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Feb 19, 2019
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
Movie Trailer Parody of the Day:
Captain Marvel tickets are now on sale, and while we wait for the release of the highly anticipated next entry of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it's time to watch a Toon Sandwich animated parody of the movie, in which the titular hero's biggest weapon is her snarky attitude:
Celebrity Impersonations of the Day:
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Feb 15, 2019
Need a quick recap of the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:
AWARDS BUZZ
Terminator 6 has a new name: The next installment in the Terminator franchise, a retconning reboot that will bring back Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger, has a new working title: Terminator: Dark Fate. Find out everything else we know about the sequel here.
AWARDS BUZZ
The Favourite leads the BAFTA winners: Awards season continued last weekend with the...
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Feb 15, 2019
The true story behind Fighting With My Family is as surprising as it is compelling. Raised in a wrestling family, Saraya "Paige" Bevis (Florence Pugh) left behind her family and friends in England so she could gain big-time success in America.
The film opened in limited release over the weekend and will expand into more theaters later this week. Here are three more incredible real-life stories that inspired upcoming movies.
Tolkien
As a young man, writer J.R.R....
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Feb 14, 2019
A young girl must leave behind everything she knows in London when her family moves to South Africa in Mia and the White Lion. As might be expected, the adjustment is very hard for the reluctant Mia. So she is as surprised as anyone when a lion cub named Charlie unexpectedly becomes her first friend, stealing her heart and easing her transition.
In our exclusive debut of the teaser trailer, we get a glimpse of the story, as well as the challenge that arises a few years later. What will...
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Feb 13, 2019
Octavia Spencer, who won an Academy Award for her performance in acclaimed social drama The Help, has teamed again with that film's director. Ma, however, is most definitely not a social drama.
Instead, Ma looks to be a positively chilling psychological thriller. Read onward to learn all we know.
Who stars?
Octavia Spencer stars as Sue Ann, better known as Ma. When she is introduced, she appears to be a mysterious character, possibly in a supporting role. Very quickly, however,...
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Feb 13, 2019
As Oscar night approaches, we at Fandango want you to be able to enjoy this year's Academy Awards to the fullest. Hosting an Oscars party? Want a way to keep track of all your predictions? We've created this handy Oscars ballot that you can print out and use at home when the show airs live on ABC this February 24.
Check it out below, and click on the image to enlarge and print.
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Feb 13, 2019
Aiming to become a star, Saraya "Paige" Bevis (Florence Pugh) leaves behind her family and friends in England to achieve big-time wrestling success in America. She's already proven her athletic prowess, so how can she distinguish herself from every other wannabe wrestler and really shine?
Sometimes, it all comes down to an opportunity. In our exclusive clip from Fighting With My Family, Dwayne Johnson shares some unexpected news on the phone with Paige's family in England,...
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Feb 13, 2019
Six years after everything changed for Disney and for families all around the world, the phenomenon of Frozen is back. One of the most anticipated sequels ever, Frozen II finally arrives in theaters this fall. Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Sven and Olaf are ready to return to the big screen for another feature-length adventure. What's in store for the gang from Arendelle? We only have a short while to find out.
For now, we've got our first look at the Frozen...
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Feb 12, 2019
Danny Boyle's music-themed comedy has nabbed a title, Yesterday. Its rather startling premise has also come into focus with the release of its first trailer. Read onward for all we know about the movie.
What's the story?
After an automobile accident during a "mysterious global blackout," a struggling musician discovers that he is the only person on the planet who remembers The Beatles. His "original" songs then cause a worldwide sensation, straining his...
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Feb 12, 2019
Tyler Perry has transformed his characterization of Madea into a beloved treasure over the years, filled with pearls of comedy and words of wisdom. She is faced with a new challenge in Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral, which prompts her to reach even deeper into her bag of hilarious jokes and hijinks.
In the film, Madea heads to backwoods Georgia to plan a funeral, which threatens to uncover long-held family secrets. In our exclusive clip, Madea and her friends see the dearly...
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Feb 12, 2019
When Captain Marvel hits theaters in March, no one will be surprised if it upends everything audiences have previously seen in movies featuring women as superheroes. In fact, we are counting on it. The last few years have witnessed a paradigm shift in the industry's willingness to back films which feature women and minorities in leading roles, and which tell stories utilizing those talented individuals in roles that might not normally go to them. Marvel has particularly focused on...
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Feb 11, 2019
To kick off last weekend, we were invited to the Warner Brothers lot to view sequences of footage from the upcoming DC film, Shazam! Director David F. Sandberg (Lights Out) and producer Peter Safran (Aquaman) were on hand to take some questions after about 20 minutes of scenes and teasers. What we saw further hinted at Shazam!'s mash-up of body-swap teen comedies with the superhero genre. After he's granted the suit by The Wizard (Djimon Hounsou) during a subway ride straight into the...
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Feb 11, 2019
Between the Saw series, the Insidious movies and The Conjuring Universe, James Wan has become one of history's greatest horror franchise producers. Now he's shepherding another to theaters, if The Curse of La Llorona proves as successful as all his other brands. There's already been enough confidence in the upcoming feature for Wan to pluck its director for The Conjuring 3.
