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Adam Sandler has responded to his movie Uncut Gems being snubbed by this year’s Oscars.
Read more: Uncut Gems review: Adam Sandler sparkles in anxiety-inducing, heart-attack of a movie
2020’s Oscar nominations were announced earlier today (January 13). Joker leads the way with 11 nods, while 1917, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and The Irishman follow behind closely with 10 nominations each. But one movie surprised many by missing the cut: Adam Sandler’s Uncut Gem

"He found an exactly taped path out of the trap called 'The Bridge to Freedom.'" 1091 has released a trailer for a documentary called Over the Rainbow, which premiered at the Melbourne Film Festival last year. This trailer is for the film's NYC premiere as part of the Film Comment Selects series happening at the Film Society of Lincoln Center this month. It will be screening with a Q&A followed up by Mother! on 35mm. I'm sold! The film isn't just another film about Scientology, it's a refle

"Don't you want to get married before I die?" Blue Fox Entertainment has unveiled an official trailer for an indie romantic comedy titled A Simple Wedding, which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in 2018 and also played at the San Diego & Austin Film Festivals. A Simple Wedding is the feature directorial debut of Iranian-American filmmaker Sara Zandieh, telling a personal story about an Iranian-American woman who meets a bisexual man and falls in love with him. When she tries to pl

"Are we homeless?" "We're no more homeless than anyone else here." Vertical Entertainment has debuted an official US trailer for the indie drama The Kindness of Strangers, the latest film by Danish filmmaker Lone Scherfig (of An Education, One Day, The Riot Club, Their Finest). This originally premiered at the Berlin Film Festival last year as the opening night film, and is getting a small US release on Valentine's Day coming up. The ensemble drama is one of those films where various characters

Witness the end of an era in new Homeland Season 8 trailer
Showtime has released a new Homeland Season 8 trailer teasing the end of an era as the Claire Danes-led drama prepares to launch its final season on February 9. You can check out the trailer now in the player below!
RELATED: It’s Time for Change in Showtime’s The Chi Season 3 Trailer
The final season of Homeland finds Carrie Mathison (Danes) recovering from months of brutal confinement in a Russian gulag. Her body

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Halts Production in Puerto Rico
Approximately nine months from now, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier will become the first MCU original series on Disney+. However, the production has just hit its first major challenge. Via Deadline, the show’s previously scheduled shoot in Puerto Rico has been suspended. The primary reason is because Puerto Rico suffered a 6.4 earthquake last week, followed by a 5.9 earthquake over the weekend.
Originally, Marvel St

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It’s time for change in Showtime’s The Chi season 3 trailer
Showtime has released the official trailer for the upcoming third season of their hit drama series The Chi, which is scheduled to return on Sunday, July 10. Created and executive produced by Emmy winner Lena Waithe (Boomerang, Master of None) and executive produced by Academy Award winner Common (Selma), season three will be featuring Waithe in a recurring role for a multi-episode arc as a Chicago mayor

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Exclusive first look at The Wave Blu-ray & new photos!
ComingSoon.net has an exclusive first look at The Wave Blu-ray as well as new photos from the sci-fi comedy movie starring Justin Long (Live Free or Die Hard). You can pre-order the Blu-ray here, and check out the Blu-ray details below as well as the photos in the gallery!
RELATED: The Wave Trailer: Justin Long is in for The Ride of His Life
The Wave Blu-ray special features include animatics, commentary, a gag reel, a V

Bong Joon-Ho opens up about HBO’s Parasite limited series
Coming off its historic six Oscar nominations this morning, Parasite director Bong Joon-Ho has finally shared a few details about his and Adam McKay (The Big Short)’s upcoming Parasite limited series for HBO, which was previously reported last week. Speaking with Deadline, Bong revealed that the idea for the series came to him while he was first writing the script and learning that it was difficult to convey all of his g

