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Exclusive: Netflix and Kevin Hart are continuing their strong relationship as sources tell Deadline that Hart is set to star in the comedy 72 Hours with Tim Story directing. Hartbeat, Davis Entertainment, Counterbalance and Will Packer are producing from a script by Matt Mider & Kevin Burrows, Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg, who penned the script ten years ago.

The film follows a 40-year-old executive who hopes to save his flailing career by joining a group of twentysomethings on a wild three-day bachelor party, after he’s inadvertently added to their group text. Ross Fanger is exec producing. The film is being produced under a partnership in which Sony Pictures, that began in 2021, will offer Netflix a first look at any films it intends to make for streaming.

Davis Entertainment had been spearheading the development of the project going back to when Hurwitz and Schlossberg penned the initial draft. When Hart recently committed to star,...

Though The Twilight Zone is best known for its eerie horror and science fiction stories, some of the finest episodes occupy the Western genre. One of the most unusual of these frontier tales is "Dust," a powerful drama where all the action takes place within the human heart. Unusually mundane but deeply moving, the story concerns a con artist whose cruel scam triggers an unexpected epiphany in the citizens of a dying town.

In "Dust," a conniving merchant capitalizes on the impending execution of a Mexican man whose deadly misadventure was caused by poverty. Rod Serling often took aim at social ills like racism and fascism, but in this unusual Western episode of The Twilight Zone, the focus is on apathy, and a possible cure for this disease of the human heart.

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The striking first image of "Dust" is of a deformed horse,...

Shazam! star Zachary Levi’s career has had a rather tumultuous turn. After appearing in one of the old DC’s best films, he struggled to find his footing. Between box office bomb Harold and the Purple Crayon and the critically maligned Spy Kids: Armageddon, it’s been a tough time for the actor.

After originally shooting in 2020, Levi’s latest film features the actor as the patriarch in a subtly Christian family film about raising a child with autism and dealing with alcoholism. With a few solid performances against a plain script, The Unbreakable Boy is a cute, albeit simple movie that families will love.

Production company Kingdom Story Company has partnered with Lionsgate over the last few years to produce a series of faith-based films that have set a new standard for Christian entertainment, a standard of not totally sucking. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and Ordinary Angels...

Ethan Embry is making his way to Woodsboro. The actor is the latest nostalgic name to join the cast of the anticipatedScream 7, according to a new report from Deadline. Embry joins legacy cast members Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Mason Gooding, and Jasmin Savoy Brown. Scott Foley and Matthew Lillard, whose characters were thought to be dead following the original film's conclusion, will also return. While plot details are being kept mostly under wraps, we know that the upcoming feature will center around Sydney (Campbell) and her family.

Embry was a popular name in '90s cinema, often known for playing quirky and relatable characters. His most popular features of the decade include Empire Records, That Thing You Do!, Vegas Vacation, and Can't Hardly Wait. Throughout the 2000s, Embry has consistently worked in Hollywood, appearing in films like Sweet Home Alabama, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, The Devil's Candy, and Vacancy,...

David Krumholtz has finally joined a comic book movie. The actor, who is set to play Supergirl's father in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, recently shared how much it means to him to join James Gunn's DC Universe.

Following his casting, Krumholtz released a statement on Instagram expressing "gratitude" for being able to live out a childhood dream. "I was that kid. Overflowing drawers full of comics… escaping into worlds unknown… imagining myself having powers that would benefit the greater good," the actor wrote. "Joining the DC Universe is a mindblowing privilege. Representing the symbol of hope in Supergirl as Zor-El is a personal triumph. My gratitude overflowing now, like those drawers did…."

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Between Chuck and Tangled, it felt like only a matter of time before Zachary Levi would break into Hollywood's A-List with a major movie role.

That came in 2019 with Shazam!, one of the best-reviewed Dceu movies ever. The actor received praise for his portrayal of a teenager in a superhero's body. However, perhaps thanks to the pandemic or what some deemed a one-note performance, it never really happened for Levi.

The actor has shown up in Spy Kids: Armageddon and Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, but Shazam! Fury of the Gods and Harold and the Purple Crayon seemingly served as the end of Levi's attempt to become a mainstream movie star.

Not helping matters were his social media rants after the Shazam! sequel proved to be a critical and commercial flop. Levi has also become something of a controversial figure online for sharing anti-vaxxer content and following transphobic X accounts.