After teasing the scares with a...
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Feb 11, 2019
Get ready for the future, because a new Terminator is on the way. The retconning reboot, which will ignore parts three through five, is bringing original Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day star Linda Hamilton back into the fold for the first time in 28 years. And she's joined by fellow returning lead Arnold Schwarzenegger and original director James Cameron on board as a producer.
In a recent interview with Yahoo!, Cameron revealed that the...
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Feb 11, 2019
Disney's live-action adaptations of their animated classics are serious business. Even this year's Christopher Robin quietly grossed more than $180 million worldwide. There are many more to come, including four features arriving in 2019 alone: Dumbo, Aladdin, The Lion King and Lady and the Tramp, the last of which hits the new streaming service Disney Play later in the year.
Aladdin is sure to be huge, as the 1992 animated version is considered a favorite among all Disney's...
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Feb 11, 2019
Commonly referred to as the British equivalent of the Academy Awards, the winners of the 72nd British Film Awards have now been announced. This year, The Favourite won awards in seven categories, including Outstanding British Film. Olivia Colman (pictured above) and Rachel Weisz received awards for their exquisite performances.
Alfonso Cuarón's Roma also won in multiple categories, including Best Film. The awards are presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts...
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Feb 11, 2019
With The Prodigy now in theaters and horror sequel Happy Death Day 2U about to open nationwide, we look at three upcoming thrillers that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Us
Jordan Peele (Get Out) wrote and directed the original thriller, which stars Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke. They portray parents who take their family on vacation, only to be "haunted by an unexplainable and unresolved trauma" that ultimately pits them against a truly...
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Feb 08, 2019
Need a quick recap of the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:
GREAT NEWS
Wicked this way comes in 2021: After many years of Universal planning for a movie version of Wicked, the musical adaptation has set a release date for December 2021 with Billy Elliot director Stephen Daldry at the helm. Find out everything we know about the movie here.
EXCLUSIVE BUZZ
Mike Mitchell on The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part: We talked to...
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Feb 08, 2019
Somewhere, over the next few years, a movie of Wicked will finally be made. Universal Pictures has long held the rights for an adaptation of the hit Broadway show, which itself is based on the popular novel of the same name that revises the story and characters from The Wizard of Oz. The studio has set a few different release dates throughout this decade, but now the screen version is aiming for a late 2021 opening.
That gives Universal a couple years to still finalize the details and get...
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Feb 08, 2019
Love may be a many-splendored thing for most people, but it's not all that for Natalie (Rebel Wilson) in Isn't It Romantic. After years of disappointment, she has given up on love. After accidentally knocking herself out, however, she somehow wakes up in a real-life romantic comedy. The normally unflappable Natalie is totally flummoxed by her idealized new surroundings.
Yet Natalie adapts quickly, as we can see in our joyful, exclusive clip from the film. In this musical karaoke...
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Feb 07, 2019
Young Miles (Jackson Robert Scott) is every mother's dream of a son: his intelligence is off the charts. Really, he can accurately be decribed as The Prodigy. But when his behavior crosses the line and becomes disturbing, maybe even dangerous, his mother Sarah (Taylor Schilling) becomes increasingly concerned. She even wonders if something supernatural may be affecting him.
In our exclusive clip, Sarah follows a trail of blood, only to uncover something that is truly upsetting. She then...
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Feb 06, 2019
In Happy Death Day, college student Tree Gelbman (Jessica Rothe) died over and over as she sought to solve the mystery of her own murder. Now Tree faces new dangers that threaten her friends as well in Happy Death Day 2U.
As can be seen in our exclusive clip, Trip faces off against a masked figure with a deadly weapon. With her hands tied behind her back, she is forced to run for her life, but she has very limited options. What can she do?
Watch the suspenseful clip below, then get your...
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Feb 04, 2019
If you're a child of the ‘80s or ‘90s, you're familiar with Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The series of children's books, written by Alvin Schwartz and initially illustrated by Stephen Gammell, were staples of every boy and girl's book shelf and provided so many of them with so many nightmares. Now there's a movie adaptation of some of the bone-chilling tales found in the pages of that iconic collection.
Our first look at the movie came in the...
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Feb 04, 2019
Ever since the devastating ending of Avengers: Infinity War, moviegoers have been dying to see what happens next and find out just what's become of not only half of Earth's Mightiest Heroes, but the whole Marvel Cinematic Universe. The fourth crossover tentpole of the franchise, Avengers: Endgame, will see theatrical release just under a year later, hopefully with all our questions answered.
The first trailer for Endgame has now arrived to give fans hope that the surviving...
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Feb 04, 2019
In 2014, writer-directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller gifted us The Lego Movie, a super funny, irreverent and brilliantly-constructed animated film about the power of imagination, and how important it is to embrace and nurture one's creative side no matter how young or how old you are. That film's wild success lead to multiple spin-offs, including The Lego Batman Movie and The Lego Ninjago Movie, but now Lord and Miller have returned to where it all...
