France’s Les Arcs Film Festival has unveiled the line-up for its 16th edition of its mountaintop movie marathon, taking place from December 14-21, 2024.

Eight European films will vie for the festival’s Crystal Arrow awards.

They include Rich Peppiatt’s Kneecap, a comedy about titular west Belfast hip-hop trio that is Ireland’s entry for the best international feature Oscar race and leads the Bifa 2024 nominations, Runar Runarsson’s Icelandic drama When the Light Breaks that opened this year’s Cannes Un Certain Regard, and Kurdwin Ayub’s Moon about a former Austrian martial arts master hired to train...

Image Credit: @somesayimmodest Like many others in my generation, the original Sailor Moon series was their entry into the world of anime. Of course, there was Pokémon , Dragon Ball Z , and Mobile Suit Gundam Wing , but Sailor Moon was the first time many young watchers saw a female heroine protagonist. With a large focus on shonen series growing up, Sailor Moon was a pivotal series that grabbed the attention of us who maybe didn’t know it at the time, but needed to see a young woman who was powerful, quick-witted, and represented all things cutesy. After almost 30 years of airing in the US and the 2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos movie release, Sailor Moon has proven time and time again that it dominates the shojo sphere and is backed by a community of fans with unwavering passion. One person who is not shy to share her love of Sailor...

The long wait for console players to get in on the fun with Phasmophobia is now over, with Kinetic Games finally releasing their hit co-op game onto PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR2, and the Xbox Series. As an additional treat, this year’s free Halloween community event, Crimson Eye, will also be available for console players on purchase.

Per Kinetic Games’ latest blog entry, Crimson Eye sees the return of the Blood Moon from last year’s Halloween event. Paranormal energy has drastically increased in several locations, resulting in a new weather type, The Blood Moon.

Players must enter these cursed locations and complete investigations, optional objectives and photograph any Blood Altars you may find to earn blood points. You must work together with the Ghost Hunting Community to collect blood points, which will in turn earn you brand-new rewards. However, during the Blood Moon, ghosts will be empowered and stronger than ever.

There have been rumblings that Marvel Studios is developing a Midnight Sons movie revolving around the McU's supernatural heroes for several years now.

Werewolf by Night opened the door to exploring that corner of this shared world when it introduced us to Jack Russell and Man-Thing, while a few different projects have confirmed the existence of vampires. We also have Agatha All Along, a series delving into witchcraft and one that's potentially going to introduce characters like Mephisto and Death.

Moon Knight is another character who would fit nicely into Midnight Sons, though Blade is arguably the project that's most likely to lay the groundwork for any sort of supernatural team-up.

Yesterday, we learned that Blade is no longer set to be released next November. With it now undated, it feels like a matter of time before Mahershala Ali leaves the reboot due to "creative differences" or "scheduling issues."

No one wants that to happen,...

Rich Peppiatt’s Kneecap is among the five films nominated for the European University Film Award (Eufa) as announced by the European Film Academy and Filmfest Hamburg.

Irish-language hip hop biopic Kneecap is joined by Dea Kulumbegashvili’s Venice award winner April; Cannes award winnersArmand from Halfdan Ullmann Tondel and Three Kilometres To The End Of The World by Emanuel Parvu; and Kurdwin Ayub’s Austrian drama Moon.

The five selected features will be viewed and discussed across 23 universities in 23 countries with each institution choosing its favourite film.

A representative from each university will attend a three-day deliberation meeting in...

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Marvel's new "Ultimate" universe has been a success since it launched last year. Set in a similar but different timeline, "Ultimate Marvel" is a great on-ramp for new readers, with higher stakes, wilder experimentation, and a much lighter backlog.

The one-shot "Ultimate Universe: One Year In" #1 is coming this December. Marking the almost one-year anniversary since Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto's "Ultimate Spider-Man" launched in January, "One Year In" will "set the stage" for "Ultimate Marvel," Year Two.

At New York Comic-Con, Marvel confirmed a new hero will be debuting in "One Year In" — Ultimate Wolverine, who will spin-off into an ongoing series come January 2025. "Ultimate Wolverine" will be written by Chris Condon (writer of Western-horror-noir comic "That Texas Blood") and drawn by Alessandro Cappuccio ("Moon Knight"). See the cover for "Ultimate Wolverine" #1 below:

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Spain, we have a problem. I don't enjoy writing negative reviews and I don't feel good about bashing films. I try to remain positive and talk about what I love. But sometimes there's a movie that is just so terrible, so miserable, such a waste of time and talent, that it is necessary to write about just so that the film industry can learn from their mistakes. I doubt they will. They will continue making bad films like this one. But at least I expressed my frustration and dissatisfaction in hopes that maybe they would spend money on better projects next time around. Luna (which translates to simply Moon) is a Spanish science fiction thriller film directed by filmmaker Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas. Because it's an entirely Spanish production made mainly for Spanish audiences, the film had its world premiere at the 2024 Sitges Film Festival in Spain/Catalonia. It's bad. Like, really bad.

