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The upcoming Monsterverse movie Godzilla X Kong: Supernova is shaping up to be the biggest film in the franchise yet. Originally intended to serve as an exciting conclusion to the franchise, Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) ultimately reinvigorated the series, paving the way for the sequel, Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire. However, one constant complaint that has been levied against the series since 2014, with Gareth Edwards' Godzilla, is a lack of an engaging human narrative to pair with the intense kaiju fights. According to one actor in the upcoming film, that specific complaint will be addressed in Supernova.

In an interview with Ktvu in Oakland, Delroy Lindo, who recently made waves for his performance as Delta Slim in Ryan Coogler's Sinners, talked about his upcoming role in Godzilla X Kong: Supernova. As the actor would tell the news station, it was the production team's dedication to crafting an engaging human character...

It's been nearly 50 years since the animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings entered theaters, receiving a mediocre reaction from fans and critics alike and generated $30 million at the global box office. And as the story of Middle-Earth expands with The Rings of Power TV series, as well as the 2024 release of The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, fans can revisit the earliest motion picture adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's work in an upcoming remastered Blu-ray release.

Amazon has listed a Blu-ray Remastered Deluxe Edition of The Lord of the Rings, priced at $22.49, scheduled for release on June 24, 2025. This remastered copy will feature the animated feature at 1080 HD resolution as well as a special feature interview with its Director, Ralph Bakshi, called"Forging Through the Darkness: The Ralph Bakshi Vision for The Lord of the Rings."

The animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings...

Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender was released on February 22, 2024, and the live-action series ended up being a successful outing. Season 1 of the series adapted the first season of the original Atla Nicklodeoncartoon, titled Book One: Water. As expected with adaptations, the Netflix series made some changes to suit its own creative needs but was able to introduce some of the franchise's fan-favorite minor characters, including bounty hunter June, portrayed by Arden Cho (Teen Wolf). June's introduction was as terrifying as the cartoons as her shirshu sniffer mount, Nyla, equally made a debut. Now, Cho has revealed some uncertainty regarding a return in future seasons.

After the first season, the streamer renewed the series for a second and third season, as trust in the project seems set in stone. Despite minor characters making returns in the original Nicklodeon series, including June, Cho shared an uncertain update regarding her character's future on the show.

One would be hard-pressed to find a Dragon Ball Z fan who considers Yamcha their favorite character. Throughout the iconic Shonen anime, Yamcha does nothing except lose fights and humiliate himself, and his behavior doesn't render him particularly endearing. True as this may be, those who've watched the original anime are well aware that things weren't always like this.

Yamcha may be a joke to Dragon Ball fans, but he was the true hero of the series' first ever arc. In the Pilaf Saga, Yamcha is the character who overcomes personal struggles, changes as a person, and saves the day. While he may spend most of the arc working against Goku and Bulma, Yamcha's journey throughout the arc, culminating in his fight against Great Ape Goku, forms its emotional core.

Goku & Bulma Don't Act as Traditional Protagonists in the Pilaf Saga Goku and Bulma Only Work as a Lead Duo,...

“Severance” Season 2 ended on yet another cliffhanger and there might be a long wait before clocking back in at Lumon.

The show is being heralded as one of the best shows of the decade already, and with good reason. Something that good is bound to leave a big hole of what to binge next in anyone’s life. Luckily, there are plenty of TV gems that are somehow still woefully under-watched.

Below, check out a number of shows, from “The Leftovers” to “Station Eleven” that might make the wait for more “Severance” just a little easier.

HBO The Leftovers

There are already a lot of people calling “Severance” one of the best shows of the 2020s, and the people that know, know “The Leftovers” was the best show of the 2010s. The series explores the emotional apocalypse of people left in the wake of a phenomenon called The Sudden Departure,...

Ahead of an April 10 release date, Netflix's AnimeJapan 2025 stage event today released a brand-new trailer and key art for original sci-fi anime Moonrise , along with thirteen additional cast members. Chiaki Kobayashi (Gabimaru in Hell's Paradise ) stars as protagonist Jack and Yuto Uemura (Atsushi in Bungo Stray Dogs ) stars as Phil Ashe, Jack's childhood friend. Moonrise Anime Trailer Moonrise Anime Key Art The newly announced cast members include : Mary voiced by AiNA The End Rhys Rochelle voiced by Misaki Yamada Georg Landry voiced by Katsunori Okai Eric Baker voiced by Yu Kobayashi Osma voiced by Kosuke Takaguchi Inanna Zinger voiced by Arisa Kori Zowan voiced by Yuka Terasaki Duan voiced by Satoshi Yamaguchi Bob Skylum voiced by Masaki Aizawa Wise Crowne voiced by Takehito Koyasu Doctor Salamandra voiced by Mie Sonozaki Windy Sylph voiced by Arisa Sekine Novice Harbinger voiced by Shin Aomori Related: Wit Studio's Moonrise Anime Reveals Cast,...

