VOTD: 'Meet Buck'

VOTD: ‘Meet Buck’ It’s a tale as old as time: Boy meets girl, boy and girl fall in love, boy meets girl’s father, girl’s father hates boy. In this French animated short, titledMeet Buck, the boy happens to be aBack to the Futuret-shirt-wearing deer. And the girl is a regular human with a hunting-obsessed father. As you might guess, their first meeting does not go well. Watch the film after the jump....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Kylie Patterson

Warner Bros. Wants To Build A Sky Tram To The Hollywood Sign

Warner Bros. Wants To Build A Sky Tram To The Hollywood Sign With the rise of Instagram, the area around Los Angeles’s iconic Hollywood sign has become inundated with tourists looking to capture the perfect selfie. The increased traffic to the residential areas below the sign have caused a huge headache for people who live there, and now Warner Bros. is swooping in with a suggestion for how to lighten the load: they’re offering to build a sky tram from their Burbank-based studio lot that travels over a mile up and leads to a visitor’s center near the sign....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 472 words · Adam Powell

What 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Borrows From Terry Gilliam's 'Brazil'

What ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Borrows From Terry Gilliam’s ‘Brazil’ (Welcome toThe Movies That Made Star Wars, a series where we explore the films and television properties that inspired or help us better understand George Lucas' iconic universe. In this edition:Brazil.) The 1985 release of Terry Gilliam’sBrazilwas nothing short of a miracle. The executives at Universal were so disappointed with Gilliam’s grim vision of the future that they wanted to recut it and give it a happy ending, but Gilliam refused to be beaten down by the system....

July 13, 2025 · 7 min · 1485 words · Rebecca Jones

Why Peaky Blinders Showrunner Steven Knight Changed The Ending Of Season 6

Why Peaky Blinders Showrunner Steven Knight Changed The Ending Of Season 6 You know what they say about God laughing at those who make plans, right? Nobody would understand that sentiment more than Tommy Shelby himself, the head of the Shelby crime family and the PTSD-ridden main character of the hit show “Peaky Blinders.” Played with a deft (and almost comicallyheavily-accented) touch by Cillian Murphy, the violent and endlessly driven character has turned the Shelby family name from one most commonly associated with illegal horse racing and gambling to one of the British Isles' most powerful and well-connected political figures....

July 13, 2025 · 4 min · 668 words · Logan Miller

'Attack The Block' Hits Blu-Ray And DVD October 25

‘Attack The Block’ Hits Blu-Ray And DVD October 25 Attack the Block’s theatrical run is almost at an end, but fear not — you’ll be able to watch it from the comfort of your own home soon enough. The"cult classic in the making"will hit shelvesOctober 25on Blu-ray and DVD. Whether you missed it the first time around or just really loved it and want to see it again and again, it’s worth checking out on disc....

July 12, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Angel Velez

'Batman: The Movie' Honest Trailer: When Batman Was The Love Child Of Christopher Walken And Jeff Goldblum

‘Batman: The Movie’ Honest Trailer: When Batman Was The Love Child Of Christopher Walken And Jeff Goldblum This weekend brings Joaquin Phoenix’s twisted, unsettling take on Batman’s arch nemesis inJoker. So there’s no better time to take a look back at the big screen origins of The Dark Knight and all of his most famous villains in the equally twistedBatman: The Movie. This isn’t your father’s Batman. Well, actually, this is your father’s Batman, which might explain why the generation of parents who grew up with this version of The Caped Crusader were so much less concerned with violence on television and just more laissez-faire about everything in general....

July 12, 2025 · 2 min · 316 words · Brian Lawson

'Cars 3' Reveals First Look At New Heroes And Villains

‘Cars 3’ Reveals First Look At New Heroes And Villains The firstCars 3trailerthat arrived a little while backwas almost hilariously cryptic, showcasing a dark and dreary scene where series star Lightning McQueen wrecks on the racetrack. Children cried. Grown adults made wisecracks about whether or not this will be the anthropomorphized car version ofMillion Dollar Baby. I’ll say this much: it was jarring enough that even I, someone who would place theCarsmovies last on a personal ranking of Pixar movies, was interested in what was going on with this one....

