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The Morning Watch: The Same Fake Cigarettes In Movies & TV, ‘Trolls: World Tour’ Scene Breakdown & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, find out why movies and TV shows from different studios and networks consistently used the same brand of fake cigarettes....

Trivia: Salim Malik’s Ringtone From Slumdog Millionaire, Plus Slumdog Soundtrack On Sale Today For $5 We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. [The following post contains minor spoilers forSlumdog Millionaire] When I watch movies and television shows, I’m almost always drawn to their soundtracks, especially when I feel they enhance the film. But for some reason, more than just the songs that play underneath the dialogue catch my attention; I also find myself obsessed with the little tiny bits of music that you would never find on a film soundtrack....

Upcoming Sci-Fi Movies To Keep On Your Radar It’s been a rocky year for film, but the industry seems to have finally found its footing in its new reality — no easy feat, given the pandemic-influenced circumstances. With all the chaos unfolding in the real world, a mind-bending science fiction flick is just what we all need for that healthy dose of escapism. And now that theatrical releases are rolling out with more frequency, a promising line-up of new, original sci-fi movies seems to be headed our way....

VOTD: ‘Moving Pictures 2019’ Movie Trailer Mash-Up Looks Back At The Year In Cinema It’s getting close to the end of 2019, and that means we’ll soon be looking back at the year in cinema. We have our traditional year-end coverage and “Best of” lists in the pipeline (not to mention a celebration of the end of the decade), but in the meantime, some talented editors have started to bring tributes of their own to the films of 2019....

Watch ‘Multi-Facial’, The Short Film That Helped Vin Diesel Get His Big Break In Steven Spielberg’s ‘Saving Private Ryan’ These days,Vin Diesel’s name is practically synonymous with flashy action flicks like theFast and the Furiousfranchise and theRiddickseries. But back when he was starting out, it was actually a little indie drama that helped usher him into the spotlight. Specifically, a 20-minute short titledMulti-Facial, which Diesel wrote, directed, and starred in himself, based on his own real-life troubles landing roles due to his ambiguous ethnicity....

Watch The Full Star Wars Weekends 2014 Parade Walt Disney World’s Star Wars Weekends 2014 has officially kicked off at Disney’s Hollywood Studios today. Attraction Magazine was on hand to catch the opening day festivities, which includes the Star Wars Weekends 2014 Parade. The parade includes Star Wars special guest celebritiesAhmed Best(Jar Jar Binks)Peter Mayhew(Chewbacca)Vanessa Marshall(Hera Syndulla — Star Wars Rebels),James Arnold Taylor(Obi-Wan Kenobi – Clone Wars) and a ton of Star Wars costumed characters....

Wes Anderson’s Next Movie Will Star Tilda Swinton, Films In Spain Later This Year Wes Anderson’s latest film,The French Dispatch, will soon have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on July 6. The general moviegoing public won’t be able to see it until October 22, but even beforeSearchlight Picturescarries out its theatrical distribution, Anderson has already started lining up his next project. The as-yet-untitled film will reportedly go into production in Spain this September and it will bring back Anderson’s frequent collaborator,Tilda Swinton, for a starring role....

Who Is Simu Liu, Marvel’s First Asian Superhero And Star Of ‘Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings’? Marvel is making history with its upcoming comic book filmShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which will feature the studio’s first-ever Asian superhero. Shang-Chi, a character created byJim StarlinandSteve Englehartin the early 1970s in the midst of global martial arts mania, has some odds stacked against him. He’s a character steeped in the stereotypes of the time, and he’s a little-known superhero outside of diehard Marvel Comics fans....

Why David Duchovny Walked Away From The X-Files After 7 Seasons The eighth and ninth seasons of “The X-Files” are frequently lambasted by the show’s fans as its flop years. David Duchovny, who played co-lead character Fox Mulder, had left the show, and Gillian Anderson was re-teamed withRobert Patrick, playing a new character named John Doggett. Robert Patrick is a hugely capable actor and John Doggett is a fine character, but many fans were averse to accepting Doggett as a “replacement Mulder....

Will HBO’s ‘The Night Of’ Get A Second Season? HBO’sThe Night Ofwas designed as a one-and-done miniseries, but as you know, any film or movie these days that is modestly successful is ripe for a sequel. Series executive producerSteven Zailliansays there have already been talks about doing a second season of the acclaimed series, which follows the story of a man who is charged with murder after finding a girl he just met the night before stabbed to death....

‘A Quiet Place Part II’ Is Likely The Second Entry In A Trilogy Though it’s not official yet, it sounds like audiences can go ahead and start preparing to get quiet…for a third time. According toEmily Blunt, who starred in the first two installments of Paramount’sA Quiet Placefranchise, this month’sA Quiet Place Part IIis probably going to be the second entry in aQuiet Placetrilogy, and writer/directorJohn Krasinskialready has ideas for where the third film can go....

‘Abominable’ Trailer: Dreamworks' New Yeti Movie Actually Looks Pretty Magical Hollywood works in cycles, which means there is indeed a third animated yeti movie coming to theaters in the span of a year. But Dreamworks’Abominablelooks like it deserves much, much more than to be fodder for a meme. On the heels of Warner Animation’sSmallfootand Laika’sMissing LinkcomesAbominable,an animated film about a girl in modern-day Shanghai who accidentally stumbles upon a yeti separated from its homeland....

‘Batman V Superman’ Viral Marketing: Meet Vegan Hipster Lex Luthor Ever sinceJesse Eisenberg(The Social Network)was castinBatman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, fans haven’t been quite sure what to make of the actor playing Lex Luthor. It’s a completely out-of-the-box choice, which, to me, is exciting. The glimpses of his performance inthe Comic-Con trailerteased an eccentric take on the character, but a new piece ofBatman v Supermanviral marketing gives us a better idea of what to expect from the new Lex Luthor....