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Early Buzz: Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island I’ve not yet recovered from Butt-num-a-thon, Ain’t It Cool News founder Harry Knowles' annual birthday bash / 24 hour film marathon in Austin Texas. Every year the line-up remains a surprise mix of old vintage films you’ve probably never seen before (and possibly never heard of) and surprise premieres from some of the most anticipated movies of the next six months. This year was my first time attending the fest, after reading about the event for nearly a decade — and it lived up to expectations....

Edgar Wright Lists His 100 Favorite Comedies, Including ‘Popstar’, ‘Some Like It Hot’ And More Edgar Wrightisn’t just the director of comedy treasures likeShaun of the Dead, Hot FuzzandThe World’s End. He’s also an educated cinephile and comedyconnoisseur with a deep knowledge of the biggest and best laughs ranging from classics in Hollywood’s Golden Age to contemporary hits. Since many of you are probably looking for a lot more movies to pass the time while we’re in self-quarantine from coronavirus, Edgar Wright has listed his 100 favorite comedies of all-time on Letterboxd, giving you some gut-busting options to seek out from home....

HBO Max Series ‘Duster’ Will Reunite Josh Holloway And J.J. Abrams Josh Holloway, who memorably played Sawyer onLost, is reuniting withLostco-creatorJ.J. AbramsforDuster, a new HBO Max series. It was previously announced that the series would be co-written by Abrams &LaToya Morgan, and now Holloway will play the lead, a getaway driver for a growing crime syndicate. It’s one of several shows headed to HBO Max from Abrams’s Bad Robot Productions.Varietyand various other outlets are reporting the news that Josh Holloway will star inDuster, the new HBO Max series from writers J....

How Lucasfilm’s New “Stagecraft” Tech Brought ‘The Mandalorian’ To Life And May Change The Future Of TV All throughout the production of the Disney+ seriesThe Mandalorian, I had heard rumblings of the groundbreaking technology being used to create the first-everStar Warslive-action television show. ProducerJon Favreauhas talked briefly about the process while doing press, mentioning that the series makes use of a new tech that creates virtual backgrounds using large high-resolution screens....

Interview: ‘Don’t Breathe’ Director Fede Alvarez On Taunting Stephen Lang And Reinventing Cinematic Darkness DirectorFede Alvarezis all about defying expectations. First, he did the impossible and made anEvil Deadremake that managed to live up to the nasty legacy of the original. Now, he’s back withDon’t Breathe, a terrifying thriller that never zigs when it can zag, pushing the boundaries of good taste at every opportunity. The set-up is refreshingly simple: three young criminals break into the home of a blind man, hoping to make off with the fortune he supposedly has stashed away....

Man Shot For Talking During Benjamin Button Movie Screening It has happened to all of us. You’re watching a movie at your local multiplex when a couple of people near you start talking, texting, or even begin yelling at the screen. We read quite a few movie-going horror stories in ourQuestion of the Week. You know that feeling — The feeling that something must be done. The feeling that the offender must be stopped....

Marvel Chief Kevin Feige Is Fighting To Keep ‘Black Widow’ A Theatrical Release Disney has officially debunked speculation that the long-delayed Marvel Studios filmBlack Widowwould forego theaters to debut straight to Disney+, with CEO Bob Chapek’s confirming that the company is still “intending it to be a theatrical release.” This release strategy is reportedly being fought for by Marvel chiefKevin Feige, who is apparently resistant to the hybrid release that Disney is employing for films likeRaya and the Last Dragon....

Marvel’s ‘What If…?’ Season 2 Will Incorporate Characters From The Next Phase Of The MCU The first season of Marvel’sWhat If…?is unfolding weekly over on Disney+ right now. We’re only two episodes into the show, but so far the animated series has offered some interesting twists on some of the familiar stories in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, albeit with some frustrating shortcomings. However, this is just the beginning of Marvel’s exploration of alternate universes....

New Judd Apatow MasterClass Teaches Story Structure, Stand-Up & The Art Of Laughter TheMasterClasssubscription series has an incredible collection of some of the most iconic and respected minds and talents in various fields. But their assembly of talent from film and television is especially impressive. The likes of Martin Scorsese, Steve Martin, David Mamet, Hans Zimmer, Shonda Rhimes, Aaron Sorkin and Ron Howard all have their own MasterClass, and now one of the most successful names in comedy does too....

Revisiting ‘Insomnia,’ Christopher Nolan’s Most Underrated And Forgotten Film When we think of director/writer/producerChristopher Nolanand the hallmarks that line any of his films, a few obvious things come to mind. Twisty, complex stories. Taciturn and dour (to the point of humorless) lead characters. Jaw-dropping effects, both practical and computer-generated. Massive action setpieces. There’s little doubt that Nolan’s latest film,Dunkirk, will have a few of these hallmarks present, specifically in regards to special effects and action sequences....

Robert Rodriguez Getting Ready To Go Back To The Future, Twice Robert Rodriguezis about to go back to the future – or, to borrow the spin from theGrindhousepublicity, go “back to back” to the future. Quite obviously, he’s not preparing a remake of Robert Zemeckis' unparalleled time travel trilogy but instead, prepping a pair of future-bound movies of his own. First up isNerverackers, now in pre-production and then, confirmed toMTVas his next project, is the long brewing live-action adaptation ofThe Jetsons....

Ron Perlman Doesn’t Want To Make Hellboy 3 But He’ll Do It Anyway Given all the supportRon Perlmanhas given for a potentialHellboy 3, you might be surprised to hear he doesn’t actually want to make it. That’s an unexpected position, since the path of least resistance is to leave it alone and let it never happen. Two studios have already passed on making a sequel, first Columbia and then Universal. Yet Perlman keeps tweeting and rallying Comic-Con support....

Rumor: Natalie Portman For Lois Lane In ‘Superman’? With therumorthatDarren Aronofskyis one of the key names on theSupermandirector shortlist being explored by Warner Bros. andChristopher Nolan, this additional rumor was probably inevitable. So roll this around in your head for a minute:Natalie Portmanas Lois Lane. It’s a great rumor, if only that it would make for a much stronger Lois Lane than was seen in Bryan Singer’s film. It also plays into Natalie Portman’s evident fondness for genre projects, and obviously jumps off from her working relationship with Darren Aronofsky, with whom she worked for years to developBlack Swan....