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One of the strongest directors working today is Guillermo del Toro, who has made beloved films such as Pan’s Labyrinth, a film that works alongside Devil’s Backbone, Hellboy, and Pacific Rim. All of these films were well-beloved by audiences who got to watch them, but one of the stories that doesn’t get as much love from audiences is Crimson Peak. Coming out around the 2015 Halloween season, Crimson Peak was initially marketed as a horror movie, playing up the fact that it would be scary and extremely gory....

David O. Russell rose to prominence in the last decade as a director with a unique talent for transforming blockbuster movie stars into working class character actors. But this “way with actors” has occasionally led him into hot water. Some of his past collaborators have called Russell out for on-set behavior which they believe crossed the line into unacceptable workplace hostility, akin to the infamous verbal abuse Stanley Kubrick inflicted upon Shelley Duvall on the set of The Shining (1980)....

Netflix has been dropping young adult films left and right, from The Perfect Pairing to the upcoming Purple Hearts. One of them, Along for the Ride, is based on the book of the same name by Sarah Dessen. Initially published in 2009, the book wasn’t optioned for film until 2019. When it was optioned by the streamer, two other books by Dessen were as well: Once and For All and This Lullaby....

The Dark Knight Rises rang up a record-breaking $28 million from midnight screenings. The mark shatters the superhero midnight record of $18.7 million, set just a few months back by Marvel’s The Avengers. Another report indicates that director Christopher Nolan’s Batman finale earned as much as $30 million last night, just shy of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1’s overall midnight record of $30.2 million. It would be sufficiently more impressive if The Dark Knight Rises manages to best those sparkly vampires, since The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 had the advantage of being released in 3D, with higher ticket prices....

MTV today revealed that ravenous fans of The Hunger Games need not look further than the “2011 MTV Video Music Awards” for an exclusive first glimpse at the film that will be introduced by the film’s star Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone, X-Men: First Class). The “2011 “2011 MTV Video Music Awards” will air live from Nokia Theater L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at 9PM (Live ET/Tape delayed PT....

After the successful release of Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Netflix will delve further into the terrifying true tale of the cannibalistic murderer with the docuseries Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes. In previous installments of the docuseries, serial killers Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy spoke about their crimes through their own voices, and this time, Jeffrey Dahmer is given the same treatment. The series will consist of three 60-minute episodes featuring interview recordings from Dahmer along with new interviews from various people involved with the case....

AMC has canceled The Killing after just two seasons on the air. The Season 2/series finale, “What I Know” finally revealed who killed Rosie Larson, wrapping up the 26-episode story line. Take a look at the statement released by AMC today regarding the cancellation. The show’s producers at Fox Television Studios also released a statement that indicated they will try to shop this series to other networks. “After much deliberation, we’ve come to the difficult decision not to renew The Killing for a third season....

We have all, to a greater or lesser extent, been touched by Disney movies. Their classics stayed with us throughout our lives, and turned into films for generations to share, connecting adults with their children all around the world. Walt Disney Pictures is an industry giant in constant innovation, and boasts a very solid repertoire of animated films, especially considering those produced alongside Pixar Animation Studios. Among their most important films are The Lion King, Toy Story, and Beauty and the Beast, to name just a few....

You wanted Monster Squad info? We got Monster Squad info! In a story from Fangoria, here are the most complete specs we could find for the highly anticipated The Monster Squad DVD! Lionsgate will release this DVD July 24. The Monster Squad: DVD Features:* Audio commentary by Fred Dekker and actors Andre Gower, Ryan Lambert and Ashley Bank Audio commentary by Fred Dekker and director of photography Bradford May Monster Squad Forever!...

NBC has “quietly reached out” to actors Danny McBride and Rhys Darby to possibly replace Steve Carell on The Office, according to Ausiello Files. We reported at the end of July that NBC confirmed Steve Carell was leaving the show after the upcoming seventh season when his contract expires. It was said the network was contacting McBride and Darby to, “gauge their interest in joining the cast later this season.”...

