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“Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” is returning to theaters for its 20th anniversary, starting April 25. For the re-release event, graphic artist Matt Ferguson has created a new poster to celebrate the film.

The film will run in U.S. theaters and select international territories for one week, including new formats like 4Dx. “Revenge of the Sith” is the third film in the “Star Wars” prequel franchise and takes place after the Clone Wars begin. Jedi Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) gets pulled to the dark side of the Force to become Darth Vader as Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Yoda (Frank Oz) are forced to go into hiding.

The cast also includes Samuel L. Jackson, Natalie Portman, Ian McDiarmid, Christopher Lee, Jimmy Smits, Peter Mayhew, Ahmed Best, Oliver Ford Davies, Temuera Morrison, Anthony Daniels, Silas Carson and Kenny Baker.

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The actress Juno Temple is good at many things, but one of them is not — and has never been — living in the real world. “I’m fucking really not good at reality,” she’d said on a recent Friday afternoon, while taking a turn or two around Tokio7, one of New York City’s most well-loved vintage shopping establishments, and picking up items that seemed to prove her point.

“That’s got some real good twinkle to it, right?” she asks, flittering to a display case that holds a denim...

No one will confuse "A Song Of Ice and Fire" with an old-fashioned fairy tale. George R. R. Martin, author of the still-incomplete epic, is not shy about admitting his influences, though, and classic fantasy is one of his greatest.

In "A Dance With Dragons," Quentyn Martell's doomed quest to marry Queen Daenerys Targaryen is compared with the tale of the Frog Prince (apparently a bedtime story in both Westeros and our world). This time, a princess' kiss does not make the frog into a romantic hero — Quentyn is kissed only by dragonfire. "The Frog Prince" was first told by the Brothers Grimm in the 1800s, but one can easily draw parallels to an earlier, even more famous French fable: "Beauty and the Beast."

In the 2012 "A Song of Ice and Fire" calendar, artist John Picacio drew 12 drawings of the series' most famous characters. For October, he picked Sansa Stark and Sandor Clegane/The Hound,...

Recently, Martin Scorsese shared a list of his top 39 must-watch foreign films. The list includes a note that the films are a "jump start" for film education. The long list includes some of the greatest films ever made, with many having helped change the landscape of cinema. It's hard to pick just 39, and Scorsese certainly saw something special in each film on his list.

Some of the reasons might seem obvious given that the films are considered legendary in their genre. For example, The 400 Blows kick-started the French New Wave, and films like The Rules of the Game were provocative at a sensitive time and received violent criticism. Films like Seven Samuri went on to inspire some of the most commercially successful films in recent years. There are also films that did neither. However, the reason why Scorsese chose them is worth pondering.

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Aladdin was a groundbreaking film, but its outdated themes and portrayal of the Middle East have sparked controversy. The live-action adaptation pleased fans but fell short of the original, causing mixed reviews and a lack of lasting impact. Controversies over casting, Orientalist stereotypes, and offensive portrayals have tainted the legacy of Disney's Aladdin.

Aladdin was a huge success for Disney in 1992, but over three decades later, it's a bit tainted. Unlike previous Disney princess films, the movie-musical is centered on the male character Aladdin instead of the princess, Jasmine. It was also the first Disney princess film to feature a non-white prince and princess. Aladdin's release followed the success of Beauty and the Beast, continuing the Disney '90s renaissance.

Twenty-seven years after Aladdin's premiere, Disney released its live-action film adaptation, which saw Will Smith take on the iconic role of Aladdin's Genie. While it's impossible to recreate the animated film,...

This Star Trek: Discovery review contains spoilers.

Having fun isn’t hard if you’ve got a library card on the latest episode of Star Trek: Discovery, which sees Captain Michael Burnham and company visit the Eternal Gallery and Archive, a mobile knowledge bank that is, hands down, the absolute coolest of the five locations we’ve visited on this season-long clue hunt. To be fair, “Labyrinths” isn’t an episode where all that much happens, but its premise still makes for a surprisingly satisfying hour, and the slow-moving approach of the Breen adds some nice tension to Michael’s vision quest into her own psyche.

Full of one-of-a-kind manuscripts, rare artifacts, and other priceless items from cultures both present and lost, the Archive is exactly the kind of location that fits the adventure-themed feel of the season. It also looks cool as hell, packed to the gills with books...

Meryl Streep has been one of the most prolific actresses working in Hollywood. The actress has often been regarded as one of the best of all time and has won three Academy Awards and eight Golden Globe Awards to prove it. The actress also has a record 21 nominations for the Oscars and has featured in multiple successful films and shows.

