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The True Story Of The Winchester Mystery House In the annals of bizarro American history, there exists a house so notoriously elaborate and kookily constructed that – despite tales of hauntings, accidents, and disorientation – it remains a viable tourist trap to this day. Nestled in the heart of San Jose, California, the Winchester Mystery House has been the subject of intense fascination since its construction in 1884. And for good reason: the house is a literal maze, with staircases that lead nowhere, a custom-made Tiffany window designed to look like a spiderweb, and hidden messages meant to ward off spirits throughout its many tangled rooms....

Tom Tykwer And The Wachowskis Will Direct ‘Cloud Atlas’ Together, Says Natalie Portman Last time we heard about the adaptation ofDavid Mitchell’s novelCloud Atlas, theWachowskiswere reportedly set toshoot the film in summer of this year. That was slightly confusing, asTom Tykwerwashired to writemany months ago, and was seemingly set to direct as well, with the Wachowskis producing. The idea that the siblings would step in to direct the film themselves seemed odd....

TV Bits: Dwight Schrute-Centered ‘Office’ Spinoff In The Works, Plus: ‘Indie Game’, Paul Feig, Alan Ball, Rebel Wilson With the exception ofTrue Bloodcreator Alan Ball’s very serious-soundingBanshee, today’s TV Bits is all about the funny. After the jump: If the new series makes it to the small screen, and if (as expected)The Officeis renewed for a ninth season, Wilson will return for several episodes this fall before transitioning to the new show in midseason....

VOTD: Fanmade Opening Credits For The Black Widow Movie We Deserve Even though we’ve learned quite a bit aboutScarlett Johansson’s characterBlack Widowin the Marvel cinematic universe, fans of the character still want to see her get her own movie. This seems to be especially true now considering the backlash that’s been going around following the character’s development inThe Avengers: Age of Ultron(there were even rumors that the vitriol being spewed at director Joss Whedon because of itwas the reason he left Twitter recently)....

‘Alien Nation’ Remake “Epic” And Set In Arkansas, Says Director Jeff Nichols In the hands of directorJeff Nichols, theAlien Nationremake is not going to be just another buddy cop movie. Whenthe newsbroke that Nichols was going to remakeGraham Baker’s entertaining sci-fi crime movie, it was hard imagining Nichols cranking out a routinely faithful remake. While the 20th Century Fox project could be his biggest project yet if it’s given the green light, the filmmaker says the story is just as personal as his previous films....

‘Bad Santa 2’ Enlists Christina Hendricks To Romance Billy Bob Thornton Women with Santa fetishes probably aren’t that common in real life (I’m assuming; I do not have any hard data to back this up), but apparently there’s no shortage of them in theBad Santauniverse. After wooing bartender Sue (Lauren Graham) in the originalBad Santa,Billy Bob Thornton’s Willie Soke will find himself romancing a new woman in the upcoming sequel, to be played byMad MenstarChristina Hendricks....

‘Beatriz At Dinner’ Trailer: Miguel Arteta, Mike White, And Salma Hayek Go To Dinner DirectorMiguel Artetaand screenwriterMike Whitesounds like a dynamite combo. TheGood Girldirector andEnlightenedcreator linked up forBeatrizat the Dinner, which starsSalma HayekandJon Lithgow. Arteta and White tend to make heartfelt and sincere comedies, so their sensibilities should align nicely withBeatriz at Dinner. Below, watch theBeatriz at Dinnertrailer. Arteta, who directed four episodes ofEnlightened, last made Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, which didn’t quite have the appeal of his previous films, such asCedar RapidsandYouth in Revolt....

‘Boys From County Hell’ Exclusive Clip: “There’s Something Really Wrong” In Shudder’s New Vampire Comedy Get ready to sink your teeth intoBoys From County Hell, a new Irish vampire comedy headed to horror streaming service Shudder this week. Ahead of the premiere, we’re debuting an exclusive clip from the film, which starsJack Rowan(Peaky Blinders),Nigel O’Neill(The Bookshop),Louisa Harland(Derry Girls),Fra Fee(Animals,Hawkeye),John Lynch(The Terror,The Banishing) andMichael Hough(Chapelwaite).Chris Baugh(Bad Day for the Cut) writes and directs the pic, which is set in Six Mile Hill, “a sleepy town whose only claim to fame is that locals say Bram Stoker once spent a night in the local pub....

‘Chapelwaite’ Red Band Trailer: Adrien Brody Leads A Grisly Stephen King Series Get ready to sink your teeth intoChapelwaite, a new EPIX series based on theStephen Kingshort story “Jerusalem’s Lot.” Even if you’ve never read that story you canprobablysee a connection to another King work – the vampire novelSalem’s Lot. Sure enough, “Jerusalem’s Lot” is a prequel toSalem’s Lot, and now here comesChapelwaite, which takes considerable liberties with the source material while still remaining firmly within King’s world....

‘Cowboy Bebop’ Starts Production With A Behind-The-Scenes Look And A Very Good Dog You can’t haveCowboy Bebopwithout the classic anime’s very good corgi, and the Netflix remake is bringing Ein to the forefront in its first behind-the-scenes look at the production. The western sci-fi series begins filming today, and Netflix celebrated the occasion with a special corgi-cam video of the behind-the-scenes production. The corgi playing the beloved “data dog” gets to wander around the Netflix offices and drink from a special embossed bowl whileCowboy BebopstarsJohn Cho, Daniella Pineda, Mustafa Shakir, andAlex Hassellfawn over it in a behind-the-scenesCowboy Bebopfirst look....

‘Ghostbusters’ To Get Theatrical Rerelease As we look forward to the most anticipated movies of the fall season, one very exciting release has unexpectedly popped up. The officialGhostbustersFacebook page has just announced that the sci-fi comedy classic is set to return to theaters this October for a rerelease. Read on after the jump. Alright, Ghostbusters fans. It’s time to get your cats and dogs together and prepare for mass hysteria: This October, for the first time in over 25 years, the original and unforgettable Ghostbusters makes its triumphant return to theaters!...

‘Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean’ Trailer: Netflix Lands The Next Season Of The Anime Hit Jojo’s Bizarre Adventurehas released a suitably bizarre but fun-looking trailer for its next season, entitledStone Ocean, which will make its exclusive global premiere onNetflixin December 2021. Check out the trailer forJojo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone Oceanbelow. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean Trailer Jojo’s Bizarre Adventureis an anime adaptation of the long-running manga series created byHirohiko Araki. This new trailer for its fifth season,Stone Ocean, teases what looks like a wild ride under chief directorKenichi Suzuki....

‘Loki’ Takes Us On A “Journey Into Mystery” With Its Thrilling Penultimate Episode Loki’sfifth episode, “Journey Into Mystery,” is chock-full of Lokis, and an Alioth to boot.Tom Hiddlestonfinds himself among himselves in the Void at the end of time, andSophia Di Martino’s Sylvie is still bent on finding out who’s behind the TVA. Things really come to a head this episode, and as “Journey Into Mystery” ends, we’re teed up to hopefully find out who’s behind it all....