Prime Video is gearing up for Prime Day with some exciting deals, and you don’t have to wait until the big day to score major discounts. Starting October 7, Prime members can save up to 50% on a selection of movies and TV shows, making it a perfect opportunity to build up your digital media library without breaking the bank. Whether you’re looking to buy or rent, there are plenty of options to explore, and the savings are significant. The best part? You don’t have to keep checking for price drops yourself. If a movie you’re eyeing is still too expensive, services like CheapCharts make it easy to track prices. Just add your desired titles to their wishlist, and they’ll notify you when the price goes down. Among the discounted titles are Harold and the Purple Crayon for just $8.99 and the original Joker movie at $6.99. There are other options like Fall Guy,...

RankFilm (distributor)Three-day gross (Sep 13-15)Total gross to dateWeek 1. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Warner Bros) £2.5m £18.2m 3 2. Speak No Evil (Universal) £813,979 £3m 2 3. Lee (Studiocanal) £555,529 £1.8m 2 4. The Substance (Mubi) £519,668 £591,322 1 5. Despicable Me 4 (Universal) £369,840 £46.7m 11

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Warner Bros’ Beetlejuice Beetlejuice continued its reign at the UK and Ireland box office this weekend as it crossed the £18m mark while Mubi body horror The Substance opened in fourth place.

The Beetlejuice sequel dropped 42% in its third week to bring in £2.5m and push its total up to £18.2m. It will likely enter the UK top 10 highest-grossing films of 2024 within the next week.

Following its initial release in theaters, AfrAId is now available to watch at home. The Blumhouse-produced film has been released on digital, while a Blu-ray and DVD release will follow on Nov. 5.

The digital release of Afraid comes with some bonus features providing extra insight into the film. There are five deleted and extended scenes, including an alternate ending. Also featured is a "Dark Side of AI" featurette that includes behind-the-scenes footage along with interviews with the cast and filmmakers. A sneak peek at the featurette can be seen by watching Cbr's exclusive clip, which features cast members introducing Aia, the new "generation of digital assistance" that dives into the potential dangers of relying on AI. The video can be watched below.

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RankFilm (distributor)Three-day gross (August 9-11)Total gross to dateWeek 1. It Ends With Us (Sony) £4.5m £4.5m 1 2. Deadpool & Wolverine (Disney) £4.1m £43.7m* 3 3. Despicable Me 4 (Universal) £1.4m £35.5m 5 4. Trap (Warner Bros) £1.1m £1.1m 1 5. Inside Out 2 (Disney) £619,000 £54.3m* 9

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Sony’s It Ends With Us, starring Blake Lively, wooed audiences at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office with a huge £4.5m, taking top spot and ending the two-week run in first of Deadpool & Wolverine.

The romantic drama based on Colleen Hoover’s novel of the same name took an excellent £7,087 location average from 630 sites.

Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (August 2-4) Total gross to date Week 1. Deadpool & Wolverine (Disney) £8m £33.4m 2 2. Despicable Me 4 (Universal) £2.6m £30.8m 4 3. Twisters (Warner Bros) £1.2m £10.2m 3 4. Inside Out 2 (Disney) £939,000 £52.2m 8 5. Longlegs (Black Bear) £570,000 £6.8m 4

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Deadpool & Wolverine posted a strong £8m second weekend at the UK-Ireland box office, falling 37% and reaching £33.4m after just 11 days in cinemas.

Deadpool & Wolverine is the 3rd-biggest release of 2024 already, behind just Inside Out 2 (£52.2m) and Dune: Part Two (£39.6m). After two weekends in cinemas, it is ahead of Deadpool (£25.9m), Deadpool 2...

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“Deadpool & Wolverine,” starring Ryan Reynolds (as the Merc With a Mouth who dubs himself the messiah of his world) and Hugh Jackman, has provided another jolt to the box office, collecting a stellar $97 million in its second weekend of release.

These ticket sales, down just 53% from its mighty $211 million debut, rank as the eighth-biggest second weekend in domestic box office history. Only billion-dollar behemoths “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” ($149 million), “Avengers: Endgame” ($147 million) and “Infinity War” ($114 million), “Black Panther” ($111 million), “Jurassic World” ($106 million), “The Avengers” ($103 million) and this June’s “Inside Out 2” ($101 million) have enjoyed bigger sophomore outings. “Deadpool & Wolverine” bypassed last year’s sensation “Barbie,” which previously held the No. 8 slot with $93 million in its second weekend.

So far, “Deadpool & Wolverine” has grossed $395 million in North America and $824 million globally, surpassing the first two “Deadpool” installments — with $783 million and $786 million respectively — after two weekends of release.

It would be very easy to tear Harold and the Purple Crayon apart. It’s the latest film in that dumb trend of taking animated characters and bringing them into the real world, something totally absurd film with little merit on a technical level. As I sat through the last act, though, I realized something simple: I was happier while watching this than before I sat down in the theater. At the end of it all, this manages to be a fun theatrical outing and something worthy of more than blanket hatred.

