You Owe It To Yourself To See Titane Knowing As Little As Possible [Fantastic Fest] As someone who works as a writer and editor on a movie website, I tend to know at least a little bit about every movie we cover. Sometimes, news about upcoming movies slides across my desk. More often, I find myself editing reviews and spoiler posts about releases I have not yet had a chance to see....
‘Blade Runner 2049’ Won’t Have Narration When it comes to the voiceover fromBlade Runner, some people love it, most people don’t. While the director of the sequel,Denis Villeneuve, is a huge fan of the original cut and the narration’s “film noir quality,” there will be no voiceover guiding the audience inBlade Runner 2049. For theArrivalandSicariodirector, a voiceover would not have worked – but that didn’t stop him from joking about it with starHarrison Forda few times....
‘Calvin & Hobbes’ Creator Bill Watterson Explains Why We’ll Never See A Movie Adaptation While Calvin and Hobbes have touched the lives of millions of people the world over, their creatorBill Wattersonhas historically preferred to keep to himself. But for whatever reason, he recently decided to open up to Mental Floss for a rare interview. The story, which covers everything from the rise of digital comics to that legend about his burning a box of Hobbes toys, is a must-read for anyone who grew up loving this rambunctious little boy and his tiger pal....
‘Critters Attack!’ Review: Longtime ‘Critters’ Fans Will Get What They Want [Fantasia Film Festival] Bobby Miller’sCritters Attack!honors its meager franchise traditions, and your interpretation of that statement depends on your level of adoration of low-budget puppeteering. My reaction to the Crites' latest feeding frenzy is similar to my reaction toPhantasm: Ravager:it has minuscule funding, blatant attempts at nostalgia recreation, and purposeful “so bad it’s good” vibes which prove you cannot force cult acclaim....
‘Dune’ Director Denis Villeneuve Actually Thinks David Lynch’s Version Is Pretty Good Director David Lynch’sDuneis among the most famous box office bombs in Hollywood history. The eclectic filmmaker behind films likeMulholland DrandBlue Velvetdid not have final cut on his film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel, and Lynch even had his name removed from a version of it that was later edited for television. Seeing the film morph into something beyond his control was clearly a painful experience for him, but the finished version wasn’t a total loss – in fact, newDunedirectorDenis Villeneuvethinks the Lynch adaptation is pretty good....
‘Escapes’ Trailer: Wes Anderson-Produced Doc On The Unlikely Story Of The ‘Blade Runner’ Writer The only way we could get aWes AndersonandRidley Scottcrossover would be in our dreams. But the next cl0sest thing is the Wes Anderson-produced documentaryEscapes, which follows the strange and beautiful life ofHampton Fancher, the former flamenco dancer-turned screenwriter of one of the most iconic sci-fi movies of all time,Blade Runner. How did he end up in the world of Hollywood, and what misadventures and detours did he get into along the way?...
‘Fargo’ Review: Who Made The Biggest Mistake In ‘The Law Of Non-Contradiction’? (Every week, we’re going to kick off discussion aboutFargoseason 3 by answering one simple question: who f*cked up the most this week?) This week’s episode ofFargois heavy on the melancholy. Ennis Stussy (Scott Hylands) kept quiet and miserable in the first two episodes of season 3…mostly because he’s dead. Even when he was a younger man, he suffered like so many otherFargocharacters....
‘Fighting With My Family’ Trailer: Wrestling Has Never Been More Heartfelt And Hilarious Fighting with My Familyis a true underdog story about the amateur female wrestler from the United Kingdom who would go on to become the championship Diva known as Paige.Florence Pughtakes the lead role in the film from writer/directorStephen Merchant(the co-creator ofThe Office), and one moreFighting with My Familytrailer highlights the heartfelt and inspiring wrestling comedy before the film hits theaters this weekend....
‘Girlboss’ Trailer: Britt Robertson Flips Clothes With Attitude In Netflix’s New Series We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Britt Robertstonfought for the future inTomorrowland, found sappy romance inThe Longest Ride, and came of age inThe First Time. Now she’s going to become a self-made entrepreneur by flipping clothes in the same way that people flip houses.Girlboss, a new Netflix series based onSophia Amoruso’s autobiography of the same name, tells the story of a young, feisty girl (Robertson) who had no direction in life, but used her passion for fashion to create a business selling clothes on eBay, the kind of clothes that you’d find in Goodwill that are secretly worth hundreds of dollars more than the thrifty price tag....
‘Okko’s Inn’ Trailer: Studio Ghibli Veteran Kitaro Kosaka Directs A Cute Ghost Story Studio Ghibli may have (temporarily) shuttered its doors five years ago, but its former animators are thriving. Aside from the majority Ghibli-staffed Studio Ponoc, which this year released the acclaimed anthology filmModest Heroes, Ghibli alums are proving that they don’t need the iconic Totoro symbol backing them to deliver quality work. The latest alum to earn the spotlight isKitaro Kosaka,who had worked on Ghibli films likeThe Wind Rises, Spirited Away, andNausicaa of the Valley of the Wind....
‘Once Upon A Snowman’ Trailer: Find Out Olaf’s Unlikely Beginnings In This ‘Frozen’ Prequel Short Everyone’s favorite summer-loving snowman has another animated short dedicated just to him. InOnce Upon a Snowman, we finally get to see Olaf’s unseen origins in aFrozenprequel short film coming to Disney+ this month. Watch theOnce Upon a Snowmantrailer below. Once Upon a Snowman Trailer The film, which is set to debut on Disney+ later this month, “follows Olaf’s first steps as he comes to life and searches for his identity in the snowy mountains outside Arendelle....
‘Sharknado 4’ Is Coming: You Decide If Tara Reid Survives Last night brought the premiere ofSharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, the third installment in the intentionally stupid disaster comedy about sharks terrorizing and killing people as they’re blown around by tornadoes. While fans were expecting the usual terrible special effects, “celebrity” cameos and brutal deaths, they probably weren’t expecting a cliffhanger ending. But last night, the final shot ofTara Reid’s character April Wexler was interrupted by a cut to black and directions that fans would be in control of her fate, which would be revealed inSharknado 4....
‘The Addams Family 2’ Is Coming To Theaters In Time For Halloween 2021 The animated adaptation ofThe Addams Familyjust arrived in theaters last year, but with a box office haulover $203 millionon a budget of just $23 million, MGM has wasted no time in getting a sequel off the ground.The Addams Family 2has been officially announced to arrive just in time for Halloween in 2021. However, one member of the original voice cast won’t be returning, and a new cast member with an impressive array of voices has come on board....