Showtime renews The L Word: Generation Q and Work in Progress for a second season
Showtime has officially announced that they have renewed Jennifer Beal’s The L Word: Generation Q and Abby McEnany’s comedy series Work in Progress for a 10-episode second season which will be two episodes longer than the current season. The renewal announcement comes ahead of the forthcoming first season finales of the two shows which will both air on January 26.
“The L Word: Generation Q t

Matt Reeves’ The Batman to film in Glasgow, Scotland for Gotham City
According to Collider, Matt Reeves’ The Batman is heading to Glasgow, Scotland, which will serve as the new Gotham City for the upcoming movie starring Robert Pattinson.
Glasgow’s history and architecture will allow Reeves to play around with the look of Gotham for his take on the story. Glasgow was previously used in movies like World War Z and Hobbs & Shaw. Parts of the film will be shot in the city beg

Matt Reeves’ The Batman to film in Glasgow, Scotland for Gotham City
According to Collider, Matt Reeves’ The Batman is heading to Glasgow, Scotland, which will serve as the new Gotham City for the upcoming movie starring Robert Pattinson.
Glasgow’s history and architecture will allow Reeves to play around with the look of Gotham for his take on the story. Glasgow was previously used in movies like World War Z and Hobbs & Shaw. Parts of the film will be shot in the city beg

Dave Bautista joins Season 2 of See for Apple TV+
Deadline is reporting that Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy, Stuber, Dune) is joining the second season of Jason Momoa’s drama See for Apple TV+.
RELATED: Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet Trailer Starring Rob McElhenney
Bautista will also star alongside returning cast members Alfre Woodard, Hera Hilmar, Sylvia Hoeks, and Christian Camargo.
See is a high concept series that takes place in a future where humanity has lost the a

New Dispatches From Elsewhere teaser highlights Sally Field’s character
AMC has released a brand new character teaser for creator and star Jason Segel’s forthcoming mystery anthology series Dispatches From Elsewhere, giving highlight to two-time Academy Award-winning actress Sally Field’s character Janice. The series is scheduled to debut on March 1. Check out the video in the player below (via Rotten Tomatoes)!
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The time has finally arrived and the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards have been announced to celebrate some of the biggest and most critically acclaimed films of 2019. It proved to be a morning full of surprises and snubs, including the surprise that Todd Phillips’ Joker holds a commanding lead with 11 nominations including Best Picture. With all of these big surprises and snubs revealed

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Penny Dreadful: City of Angels teaser starring Natalie Dormer
Showtime has released the first teaser for their upcoming Penny Dreadful spinoff series Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, giving us a preview of Game of Thrones alum Natalie Dormer as the shape-shifting demon Magda. The series is scheduled to debut on Sunday, April 26. Check out the video in the player below!
RELATED: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Miniseries in the Works at Showtime
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Shameless renewed for 11th and final season at Showtime
During the TCA winter press tour, it was announced that Showtime’s Shameless has been renewed for Season 11, which will serve as the final season of the award-winning series, TVLine has confirmed.
RELATED: John Ridley to EP, Write & Direct Musical Drama Series for Showtime
“The characters of Shameless have brought Showtime viewers more laughs and tears and pure enjoyment than any program in our history. While we are sad to

The first trailer for Spider-Man spin-off Morbius has finally arrived and with it the first look at Jared Leto as a blood-sucking vampire.
The Marvel character is a biochemist who searches for a cure to his rare blood disease, and in the process turns himself into the monster.
In the trailer, we get plenty of action as we see Leto’s Dr. Michael Morbius transform from a sickly man into a wall-jumping vampire.The clip also teases a crossover with the Marvel Spider-Man universe with a surpris

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Aidy Bryant takes life-changing risks in Shrill season 2 trailer
Hulu has released the trailer for the upcoming 8-episode second season of their Aidy Bryant-led comedy series Shrill, featuring Annie as she tries to change her life by taking risks with the support of her boyfriend, friends, and family. The series is scheduled to return on January 24. Check out the video in the player below!
In season 2, after facing her demons – her mom, her boss and, of course, her troll &

Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man receives R-Rating from MPAA
According to Bloody Disgusting, Universal Pictures’ forthcoming remake of the classic sci-fi horror film The Invisible Man has officially been given an R-rating from the MPAA for “some strong bloody violence, and language.” Starring Two-time Emmy and Golden Globe winner Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Oliver Jackson-Cohen (The Haunting of Hill House), the Leigh Wha

"I feel more alive than ever - increase strength and speed, the ability to use echolocation." Sony Pictures has revealed the first full-length teaser trailer (more of an actual trailer, less of a teaser) for Morbius, co-produced by Marvel Studios starring Jared Leto as the "superhero" known as Morbius the Living Vampire. A bit like Doctor Strange, the story follows a brilliant biochemist named Michael Morbius who tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but he inadvertently infects himsel

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Sony’s Morbius Trailer starring Jared Leto is here!
The first trailer for Sony’s Morbius feature adaptation starring Jared Leto as biochemist Michael Morbius in the Spider-Man spinoff has been released. You can check out the trailer now in the player below!
RELATED: Lin Shaye Plays Peekaboo With Imaginary Friend in New Grudge Clip
The film stars Academy Award winner Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club), Emmy nominee Matt Smith (Doctor Who) as Loxias Crown, Adria Arjo

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Marvel’s Morbius Trailer starring Jared Leto is here!
The first trailer for Sony’s Morbius feature adaptation starring Jared Leto as biochemist Michael Morbius in the Spider-Man spinoff has been released. You can check out the trailer now in the player below!
RELATED: Lin Shaye Plays Peekaboo With Imaginary Friend in New Grudge Clip
The film stars Academy Award winner Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club), Emmy nominee Matt Smith (Doctor Who) as Loxias Crown, Adria Ar

Space Camp remake in development at Disney+
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Disney+ is developing a Space Camp remake with Saturday Night Live writers Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell co-writing the script.
RELATED: Learn Secrets from the Special Effects Wizards Behind 2019’s Biggest Movies
The original 1980s film followed a group of teenagers attending an astronaut camp near Cape Canaveral, Florida. Allowed to sit in a space shuttle during a routine engine test, the group finds its

Tina Fey & Amy Poehler to return as Golden Globes hosts in 2021
According to Vital Thrills, comedy duo Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are set to return as co-hosts for the 2021 Golden Globe Awards. Fey and Poehler previously hosted the event from 2013-2015, showcasing their effortless banter and rapport adored by viewers and critics alike.
RELATED: The 2020 Golden Globes Winners List!
“NBC has long been the home to two of the funniest people on the planet – Tina Fey and Amy Poehler &n

Chucky series ordered at Syfy from Child Play’s creator Don Mancini
After landing the rights to original franchise creator Don Mancini’s Child’s Play series last year, Syfy has finally given a straight-to-series order the long-in development horror series titled Chucky, centering on the iconic titular serial killer doll. On top of executive producing, Mancini, who had also written the original film franchise, is set to write the series adaptation and will serve as the showrunn

Lex Luthor is Not Playing for the Team in Crisis on Infinite Earths Promo
The CW has released a new promo for the upcoming Crisis on Infinite Earths Episode 4. Even though the Anti-Monitor has destroyed every Earth in creation, it doesn’t seem like Lex Luthor wants to join forces with the team of the Paragons and save the Multiverse. And it’s up to Supergirl to stop the villain from messing up big. The synopsis of the Crisis on Infinite Earths Episode 4 read

Young Rock: Dwayne Johnson-inspired sitcom gets series order at NBC
NBC has officially given a series order to creator Nahnatchka Khan’s brand new single-cam comedy series titled Young Rock, which will based on blockbuster star Dwayne Johnson’s young life centering on his childhood, teenage years and adolescence. Johnson also took to Instagram to share an announcement video, featuring the Black Adam star talking about what the fans should expect in the new series. Check out his full

