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Warning: Beware, foolish mortals, this article contains spoilers about Haunted Mansion.

Owen Wilson starred in a scarier horror film with a similar premise to "Haunted Mansion" called "The Haunting," in 1999, which had more screen time for his character and utilized innovative visual effects. "The Haunting" was a box office success, making $180 million, while "Haunted Mansion" has so far failed to make back its budget due to a lack of truly frightening scares. "The Haunting" had a more mature tone, whereas "Haunted Mansion" reflected the narrative of the popular Disney theme park ride and had to be more family-friendly.

After being wasted in Disney's latest film, Owen Wilson was in a better Haunted Mansion movie 20 years ago. In Justin Simien's movie adaptation of the Disney theme park ride, Wilson plays Father Kent, a rakish priest who recruits paranormal guide Ben (Lakeith Stanfield) to exorcise some ghosts from a haunted house outside of New Orleans.

Amazon Prime Video has confirmed that several original shows will be debuting new episodes on the streaming service in April, including the fifth season of the crime drama “Bosch,” the sophomore season of the comedy “The Tick” and the first edition of the children’s animated show “Bug Diaries.”

Likewise, there will be plenty of movies making their first appearances on Amazon Prime Video in April including the Oscar-nominated horror film “A Quiet Place,” a slew of films in the Bond franchise and all three entries in the “Blade” trilogy.

Below is the full schedule of everything that is coming to Amazon Prime Video in April 2019. Unlike Netflix, Amazon does not disclose the shows and movies leaving the service in any given month. We’ve done some digging and unearthed a few titles that will be exiting Amazon Prime Video in the first week of April.

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Can’t stop thinking about Elizabeth Holmes after watching HBO’s riveting documentary “The Inventor,” which exposed the Theranos scammer? Worry not, because come April, Hulu will be adding a slew of new titles to its slate, including “Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine” from the same director, Alex Gibney, and it’s sure to contain more enthralling insight into the cutthroat world of Palo Alto’s tech world.

However, if you’re looking for something lighter to binge as you welcome spring this coming month, Hulu is sure to have something that fits the bill. By April 10, you’ll be able to follow the ladies of Scarlet Magazine in the Season 3 premiere of “The Bold Type” or dance along to the upbeat soundtrack of “Happy Feet,” which becomes available on April 1. Other notable titles include the critically acclaimed film “A Quiet Place,” directed by John Krasinski, and...

Amazon Prime will ring in the beginning of Spring by adding fresh content to its streaming slate this coming April. While the subscription service sees new titles added every month, its newest additions seem to be particularly noteworthy, including “A Quiet Place” which earned an Academy Award nomination this year in the sound editing category.

Other notable additions are the critically acclaimed drama “Mid-90s” directed by Jonah Hill and Tim Burton’s fan-favorite comedy “Beetlejuice.” The coming month will also see the fifth season of the History Channel drama “Vikings” and the first five seasons of “Murder, She Wrote,” become available for Amazon Prime subscribers.

See the full list of titles below.

April 1:

Murder, She Wrote, Seasons 1-5

1492: Conquest of Paradise

The Addams Family

Addams Family Values

An Everlasting Piece

An Invited Guest

Beetlejuice

Beverly Hills Cop II

Blade

Blade II

Blade: Trinity

Blown Away

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Amazon Prime Video has released its roster of new content coming to it April, and the list includes a new Prime Original along with new seasons of “Bosch,” “The Tick,” and “Diablo Guardián.”

The first season of “Bug Diaries,” a Prime Original animated series for preschoolers, follows Spider, Fly and Worm on their daily adventures recorded in their bug diaries. From riding on a dog’s back to dodging raindrops, the three bug buddies will appear on the streamer starting April 12.

Season 5 of “Bosch” picks up 15 months after Det. Harry Bosch caught his mother’s killer. Per the streamer’s description, new evidence in an old case leaves everyone wondering whether Bosch planted evidence to convict the wrong guy. And a murder at a Hollywood pharmacy exposes a sophisticated opioid pill mill, sending Bosch down a dark and perilous path in pursuit of the killers. It drops April 19.