One of her most beloved films is the musical Mamma Mia!. The film, which was based on a musical of the same name, was released in 2008 and opened second at the box office, behind the Christian Bale starrer The Dark Knight. The musical ended with $694M at the box office. Streep recently revealed that she was open to working on another sequel to the 2008 hit.

Meryl Streep Is Open To Work On A Mamma Mia! Sequel Meryl Streep in Mamma Mia!

The legendary Meryl Streep was reportedly honored with the...

Josh Gad has built a massively successful career on-screen with standout roles in Frozen, Beauty and the Beast, and more, but everything is about to come full circle, in his words, with his latest project - a Chris Farley biopic. Announced back in April with Paul Walter Hauser in the lead role, the film will mark Gad's directorial debut and immediately drew widespread attention for the love many still hold for the late Saturday Night Live star. It's set to explore the tragic journey of Farley, who quickly rose to become one of the sketch comedy's biggest stars before his tragic death at the age of 33. During an interview with Collider's Arezou Amin to talk about his Star Wars X Oreo collaboration, Gad lightly teased what to expect from his much-anticipated biopic, from the tone to what parts of Farley's story it would cover.

Tonight on “American Idol,” multiplatinum country star Kane Brown serves as guest mentor for the Top 5, who perform beloved classics on fan-favorite “Disney Night.” After America’s live vote, host Ryan Seacrest announces the Top 3 finalists.

Below, follow with our live blog for “American Idol 22” Episode 17 airing Sunday, May 12 (8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Et).

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8:00 p.m. — Previously on “American Idol”! The Top 7 performed two songs — a dance number and an Adele favorite. America voted live for the Top 5, and McKenna Faith Breinholt and Julia Gagnon were eliminated. Who will go home tonight? And who will advance to the Season 22 finale?

8:05 p.m. — This fan-favorite night kicks off with Lionel, Luke, Katy…and even Ryan singing “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” from “Toy Story4.” Of course that was pre-recorded, so next Ryan comes out...

Traditionally, the concept of "the monster under the bed" is seen as a universal childhood fear, the most prominent example of our collective primal fear of the dark. For boys and young men, this mythical creature is typically seen as something to conquer, to stand up to. As fantasy, horror, and genre fiction continue to mutate into phases of postmodernism, this trope has expanded, where the monster isn't necessarily a threat to be subdued but rather a secret, special friend.

But what does this creature signify for girls and young women? If the horrific version represents the encroaching world of the patriarchy, might a cuddlier version see such a creature take the form of a confidant, companion, and protector? Where would he (assuming they're male) fit amongst the horror movie trope of survivor women being "paired" with their supernatural counterpart — is there something between "La Belle et la Bête" and...

The Criterion Collection restores cinema that holds cultural and historical importance, past and present. Popular classics like Caesar and Cleopatra, The Breakfast Club, and Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel are obvious, fan-favorite choices that have earned their place in the collection. Yet the Criterion Collection goes beyond the basics, too, and restores more off-the-wall films that would perhaps have been lost to time or obscurity.

Some films slip under the radar because their dark comedy doesn't reach a vast audience. Sometimes their quiet romances take time and investment from the viewer. But they're worth watching for their unique perspectives and cross-genre experimentation.

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The slow-burn pacing of Portrait of a Lady on Fire can be daunting, but it's a feature, not a bug. The film's slow, contemplative progression reflects both the budding emotions of the central...

Beauty and the Beast has always been a romance. Written by French author Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, many historians interpret the original story from the 1740s as a metaphor for arranged marriages. The titular beauty of La Belle et la Bête must look beyond physical pretenses and realize that the "monstrous-looking" man asking for her hand in marriage is actually a kind, honorable soul. Beauty falls in love with this so-called beast because of his personality; cue the quintessential happily ever after. Thanks to its motifs and thematic implications, La Belle et la Bête has seen no shortage of adaptations and reinventions across the centuries. Most of these modernized takes have centered the romance appropriately. However, only one boasts a leading man so sexy he shames all others practically out of existence. This swoon-worthy goldmine didn't emerge as a desperate marketing gimmick from a movie studio oligarchy — not even close.

Shout! Factory Films Highly-anticipated Motion Picture Directed By Christophe Gans Beauty And The Beast (La Belle et la Bête) Starring Vincent Cassel And Léa Seydoux With André Dussollier Opens in Select U.S. Cinemas on September 23, 2016 Directed by Christophe Gans (Silent Hill, The Brotherhood of the Wolf), Beauty And The Beast (La Belle Et …

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Back in 2014, “Beauty and the Beast,” or also known as “La Belle et La Bête,” premiered at the Berlin Film Festival to positive reviews. Now two years later, thanks to Shout! Factory, the Christophe Gans live-action French film will be hitting Us cinemas this September.

