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Now Stream This: ‘Raging Bull’, ‘High Life’, ‘Face/Off’, ‘Ghost World’, ‘Hot Rod’, ‘Frida’, ‘Monty Python And The Holy Grail’, 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.) In this edition of Now Stream This, we have the first team-up of Scorsese, De Niro and Pesci; Robert Pattinson getting freaky in space; John Travolta and Nicolas Cage swapping faces; Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson navigating the weird world of being a teenager; Ben Stiller getting dramatic; a quest for the Holy Grail; a guy with pins in his head; and a contortionist clown from another dimension....

Our Flag Means Death Has Pilfered Book Of Boba Fett’s Throne As The Most In-Demand New Series Yes, your favorite bounty hunter has been dethroned. “The Book of Boba Fett” had held on to the top spot of “Most In-Demand New Series” for three weeks since its Disney+ premiere, but now has been overtaken by the HBO Max period romantic comedy, “Our Flag Means Death,” as per a report byThe Wrap....

The 12 Biggest Oscar Snubs And Surprises Of 2015, From ‘Selma’ To ‘Inherent Vice’ We expect the annual announcement of Academy Awards nominations to come with a healthy set of surprises, and usually a few snubs for films that arguably deserve to be in the final round of contention for one of the biggest arts awards in the world. This year’s set of snubs was more pronounced than most, with a set of nominations that ignores the diversity of great filmmakers and films that hit theaters in 2014....

The King’s Man Star Harris Dickinson Reveals What Soldiers Really Wore Under Their Kilts [Exclusive] Director Matthew Vaughn’s"The King’s Man"is the third film in the ever-expanding “Kingsman” franchise, and the first spin-off and prequel. The film’s star-studded cast includes Harris Dickinson, who plays Conrad Oxford, the son of Orlando Oxford (Ralph Fiennes), and Dickinson recently made time for an interview with /Film’s Jeff Ewing, where he revealed that production on “The King’s Man” saw himrunning through No Man’s Land in a kilt....

The Lost Daughter Trailer: Olivia Colman Stars In Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Haunting Directorial Debut “Don’t let it break, peel it like a snake.” Written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Lost Daughter” is adapted from Elena Ferrante’s novel of the same name. The film stars Best Actress Oscar winner Olivia Colman (“The Favourite”) in the lead role as Leda Caruso, a woman who foments a growing obsession with a mother and daughter she sees while on vacation....

Tim Burton’s Netflix Series About Wednesday Addams Casts Jenna Ortega In Lead Role Wednesdayhas found its Wednesday.Jenna Ortega(The Babysitter: Killer Queen) will star as Wednesday Addams in the upcoming live-action Netflix series directed byTim Burton. The series will follow an older Wednesday Addams than the one we’re used to, as she enrolls at Nevermore Academy and has to deal with supernatural mysteries. Burton will direct all eight episodes of the series....

Todd Phillips Is Now Open To A ‘Joker’ Sequel, But Only If It Has “Thematic Resonance” From the outset,Todd Phillipswas determined to not direct aJokersequel. Phillips made it clear that he only directed the wildly successful film as a standalone feature, with no plans to continue the story of the Batman rogue. But following the massive box office success ofJoker, which is expected to clear $1 billion worldwide by the end of the week, Phillips may be starting to change his thinking on coming back for aJokersequel....

Tron Legacy’s Joseph Kosinski To Direct “Bourne-Style” Sci-Fi Thriller Archangels For Ridley Scott Tron Legacyhasn’t even been completed yet, but that’s not stopping up-and-coming directorJoseph Kosinskifrom setting in place several new projects to keep him busy when he’s done. In addition to hisalready announced remakeofThe Black HoleandOblivion,an adaptationof his graphic novel, he now hasArchangelsin the works, which is described as “a Bourne-style thriller crossed with alien elements”. Learn more after the break....

TV Bits: ‘DMZ’ Adaptation Killed, Roseanne Barr Developing New Sitcom, ‘True Blood’ Renewed For Fifth Season The steady stream of television news continues today with a couple of interesting announcements. After the jump, read about the “near miss” of a television adaptation of Vertigo comic book seriesDMZ, Rosanne Barr’s return to sitcom television, and a fifth-season renewal forTrue Blood. We also had a near miss with setting DMZ up as a television show, at a verrrry respectable network, and its a bit crushing....

Universal Removes Director Carl Erik Rinsch From ‘47 Ronin’ Editing Room? When theKeanu Reevessamurai epic47 Roninwaspushedfrom Fall 2012 to February 2013, some feared that the movie was troubled. The studio denied problems, saying the film needed more time to finish visual effects.Roninwas surprisingly absent from Comic Con, reshoots in full swing, and the release datewas pushed back again(this time to Christmas 2013) which got even more people speculating about troubles between the studio and the commercial filmmaker turned first time feature director....

Will Darth Vader Or Inquisitors Appear In ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season 3? ThetrailerforStar Wars RebelsSeason 3 premiered at Star Wars Celebration Europe 2016, revealing a new villain for our heroes. But withGrand Admiral Thrawnresurrected from Legends back intoStar Warscanon, what does this mean for Darth Vader and his Inquisitors? Will we see the Jedi-turned-Sith leader or his Force-empowered Jedi hunter team of Inquisitors in the third season of the acclaimed Disney XD series?...

Will There Be More Breaking Bad Spin-Offs After Better Call Saul Ends? Who says lightning can’t strike twice? When a “Breaking Bad” spin-off was first announced back in 2013, before the original series had even concluded its brilliant run, few ever envisioned the project becoming as much of a success as it has — especially given its nature as a prequel, which conventional wisdom dictates is usually a narrative dead-end. Instead, Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould have managed to take one of the most cartoonish and immoral characters from “Breaking Bad,” Bob Odenkirk’s Saul Goodman, and craft a heartbreaking story of how he progressively loses chunks of his humanity and leaves him the hollowed-out shell that we loved to hate....

‘Bad Education’ Trailer: Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney, And A Bunch Of Long Island Accents Hey, do you like schools, scandals, and actors doing their best Long Island accents? Then you’re going to want to check outBad Education, a new HBO film featuringHugh JackmanandAllison Janney. Based on a true story,Bad Educationfollows a school superintendent who tried to cover up an embezzlement scandal, with less-than-ideal results. Watch theBad Educationtrailer below. Bad Education Trailer In the early 2000s, school superintendent Frank Tassone ended up getting arrested – a move that shocked everyone who knew the man....