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One of the most groundbreaking films of 2017 was the coming-of-age romanceCall Me By Your Name, starring Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet. The film earned itself four Oscar nominations and one win. The story followed thetale of two loversopening up about their true nature to themselves in a stunningly well told narrative. ScreenwriterJames Ivory, who won an Oscar for writing the film, took a great sense of pride inCall Me By Your Name, as Ivory himself is gay....

Catsis running out of lives at the box office in a hurry and that means the studios behind it are poised to lose a ton of money. The movie, ahead of its release, was hyped up in a big way by Universal Pictures. It’s an adaptation of one of the most successful Broadway musicals of all-time. This seems like the kind of thing that can succeed over Chrismas. Instead, the expensive adaptation has become a misfire that will likely be remembered for years to come....

The Marvel Cinematic Universe akaThe MCUis one of the most profitable and recognizable franchises in the world. While a major hit domestically, the franchise has extended its reach internationally, and these films have become known the world over. One of the biggest markets for the MCU is China, which makes a great deal of sense as China has in the past few years become one of the largest growing film markets in the world....

Chances are we’ve all heard something go bump in the night. Whether it’s our imagination, restless spirits communicating from the afterlife, or something falling over, hearing something innocuous when you least expect it can send your heart racing. This is doubly true for children. Vivid imaginations can conjure images of boogeymen, giant monsters, or other nightmarish terrors that only exist in our minds. A little reassurance is often all it takes to assuage this fear – but what if it never goes away?...

AfterNo Time to Die, James Bond actor Daniel Craig will be looking for his next big role, and some fans want to see him play Two-Face opposite Robert Pattinson inThe Batman. Directed by Matt Reeves,The Batmanwill feature several of Batman’s most fearsome foes, including Catwoman, Penguin, and Riddler. For his part, digital artist Barrett.Digital on Instagram is hoping to see Craig play the next Harvey Dent in Matt Reeves' upcoming superhero movie, as seen in some interesting fan art of the fantasy casting posted online....

2023 has been a mixed bag for sci-fi movies. We’ve been treated to somephenomenal sci-fi flickslikeThe Creator,Biosphere, No One Will Save You, andThey Cloned Tyrone,but we’ve also been forced to sit through films likeThe Meg 2: The Trenchand the disappointing65. Thankfully, however, the latest addition to the sci-fi genre,The Gravity, is more in line with the former offerings. It’s an unnerving and captivating thriller that demands your attention. From the mind of French screenwriter and filmmaker,Cédric Ido,The Gravityis a fascinating genre-blending film not to miss....

Most of the focus onDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesshas been centered on two things; what role does Wanda Maximoff’s Scarlet Witch have to play in the movie, and what would cause the Multiverse of Madness in the first place. While the latter part of that seems to be getting answered before the movie arrives, through various hints in other Marvel properties and seemingly none as explicitly as in the upcomingSpider-Man: No Way Home, Wanda’s role is still pretty much a blank canvas, but not as blank as that of newcomer America Chavez, who is being played in the movie by Xochitl Gomez....

Just a few days after a new set photo teased the formation of theIlluminati, more set photos fromAvengers: Infinity Warhave surfaced with the same four actors seen on a destructive set. While very little was revealed about the scene being filmed, the Atlanta set was being used as a New York City street, with New York taxicabs spotted amid plenty of destruction. It’s unclear what happened, or how this New York street was destroyed, but it could very well have been the work of Thanos (Josh Brolin)....

UPDATE: 2/16 11 AM PST:Deadlineis now reporting that, by the end of the four-day Presidents Day holiday weekend,Fifty Shades of Greywill have earned $94.4 million at the domestic box office, and $172 million overseas for a worldwide haul of $266.4 million worldwide. This sets a record for the highest international opening weekend in the month of February. Its Wednesday-Sunday international opening of $156 million is the second highest ever for Universal, behind the $160....

HBO has released not one, but two different featurettes dedicated to the most recent episode ofGame of Thronesfinal season. Fans were forced to wait for nearly two years between seasons as David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and the network prepped season 8 and, so far, the consensus seems to be that it was worth the wait. We’re now one-third of the way through the show’s final run and for those feeling particularly impatient while waiting for next week’s episode to drop, these videos may just do the trick....

Director Mike Dougherty has announced thatGodzilla: King of the Monstersis officially complete. Dougherty came on board to write and direct the project back in 2016 and filming started in June 2017, wrapping in September. Dougherty has been in the post-production process of getting all of the visual effects up to his liking and tweaking his initial edits, which by the looks of the first trailer, took quite a while. The visual effects truly look stunning, even from judging just the teaser....

Several of Hollywood’s biggest filmmakers, such as Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan, are here to help make your TV look better in the years to come. The UHD Alliance revealed at CES this week that a new setting calledFilmmaker Modehas been backed by several major companies and organizations, in addition to high-profile directors, which will help combat the effects of motion smoothing, a common setting on TVs that often makes content look worse, not better....

Oscar-winning filmmakerGuillermo del Torohas revealed how much time he has spent writing screenplays that were never made into films. Although he has gotPacific RimandBlade 2to his credit, there are numerous high-profile films del Toro wrote that never made it to the big screen. FromThe HobbitandHellboy 3toJustice League Dark, Del Toro has been involved with several major Hollywood films in the last two decades. Due to creative differences, financial and time constraints, fans were deprived of del Toro’s distinctive vision several times....