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When it came toThe Untouchables, filmmakerBrian De Palmaneeded an “American gangster actor,” as he says in a new clip from the documentaryDe Palma. That actor ended up being, of course,Robert De Niro, who playedAl Caponein the film about his face off with a federal agent. Earlier this week, Entertainment Weekly debuteda separate clipfrom the doc in which the titular director dishes on wanting to castDon Johnsoninstead of De Niro initially, but here he digs into the casting process and getting everyone on board....

AnotherHarlan Coben mystery adaptationis on the way, and we’ve just gotten a dramatic new look at the production courtesy ofDigital Spy.Run Awayis an upcoming limited series from the award-winning author, following thesuccessful release ofMissing Youlast month. The new project seesJames Nesbittin the lead as a father whose world starts to crumble when his daughter runs away from home. Nesbitt’s character, Simon Greene, is the center of attention in the newly released images below, with his face covered in blood....

In anticipation of the release of’Mank’on December 4, this week Collider will be presenting original essays and features diving into the work of David Fincher. Before he started crafting everyone’s favorite prestige “prestige popcorn misanthropic thriller features” — and a little bit during, too —David Fincherestablished his career directing music videos. His rise in the form aligned keenly with the rise of the form itself; Fincher’s first credited music video,Rick Springfield’s 1984 tune"Dance This World Away", came just three years after MTV’s debut, and you can feel the lack of abandon and burgeoning experimentation in technique throughout all his videos, just as you can feel pop culture at large recognize the power and joy in aligning visuals to music in such a pure fashion....

With The Limehouse Golem now in theaters and VOD, check out our interviews with the stars from last year’s Toronto Film Festival. One of the many films to premiere at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival was directorJuan Carlos Medina’sVictorian London-set mysteryThe Limehouse Golem. Based on thePeter AckryodnovelDan Leno and the Limehouse Golemand adapted byJane Goldman, this English crime thriller begins with the arrest of Elizabeth Cree (Olivia Cooke), a famous music hall performer who is suspected of murdering her husband (SamReid), who it turns out may have a connection to a series of gruesome killings attributed to a figure known only as The Limehouse Golem....

The fog over Middle-earth is lifting as we are offered yet another look into the main characters in the upcoming animated feature,The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. While Prime Video takes us a lot further back to the Second Age withThe Rings of Power, this latest saga, to unfurl from the many tales this land is set 183 years before the events ofPeter Jackson’s original Oscar-winning trilogy....

Universal and Focus Features have unveiled the new, full-length trailer for the sequelFifty Shades Darker. The second film in theFifty Shadestrilogy, based on the books byE.L. James, findsDakota Johnson’s Anastasia Steele dipping her toes back into the Christian Grey waters as the S&M-loving uber-hunk attempts to woo her affections once more. Complicating matters are a shadowy figure from Christian’s past and a new man in Anastasia’s life. Aside from the shock-value “sex stuff in public places” aspect, this trailer is fairly benign and promises a far less interesting film thanFifty Shades of Grey....

I’ve got a few questions for you. Are you looking forward toJ.J. Abrams’Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker? Will you be in the Los Angeles area Friday, December 20th? Are you a fan of the Collider shows on YouTube and the writers on the website? If you answered yes to these questions, I’m about to make youveryhappy. On December 20th at 7pm PT at the AMC Burbank 16, Collider is partnering up with Dolby Cinema for a free screening ofStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker....

As part of my job covering television, I get the opportunity talk to a lot of people behind the scenes, whether it’s showrunners, directors, producers or writers, who are responsible for bringing the programming we all watch, love and talk about to viewers. One of my favorite creatives to talk to, over the last few years, has beenGregYaitanes, who has served as showrunner, executive producer, producing director and director for hire on various TV series, includingHouse,Banshee,Quarryand, most recently,Manhunt: Unabomber....

Oscar-nominatedThe Hand of Godis a beautiful, personal film fromPaolo Sorrentinoheavily based upon the filmmaker’s real-life events that caused him to pursue his artistic career. In typical Sorrentino fashion, some of what carries out is fantastical and dream-like, stirring a bit of mystery into the mix of the film’s narrative. This can be found most predominantly towards the ending, where young Fabietto’s (Filippo Scotti) strange experience on a train leads to a profound realization for the future filmmaker....

It’s that time of the month again. As October looms closer, we now have a list of titles that will be disappearing from Netflix’s streaming library some time in the next 30 days. It’s a pretty extensive list, and it runs the gamut from must-see classics likeDays of HeavenandAnnie Hallto supremely entertaining pics likeInterview with the Vampire,Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, andBaz Luhrmann’s hypnoticRomeo + Juliet. The biggest disappointment, however, isThe ExorcistandA Nightmare on Elm Street, which are departing the streaming service just as the Halloween season begins....

When you think of young adult love stories, certain movie titles always come to mind. There’sMy Girl.The Fault in Our Stars.A Walk to Remember. Films that bring characters together in a beautiful and heartwarming fashion. They confess their love, kiss, and then…heartbreak. Someone gets tragically ill, or attacked by bees, and the funeral procession begins. These are spectacular films in their own right; they evoke emotion, and that’s what moviegoing is all about....

TheAvengers: Infinity Warbox office is off and running. We knew this movie was going to be huge, so now it’s just a question of exactly how massive the opening weekend box office forInfinity Warwill be. The Marvel Studios sequel is off to a robust start with $39 million from Thursday night previews, marking the biggest Thursday preview box office ever for a Marvel movie, ahead ofAge of Ultron($27.6 million),Black Panther($25.2 million), andCaptain America: Civil War($25 million)....

After an extremely messy public split,Artem ChigvintsevandNikki Garciahave finallysettled their divorce. The news comes two months after theDancing with the Starspro wasarrested for domestic violence. While local prosecutors dropped the charge, the formerreality competition starand former WWE wrestlerNikki Garciafiled for divorce in September 2024 and alsosought a temporary restraining order. Chigvintsev and Garcia’sdivorcetrial was set to begin in December 2024. However, as reported byE! News, the couple, who share their 4-year-old son,Matteo,will not be going to court....