By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 25, 2017 4:30 pm EST The deal, which was made in 2014, was originally designed to allow non-HBO subscribers to get a taste of the network’s greatest hits, possibly inspiring them to spring for a full subscription via their cable provider, according to Vulture. Or, you know, you can borrow the password to your brother’s girlfriend’s parents’ HBO Now subscription.
Another ‘Game Of Thrones’ Episode Was Leaked, But Not Because Of Hackers By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 16, 2017 9:30 am EST The internet is dark and full of spoilers — because the second Game of Thrones episode in two weeks has leaked online. But don’t worry, it’s not from trollish hackers who want to ruin whatever bombshells Game of Thrones’ sixth episode has waiting for us. It was an accident. The unaired sixth episode of Game of Thrones’ seventh season, “Death is the Enemy,” was accidentally aired by HBO Nordic in Spain for an hour before it was removed....
By Ethan Anderton/June 16, 2018 10:00 am EST If you want to know what music is featured on the vinyl soundtrack release, here you go: Side A Hallelujah Junction – 1st movement – John Adams M.A.Y. in the Backyard – Ryuichi Sakamoto J’adore Venise – Loredana Bertè Paris Latino – Bandolero Side B Sonatine bureaucratique – Frank Glazer “Zion hört die Wächter singen” – Alessio Bax Lady Lady Lady – Giorgio Moroder & Joe Esposito...
Cool Stuff: Blitzway’s Massive Sixth Scale ‘Ghostbusters’ Ecto-1 Is Incredible By Ethan Anderton/July 26, 2017 6:00 am EST Almost a year ago, you might remember we called attention to a new series of sixth scale Ghostbusters figures from a company called Blitzway. They’re some of the most amazing figures every created based on the paranormal investigators played by Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson, complete with the most accurate likenesses of each of the actors....
Fall Photo Preview: ‘Holmes & Watson’, ‘First Man’, ‘Apostle’, ‘The Predator’, And More By Ben Pearson/Aug. 10, 2018 11:42 am EST The stars of Step Brothers are reuniting for Holmes & Watson, a comedy that places Ferrell into the iconic deerstalker cap of detective Sherlock Holmes and Reilly into the immaculate coat of his partner, John Watson. This one hits theaters on December 21, 2018. Read more here. Next up is Apostle, a new thriller from The Raid director Gareth Evans....
Netflix Releases A New App Specifically For Remaining DVD Subscribers By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 4, 2017 2:30 pm EST Even though Netflix is now known for making endless entertainment easily available to be streamed through various devices in your home and in your hand, don’t forget that they began as the DVD rental company that sent discs to your house. While access to Netflix’s streaming library is the most convenient way to enjoy all the programming they have to offer, believe it or not, there are still millions of people who have Blu-ray and DVD discs shipped to their house....
Nicolas Cage Wants To Do A Blumhouse Movie, And Jason Blum Already Has An Idea By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 17, 2018 4:30 pm EST Some things were made for each other. Peanut butter and jelly. Fish and chips. And now, Nicolas Cage and Blumhouse. The constantly-working actor recently revealed he’d love to work with the horror-centric production company. And this doesn’t just seem to be a case of wishful thinking – Blumhouse CEO Jason Blum says he already has a film idea for Cage....
Paul Feig Looks Back At ‘Last Christmas’ With Emilia Clarke And Henry Golding By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 19, 2018 3:00 pm EST Paul Feig is fresh off surprising audiences with a thriller starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, but he’s already planning on getting back into comedy, this time with some romantic holiday flare.Last Christmas is a new romantic comedy that Paul Feig will direct, and he’ll have Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke and Crazy Rich Asians breakout Henry Golding (who also stars in Feig’s A Simple Favor) falling for each other during the most wonderful time of the year....
Rumor: Kid-Friendly ‘Fantastic Four’ Reboot In The Works? By Jack Giroux/June 21, 2017 1:00 pm EST Below, learn more about a potential Fantastic Four reboot. The most recent draft for this vision of the Fantastic Four comes from screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith, who wrote The LEGO Batman Movie and exited the director’s chair on The Flash. He also did some uncredited punch-ups on Trank’s Fantastic Four script. A lighter take on the Marvel characters sounds like the next logical step after a failed gritty reboot, although the tone was hardly the problem with that movie....
The Monty Python Musical ‘Spamalot’ Is Being Made Into A Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 4, 2018 8:30 am EST Nicholaw is the director of the Broadway adaptation of Mean Girls, for which he’s up for Best Director and Best Choreography at the Tony’s. Additionally, Nicholaw was the original choreographer for Spamalot when it first came to Broadway under the direction of Mike Nichols in 2005. Idle will produce in addition to writing....
