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Superhero Bits: Daredevil, X-Men Days Of Future Past, The Dark Knight, Fantastic Four, Gotham What does Harvey Dent look like onGotham? Want to see an Honest Trailer forX-Men: Days of Future Past? Will you be seeing more ofThe FlashTV show? How doesCharlie Coxdescribe his character onDaredevil? Which DC movie couldJames Wanbe directing? What did a spy photographer on the set ofBatman v Supermanhave to say about it? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits....

Supreme Leader Snoke Has A Tortured History In ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Disfigured, crippled, and cruel, Supreme Leader Snoke cuts an intimidating figure. InStar Wars: The Last Jedi, he will be finally rendered in the flesh after making a brief holographic appearance inStar Wars: The Force Awakens. But there may be more to him than his opulent throne room and gaping maw suggests. Andy Serkis, who adds Snoke onto his growing list of motion-capture characters, revealed some details about the Snoke backstory, and how he came to be the powerful villain seen inTheLast Jedi....

The 2022 Oscars By The Numbers: Which Movies Lead The Pack? The 94th Academy Awards were … odd. After months of promising that this year’s show would be a return to normalcy, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences played host to a bizarre show that started off rough, didn’t get much better from there, then took an unexpected turn in the middle. I’m talking, of course, about The Flashentering the speed force!...

The Best TV Shows & Movies Coming To Netflix In January 2019 It’s hard to believe 2018 is almost over – the year just flew by! Just kidding, it was an endless slog. But the end is here, which means it’s time for a new year, and new titles on Netflix. As is par for the course now, Netflix is more interested in bringing you their own originals than classic films and shows – but there are a few familiar films nestled among the list....

The Daily Stream: O Brother, Where Art Thou? Was The First Massive Success For The Coen Brothers (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie:“O Brother, Where Art Thou?” (2000) Where You Can Stream It:Amazon Prime The Pitch:The Coen Brothers had been knocking it out of the park for 15 years by the time “O Brother, Where Art Thou?...

The John Ford Western That Inspired Citizen Kane It is nighttime on the periphery of a sprawling estate; sinister music accompanies the camera as it scrolls up over many yards of fence, chain link giving way to curlicues of wrought iron, punctuated with ominous cautions to prying eyes: “Warning Keep Out” and “Trespassers Will Be Shot,” before arriving at a paper note reading “Free Kittens, Inquire Within.” We are, of course, talking about the opening to “Rosebud,” the episode-length parody of “Citizen Kane” in “The Simpsons....

The Morning Watch: VFX Artists React To ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Trilogy, Life As A Non-Star Wars Fan & 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, watch as VFX artists react to the movie magic of all three installments of theLord of the Ringstrilogy as we get closer to the 20th anniversary ofPeter Jackson’s adaptation....

The National Film Registry Adds ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ And 24 More To The Library Of Congress Since 1989 theNational Film Registryhas preserved films in the Library of Congress that are determined to be “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” This year’s crop of additions has been announced and it’s a pretty varied group that seems to recognize lasting value of ‘new’ classics (The Exorcist,Grey Gardens,All the Presidents Men) and some of the achievements of people who passed this year (Airplane!...

The Tragedy Of Macbeth Is A Richer Film Thanks To Its Black Casting Joel Coen’s “Tragedy of Macbeth” may be the most diverse iteration of Shakespeare’s Scottish Play to ever hit the big screen, but star Denzel Washington doesn’t want audiences to focus only on race. “Obviously we are diverse,” the actor toldNBC BLKof the film’s cast. “[But] we ought to be at a place where diversity shouldn’t even be mentioned, like it’s something special....

This Week In Trailers: American Anarchist, Lost In France, A New High, Chef’s Table, Wild Mouse 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 have hope for addicts making their way up a very big hill, we get the bands back together, get fired and try to murder the boss, speak with the guy who helped teens everywhere blow stuff up good, see the softer side of chefs, and kick our drug habit by walking up a big hill....

This Week In Trailers: Wild Chicago, Spinning Plates, Like Father, Like Son, Why We Ride, The Crash Reel, Spinning Plates 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?...

Why ‘Star Wars’ Search For An Experienced Female Director Isn’t Good Enough In a lot of ways, theStar Warsfranchise is more female-friendly than ever. Rey and Jyn are positioned as the first new protagonists of the Disney era. Women likeKathleen KennedyandKiri Hartare in charge behind the scenes at Lucasfilm, and women make uphalf the executive team. But there’s one area ofStar Warsfilmmaking that shows a disappointing lack of progress: even now, every single filmmaker who has directed or is slated to direct aStar Warsmovie is male....

Will Studios Delay Films Like ‘F9’, ‘Wonder Woman 1984’, And ‘Black Widow’ Due To The Coronavirus? Here Are Their Current Plans With the coronavirus (aka COVID-19) continuing to spread around the world, the film industry is bracing for whiplash: after a record-breaking year at the box office in 2019, some analysts are predicting the virus could result in at least a $5 billion loss in 2020. The virus’s impact is already well underway: 70,000 theaters have been closed in China, the James Bond filmNo Time to Diedelayed its global releaseby seven months yesterday, and even Baby Yoda toy deliveriesmight be delayedto the United States because Hasbro’s supply chain has been affected....