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West Side Story Early Buzz: Could It Be? Yes It Could. Something’s Coming, Something Good! We’ve written this a lot over the duration of the pandemic, but regardless of how ubiquitous the sentence has become, it’s still true. The long-delayed [“Insert Movie Title Here”] is finally on the way! In this case, “Insert Movie Title Here” is Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” theveryhighly anticipated adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical. The play was written by Arthur Laurents and Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by the truly iconicStephen Sondheim....

Why The Real Survivors Of K-19: The Widowmaker Weren’t Fans Of The Script When you see the phrase “based on a true story” attached to a Hollywood movie, you should always take it with a grain of salt. But in the case ofKathryn Bigelow’s 2002 film “K-19: The Widowmaker,” there might not be enough salt in the ocean — at least according to the people that survived the real-life ordeal depicted in the movie....

Woody Allen’s ‘Midnight In Paris’ Trailer And Poster Woody Allen’sstar-studded new film,Midnight in Paris,will be world-premieringat the Cannes Film Festival in May and now we’ve got our first look at the film. Yahoo Movies has premiered the trailer for the romance starringOwen Wilson,Marion Cotillard,Rachel McAdams,Kathy Bates,Michael Sheen,Adrien Brody,Nina Arianda,Corey Stoll,Mimi Kennedy,Kurt Fullerby,Carla Bruni, andLéa Seydouxwhich opens in New York and Los Angeles on May 20. Check out the new trailer and poster after the break....

WTF: The True Spirit Of Christmas Lies In This ‘Frozen 2’ Doll Set That Costs $30,000 Frozen 2has raked in hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office, but there might be even more money to be made on the merchandise side of the market. Plenty of toys, clothes, lunchboxes, candy and more are being sold with the Frozen brand plastered all over them. But none seem as tacky or ludicrous as a newFrozen 2doll set that costs $30,000....

‘Force Awakens’ Had More CG Visual Effects Shots Than ‘The Phantom Menace’ [Interview] J.J. Abramsand Disney (smartly) pitchedStar Wars: The Force Awakensas a throwback to the original trilogy (the movies that most fans of the franchise loved) and a lot of the behind-the-scenes footagefocused on the return to practical effects. But anyone who has seen the movie knowsThe Force Awakensalso has its share of CG visual effects. And this morning,Force Awakenswas nominated for Best Visual Effects for this year’s Academy Awards....

‘Jeopardy!’ Airing Vintage Episodes Starting Next Week, Including Alex Trebek’s First Time Hosting The quiz game showJeopardy!has been hosted byAlex Trebeksince 1984. But recently, he’s been taking a break from the series, not only due to the coronavirus pandemic shutting down production on movies and TV shows, but also because he’s been undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer. That’s why there have been more reruns airing than usual, and starting next week, those reruns won’t just be encore presentations of recent episodes....

‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ Is A Celebration Of The Entire ‘Jurassic Park’ Franchise, Says Colin Trevorrow Jurassic World: Dominionwill mark the end of the new trilogy that picked up where theJurassic Parkseries left off. DirectorColin Trevorrowand his writing and producing partnerDerek Connollyenvisioned an entire trilogy arc when they embarked on the firstJurassic World, and they’ll see it through to the end in 2022. However,Jurassic World: Dominionwon’t just mark the end of theJurassic Worldtrilogy, but it will also act as celebration of the entireJurassic Parkfranchise....

‘Kevin Smith: Silent But Deadly’ Teaser: Kevin Smith’s Stand-Up Show From The Night Of His Heart Attack Is Coming To Showtime Two months ago, we almost lost a comedy great. ButKevin Smithis recovering from his brush with death and better than ever, adopting a plant-based diet and losing 32 pounds since his massive heart attack in February. But before we move forward, Showtime wants us to look back — at the night that Smith suffered hisnear-fatal heart attack....

‘Orphan Black’ Renewed For Fifth - And Final - Season Yes, Clone Club will be back after tonight’sOrphan Blackseason 4 finale — but our time together is definitely nearing an end. BBC America has just renewed the sci-fi drama for a fifth season, which will be its last. In related news, starTatiana Maslanyis probably on Expedia this very minute looking up flights for a much-deserved vacation. BBC America and Canadian partner Spaceannounced todaythatOrphan Blackseason 5 will consist of ten episodes to air sometime in 2017....

‘Sing Street’ Trailer: We Need To Form A Band John Carney’s second feature film,Begin Again, was a real success at the box-office, and because of that, it’s probably why we’re seeing his third feature,Sing Street, so soon. After his directorial debut,Once, we waited far too long for his sophomore effort. Thankfully, the wait is almost over for his next picture. Watch theSing Streettrailer after the jump. If you couldn’t have guessed by now, based on the name of the film, music is a major part ofSing Street....

‘Star Trek’ Bits: Simon Pegg Comments On JJ Abrams Return For ‘Trek 3,’ Alice Eve Promises Benedict Cumberbatch Is Not Khan The promotion forJ.J. Abrams' new filmStar Trek Into Darknessis really starting to ramp up, but there are still a few big questions that remain unanswered about the film. One is the precise nature of John Harrison, the villain played byBenedict Cumberbatch. Is Harrison really Khan, or is he some new character?...

‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ Hires ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Art Director Details aboutStar Wars: Episode 9are sketchy at the moment, but one thing we do know now is that the film willlookgreat.Paul Inglis, art director ofBlade Runner 2049, has just been hired for the upcomingJ.J. Abrams-directed sequel. More on theEpisode 9art director below. Paul Inglis, art director onSkyfall,Game of Thrones,Prometheus,Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation,Children of Men, and of course,Blade Runner 2049, is headed to a galaxy far, far away forStar Wars: Episode 9....

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Vanity Fair Covers Offer New Looks At Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher & More Since the official 40th anniversary of the originalStar Warsis coming this week on May 25, it looks like we’re going to get some special sneak peeks at this year’s continuance of the sci-fi saga,Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Thefirst teaser trailer arrivedduringStar WarsCelebration in Orlando last month, but now fans are hungry for even more....