Like an art form, movie trailers rely on tricks and tropes to get us hooked, to sell us a story, to manipulate us. And without further ado, these are the masterful techniques, recurring cliches, and underhanded tricks that modern movie trailers are using to manipulate you.
Read MoreKelly McGillis doesn't "feel the need" to return to the world of Hollywood blockbusters. In a recent interview, the Top Gun actress has had to field the question of why she isn't appearing in the long-gestating sequel, Top Gun: Maverick. The answer is pretty simple — she wasn't asked.
Read MoreMaking sense of the X-Men timeline can be complicated, but when you focus just on the Wolverine, the story gets a little easier to follow. From his bloody origin tale to his fateful final movie, here’s the Wolverine’s cinematic story explained.
Read MoreIt took a lot of work to make Chris Hemsworth's Thor look so lazy. A featurette included with the digital release of Avengers: Endgame pulled back the curtain on the process used to transform the ripped actor into Bro Thor, complete with unkempt beard and beer belly.
Read MoreA rolling stone gathers no moss — but a walking pile of them is another story. Marvel fans have noticed a slight change to Korg between his appearances in Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: Endgame, one that illustrates the extent to which he, Miek, and Thor let themselves go.
Read MoreConsidering all the fame and fortune and fans who followed his work, it came as somewhat of a shock when Joe Pesci announced in 1999 that he was retiring from acting to pursue a music career. Twenty years later, Pesci has come out of retirement to act again, and we know the real reason why.
Read MoreGet ready for a fast and furious dose of summer action. Critical notices are pouring in for Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, and it's generally agreed that the flick delivers what it promises: plenty of high-octane, over the top set pieces, held together with a glue of witty banter.
Read MoreBruce Lee's daughter is none too pleased with Quentin Tarantino's newest movie. Shannon Lee, the 50-year-old daughter of the late martial arts master, recently opened up to say how "disheartening" it was to see the "mockery" Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood made of her father.
Read MoreMartin Scorsese's The Irishman starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino is Netflix's newest prestige film — and its first teaser promises plenty of bloodshed, tension, impeccable direction, and great performances.
Read MoreWe're bringing up the holographic schematics and outlining how Tony Stark goes from a genius weapons designer with no heart to Iron Man, a self-sacrificing superhero with a heart of palladium. This is the entire Iron Man MCU timeline, finally explained.
Read MoreEven though it’s over three hours long, Avengers: Endgame actually has some deleted scenes. Some are probably best left on the cutting room floor, while others might've made the movie even better. From goji berries to a tearful farewell, here are the Avengers: Endgame scenes you didn't get to see.
Read MoreStarring in Friday Night Lights completely changed Adrianne Palicki’s career. But what did she do after leaving the show? Well, here's what happened to the actress who played Tyra on Friday Night Lights.
Read MoreGrab your earbuds and get ready to drive like hell with a fresh playlist. A sequel to the road-raging actioner Baby Driver may be on the horizon. That's the latest news from the Twitter-verse at least, though you can take heart in knowing the update came straight from director Edgar Wright himself.
Read MoreThe death of Iron Man in Avengers: Endgame was as heartbreaking as a superhero death can be, and actor Robert Downey Jr. was the mastermind behind one of the most wrenching aspects of Tony Stark's passing. Here's why Iron Man had no dying words in Endgame.
Read MoreThe best movie scenes are often the ones that unite an audience in complete and utter horror, hilarity, confusion, triumph, or disgust. From comedy to horror to romance (and sometimes all of the above), these are the best movie scenes of 2019 so far.
Read MoreFast & Furious fans might want to brace for a colossal impact, 'cause justice is coming for one of the franchise's best-loved characters. Hobbs & Shaw writer Chris Morgan recently shared that the spin-off film will address Deckard Shaw's need to pay a price for his hand in the death of Han Seoul-Oh.
Read MoreNow, with dozens of episodes and hundreds of tricks under its belt, we have to ask: How does The Carbonaro Effect do what it does?
Read MoreIt takes a lot of ticket sales for a movie to become the top-earning film in history, and Avengers: Endgame achieved that goal thanks to the millions of moviegoers who saw it. But one person who didn't contribute a dime to Endgame is someone who was actually in the film themselves.
Read MoreA bunch of shows are returning with new batches of episodes — and of course, there's also the usual eclectic selection of movies and licensed TV series to help take your mind off the late summer heat. Let's dig in to every notable new Netflix viewing choice coming your way in August.
Read MoreJohn Wick is coming to your home, and he's bringing guns... lots of guns. The release dates for the home versions of John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum have been announced for all platforms, and the smash hit shoot 'em up will come loaded with special features when it hits the small screen.
Read MoreThe DC Extended Universe is going to get even bigger with the introduction of Black Adam, but when exactly will the character's solo movie start to take shape? We've got the answer. (Or, more accurately, the film's producer has the answer and we are the messenger.)
Read MoreHollywood has always managed to cash in with genre pictures. When it comes to cinema's biggest bang for the buck, however, studios big and small continue to mine the spooky, blood-spattered realm of horror.
Read MoreWhy shut down a well-liked series? Because actors leave, creators finish telling their stories, or a network is ready to move on. Here's a look at all the current TV shows that will have told all the stories they have to tell by the dawn of the 2020s.
Read MoreReady to suit up, Keanu? Filmmaker and comic book geek Kevin Smith had a chance to chat with Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo at San Diego Comic-Con, and the three of them hashed out what they think would be the perfect role for Keanu Reeves in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Read MoreThe final battle of Avengers: Endgame included practically every hero in the MCU — with one notable exception. Screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely revealed that they couldn't find a place for Nick Fury in the melee for one simple reason: he just wouldn't have been that much help.
Read MoreStar Trek may have taken its characters to a place no man had been before, but the original movie is going back to the place the film franchise began. In celebration of the sci-fi classic's 40th anniversary, 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture is returning to theaters for a limited engagement.
Read MoreWhen Pennywise resurfaces to ruin lives and let the water of Derry run red, he'll be bigger and badder than ever... literally. The runtime for It: Chapter Two has been revealed, and it's a doozy. Director Andy Muschietti confirmed the film's length when speaking to Digital Spy.
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