Why Jenna Ortega (And More) Has Us So Excited For “Wednesday”

They’re creepy, they’re kooky, and for more than 50 years, the Addams Family have captivated the hearts of a worldwide audience. Now, their gloomy daughter, Wednesday, takes center stage in Tim Burton’s widely anticipated Netflix series, with the maestro of the maladjusted serving as director and executive producer. 

The Streamer has billed Wednesday as a “sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday’s years as a student at the peculiar Nevermore Academy.” As we’ve learned from showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (Smallville),

How the Ebo Sisters Find Comedy in Megachurch Scandal Feature “Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul.”

Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul. came seemingly out of nowhere in January to become a breakout hit at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, where Jordan Peele‘s Monkeypaw production company, Focus Features, and Peacock picked up the dark comedy. But in fact, the movie was a long time coming. Writer/director Adamma Ebo and her twin sister, producer Adanne, spent six years developing their 2015 short film of the same name.

“Armageddon Time” Trailer Reveals James Gray’s Star-Studded, Critically Acclaimed New Feature

Writer/director James Gray has returned from deep space, where his last, excellent feature Ad Astra was mostly set, to a very specific place on Earth. Gray’s latest feature, Armageddon Time, is a deeply personal coming-of-age drama set at the cusp of Ronald Reagan’s America, a place of panting optimism and deep-seated, still largely unexplored racism. The cast, led by Anne Hathaway, Anthony Hopkins, Jeremy Strong, and Jessica Chastain, offers the big names in Gray’s ensemble,

“All Quiet on the Western Front” Trailer Reveals Netflix’s Ambitious WWI Feature

The first trailer for Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front has arrived, revealing the streamer’s ambitious WWI epic. This is the first-ever German-language adaptation of novelist Erich Maria Remarque’s iconic WWI novel and, fittingly, the trailer opens with Remarque’s own words: “This is neither an accusation nor a confession…and least of all an adventure.”

All Quiet on the Western Front aims to show the horror of the war without zeroing in on the figures usually prominent in such a tale—namely heroes and villains.

“Joker 2” Adds Brendan Gleeson

Joker: Folie á Deux just landed an ace performer.

The Irish actor Brendan Gleeson, one of the most reliably intriguing performers around, will join Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in the sequel, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. Gleeson is currently busy taking a victory lap after his latest film, director Martin McDonagh’s Banshees of Inisherin, got a rave reception at the Venice Film Festival. That film stars Gleeson and Colin Farrell,

Inside “House of the Dragon” Episode 3’s Crab-Nasty Drama

In House of the Dragon‘s third episode, “Second of His Name,” the birth of Aegon Targaryen is but one of the major intrigues that unsettle things within the dragonlords power structure. The littlest member of the family is now expected to be named heir to King Viserys’s (Paddy Considine) throne, no matter the King’s promise to his eldest born, his daughter Princess Rhaenrya (Milly Alcock), that she was his heir.

Best of Summer: “Elvis” Composer Elliott Wheeler on The King’s Music & That Doja Cat Collab

As we’ve done for the past few summers, we’ve compiled a few of our favorite interviews to highlight in this last week of August. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but a little taste of some of the great conversations we’ve had during these hot summer months. Bring on sweater season. 

The dazzling visuals of director Baz Luhrmann’s spine-tingling biopic of Elvis, which were beautifully shot by cinematographer Mandy Walker,

Best of Summer: How The “Westworld” Makeup Effects Team Built Body Doubles & More in Season 4

As we’ve done for the past few summers, we’ve compiled a few of our favorite interviews to highlight in this last week of August. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but a little taste of some of the great conversations we’ve had during these hot summer months. Bring on sweater season. 

Every season of Westworld is an ambitious undertaking, requiring hundreds of talented artists to create HBO’s gorgeously wrought sci-fi puzzle box.

Best of Summer: “Ozark” Director Amanda Marsalis on Ruth, Wendy, and Bittersweet Goodbyes

As we’ve done for the past few summers, we’ve compiled a few of our favorite interviews to highlight in this last week of August. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but a little taste of some of the great conversations we’ve had during these hot summer months. Bring on sweater season. 

When Ozark came to its bloody, sin-soaked end this year, you might have found yourself, Marty Byrd (Jason Bateman) style,

Best of Summer: “Stranger Things 4” Music Editor Lena Glikson on Cutting Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill”

As we’ve done for the past few summers, we’ve compiled a few of our favorite interviews to highlight in this last week of August. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but a little taste of some of the great conversations we’ve had during these hot summer months. Bring on sweater season. 

