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We’re just a few weeks away from the release of a brand new Marvel Studios movie, and Marvel is now offering a taste of Oscar-winning composerMichael Giacchino’s score for the dimension-shiftingDoctor Strange. Directed byScott Derrickson, the film starsBenedict Cumberbatchas Stephen Strange, a neurosurgeon who loses the use of his hands in an auto-accident, after which he travels to Tibet in search of a cure. There, he crosses paths withTilda Swinton’s The Ancient One, who trains him in the ways of the mystic, revealing alternate dimensions and a looming threat in the form ofMads Mikkelsen’s Kaecilius....

One of my favorite films of 2018 is directorYorgos Lanthimos’The Favourite. Loaded with amazing cinematography byRobbie Ryan, brilliant performances by the entire cast, a fantastic script byDeborah DavisandTony McNamara, amazing costumes and production design, and remarkable work from every other department,The Favouriteis one of those special movies that you absolutely need to see on the biggest screen possible. Also, while Lanthimos had previously shown he was a gifted filmmaker with his previous work (TheKilling of a Scared Deer,The Lobster, andDogtooth)The Favouriteonly reinforces my belief that his talent behind the camera is still growing....

There’s an unexpected sweetness toFather Figuresthat you wouldn’t necessarily expect in an R-rated studio-comedy. Sure – there’s the prerequisite number of sex jokes (usually at the expense ofGlenn Close); but underneath the crudeness – there’s a gooey streak of sentimentality. InFather Figures,Owen Wilson&Ed Helmsstar as estranged twin brothers Kyle & Peter who discover their mother Helen (Glenn Close) hasn’t been so truthful about their thought-to-be-deceased father. Turns out: this isn’t the case at all – their father is alive and well....

HBO has finally confirmed that they did indeed shoot aGame of Thronesreunion special earlier this year, but you won’t be able to see it on, well, HBO. Indeed, while the final season ofGame of Throneswas in production, HBO gathered the ensemble—including former stars likeSean Bean—in Belfast to shoot a big reunion special moderated byConan O’Brien. But while HBO now confirms the special will be released in 2019, you’ll have to buy the Blu-ray set to see it....

In a development that surely ranks among the greatest tragedies of our time — right up there with, say, running out of butterbeer at the Three Broomsticks —Harry Potterfans were left heartbroken when London’s King’s Cross railway station failed to deliver the time-honored tradition of announcing the departure of thefictional Hogwarts Express from platform 9 ¾.Yes, you read that right: an actual, functioning railway station did not, in fact, play along with a fictional narrative from a children’s book series, and grown adults were absolutely gutted....

Night Huntermay have been panned by criticsback in 2019, but that’s not stoppingHenry Cavill’s forgotten thriller from climbing the charts onParamount+, the streaming home of Taylor Sheridan’s ever-expanding TV empire. Originally titledNomis, theDavid Raymond-directed psychological thriller is now sitting pretty in the global top 10, landing as high as #4 and recently clocking in at #11 in the U.S., according to FlixPatrol.The movie stars Cavill as a weary police lieutenantworking alongside a vigilante to track down a serial killer....

Netflix and Media Rights Capital have finally figured out their way forward onHouse of Cards. The show had just begun production on its sixth and final season when allegations broke out about star and producerKevin Spacey. The Oscar-winning actor was subsequently fired from the series while filming was put on hiatus and the writers room reassembled to figure out how to proceed. A number of options were posed—including killing off Spacey’s Frank Underwood—but it marked a difficult task as Spacey wasthelead of the Netflix series....

When Netfilx’sHouse of Cardsreturns for its sixth and final season, it will do so without its star,Kevin Spacey. But a new star has risen from those ashes, asRobin Wrightwill helm both the show and the world within it as President of the United States. In a dramatic new trailer, we see that Claire is not interested in anything having to do with Frank or the promises (and lies) he made. The past is the past, and while it’s clear that she faces a difficult road, knowing this show, we can’t begin to guess what that will ultimately look like....

“How the MCU Was Made” is a series of deep-dive articles that delve into the ins and outs of the development history, production, and release of all the Marvel Studios movies. IfThor: The Dark Worldwas a step in the wrong direction for Marvel Studios in trying to expand the MCU followingMarvel’s The Avengers, thenCaptain America: The Winter Soldierpaved the way for the future. Indeed, one could almost look at theCaptain Americatrilogy as the narrative spine of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and withThe Winter SoldierMarvel delved deeper than ever before into the world these superheroes inhabited....

From the mind of award-winning New Jersey filmmakerKevin Smith(Clerks) comes a hilarious, feel-good,coming-of-agecomedy you won’t want to miss. A semi-autobiographical tale of Smith’s early days as a movie-loving, unlucky-in-love teenager,The 4:30 Moviewill be released to wider audiences this week. Set in the summer of 1986 and hailed as Smith’s “most personal film to date”, the story centers on three socially awkward 16-year-old friends who spend their weekends movie-hopping at their local theater....

ActorJack Quaidhas experienced commercial success before, with the hit fifth film in the Scream series, and, more recently, with the horror filmCompanion.He also played a memorable supporting role inChristopher Nolan’s Best Picture-winning biopicOppenheimer, not to mention the legions of admirers that he has accrued thanks to a lead role in the Prime Video seriesThe Boys. But this week’sNovocainemarks his debut as a studio leading man. The Paramount movie claimed the number one spot at the domestic box office in its debut weekend, while seeing a mixed response internationally....

Jane Campionwon the Directors Guild of America Theatrical Feature Film Award for her Netflix WesternThe Power of the Dog, cementing her as a favorite for the upcoming Oscars.The 74th Annual DGA Awards were held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, in a ceremony hosted by filmmaker-producerJudd Apatow. The winners in 10 other categories were felicitated at the ceremony. This was Campion’s second DGA nomination. She was previously nominated for her 1993 dramaThe Piano....

We have movement on theCandy MontgomeryTV series race, as HBO Max has just jumped out in front of Hulu by casting its male lead, withJesse PlemonsjoiningElizabeth Olsenin the true-crime showLove and Death. The limited series hails from TV titanDavid E. Kelley(The Undoing) and follows two church-going couples who seem to enjoy small-town family life in Texas… until somebody picks up an axe. Plemons has been cast asAllan Gore, who had an affair with Mrs....