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The ‘Family Matters’ House Is Being Demolished, But It’s Not Steve Urkel’s Fault It’s a rare condition in this day and age to read any good news on the newspaper page. Sadly, we have to add some more bad news to the pile for any fans of the popular ABC sitcomFamily Matters. ThoughFamily Matterswas shot on soundstage, the series was set in Chicago, so the opening credits featured real establishing shots of the Windy City skyline and a house in which the Winslow family lived....

The Daily Stream: Tilbury Is The Oddest TV Movie You’ll Ever See (Welcome toThe Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie: “Tilbury” Where You Can Stream It: Shudder The Pitch: The question that will keep coming up over the 57-minute runtime of “Tilbury” is, “This was made for TV?!” Viðar Víkingsson’s bizarre 1987 folk horror (based on a short story by Thorarinn Eldjarn) conjures an Icelandic legend for the small screen, complete with all of the milky fluids you can handle....

The Search For A New Fast X Director May Be Costing Universal $1 Million A Day “The Fast & Furious” franchise has always been about money. Making money, spending money, losing money, stealing money, and otherwise burning money pretty fast. The Toretto crime family started out as DVD-player thieves, then quickly escalated to stealing $100 million from a corrupt Brazilian businessman. If that wasn’t enough, once the family became international super spies, they turned from stealing money to outright causingmillions in property damageby destroying everything from cars, to planes, a nuclear sub, and part of the Etihad Towers....

This Week In Trailers: Athlete A, Looks That Kill, Foodie Love, The Racer, Say I Do 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 hunt a human predator, ride competitively on our Huffy, put a spin on drop-dead gorgeous, go on a delicious blind date, and find a creative way to get hitched....

This Week In Trailers: Suicide Tourist, The Courier, The Song Of Names, Slayer - The Repentless Killogy 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?...

TV Bits: ‘High Fidelity’, ‘Pennyworth’, ‘The Forever House’, ‘Jack Ryan’, And More In this edition of TV Bits: Here’s a look at what HBO has in store for the coming year. Originallyintendedto be a Disney+ show, theZoe Kravitz-led TV adaptation ofHigh Fidelitylooks at the story from a different perspective: A departure from Nick Hornby’s 1995 novel and beloved 2000 film, Hulu’sHigh Fidelitycenters on Rob (Zoë Kravitz, who also serves as an executive producer), a female record store owner in the rapidly gentrified neighborhood of Crown Heights, Brooklyn who revisits past relationships through music and pop culture, while trying to get over her one true love....

Video: Plenty Of Joker Scenes Were Still Left Out Of The ‘Suicide Squad’ Extended Cut TheSuicide Squadextended cut hit VOD last week, with 13 extra minutes of footage for those who left the theater longing for more. However, those yearning for more Joker specifically may still feel cheated. Although bothJared LetoandDavid Ayerhave confirmed a lot of the Joker’s scenes were left on the cutting room floor, it seems only a fraction of that material made it back into the extended edition....

Watch David Fincher’s Music Video For Justin Timberlake’s ‘Suit & Tie’ David Fincherhasn’t quite settled on his next film yet, but in the meantime he’s keeping busy with other types of projects. He directed the first two episodes of Netflix’s original seriesHouse of Cards, and produced theHalo 4commercialwe saw last fall. His latest non-cinematic effort is the music video for"Suit & Tie,“the latest pop single by hisThe Social NetworkstarJustin Timberlake. Watch it after the jump....

Why Michael Keaton Didn’t Return For A Third Batman Movie There are those of us who thinkMichael Keaton is the best Batmanand there’s an entirely different camp that might thinkVal Kilmer is the best Batman. Keaton handed the role down to Kilmer in “Batman Forever,” and since then, George Clooney, Christian Bale, and Ben Affleck have each taken turns donning the Dark Knight’s cape and cowl. With “The Flash,” Keaton isset to returnin the role that made him famous beyond “Beetlejuice....

Will And Jaden Smith To Star In Sci-Fi Film Directed By M. Night Shyamalan Despite writing and directinga multiple Razzie award-winningfilm his last time out,M. Night Shyamalanhas now officiallybagged two major stars for his follow-up. Shyamalanhad previously mentioned he was prepping a sci-fi filmforJaden Smithand that’s just been made official, adding the news that Jaden will co-star with his father,Will Smith. The Sony Pictures press release refers to the film as “an untitled sci-fi adventure” but, last year, Shyamalan had been calling itOne Thousand A....

‘Army Of The Dead’ Star Dave Bautista On Bringing Emotion To A Zombie Movie And The Future Of Drax In The MCU [Interview] Dave Bautistais always looking for a challenge. TheGuardians of the Galaxyfilms may have transformed the former professional wrestler into a household name, but he’s not resting on his laurels. He’s constantly working, headlining action movies (Hotel Artemis,Bushwick), stretching his comedic chops (Stuber,My Spy), and lending unexpected gravitas to science fiction epics (Blade Runner 2049)....

‘Batman V Superman’ Ultimate Edition Trailer: The Battle Comes Home With More Footage We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Whether or not you likedBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicewhen it hit theaters earlier this year, there’s a good chance that you’re curious to see the 30 minutes of footage that’s being put back into what is being called theUltimate Edition. The alternate cut of the moviearrives on Blu-ray and DVD next month(though it will hit Digital HD a few weeks earlier), so a new trailer has arrived to tout the home video release....

‘Black Monday’ Trailer Takes You Back To The Worst Stock Market Crash Wall Street History Showtime is ready to take you back to 1987, where Wall Street saw the worst stock market crash in its history, withBlack Monday. The new series looks a little likeThe Wolf of Wall Street Meets The Big Short: The TV Show, and that might just be enough to draw in a crowd. Watch the very vintageBlack Mondaytrailer below (which is very NSFW), featuringDon Cheadle,Andrew Rannells, andRegina Hall....