Plot: When a vampire uses technologically advanced glasses to live stream his kills, he gains a large online following – and catches the attention of a trio of supernatural investigators who set out to stop him.

Review: Earlier this year, Full Moon founder Charles Band announced that his company was launching a new production label called Pulp Noir, with the focus being on “edgier, weirder, darker horror and dark fantasy films.” They also set up a Patreon account where fans can subscribe and show their support for the company while getting a behind-the-scenes look at the making of these films. The first movie in the Pulp Noir line, a female serial killer story called Quadrant, was released in August, with a black & white release following in September – and now that October is upon us, so is the second movie in the Pulp Noir line-up, the vampire story Death Streamer. Quadrant seemed...

Following his Rebel Moon films, Zack Snyder is going smaller – and a UFC movie looks to be his next choice. More here.

Over the last couple of decades, Zack Snyder has become synonymous with effects-driven films. 2006’s 300 really pushed him into a career that would includes lots of heavily-stylised superhero and action movies.

With the release of his two Rebel Moon films for Netflix, though, there seems to be a growing line of thought that the filmmaker has pushed his house style to its limits and it feels like both he – and his audience – are ready to try something else.

That doesn’t mean that we’ll never see Zack Snyder use high contrast lighting or slow motion again. When Netflix recently cancelled his planned Army Of The Dead prequels, Snyder said he would be heading back to the ‘insanity’ of that style of filmmaking at some point, but...

Du Jie, a seasoned Chinese cinematographer who has shot more than 20 films for directors including Chen Sicheng, Guan Ha, Ning Hao and Pema Tseden, has turned his hand to directing.

Japanese drama The Height Of The Coconut Trees marks his feature directorial debut and is premiering in Busan’s New Currents competition

You’ve been living in Japan since early 2020 and chose to direct a Japanese film there with a local cast and crew. How did it come about?

As a DoP, I got to travel to visit New York, Thailand and Japan to shoot the three Detective Chinatown films...

Marvel Comics' annual celebration of Native American Heritage Month will be extra special this year thanks to Kahhori: Reshaper of Worlds #1, a new Marvel's Voices one-shot that introduces Kahhori, the breakout hero from season 2 of Marvel Animation and Disney+'s What If...?

Kahhori's highly-anticipated debut is written and drawn by an array of extraordinary talent: What If…? writer Ryan Little, Marvel Studios artist Todd Harris, Indigenous writers Arihhonni "Honni" David and Kelly Lynne D'Angelo in their Marvel Comics debuts, and acclaimed Marvel artists David Cutler and Jim Terry.

The Mohawk warrior Kahhori fell into Sky World (and into our hearts) from her first appearance fighting those trying to invade her home. She's already helped save all of reality from a demented Doctor Strange and secured peace in her world, so now what?

Chasing a threat out of Sky World, Kahhori lands in the fiery streets of Hell's Kitchen. But culture...

What’s scarier than Cleveland? A spooky event in a haunted church in Cleveland! Full Moon is hosting a massive shebang with none other than cult favorite Charles Band, the man behind the studio, which was founded more than 35 years ago. The event, dubbed Charles Band’s Church of Chills Live! – will take place in a 130-year-old church in The Forest City and will feature celebrity appearances, prizes/giveaways, a merch booth for all of your Full Moon needs. Appropriately enough, the event will take place on October 26th – the last Saturday before Halloween – at 7:00 p.m. Update: Tickets are now available at This Link! More information can be found at ChurchofChills.com.

Tickets are priced at $125 per person and the event is limited to 200 seats. But those 200 attendees won’t just get some celeb sightings and special gifts, they also will be part of an exclusive screening of Full Moon’s latest,...

Arizona’s largest Halloween event is back! Fear Farm returns for another season, and continues to establish itself as the Valley’s premier haunted attraction, offering an experience that is as exhilarating as it is unforgettable. From the moment you step onto these haunted fairgrounds, you are immersed in an atmosphere created to both unsettle and excite.

Highlights of this year’s event include:

Three new attraction themes!

Carnage: Leopold and Loeb, infamous criminals, discovered a hidden paranormal lab beneath the abandoned fairgrounds. Killing Dr. Ryker, they used his machines to reanimate scarecrows and carnival workers, aiming to rule the haunted site. The plan backfired as the reanimated figures turned into bloodthirsty horrors. Desperate, the brothers augmented themselves with Ryker’s technology and fought through the fairgrounds and corn maze, battling the undead to prevent an outbreak, turning the once lively area into a nightmarish battleground.

