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

Mark Weingarten is no stranger to navigating the challenges of a production sound mixer. Over his accomplished career, Weingarten’s mixed on Christopher Nolan’s WWII epic Dunkirk, traveled to another dimension in Interstellar, captured the spirit of Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games, and tracked the drama behind The Social Network and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. In director Joseph Kosinski’s world-beating Top Gun: Maverick,

“Succession” Season 4 Has Begun Filming in New York City

The bitterly feuding Roy family is coming back for another ten-round brawl. HBO has revealed that Succession season 4 has begun filming a 10-episode fourth season in New York City.

HBO has also done us the solid of giving us the new season’s logline, which gets us up to speed on what we can expect from the billionaire malcontents coming out of a hellacious, ongoing power struggle for the family’s company,

“Thor: Love and Thunder” Video Tracks Chris Hemsworth’s Thor Legacy

A new Thor: Love and Thunder look gives you, among other pleasures, a glimpse at Chris Hemsworth’s screen test for the role that would change his career. Hemsworth, although a touch skinnier and a decade-plus younger, reads some of Thor’s lines and you marvel at how, even then, it seemed like nobody else could play the God of Thunder.

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige discusses how one of the early decisions made at the studio was to bring the character of Thor to the big screen.

Daniel Kaluuya & Keke Palmer Highlight New “Nope” Trailer & Inside Look

A brand new Nope trailer and a behind-the-scenes video give us a clearer picture of the two stars of Jordan Peele’s third film. Both of these riveting peeks at the film came during last night’s BET Awards, held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles (Nope stars Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer were on hand as presenters).

Kaluuya and Palmer play OJ and Emerald Haywood, a brother and sister who own a horse ranch in a dusty gulch in Southern California.

Tom Cruise’s “Top Gun: Maverick” Makes History Again

For the first time in his long career, Tom Cruise is part of the billion-dollar club. Top Gun: Maverick has now officially crossed the billion-dollar threshold, becoming the 50th movie in history to do so, after another strong showing this past weekend.

Maverick soared into this rarefied air this weekend after the final numbers were tallied, adding another $75 million globally. The film’s box office haul now stands at $521.7 million domestically and another $484.7 million overseas,

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

The dazzling visuals of director Baz Luhrmann’s spine-tingling biopic of Elvis, which were beautifully shot by cinematographer Mandy Walker, undoubtedly hold your attention. But it’s the rhythmic melodies of the soundscape that flutters the soul. Elvis is made to be seen (and heard) in the theater.

The journey explores the relationship between the legendary artist and his manager, a former carny named Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks), who sees the potential profit in Elvis’s musical gift.

“Thor: Love and Thunder” First Reactions: A Vibrant, Hilarious, Surprisingly Moving Epic

It will likely come as no surprise to hear that the first reactions to Taika Waititi’s Thor: Love and Thunder are raves. Waititi re-invigorated both Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and the Thor franchise with Thor: Ragnarok, his candy-colored cosmic romp that instantly turned the God of Thunder from Marvel’s dour beefcake into the funniest Avenger. What’s more, Ragnarok introduced us to Waititi’s vision of what a Marvel movie could look like—whimsical,

“The Black Phone” Co-Writer/Director Scott Derrickson & Co-Writer C. Robert Cargill Wring Our Nerves

The always versatile Ethan Hawke first teamed with writer-director Scott Derrickson and co-writer C. Robert Cargill on their 2012 horror film Sinister, in which he played a good guy protecting his family. In Derrickson and Cargill’s new horror movie The Black Phone (opening Friday), Hawke plays a very bad man. Wearing a mask and preying on children, Hawke portrays “The Grabber,” who’s partially based on serial killer John Wayne Gacy,

“Nope” Behind-the-Scenes Look Reveals Jordan Peele’s Biggest Swing Yet

There is every indication that Jordan Peele’s Nope is going to be one of the year’s most thrilling films. Peele has, in just two previous films as writer/director, carved out a singular place for himself in the filmmaking firmament. His movies are instantly recognizable as films only he could make, and having proven himself with his Oscar-winning Get Out and his outrageously Oscar-snubbed, excellent Us, he had an even bigger palette to work with on his third feature.

“Moon Knight” Cinematographer Gregory Middleton on Creating Marvel’s Head Trip

Moon Knight cinematographer Gregory Middleton came to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with considerable world-building experience. He helmed six episodes of HBO’s colossal fantasy series Game of Thrones, as well as three episodes of Damon Lindelof’s fantastic adaptation of Watchmen (also for HBO), so it would be unfair to say he was daunted to take on Marvel’s vaunted, ever-expanding cinematic universe.

Yet Middleton had his work cut out for him with Moon Knight, 

“Obi-Wan Kenobi” Finale Delivers on The Tragedy of Darth Vader

*Spoilers ahead for Obi-Wan Kenobi.

