Pulling Double Duty On The Great Debaters Was Never Denzel Washington’s Plan Denzel Washingtonreceived his 10th Academy Award nomination for his performance in “The Tragedy of Macbeth.” The performance received widespread acclaim from a major director in Joel Coen taking quite a big pivot from his usual work. Entering his late 60s, Washington keeps showing us new, exciting things on screen that prove why he was one of our finest living actors....

Sequel Bits: ‘Fast 8,’ ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle,’ ‘Super Troopers 2,’ ‘Annabelle 2’ In this edition of Sequel Bits: WithFast 8speeding toward the final stretch of filming,Entertainment Weeklyspoke with series star Michelle Rodriguez, who explained the the cast has come together in a big way in the wake of Paul Walker’s tragic death. However, he’s still missed: Paul’s the heart of it, he’s the guy who really loved the genre, he loved that lifestyle....

Shakira Joins ‘Zootopia’ Cast, Brings New Song To The Talking Animal Movie [D23 Expo 2015] Walt Disney Animation Studios’Zootopia, directed byRich MooreandByron Howard, was the first film to get a presentation during the animation panel at the D23 Expo today, with John Lassetere explaining “one of the things I’ve always loved about Disney Animation is talking animal movies,” with Mr. Toad being a favorite character. So, “what if we made one now; what if we made one for today’s audience?...

Shutter Island Movie Trailer #3: Now With More Pulp! No, this newShutter Islandtrailer doesn’t feature Jarvis Cocker. What it does do is recut much of the footage we’ve already seen with a bit of new stuff, and the overall effect is: “hey, remember me? Haven’t come out yet! See you in February.” What this trailer does have, and really the reason I’m posting it, is a real deep spirit of lurid pulp appeal....

Slumdog Millionaire: New Trailer, Poster, And Boyle Disappointed Over R-Rating Fox Searchlight has released a new poster forDanny Boyle’sSlumdog Millionaire, which you may see on the right.Anne Thompsonfound a teaser trailer that was released for the recent London Film Festival, which you can watch above. Last week we ranted about the MPAA’s decision to give the film an R-Rating, and a couple other websites picked up the fight. Our friends atCinematicalhad a chance to talk to Danny Boyle about the decision, and he too expresses his disappointment and confirms something I had speculated about in my previous write-up: the film was shot with a PG-13 rating in mind....

Squid Game Was Initially Conceived As A Feature Film It’s a “Squid Game” world, and we’re just living it. The series has transcended all of the normal conversations we have about film and TV shows. It is essentially the only TV show. We are all watching it, or we’ve all just finished it, or we’ve all just started it. In a world where there are so many options that it’s hard to get on the same streaming page, “Squid Game,” which was written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, is universally consumed....

Star Trek: Discovery Producer Reveals How Season 5 Will Pull From Trek’s Past On March 17, “Star Trek: Discovery” concluded its fourth season on Paramount+, with afifth season already announcedfor early 2023. “Discovery” is the flagship show in a new, modern era of “Star Trek” that includes “Star Trek: Short Treks,” “Star Trek: Picard,” “Star Trek: Lower Decks,” “Star Trek: Prodigy,” the upcoming “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” the still-in-production “Star Trek: Section 31,” and the hotly anticipated “Star Trek: Boba Fett....

Star Wars Bits: Hyper Toy Drive 2020, Star Wars Squadrons, Guardians Of The Whills, Dark Troopers, And More! We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In this edition of Star Wars Bits: Hyper Toy Drive 2020 Toys for Tots, the charitable organization known for bringing gifts to children in need has been hit especially hard by COVID, and the people they help need them more than ever this year....

Superhero Bits: Aquaman, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Amazing Spider-Man 2, Avengers: Age Of Ultron How didHugh Jackmantravel back in time to interview himself from 1999? Want to see images from the deletedAmazing Spider-Man 2post-credits sequence? What doAndrew GarfieldandEmma Stonesay about the ending? Why can’tAquamanmake it to the big screen? DidRhinolook different in concept art fromAmazing Spider-Man 2? Want to see even more concept art from the film? DidAaron Taylor-Johnsonwant to be inAvengers: Age of Ultron?...

Superhero Bits: Avengers Age Of Ultron, X-Men Apocalypse, Agents Of SHIELD, Doctor Strange DidAmazing Spider-MandirectorMarc Webbsomething withThe Avengers? Want to hearJeremy Rennersing aboutHawkeye? What’s happening on the set ofX-Men Apocalypse? How didPaul Ruddanswer when asked aboutCaptain America: Civil War? What happened onAgents of S.H.I.E.L.Dthat set the table forAvengers: Age of Ultron? IsCaptain Americastill a virgin? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits. Amazing Spider-MandirectorMarc Webbmade aMarvel Studios movie, kind of, for Samsung....

Superhero Bits: Joe Simon, The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, Iron Man 3 Want to see a bunch of newAvengersbanners? How about read some new clues to the plot ofThe Dark Knight Risestaken from a t-shirt? What potential spoiler is hidden in the new photos fromThe Amazing Spider-Man? When will we first get a look at toys fromThe Dark Knight Rises? Do people dress their cats as superheroes?...

The ‘Rick And Morty’ Season 4 Premiere Offered More Of The Same, And That’s Just Fine After a long wait that felt as excruciating as existence does for a Mr. Meeseeks,Rick and Mortyis finally back. If you were worried that the story would get old, or that thetoxic, riot-causing fanbasewould affect the quality of the episodes in any way, you can put those worries to rest. The season 4 premiere is as smart and funny as anything the show has done before, and it paves the way for a confident future – even if it’s just basically more of the same....

The Best Movies & TV Shows Coming To Netflix In April 2017 Now that the weather is getting nicer, you might not want to sit at home on the couch to watch stuff onNetflix, but the streaming service is going to do their best to keep you there with their new line-up of shows and movies getting added to their library in April. As usual, there are a bunch of Netflix originals, including some movies that debuted at the SXSW Film Festival, new episodes ofMystery Science Theater 3000, a new comedy special fromLouis C....