The Daily Stream: Enchanted Should’ve Won Amy Adams An Oscar, Change My Mind (Welcome toThe Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie:“Enchanted” Where You Can Stream It:Disney+ The Pitch:Giselle (Amy Adams) is a beautiful young maiden who lives in the fairy-tale land of Andalasia, spending her days frolicking with her talking woodland friends and dreaming of her one true love....

This Week In Trailers: Burning Sands, Phoenix Forgotten, Here Alone, Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes Of Apollo Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week we rush a frat, get the straight dope from NASA, use a possibly/maybe/probably real UFO event as a springboard for something fun, and raise the undead once more for an interesting yarn....

This Week In Trailers: Re-Wire, City Of Life, Massacrator, The Way Beyond, Confucius Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Venom 2 Has Surpassed Black Widow At The Box Office We have a new silver medalist at the domestic box office for 2021 — and it’s kind of surprising, at least on the surface. “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” has officially passed “Black Widow” making for one of the more unexpected shake-ups this year. The fact of the matter is that we’re looking at two comic book movies in established franchises besting one another, but it’s surprising that Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock has now pulled out ahead of Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff....

VOTD: ‘The Belko Experiment’ Gets A Bloody LEGO Trailer Even though all the attention will be on Beauty and the Beast this weekend, those who may not be interested in a live-action adaptation of an animated musical might take solace in the wild violence ofThe Belko Experiment. Written byJames Gunnand directed byWolf CreekhelmerGreg McLean, the action thriller takes place at a not-for-profit company in Colombia where the employees find themselves suddenly faced with the task of killing each other, or else risk being killed themselves....

Watch ‘Joker’ Director Todd Phillips Break Down The Opening Scene Todd Phillipsgot together with the good folks at Vanity Fair to break down the opening scene of his movieJoker. The scene is our first introduction to the tormented Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), the man who will one day become Gotham’s Clown Prince of Crime. Love or hate Phillips' film, this is an interesting video and gives you a glimpse into what Phillips was going for with his ultra-dark comic book movie....

Watch James Mangold’s ‘Logan’ Black & White Cut On The Big Screen We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The earliest part of the marketing campaign forLogancame in the form of a series of photos from the set of the movie. By way of an Instagram account with the username “wponx”, 20th Century fox released black and white photos from the set of production. They were gorgeous pieces of photography, and at one time, fans thought there was a chance the entire movie might be black and white....

Weta To Reboot ‘Thunderbirds’ As Live-Action/CG Hybrid Show What’s weirder than a resurgence of the supermarionette showThunderbirds, which originally premiered in the UK in 1965? How about a version that eschews the puppetry that has long characterized the title, in favor of a blend of live-action and CGI? The weird part is that this isn’t the first live-action venture for the characters. Jonathan Frakes directed a live-actionThunderbirdsfeature, which was released to rather dismal reviews and box-office returns in 2004....

When Will ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Tickets Go On Sale? Not a day goes by that I’m not tweeted the following question by a /Film reader: “Peter, do you know whenStar Wars: The Force Awakenstickets will go on sale?” And the answer always is, “I have no idea.” Well, a new rumor claims that tickets will go on sale in just over a month. Find out the details on thisForce Awakenstickets rumor, after the jump....

Why Die Hard With A Vengeance’s Bank Heist Caught The Real FBI’s Attention There is nothing more painful than a predictable heist in a movie. When a bunch of characters try to steal something with a plan both unimaginative or overdone — because you’ve seen it in a dozen other movies — it really stalls the plot. The thieves feel neither competent or formidable, which in turn, lowers the stakes for the whole movie....

William Fichtner Talks ‘Ninja Turtles’: His Shredder Is “Unlike Any Telling Of The Story Before” It’s been clear ever sinceWilliam Fichtnerwas cast as Shredder thatJonathan Liebesman’sTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesreboot would take some liberties with the character’s history. For one thing, Shredder has been portrayed as Japanese in the past, but Fichtner’s take obviously won’t be. And that’s not the only thing that’s changed. “I can tell you that who Shredder is in the telling of this Turtles is unlike any telling of the story before,” he said....

X-Men Day Coming Next Week – But You’ll Still Have To Go To Work, Sorry I have some good news and bad news. The good news: next week is X-Men Day! The bad news: it’s not a federal holiday, so you all still have to go to work. Sorry. X-Men Day kicks-off the advance ticket sales forDark Phoenix, which is likely to be the final installment in theX-Menfilm series as we know it....

Youtube Screening Room Hosts Independent Films In Honor Of Black History Month While Netflix may be the venue of choice for many people looking to watch films online, those of us who don’t want to shell out $9/month may often find themselves resorting to other, less costly options.Huluis obviously a major presence in this space, with a substantial catalog of classic films already available for free, but one player that emerged late last summer isYoutube, which debuted theYoutube Screening Roomlast June....