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Warning: SPOILERS ahead forA Complete Unknown!James Mangold’s new biopic of Bob Dylan,A Complete Unknown, charts the singer’s rise from a fledgling folk singer inspired by the musical traditions of Woody Guthrie to a full-blown rock superstar. With the instruments to match, naturally,A Complete Unknown’s soundtrackis memorable. The movie plays heavily on the mythology surrounding Dylan’s visit to the Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital as a 20-year-old, where he found his hero Guthrie incapacitated by Huntington’s disease....

WARNING: This article contains SPOILERS for Squid Game season 2, episode 1. Squid Gameseason 2, episode 1 ends the Salesman and Gi-hun playing Russian Roulette as “Time to Say Goodbye” by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman plays in the background. The decision to makeGong Yoo’s Salesmanthe focus ofSquid Gameseason 2’s first episode was surprising, but it made a lot of sense. A scene-stealer in season 1, the recruiter finally got his time to shine....

No Country for Old Menis one of the landmark movies of the past 20 years, setting new standards for the Western genre and walking away with four Oscars, including Best Picture. However,No Country for Old Men’s endingis somewhat surprising, when the two biggest character deaths in the movie both happen off-screen. Yet when it is widely agreed upon that the Coen brothers created a masterpiece for the modern age with this drama, there is certainly a reason for this creative decision....

Ethan Slater will play Boq inWicked, a Munchkin from the world of Oz. However, compared to how they were portrayed in 1939’sThe Wizard of Oz,Wickedhas completely changed Munchkins.Wickedserves as aprequel toThe Wizard of Oz, one of the most iconic films of all time, and is based on the popular Broadway musical of the same name, as well as the 1995 novelWicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West....

Jurassic World Rebirthwriter David Koepp teases how the new film builds upon its predecessors while introducing new ideas. Based on Michael Crichton’s 1990 novel, the franchise started off strong in terms of quality and critical reception. However, the more recentJurassic Worldtrilogy, while performing well at the box office, diverted from the horror and cerebral roots of its source material for broader blockbuster thrills, leading to increasingly negative reviews.Jurassic World Rebirthhas so far been teasedas an film that will bring the franchise back to the elements that made it exceptional....

Denis Villeneuverevealed that he bans the use of cellphones on the sets of his movies, just like Christopher Nolan. Villeneuve and Nolan are two of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers of the 21st century. In some ways, Villeneuve and Nolan are very similar filmmakers since their movies tend to be very epic in scope.Denis Villeneuve’s best moviesincludePrisoners,Sicario,Arrival,Blade Runner 2049, and both of hisDunefilms. The exceptional ratings that all these movies have achieved are a result of complete dedication from Villeneuve and his entire crew....

No,Star Warshasn’t confirmed Palpatine was Darth Vader’s true father. Back in 1999, viewers were taken aback when George Lucas added a Messianic layer to theStar Warssaga. He revealed Anakin Skywalker was theChosen One, a being conceived by the will of the Force itself. The theme wasn’t really fleshed out in the prequel trilogy, with Lucas avoiding explaining it.Yoda even suggested the Chosen One prophecy had been misread, leaving everything up in the air....

The legendary action movie stars that inspiredJason Stathamto become an actor (and the lack of comic book movies on their respective filmographies) explain why he will never do a superhero film.Statham has enjoyed plenty of success in franchise filmmaking, having starred in theTransporter,The Meg,The Expendables, andFast & Furiousseries, but he’s never appeared in a comic book movie. In an age when revered thespians like Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, and Angela Bassett have all been snatched up by the superhero genre, Statham has managed to avoid it altogether....

During a panel at SPACECON San Antonio, Hayden Christensen and Rosario Dawson spoke aboutAnakin Skywalker’sStar Warsreturn in theAhsokashow, including what it felt like for Christensen to receive the call asking him back. Ahsoka Tano and Anakin Skywalker are two ofthe bestStar Warscharacters, and Christensen and Dawson are two of the most beloved actors inStar Warsmovies and TV shows.Until theAhsokashow, however, Christensen and Dawson had yet to play these characters in live-action together....

WARNING! This article contains SPOILERS for The White Lotus season 3, episode 6!Each storyline is becoming more and more tense with each episode ofThe White Lotusseason 3, yetthe big fallout that I can’t wait to watch unfold likely has nothing to do with the mysterious death. As has been the case with each season so far,The White Lotusseason 3’s opening scenebegins by revealing that at least one person will die over the week at the White Lotus resort....

Hollywood couples sometimes bring their relationships into their work, resulting in some natural on-screen chemistry. Acting couples are nothing new, of course. The media has fixated on famous relationships many times over the years, and couples like Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor or Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart gained a lot of attention when they decided to work together. In the 21st century, famous couples still like to team up on-screen when they have the chance....

It’s hard to believe it’s already October 2024, but thesehorrorandthrillerbooks will get readers in the mood for the spooky season. With Halloween fast approaching, there’s no better time to dig into these genres. Andthere are plenty of exciting new releases hitting shelves this month, from fast-paced thrillers by well-known authors to chilling horror tales that will keep you up at night. Many of them are worth adding to your TBR pile, especially if you enjoy a good scare....

The Far Sidewas full of predatory characters; at times, artist Gary Larson depicted Earth’s most dangerous animals in unexpectedly benign situations, but at the same time,Larson regularly depicted animals that don’t get enough credit for being dangerous in moments where they got to flex their predatory muscles. In other words, readers never quite knew what they were going to get fromThe Far Side. Gary Larson loved to explore the animal kingdom in all its facets, and meditate on thecomplicated relationship between humans and animals, all with his trademark sense of humor, which straddled the line between surrealism and keen observational comedy....