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UPDATED: Unfortunately I have to open with the just awful news that Jessica Walter has passed away. Her work as Lucille Bluth on Arrested Development stands among the very best comedic TV performances ever. Click here for some sweet tributes from her friends and co-workers. This
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I’m intrigued by this trailer for Oxygen, a new sci-fi film starring Melanie Laurent (who was so great in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds): I’m a huge Asterix fan — I grew up reading those amazing French comics, written by René Goscinny and illustrat
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Well the Snyder Cut of Justice League is actually a real thing that is really coming later this month! Crazy. I don’t have much hope this will be a great movie, but I must say I cannot wait to see this thing! Here’s the full trailer, in case you missed it: And here i
“To Be… Or Not… To Be” — Remembering Christopher Plummer and Other News Around the Net
Soon after I posted my previous “News Around the Net” round-up, the news broke that Christopher Plummer had passed away. Mr. Plummer was a tremendous talent. He’s appeared in so many films which I love, including (but by no means limited to) Murder by Decree, 12
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I’m excited that season two of Ron Moore’s Apple TV+ series, For All Mankind, is coming soon! Here’s a trailer: I quite enjoyed the first season, so I’m eager for more. Here’s our first look at The Nevers, which was supposed to be Joss Whedon’s re
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Let’s start with a few minutes of pure joy — a look at Peter Jackson’s in-the-works Beatles documentary, The Beatles: Get Back: More joy? Sit back and take a gander at these two featurettes filled with incredible behind-the-scenes footage and deleted/alternate mome
Star Wars, Marvel, and Alien, Oh My!
Disney unleashed an avalanche of exciting news, today! Holy guacamole!! Let’s dig in, starting with all of the Star Wars news. There’s a LOT of huge news, but what am I most excited about…? It’s this: Ahsoka Tano is getting her own show!! Rosario Dawson
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So, WOW — Warner Brothers announced last week that their ENTIRE 2021 slate of films will be released to theaters and, simultaneously, to HBO-Max! Click here for more details. I am floored. As a film fan, I love this. I want to see these movies, and I love that fans will
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Wow — Wonder Woman 1984 will be released on HBO Max on Christmas Day! AND the film will also be showing in theaters. This is a very interesting strategy. I’m sure that most struggling theatre chains are happy to have this film showing theatrically — and I am ov
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Here’s an epic-looking new trailer for season two of His Dark Materials: I enjoyed season one of the show, and I’m very interested to see how the series handles the very weird and crazy goings-on in The Subtle Knife, book two of Philip Pullman’s series. Here’s