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Everything Steven Soderbergh Watched And Read In 2015 For the pastcouple of years, directorSteven Soderbergh(Traffic) has been keeping track of everything he watches and reads in a year. Considering he was recently working on season two of Cinemax’sThe Knick, it’s kind of astonishing how much entertainment he consumed this year. Find out what Steven Soderbergh watched and read in 2015 after the jump. Soderbergh actually notes below when he started principal photography onThe Knick, and yet he still found the time for the shows he watches....

Fraggle Rock: Back To The Rock Showrunners On Honoring Jim Henson’s Legacy [Interview] For people of a certain age, combining the words “Fraggle” and “Rock” together stirs a very certain nostalgic feeling. Jim Henson created an awful lot of memorable stuff in his years on this planet, but the funny little creatures we call Fraggles were certainly one of his most memorable. Now, Apple TV+ has stepped in to bring the beloved Muppets back to life in a new series titled (rather appropriately)“Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock....

Full Cast And Plot Revealed For ‘Riddick’ It’s been a long eight years for fans ofDavid TwohyandVin Diesel’s Riddick saga, but after numerous stops and starts, the third installment is coming together at last. Universal Studios has issued a press release announcing the start of principal photography in Montreal on the new sci-fi thriller, a follow-up to 2000’sPitch Blackand 2004’sThe Chronicles of Riddick— and in the process, offered up some new crumbs of information about the film’s plotline and casting....

Get Out Almost Ended With An Awful Joke That Could’ve Ruined The Movie Jordan Peeleshot several different endings for his debut feature"Get Out,“and after testing a bunch of concepts, he settled on one he felt that audiences would be satisfied with: Rod — A.K.A. Lil Rel Howery — coming to the rescue. However, he needed a cincher of a one-liner for the comedic relief character to throw down once Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) got into the car with his friend....

Hear An Exclusive From The ‘Les Miserables’ Mini-Series Soundtrack We’ve got exclusive music below fromLes Miserables. No – not the Broadway one. You can hear that music anywhere. This exclusive track hails from the new BBC/PBS Masterpiece mini-series adaptation starringDominic West,David Oyelowo, andLily Collins. TheLes Miserablesmini-series soundtrack comes from composerJohn Murphy, who sought to give the score an experimental vibe. Listen below! Les Miserables Mini-Series Soundtrack Composer John Murphy has provided music for28 Days Later, Sunshine, andKick-Ass....

How The Impeccable Sound Design Of ‘Little Women’ Brings Greta Gerwig’s Adaptation To Life Year after year, “award season” sees nominations for sound categories go to big, bombastic films filled with special effects. This isn’t inherently bad — the work that goes into creating and mixing these otherworldly sounds takes immense effort and skill — but in the process, more subtle artistry tends to be overlooked. Case in point:Little Womendirected by Greta Gerwig, a film that uses impeccable sound design to weave a fabric of joy and loss all throughout its story....

Interview: ‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ Screenwriter Derek Kolstad On Expanding The World And Paying Homage To ‘Open Range’ In 2012, screenwriterDerek Kolstadwas working on a spec script calledScorn. Soon after he finished it, three offers came in. Kolstad took the lowest offer from Thunder Road Pictures because they were adamant about making the movie as soon as possible. Within a few months, the title was changed toJohn WickandKeanu Reeveswas onboard to star as the unstoppable dog-friendly assassin....

Is IMAX Laser Projection The Future Of Movies? Read Our Impressions And Watch A Video Most people would agree the best theatrical movie experience is 70mm IMAX film projection. WithIMAX Laser, the company’s aim was to try and replace – and hopefully even surpass – that experience. They’ve succeeded. Earlier this month, IMAX debuted the first IMAX Laser projection system in the United States at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, CA....

John Woo’s New Action Movie Silent Night Adds Kid Cudi Grammy-winner Kid Cudi is continuing his on-screen hot streak following “X” and “Don’t Look Up.” According to a press release, the musician and actor will next be seen in John Woo’s latest movie, “Silent Night.” “Silent Night” is an upcoming action thriller from the filmmaker behind classics like “Face/Off” and “Hard Boiled.” The movie seems to be taking a classic revenge film route, following a father avenging the death of his son after he’s caught in gang crossfire on Christmas Eve....

Justin Timberlake Screen Testing For Green Lantern Update:Nope, it’s not a massive rumor.THRjust ran the news thatJustin Timberlake,Bradley CooperandRyan Reynoldshave all been circlingGreen Lantern. The three had been in a ‘holding deal’ which expired this past Monday, but different producers on the film all had different favorites, and a consensus still hasn’t been reached. But with the announcement that they’ve come this far, we should hear a decision within the next few days....

Kevin Hart And Wesley Snipes To Play Brothers In Hart’s Netflix Limited Series ‘True Story’ Kevin HartandWesley Snipesare going to play brothers in a new Netflix limited series loosely based on Hart’s career. Hart and Snipes are set to headlineTrue Story, a fictional Netflix limited series in which Hart will play a version of himself who faces “a matter of life and death” during a tour stop in his hometown of Philadelphia....

Leonardo DiCaprio Developing Woodrow Wilson Biopic, Likely To Star Leonardo DiCapriois never short of projects in development, and he certainly has a fondness for stories rooted in history. A new biography ofPresident Woodrow Wilsonwas just published this month, and the screen rights have landed at DiCaprio’s company Appian Way. The actor plans to produce the adaptation ofA. Scott Berg’s book, and star as the 28th President. The film will likely be calledWilson, like the book, and it’s easy to wonder if the development might move along just slowly enough for the story of the lauded progressive President to hit screens not too far away from the 2016 US Presidential Election....

Mandy Moore To Star In ‘Buried’ Writer Chris Sparling’s Directorial Debut ‘Falling Slowly’ Back in the late ’90s, whenMandy Moorefirst appeared on the pop music scene, I would’ve never predicted she’d still be an active famous person in the early 2010s. Of course, I also dismissed Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson, and everyone in ‘NSYNC as one-hit wonders destined to fade into obscurity by about 2001, so that shows what I know....