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R.I.P. Val Kilmer (1959 – 2025)

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Some sad news to report this morning as it has been announced by the family of Val Kilmer that the American actor has passed away of pneumonia aged 65, having previously recovered from a battle against throat cancer. Born in Los Angeles in 1959, Kilmer attended the prestigious Julliard School, becoming the youngest student to […]

Movie Review – A Nice Indian Boy (2025)

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A Nice Indian Boy, 2025. Directed by Roshan Sethi. Starring Karan Soni, Jonathan Groff, Sunita Mani, Zarna Garg, Harish Patel, Peter S. Kim, Sean Amsing, Sas Goldberg, Sachin Sahel, and Dhirendra. SYNOPSIS: When Naveen brings his fiancé Jay home to meet his traditional Indian family, they must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist boyfriend and helping […]

Exclusive Interview – VFX Supervisor Edward Douglas on Oz Perkins’ The Monkey

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EJ Moreno sits down with Edward Douglas to discuss the VFX of The Monkey… Crafting the visual look and style for something like The Monkey is no easy task. From matching the tone written by Oz Perkins to accenting some of the more outlandish kills, no one knows how tedious this could be unless you’ve […]

Sin City at 20: The Story Behind the Stylish, Blood-Soaked Neo-Noir Comic Book Adaptation

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Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Sin City as it turns 20… In present day Hollywood, shooting films in digital backlots has become something of a commonplace occurrence. But two decades prior it was viewed by the industry as the ground-breaking next step in VFX driven visual storytelling. In this context, we take a […]

Spider-Man 4 promises a ‘Brand New Day’ for Tom Holland’s Peter Parker

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Tom Holland’s return as Spider-Man has a new title and release date. Filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) is taking on directorial duties and his first outing in the Spider-Man franchise will be the upcoming fourth entry, Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The name was revealed at this year’s CinemaCon […]

Now You See Me 3 gets a title as Now You See Me 4 is announced

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The Now You See Me franchise had a trick up its sleeve at today’s Lionsgate CinemaCon panel by not only revealing that the upcoming sequel would be called Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, but they added a flourish by announcing that Now You See Me 4 is also in the works.  Lionsgate showed […]

John Wick sequel, animated prequel, and Donnie Yen spin-off announced

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Like a one-two-three punch that you didn’t see coming, Lionsgate has delivered a triple-whammy for fans of the John Wick franchise by not only announcing a sequel, but an animated prequel, and a spin-off focusing on Donnie Yen’s blind assassin.  Taking to the stage at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Adam Fogelson, chair of Lionsgate Motion […]

Carrie remake lands a pitch perfect casting in Milly Shapiro

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Mike Flanagan has been busy with numerous projects, like winning the TIFF People’s Choice Award for The Life of Chuck, but he still has time for more Stephen King adaptations. With confirmation that Flanagan is developing a TV version of Carrie, it seems he’s found his titular star. Rumors have swirled that Milly Shapiro will […]

New trailer for Karate Kid: Legends starring Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio

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Sony Pictures has released a trailer and character posters for Karate Kid: Legends, the upcoming family drama which picks up three years after the events of Cobra Kai. Directed by Jonathan Entwistle, the film follows kung fu prodigy Li Fong (Ben Wang) as he moves to New York from Beijing following a family tragedy, struggling […]