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Say what you like about his acting skills, but the savviest directors working at the time would use Arnold Schwarzenegger as a benefit. With a tremendous working relationship, Arnold and James Cameron would collaborate on three separate movies (the first two Terminator movies and True Lies), crafting some of the greatest movies the sci-fi action genre has ever seen. Could his role as an emotionless killing machine be played by anyone else, at least with such cold believability?...

Over the years, the portrayal of fictional and non-fictional worlds in TV shows and films is getting better and better. Hiring popular actors has also become more common these days. Both of these things obviously mean the budget for providing the audience with a well-portrayed on-screen narrative is also increasing. It’s interesting to note that these days, it’s not hard to compare a well-produced TV show to a well-produced film, which historically speaking, was not possible....

Despite five nominations in the category, Alfred Hitchcock never won the Academy Award for Best Director. In 1990, Kevin Costner stunned the world as his Dances With Wolves beat Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas (1990) for Best Picture and Best Director both. However, perhaps the biggest snub in Oscar history materialized in 1942. Honoring the best movies and filmmakers of 1941, this was the 14th Academy Awards ceremony since its inception in 1929....

The latest look at the upcoming Marvel sequel Thor: Love and Thunder offers another glimpse at Natalie Portman’s return as Jane Foster, who this time will be undertaking her own superhero persona as The Mighty Thor. Coming courtesy of Marvel Studios, the image also gives us another look at Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, now the king of New Asgard. Marvel Studios Sat atop thrones and looking all kinds of serious, The Mighty Thor and New Asgard’s king cut a regal figure....

Several factors were behind the worldwide phenomenon that was Titanic’s premiere in 1997. On one hand, its success was due to combining the harsh story of a real-life shipwreck that killed so many people along with the tragic tale of two lovers who could not get their happy ending, which managed to convey the emotional impact of the tragedy to the audience. And, on the other, contributing to its success was casting Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as lead actors, two performers whose careers were on the rise, and who had even been nominated for Academy Awards....

Todd McFarlane made a huge splash in the comic book world in the early-90’s, and went on to get even more notice with his original superhero creation, Spawn. The character has been adapted to both film and television with varied success, but now, McFarlane has revealed to IESB that the demonic hero may be appearing in film again soon. McFarlane, who was caught at the Tempe, Arizona premiere for Wolverine, revealed that he has not one, not two, but five separate offers on the table for a new Spawn film (hopefully one that will make us forget the earlier Spawn fiasco)....

Tom Felton recently opened up about his failed audition for Hitchcock, the 2012 biopic that starred Anthony Hopkins. The Harry Potter alum told the Happy Sad Confused podcast that even before his audition, “he knew he wasn’t right for the role.” Felton had never even seen Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, and the biopic revolved around the making of the classic horror film. Felton, who is British, recalled meeting actress Anna Faris at the audition, as she was also up for a role in the film:...

Top Gun: Maverick has proved to be more than just a nostalgic trip back to the 80s, wowing critics and audiences and becoming on the biggest movies of the year. While the movie hasn’t rested on its nostalgic laurels, director Joseph Kosinski revealed in a recent interview that the most emotional moment making the movie did come from its biggest nostalgic pivot: the reunion of Tom Cruise’s Maverick and Val Kilmer’s Iceman....

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger already has a number of projects on his plate, just a few months removed from his governor post. Now it seems he may be adding one more movie to his slate with a possible sequel to the 1988 comedy Twins. It seems Arnold Schwarzenegger, his Twins co-star Danny DeVito and director Ivan Reitman have all kept in touch over the years, and it seems Universal Pictures came to them with the idea....

The Walking Dead has added another Whisperer for Season 9 of the hit AMC show. Sons of Anarchy star Ryan Hurst has joined the cast as the villainous Beta in a recurring role. The casting news comes after it was revealed over the weekend that Cassady McClincy is taking on the role of Alpha’s daughter Lydia. Alpha is the leader of the Whisperers who will be played by Samantha Morton in the upcoming Season 9 of The Walking Dead....