It's been a dark time for fans of Warner Bros. and their expansive ownership of various IPs and characters. While there has been a clear investment in things like James Gunn and Peter Safran's DC Universe, there has also been what could be considered a purging of content in the name of tax write-offs and profitability. Among such write-offs was the live-action-animated hybrid film Coyote vs. Acme, which had tried to find a new distributor early last year before ultimately being shelved. However, a new report has provided a big update on the film's future, as a potential new buyer has entered the fray.

A new report from Deadline has revealed that Ketchup Entertainment, the distributor and financier that also bought The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, is in "deep-sale negotiations" for the movie centered around Wile E. Coyote and his legal battle against Acme.

It’s time to peek ahead at the looming Spring 2025 anime season, including all the dubs to look forward to starting this April! Crunchyroll has a wide assortment of English dub offerings this season, including the likes of Fire Force Season 3 , My Hero Academia: Vigilantes , The Beginning After the End , Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc- and more. Check out an overview of upcoming English dubs below with additional info on launch timing and cast members coming as they're announced. Crunchyroll Spring 2025 English Dubs Anne Shirley Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc- Bye Bye, Earth Season 2 Fire Force Season 3 I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level Season 2 My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Once Upon a Witch’s Death Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World Season 2 Teogonia The Beginning After the End The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows The Gorilla...

A brand new anime season is blooming on Crunchyroll this spring, and you can now see the whole lineup of series to add to your seasonal watchlist! The final season of Fire Force begins with the first part of its new season, a radical new group of heroes emerges with My Hero Academia: Vigilantes and the One Piece anime makes its return to Egghead Island! Read on for even more shows you can start watching this April on Crunchyroll! See Also: Crunchyroll's Spring 2025 Dub Lineup here! In this article: New Spring 2025 Anime Season Picks New Spring 2025 Anime Season Simulcasts Continuing Spring 2025 Anime Simulcasts New Spring 2025 Anime Season Picks Studio: david production Sub Airtime : April 4, Time Tba Dub Airtime : Tba Branded as traitors, Shinra and Company 8 fight alone to save Obi and stop the Evangelist! Availability: Worldwide excluding Japan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia Official Trailer...

Katie Cassidy faced a tough moment in her career when she learned her character, Laurel Lance, also known as Black Canary, would be killed off on the CW show Arrow. She had been part of the series from the start, appearing in its first four seasons. The news came in 2016, catching her off guard just days before the episode was set to film.

She shared her feelings on Michael Rosenbaum’s podcast, Inside of You, saying, “I had to eat some humble pie when they killed me off that show. It was really hard.” Cassidy felt a mix of emotions—sadness, shock, and even anger.

She remembered being on a call with producers Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, and Andrew Kreisberg, who told her, “Listen, unfortunately I have to tell you you’re the one that’s in the grave.” That moment hit her hard, especially since she loved playing Laurel...

Building on bullish business between Berlin’s European Film Market and the eve of this week’s Málaga Festival Spanish Screenings, Madrid-based Latido Films has unveiled a slew of several dozen deals, led by sales in major European territories of Eva Libertad’s Berlin smash “Deaf” (“Sorda”) and a U.S. pick-up on Bartosz M. Kowalski’s horror film “Night Silence.”

“Deaf’s” release in France will be handled by Paris-based Condor Distribution. Piffl Medien bought the film’s rights for Germany & Austria, while Lucky Red inked Italian rights. The U.K. & Ireland rights were acquired by Curzon, and CineArt took Benelux.

Further “Deaf” buyers include Agora in Switzerland, Outsider in Portugal, Feelgood Entertainment in Greece, Lev Cinemas in Israel and the Association of Czech Film Clubs for Czech Republic and Slovakia.

The film has also been acquired in China by Wise Media, Australia (Madman), Japan (New Select) and Indonesia...

Jesse Colin Young, the frontman and co-founder of the seminal Sixties group the Youngbloods, died Sunday, March 16. He was 83.

Young’s wife and manager, Connie Young, confirmed his death, saying the musician died at his home in Aiken, South Carolina. A cause of death was not revealed.

The Youngbloods were best known for their 1969 hit, “Get Together,” a singular folk-rock anthem, written by Chet Powers (a.k.a. Dino Valenti), that epitomized the utopian dreams of the Sixties counterculture as the decade came to its tumultuous end. It’s unforgettable hook,...

Scott Snyder, one of the masterminds behind DC’s new Absolute Universe, recently sat down for an interview where he shared some notable insights about what fans can expect when it comes to the debut of the Absolute Justice League. While this debut seems inevitable, Snyder cautioned that it won’t be arriving anytime soon, offering a highly valid reason for the delay.