Harold and the Purple Crayon Review

The insanity begins within the first ten minutes of the film. Harold and the Purple Crayon is based on a relatively popular series of 1950s picture books (you might recognize the one with the baby drawing purple lines against a brown background). It’s all about this baby (Harold) and his crayon (purple!

Harold and the Purple Crayon has earned a score of 32% on Rotten Tomatoes. This is star Zachary Levi's worst score since 2009's Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel. It is also his third Rotten score since 2023 in an uncharacteristic critical slump.

Harold and the Purple Crayon has earned Zachary Levi his worst Rotten Tomatoes score in 15 years. The new family comedy movie, which stars Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Jemaine Clement, Tanya Reynolds, Alfred Molina, and Zooey Deschanel, is adapted from the iconic 1955 Crockett Johnson children's book of the same name and follows the characters from the book emerging into the real world. The Harold and the Purple Crayon release was delayed multiple times after originally being slated to premiere in January 2023.

Rotten Tomatoes has now calculated an official Tomatometer score for Harold and the Purple Crayon after aggregating reviews from 28 different critics. While this score could fluctuate as more reviews are added,...

After two fantastic months at the summer box office, things are looking to slow down for August, although we have a few more weeks before the official “Dog Days of Summer.” Read on for Gold Derby’s box office preview.

Before we get to the new movies out this weekend, we need to address Marvel’s “Deadpool and Wolverine” and how it might fare in its second weekend after setting all sorts of R-rated records last weekend. With $38.5 million of its $211 opening weekend coming from Thursday previews, we have to expect a decent-sized drop, but barring a 64%+ drop, which is doubtful, it should be able to bring in over $75 million in its second weekend.

Filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan is back with his 16th movie, the high-concept thriller “Trap,” starring Josh Hartnett as a father who brings his daughter Riley (Ariel Donoghue) to a concert by pop star Lady Raven (Saleka Shyamalan...

M. Night Shyamalan’s “Trap” lands in theaters on Friday, but the twisted thriller won’t stand a chance on box office charts against the reigning champion, Marvel’s “Deadpool & Wolverine.”

“Trap” is targeting $15 million to $20 million in its opening weekend and will compete for second place with Universal’s disaster epic “Twisters.” The Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones-led film is estimated to add $17 million to 19 million in its third frame. So far, “Twisters” has grossed $154 million domestically and $220 million globally. This weekend’s other new release, Sony’s kid-friendly “Harold and the Purple Crayon,” is aiming for a bleak $6 million to $7 million to start.

Despite two newcomers, “Deadpool & Wolverine” will continue to rule the box office in its second weekend of release. Ticket sales could decline anywhere from 55% to 65% from its stellar $211 million debut, which would result in roughly $75 million to $95 million in its sophomore outing.

For 9 years and 9 seasons, Ted Mosby and friends kept audiences fervently waiting to see how he would reveal his love story to his children in How I Met Your Mother. The series, which also showcased a hilarious bond between a bunch of close friends, became a massive hit on television with global audiences.

A still from How I Met Your Mother (image credit: CBS)

One of the key reasons for the show becoming hugely popular, was the presence of Neil Patrick Harris who played the opinionated, smooth-talking womanizer Barney Stinson. Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, who created the sitcom, revealed how Harris’ improvisations for the character made simple portions of physical comedy into epic sequences.

This Celebrity’s Talent Elevated Many How I Met Your Mother Scenes From Good To Great

A father’s love story interspersed with six friends navigating life in New York, formed the basis of the...

Oscar-winning Australian director Adam Elliot is at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival with his long-awaited second stop-motion feature Memoir of a Snail, which world premieres in the main competition.

Set in 1970s Australia, the movie gathers a starry cast led by Succession star Sarah Snook, who lends her voice to Grace Puddle, the unfortunate female protagonist who finds comfort in the hoarding of snail memorabilia after a life punctuated by emotional setbacks.

Recounting her life to her pet garden snail Sylvia, Grace reveals her various trials and tribulations, which range from being born with a cleft palate to separation from her beloved, misfit family as a child and then heartbreak as an adult.

One bright spot in her journey is the figure of Pinky, an eccentric old lady with an exotic past, who teaches Grace to look forward, rather than back.

Snook is joined in the voice cast by Jacki Weaver as Pinky,...

Malin Åkerman has been cast in a leading role of the Starz series adaptation of the May Cobb novel “The Hunting Wives,” Variety has learned.

Åkerman will appear in the role of Margo Banks. The series was ordered at the premium cabler back in October 2023. The first season will consist of eight episodes. Production will begin in Charlotte, North Carolina this spring.

