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The film adaptation ofChicagois celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with a new Limited-Edition Blu-ray SteelBook. The Academy Awarding-winning musical will arrive on Blu-ray on February 7, from Paramount Home Entertainment. The Limited-Edition Blu-ray SteelBook will include access to a digital copy of the film, which boasts of over three hours of a legacy bonus content. The bonus content will include commentary from the musical’s directorRob Marshalland screenwriterBill Condon. The 20th anniversary gift will also feature cast and crew interviews with an extensive look at the film, plus extended musical performances....

Shortly beforeThe Fate of the Furioussmashed box office records around the world, I landed an exclusive interview with screenwriterChris Morgan.If you’re not aware, Morgan has written all theFast and Furiousmovies sinceTokyo Driftand has been a key component of the films and someone that’s helped shepherd a small movie about people stealing cars to one of the biggest franchises in Hollywood. During our interview, Morgan talked about how he first got involved in the franchise, what it was like makingFast Five, the original ending ofFurious 7, if a future sequel could go to outer space, how quickly they start making the next film after finishing the previous one, if they’ve started preppingFast 9and10,Jason Statham’sawesome third act action scene (and how it was originally written), and a lot more....

The 33rdSanta Barbara International Film Festival celebrated the five Academy Award-nominated directors –Christopher Nolan(Dunkirk),Greta Gerwig(Lady Bird),Guillermo del Toro(The Shape of Water),Jordan Peele(Get Out), andPaul Thomas Anderson(Phantom Thread) – and honored them with the Outstanding Directors of the Year Award for 2018, at the Arlington Theatre on February 6th. From writer/director Nolan,Dunkirktells the story of Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France, as they were surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II....

Given that he’s one of the most successful and talented directors working today, it’s surprising thatChristopher Nolanhas still yet to score a Best Director Oscar nomination. He received a nod for Best Adapted Screenplay forMemento, the film that kicked off his career, and he was all but guaranteed a slot for the critically acclaimedThe Dark Knight. But the morning the Oscar nominations came, Nolan’s name was nowhere to be found. SurelyInceptionwould be the one right?...

The official trailer for the first of two HBO MaxEuphoriaspecial episodes has finally arrived. The first episode, titled “Part 1: Rue,” starsZendayaandColman Domingo. It’s possibleHunter Schafercould also make an appearance as the trailer teases flashbacks to the Rue (Zendaya) and Jules (Schafer) Season 1 finale storyline. The trailer forEuphoria"Part 1: Rue" arrives just one week after theposter for the special episodewas released. “Part 1: Rue” is the first of two special episodes set to air ahead of theEuphoriaSeason 2 premiere....

HBO seems to be doubling down on its support for highly controversial authorJ.K. Rowling, who continues tospreading anti-trans rhetoric. Unfortunately, her controversial nature is not enough to deter Hollywood corporations from continuing their partnerships with her. HBO hasdebuted the first trailer for the upcoming sixth seasonof the crime drama seriesC.B. Strike, in addition to revealing its premiere date. The show is based on Rowling’s “Cormoran Strike” detective novels, which she writes under the male psudonymRobert Galbraith....

Spoilers forAvengers: Endgamefollow below. In October 2014, seven months before the release of the firstAvengerssequelAge of Ultron, Marvel Studios announced thatAvengers 3and4would be titledAvengers: Infinity War Part IandAvengers: Infinity War Part II. This signaled that there was a massive, Thanos-infused story still to come, and that it would be too epic to contain to one single movie. Two-part conclusions aren’t exactly rare, and they’ve become more common in the 21st century—particularly with book adaptations likeHarry Potter,Twilight, andThe Hunger Games....

“Horror films don’t create fear, they release it.” -Wes Craven Wes Cravenbegan his filmmaking career tackling gritty, primal horror, exploring the depraved side of man and how crippling it could be to come face to face with unflinching evil. At its core, horror has always been an avenue to address the disturbing aspects of the human experience and the world we live in, the things most don’t want to talk about....

HBO has announced that a new episode of its documentary seriesI’ll Be Gone in the Darkwill soon be released. The hour-long presentation, which premieres June 21 at 10 p.m., will also be available to stream on HBO Max. Originally a six-part series released last year,I’ll Be Gone in the Darkwas based on the book of the same name byMichelle McNamara. Haunted by the unsolved rape and murder of Kathy Lombardo in 1984 near her hometown of Oak Park, Illinois, McNamara began doggedly researching similar cold cases....

IfBurial Ritesmakes it in front of cameras, expect it to generate a lot of awards attention before anyone even sees it.Varietyreports thatLuca Guadagnino, who is currently earning raves for his outstanding romanceCall Me by Your Name, is set to direct Oscar-winnerJennifer Lawrencein a period drama that takes place in 1830 Iceland and follows a woman who’s set to be publically executed. Per Variety, “The film draws onHannah Kent’s 2013 novel of the same name, and centers on Agnes Magnusdottir (Lawrence), the last woman to be publicly executed in Iceland in 1830....

WhenJoeandAnthony Russo, the directors of the highest-grossing movie of all time,Avengers: Endgame, teamed up withTom Brady, the player with the most championship rings in NFL history, for the documentaryUnseen Football, big things were expected – we just didn’t know how big. Producer Joe Russo now tells Collider that the film will be released in IMAX theaters, and that cameras will follow Brady to Tampa Bay as the legendary quarterback begins the next chapter of his illustrious career....

Video game adaptations have spent the last several yearsimproving by leaps and boundsover their predecessors. A string of successes like Prime Video’sFallout, Netflix’sArcane, and Paramount’sSonic the Hedgehogmovies have proven that the medium can be translated well to the screen for all ages. Before these shows became more commonplace and generally good though, there were still filmmakers attempting to bring iconic franchises to the screen. One example from 2008 comes fromThe Omen(2006)andA Good Day to Die HarddirectorJohn Mooreand writerBeau Thornewith their neo-noir actionerMax PaynestarringMark Wahlberg....

From directorJason Winerand screenwriterMax Werner, the indie dramedyOde to Joyfollows Brooklyn librarian Charlie (Martin Freeman), a man with a neurological disorder called cataplexy, which causes him to lose control and faint whenever he’s overcome by a strong emotion, particularly joy. Living with such a condition has led Charlie to maintain a carefully managed world, which he finds turned upside when he meets the spontaneous Francesca (Morena Baccarin), who he starts to have feelings for and therefore tries to suppress those feelings, so that he can spend time with her without his disorder taking over....