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A rebellious Iranian-American woman clashes with her strict and unforgiving mother but comes to understand they are very much alike.The Persian Version, winner of the Audience and Waldo Salt Screenwriting Awards at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, uses fantasy elements and highly stylized filmmaking techniques to tell a powerful narrative. It isa clash of culture, values, andidentity for immigrantstrying to find their place in two vastly different countries over several decades....

Jumanji 3has wrapped shooting, as confirmed by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson with a final goodbye video and several cast images. The wrestler turned actor had previously shared a video from the set as filming came to a close, alongside his co-star Kevin Hart. Johnson has now shared an official, final photo of everyone walking off into the Sunset, and the action icon has made it clear that production is finished, with the sequel due in theaters later this year....

New images fromThe Walking Deadseason 10 feature Thora Birch as Gamma. AMC released a new trailer for the upcoming season at San Diego Comic-Con last weekend and it looks like they’re turning up the heat. It was also revealed that theAmerican Beautyactress had been cast as Gamma, who has been described as a sentry for The Whisperers who has become an acolyte of Alpha. The two new images feature Birch’s Gamma with and without the gruesome Whisperer mask....

TheToronto International Film Festivalis one of the most influential festivals in the movie industry, with its 47th edition taking place this year from September 8 to 18.TIFF, well-known for its ability to generate “Oscar buzz” among many other things, is an event intended to transform the way people see the world through film, which is why this festival has been a platform forinnovative and groundbreaking productionsof all kinds featuring some of the industry’s most celebrated filmmakers and actors....

Last week marked the 60th anniversary ofThe Return of The King’s first publication,J.R.R. Tolkien’s final novel in his belovedLord of the Ringsnovel trilogy. Just a few days after this anniversary passed,Blackwell’s Rare Booksin Oxford made a surprising discovery, a map of Middle Earth with handwritten annotations from author J.R.R. Tolkien himself. The map was found in illustratorPauline Bynes' copy ofThe Lord of the Rings, who had worked with the author on a color map of Middle Earth that was published in 1970....

Today marks the first day of work for theTransformerswriters' room, which just finalized its lineup earlier today with the addition ofDaredevil’s Steven S. DeKnight. He will be joined byRobert Kirkman(The Walking Dead),Art Marcum&Matt Holloway(Iron Man),Zak Penn(Pacific Rim 2),Jeff Pinkner(The Amazing Spider-Man 2),Andrew BarrerandGabriel Ferrari(Ant-Man),Christina Hodson,Lindsey Beer,Ken Nolan(Black Hawk Down) andGeneva Robertson-Dorsett. We reported last week that theTransformers writerswill all be responsible for writing a treatment and pitching their story to the producers, and if each of them are approved, this means we could be getting at least a dozen newTransformersmovies....

The Walking Deadmid-season premiere finally has our heroes back on offense.Rock in the Roadis the official start of therebellion against the Saviors. The episode begins with Father Gabriel (Seth Gilliam) on watch. He makes his security rounds through the dark streets. Suddenly we see him nervous and hurried. He goes to the pantry, collects all of the remaining food and weapons. He fuels a car. As he gets in to drive away, a shadowy figure pops up in the passenger seat....

After a two-month holiday hiatus,The Walking Deadreturned with the mid-season premiereRock In the Roadlast night, to kick off this season’s stretch of the final eight episodes. Shortly after the episode aired, AMC released a preview and clip from next week’s episode,New Best Friends, along with a clip fromRock In the Roadfeaturing last night’s most talked-about scene. If you haven’t watched last night’s episode yet, there will be SPOILERS below, so read on at your own risk....

Childish Gambinotook the stage at the 2018 Grammy Awards to perform his hit song “Terrified” to an enthusiastic crowd. Towards the end of the song, a boy took the stage to duet with Donald Glover, and tore the roof off of the building. The internet exploded trying to figure out who the boy was and now we finally know the answer. Fittingly, Donald Glover brought up 10-year old J.D. McCrary who is playing the younger version of Simba in Disney’s live-action remake ofThe Lion King....

HBO has released a mysterious new teaser for Westworld season 3. Instead of the familiar faces we have seen in the previous two season, we’re introduced to a new shady tech company. It’s more of a commercial for this new company Incite. What does Incite do? Well, it seems they do just about everything and are here to take care of whatever problems we may have in our lives, including climate change and finding jobs....

After all of the speculating, waiting and preparation,Infinity Waris finally here. If you’ve seen the movie, you know that the word epic barely begins to cover it. ThisMarvel Cinematic Universeentry has a lot going on and there is a lot to consider now when thinking about the future of the MCU. Specifically, we need to talk about that post-credit scene. Warning:major spoilers aheadforAvengers: Infinity War, so if you haven’t seen it and don’t want to have the surprises revealed, then turn back now....

While Darth Vader’s shadow loomed large overThe Force Awakens, Kylo Ren is much more interested in ForceTiming withReyinThe Last Jedithan he is confiding in his grandfather. There aren’t many signs of the old Sith lord in the latestStar Warschapter. And where Vader’s helmet was a prominent fixture in the 2015 franchise restarter, we never get to see it in this new adventure. So, where is Darth Vader’s charred and melted helmet anyway?...

Representing both the start of the summer movie season and Marvel Phase 3,Captain America: Civil Warhits theaters this weekend, in what’s expected to be a massive debut. The superhero adventure has already gotten off to a great start overseas, taking in $200.2 million while opening in 37 international market, although many key territories are yet to come like China, Russia, Italy and Argentina.Box office prognosticatorshave been predicting a debut in the range of $175 million to $200 million forCaptain America: Civil War, but it may just open higher than that....