...prioritizing individual characters within the Absolute Universe is understandable and will likely establish a solid groundwork for the eventual debut of the Absolute Justice League...

Scott Snyder recently sat down with John from the wordballoon YouTube channel to discuss all things Absolute Batman. However, the conversation soon shifted to the topic of the Absolute Justice League, specifically whether and when fans would see DC’s premier superhero team debut in the Darkseid-created world.

While Snyder confirmed that he would love to give fans an Absolute Justice League title in the future,...

The idea of artists needing a “career reboot” often has as much to do with the petulant impatience of content-saturated fans than the actual situation of the artist in question. But in the case of Sia, the urgency of a course correction is hard to deny. Sia broke out from the ranks of top-level songwriters-for-hire in 2014 with the self-emptying party-kamikaze ginormity of “Chandelier.” Her 2017 album This is Acting was a concept record of sorts that repurposed songs she’d originally written with singers like Adele and Rihanna in mind, of...

With a bassy voice and over a minimalist syncopated beat, Wilfredo "Willy" Aldarondo sings of lament. "The love of my life left for New York / my mom followed my aunt, to Florida they went/packing my bags, it's my turn now / the plane landed, and no one clapped."

These are the opening lines of "Tierra," the leading single off the Puerto Rican band Chuwi's newest EP of the same title. Founded in 2020 in the northwestern coastal town of Isabela, Chuwi is composed of Willy, his sister Lorén Aldarondo, his brother Wester Aldarondo, and friend Adrián López. Describing the band's sound is a challenge in and of itself. Are they Latin jazz, indie rock, urbano, tropical fusion, or something else altogether? The answer to all of those questions is "yes."

Over the past two years, the quartet's popularity has grown among listeners and industry peers. Part of that reason is that...

Tierra Whack has released her new album, World Wide Whack, via Interscope Records. Stream one of our most anticipated albums of 2024 below.

Billed as her debut album, World Wide Whack follows Whack’s acclaimed 2018 project Whack World. Much like her first debut, this debut’s artsy, playful take on hip-hop comes accompanied by original images and videos. The combination of sonics and visuals fleshes out the fictional character Whack inhabits for the duration of the album, a character who’s described as “an alter ego both untouchable and vulnerable, superhuman, and painfully human.”

Whack went deeper into the project’s vulnerability in an Instagram post that she posted alongside the single “27 Club.” “I was in a dark place for a long time, and no one knew. I found my way out and made a choice to keep living,” she wrote. “I wanna be completely transparent with my ‘whackos’ because I...

7 November 2023 – Grammy-nominated and artistic maven Tierra Whack (Interscope Records/Universal Music Canada) is making waves with her latest single, “Chanel Pit,” which is out today on all streaming platforms. The infectious track finds the lyrically gifted Mc dishing out her trademark flavourful bars regarding her dominance over the competition on speaker-rattling production orchestrated by Nick Verruto. The official music video — directed by frequent collaborator Alex Lill — makes “Chanel Pit” a welcomed addition to Whack’s extensive catalog of experimental visuals with the multi-hyphenate putting herself — with no vehicle — through a fully functional car wash as overhead and vertical brushes clean her up while also giving her a fresh polish. The video for “Chanel Pit” will make its broadcast premiere on MTV Live, Mtvu, Yo!MTV, BET Jams, BET Hip Hop, and on the Paramount Times Square billboards.

In addition to the new single and official music video for “Chanel Pit,...

If Tierra Whack didn’t want to be seen, she wouldn’t have made an entire documentary chronicling her rise to fame. But as Cypher will detail upon its Nov. 24 release on Hulu and in select theaters, fame requires adjustment and balance, and with that comes a type of visibility that she has far less control over.

In the official trailer for the Chris Moukarbel-directed film, paranoia surrounds Whack. “All pop culture is a form of mind control,” one commentator states in the clip. “Maybe it’s not all evil,...

Change is the only constant might sound like a cliché, but it is worth repeating because it is as true today as it was one hundred years ago.

It comes in many ways, and one of those ways is growth, whether physical or mental. As people grow, they move on to other things in their lives, and that transition is never always easy.

Some sacrifice their futures for comfort, while others blow up their lives when they leave their comfort zones.

We will discuss events from The Chi Season 6 Episode 5, so if you're yet to get caught up on the episode, beware of spoilers. Otherwise, let's dive into it.

The hour was set against the prom backdrop as the kids prepared to make an event out of most -- if not every -- high schooler's dream.

A lot came up in the days and hours leading to the event, but...

The following contains spoilers for Secret Invasion Episode 5, "Harvest," now streaming on Disney+.

