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X-Men '97 gets the Honest Trailers treatment. This comes two months after Honest Trailers ripped Madame Web to shreds.

The video begins with narrator Jon Bailey avowing that the audience grew up with X-Men: The Animated Series and that Disney has "let the series mature with its audience," because all the mutants want to do this time is "f--k, go crazy and die." Bailey later adds that almost 30 years ago, X-Men: The Animated Series ended on a cliffhanger and it's been a "rocky road" for the Children of the Atom ever since, during which posters for X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: The Last Stand, Dark Phoenix and The New Mutants pop up.

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Later on, Bailey asserts that now that Professor X has "found someone to match his freak,...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery, season 5, episode 3, "Jinaal".

Star Trek: Discovery hints at encountering the unseen alien race Tzenkethi, first mentioned in DS9. The Federation negotiates entry into Tzenkethi space, possibly interacting with a lizard delegate previously met by Saru. Discovery's treasure hunt leads to Tzenkethi space, potentially involving sabotage and a showdown with space dinosaurs.

Star Trek: Discovery may have just secretly introduced an unseen alien race from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, ahead of their mission to Tzenkethi space. The Tzenkethi were first mentioned in DS9's season 3 finale, "The Adversary", in which a Changeling impersonator attempted to trigger a war between the Federation and the unseen alien race. Robert Hewitt Wolfe, who co-wrote "The Adversary" with Ira Steven Behr has described the Tzenkethi as heavily armored lizards. While the Tzenkethi have recently played a big part in Idw's Star Trek comics, they have never been portrayed on screen,...

The Tzenkethi are the new big bads of Star Trek, unveiling a deadly warship in issue 17 of Idw's new Star Trek comic. The Warmaster Muthkrat has 25 torpedo bays and over 1,000 torpedoes, a threat Starfleet is ill-equipped to handle.. Tzenkethi, resembling dinosaurs, are a unique and terrifying alien race, ready to plunge the Star Trek universe into war.

Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek #17!

The Tzenkethi are the new big bads of the Star Trek universe, and they just unveiled the galaxy’s deadliest warship. “Glass and Bone,” the current arc of Idw’s Star Trek comic, has positioned the mysterious Tzenkethi as an unusual galactic superpower. The Federation is currently in the midst of a diplomatic crisis with the Tzenkethi, and in issue 17, the dinosaur-like aliens unveil their ultimate warship.

Star Trek #17 is written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and drawn by Marcus To. The Tzenkethi are preparing for war,...

The Tzenkethi, a low-tech species in the Star Trek universe, pose a significant threat to the Federation despite their lack of advanced technology. The Tzenkethi rely on hard math, instinct, pattern recognition, and augury, eschewing 24th-century innovations like replicators and AI. With their new, even larger and more powerful ships, the Tzenkethi are a grave threat to the Alpha Quadrant, causing fear in the Federation and Starfleet.

Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek #14!

The Tzenkethi are one of the biggest threats in the Star Trek universe, and they wield the opposite of 24th-century technology. In recent issues of Idw’s flagship Star Trek title, Captain Sisko and the crew of the Theseus have been dispatched to the Tzenkethi homeworld to de-escalate a potentially deadly situation. The storyline has been loaded with mind-blowing revelations about the Tzenkethi, and in issue 14, readers learn this species is surprisingly low-tech.

Star Trek #14, part two of “Glass and Bone,...

Doctor Bashir had multiple villainous moments in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, starting with being possessed by Rao Vantika and committing violent acts. Alexander Siddig initially felt unprepared for the evil version of Bashir/Vantika, as he didn't have enough time to prepare for the role. In a later season, it was revealed that Bashir was replaced by a Changeling, who framed another character to keep the crew distracted.

Doctor Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig) has been a villain in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine on five separate occasions, though he wasn't always aware of his actions. Beginning life as an arrogant young medic and persistent but unsuccessful suitor for Lt. Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell), Julian became a complex and fascinating member of the DS9 ensemble. Julian's love of spy stories, his dark links to the legacy of Khan Noonien-Singh (Ricardo Montalban), and his friendship with Elim Garak (Andrew Robinson) gave...

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Star Trek: Picard season 3 is now halfway through its daring new story. And like previous installments, “Imposters” does not shy away from the preexisting Star Trek universe. Connections to existing canon run very deep in an hour that not only brings back a surprise The Next Generation alum but also deepens lore from Deep Space Nine.

From a very familiar face from the past to some classic sound effects and more, “Imposters” keeps the easter eggs coming at warp speed. Here are the best callbacks and deep cuts we found in the episode:

Classic “Bridge Sounds”

The episode begins with what sounds like the 1960s classic Enterprise bridge beeps and boops. One might think this is out of place for the 25th century starships of Picard, but showrunner Terry Matalas has clarified that the Starfleet of this era is in a retro period when it comes to design.

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I walked into Calcutta’s Priya Cinema last Friday to watch “Pratidwandi” [The Adversary], Satyajit Ray’s film from 1970, expecting a roomful Ray-admirers who rushed to see Anik Dutta’s (deplorable) “Aparajito” earlier this year. And well, I was disappointed. There were just a handful of folks inside the auditorium, and I can’t tell how many of them watched the film seriously. Speaks volumes about the gradual cultural death of Calcutta which has been happening over the past decade. A few years ago, news of a Ray rerelease would’ve brought in masses who would liven up the theatre premises and its proximity, even if with flattery. Or maybe not, I’m too young to know.