Clown Alley: Boomer, the malevolent clown,...

Scary movies so campy you can’t help but love them.

With Halloween just around the corner, there are plenty of ways to keep the (haunted) spirit of the holiday alive as we move into the end of the year. One of those ways is with a subscription to Full Moon Features, a streaming service built for fans of bloody B-movies and cult cinema, particularly those who appreciate campy, over-the-top horror and sci-fi films. With 500+ titles, many of which come from B-movie veteran Charles Band and his 300+ producer credits, there’s a campy scary movie for every Halloween taste. So, here’s everything you need to know about Full Moon Features.

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Remember last year when Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon collaborated with Jimmy Choo to release some amazing shoes and accessories? It's happening again, and this time the Outer Guardians are getting their moment in the spotlight. As before, this footwear is inspired both by the characters' actual outfits and their overall vibe. Check out new boots and pumps for Chibi Moon, Pluto, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Related: Sailor Moon Cosmos Anime Films Reveals Global Streaming Date For something a little more casual, try Luna and Super Sailor Moon variants on a Marlow Moccasin, or one of these manga-illustrated sneakers: These designer shoes are big ticket items, ranging in price from 111,100 yen (for the sneakers) to 419,100 yen (for the Chibi Moon boots). If you're feeling especially extravagant, there's a crystal-studded Luna-p clutch selling for 1.1 million yen: Other items up for grabs include bags, scarves, bracelets and smartphone accessories. Peruse the full range...

The European Film Academy has added a further 16 feature films to the longlist – known as the Feature Film Selection – for the European Film Awards. With the already announced 29 films the list comprises 45 titles.

These films will now be considered for the nomination stage of the European Film Awards. The nominees will be revealed on Nov. 5.

Among the titles are several Venice award-winners: Pedro Almodóvar’s Golden Lion winner “The Room Next Door,” Grand Jury Prize winner “Vermiglio,” Special Jury Prize winner “April,” and Horizon winner “The New Year That Never Came.” Other titles include Edward Berger’s “Conclave,” Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths” and Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer.”

The films were selected by the European Film Academy Board, who consulted with a team of invited experts.

The European Film Awards take place on Dec. 7 in Lucerne, Switzerland.

These are the additional titles in the Feature Film Selection:

“April,” directed by Dea Kulumbegashvili

“Conclave,...

Rhino Records is celebrating Rocktober with a number of vinyl reissues, including albums by Ministry, Black Sabbath, the Ramones, and more.

The Rocktober campaign focuses on Warner Music artists, with other reissues including LPs by Fleetwood Mac, Twisted Sister, Whitesnake, The Stooges, Devo, Inxs, Type O Negative, Stone Temple Pilots, and several other acts.

A handful of the reissues will be deluxe versions, among them Ministry’s Twitch (1986) and The Land of Rape and Honey (1988). Both of those releases are set to arrive as 2-lp editions on October 4th, and feature bonus material, including remixes and extended versions.

Among the other albums getting the deluxe treatments or special anniversary editions are Twisted Sister’s Stay Hungry, Fleetwood Mac’s Heroes Are Hard to Find, Jenny Lewis’ The Voyager, and Montrose’s Paper Money.

The vinyl reissues will be coming out on October 4th, 18th, and 25th. See below for a...

Fans were thrilled when Lady Gaga announced a companion album titled Harlequin for her upcoming film Joker: Folie a Deux. The actor-singer shared the news on Instagram, revealing that the album will drop on September 27 and feature 13 tracks. Leading up to the announcement, Gaga had teased fans with cryptic Instagram posts like “I’m ready for my interview” and “Moon dust gets everywhere.”

Lady Gaga flaunts her diamond ring announcing her engagement with Michael Polansky at Venice International Film Festival

The album cover features Gaga in a shower with a lifebuoy around her neck, giving it a surreal, theatrical touch. The tracklist, creatively written on a milk carton in her Instagram post, includes titles like “Good Morning,” “The Joker,” and “Folie a Deux,” reflecting the themes of her role as Harley Quinn in the psychological musical thriller.

Here’s the tracklist for Harlequin:

1. Good Morning

2. All We Imagine As Light

3. Get Happy (2024)

4. Oh,...

Lady Gaga is finally revealing her secret project!

The “Stupid Love” superstar revealed that she’s releasing a companion album alongside the release of Joker: Folie à Deux, called Harlequin, and it’s coming out on Friday (September 27).

Head inside to see the track listing and more info…

“Harlequin. September 27. A companion album to Joker: Folie à Deux,” she revealed, along with the cover art and track titles.

