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The Big Bang Theory' Creator Chuck Lorre Developing ‘The Bonfire Of The Vanities’ Series For Amazon Chuck Lorre, best known for creatingTwo and a Half Menand co-creatingThe Big Bang Theory, is taking on slightly different material than we’d typically expect of him. The TV mogul is behind a new adaptation ofTom Wolfe’sThe Bonfire of the Vanities. Almost 26 years ago,Brian De PalmadirectedTom HanksandBruce Willisin a disastrous adaptation of Wolfe’s novel. Wolfe’s story isn’t returning to the big screen, but you may be able to stream it one day....

The Morning Watch: ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Quarantine Short, Could You Survive ‘Back To The Future’ & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, The Belchers ofBob’s Burgersaren’t having a good time wearing masks and staying inside either, as evidenced in a new animated short....

The Morning Watch: ‘Tenet’ Costume Design Breakdown, A ‘Jolly’ Good Scary Holiday Short & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, listen toTenetcostume designerJeffrey Kurlandtalk about the details that went into the wardrobe to help define each character in the film....

The Story Behind The Most Disturbing Scene In HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ Watchmenis a show full of detail, mystery, and, of course, some serious WTF moments. After all, this is a superhero show took everyone by surprise by starting its pilot episode with a recreation of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. But nothing could prepare us for the grotesque reveal of where Adrian Veidt’s assistants come from. We had to learn about the origins of this sequence....

The Suicide Squad Gag Reel Has The Whole Gang Cracking Up “The Suicide Squad"already delivers plenty of laughsalongside gruesome deaths and weird, wild comic book action. But now that James Gunn’s new take on the DC Comics team isavailable to own on digital, fans can get even more laughs by way of a gag reel. However, if you’re waiting until the movie arrives on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD (long live physical media!...

This Week In Trailers: Cropsey, Living In Emergency: Stories Of Doctors Without Borders, Racing Dreams, Distortion, Restrepo Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Troy Kotsur’s Win For CODA May Be The Best Non-Surprise Of The Night Troy Kotsur tied a bow on his near-perfect award season tonight, taking home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in “CODA.” He’s also made history as thesecond-ever deaf actorto win an Oscar, after his “CODA” co-star Marlee Matlin won the award for “Children of a Lesser God” in 1986. The actor, who has already accepted a BAFTA, Critics Choice Award, Spirit Award, Gotham Award, and more for the role, took to the Oscars stage with an emotional, signed speech that even made his interpreter choke up....

TV Trailer: ‘The River,’ From ‘Paranormal Activity’ Creator Oren Peli Paranormal ActivitydirectorOren Peliis behind a new ABC show calledThe River, which follows the search for a missing nature TV host.Jaume Collet-Serra(Orphan) directed the pilot from a script byMichael R. PerryandMichael Green, and a trailer has shown up online. The faux-documentary/‘found footage’ aesthetic that Oren Peli has cultivated is put to good use here — I like it applied to TV rather than a movie....

VOTD: Video Essay Examines How Filmmakers Make Cameras Disappear “How did they do that?” There are so many feats of filmmaking that leave us baffled, but there are many more that are so seamless that they are invisible to the eye. One of which is an age-old technique that has only been refined as modern technologies improve: filming mirror scenes. Reflective surfaces are the enemy of the camera, catching equipment and crew members on the screen when they don’t want to be, and calling attention to the artifice of it all....

What Is High Frame Rate, Anyway? ‘The Hobbit’ Themed FAQ Attempts To Educate Audiences How to sell a new, and visually different film technology to audiences? 3D was pretty easy, as it has been around in various permutations for years; the challenge wasn’t in telling people what 3D can do, but that this version of 3D isn’t as lousy and/or cheap as the tech used through the ’80s. Jury’s still out on that argument....

You Won’t Be Alone Director Goran Stolevski And Actor Anamaria Marinca Talk Genre And Connection [Interview] Horror is often unfairly dismissed as being a less “serious” film genre, but there are more than a few scary movies that prove there’s plenty of beauty, hope, and thought-provoking themes to be found amid the gore and ghouls. Such is the case with “You Won’t Be Alone,” which is currently playing in select theaters....

Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch Aiming For March 2011 Release Editor’s Update:Zack Snyder just confirmed toCollidermost of our previous story, saying that he plans to begin filming in Fall 2009, aiming for a March 2011 release (300 was released on March 9th 2007, Watchmen hits on March 6th 2009, so I’m guessing the release date for Sucker Punch could be March 11th 2011.) Snyder also called the film an R-Rated “cool action movie”....

‘Cops’ Canceled At Paramount Network Amid Global Anti-Police Brutality Protests After 32 seasons on the air,Copshas been canceled at Paramount Network. The wildly popular law-enforcement reality TV show, which has been the subject of plenty of criticism over the years for its glorification of police aggression, has finally been canned by Paramount Network after the network pulled it from its schedule amid global protests against police brutality sparked by thekilling of George Floyd....