Depending on where one watches awarfilm, a particular brand or tradition lingers in the storyline or characters. American war films may focus on World War II or the Civil War from a Western angle, but a war film likeVirungafocuses on other equally ferocious wars that might be forgotten in the current climate of the world. Globally, war films offer contemporary perspectives on how war and cruelty are viewed, but they are a slippery slope when it comes to how the opposing side is seen....

Big Brotherstarted airing in 2000, and what a journey it has been. With more seasons coming, we can’t help but look back on CBS’reality TV show. One can’t help but have their favorite seasons and not-so-favorite ones. EachBig Brotherseason would have themes and twists that made the show all the more interesting to its audience. Sometimes a theme would be repeated and other times we will be in for a surprise....

HBO has released a trailer forBig Little Liesseason 2 and the guilt is starting to tear the Monterey 5 apart. The new footage shows the aftermath of season 1 while showing the women trying to move forward with their normal day-to-day lives. However, things are not going very well for any of them. Madeline (Reese Witherspoon), Celeste (Nicole Kidman), Jane (Shailene Woodley), Renata (Laura Dern), and Bonnie (Zoe Kravitz) are all struggling to keep it together....

It looks like a sequel toBohemain Rhapsody 2is closer to actually happening than originally thought. Queen guitarist Brian May had previously talked about the idea of it happening after declaring that Live Aid was the perfect place to end the story and then saying, “Who knows, there might be a sequel (laughs).” The interview with May was conducted well before the awards hoopla and the praise for Rami Malek. A lot has happened since then and one can easily see why a sequel is being seriously considered....

In news that is sure to please movie lovers everywhere,A Star is Borndirector and starBradley Cooperis currently circling the next project from the uniquely talented director Paul Thomas Anderson. Though details surrounding the movie are being kept under wraps at this time, surely a collaboration between Cooper and Anderson can only produce cinematic gold. It is currently being reported that theSilver Linings Playbookactor is in talks to joinPaul Thomas Anderson’s deeply secretive venture....

In light of the recent and unexpected deaths of bothCarrie FisherandDebbie Reynolds, the documentaryBright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynoldswill debut Saturday, January 7 at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. The story of a family’s complicated love, this documentary is an intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty in all its eccentricity. Carrie Fisher and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, live in the same Beverly Hills compound. The 84-year-old grand dameDebbie Reynoldsstill had a Las Vegas act, before her untimely death, but performing is taking its toll....

TheCharlie’s Angelsreboot has officially started filming. Sony has been putting together a new big screen take on the classic female-led action series for a while now and all of the pieces have finally been moved into place.Elizabeth Banks, who previously helmedPitch Perfect 2, announced that production has gotten underway. Here’s what Banks had to say in a Twitter post, which included a photo of the clapboard. “Continuing the legacyof telling the story of three incredible women working together....

Jeff Cohen, who portrayed the lovable Chunk in Richard Donner’sThe Goonies, paid his respect to the director in Los Angeles earlier this week. The Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences held a special ceremony in honor of Donner and his contributions to Hollywood, but a lot of the actors praised more than just his skills as one of Hollywood’s greatest directors.Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and DC Films president Geoff Johnsboth worked as unpaid interns for Donner and shared their affection for Donner’s originalSupermanmovie, andLethal Weaponstars Danny Glover and Mel Gibson shared stories about working with “Dick” Donner....

At long last, it’s time for a newCrittersmovie to come our way. The horror series that centers on a bunch of small furry aliens who come to earth and terrorize the locals has been dormant for some time. But in an age where everything old is new again (or even when things that are relatively new are sometimes new again) it’s about time to dust this one off. Now, we have word that SyFy’sCrittersreboot will begin production this January....

In a distinguished filmography of playing mostly kind-hearted characters, Danny DeVito scored an iconic performance as the nefarious supervillain Oswald Cobblepot aka Penguin in Tim Burton’sBatman Returns. Now, DeVito’sDumboco-star Colin Farrell is gearing up to take on the role of the villain in Matt Reeves' upcomingThe Batman. During an interview with Collider, DeVito congratulated Farrell on landing the gig, but also showed a flash of that old Penguin menace while warning Farrell that he just might find the original Cobblepot standing on his doorstep....

There’s not a lot of genre changes you can make to a “Zombie” flick. You could show the events in a dramatic manner or a comedic manner, but at the end of the day, the story always has to deal with survivors in an apocalyptic world trying to stave off waves of zombie attacks. Zack Snyder’s upcomingArmy of the Deadlooks to shake up the formula a bit, being described as a “Zombie Heist” film....

20th Century Fox held the New York City premiere forDeadpool 2on Monday night, and one of the attendees was Marvel Entertainment’s Chief Creative OfficerJoe Quesada, who made an interesting revelation on Twitter following the premiere. While Quesada had plenty of high praise for the movie itself, he also gave a big shout-out to the movie’s post-credit scene, which he claims is the best in movie history. Here’s what Joe Quesada had to say aboutDeadpool 2in a series of three tweets following the premiere....

DirectorBrandon Cronenbergtalked about the violence and brutality level in his new movie,Infinity Pool,which received significant attention and mostly positive reviews at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Theunrated cut of the moviewas screened at the festival, and undoubtedly it was a unique experience for the audience in Park City, Utah. However, the director said that a few scenes in the early screenings would not be in the theatrical version. Still, many scenes that he did not expect to be approved made the final cut, so the audience will not watch a fundamentally different movie....