The MPAA continues to reign supreme, with final, largely arbitrary say over what is and isn't fit for the consumption of general audiences ages 13 and older. And where there's rules, there's almost always some "artiste" figuring out a way around them.
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Seventeen years after making his directorial debut with Undefeated, John Leguizamo is back behind the camera for his first turn as a feature film director with Critical Thinking. He recently spoke with Looper in an exclusive interview, revealing why making the film was so important to him.
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Plenty of words can be used to describe Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's world-famous detective: brilliant, eccentric, flawed, intense, and — as his partner Dr. John H. Watson describes him in the short story "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb" — bohemian.
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We're taking a look at the funny, heartbreaking, action-packed moments in the MCU to find the most iconic scenes from each movie.
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1985 marked the end of an era. Roger Moore was seven films deep into his run as James Bond, the secret agent repeatedly voted "undercover operative most likely to just tell everybody his name right off the bat." A View to a Kill, that year's release, had all the earmarks of a classic 007 adventure.
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The half-life of the public's adulation is astonishingly brief. All in all, it took roughly a decade for John Belushi's life to travel the parabola of fame.
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Chadwick Boseman's death, first announced by his Twitter account on August 28, 2020, shocked the world. The loss was made all the more tragic by the revelation that he had filmed no less than seven of his movies while privately fighting colon cancer.
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It's been a long, torturous wait for James Bond fandom, but it appears we might actually be laying eyes on the legendary franchise's 25th film in the very near future. Thank the new poster for the tip.
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No actor always makes the right choices, and even one as acclaimed as Mr. De Niro is no exception. He's one of the most talented stars of his generation, but he's been known to pick a dud project here and there — and some of those low points are pretty darn low.
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Written and directed by relative newcomer Abba Makama, the film is entitled The Lost Okoroshi. It premiered to raves at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, and if that wild setup sounds at all intriguing, you should know it's due to make its Netflix debut on September 4, 2020.
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In the recently released comic book horror movie The New Mutants, Henry Zaga portrays Roberto da Costa, aka Sunspot. In an exclusive interview with Looper, Zaga opened up about what it was like bringing Sunspot — a mutant from Brazil who can manipulate solar energy — to life.
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The late Chadwick Boseman had some feelings about his famous Black Panther suit. In a joint interview with director Ryan Coogler, the actor talked about the burden that comes with wearing a full-body outfit to become a super hero.
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From OG elves to brand new bad guys, here's every character rumored to show up in Amazon's Lord of the Rings prequel.
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure sat on a shelf for a year until it's release in 1989. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey was released only two years later; very quickly by comparison. After that there was nothing. Here's why it took so long for the threequel to become a reality.
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Christopher Nolan specializes in movies that twist science, and your brain, and early indications are that Tenet's time-tripping adventure may be the wildest, yet. Still, one fan has pointed out a science conundrum that may scuttle the whole thing if you need your movies to be physics-accurate.
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Another one of Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther colleagues has paid tribute to the fallen hero. Michael B. Jordan, who played Erik "Killmonger" Stevens in Black Panther, took to Instagram to honor Boseman following his untimely death.
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This isn't just one of Craig's best scenes as Bond. It tells you everything you need to know about the new, modern 007, and makes it almost impossible not to fall in love with him. Watch it. You'll see what we mean.
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Fans across the internet have already spent countless hours deciphering every second of the trailer -- including those of us at Looper. Here's everything you can see in the first teaser for The Batman, broken down moment by moment.
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The loss of Chadwick Boseman at such a young age is still hard to fathom. To countless children and adults, he will always be remembered as the Black Panther, he was also someone who possessed a truly poetic way with words. Here are some of the best things he had to say.
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On August 28, Netflix added a South African and Angolan action thriller called Santana. It's the first time the streamer has added a movie from Angola, and audiences are showing a clear interest in seeing what this international African blockbuster has to offer. Here's why it's worth checking out.
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When you hear "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure," you immediately think of Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter. But the late George Carlin's Rufus also made the movie an enduring classic. During a recent Zoom interview attended by Looper, Reeves and Winter reminisced about working Carlin,
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The Star Wars franchise is great ... but it isn't perfect. Here are some unpopular Star Wars opinions that raise good points.
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Chadwick Boseman may be gone, but the stories he chose to bring to the screen are timeless — with relevant lessons to be found even in the film that gave him his very first feature role.
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Thanks to Nicolas Cage's gigantic output, it's easy to miss a movie or six from the guy. Fortunately, Netflix tends to have at least some of his films at hand. Such is the case with The Frozen Ground, a 2013 serial killer thriller that's currently sitting pretty on Netflix's Top Ten list.
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Chadwick Boseman was always one for powerful, uplifting messages. Though his official Twitter account broke news of his untimely death in an emotional statement written and released by his family, the last tweet from Boseman himself encouraged fans in the United States to do something important.
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Phineas and Ferb has always operated on a couple of levels, with rapid-fire dialogue, laugh-out-loud antics, and wit that sometimes sailed over smaller viewers' heads. Here are a few things in Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe that are geared toward the adults in the audience.
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Any good actor will tell you that every project is a learning process. In the case of actor and filmmaker John Leguizamo, his experiences on set have also contributed to his sensibilities as a director. In an interview with Looper, Leguizamo spoke about the directors who have influenced his work.
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