Cherry, Mank, Nomadland Among ASC's Nominees for Best Cinematography

The American Society of Cinematographers has announced the feature nominees for its upcoming virtual ceremony, and Apple’sTom HollandmovieCherrywas among the surprising inclusions. While the film was directed by the Russo brothers, it was shot byNewton Thomas Sigel, who was nominated alongside top Oscar contenders such asNomadland(Joshua James Richards),Mank(Erik Messerschmidt),The Trial of the Chicago 7(Phedon Papamichael) andNews of the World(Dariusz Wolski). The nomination marks the very first for veteran DP Sigel, which is kind of crazy to think about, since he shotThe Usual Suspectsmore than 25 years ago!...

June 18, 2025 · 4 min · 667 words · Jose Montgomery

Chris Evans to Star in Neill Blomkamp's Thriller Greenland

Captain America may not have had much to do inAvengers: Infinity War, butChris Evansis lining up a starring role of a different sort. It was announced today that the actor will lead a new disaster thriller calledGreenland, which hails fromDistrict 9andElysiumfilmmakerNeill Blomkamp. While full plot details are under wraps, the film is described as the story of one family’s fight for survival in the face of a cataclysmic natural disaster. Given Blomkamp’s penchant for tackling social issues and that title, one wonders if this story has something to do with the disastrous effects of climate change....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Deborah Harris

Chris Pine and Ben Foster to Reunite for Outlaw King

Hell or High Waterwas one of my favorite movies of last year, so I’m thrilled that directorDavid Mackenziemight be reteaming with actorsChris PineandBen Foster. According to Deadline, the trio is in talks to reunite for Netflix’sOutlaw King, a period drama that would focus on king Robert the Bruce, who led his country to freedom from England. Pine would play Robert the Bruce, and Foster would play “James Douglas, the Scottish knight who became the king’s chief adviser....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Cassandra Valenzuela

Do the Chainsaw Dance: ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ Debuts New 4K 50th Anniversary Set

The spooky season is finally upon horror fans. That means an endless number of scary movie marathons are coming our way. It’s also a time for our favoritehorrorfilms to get new fancy physical media editions. One of those classics isTobe Hooper’sThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The backwoods slasher is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and has rightfully been receiving a ton of love. This included new action figures and 4K editions....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 617 words · Brian Ross

Fantasy Island TV Show Trailer Reveals Fox Revival

Foxhas just released a new promo for the reboot ofFantasy Island, which is currently filming in Puerto Rico. The new series is set to air on Fox on August 10 and starsRoselyn Sanchez(Grand Hotel),Kiara Barnes(The Bold and the Beautiful), andJohn Gabriel Rodriquez(Rosewood). Series guest stars includeBellamy Young(Scandal),Dave Annable(What/If),Odette Annable(Supergirl), and more. The original series revolved around the mysterious owner of an island resort named Mr. Roarke, who makes his guests' greatest dreams come true, but usually not without some sort of twist involved....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 447 words · Kyle Hayes

Fruit Ninja: Frenzy Force Is a Super Silly Series for Kids

I do not envy the folks who were tasked with taking Halfbrick Studios' wildly successfulFruit Ninjamobile game and turning it into an original animated series for YouTube Red. What do you do with Gutsu and Truffles? How do you decide to introduce Sensei and his Fruit Facts? And how do you take all the slicing and dicing action away from the player and put it into the capable hands of a group of young ninjas?...

