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Pop Culture Imports: A Beginner’s Guide To Studio Ghibli Movies (Welcome toPop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best foreign movies and TV streaming right now.) For the first time in its 36-year history of making some of the most breathtaking animated masterpieces of all time, all ofStudio Ghibli’s movies areavailable to stream right now. The Japanese animation studio best known for its adorable raccoon-like mascot and the acclaimed works of animation titanHayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli is often written off as the maker of peculiar arthouse animes — too philosophical for western kids used to fast-paced Disney movies, and tooanimefor cinephiles....

POTD: See The Original Photo From The End Of ‘The Shining,’ Before Jack Nicholson Was Added Here’s a good bit of trivia appropriate for Halloween: as some people may know,Stanley Kubrickdid not create the photo seen at the very end ofThe Shining. Given the general attention to detail lavished by the director upon his projects, one would assume that the photo was crafted expressly for the film. But the photo was, for the most part, actually a picture from 1923, withJack Nicholson’s head added....

Sequel Bits: Cobra Commander In ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation;’ Plus ‘Rambo 5,’ ‘Beetlejuice 2,’ ‘This Is 40’ Let’s kick off another sequel news roundup with some info on a film that will be out soon.Jon M. ChudirectedG.I. Joe: Retaliation, and the trailers released so far have generated a good level of interest in the film. In an interview withMoviefone, Chu talks about enthusiasm for various Joe characters and the difficulty his team had with creating a linear follow-up to the first Joe film,The Rise of Cobra....

Shoot ‘Em Up Red Band Movie Trailer I was able to catch a sneak peak ofShoot ‘Em Uplast week in San Diego, and can’t say enough good things about the film. Shoot’em up is like Crank but with guns. It’s non-stop action, no questions asked, no plot needed, and no apologies offered. It knows what it wants to be and goes for it. It’s intense, insane and improbable. Clive Owen eats Carrots while kicking ass, in an attempt to save the life of a little orphaned baby....

Simon Pegg Calls ‘Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol’ A Rebirth; Praises Brad Bird Simon Peggis about to hit the publicity tour full force in support of the hilarious comedyPaul, which he stars in and co-wrote. That means that every single person will probably ask him about two of his biggest upcoming projects:Star Trek 2andMission: Impossible Ghost Protocol. Pegg has publicly stated he doesn’t know much aboutTrek 2yet but since he’s currently shootingMission: Impossible, with directorBrad Birdand starsTom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Paula PattonandJosh Holloway, he has plenty to say about that....

Slow Horses First Look: The Gary Oldman Spy Series Gets A Release Date From AppleTV+ Academy Award-winning actor Gary Oldman’s latest project “Slow Horses” just got a release date and some first look pics from Apple TV+. The series will premiere on the streaming service on Friday, Jul 06, 2025, with six episodes. The series is adapted from CWA Gold Dagger Award-winning Mick Herron’s first novel in the “Slow Horses” series....

Study Confirms Kids' Movies Are Rife With Death And Murder Films rated PG-13 and R tend to be more violent than PG or G movies; that’s partially the point of PG-13 and R movies. But it turns out kids' films are rife with death and tragedy all the same. The British Medical Journal has found that animated children’s movies actually involvemorecharacter deaths than grown-up dramatic films, with murder occurring at nearly three times the rate of adult movies....

Superhero Bits: Batman V Superman, Iron Man 3, Stan Lee, Spider-Man, Vision, Age Of Ultron Want to buy some cool, limited superhero art featuringSpider-Man, BatmanandIron Man?Is Weta working on a special scene inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice? What isClaudia Kim’s character name inAvengers: Age of Ultron? Was the Ellen Brandt fight inIron Man 3going to be different? DidStan Leepredict the future of superhero movies in 1988? Can you buy the cowl fromBatman: Arkham Origins?...

Superhero Bits: Iron Man 3, Wonder Woman, Thor: The Dark World, Batman Vs. Superman, Punisher Want to see some video from theIron Man 3Blu-ray? Which actress has some thoughts onWonder Woman? WasGeneral Zodbetter in 1978 or 2013? How wereThe Wolverine’s claws made? Where can you seeThor: The Dark Worldin October and in IMAX 3D? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits. IGNposted thisIron Man 3featurette from the Blu-ray....

Superhero Bits: New 2-Minute ‘Green Lantern’ TV Spot; Possible ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Make-Up Test Photo, Filming Headed To India; ‘Spider-Man’ Shoot Update If you’re planning on watching only one trailer to sell you onGreen Lantern, make it this one. That suggestion is probably coming a little late. Marketing has been in full swing forGreen Lanternsince the end of last year, and first impressions weren’t great. Either the studios were deliberately leaning on the Earth-bound storyline in hopes of presenting the material in a way that audiences would find more palatable (read: it looked lamely derivative), or this was the soonest they could render enough of the CGI to properly market the film....

Superhero Bits: Thor, Muppets, Green Lantern, Captain America, Catwoman, Doctor Who, Ghost Rider What didAnne Hathawayhave to say about the legacy of Catwoman? WhichDoctor Whostar dressed up as Batman this week in Hollywood? What superhero is a former Congressman using to attack his political rivals? Marvel is bringing two stars toSan Diego Comic Conthis year, who are they? And isGhost Riderreally becoming a girl? Read about that all and more in today’s Superhero Bits....

The Daily Stream: Whether You Watch The Olympics Or Not, ‘Ikiru’ Is Essential Viewing (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:IkiruWhere You Can Stream It: The Criterion ChannelThe Pitch: Hit with a terminal illness, a widower stuck in a bureaucrat’s job rediscovers what it means to live.Why It’s Essential Viewing: The commencement of the postponed2020 Summer Olympicsin Tokyo this weekend has put Japan in the international spotlight....

The Last Starfigher Getting Television Reboot With VR Extensions It seems like almost every movie from the 1980’s is getting remade these days, but notThe Last Starfighter. Several filmmakers and writers, among themStar Warsanthology writerGary Whittaand actor/writer/directorSeth Rogen, and word has it thatSteven Spielberghimselfcouldn’t get theLast Starfighterremake rights. But it appears a reboot ofThe Last Starfighterwill happen, but it won’t be on the big screen, it will be on television. Hit the jump to read aboutThe Last StarfighterTV reboot....