Cailee Spaeny is ready to cast a spell or two as she becomes the first t joinThe Craftreboot cast....

‘The Exorcist’ TV Series: The Power Of Christ Compels A Pilot Order At Fox This March, we’ll seeThe Omenall grown up withA&E’s new drama seriesDamien. And now another horror classic will be getting the TV series treatment as well. Fox has ordered an adaptation ofWilliam Peter Blatty’s bookThe Exorcistfor a pilot that will hopefully launch a new TV series on the network. The book has already been turned into a feature film that debuted in 1973 and absolutely scared the wits out of audiences, stirring up plenty of controversy, soThe ExorcistTV series will have a lot to live up to....