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Paul Feig’s ‘Bridesmaids’ Transcends The “Chick Flick” Genre [SXSW Review] Last night I saw a work-in-progress screening of theJudd Apatow-producedPaul Feig-directed comedyBridesmaids. While he is beloved by television fanatical/Film readers, Feig is probably the last remaining member of the Apatow clan to not have a break-out film career. Feig is probably best known for creating the short-lived HBC television seriesFreaks and Geeks, which has gone on to become a cult classic (including a spot in Time Magazines' greatest shows of all time and the 13th best show in the past 25 years according to Entertainment Weekly)....

Phil Lord And Chris Miller Will Be Making Sony TV Series For The Foreseeable Future, Including ‘Spider-Verse’ Shows Sony will ownPhil LordandChris Millerfor the foreseeable future. The duo behind the 2018 animated phenomenon that wasSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Versehave signed a massive nine-figure deal with Sony Pictures Television, expanding their relationship with the studio that backedSpider-Verseand Lord and Miller’s first animated hitCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Lord and Miller are being given virtual free reign over the slate of projects they’ll oversee through Lord Miller Productions, including a series ofSpider-Versespin-off shows....

Pierce Brosnan Sees “No Reason” Not To Have A Black James Bond; Chiwetel Ejiofor Nominates Michael Peña Even as our current James Bond suits up for his next adventure, fans have started talking about about who could, or should, replaceDaniel Craig. In particular, there’s been much speculation about whether the next Bond could be played by a non-white actor for the first time in franchise history. For his part, former BondPierce Brosnansays he sees “no reason” why we couldn’t have a black Bond....

The Duplass Brothers Want To Help Indie Filmmakers Whose Premieres Were Cancelled By Coronavirus While major studios have the resources to debut their theatrical releases early on digital and streaming platforms amid the nationwide shutdown of movie theaters due tocoronavirus(COVID-19) concerns, indie filmmakers are being left without an audience for their small films. Typically, film festivals give these indie films the exposure they need to build up an audience or critical acclaim....

The Enterprise’s First Captain: Admiral Robert April Explained No show has mined more canonical information from unused material than “Star Trek.” Case in point: The new series “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” is based on characters and events from the two-part original series episode “The Menagerie,” wherein a non-verbal and wheelchair-using Captain Pike (Sean Kenney) hijacked the Enterprise (with Spock’s help) to return to the planet Talos IV where he had gone on a mission a few years prior to his injuries....

The Harder They Fall Star Jonathan Majors Shares What He Learned By Playing His Character [Interview] Jonathan Majors is a star on the rise. Since his 2019 breakout role in “The Last Man in San Francisco,” he’s been turning out memorable performances all over the place, stealing the spotlight in Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods,” leading the way in “Lovecraft Country,” and introducing a new villain to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Kang the Conqueror in the upcoming movie “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania....

This Week In DVD: Punisher: War Zone, Twilight, And More We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This Week in DVD is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s.Please don’t take the commentary on the movies and TV shows too seriously, as they’re meant not to be reviews but rather previews that include the general thoughts and ramblings of a twice-committed DVD addict....

UPDATED: Lenny Kravitz Is Katniss' Stylist Cinna In ‘The Hunger Games;’ Toby Jones Cast Too As Nikki Finke so famously coined, “Toldja!“After the rumorsof musician turned actorLenny Kravitzbeing up for a role inThe Hunger Gamesbegan to circle,I continually saidthathe’d be perfectfor the pivotal role of Cinna, the rebellious stylist for heroine Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence). And, what do you know? That’s the role he’s just been cast in. UPDATE:Toby Joneshas also just been cast inGary Ross’The Hunger Games....

Watch The First Epic Footage From Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Noah’ [Updated With Poster] Paramount andDarren Aronofskywere still sparring over the third act ofNoah,last we heard, but with the Biblical epic scheduled for a spring release it’s about time for the first trailer to land. Which, per the modern movie marketing playbook, means they’re starting off with a trailer for the trailer. The clip is less than 20 seconds long, but it makes the most of that time....

Where The Wild Things Ought To Be… The Furiesversus The Furries?Spike Jonze’s official blog forWhere the Wild Things Are,We Love You So, is currently running a fan art contest—prize:WTWTAskatedecks—and entries thus far have been rather inventive and/or delightfully hokey. For instance, while the above image is sans iconic creatures, the positing of the film’s child character, Max, alongsideThe Warriorsgets the imagination firing down corridors previously closed-off. We’ve posted a few more superlative mash-ups after the jump…This fan entry utilizes the classicJawsposter, and the result conjureswildwet t-shirt ’80s sex romps, skate stickers, and last but not least, the infamous NSFWFuct t-shirtthat was a big staple in high schools circa the ’90s....

‘24X36’ Trailer: A Preview For A Movie About Movie Posters We live in an interesting age for movie posters. While actual film studios and the marketing people they employ continue to line multiplex walls with generic, heavily photoshopped work that generally relies on giant floating heads and/or random debris particles filling in every inch of negative space, pop culture art has undergone a revolution. Companies like Mondo, the Bottleneck Gallery, and Hero Complex have embraced movie buffs' desire to line their walls with tremendous art representing films that are important to them....

‘Animaniacs’ Trailer: Come For The Zany, Stay For The Brainy In The New Hulu Reboot The Animaniacs are back, and they’re zanier than ever. The celebrated animated series that was originally executive produced bySteven Spielberghas received a fresh reboot from Hulu, with Spielberg once again exec producing the series with Amblin Television and Warner Bros. Animation. And since it’s been 22 years sinceAnimaniacswent off the air, Yakko, Wakko and Dot — and yes, returning fan favorites Pinky and the Brain — have more than two decades worth of self-referential jokes and fourth-wall breaks to make up for their absence....

‘Batman V Superman’ TV Spot: The Dark Knight Wants To Teach Supes A Lesson There has been a variety of cool news forBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicelately. A trio of new character posters just debuted, finally givingGal GadotasWonder Woman her own poster, and there’s a chance that the film might end upgetting a 70mm releasethanks to Quentin Tarantino’sThe Hateful Eight. And for Christmas Eve, we get a small gift from overseas with a new internationalBatman v SupermanTV spot, and The Dark Knight isn’t afraid of taunting The Man of Steel at all....