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Feb 04, 2019
Captain Marvel, the 21st entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will mark the mega-franchise's first movie focused on a single female superhero, and the first to be co-directed by a female filmmaker and scored by a female composer. The highly anticipated film, which will take place more than 10 years before the MCU began, has been in development since 2013 and finally flies into theaters in early 2019.
A new teaser trailer TV spot arrived during Super Bowl LIII with a...
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Feb 04, 2019
The next release from Pixar will be Toy Story 4. Though Toy Story 3 appeared to wrap up the series nicely back in 2010, Toy Story 4 will be a road trip adventure that will stand apart from the first three installments. Here's everything we know about the film.
What's the story?
Here is how Pixar describes it: "Woody has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that's Andy or Bonnie. But when Bonnie adds...
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Feb 04, 2019
Jordan Peele's "social horror" thriller Get Out was an unexpected success, both with audiences and critics. The thriller was nominated for three Academy Awards and Peele won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
What about his next project, titled Us? It looks totally unnerving. Here's everything we know about the new thriller.
What is the story?
Here is the official synopsis: "Set in present day along the iconic Northern California coastline, Us, from...
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Feb 04, 2019
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse surprised everyone with its innovative verve and distinctive visual stylings. It's been quite popular at the box office, met with critical approval, and earned an Academy Award nomination.
With Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse still swinging strong in theaters, what lies ahead for animated adventures on the big screen? Here are three upcoming releases that we are highly anticipating.
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
"Everything is...
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Feb 03, 2019
Check out a complete roundup of all the movie spots that aired during the 2019 Super Bowl. Sign up for Fan Alerts to find out when tickets will go on sale for your most anticipated upcoming movie.
Toy Story 4
The Movie in One Sentence: Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen) and their friends head out on a road trip filled with surprises.
Release Date: June 21
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Wonder...
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Feb 01, 2019
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
Mashup of the Day:
Funny or Die has cut together scenes from Die Hard, Tropic Thunder and a few other extra movies to get Hans Gruber to chat with Len Grossman:
Movie Trivia of the Day:
This month is the 20th anniversary of the release of Office Space, so CineFix shares a bunch of trivia you might not know:
Movie Car of the Day:
How did the...
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Feb 01, 2019
Need a quick recap of the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:
BIG NEWS
DC's The Batman and Suicide Squad 2 get release dates: Ben Affleck was confirmed to be exiting the role of Batman and James Gunn was confirmed as the director of Suicide Squad 2 as DC updated their release calendar to include The Batman and the Suicide Squad sequel both arriving in 2021. Read all about what DC has in store the next few...
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Feb 01, 2019
The Sundance Film Festival made somewhat of a comeback in 2019, with many praising the fest for a lineup of movies that brought many buyers to the table. There were several high-profile acquisitions this year, thanks to a film slate that could be described as more accessible to general audiences, featuring movies that are sure to have a life beyond the arthouse cinema.
Fandango spent several days in Park City, Utah at this year's festival, and we watched a whole ton of movies....
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Feb 01, 2019
As an early screening beckons, our exclusive clip from How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World gives us a peek inside a fiery scene. Jay Baruchel reprises his role as Hiccup, a heroic Viking who seeks to maintain unity between humans and dragons.
In the animated adventure, Hiccup learns that his good friend Toothless, thought to be the only Night Fury dragon in existence, may not be the last of his kind after all. A dark new threat then arises, testing their friendship as never...
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Feb 01, 2019
If you loved the antagonistic chemistry between Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham in The Fate of the Furious, you're in luck, because there's a spin-off in the works focused on their rivalry. Both actors began their respective roles in the Fast and the Furious franchise as antagonists for the main team, but they've become the breakout favorites of the series and will likely continue a new strain of movies to the side of the ongoing central installments led by Vin...
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Jan 31, 2019
It's an intriguing premise: Following a global extinction "event", a robot is tasked with repopulating the earth from deep within a hidden bunker. The robot, called simply Mother, creates a young female who it then raises with very specific tasks and goals in mind. However, once the girl becomes a teenager, she begins to wonder about the world outside their bunker. That becomes very evident following a confrontation with someone on the outside -- a woman (Hilary Swank), badly...
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Jan 31, 2019
James Wan's Aquaman concluded last year on a high point for superhero movies. What about the next wave in action adventures based on storied DC Comics characters?
Exciting announcements have dropped this week about upcoming DC films from Warner Bros. Let's see what their slate looks like, from now through 2021.
Shazam! (April 5)
Zachary Levi, Asher Angel and Mark Strong star in the adventure about a boy who is granted powers by a wizard. David F. Sandberg directed. Read all...
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Jan 29, 2019
Do you suffer from serious FOMO during Sundance? Many of the biggest movies of the year make their debut at the film festival, and hearing all the buzz can make any movie lover anxious. Well, the bad news is that most Sundance selections won't immediately be available to the rest of us. The good news, though, is that many are set for theatrical distribution soon enough.
Below is a guide to what to look forward to in the coming months and what the critics are saying about these new movies...