June 18, 2025 · 4 min · 660 words · Alex Sutton

Gotham Season 5 Footage Has Harley Quinn and a Bat Signal

After five wonderful seasons of balloon-themed murder, blatant child endangerment, and more charity banquets filled with poisonous gas than you could count, Fox’sGothamwill bring Bruce Wayne’s (David Mazouz) journey toward becoming Batman to a close. We’ve gotten some brief, Scarecrow-focused glimpses of the final season, butTVInsiderhas the most in-depth look at the upcoming chapter so far. The lengthy video features the cast running down the series' No Man’s Land storyline, but it also includes some truly insane new footage of everything from the Mutants from Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns, a blonde insane asylum attendee whodefinitelylooks likeGotham’s Harley Quinn, and a not-quite-Bat-symbol atop the Gotham City Police Department....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Linda Hughes

Heroes: Doctor Strange Premiere, Deadpool 2 Loses Director

Welcome to the 80th Episode of Collider’s Heroes, hosted by Jon Schnepp, with guests Robert Meyer Burnett, Amy Dallen, and John Campea. On this episode of Collider’s Heroes (Wednesday October 26th, 2016) we discuss: Heroes on the Big Screen So the newest Marvel studios film has landed, with its world premiere at the TCL Chinese, in IMAX 3D. John Campea and Jon Schnepp were lucky enough to be invited to attend the star studded event with their better halves....

June 18, 2025 · 4 min · 676 words · Melanie Ashley

Hollywood: Netflix Trailer Reveals Ryan Murphy's Ambitious New Series

Netflix has released the firstHollywoodtrailer for executive producerRyan Murphy’s upcoming limited series, and it’s got a little bit of everything—sex, glamor, and of course unbridled ambition. Created by Murphy andGleeco-creatorIan Brennan, the show takes place in the Golden Age of Hollywood and follows a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers as they try to make their way through old power structures. But instead of simply delving into history,Hollywoodlooks to change it....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Brian Cardenas

How Avengers: Infinity War Was Made: From Idea to Record-Breaker

“How the MCU Was Made”is a series of deep-dive articles that delve into the ins and outs of the development history, production, and release of all the Marvel Studios movies In the grand scheme of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, theAvengersmovies have always been its cornerstones. 2012’sThe Avengerswas the first movie to combine all the MCU heroes in one film, solidifying the idea of an interconnected universe. 2015’sAvengers: Age of Ultronmarked a turning point of sorts, as our heroes started questioning one another and each individual’s faults rose to the surface in intriguing ways....

June 18, 2025 · 16 min · 3388 words · Terry Gray

Inside Man Feeds Into a Concerning TV Trend

With the streaming release of BBC One’sInside Manfrom creatorSteven Moffat— which briefly trended in the Top 10 among Netflix’s most popular titles, the romanticization of terrible human beings and their gruesome crimes is gaining more and more traction among audiences. In the spirit of Hannibal Lecter, and coming off the heels of another Netflix hit,DAHMER -Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story— which was recentlyrenewed for two more installmentsby the streamer,Inside Manis the latest offering in what is becoming almost its own subgenre, one that is capitalizing on our insatiable appetite for taking the lowest form of humanity and presenting them wrapped up in a nice, neat bow for our viewing consumption....

June 18, 2025 · 4 min · 834 words · Mariah King

Janet McTeer on Jessica Jones Season 2 and Joining Netflix's Ozark

From executive producer/showrunnerMelissa Rosenberg, Marvel’sJessica Jonesis back for Season 2 (which is available to stream at Netflix), forcing the reluctant superhero to confront who she really is while digging deeper into her past to explore the reasons why. Being known throughout the city as a super-powered killer is torture for Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), who just wants to be left alone with her anger and a stiff drink, rather than being drawn into other people’s problems or forced to confront her own....

June 18, 2025 · 8 min · 1638 words · Daniel Jackson

John Williams Not Scoring Spielberg's Ready Player One

There’s no director/composer collaboration more fruitful or famous than that ofSteven SpielbergandJohn Williams, but as Spielberg’s next two films come together at the same time, Williams is having to skip scoring duties for one. The filmmaker shot the effects-driven sci-fi adaptationReady Player Onelast year, but with a March 2018 release date, post-production has been a lengthy process. In the meantime, while the effects work on that film continues, Spielberg is in the midst of shooting a politically-tinged drama calledThe PaperswithMeryl StreepandTom Hanksthat he’s fast-tracking into this year’s awards race, with a by-the-skin-of-your-teeth December release date....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · James Jenkins