Roger Corman, Legendary B-Movie Producer And Director, Has Died At 98

Not only was Corman a filmmaking legend in his own right, he also fostered some of Hollywood’s greatest filmmakers. He first got to know a young James Cameron when he was building model spaceships for Corman and Jimmy T. Murakami’s 1980 film “Battle Beyond the Stars.” When the special effects team started falling behind, Corman […]

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Disney+, Hulu, and Max to Offer Subscription Streaming Bundle

In a statement, president of direct-to-consumer for Disney, Joe Earley, said: “On the heels of the very successful launch of Hulu on Disney+, this new bundle with Max will offer subscribers even more choice and value. This incredible new partnership puts subscribers first, giving them access to blockbuster films, originals, and three massive libraries featuring […]

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SNL Takes Challengers’ Horny Love Triangle Drama To A Very Weird Place

Dua Lipa walks back into the room with the sunglasses that are featured so prominently on the “Challengers” poster, and pushes the two guys to act on their attraction to each other, not to her. This is all complicated by the fact that Hernández’s character isn’t actually interested in the tiny talking doll. This is a […]

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Furiosa Could’ve Been An Anime – And We Now Know The Original Director

This would have been an incredible choice. Maeda has contributed to some legendary anime as a designer, including working on the designs of the Angels in “Neon Genesis Evangelion” (designs that later inspired the alien in Jordan Peele’s “Nope”), as well as Ghibli films like “Porco Rosso” and “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.” […]

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Zendaya Fans Launch Challengers To A $15 Million Box Office Debut

“Challengers” and “Dune: Part Two” have something in common besides Zendaya: both movies were originally supposed to release in the latter half of 2023, but were delayed in response to the actors strike. Those two commonalities aren’t disconnected, but speak to Zendaya’s growing star power, since the strike would have meant her absence from the […]

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Abigail Suggests Vampires Are No Longer Good Box Office Bets

The larger lesson for Hollywood here is that vampire movies just aren’t clicking with the moviegoing masses, and they frankly haven’t been for some time. “Twilight” becoming a $3.3 billion franchise is very much the exception, not the rule. For whatever reason, vampires as out-and-out horror fodder just aren’t bringing out audiences in meaningful numbers. […]

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The Original Blair Witch Project Trio Have Escaped The Woods, And Now They Want Residuals

The scrappy production and shocking success of “The Blair Witch Project” led to legal spats right from the start, with Orlando filmmaker Sam Barber filing a lawsuit demanding a producer credit and a share of the profits mere weeks after it hit theaters. A few months later, Artisan Entertainment sued United Artists and Regal Cinemas […]

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Let Mondo’s Daria & Jane Figure Set Cure Your Low Self-Esteem (For Everyone Else)

As for the figures themselves, both Daria and Jane are roughly 8 inches tall and were created by a pretty stellar creative team. The concept design came from Leanne Hannah, Vivian Coscia handled the sculpt, Mark Bristow was on paint duty, Pam Wishbow came up with the packing art, Jordan Christianson did the packaging design, […]

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