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Story Details Revealed: A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas And John Hughes' Unproduced Screenplay Grisby’s Go Broke In March,we broke newsthat Paramount Pictures and Roth Films were developing a movie usingJohn Hughes' unproduced screenplayGrisby’s Go Broke. Paramount later denied the rumor (which probably means they considered the property, but decided not to), but I’ve been itching to get my hands on Hughes original script to see an unmade Hughes movie that never was....

Superhero Bits: ‘Batman Cries’ Is The Song Of The Decade, ‘Spider-Man’ PS4 ‘Heist’ DLC & More Want to paint your body so you can beVenomfor Halloween? What are the latest numbers for theSpider-ManPS4 game sales? What’s going on with theNightwingmovie? CouldJessica JonesandDaredevilend up canceled after all? What is up with this “Batman Cries” music video everyone is talking about? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. If you’ve got some time to get your Halloween costume ready, maybe thisVenommake-up tutorial will help out....

Tenacious D Animated Series Is Premiering At Fantastic Fest Fantastic Fest is chock full of wild and crazy genre movies, but it’s also host to a showcase of short films and other assorted oddities, and one of them should certainly haveTenacious Dfans excited. Today, the third wave of programming for Fantastic Fest was announced, and one of the surprise additions to the line-up is a six-part animated series calledTenacious D in Post-Apocalypto....

Terrence Malick’s Latest Reveals New Title And First Look Photo Here’s the thing aboutTerrence Malick: he does what he wants and really doesn’t feel the need to follow typical Hollywood norms. He’ll cut major movie stars out of his movies or reduce them to cameos. He’ll chop plot out of his stories to serve a greater emotional or thematic need. He’ll delay one of his movies just long enough that its presence on amost anticipated movies of 2016list looks far too hopeful....

The Growing Problem Of Celebrity Imposters On Twitter Twitter has been growing by leaps and bounds lately, and some people attribute the growth to the recent surge of celebrities to join the microblogging website, and the attention that has caused in the media. But is the Seth Rogen you’re following on Twitter the real Seth Rogen? Websites likeValebritytry to confirm new arrivals to the social networking platform, but it’s a flawed system....

The Morning Watch: ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Car Chase Breakdown, Edward Norton Career Retrospective & 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,Terminator: Dark FatedirectorTim Millerbreaks down a big car chase from the sci-fi sequel....

There’s No Movement On ‘Fast And Furious 8’ Yet On its opening weekend,Furious 7grossed $392 million worldwide. That’s a jaw-dropping gross for a franchise that just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Many figured an announcement of an eighth installment in the franchise would happen almost immediately. However, that was not the case. StarVin Dieselseems confident in a sequel, evensuggesting the franchise will go to New York. Another rumor saysEva Mendes' character, last scene as a cameo inFast Five, could return....

This Week In Trailers: Kilo Two Bravo, KITTIE, Toy Masters, Janis: Little Girl Blue, The Forbidden Room 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 get to knowJanis Joplin, check in on that He-Man documentary we’ve been hearing about for years, try not to step on a landmine, get to know an almost forgotten Canadian heavy metal band, and wonder at whatGuy Maddinis up to now....

Tyler Perry And Jason Blum Are Teaming Up To Make A Horror Movie Madea said it best: “Keep playing with the devil, he gonna show up.” The devil has indeed shown up in the form of Blumhouse Productions founder and CEO Jason Blum (“The Purge” franchise). At BlumFest 2021 — an annual Halloween-centric festival for Blumhouse fans — Blum announced an upcoming collaboration with Madea’s creator, writer-producer Tyler Perry. Blum and Perry’s upcoming thriller, “Help,” is set to begin production in Atlanta next year at Perry’s own Tyler Perry Studios....

VOTD: The History Of Fake Blood In Movies If you were out and about this weekend, there’s a good chance you saw plenty offake bloodsplattered across the faces and clothing of many Halloween enthusiasts. And even though the bloody holiday is now over, there’s no better time to appreciate the history behind fake blood. A new 21-minute video essay dives into the history of fake blood in movies. In fact, it actually starts back before movies existed, since motion pictures actually ended up adopting some of the fake blood techniques that were used on stage at the time....

WTF: AMC Theater Reports Google Glass User To Federal Agents It’s easy to take potshots at Google Glass — while the new tech has many adherents, it also is an object of suspicion from those who don’t see the use of Glass, or who aren’t all that keen on the boundary between physical and digital life becoming more blurred, or the idea of being captured on video even more surreptitiously than is already the case....

Zach Braff Will Direct And Star In The New ABC Comedy ‘Start Up’ Zach Braffis returning to television. The actor’s new series,Start Up, has locked up a put pilot commitment from ABC. In addition to starring in the pilot, Braff will direct it as well. The series marks a reunion between Braff and the network, where his breakout series,Scrubs(a show that went on one season too long), ended up after its time at NBC....

‘Black Widow’ Clip Finds Scarlett Johansson And Florence Pugh Under Fire, Tickets Are On Sale Now It’s been a long road for Marvel’sBlack Widowto arrive in theaters. Thankfully, the movie is getting the big screen showcase it deserves next month (as well as a debut on Disney+ Premier Access), and a newBlack Widowclip has arrived to let everyone know that yes, the latest Marvel movie will be full of action....