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‘Evil Dead 2’ 4K Trailer Is Ready To Swallow Your Soul Evil DeadandEvil Dead 2are very different films, even if they’re essentially telling the same story.Sam Raimi’s firstEvil Deadis attempting to be a serious horror movie, whileEvil Dead 2slips into slapstick comedy territory. That slapstick angle seems to be the one people remember the most when they think ofEvil Dead, making the sequel the far more prominent film. Now Studio Canal is releasing anEvil Dead 24K Blu-ray in the 4K, and there’s a new trailer ready to swallow your soul....

‘Extraction’ Review: Chris Hemsworth Broods In This Ho-Hum, Non-Stop Shoot ‘Em Up “Sounds like some mythic shit!” So says Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth), the brooding hero ofExtraction, when he’s tasked with his latest job. That’s actually a pretty wordy sentence for Tyler, who spends most of the film grumbling monosyllabically and silently shooting people. Lots and lots of people. In fact,Extractionmight as well be retitledChris Hemsworth Shoots People. Sadly, despite Tyler’s promise of some “mythic shit”,Extractionis little more than a predictable action-thriller – a film that gets by with some admittedly cool shoot outs and fights, but ultimately has nothing on its mind....

‘Frozen’ Getting A Holiday Special In 2017, Heading To Broadway In 2018 When it comes to a huge hit likeFrozen, it should come as no surprise that Disney just won’t let it go (I know, I’m sorry). The House of Mouse has already delivered an animated short calledFrozen Feverthat played withCinderellalast year and there’salready aFrozen 2in the works, but without a release date to look forward to yet. But that’s not all Disney has planned forFrozen....

‘Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2’ Movie Review Note:This review was originally posted on July 10th 2011, but is being republished to coincide with the film’s opening weekend. Fourteen years, seven books, eight movies, billions of dollars in profit and an incalculable amount of affected imaginations all lead up to one point. Numbers might help defineJ.K. Rowling’sHarry Potterfranchise for some, but true fans know that emotion is best way to quantify the impact of the series....

‘Promising Young Woman’ Trailer: Carey Mulligan Takes Revenge On “Nice Guys” Carey Mulliganhas spent her career playing buttoned-up types or damaged ingenues, so it’s exciting to see her unleashed and angry inPromising Young Woman. Mulligan stars in the darkly comic thriller as a traumatized woman who leads a double life taking revenge on self-declared “nice guys” who are actually would-be assaulters. Watch thePromising Young Womantrailer below. Promising Young Woman Trailer Written and directed byKilling Evehead writerEmerald Fennellin her feature directorial debut,Promising Young Womanlooks like it has all the razor-sharp style and feminist rage of the critically acclaimed BBC America series, with the topical issue of sexual assault at its core....

‘Real Steel’/‘I Am Legend’ Author Richard Matheson Shopping 150 Stories, Plays, And Books For Possible Movie Adaptations Richard Mathesonmay not be a name that rings a bell, but chances are you’re familiar with some of his works. Matheson is the author behind the source material for such films asI Am Legend(which has actually spawned three big-screen versions),What Dreams May Come,The Box, and this weekend’s robot boxing pictureReal Steel. Now the writer and his screenwriter son,R....

‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Sweeps The Annie Awards, Winning All 7 Of Its Nominations Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Versehad a superb showing at the 46th AnnualAnnie Awardsthis weekend, sweeping all seven categories in which it was nominated, including Best Animated Feature. With that win,Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Versehas swung to the front of the Oscars Best Animated Feature race, as the Annie Awards winner goes on to win the Academy Award more than 70% of the time....

‘Star Wars’ Just Revealed The Secret Of Darth Vader’s Castle And An Even Worse Death Star Disney CEO Bob Iger recently indicated that production onStar Warsmovieswill be slowing down, but fans will still get their fill of a galaxy far, far away in Lucasfilm’s canonical novels, games, and comic books. Case in point: the pages of Marvel Comics’Darth Vader #22have revealed some new information for fans to chew over, including the secret purpose behind Darth Vader’s castle on Mustafar, as well as a newly-uncovered weapon that may be the single most evil device in all ofStar Warslore....

‘Sweetheart’ Maroons Kiersey Clemons On An Island With Man-Eating Monster [Fantastic Fest 2019] J.D. Dillard’sSweetheartis fierce aquatic horror without any frills. ThinkCast Away, but instead of a volleyball companion named “Wilson,” it’s a man-eating sea monster who hunts by moonlight. There’s your plot. A marooned survivor with no immediate escape and her fishman rival. Simplicity can be a beautiful thing, and Dillard’s waterlogged grudge match is one such occasion. Many thanks to Fantastic Fest’s programmers for grantingSweetheart’s alluring intensity one last theatrical screening before Blumhouse releases Dillard’s latest straight to VOD in late October....

‘The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum’ Trailer Shows Off What It’s Like To Play As The Saddest Villain In Middle-Earth Did you ever wonder whatGollumwas up to when he wasn’t onscreen inThe Lord of the Ringstrilogy? If so, you’re in luck — a new video game,The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, sheds light on the decrepit doings of the once-holder of the ring, and we’ve got a trailer to show us what playing Gollum will be like....

‘Visible: Out On Television’ Trailer: Apple TV+ Celebrates LGBTQ+ In New Documentary Series Apple TV+ still has yet to release an original title that gets them into the cultural conversation on the same level as Disney+ (with the possible exception ofThe MorningShow).But as the streaming services rolls out its next slate of shows, some promising contenders are making an appearance. The latest is the five-part documentary seriesVisible: Out on Television,which charts the rise of LGBTQ representation on TV and the impact that it made on the community at large....

24 Director To Helm Motorcade Starring Ryan Reynolds Dreamworks has tapped24co-executive producerJon Cassarto helmMotorcade, withRyan Reynoldsin talks to star. You might recall hearing about Motorcade previously, as it is a hot action film project which has been fighting its way to the big screen over the last year since appearing onthe 2008 Black List(a list of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood). Live Free or Die Hard director Len Wiseman wasoriginally setto bring the project to the big screen, butmoved ontoAtlantis Rising....

Andy Garcia’s Hemingway Film Moves Forward With Hopkins And Bening In Lead Roles I don’t think we ever reported on it at the time, but back in MarchAndy Garciawas talking up a film calledHemingway and Fuentes, about the friendship betweenErnest Hemingwayand his fishing partner and longtime friendGregorio Fuentes. At the time,Anthony Hopkinswas loosely attached to play Hemingway. That casting has now firmed up, and the film will move forward withAnnette Beningalso aboard as Mary Hemingway....