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This Week In Trailers: Deathgasm, The Night Crew, Barista, Brand: A Second Coming, Super Mansion 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: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week we pledge allegiance to the Prince of Dark Metal, watch waxed mustachioed dudes make a pot of coffee, ponder the existence ofRussell Brandfor a moment, blow stuff up like it’s a 1986 action movie, and see what madeBryan Cranstonput on those purple tights....

Video: What Do ‘The Interview’ And ‘Total Recall’ Have In Common? Despite all the controversy around Sony’s handling ofThe Interview,I quite enjoyed the filmand found it to be a worthy of Goldberg/Rogen’s growing body of work. But even more interesting to me was how certain elements of it resembledTotal Recall. There are a few vague, surface similarities – both films feature relatively normal people drawn into a world of espionage and intrigue, who are compelled to assassinate people in power and trigger a rebellion against oppressive forces....

Where Peacemaker Fits In The Suicide Squad Timeline TheHBO Max series “Peacemaker"has now debuted its first three episodes on HBO Max. The series, from the twisted mind of writer and director James Gunn, will follow John Cena’s Peacemaker character, who is based on the hard-hitting vigilante from DC Comics. But when does “Peacemaker” take place, and where does it fall on “The Suicide Squad” timeline? A new featurette from Warner Bros....

‘Aline’ Trailer: This Unofficial Céline Dion Biopic Can Use Her Songs But Not Her Name Meet youngCéline Dion. Or, actually, meet Aline Dieu. She’s a musical prodigy with the voice of a songbird, who was plucked out of obscurity from her hometown of Quebec, Canada, and goes on to become an international superstar. It’s a story that will sound familiar to fans of Canadian songstress Céline Dion, with a soundtrack that will sound even more familiar — it’s full of some of Dion’s most beloved and famous songs....

‘American Crime Story’ Review: ‘Alone’ Brings The Story To An End This week’sAmerican Crime Storyreview takes a look at the latest (and final) episode ofThe Assassination of Gianni Versace, “Alone.“Spoilersfollow. No Way Out Time has run out for Andrew Cunanan. After committing one murder after another with ease and seemingly no danger of being caught, Andrew’s luck has finally run out due to his murder of Versace.The final episode ofAmerican Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versaceis all about the end....

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Spoiler Possibly Revealed By An Audi Commercial The Consumer Electronics Show is happening right now in Las Vegas. And while 99% of what’s happening there really doesn’t concern film and television news, at least one little piece of information coming out of the electronics convention is worth talking about, because it involves a certain revelation aboutAvengers: Endgame. If there’s one thing that consistently ruins plot points and details in blockbuster movies, it’s cross-promotional materials, whether they’re toys or product placement deals....

‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Survivors Confirmed To Include A Fan-Favorite Character And A Surprise Cameo Avengers: Infinity Warhas been out in theaters for less than a week, and fans are already buzzing about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Specifically, about which characters we might see in future Marvel films. Now, directorsJoe and Anthony Russohave assuaged our fears about the return of one specific fan-favorite character from the MCU, while the actor behind a surpriseInfinity Warcameo has something to say about future appearances....

‘Black Adam’ Casts ‘The Old Guard’ Star Marwan Kenzari As The Villain To Dwayne Johnson’s Anti-Hero Black Adammay have found its villain.Marwan Kenzari, who recently caught attention as Hot Jafar in the live-actionAladdinremake before appearing in Netflix’sThe Old Guard, is in talks to join theBlack Adamcast as the villain toDwayne Johnson’s titular anti-hero.The Hollywood Reporterreported that Marwan Kenzari is in final negotiations to join theBlack Adamcast opposite Dwayne Johnson. But while THR had no news on who Kenzari would be playing, The Wrap’s Umberto Gonzalezconfirmedthat Kenzari will be playing the villain....

‘Deadwood’ Movie Trailer Reveals Tense New Footage, Confirms May Premiere Date Alright, I guess it’s time to admit theDeadwoodmovie is really, finally happening. There’s even a new trailer! And a premiere date! I never thought this day would come. HBO’s new film will reunite almost the entire original cast of the Shakespearian Western for one last hurrah, thirteen years after the series was cancelled. The movie premieres this May. Watch theDeadwoodmovie trailer below....

‘Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum’ Remake Will Offer A New Take On The South Korean Found Footage Horror Movie Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum, a very spooky found footage movie from South Korea, is getting an inevitable American remake. The original film follows a team of ghost hunters filming their overnight stay in a supposedly haunted asylum that turns out to be – you guessed it – really haunted. It’s not the most original of storylines, but it’s pretty damn effective....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy 2’ Is Not An ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Prequel Everyone assumsGuardians of the Galaxy 2is some kind of bridge movie to set up a big crossover inAvengers: Infinity War Part 1 and 2. The release date, which comes exactly one year beforeInfinity War Part I, certainly suggests that, as does the probability of Thanos playing in role in both movies. But writer/directorJames Gunnwants to be very clear about this....

‘Harry Potter’ Producer To Next Tackle ‘The Night Circus’ We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. David Heymanis the man who broughtHarry Potterto the big screen. It was he who took a chance on a young author named J.K. Rowling and her story about a young boy wizard and introduced it to Hollywood. That seemed to work out as he’s coming offthe eighth and final filmof the multi-billion dollar franchise and is now looking for his next major property....

‘Headshot’ Trailer: An Upside-Down Thai Thriller We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Head wounds are unpredictable. One person might endure grievous trauma to the noggin and display no ill effects, while a seemingly minor knock on the dome can drop someone else into a coma for years. So I don’t find it difficult at all to accept the idea that a man who survives being shot in the head might find that he sees everything upside-down....