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While movies can be an entertaining form of escapism, they can also capture the raw and nuanced reality of life. While some films take us to the stars, the past, or other worlds entirely, some invite us to delve into the profound world of the common human emotion. Some films even explore these depths while also taking place in fantasy settings among non-human characters. Regardless of the medium, emotional films can help the audience process their own emotions and come to terms with struggles such as grief and trauma....

As far as reboot series go, The 4400, which ended its original run in 2007 after four seasons, seems like an odd choice for The CW to be reviving as the imaginatively titled, 4400. The story of 4400 people who vanish and reappear years later without aging seems like a cut and dry plotline that once you have done it, you can’t really do it again…at least not unless you are going to take the idea, change the numbers and add in a plane and call it something like Manifest....

Several castmembers have been added to Rogue Pictures’ supernatural thriller Unborn, including Meagan Good, Carla Gugino, Jane Alexander, Idris Elba and Rhys Coiro. They join a rabbinical Gary Oldman and a haunted Odette Yustman. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Platinum Dunes’ Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller are producing writer-director David Goyer’s tale of a girl (Yustman) tormented by the soul of a boy who died in the Holocaust....

Actors are what bring a movie or show and its characters to life, and make those characters seem real to the audience. Actors get into character in different ways, from researching the role to going full method and living as the person they’re portraying. Many actors come to love the roles they have played, and consider that character part of them. However, some actors have not only disliked a character they played, but actively hated them....

Now that the writers’ strike has come to an end, Universal is once again ramping up its feature film production slate. The big news, coming from Variety, is that Universal is moving ahead with a fourth installment of the The Bourne Identity franchise. Though both Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass claimed they were calling it quits after the third installment The Bourne Ultimatum, they have both jumped back on the bandwagon for another film....

Stephen McPherson, president, ABC Entertainment, today outlined ABC’s plans for next season and unveiled the network’s 2008-09 fall schedule before the advertising and media communities at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall. Scheduled to debut this fall are new drama “Life on Mars,” and new alternative series “Opportunity Knocks” from executive producer Ashton Kutcher. Returning series on the fall schedule are “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” “Boston Legal,” “Brothers & Sisters,” “Dancing with the Stars,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Dirty Sexy Money,” “Eli Stone,” “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Private Practice,” “Pushing Daisies,” “Samantha Who?...

Lionsgate has announced that tickets are now on sale for the VIP Fan Premiere and Sneak Preview screening of Taylor Lautner’s upcoming thriller, Abduction! Fans across the nation now have the chance to see Taylor Lautner and the cast walk the Hollywood red carpet live on the big screen followed by a sneak preview of Abduction this Thursday, September 15th. Tickets are available in the 20 markets for $30 and all attendees receive an Abduction VIP fan pack with their purchase, including ticket to VIP Fan Premiere and Sneak Preview Screening, limited edition VIP Locker Poster, limited edition VIP Lanyard, Abduction Tee Shirt, and iPhone Skin....

As two of the most recognizable villains from the dark streets of Gotham City, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn have managed to catch the eyes - and hearts - of DC Comics fans. While the relationship between the duo has a history of being more of a feisty friendship, many fans have expressed their desire for the two to become more romantic. And they may just get their wish. According to W Magazine in early 2021, MargotRobbie spoke candidly about petitioning DC to finally make a movie about the couple....

The Good The DVD quality of the picture, the sound and the storytelling of the shows is superb. The Bad No descriptions inside this 3 disc set of what each episode is about. While not as good as “The Twilight Zone”, Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Season One is a very well crafted show. Giving us 39 episodes that examine the human mind, this show is every bit as cerebral as it is action oriented....

July 18th is going to be a special day as Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories: The Complete First Season hits DVD! Synopsis: Enter the extraordinary, supernatural world of Steven Spielberg with all 24 episodes of the complete first season of Amazing Stories. Created by and featuring some of the greatest talents in Hollywood, these original tales delivered a groundbreaking and imaginatively unique show every week. Digitally remastered and presented in Dolby Digital 5....

