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Andrew Garfield Thinks Miles Morales Could Follow Him As Spider-Man; Producers Do Not UPDATE: The producers ofThe Amazing Spider-Man 2have commented on this story, read their thoughts below. Sony Pictures is invested inSpider-Manfor the long term. They see the webslinger as their own Marvel cash cow and are planning a huge universe around the character. That continues with this weekend’s big sequelThe Amazing Spider-Man 2. The new movie will be followed by a third film,spinoffs featuringtheSinister SixandVenom, and potentially a fourth film in the series....

Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power Review: The Inherent Misogyny Of Cinema Is Academically Analyzed [Sundance 2022] It’s no secret that Hollywood has long objectified women and kept them away from any positions of power that would allow them to do anything about it. Only in recent years have significant dents been made to further diversify the hierarchy of misogyny and patriarchy that dominates the entertainment industry. But in her new documentary “Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power,” filmmaker Nina Menkes reveals that the visual language of cinema has long held the male gaze in the endless objectification of women and their bodies....

Cool Stuff: Mark Englert’s Simpsons Poster “Springfield Gorge” “I’m gonna make it. I’m gonna make it! This is the greatest thrill of my life! I’m king of the world! Woo hoo!Woo hoo! I…AHHHHHHH.” It’s one of the most iconic moments in the history ofThe Simpsons. The episode is called “Bart the Daredevil,” which first aired in 1990. Bart begins to gain some fame as a daredevil and decides his crowning achievement will be to jump Springfield Gorge....

Could The Incredibles 3D Be Getting A Theatrical Release? Earlier this year, news broke thatThe IncrediblesandRatatouilleweregetting 3D post-conversions. The twoBrad Bird-directed Oscar-winners are already on Blu-ray, but the rumor was that these conversions could be for upgraded 3D Blu-ray discs. Soon after that rumor landed, a 3D version ofRatatouillehit shelves overseas. Nothing happened withThe Incredibles, however. Now, a new rumor says that, unlikeRatatouille,The Incredibles3D conversion could be going to the big screen....

Dispatches From The MCU: Surviving A 30-Hour Marvel Movie Marathon Before ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ It’s 3:30 AM and my body hates me. My butt is numb, my back hurts, and my eyes are watering from staring at a movie screen for the past 14 hours. My brain is sludge, as is my stomach, and I stare with grim regret at the empty pizza boxes and popcorn buckets surrounding me. 14 hours....

Don’t Expect To See Much Of The Mad Titan Thanos In ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy 2’ Ever sinceThanoswas revealed in the mid-credits scene forThe Avengers, fans have been waiting to see just what kind of havoc the comic book villain was going to wreak in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The character finally appeared again inGuardians of the Galaxy, voiced byJosh Brolin, but he pretty much just did a lot of sitting and threatening while everyone else did his work for him....

Early Buzz: The Rum Diary Test Screens In Huntington Beach, CA Bruce Robinson’s big screen adaptation ofHunter S. Thompson’s novelThe Rum DiarystarringJohnny Depptest screened last night in Huntington Beach, California, and a few reviews have appeared online. I have compiled a bunch of early thoughts from around the web, message boards, twitter and other websites. Check them out now, after the jump. As with any test screening, you should be aware that this version of the film is not final....

Ethan Hawke Has ‘24 Hours To Live’, May Reprise ‘Training Day’ Role For TV Series Just a few days ago, the folks over atThe AV Clubwrote some more than kind words aboutEthan Hawke, proclaiming him to be our greatest genre star right now, simply because he puts in admirable work into every performance. When you look at his body of work, it’s hard to argue with that. Even if the films he has chosen to make don’t turn out to be stellar, you’d be hard-pressed to find a performance where Hawke doesn’t give 100%....

How ‘The Purge’ Became The Most Unexpectedly Important Horror Franchise Of The Decade The greatest trickThe Purge(2013) ever pulled was convincing us at first that it is your run-of-the-mill home invasion thriller, directing us to think that the protagonists are the typical wealthy white family in the suburbs and the villains are the hoodlums in the streets who’ve waited all year to terrorize them without consequences. Sure, there is a moment early in the film which establishes that the Sandin family — led by mom Mary (Lena Headey) and dad James Sandin (Ethan Hawke) — may not be the most liked in the neighborhood, but we’re generally still supposed to root for them....

How Marvel Studios Leveraged Spoiler Culture At the time of writing this, Marvel Studios has only just released the teaser trailer for “Thor: Love & Thunder.” It’s a promo that’s big on vibes, from the use of Guns N' Roses' “Sweet Child O' Mine” to the glimpses of all your Marvel Cinematic Universe faves (Thor! Valkyrie! The Guardians of the Galaxy!) to a small taste of what’s to come (Natalie Portman and her gasp-worthy arms asthe Mighty Thor)....

Interview: ‘Logan’ Director James Mangold On His Influences, PG-13 Violence, And The Political Relevance Of The X-Men Loganmay technically be anX-Menspinoff, but it doesn’t really feel like anX-Menmovie — or really any superhero movie, for that matter. It’s more akin to an offbeat road trip flick a laLittle Miss Sunshine, filtered through a grimy Western vibe and undergirded by years of cinematic and comic book history. During a recent press day in New York, I had a chance to sit down with directorJames Mangoldto talk about his unusual superhero movie....

John Cena’s Tighty-Whitey Dance Scene In Peacemaker Was Filmed On Day One The premiere of the HBO Maxseries"Peacemaker" features a scene that’s impossible to forget, and it was also one of the first filmed. During a watch-along for the series on Twitter, writer and director James Gunn revealed that Peacemaker’s tighty-whitey dance sequence towards the end of the first episode was shot on the first day of production, helping to set the tone for the rest of the remarkable and ridiculous shoot....

Jurassic Park’s King Kong Reference Isn’t The Only Link To The Classic Monster Movie In Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster classic “Jurassic Park,” the first time Dr. John Hammond’s test tour group enters the dinosaur theme park, they pull up to a towering gate with giant flaming torches on both sides. An overhead shot of their Jeep going through the massive entrance gives an ominous feeling and suggests that what lies beyond the walls is truly epic in size....