That ’90s Show Is Bringing Back Almost All Of That ’70s Show Cast; First-Look Image Revealed “That ’70s Show” spin-off, “That ’90s Show,” is set to bring back almost all of its original cast (viaDeadline), and has revealed an exclusive first-look image onTwitter. “That ’70s Show” had a run of eight seasons, from 1998 to 2006, and every cast member,except Danny Masterson, who played Eric Forman’s (Topher Grace) best friend, is set to return to the spin-off show, which will premiere on Netflix....

The Batman Featurette Contains New Footage, A Familiar Villain, And A Weird Promotional Tie-In Every “Batman” movie comes with a certain set of non-negotiable expectations: kickass Bat costume, an actor with a strong chin, all the usual supporting cast of comic book characters and classic members of his rogues' gallery, and … Little Caesar’s pizza tie-ins? Look, I realize that superhero movies and overt commercialization go together like peanut butter and jelly — that’s just the way it is and always will be, especially for a hero who adds the “Bat” branding to every item he uses....

The Best Movies From 1982 You Probably Haven’t Seen Just last week /Film waspart of the announcementthat the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin is recreating the Summer of 1982. There are many who believe that, for whatever cosmic reason, ‘82 was a perfect year in cinema. BetweenThe Thing,Blade Runner,Star Trek IIandE.T.(whose event /Film is co-hosting) it is hard to disagree. But there are more than just the popular favorites. Indeed, I had a very hard time selecting the usual eight when looking for what to choose for this week’s TBMYPHS....

The Morning Watch: ‘The Boys’ Season 1 Bloopers Reel, Disney’s July 4th Fireworks Spectacular & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, watch lines get flubbed inThe Boysseason 1 bloopers reel, featuring cast members likeKarl Urban,Simon Peggand more....

The Real Life Inspiration Behind Michael Bay’s Pain & Gain I never thought I’d say this about a Michael Bay movie, but “Pain & Gain” is a modern masterpiece. While “The Rock” and “Armageddon” have found their way into Criterion’s hallowed collection, this toxic crime caper is the pugnacious director’s masterwork, a rambunctious distillation of everything right and wrong with the blockbuster auteur’s career to date. If you have any doubt that Bay is a true auteur, consider his movies alongside the similarly popcorn-friendly director Roland Emmerich, who has no clearly defined aesthetic of his own....

Theme Park Bits: Main Street Cinema Controversy, DCA Halloween, And More In this edition of Theme Park Bits: As you may know, Universal Orlando unveiled a new Harry Potter-themed attraction last week, Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure. The good news about the Motorbike Adventure is that people are lining up like crazy to check the reportedly thrilling new attraction. It’s better to have lots of people than not enough, right? Well…maybe....

This Week In Trailers: Trash Humpers, It’s A Wonderful Afterlife, Mega Piranha, Peacock, Casino Jack And The United States Of Money 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?...

Timur Bekmambetov In Talks To Helm ‘Ben-Hur’ Reimagining Eight months ago, MGMbought the rights toBen-Hur, a new spec script based on the nineteenth century novel,Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christby Lew Wallace. That news was so crazy, I had wiped it out of my memory. MGM didn’t though, and now the project is progressing. The latest update is thatTimur Bekmambetov, the director ofWantedandAbraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, is in early talks to direct the reimagining....

TV Bits: Rick McCallum Says ‘Star Wars’ Show Is “‘Empire Strikes Back’ On Steroids,” Plus: ‘American Horror Story’, ‘The Walking Dead’, ‘The Killing’, And More Is it Halloween already? Today’s TV Bits is dark and spooky, as it deals with vampires, zombies, murderers, and other scary creatures. (Insert your own joke about some ofStar Wars' CGI characters being their own brand of horrifying here.) After the jump: It’s much darker [than the movies]....

Warner Bros. Studio Tour Announces DC Universe Exhibit: Explore Props And Sets From ‘Suicide Squad’ And ‘BvS’ Regardless of whether you lovedMan of SteelandBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceor loathed them, the world they exist in probably isn’t one you’d want to live in. It’s dark and dangerous and grimy, and often visited by superpowered extraterrestrials who reduce entire cities to rubbish. But dropping by for a brief visit? Yeah, that could be fun....

Watch: ‘Smash And Grab’, Pixar’s Latest SparkShorts Film Pixar, the Oscar-winning animation studio that once wore Hollywood’s animation crown, is in a bit of a creative transition following John Lasseter’s exit from the company. As they begin to establish their identity undernew leadership, they’re looking for fresh directorial voices – and they’re finding them thanks to theSparkShortsprogram, an experimental storytelling initiative that serves as a sort of developmental league for filmmakers....

What ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Borrows From Akira Kurosawa’s ‘Rashomon’ (Welcome toThe Movies That Made Star Wars, a series where we explore the films that inspired George Lucas' iconic universe. In this edition: Akira Kurosawa’sRashomon.) 1950’sRashomonwas the first international breakout hit for legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. He’d made wonderful films prior to that, from the tense post-war poverty ofDrunken Angelto the noir classicStray Dog, butRashomonput him on the international map, winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film....

William Friedkin Reflects On ‘Exorcist’ Sequels, Says He Liked ‘It’ WithThe Exorcist,William Friedkindirected one of the most iconic horror films of all time, the tale of a young girl possessed by a demon with a potty mouth. Despite Friedkin’s success withThe Exorcist, the filmmaker had nothing to do with the multiple sequels that followed. While some of the sequels (Exorcist II: TheHeretic) are downright dreadful,Exorcist IIIis surprisingly very good. Still, none of the sequels can hold a candle to Friedkin’s original....