From the get-go, Netflix hit Stranger Things has excelled in the art and craft of needle drops.

Marvel Studios Casting Director Sarah Finn on Finding the Heroes & Villains of the MCU

As we’ve done for the past few summers, we’ve compiled a few of our favorite interviews to highlight in this last week of August. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but a little taste of some of the great conversations we’ve had during these hot summer months. Bring on sweater season. 

She’s arguably the most powerful casting director in Hollywood, working alongside Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige and his team along with numerous directors to populate 28 superhero movies that have so far earned more than $25 billion at the box office.

Best of Summer: Juliette Binoche on Driving a Tough Road in “Paradise Highway”

As we’ve done for the past few summers, we’ve compiled a few of our favorite interviews to highlight in this last week of August. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but a little taste of some of the great conversations we’ve had during these hot summer months. Bring on sweater season. 

For writer/director Anna Gutto’s feature debut Paradise Highway, a trucker named Sally will do whatever it takes to keep her brother Dennis (played by Frank Grillo) alive long enough so that he can get out of prison and restart his life.

Best of Summer: Going to Flight School With “Top Gun: Maverick” Stars Glen Powell & Greg Tarzan Davis

As we’ve done for the past few summers, we’ve compiled a few of our favorite interviews to highlight in this last week of August. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but a little taste of some of the great conversations we’ve had during these hot summer months. Bring on sweater season. 

Based on everything from the reviews to the overwhelmingly positive chatter online to the 5-minute standing ovation at Cannes,

Best of Summer: “Nope” VFX Supervisor Guillaume Rocheron on Creating That Spectacular Alien Creature

As we’ve done for the past few summers, we’ve compiled a few of our favorite interviews to highlight in this last week of August. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but a little taste of some of the great conversations we’ve had during these hot summer months. Bring on sweater season. 

Jordan Peele’s extraterrestrial spectacle Nope has a secret you may not know about: the sky itself is a digital recreation.

Best of Summer: How the “Stranger Things” Sound Team Creeps You Out

As we’ve done for the past few summers, we’ve compiled a few of our favorite interviews to highlight in this last week of August. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but a little taste of some of the great conversations we’ve had during these hot summer months. Bring on sweater season. 

When Millie Bobby Brown’s Eleven experiences a flashback a couple of hours into Stranger Things‘

Best of Summer: “Thor: Love and Thunder ” Costume Designer Mayes C. Rubeo on Dressing Gods & Goddesses

As we’ve done for the past few summers, we’ve compiled a few of our favorite interviews to highlight in this last week of August. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but a little taste of some of the great conversations we’ve had during these hot summer months. Bring on sweater season. 

Thor: Love and Thunder has scored the biggest Thor opening yet, proving MCU fans are loving writer/director Taika Waititi’s romantic comedy space adventure.

Best of Summer: How the “Top Gun: Maverick” Sound Team Ingeniously Captured Raw Emotion Mid-Flight

As we’ve done for the past few summers, we’ve compiled a few of our favorite interviews to highlight in this last week of August. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but a little taste of some of the great conversations we’ve had during these hot summer months. Bring on sweater season. 

Mark Weingarten is no stranger to navigating the challenges of a production sound mixer. Over his accomplished career,

“House of the Dragon” Renewed For Season 2

Well, this comes as no surprise. After becoming the most-watched HBO premiere in history, House of the Dragon has be renewed for a second season. The series premiere has now been seen by more than 20 million viewers across all HBO platforms.

“We are beyond proud of what the entire House of the Dragon team has accomplished with season one,” says Francesca Orsi, Executive VP of HBO programming, in a statement.

How “Where the Crawdads Sing” VFX Team Elevated the Mystery and Wonder of the Marsh

Deep in the forgotten marsh of North Carolina, a magical world quietly flourishes for those who seek it. Where the Crawdads Sing has plenty of romance, but the true love story blooms between Kya (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and the wildlife that shares her home. The untouched nature of Kya’s world is rarer now than in 1965, but VFX Supervisor Kolby Kember and VFX Producer Sarah McCulley of Crafty Apes VFX were on hand to subtly restore the rich environment. 

“Godzilla vs Kong 2” Synopsis Reveals Epic Continuation of Monster Fight

We’re inching closer to round two of the most epic monster brawl ever. Warner Bros. has revealed the synopsis for their Godzilla vs. Kong sequel (still untitled), which will find our two colossal competitors partnering up to fight against an even greater threat than each other.

The end of the original Godzilla vs. Kong gave us a glimpse of what such a partnership might look like when Godzilla and Kong had to unite to take on the fearsome metallic city-stomper MechaGodzilla.