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Netflix has been making moves to bump up its original documentary selection and this fall will see at least three new, major works premiere on the streaming services. For auteurists, the release of new works byWerner Herzog(Into the Inferno) andAva DuVernay(The 13th) is the major coup but then there’sAmanda Knox, an attempt to suss out what exactly happened amongst the media madness that surrounded the murder ofMeredith Kercherand her titular suspected roommate....

The latest trailer for Amazon’sCarnival Row, starringOrlando Bloom,Cara Delevingne,Jared Harris, andIndira Varmahas arrived just a few weeks before its release. The new series promises to take viewers into a steampunk world where humans and magical creatures coexist in the uneasy city of Carnival Row. Carnival Row’s fourth trailer puts an emphasis on the impossible romance of Vignette Stonemoss (Delevingne), a faerie who is forced out of her magical homeland by an army of human soldiers and seeks refuge in the port city of Carnival Row....

Disney Animation excels at a lot of things - fantastic world building, top-tier artwork, and some of the catchiest songs in the world - but the studio’s crowning achievement may just be the exceptional catalogue of villains built up over the last six decades. It’s commonly said that a story is only as strong as it’s antagonist, so it’s no surprise that the foremost leader in children’s storytelling has a pantheon of iconic villainy....

Your smartphone is more than just a communication tool—it’s a vault of personal information. From banking apps and emails to photos and real-time location data, mobile devices carry an immense amount of sensitive data. And while we often take precautions on laptops or desktops, mobile phones are just as vulnerable—sometimes even more so. Whether you’re using public Wi-Fi at a coffee shop, airport, or hotel, your data can be an easy target for hackers, identity thieves, or even data-hungry advertisers....

The first half of Season 6 ofBetter Call Saultold two parallel stories. First, we followed Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) and Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) come up with a complex plan to discredit Howard Hamlin (Patrick Fabian) and put an end to the Sandpiper case. At the same time, Lalo Salamanca’s (Tony Dalton) war against Gustavo Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) heated up when the cartel general uncovered Gus' plans to build a secret meth lab....

From Israeli-born filmmakerGuy Nattiv,Skinis inspired by the true story of an American neo-Nazi skinhead named Bryon Widner (played in the film byJamie Bell, who delivers a shocking and sometimes frightening performance), who abandons his life of hatred and violence, after becoming disillusioned with the lifestyle and mentality that accompany it. After a difficult childhood led him to a white supremacist gang, Bryon found himself dependent on a family that justified and encouraged the evil behavior he’d been a part of, over the years, only to later lead him to question whether he’s worthy of repenting for the damage that he wants to put a stop to....

The Friday box office numbers are in, and it looks like Tate Taylor’s adaptation ofThe Girl on the Trainwill be the clear victor this weekend. The film earned $9.4 million at 3,144 locations on Friday, which puts it on track (no pun intended) to gross $26.5 million on its opening weekend according to Variety. While that’s good enough for #1, it’s a far cry from the $37.5 millionGone Girlwas able to pull in during the same frame of 2014 and on a hundred fewer screens....

One-shot takes on film and TVare always impressive to see, even if we don’t always notice them immediately. Sometimes, a one-shot take is so inconspicuous that we only realize the entire movie, episode, or scene was filmed in a single take at the very end or if someone else mentions it. Some of thebest one-take moviesout there show just how magnificent the world of film can be when filmed with just one or two cameras....

If you’ve been watchingGame of ThronesSeason 8, you’ve probably noticed that Winterfell looks a little… different. No, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you. The show’s production team actually remodeled, rebuilt, and expanded the iconic location for the series’ final season, and a new 20-minute behind-the-scenes video shows just how they pulled it off. In the second episode of “The Game Revealed”—a behind-the-scenes series that takes a deep dive into eachGame of Thronesepisode—fans get a look at how the Winterfell set was reworked....

Gaspard Ulliel, known to cineaste audiences for his starring roles in films likeXavierDolan’sIt’s Only the End of the World, andJean-Pierre Jeunet’sA Very Long Engagement, has passed away at age 37 following a tragic ski accident in the Alps, reports news agency AFP. The French performer, who won the country’s top acting accolade for his part in Dolan’s domestic drama, was hospitalized Tuesday following said accident.Deadlinereports that Ulliel was “transported by helicopter on Tuesday to a hospital in Grenoble following a collision on the slopes in the Savoie region”....

Get your Access Codes ready, becauseGridmanis back, and he’s not alone! The next project in theSSSS. Gridmanuniverse will beGridman x Dynazenon, a crossover feature film from Studio Trigger that brings back most of the staff from the two shows, as well as the two titular giant robots: Dynazenon and Gridman. And we have a reveal teaser and key art for the upcoming film. Akira Amemiyawill return to direct the film for Trigger, withKeiichi Hasegawareturning to write the script alongside returning staff members character designerMasaru Sakamoto, and composerShiro Sagisu....

Foxconn is hiring 50,000 more workers at its factory in Zhengzhou, China, to meet the demand for the upcoming iPhone 16 models. This move shows Foxconn’s commitment to meeting Apple’s production needs and adapting to the competitive smartphone market in China. Both Apple and Foxconn are preparing for the high demand expected for the iPhone 16 release by strategically increasing their workforce. Gearing Up for the iPhone 16 Foxconn’s Hiring Spree Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn is reportedly ramping up its workforce by a staggering 50,000 individuals....

Alegal battle has stopped Friday the 13thfrom being resurrected for years, but the sun looks to be rising on Camp Crystal Lake. An upcoming TV show for Peacock is in the very early stages, but there was a time when we didn’t have to wait so long to see Jason Voorhees again. His status as a beloved horror icon formed with each passing movie. There were the pre-zombie years, a massacre on a spaceship, and the showdown with Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund)....