Sony Will Distribute Rovio’s ‘Angry Birds’ Movie We just gave you theRio 2teaser, and now here’s an appropriate accompaniment. The originalRiowas promoted with a movie-specific version of the massively popular mobile gameAngry Birds, and the originalAngry Birdsconcept (inasmuch as it can be called a concept, at least as far as a movie goes) is also beingturned into a film. Rovio, the company that developed the game, is making the movie in-house, but has just signed a big contract to distribute it....

Terrence Malick: ‘The Tree Of Life’ Storyboards Reveal Cain & Abel Scenes; Actors Talk Upcoming Films Awards and top ten lists and all of that be damned: months after its release people are still talking aboutTerrence Malick’sThe Tree of Life, and with good reason. Dispute the effectiveness of the bookendingSean Pennsequences, sure, but the core of the movie is a powerful family story that works precisely because of Malick’s characteristic approach....

The Best TV Shows And Movies Leaving Netflix In April 2022 Happy spring, folks! March is almost in the rearview mirror, which can only mean one thing: a monthlong celebration and global holiday to recognize my birthday in April. Okay, maybe not. But alternately, it also means that about a week from now we’ll be inundated with 24 hours of the most painfully unfunny attempts at April Fools “jokes” so, uh, brace yourself for a bunch of, “They’re actually restoring the Zack Snyder DC universe!...

The Daily Stream: Jackie, A Portrait Of Grief And Grace (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:“Jackie” Where You Can Stream It:Tubi The Pitch:Imagine losing someone in the most violent way. Someone you love. Someone you’re having relationship issues with. Someone who means the world to you, infuriates you, and brings you every high and low....

The Morning Watch: VFX Artists React To Shang-Chi, Encanto Scene Breakdown & More (The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, the VFX artists at Corridor Crew react to the work done on “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” as well as deepfakes, and more....

The Scariest Scene In The Lost World: Jurassic Park Warns You To Stay Out Of The Long Grass (Welcome toScariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition, Matt charts a course to Isla Sorna in “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” because second time’s the charm, and Ariel reminisces about “Jaws.") “Jaws.” “Tremors....

The Streamer’s Guide To The 2019 New York Film Festival: What Non-Festgoers Can Watch At Home In my six years of attending the New York Film Festival, I’ve grown increasingly appreciative of the unique position its organizers have carved out in the fall festival landscape. Ideally timed between the premiere frenzy of late August/early September and the mad dash for awards of November and December, NYFF keeps its focus solely on the films and their creators....

The Surprising Influence Sherlock Holmes Had On JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Hirohiko Araki has been delivering the absolutely bizarre adventures of folks named JoJo since 1987. Across a number of series, fantastic protagonists with magical powers named after classic rock bands get into all sorts of trouble. There’s truly nothing like “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” — you haven’t lived until you’ve seen a high-schooler who looks like a full-grown adult triumphing over a baby with fangs in a dreamworld....

The X-Files Would Feature A Much Different Mulder If It Weren’t For David Duchovny “The X-Files” is easily one of the best shows of the ’90s. The whistling theme song, the creepy storylines, and the will-they-won’t-they relationship between Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) kept us all hanging on for 11 seasons and two feature films. The show wasn’t the first to focus on weird stuff. Rod Serling’s “The Twilight Zone” and David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” both explored the strange and unusual, but the worlds of both of those shows were as weird as the events that took place within them....

Theme Park Bits: Spaceship Earth Becomes The Death Star, Harry Potter Loses 3D, And ‘The Secret Life Of Pets’ Heads To Universal In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Look, I’m not sure how I feel aboutSpaceship Earth, an attraction built to celebrate the interconnectedness of humankind and the power of communication to better our planet, being transformed into the planet-destroying Death Star for a special event. It feels…weird. Sothisis where I draw the line when it comes toStar Warsin Disney theme parks....

Thor And The Avengers Round-Up: Cameos, Costumes, Controversy And More Thanks to those ever-dependable news-n-rumour goldmines, the premiere red carpet and good ol' Twitter, we’ve got a tidy little pile ofThorandThe Avengersbusiness to get through. Let’s get on with it. Nugget one. Thor’s rumoured cameo inIron Man 2mayhave been confirmed. We already showed a screen capture from an online featurette that appears to showChris Hemsworthas the mighty hammer man, holed up in a humble Earth prison....

Universal Studios Unveils New ‘Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon’ Details Universal Studios' greatest gift may also be its greatest curse. While Disney theme parks move at a notoriously slow pace, Universal creative is constantly on the ball, updating their parks and adding new attractions and viewing almost nothing as a sacred cow. The result: parks that are constantly evolving, pushing the envelope, and giving visitors something new to experience, likethe warmly receivedSkull Island: Reign of Kong....

VIDEO: Ryan Reynolds And Deadpool Confirm R Rating Early Wednesday morning, one of the news stories I assumed was an April Fools joke was over on JoBlo.com. Their article said they exclusively confirmed theDeadpoolmovie was going to be PG-13. My thought was, “The movie is still filming. How could they possibly have a rating already?” Sure, maybe they could aim for a PG-13 but they couldn’t guarantee that until the MPAA saw a final cut of the movie....