The Best TV Shows & Movies Leaving Netflix In June 2019 Summer is pretty much in full swing, and even though there are plenty of movies hitting theaters for blockbuster season, there are even more you can watch at home on Netflix. However, some of the titles in Netflix’s library won’t be around much longer, especially when it comes to Disney titles leaving now that the deal with the streaming service is coming to an end....
The Last Duel Crew Share Their Ridley Scott Stories: ‘He Doesn’t Stop Until He Gets It’ [Exclusive] There are many reasons to look forward to “The Last Duel,” ranging from the fact that it’s a Ridley Scott movie and nothing more needs to be said (although I’m going to say more anyway, sorry!), to the current dearth of historical epics that used to be considered proven moneymakers and have made this film into a rarity, to the must-see appearances of both Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in medieval hair and makeup … not to mentiontheir significant contributions on the other side of the camera, as well....
The Morning Watch: ‘Game Of Thrones’ Rocks, Creating The Dothraki Language, Dragon Power Levels & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, watch asGame Of Thronesco-creatorDan Weissand composerRamin Djawadisit down with some of rock’s finest to create an electric new cover of the show’s theme song....
The Morning Watch: Uncharted Honest Trailer, The Vehicles Of Halo’s TV Series & More (The Morning Watch is 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, listen as the Honest Trailer for “Uncharted” makes it clear that we’ve gotten to many bad versions of “The Mummy” in the past couple years....
The Original Pitch For Monsters Inc. One of the many things that setsPixarapart from other animation studios (less so Disney these days, you might imagine) is their dedication to nurture and cultivation. This applies both to the talent, the animators and directors, but also to their projects. As such, many of their films begin with a pitch that’s rather different than the film we finally end up with in cinemas....
The Quarantine Stream: ‘American Graffiti’ May Be A Studio Movie, But It’s George Lucas' Indie Gem (Welcome toThe Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie:American GraffitiWhere you may Stream It: HBO MaxThe Pitch:American Graffitiis a classic coming-of-age story set against the 1960s backdrop of hot rods, drive-ins and rock n' roll. Set in Modesto, California, the film follows an ensemble of students enjoying their final night as high school seniors before they each go their separate ways and begin their journey down the path of adulthood....
The Quarantine Stream: ‘High And Low’ Is A Terrific Kidnapping Thriller From Akira Kurosawa (Welcome toThe Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie:High and LowWhere you may Stream It: The Criterion ChannelThe Pitch: After making two back-to-back samurai classics,YojimboandSanjuro, directorAkira Kurosawaswitched into contemporary mode to makeHigh and Low(literal translation:Heaven and Hell), an urban thriller centering on an executive who faces a moral choice....
The Reason Arnold Schwarzenegger Walked Away From The Expendables Franchise When “The Expendables” first started ramping up its marketing campaign, I remember people being excited to see which ’80s action stars were going to be a part of the project. There was a significant amount of hype surrounding the news that Arnold Schwarzenegger (“Predator”) would be in the film, marking his first screen appearance since"Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,“alongside"Rocky"star Sylvester Stallone"Die Hard"detective Bruce Willis....
The Umbrella Academy Movie We’ll Never Get To See “The Umbrella Academy” is one of the more intriguing comic book adapatations currently running. Based on the Dark Horse Comics series by writer Gerard Way and artist Gabriel Bá,the show follows the exploits of the Hargreeves family, a group of seven super-powered siblings who gather together after their father’s death to prevent the end of the world. This concept has lasted throughouttwo seasonsso far, gaining critical acclaim and approval from fans of the comic....
Thresh And Rue Cast In ‘The Hunger Games’ DirectorGary Rosshas just cast two important supporting roles in his adaptation of theSuzanne CollinsbookThe Hunger Games. He’d already announced that Oscar-nomineeJennifer Lawrencewould play Katniss Everdeen, the main character, and that her main men –Peeta and Gale– would be portrayed byJosh HutchersonandLiam Hemsworthrespectively. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. In the story, the government selects two children, called “tributes,” from each of the 12 districts to compete in the titular games, a televised battle to the death....
TV Bits: ‘Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’, ‘Into The Badlands’, ‘One Day At A Time’ And More In this edition of TV bits: The pizza-loving Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have a new series –Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The cast includesOmar Miller(Ballers) as Raphael,Ben Schwartz(Parks and Recreation) as Leonardo,Josh Brener(Silicon Valley) as Donatello,Brandon Mychal Smith(You’re The Worst) as Michelangelo, Kat Graham (The Vampire Diaries) as April O’Neil andEric Bauzaas Splinter, the giant rat who trains these turtles in martial arts....
TV: Jason Schwartzman In HBO’s Bored To Death / Tim Roth In Fox’s Lie To Me Jason Schwartzman(Rushmore,Spun, Coconut Records) will play an aging Brooklynite/alcoholic writer who experiences a nasty breakup and finds himself in the position of aPhilip Marlowe-ishgumshoe in the newHBOseriesBored to Death. Written by formerNew York Presscolumnist and novelist,Jonathan Ames, the half-hour comedy will go into production this September.Seth Gordon, director ofThe King of Kong, will work as a consultant on the show....
Watch A Brief ‘Jurassic World’ Behind The Scenes Tour We’re still a year out from the release ofJurassic World, but the team behind the film knows there is a good deal of interest in the film already. And so the producers and PR team have been dropping little bits of info here and there. We had agreat interviewwith directorColin Trevorrow, and then thefirst batch of imageswent online. Now the latest look at the movie is a short Jurassic World behind the scenes glimpse, via theToday Show....