While some fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe think Secret Invasion is too low-stakes, the entire powerset of the Avengers is now in play. "Harvest" is both the episode title and what Nick Fury calls a very creepy collection of his. It's also a very interesting MCU concept that could come back to haunt the heroes who don't even know it exists.

Along with trying to provoke a war between human governments, Gravik's plan in Secret Invasion is also to collect superpowers. He and G'iah have the powers of Groot, Cull Obsidian, the Extremis formula from Iron Man 3 and the frost creature seen in the post-credits of Thor: The Dark World. His attack on the president in the previous episode shows they are formidable. However, if Gravik was able to imbue himself with the powers of Captains America,...

The Avengers have been a home for some of the most influential heroes in comics, and together, they've faced countless powerful enemies like Kang the Conqueror and Ultron. But with so many heroes and villains that have interacted with the team, there's been many that have endured personal troubles, from Tony Stark's bought with alcoholism to Bruce Banner's struggles with a dissociative identity disorder. Yet, even with so many unique characters on the team, none have endured more than one of their founding members, Hank Pym.

Hank Pym, aka Ant-Man, was a hero that never wanted to be in the business for a long time. Instead, he preferred being a scientist and, in the Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes cartoon, believed that rehabilitation was a better solution than simply beating up the bad guys. Earth's Mightiest Heroes also never shied away from Hank's personal and relatable struggles with inadequacy,...

Victoria Monét is getting some top-notch features on her debut album. On Monday, the prolific songwriter and R&b extraordinaire announced the track list for Jaguar II, featuring some heavy hitters and her own daughter Hazel.

“I’m so happy to finally share this with you!! Look at these Features ,” she wrote on Twitter. “Screaming..what is life?! “

The album will include 11 songs, and features production from Kaytranada on “Alright,” Buju Banton on previously-released “Party Girls,” Lucky Daye on “Smoke,” and legends Earth, Wind & Fire along with her daughter Hazel on “Hollywood.

When J.R.R. Tolkien originally wrote The Lord of the Rings, he conceived it as one enormous epic. After World War II, there was a huge shortage of paper, and the author's publisher Allen & Unwin was unwilling to commit to producing thousands of copies of a book that length due to the prohibitive costs of the materials required. As a result, it decided to divide the work into three separate releases in order to mitigate its expenditure.

These three stories, therefore, needed individual titles to identify them outside The Lord of the Rings' overarching header. Both The Fellowship of the Ring and The Return of the King are self-explanatory, but the reasoning behind The Two Towers is undoubtedly more mysterious. With several different options for which towers the title refers to, Tolkien did have a definitive answer, but it remains a topic of significant debate.

Related: Here's What Came Before...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Ultimate Invasion #1In any timeline, Reed Richards of The Fantastic Four is considered to be one of the smartest men in the Marvel Comics Universe, but his evil variant used that intellect to become so powerful he can withstand the wrath of the entire Illuminati. The aptly named Mister Fantastic of Earth-616 possesses an intellect like no other, and his friends and allies are eternally grateful that he’s chosen to use that big brain for the betterment of mankind. But not all Reed Richards share Mister Fantastic’s altruism, and the most infamous dark reflection of the Fantastic Four’s figurehead is known as The Maker - the Reed Richards of Earth-1610.

Ultimate Invasion #1, by Jonathan Hickman, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, and Alex Sinclair, finds the corrupted Reed living up to his Maker moniker as he uses technology pilfered from incredibly powerful Illuminati members to...

Features the voices of: Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie del Carmen, Shila Ommi, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Catherine O’Hara, Mason Wertheimer, Joe Pera | Written by John Hoberg, Kat Likkel, Brenda Hsueh | Directed by Peter Sohn

Directed by Peter Sohn (The Good Dinosaur), Elemental is the 27th film from animation studio Pixar, whose films are so reliably emotional that they might as well come with a will-make-you-cry guarantee. True to form, Elemental sticks closely to the Pixar formula, mixing a high concept with a strong central metaphor to tell an extremely sweet love story that’s certain to make you shed a tear or two.

Many of Pixar’s films essentially ask, ‘What if such-and-such a thing had feelings and emotions?”, whether it’s toys in Toy Story or emotions themselves in Inside Out (still one of Pixar’s best). This time round, that concept applies to the elements, namely fire, water, earth and air,...

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Selena Gomez is spicing up our kitchens and dining tables once again with her second Our Place collaboration. Now that she’s shown culinary chops via her Emmy-nominated Max series, Selena + Chef, the Only Murders in the Building actress is putting her stylish touch on another collection of cult-favorite kitchenware.