Vin Diesel “Unlikely” To Play Black Bolt In Marvel’s ‘Inhumans’ By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 18, 2016 1:30 pm EST For years now, Vin Diesel has been not-so-subtlely teasing that he might have something to do with Marvel’s Inhumans. The actor has said that he wants to play Black Bolt but under a number of conditions. But now that the movie has been demoted to a television series with a two-week IMAX release, does this mean Vin Diesel is no longer interested?...
You Can Now Add Hulu To Your Spotify Premium Subscription For One Dollar By Ethan Anderton/April 11, 2018 2:00 pm EST There’s a subscription service for everything nowadays. Ever since streaming services like Netflix and Hulu took off, everyone has been after a piece of that sweet, consistent subscription money. Other companies like Spotify, Loot Crate, Blue Apron, and Birchbox brought the subscription model to music, collectibles, cooking and beauty products....
You Probably Didn’t Notice This Shot In ‘Contact’ Was Done With Visual Effects By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 17, 2017 6:00 am EST Contact is a little more visceral and unbelievable than Arrival, but it’s still one of the better sci-fi movies to come out of the 1990s. And much like Arrival had some incredible visual effects that were not easily spotted by even the most avid of movie watchers, Contact had some impressive, state-of-the-art visual effects work done at the time....
‘A Quiet Place’ Writers Already Have Several Ideas For A Sequel By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 10, 2018 8:30 am EST A Quiet Place not-so-quietly crept up to the top of the box office this weekend, scoring the second-best opening ever for an original horror movie and earning actor-turned-director John Krasinski accolades. So naturally, people are already buzzing over whether this horror hit could turn into a successful franchise. And the writers of A Quiet Place are already on board — theoretically....
‘Amanda Knox’ Trailer: Either She’s A Psychopath Or She’s One Of Us By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 19, 2016 2:30 pm EST The case of Amanda Knox has made headlines around the world as the woman who was studying abroad was convicted of murdering her British roommate Meredith Kercher. Due to the many twists and turns of the case, the media and public around the world absorbed every detail they could about the case, and it’s still debated to this very day....
‘Deadpool 2’ Video Highlights The Easter Eggs From Behind The Scenes By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 24, 2018 10:30 am EST Did you know the Deadpool movies are loaded with referential humor and also Easter Eggs? Crazy, I know, but it’s true! Deadpool 2 is now out on Blu-ray, which gives obsessive fans an opportunity to comb through the superhero sequel looking for the hidden Easter Eggs throughout. A new behind-the-scenes video celebrates the Deadpool 2 Easter Eggs, without actually giving any of them away....
‘Incredibles 2’ Shows Off More Of The Wannabe Supers, Plus See Some New Character Posters By Ethan Anderton/May 25, 2018 12:30 pm EST Disney is already having a huge summer thanks to the record-smashing success of Avengers: Infinity War from Marvel Studios and that will likely continue with millions more being raked in thanks to Solo: A Star Wars Story this weekend. But next month, Disney will finally have one of their more family friendly adventures hitting the big screen, and it’s something audiences have been wanting to see for 14 years....
‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ Honest Trailer: A Sequel Twice The Size & Half The Fun By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 9, 2016 5:00 am EST Watch the Independence Day Resurgence Honest Trailer after the jump. This Honest Trailer hits all the nails on the head. From Jessie Usher as the worst substitute for Will Smith to a garbage, nonsensical script, this is just an awful sequel. After all the CGI destruction we’ve had over the years, somehow director Roland Emmerich thought that was going to work all over again....
‘It: Chapter 2’ Lands Isaiah Mustafa For The Last Slot In The Losers’ Club By Ethan Anderton/June 9, 2018 5:03 pm EST The cast of It: Chapter 2 has slowly been filling out over the past couple months, and now the final piece is in place. Isaiah Mustafa, best known as the former spokesman for Old Spice, has landed the role of the adult version of Mike Hanlon. He’s the only member of the Losers’ Club to stay behind in Derry, Maine as an adult....
‘John Wick’ TV Series ‘The Continental’ Could Feature Ian McShane’s Winston [TCA 2018] By Fred Topel/Jan. 15, 2018 7:00 am EST On Friday, Starz announced development on the series The Continental, a series set in the John Wick universe. After their panels, /Film spoke with Carmi Zlotnick, President of Original Programming for Starz, about additional details of the series. Since the series is set at the titular hotel for assassins, where Ian McShane’s Winston is a manager, the network and producers are considering him to appear on the show....