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Hulu’s list of comings and goings for the month of April is out, and the roster for new content on the streaming service includes two Hulu Originals — the first season premiere of “Ramy,” and the seventh episode of “Into The Dark: I’m Just F*cking With You,” with other highlights including Season 3 of Freeform’s “The Bold Type” and John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place.”

“Ramy,” debuting April 19, tells the story of first generation Egyptian-American Ramy Hassan as he finds himself in his New Jersey neighborhood, stuck at a crossroads between the morals of his Muslim community and the moral ambiguity of his millennial generation. “Into The Dark: I’m Just F*cking With You,” coming April 1, finds two siblings in a secluded motel, where they become subject to practical jokes of an increasingly frightening nature.

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Hampton Fancher: "You know, I wrote Blade Runner for Robert Mitchum. The first draft was for him. And Robert Mulligan was going to direct it." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze

Hampton Fancher, co-screenwriter of Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049 and Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, told me that he had Robert Mitchum in mind, not Harrison Ford, while writing his first draft of the Blade Runner screenplay when Robert Mulligan (To Kill A Mockingbird) was going to direct the film.

In our conversation at Lincoln Center, Hampton also saw Sam Shepard and Mitchum similarities, that Harry Dean Stanton had a Mitchum-like attitude, and expressed what Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds and a Wallace Stevens poem can do to him.

Hampton Fancher, subject of Michael Almereyda's recent documentary Escapes and director of The Minus Man (starring Owen Wilson as a serial killer) starts out with coming to grips with evil and beauty.

Owen Wilson is a versatile actor—watch The Minus Man!—but that’s not to say he doesn’t have a few actorly wells to which he returns. We’ve seen time and again the many, many times he’s uttered his catchphrase—“wow”—and we’ve even seen it dubbed over other sounds, such as that of a lightsaber. Now, perhaps inspired by…

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When a Blade Runner sequel was announced, fans were happy to hear that Ridley Scott was returning to direct. Later, it was revealed that Blade Runner screenwriter Hampton Fancher would be writing the new script, but it has been announced that a new writer is being brought in to work on a rewrite.

“Los Angeles, CA, May 31, 2013—Writer Michael Green is in negotiations to do a rewrite of Alcon Entertainment’s “Blade Runner” sequel penned by Hampton Fancher (“Blade Runner,” “The Minus Man,” “The Mighty Quinn”) and to be directed by Ridley Scott. Fancher’s original story/screenplay is set some years after the first film concluded.

Alcon co-founders and co-Chief Executive Officers Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove will produce with Bud Yorkin and Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, along with Ridley Scott. Frank Giustra and Tim Gamble, CEO’s of Thunderbird Films, will serve as executive producers.

Green recently completed rewrites...

Ridley Scott's Blade Runner sequel script looks to be getting a rewrite by Michael Green (Green Lantern). The scribe was recently reported as being in negotiations to rewrite Hampton Fancher's script, which is set a number of years after the conclusion of the original 1982 film (which Fancher also wrote). Per the press release, Green also recently completed rewrites on Robopocalypse and Warners Bros.' Gods and Kings. In addition to his work on the script for DC's Green Lantern, Green is reportedly attached to a feature adaptation of the speedy superhero, The Flash. Alcon Entertainment will also partner to produce Blade Runner theatrical sequels and prequels, in addition to all television and interactive productions. Hit the jump for the full press release. Find the full press release below: Alcon Entertainment In Negotiations With Michael Green To Pen ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel Rewrite For Director Ridley Scott Los Angeles, CA,...