Fans began to suspect that the album was coming as she teased a “LG6.5″ project with random lyrics and billboards across the United States.

Gaga posted a series of lines on her Instagram ahead of the announcement, including “I’m ready for my interview,” “Don’t tell me what to wear,” “No duct tape, no mission,” and “Moon dust gets everywhere.”

She also has her seventh studio album in the works. Find out when the lead single is coming!

You can order...

Over the years, Jax Taylor has gotten into countless arguments with several fellow Bravolebrities. But, this new batch has left people stunned.

Jax Taylor And Brock Davies Go At It

Recently, Jax decided to unfollow his former Vanderpump Rules co-star Scheana Shay. Unexpectedly, he also decided to unfollow her two year old daughter Summer Moon as well.

The reason for the social media drama? Jax decided to post a photo of him putting up a mirror by himself. A fan commented underneath the Ig post, claiming that Brock Davies could put it up in minutes.

Jax Taylor/Credit: YouTube

Taylor responded with a simple and shady “Who?” in response. This instantly caused Brock to clap back at him with a shady message of his own.

“Considering you have me blocked, means you know my name,” he snapped. “But a refresher for you, I’m the guy that helped drop off...

One character who surprised all of us with his powers in Demon Slayer was Zenitsu. Who knew he had so much potential and power beyond the supposedly weak exterior? The character has clearly come a long way, and the best way to gauge his true potential is to compare his strength against the strongest character of the series.

If I had to compare his strength with that of one of the other characters, I’d make the bold claim that Zenitsu is the only character who can match the feats of Tokito Muichiro. While his strength is not yet comparable with the youngest Hashira, he does have the potential to break the records set by Muichiro.

How Strong is Zenitsu in Demon Slayer? Zenitsu uses his breathing style against Daki while sleeping | Credits: Ufotable

Zenitsu’s strongest weapon in Demon Slayer is his thunderous speed. He slashes his opponents quicker...

For most of his career, Robert De Niro avoided partaking in interviews, as he preferred keeping things to himself. However, things changed drastically once Donald Trump hit the office in 2016, and the Oscar winner has been pretty vocal about his aversion to the Home Alone star and his mishaps.

Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver | Credit: Columbia Pictures

Last year, the actor further delved into his issues with the former president and shared concerns about Trump potentially being re-elected, stressing that he shouldn’t be allowed anywhere close to the country’s leadership again.

Robert de Niro Speaks Against Donald Trump’s Second Shot at Office Donald Trump | Credit: Gage Skidmore/Cc-by-sa-2.0/Wikimedia Commons

Both Robert De Niro and Donald Trump have exchanged shots at each other over the years. The former has also been pretty critical of Trump’s current campaign and during a discussion with The Guardian, the...

Earlier this year, Full Moon founder Charles Band announced that his company was launching a new production label called Pulp Noir, which will focus on “edgier, weirder, darker horror and dark fantasy films.” They also set up a Patreon account where fans can subscribe and show their support for the company while getting a behind-the-scenes look at the making of these films. The first movie in the Pulp Noir line, a female serial killer story called Quadrant, was given a Blu-ray, DVD, limited edition VHS, and streaming release on August 23rd… and now, on September 20th, a black & white “noir version” of Quadrant is set to start streaming on Full Moon Features and Prime Video. Update: The noir version of Quadrant has now been released! A black and white trailer can be seen in the embed above.

As Band says in the latest episode of his Full Moon Universe show,...

With a career that stretches back 50 years, Charles Band is one of the most well-known names in genre filmmaking. The head of companies like Empire Pictures and Full Moon Features, Band has over 400 producing credits, nearly 90 directing credits, and over 60 writing credits. A few years ago, he started telling the story of what it has been like bringing all of that entertainment into the world with his autobiography Confessions of a Puppetmaster: A Hollywood Memoir of Ghouls, Guts, and Gonzo Filmmaking (you can pick up a copy at This Link) – and now he has revealed that he’s currently working on a second autobiography, titled Horror Puppet!

Band told PopGeeks, “I don’t want to step back (from filmmaking) until I’m forced to, by end of life. I enjoy what I do and, yeah, I’ve done it for a long time. Sometimes I feel like I’m the...

Earlier this year, Full Moon founder Charles Band announced that his company was launching a new production label called Pulp Noir, which will focus on “edgier, weirder, darker horror and dark fantasy films.” They also set up a Patreon account where fans can subscribe and show their support for the company while getting a behind-the-scenes look at the making of these films. The first movie in the Pulp Noir line, a female serial killer story called Quadrant, received a Blu-ray, DVD, limited edition VHS, and streaming release on August 23rd – and the second Pulp Noir movie, Death Streamer, is following close behind! A trailer for the film can be seen in the embed above. Update: Since this article was first posted, Full Moon has announced that Death Streamer will be receiving the same type of release Quadrant was given, with its release date being October 11th!

