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Netflix Abandons The Idea Of Gamifying Binging For Kids; Here’s How They Could Use That Tech Instead By Ben Pearson/March 18, 2018 1:00 pm EST Netflix, not content with unleashing 700 original movies and TV shows on its subscribers this year, was also looking for ways to strengthen the bond between users and their platform – and recent internal testing suggested they were looking to train users at a young age....

Netflix Will Release Noah Baumbach’s Ben Stiller-Led ‘The Meyerowitz Stories’ By Jack Giroux/April 11, 2017 4:00 pm EST Noah Baumbach is on a roll. Over the last five years, he’s treated us with Frances Ha, While We’re Young, Mistress America, and the greatly revealing De Palma doc, which he co-directed with Jake Paltrow. That’s one delightful, albeit sometimes hilariously awkward and cringe-inducing, movie after the other. His next film, The Meyerowitz Stories, stars Ben Stiller and Adam Sandler and it will officially arrive on Netflix this year....

New ‘Logan’ Image And Storyboards: Wolverine Makes This Mutant Dystopia Look Good By Jacob Hall/Nov. 1, 2016 9:30 am EST While a certain segment of comic book fans have spent the past decade-plus complaining that the cinematic Wolverine was a tall and strapping Australian man and not a stout weirdo, it’s very possible that the superhero movie boom would never have taken off without Hugh Jackman. The man is inherently likable on camera, managing to lend both humor and gravity to potentially ridiculous situations....

Nick Fury And Phil Coulson Have A “Meet-Cute” In ‘Captain Marvel,’ Clark Gregg Teases By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 14, 2018 2:30 pm EST When we first meet fan-favorite character Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) in Iron Man, he barely blinks an eye at the sight of metal flying men and gods of thunder. “This isn’t my first rodeo, Mr. Stark,” he says calmly to Robert Downey Jr.’s billionaire superhero. But Captain Marvel will take us back to that first rodeo — or at least one of Coulson’s early rodeos....

Singer Chris Cornell Has Died At 52 By Ethan Anderton/May 18, 2017 11:00 am EST When James Bond returned to the big screen with Daniel Craig in the lead role of Casino Royale in 2006, the new run of 007 movies needed a theme song to bring the franchise into the 21st century the right way. Sony Pictures and MGM called upon Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell’s signature growling singing voice to make it happen, and he created what I think is one of the better James Bond theme songs of the entire series....

Superhero Bits: ‘Black Panther’ Experience In Canada, ‘Agents Of SHIELD’ Hiatus & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 30, 2018 5:00 pm EST Do you want to check out the Black Panther experience touring around Canada? How did Tom Cruise and Simon Pegg tease Henry Cavill about Superman while shooting Mission: Impossible 6? Want to get a first look at the Ant-Man and the Wasp toys coming this year? Who will direct the pilot for the Watchmen series on HBO?...

The Morning Watch - Game Of Thrones Edition: Magic Dragon Egg, Metal Theme Cover & More By Ethan Anderton/July 17, 2017 5:00 am EST (The Morning Watch is 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.) Following the seventh season premiere last night, this is a special Game of Thrones edition of The Morning Watch, featuring the cast asking questions to a magic 8-ball (or rather dragon egg) about the fate of their characters, a video essay about how emotions are evoked to drive the story of HBO’s fantasy series, and a badass metal cover of the show’s theme song....

There Can Be Only One: MoviePass Sues Sinemia For Theater Subscription Domination By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 28, 2018 5:30 am EST In-demand movie theater subscription service MoviePass isn’t about to let someone muscle-in on their turf. The similar service Sinemia thought they could get in on that sweet, sweet subscription action, but MoviePass is taking them to court for patent infringement. Who will win this battle of the subscription services? Place your bets....

Woody Harrelson Will Shoot The World’s First Live Movie In One Single Take By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 16, 2016 10:00 am EST When it comes to movies, there are a variety of ways to experience them. You can head to theaters to catch one on the big screen, you can wait until one is available on VOD, Blu-ray or DVD to watch one from the comfort of your home, and you can even take movies with you on your mobile devices like tablets and smart phones....

‘Cobra Kai’ Teaser Trailer Reunites ‘The Karate Kid’ With His High School Bully By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 15, 2018 10:00 am EST At the end of last summer, we learned YouTube Red had picked up a new series called Cobra Kai that would see Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reprising their famous roles as Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence from The Karate Kid. Now we finally have our first look at the show....