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Jan 29, 2019
Disney's original animated version of Dumbo is just 64 minutes long and actually ends right when the title character learns he can fly. The studio's new live-action reimagining of the classic expands upon that story and introduces a lot of new characters.
During our visit to the London set of the movie, we met with a few of the stars who feature as part of the human cast and learned all about their roles and their excitement in working with director Tim Burton to bring the story...
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Jan 29, 2019
This March, when you see an elephant fly, you will believe it. Disney's re-imagination of their 1941 classic Dumbo is a magical movie, for sure, but there's also a certain reality to what Tim Burton's achieved this time around. While his Wonderland was the stuff of dreams, this is a story of the American Dream, and therefore had to be more relatable.
During a visit to the London set of Dumbo in 2017, we talked to a few of the human cast members, namely Colin Farrell,...
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Jan 28, 2019
Directed by Joe Cornish (Attack the Block), The Kid Who Would Be King is a swashbuckling family adventure that rated highly with critics, as noted at Rotten Tomatoes. Sadly, it hasn't fared as well at the box office, though; more people turned out in theaters over this past weekend for Glass, The Upside and Aquaman.
Still, the potential audience for family-friendly adventures remains incredibly large, so the question becomes: which forthcoming live-action productions will grab the...
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Jan 25, 2019
Need a quick recap of the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:
BIG NEWS
91st Oscar nominations announced: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for this year's Oscars, with Roma and The Favourite tying for most categories with 10 each. Also, a little movie called Black Panther became the first superhero movie nominated for Best Picture. Read more trivia and see the full list of...
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Jan 25, 2019
It's among the most anticipated family films of the year, and Fandango is giving you a chance to see How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World three weeks before it officially arrives in theaters on February 22.
Oh yes, we did say THREE WEEKS EARLY!
Fandango is hosting the early access screenings on February 2. To grab tickets and find out where the final How To Train Your Dragon installment will be screening early by you, fly on over to our Fandango Early...
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Jan 25, 2019
In 2014, writer-directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller gifted us The Lego Movie, a super funny, irreverent and brilliantly-constructed animated film about the power of imagination, and how important it is to embrace and nurture one's creative side no matter how young or how old you are. That film's wild success lead to multiple spin-offs, including The Lego Batman Movie and The Lego Ninjago Movie, but now Lord and Miller have returned to where it all began with The Lego Movie: The...
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Jan 24, 2019
The promise of a "standalone" movie within a greater cinematic universe can be tricky. But DC has been doing a good job with its recent "solo" superhero installments, namely Wonder Woman and Aquaman, where you can start with those movies even though their title characters were previously introduced and had significant screen time in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League.
With Shazam!, which opens in theaters on April 5, we get to meet a main character...
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Jan 24, 2019
Superhero movies are experiencing a minor trend at the moment - the idea that anyone could or might be a super-powered hero is at the heart of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Glass, and there's even a bit of that in Aquaman, despite Arthur Curry's birthright. DC will continue the trend this year with Shazam!, a comedic superhero movie that deals with wish fulfillment.
Hitting theaters on April 5, Shazam! is about Billy Batson, a foster kid who is granted superpowers by a...
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Jan 23, 2019
James McAvoy, Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson star in M. Night Shyamalan's Glass, which opened to massive audiences in theaters over the weekend. The film reunites characters from Shyamalan's Unbreakable and Split in a thrilling new adventure that questions the importance of superheroes in modern culture.
What lies ahead for action thrillers in the next couple of months? We've picked out three upcoming movies that all look very promising.
Miss Bala...
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Jan 23, 2019
We're a month away from the Oscars, where the top films of 2018 will be recognized with Hollywood's top honors, but this week amidst the snowy mountains of Park City, Utah, the table is being set for 2019.
The 2019 Sundance Film Festival is about to screen over 100 new films, with many hoping to be among next year's Academy Awards nominees. Last year's festival produced 2018 favorites like Eighth Grade, Blindspotting, Sorry to Bother You, Private Life, Leave No Trace...
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Jan 23, 2019
We've all heard the legendary stories about King Arthur and the sword in the stone, and so has young Alex (Louis Ashbourne Serkis). One day, however, he learns that the stories are true, and that his destiny is to defeat an evil foe. In The Kid Who Would Be King, it sounds fantastical to everyone, except Alex, who soon realizes he needs the help of his family and friends to accomplish his mission.
Our exclusive clip from the action adventure follows Alex as he tells his loving mother...
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Jan 22, 2019
He looks haunted and she looks cagey. Matthew McConaughey has retreated to a place "on the edge of nowhere," as he describes it in our exclusive clip from Serenity. So what is a mysterious woman from his past, played by Anne Hathaway, doing in the only neighborhood bar in sight? And what on earth could she want from him now?
First things first. The former sea captain explains to the persistent woman that he is no longer called "John." Surely that piques her curiosity...
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Jan 22, 2019
History was made this morning as the nominees were announced for the 91st Academy Awards. Black Panther became the first superhero movie ever named in the Best Picture category, for one major achievement. The Marvel Cinematic Universe installment also received recognition for its costumes, production design, sound editing, sound design, score and the original song "All the Stars." Production designer Hannah Beachler is the first African American ever to be recognized in her category....