Available starting today, the Selena Gomez x Our Place Summer collection ($125-$395) features the Hollywood-loved company’s best-selling cookware in two new earthy hues: Cielo and Tierra. This collab includes the new and improved Always Pan 2.0 (which is now oven-safe), the Perfect Pot, the Mini Always Pan, the Mini Perfect Pot and the Oven Pan. There’s also a four-piece cookware set with large and mini pots and pans, which are all finished with gold knobs on the lids.

Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI, and sign up for our weekly email newsletter by clicking here.NEWSLast Summer.The first round of Cannes-centric announcements has arrived (full selections linked): on Thursday, the festival unveiled the Competition, Un Certain Regard, and Special Screenings lineups. The Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week slates followed on Monday and Tuesday.Applications are now open for this year’s edition of the Locarno Critics Academy. Participating critics will be able to cover the festival and attend workshops with critics, programmers, and filmmakers. Some Notebook samples by a few of last year's critics: Dini Adanurani covered Locarno's experimental 24-hour panel, and Laura Staab contributed interviews with Helena Wittmann and Kelly Reichardt (the latter cowritten with Christopher Small).Jim Jarmusch is planning to shoot his next film in the autumn—characteristically, it will be “quiet, funny,...

Released in cinemas 18th June with previews on 17th June, In The Earth is an atmospheric new horror from visionary writer-director Ben Wheatley. To celebrate the release, we are giving away 3 limited edition t-shirts featuring an original design by Wheatley himself.

As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous virus, a scientist and park scout venture deep in the forest for a routine equipment run. Through the night, their journey becomes a terrifying voyage through the heart of darkness, the forest coming to life around them.

In The Earth stars Joel Fry, Reece Shearsmith, Hayley Squires, Ellora Torchia (Midsommar), Mark Monero and John Hollingworth.

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As is annual tradition, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has announced this year’s 25 film set to join the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. Selected for their “cultural, historic and/or aesthetic importance,” the films picked range from such beloved actioners as “Die Hard,” childhood classic “The Goonies,” the seminal “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” and the mind-bending “Memento,” with plenty of other genres and styles represented among the list.

The additions span 1905 to 2000, and includes Hollywood blockbusters, documentaries, silent movies, animation, shorts, independent, and even home movies. The 2017 selections bring the number of films in the registry to 725.

“The selection of a film to the National Film Registry recognizes its importance to American cinema and the nation’s cultural and historical heritage,” Hayden said in an official statement. “Our love affair with motion pictures is a testament to their enduring power to enlighten, inspire and...

Since 1989, the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress has been accomplishing the important task of preserving films that “represent important cultural, artistic and historic achievements in filmmaking.” From films way back in 1897 all the way up to 2004, they’ve now reached 725 films that celebrate our heritage and encapsulate our film history.

Today they’ve unveiled their 2017 list, which includes such Hollywood classics as Die Hard, Titanic, and Superman along with groundbreaking independent features like Yvonne Rainer’s Lives of Performers, Charles Burnett’s To Sleep with Anger, and Barbara Loden’s Wanda. Also making this list are a pair of Kirk Douglas-led features, Ace in the Hole and Spartacus, as well as Christopher Nolan’s Memento and more. Check out the full list below and you can watch some films on the registry for free here.

Ace in the Hole (aka Big Carnival) (1951)

Based on the infamous...

Although the Cannes Film Festival line-up has now been unveiled, for the vast majority of those reading, we’ll have to wait some time before we’re sitting in the theater watching this year’s selections. Thankfully, to get a taste of what to expect, a handful of teasers have arrived for a few of our most-anticipated films — and one we’re curious about.

First up, Kiyoshi Kurosawa is back with the fascinating-sounding Before We Vanish, an alien movie which looks to be conveyed in the striking manner only he can deliver. Then there’s a brief preview for another prolific filmmaker’s latest work as François Ozon‘s L’Amant Double, a psycho-sexual thriller starring Jérémie Renier and Marine Vacth, which turned heads with the debut of its first Nsfw look.

Then there’s a new teaser for Michel Hazanavicius‘ Jean-Luc Godard biopic, Redoubtable. Featuring Louis Garrel as Godard...

The Toronto International Film Festival has added 5 Galas and 19 Special Presentations to its huge and highly anticipated international lineup including the Closing Night Film, Paco Cabezas’s Mr. Right.

In July, it was announced that Jean-Marc Vallée’s Demolition will open the 2015 Festival. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper and Judah Lewis, Demolition will have its world premiere on September 10 at Roy Thomson Hall.

Toronto audiences will be among the first to screen films by directors Ridley Scott, Deepa Mehta, Lenny Abrahamson, Brian Helgeland, Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson, Jason Bateman, Cary Fukunaga, Catherine Corsini, Stephen Frears, Tom Hooper, Hany Abu-Assad, Meghna Gulzar, Terence Davies, Jonás Cuarón, Julie Delpy, Rebecca Miller, Rob Reiner, Catherine Hardwicke, Pan Nalin, Lorene Scafaria, David Gordon Green, Matthew Cullen, Gaby Dellal, James Vanderbilt and Marc Abraham.