There is a reason that Darth Vader is widely considered one of the greatest villains in the history of cinema. Imposing, imperial, and impeccably performed by the voice work of James Earl Jones and embodied by the 6’6″ David Prowse, just on aesthetics alone, Vader is hard to match. The black mask, black body armor, and black cloak all scream fascist terrorizer to our reptilian brain.

The Final “Elvis” Trailer Teases Baz Luhrmann’s Rollicking Biopic

The King has arrived. Well, almost—director Baz Luhrmann’s exuberant biopic Elvis premieres in just a few days—and Warner Bros. has released the final trailer. Unlike the first trailer, which was as much about Tom Hanks’s Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis’s notoriously unscrupulous manager, as it was about Elvis (Austin Butler), the final trailer is more focused on the meteoric rise of the King himself and the cultural landscape in America that he inherited and then helped changed.

New “Thor: Love and Thunder” Images Tease Natalie Portman’s Mighty Thor, Gorr, & Guardians

As we get ever closer to the premiere of co-writer/director Taika Waititi’s Thor: Love and Thunder, you can practically hear the magical hammer Mjolnir whistling through the air. And whose hand is Mjolnir flying towards? Mighty Thor’s (Natalie Portman) of course!

Ever since we learned during 2019’s Comic-Con that Portman would be reprising her role as Jane Foster but with a twist— she’d also be Mighty Thor—we’ve been eager to see her suited up,

Léa Seydoux Will Play Lady Margot in “Dune: Part Two”

Paul Atreides might be breathing a little easier today. Léa Seydoux has joined the cast of Dune: Part Two as Lady Margot, one of Paul’s (Timothée Chalamet) most crucial allies as he regroups and prepares for war against House Harkonnen.

Deadline reports that Seydoux has joined the gangbusters cast in co-writer/director Denis Villeneuve’s sequel, which will begin filming later this year. Along with Chalamet, returning cast members include Zendaya,

“LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation” Trailer Arrives With New Weird Al Yankovic Tune

Have you ever wondered what a LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation movie might be like if it starred Weird Al Yankovic and featured his music? Consider your curiosity satisfied! The first trailer for said movie has arrived, featuring a new tune from Yankovic, and revealing the summer fun to be had by all. LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation features Yankovic and Yvette Nicole Brown, as well as former Star Wars champs Kelly Marie Tran,

“Stranger Things” Season 4 Volume 2 Trailer Teases Feature-Length Final Episodes

Netflix has just revealed the full trailer for Stranger Things season 4, volume 2, which will deliver a two-part season finale to what has been a chilling, thrilling ride.

In the final episode of the first part of season 4, “The Massacre at Hawkins Lab,” it was revealed that Vecna, the new big bad haunting Hawkins, was actually once a patient of Dr. Martin Brenner (Matthew Modine), much like Eleven (Millie Bobbie Brown),

Jordan Peele’s “Nope” Gets Epic Outdoor Screening Venue With Alamo Drafthouse

Now this is how you celebrate your 25th anniversary. Jordan Peele’s Nope will help the Alamo Drafthouse crew celebrate their 25th anniversary with an outdoor screening. What’s even better is that the setting for this outdoor cinematic event will mirror the setting of the film, creating an opportunity for viewers to fall even deeper into Peele’s singularly compelling storytelling. Imagine watching Get Out on the lawn of a fancy upstate house,

New “Thor: Love and Thunder” Trailer Teases Thor Versus Gorr

Thor has learned a few things about epic team-building speeches in his history with the Avengers. Nobody was better at it than Captain America, as Cap showed again and again, perhaps most memorably in Avengers: Endgame, before the Avengers parted ways on a time-traveling quest to try and save the world. Again. But in Thor: Love and Thunder, it’s the God of Thunder’s turn to give a rousing speech. So how does he do?

“Father of the Bride” Director Gaz Alazraki on Re-Tooling the Story as Cuban-American Comedy

Spencer Tracy charmed moviegoers as the original Father of the Bride in 1950. Then Steve Martin reprised the wedding-overwhelmed dad in Nancy Meyer’s 1991 romantic comedy of the same name. Now, Andy García headlines a new reboot playing an old-fashioned Cuban-American patriarch hilariously bewildered by complications that arise when his very modern daughter announces she’s getting married.

Father of the Bride (opening Friday in theaters and on HBO Max),

Marvel Developing “Wonder Man” Series With “Shang-Chi” Director Destin Daniel Cretton

Talk about a great pairing. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton is teaming with Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Community writer Andrew Guest to create a Wonder Man series for Marvel. Guest will be the head writer of the series, while Cretton will executive produce and possibly direct one or more episodes. While Guest is primarily known for his comedy chops (30 Rock and Marry Me are also on his C.V.),