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Jan 22, 2019
History was made this morning as the nominees were announced for the 91st Academy Awards. Black Panther became the first superhero movie ever named in the Best Picture category, for one major achievement. The Marvel Cinematic Universe installment also received recognition for its costumes, production design, sound editing, sound design, score, and the original song "All the Stars." Production designer Hannah Beachler is the first African American ever to be recognized in her...
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Jan 19, 2019
Who doesn't harbor a fantasy about being able to hear what other people are thinking? Constantly undercut by men in her field, sports agent Ali Davis (Taraji P. Henson) must seek out any advantage she can find. But when she develops the mysterious ability to hear men think, she is perplexed at first. Is this truly a good thing for her and her career?
In our exclusive clip from What Men Want, we get a glimpse of Ali's unease, as she hears what her assistant Brandon (Josh Brener)...
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Jan 18, 2019
Need a quick recap of the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:
BIG NEWS
Ghostbusters 3 in the works: Sony is ready to believe you want more Ghostbusters, as they're moving forward with a third installment of the original movie series from the 1980s. This one will be co-written and directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Jason Reitman, son of original Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II helmer Ivan Reitman. Read everything we know about the sequel...
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Jan 18, 2019
What better way to ring in a new year of movies than to see one of 2019's most anticipated family films THREE WEEKS EARLY!
That's right, dragon fans -- Fandango is giving you early access to watch How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World on February 2, three weeks before the film officially hits theaters on February 22. To grab tickets and find out where the final How To Train Your Dragon installment will be screening early by you, fly on over to our Fandango Early Access...
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Jan 16, 2019
It's time to get slimed at least one more time.
Just when the fate of the Ghostbusters franchise seemed up in the air, another installment is in the works. That's right, as revealed by Entertainment Weekly, Sony is going back to the popular 1980s series that started it all, but the still-rather-secret sequel isn't totally clear in how it will connect to the old movies starring Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd.
So far, Ghostbusters 3 (or whatever the movie will be titled) has...
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Jan 15, 2019
Given what happens in Avengers: Infinity War, the next solo Spider-Man movie is shrouded in secrecy. At least, a lot of the details are. What we do know is the Spider-Man: Homecoming follow-up will be titled Spider-Man: Far From Home and it will supposedly be set after the events of this summer's Avengers: Endgame — if anyone is even still alive after that ultimate Marvel crossover, that is.
Sony dropped the first trailer for Far From Home this...
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Jan 15, 2019
Capturing perfectly the spirit of the wild, wild worldwide web, Ralph Breaks the Internet, featuring video-game bad boy Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) and winsome fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voiced by Sarah Silverman), has already delighted millions of moviegoers of all ages. Now the animated adventure is coming home.
Fandango can exclusively reveal that the film will be available on FandangoNOW and other digital platforms February 12 and on Blu-ray February 26.
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Jan 14, 2019
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is among the most anticipated family movies of the year, and now you have the opportunity to see it in theaters three weeks early thanks to your friends here at Fandango.
Fandango is giving you early access to see the next installment in the How To Train Your Dragon series before everyone else. The special early access screenings will be held in select theaters on February 2 -- three weeks before the film's official release date of...
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Jan 14, 2019
The Critics' Choice Awards were presented last night, representing selections by The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA). Alfonso Cuaron's Roma received four awards, the most by any film this year.
This awards season has seen a number of films gaining recognition and last night's show was no exception. While Roma was awarded prizes for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Foreign...
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Jan 14, 2019
Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart star in The Upside (above), which opened in theaters everywhere over the weekend. In the comedy, Cranston plays a disabled man who is wealthy, yet unhappy. Hart portrays a poor man on parole who desperately needs a job, yet displays a great sense of humor. The two wind up together and soon embrace the idea that they each have something to offer the other. Nicole Kidman also stars.
The idea of two unlikely, mismatched people being forced together has often...
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Jan 11, 2019
Need a quick recap of the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:
BIG NEWS
Venom sequel in the works: Given that Venom has grossed more than $850 million worldwide, there was only a matter of time before a sequel was greenlit. Sony has reportedly made it official by hiring one of the first movie's writer-producers to script the follow-up. Read more here.
GREAT NEWS
Dave Bautista joins Dune: The wrestler-turned-actor continues to be a...
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Jan 11, 2019
She graduated at the top of her class at two different, prestigious law schools. Surely Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Felicity Jones) would easily be able to secure a position at a firm in need of her talents as an attorney.
As our exclusive clip from On the Basis of Sex reminds, however, it was a different time and a different place, and the future Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States found herself struggling even to land a job interview. Naturally, it was a frustrating...
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Jan 10, 2019
Catherine Hardwicke is back in the driver's seat of a new film, Miss Bala, which stars Gina Rodriguez as a young Latina from Los Angeles who is accidentally thrust into the perilous world of Mexican cartels at the US-Mexico Border. The film is a remake of the 2011 Gerardo Naranjo film of the same name.
