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By now most of you have heard the incredible buzz onLa La Land. After all, since the film premiered in early September, audience after audience has been wowed by writer-directorDamien Chazelle’ssecond feature with many saying it’s thefrontrunner for Best Picture at next year’s Academy Awards. And like everyone else talking about the film, I’m in complete agreement:La La Landknocked me on my ass and I left the theater stunned by what Chazelle composed on screen....

Christian McKay Heidicker’s horror children bookScary Stories for Young Foxesis set to get an animated miniseries adaptation withGame of ThronesstarLena Headeyvoicing an undisclosed character. AsDeadlinereports, Headey’s company Peephole Productions will also take care of producing the adaptation, with Heidicker acting as executive producer. Scary Stories for Young Foxesfollows an old fox who tells eight different interconnected stories about two young foxes and their struggles to survive in a harsh world. Even if the book is aimed at younger reads,Scary Stories for Young Foxesdeals with strong subjects, such as animal abuse, domestic violence and prejudice towards disabilities....

The tech community is eagerly anticipating Apple’s next move with the highly anticipated launch of the M4 MacBook Pro. There is a lot of speculation about the advancements and changes that this new model will bring, especially after the release of the M3-series MacBook Pro in the fall of 2023. Consumers and professionals are excited to see how Apple will build upon its line of high-performance laptops. Based on Apple’s past innovative trends, the M4 chip is expected to mark a significant step in the evolution of MacBook Pro’s capabilities....

Editor’s note: The below article contains spoilers for Ms. Marvel Episode 3. While the first phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe focused on some of the most famous heroes and villains from comic books, the latest films and series recycle mostly unknown characters to create engaging narratives. That was true forEthan Hawke’s Arthur Harrow inMoon Knight,Fra Fee’s Kazi inHawkeye, and now the ClanDestines inMs. Marvel. In episode 3 ofMs. Marvel, we get to know the main antagonist for the series, a group of interdimensional beings trapped on Earth and willing to do anything to go back home....

Prepare for your mind to absolutely boggle because the next sentence is gonna throw you for a loop. On Friday,True DetectivecreatorNic Pizzolattounveiled a pitch for a new Batman comics storyline where he ends up killing God andWatchmencreatorDamon Lindelofvehemently co-signed the idea. So, yeah, this is a thing that is happening now. It all kicked off when Pizzolatto hopped onInstagramto share a lengthy caption and photo set where he essentially unveils his complete thoughts about Batman — “the only piece of geek culture I have an affinity for” — and pitches a DC Comics story he’d want to write involving the Caped Crusader....

The first trailer forBong Joon Ho’sOkjais now available for your consumption! The writer-director ofThe HostandSnowpiercer, among others, looks to have taken everything he learned from the creature feature/horror picture and the sci-fi classic about class warfare and combined them into this “girl and her dog(thing)"-meets-evil organization(s) tale.Okjashould encourage alotof conversation about GMOs, the agriculture industry, animal welfare groups, and the pros and cons of both sides of each of them. Bong Joon Ho works masterfully in these gray areas and I can’t wait to see what he does with them inOkja; the trailer likely only hints at everyone’s ultimate motive here....

The discourse around the idea of a “perfect film” is rife with yourCitizen Kane’s,Godfather’s, and other complex explorations of the grit and darkness in humanity…and then there’sPaddington 2. In 2017, this unlikely addition to the “perfect film” discourse arrived on the scene.Paddington 2follows its titular bear in a red bucket hat as he pursues the perfect gift for his aunt, while also dismantling the prison industrial complex and spreading kindness in his wake....

WithHolmes & Watson, co-starsWill FerrellandJohn C. Reillycomplete their trilogy—along withTalladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky BobbyandStep Brothers—about two buffoonish men with nothing but genuine, un-ironic man-love for each other. Here, the duo steps back in time to the early 20th century to take on the roles ofSir Arthur Conan Doyle’s master detective, Sherlock Holmes (Ferrell) and his trusty physician flat-mate, John Watson (Reilly). When a body arrives at Buckingham Palace along with a note signed by Holmes' nemesis, Moriarty (Ralph Fiennes), the game is officially afoot....

Rachel FudaandJohn FudajoinedThe Real Housewives of New Jerseywith their three children during Season 13 and now, they’ve welcomed a new addition! The Fuda family had an eventful Season 14; John was fighting withTeresa Giudiceand her husband,Luis Ruelas,after Giudice accused John of being a drug dealer. But by the end of the season, Fuda shared with her fellow housewives that she was pregnant and, in anexclusive toPEOPLE, shared thatshe has given birth to a healthy baby boynamedLorenzo Fuda....

Netflix’sUnstableis gearing up to drop its second seasonon August 1, riding the wave of its enthusiastic fan base since its debut in March 2023. The quirky comedy series bringsRob Loweand his son,John Owen Lowe, back to the small screen as the chaotic father-son duo running a top-tier biotech company. The show features Ellis Dragon (Rob Lowe), a brilliant but unpredictable CEO, and his son Jackson (John Owen Lowe), who practically keeps the company — and his dad — from going off the rails....

WithThe Northmanopening in theaters this weekend, I recently spoke to directorRobert Eggersabout making his action-filled epic. During the interview, Eggers talked about how he filmed the invasion of a village as a oner, and how it was like choreographing a musical but with a “lot more blood,” what were the toughest aspects of making the story as authentic as possible, the challenges he ran into in the editing room, how the release is his director’s cut and why you won’t see a longer cut on the Blu-ray, writing the screenplay withSjón, and why he thankedAri Aster,Chris Columbus, andAlfonso Cuarónin the credits....

Disney is adding a new title to its ever-expanding roster of live-action remakes, and it’s an ambitious one.Deadlinereports thatSam Mendesis in early talks to develop and direct a live-action adaptation ofJames and the Giant PeachwithBrooklynandAn EducationscribeNick Hornbyattached to write the screenplay. The report notes that Mendes is in “very early” negotiations. Henry Selickfirst adapted the book from beloved children’s authorRoald Dahlfor the studio back in 1996 with the stop-motion feature of the same name....

[This article containspoilers.] Where asAlien3has been forgotten thanks to ignominy, the shadow of the first twoAlienmovies, and its botched production,Se7enhas persevered for almost twenty years if for no other reason than what’s in the fucking box.Se7enis whereDavid Fincher’s filmography truly begins, and it’s fitting that a director who self-identifies as cynical should lead with a movie that abhors human nature, massacres the good in more ways than one, and even feels slight reverence towards its heinous killer....