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Harvey Weinstein Accused Of Rape By Three Women, More Revelations Surface Harvey Weinstein, who for the past week has been the subject of scrutiny after a New York Times report unearthed decades of the influential Hollywood figure’s sexual harassment against women, has been accused of rape by three different women. Two new reports feature 20 more women going public with Weinstein’s harassment or assault, including Hollywood royaltyGwyneth PaltrowandAngelina Jolie. The reports come two days afterWeinstein was fired from his positionat the Weinstein Company, where one-third of the board of directors has resigned....

How Jeff Goldblum’s Ian Malcolm Fits Into ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ For a franchise so steeped in nostalgia,Jurassic Worldhas been fairly light on the cameos from the originalJurassic Parkmovies.B.D. Wong, who reprised his role as the devious scientist Dr. Henry Wu inJurassic World, was the only familiar face in the new trilogy — until now. The appearance ofJeff Goldblumin the new film has been receiving a good share of the hype for theJurassic Worldsequel....

Joyland Review: A Longing Examination Of Gender And Sexuality [Cannes] It’s no exaggeration to say that “Joyland” is ground-breaking. Saim Sadiq’s directorial debut is Pakistan’s first entry into the Cannes Film Festival, but it’s also a much-needed examination of love, gender, and sexuality in a culture that’s tentatively moving forward. “Joyland” tells the story of the Rana family — a clan steeped in tradition. And where the film begins with a birth, it’s not anentirelyjoyous occasion....

LOL: ‘Siri: The Holiday Horror Movie’ As in years past, Apple’s iPhone 4S is bound to be a popular gift this holiday season — but if that’s what you were thinking of asking Santa for, this trailer for"Siri: The Holiday Horror Movie"from Rooster Teeth may make you want to reconsider. The phone comes pre-loaded with Siri, a virtual personal assistant that’s either super cool or a little creepy depending on how much you fear the inevitable robot takeover....

Michael Jackson Could’ve Starred In Labyrinth Instead Of David Bowie Imagine it’s the mid-1980s and you’re director and puppeteer extraordinaire, Jim Henson, casting the Goblin King for your movie, “Labyrinth.” Which music superstar would you go with: David Bowie, Michael Jackson, or Sting? Henson, the co-creator of “The Muppets” with his wife, Jane, ultimately went with Bowie. However, there’s a world in which Jackson, the onetime King of Pop, could have played the Goblin King in “Labyrinth....

Middle-Earth Ultimate Collector’s Edition In 4K Ultra HD Is Coming In October To Rule Them All If the big “Lord of the Rings” 4K box set that came out last year wasn’t enough Middle-earth for you, I have some good news. There’s an even bigger, even better 4K set on the way. And when I say bigger, I mean it: this thing contains a whopping 31-discs. The release will include new special features along with the theatrical and extended versions of all six films in 4K Ultra HD and on Blu-ray discs remastered from the 4K master....

Netflix’s ‘Castlevania’ Series Casts ‘The Hobbit’ Star Richard Armitage, A ‘Preacher’ Actor, And More ProducerAdi Shankar, the guy responsible for bootleg short films like theR-ratedPower/RangersandVenom: Truth in Journalism, has been hyping his upcoming animated television adaptation of the popular Nintendo video gameCastlevaniafor a while now, and when the teaser trailer was releasedlast month, fans finally got a taste of what he was talking about. Now, in a new video, Shankar and actorGraham McTavish(whom you may recognize from his role as The Saint of Killers on AMC’sPreacher) have announced the majorCastlevaniacast members – including McTavish himself, who’s voicing Dracula, andThe Hobbittrilogy starRichard Armitage, who’s voicing the vampire hunter Trevor Belmont....

New ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Details Reveal Some Interesting Changes For Thanos TheAvengers: Infinity Warmarketing blitz has begun, and with it comes new details about ultimate big bad Thanos.Josh Brolin’s motion-capture Mad Titan will finally get his day in the spotlight when the mega-sequel smashes into theaters next month. Now, brand new Thanos details have arrived to provide some insight into the character. Thanos is going to have a lot of hype to live up to inAvengers: Infinity War....

New ‘Chi-Raq’ Trailer: Spike Lee Hasn’t Made A Comedy Days ago a release date forSpike Lee’s newest film,Chi-Raq, wasannounced. Shortly after, a wild trailer for the picturewas released, promising a passionate, energetic, and satirical story. The film deals with the overwhelming gun violence in Chicago in recent years, so some were taken aback by the somewhat humorous tone of the footage. As a response, a more serious trailer forChi-Raqhas been released....

New ‘Star Wars’ Character: Who’s The Mystery Woman On The Cover Of ‘Shattered Empire #2’? At this point, everyStar Warsreveal just seems to raise more questions. Case in point: We now know what the cover ofStar Wars: Shattered Empire #2will look like — and it’s just making us wonder who the hell the mystery woman is on the cover. Get your first look at this newStar Warscharacter after the jump....

Obi-Wan Kenobi Review: An Unnecessary Star Wars Prequel Story Manages To Feel Incredibly Vital And Thrilling The biggest hurdle that “Obi-Wan Kenobi” has to overcome isjustifying its own existence. “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” led us to the end of the master and apprentice relationship between Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and his headstrong apprentice Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen). Lost in his feelings — where fear led to anger, anger led to hate, and hate led to suffering — Skywalker was seduced by the dark side of the Force and would go on to become Darth Vader....

Page 2: Elizabeth Taylor, X-Men, Edgar Wright, The Black Hole, Gene Wilder, The Shining, Hanna, Simpsons, JK Simmons, Hop What is Page 2?Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included36different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If you have any interesting items that we might’ve missed that you think should go in /Film’s Page 2 –email us!...

Paul Thomas Anderson Testing 65mm Cameras For Next Film? Over three years have passed since the release ofPaul Thomas Anderson’s last film,There Will Be Blood, and we’re at the point now where any shred of news on his future projects is of interest to someone. We know that he is prepping two films, an adaptation of theThomas PynchonnovelInherent Viceand a film about a religious/cult leader that has been dubbedThe Master. Slight casting movement onThe Master(perhaps better called theUntitled Paul Thomas Anderson Religious Film) suggests that is the movie that he’ll shoot next....