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Superhero Bits: Batman V Superman, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Fantastic Four, Agents Of SHIELD Where can you get that amazingGuardians of the Galaxysteel book? DoesBen Affleckknow the origin of theStar Wars Episode VII/Batman v Supermanrivalry? How isFantastic Fourdifferent from other comic book films, according toMiles Teller? What didHugh Jackmanalmost lose on the set ofX-Men: Days of Future Past? Is the co-writer ofGuardians of the Galaxycontinuing with the franchise? DidJon Stewartspoil the end ofBatman v Superman?...

This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: Funny People, Angels & Demons, Gomorrah, And More We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This Week in DVD & Blu-ray is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD and Blu-ray releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s.FUNNY PEOPLE(DVD available as single-disc and 2-Disc Unrated Edition) Funny People is the type of film that can only be made on the studio’s dime once the director has already proven themselves as a profitable entity....

TV Bits: ‘30 Rock’ Nearing Renewal For Seventh And Final Season, Plus: ‘Parks & Recreation’, ‘Community’, ‘Game Of Thrones’, ‘TRON: Uprising’, And More Fans of NBC’s Thursday night lineup will want to keep a close eye on TV news in the coming days, as the network is nearing a seventh season renewal for30 Rock. As for geek favoritesCommunityandParks & Recreation, let’s just say the latter seems to have a better shot of coming back than the former....

VOTD: Feature-Length Look Behind The Scenes Of ‘Batman Begins’ For 10th Anniversary Earlier this month, June 15th marked the10th anniversaryofBatman Begins, the franchise reboot from directorChristopher Nolanthat launched the most acclaimed film franchise adaptation of The Caped Crusader to date. So what better time is there to dive behind the scenes of the film that gave Gotham the hero it deserves? A feature-length assembly of special features from the Blu-Ray release of the film is available online to explore various facets of the film at nearly all stages of production, from early development to principal photography and even the final release....

VOTD: See How ‘Kubo And The Two Strings’ Was Animated In An Incredible Time Lapse Video If you haven’t seenKubo and the Two Stringsyet, you’re missing our on another gorgeous, moving animated adventure from LAIKA, the studio who brought youCoraline, ParaNormanandThe Boxtrolls. The stop-motion geniuses have delivered some of their most beautiful work yet, and you’ll be amazed at some of sequences they pulled off. Now you can see how they pull it off with an incredible time lapse video showing the animators moving the characters, creatures and set pieces frame by frame....

What Antlers Director Scott Cooper Borrowed From Alien, The Exorcist, And The Shining [Exclusive] It’s a rite of passage for any horror filmmaker. If you’re making a scary movie, you could do far worse than to borrow liberally from the undisputed classics. When it came to making “Antlers,” the moody and atmospheric horror film with high ambitions of being even more than that (read Chris Evangelista’s review here), co-writer/director Scott Cooper didn’t hesitate to use arguably the unholy trinity of the genre as inspiration....

‘Batman V Superman’ TV Spot: Superman Puts A Dent In The Batmobile Even though the release ofBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceis just over a couple months away, it doesn’t feel like it. Sure, the excitement is high, but it’s just strange for a movie of that scale to come out in March. But since we’re so close to the release, it’s time for the onslaught of TV spots to begin....

‘Blackfish’ Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite Finds Black List Thriller ‘The Search’ BlackfishdirectorGabriela Cowperthwaiteis leaving behind real-life scandal for made-up drama. She’s set to helmThe Search, a2014 Black Listsurvival thriller bySpencer Mondshein. Find all the details on the Gabriela CowperthwaiteThe Searchdeal after the jump.Varietyreported on Cowperthwaite’s plans to makeThe Search. The story follows an experienced tracker on a mission to rescue his estranged older brother, who has sustained potentially fatal wounds while exploring the uncharted wilderness of the Northwest....

‘Bridge Of Spies’ Poster: Tom Hanks Caught Between US And Soviet Flags The first trailer for the newSteven SpielbergfilmBridge of Spieswill be out tomorrow, so you don’t have long to wait before seeing the first footage ofTom Hanksas James Donovan, the Brooklyn lawyer who negotiated the release of a US pilot in Berlin during the cold war. This is a film co-written by the Coen Brothers, by the way, just in case you needed one more reason to be interested....

‘Bullet Train’ Keeps Getting More Crowded, As Logan Lerman Joins Star-Studded Action Thriller David Leitch’sBullet Trainmay not run on ordinary fuel – it may run on star power. After all, theBrad Pitt-led action thriller is starting to be pretty jam-packed with stars.HuntersstarLogan Lermanis the latest actor to join the star-studded cast which already includes Pitt, Joey King, Zazie Beetz, Michael Shannon, and Lady Gaga. It makes you wonder how big this train is actually going to be....

‘Café Society’ Trailer: “Life Is A Comedy Written By A Sadistic Comedy Writer” Like clockwork, anotherWoody Allenmovie has peeked its head over the horizon. It’s an annual tradition at this point: the legendary filmmaker always arrives with another movie and each of them feels like another bold shout of “I’m not dead yet!” at the dark, gaping and empty void that encircled his comedy and drama for the past fifty or so years....

‘Chronicle’s’ Josh Trank Could Direct ‘Spider-Man’ Spin-Off Movie ‘Venom’ Before Sam Raimi’sSpider-Man 3was released, the one thing fans were most excited about was we’d finally get to seeVenomon the big screen. The character is arguably the most popular of Spider-Man’s villains and to potentially see his origins and battles with the web-slinger was unbelievably exciting. After the film was released, though, the sparse use of the character was listed as one of the its biggest disappointments....

‘Cobra Kai’ Honest Trailer: Where Everyone Is A Bully, A Victim, And An Overnight Karate Master It’s nothing short of a miracle that a revival ofThe Karate Kidfranchise somehow ended up being more significant than a Funny or Die sketch. What’s even more impressive is that not only didCobra Kaisurvive as one of YouTube Premium’s original programs, but it’s actually pretty damn good. As the Cobra KaiHonest Trailerrespectfully points out, instead of being a cheap nostalgia trip, this is a series that captures the spirit of the originalKarate Kidfranchise while also turning 1980s archetypes into full fledged characters with layers of complexity....