Directed by Band, Death Streamer...

Joy Oladokun has announced her new album, Observations From A Crowded Room, arriving on October 18th via Amigo Records/Verve Forecast/Republic Records. In anticipation of the project, the singer-songwriter has also released two new songs, “No Country” and “I’D Miss The Birds.”

Comprised of 12 songs and three spoken-word interludes, Observations From A Crowded Room is said to blend Oladokun’s pop-folk roots with electronic and psychedelic influences. It features the previous singles “Questions, Chaos & Faith” and “Drugs.”

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“This album became a way for me to write things, feel things, process things,” Oladokun said in a statement. “Because, as the producer, I just had to sit with these songs for so long. It became really healing in a sense of, ‘I made this. I’m listening to an album that I genuinely love. All the sounds and bits and bobs came from me with...

In the eyes of Trekkies, "Star Trek: The Next Generation" may be the greatest TV series of all time. No other show -- not "The Sopranos," not "M*A*S*H," not "Manimal" -- has come close to the high quality and rich premise of the adventures of the Enterprise-d in the 24th century. Famously, creator Gene Roddenberry took core concepts from his 1966 "Star Trek" series and enhanced them for "The Next Generation," creating an even more aggressively utopian world that was even more forthright about its anticapitalist, anticolonialist intentions. He even instigated a rule among the show's writers that no two characters were allowed to bicker, and no stories could stem from interpersonal conflicts. In Roddenberry's vision, everyone got along at all times.

Writers, naturally hated this idea, as they felt conflict is the best way to create drama. For the first two seasons, Roddenberry, writers, and lawyers all butted heads over the series.

Oscar Isaac has portrayed Moon Knight in the MCU, a character expected to appear in Secret Wars with most other heroes that have been introduced in the wake of Avengers: Endgame. However, Isaac might be in for some heavy work in Secret Wars the claims of an industry insider are true, owing to the fact that the actor is a part of the two other universes that have confirmed connections to the MCU.

Oscar Isaac in Moon Knight || Credit: Disney+

While Isaac could return to play a version of Apocalypse in Secret Wars, there has been some chatter about the Spider-Verse having a direct connection to the MCU, or at least getting a nod in Secret Wars, perhaps in a similar way that the MCU did in Across the Spider-Verse.

Apocalypse, Spider-Man 2099, and Moon Knight could all be in Secret Wars Oscar Isaac as Miguel O’Hara || Credit: Sony Animation...

Roland Teichmann, director of the Austrian Film Institute (AFI), has shared more details of the institute’s ambitious new funding programme for first and second features.

The Talent Lab scheme is being launched in collaboration with the Vienna Film Fund under its director Christine Dollhofer.

It aims to “identify interesting young filmmakers from all over the country whether they come from film school or not…this is the strategy to look for new talent from all over the place,” said Teichmann.

The €2.8m scheme offers emerging teams the opportunity to create their first and second feature films within “a structured...

Eminem is opening the 2024 MTV VMAs!

The global superstar will open the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards live on Wednesday (September 11) at 8 p.m. Et from the Ubs Arena in New York.

The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) performer will be giving fans the first TV show performance from his recently released 12th studio album.

Eminem is tied for the most Moon Persons wins with Peter Gabriel, and last opened the VMAs in 2010 with a powerful performance of “Not Afraid,” followed by a duet with Rihanna for “Love the Way You Lie.”

He has 8 nominations this year including Video of the Year, as well as VMAs Most Iconic Performance for his 2000 medley of “Real Slim Shady” and “The Way I Am,” which included a procession of 100+ lookalikes dressed as himself.

One win this year will make him the most awarded male artist in the show’s history. He already...

Demon Slayer is one of the most popular anime franchises ever, with over 200 million copies sold. The franchise recently finished airing season 4, which became a massive hit. Even though the manga concluded in 2020, its popularity has always been on the rise. One of the best things about Demon Slayer is the antagonist, Kibutsuji Muzan.

Kibutsuji Muzan is the Demon King, who is the main target of the demon slayers. He is the sole reason why the Demon Slayer Corp was created in the first place. His intelligence is unparalleled, but there is only one incident where his emotions got the better of him. Muzan has always been a rational character, but fans believe killing his doctor is the only time he regretted taking a life.

Kibutsuji Muzan Restricted His Growth By Killing The Doctor Kibutsuji Muzan (Credits: Ufotable)

930 years before the current Demon Slayer calendar, Kibutsuji Muzan was terminally ill...