Walt Disney Pictures has launched the official site for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. The site takes you on a journey to seven exotic locations from the film. As you explore each location, interactive figures and objects reveal further secrets about the movie, including key items to be “plundered” and collected in order to face the formidable Davy Jones and unlock the mysterious Dead Man’s Chest, which contains unique digital prizes!...

Fans of The Orville probably didn’t expect to see Dolly Parton making a cameo appearance in the latest season of the Seth MacFarlane sci-fi hit, but in episode 8 of the third season, Parton did indeed appear and a version of herself. The country music legend is no stranger to making guest appearances as herself in movies and TV shows, and considering her songs have been a part of the show from the start it really shouldn’t be a surprise to see the singer putting in an appearance....

The Russo brothers are behind the two biggest Marvel Cinematic Universe projects to date, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. In addition to their massive team-up movies, they helmed two Captain America films: The Winter Soldier and Civil War, both regarded as some of the best entries in the MCU. Marvel Studios began producing canon, interconnected TV series in 2021, starting with WandaVision on Disney+. These differed from their previous entries on the small screen as they had much higher budgets than the Marvel Television series’ and connected to the storyline of the MCU in a way that shows like Agents of S....

Labor strife heats up Hollywood once again. According to Variety, the Screen Actors Guild rejected the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers latest offer on Thursday. Heated remarks were made in closing by Carol Lombardini, executive vice-president of AMPTP, which indicated that the current offer may even be trimmed down. “It is no secret that we are in a deteriorating economy,” Lombardini said. “Our companies are not immune from the effects of this economic slowdown....

Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. In addition to the four Competition Categories, the Festival presents films in five out-of-competition sections to be announced on December 3. The 2010 Sundance Film Festival runs January 21-31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The complete list of films is available at www....

The official release date for the second season of The Umbrella Academy has now been revealed by Netflix, with the continuing adventures of the rag-tag superpowered family coming to the streaming service on July 31, 2020. The announcement has been revealed via a video of the main cast displaying their dancing prowess in a call-back to a popular scene from the first season of the show. The Umbrella Academy is based on the comic book series of the same name which was created and written by lead vocalist of the rock band My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way....

The legendary works of director Hayao Miyazaki are some of the most imaginative and heartfelt films to have ever been projected onto the silver screen. The movies that he has directed and produced for Studio Ghibli, the Japanese animation studio he co-founded alongside Isao Takahata and Toshio Suzuki, are some of the most beloved and applauded works of the 20th and 21st centuries. Whether it be the childlike wonder of My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service or the epic fantasy of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Princess Mononoke, every film that Miyazaki has produced is some degree of excellent....

Fashion in cinema oftentimes serves as a time capsule of the era, reflecting the styles and trends that audiences couldn’t get enough of. Whether showcasing curve-hugging pencil or circle skirts of the ‘50s, bouffants and knee-high gogo boots in the ‘60s, or bell-bottoms and jumpsuits for the groovy 1970s, films have truly captured the style essence of each diversified decades, with ’80s outfits being the most instantly recognizable. The 1980s were undeniably an over-the-top and innovative period in style history, with much of ’80s fashion and fads being circulated and embraced....

Television can be heartbreaking, and we’re not talking about the storylines. Sure, we all shed a tear or so when a beloved television character is killed off, but what’s even worse is when a show you love gets canceled too soon after just one season, leaving the storyline unfinished and fans of the show wondering for years (if not forever) what happened to the characters. Sometimes, fans rally behind a show that’s gotten canceled, and either the network brings it back or another network or streaming service picks it up....

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has always done a phenomenal job in developing its characters, particularly its villains. Throughout the franchise’s cinematic tenure, audiences have had their hearts broken by the tragic backstories of iconic villains. Those backstories were necessary for the characters to become as legendary and much-loved as they are. While some films in the MCU had a harder time fully developing their villains, due to short screen-time or casting choices, the MCU has improved immensely in bringing villains to the screen that the audience may not necessarily root for but can definitely feel for....