Per the official description, the series “tells the story of Sophie O’Neil and her family’s move from the East Coast to deep East Texas, where she succumbs to socialite Margo’s irresistible charms – and finds her life consumed by obsession, seduction, and murder.”

Åkerman is known for her roles in shows like the hit Showtime series “Billions,” on which she played Lara Axelrod throughout most of the show’s seven season run. Her other TV roles include “Children’s Hospital,” “Dollface,” and “The Comeback.” In film, she has...

Kal Penn reveals that while nothing has been greenlit, the team behind Harold and Kumar is hopeful that a fourth movie will happen. The recent image shared by writer Jon Hurwitz was not a confirmation of a fourth outing, but they all really want to make it happen. The timeline for Harold and Kumar 4 is dependent on the busy schedules of the cast and crew, but they are determined to find a time to make it.

Kal Penn has offered an update on the development of a possible Harold and Kumar 4, with the actor revealing that, while nothing has yet been greenlit, they are all hoping that “the timeline aligns.” In a recent Comicbook.com interview with Penn, who also discussed his upcoming sports comedy The Underdoggs, he revealed that, sadly, a recent image shared by Harold and Kumar writer Jon Hurwitz was not a confirmation of a fourth outing. But,...

Turner Classic Movies has picked up the exclusive North American television rights to the forthcoming documentary The Ozu Diaries, from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Daniel Raim. An intimate exploration of the life and legacy of Japanese cinematic master Yasujiro Ozu, the film will premiere on the festival circuit this year, followed by a theatrical release in 2025.

Produced with the support of the Ozu estate and Shochiku, the historic Japanese studio behind the director’s greatest works, The Ozu Diaries is a cinema history documentary that portrays the iconic filmmaker through his diaries, personal letters and interviews, plus rare archival footage, movie clips and new insights from some of his closest collaborators.

The project was initiated in 2023 to mark the 120th anniversary of Ozu’s birth. The movie will trace his journey from a rebellious young painter and cinephile in 1920s Japan to the globally renowned creator of classics like I Was Born,...

Herman Raucher, a best-selling author and the Academy Award nominated screenwriter of “Summer of ’42,” died Dec. 28 of natural causes at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Conn. He was 95.

Raucher got his start in the industry working in live television. He wrote one hour dramas for anthology series including “Studio One,” “Good Year Playhouse” and “The Alcoa Hour.” In his screenwriting career, he wrote the scripts for two films starring Anthony Newley, “Sweet November” (1968) and “Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?” (1969), which Newley also directed.

Raucher was inspired by Bobbie Gentry’s popular song “Ode to Billie Joe” to write the screenplay for Max Baer Jr.’s 1976 romance film of the same name starring Robby Benson and Glynnis O’Connor. Raucher also co-wrote the script for the 1977 film “The Other Side of Midnight.”

Raucher is remembered for penning the script for the popular coming-of-age film “Summer of ’42,...

Herman Raucher, the best-selling author and screenwriter who earned an Oscar nomination for the coming-of-age classic Summer of ’42 and wrote the script for the thought-provoking Watermelon Man, has died. He was 95.

Raucher died Thursday of natural causes at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Connecticut, his daughter Jenny Raucher told The Hollywood Reporter.

Raucher, who started out in live television, penned the screenplays for two Anthony Newley-starring films: Sweet November (1968), directed by Robert Ellis Miller and also featuring Sandy Dennis, and Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969), featuring Joan Collins.

He also was given inspiration from Bobbie Gentry’s 1967 hit song to write the screenplay to Ode to Billy Joe (1976), a love story that starred Robby Benson and Glynnis O’Connor and was helmed by Max Baer Jr.

With the Robert Mulligan-directed Summer of ’42 (1971) in postproduction, someone came up with the idea of Raucher writing a...

The Holdovers, similar to other boarding school movies, explores the themes of identity, growing up, and friendship. Dead Poets Society and The Holdovers both depict young students in boarding schools searching for meaning with the help of inspirational teachers. The Holdovers and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone both feature lonely students finding solace and mentorship in their boarding school environment.

Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers follows a teacher looking after students with nowhere to go over Christmas break and is one of many movies that explores the trials and tribulations of boarding school life. Focusing primarily on the curmudgeonly history teacher Paul Hunham, played by Paul Giamatti, and the troubled unruly student Angus Tully, played by Dominic Sessa in his feature debut, the film has a 1970s look, aesthetic, and setting. The Holdovers is also comparable to classic Christmas movies such as It's a Wonderful Life and Hal Ashby...

Ryan Reynolds is one of our favorite Hollywood stars.

