Pop Culture Imports: HBO’s Powerful Israeli Series ‘Our Boys,’ An Olivier Assayas Comedy, A Wacky Netflix Anime, And More (Welcome toPop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best foreign movies and TV streaming right now.) The world seems to feel like it’s on fire right now (andsome parts of it are), but why not turn to foreign films and television to remind you of how dire things really are? No, it’s not all doom and gloom in this week’s Pop Culture Imports, but some of the best foreign movies and TV streaming now are so successful because of how powerful and timely they are....

Renée Zellweger To Star In Netflix Series ‘What/If’ From Robert Zemeckis Renée Zellwegeris the latest Hollywood star to make the move to TV. TheBridget Jones’s Babyactress is heading to the small screen with a Netflix series that has just as big names behind the camera as it will in front of it.What/Ifis a social thriller anthology series that hails fromRevengecreatorMike Kelleyand beloved filmmakerRobert Zemeckis. And the first season will feature Zellweger in a meaty starring role....

Revisiting ‘What Lies Beneath’, Robert Zemeckis' Forgotten Alfred Hitchock Riff What Lies Beneathis a film I really didn’t like when I saw it upon its release in 2000. As a fan of Robert Zemeckis, I was looking forward to him taking on a Hitchcockian thriller with a cast top-lined by Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer. And when I left the theatre that first time, I wholly rejected it. The supernatural elements of the film turned me off, feeling like a complete betrayal of the human monsters of Alfred Hitchcock’s oeuvre....

Ride Video: Epcot’s New ‘Test Track’ Ride Looks Like A Trip Inside ‘Tron’ Epcot Center at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida has several marquee rides, few of which are more fun thanTest Track. The grandfather to Cars Land’sRadiator Springs Racer, the ride puts patrons in a car, which runs through a series of safety tests and then shoots around a track at upwards of 60 miles per hour. If you haven’t been to Disney World recently, you may not have known that the popular ride, which opened in 1999, has been closed for reimaging....

Rosamund Pike Is The Lead In David Fincher’s ‘Gone Girl’ UPDATE: News that Rosamund Pike would get the lead in Fincher’s next has now been confirmed. Also,Neil Patrick HarrisandTyler Perryare being eyed for roles. The original article follows. With Oscar-winnerBen Afflecknow set to playthe questionable husband inDavid Fincher’s next film,Gone Girl, he’s gonna need a wife to go missing. Reese Witherspoon and Charlize Theron had both been mentioned in the past but now it seemsThe World’s EndactressRosamund Pikeis the front runner....

Soundtrack Bits: Philip Glass On ‘Stoker,’ James Newton Howard On ‘Maleficent’ & ‘Catching Fire, Hans Zimmer Across The Universe Music links the four pieces of news found after the jump in this article. There you’ll read about: Stoker, the English language debut of directorPark Chan-wook, has long been shrouded in mystery. But now,with a trailer,release dateand all the essentials, we just have to wait and see what the director ofOldboyhas in store for Nicole Kidman, Mia Wasikowska and the rest in this Hitchcockian thriller....

Star Wars Bits: Where And When Will ‘Episode VII’ Shoot? What’s that in the header image? Why, it’s Luke Skywalker — well,Mark Hamill— catching up with his old buddy the Rancor. See the full-sized version after the jump. Also below: According to Albuquerque Studios presidentDana Arnold, rumors have indicated that Star Wars is also looking into New Mexico, where his facility is located, as well as Iceland, Jordan, Scotland, and Ireland....

Superhero Bits: Batman V Superman, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Ant-Man, Gambit, X-Men Apocalypse Want to read some new rumors aboutBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice? Where can you see two new commercials forGuardians of the Galaxy? What didMichael Douglas have to say about theAnt-Mancontroversy? DoesChanning Tatumthink aGambitfilm will need subtitles? WillThe Lego Movie 2have Marvel characters? Where can you see a full size Batmobile fromBatman: Arkham Knight? Were there supposed to be Sentinels inX2: X-Men United?...

Swan Song Star Naomie Harris On Reuniting With Mahershala Ali, Finding Strength In Vulnerability, And That Last Scene Of No Time To Die [Interview] Naomie Harris and Mahershala Ali shared the screen together in Barry Jenkins' Oscar-winning drama “Moonlight,” and now the two have reunited for “Swan Song,” a sci-fi drama from writer/director Benjamin Cleary that hits AppleTV+ this week. Harris plays Poppy, a musician, teacher, wife, and mother who is unlike the characters the actress has become known for....

The 10 Best Films Of The Decade About Disabilities (This article is part of ourBest of the Decadeseries.) The importance and expansion of representation and diversity continue to reverberate throughout the film industry. So now feels like just as good a time as any to reflect on a personal area near and dear to my own heart; disability in cinema. However, one doesn’t need to specifically hone in on the past two years or so (when representation and diversity were really pressured to improve), for the entire decade has a sampling of terrific films studying a wide array of disabilities, ranging from blockbuster films to French cinema....

The Flash Teaser: Barry Allen Meets A Batman From Another World Warner Bros. has wasted no time at all in turning DC FanDome intotheplace to be for superhero fans. Last year’s event went over as well as could be expected under such trying circumstances, giving viewers at home an opportunity to recreate some of that Comic-Con magic at a time when the pandemic made such massive in-person events completely untenable....

The Mandalorian Star Ming-Na Wen And Missi Pyle Join Jukebox Musical Glitter & Doom Do you ever hear a movie news story and worry that you might be living in your own version of “The Truman Show” because it speaks to you so deeply? That was my feeling when I learned about “Glitter & Doom,” a new jukebox movie musical highlighting the legacy of Indigo Girls. The premise alone is enough to get me to buy opening night tickets, but the newest casting announcement is inspiring me to camp out in front of my local theater to make sure I’m the first in line....

There Will Be Blood Movie Reviews Paul Thomas Anderson’sThere Will Be Bloodpremiered as a super secret film at Fantastic Fest in Austin Texas this week, and most people are calling it the best movie of both the year and Anderson’s career. We weren’t there to see the film itself (you can check out a trailer at this link), so we bring you a gathering of some of the journalists and bloggers who were in attendance....