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The unexpected global success of RRR opened up a whole new world of cinema to western film audiences. The larger-than-life characters, the outlandish action, and the hot mix of melodrama was an exciting combination never seen before. Of course, the success of this movie showcased but one aspect of the Indian cinema aesthetic. Indian cinema has a long history that goes back all the way to the silent film era. Its foremost pioneers drew inspiration from their own rich culture of classical Indian theater....

Movies love to tie up loose ends. They tell a story, progress the characters, and give an ending that addresses all the issues that the characters have faced. In the end, there’s little to complain about and few things left to ponder. Those that are still hanging on cliffs are caught up with in sequels. Everyone eats popcorn. Everyone wins. Sometimes, though, tying up loose ends leaves others open. For many of these movies, the mysteries left to wonder about are considered “MacGuffins,” a film term for an undefined object meant to progress the story....

EW has a First Look photo from the upcoming August thriller 7500, which features stars Ryan Kwanten, Amy Smart, Scout Taylor-Compton, Jerry Ferrara and Nicky Whelan. The story follows an estranged married couple that boards a flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo only to encounter malevolent supernatural forces on the airplane. Check it out below. About his character in the film, Ryan Kwanten had this to say. “It’s a haunted house movie on an airplane....

The series is being created by Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson, who also has a starring role as Carson Shaw. Jacobson was a co-creator on the Comedy Central series Broad City from 2014 to 2019, which is where she told The Hollywood Reporter the opportunity to become involved with A League of Their Own came about: MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY Joining Jacobson in the cast are D’Arcy Carden, Priscilla Delgado, Melanie Field, and Nick Offerman....

Activision, Inc. and DreamWorks Animation jointly announced today that the companies have agreed to a new long-term, broad-based strategic alliance. The companies signed a multi-year agreement which grants Activision the exclusive video game rights to upcoming feature films from DreamWorks Animation. Under the terms of the agreement, Activision will develop and publish video game products based on DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming movies, including Bee Movie and Kung Fu Panda, as well as films currently in development, including “Rex Havoc” and “How to Train Your Dragon....

SCI FI Wire caught up with actor Jason Isaacs, who plays Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter film franchise, and said that he’ll have a lot more to do in the upcoming fifth film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Isaacs said that the fifth film will include (WARNING: Spoiler ahead!) a harrowing showdown between his character and Harry’s godfather, Sirius Black. “I get to have a wand battle with Gary Oldman, possibly my favorite actor in the universe,” Isaacs said....

Adam Sandler, Cher, Jon Favreau, Sylvester Stallone and Judd Apatow are set to voice the animals in MGM’s live-action comedy The Zookeeper, that stars Kevin James and Rosario Dawson. According to Variety, Sandler’s Happy Madison shingle is also a producer on the film. Sandler will voice a capuchin monkey, Cher a giraffe, Favreau a bear, Stallone a lion and Apatow an elephant. Jim Breuer, Faizon Love and Bas Rutten round out the voice cast....

Many of us are still struggling from the loss of Adam West, who passed away on June 10 at the age of 88. He will forever be best known as the “Bright Knight” from the 1960s Batman TV series, but for many younger folks, they know him best as Mayor Adam West from Family Guy. The eccentric mayor of Quahog, who was a wacky version of the actual Adam West, became one of the most beloved characters on the long-running animated series and will be impossible to replace....

Aisha Tyler talks about ping pong (and beer pong), her character and her upcoming Black Water Transit. Any woman that digs Enter the Dragon and beer pong is awesome in my book, and Aisha Tyler certainly falls under that heading. After a career in stand-up comedy and various TV gigs, including hosting Talk Soup at one time, it seems she’s found success in films lately with roles in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Death Sentence and her unique assassin Mahogany in Balls of Fury, which comes out on DVD on December 18....

The production designer on the sci-fi classic talks about working with Steven Spielberg and John Underkoffler to create the look of this futuristic film It’s pretty safe to say that production designer Alex McDowell had to go above and beyond the normal call of duty for Steven Spielberg’s 2002 fantastic sci-fi film Minority Report, which is finally released in a brand new two-disc Blu-ray set on April 20. Instead of creating just a sci-fi universe that can be visually dazzling, Spielberg wanted the world to be one that might actually exist when the year 2054 rolls around....