Related: Ridley Scott To Direct New ‘Blade Runner’ Los Angeles, CA, May 31, 2013, 3:30 pm, Est—Writer Michael Green is in negotiations to do a rewrite of Alcon Entertainment’s “Blade Runner” sequel penned by Hampton Fancher (“Blade Runner,” “The Minus Man,” “The Mighty Quinn”) and to be directed by Ridley Scott. Fancher’s original story/screenplay is set some years after the first film concluded. Alcon co-founders and co-Chief Executive Officers Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove will produce with Bud Yorkin and Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, along with Ridley Scott. Frank Giustra and Tim Gamble, CEO’s of Thunderbird Films, will serve as executive producers. Green recently completed rewrites on “Robopocalypse” and Warners Bros “Gods and Kings.” Alcon and Yorkin previously announced that they are partnering to produce “Blade Runner” theatrical sequels and prequels, in addition to all television and interactive productions. The original film, which has been singled out as...

Writer Michael Green is in negotiations to do a rewrite of Alcon Entertainment's Blade Runner sequel penned by Hampton Fancher ( Blade Runner , The Minus Man , The Mighty Quinn ) and to be directed by Ridley Scott. Fancher's original story/screenplay is set some years after the first film concluded. Alcon co-founders and co-Chief Executive Officers Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove will produce with Bud Yorkin and Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, along with Ridley Scott. Frank Giustra and Tim Gamble, CEO.s of Thunderbird Films, will serve as executive producers. Green recently completed rewrites on Robopocalypse and Warners Bros.' Gods and Kings . Alcon and Yorkin previously announced that they are partnering to produce Blade Runner theatrical sequels and prequels, in addition...

America has always been crazy about serial killers.

They’re our homegrown werewolves. They click with the fast-food car culture that roars in the country’s busy, busy heart. They fit neatly with our cult-of-celebrity-style national mythology.

These beasts that seem like men, mowing through victims like McDonald’s cheeseburgers, speeding for the televised takedown by John Q. Law – how can the USA not be wild for them?

That love-hate crush has been around since the days of Dr. Henry Holmes’ murder hotel was cutting down the attendance at the Chicago Worlds’ Fair. But the nature of it has changed along with our politics and hemlines.

The mythical figure of the serial killer in our culture has gone through the wringer of our changing standard of living. From the time of the penny dreadfuls and pulps, all the way to mainstream torture porn, serial killers in crime fiction transformed.

They’ve gone from Maniacs,...

On the occasion of the Emmys’ passing, let’s take a step outside the spotlight. I want to lead you to the fringes for a moment.

You need to meet an artist who has yet to hold a gold statue aloft on a high-profile red carpet, but who is brilliant enough to be seen in the shadows all the same.

You need to meet Mae Catt.

I met Mae’s work at the annual film festival honoring the work of women in independent horror film, the Viscera Film Festival. The event was geared to give a moment of exposure to a wide population of filmmakers. And, as all horror film can be, the entries were hit and miss.

Nobody in the audience escaped being hit by Mae Catt’s short film, 12/15/1996.

The starkness of the title – just a date, devoid of any other commentary – won me over. The film that...

Thirty years after the release of Ridley Scott's sci-fi classic Blade Runner, the scribe behind the story is stepping back into its dystopian world.

Hampton Fancher is in talks to reunite with Scott to develop an original screenplay for a follow-up film, it was announced by Alcon co-founders and co-chief executive officers Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove.

The project - in the wake of Scott's return to the Alien universe with upcoming Prometheus - will be produced by Alcon Entertainment, Scott Free, and Bud Yorkin.

The filmmakers have revealed for the first time that the new movie will be a sequel taking place some years after the first film concluded.

Scott and Fancher had conceived of their 1982 classic as the first in a series of films incorporating the themes and characters featured in Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, from which Blade Runner was adapted.

With the release of Ridley Scott's Prometheus now less than a month away, we've got an update on an upcoming project that will allow him to revisit another one of his seminal early works. Last summer we were all shocked when it was announced that Scott had signed on to direct a new Blade Runner movie, although at the time it was unclear if it would end up being a sequel, prequel or just a spin-off. This week it has been confirmed that the movie is indeed a sequel, and one of the original film's screenwriters will be returning to help him continue the story. Unfortunately, it looks like the earlier rumours of Harrison Ford starring in the film are probably not accurate. They've got a new protagonist in mind and her name is not Rick Deckard. According to a press release from Warner Brothers, screenwriter Hampton Fancher is...