In this adaptation of the classic tale Léa Seydoux stars as Belle opposite Vincent Cassel as the Beast. Set in 1810, the story follows the unexpected romance that blooms after the youngest daughter of a merchant who is going through rough times offers herself to the beast to save her father.

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Shout! Factory acquired the movie in January of this year. The fantasy film, written by Gans and Sandra Vo-Anh, garnered around $28 million overseas when it was released two years ago.

It is produced by Richard Grandpierre and...

Beauty and the Beast (La Belle La Bete), the live-action French version of the beloved story directed by Christophe Gans, is getting a theatrical release in the U.S. on Sept. 23, 2016. It will bow, courtesy of Shout! Factory in Los Angeles, New York to be followed by openings in additional cities after that. This version of the classic story stars Vincent Cassel (Jason Bourne, Black Swan) and Léa Seydoux (Spectre, Blue Is the Warmest Color) with André Dussollier (A Very Lo…...

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A fully restored 30-minute film of The Beatles’ famous Shea Stadium concert on August 15 1965 will accompany the theatrical release of Ron Howard’s authorised documentary, The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years.

Apple Corps Ltd., White Horse Pictures and Imagine Entertainment produced the documentary, which Richard Abramowitz’s Abramorama will release theatrically on September 15, and unveiled a new trailer this week.

The film marks the first acquisition for presenting partner Hulu’s Hulu Documentary Films arm, which begins exclusive streaming on September 17. However the bonus concert documentary will only appear in theatres.

Studiocanal and PolyGram Entertainment are anchor partners on the film and hold rights in the UK, France, Germany and Australia and New Zealand rights.

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The Walking Dead's Lauren Cohan stars in The Boy, and we have details on the horror film's upcoming premiere. Also in this round-up: Hellions Blu-ray / DVD info, Cavity Colors' Starry Eyes shirt, Cinefamily's X-Files marathon, acquisition details for Christophe Gans' Beauty and the Beast, and Diamond Select Toys' Alien Minimates.

The Boy Premiere: Press Release: "(Burbank, January 11, 2016) - Stx Entertainment and Lakeshore Entertainment have arranged a once-in-a-lifetime experience for fans to see the new horror movie The Boy at 15 exclusive red carpet screenings before the general public has an opportunity to see the film. The PG-13 rated motion picture opens in theaters nationwide on January 22.

All 15 screenings will occur simultaneously and will take place on one night only- Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - starting at 6Pm Et / 3Pm Pt. Tickets to this event are now available online at TheBoyFanPremiere.Movie. The announcement was made today by Jack Pan, President of Marketing for Stx Entertainment.

Shout! Factory has secured all Us rights to Christophe Gans’ Beauty And The Beast (La Belle Et La Bête).

Cliff MacMillan handled the acquisition for Shout! Factory and David McIntosh negotiated the deal with Pathé’s evp of international sales Muriel Sauzay.

Pathé International holds rights outside the Us to the classic fantasy romance starring Vincent Cassel and Léa Seydoux that premiered at the Berlinale last year.

Eskwad, Pathé, TF1 Films Productions, Studio Babelsberg and 120 Films produced Beauty And The Beast, based on Madame de Villeneuve’s story of a young girl who encounters a cursed creature and discovers true love.

André Dussollier, Eduardo Noriega, Myriam Charleins, Audrey Lamy, Sara Giraudeau, Jonathan Demurger, Nicolas Gob, Louka Meliava and Yvonne Catterfeld round out the key cast.

Gans and Sandra Vo-Anh adapted the screenplay. Richard Grandpierre and Jérôme Seydoux produced while Frederic Doniguian served as executive producer.

Shout! Factory has secured all Us rights including theatrical, VOD, digital...

Shout! Factory has struck a deal with Pathé International to secure all U.S. rights to Christophe Gans’ epic fantasy adventure movie “Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête),” which stars Léa Seydoux (“Spectre”) and Vincent Cassel (“Black Swan”) as the title characters, the company announced Tuesday. André Dussollier (“Amelie”) co-stars alongside Eduardo Noriega, Myriam Charleins, Audrey Lamy, Sara Giraudeau, Jonathan Demurger, Nicolas Gob, Louka Meliava and Yvonne Catterfeld. After the wreck of his ships, a financially ruined merchant (Dussollier) exiles himself in the countryside with his six children, including his youngest daughter Belle (Seydoux). One day, the merchant stumbles.