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Keeping aside my lamentations on the cultural fall of Calcutta, the experience was certainly worthwhile. The print screened was...

A restored version of Indian master Satyajit Ray’s “The Adversary” is playing at Cannes Classics this year and films inspired by his works are being planned.

Kolkata-based Indian producer-director Aritra Sen’s Roadshow Films and Los Angeles-based British writer-director Alex Harvey’s Big Bazaar Films are producing two films this year, which take their inspiration from Ray’s life and work.

First up is feature documentary “Forest of Humans,” which looks at Ray’s creative relationship with Kolkata, the city where he lived and worked all his life. Directed by Harvey and produced by Sen, the documentary explores the many ways in which Ray used Kolkata’s diverse humanity to create an entire cinematic world. Filming almost entirely on location in Kolkata, “Forest of Humans” aims to show how Ray’s poetic world is still mysterious and alive in the city today.

“Kolkata endlessly fed Ray’s imagination,” says Sen.

India is the country of honor at the Cannes Film Market and consequently a massive contingent from the country is descending upon the Croisette. Variety understands that some 400 attendees are winging their way from India, and that French embassies across the country were working at capacity to issue visas.

That stands in contrast with the attendance from other parts of Asia, further East. Attendance of participants from Hong Kong and China is massively down compared with pre-covid times. Korean companies are back in respectable numbers, with some attending a physical market outside their home country for the first time in over two years. The solid attendance of Korean executives also reflects the selection of Korean films across multiple sections of the festival.

“I’m very excited to be back in Cannes, it has been three years for us,” said Danny Lee, senior manager at Contents Panda, part of the Next Entertainment World studio.

India will be the official country of honor for the Cannes Film Market (May 17-25) this year.

This is the first time the market is having an official country of honor and the new tradition will be continued annually with different nations at future editions.

There s a neat coincidence: India is celebrating its 75th year of independence from British rule. The Cannes festival is also celebrating its 75th anniversary.

The market celebrations will kick off on May 18 at the Majestic Beach with an introduction from market executive directors Jérôme Paillard and Guillaume Esmiol and a welcome address from Anurag Singh Thakur, India’s Minister of Information and Broadcasting.

India will be prominently visible throughout the festival this year. Actor Deepika Padukone is on the jury for the main feature film competition. Indian filmmaker Shaunak Sen’s Sundance grand jury prize winning documentary “All That Breathes” is showing as a special screening.

The Cannes Film Festival has set its lineup for this year’s Cannes Classics program, which shines a spotlight on restorations of classic movies and features contemporary documentaries about film. Kicking off the sidebar is Jean Eustache’s controversial film The Mother and the Whore, the 1973 Cannes Grand Prize winner which incited riots at the time. Also included in the program are films by Vittorio de Sica (Sciuscià), Satyajit Ray (The Adversary), Orson Welles (The Trial) and Martin Scorsese (The Last Waltz), as well as a new 4K master of Singin’ in the Rain to mark the movie’s 70th anniversary.

Among the documentaries is Ethan Hawke’s study of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, The Last Movie Stars. Executive produced by Scorsese, it features Karen Allen, George Clooney, Oscar Isaac, Latanya Richardson Jackson, Zoe Kazan, Laura Linney and Sam Rockwell among others in an exploration of the iconic couple and American cinema.

As exciting as the new films premiering at Cannes Film Festival is its Classics section, featuring new restorations as well as documentaries spotlighting film history. They’ve now unveiled their 2022 lineup which most notably includes the new, much-anticipated restoration of Jean Eustache’s masterpiece The Mother and the Whore, which it looks like Janus Films has picked up for a U.S. run later this year.

The lineup also includes new restorations of films by Satyajit Ray, Vittorio de Sica, Aravindan Govindan, Orson Welles, Martin Scorsese, Glauber Rocha, Vera Chytilová, and more, alongside new documentaries on Romy Schneider, Jane Campion, Souleymane Cissé, and beyond. Check out the full list below.

The Mother and the Whore back in the theater!

La Maman et la putain (The Mother and the Whore)

Jean Eustache

1972, 3h40, France

4K digital restoration of The Mother and the Whore was done in 2022 by Les Films du Losange,...

This year’s line-up will also celebrate classics such as Singin’ In The Rain and Indian director Satyajit Ray’s 1970 work The Adversary.

Late French filmmaker Jean Eustache’s recently restored cult 1973 drama The Mother And The Whore will open Cannes Classics this year, the line-up for which was announced on Monday (May 2).

Other highlights include two episodes of the series The Last Movie Stars directed by Ethan Hawke about Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman; a screening of Singin’ In The Rain to coincide with the 70th anniversary of its release and a restored 4K version of Vittorio de Sica’s 1946 work Sciuscià.

The director turns to June 1940 with Lambert Wilson and Isabelle Carré in the roles of Charles and Yvonne de Gaulle. A Vertigo production sold by Snd. Final stretch for the filming of Libres, the third feature from Gabriel Le Bomin, revealed with Fragments of Antonin (nominated for the Best First Film César award in 2007) and who then directed The Adversary (2010) and Nos Patriotes (2017). Heading the cast are Lambert Wilson and Isabelle Carré in...