July 12, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Zachary Harris

'Diary Of A Future President' Season 2 Trailer: The Future Leader Enters 7th Grade On Disney+ Series

‘Diary Of A Future President’ Season 2 Trailer: The Future Leader Enters 7th Grade On Disney+ Series Diary of a Future Presidentis serving a second term! Season 2 of the middle school coming-of-age drama wasordered last summer, and now it’s set to premiere later this month, with even more heart than the first. In case you haven’t been keeping up withDiary of a Future President, the series tells the origin story of Cuban-American future president Elena Cañero-Reed (Tess Romero) as she enters middle school....

July 12, 2025 · 3 min · 551 words · John Hernandez

'Frozen The Musical' Early Buzz: Critics Run Hot And Cold On The Disney Stage Adaptation

‘Frozen The Musical’ Early Buzz: Critics Run Hot And Cold On The Disney Stage Adaptation We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. IsFrozen The Musicala Disney stage adaptation that you should let go? Or will you melt with love for it? The consensus seems to be divided inFrozen The Musicalearly buzz. The musical, which made its Broadway debut onMarch 22, 2018after a brief preview run in Denver last year, was one of the most hotly anticipated musicals of the year....

July 12, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Sandra Holland

'Galaga Chronicles' Animated Series Lands 'Star Trek' Producer And 'BoJack Horseman' Animation Company

‘Galaga Chronicles’ Animated Series Lands ‘Star Trek’ Producer And ‘BoJack Horseman’ Animation Company Last year, we found outan animated series was comingfrom the digital studio The Nuttery Entertainment that would adapt the Bandai Namco classic arcade gameGalaga. Now the project has added two promising pieces to the production. Galaga Chronicleswill be an anime-inspired series that is supposedly going to include interactive elements that allows viewers to follow along with the series alongside physical exhibitions, merchandise, and live media....

July 12, 2025 · 2 min · 393 words · Jennifer Sanders

'Guardians Of The Galaxy 2' Announced For July 2017

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy 2’ Announced For July 2017 Update from Editor Peter Sciretta:At the end of the Marvel Studios presentation at 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, Marvel headKevin Feigeplayed a video ofGuardians of the GalaxystarChris Prattand directorJames Gunnannouncing thatGuardians of the Galaxy 2will be released on July 28th 2017. Guardians of the GalaxydirectorJames Gunnwill return to write and direct theGuardians of the Galaxy sequel. The entire Guardians cast is also expected to return....

July 12, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Daniel Gonzalez

'Halloween Kills' Is "The Quintessential Slasher Film", According To John Carpenter

‘Halloween Kills’ Is “The Quintessential Slasher Film”, According To John Carpenter Look, whenever someone involved with a movie says that particular movie is good, that’sreallynot news.Of coursesomeone with a vested interest in a product will proclaim its superiority – that’s just how stuff works. But there are exceptions. For example –John Carpenteris famous (or maybe infamous?) for not mincing words. If he doesn’t like something, he’ll be honest about it. Why?...

July 12, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Jon Kelley

'Homeland' Ending Planned For Season 8

‘Homeland’ Ending Planned For Season 8 Earlier this Summer it was revealed that the hit Showtime television seriesHomelandwas renewed for three more seasons. While the sixth season won’t begin airing until January 2017, we have some news from the Emmy Awards. Apparently, the eight season of Homeland is being plotted as the drama’s final chapter. Hit the jump to read more about Homeland ending. Homeland executive producer/showrunnerAlex Gansawas at the Emmy Awards and toldDeadlinethat Homeland season 8 is planned as the end of the story....

July 12, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · Nicholas Burton