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The Wire Almost Had A Different Theme Song Because Tom Waits Couldn’t Work His VCR David Simon’s “The Wire” has been lauded for a great many things over the years, including its visceral depiction of urban life and its deeply-entrenched sociopolitical themes. Equally widely praised is the crime drama’s opening theme, a cover of Tom Waits' iconic “Way Down in the Hole” by The Blind Boys of Alabama. Not only did Waits' lyrics complement the core elements of “The Wire,” but the version by The Blind Boys of Alabama was able to re-emphasize the nitty-gritties ofdrug culture and povertyin Baltimore, which the show was predominantly about....

Trailer Round-Up: ‘Ask Dr. Ruth’, ‘White Dragon’, ‘Lorena’, ‘Holiday’, And More We’re just a few days into 2019 and I’m already falling behind on my most important New Years resolution, which is to provide /Film readers with every single trailer that comes out the second it hits the internet. But this batch of film and TV trailers has already convinced me that I’ve once again bitten off more than I can chew....

Watch: HBO Max Teases ‘Mortal Kombat’, ‘Space Jam 2’, ‘The Suicide Squad’ And More In New Sizzle Reel Warner Bros. Pictures is shaking up the theatrical release model this year by releasing their entire movie slate simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max for a limited time. Wonder Woman 1984 was the first to try out this strategy, but the studio wanted to take it much further by sending movies likeGodzilla vs....

Who Are The Top 15 Best Movie Spies? This weekendMelissa McCarthyenters secret agent territory as the unlikely hero Susan Cooper in the action comedySpy. And while the trailers seem to indicate that she’s probably not the best woman for the job, she did get us thinking about the best spies in the business. There have been plenty of spies on the big screen, fromJames BondtoJason Bourne, and I decided to count down theTop 15 Best Movie Spiesthat we’ve seen throughout the years....

Why Top Gun: Maverick Didn’t Use Kenny Loggins' Danger Zone Remake Back in the 1980s, songs that were written specifically for movies often became gigantic hit singles. Movie soundtracks were a truly viable enterprise at the time, and songs like “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” from “Dirty Dancing” and “Flashdance … What a Feeling” from “Flashdance” could top the Billboard Hot 100. We occasionally get a “Shallow” from “A Star Is Born,” but these only happen once in a blue moon....

‘Angel Has Fallen’ Release Date Will Fall In Summer 2019 Gerard Butler’s violent Secret Service Agent Mike Banning will return yet again inAngel Has Fallen, the third film in the inexplicable franchise launched byDie Hard-rip-offOlympus Has Fallen. The action pic now has an official release date set in the summer of 2019, so get ready for more implausible mayhem as Butler blows stuff up all in the name of the United States of America....

‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Trailer Premieres October 28 If you’re breathlessly waiting to see real footage fromAvengers: Age of Ultron, directed byJoss Whedon, you’ve only got one more week to go. TheAge of Ultrontrailer release is set to take place duringAgents of SHIELDon Tuesday October 28. Marvelannounced the newswith some fanfare during tonight’s episode ofAgents of SHIELD. Tune in to#Marvel’s#AgentsofSHIELD, Tuesday, 10/28 at 9|8c on ABC to see the@Avengers#AgeofUltrontrailer on TV!...

‘Batman Beyond’ Is Finally Getting A Remastered Blu-Ray Release This October [Comic-Con 2019] WhenBatman Beyonddebuted on Kids' WB in 1999, it shattered expectations for what a sequel series to the classic, critically acclaimedBatman: The Animated Serieswould be like. A dark, weird cyberpunk continuation to the landmark animated noir series,Batman Beyondbecame a beloved classic in its own right that was both a radical departure from the storied history of the Caped Crusader while feeling like a loving homage....

‘Black Adam’ Cast Adds ‘Young Rock’ Actor Uli Latukefu Uli Latukefu, who plays one of the young Rocks onYoung Rock, is joiningDwayne JohnsoninBlack Adam. Latukefu’sBlack Adamrole remains a mystery for now, but it’s clear he made an impression on the wrestler-turned-actor, as he was hand-picked by Johnson to play one of his younger selves on the sitcom and is now following Johnson into a big superhero blockbuster. Of course, now you have to wonder if the other young Rocks fromYoung Rockare jealous that they’re not being offeredBlack Adamroles....

‘Borat 2’ Teaser: Borat Is Back With An Official Release Date On Amazon Borat is back, baby. And it’s like nothing at all has changed for the Kazakh TV personality played bySacha Baron Cohenin the 14 years since he took America by storm. He’s got the same boxy suit, the same mustache, the same oblivious attitude — but this time, people know his face. So he has to go undercover inBorat 2, though like many of his antics, it doesn’t go so well....

‘Child’s Play’ Composer Bear McCreary Discusses Influence, Musical Voice, And Bringing Chucky Back To Life [Interview] Bear McCrearyhas grown to be one of the most prolific composers in the business. His work onThe Walking Dead,Playstation 4’sGod of War, andOutlanderall cemented his talents for the silver screen, television, and vast world of gaming. This year alone, he scoredHappy Death Day 2U,The Professor and the Madman,Godzilla: King of the Monsters, most recently, the remake ofChild’s Play....

‘Creepshow’ Season 2 Starts Production, Will Premiere In 2021 The Creep will return in 2021.Creepshowseason 2 has officially begun production, with plans for the series to return to Shudder in 2021.Greg Nicoterois back as showrunner, and the cast for season 2 so far includesAnna Camp,Keith David,Ashley Laurence,Josh McDermitt, andAdam Pally. The series is based on the George A. Romero film of the same name, which featured a screenplay by Stephen King....

‘Don’t Breathe’ Red Band Trailer: These Kids Really F**ked Up Last month brought the horror thrillerLights Outto theaters, and plenty were terrified by the dark all over again. Now darkness looks to be even more terrifying in the forthcoming horror thrillerDon’t Breathe. The film fromEvil Deadremake directorFede Alvarezhorrified audiences at the South by Southwest film festival earlier this year, and now it’s coming to theaters in just over a couple weeks....