After starting out on a teen soap opera, the Canadian-American actor came into our lives by the early ’00s with beloved comedies like Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, National Lampoon’s Van Wilder and The Proposal, showing off his dramatic side in films like Buried, and taking charge in action flicks like Blade: Trinity.

Of course, he’s become acclaimed for his turn as Deadpool in the massive Marvel film franchise of the same name, and he’s continued to delight in unexpected features like Detective Pikachu.

We’ve rounded up the actor’s most acclaimed performances, based on their Rotten Tomatoes scores and ranked them from lowest to highest.

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Star Trek Nemesis just about marked the death of the franchise. Indeed, the fact that it was a worldwide box-office disaster meant that many felt the series had run out of steam. For the first time in many years, there were no active big-screen franchises or Trek shows running on TV, with the often neglected Star Trek: Enterprise going off the air in 2005. It seemed space operas were out of vogue, with the rise of superhero movies taking Hollywood by storm. Not only was there the Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies and the Christopher Nolan Batman movies breaking box office records, but also a little company called Marvel studios decided to start making the own movies, beginning with Iron Man.

But what about Star Trek? For a while, Paramount wouldn’t have been able to produce a Star Trek movie even if they wanted to, with the company’s owner, Viacom,...

Suzanne Shepherd, an actor known for her roles in “The Sopranos” and “Goodfellas,” died Friday morning in her home in New York City, her agent confirmed to Variety. She was 89.

Shepherd portrayed Mary DeAngelis, the mother of Carmela Soprano (Edie Falco), in HBO’s crime drama series “The Sopranos,” as well as the mother of Lorraine Bracco’s character Karen Hill in 1990’s “Goodfellas.” She also had roles in “Jacob’s Ladder” (1990), “Trees Lounge” (1996), “Lolita” (1997), “American Cuisine” (1998), “Living Out Loud” (1998), “Requiem for a Dream” (2000), “A Dirty Shame” (2004), “Harold” (2008), “The Week Of” (2018) and “The Performance” (2023), among other films.

Shepherd was born on Oct. 31, 1934. She made her acting debut in the 1988 romcom “Mystic Pizza,” starring Julia Roberts, and appeared in such films as “Working Girl,” “Uncle Buck” and “Second Sight” before working on Martin Scorsese’s “Goodfellas.”

On the television side, she guest-starred in “Law & Order,” “Third Watch,” “Ed,” “Blue Bloods,” “Deadline,...

Zany comedy is alive and well, thanks to Paul Briganti’s Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain. Reminiscent of films like Dude, Where’s My Car, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, and Rat Race, today’s Please Don’t Destroy trailer finds three losers hoping to make a name for themselves by finally uncovering the lost treasure of Foggy Bottom. Unfortunately for the dim-witted trio, everyone and their grandmother knows about the jackpot and will stop at nothing to claim its prize of a rumored $100 million in spoils.

John Goodman narrates the adventure of Ben, Martin, and John, three childhood friends turned deadbeat co-workers, who fend off hairless bears, desperate park rangers (Meg Stalter and X Mayo), and a hypocritical cult leader (Bowen Yang) in the hopes of finding a priceless treasure, only to discover that finding the treasure is the easiest part of their journey. Oh,...

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle star John Cho has declared that he would love to return for a fourth outing in the stoner buddy comedy franchise, and thinks a comeback for the titular duo “would be fun.” Speaking with Comicbook.com, Cho does admit that, much like Harold and Kumar themselves, they are struggling to get their act together. But he is eager to see the Harold and Kumar saga return.

"As far I know we haven't gotten our act together making Harold & Kumar 4. But yeah that would be fun."

John Cho’s Harold and Kal Penn’s Kumar were first introduced back in 2004’s Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, which follows the nerdy accountant Harold and his irrepressible friend Kumar as they get stoned and find themselves utterly bewitched by a commercial for White Castle. Convinced there must be one nearby, the two set out on a late-night odyssey,...

In the year 2000, two of the big rising names in teen movies partnered up for a stoner buddy comedy in the vein of Bill & Ted and Dumb and Dumber. Ashton Kutcher, hot off the popularity of That 70’s Show, and American Pie‘s scene-stealing star Seann William Scott, would play the simple-minded but lovable Jesse and Chester in Dude, Where’s My Car? In Dude, Where’s My Car?, the duo would embark on a mystery after one morning, they discover their car is missing.

Seann William Scott is currently making a villainous turn in the horror film The Wrath of Becky, and the star sits down to talk the film with ScreenRant when he’s asked about what happened to a sequel to Dude, Where’s my Car? and if there could still be a chance of one.