Streaming services have been churning out series after series based on books and comics, and, more often than not, these series and miniseries have been a hit with their target audiences. From elaborate creations of fantasy worlds like those in Wheel of Time on Prime Video or Shadow and Bone on Netflix to hard-hitting and emotional dramas like The Handmaid’s Tale and period pieces like Bridgerton, there is no shortage of subject matter and genres to adapt to the screen....

Howdy my little chickadees. Your second favorite Gallagher (well, maybe 5th favorite if you’re really into Oasis and/or that actor Peter) is back with the April Fools Day spirit, baby! So, before I finalize my April Fools Day plans, I’m gonna hit you up with some April Fools Day movie news bits, all of which are gloriously fake for your amusement. Enjoy, and happy pranking. Ready… break! Eddie Murphy Sues Tyler Perry For Stealing His More-Than-One-Character Thing...

Stop the web presses! We have an absolutely unique vodka hitting the web shelves! Ready for it? Arby’s, famous for their roast beef sandwiches and signature ‘Horsey Sauce’ are bestowing not one, but two French fry flavored vodkas! You have the choice of Crinkle Fry or Curly Fry flavors. Let the mixologists in your life know that you were thinking of them this year! Arby’s released the news yesterday on their Instagram, celebrating, “A toast to the best fries in the game....

Burt Ward, the actor who played Robin in the 1960s Batman TV series, is returning to the live-action DC universe. Ward has been confirmed to appear in this year’s highly-anticipated ArrowVerse crossover event, Crisis On Infinite Earths. Details on Ward’s exact role weren’t revealed, but the news, which dropped at San Diego Comic-Con, is sure to make hardcore DC fans rather happy. This particular bit of DC goodness was revealed during the Batwoman panel at SDCC....

The early 2000s were undoubtedly a memorable era for the horror genre, spawning tons of original stories and beginning several successful franchises. It also saw the start of some instantly recognizable horror icons, like Samara from The Ring and Jennifer Check from Jennifer’s Body. A calling card of 2000s horror is its hard-hitting shock factor, which came in many different flavors. As Alison Foreman, a reviewer from Mashable, stated, “What might surprise you (and definitely surprised me), however, is that the brilliance of horror today can be directly traced to the splatterfest that was the genre in the first decade of the 2000s....

Ever since John Carpenter’s 1981 film Escape from New York, the cyberpunk aesthetic has supercharged the imaginations of filmmakers trying to visualize the future. Plenty of fictional utopian futures exist — as do dystopian futures — but the cyberpunk style is a deeper combination of factors, weaving together the idea of “high-tech, low-life” stories with uniquely desolate urban settings. Many authors and filmmakers in the 1980s laid the foundation for what would become the cyberpunk genre, and today, those visions have evolved to create several visually stunning works of fiction....

Los Angeles is the home of Hollywood. It’s where it all began. So, it’s no surprise many of America’s finest filmmakers find a way to make it their playground. Legends like directors Quentin Tarantino, Michael Mann, and Paul Thomas Anderson have made it their home. Filmmakers explore ways to expand the vast array of nothingness in one of America’s largest cities while also using their filmmaking prowess to craft tight, taut stories about ensembles of mischief....

Some of the best animated films have seen anthropomorphic apes, sentient spiders, and talking animals of all kinds. For years, movie companies have created animal classics telling the stories from Disney’s giant family of Dalmatians in 101 Dalmatians, all the way to Illumination’s more recent singing competition among humanlike wild creatures in Sing and Sing 2. But sometimes animation studios take these cartoon critters and bring them to the real world....

Dreams can whisk us far away from our mundane existence into the world of fantasy and adventure, which is not too different from movies themselves. It is not surprising that dreams have long been a source of inspiration for Tinsel Town. That said, the “it was all a dream” ending can be a bit of a controversial one, as some viewers and critics deride the trope as a cop-out. Certainly, some films use the dream ending to tie up loose ends in a flimsy plot....

Being a hopeless romantic comes with the responsibility of endlessly finding new and exciting shows, movies, and games that have a romance that is up to the high expectations that come with the title. A great source of funny, touching, and light-hearted love stories is the many romantic comedy anime that have come out over the years. In particular, the last ten years have been a gold mine of romantic comedy anime that feature unique characters, quick wit, and intriguing storylines....