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Francis Ford Coppola’s Long-Awaited Megalopolis Will Star Adam Driver And Nathalie Emmanuel Wake up, babe, a new Francis Ford Coppola movie is officially inbound! It goes without saying that the legendary figure will forever remain one of our most storied filmmakers, contributing multiple classics to the medium over the decades and casting an incredibly long shadow that has influenced countless individuals — both filmmakers and fans alike. At the same time, Coppola himself might not even recognize our current industry as the same one that enabled him to accomplish everything that he did....

Geek Deal: Alien Anthology Blu-Ray Collection For Only $19.49 We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Amazon’s Gold Box Deal of the Day today is for the awesomeAlien AnthologyBlu-rayCollection. Normally $100 msrp, this set is on sale for only$19.49. If you don’t own this set, now is a better time than any. The six disc set includes Alien, Aliens, Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection, along with director cuts and a ton of special features (you can find a full listing after the jump....

Gotham Awards Go Gaga For ‘Marriage Story’, Awarding It Best Picture, Best Actor And More TheGotham Awardswere held last night, awarding some of the best films of the year, withMarriage Storycoming out on top. TheNoah Baumbach-directed Netflix film landed multiple awards, while some other notable films – likeThe Farewell– took home prizes as well. We’re headed into awards season now, and while some of the titles recognized by the Gotham Awards will no doubt get Oscar attention, this isn’t a clear indication of how the Oscars will shape up....

Jennifer Morrison Steps Behind The Camera To Make Her Directorial Debut With Netflix’s ‘Sun Dogs’ [Interview] Jennifer Morrisonhas spent half of her life in front of the camera. She has spent half of her career on TV. But with her directorial debutSun Dogs, Morrison is stepping out of both of her comfort zones. Which is why it’s amazing how easily she settles into her role behind the camera.Sun Dogs(streaming now on Netflix), a cheery and offbeat family drama that follows a naive do-gooder in post-9/11 America, is Morrison’s first feature film, but the formerHouseandOnce Upon a Timestar has already established a distinct visual identity....

Keanu Reeves Confirms He’s Met With Marvel And Kevin Feige Tonight at 3:00 A.M. eastern time, the fourth movie in the Matrix saga, “The Matrix Resurrections,” will land on HBO Max and we’re guessing it’s going to be the thing that officially crashes the internet. Those wishing to not have their experience interrupted by server errors can always head to their local cineplex, where they will have to decide whether to take the Blue Pill (“Matrix”) or the Red Pill (“Spider-Man: No Way Home,” probably for the third time already)....

Kevin Smith-Produced Horror ‘Miss December’ Hits VOD November 1 Kevin Smithdoesn’t have a lot of directorial efforts on his upcoming slate — in fact, he says he’s retiring from directing — but as a producer he’s keeping very busy indeed. One of the projects coming up for his Smodcast Pictures label isMiss December, formerly known asCalendar Girl, which is due out later this week. TheDerek Lindeman-directed film explores the horrific side of romance, or perhaps it’s the romantic side of horror, through the tale of a serial killer who’s been picking off one woman per month....

Kevin Williamson To Script Remake Of The Bedroom Window Between Screams 4 And 5 We’re in the current of a raging river ofKevin Williamsonat the moment, withScream 4news popping up almost every day and his new TV seriesThe Vampire Diaries– which I’ve yet to see any of, being in the UK – proving to be a fairly strong performer. It’s just like 1998 all over again whenScream 2was giving way to hype forScream 3andDawson’s Creekwas clogging up the pages of TV Guide....

Looks Like Lionsgate Won’t Be Acquiring STX After All The game of chess that is the movie business just moved some pieces around the board, with one merger off the table and another one now having a clear path to completion. As we previously reported, Lionsgate, the studio behind “John Wick” and “Knives Out,” had been looking toacquire indie studio STX Entertainment, of “Hustlers” and “Bad Moms” fame. They swooped in after The Najafi Companies, a private investment firm, announced a deal to acquire the studio back in December....

Mark Hamill Thought He Was Going To Throw Up While Seeing Star Wars For The First Time One of my favorite things about"Star Wars: A New Hope"is that the hero’s journey by Luke Skywalker is not all that different fromMark Hamill’s. If you fly through Hamill’s early filmography, you’ll see mostly random television appearances, and then there it is, like a moon appearing right smack in front of you when coming out of light speed....

Marty Sklar, Legendary Imagineer And Walt Disney’s Right-Hand Man, Dies At 83 Marty Sklar, the legendary Imagineer who learned his craft by working directly under Walt Disney, has passed away at the age of 83. If you’ve ever enjoyed a Disney theme park, you’ve enjoyed the work of this bonafide Disney Legend, who worked on many iconic attractions and oversaw the design and development of numerous theme parks all over the world....

Michael Mann On ‘Joker’: “I Love This Movie” People can’t stop talking aboutJoker,Todd Phillips' dark, violent origin story for the Clown Prince of Crime. As we head into awards season, you may expect the film to continue to be at the forefront of entertainment news as Warner Bros. pushes for awards glory. There was a private screening for the film in LA recently, and legendary directorMichael Mannwas supposed to be on hand to interview Phillips....

Movies Like Dazed And Confused That Comedy Fans Will Love When “Dazed and Confused” came out in September 1993, it barely made an impact, commercially or critically. It cost about $7 million to make andearned $8 million back— that’s not exactly a bomb, but certainly a disappointment. But over the course of the next few years, it would slowly grow in estimation until it became what it is today, a coming-of-age cult classic and one ofthe most highly regarded high school filmsof all time....

New Documentary To Examine George Miller’s Aborted ‘Justice League’ Movie Way back in 2007,George Millerwas set to directJustice League Mortalfor Warner Bros. He got as far as casting, withArmie Hammer(Batman),D.J. Cotrona(Superman),Megan Gale(Wonder Woman),Adam Brody(The Flash), andCommon(Green Lantern) set for the main roles, before things fell apart. Warner Bros. now has other plans forJustice League, as we’ve extensively covered here. But with the recent success ofMad Max: Fury Road, people are wondering once again about the George MillerJustice Leaguemovie that never was....