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Sony Pushes Back ‘Uncharted’ To March 2021, Knocking ‘Masters Of The Universe’ Off The Calendar It’s been a long road for theUnchartedvideo game franchise to make it to the big screen. Sony has gone through several directors, the most recently departed being Travis Knight, who had just replaced Dan Trachtenberg. Last we heard,VenomdirectorRuben Fleischerwas being eyed to take overthe production, but it looks like Sony Pictures doesn’t think they’ll meet the previous set release date ofDecember 18, 2020....

Specifications For 3D Blu-Ray Finalized, But Does Anybody Care? Settle down 3D fans, the solution to all of your high-def 3D woes is finally here in the form of 3D Blu-ray. Word has been swirling about the format for the past year or so, and now the Blu-ray Disc Association has announced that the specifications for 3D Blu-ray have been finalized. The key bits: 3D Blu-ray will use the new Multiview Video Coding (MVC) codec, which is an extension to the MPEG-4 AVC codec we use today on BR discs....

Superhero Bits: The Avengers, Man Of Steel, Arrow, Hancock 2, DC Nation, Amazing Spider-Man When will you see a new trailer forThe Avengers? Is there a way to hear some dialogue from the movie now? Want to hearMichael Shannontalk as General Zod fromMan of Steel? What didBlack Widowdo betweenIron Man 2andThe Avengers? DoesPeter BergthinkHancock 2will happen? WillArrowandSmallvilletake place in the same world? And where can you get the latest look at the villains inThe Avengers?...

Superhero Bits: Thor: Ragnarok Official Runtime, Black Panther Trailer Coming Soon & More What is the best-selling comic book of the year? How long isThor: Ragnarok? What role couldJeff Goldblumhave played inCaptain America: The First Avenger? When can we expect a new trailer forBlack Panther? Can you guess whatJustice Leaguehas been rated by the MPAA? What can we expect from theArrowversecrossover wedding this year? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....

The Best TV Shows & Movies Leaving HBO Max In July 2020 HBO Max is still a new streaming service, but it already has several titles flying the coop as June rolls over into July. So act quickly and watch these flicks! These are the best movies leaving HBO Max in July 2020 Blindspotting One of the best movies of 2018 (and the decade),Blindspottingis a raw, unique piece of social commentary featuring a powerhouse lead performance fromDaveed Diggs....

The Daily Stream: Carnival Of Souls Retains Its Creepiness 60 Years Later The Movie: “Carnival of Souls” Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: Years ago, Utah’s Megaplex Theatres chain used to screen a clip from “Carnival of Souls” as part of its pre-show of film trivia and ads for local businesses. I remember being intrigued by the shots of Candace Hilligoss walking among the decaying remains of the second Saltair pavilion, Saltair II, on the shores of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, which wasn’t all that far from where I lived....

The Morning Watch: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Trailer In LEGO, Stuntmen React To ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 & 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, check out theTop Gun: Mavericktrailer recreated with stop-motion and computer animated LEGO minifigures and pieces....

The Morning Watch: Hawkeye Honest Trailer, Jeff Goldblum Reviews Impressions Of Himself & 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, we’ve dug deep enough into the Marvel Cinematic Universe that it’s time for the Honest Trailer for Marvel’s “Hawkeye” series....

The Slashfilm/Totally Rad Show Summer Movie Game Our friends at theTotally Rad Showhave thrown down the gauntlet, and challenged /Film to compete against them in their annual Summer Movie Game.David Chen, Russ Fischerand I (Peter Sciretta) will compete against TRS’sDan Trachtenberg, Alex Albrecht, andJeff Cannata. The game is to decide what will be the highest grossing films of the Summer. But it isn’t just that easy — not only do the participants need to predict what 10 films will be the highest grossing films domestically, but we need to place them in order....

Theme Park Bits: The Great Lego Race VR Coaster Video, Halloween Horror Nights Early Buy One, Get One Special In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Some details have surfaced over onMaking Star Warsthis week about the technology being used for the upcoming Millennium Falcon flight simulator atStar Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Soon you, too, will be able to mug for the camera and say, “Chewie, we’re home.” The Great Lego Race, a new virtual reality roller coaster, has opened at Legoland Florida and it looks pretty darn cool....

This Week In DVD: Harold & Kumar, Doomsday, Never Back Down, Lost Boys: The Tribe, And More This Week in DVD is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, and Fry’s.HAROLD & KUMAR ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO BAY(Available as single-disc and 2-Disc Special Editions) From White Castle to Guantanamo Bay, Harold & Kumar’s adventures have grown just a tad more ridiculous since the last time we saw them....

What Building Is Tony Stark Working On At The End Of ‘The Avengers?’ Is it possible that even though millions upon millions of eyeballs watchedJoss Whedon’s massive superhero blockbuster,The Avengers, every one of them missed a clue to its sequels?Spoilers followforThe Avengersbut, at the end of the film, with Manhattan completely destroyed, we see Tony Stark and Pepper Potts jokingly working on a building. Then, the final shot of the movie reveals that all the letters of “STARK” fell off Stark Tower save for one: the A....

“You Are Going To See” ‘Cloverfield 2,’ Says Matt Reeves Several years have past since we’ve heard anything about a sequel to the 2008 hit filmCloverfield. Since its release directorMatt ReevesmadeLet Me In,a worthy remake ofLet The Right One In, producerJ.J. Abramsmade another monster blockbuster,Star Trek, and remains in the mysterious movie business withSuper 8while writerDrew Goddardis writingRobopocalypsefor Steven Spielberg. Since all the principals are so busy, not much has happened in regards toCloverfield 2but in a recent interview, Reeves said “Well, you are going to see it – we just don’t know when....