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30 May

David Bowie Doc Shares a Moonage Daydream

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Through all his hazy cosmic jive, David Bowie was always presented as a Starman, waiting in the sky for the right moment to blow our minds. Times have caught up with the legendary Thin White Duke, and one of the signs is a stellar alignment. If the stars look different, it is because there was an unforeseen conjunction. Neon Film’s immersive documentary Moonage Daydream premiered at Cannes this week as did Showtime’s The Man Who Fell to Earth’s newest episode, entitled “Moonage Daydream.” In the series, K. Faraday (Chiwetel Ejiofor), is the home planet help requested by Thomas Jerome Newton,…
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29 May

Top Gun: Maverick Box Office Marks Biggest Tom Cruise Movie Ever

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Moviegoers feel the need, the need for speed. And as it turns out, nothing will get a bigger plurality of them out on Memorial Day weekend than the image of Tom Cruise speeding away in a fighter jet. Indeed, almost two years exactly since Top Gun: Maverick was originally supposed to be released, the movie now premieres with an opening weekend that gives the star and his studio the last laugh. As it stands, the Top Gun sequel is estimated to shatter multiple box office records, including for Memorial Day weekend* in the U.S. and for Cruise himself. As per…
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29 May

The Post-Apocalyptic Conan the Barbarian Oliver Stone Never Got to Make

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Conan the Barbarian holds a special place in the history of cinema as the movie that effectively launched the career of Arnold Schwarzenegger and kickstarted a heady decade of sword and sorcery epics.  Yet to writer Oliver Stone, two words will forever hang over John Milius’ rough-and-ready adaptation of Robert E. Howard’s proto comic book hero: What if.  Stone may have earned a writing credit on the finished film, but what ended up on the screen was a far cry of “Crom!” from what he had envisioned in the script he presented to producer Edward R. Pressman in 1978.  That…
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29 May

Sonic the Hedgehog 3: The Cast Wants a Musical Number Next Time

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Anytime a new Sonic the Hedgehog project gets announced, fans clamor to discuss what it should be influenced by. The classic Genesis games for their iconic look? The Dreamcast Sonic Adventure series for the story? Sonic’s various appearances in animation also get brought up, whether it is the wacky slapstick of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, the cult classic Sonic the Hedgehog (aka SatAM), the Sonic X anime, and more.One series that the cast of the Sonic live-action movies wants to draw from more than any other though is Sonic Boom. Airing from 2014 to 2017 on Cartoon Network and…
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28 May

Only Ray Liotta Could Make Henry Hill in Goodfellas Likable

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As an actor, Ray Liotta could look into the eyes of the most coldblooded sociopath and find the glimmer of mirth needed to transmit a familiar character to the screen. Someone the audience can identify with, cheer on even as he does the most vile things, for the least redeemable reasons. Liotta will go down in motion picture history as one of the great character actors because he found fully realized people inside the most damaged goods. Liotta played bad cops and good robbers, sympathetic psychos and friendly ghosts. He is at his best when he is at his worst,…
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28 May

Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star Who Gets Better with Age

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It’s not exactly subtle. Appearing in even the first teaser of Top Gun: Maverick—released an astonishing three years ago!—Tom Cruise’s fighter pilot is getting an epic dressing down from the boss. His superior, Radam. Chester “the Hammer” Cain, is sick and tired of Maverick’s hot shot ways and insubordination. And he’s here to put the younger man in his place. It’s a scene we’ve witnessed many times, including to iconic effect in the original Top Gun from 1986, and yet the Hammer’s critique of his fiftysomething naval officer is sharper here. More pointed. He is getting at something existential about…
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28 May

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Easter Eggs and Reference Guide

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This article contains spoilers for all of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. The first live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie had its share of references and callbacks for longtime Sonic fans, but on the whole it was mostly just a fun family road-trip movie. Sonic the Hedgehog 2, however, goes all in. With Tails, Knuckles, and a ton of backstory revealed about Sonic’s home planet, this movie was primed for Easter eggs galore and it did not let us down!With the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 on Paramount+ and being available for digital purchase, we put together a complete guide to…
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28 May