Marvel fans lost their minds over the latest rumors surrounding Charlie Cox’s return as Matt Murdoch. After his celebrated debut in Netflix’s Daredevil series and a surprise cameo in Tom Holland’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, Cox has been set to reprise his role in future MCU projects. Although fans already look forward to seeing the actor in his crimson suit, another rumor featuring Oscar Isaac’s Moon Knight has made its way online.

Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil | Credit: Marvel Studios

With the hype for Cox’s upcoming reprisal, another exciting rumor has come. While fans might be waiting to see the star back in his complete glory, it looks like they could just end up getting an unexpected team-up with one of the MCU’s most iconic anti-heroes.

A potential Daredevil and Moon Knight team-up sends social media into a frenzy

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Florence Pugh is all set to return to her role as Yelena Belova in the upcoming MCU film Thunderbolts*. However, Marvel reportedly already has some plans for Pugh’s future in the MCU as she is reported to have some connection to Charlie Cox’s Daredevil.

Cox is also set to reprise his role as Matt Murdock in the Disney Plus series Daredevil: Born Again. The series is set to turn Marvel’s focus towards more street-level superheroes and stories, with heroes like Daredevil, The Punisher, and Yelena. A potential interaction with Spider-Man is reportedly also in the works.

Charlie Cox’s Daredevil Might Team Up With Florence Pugh’s Yelena In The MCU Florence Pugh in Black Widow | Credits: Marvel Studios

Florence Pugh was last seen in the MCU as Yelena Belova in Black Widow. Playing the sister of Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff, Pugh became an instant favorite among fans,...

Koyoharu Gotouge’s Demon Slayer has reached great heights of popularity in a short span of time. For many fans, Demon Slayer has become the definitive of anime for its spectacular animation. The credit also partially goes to the wide variety of characters. The unparalleled track record wouldn’t have been possible without a strong vision behind it.

Going through Koyoharu Gotouge’s interviews gives one a sense of the creator’s strong and specific vision. When something doesn’t align with their idea, the creator doesn’t shy away from removing it altogether. Sometimes, the characters bear the brunt of this vision as shared by Gotouge in an interview.

Koyoharu Gotouge on Their Primary Focus in Demon Slayer Tanjiro and Nezuko | Credits: Studio Ufotable

Kamado Tanjiro is a compelling protagonist who is both compassionate and resilient. Gotouge has put a special emphasis on Tanjiro’s presence in the manga.

Sofia Boutella desperately needed a break from action, and J.J. Perry’s The Killer’s Game provided exactly that.

After devoting nearly the entirety of 2022 to her most physically demanding role yet as Kora/Arthelais in Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon franchise, Boutella was relieved that she didn’t have to bear the burden of being the primary action hero in Perry’s action-comedy. Instead, she was charmed by the romantic role she was offered alongside her former Hotel Artemis co-star Dave Bautista. Her Rebel Moon character also didn’t have the greatest luck in the romance department, so The Killer’s Game’s more hopeful love story likely appealed to her as well.

The Algerian actor’s physical background is still on full display in the opening sequence, as her character, Maize, is a ballet dancer who’s eying retirement when she meets Bautista’s assassin character, Joe Flood.

“I enjoyed...

Oscar Isaac’s Moon Knight came out in 2022 and received positive response among critics and audiences. While there were some flaws in the depiction of the superhero, fans expected to see more of the character in the MCU. Two years have since passed without any significant update about a second season of the show. The reason is most likely the creative overhaul in Marvel’s television side of things.

Oscar Isaac in a still from Moon Knight | Credits: Marvel Studios/Disney+

In a recent interview, Marvel’s Head of Television, Brad Winderbaum, shared the new focus of Marvel’s TV shows. He shared that Marvel will produce shows more like traditional TV, that would last multiple seasons and many years. However, it might be too late for Moon Knight to become part of this new change.

Marvel Television’s New Direction Might Not Be Good News For Oscar Isaac’s...

Filmmaking is a ruthless business. You grind yourself half to death trying to make a name for yourself, finally make it to the big leagues with a well-received hit like Leigh Whannell's "The Invisible Man," parlay that success into a top-secret project like "Wolf Man," and then some harebrained marketing stunt goes and ruins it all. If that sounds a little dramatic, well, that's only because you haven't yet seen the latest big reveal from -- of all places -- this year's Halloween Horror Nights event at Universal Studios in Los Angeles. The annual spooky fest has always been a treat for theme park aficionados, but this time it came with an extra surprise: our first public look at Whannell's "Wolf Man" (lucky CinemaCon attendees already got a sneak peek earlier in April). To put it generously, the reactions are decidedly ... mixed.

This initial reveal started making the rounds on social media yesterday evening,...

