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Showcasing nine decades of film-related artwork, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present the exhibition “Hirschfeld’s Hollywood” from January 4 through January 31 in the Frieda and Roy Furman Gallery at Film Society of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. The exhibition features 20 drawings, collages, paintings, posters and motion picture ephemera. “I lived in the movies,” Al Hirschfeld had said of his early years in Hollywood....

The first reactions to Pixar’s upcoming Toy Story spinoff, Lightyear, have landed. And it sounds like the beloved animation studio has done it again. Lightyear follows the real-life space ranger who became a toy, with Marvel actor Chris Evans taking over from Tim Allen as the voice of the character. A somewhat unusual and unexpected approach to the world of Toy Story, early reactions have teased another delightful, emotional, exciting Pixar masterpiece....

Whenever a major sporting event approaches, it can sometimes feel like the whole world is suddenly an expert on a game that most of them don’t actually play. This can leave a lot of folks feeling alienated since they simply have no interest in watching adults engage in meaningless physical activity that corporations manage to get rich on while oftentimes the players put their minds and bodies on the line. For those individuals who find the concept of devoting their time and mental energy to looking at a screen while opposing teams run side to side with a ball monumentally tedious, but would easily get lost in the drama linked to the sporting world if told to them in an interesting and cinematic fashion, there are sports movies....

Eighteen features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 84th Academy Awards. The 18 submitted features are: The Adventures of Tintin Alois Nebel Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked Arthur Christmas Cars 2 A Cat in Paris Chico & Rita Gnomeo and Juliet Happy Feet Two Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs. Evil Kung Fu Panda 2 Mars Needs Moms Puss in Boots Rango Rio The Smurfs Winnie the Pooh Wrinkles Several of the films listed have not yet had their required Los Angeles qualifying runs....

Actors have the unique ability to transform themselves into characters who are completely different from them in real-life. Some actors are given a variety of roles, while others are often typecast and play the same type of character over and over. One aspect of acting that fans have become wonderfully fond of is seeing the same actor portray the same character in multiple films. The proof is given from the universal backlash that some actors receive when they are hired to replace another beloved actor — audiences often only see one actor as perfect for a certain role....

Seemingly in every story, villains are infinitely more interesting than the hero. Their origin stories are almost always deeper and their emotional stakes always seem to be higher. Their willingness to burn everything to the ground for what they want, love, or believe in is what draws our interest to them. The more complex and developed they are, the more we resonate, even sympathize, with them or despise them. Often in films, there are secondary villains that further outshine the mastermind main villain in terms of ferociousness and wickedness....

While Hollywood has lacked diverse representation until very recently, it’s the romance genre (whether comedy or drama) that seems to suffer the most. “Why do rom-coms think only white people fall in love?” asks writer Rhema Bhat. “BIPOC people,” she continues, “deserve to see themselves on the screen in ways that portray them as desirable, lovable, and beautiful. So many children of color struggle to see themselves as worthy of romantic love because of the constant focus on Eurocentric beauty standards....

One major Fear the Walking Dead star is leaving the series just after another big character returns. After the latest episode of Fear the Walking Dead, which seemed to suggest an open-ended fate for Alicia Clark, it appeared that Alycia Debnam-Carey was leaving the series. Debnam-Carey has since confirmed her exit with a post on Instagram announcing her departure while bidding farewell to the fans. View this post on Instagram...

The cast and crew of the new teen comedy talk about Amanda changing from a girl to a boy Amanda Bynes is becoming a boy. Well, not quite, but when the girl’s soccer team is taken out of her school, she proves she’s good enough to play on the boy’s team. The only thing is, she pretends to be her twin brother Sebastian and go play on a rival high school’s team....

While it was a comedian’s joke that led to the most infamous moment that happened at the Oscars, some of the material that could have been told that night may have been generated just as much controversy. That evening, Amy Schumer served as one of three hosts of the prestigious award ceremony alongside Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall. Those familiar with Schumer’s comedy will know that she’s always been one to push the envelope, though she kept her material pretty light on Oscar night....

