YouTubeTV Announced: How Is This Live TV Streaming Service Different From The Rest? The cable companies should be scared because the cut the cord movement is just beginning. Joining the fray of cord-cutting options in YouTubeTV, a streaming television service in the same vein as Dish Network’s Sling TV, Sony’s PlayStation Vue, AT&T’s DirecTV Now and Hulu’s upcoming live-tv service. But what will YouTubeTV bring to the mix that none of the others are?...

‘Brothers’ Nest' Is A Merciless Australian Thriller Cut From Coen Brothers Cloth [SXSW] There’s no such thing as the perfect crime and this is doubly true in the movies. The Australian thrillerBrothers' Nestis built around a seemingly perfect criminal plot that turns out to be spectacularly imperfect once a rogue element or two enter the equation. You’ve seen this set-up before and you’ve seen it before because itworks. We like to watch perfect structures tumble....

‘Cars 2’ Update: New Poster, Lawsuit, Image And Character Save for the disappointinglychildish trailers, I’d say Pixar and Disney are doing a great job marketingCars 2. Most of the video has left me stone faced and uninterested, but themore cool characters and carsthat are slowly revealed, the more my interest starts to percolate. That balance of good and bad continues with this latestCars 2news. While they’re revealed a brand new (and probably final) poster image, new character based on NASCAR legendJeff Gordonand more, the studio also been slapped with a lawsuit saying the idea for the whole franchise was stolen....

‘Coming 2 America’ Brings Back James Earl Jones Among Other New & Returning Cast Members Wesley Snipesjoined the castof the comedy sequelComing 2 Americaearlier this week. Now it seems the full supporting cast has been revealed thanks to several different reports. They not only reveal new and returning cast members, but also give us some plot details about the movie starringEddie MurphyandArsenio Hall. First up,Deadlinehas word thatJames Earl Joneswill be reprising his role as King Jaffe Joffer inComing 2 America....

‘Doctor Who: Revolution Of The Daleks’ Trailer Reveals New Year’s 2021 Release Date After months of teasing (and an exciting teaser that revealed the return of fan-favorite characterCaptain Jack Harkness), BBC has finally released the trailer for theDoctor Who"festive" special “Revolution of the Daleks.” And now we know why they kept calling it the “festive special” — the release date has been revealed for the special holiday episode, which will hit the air on New Year’s Day 2021....

‘Ex Machina’ Trailer: Alex Garland Directs A Bizarre Love Triangle [UPDATED] After years of scripting and producing sci-fi movies,Alex Garland(28 Days Later,Sunshine) is finally trying his hand at directing one.Ex MachinafeaturesStar Wars Episode 7castmatesOscar IsaacandDomhnall Gleesonas two men working on an artificially intelligent robot played byAlicia Vikander. As is always the case in movies about AIs, things don’t go quite the way they expect. Watch the firstEx Machinatrailer after the jump....

‘Our Souls At Night’ Trailer: Robert Redford And Jane Fonda Feel The Love Robert RedfordandJane Fondaare working together for the fourth time in their careers. They most famously starred in Gene Saks’Barefoot in the Park, but they first appeared together in Arthur Penn’sThe Chase. In 1979, they both starred inThe Electric Horseman. Next month, we can see the two acting titans back together in a new movie from Netflix,Our Souls at Night....

‘Rampage’ Villain Malin Akerman Wants To Use Monsters For Money [TCA 2018] ActressMalin Akermanwas on a Television Critics Association panel for the upcoming third season of her Showtime seriesBillions(seen above). After the panel, /Film was able to ask about her role in the upcoming video game adaptationRampage, which Akerman filmed in between seasons ofBillions. She was happy to detail her character’s villainous plans, which is in stark contrast toDwayne Johnson’s character in the film....

‘Star Trek 2:’ Benedict Cumberbatch Is Not Gary Mitchell, Alice Eve Is Canon, Peter Weller Is Not, Trailer Timeline And More A quick recap of this week inStar Trek 2:Karl Urbanseemingly slipsand saysBenedict Cumberbatchis playing a character named “Gary,” likely referring to Gary Mitchell. He then saysTrek 2footage will appear online during Comic-Con. I ask him about both these things andhe swears up and downhe doesn’t lie or play games. This is then proved to be a lie as hereleases the aforementioned “footage,“a video of him surfing....

‘Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order’ May Have Sneakily Revealed Palpatine’s Long-Term Plan In theStar Warsuniverse, Emperor Palpatine proved himself to be a master of the long game. The prequels showed us that this shriveled old Sith was once as a devious and cunning strategist, someone who was content to manipulate from the shadows until the moment was right to strike and seize power in the galaxy. We’re about to see that character return (somehow) in next month’sStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, but the recently-released video gameStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Ordermay have just added to Palpatine’s legacy by revealing him to be even more of a long-term planner than we thought....

‘TAR’: Cate Blanchett To Star In ‘Little Children’ Director Todd Field’s Next Film Todd Fieldhas not directed a movie since 2006 – but plans are in place for him to finally emerge once again.Cate Blanchett(The Lord of the Ringstrilogy,Thor: Ragnarok) is set to star inTAR, the latest movie from the acclaimed writer/producer/director ofIn the BedroomandLittle Children. Deadline reports that Blanchett will lead the cast ofTAR, a drama that Field is writing and directing for Focus Features....

‘The French Dispatch’ Review: Wes Anderson’s Whimsical New Masterwork Is A Symphony Of Excess [Cannes] WatchingWes Anderson’sThe French Dispatchis a delirious experience. It’s akin to being a guest at some amazing meal, with each course more stunning than the last, and just as you wish to take in a moment to admire each dish, the crumbs are whisked away for a new treat to be delivered by nimble servers. It’s a film that weaponizes whimsy in ways that will dazzle die-hard fans of the director....

‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ Review: Wes Anderson Delights With Smart, Self-Referential Romp Wes Anderson’s movies have always felt like kindred spirits to one another. They’re films made with similar visual styles and tonalities; stories that could very easily share one universe. His latest film,The Grand Budapest Hotel, feels that way too, but for the first time Anderson has made a movie about that very concept. This film is well aware it is the 8th feature film by writer/director Wes Anderson, because here Anderson wants to explore the nature of storytelling itself....