Known for Thirteen, Lords of Dogtown and, of course, the cultural phenomenon Twilight, Hardwicke is back in her element telling the story of a strong young woman navigating a dark and...
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Jan 10, 2019
Quickly caught up in circumstances way beyond her control, young American visitor Gloria (Gina Rodriguez) is overwhelmed and, frankly, terrified during a visit to Mexico in Miss Bala. Intending only to visit a longtime friend. she instead finds herself under the control of a dangerous criminal gang. She must summon a power she never knew she had if she and her friend are to survive.
In our exclusive clip, Gloria careens through unfamiliar streets under the command of Lino (Ismael Cruz...
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Jan 09, 2019
Commonly referred to as the British equivalent of the Academy Awards, the nominations for the 72nd British Film Awards have now been announced. This year, The Favourite led all contenders, with nominations in 12 categories, including Best Film and Outstanding British Film. Olivia Colman (pictured above), Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone were all nominated for their exquisite performances.
The awards are presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), an independent arts...
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Jan 09, 2019
You've seen Big; now it's time for Little, a comedy about a wealthy tech company executive who is magically turned back into a kid. That's not the most amazing story involved with the movie, either: Little is based on an idea pitched by its young star, Marsai Martin, who also become one of the youngest Hollywood producers ever with this project at just 13 years old.
Universal Pictures has just released the first trailer for Little, which looks like a hoot and offers...
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Jan 09, 2019
It's the year's first major movie, and it's a sequel almost 20 years in the making. In Glass, writer-director M. Night Shyamalan brings together characters from two of his most beloved films, Unbreakable and Split, for a psychological thriller about the existence of super-powered human beings. On one side you have those who believe they have special unexplainable super powers, like returning characters Mr. Glass (Samuel L. Jackson), David Dunn (Bruce Willis) and The Horde (James...
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Jan 08, 2019
Character Analysis of the Day
With tickets for M. Night Shyamalan's Glass now on sale, let's get reacquainted with Kevin Wendell Crumb, a.k.a. The Horde, and his many personalities, including The Beast. In this video essay, Shane Bertram discusses the psychology of the supervillain character as seen in Split:
Easter Eggs of the Day
Escape Room, the first hit movie of 2019, is filled with clues to solving its clever set-piece puzzles. Zac Morris highlights...
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Jan 08, 2019
Sony has a new comic book movie franchise, and the studio didn't even need Spider-Man to make it happen - not on screen, anyway. Venom, a Marvel Comics character associated with Spidey, made his solo screen debut this past fall, and the movie has gone on to gross more than $850 million worldwide. Despite critics not liking it (28% on Rotten Tomatoes), moviegoers have been loving Venom and want more.
According to Variety, Sony is giving the fans what they desire by putting Venom 2 into...
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Jan 08, 2019
Six strangers decide to embark on an adventure that promises thrills, but with a certain measure of safety in place. In the psychological thriller Escape Room, which opened in theaters over the weekend, what sounds like a great idea for a fun experience turns into something far more personal -- and terrifying -- than anticipated.
Now that Escape Room has launched in theaters nationwide, our search for more big-screen thrills turned up three upcoming films that sound deliciously fiendish....
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Jan 08, 2019
Long in development, a new big-screen version of Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic Dune is moving forward under the direction of Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049).
The latest news is that Dave Bautista has joined the cast. Read onward to learn everything we know about the project so far.
What's the latest news?
Dave Bautista has joined the cast in an unspecified role, according to both Variety and Deadline. Bautista previously worked with director Villeneuve on Blade Runner...
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Jan 08, 2019
Bella and Lucas have a very special bond that spans species. Bella (voiced by Bryce Dallas Howard) is a loving dog and Lucas (Jonah Hauer-King) is a loving human; together, their friendship has stood the test of time. One day, however, they are separated when Bella gives chase to a squirrel and becomes lost far from home. It's the beginning of an epic journey for Bella that will ultimately cover hundreds of miles across the country as she seeks to return to Lucas' loving embrace.
In...
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Jan 08, 2019
It is no secret that, when it comes to the unreleased MCU movies, everything is basically, well, a secret. So, of course, quite a few details of what audiences will be treated to when the upcoming Captain Marvel hits screens March 9th are anyone's guess. Still, with the arrival of the full trailer, we got a glimpse of what's to come - and it looks incredible.
Fandango visited the set of the film a few months ago, and we can now share what we learned from the filmmakers,...
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Jan 07, 2019
At the end of Avengers: Infinity War, we watched in horror at the sight of Nick Fury's pager dropping from his disintegrating grasp and clattering to the pavement. However, that horror turned to hope when the screen of the pager revealed a familiar symbol: that of one Captain Marvel. Since then, fans have been clamoring for more information about the MCU's first female-led film, which stars Brie Larsen as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel and Samuel L. Jackson as fan-favorite, Nick Fury,...
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Jan 07, 2019
Gina Rodriguez stars in the action-thriller Miss Bala as a young American woman who is visiting a longtime friend in Mexico. Very quickly, however, she and her friend are caught up in violence that could soon prove fatal to them both.