After working on The Witcher (he made headlines for saying the creative team hated Andrzej Sapkowski's books), Beau DeMayo looked set to play a big role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

After initially working on Moon Knight, he was tapped to take charge of X-Men '97 as Head Writer and later came on board the Blade movie for a rewrite. However, the scribe parted ways with Marvel Studios on the project and was fired from the animated revival earlier this year.

Things got increasingly messy from there, with claims of sexual misconduct on DeMayo's part and possible racism and homophobia from Disney/Marvel Studios. Now, he's filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate the non-disparagement provision in his separation agreement.

In a 30-minute video posted to his OnlyFans account (via Variety), DeMayo broke his silence on Blade, alleging Marvel executives joked in front of him that they'd hired "a young...

Demon Slayer’s Kibutsuji Muzan is a character with many talents. The Demon King possesses unrivaled looks, unique abilities, and a high intelligence quotient. He can create demons at will by transplanting his blood into another individual. Often, he is seen in different avatars to blend with humans to search for Blue Spider Lily.

Even though he possesses such qualities, he is not the most intelligent character in the Demon Slayer universe. There is another person who holds that title. The most intelligent character in Demon Slayer is the physician who turned Muzan into the Demon King. He was trying to cure Muzan, who was on his deathbed. However, he created the most notorious and evil personality ever.

Muzan’s Doctor Changed The History Of The Humans Muzan with his doctor (Credits: Ufotable)

Almost 1000 years before the current Demon Slayer calendar, Kibutsuji Muzan was still a human being. Unfortunately, he...

Multi-hyphenate artist Lindsey Stirling is officially hitting the road for a 2024 Christmas tour. Known for live shows combining her violin and vocal performances with aerial stunts and dance, the singer and instrumentalist is set to kick off the trek in late November.

Get your tickets for the “Snow Waltz Christmas Tour” here, and read on for more details — including the full list of dates and pre-sale ticket codes.

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What Is Lindsey Stirling’s “Snow Waltz Christmas Tour?”

While Stirling has embarked on holiday tours in the past, this year’s trek is specifically centered on her album Snow Waltz. Revisit her 2023 track by track breakdown of the Christmas-themed project here.

The “Snow Waltz Christmas Tour” kicks off in Toronto before Stirling makes her way to the US, where she’ll visit New York and more cities along the East Coast before jumping over to destinations like St.

Ethan Hawke rolled through the Venice Film Festival this morning for a career Q&a ahead of a gala event this evening where he will present Aussie filmmaker Peter Weir with a career achievement award.

The session was long and partly in Italian. Hawke’s answers were lengthy and he covered many subjects in contemporary cinema. One of the topics discussed was the idea of passion projects and how to make them happen. At that point, Hawke shared his opinion on Francis Ford Coppola’s $120 million self-funded Megalopolis.

“I love that Coppola sold his winery to make that film. I think that’s amazing,” Hawke said of Megalopolis.

“Greed runs our universe. If you say you just wanna make money everyone understands what you’re going for. I love it when people keep the great dream alive of making something magnificent. And it’s very hard because the whole industry...

This summer we’ve celebrated the 45th anniversary of “Alien” and the 15th anniversary of “Moon,” two of the greatest stuck-in-space films ever made. We’ve also been watching a related plot play out in reality, as Boeing’s ill-fated Starliner has left astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore idling at the International Space Station.

So perhaps at another time, Mikael Håfström’s “Slingshot” would get a pass for effort, if nothing else.

This is, admittedly, a challenging genre. But given its provocative potential, a halfhearted take feels particularly disappointing.

The film’s listless energy begins with John (Casey Affleck), an astronaut years into his mission to Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. For someone trapped in a metal capsule, John initially appears to be doing ok. But when his ground commander (David Morrissey) checks in “to stress the importance of your psych evaluation,” we’ve got a pretty clear idea where things are headed.

Oscar Isaac has played three characters across the Marvel Multiverse: Moon Knight in the MCU proper, Apocalypse in Fox’s X-Men, and Miguel O’Hara in Sony’s Spider-Verse films. Come Secret Wars, it is expected that a slew of non-mcu Marvel characters will be making their way into the MCU to fight Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom.

Oscar Isaac as Apocalypse in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) || Credit: 20th Century Studios

Given that Doctor Doom would have messed up multiple timelines and could have made enemies outside the Sacred Timeline, it is expected that even antagonists will join the fray to battle God Emperor Doom. Oscar Isaac might be there as Moon Knight, but there is one other character that could aid the heroes of the MCU to fight Doom, someone already confirmed to be part of the same multiverse depicted in the MCU: Miguel Ohara a.k.a Spier-Man 2099.

Spider-Man...