The various films listed below star Kate Winslet, Helen Mirren, Susan Sarandon, Gary Oldman, Toni Collette, Drew Barrymore,...

Continuing the Marvel news from New York Comic-Con 2013, Marvel have announced another new series for their All-New Marvel Now! line-up in 2014, this time featuring the all-star creative team of Superior Spider-Man writer Dan Slott and Ff artist Mike Allred: Silver Surfer. Slott talked about the changes he’s brought to the character, notably the addition of a female companion for the cosmic herald:

“When you think of the Silver Surfer, you think of the lone sentinel of the skyways. He’s always very lonely on that board all by himself. And this is a book about a girl onboard … a kindred spirit who’s an Earth girl. And you’re going to find out the universe is more fun when you see it with someone.”

Also being released next year will be an Iron Patriot series from writer Ales Kot and artist Garry Brown where the Iron Man character...

5. Ally Condie

Starting the list off at number five is Ally Condie and her Matched trilogy. The series follows protagonist Cassia Reyes in a dystopian future where people are paired up for marriage by Society. Love and attraction don’t play a part in the matching of the newly turned seventeen year olds, but rather the pairing is strictly based on science and algorithms. When Cassia is paired up with her childhood best friend, Xander Carrow, her future looks bright, until she begins to fall in love with Ky Markham, an outcast amongst their society.

While it seems that all popular young adult novels these days fall under the dystopian banner, Condie’s work is both gripping and greatly refreshing. And while her book does play with the ever present teenage love triangle, hers doesn’t feel forced or generic. Cassia’s doubt, fear and uncertainty come across as genuine,...

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With Trask Industries "celebrating its 50th anniversary" by launching a super informative website (it also ties into "X-Men: Days of Future Past"—sshhh!), suddently Sentinels are all the rage! People can't stop talking about the giant, purple, mutant-hunting robots—and rightfully so! Need I reiterate that they are giant purple robots? It does not get much cooler than that.

The robotic foes have been a thorn in the X-Men's side since their early days, and the mechanical menaces have popped up in everything from video games to cartoons over the franchise's 50 years of existence. Truthfully, we could easily do more than one Required Reading post about the Sentinels—and we could even throw in a Required Watching or two ("Final Decision" from "X-Men" season one!). But when it comes down to the most essential Sentinel stories, here are the five that made the cut.

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 176 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2012 to the Academy.s roster of members.

.These film professionals represent some of the most talented, most passionate contributors to our industry,. said Academy President Tom Sherak. .I.m glad to recognize that by calling each of them a fellow Academy member..

Voting membership in the organization has now held steady at just under 6,000 members since 2003.

The 2012 invitees are:

Actors

Simon Baker . .Margin Call,. .L.A. Confidential.

Sean Bean . .Flightplan,. .The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

Bérénice Bejo . .The Artist,. .Oss 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies.

Tom Berenger . .Inception,. .Platoon.

Demián Bichir . .A Better Life,. .Che.

Jessica Chastain . .The Help,. .The Tree of Life.

Clifton Collins,...

Cannes is now over which means it’s time to move to Britain as the Edinburgh Film Festival kicks off!

We’ve just been sent the full line-up for the 2012 Edinburgh Film Festival which is now in it’s 66th year. We have our people (Jamie, Steven and Emma) on the ground at the event right now ready to catch as many films as they possible can throughout the next wee or two as we get to see 121 new features and 19 world premieres.

I’ll let the full press release below do the talking but let us know what you’re looking forward to in the comments section below.

World Premieres:

Berberian Sound Studio Borrowed Time Day Of The Flowers Exit Elena Flying Blind Fred Future My Love Guinea Pigs Here, Then Leave It On The Track The Life And Times Of Paul The Psychic Octopus Life Just Is Mnl...

The full programme for the 66th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff), which runs from 20 June to 1 July, has been officially announced and will feature nineteen World premieres and thirteen International premieres.

The Festival will showcase one hundred and twenty-one new features from fifty-two countries, including eleven European premieres and seventy-six UK premieres in addition to the World and International premieres. Highlights include the World premieres of Richard Ledes’ Fred; Nathan Silver’s Exit Elena and Benjamin Pascoe’s Leave It On The Track and European premieres of Lu Sheng’s Here, There and Yang Jung-ho’s Mirage in the maiden New Perspectives section; and the International premiere of Benicio Del Toro, Pablo Trapero, Julio Medem, Elia Suleiman, Gaspar Noé, Juan Carlos Tabio and Laurent Cantet’s 7 Days In Havana and the European premiere of Bobcat Goldthwait’s God Bless America in the Directors’ Showcase. In addition to the new features presented,...