The thriller will soon open in theaters nationwide. Here's everything we know about Miss Bala -- including the meaning of that title.
Who stars?
Gina Rodriguez. She broke out big on the small screen with her winning portrayal of the lead role in...
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Jan 07, 2019
The concluding installment of an animated trilogy, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World teases previously-untold delights. The new film finds our hero, Hiccup, happy and content with the knowledge that his land is a peaceful place where humans and dragons can live together in harmony.
Elsewhere, however, dragons and humans remain at war, which begins to create headaches for Hiccup and his friends. Read onward to learn all we know about the family-friendly adventure.
Who stars?...
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Jan 07, 2019
The 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, were handed out in a lavish ceremony on Sunday, January 6, 2019. Hosted by Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh, and broadcast live by NBC, the show annually honors outstanding achievements in movies and television shows.
Check out all the nominees and winners here. Below, we've gathered our picks for the Top 5 movie-focused moments from this year's show.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion...
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Jan 06, 2019
It didn't take long for history to be made on the film side at this year's Golden Globe Awards, as Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse became the first superhero film to win a major film award (not including performances) when it scooped up Best Animated Feature.
Here is the full list of film nominees, and you can see all winners in gold.
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born...
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Jan 04, 2019
Fans of M. Night Shyamalan's groundbreaking super-powered movie Unbreakable were completely surprised when the ending of his 2016 thriller Split -- spoiler warning -- revealed itself to be an Unbreakable sequel. Shortly after the film debuted, M. Night announced that his next film would be one 18 years in the making -- a third installment in the series, titled Glass, that would bring the central characters from both Unbreakable and Split together for an event film that would expand on the...
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Dec 28, 2018
Need a quick recap of the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:
EXCLUSIVE MOVIE PREVIEW
Movies to look forward to in 2019: We went through all the movies coming out in the new year and came up with the 50 most notable new releases to look forward to in 2019, from Glass to the latest Star Wars episode. Check out our slideshow preview, featuring exclusive images here and also see our specific preview of the most anticipated family films here.
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Dec 28, 2018
For the second year in a row, Marvel has the top two most anticipated blockbusters, according to Fandango's annual survey of moviegoers. Avengers: Endgame, the follow-up to last year's number one, the cliffhanging Avengers: Infinity War, took first place, while another standalone solo superhero entry of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain Marvel, takes the secondary spot filled in 2018 by Black Panther.
The rest of the 10 most anticipated blockbusters releasing in...
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Dec 28, 2018
Getting in is the easy part. A handful of strangers accept a mysterious invitation that leads them to a room that holds many secrets. At first it's curious, then it quickly becomes apparent that their survival is at stake. In Escape Room, the trapped strangers must first find clues in order to solve perplexing puzzles that may not be obeying the rules of time and space.
In our exclusive featurette, we hear from cast members Deborah Ann Woll, Taylor Russell, Nik Dodani and Jay Ellis as...
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Dec 27, 2018
2019 sees multiple big-screen adaptations of Stephen King's most notable titles, IT: Chapter 2 and Pet Sematary. The first IT was a record-breaking hit back in 2017, and its sequel will no doubt make waves later in the year. First up, however, is Pet Sematary, a huge fan-favorite thanks to a freaky and wicked story that plays right into the intense emotional connection we have with our pets and our loved ones.
The first adaptation of King's 1983 novel followed a family who discover...
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Dec 27, 2018
DC Films is about to show both how light and how dark their movie adaptations can get with their two very different 2019 releases.
For the latter, the Martin Scorsese-inspired Joker will star Joaquin Phoenix as a failed comedian who becomes the titular iconic Batman villain. Co-written and directed by Todd Phillips, the aim there is a gritty, potentially R-rated crime drama. The former is Shazam!, a bright ‘80s-style comedy in which Zachary Levi plays a teenage boy whose mind is...
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Dec 27, 2018
2019 is going to be another big year for movies, but it may be the biggest year ever for Disney. The Mouse House is expected to roll out one major title after the next, including new installments in four of their most popular and recognizable franchises spread across their four main movie houses: Avengers: Endgame (Marvel Studios), Toy Story 4 (Pixar), Frozen 2 (Disney Animation) and Star Wars Episode IX (LucasFilm).
If they stopped there at just those four titles, they'd be looking at...
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Dec 25, 2018
Jordan Peele's "social horror" thriller Get Out was an unexpected success, both with audiences and critics. Soon after the film was nominated for three Academy Awards -- Peele himself ended up winning an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay -- Peele announced he was writing his next film and planned to direct it for Universal Pictures.
Now the first trailer has been released and it looks totally unnerving. Here's everything we know about the thriller; watch the...
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Dec 24, 2018
Mary (Saoirse Ronan) and Elizabeth (Margot Robbie) are no ordinary women. They each wield great power in a masculine world as they rule their separate nations. Their wary friendship becomes a rivalry, however, when their royal courts are beset by betrayal and conspiracies that threaten to bring their nations to war.
