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The Lesson Paul Newman Taught Tom Cruise On The Set Of The Color Of Money Acting classes can be a little weird. You could be repeating the same sentence back and forth with another person for an hour, crawling around on the ground like a dog, or lying down with your eyes closed, conjuring up the feeling of what it would be like for your mom to get murdered. These exercises to a non-actor sound absolutely insane, and that’s totally understandable....

The Many Saints Of Newark Director Alan Taylor On The Big Question That Lingers Over The Film [Interview] Alan Taylor’s direction in “The Many Saints of Newark,” as “The Sopranos” creator David Chase called it, is “no bullsh*t.” Taylor had worked for Chase before, having directed several standout episodes of the original HBO series. And with the prequel film, Taylor was still working directly with Chase. They didn’t always see eye-to-eye, even on the ending, but Taylor always felt he was heard by his collaborator....

The Morning Watch: ‘Rugrats’ Opening Credits Get A Makeover, The Enemies Of ‘Godzilla’ & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, see the new opening credits from theRugratsanimated series that makes some changes to the original....

Tron Legacy Show Planned For Disneyland Ever since the first test footage fromTron Legacypremiered at Comic-Con three years ago, Disney fans have been talking up the idea of the Mouse House introducing a new Tron ride at theDisneyland/Disney Worldtheme parks. I’ve told you previously that Disney Imagineers were visiting the set just days before I stepped foot on the End of Line Club soundstage. Disneydecided to skin the Monorails in Orlando, transforming them into light bikes, to promote the upcoming movie release....

TV Trailers: Patricia Clarkson On ‘Parks & Recreation’, Plus ‘Community’ And ‘Glee’ We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Sad as I am to see summer go, there is something I’m really looking forward to about the coming months, and that is the advent of the television’s regular season. After a long summer away from my imaginary friends in Pawnee, Greendale, and Lima, I’m eager to check back in and see what the new premieres have to offer....

Video Essay Chronicles Evolution Of The Dolly Zoom Shot Though you may not know it by name, you’ve undoubtedly seen thedolly zoom(or push pull) shot used in countless movies. It’s the shot that looks like it’s zooming in on something while everything else in the background seems to be getting farther away. Don’t worry if you can’t picture what this shot looks like on screen, because a new video essay fromVashi Visualstakes a look at 23 versions of the shot throughout the history of cinema....

Vin Diesel Is “Dying” To Do A ‘Fast And Furious’ Musical Celebrities: they’re just like us!The recently-releasedF9deliverson just about everything fans could possibly hope for: mass vehicular mayhem, some long-overduejustice for Han, and the simply incredible visual ofVin DieselandJohn Cenapretending to be brothers. But now the enigmatic man behind Dominic Toretto himself is speaking out and throwing his support behind one last bit of uncharted territory this franchise has yet to cover — one that any of us on the same wavelength as these movies would surely appreciate....

WALL-E Drew Inspiration From Two Silent Movie Era Titans “WALL-E” is arguably one of the most beloved Pixar films to date. Some of the best parts of the story are before the little trash robot comes in contact with humans at all. WALL-E doesn’t really speak much, so all his emotion, all his feelings, come across through his movements. The tilt of his eyes, the angle of his head, the speed of his movements, and the objects he cares for are how we learn his story....

Watch: ‘Jeopardy!’ Champion Ken Jennings Honors Alex Trebek Before Debuting As Guest Host Following the airing ofAlex Trebek’s final episode ofJeopardy!last week, the long-running game show returned to air this week. A permanent replacement to take over the hosting reins has not yet been named, but in the meantime, the show will continue with guest hosts, starting off with Greatest of All-Time championKen Jennings. Though the quiz master found himself in some hot water recently (bothof his own doingand due tohis “Bean Dad” colleague), Jennings graciously took the podium, but not before giving a heartfelt tribute to Alex Trebek....

Why Stephen King Isn’t A Fan Of The Tommyknockers Miniseries ThoughStephen Kingis known as one of the most prolific horror writers on the planet, he’s admitted that some of his works sprung from the period of time when he was struggling with substance abuse — namely, the late ’70s and early ’80s. King also said he isn’t fond of the work he produced during this time, including his sci-fi horror novel “The Tommyknockers” and its television adaptation....

‘Armada’ From ‘Ready Player One’ Author Ernie Cline In Development At Universal [Updated] Update: TodayVarietyreports that Universal has picked up rights to Armada, and is developing a film with Scott Stuber’s Bluegrass Films (Ted, Safe House) and Dan Farah’s Farah Films.The Hollywood Reporterthen offers the following, Last Starfighter-esque details on the plot: “ARMADA centers on a group of MMO players who play a game titled Armada that are recruited by a govt agency to use their unique skills, honed by playing the game, to fight a larger threat....

‘Beasts Of The Southern Wild’ Trailer: The Best Film At Sundance Coming Soon To A Theater Near You Almost every year, people leave the Sundance Film Festival talking about a film no one had heard of before the festival began. This year, that movie –without a shadow of a doubt– was the breathtakingBeasts of the Southern Wild.Benh Zeitlin’s directorial debut creates a fascinating and magical new world that both feels real and fantastic at the same time....

‘Birds Of Prey’ Is Officially Rated R For “Strong Violence” And More Naughty Stuff It’s official:Birds of Preyis rated R. It was all but confirmed that the DC film featuringMargot Robbieas Harley Quinn would earn an R rating, and Robbie herself talked about how the film was made with that rating in mind. But still, there was always a chance that DC and Warner Bros. might get cold feet and cut the film down for a PG-13....