Zac Brown Band will bow its new studio album and newest band member on July 10. “Uncaged,” the group’s third major label set, features the addition of percussionist Daniel de los Reyes. Brown told the AP that the Zbb, which is already quite the collective, was inspired to add the percussionist to “create a new kind of pulse within the band.” De los Reyes previously played with Earth, Wind & Fire and Jennifer Lopez. No word yet on who will produce the set. The band’s last album was 2010’s “You Get What You Give" on Southern Ground/Atlantic. We’re not sure how...

Well the hoopla is over for another year as Hollywood relishes in its self congratulatory extravagance with a ceremony that celebrates all that is “good” about the industry (and a ceremony that seems to ignore Everything joe public thinks is good). As predicted The Artist walked away with the most awards whilst – thank god – The Muppets picked up the best original song award. It’s also nice to see Christopher Plummer pick up his First Academy Award for his role in Beginners – definitely long-overdue methinks.

Anyway, here are the winners in full:

Best Picture:

The Artist Moneyball The Descendants The Tree of Life Midnight in Paris The Help Hugo Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close War Horse

Actress:

Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady Viola Davis – The Help Michelle Williams – My Week With Marilyn Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Best Actor:

Jean Dujardin – The Artist Gary Oldman...

So here they are, the winners of the 2012 Academy Awards ceremony which took place at the Hollywood and Highland Centre La and was attended by Hollywood’s finest. The Artist didn’t win as many awards as we thought it might but came away with five awards in total including three of the biggies – Best Film, Best Actor and Best Director. Hugo also took 5 awards which was more than we thought possible.

The Iron Lady came in with two awards and we were so pleased to see Meryl Streep bring in her third Oscar after being nominated an astonishing 17 times!

The full list of winners are below along with the tally of how many awards each movie one. Please let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Awards Tally

The Artist – 5 Hugo – 5 The Iron Lady – 2 A Separation – 1 The Help – 1 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – 1 Undefeated – 1 Rango – 1 Beginners – 1 The...

Tomorrow is the day where the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences celebrates the movies. We’ve waited all year and its finally here. By the time host Billy Crystal delivers his last punchline and concludes the 84th Academy Awards, the evening will have seen many celebrity-presenters appear on the Oscar stage at the Kodak Theatre.

Here’s my predictions for Hollywood’s big night.

Actor in a Leading Role

Demián Bichir in .A Better Life.

George Clooney in .The Descendants.

Jean Dujardin in .The Artist.

Gary Oldman in .Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

Brad Pitt in .Moneyball.

Clooney’s performance was like none other he’s given before and with Slumdog Millionaire, Natalie Portman (Black Swan) and Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart), Fox Searchlight is on a roll. However, The Artist’s Dujardin will take home his first Academy Award.

Possible upset – Brad Pitt is an all around good guy...

Here is the complete list of nominees for the 84th Academy Awards, one of the highest honors in the Hollywood business. A lot of the names you will see below were expected to be nominated, but there were also some snubs. Whether you agree with these choices or not, these are your nominees for the 84th Academy Awards.

The 84th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 26th at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood with a live telecast airing on ABC starting at 7Pm (Est) / 4Pm (Pst). This year’s ceremony is being hosted by Billy Crystal (see the trailer). The complete list of 2012 Academy Awards nominees can be seen here:

Picture:

The Artist

Moneyball

The Descendants

The Tree of Life

Midnight in Paris

The Help

Hugo

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

War Horse

Director:

Alexander Payne – The Descendants

Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist

Martin Scorsese – Hugo

Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris...

Nominations for the 84th Academy Awards were announced today (Tuesday, January 24) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2010 Oscar® nominee Jennifer Lawrence. Brace yourselves for the surprises and omissions. The nominees were a little more than crazy this year to say the least – nine best picture nominees! This year’s balloting rules allowed for the possibility of between five and ten Best Picture nominees, and for the first time in Academy history, nine films have been nominated in that category.

Now for the shockers. No Michael Fassbender in the Best Actor category…no Albert Brooks in Best Supporting Actor category…no Adventures Of Tintin or Cars 2 in the Animated category! Terrence Malick and The Tree Of Life both saw some love with 2 nods this morning. How grand that Rooney Mara, Demián Bichir, Jonah Hill, and Nick Nolte are coming to the big party this year!

