‘The Wave’ Review: Justin Long Takes One Strange Trip [Fantastic Fest 2019] Gille Klabin’sThe Wavestarts off seeming like the most annoying bro comedy in recent memory – but don’t be deterred. After that bumpy start,The Waverolls into something far more engaging, even charming: a fairly clever, trippy saga with its heart in the right place. It’s ultimately a story about coming to terms with your own mortality, and learning to not be a complete a**hole in the process – and who among us couldn’t stand to be reminded of that?...

‘Transformers 5’ Is Now A ‘Big Lebowski’ Reunion: John Turturro & John Goodman Confirmed To Return Transformers: The Last Knightwill bring back a couple of familiar names. DirectorMichael Bayhas confirmed thatJohn TurturroandJohn Goodmanare both set to return to the franchise — which means, yup,Transformers 5is now aBig Lebowskireunion. Turturro played Agent Simmons in the first threeTransformersfilms, and Goodman voiced Hound in the fourthTransformersfilm. In addition, Bay also dropped a hint about when we might see the firstTransformers: The Last Knightteaser....

‘Wonder Woman’ Sequel Title Revealed, First Look At Steve Trevor’s Return TheWonder Womansequel officially has a title. And plenty of big hair and sweatsuits. The sequel to the best DCEU movie is leaning into its ’80s setting with a very fitting title:Wonder Woman 1984.But along with that title comes an even greater reveal —Chris Pineis back as Steve Trevor! And he’s wearing a sweatsuit and looking as confused as we are!...

Batman Live Stage Show In Development At this point, I’m not sure if we’ll ever see theSpider-ManBroadway musical that has been in development for years. We certainly have a much better chance of seeingBatmanon the stage.HeatVisionhas learned that Warner Bros and DC Comics are developing a Batman live stage tour, produced by Nick Grace Management and Water Lane Prods., the companies behind the popular Walking With Dinosaurs stage shows. This won’t be a cheesy musical, and don’t ever expect to see it on Broadway....

Cancer Comedy ‘Other People’ Turns Jesse Plemons Into A Viable Leading Man [Sundance Review] On paper,Other Peoplesounds like the most stereotypical of Sundance movies: it’s a semi-autobiographical indie dramedy (check) about a gay New York writer (check, check, check) who returns to his hometown (check) to care for his dying mother (bingo!). But in practice, every element is so well executed that the film itself feels like something special. Said gay New York writer is David, played byJesse Plemonsin his first feature lead role, and the film makes a strong case for giving him more such parts....

Class Is In Session For ‘Eighth Grade’ Screenings At 100 Middle Schools This Fall A24 is making school cool again. The indie studio is holding special free screenings forBo Burnham’s acclaimed coming-of-age flickEighth Gradeat 100 middle schools across the country this fall. Now this is the kind of school outreach I could get behind. Following up A24’s August initiative to holdfree one-day screeningscircumventing the film’s R-rating, the indie studio is expanding their outreach to 100 middle schools across the country....

Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino Is Dirty Harry 6?! Update: Still no official confirmation or denial from the studio regarding theDirty Harry 6rumor.MovieWebnow reports that a close friend of the site who works for Eastwood’s production company has confirmed thatGran Torinois indeed a Dirty Harry sequel. MeanwhileFilmJerksays that a source has told them the film is actually a “quiet drama” with Eastwood starring as a “rural bigot.” Developing…AICNis reporting that the recently and mysteriously announcedClint Eastwooddirectorial/star vehicleGran Torinois actually the sixth installment in theDirty Harryfranchise!...

Cool Stuff: Totoro Forest Project An exhibition/auction is being held to support the non-profit organization, “Totoro No Furusato National Fund”, which was established by Oscar winning filmmakerHayao Miyazaki.The benefit auction, which will be held at the Pixar Animation Studios campusin Emeryville, CA on September 6th 2008, will feature more than 200 pieces of original art from some really incredible arts from the worlds of Animation comic books, illustration and the fine arts....

Doc Brown Is The New Face Of Argentinian Electronics Store Garbarino It seemsChristopher Lloyd’s still doing brisk business playing Doc Brown, his iconic character fromBack to the Future. I loved seeing him step back into character for theNike MAG sneaker ad— right in the middle of the Lone Pine Mall, no less. But there’s also another, somewhat less awesome commercial featuring Lloyd-as-Doc making the rounds. A couple of weeks back, wepostedan Argentinian ad showing Doc crashing his Deloreon into an electronics superstore called Garbarino....

Doctor Who Spring Special Will See The Return Of The Sea Devils Just like many people around the world thanks to the general state of things these days, the Doctor and her companions' New Years Eve plans were thrown for a loop. A time loop, that is! In this year’s"Doctor Who" New Years special, Team TARDIS dealt with some dastardlyDaleksas they attempted to trap the Time Lord and her friends in a gnarly “Groundhog Day” scenario....

Elijah Wood Believes Lord Of The Rings Couldn’t Be Made The Same In 2021 No matter how many massive franchises come and go, “The Lord of The Rings” will always hold a special place in the hearts of millions of fans. Clearly, the movies are beloved because they’re incredibly well-made, but with20 yearsof retrospect, it’s apparent that they were also made during a specific window of Hollywood filmmaking that benefited their creativity and ambition....

Even Jai Courtney Thinks It’s Time To Leave The ‘Terminator’ Franchise Alone When an actor or actress joins a big blockbuster franchise, they’re pretty much on board for whatever the future holds, if only because it’s a near-guarantee for a few paychecks that they won’t have to fight for elsewhere. Therefore, if an actor thinks that it’s a better idea to not proceed with sequels in a given franchise, then things must be pretty hopeless....

Exclusive Look At Waxwork Records' ‘Manhunter’ Vinyl Soundtrack Release Waxwork Recordsis releasing the soundtrack toMichael Mann’s cult classicManhunteron vinyl, and we have an exclusive look at the release. Available for the very first time in any format, the soundtrack is loaded with ’80s synth and moody atmosphere. More info on theManhuntervinyl release below. WhileSilence of the Lambsmay be the most famous Hannibal Lecter film, the cannibal psychiatrist first graced the silver screen in 1986’sManhunter....