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New to Stream: The Criterion Channel’s May 2020 lineup
The Criterion Channel, a streaming service from the niche home video distributor for film aficionados, has unveiled its lineup of programming for the month of May, which will include a California Dreamin’ Double Feature with Steven Soderbergh’s The Limey and David Lynch’s Mulholland Dr., along with a large roster of contemporary and classic films!
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HBO NOW May 2020 Lineup Announced
HBO NOW has unveiled its May 2020 lineup, including theatrical premieres, original programming, series premieres, and more (via Vital Thrills). Hit blockbusters such as Joker, Downton Abbey, and The Art of Racing in the Rain will arrive on the platform alongside HBO Originals I Know This Much is True, starring Mark Ruffalo, and the coming-of-age series Betty. You can check out the full list below!
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Into the Dark’s Delivered Trailer Starring Tina Majorino & Natalie Paul
Hulu has debuted the official trailer for Into the Dark’s May installment titled Delivered, starring Tina Majorino (Napoleon Dynamite, Scorpion, Legends) and Natalie Paul (The Sinner, The Blacklist, You). You can check out the trailer now below and watch Into the Dark: Delivered when it launches on Friday, May 8!
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Star Wars Series from Leslye Headland in Development at Disney+
Variety is reporting that a new Star Wars series is in development at Disney+ from Russian Doll co-creator and showrunner Leslye Headland.
RELATED: The Mandalorian Season 3 Reportedly in the Works!
Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the outlet notes that the series will be a female-centric show that takes place in a different part of the Star Wars timeline than other projects.
Headland will write and serve as showrunner o

CS Interview: Tony Hale on To The Stars, Archibald’s Next Move & More!
Emmy winner Tony Hale (Veep) is one of the hardest-working and prevalent actors in Hollywood, but ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with the star to discuss his role in the upcoming drama To The Stars, as well as his Netflix series Archibald’s Next Move, DC Universe’s Harley Quinn and more!
RELATED: Exclusive To The Stars Clip Featuring Malin Akerman & Tony Hale
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History’s Ulysses S. Grant Miniseries Trailer & Premiere Date Released
History has released the official Grant trailer for their upcoming three-night miniseries event chronicling the life of Ulysses S. Grant and executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio. Premiering on Monday, May 25 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, you can check out the trailer now below!
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Grant tells the remarkable and quintessentially American story of

Joe Russo Offers Updates on Battle of the Planets, Magic: The Gathering & Grimjack
According to Collider, filmmaker Joe Russo (Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame) offered a few updates on upcoming projects he and brother Anthony have in development at their AGBO production company, including the live-action adaptation of Battle of the Planets, Netflix’s animated series Magic: The Gathering, and Amazon’s series adaptation of Grimjack.
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"I told you that you weren't the kind of guy who could handle this…" Gravitas Ventures has released the official trailer for an indie romantic comedy called Vanilla, which premiered at the Cinequest, RiverRun, and Lone Star Film Festivals last year. Vanilla marks the feature directorial debut of Will Dennis, who also co-stars in the film. The film is about two strangers who strike up a romance on a road trip. "Things seem to be going great, as the vanilla guy is forced out of his comfort

Paramount Pushes Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse Release Date
Deadline brings word that Paramount Pictures has pushed back the release date of Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse starring Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther, Creed) to October 2, 2020. The film was initially scheduled to debut on September 18, 2020. Without Remorse will now open against Universal’s Tom Hanks-led sci-fi film BIOS.
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWOzark Season 3 Garners Large Viewership Boost
Netflix’s third season of its Jason Bateman-starring crime series Ozark appears to have not only seen the biggest rise in reviews for the series, but also a significant jump in viewership with an average of 8.7 million viewers in the first ten days following its premiere, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
RELATED: CS Interview: Tom Pelphrey on Joining Ozark Season 3
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Hex Studios announces One-Minute Ghost Stories Online Film Festival
The Scottish genre outfit behind Lord of Tears, The Black Gloves and The Devil’s Machine are seeking short films for their brand new Channel Hex Online Film Festival. The festival, slated for early June, will stream the best entries live on Hex Studios’ YouTube channel of almost 400K subscribers, and the announcement video can be viewed in the player below!
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New HBO Max Spot Welcomes Viewers to a Place Where Favorite Franchises Intersect
HBO Max has released a new spot ahead of the streaming platform’s launch on May 27 welcoming viewers to a place where their favorite characters and franchises intersect. You can check out the new promo now below!
RELATED: HBO Max Launch Date and First Slate of Max Originals Revealed!
HBO Max is set to launch with 10,000 hours of premium programming. The streamer will include the entire HBO service, bundled to

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Cast:
Will Forte as Tim Willoughby
Martin Short as Mr. Willoughby
Alessia Cara as Jane Willoughby
Jane Krakowski as Mrs. Willoughby
Ricky Gervais as The Cat
Maya Rudolph as Nanny
Seán Cullen as the Barnabys
Terry Crews as Commander Melanoff
Co-written by Kris Pearn and Mark Stanleigh & Directed by Pearn
The Willoughbys Review:
Kids have always wondered life would be like without their parents, be it someone as loving and ca

Exclusive Dreamkatcher clip with Radha Mitchell & Henry Thomas
Screen Media has shared an exclusive clip with ComingSoon.net from its upcoming horror-thriller Dreamkatcher starring Radha Mitchell (Silent Hill, The Crazies) and Henry Thomas (The Haunting of Hill House, Ouija: Origin of Evil), which can be viewed in the player below! Click here to pre-order the film now!
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The film, written by Dan V. Shea

BEGIN SLIDESHOWHasbro unveils Monopoly: Ghostbusters Edition!
For those looking to expand new activities while stuck at home with family and friends, Hasbro has unveiled Monopoly: Ghostbusters Edition, an exciting new edition of its classic board game centered on the iconic supernatural comedy franchise! A full look at the game board and collector’s figures can be viewed in the gallery below!
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Exclusive Funny Pains Trailer for Star-Studded Comedy Documentary
ComingSoon.net is debuting the exclusive trailer for Hewes Pictures’ Funny Pains, the comedy documentary featuring stand-up comedian Wendi Starling. The worldwide distribution rights to director Jorgy Cruz’s debut feature has been acquired by Passion River Films. You can check out the trailer in the player below!
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Woof woof! If you put dogs (or a dog) in your short film, it's an absolute guarantee that I'll watch it. More dogs in cinema, the better! Peripheria is an animated short film (or rather it's an "illustrated" short film) made by French filmmaker David Coquard-Dassault. It originally premiered back in 2015, and won tons of awards including at the Annecy Film Festival and other fests. Now it's available online to watch for free - so you might as well give it a look. Peripheria is a much darker and

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Mandatory Streamers: Chris Evans Stars in Apple TV+’s Defending Jacob
Welcome to Mandatory Streamers, our column covering the best new streaming content coming your way every week! For the week of April 20, MCU alum Chris Evans (Avengers: Endgame, Knives Out) Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey, Godless), and Jaeden Martell (IT, Knives Out) star in Apple TV+’s Defending Jacob, the limited series adaptation of William

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HBO Renews Westworld for a Fourth Season!
HBO has renewed the Emmy-winning drama series Westworld for a fourth season! The series is currently airing its third season, with new episodes debuting every Sunday night.This is now.#Westworld has been renewed for Season 4. pic.twitter.com/GTnF4YVB6e
— Westworld (@WestworldHBO) April 22, 2020RELATED: Westworld Episode 3.07 Promo Teases Caleb’s Mysterious Past
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Netflix’s A Secret Love Documentary Trailer from Ryan Murphy & Jason Blum
Netflix has released the official trailer and key art for A Secret Love, an upcoming original documentary produced by Emmy winner Ryan Murphy (Pose, Hollywood, American Horror Story) and executive produced by Oscar nominee Jason Blum (BlacKkKlansman, Get Out, Whiplash). You can check out the trailer below as well as the key art in the gallery!
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Film distributor A24 has launched A24 Auctions, a shopping platform selling costume and set pieces from the studio’s back catalogue across film and TV to raise money for coronavirus relief.
The initiative has been set up in order to help workers and families affected by the pandemic in New York City. The four charities receiving funds from the sales are FDNY Foundation, Food Bank for NYC, NYC Health + Hospitals and Queen’s Community House.Read More: ‘Euphoria’ season 2 &n

BEGIN SLIDESHOWChris Hemsworth gets into a street fight in new Extraction clip
Netflix has released the new Extraction clip from the Russo Brothers’ forthcoming action thriller, giving us a preview of the intense street fight involving Chris Hemsworth’s Tyler Rake. Directed by Sam Hargrave, the film will be available for streaming on April 24 at Netflix. Check out the video in the player below! (via IGN)
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Blumhouse’s Firestarter Remake Poised for 2020 Shoot
Movieweb is reporting that Blumhouse’s Firestarter remake of the classic Stephen King story is poised to begin filming this year, according to screenwriter Scott Teems (The Quarry).
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During an interview, Teems was asked about the status of the upcoming adaptation of King’s 1980 novel: “I’m still the writer. We just got a

Sam Neill has shared a cover of ‘Uptown Funk’ on the ukulele on his Twitter page from self-isolation. Watch below.
The actor has been posting a number of short clips from his own coronavirus quarantine in New Zealand, including cooking classes and comedy sketches.Read more: Coronavirus: wholesome movies to watch while self-isolating – and where to stream them“Some songs just get you straight in the heart,” Neill says at the start of his video. “It was written

"She means everything." Love is love is love! Netflix has released an official trailer for a wonderful new documentary titled A Secret Love, telling the story of two lovers who have remained hidden for nearly 65 years. Two women – Pat Henschel and pro baseball player Terry Donahue – first fell in love in 1947. But they lived in secret for years. They ultimately decided to come out to family and friends in their eighties and live openly as the couple that they were. Time explain

Mission: Impossible 7 May Scrap Italian Shoot Entirely
According to Variety, Mission: Impossible franchise star Tom Cruise is hoping the upcoming Mission: Impossible 7 will begin production again this June after being postponed along with most other movie and television productions due to the global pandemic. However, there’s no guarantee of a start date until the industry can make sure sets remain free of the coronavirus; in this case, meaning there is a possibility the new Mission: Impo

BEGIN SLIDESHOWNew to Netflix May 2020: All movies & shows coming and going
The list for the new Netflix May 2020 movies and TV titles has been released, which you can now view below along with the titles that are set to leave from the streaming service next month. This includes the series debuts of new Netflix originals: Ryan Murphy’s newest limited series Hollywood starring Darren Criss and Samara Weaving; Oscar-winning filmmaker Damien Chazelle’s French musical dram

Japanese animation titans Studio Ghibli have released virtual background images for Zoom and other video call platforms, taken from the most famous films in their back catalogue.
The film studio is offering fans a set of 12 different backgrounds available to download from their website. The first eight dropped on April 13, with four more added on April 20.Read More: Every Studio Ghibli film ranked in order of greatnessThe available images include stills from My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki&rs

Friends Cast Invites Six Fans to HBO Max’s Reunion Special
Last month, it was revealed that filming on HBO Max‘s forthcoming Friends reunion special has been delayed due to the ongoing global pandemic that has also affected all movie and TV productions around the world. The highly-anticipated reunion was originally supposed to become a part of the streaming service’s launch on May 27. As a way to raise funds for various COVID-19 relief charities including Feeding America,

"You just put your foot on the gas, real hard, and you accelerate!" HBO has debuted a final 60-sec promo trailer for Cory Finley's film Bad Education, which is premiering on HBO starting this weekend. The film is a fictionalized version of the true story of the single largest public school embezzlement scandal in history - about schools on Long Island. You can read more about it in this NY Mag article that this film is based on. Hugh Jackman stars as Dr. Tassone, the superintendent caught up in

Tom Holland says production start date on Spider-Man 3 is still unclear
In a recent interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, when asked about Spider-Man 3’s expected production start date in July, MCU star Tom Holland has revealed that he’s still not sure if they would be able to begin filming on the planned date or if production would also get delayed just like what happened to Sony’s long-awaited film adaptation of Uncharted. You can check out his full interview in the player below!

Exclusive: Adrian Lyne on Jacob’s Ladder 30th Anniversary
So often overlooked in the psychological horror genre is the masterful Tim Robbins-starring Jacob’s Ladder. Just in time for the 1990 film’s 30th anniversary, ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to reflect with director Adrian Lyne on the legacy of his hellish cult classic.
Warning: Spoilers Lie Ahead For Jacob’s Ladder
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"The odyssey of a Oaxacan girl…" The Match Factory has debuted the festival promo trailer for a Mexican drama titled Kokoloko, which is the latest feature from acclaimed Mexican filmmaker Gerardo Naranjo. He broke out big with his film Miss Bala (which was later remade by Hollywood) but he hasn't made a film since that premiered in 2011. Now he's back with Kokoloko! Set in a tropical seaside village on the Oaxacan coast, Marisol pursues personal freedom while navigating between the two m

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson will be donating their blood to help develop a vaccine for coronavirus.
The couple contracted COVID-19 last month while on set for Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming Elvis Presley in Australia. They have since made a full recovery in their home in Los Angeles.Read more: All the films and TV shows suspended due to coronavirusHanks spoke on the NPR podcast Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! about their upcoming participation. “We just found out that we do carry

BEGIN SLIDESHOWApril 21 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s April 21 Blu-ray, Digital HD and DVD column! We’ve highlighted this week’s releases in detailed write-ups of different titles below! Click each highlighted title to purchase through Amazon!
New Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
Bad Boys For LifeThe Bad Boys Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) are back together for one last ride in the highly anticipated Bad Boys for Life.
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