Quadrant is the 400th release from Full Moon Features and marks the first in their edgy new Pulp Noir production label. Directed by none other than Charles Band, this film promises a dark and twisted journey with a female serial killer using a VR device to channel the legacy of Jack the Ripper. Intrigued yet? There’s still time to… Quadrant Synopsis: Developed …

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This Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie review contains no spoilers.

Ten years after the premiere of Sailor Moon Crystal and three years after Netflix’s release of the Sailor Moon Eternal duology of films, a second duology—Sailor Moon Cosmos—faithfully adapts the fifth and final arc of Naoko Takeuchi’s iconic manga, bringing a definitive and satisfying close to the Crystalverse experiment.

The story of Sailor Moon Cosmos revolves around the revelation that there are Sailor Guardians not just for the planets of our solar system but all planets throughout the galaxy. Sailor Galaxia, a narcissistic nihilist bent on attaining godhood to destroy and remake the universe in her image, is capping off her campaign of galactic destruction by coming to Earth to harvest the Sailor Crystals, the last great MacGuffin required to realize her goal. This coincides with the arrival of The Three Lights, the hot new boy...

Rumors have been swirling for the last several days that Beyoncé will stop by the Democratic National Convention — but no one seems to know if it will actually happen.

Hours before Vice President Kamala Harris is set to accept the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night, Rolling Stone has learned that party organizers and Chicago government officials have been preparing for the possibility of Beyoncé’s arrival.

According to two sources familiar with the matter, government officials, including Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office, local law enforcement personnel, and DNC organizers...

Zack Snyder’s time with DC may be a thing of the past. However, he continues to work on epic franchises, with his original creation, Rebel Moon, having seen the release of two movies already. The talented director has every intention of converting Rebel Moon into a space opera franchise, much like the likes of Star Wars and Star Trek.

The Rebel Moon movies recently released R-rated director’s cuts (Credit: Netflix).

However, what sets his franchise apart is the fact that despite the two movies not getting an R-rating, they have received respective Snyder cuts that are full of gore, violence, and everything else one can expect from an R-rated franchise. Regardless, as it turns out, the talented director had to undergo a fair share of negotiations to make his Snyder cuts a reality.

He revealed that it was a barter between him and Netflix, that allowed the two movies thus far,...

It’s been two years since Moon Knight debuted on Disney+ and after what has felt like an endless wait, it seems Marvel Studios is finally working on a second season of its breakout Oscar Isaac-led series.

While nothing has been officially confirmed or announced by Marvel Studios, Daniel Rpk is among the many Marvel insiders currently reporting that Marvel is actively developing a second season of Moon Knight. Should Marvel officially renew Moon Knight, the series will become only the second live-action Disney+ Marvel show to land a second season – though it seems Ms. Marvel season 2 is also being mulled by Disney execs so perhaps the list will grow even more soon.

Moon Knight’s first season most certainly set up a second season with the season ending with the official introduction of Steven Grant’s third alter-ego, Jake Lockley, who was seen working with Khonshu in the final scene of the season.

Unfolding in two very different locations, “Moon,” the elliptical second feature from Iraq-born Austrian filmmaker Kurdwin Ayub (“Sun”) follows a mixed martial arts fighter who has reached the end of her competitive career. Faced with a lack of opportunity in her small Austrian town, she accepts a temporary gig training the daughters of an ultra-rich, but shady Jordanian family. While the multiple ellipses may annoy the more narratively-driven viewer, others will thrill to the mood Ayub creates and the way she plays with audience expectations. The film nabbed a special jury prize in Locarno competition as well as the independent film critics kudos, and should be in demand at further fests.

After her last go-round in the Mma cage leaves her sorely beaten and defeated, Sarah (Florentina Holzinger) falls into a depression. Previously, she lived to train and compete, but now she has a hard time figuring out her next step.

Watch the Trailer for Y2K: "On the last night of 1999, two high school juniors crash a New Years Eve party, only to find themselves fighting for their lives in this dial-up disaster comedy."

Directed by Kyle Mooney Written by Kyle Mooney & Evan Winter Produced by Evan Winter, Jonah Hill, Matt Dines, Alison Goodwin, Chris Storer, Cooper Wehde

Y2K - In Theaters on December 6, 2024

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Prime Video Orders Frightening Two-Part Competition Baking Special Killer Cakes from Blumhouse Television and High Noon Entertainment: "Prime Video announced it has ordered the new deliciously-gory, competition baking show, Killer Cakes. The Thursday, October 8, premiere date was also revealed and first-look images. The entire two-part special is set to debut exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

From horror visionaries Blumhouse Television, and Cake Boss creators High Noon Entertainment, Killer Cakes is a one-of-a-kind competition show where bakers with...