Actress Anne Francis, who starred in such big-screen adventures as Forbidden Planet and small-screen shows as Honey West, passed away at 80 years of age. Francis passed on Sunday due to complications from pancreatic cancer in her Santa Barbara nursing home. She was first diagnosed with lung cancer in 2007 and had undergone both surgery and chemotherapy. Although she appeared in more than 30 movies, Anne achieved cult fame with her role as Altaira ‘Alta’ Morbius in the 1956 sci-fi classic Forbidden Planet, where she starred alongside Walter Pidgeon and Leslie Nielsen....

It could just be a matter of time before we see Austin Butler enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and one character he could potentially play is Johnny Storm of the Fantastic Four. While there have been previous iterations of the superhero foursome in past movies, the MCU will reimagine the group with an all-new cast. A new Fantastic Four film set in the MCU is currently in development, though the movie isn’t set to be released until 2025, and it’s unclear when casting announcements will be made....

Coming to The CW on Thursday nights this fall is the new twist on an old tale, Beauty and the Beast. We have the first clip from this drama and a photo featuring stars Kristin Kreuk and Jay Ryan. Detective Catherine Chandler is a smart, no-nonsense homicide detective. Several years earlier, Catherine witnessed the murder of her mother at the hands of two gunmen. Catherine would have been killed too, but someone - or something - saved her....

Kidman has been letting the audience in on her process to capture the essence of Lucille Ball. She wanted to make sure she nailed the powerful and iconic actress. Speaking of recreating the beloved I Love Lucy scenes, she says, “I studied them and learned them. It was my obsession to get it absolutely accurate. It was [writer/director Aaron Sorkin’s] obsession to have this human being portrayed - what’s behind the creation of Lucy Ricardo and who is the woman behind this character?...

Queer representation and the presence of LGBTQ+ characters throughout mainstream media has been booming in the past couple decades in Western countries. This is in large part to LGBTQ+ movies and TV shows from the past that were arguably ahead of their time in terms of representation. Outside of Western media, of course, it’s important to acknowledge that similar strides in diversity and inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters and stories are taking place in global film industries as well....

The Western, a genre referred to as films that depict the Old West, is really popular around the world and has a cult following. After the first major Western movie, The Great Train Robbery, was released, this genre started getting recognition, and finally in the last couple of decades, the cinema witnessed a number of critically-acclaimed Western movies starring the likes of Clint Eastwood and James Garner. From Tombstone, to Wild Wild West, to Wyatt Earp, this genre has some of the best movies that Hollywood has to offer....

Billy Wilder is recognized as one of the most iconic directors of Hollywood’s golden age. Directing classics such as Some Like It Hot, Double Indemnity, and The Apartment propelled Wilder to fame and made him one of the most successful directors in Hollywood. Billy Wilder & Me is described as part coming-of-age and part true-to-life story of the director. Set to give a glimpse into what a certain period of time in the director’s life may have looked like, the part biopic has roused the anticipation of die-hard cinema lovers....

With the streak of bad luck continuing even after the merger between Warner Bros. and Discovery, the DC universe seems to be misfiring when it comes to bringing the line of superheroes they have in their arsenal to the big screen. The wild Ezra Miller, cast back in 2014 as the title character in The Flash, seems to have suddenly drummed up this illusion that they are a messiah and will bring an indigenous revolution to the real world....

Black Adam director Jaume Collet-Serra has teased the oncoming battle between Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s all-powerful antihero and the Justice Society of America (JSA), who are due to make their big-screen debut in the DC outing. Speaking with Total Film, the filmmaker behind Black Adam has offered some insight into the JSA’s role in proceedings, as well as explaining why he decided to use them as a “fresh way” into his superhero offering....

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Following the unfortunate death of Chadwick Boseman, fans were anxious to see how director Ryan Coogler would handle the Black Panther story. All eyes were on him, and no one knew what to expect. What they learned was that it would be an emotional journey. Last month, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever landed in theaters and blew everyone away. A lot has changed in the world’s most advanced nation....