The nominations for the 84th annual Academy Awards were announced this morning, and Hugo surprised everyone, taking the lead with 11 nods. The Artist was close behind, with 10 nominations. Leonardo DiCaprio’s J. Edgar and Ryan Gosling’s Drive were shut out of any major awards, but Supporting nods for Bridesmaids’ Melissa McCarthy and Moneyball’s Jonah Hill should please a lot of folks. On our homework list: A Better Life (star Demian Bichir is up for Best Actor), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (ditto for Gary Oldman) and Animated Feature nominee A Cat in Paris, just for its awesome name. Stay tuned for plenty of analysis, photos and more on the Oscars, as we update throughout the day! Scroll down for the complete list.

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Best Picture

The Artist – Thomas Langmann, Producer

The Descendants – Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – Scott Rudin, Producer

The Help – Brunson Green,...

DVD Playhouse—March 2011

By

Allen Gardner

127 Hours (20th Century Fox) Harrowing true story of Aron Ralston (James Franco, in another fine turn), an extreme outdoorsman who finds himself trapped in a remote Utah canyon, his arm pinned between two boulders, with no help nearby, no communication to the outside world, and dim prospects for survival, to say the least. Director Danny Boyle manages to prove again that he’s one of the finest filmmakers working today by making a subject that is seemingly uncinematic a true example of pure cinema. Inventive, breathtaking, funny, and horrifying, often all at once. Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara make a memorable, brief appearance as hikers who connect with Ralston during his journey. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Commentary by Boyle, producer Christian Colson, co-writer Simon Beaufoy; Deleted scenes; Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.

Amarcord (Criterion) Federico Fellini’s Oscar-winning, autobiographical classic might...

In science and philosophy, there are several so-called multiverse theories that propose - as the name suggests - the existence of many different universes.

The term multiverse was coined in 1895 so the idea has clearly been around for a while; among the theories is the many worlds interpretation (or Mwi) which claims that every possible outcome of every event exists in its own reality.

These heady and exciting concepts have proved very useful to science fiction writers. Examples include the local, independent film Triple Hit, which featured three versions of the Earth and its inhabitants; and TV dramas such as Fringe, whose storyline features a parallel universe.

To those examples you can add the upcoming movie 15 Till Midnight, which wrapped principal photography and showed off its first trailer in May last year. A new poster for the project has been unveiled and is featured above.

The film, which has now begun playing the festival circuit,...

Damsels in Distress

Opens: 2011

Cast: Adam Brody, Analeigh Tipton, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Ryan Metcalf

Director: Whit Stillman

Summary: The story revolves around a group of style-obsessed college girls who take in a new student (Gerwig) and teach her their misguided ways of helping people at their grungy university.

Analysis: The first film in a decade from arthouse darling Whit Stillman, a filmmaker's filmmaker whose three Manhattan-based, yuppie-themed mannerist comedies - "Metropolitan," "Barcelona" and "The Last Days of Disco" - were a big influence on the likes of auteurs such as Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach. Stillman says this film varies somewhat from his previous trilogy of sorts, telling First Things that "This film is different, Completely different. Okay, not completely different, but it’s different".

Independently financed by Castle Rock CEO Martin Shafer, the project recently wrapped filming in Manhattan where Stillman returned to last year after having spent much...

Damsels in Distress

Opens: 2011

Cast: Adam Brody, Analeigh Tipton, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Ryan Metcalf

Director: Whit Stillman

Summary: The story revolves around a group of style-obsessed college girls who take in a new student (Gerwig) and teach her their misguided ways of helping people at their grungy university.

Analysis: The first film in a decade from arthouse darling Whit Stillman, a filmmaker's filmmaker whose three Manhattan-based, yuppie-themed mannerist comedies - "Metropolitan," "Barcelona" and "The Last Days of Disco" - were a big influence on the likes of auteurs such as Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach. Stillman says this film varies somewhat from his previous trilogy of sorts, telling First Things that "This film is different, Completely different. Okay, not completely different, but it’s different".

Independently financed by Castle Rock CEO Martin Shafer, the project recently wrapped filming in Manhattan where Stillman returned to last year after having spent much...

Room in Rome is a sexy, messy attempt at an erotic drama that will surely garner divisive opinions. Written, produced and directed by Julio Medem (Sex and Lucia), this new film veers wildly from dramatic and serious, to over the top, to blisteringly hot, with detours into extreme pretension and magical realism.

The story concerns two young women – Alba (Elena Anaya) and Natasha (Natasha Yarovenko), and their last-night adventures in the eternal city. Alba is a lesbian, clad in hipster plaid and sneakers, while the striking, statuesque Natasha is assuredly straight.

Nonetheless, Natasha lets Alba take her up to her gorgeously appointed hotel room. After a little initial resistance, and some weirdness with a cell phone, the two end up in bed together, where they proceed to spend the better part of the night.

Scandalously realistic sex scenes are mixed in with a series of often bizarre conversations, as the...