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The deep blue ocean is one of the most mysterious places on earth, from its astounding array of marine life to the secrets it holds, from ship wreckage to undiscovered depths. Over the years, many films have captured the haunting beauty and mystery of the ocean. From sunken treasure to maniacal sea creatures, to real-life tragedy and everything in between. Here, Movieweb has compiled a list of some of the best underwater adventure movies in film history....

Bill Murray is a national treasure. He is one of the greatest comedic actors of all time, and he doesn’t limit his antics to the stage and screen. Murray is regularly pulling stunts and shenanigans in public that are relatively harmless, completely bizarre, utterly hilarious, and, in the words of How I Met Your Mother’s Barney Stinson, legend—wait for it–ary. Stories abound regarding Bill Murray crashing parties, stealing change, running a cash register, and generally just popping up in random places to do random things with random people....

If you were a child of the ’90s, you know who Bill Nye is. The science guy himself has been teaching kids and adults for decades, but he’s not done yet. Peacock TV is teaming up with Nye in the form of a new show called The End is Nye. Hypebeast.com has the official synopsis, which can be read below. Brannon Braga is attached as executive producer and showrunner to The End is Nye, as well as directing all 45-minute episodes....

Tackling the fallout following the death of T’Challa, finding a new king, finding a new Black Panther, introducing Namor, and featuring a battle between Wakanda and the underwater kingdom of Talocan, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has a lot to get through. Thankfully, according to a runtime listing via Cineplex, the Marvel sequel will have plenty of time to do so, with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s runtime reportedly lasting an epic 2 hours and 41 minutes long....

Starz has cancelled the Kelsey Grammer series Boss, which recently finished its Season 2 run. The show revolved around Chicago Mayor Tom Kane, and has left many story threads hanging in the wind. Starz is in the process of planning a 2-hour movie alongside Lionsgate TV, owners of the series, which would bring the entire storyline built in the first two seasons to its proper conclusion. Starz released the following statement in regards to the cancellation....

PREDICTED WEEKEND BOX OFFICE Last week the new Owen Wilson comedy Hall Pass managed to just barely defeat Gnomeo and Juliet to take the top spot at the box office in its debut. But with four new films entering the charts this week including the animated Western Rango, The Adjustment Bureau with Matt Damon, the teen drama Beastly, and the ’80s comedy Take Me Home Tonight, it’s likely that we will be crowning a new box office champ before the weekend is over....

IGN has posted a new video featurette for the upcoming animated adventure, Coraline, which is set for a limited release in late 2008 with a wide release on February 9, 2009. Click below to delve into this film, based off a Neil Gaiman book, which features the voices of Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher and Ian McShane. Based on Neil Gaiman’s international best-selling book, Coraline is the story of a young girl (voiced by Fanning) who unlocks a mysterious door in her new home, and enters into an adventure in a parallel reality....

We have an exclusive poster premiere for the upcoming drama Brotherhood, which will be released in theaters on February 25. Click on the latest one-sheet below to access our growing poster gallery: College freshman Adam Buckley finds himself blindfolded in the back of a van dealing with the fact that he has to rob a convenience store as the final step of his initiation into the Sigma Zeta Chi fraternity. Minutes later he finds himself dealing with the fact that a fellow-pledge just got shot while doing it....

You can bring the Coen Brothers new film home in both formats, right before Christmas. Burn After Reading will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 23. The standard disc will be priced at $29.98 SRP while the Blu-ray will go for $39.98 SRP. The film stars Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and John Malkovich. Burn After Reading, a comedy thriller from Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men, Fargo, The Big Lebowski), is world-premiering as the opening-night film of the 2008 Venice International Film Festival....

Enigmatic Walt Disney Studios Chairmen Dick Cook was fired from the company after thirty-eight years of service late Friday evening. The move has shaken things up in Hollywood, and could even see the dissolution of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. In an interview with The Los Angeles Times, Johnny Depp, who credits Cook as being a major supporter of his Jack Sparrow creation on set when other producers weren’t happy with what the actor was doing, explained, “(Cook) said, ‘We’re thinking about doing this Pirates of the Caribbean movie,’ I said I was in....