Director set to join forces again with writer Hampton Fancher as new film revealed to be sequel to 1982 classic with female lead

Ridley Scott's return to Blade Runner will be a sequel featuring a female protagonist, the veteran British director has confirmed. Alcon Entertainment, which owns the follow-up rights to the 1982 science fiction classic, announced in August that it had pulled off a coup by engaging the veteran British director to revisit one of his greatest triumphs, but it was unclear at the time what form the new film would take.

That uncertainty has now been dispelled, however, after Scott enlarged on an Alcon statement revealing that "the new story will take place some years after the first film concluded". "I started my first meetings on the Blade Runner sequel last week," the director told aceshowbiz.com. "We have a very good take on it. And we'll definitely be featuring a female protagonist.

A sequel to Ridley Scott‘s ground-breaking take on Philip K. Dick‘s “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” (that would be Blade Runner) has been bandied about for years and years, to the point that most people assumed it would never get made. But with Scott having one hell of a sci-fi resurgence as of late, thanks to his upcoming Prometheus, Blade Runner 2 is no longer just a dream. And it’s getting more firepower behind it than we could have ever hoped for. According to a new press release from Warner Bros. (via ComingSoon), Hampton Fancher is in talks to reunite with Scott to “develop the idea for the original screenplay” for the sequel. Fancher, of course, first conceived of what would become Blade Runner with Scott years ago, but back then, they envisioned it as the first in a series of films, not just a single film. How...

HollywoodNews.com: Hampton Fancher is in talks to reunite with his “Blade Runner” director Ridley Scott to develop the idea for the original screenplay for the Alcon Entertainment, Scott Free, and Bud Yorkin produced follow up to the ground-breaking 1982 science fiction classic, it was announced by Alcon co-founders and co-Chief Executive Officers Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove.

The filmmakers are also revealing for the first time that the much-anticipated project is intended to be a sequel to the renowned original. The filmmakers would reveal only that the new story will take place some years after the first film concluded.

The three-time Oscar-nominated Scott and his “Blade Runner” collaborator Fancher originally conceived of their 1982 classic as the first in a series of films incorporating the themes and characters featured in Philip K. Dick’s groundbreaking novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep”, from which “Blade Runner” was adapted. Circumstances, however, took...

Hampton Fancher is in talks to reunite with his Blade Runner director Ridley Scott to develop the idea for the original screenplay for the Alcon Entertainment, Scott Free, and Bud Yorkin produced follow up to the ground-breaking 1982 science fiction classic, the Untitled Blade Runner Project , it was announced by Alcon co-founders and co-Chief Executive Officers Broderick Johnson and Andrew A. Kosove.

The filmmakers are also revealing for the first time that the much-anticipated project is intended to be a sequel to the renowned original. The filmmakers would reveal only that the new story will take place some years after the first film concluded.

The three-time Oscar-nominated Ridley Scott and his Blade Runner collaborator Hampton Fancher originally conceived of their 1982 classic as the first in a series of films incorporating the themes and characters featured in Philip K. Dick's groundbreaking novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", from which Blade Runner was adapted.

We pretty much covered this in the last couple of days, but it's possible we buried the lead a little, plus a press release is out, so it's now official: with "Prometheus" nearly upon us, Ridley Scott has started to seriously work towards his other sci-fi follow up, the continuation of "Blade Runner" that was originally announced last summer. A couple of details have been confirmed via a press release from Alcon Entertainment, among them that Scott is going right back to the well when it comes to nailing down the story for his new replicant-themed picture.

Namely, Hampton Fancher, who wrote the original draft of "Blade Runner," has been hired to develop the story for the project. This has been in the works for a while; yesterday we reported that Scott had met with the screenwriter (who was also behind underrated Owen Wilson film "The Minus Man"), and said he still "talked the talk,...

Owen Wilson is not known for his dramatic output. You can pretty much count the serious movies that he has been in on one hand: Armageddon, Permanent Midnight, The Minus Man, Behind Enemy Lines, and Marley And Me. For some of those, I am being generous in calling them serious. But, Wilson will be taking what could be his first starring role in a thriller in The Coup from writer/director John Erick Dowdle (Devil). Crime Scene Pictures will produce the film which Dowdle co-wrote with his...

It's a long time since Woody Allen has had a success to match Midnight in Paris. In fact he never has. Opening in the Us on 22 May, at a cost of around $30m, it has already grossed in the region of $40m. Is that just Paris and "midnight"? Is it the amiable, lackadaisical air of the very light film? (If it wasn't on a string it might fly away.) Or is it Owen Wilson? He plays the screenwriter hoping to be more respectable who gets to meet Scott, Zelda, Hem and Gertrude Stein when a splendid antique car comes by on a back street at midnight? It helps a lot that Wilson isn't Woody. Allen cast himself as his romantic lead way too long, and it's refreshing to see Wilson – that rarity among male stars now in that he's a true blond – who looks smart enough to have written something,...

Glen looks over the finest work of Marco Beltrami, a diverse composer of action, horror and sci-fi movie scores…

With Scream 4 currently in cinemas, I though now would be the ideal time to look at the work of the series’ composer Marco Beltrami’s career highlights to this point.

The Scream franchise

Beltrami had scored one film prior to being hired by Wes Craven to score his horror smash hit Scream in 1996. Sure, the sourced music for the series gets much of the attention and acclaim, but Beltrami’s music really set the tone for the series, and helped establish the young composer as one of the go-to guys for genre projects.

Some of his mentor, Jerry Goldsmith’s influence shines through, particularly in the confident, unshowy builds of tension that serve the series so well. There are, of course, overtly bombastic elements to scare the bejesus out of the audience,...

From "Watchmen" to "Cloverfield" to "Dr. Strangelove," the Independent Film Channel counts down the 50 greatest movie trailers of all time. Watch, discuss and let us know if there's a trailer you've always loved.

IFC's 50 Greatest Trailers of All Time50. "Night of the Iguana" (1964)

Richard Burton plays a troubled Episcopal clergyman who escorts a busload of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast, while coming to terms with his past. Also stars Deborah Kerr and Ava Gardner.

Subject: Owen Cunningham Wilson, 41-year-old American actor and writer

Date of Assessment: June 4, 2010

Positive Buzzwords: Writer, Frat Pack, Wes Anderson

Negative Buzzwords: Lothario, woof, Butterscotch Stallion

The Case: Well, this is a tough one in regard to a creative soul clearly in flux. In one respect, Owen Wilson is an Academy-award nominated screenwriter, who began his Hollywood career with a double-bang -- that is, frequently appearing in films co-written with director Wes Anderson. As a duo, their three writing collaborations -- Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, and The Royal Tenenbaums -- are also among the best works of their respective careers. At the other side of the spectrum, Wilson has recently relegated himself to a couple of back-to-back kiddie flicks that feature overbearing (to say the very least) canines. What's even worse is that he's devolved further within these two works. That is, Wilson went from portraying the pet owner (and husband...

I have to confess, right up front, that I haven’t given Cougar Town much of a chance.

Don’t get me wrong; I love Courtney Cox. And thanks to spending all those years with her as Monica Gellar, I feel like we’re, well, friends. But the episode of Cougar Town I watched was a little creepy.

But something must be going right with the show because it has already been renewed for a second season. And Friday, Ausiello reported that none other than Sheryl Crow is headed to Cougar Town for a multi-episode arc.

Crow will play a wine distributor who meets Grayson (Josh Hopkins) at his bar and the two begin dating. Grayson and Cox’s character Jules reportedly have one of those I-hate-you-but-want-to-have-sex-with-you sitcom relationships, so she is not pleased. That’s about all we know about the storyline for now.

This isn’t Crow’s first acting gig,...

Grammy-winner singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow has been tapped to appear in three episodes of the hit comedy series 'Courgar Town.'

Crow's past TV and movie appearances were mostly as herself and involved singing. However, she does have some acting experience from having played roles other than herself in movies such as '54' and 'The Minus Man' as well as in TV series such as 'Cop Rock.'

Sheryl Crow will have to tap in her acting skills for her 'Cougar' gig as the singer will not be playing herself.

Small spoilers about her role coming up!

Continue reading Sheryl Crow Sings Her Way to 'Cougar Town'

 

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Sheryl Crow is taking a rare detour into acting with a major recurring role on Cougar Town. Sources confirm to me exclusively that the Grammy winning singer-songwriter is set to appear in multiple episodes of the freshman ABC comedy as Grayson's (Josh Hopkins) new girlfriend. No further information was available about her character, although I'm told the 47-year-old will not be playing herself. Crow, who will debut on Ct in March, pretty much gave up acting after starring in the 1999 big-screen disappointment The Minus Man. Most recently, she played herself in last May's charity-single-spoofing episode of 30 Rock. Thoughts? Photo Credit:...

Remember back in the good ol' nineties when the Farrelly Brothers were splattering their fluids all over the screen? Back when it was still pretty new and thrilling to see a dangling wang on screen or goo? And now, the funniest thing they've done lately is a fucking cell phone commercial about an animated hedgehog?

The Farrelly Brothers have signed Owen Wilson and Jason "The Floydster from 30 Rock" Sudekis to their newest project, a romantic comedy called Hall Pass. The idea is that Owen Wilson's wife gives him a hall pass: a week where he's permitted to commit whatever sexual dalliances he'd care to. If this was old school Farrelly comedy, this could be raunchier and crazier than The Hangover. But this looks like it might be new school, Fever Pitch/Shallow Hal Farrelly's. Lame, sackless Farrelly humor is like Naked Gun without Leslie Nielsen -- except everyone will...

Jonathan Lethem's "Gun, With Occasional Music" is being reloaded once again.

Gabe and Alan Polsky, who recently produced "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," have optioned the film rights to Lethem's cult novel. The sci-fi noir hybrid, originally published by Harcourt Brace in 1994, has drawn interest from film players for more than a decade.

With a mix of Raymond Chandler-style pulp detective fiction and futurist theorizing, "Music" follows an archetypal private eye through Oakland and San Francisco as he delves into the murder of a prominent urologist. Among Lethem's inventions are super-smart children called "baby-heads," evolved animals and animal rights, erotic nerve swapping, debit cards holding one's karma and a menacing kangaroo that works for the mob.

Director Alan J. Pakula originally optioned the film rights in the '90s. Early in this decade, the book was being adapted by writer-director Hampton Fancher ("The Minus Man") for Regency Enterprises.

They should be called leaders.

We know them as trailers, but they don't trail anything; they play before the movie, not after it. The name dates to their earliest incarnation, when they actually did follow the feature. The documentary "Coming Attractions" dates the very first trailer to a 1912 Edison serial entitled "What Happened to Mary?" After each installment, a black card with white text would appear to inform audiences "The next incident in the series of 'What Happened to Mary' will be shown a week from now." Not exactly "In a world..." but it did the trick back in 1912.

What happened to Mary wasn't nearly as important as what happened to trailers, which have grown into one of the most popular forms of advertising in the world. Some think they spoil the movies -- Gene Siskel famously hated them so much he wouldn't enter a theater while they were playing...

I teach screenplay and film analysis to college-level film students. Since they are among the most voracious moviegoers in the world, my weekly challenge is to choose films for class study that many of them are unlikely to have already seen. The result is a tour through cinema past and present that, I hope, introduces work that may have slipped through the cracks, but is nonetheless remarkable for a variety of reasons. It is in this spirit that I offer this ongoing second look at some intriguing and worthwhile films well worth renting. This Week: The Minus Man (1999) Released the same year as American Beauty and with a far more subtle and unsettling indictment of suburban angst at its core, Hampton Fancher’s The Minus Man is one of those miracle movies that the conventional wisdom says should not have been allowed to happen. ...