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John Hughes classics get Pop! Vinyl makeovers from Funko

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Funko is paying tribute to the legendary John Hughes with a new wave of Pop! Movies vinyl figures from four of his 80’s classics, and featuring Ferris, Cameron, and Sloane from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Allison, Andrew, John, Brian, and Claire from The Breakfast Club, Andie and Duckie from Pretty in Pink, Jake and Samantha […]

Gothic horror The Monster Beneath Us unveils trailer and poster

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Ahead of its U.S. release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the British gothic horror The Monster Beneath Us. Written and directed by Sophie Osbourne and starring Becca Hirani, Marshall Hawkes and Nicola Wright, the film centres on a woman and her young son as they move into the country manor […]

Jim Carrey on what it would take for How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2

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Jim Carrey has never been a mean one about returning for How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2, but he’s been coy about a sequel. While chatting with ComicBook about Sonic the Hedgehog 3, the Christmas release of that film led the conversation to get a bit green. Carrey was asked what it would take for […]

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang remake in the works from Eon and Amazon

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Amazon MGM Studios is looking to dust off another of its recently-acquired movie IPs, with Deadline reporting that a remake of the 1968 musical fantasy Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is in the works from Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson of Eon Productions. Based on the 1964 children’s book Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car […]

Ten Controversial Movies and the Drama Around Them

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EJ Moreno looks at ten controversial movies and the drama around them… What makes a movie controversial? Is it the buzz around the film, or what actually happens during its runtime? For this list, I’ll look at some of the most infamous movies ever and figure out what was the root of the conversations. Don’t […]

Scream 7 cast expands with Mckenna Grace and Sam Rechner

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Neve Campbell will guide some fresh faces through the terror of Ghostface as it has been reported that Mckenna Grace and Sam Rechner have joined Paramount and Spyglass Media Group’s Scream 7. Mckenna is no stranger to horror. She has previously starred in The Bad Seed, The Haunting of Hill House, and Annabelle Comes Home. The young […]

Black Rain at 35: The Story Behind Ridley Scott’s Stylish Neo-Noir Actioner

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As it celebrates its 35th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Ridley Scott’s Black Rain… In the late 80’s the pairing of Ridley Scott and Michael Douglas was akin to a match made in heaven. And that’s exactly what happened with the stylish neo-noir actioner Black Rain which was shot on location in […]

Ed Wood at 30: The Story Behind Tim Burton’s Cult Classic Biographical Drama

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As the film turns 30, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Tim Burton’s Ed Wood… Every now and then, we come across filmmakers whose efforts are so utterly devoid of any artistic or creative merit that they are simply called the “the worst movie directors of all time”. In present day Hollywood directors such […]

Movie Review – Kraven the Hunter (2024)

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Kraven the Hunter, 2024. Directed by J.C. Chandor. Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ariana DeBose, Fred Hechinger, Russell Crowe, Alessandro Nivola, Christopher Abbott, Levi Miller, Billy Barratt, Diaana Babnicova, Chi Lewis-Parry, Michael Shaeffer, Dritan Kastrati, and Murat Seven. SYNOPSIS: Kraven’s complex relationship with his ruthless father, Nikolai Kravinoff, starts him down a path of vengeance with brutal […]