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Original shows have a hard time of making it work in the modern world, and we lost one of the better ones. Prime Video’sÉtoilewas cancelledafter just one season. Deadline reportedthat theAmy Sherman-PalladinoandDaniel Palladinoserieswas cancelleddespite having a two-season order. According to the report, it was due to the show’s performance vs. cost report and not a change of who is in charge of Amazon MGM Studios.Jennifer Salkehad been the one to give the series a two-season order, and she left her position in March....

WhileDavid Yateshas spent the better half of the last decade embroiled in the magical world ofHarry Potter, the director made a detour to the realm of men and beasts with his upcoming spin on another beloved fantasy classic,Edgar Rice Burroughs’Tarzan.The Legend of Tarzanpicks up eight years after the original Tarzan ends, with the character leaving the jungle behind for a domesticated life in Victorian London as Jon Clayton III, Lord Greystoke with his beloved wife Jane (Margot Robbie)....

InSuccession, wealthy media mogul Logan Roy (Brian Cox) is looking to retire, and hand off his company to his son Kendall (Jeremy Strong). But as is immediately apparent, Kendall is not to best choice for an heir, as Logan’s other children (played bySarah Snook,Kieran Culkin, andAlan Ruck) also start to consider what part of their father’s company they will control. Added to all of this is the formidable presence of Logan’s third wife, Marcia (Hiam Abbass), a player in her own right who is looking to take a controlling interest in the global company....

On the surface,The Current Warlooks like it could have been about the fight to own the future, and the intersection between commerce and invention. But it quickly becomes apparent that directorAlfonso Gomez-Rejonhas no idea what to do with the true story of Thomas Edison versus George Westinghouse and their fight to bring their respective systems of electric current to the U.S. It’s a movie that has a clear conflict but couldn’t find a theme with two hands a flashlight....

Take a near-death head trip, and hear a whole lot of heavy breathing, in a new trailer forNiels Arden Oplev’s (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) upcomingFlatlinersrevival about a new team of med students who open up a door to the afterlife and find more than they bargained for.The new incarnation lives in that modern studio movie liminal space between a remake, reboot, and sequel. It’s essentially a remake, taking the concept and applying it to a new set of characters, but original cast memberKiefer Sutherlandwill reprise his role as Nelson, who is now a professor at the medical university....

If you’re not familiar with the nameAneurin Barnard, that won’t be the case for long. He’s already appeared inMary Queen of ScotsandDunkirk, but he just celebrated a huge run at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Not only was he inThe Personal History of David CopperfieldalongsideDev Pateland the movieRadioactivewithRosamund Pike, but Barnard also had a key role inJohn Crowley’s adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel,The Goldfinch. Barnard steps in as one of two actors playing Boris....

On last week’s episode ofThe Mandalorian, fans ofStar Wars: The Clone WarsandStar Wars: Rebelsgot a thrill when they saw animated hero Ahsoka Tano move to live-action withRosario Dawsonplaying the beloved Jedi. The character had been teased ever since we learned that Dawson would play Tano, and I’m sure that the character’s introduction in the world ofThe Mandalorianwill drive some folks to finally check out the animatedStar Warsseries. And like every other featured guest character this season onThe Mandalorian, she now has her very own character poster....

It is nearly time to start seeing premonitions again. Production has officially gotten underway on Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema’sFinal Destination: Bloodlines,the sixth installment of theFinal Destinationhorror series. The news comes courtesy of two of the creative minds involved with the film, which still has an air of mystery around it. Production was announced by one of theproducers ofBloodlines,Craig Perry,on social media. “After a long, hard slog through the pandemic and the strikes, Day One is finally in the can,” Perry said....

Hate it, love it, [extremelyJosh Brolinvoice] dread it, run from it, the fact of the matter is our pop culture landscape is ruled by superheroes. The modern-day watercooler is the Tweets, forums, and message boards that light up like an Infinity Stone following the release of a comic book movie. Hell, thetrailersfor the upper-tier entries stop office productivity, traffic, and social interaction for days at a time. This year was a wild, wide-ranging one for the genre; we got massive franchise-cappers likeAvengers: Infinity War, decades-in-the-making standalone stories likeVenom, blockbusters likeAquamanthat are so unlikelyEntourageturned it into a running joke for years....

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for House of the Dragon. The first season ofHouse of the Dragonwill come to its climactic end tonight, and, by now, we can already get a good overview ofGame of Thrones' first spin-off show for HBO. It’s, of course, a huge success. It brought back most of what made its mother series a hit, including family intrigue and political suspense, while also doubling down on others — for example, instead of three, there were17 dragons....

There are few genres likethe political thriller, the one thatblends conspiracies, shocking murders, and the fundamental building blocks of societyinto a mélange of terror, passion, and excitement. Hollywood has produced many fine examples, likeAll The President’s Men,The Day of the Jackal,andThe Ides of March.However, many of the great thriller directors in Hollywood learned great lessons from filmmakers elsewhere, particularly in Europe as well as the films of oneCosta-Gavras. Though not a household name, the Greek-French writer and director has made some of cinema’sbest political filmsthroughout his career....

OnThor: Ragnarok, editorsZene BakerandJoel Negronworked with directorTaika Waititito breathe a new and undeniably hilarious life into the franchise’s third installment. In the film, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) finds himself having to get back to Asgard to stop the destruction of his homeworld and the end of civilization there, at the hands of the scarily powerful Hela (Cate Blanchett). Utilizing a refreshing level of humor and fun throughout the story, Thor must get his duplicitous adopted brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston), the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and the fierce warrior Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) all fighting on the same side, if they’re even going to have a chance at being victorious....

In case you missed it on Friday night of the holiday weekend, Amazon canceledUtopiaafter a single season during which it laid out a rich mythology that is now all for naught. What started as the show thatDavid Fincherwalked away from at HBO ends with Amazon walking away and leaving creatorGillian Flynnstuck holding the bag. I honestly didn’t see this one coming, and yet, I’m not surprised, as nothing surprises me anymore thanks to the pandemic… which can probably be blamed for this particular show’s cancellation, though not for the typical reasons....