Studio Ghibli have announced that they will be bringing two more of their acclaimed soundtracks to vinyl.
Read more: Every Studio Ghibli film ranked in order of greatness
In November, 2018, the world’s primary exporter of Japanese animation reissued to vinyl the soundtracks for My Neighbor Totoro, Castle in the Sky and Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind, and now they are adding more to the list.
Composed by Joe Hisaishi, Turntable Lab will reissue the soundtracks to Kiki’s Deli

BEGIN SLIDESHOWNew The Falcon and the Winter Soldier set photos: First look at Sharon Carter’s return
As production continues on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, new behind-the-scenes photos from the set of Disney+’s highly-anticipated MCU series have surfaced online through Twitter (via Comic Book Movie), offering us our first glimpse at Emily VanCamp’s return as Agent Sharon Carter, who was last seen in Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Civil War. Also featuring

The Academy Awards have once again come under fire for a lack of diversity in its nominations, following the 2020 announcement today (January 13).
The nominees were led by Joker, which scored 11 nods including Actor in a Leading Role for Joaquin Phoenix and Best Director for Todd Phillips.
However, women were once again completely shut out of the Best Director category, with the likes of Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino and Sam Mendes also scoring nods. However, Bong Joon-ho has become the fif

Clarice: Silence of the Lambs sequel series in the works at CBS
After more than 28 years since The Silence of the Lambs had its theatrical release in 1991, CBS has officially announced that they have given a series commitment to the award-winning thriller film’s sequel series titled Clarice, which will continue to follow Clarice Starling after the events of author Thomas Harris’ 1988 novel The Silence of the Lambs. The titular character was first portrayed by Jodie Foster, who won h

Robert Zemeckis to direct Warner Bros.’ sci-fi thriller Ares
According to The Hollywood Reporter, legendary helmer Robert Zemeckis is in final talks with Warner Bros. to direct the sci-fi thriller Ares. The Oscar-winner is behind hits like Forrest Gump, the Back to the Future Trilogy, Cast Away and Flight. This will be his second big sci-fi film for Warners after 1997’s Contact.
RELATED: Robert Zemeckis in Talks to Direct Disney’s Live-Action Pinocchio!
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWNew Westworld season 3 teaser sets premiere date
HBO has announced the official premiere date for the upcoming 8-episode third season of award-winning sci-fi series Westworld, which will be featuring the return of Evan Rachel Wood, Tessa Thompson and Thandie Newton along with new cast member Aaron Paul. The series is scheduled to return with an extended 70-minute season premiere on Sunday, March 15. The announcement also came with the release of a mysterious teaser promo, featuri

The complete list of nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards, the most prestigious award in Hollywood, have been announced today (from Oscars.org). The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed the nominees this morning via live broadcast. Looking back on it, 2019 was a particualrly exciting year for cinema, with a set of extraordinary films - many of which (but not all!) are thankfully getting honored with well-deserved nominations. There's no need to spend any more time introducing, l

The Twilight Zone season finale trailer stars Seth Rogen & Zazie Beetz
According to Deadline, CBS All Access has revealed the cast for this year’s The Twilight Zone Season 2, and has also revealed that host and executive producer Jordan Peele will write the episode titled “Downtime” featuring Morena Baccarin, Colman Domingo and Tony Hale.
In Season 2, Oscar winner Jordan Peele’s reimagining of the classic sci-fi/horror anthology features an ensemble ca

The full list of 92nd Academy Awards nominations
John Cho (Searching) and Issa Rae (Insecure) host the 92nd Academy Awards nominations ceremony this morning at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills to reveal the films and stars up for the golden statue for some of 2019’s biggest and most celebrated films. Tune in to ComingSoon.net when we cover the Oscars live on February 9, and watch the broadcast on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Check out the full list below, and watch the livestrea

