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The Weinstein Company Files For Bankruptcy As Sale Talks Fail The Weinstein Companywill declare bankruptcy following last-ditch attempts to sell its assets to an investor group. The talks with the group, led by former Obama-era Small Business Administration head Maria Contreras-Sweet, have failed, leading the company’s board of directors to announce that they are filing for bankruptcy. The embattled company was set to be sold to the investor group led by Contreras-Sweet for$500 million....

There Is Only One Blockbuster Video Store Left In America A long, long time ago, people had to travel to brick and motor stores to pay money to rent movies. These movies weren’t streaming, or on disc. No, no, friends. The movies were housed within plastic rectangles known as “VHS tapes.” There were many of these stores, but one of the most profitable and famous wasBlockbuster Video. Those days are gone....

This Week In Trailers: True Trans With Laura Jane Grace, Chasing Notes, Here Comes The Night, Filmage: The Story Of Descendents/All, Money For Nothing: A History Of The Music Video Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

TV Bits: ‘Game Of Thrones’, ‘Arrested Development’, ‘The Walking Dead’, ‘Animal Practice’, Louis C.K., Brendan Fraser, Andy Samberg, Craig Robinson, And More There’s a lot of new stuff to get through in today’s TV Bits, so let’s get right to it. After the jump: If you already have Dish Network, you’re probably up on this first bit of news already. But in case you weren’t tuned in Sunday night: AMC Networks and Dish Network have finally settled their settled their dispute, which centered on a legal battle over now-defunct AMC subsidiary Voom....

Video: TRON Lightcycle Power Run In Shanghai Disneyland Disney has released a video showing off the upcoming Tron ride at Shanghai Disneyland Resort. The coaster attraction will be called TRON Lightcycle Power Run, and will be located in Tomorrowland. Hit the jump to watch the first concept video of this new Tron ride. Tron Lightcycle Power Run video From Disney: Tomorrowland will not only include the TRON Lightcycle Power Run but also offer the chance for guests to go to infinity and beyond on Buzz Lightyear Planet Rescue, a new space ranger adventure, or break the bonds of gravity on Jet Packs....

Viral: Who Is Aidan Weinglas? /Film reader Zack T sent over the above video of James Franco’s tribute to Wonderglen co-founder, Aidan Weinglas. It’s too funny to be real, but not funny enough to be “Just a stand-alone gag”. Seems like it is part of a new viral web game, possibly for an upcoming movie? After searching Google, you will findWonderglen.com, the official website for Wonderglen Productions. The employee login and password is already filled in, allowing you direct access tothe site’s employee-only intranet....

Weinsteins Go Back To Disney For Help Promoting The Musical Nine This is an interesting development.The Weinsteinsfamously broke off from Disney several years ago when they left Miramax to found The Weinstein Company. But their new outfit has been struggling financially, and they’ve turned back to Disney (via ABC) to cross-promote theRob MarshallmusicalNine. But this isn’t just some run of the mill deal where Disney coughs up some cash and takes some profit....

What Is It Like To Take A ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Tour? While I was in New Zealand visiting Weta last week (seepart 1,part 2, andpart 3of my write-up for that visit), I found myself unable to resist the chance to take aLord of the Ringstour. In particular, theRover Rings tour in Wellington, New Zealandseemed like a solid operation, and was fairly well-reviewed online. I’m pretty cynical about the pandering, opportunistic nature of such tours in general, and the price of this tour did nothing to assuage my fears ($95 for a half day, $175 for a full day, including lunch)....

What We Do In The Shadows Season 4 Will Introduce More ‘Ambitious’ Creatures We’re still in the middle of the third season of FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows” and fans are already pining for another season of off-kilter horror with our favorite Staten Island vampires… And honestly, who can blame them? “What We Do in the Shadows” perfectly encapsulates and expands on the kooky horror energy that made the New Zealand film so delightful....

Why Cassian Andor Is Primed And Ready For His Own Solo ‘Star Wars’ TV Show (Welcome toA Different Point of View, a column where we explore the supporting characters of theStar Warsuniverse and discuss why they deserve more time in the spotlight.)This week’s article is an exercise in serendipity. Captain Cassian Andor is the name on everyone’s lips as of publication, but I swear to you I was already writing about his fascinating life historybefore Lucasfilm came crashing in with their latest announcement....

Zoe Saldana Slams Hollywood “Elitists” Who Look Down On Marvel Movies You hear a lot of griping on the internet about how superhero movies and sequels are destroying the movie industry. ButZoe Saldanahas a few choice words for people who hate on Marvel movies. TheGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2actress has starred in her share of prestige flicks, indies, and blockbusters. And she’s not alone. Half of the actors who appear in Marvel Studios movies boast at least one Oscar nomination....

‘Captain America: Civil War’ Clip: Cap, Falcon & Scarlet Witch Make A Great Team Aftersome early buzz this weekendindicated thatCaptain America: Civil Warseems to deliver the goods when it comes to an enjoyable and outstanding comic book blockbuster, Marvel Studios is keeping the hype train going with a new clip from the movie. Pushing the comic book sequel to the coveted young demographic watching theMTV Movie Awards, theCaptain America Civil Warclip features Captain America (Steve Rogers) and two of his new Avengers, Falcon (Anthony Mackie) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), infiltrating some kind of facility....

‘Damien’ Trailer: Look At Me, A&E Network! It’s All For You! A&E is really going all in on this “television shows based on iconic horror movies” thing. The network found tremendous success by modernizingPsychowithBates Motel, which has already been renewed for a fifth season before the fourth season has even aired. Now, they’re turning their attention away from creepy young men with unhealthy maternal obsessions and toward creepy young men who just so happen to be the antichrist....