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‘Blinded By The Light’ Featurette: Here’s How The Filmmakers Got Bruce Springsteen’s Blessing The music ofBruce Springsteenplays a major role inBlinded by the Light, which means that if the Boss said “No way” to the use of his songs, the filmmakers would’ve been in trouble. Luckily, Springsteen was happy to letBlinded by the Lightuse many of his signature tunes, resulting in a movie that’s bound to be a crowd-please. TheBlinded by the Lightfeaturette below reveals how the filmmakers managed to get Springsteen’s blessing....

‘GLOW’ Season 2 Review: One Of The Best Shows On Netflix Is Ready For A Rematch The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling are back for an all-new ’80s-themed season ofGLOW, and what a wonderful season it is. In fact, with the combination of seasons 1 and 2, it’s safe to say, without any trace of hyperbole, thatGLOWis one of the best shows Netflix has to offer. It’s paced perfectly, it never overstays its welcome, and best of all, it has so much heart that at times it’s almost overwhelming....

‘House Of The Dragon,’ ‘Bridgerton’ Season 2 And ‘Matilda’ Productions Shut Down Due To COVID Remember COVID? It’s back! Okay, to be fair, COVID never actually went away. It’s just that human beings, in their infinite ignorance, assumed “Slowly getting the pandemic under control” was somehow the same exact thing as “the pandemic is gone.” But it’s not, and while everyone is desperate for some return to normalcy, that’s not going to be so easy....

‘Hustlers’ Review: A Fiercely Funny Crowdpleaser That Lacks The Bite Of Its Stranger-Than-Fiction True Story It’s a story, literally, ripped from the headlines: a group of strippers run a scam that cheats their Wall Street clients out of thousands of dollars. On paper, it’s the perfect fodder for a feature film adaptation — full of drama, drugs, and a messy but tight-knit group of ruthless women who are simply evening out the playing field....

‘It’ Clips Show Off Pennywise The Clown, Terrified Children, Etc. The Dark Towerwas a painful reminder that the world ofStephen Kingadaptations is littered with the corpses of terrible movies bearing the names of great books. However,if the early buzz is to be believed,Andy Muschietti’s upcoming take onItwill be the antidote King fans sorely need – a movie that understands his trademark terror, but also his big, frequently under appreciated, heart....

‘Lean On Pete’ Review: A Striking, Shattering And Altogether Sensational Journey (This review originally ran during our coverage of the Toronto International Film Festival.Lean on Peteis in theaters today.)Andrew Haigh’sLean on Peteis a social realist drama of the highest order, combining the gentle pastoral touch of David Lynch’sThe Straight Storywith a probing sympathy for individuals on the edge of society recalling the best of the Dardenne brothers. There’s no armchair sociology here, just rich character observation steeped in a spirit of compassion....

‘Legion’ Spoiler Review: Thoughts On “Chapter 2” The first episode ofLegionwas one of the most impressive television pilots I’ve ever seen, a bold and unique free-fall into a fresh corner of a familiar world. The first live-actionX-Menshow broke the mold carefully established by the movies – anything feels possible. So, does the second episode, simply titled “Chapter 2,” live up the promise of that first chapter? Let’s take a look in our new spoiler review…...

‘My Next Guest Needs No Introduction’ Season 3 Trailer: Robert Downey Jr., Dave Chappelle, Lizzo, And Kim Kardashian West Sit Down With David Letterman And His Huge Beard David Lettermanand his huge beard are back for an all-new season ofMy Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman. The Netflix series has Letterman sitting down with influential figures for surprisingly intimate interviews, with this new season featuringKim Kardashian West,Robert Downey Jr....

‘Side Effects’ Trailer: Steven Soderbergh’s Last Pre-Retirement Theatrical Film Features An Overmedicated Rooney Mara Steven Soderbergh’s retirement may be imminent, but over the past couple of years he’s been busy as ever. Where most directors might’ve opened one film between 2011 and 2012, he’s released three:Contagion,Haywire, andMagic Mike. Now, for his final (at least for now) act, he has the thrillerSide Effectsdue out early next year, followed by his final effort,Behind the Candelabra....

‘Star Trek’ Will Not Recast Anton Yelchin’s Role, Says Producer J.J. Abrams This weekend marks the debut ofStar Trek Beyond, and by all accounts it’s quite good. So good, in fact, that Paramount is already moving full speed aheadon a sequel. But there’s a bittersweetness underlying all the warm buzz and giddy celebration —Star Trek Beyondis one of the last-ever completed roles of actor Anton Yelchin, who recentlypassed awayat the age of 27....

‘The Crow’ Remake Loses Director Corin Hardy Amid More Legal Woes For Relativity Relativity’s remake ofThe Crowcannot catch a freakin' break. DirectorCorin Hardyhas just been removed from the project, after initially signing on back in 2014. His name is just the latest on a growing list of stars and filmmakers who’ve parted ways with the project over the years. The news comes amid still more drama at Relativity, which filed for bankruptcy last year....

‘The Girl On The Train’ Spoiler Review: Emily Blunt Elevates A Perfectly Fine Adaptation Paula Hawkins’The Girl on the Trainis an incredibly entertaining and bleak page-turner. The deeply troubled characters are what make the novel exciting. The more pages turned, the more the characters reveal themselves, and usually in some pretty troubling, unnerving, or darkly enjoyable ways. Hawkins' novel is arguably a better drama than it is a thriller, and the same could be said ofTate Taylor’s adaptation....

‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ Sequel Coming In 2018 Without Rooney Mara The stars ofDavid Fincher’sThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,Rooney MaraandDaniel Craig, arenot returningfor the sequel. Sony is moving forward with directorFede Alvarez(Don’t Breathe) and a new cast. Alvarez’s adaptation of David Lagercran’sThe Girl in the Spider’s Webopens in theaters August 20, 2025. Below, learn with the Dragon Tattoosequel/reboot. Alvarez co-wrote the script withJay Basu(Metal Gear Solid) andSteven Knight(Peaky Blinders)....