LIVE! The full list of 92nd Academy Awards nominations
John Cho (Searching) and Issa Rae (Insecure) host the 92nd Academy Awards nominations ceremony this morning at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills to reveal the films and stars up for the golden statue for some of 2019’s biggest and most celebrated films. Tune in to ComingSoon.net when we cover the Oscars live on February 9, and watch the broadcast on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Check out the full list below, and watch the liv

The 2020 Oscar nominations have been announced via a global live stream, ahead of the winners ceremony on February 9.
Actor and producer John Cho (Star Trek) and actor/writer/producer Issa Rae (Insecure) hosted the two-part live presentation, which announced the shortlist for categories such as Actor in a Supporting Role, Actress in a Supporting Role and Costume Design before the second part of the ceremony revealed the names up for awards like Actor in a Leading Role, Actress in a Leading Role

Billie Eilish is the latest name linked to recording the theme song for No Time To Die, sparking widespread excitement among her fans.
According to reputable Bond blog Mi6-HQ, the ‘ocean eyes’ singer is set to make history as the youngest artist to record the theme song – which will accompany Daniel Craig’s fifth and final outing as the iconic spy.
While the reports are yet to be confirmed, the 18-year-old singer’s involvement would continue a recent pattern of

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will return to host the Golden Globes next year.
The SNL co-stars, who last hosted the ceremony in 2015, were confirmed a week after this year’s edition, which was overseen by Ricky Gervais.
Poehler made the announcement at a meeting of TV critics in Pasadena, California, the star introducing herself as the NBC publicist who was supposed to be opening a presentation and joking: “There are no two funnier people anywhere.”
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler at the

The 92nd Oscar nominations will finally be revealed today (January 13), with anticipation sky-high over which films will make the prestigious shortlist.
The likes of 1917, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Marriage Story, Little Women and Joker all expected to be in contention for some of the top prizes.
You can catch the nominations as they happen from 1.18 pm GMT/5.18 am PT, with the Academy streaming the announcements on Oscars.com, Oscars.org, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
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Jason Segel and Paul Rudd are the latest high-profile names to pay tribute to the late Neil Peart, after Rush played a key role in their hit 2009 movie I Love You, Man.
The iconic drummer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band died last week after a battle with brain cancer, sparking a vast array of tributes from the likes of Foo Fighters, Metallica and many more.
Read more: Neil Peart obituary, 1952-2020: The Professor of drums who weaved fantasy into rock
In a statement to Rolling S

Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood has been named best picture at the Critics’ Choice Awards on a night which also saw a shared win for directors Sam Mendes and Bong Joon-ho.
Viewed by many as an indicator of who will emerge triumphant at the Oscars, the Critics’ Choice ceremony offers recognition for the best in TV and film each year.
But in a surprise twist to this year’s ceremony, Sam Mendes and Bong Joon-ho ultimately shared the Best Director prize for acclaimed war movi

The Outsider Episode 1 Recap
HBO’s The Outsider, a limited series adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, follows the investigation of the brutal murder of a young boy named Frankie Peterson. In The Outsider Episode 1, police detective Ralph Anderson arrested school teacher Terry Maitland at a Little League game.
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Det. Ralph Anderson had his officers arrest Terry Maitland during a Little League game that Terry was coaching. Overwhelming evidence of Terry’s guilt convinced th

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1917 Blows Away Star Wars at the Box Office!
Turns out a Golden Globe win for Best Motion Picture Drama helps a lot, as Universal’s World War I drama 1917 took the box office by storm with an impressive estimated $36.5 million weekend haul! Expanding from 11 theaters to 3434, the Sam Mendes film which features no major stars built its momentum on a campaign around its innovative single-take presentation and the caliber of the filmmaking. This takes 1917‘s domestic gr