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Watch Martin Scorsese, Thelma Schoonmaker, Ben Kingsley And More Discuss ‘The Magic Of Hugo’ We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Of the nine moviescurrently up for Best Picture,Martin Scorsese’sHugois my personal favorite. There’s so much I love about the film, from its eye-popping visuals and impeccable use of 3D to its inspiring tale and lovable performances. I’m not the only one that feels that way, of course —Hugo’s been a popular pick on many critics' lists and awards ballots....

Who Are The Dora Milaje? What You Need To Know About The Badass Women Of ‘Black Panther’ TheDora Milajeplay a huge role in Marvel’sBlack Panther. You can see them clad in red throughout the trailers, fighting Michael B. Jordan’s Killmonger and being all badass at King T’Challa’s side. They leave quite an impression. But who are these beautiful warrior women? Where did they come from? And what are they all about?...

WTF: David Lynch Directing Live Webcast Featuring Duran Duran We’ve seen a few instances of big directors making a couple bucks directing live webstreams, the most high-profile probably being Terry Gilliam’scollaborationwith Arcade Fire last year. But I did a triple-take when a press release landed on top of the inbox this afternoon, because it proudly announced thatDavid Lynchwill, on March 23, direct a livestream webcast featuring a performance by ’80s synth-pop chart-toppersDuran Duran....

‘A Series Of Unfortunate Events’ Season 2 Announced Via Coded Video Netflix has confirmed thatA Series of Unfortunate Eventswill return for a second season. The confirmation/announcement comes via a strange video released by Netflix that included a code leading fans to message from Lemony Snicket on a website. Learn more details aboutA Series of Unfortunate Eventsseason 2 after the jump. The eight-episode first season starring Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Warburton, Malina Weissman, Louis Hynes, K....

‘Another’ Offers An Intriguing Anime Spin On ‘Final Destination’ (Welcome toAni-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.)A couple weeks ago, I said that horror and animeoften don’t mix, and that’s mostly true. In anime, horror mostly deals with gore or “torture porn” and the supernatural. The former mostly deals with characters being constantly tortured or falling to over-exaggerated deaths, while the latter mostly refers to monsters and demons with exaggerated facial features....

‘Dune: The Sisterhood’ HBO Max Series Finds A Showrunner In ‘The Haunting Of Bly Manor’ Vet After some minor hiccups, the spice is flowing once more on HBO Max’sDunetelevision prequel series. The series, titledDune: The Sisterhood, has a new showrunner inDiane Ademu-John, best known for her work on Netflix’sThe Haunting of Bly Manor.PrometheusscribeJon Spaihtshad previously been attachedto run the series, but he stepped down in November 2019 to focus on writing the script for the secondDunefilm....

‘Gangster Squad’ Trailer #2: No Names, No Badges, No Mercy, New Poster In a world where the Aurora Massacre didn’t take place,Gangster Squadwould be now completing its theatrical run. Instead we’re just getting the film’s second trailer. DirectorRuben Fleischer’speriod action filmstarringSean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emma StoneandRyan Goslingwas delayed afterits climax was deemed too similarto July’s tragedy, demanding a full-on reshoot. The new footage is in the can now, and it’sfull steam head towards releaseon June 24, 2025....

‘Goodfellas’ TV Series Is A Prequel; Martin Scorsese Attached InGoodfellas, when Henry Hill says “As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster” no one imagined that over two decades later, the statement could have a whole new meaning. That’s exactly what’s going to happen though if authorNicholas Pileggiand directorMartin Scorsesehave their way. A few months ago,it was announcedthat Pileggi, who co-wroteGoodfellaswith Scorsese as well as the novel the movie was based on,Wise Guy,was working on aGoodfellastelevision series....

‘Jumanji’ Is A Sequel, Not A Reboot Dwayne JohnsonandKevin Harthave been confirmedto star in a new take onJumanjiat Sony Pictures for a little while now. Also, theCentral Intelligenceduo will be joined byJack Black, as well asNick Jonassupposedly continuing to broaden his acting career with a role as well. Now as the film moves closer to starting production, a new detail has emerged that changes our perspective of the movie a little bit....

‘Legends Of Tomorrow’ Producer Marc Guggenheim On A Sassy Jonah Hex And Timey Wimey Episodes [Wondercon] Marc Guggenheimproduces bothArrowandLegends of Tomorrowas part ofGreg Berlanti’s team of Arrowverse producers. He was at WonderCon for aLegends of Tomorrowpanel with his cast, and gave roundtable interviews with the press after. Coming up onLegends, Jonah Hex gets another chance asJonathan Schaechplays him on television. “He’s in episode 11, I can tease that,” Guggenheim said. “He’s terrific....

‘Mindhunter’ Season 2 Spoiler Review: A Chilling, Brilliant Continuation Of The Best Show On Netflix Note:ThisMindhunterseason 2 review contains spoilers. “How do we get ahead of crazy if we don’t know how crazy thinks?” asked FBI Agent Bill Tench (Holt McCallany) in season 1 ofMindhunter, the superb serial killer drama that might just be the best thing on Netflix. The answer to that question in that first season involved Tench and fellow agent Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) talking with, and studying, killers to try to gain insight into their methodology....

‘Steven Universe’ Announces An Epilogue Limited Series [New York Comic-Con 2019] Fan of Cartoon Network’s critically acclaimedSteven Universeassembled at New York Comic Con 2019 for a musical celebration and a slew of surprises. CreatorRebecca Sugar, along with voice starsEstelle(Garnet),Michaela Dietz(Amethyst), andDeedee Magno-Hall(Pearl) opened the panel with bangers of fan favorite songs fromThe Steven Universe Movie, kicking off with “Happily Ever After.” Fans roared at the surprise appearance ofSarah Stiles,who voiced the beloved tragic antagonist of the movie, and she reprised her villain song “Other Friends” and the tear-jerking “Drift Away,” respectively....

‘The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It’ Review: The Horror Series Continues To Thrive Thanks To Patrick Wilson And Vera Farmiga James Wanwas really onto something when he brought the Warrens to the big screen withThe Conjuring. Wan may not have known it at the time, but he was launching one of the most successful horror franchises ever, and the secret to the series success remains the ghost-hunting couple Ed and Lorraine Warren, as played byPatrick WilsonandVera Farmiga....