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‘Framing John DeLorean’ Trailer: Alec Baldwin Stars In A Blend Of Documentary And Drama When most people think “DeLorean”, they likely think of the famous time-traveling car from theBack to the Futureseries. But there’s a lot more to the story of that car, and the person behind it. The new documentary/dramaFraming John DeLoreanemploys an interesting blend of archival footage and dramatic reenactments, withAlec Baldwinplaying John DeLorean, who rose through the ranks of General Motors, only to one day be busted for trafficking cocaine....

‘Ghost Shark’ TV Trailer: From The Network That Brought You ‘Sharknado’ Syfy sees your enthusiasm forshark-related B-movies, and is doubling down with more of the same. Next on the cable channel’s schedule isGhost Shark, which is exactly what it sounds like. Thefirst clipoffered but a tiny taste of this new monster’s fearsome abilities, but this new full-length trailer really shows off what he (she? it? Let’s just go with “he” for simplicity’s sake) can do....

‘Jurassic World 2’ Is Going Underwater With A Submarine Sequence I knowJurassic Worldhas a lot of haters, but I’m holding out hope that directorJ.A. Bayonawill be able to deliver a sequel that improves on its predecessor.Jurassic World 2already has one element that the previous movie didn’t: the one and onlyJeff Goldblumreturning as Dr. Ian Malcolm. But this movie will also feature something no other movie in the franchise has done before: an underwater action scene set in a submarine....

‘Knives Out’ Trailer: Rian Johnson’s Stylish Murder Mystery Has One Hell Of A Cast Rian Johnsonbuilt his early career as a genre-hopping filmmaker with his keen ability to craft memorable, meaningful movies, and after his first visit to a galaxy far, far away withStar Wars: The Last Jedi, he’s jumping to yet another genre. While he tackled a murder mystery in his debut featureBrick, his newest film,Knives Out, is an Agatha Christie-style whodunnit with a detective (Daniel Craig) investigating a family-centric murder mystery – and Craig is far from the only mega-star in this spectacular cast....

‘Mortal Kombat’ Movie Gets A Director A newMortal Kombatmovie has been in development for a few years already without much to show for it, to the point where it was easy to forget aMortal Kombatmovie was in development at all. But in recent months, we started hearing rumblings that the film was getting back on track. And now today, it’s taking a giant leap forward. Commercials directorSimon McQuoidhas been set to direct the video game adaptation, which is being produced byJames Wanfor New Line....

‘Narnia’ Scribe Ann Peacock To Write Cinderella Script For Universal Now that the story of Snow White has been picked clean bythreedifferentmovieprojects, Hollywood’s got its sights on another fairy tale: Cinderella. Last year, Disneyboughta pitch for a live-action retelling, to be directed byMark Romanekfrom a script byAline Brosh McKenna(The Devil Wears Prada). Now we’re getting news about a competing project from Universal, one of the players in the great Snow White movie race of 2011....

‘Prop Culture’ Is A Delightfully Nerdy Treasure Hunt Through Disney Movie History In the old days of Hollywood, movie props weren’t cherished or saved. Once a production was finished shooting, a lot of props were either thrown out, repurposed, or lost somewhere along the way. As time went on, people began to hold items from their favorite movies in high regard, and movie props became treasured artifacts. Today, movie props are some of the most expensive collector’s items out there, often selling for hundreds to thousands of dollars at auction....

‘Raya And The Last Dragon’ Official First Look Released; Kelly Marie Tran Cast In The Lead Role Walt Disney Animation has unveiled the first look atRaya and the Last Dragon. The upcoming fantasy-adventure animated film has only teased gorgeous pieces of concept art until now, but today, we finally got to see theRaya and the Last Dragonfirst look image in its fully-rendered CG glory. Along with the release of the new image, Disney has announced the casting ofKelly Marie Tranin the lead role of the Southeast Asian warrior princess Raya, making theStar Wars: The Last Jedistar the first Southeast Asian actress to lead a Disney film....

‘Satan’s Slaves’ Review: The Scariest Film Of 2018 You Haven’t Heard Of Yet [What The Fest?! 2018] Satan’s Slavesreminds me of Babak Anvari’sUnder The Shadow– two piss-yourself-scary stories so deeply rooted in overseas culture and indigenous circumstance.Joko Anwar’s Indonesian monstrositydoes notmess around, readers. Within minutes you’ll be hit with the first of many paranormal punches that land like Manny Pacquiao on a speed bag, one after the other with impressive stamina....

‘Synchronic’, The New Sci-Fi Thriller From ‘The Endless’ Directors, Lands Anthony Mackie And Jamie Dornan Justin BensonandAaron Moorhead, the filmmakers behindSpringandThe Endless, have just lined-up what sounds like their biggest project yet. The sci-fi thrillerSynchronicwill starAnthony MackieandJamie Dornanas paramedics encountering an otherworldly scenario. If you have yet to see Benson and Moorhead’s filmsResolution,SpringandThe Endless, stop what you’re doing right now and go watch them immediately. I’ll wait. Once you get back from that triple feature, you’ll be chomping at the bit for more....

‘The Mummy’ Teaser & Poster: Tom Cruise Uncovers An Ancient Evil After a false start withDracula Untold, the Universal Monsters franchise is ready to get going for real with its first big release,The Mummy. Directed byAlex Kurtzman, the film starsTom Cruiseas the hero who gets mixed up in some kind of trouble involving an ancient, wronged, andverypissed-off princess (played byStar Trek Beyond’sSofia Boutella). Today the firstThe Mummyposter has arrived, along with a littleThe Mummyteaser for the trailer arriving this weekend....

‘The Outlaws’: A Confident, Near-Flawless Crime Thriller From Newcomer Kang Yun-Sung [Fantasia Film Festival] Remember the nameKang Yoon-Seong, writer and director of South Korea’s damn near flawless gangster war-wagerThe Outlaws. His how-the-hell-is-this-a-feature-debut bursts through the screen like if the Kool-Aid Man was hightailing it from hordes of rough-and-tumble delinquents. Each interrogation, high-intensity scuffle and frantic chase explodes with action-packed fury asMaDong-seok(akaDon Lee) steps into spotlight stardom after graduating from support-level zombie bashin' inTrain To Busan(burly enough to play “the train” itself)....

‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’ Adds Michael Keaton, Sets Awards Season Release In 2020 Nearly a year ago, pre-production on Aaron Sorkin’s long-gestating true story ofThe Trial of the Chicago 7was suddenly shut downin order to allow the acclaimed writer some time to work on his Broadway adaptation ofTo Kill a Mockingbird. But a few months later, the moviewas getting back togetherwith a stacked cast assembling. Now the movie has addedMichael Keaton, and Paramount Pictures has setThe Trial of the Chicago 7release date right at the start of awards season....