From Roger Rabbit to Rescue Rangers: The Legacy of Mega Crossover Movies

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This article contains spoilers for…a whole lotta stuff. Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers just arrived on Disney+ and while it follows up on 1988’s Rescue Rangers animated series, it’s more of a thematic sequel to Who Framed Roger Rabbit?. Both feature similar concepts like a world where humans and cartoons coexist, each use the existence of cartoons to explain real life issues (racism, trafficking), and both have a freaky hybrid villain in the finale. But the main thing everyone sees is that they’re also gigantic collections of cartoon cameos. Even crazier, the cartoons come from different owners. I’m not sure…
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27 May

The Flash Movie Reveals Awesome New Look for Barry Allen

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Despite lagging behind in television properties, Marvel has long outdone DC on the silver screen. But recent news has given DC fans reason to hope that Crosstown Rivalry might be getting even soon. With Michael Keaton’s new Bat-suit for The Flash and Batgirl already shown, and with set photos showing Xolo Maridueña’s costume for Blue Beetle making the rounds, fans get another treat with images coming from the Licensing Expo at Las Vegas. These photos show a much brighter suit than previously worn by The Flash star Ezra Miller, something much closer in tone to the costume that Grant Gustin has worn playing the Flash on the CW series. More notably,…
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27 May

Does Top Gun: Maverick Ending Set Up Top Gun 3?

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This article contains Top Gun: Maverick spoilers. It’s the ending you always want in a feel-good summer spectacle, and few endings are as feel-good as those in the Top Gun movies. This weekend’s much belated sequel certainly led audiences to believe that this would be the swan song for Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a character Tom Cruise first played 36 years ago. Just about every superior he has in the Navy is eager to tell him that, no matter what, this tale marks his last mission before he’s permanently grounded. Meanwhile, it’s heavily implied that the former TOPGUN champ pilots…
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27 May

Stranger Things Season 4 Has the Best Nightmare on Elm Street Easter Egg Ever

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This article contains spoilers for Stranger Things Season 4 and Scream (2022). A swimming pool boils and beer cans spontaneously explode. What started as a harmless suburban party ends in bedlam. Teens rush away in a panic, trampling both the living and the dead, fleeing the flames that threaten to consume them. With the light from the blaze illuminating his scarred face, Freddy Krueger raises his arms toward the mass huddled before him and proudly declares, “You are all my children now.” These words, spoken by Robert Englund’s Freddy Krueger in 1985’s A Nightmare on Elm Street II, reflect the…
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27 May

Is Top Gun Based on a True Story?

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As Top Gun: Maverick arrives in theaters this week, it will be almost 36 years exactly since the original Top Gun was released. That first movie became not only the biggest hit of 1986, but one of the signature films in the career of Tom Cruise and a permanent part of the cultural zeitgeist. Inspired by an article called “Top Guns,” written by Ehud Yonay for the May 1983 issue of California magazine, the film detailed the lives of pilots at the Navy’s elite Fighter Weapons School (known as TOPGUN) in Miramar, California. Written for the screen by Jack Epps…
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27 May

Indiana Jones 5: Everything We Know About One More Harrison Ford Adventure

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When the lights went up on 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, even the most diehard Indy fan felt a little disappointed. Sure, we still had three great movies filled with all the archeology and Nazi-punching anyone could want. But few could ignore the sense that the beloved adventurer/part-time teacher was going out on a sour note. With Lucasfilm under new management since the Disney buyout in 2012, it seemed inevitable we’d see the trusty ol’ fedora again. What might be more impressive, then, is that Harrison Ford‘s Dr. Jones (unlike his Han Solo doppelgänger) is the…
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26 May

Marvel Director: Disney’s Treatment of Scarlett Johansson Was ‘Disturbing’

