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‘The Mandalorian’ Trailer Breakdown: It Seems The Mandalorian Has A Tragic Past Disney is keeping a tight lid on all thingsThe Mandalorian, the highly anticipatedStar Warsseries set to debut on Disney+ in two weeks. Set five years after the events ofReturn of the Jedi, this space western takes us to the outer fringes of a galaxy far, far away, following the adventures of the titular bounty hunter played byPedro Pascal. We know little of who this Mandalorian is or where he comes from, but thenewestThe Mandaloriantrailerteases a possible tragic past for the masked bounty hunter....

‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ International Trailer Shows World War II Bumblebee Just when we think we’ve seen enough fromTransformers: The Last Knight, another piece of the marketing campaign comes along to unleash even more Bayhem. From Japan, a newTransformers The Last KnightTV spot shows off a whole lot of new footage from the sequel, including a shot of Bumblebee (seen above) from when he apparently helped defeat the Nazis in World War II....

‘Trollhunters: Rise Of The Titans’ Trailer: Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Tales Of Arcadia’ Series Comes To An End TheTales of Arcadiaseries, which featuresTrollhunters,3Below, andWizards, will come to an end this summer with the release ofTrollhunters: Rise of the Titans.The animated film brings together characters from all threeArcadiatitles for one final adventure, and the trailer is finally here. The series hails fromGuillermo del Toro, who here serves as co-writer and producer. Trollhunters Rise of the Titans Trailer I love Guillermo del Toro....

‘Violation’ Trailer: Feminist Revenge Horror Film Hits Shudder This March Shudder has released the first official trailer forViolationahead of the revenge thriller’s March premiere on the horror streaming service. The feature filmmaking debut ofMadeleine Sims-FewerandDusty Mancinelli,Violationis a brutal feminist revenge fable that stars Sims-Fewer as a woman on a country retreat with her sister and their partners, who slowly unravels through the weekend. Watch theViolationtrailer below. Violation Trailer Written, produced, and directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli,Violationfirst premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in fall 2020, recently played at Sundance, and will screen at SXSW next month ahead of its March 25 streaming release....

15 Underrated Horror Movies You Should Really Check Out The horror genre allows us to reckon with our deepest fears. Those fears aren’t really about giant monsters or horrifying, gore-strewn landscapes, but the situations that create these mind-ripping terrors. Society’s flaws are our biggest demons, and genre fiction is a safe way to explore and defuse them. Horror films like “The Babadook” can take on grief, ironically using fear to make us feel a little better about ourselves....

Blockbuster May Close 20% Of Locations; Is The Chain’s Future Kiosk-Only? Video stores of every kind have faced serious difficulty over the past few years as Netflix has become the de facto movie rental outlet. The Blockbuster chain has been closing stores at a steady clip, and is likely to continue doing so for the next few years. But a new regulatory filing released this week suggests the end of the chain’s existence as a big brick and mortar outlet could come sooner, rather than later....

Casting Bits: Alia Shawkat In ‘He Loves Me’ And ‘The Brass Teapot’, Jacki Weaver In ‘Stoker’, David Oyelowo In ‘The Paperboy’ Alia Shawkatmay not be quite as ubiquitous asArrested Developmentco-star Jason Bateman, but she’s been quietly beefing up her film resume over the past few years. Recently, Shawkat added two more projects to her slate:He Loves Me,Jonathan DaytonandValerie Faris' follow-up toLittle Miss Sunshine; andThe Brass Teapot, starringJuno TempleandMichael Angarano.He Loves Merevolves around a lonely young novelist (Paul Dano) who writes a fictional dream girl for himself — and manages to will her into existence....

Casting Notes: Ewan McGregor In W.E.; Connelly, Kinnear And Tomei In Salvation Boulevard; Rebecca Hall In Everything Must Go Madonnais lining up some impressive talent for her sophomore directorial effort.W.E.already featuresVera FarmigaandAbbie Cornish, and has now addedEwan McGregor. The film features parallel narratives. In one, McGregor will play King Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry the American woman Wallis Simpson, played by Farmiga. The other storyline features Cornish as a modern woman obsessed with Simpson, and who is having an affair with a yet to be cast man....

Conan Screenwriters Hired To Pen Marvel’s Dr. Strange In October of 2008 Marvel Studios presidentKevin Feigetalked about the studio’s desire to develop a film centered aroundDr. Strange.He said, “I’d say in the next year, year and a half, as we start putting together our film slate for 2012 and 2013, I would not be shocked if we saw Dr. Strange on those lists.” As much as I’d like to see Mr....

Cool Stuff: ‘The Iron Giant’ Kicks Off The Mondo Mecha Line Of Robot Collectibles Last year marked the 20th anniversary of Brad Bird’s magnificent animated adventureThe Iron Giant. But Mondo is still celebrating this year with a new collectible version of the titular robot from space. This year, Mondo is launching a new line of collectible figures called Mondo Mecha. They’re roughly 12-inch tall, highly articulated robot figures, and The Iron Giant will be the first one out of the gate....

Cool Stuff: ‘The Wizard Of Oz’ By Tom Whalen; Plus ‘Knighty Knight Bugs’ And ‘The Black Beetle’ If we’re lucky, every few months a poster is released that makes you step back from your computer and stare. A poster so gorgeous, fans and non-fans a like will bask in its beauty. Some previous examples are Olly Moss’sStar Warsposters, Ken Taylor’sHalloweenposter, Tyler Stout’sAkira, Aaron Horkey’sThere Will be Bloodand now, you can addTom Whalen’sThe Wizard of Ozto the list....

Cool Stuff: A Recipe For The Mouthwatering Prison Dinner From ‘Goodfellas’ Like all the greatest classics,Martin Scorsese’sGoodfellasleaves audiences dazzled by its style, wowed by its acting, moved by its storytelling, and provoked by its ideas. If you have a taste for Italian food, it may also leave you pretty hungry. One of the most famous sequences follows Henry and his mob colleagues whipping up a truly mouthwatering feast in prison. Paulie leads the preparations, of course, slicing garlic into nearly translucent pieces with his razor blade and keeping an eye on Vinnie so he doesn’t put too many onions in the sauce....

Cool Stuff: Help Make This Custom ‘Night At The Museum’ LEGO Set A Reality Night at the Museummay not be one of the most beloved film franchises in recent memory, but the films from director Shawn Levy are family friendly adventures featuring impressive ensemble casts and some solid comedy. That’s enough for aLEGOMaster Builder to create a customNight at the MuseumLEGO set that has a chance at becoming an official playset from the building brick company, and you can help it reach the ultimate goal of being on LEGO builders' shelves....