Scott replies,

No, we’ve never talked about it. You know what,...

Year by year, we continue to be immensely impressed by the work crafted at the National Film and Television School. The level of quality production offered by the institution to its talented students is a match well-made and the films on offer at this year’s graduate showcase display that tenfold. The exhibition itself, which takes place at BFI Southbank from Monday 27th February to Thursday 2nd March, is the culmination of over 500 students’ work towards 80 short films, TV shows, commercials and games. In the run up to the showcase, Dn was afforded a preview of the films on offer across their fiction, documentary and animation strands and, in turn, has compiled the list below of the short films we recommend watching. That being said, it was incredibly difficult to narrow down the shorts on offer as the standard is so high across the board so maybe just see this...

World-famous horror manga artist Junji Ito is officially getting a chance to make his own Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark with a new folklore collection. 2023 is already a big year for Ito, and it looks like it's about to get even bigger in a new compilation.

Manga distributor Viz Media took to Twitter to announce a new collection called Mimi's Tales of Terror. The book is being helmed by Junji Ito and will feature nine new tales of terror that will keep readers up at night. However, unlike most of Ito's work displayed in story collections like Lovesickness, this book will have more of a focus on adapting folklore to Ito's style.

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Junji Ito Adapts Japanese Foklore in a Horrifying New Collection​​​​​​ Announcement: From Eisner-winning horror mangaka, Junji Ito, comes nine scary tales that really happened. Sourced...

After almost three absurdly long years, “Stranger Things” Season 4 is just around the corner. A tentpole series for Netflix — at a whopping production cost of reportedly 30 million per episode — the fan-favorite sci-fi show that launched its young adult cast, led by Millie Bobby Brown and Finn Wolfhard, into superstardom will be dropping new episodes May 27.

And, according to the Emmy-winning series’ executive producer Shawn Levy, it’s going to be “harrowing,” “cinematic” and “epic.” He told TheWrap in a recent interview, “This is so much more story and runtime than ever before, not by a little. By a lot.”

The last month of spring will also see the return of reality series titles like “The Circle” — a social media-driven competition series where players catfish, befriend and flirt with each other with the aim of winning a grand cash prize — and “Bling Empire” — which centers on a group of uber-wealthy Asian American friends in Beverly Hills.

This May, Netflix will release the first volume of “Stranger Things” Season 4, one of the streaming platform’s most popular and successful shows. It also plans to release “Love, Death & Robots: Volume 3,” a new comedy called “Senior Year” with Rebel Wilson, and much more.

Here’s the full list of what’s new on Netflix for May 2022.

New on Netflix on May 1

42

3 Ninjas: Kick Back

40-Love

A River Runs Through It

Are You the One?, Season 6

Blippi Wonders, Season 1

Corpse Bride

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Den of Thieves

Dirty Harry

Empire State

Forrest Gump

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Hello, My Name Is Doris

Jackass: The Movie

Jackass 2.5

Jackass 3.5

John Q

Menace II Society

Once Upon a Time in America

Rambo

Rambo: Last Blood

Road to Perdition

Seven Years in Tibet

Soul Surfer

Summerland

The Gentlemen

The Lake House

U.S. Marshals (1998)

War of the Worlds

When Harry Met Sally

You’ve Got Mail...

Of all the great screen romances, there has never been one less likely — or more touching — than that of 1971’s Harold and Maude, which turns 50 on Dec. 20. (Paramount is marking the occasion with a remastered Blu-ray release Dec. 7.)

The unlikely couple at the center of Hal Ashby’s offbeat comedy are a 19-year-old rich kid obsessed with death (Bud Cort, then 23) and a 79-year-old woman with a lust for life (played by Ruth Gordon, then 74, three years after winning the Oscar for Rosemary’s Baby). The two meet at a funeral, and ...

Of all the great screen romances, there has never been one less likely — or more touching — than that of 1971’s Harold and Maude, which turns 50 on Dec. 20. (Paramount is marking the occasion with a remastered Blu-ray release Dec. 7.)

The unlikely couple at the center of Hal Ashby’s offbeat comedy are a 19-year-old rich kid obsessed with death (Bud Cort, then 23) and a 79-year-old woman with a lust for life (played by Ruth Gordon, then 74, three years after winning the Oscar for Rosemary’s Baby). The two meet at a funeral, and ...

Exclusive: Downton Abbey and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel star Penelope Wilton is joining Oscar winner Jim Broadbent (Iris) in Hettie Macdonald’s (Normal People) upcoming feature The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.

Wilton will play Maureen, the wife who is left bereft and bewildered when Harold doesn’t come home one day. The Duke and Lady In the Van star Broadbent will play the eponymous Harold, an ordinary man who has passed through life living on the sidelines until he goes to post a letter one day…and just keeps walking.