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When Scarlett Johansson’s long-awaited solo Black Widow movie finally reached theaters in June 2021, it was expected to be both the culmination of her decade-plus work with Marvel Studios and the biggest film of that summer. Before this moment, Johansson had worked with the superhero dream factory since 2010’s Iron Man 2, and yet by the time her character reached a narrative conclusion in the Russo Brothers-directed Avengers: Endgame (2019), Natasha Romanoff remained the only major Avenger without a solo movie. So Black Widow finally rectified that when it was slated to be both Marvel and Disney’s biggest spectacle at…
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26 May

Star Wars Celebration: How to Watch Live, Schedule, and What to Expect

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Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 is set to bring fans all the latest news, announcements, and trailers from the galaxy far, far away. During the four-day event, we’ll hear about all of Lucasfilm’s plans for the future of Star Wars movies, TV series, games, books, and comics; and those fans lucky enough to attend the event in person at the Anaheim Convention Center will even get to enjoy a show floor full of merch and activities to dig into. For the rest of us watching at home, there are a few things we should expect to learn during the convention’s…
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26 May

Top Gun: Maverick – Do You Need to See the Original Movie First?

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THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR TOP GUN: MAVERICK. The original Top Gun came out almost exactly 36 years ago, turning Tom Cruise from a rising star into a legitimate superstar and implanting things like shirtless beach volleyball, callsigns, F-14 jets, and the Navy’s Fighter Weapons School into the public consciousness for decades to come. The movie followed hotshot pilots Pete “Maverick” Mitchell and Nick “Goose” Bradshaw (Anthony Edwards) as they joined the school (known as TOPGUN), clashed with their commanding officers and fellow trainees (including Val Kilmer’s Tom “Iceman” Kazansky), and experienced tragedy, romance and some of the most dangerous…
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26 May

Blue Beetle Costume Revealed in DC Movie Set Photos

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Jaime Reyes is coming to the DCEU, and the character’s striking Blue Beetle costume has never looked better! Warner Bros. has been putting a lot behind their upcoming Blue Beetle movie, and it’s definitely showing in the first look at the elaborate costume in live action. Xolo Maridueña (Cobra Kai) plays Jaime Reyes, a teenager from El Paso, TX who finds an alien “scarab” that bonds with him, manifests a suit of high tech armor, and grants him super powers. Created by Keith Giffen, John Rogers, and Cully Hamner during DC’s Infinite Crisis event back in 2006, Blue Beetle’s sleek, almost…
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25 May

Alien 3 Is Just as Worthy a Sequel as James Cameron’s Aliens

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On the 30th anniversary of the release of Alien 3, it seems like a good time to look at the film’s role in the Alien trilogy. Except calling it a trilogy is pretty controversial. Even now, debate still rages over a simple question: Which Alien films count? It’s a surprisingly controversial subject among fans. Eight licensed feature films form the franchise, and there are some areas of common consensus. For instance, it is unlikely anyone is going to storm the comments if we say we can disregard the Alien vs. Predator movies for reasons of them being bad. An area…
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25 May

Top Gun 2: What Has Maverick Been Doing All This Time?

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This article contains mild Top Gun: Maverick spoilers. (Really trailer-level stuff, folks.) What does a man like Tom Cruise’s Lt. Pete Mitchell, aka ace Navy pilot “Maverick,” look like in his old age? What would it be like for such a man to retire? That is a question that would seemingly be posed by the prospect of a legacy sequel released 36 years after the original and iconic Top Gun. And yet, the answer remains elusive in the final, and joyously satisfying, Top Gun: Maverick. Technically, Cruise’s beloved pilot with an affinity for fast motorcycles, faster jets, and slow-motion volleyball…
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24 May

Top Gun: Maverick – Jennifer Connelly Recalls Stunt Flying with Tom Cruise

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Tom Cruise wanted to do barrel rolls. That’s one of the more singular moments Jennifer Connelly can remember about her time on Top Gun: Maverick, the long-awaited sequel to the 1986 classic. The opportunity to go flying with her legendary co-star had come about because Maverick features one of those classic movie moments. You know the type: a pair of old flames consider rekindling their romance as their single-engine aircraft drifts above the clouds and a lonely stretch of the Mojave Desert. Perhaps you’ve even seen something similar, with movie stars in front of green screens making eyes as they…
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