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The 2019 Cannes Film Festival will play host to Quentin Tarantino’s highly-anticipatedOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodand the filmmaker has personally requested that those who have the chance to view it early not spoil the experience for other moviegoers. Cannes is a special place for Tarantino, and this year has special meaning, as 25 years agoPulp Fictionpremiered at that very same festival. But a lot has changed in the years since and Tarantino has taken it upon himself to try and preserve the experience of his latest for viewers who have to wait until it’s actually released....

The trailer forThe Drover’s Wifeis promising a fascinating period drama, reimagining the classic short story penned by Henry Lawson into a thrilling adventure. Henry Lawson’s tale was about a woman’s struggles to keep her family safe. The woman fights against a snake that has been dwelling through her house as she figures out a way to keep it away from her children. Thesnakewas a representation of all the issues a single mother living in isolation must go through....

Martin Scorsese’sThe Irishmanwill open in theaters and debut on Netflix this fall. The streaming platform released a teaser for the highly anticipated movie during the Academy Awards that confirmed the fall release, but did not reveal an official day or rating for the project. The movie stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, and Harvey Keitel and it will hit theaters for a limited time to qualify for Academy Award consideration for next year’s event....

The cast ofThe Lion Kingremake continues to grow.Amy Sedarishas boarded the voice cast of the upcoming new take on Disney’s animated classic in a brand new role created for the movie. So those who were concerned that this is going to be a shot-for-shot remake of the original need not be worried. Sedaris joins an already massive stable of talent who make up the voice cast of the highly-anticipated remake....

The Mummyis a 1999 adventure movie directed by Stephen Sommers. Set in 1920s Egypt, it centers around adventurer Rick O’Conell (Brendan Fraser), and librarian and Egyptologist Evelyn Carnahan (Rachel Weisz), who inadvertently release a centuries-old mummy, Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo). Along with Evelyn’s brother, Jonathan (John Hannah), and Ardeth Bay (Oded Fehr), leader of a group sworn to prevent Imhotep’s rise, they must compete with rival treasure hunters and stop the mummy from destroying the world....

The originalJurassic Parkfilm from 1993 is one of the most essential science-fiction films to come from the 1990s. It is a cornerstone of director Steven Spielberg’s career, and it has launched one of the most successful film franchises of the last thirty years. Over the course of six movies, theJurassic Parkfranchise has grossed over $6 billion, with 2015’sJurassic Worldbeing the most successful entry in the series with a total global gross of $1....

Sometimes, ideas are in the air, and two movies with similar themes or stories are released in the same year. It happened withArmageddonandDeep Impact,AntzandA Bug’s Life, and,The PrestigeandThe Illusionist. In 2006, these two movies about magicians hit the cinema. Which one is better? Here’s our verdict. Why The Prestige Is Better Based on the novel by Christoper Priest,The Prestigetells the story of two magicians, Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale), and their battle to one-up each other, consequences be damned....

The Walking Deadhas been many things, but could it work as a 1950s Western? According to a disturbingly off-kilter AI-generated trailer fromSchrödinger’s Film Club, the answer is yes. While the zombie franchise has been given a new lease of life through its recent spin-off shows likeDead CityandThe Ones Who Live, the unique concept shared by the creator has asked what if the entireWalking Deadstory and characters such as Rick, Michonne, and Negan, were shifted to a different era, namely the dusty, lawless towns of the Old West....

Four years in the making,Star Wars Tie Fighteris a labor of love for animator Paul Johnson. He has finally finished this 7 minute adventure told from the POV of a TIE Fighter pilot. And it’s pretty amazing. If you ever wondered whatStar Warsmight have looked like had it become an 80s anime, now we have a pretty good idea. The film features a fantastic space battle and the humanizing of a Stormtrooper, as it takes his side and turns him into a hero....

PresidentTrumprevealed the long-awaited logo for his U.S. Space Force this week. ManyStar Trekfans have since noticed that the design is almost identical to the franchise’s logo. The new branch of the U.S. military has been talked about by the Trump administration for the last few years and has drawn similarities toStar WarsandSpaceballs. Trump revealed the newSpace Forcelogo on social media and said, “After consultation with our Great Military Leaders, designers, and others, I am pleased to present the new logo for the United States Space Force, the Sixth Branch of our Magnificent Military!...

Linda Blair, whose name is near synonymous with the iconic film,The Exorcist, will be sitting (or perhaps lying on a bed) this one out. On-screen mom, Ellen Burstyn, it was announced yesterday, will be at least one of the original cast to join Universal’s new streaming service, Peacock’s, reboot.Linda Blairtook to Twitter to answer the flood of questions from fans. “To all my fans asking about my involvement in thenew Exorcist reboot, as of now there has not been any discussion about me participating or reprising my role,” she tweeted, the text overlaid on a young photo of herself in character as Regan MacNeil....

James Gunn has offered an interesting update about theWonder Womanreboot. Two years following James Gunn’s initial DCU slate announcement, the co-president of DC Studios finally confirmed that aWonder Woman solo film was in development. This was certainly good news for fans of the character as Patty Jenkins’Wonder Woman 3, the final chapter in his planned trilogy, was canceled shortly after Gunn and Peter Safran were appointed heads of the DCU....

MAS*Hwas a TV landmark. Developed by Larry Gelbart and based on the 1970 film of the same name (which was in turn based on the 1968 novelMASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctorsby Richard Hooker), the series ran for 11 seasons, spanning from 1972 to 1983, won 14 Emmys (being nominated for over 100), and basicallydefined the dramedy genre for television. Set during the Korean War,MAS*Hrevolves around the daily life and situations of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, a medical unit stationed just a few miles away from the North Korean front....