The ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Revival Is Not Moving Forward At Disney+ Hey now, hey now, this isnotwhat dreams are made of. The Disney+Lizzie McGuirerevival, which was set to featureHilary Duffreprising her role as everyone’s favorite fourth wall-breaking Disney Channel teen, is officially dead after the search for a new showrunner turned up empty following the firing of creator and revival showrunnerTerri Minsky. Hilary Duff confirmed inan Instagram announcementon Wednesday that theLizzie McGuirerevival is not moving forward at Disney+....

The ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Score Does Something Surprising With A Signature John Williams Theme This weekend’s release ofSolo: A Star Wars Storyhas one huge surprise that will blow fans away (and if you already know what we’re talking about,you can read more about it over herebut beware of spoilers!). ButSoloalso has another tidbit that might go unnoticed. Or if you did notice it, you might not have realized how odd it was....

The Akira Connection You Might Have Missed In Uncut Gems Josh and Benny Safdie’s “Uncut Gems” captures a strange sort of anxiety, the type of nervousness that arrives wheneverythingis feeling generally comfortable. That’s probably because the film follows the gambling addiction of Howard Ratner, played byAdam Sandler, whose debts continuously undercut any successful bets he wins. The soundtrack — a dreamy yet agitated collage of distorted synths, frantic drum pads, and eerily artificial-sounding choir voices — captures that ever-present underlying dread....

The Best Comic Book Movies Of All Time Every week, we attempt to answer a new pop culture related question. This week’s edition of/Answersasks the following: Which is your favorite comic book movie adaptation? And when we say comic book movies, we don’t just mean superhero movies. Every movie based on a comic is up for grabs, includingScott Pilgrim,Persepolis,A History of Violence,American Splendor,Ghost World,Men in Black,Dredd,The Rocketeer,Hellboy,Sin City,V For Vendetta,Road To Perdition,300,Snowpiercer, and more....

The Best TV Shows And Movies Coming To Amazon Prime Video In April 2021 There are a handful of TV shows and movies coming to Amazon Prime Video in April 2021 that we’re excited about, includingTom Clancy’s Without RemorsestarringMichael B. Jordan, andLena Waithe’s anthology seriesTHEM, and a new comedy show calledFrank of Irelandstarring and written byBrianandDomhnall Gleeson. But there are plenty of older films and shows coming to the streamer as well, so read on for some of our recommendations so you don’t spend half an hour aimlessly clicking through options next time you want to watch something....

The Man From Toronto Trailer: Kevin Hart & Woody Harrelson Are Teaming Up, Like It Or Not You’ve seen Kevin Hart team up with Ice Cube in the “Ride Along” films, Dwayne Johnson in “Central Intelligence” and the “Jumanji” movies, Will Ferrell in “Get Hard,” and Josh Gad in “The Wedding Ringer.” Now, get ready to see Hart to team up with Woody Harrelson in “The Man From Toronto,” an action-comedy from Patrick Hughes, director of “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” and “Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard....

The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers Season 2 Replaces Emilio Estevez With Josh Duhamel The Mighty Ducks have found their new hockey coach. Late last year, we heard that Emilio Estevez wasnot returning for the second seasonof “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers,” the Disney+ series led by Lauren Graham that serves as a streaming revival of the popular ’90s sports-movie franchise. Wishful thinking had some fans hoping that, in Estevez’s absence, Joshua Jackson might return to reprise his role as a grown version of Charlie Conway from the original 1992 “Mighty Ducks” film....

The Morning Watch: The Ghosts And VFX Of ‘Ghostbusters’, The Origin Of “Oh Yeah” From ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, watch a vintage featurette on the making of the ghosts, monsters, and visual effects of the originalGhostbusters....

The Morning Watch: VFX Artists React To Pan’s Labyrinth, ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ With Lightsabers & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, watch as visual effects artists react toPan’s Labyrinth, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl, and more....

The Needle Scene In Pulp Fiction Was Actually Filmed Backwards — Here’s Why Love him or hate him, Quentin Tarantino is one of the most influential figures in cinematic history. His trademark style and filmmaking techniques have boosted him to a level of auteurship, with an artistic expression combining wit, profanity, sex, pop culture references, gratuitous feet shots, and ultra violence. Tarantino’s1994 masterwork, “Pulp Fiction,” is perhaps his style in its most streamlined form, and still remains as his arguably most popular film....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Surf’s Up’ Is A Radical Wave Of Animated Mockumentary Comedy (Welcome toThe Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie:Surf’s UpWhere You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: Cody, a Rockhopper penguin, journeys from his home in Shiverpool, Antarctica, to take part in the Big Z Memorial Surf-Off on beautiful Pen Gu Island. Young Cody is determined to win the most important competition in the world of penguin surfing in honor of “Big Z,” a deceased surfing legend whom he has idolized since childhood....

This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: Paranormal Activity, 9, Jennifer’s Body, A Perfect Getaway, And More We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This Week in DVD & Blu-ray is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD and Blu-ray releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s.PARANORMAL ACTIVITY Costing only $15,000 to make, Paranormal Activity makes up for what it lacks in budget with pure ingenuity....

Tom Pelphrey Wouldn’t Change A Word Of This Ozark Scene (And Neither Would We) There’s a five-minute-long scene nestled in the heart of crime drama “Ozark” that includes some of the best acting I’ve witnessed in recent memory. In it, Tom Pelphrey’s character — bipolar, newly unmedicated Ben — sits in the back of a taxi and feels his way through some heavy, heartfelt thoughts. It’s a stunner of a sequence that shows Ben lament hypothetical tragedies he wakes up every day thinking about, and empathizing so deeply with strangers that tears start to spill from his eyes....