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‘Madres’ Brings A ’70s-Tinged Maternal Nightmare To ‘Welcome To The Blumhouse’ [Exclusive] Yesterday, Amazon Prime Video and Blumhouseannouncedthe next installment of theirWelcome to the Blumhousefilm series with four original thrillers from a diverse slate of filmmakers. The films –Bingo Hell,Black as Night,Madres, andThe Manor– will premiere worldwide this October exclusively on Prime Video. Now, we have exclusive info on directorRyan Zaragoza’s feature debut,Madres. Set in the 1970s, Madrestells the tale of a young Mexican-American couple, Beto and Diana, who are expecting their first child....

‘Ready Player One’ Is “Classic Steven Spielberg,” Says Producer [Wondercon] ProducerDonald DeLinewas at Wondercon discussing the second season of the Fox seriesWayward Pines. He is also producing the movie adaptation ofReady Player One, directed bySteven Spielberg. During a roundtable interview, we got to ask DeLine aboutReady Player One, which he says falls in line with Spielberg’s classics likeJaws,Raiders of the Lost ArkandJurassic Park. “It’s classic Steven Spielberg, right in the center of the sweet spot of really his classic work, but with this whole new world now,” DeLine said....

‘Salem’s Lot’ Movie Coming From James Wan And Gary Dauberman TheStephen Kingadaptation renaissance continues, asJames WanandGary Daubermanplan a visit to’Salem’s Lot. Based on King’s second novel,‘Salem’s Lotfollows a small Maine town that quickly becomes overrun by vampires. The book was adapted twice before into TV miniseries, but this will be the first big screen take on the book. Despite its popularity, Stephen King’s’Salem’s Lothas never had a feature film adaptation…until now....

‘The Greatest Showman’ Soundtrack: Hugh Jackman & Keala Settle Sing Their Heart Out Now thatHugh Jackmanhas said farewell to Wolverine and the mutant’s signature mutton chops, he’s got his singing chops back in order with a brand new, original musical. The Greatest Showmanis a new film from first-time directorMichael Graceywhich sees Hugh Jackman playing P.T. Barnum, the man who created the famous Barnum & Bailey Circus. Thefirst trailerfeatures Barnum crediting himself with creating show business, and now we get even more of a taste for how he does that with the first two full track’s off the musical’s soundtrack debut....

‘The Mist’ Cancelled As The Stephen King Adaptation Train Hits A Bump Talk about aMistopportunity! I’m sorry, I’ll go as soon as I’m done here. But first, here’s some not-so-happy-news forStephen Kingadaptation fans. While there’s been an extreme uptick in all things King, it seems that not everything that bears the master of horror’s name is safe.The Mist, a TV series adapted from a King novella, has been axed. Stephen King adaptations are now hotter than hot cakes (read about all of them here), coming fast and furious and only likely to pick up steam now thatIthas made boffobox office....

‘The Peripheral’ Amazon Series, Based On William Gibson’s Novel, Casts Chloë Grace Moretz Amazon’s series adaptation ofWilliam Gibson’sThe Peripheralhas found its star:Chloë Grace Moretz. Moretz will play “a woman trying to hold together the pieces of her broken family in a forgotten corner of tomorrow’s America.” Gibson’sThe Peripheralis the first entry in The Jackpot Trilogy Series, with the second book in the series –Agency– having been published in January of this year....

‘Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives’ Trailer – Ghostly Monkeys, Lusty Catfish And A Dying Old Man One of the most intriguing films to come out of last year’s Cannes Film Festival wasUncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Livesby Thai filmmakerApichatpong Weerasethakul(aka Joe). ItsPalme d’Or winseemed to catch most people by surprise, even though Weerasethakul’s won awards at Cannes before (2002 Un Certain Regard forBlissfully Yours, 2004 Jury Prize forTropical Malady) and even thoughUncle Boonmeegot mostly very positive reviews....

‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ Trailer: The Snyder Cut Rises Fan’s demanded it, and now it’s a reality. Well, almost.Zack Snyder’s Justice League, aka the Snyder Cut, will find its way onto HBO Max in 2021, giving fans a chance to seeZack Snyder’s uncompromised vision. While Snyder’s name is still on the theatrically-releasedJustice League, the filmmaker parted ways with the project due to personal matters, and Joss Whedon came in to handle reshoots....

‘Zappa’ Giveaway: Win A Blu-Ray Copy Of The Music Doc, Signed By Director Alex Winter Of ‘Bill & Ted’ Fame Last year,Alex Winterreturned alongside Keanu Reeves in the long-anticipatedBill and Ted Face the Music. But he also got musical in another way last year by directingZappa, a documentary about famed musicianFrank Zappa, who released a whopping 62 albums across his lifetime, dabbling inrock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral arrangements and musique concrète....

A Guide To Each Hollywood Studio’s Theatrical Windows It’s no exaggeration to say that we’re currently living through a watershed moment that could very well decide the future of Hollywood releases. The pandemic has brought about a metric ton of changes and disruptions into our everyday lives, with all facets of the filmmaking industry hit particularly hard. Chief among these changes has been the effect on each major studio’s theatrical window — in other words, the period of time where theaters have the exclusive rights to screen new movies before studios make them available on DVD/Blu-ray, streaming, and video on demand....

A Ten-Minute Alec Baldwin Sequence Was Cut From ‘Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation’ As it stands,Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nationhas no shortage of crowdpleasing stunts, twists, and turns. But as happens with every movie, there were some bits that just couldn’t make it in the final cut. During a recent interview in New York City, directorChris McQuarriedished some details on a big moment for Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg) that sadly didn’t make the cut....

Are Twitter Movie Reviews Killing Film Criticism? I’m as guilty as the next guy. If I’m at a film festival or an early screening of a film I know people are curious about, I try to get a reaction onTwitteras soon as possible. That’s the whole point of Twitter. It’s the world reacting in real time, and if it’s a big time movie, people who can’t be there are dying to know the thoughts of the people who are....

Batman Trivia: Josh Brolin Confirms Talks; Jennifer Garner And Hugh Jackman On “Batfleck” Fans were not terribly thrilled withZack Snyder’s choice for Batman in hisMan of Steelsequel, to put it mildly. ButBen Affleckhas plenty of supporters among the celebrity set — includingJosh Brolin, who was up for the role before Affleck landed it. “I’m happy for Ben,” he said. Also rallying behind Affleck areHugh Jackman, who should know a thing or two about controversial superhero casting decisions, andJennifer Garner, who as Affleck’s wife is more or less obligated to back him up in public....