Cool Stuff: Artist Laurent Durieux Presents Jacques Tati’s ‘Jour De Fete’ Admittedly, French filmmakerJacques Tatidoesn’t get a lot of love on this site. We’re always so focused on the future, there’s not a lot of time to look into the past. But every once in a while there’s a big, bright, beautiful reason to celebrate the history of film and today is one of those days. (If you don’t know Tati’s work, check out thisgreatPlaytimetrailer....

Cool Stuff: The Avengers Infinity Saga Gets An Epic Collection Of Posters By John Guydo As we venture into the next phase of Marvel Studios movies, we don’t yet have an idea of what the next major threat to the Marvel Cinematic Universe will be. The first three phases of the MCU turned into what we now know as “The Infinity Saga,” focusing on the assembly of not only The Avengers, but their greatest threat in the form of Thanos and the power wielded by the Infinity Stones....

Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer Trailer: The Netflix True Crime Series Goes Back To The New York Of The ’70s And ’80s “The whole world is attracted to Times Square, but in the late 70s, Times Square was considered an atrocity.” Last year, Joe Berlinger’s “Crime Scene:The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel” anthology docuseries, focused on the mysterious death of Elisa Lam, got the eyes of 45 million households watching on Netflix in its first month....

Denzel Washington Circling ‘Inner City’, From ‘Nightcrawler’ Director Dan Gilroy Has anyone else been anxiously awaiting the news ofDan Gilroy’s sophomore effort as a filmmaker? The screenwriter, who wroteTwo for the Moneyand worked on the script for Tarsem’sThe Fall, made his directorial debut withNightcrawler, a darkly funny thriller that feels made by an old pro behind the camera. After the critical and financial success of his first feature, there was no immediate news about a follow-up project, but he may next directInner City, a drama possibly starringDenzel Washington....

Disney Already Plotting ‘Star Wars’ For “2021 And Beyond,” Bob Iger Talks ‘Rogue One’ Expectations While appearing at a New York Goldman Sachs conference today, Disney CEOBob Igerwarned thatRogue One: A Star Wars Storywill not be doing bonkersStar Wars: The Force Awakens-level box office and revealed that he had a meeting with Lucasfilm headKathleen Kennedythis week plotting out Star Wars for 2021 and beyond. The Disney chief calledRogue One: A Star Wars Story"an experiment, of sorts....

Donal Logue Offered Harvey Bullock, Not Jim Gordon, On Fox’s ‘Gotham’ Earlier this week, weheardthatDonal Loguehad been cast in the role of Jim Gordon inGotham, Fox’s upcoming DC-based series. TheTerriersactor quickly denied the report, but we had reason to take his demurral with a grain of salt; it’s not uncommon for actors to tell a bald-faced lie when asked about unconfirmed deals or highly secretive projects. Well, now the word is that Logue was indeed telling the truth....

Exclusive: PaleyFest 2011 ‘Freaks And Geeks/Undeclared’ Reunion Poster; Plus ‘Walking Dead’ And ‘True Blood’ If you watch a lot of television, chances are you’ve heard ofPaleyFest. And if not, here’s the scoop. Each year, PaleyFest is an event where some of the biggest shows on television assemble their casts and creative teams for in-depth discussions about the past, present and future of their shows. For 2011, shows likeThe Walking Dead, True Blood, Eastbound and Down, Community, Supernaturaland others are all scheduled to participate and they’re even hosting a Judd Apatow TV reunion with nearly the full casts ofFreaks and GeeksandUndeclaredtogether on one night....

FX Orders Mysterious Science Fiction Series ‘Class Of 09’ With Brian Tyree Henry And Kate Mara FX has ordered a mysterious new limited sci-fi series that is set to starBrian Tyree HenryandKate Maraand hails from writerTom Rob Smithand the team behind the network’s ‘American Crime Storyfranchise. TitledClass of ‘09,the FX limited series comes with very few details, apart from it being a legal thriller that features the use of artificial intelligence....

Get Ready For The Sherlock Holmes Universe, Courtesy Of Robert Downey Jr. And HBO Max Is it the 2010s in here or is it just me? 11 years after Robert Downey Jr. last donned his bowler hat to play Sherlock Holmes on screen, the actor is set to executive produce not one but two Holmes-related shows that are in development for HBO Max, perThe Hollywood Reporter. There’s no word on whether Downey plans to reprise the role, but both shows will be produced under the Team Downey production banner, which he runs with producer Susan Downey....

Getting Curious With Jonathan Van Ness Trailer: JVN Is More Than Just Fabulous Hair If you’re a podcast listener, you might already be familiar with Jonathan Van Ness' endless quest to figure out the answers to life’s most interesting questions. Since 2015 -– even before"Queer Eye"! — the hairstylist and pop culture personality has been hosting the podcast “Getting Curious With Jonathan Van Ness.” Now, the series is getting its own Netflix makeover treatment, and the first trailer looks fabulous....

HBO Officially Orders ‘Watchmen’ Pilot, But What Will This Show Actually Feel Like? Earlier this week,LostandThe Leftoversco-creatorDamon Lindelofposted an Instagram photoannouncing “Day One” of work on his television adaptation ofWatchmen, DC Comics' famed 1980s limited series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.TV Linereports that HBO has now officially ordered a pilot and “back up scripts” for the show, but what might a Lindelof-led version ofWatchmenactually be like? Let’s try to figure that out....

How Stranger Things Season 4 Was Influenced By The Rise Of Horror Anime “Stranger Things” is a nostalgia-packed sci-fi series that takes influence from ’80s slashers and coming-of-age classics, but the show also draws inspiration from an unexpected source —creators the Duffer Brothers have also cited some cult favorite horror animes as creative references for their hit Netflix series.As “Stranger Things” enters its fourth seasonand continues to evolve, these influences become more apparent than ever....

Interview: Why ‘In A Valley Of Violence’ Director Ti West Loves Opening Title Sequences DirectorTi Westtries his hand at a new genre withIn a Valley of the Violence. The director ofThe House of the Devil,The Innkeepers, andThe Sacramenthas made a Western with attitude and plenty of personality. The revenge tale starsEthan Hawkeas Paul, a dangerous and tortured loner seeking revenge. He’ll stop at nothing to get his hands on his dog’s killers, Gilly (James Ransone) and his gang....