The character embarks on a 450-mile walk across the UK in the simple belief that his journey will save the life of his old friend Queenie who is dying in a hospice. Step by step, a spark is ignited in Harold’s hibernating soul as he rediscovers the majesty of the world, reflects on his mistakes, and finally...

Exclusive: The Good Fight and Outsiders actress Christina Jackson has been cast as the female lead in big-budget war movie Devotion, which is due to get underway next month in the state of Georgia.

Sony pre-bought domestic last fall on Jd Dillard’s (Sweetheart) Korean war pic, which will star Jonathan Majors (Da 5 Bloods) and Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) in the lead roles, and is backed by Sicario and La La Land outfit Black Label Media.

The aerial epic will chart the true story of U.S. Navy fighter pilots, Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner, two young men from different worlds. Initiated together into the Vf-32 squadron, they are pushed to their limits flying a new design of fighter jet. But their friendship is tested when one of them is shot down behind enemy lines. Jackson will play Daisy Brown.

Dillard will direct from a screenplay written by Jake Crane and Jonathan A.

Disney is developing a live-action “Space Mountain” movie as part of the studio’s latest effort to expand its universe of films about its venerable theme park rides.

The studio has tapped Joby Harold, whose credits include “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” and Zack Snyder’s upcoming “Army of the Dead,” to write the script and produce with spouse Tory Tunnell and their Safehouse Pictures banner. Rideback, headed by Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich, is also producing.

Harold is currently writing and executive producing the Obi-Wan Kenobi “Star Wars” series for Disney Plus and executive produced “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.”

Space Mountain, an indoor roller coaster set in outer space, was unveiled at Florida’s Walt Disney World Resort in 1975 as a follow-up to the Matterhorn bobsled ride at Disneyland. The ride was an immediate success and followed by installations at Disneyland in 1977 and three other Disney theme parks.

Plan B — the unplanned pregnancy comedy from director Natalie Morales — has found its leads in Kuhoo Verma and Victoria Moroles.

Hulu is behind the project that hails from Counterbalance Entertainment and American High, the latter of which worked with the streaming service on recent releases Big Time Adolescence and The Binge.

Written by Prathi Srinivasan and Joshua Levy, the story takes place after a regrettable first sexual encounter, when a straight-laced high school student and her slacker best friend have 24 hours to hunt down a Plan B pill in America’s heartland.

Harold & Kumar producers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg will ...

Plan B — the unplanned pregnancy comedy from director Natalie Morales — has found its leads in Kuhoo Verma and Victoria Moroles.

Hulu is behind the project that hails from Counterbalance Entertainment and American High, the latter of which worked with the streaming service on recent releases Big Time Adolescence and The Binge.

Written by Prathi Srinivasan and Joshua Levy, the story takes place after a regrettable first sexual encounter, when a straight-laced high school student and her slacker best friend have 24 hours to hunt down a Plan B pill in America’s heartland.

Harold & Kumar producers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg will ...

A solo adventure focussing on a young-ish Obi-Wan Kenobi has been something that Star Wars fans have wanted for a long, long time. With an Obi-Wan Disney+ series officially announced last summer, details are still few and far between, but a recent casting call may have revealed an interesting development in the direction the story will take. A new report claims that the production is on the hunt for two child actors to play a pair of "precocious" twins, which, this being Star Wars, can only be Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa.

The two lead roles are described as "(Girl) Caucasian, 8-11 years old, to portray a precocious girl," and "(Boy) Caucasian, 8-11 years old, to portray a precocious boy." With the Obi-Wan series set to take place somewhere between Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, this would...

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark capitalized last year on the classic 1980s literary horror franchise responsible for generational childhood trauma with a feature film that—having earned $105.8 million worldwide—may not have set the box office scene on fire, but certainly provided a big enough bang for its studio’s budgetary buck. Consequently, sequel plans are now moving forward.

The creative band is getting back together for the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark sequel movie, with director André Øvredal and writers Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman set to return. Additionally, Guillermo del Toro—who worked on the first film’s screenplay after vacating the director’s chair—will return to develop the story on which the script will be based. The untitled sequel will be co-financed by Paramount Pictures and eOne, with the former handling distribution. This is a slight pipeline change from the previous movie,...

If there's one thing that sitcom fans love, it's when characters get married and/or have babies. But those relationships don't always work out, or even make sense. In the case of Night Court, a sitcom classic that doesn't seem to be streaming anywhere, a surprising number of those relationships centered around Judge Harold T. Stone. But everyone got mixed up in their fair share of romantic entanglements, some good and several bad.

