It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say thatThe Lord of the Ringstrilogy contains some of the most memorable sequences in the history of Hollywood. Some of which include the Ride of the Rohirrim, Gandalf’s (Ian McKellen) iconic standoff with the Balrog in the mines of Moria, and Frodo’s (Elijah Wood) struggle on the slopes of Mount Doom, just to name a few.Peter Jackson’s acclaimed adaptation isbrimming with breathtaking moments, butthe most powerful of them all actually doesn’t occur until after the War for the Ringis over....

Horror fans will be well acquainted with directorWes Craven’s cameo in 1996’sScream, where he is dressed asFreddy Krueger (Robert Englund), but this is not the only Easter Egg forA Nightmare on Elm Streetcontained within the cult ’90s meta horror. It’s a famous and cheeky nod to Craven’s enduring horror icon and the director himself, but the self-referential nods inScreamdidn’t stop there. HadscreenwriterKevin Williamsongotten his way, there would have been a nice connection between the final girl of the ’80s and the final girl of the ‘90s....

WhenThe Shannara Chroniclesfirst debuted on MTV in 2016, it was the network’s highest-rated scripted series of the year. MTV has since gotten out of the scripted game, so its parent company Viacom moved the series to Spike TV, which will soon become the Paramount Network. That was clearly a mistake. The ratings dropped off dramatically, to the point that the second season never saw episodes hit more than 310,000 viewers. There are other scripted series with even lower viewership (much lower, even) that have continued on, but there’s also a consideration of cost when it comes to producing a fantasy epic that shoots on location in New Zealand....

Ironically, a great war movie typically shows humanity at its worst. Films as masterful asSteven Spielberg’sSchindler’s Listpartially derive their power fromexposing viewers to horrors too hellish to imagine, which is why Hollywood often doesn’t need to stray too far from historical records when dramatizing periods as bleak as World War II. At a time when the planet knew nothing but its own conflict, projects like HBO’sBand of Brothersillustrate the power to be found from adapting true stories of the war’s survivors, but even for Hollywood, there’s one WWII drama with sucha far-fetched premise that it’s almost impossible to believe the film’s events actually happened....

TheDunefranchise has truly become a force to be reckoned with. After years of development, bothDuneandDune: Part Twohave become bonafidebox office goldand have set the stage forFrank Herbert’s iconic novels to finally receivefurther adaptation. Under directorDenis Villeneuve, the stories have truly transcended generational tastes and have broughtnew nuance and excitement to Herbert’s characters. WhileTimothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides is certainly an intriguing lead, it’s Lady Jessica’s complexities that have truly made the film a standout among the genre, in no small way thanks toRebecca Ferguson’s masterful portrayal....

The notion that a reboot or a remake should always be compared to its predecessor is inherently flawed because in that case,Tim Burton’sCharlie and the Chocolate Factorywould de facto be a terrible film. But it simply isn’t. If given the opportunity to be judged on its own merit, it turns out to be a picture that carries its own weight, reveling in its outlandishness with a dash of emotional comfort.It is a cinematic fusion of childlike innocence and imagination driven by a colorful cast of characters with their own eccentricities....

With writer-directorBaz Luhrmann’sElvisopening in theaters this weekend around the world, I recently got to speak withTom Hanksabout playing ColonelTom Parkerin the biopic. During the interview, Hanks talked about the way Parker was a promoter and not a manager, why Elvis never fired him, and how he prepares for a really emotional scene. In addition, he revealed his dream project, which would be aboutDean Reed, who was an American actor and singer that decided to become a communist behind the Iron Curtain....

From show creatorTom Perrotta(who also wrote the novel of the same name that the series is based on), the HBO seven-episode limited seriesMrs. Fletcheris a dual coming-of-age story chronicling the personal and sexual journeys of empty-nest mother Eve Fletcher (Kathryn Hahn, in a stand-out performance) and her popular-jock-turned-college-freshman son, Brendan (Jackson White). They both embrace their newfound freedom in different ways, with Eve learning what it means to be a mid-40s single mom and Brendan learning that adulthood is a bit more complicated than he expected....

The next actor has been cast inTrue DetectiveSeason 3, and hoo boy, this is getting exciting. When HBOfinally greenlit the seriesearlier this year, Oscar-winningMoonlightactorMahershala Aliwas set in the lead role. NowTHRreports thatSelmaandAlien: CovenantactressCarmen Ejogois signing on to co-star in the third season of the HBO anthology crime series. Ejogo will play Amelia Reardon, an Arkansas schoolteacher with a connection to two children who went missing in the 1980s. True DetectiveSeason 3 is set in Northwest Arkansas and follows an Arkansas state police detective, telling “the story of a macabre crime in the heart of the Ozarks, and a mystery that deepens over decades and plays out in three separate time periods....

For those not aware of how The Biz™ works, a normal movie press tour is very carefully designed to drum up excitement for a film in the lead-up to premiere. ButTom Hardyis no normal man. Tom Hardy strongly prefers roles that require at least half if not more of his face to be obscured by some uncomfortable doodad. Tom Hardy looked at the role of Bane and decided the best voice was The Monopoly Man on acid....

In the first full trailer for the new season of HBO’s comedy seriesVice Principals, we find Neil Gamby (Danny McBride) having to use a Stair Chair while he recovers from his “assassination attempt.” As he rehabs and finds new purpose in looking for the person who shot him, he’s welcomed back to school with open arms by his former rival Lee Russell (Walton Goggins), who promises to help him find the perpetrator of this crime....

Thwip-ing its way strongly into the holiday break,Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Versewebbed up a solid $35.4 million in its debut weekend, the strongest opening ever for an animated film in December. Warner Bros.‘Aquamanlooms on the horizon next week to distract the comic book crowd, butInto the Spider-Verse—which cost a reported $90 million to make—should be in for a good Christmas-time run, bolstered by an A+ Cinemascore and an audience made up of families....

Back whenLostwas a thing, a major hook for audiences was the introduction of polar bears to what appeared to be an otherwise tropical island. Fast-forward nearly 15 years and that hook is still in people’s minds, especially for those of us who have become ensnared by AMC’s period-piece mystery/thriller/dramaThe Terror. A twist on thereal-life tale ofCaptain Sir John Franklin’s 19th century voyage to find a way through the icy, treacherous Northwest Passage, the crews of the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror find themselves hunted by a mysterious and massive creature....