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Filmmaker David Fincher’s otherwise spotless filmography is marred by a single black mark, the 1992 sci-fi movieAlien 3. Fincher has been quite vocal about his bad experience making the movie due to the studio, 20th Century Fox’s interference. In a recent interview, Fincher explained how his new movieMankreflects his personal nightmarish battles with the studio system while makingAlien 3. “Once I had gone to Pinewood for two years and had been through a situation where I was a hired gun to make a library title for a multinational, vertically integrated media conglomerate, I had a different view of how writers and directors needed to work....

Viewership for the93rd Annual Academy Awardsset a new record low when it was broadcast on ABC on Sunday night, continuing a long trend of declining ratings that’s plagued the Oscars for years. The televised event - which included awards given to Anthony Hopkins for Best Actor, Frances McDormand for Best Actress, andNomadlandfor Best Picture - saw a drop of about 58% in its audience since last year’s Oscars, the new all-time low in Academy Awards history....

How does a TV series become a beloved cult classic? While it is not something you can necessarily predict, with time being the determining factor, a dedicated fandom that champions a series that has yet to make it into the mainstream is a good indicator of where a show may land in the coming years. An originalPrime Videoseries has such indications that it may become a future cult classic:Overcompensating. Whilecult status is great for legacy, it often means the show in question doesn’t get enough attention on release....

Sony has released theSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Versescript online. Marvel fans can either download or read the entire 132-page script direct, and relive the movie while getting a wealth of background information that moviegoers might not have noticed watching it for the first time. It shows just how much detail went into making the groundbreaking animated film and how much the creative team had to work together in an effort to make sure that everything worked out bringing the story from the page to the big screen....

Netflix took notice of the immense success ofRed Noticeand now it seems like the streamer wants plenty more where that came from.Deadlinereports that two sequels have entered development month after the original was released. Reportedly, the plan is to shoot both movies back to back sometime in 2023. Netflix hasn’t provided an official comment on the report. Original writer-director Rawson Marshall Thurber has begun writing the new installments, and word is the plan is also to bring back the three lead stars from the first movie: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Gal Gadot, and Ryan Reynolds....

The Jackasses are back at it again, for their fourth theatrical installment,Jackass 4, and while it was reported back in December that Steve-O and Johnny Knoxville were both hospitalized on day two of shooting, Steve-O shared a video Friday of his “most embarrassing trip to the hospital”. Now, if you’re familiar with their work, that is saying something. Steve-O goes on to horrify us with the details, “My ear canal is filled with dog sh*t and it came with such force that I’ve done serious damage to the middle of my ear....

To say that it has been a brutal year for the movie business would be a dramatic understatement. Theaters have mostly been shut down in the U.S. since mid-March, with drive-ins keeping the industry afloat. Yet, with the arrival ofUnhinged, the new thriller starring Russell Crowe, the domestic box office is officially back with its first real signs of life in months. The movie easily won the weekend, besting whatever competition is out there, which is still largely smaller releases and old favorites....

Months before Donald Trump secured a second Presidential term, theSebastian Stan-ledThe Apprenticepremiered at Cannes. Stan stars as Trump in Ali Abassa’s biopic that follows the US President’s early career as a real estate businessman in 1970s and 1980s New York City, focusing on his relationship with influential and controversial attorney Roy Cohn, who later became Trump’s mentor. Right from the start, the film sparked its share of criticism from Trump critics (who argued the movie humanized Trump) and the divisive President and his camp, alike....

There is no fandom quite like that which surrounds theStar Warsfranchise. Most people don’t truly get excited for a movie until a trailer, or at least a few set photos arrive, but notStar Warsfans. When Disney and Lucasfilm finally announced thatStar Wars 8is officially titledStar Wars: The Last Jedilast week, the internet went crazy and speculation about what that title could mean has been a big topic of discussion. A new theory poses that the identity of “the last Jedi” may not be so obvious....

The CW has released a new trailer forSupernaturalseason 15. All good things must come to an end, evenSupernatural. Viewers have been following the Winchesters for 15 years as they cross the lonely and mysterious back roads of the country in beloved Impala as they hunt down evil forces. But season 15 is set to be the last ride for Sam and Dean, with the final run of episodes coming our way in October....

Many fans have long been rooting forTaron Egertonto be cast as Wolverine in theMarvel Cinematic Universe, but according to the actor himself, that potential casting is no longer possible. For the past two decades, Hugh Jackman has been synonymous with Wolverine after playing the role in theX-Menfranchise along as his own solo spinoffs. He’ll be back in that role once again for the upcoming sequelDeadpool 3, so fans haven’t seen the last of Jackman’s Logan just yet....

It’s not TV, it’sHBO. If this is theGolden Age of television. That would make HBO the crown jewel of all the networks. For decades, HBO has given us countless series that have put their marks on history.Tony Sopranoreinvented the Mafia story, while Larry David showed us how to makea hit improvisational comedy series. HBO has not lost its edge in any way. It’s still pumping out classics every year. Among its collection are shows that are so good they live in our hearts forever....

Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux) and his family relocate from New Jersey to a small town in Texas in the new trailer and poster forSeason 2of HBO’sThe Leftovers, courtesy ofTV Line. The first season ofThe Leftoverswas based on Tom Perrotta’s bestselling novel of the same name. In the second season, the show expands on the novel’s original concept of The Rapture, continuing to explore the ways ordinary people react to inexplicable events....