Related: Night Court: 10 Things You Never Knew About This Classic Sitcom...

We’re all trying to find ways to keep ourselves and/or our families/housemates engaged and entertained during this period of social distancing. Might I suggest a bit of horror?

Tor Books launched its own horror imprint, Nightfire Books, aimed at publishing fiction that “unsettles and delights, exploring the full range of horror, dark fantasy, and the supernatural” back in April. The imprint’s first publication is planned for early 2021, but that doesn’t mean it’s not putting out some chilling content in the meantime.

In February, Nightfire Books launched Come Join Us By the Fire, an audio-only anthology of 35 horror short stories available to listen to for free. The collection offers almost 10 hours of creepy content, is narrated by Gerard Doyle, Ramon de Ocampo, and Saskia Maarleveld, and includes some of our favorite authors, including Joe R. Lansdale, Paul Tremblay, Sam J. Miller, China Miéville, and Carmen Maria Machado.

Historian campaigns to have Los Angeles location renamed Chaplin Keaton Lloyd Alley after the silent movie stars who filmed there

There’s a short alley in Hollywood, running east-west between Cahuenga Boulevard and Cosmo Street, which currently has more than 100 five-star reviews on Google. One user describes visiting the street as “akin to a Catholic entering the Vatican”. Another calls it “the Holy Grail of Hollywood sites” and others have hailed it as “iconic”, “legendary”, “of monumental significance” and “sacred ground”.

There is a reason for these glowing reviews of a tiny strip of Hollywood real estate. This passage is featured prominently in three silent classics: Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid (1921), Buster Keaton’s Cops (1922) and Harold Lloyd’s Safety Last! (1923). Film historian John Bengtson is leading a campaign to have the street named Chaplin Keaton Lloyd Alley and the recent surge of Google reviews is the latest move in his crusade.

Last month at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con, director André Øvredal and producer Guillermo del Toro were joined by legendary special effects artists Mike Elizalde, Norman Cabrera, and Mike Hill to discuss just how they brought the various characters from the recently released adaptation of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark to life on the big screen. And to this writer, it just made more sense to share their insights into the effects process after fans had a chance to see the movie for themselves.

So with that in mind, here are more of the highlights from their informative and engaging Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark panel that dug into everything we needed to know about creating The Pale Lady, Harold, Big Toe, and the Jangly Man (you can read part one of our panel coverage Here).

Let’s take a look at a character from the book,...

Pablo Ferro, who is known for his distinct title design and work in graphic design, died of complications from pneumonia Friday in Sedona, Arizona. The award-winning designer was 83.

Born on January 15, 1935 in Cuba, Ferro, a self-taught artist became known for eye-catching and stylized title design in film which included iconic films including Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange and Dr. Strangelove as well as others such as Bullitt, Men In Black, and Married to the Mob. During the mid-’50s he worked in animation before working with Disney animator Tytla who would become his mentor. He also worked with the would-be legend Stan Lee on a series of sci-fi and adventure comics.

In 1961, Ferro and fellow artists Fred Mogubgub and Lew Schwartz partnered to create their own company. Ferro then went on to create Pablo Ferro Films.

Ferro became a trailblazer when it came to montage-like title sequences, creative stylistic typefaces and quick-cut editing.

I remember when I was about eight or nine years old, I found Alvin Schwartz and Stephen Gammell's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark in my elementary school’s library. Naturally, I became obsessed with them and I plowed through the book and its two sequels in record time for a kid who watched exponentially more movies than he read books. Craving more, I asked my dad to find me other scary books just like them. The problem was that there weren’t any books just like them. None of them had the authentic feeling of creepiness that oozed from Schwartz’s folklore-based tales combined with Gammell’s delightfully disturbing illustrations. I tried to explain to my dad why the books with cartoon vampires and werewolves on the covers were not the same as Scary Stories, but at that age I didn’t have the capacity to articulate what...

Have you ever had the feeling you’ve seen something before, but couldn’t quite place when or where? A sense of…deja-view? (Hold your applause and/or groans. It was a premium cable channel way before this stupid pun.) I’m sure it’s happened to all of us at some point, and because I’m an old it took me halfway through watching A Taste of Evil (1971), an ABC Movie of the Week, to realize I had seen the almost exact same plot rolled out in a movie earlier in the same week. Horror is incestuous, and it had to happen eventually, especially when the same writer pens both.

Originally airing on Tuesday, October 12th, A Taste of Evil won out over CBS’ Hawaii Five-o/Cannon block and poor NBC’s Sarge/The Funny Side (from the peacock graveyard – if you know what they are, let me know...