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Now Stream This: A George Romero Classic, Christopher Nolan’s First Great Movie, And More (Welcome toNow Stream This, a column dedicated to the best movies streaming on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and every other streaming service out there.)Put your I HEART STREAMING shirts on, it’s time for another edition of Now Stream This, where I scour a plethora of streaming services in search of the perfect film for you to beam right into your living room....

Paramount Getting Ready For ‘Star Trek 4’ Paramount would like you to boldly go where you have already gone before: back to your local multiplex for anotherStar Trekmovie. AsJustin Lin’sStar Trek Beyondsails toward its summer 2016 release, the studio is reportedly getting its ducks in a row forStar Trek 4, as thenextnext installment of the sci-fi saga will be referred to for the time being. Trek Moviereports Paramount Pictures has registered the titleStar Trek 4with the MPAA....

Paul Feig To Direct Mommy Blogger Murder Mystery ‘A Simple Favor’ Starring Anna Kendrick & Blake Lively Paul Feighas been working in comedy for more than twenty years. Now the man behindFreaks and Geeks,Bridesmaids, and the criminally underseen Melissa McCarthy filmSpyis jumping genres – he’ll next direct a murder mystery calledA Simple Favorthat currently hasAnna Kendrick(Pitch Perfect) andBlake Lively(The Shallows) in talks to star.The Tracking Boardfirst reported the news of everyone’s involvement with this one....

Read About All The New Scenes In ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Extended Edition Tuesday brings the Blu-ray release ofThe Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyExtended Edition. Ever sinceThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, directorPeter Jacksonhas been releasing one version of each of his Tolkien films theatrically, reserving a longer version for DVD. In the case of theLord of the Ringsfilms, when one book equalled one movie, the extra few time helped flesh out the stories and improved already fantastic films....

Salma Hayek Was A Finalist For ‘The Matrix,’ But Wasn’t Down For The Whole “Running” Thing The MatrixturnedKeanu Reevesinto an iconic action star, but another actress was almost slow-motion kicking alongside him instead ofCarrie-Anne Moss. While making the publicity rounds for the action comedy sequelThe Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard,Salma Hayekrevealed that she was one of four finalists in consideration for the role of Trinity inThe Matrix. So why didn’t she get the part?...

Sequel Bits: ‘Transformers 4’, ‘Tron 3’, ‘Hot Tub Time Machine 2’, ‘The Raid 2’ There’s a lot to look at in today’s Sequel Bits, including concept art forG.I. Joe: Retaliationand a bloody new image fromThe Raid 2: Berandal. Also after the jump: I think I’m two weeks away from getting the draft. This is a story we’ve been working on since 2009, so that’s four years now. I’m really excited about the idea that we have for it....

Seth Rogen And Evan Goldberg Board ‘Console Wars,’ The Story Of Sega Vs. Nintendo We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The guys behindThis is the Endare taking on Nintendo.Seth RogenandEvan Goldberghave been tapped to adapt and direct a film based on the new bookConsole Warsby Blake Harris. The book tells the story of a small, upstart company named Sega and how it took on the juggernaut Nintendo during the late Eighties and early Nineties....

Sexy Beast Writer Pens The Princess' Gangster Louis Mellis, one half of the writing team behindSexy Beastand44 Inch Chest(currently in limited release in the US) has been tapped to writeThe Princess' Gangster, about the reported affair betweenPrincess Margaret, younger sister of England’s Queen Elizabeth II, and charismatic actor/tough guyJohn Bindon. It was tabloid stuff decades ago when Bindon claimed to have slept with the Princess, who had already been linked to a couple of other affairs....

The ‘Uncharted’ Movie Loses Director Dan Trachtenberg Like an ancient artifact or a lost city, the film adaptation of the popularUnchartedvideo game series continues to prove elusive. DirectorDan Trachtenberghas departed the film eight monthsafter he signed on, making him the latest in a long line of filmmakers to abandon this expedition. Deadlinebroke the news. Specific details about Trachtenberg’s departure remain unknown, but this is the second high-profile shake-up for Sony Pictures in a row....

The Best Movies Leaving Netflix In September 2016 While next month will see a number of great movies arriving on Netflix, it will also see more than a few must-see films vanish. Here are the movies leaving Netflix in September 2016 that you need to catch before they’re gone. The Bridge on the River Kwai Nobody wants to admit it, but let’s face it: sometimes you look at older movies, at undisputed classics, and see them as homework....

The Best Movies You Probably Haven’t Seen That Were Directed By Actors We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. (Welcome toThe Best Movies You’ve Never Seen, a series that takes a look at slightly more obscure, under-the-radar, or simply under-appreciated movies. In this edition we take a look at some lesser-known movies directed by actors.) The big film hitting screens this weekend is a horror film starring and directed byJohn Krasinski, and whileA Quiet Placeis neither the first nor the last movie to be directed by an actor it’s definitely the most recent....

The End Of An Era: Blockbuster Video Closing All Remaning Stores Blockbuster Videokilled the mom and pop video store, and now technology has finally killed Blockbuster Video. After slowly but steadily closing down locations for the better part of a decade, the company announced Wednesday it is finally going to close the final 300 locations by early 2014, and discontinue its rental-by-mail system by the end of 2013. The brand will remain, however, offering movies digitally....

The New ‘DuckTales’ Casts A Bunch Of Actors You Probably Really Like I’ve been very curious about Disney XD’s upcoming revival ofDuckTalesfor close to a year now, ever since theyrevealed the show’s terrific art styleandteased imagerythatsuggests an adventurous tone. While I enjoyed the original cartoon as a youngster, it’s Carl Banks' original Donald Duck comics that shine brightly for me these days – if the new show can capture the spirit of those stories, it may count me among its fans....