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‘The Kindergarten Teacher’: Netflix Snags Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Award-Winning Sundance Drama The Hollywood Reporterbrings the news about the streaming service’s acquisition of Colangelo’s film, which tells the story of a teacher (Gyllenhaal) who loves poetry and becomes consumed with the idea that one of her five-year-old students may be the next great poet. Netflix has yet to announce a release date. We also aren’t sure if they’ll give the film a small theatrical run; last year, Netflix gave another Sundance acquisition,Mudbound,a brief stint in theaters....

‘The Matrix’ Cinematographer Blames Stanley Kubrick For Why The Sequels Are So “Mind-Numbing” It can’t be understated how hugely influential the Wachowski’sThe Matrixwas. Many a film after it tried (and often failed) to imitate its look, its tone, its groundbreaking visual effects. And the man responsible for the stylish look of the 1999 sci-fi film was cinematographerBill Pope, who would go on to shoot the film’s much-maligned sequelsThe Matrix ReloadedandThe Matrix Revolutionsto less than satisfactory results....

‘The Monster Squad’ Was Released 25 Years Ago Today: Fred Dekker Talks About The Film’s Reception And Anniversary The one thing almost everyone knows aboutThe Monster Squadis “Wolfman’s got nards.” What started as a seemingly throwaway line of dialogue struck a chord with audiences and, to this day, remains a must-know geek quote. Outside of that, though,The Monster Squad, directed byFred Dekkerand co-written by he andShane Black, is a mostly forgotten piece of eighties entertainment....

‘The Nightingale’ Trailer: The Director Of ‘The Babadook’ Is Back With A Shocking Revenge Thriller Jennifer Kent, director of the acclaimed horror filmThe Babadook, returns with a very different type of scary movie.The Nightingaleis a shockingly brutal tale of revenge set in Australia in the 1800s.Aisling Franciosiplays a young Irish convict on a journey to track down and kill a soldier who did something terrible to her and her family. The results are unpleasant, to say the least....

‘The Old Man & The Gun’ Director David Lowery On Making A Tribute To Robert Redford [Interview] Writer-directorDavid Lowerymay have sentRobert Redfordout with the bang the actor deserves withThe Old Man & the Gun. No small feat on Lowery’s part. The filmmaker behindA Ghost StoryandAin’t Them Bodies Saintstells a playful but melancholic crime tale with the sweeping sense of adventure you want from watching Redford rob banks with his iconic charm....

‘Warcraft’ TV Spot Teases A Mano-A-Mano Showdown Between Human And Orc As we inch toward summer blockbuster season, one of the biggest question marks on the calendar is the video game adaptationWarcraft. The source material is one millions of fans around the globe are deeply familiar with, but how will it play as a movie? WillWarcraftbe the one to break the so-called “video game curse”? Can it draw in the non-gamer audience?...

Christopher Walken Will Play Captain Hook In NBC’s ‘Peter Pan’ Live Show Encouraged by the success ofThe Sound of Music Live!, NBC is getting the pieces together for more live musical telecasts in the near-ish future. One of those isPeter Pan, and the first star has just been revealed. Christopher Walkenwill play Captain Hook in the show, which is expected to air in December. Well, it’s certainly better casting than Carrie Underwood as Fraulein Maria....

Cool Stuff: Hasbro Bringing Back ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ Head-Flipping Action Figures We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. WhenMighty Morphin Power Rangerswas all the rage in the 1990s, some of the most coveted toys inspired by the imported action series were Bandai’s collection of head-flipping action that changed the teenagers of Angel Grove into the superpowered fighting team. Now Hasbro is bringing the head-flippingPower Rangersaction figures back in all their retro glory....

Darren Aronofsky Offered Wolverine 2? In late August, it wasreportedthat 20th Century Fox was looking atDarren AronofskyandDavid Sladefor the X-Men Origins: Wolverine sequel, whileReddirectorRobert Schwentkehad been a frontrunner but dropped out. At the time, I didn’t put more weight to the report. Aronofsky has a connection to star/producerHugh Jackmanwho starred in The Fountain, and Aronofsky has said for a long time now that he wants to graduate to bigger budget films, but it didn’t really seem like a project Aronofsky would consider....

Darren Lynn Bousman Returns For SAW 4 Darren Lynn Bousman has signed on to return for SAW 4. Bousman directed the two previous popular SAW sequels. Late last year Lionsgateannouncedthat a fourth film would be released on October 26th 2007. Bousman’s return seems like a last ditch move. Especially considering the fact thatBousman publicly announced his departurefrom the SAW series late last year. Bousman is a very competent director if he’s given a good script....

Denis Villeneuve Would Be Down To Make A Batman Movie There’s only one rule that governs the movie marketing cycle: If you’ve directed at least two well-received movies that even come close to featuring a dark tone and have also been branded an “auteur” among certain circles, then you’re going to be asked about directing a “Batman” movie. After “Sicario,” “Arrival,” and “Blade Runner 2049” helped land Denis Villeneuve squarely in the spotlight (“Enemy” is pretty good too, in a gnarly and disturbing way!...

Denzel Washington To Direct And Star In August Wilson’s ‘Fences’ Adaptation At HBO While everyone knowsDenzel Washingtonfor his two-time Oscar-winning acting skills, you may forget that the actor has also gotten behind the camera as a director forAntwone FisherandThe Great Debaters. And now he’s preparing for another stint wearing several hats on the movie set as director, producer and star of a new project at HBO. DuringAn Evening With Denzel Washington & Dr....

Disney’s Guardians Of The Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Ride Will Open In 2022 It’s been years in the making, but the date is almost here. As Disney ramps up its 50th anniversary celebration for the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, theyannouncedtoday that the new E-Ticket roller-coaster attraction Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind has an opening … year. Yes, it’s not quite time to plan your trip to the opening day of the big new roller coaster, but we now know that Cosmic Rewind will open at Epcot in 2022....