The Walking Dead ratings just hit a six-year low. Make no mistake, The Walking Dead is still a huge show for AMC, but during the past couple of seasons, the network has seen ratings decline as some viewers are clearly growing tired of the show’s current storyline. Negan may have worn out his welcome. The latest episode from The Walking Dead season 8, The Big Scary U, was the lowest rated episode since season 2....

We now have the third and fourth parts of the 24 Season 7 premiere, which you can watch right now below! Set in Washington, D.C., Day Seven opens with CTU dismantled and Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) on trial. Bauer’s day takes an unexpected turn when former colleague Tony Meida (Carlos Bernard) returns after being presumed dead. Meanwhile, President Allison Taylor (Cherry Jones) leads the country alongside White House Chief of Staff Ethan Kanin (Bob Gunton) and First Gentleman Henry Taylor (Colm Feore)....

The harrowing retelling of infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer through Netflix’s Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has captured the eyes and ears of many people throughout the United States. In the ten-episode limited series, which began streaming on September 21, 2022, viewers follow along as Dahmer slowly falls into a corrupt and twisted persona, shaping him into a cold and calculated murderous madman. Just like how the real-life events unfolded, Prospect Films (the makers behind Scream Queens and The Politician) thankfully brings the dramatized saga to the same conclusion....

Jane Campion’s 8th feature, The Power of the Dog, is exquisitely crafted and framed, executed by a filmmaker at her fiercest, most razor-sharp, and unforgiving. Campion (The Piano, Bright Star, Top of the Lake) was 16, traveling much with her family when her father got them a 16 mm camera one day. She was instantly fascinated by it and borrowed the little machine as much as possible. At art school, Campion was making super 8 mm movies following chapters in a textbook, and due to having had the “training” with 16 mm, she immediately felt she had confidence and an edge to her work....

Ron Howard’s adaptation of “The Da Vinci Code” is not nearly the disaster or deserving of the critical drubbing it received at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. It is a better than average popcorn film that runs a bit long. Clocking in at two and a half hours, the film is overly faithful to the book. It loses the suspense that builds with the frenetic pace of the novel. Corners could have been cut to tighten up the pacing, but it’s obvious the filmmakers did not want to offend the legions of rabid book fans....

Get ready for more quirky indie fun on DVD. The Darjeeling Limited is coming to DVD on February 26. The DVD will be priced at $26.98. The film stars Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman. In director Wes Anderson’s The Darjeeling Limited, three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other – to become brothers again like they used to be....

You can bring home the record-breaking comedy hit of the summer on DVD and Blu-ray this December. The Hangover will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 15. The film will be released in a single-disc theatrical edition ($28.98 SRP), a two-disc Extended Cut edition with seven additional minutes of footage ($34.99 SRP) and a Blu-ray Extended Cut edition ($35.99 SRP). The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham and Justin Bartha....

The Last of Us is finally getting its live-action adaptation next month with the arrival of HBO’s TV series, but this was not the first attempt at adapting Joel and Ellie’s story. Previously, game creator Neil Druckmann had partnered up with Evil Dead helmer Sam Raimi to reimagine The Last of Us as a feature film at Screen Gems. Raimi was on board to produce the movie and co-writ the script with Druckmann, and according to the rumor mill, Bruce Campbell and Maisie Williams were eyed for the starring roles....

The Plot Paramount Pictures The relationship between Loretta Sage and Alan Caprison lies at the center of The Lost City storyline: “We just feel like it’s a great escape, like the movies that we grew up on when we were young, like ‘Raiders’ and ‘Romancing the Stone’ where it just feels like a joyful fun escape from life. And I hope it’s that for you.” The Lost City is a much welcomed big-screen adventure comedy in the midst of more serious storylines, which have since recently taken a prominent place on the big-screen....

Anchor Bay is a lot of Mario Bava to share! In a story from Video Watchdog, they offer up a technical breakdown of all the titles in Anchor Bay’s upcoming April 3 release of The Mario Bava Collection. Here they are your perusal: Black Sabbath / The Three Faces Of Fear DVD Features: Featurette: Mark Damon interview Tim Lucas audio commentary International & US trailers TV Spots Poster and Stills gallery...