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One could easily make an argument that 2014 was a great year for movies, and also that it was a terrible year for movies. The same year that brought us the culmination of a 12-year cinematic experiment (Boyhood) also brought us the dreadful Transformers: Age of Extinction, which, sadly, is the ONLY movie to be released in 2014 that has grossed over $1 billion worldwide. Now that the year is winding down, for better or worse, it’s time to look back at 2014 and praise the best films of the year....

ManyDoomfans were upset to learn that the reboot will be a straight to video release, but it looks like the video game adaptation will be a bloodbath, as evidenced by new set photos.Doomis one of the most iconic first-person shooters of all time, and to many, it was and still is the best. However, the first film adaptation was seen as blasphemy by loyalDoomfans. The new adaptation is going to forget the events of the initial movie and go for a more faithful adaptation to the beloved game....

In part due to his role inEmily in Paris, actorLucien Laviscountis reportedly up for the role ofJames Bond. In 2021, Daniel Craig wrapped up his run in the role withNo Time to Dieserving as his swan song. But the continued popularity of the franchise means that the show must go on, and it’s just a matter of time before casting gets underway forBond 26. A variety of names have been getting churned through the rumor mill since Craig’s exit, and Laviscount has just become the latest actor to join that list....

Feed, written and directed by Marco van Belle, is an upcoming vampire movie that will take inspiration from bothBram Stoker’sDraculaand Irish folklore. Daisy Jelley (How to Have Sex), Clinton Liberty (Normal People,Red Election), and Niamh McCormack (The Witcher,Willow) will star in the film about influencers battling the original female vampire. According toDeadline, shooting of the film is expected to start in Ireland this autumn. “With people using social media to make their mark and get rich quickly, I’m fascinated to explore the fragility of modern influencer culture by putting our characters against a ruthless creature that has the true power of influence,” said van Belle....

Hollywood has come out to pay their respects to a comedy legend.Fred Willard passed awaypeacefully at home from natural causes, according to his family. He was 86-years old. “My father passed away very peacefully last night at the fantastic age of 86 years old. He kept moving, working and making us happy until the very end,” his daughter Hope Mulbarger said in a statement. “We loved him so very much!” Mulbarger is not alone in paying tribute to her father....

Good news,Tanner familyfriends and fans. All of you Tanner-heads are getting more new episodes! That’s right, just a mere few days after Netflix debuted all 13 episodes ofFuller House, the streaming service has renewed the hit sitcom forSeason 2. Though no further details are available at this time, the announcement came with a fun new video. Netflix announcedFuller House Season 2on the show’s officialTwitter page. And it looks like the three main leads will reunite a second time for another go-round of family fun and misadventures....

While some critics were quick to dismissGhostbusters: Afterlifeas a blatant display of fan-service that relied too much on nostalgia, and initial projections for the movie’s opening weekend were rather mediocre, Jason Reitman and his combined team of new and old characters have had the last laugh with audiences flocking to cinemas to see the original Ghostbusting team back on the big screen for the first time in over thirty years, and the movie hit a new milestone this weekend after breaking the $100 million mark at the box office....

It’s fun to think about who might win in a hypothetical fight between horror movie icons, but most of the time there is never any definitive way to settle those arguments. In the case ofHalloween’s Michael Myers vsHellraiser’s Pinhead, there was almost a movie that would have shown us the outcome of that exact scenario. Yes, according toDoug Bradleyhimself, aHalloweenandHellraisercrossover movie almost happened. Doug Bradleyis an absolute horror legend, having played Pinhead in theHellraiserfranchise ever since the first movie came out in 1987 up through 2005....

The heirs to the Gucci empire have taken umbrage with the depiction of the Gucci family in director Ridley Scott’s recent crime dramaHouse of Gucci, even hinting at potential legal action. Releasing a statement regarding their dissatisfaction with the movie, the family have said they were wrongly portrayed as “ignorant,” paying particular attention to the portrayal of Patrizia Reggiani, played in the movie by Lady Gaga. “The Gucci family reserve the right to take every initiative (necessary) to protect their name and image and those of their loved ones,” said the statement, which was put out by Aldo Gucci’s heirs....

Ah, the Rathtars. Some people loved the Rathtars and saw them as a true throwback to the early tone and feel of the very first Star Wars movies and Marvel comic books based on the franchise. While others thought these tentacled monsters were some of the worst things the new sequel had to offer. As it turns out, the Rathtars provide a very interesting connection between Darth Maul and the first new installment of the Disneyfied Star Wars universe....

Fox Searchlight has unveiled the first trailer for it’s upcoming biopic,Jackie, which follows the story of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, wife and First Lady toPresident John F. Kennedy. Chilean director Pablo Larraín directs the movie that is sure to bait some Oscar nods nods this Fall. Jackieis a searing and intimate portrait of one of the most important and tragic moments in American history, seen through the eyes of the iconicFirst Lady, then Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (Natalie Portman)....

TheJames Bondfranchise has been in existence since the first film’s release in 1962. Based on thenovel series by Ian Fleming, the story follows the life of James Bond, a secret agent under MI6, also known as 007. So far, there have been a total of 27 Bond films, with more set to be releasedas early as 2025. Many of the films have been regarded as the best spy films to ever hit the silver screen, earning a number of awards and making stars out of its cast....

Political commentator and comedianJon Stewartdoesn’t see the White House in his future. Recently, an op-ed was published by Politico suggesting that Stewart is “exactly the person” the Democratic party needs to run on the ticket if Biden declines to run again for whatever reason in 2024. The piece is entitled"If Tucker Runs in 2024, Here’s Who the Democrats Need,“which even imagines a potential political showdown between Stewart and Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson....