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The Daily Stream: Genre-Bending Series Dickinson Is Pure Imagination (Welcome toThe Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Series:“Dickinson” Where You Can Stream It:Apple TV+ The Pitch:Young, moody poet Emily Dickinson (Hailee Steinfeld) seeks a life of total creative freedom, and freedom from the social restrictions of the 1800s, in this anachronistic, genre-bending series....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Attack The Block’ Is An Underrated Gem Of A Genre Movie (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:Attack the BlockWhere you’re able to Stream It:Pluto TVThe Pitch:John Boyega, in his star-making role, plays Moses, the young leader of a group of South London teenagers who mugs a nurse (a pre-Doctor WhoJodie Whittaker) on her way home from work....

This Week In Trailers: Charlie Victor Romeo, For Those In Peril, The Lebanese Rocket Society, Shepard & Dark, If I Had A Heart Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

TV Bits: ‘Community,’ ‘30 Rock’ And ‘Parenthood’ Renewed, Plus: ‘Fringe’, ‘True Blood’, ‘Comic Book Men’, ‘Talking Dead’, And More The good news for a lot of comedy fans today is that NBC renewedCommunityfor a fourth season. There’s a catch, however. That season is a truncated 13-episode order at this point. And whileEWreports the renewal, the site says that the returns of series creatorDan Harmonand actorChevy Chaseare still to be confirmed. Presumably there would be no show without Harmon, but given recent statements by Chevy Chase, perhaps there is still reason to be concerned about his return....

Video: We Ride Disneyland’s New ‘Inside Out’ Ride & Check Out A Haunted Mansion Art Show Over the weekend, we went toDisney California Adventuretheme park to experience the newInside Outride at Pixar Pier,Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind. And we also venture over to Disneyland to check out the newHaunted Mansionart show,Happy Haunts Materialize – The Art of Haunted Mansionat Disney Gallery. We also see where Forky fromToy Story 4is hanging out inside of DCA and put an end to the mystery of the Disney character silhouette in the parking garage mural....

Watch ‘Up’ Director Pete Docter’s Adorable Student Film ‘Winter’ Tim Burtonisn’t the only notable director whose promise showed from early on — we have here a student film by fellow California Institute of the Arts alumnusPete Docter, titledWinter. Docter, of course, is one of Pixar’s most prominent staff members and is best known for directingMonsters, Inc.andUp. He has also done screenwriting and animation work onToy Story,Wall-Eand various other Pixar films....

What Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Mother!’ Is Really About, According To Darren Aronofsky Leave it toDarren Aronofskyto lob a cinematic concussion grenade right in the middle of September. The writer/director’s latest film,mother!, is layer upon layer of allegory and metaphor, a movie that almost demands a long conversation afterwards to process what you’ve just seen. It’s earneda rare “F” Cinemascore, and Paramount even had to issue a statement defending their decision to release the film (read that here), which is a move that strikes me as crazier than anything that happens in the actual movie....

White Men Can’t Jump Is Getting A Remake I genuinely didn’t have “greenlighting a remake of a classic 1992 sports comedy” on my 2021 bingo card, but at this point, so much weird junk has happened I might as well throw my card in the trash. 20th Century Studios announced today that filmmaker Calmatic will be in the director’s seat. He recently wrapped production on New Line’s reboot of “House Party” and gained worldwide acclaim after directing the Grammy award-winning video for “Old Town Road” from Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus....

Why Alan Ruck Was Working At Sears After Shooting Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Nearly 40 years after his role as Cameron in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” actor Alan Ruck has reentered the cultural zeitgeist with his role as Connor in HBO’s “Succession” andJay Rosen in Hulu’s “The Dropout.” There are no big gaps in Ruck’s resume — the actor spent decades bouncing between supporting parts in moderately successful television shows from “Spin City” to “Greek” — but Ruck had a hard time finding a project as exciting as “Ferris Bueller” to follow up his breakout role....

Will We Ever Get A Black Widow Movie? Scarlett Johansson Says It’s All About Timing It’s a question Marvel fans have been asking for years: where the hell is theBlack Widowsolo movie? The no-nonsense heroine has emerged as one of the most popular Avengers, andScarlett Johanssonhas proven more than capable of leading her own action movie. Filmmakers are practically lining uparoundtheblockto direct, andKevin Feigehimself has said he’d like tomake a Black Widow movie....

William H. Macy’s Directorial Debut ‘Rudderless’ Is A Tale Of Two Half Notes [Sundance ‘14 Review] Just when you thought you’d seenWilliam H. Macydo everything, he steps behind the camera with his feature debutRudderless. Macy co-wrote and directs a complex story of love, loss, friendship and music.Billy Crudupstars as Sam, the successful father of a boy who dies in a school shooting. After years of grief, Sam comes to realize his son was a very talented budding musician....

You Can Pay For ‘Dope’ Tickets With Bitcoins Dopehas a strong retro flavor, thanks to its protagonist’s obsession with ’90s hip-hop culture. But it’s actually a thoroughly modern film, right down to its use of Bitcoin as a major plot point. In fact, it might even be a bit ahead of the game.Dopeis now the first movie to allow moviegoers to pay for theatrical admission with Bitcoin. Get all the details from theDopeBitcoin announcement after the jump....

‘American Horror Story’ Announces ‘Murder House’ / ‘Coven’ Crossover Season The six seasons ofAmerican Horror Storyhave been linked together in little ways, but an upcoming season promises to make the connection between two of the seasons much, much stronger. Executive producerRyan Murphyhas announced anAmerican Horror Storycrossover season betweenMurder House(season one) andCoven(season three). Murphy revealed plans for theAmerican Horror Storycrossover atEW’s PopFest. “We do know what we’re going to do,” he said when asked about the possibility of revisitingCoven....