From the Academy Award-winning director of Slumdog Millionaire, Danny Boyle, and starring James Franco in a “tour de force performance” (Associated Press), comes one of the most “triumphant and enthralling” (Rolling Stone) movies of the year. Nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor (Franco), 127 Hours is an edge-of-your seat cinematic experience that recounts one man’s harrowing story of survival. This “exceptional film” (Wall Street Journal) will be available on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on March 1 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment....

Chloe Grace Moretz is a talented actress who has been around in the film industry for over a decade. Despite her young age, she has already amassed an impressive filmography and has proved herself to be a versatile performer. However, despite her talent and success, there are still many of her performances that go underappreciated. From her breakout role in the critically acclaimed Kick-Ass to her more recent performances in films like The Miseducation of Cameron Post and Greta, Chloe Grace Moretz has consistently delivered strong and nuanced performances....

Filmmaker Adam Curtis has been considered one of the most brilliant documentarians of our time with his release of experimental and radical projects, but he still thinks about himself as more of a “journalist.” What Curtis means is that he simply makes his audience look where they haven’t looked before to unveil the world and society as it is. Curtis tells Billy Perrigo of Time magazine that “one of the problems with historical journalism is that it tends to go for the characters you already know,” which causes the viewer to lose interest....

Comedy Central has given series orders to three new shows scheduled to join the network’s roster in 2013, it was announced today by Kent Alterman, Head of Original Programming and Production, Comedy Central. The pick-ups include a weekly, topical series filtered through the dark and twisted mind of Anthony Jeselnik, and sketch series from razor sharp and unapologetic rising stand-up Amy Schumer and a sketch/man-on-the-street hybrid starring comedian Ben Hoffman....

Canadian actress Annie Murphy is an underrated gem in the entertainment world. Raised and educated in Canada, Murphy took a chance when she was 22 years old and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. She rose to prominence when she starred on CBC’s Schitt’s Creek, which ended up consisting of 80 episodes across six seasons. Murphy’s performance in the show, which lasted over five years, landed her many nominations and acclaim, marking her as a Canadian actress to keep an eye on....

Much like its American Crime Story predecessor The People vs. O.J. Simpson, The Assassination of Gianni Versace takes on a murder that captured the attention of the nation when Andrew Cunanan shot and killed fashion designer Gianni Versace on July 15, 1997, in Miami Beach, Florida. The subsequent manhunt for Cunanan was a top story for news outlets and fed the public’s appetite to see another criminal be brought down for their selfish attempt at fame....

Here comes the music that runs in the family, on DVD. August Rush will be released on DVD on March 11. The disc will be released in the standard and Blu-Ray formats on that day, and the HD DVD release will bow on April 1. The film stars Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys-Myers, Freddie Highmore and Robin Williams. August Rush tells the story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and a sheltered young cellist (Keri Russell) who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York’s Washington Square, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance....

Multi-billion-dollar sci-fi epic sequel Avatar: The Way of Water has secured a nomination for Best Picture at the 95th Academy Awards 2023, following in the footsteps of its predecessor. However, where things change is with Best Director, as James Cameron finds himself snubbed from the list of nominees. Avatar: The Way of Water has been nominated for a total of four Oscars, including Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Picture and, of course, Best Visual Effects....

The Sydney Morning Herlad is reporting this morning that filming has begun on Baz Luhrmann’s Australia, which stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. Two of Hollywood’s biggest stars came to town but even the mayor didn’t know they were secretly filming in his neighbourhood. Camelot, a grand house at Camden on Sydney’s outskirts, was the secret location for filming during the week of Baz Luhrmann’s Australia, featuring Australian superstars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman....

The phrase ‘dark comedy’ just hits the ears in an unusual way. How can comedy and dark thematic elements blend together on screen? Well, to understand the phrase, it’s important to discern just what establishes a dark comedy. Most of the time, this genre is fundamentally layered with darker subject material. We could be exposed to death, war, suicide, or mental health issues; practically nothing is off limits. However, while there is darkness, there is a brightness to it also....