In our exclusive clip from Mary Queen of Scots, we see Queen Elizabeth I (Robbie) as she weighs a decision that will have fateful consequences for her people. She is the sole...
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Dec 24, 2018
James Wan's highly-anticipated Aquaman has exceeded all expectations, establishing Jason Momoa as a superhero on both land and sea. The action-adventure has a light heart while dealing with serious issues, bolstered by spectacular visual effects and strong performances by Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Willem Dafoe and Nicole Kidman.
Now that Aquaman has launched successful into theaters, what's next for DC Films? We take a closer look at three of their upcoming productions.
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Dec 21, 2018
Need a quick recap of the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:
YEAR-END REVIEW
Our favorite movies of 2018: Fandango editors Erik Davis and Brian Formo listed their top 10 movies of this year, with lots of love going to If Beale Street Could Talk, Mission: Impossible - Fallout and Roma between them. Read their respective picks for the best of 2018 here and here.
The women of Welcome to Marwen: Meet the real women characters of...
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Dec 19, 2018
There's a new Hellboy on the block. Summit Entertainment's reboot of the comic book movie franchise promises to be different style-wise than Guillermo del Toro's 2004 take, but we can still anticipate a similar mix of brawn and banter from the titular demon-spawn character.
Darker is the supposed direction of this Hellboy, though that doesn't show so much in the first trailer. David Harbour's version of the big, red not-a-monster antihero is humorous, and the...
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Dec 19, 2018
2018 was a supremely interesting film year. Following #MeToo and a few years after #OscarSoWhite, Hollywood's stories and hiring practices finally started to shift toward making more films centering on and made by women and people of color. Most of the best films of the year represented more access to filmmaking by those groups and cinema is better for it. Most of my runner-ups also fall into this category, and indeed cutting off at the 10-spot was the hardest thing to do because I could...
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Dec 19, 2018
Whenever it comes to forming a list of my favorite films of the year, I always think long and hard about the stories that affected me the most. What moved me? What shook me? What scared me? What made me laugh uncontrollably? What did I connect with the most, personally, and what films entered my life at a time when I really needed it the most?
When this year's list began to materialize, I noticed a lot of the films had something in common: they were about coming of age, and they...
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Dec 18, 2018
Given an amazing opportunity to reinvent her life, Maya (Jennifer Lopez) grabs it with both hands in Second Act. Sometimes, however, her reach exceeds her grasp, as showcased in our exclusive clip from the comedy.
Out to dinner with an important client of the big-box retail store where she works and wanting to impress him in his native tongue, Maya has enlisted the linguistic assistance of a friend. As the clip reveals, Maya must use her street smarts to save the conversation when it starts...
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Dec 17, 2018
"Behind every great man, there's a great woman," and that's especially true of 'Welcome to Marwen,' a tale of Mark Hogencamp's (Steve Carell) journey to healing following a vicious attack by immersing himself in a WWII fantasy world of his own creation. Creating the Belgium village of "Marwen" in his backyard, he populated it with all the tough women who guided him through his darkest hour. This is a tribute to them, the finest platoon of the greatest...
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Dec 17, 2018
Whether you've already seen Deadpool 2 or not, there's reason to go again. The sequel, starring Ryan Reynolds as Marvel's "merc with a mouth," is returning to theaters under a new title: Once Upon a Deadpool. Well, it's not quite the same movie, as the name isn't the only thing that's changed. What exactly can you expect with the re-release? Here's everything we know:
What makes Once Upon a Deadpool different than Deadpool 2?
As...
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Dec 17, 2018
An award-winning actress as well as an exceptional musical talent, Emily Blunt has now taken on the challenge of starring as a nanny extraordinaire in Mary Poppins Returns, opening soon in theaters everywhere. The film begins as Michael Banks (Ben Whishaw) and his sister Jane (Emily Mortimer) are struggling to deal with tough economic times and the very real danger of losing their family home.
Mary Poppins arrives just in the nick of time. She helps Michael and Jane deal with their...
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Dec 14, 2018
Need a quick recap of the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:
BIG NEWS
Doctor Strange 2 holds on to director Scott Derrickson: Marvel is moving forward with a sequel to 2016's Doctor Strange with a planned 2021 release. The original's director, Scott Derrickson, will take the helm again with stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Benedict Wong returning on screen. Read everything we know so far here.
AWARDS BUZZ
The Favourite and A Star is...
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Dec 12, 2018
A Star Is Born led the film nominees for the 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. The guild aims to recognize outstanding individual performances, as well as cast and ensemble performances in both film and television, and has often been a good indicator of possible Academy Award nominees.
The awards are presented by SAG-AFTRA, which represents more than 160,000 media artists in the news and entertainment business. Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga and Sam Elliott received individual...
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Dec 12, 2018
From the outside, the shed looks like nothing special to Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) and his new friends. Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man (Jake Johnson), says he too has "a shed where I keep my Spider gear."
In our exclusive clip from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Aunt May (Lily Tomlin) invites Miles, Peter and Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) inside her ordinary-looking shed. Very quickly, however, they realize they have never seen any shed like this before. We won't...
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