Ludwig Dieter, the hilariously peculiar German safecracker from Army of the Dead, gets a winning origin story in the nascent stage of the zombie apocalypse. Army of Thieves is a heist themed prequel that’s thankfully more action-comedy than blood and guts. Where a gang of intrepid criminals recruit a talented novice for a near impossible series of robberies. Matthias Schweighöfer displays significant talent in front and behind the camera. He’s a charming and humorous protagonist while directing a fun, breezy film....

Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake star in the hilarious new comedy Bad Teacher, coming to Blu-ray and DVD October 18th. We have an exclusive look at the gag reel, which finds Cameron Diaz and her other leading man, Jason Segel, giggling through various takes. Check out the adorable laughs in the clip below. Elizabeth Halsey (Cameron Diaz) is a foulmouthed, ruthless, and inappropriate teacher. She drinks, gets high, and can’t wait to marry a meal ticket to get out of her bogus day job....

A powerful 2002 HBO miniseries can be seen in 1080p this November. Band of Brothers will be released on Blu-Ray on November 11. We have no cover art or special features details as of yet, but the six-disc set will be priced at $99.98 SRP. The mini-series stars Ron Livingston, Damian Lewis and Donnie Wahlberg. Based on the bestseller by Stephen E. Ambrose, the epic 10-part miniseries Band of Brothers tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U....

Batman Begins is finally coming to Blu-Ray Hi-Def DVD, and it is bringing along a load of exclusive The Dark Knight extras, including a prologue, just in time for it’s theatrical release. Here is the press release from Warner Brothers: Burbank, Calif., March 17, 2008 - Batman Begins catapults into the high definition age on July 8th with the Blu-ray™ Hi-Definition release from Warner Home Video. Batman Begins has already been well received in high definition as the HD DVD release is the top catalog HD seller....

Where does cruelty come from, the kind of violence that transcends cause and effect and becomes simply malice without meaning? To put it in terms of the nature vs. nurture argument, are we born mean, or do children develop this along the way? Maybe child-rearing is simply a slow-motion signature on the social contract, a two-decade-long attempt at civilizing creatures which could otherwise become cruel and selfish. The new film Beautiful Beings depicts a lot of that cruelty, but is ultimately compassionate in understanding its mechanisms....

There is no greater pleasure than sharing in rapturous laughter at a comedy film with those closest to you. Everyone’s giggles and laughter building upon one another, causing a cacophony of chortles and snorts — there’s nothing better. Comedies, while not generally considered the highest art form in the film world, are amongst the most well-regarded films retroactively. Comedy is incredibly time-centric, as the jokes reflect the world they are being born into, so funny movies are the quickest to age....

The overall theme of BFI Flare 2022 is rediscovery of suppressed queer history and appreciation of its bold pioneers. This British Film Industry event is screening six world premieres, 56 feature films, and 84 shorties over the course of eleven days, having started on Wednesday the 16th of March. It takes place at the BFI Southbank venue in London as well as online via BFI Player for viewers in the United Kingdom and on Five Films for Freedom, where five short films from the programme will be available to international audiences for free....

The vision of a Big Trouble in Little China sequel continues to loom like the ghostly glow of green fire above a Chinatown skyline. The original film, released in 1986 from director John Carpenter, was seen by very few in theaters (grossing less than half of its estimated $25 million budget), quickly becoming motion picture roadkill as it tried to merge onto a crowded racetrack between a high-octane Top Gun and a barreling Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, only to have James Cameron’s monstrous Aliens jump into the race just two weeks later and crush it from behind....

Bill Murray has had a long and varied career, from his Saturday Night Live appearances, through comedy movies like Groundhog Day and Ghostbusters, to his recent work with Wes Anderson and an upcoming role in the MCU. At one point in the 1980s, there was a possibility of the much-loved actor playing Batman on the big screen in a movie by Ivan Reitman. In a recent interview, Murray explained why he turned down the chance to portray the Dark Knight on screen, which effectively ended the whole project....

Today Starz released an all new trailer of its hotly anticipated drama, Black Sails at New York Comic-Con 2013. Black Sails is a STARZ Original series from executive producer Michael Bay premiering on Starz in January 2014. The eight-episode Season 1 of Black Sails centers on the tales of Captain Flint and his men, and takes place twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Treasure Island. Toby Stephens stars as Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, who takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver....