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‘The Glass Castle’ Trailer: Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson Tell A Riveting True Story Of An Unusual Family The Glass Castleseems like a sob story version ofCaptain Fantastic— except it’s based on a true story. The adaptation ofJeannette Walls’s powerful memoir,The Glass Castlestars a master class in Academy Award nominees and winners, withBrie Larson, Woody Harrelson,andNaomi Wattsheading a dysfunctional, free-wheeling family that ping-pongs between poverty and a bohemian lifestyle. “My dad can be extremely cruel, but he dreams bigger than anyone I ever met,” Larson’s Jeannette narrates as glimpses of her unconventional childhood on the fringes of society with her eclectic parents flash throughout the trailer....

‘The Hunger Games’ Review: Jennifer Lawrence Commands A Lightweight Dystopian Vision There’s a great semi-futuristic story of brutal combat, in which a battered nation is captivated as two-person teams battle one another to the death in an ironic but potent allegory of public entertainment and government control gone wrong. A reserved but driven hero manipulates public perception to gain an edge in the games, and could ultimately become something more significant than a survivor....

‘The Simpsons’ Gets An Extreme New Couch Gag In An Episode Connected To ‘Playdate With Destiny’ Short In recent years,The Simpsonshas really enjoyed coming up with wild new ways to pull off the couch gag that begins every episode of the series. The opening credits sequence has paid tribute to the likes ofAdventure Time,Frozen,Rick and Morty,Futuramaand eventhe entire history ofThe Simpsonsitself. But this weekend,The Simpsonspays tribute to everyone who is stuck at home wishing life was back to normal by taking the animated family on a virtual extreme sports journey that has an animation style unlike anything the series has done before....

‘Who Is America?': Episode 2 Teaser, Premiere Ratings, Clips, And A Viral Website Comedian and professional provocateurSacha Baron Cohen’s comedy seriesWho is America?penetrated the pop culture zeitgeist with its surprise premiere this past weekend. But the numbers are in, and it turns out the ratings are smaller than expected. Find out how many people actually tuned in, see some clips from the premiere, a teaser for the second episode, and learn about a viral website from one of Cohen’s new characters that’s been operational for months....

/Film Interview: Alex Winter Discusses SXSW Napster Doc ‘Downloaded’ Think about Facebook, iPods, iTunes — all things you might use every single day. They all have seeds in the “little program that could,” calledNapster. Co-created by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker in the late 1990s, the file-sharing service/social network was not only ahead of its time technologically and socially, it completely changed how the public consumes media. If it wasn’t for Fanning and Parker, who knows how long it would have taken for corporations to allow you to download music on your computer or rent one of their movies without leaving your house....

10 Fantasy Films That Never Got Sequels Unlike “The Lord of the Rings,“not every road goes ever on and on. For every sprawling, multi-part fantasy franchise, there’s at least one fantasy film that never got a sequel — and often, that’s for the best. After all, some stories lend themselves better to further world-building and epic storytelling. Others don’t. Sometimes, a happily ever after needs to stay that way. Or do they?...

Benedict Cumberbatch Was ‘Sad’ Marvel And Scott Derrickson Broke Up Over Doctor Strange 2 There aren’t exactly that many underdog movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the most popular franchise on Earth at the moment, that could genuinely be considered “underrated” or “underappreciated.” That said, I’ll happily go to bat for 2016’s “Doctor Strange” as one of the franchise’s more sneakily effective solo movies, bringing creative action, a sense of spirituality, and a knowingly (I’ll even say refreshingly) unlikable protagonist into a rapidly-expanding world of mysticism and superheroes....

Chris Evans In Talks For Bong Joon-Ho And Park Chan-Wook’s ‘Snow Piercer’ Throughout his career,Chris Evanshas jumped back and forth between big-budget pics and indie films and tackled a wide range of roles in the process. And though he’s now a fast-rising star thanks to last year’sCaptain Americaand this summer’sThe Avengers, it seems he’s still interested in mixing things up, as he looks to join an especially promising project that falls on the indie end of the spectrum....

Cool Stuff: Chop Shop’s Master T-Shirt Collection We’ve featured many ofthe Chop Shop’s t-shirts in past editions of Cool Stuff. The designs usually feature a collection of themed people, creatures, objects, or things from popular movies/books/video games. For Christmas 2009, ChopShop is making their entire collection of iconic tees available in one collection:The Chop Shop Master Collection. The set includes: The Internets (29 Memes), weRobot (51 Robots), alienWe (50 aliens), weGo (53 vehicles), rockStar (28 classic rockers), rebelRock (34 punks, funks and rockers), videoRock (31 80’s pop stars), weScare (59 Monsters), weBite (35 vampires), undeadWe (51 zombies, ghosts and spirits) and Dapper Men (141 Dudes)....

Cool Stuff: Luke Flowers' ‘Raised By Rainbows’ Art Show Is Like A Pop Culture Coloring Book Raised By Rainbowsis a new art show byLuke Flowersat Gallery 1988 that takes some of your favorite movies and cartoons and gives them a makeover that would make your inner child smile with glee. With a series of prints that feel lifted from children’s books, you can watch characters fromStar Wars, The Karate Kid, andJim Hensonplay arcade games....

Darren Aronofsky Developing ‘Boss Of The Beach’ TV Series Based On A Wild True-Crime New York Magazine Article Darren Aronofskyis going to have to shed his signature scarf to make his next project. Themother!director is developing a TV series with Searchlight Television based on the New York Magazine article"Boss of The Beach,“which recounts the crimes of the boss of New York’s lifeguard corps. Aronofsky landed the rights to the Boss of the Beach TV series after a competitive bidding situation with 10 other bidders....

David O Russell Provides Commentary On ‘The Fighter’ Fight Scene FilmmakerDavid O Russellhas released a short audio commentary excerpt for a fighting sequence ofThe Fighter, his new film which starsMark WahlbergandChristian Bale. Russell discusses how he employed a recreation of an early-90?s HBO Sports camera crew to shoot the in-ring sequences. Watch the clip embedded after the jump thanks toThe Carpetbagger. Official Production Notes: Inspired by an incredible true story, comes the gritty, affectionately humorous, yet stirring comeback tale of the unlikely boxing hero, “Irish” Micky Ward (MARK WAHLBERG), and his half-brother, Dicky Eklund (CHRISTIAN BALE), who had to come apart as opponents before coming together as brothers in a scrappy fight to win a long-shot championship and strengthen the bonds of their family....

Director Rachel Talalay Confirms Doctor Who Return For 60th Anniversary Director Rachel Talalay is coming back to “Doctor Who!” She confirmed the news on Twitter with some symbols that fans get immediately; two blue hearts (Tardis blue, and of course, the Doctor has two hearts) with a plus sign and a clapboard. She’s back, friends, and that means the 60th anniversary special is going to be amazing. — Rachel Talalay (@rtalalay)August 24, 2025...