‘Doctor Strange’ Stan Lee Cameo Revealed By Angie Han/Oct. 12, 2016 8:30 am EST The Stan Lee cameo is a Marvel tradition, and it’s one we can look forward to seeing continue next month in Doctor Strange. Thanks to an IMAX footage presentation earlier this week, details have emerged on the Doctor Strange Stan Lee cameo. Click through to find out where and when you can expect him to pop up....

‘DuckTales’ Season 3 Already Ordered, Season 2 Guest Stars Include Edgar Wright And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 25, 2018 8:30 am EST When the DuckTales reboot debuted in 2017, it exceeded the sky-high expectations for the beloved Disney animated franchise, meeting almost universal acclaim. And audiences have responded in kind, leading to show being renewed for a second season immediately. Now, a month a before the second season is set to premiere, Disney Channel has announced that it has picked up DuckTales season 3....

‘Gold’ Red Band Trailer: Matthew McConaughey Chases A Dream In The Jungle By Jack Giroux/Jan. 10, 2017 3:30 pm EST The first wave of reviews for Gold are disappointing. Unfortunately, Stephen Gaghan’s latest directorial effort, which The Weinstein Company positioned as an awards contender, so far hasn’t connected with critics. Perhaps it’ll fare better with audiences once the film, which stars Matthew McConaughey and Edgar Ramirez, goes wide at the end of the month....

‘Homeland’ Season 6 Will Scale Back Its Depiction Of Terrorism By Jacob Hall/Dec. 26, 2016 3:00 pm EST Showtime’s Homeland has always tried to do that Law and Order “ripped from the headlines” thing, but many fans and critics felt is may have gotten a little too real last season, with a central storyline eerily reflecting real world terrorist attacks. With season six now changing locations, showrunner Alex Gansa says that the show will change gears, tweak its focus, and tell a different kind of story....

‘Logan Lucky’ Trailer: Steven Soderbergh’s Return To Filmmaking Looks Wonderful By Jack Giroux/May 29, 2017 5:00 am EST Steven Soderbergh’s “anti-glam Ocean’s 11” looks, to put it simply, like a blast. Based on the first footage from Logan Lucky, which arrived over the weekend, Daniel Craig’s performance alone as Joe Bang may be worth the price of admission. We haven’t seen Craig quite like this before, and the same can be said for the rest of the stellar cast in Soderbergh’s blessed return to filmmaking....

‘Mister Rogers’ Google Doodle Invites You To Be Its Neighbor By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 21, 2018 4:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Happy Friday everyone, are you ready to cry? Because the latest Google Doodle paying tribute to the beloved Fred Rogers of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood will do its darnedest to make you sob sweet, nostalgic tears. A Mister Rogers Google Doodle has been released to celebrate Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’s 51st anniversary, right on the heels of the moving documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor?...

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Review: The Best ‘Star Wars’ Movie Since ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ By Josh Spiegel/Dec. 12, 2017 9:00 am EST Star Wars: The Last Jedi has a large burden on its shoulders. The 2017 film is not only the highly anticipated follow-up to J.J. Abrams’ rousing and wildly successful 2015 revival of the Star Wars franchise, The Force Awakens, it also has The Empire Strikes Back looming over its head....

‘The Greatest Showman’ Live Movie Trailer: Hugh Jackman And The Cast Are Doing It Live By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 18, 2017 9:30 am EST A Christmas Story: Live heard that you like your musicals, so how about a musical within your musical? Viewers of the latest in the live TV musical phenomenon were treated to a surprising commercial from this season’s anticipated musical starring Hugh Jackman as a highly fictionalized version of P....

‘The New Romantic’ Trailer: The Rom-Com Revival Continues By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 23, 2018 9:00 am EST Rom-coms are back in a big way. Crazy Rich Asians, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and Set It Up have all garnered buzz and praise this year. Joining the rom-com revival is The New Romantic, a film that played at SXSW and will finding its way to theaters in November. The film follows a college student who decides to start dating older men in exchange for gifts....

‘The Walking Dead’ Season 8 Trailer: All Out War Is Coming [Comic-Con 2017] By Jack Giroux/July 21, 2017 1:36 pm EST Last October, AMC renewed its long-running, highly popular zombie series, The Walking Dead, for season 8. The upcoming season premiere will be the series’ 100th episode. There’s still no end in sight for the show, which is based on Robert Kirkman’s comic book series. The brass at AMC don’t even know how the series will conclude, but in the meantime, we attended the show’s San Diego Comic-Con panel and learned what they have in store....