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‘Snowfall’ Season 4 Trailer: FX’s Crime Drama Returns Next Year Snowfallis returning for an all-new season in February. The FX series created by the lateJohn Singletonis set in Los Angeles in the 1980s and focuses on the first crack epidemic and its impact on various characters in the city. The upcoming season is season 4, which takes viewers to 1985 and the demand for crack is at an all-time high. The series tells “the stories of several characters whose lives are fated to intersect: 20-year-old drug dealer Franklin Saint, Mexican luchador Gustavo ‘El Oso’ Zapata, CIA operative Teddy McDonald, and a Mexican crime boss’s niece, Lucia Villanueva....

‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Vinyl Soundtrack Coming From Mondo Hey kids, rememberSolo: A Star Wars Story? It was the film that effectively killed off theStar Warsanthology films because it didn’t blow up at the box office. But theRon Howard-directed flick really isn’t as bad as its reputation suggests, and if you’re a fan of the film – and the film’s score, byJohn Powell– here’s some good news:Mondois releasing aSolovinyl soundtrack....

‘The Mindy Project’ Calls It Quits With Sixth And Final Season ConsiderThe Mindy Projectcomplete. Mindy Kaling’s rom-com riff, which spent so many years on the bubble (first getting cancelled by Fox after three seasons before getting picked up by Hulu), is ending its run with its sixth and final season, airing this September. Kaling, who created, executive produced, wrote and starred in the show,spoke to Entertainment Weeklyabout letting Mindy Lahiri, the superficial and selfish OB-GYN, finally hang up her scrubs and get her happy ending....

‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ Trailer: Emily Blunt And Jamie Dornan Are Star-Crossed Lovers InWild Mountain Thyme,John Patrick Shanley, writer ofMoonstruckand more, writes and directsEmily Blunt,Jamie Dornan,Jon Hamm,Dearbhla Molloy, andChristopher Walkenin a romantic drama set in Ireland. Does that mean Christopher Walken uses an Irish accent in this movie? You bet your boots it does! The film, described as “an epic love story with soaring lyricism,” is adapted from Shanley’s playOutside Mullingar. Watch the trailer below....

‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ Review: A Tight Blast Of Mutant Action X-Men: Days of Future Pastis not only the latest chapter in the cinematic life of the X-Men. It is an attempt to rectify some mistakes made in previous films, particularlyX-Men: The Last Stand. It is a Charles Xavier origin story of sorts, and also a Wolverine movie; no matter how many mutants Fox splashes on the posters, this is the continuation of Wolverine’s evolution from animal to man....

/Film Interview: Director And ‘Wolf Of Wall Street’ Co-Star Rob Reiner The thought of interviewingRob Reineris daunting. As a director, he’s responsible for some of the most popular and influential films of the past thirty years. Films likeThis Is Spinal Tap, When Harry Met Sally, The Princess BrideandStand By Me. As an actor, he started his career on one of television’s most important shows of all time (All In The Family)....

Animated Anthology ‘Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire’ Brings African Sci-Fi To Disney+ Filmmakers from Zimbabwe, Uganda, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Egypt bring unique animation to Disney+ withKizazi Moto: Generation Fire, a 10-part collection of original films that will premiere on the streaming service next year.Peter Ramsey, co-director ofSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, serves as executive producer for the anthology, which is comprised of sci-fi and fantasy stories set in a futuristic Africa....

Bill Hader And Kristen Wiig Show Acting Chops In Charming ‘The Skeleton Twins’ Editor’s note: This is our review of The Skeleton Twins from this year’s Sundance Film Festival. It opens in limited release this weekend so we are rerunning. WhenBill HaderandKristen Wiigwere building their careers onSaturday Night Live, they played multiple characters every single week. That took incredible acting chops. Though they’ve since left the show and are concentrating mostly on comedy films,Craig Johnson’s second filmThe Skeleton Twinsproves these skilled comedic performers can be dramatic as well....

David Cronenberg Is Working On Two Movies And A Series, And Will Return For More ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Episodes The Mandalorianhad Werner Herzog, and nowStar Trek: DiscoveryhasDavid Cronenberg. The Canadian auteur who made body horror sexy recently appeared on the CBS All Access series as a character named Kovich, and in a new interview, Cronenberg confirms he’ll be back for more episodes. Healsoconfirms that he’s working on three projects – two films and a series....

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Remake Gets Pink; Rachel McAdams In Sherlock; Kumar Directors Do Us Part MGM has hiredSteve Pink(Accepted) to write and direct a remake ofDirty Rotten Scoundrels. The original 1988 Frank Oz film starred Steve Martin and Michael Caine as two con men who find that their town isn’t big enough for the two of them. They agree to a “loser leaves” bet. In 2005, the film was adapted into a Broadway musical starring John Lithgow....

Disney Updates: Beauty And The Beast 3D Pushed; New Date For Monsters, Inc. 2; King Of The Elves Being Reworked There are a few Disney project updates today. First up, the release ofMonsters Inc. 2has been pulled up by two weeks to avoidcompetitionwith the final film in theTwilightseries. The new date for the Pixar sequel is July 30, 2025. That’ll give it two weeks beforeTwilightopens, but Pixar should be able to hold its own after having a couple weeks to establish a beachhead....

Glimpse The True Forms Of The Aliens In ‘The Darkest Hour’ We’ve been teased for some time with info and concept images fromThe Darkest Hour, the sci-fi film in whichEmile Hirschis trapped in Moscow fighting ball-lightning aliens who have come to take all of our precious energy. The trailerdropped earlier this week, and it seems to hide the ‘true forms’ of the aliens pretty well — if in fact they have true forms beyond being flashes of energy....

Guillermo Del Toro Says ‘Pacific Rim’ Sequel Would Feature Jaeger/Kaiju Hybrid Will we get to seePacific Rim 2? It’s too early to say. The film is underperforming by most standards in North America, but it’s doing much better internationally with many major markets – such as China and Japan – yet to open. So whileGuillermo del Toro’s monster vs. robot movie might miss $100 million domestically, it could potentially triple that number overseas....