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The Quarantine Stream: ‘Phantom Thread’ Is The Perfect New Year’s Movie For A Cynical Year (Welcome toThe Quarantine Stream, a series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie:Phantom ThreadWhere You Can Stream It:HBO MaxThe Pitch:In 1950s London, strong-willed waitress Alma (Vicky Krieps) catches the eye of renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis), who makes the young woman his new muse and lover....

Up In The Air’s Mad Men TV Trailer I have a hard time calling this sort of thing a television spot, even though that’s technically what it is. But when you go over a minute and and half in length, I call it a trailer. Maybe we should term this new kind of commercial a “TV Trailer”. Anyway, this new TV Trailer forJason Reitman’sUp in the Airpremiered during the season finale ofMad Men, a show I desperately need to catch up on....

VOTD: ‘Moonlight’ Director Raids Criterion Collection’s Closet Of Cinema It’s been a hell of a year for directorBarry Jenkins. The filmmaker has been getting all sorts of acclaim for his powerful coming of age dramaMoonlight, which was just nominated for Best Picture last week. Jenkins himself also landed a nomination for Best Director, which isn’t a bad accomplishment for his sophomore effort behind the camera. With the Academy Awards less than a month away, andMoonlightgetting plenty of nominations at various awards ceremonies, Barry Jenkins has been making all sorts of publicity rounds (including the usual roundtable interviews with the major awards contenders in the directing arena)....

Why We Didn’t See Spider-Sense In ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’, And The Future Of Zendaya’s Character Spider-Man: Homecomingswung into theaters last Friday and emerged from the weekend asthe most beloved Spider-Man movie yet. One of the reasons the movie works so well is that it avoids rehashing Peter Parker’s origin story and skips a lot of beats we’ve already seen in other cinematic variations on the character. That includes Spider-Man’s famous “spider-sense,” a precognitive power that gives him a slight edge over opponents and alerts him to danger seconds before it happens....

Winning Time Creator Max Borenstein On The Chemistry Between Tracy Letts And Jason Segel [Interview] Training camp has commenced in the latest episode of “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.” Dr. Jerry Buss (John C. Reilly) is ready to party in Palm Springs, just as his finances take another hard hit. As for the new coach, Jack McKinney (Tracy Letts), he is ready to go to work. There is no time to waste, which is how he sees the “Showtime” offense....

Woody Allen’s Latest Gets New Title And Release Date Following up his most financially successful film to date, recent Oscar-winnerWoody Allenhashis next filmall but ready to go. It was going to be calledNero Fiddledbut distributor Sony Pictures Classics announced the title has changed toTo Rome With Loveand it’ll be released June 22. Read much more after the jump. Varietybroke the news on the film, which stars Allen himself as well asAlec Baldwin,Roberto Benigni,Penelope Cruz,Jesse Eisenberg,Greta GerwigandEllen Pagein a story “about a number of people in Italy — some American, some Italian, some residents, some visitors — and the romances and adventures and predicaments they get into....

‘American Assassin’ Trailer: Dylan O’Brien & Michael Keaton Are Chasing Taylor Kitsch It’s been some time since we’ve seenTaylor Kitsch, mostly because he starred in a stream of bad movies that includedBattleshipandSavages, as well as the sorely underrated and underseen box office bomb that wasJohn Carter. He had a bit of an uptick by being part of the ensemble cast ofLone Survivor, but now he’s playing for the bad guys in a new action thriller....

‘American Gods’ Season 2 Loses Showrunner As Problems Plague Production American Godshas sacrificed another showrunner asJesse Alexanderis reportedly out at Starz series. Alexander was brought in to replacepreviously fired showunnersMichael GreenandBryan Fuller. A new report indicates Alexander had problems with developingAmerican Godsseason 2 from the get-go, and now the entire production is in turmoil. American Gods Season 2 Showrunner Fired? Oh god, what is going on withAmerican Gods? Showrunners Michael Green and Bryan Fuller were both fired from the series after the first season, with reports indicating the duo were taking the show over budget....

‘Dune’ Trailer: Planetary Destruction Is A Family Affair In Denis Villeneuve’s Sci-Fi Epic Denis Villeneuve’sDunelooks as epic as a movie can get, and the latest trailer hammers home that Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) is going on ajourney.Watch it for yourself and get a hint of just how big this movie looks; Dune Trailer Those who’ve read Frank Herbert’sDune— the classic science fiction novel — know that Paul’s story is a textbook Chosen One journey....

‘First Date’ Review: Hijinks Ensue In This Harebrained Crime Thriller [Sundance 2021] The best thing I can say aboutFirst Date, the wacky new crime comedy from writer/directorsManuel CrosbyandDarren Knapp, is that it almost never takes its foot off the gas. It opens with a bang (someone gets shot in the first scene), and after a very brief sequence which establishes some of the main characters, it quickly kicks back into high gear....

‘Godzilla’ Teaser Poster And Footage Description [Comic-Con 2012] Legendary Pictures showed off two giant monster movies today in Hall H at the San Diego Comic Con. One was expected — Guillermo del Toro’sPacific Rim, which we’ll have a report on very soon from Angie Han. The other wasn’t exactly unexpected, but the appearance ofGareth Edwards’Godzillawasn’t confirmed until teaser footage rolled. So, after the massive spectacle of Pacific Rim, a movie that is chock-full of monsters and robots, how didGodzillalook?...

‘Haunting Of Hill House’ Director’s Cut Coming To Blu-Ray We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Mike Flanagan’s Netflix adaptation ofThe Haunting of Hill Housewas a big hit, bringing plenty of thrills and chills to viewers. You might think a Netflix series wouldn’t have to worry about time constraints – after all, there’s no schedule to worry about on a streaming service. But it seems that Flanagan still left some stuff on the virtual cutting room floor, and now fans will get a chance to check it out: aHaunting of Hill Housedirector’s cut is headed to Blu-ray....

‘Legends Of Oz: Dorothy’s Return’ Trailer 2014 marks the 75th anniversary of MGM’sThe Wizard of Oz, and the folks behind a new animated sequel are hoping you’ll want to celebrate with a return trip. The newLegends of Oz: Dorothy’s Returntrailer promises more action and adventure, as the plucky Kansan heroine (voiced byLea Michele) is whisked back to the Emerald City once more. When she arrives, she learns that the land is being taken over by the cruel Jester (Martin Short), and that she is Oz’s only hope for salvation....