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"What do I do besides worry about you?" Our friends at Short of the Week have premiered this impressive short film online after it played at last year's London Film Festival. Stray Dogs Come Out at Night is an 11-minute short drama made by Pakistani filmmaker Hamza Bangash. Inspired by the real-life stories of masseurs on the streets of Pakistan, Stray Dogs Come Out at Night "transports its audience to the hustle and bustle of Karachi as we come face to face with a young man who finds himself i

Xbox has announced that the upcoming massive real-time strategy game, Total War: Warhammer III, will launch day one for Game Pass on PC on February 17, 2022 and will be on sale through Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store, and Creative Assembly’s website. This is the latest in a long line of major gets for Xbox Game Pass, and marks the first time a Games Workshop or Creative Assembly title has debuted on the service. 
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Marvel Studios’ Eternals will not be arriving in cinemas in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, or Qatar, as the countries have pulled the film from their screens, according to a recent report from The Hollywood Reporter.
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The report states that the film was met with a variety of edit requests by the local censors of these countries, and when Disney was reportedly unwilling to make them, the film was pulled as a result. Despite

Taika Waititi is set to helm a feature-length adaption of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s lauded graphic novel The Incal.READ MORE: Jojo Rabbit review: Taika Waititi’s hot streak continuesThe original 1970s book – which is the first in a series – is a collaboration between the cult author and filmmaker and late artist Moebius. Waititi said that he got the blessing of the former via Zoom before embarking on the project.
“The films and graphic novels of Alejandro Jodorowsky ha

Following the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, Dwayne Johnson has made a pledge to no longer use real firearms on the sets of his future films.
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In an interview with Variety during the premiere of his film Red Notice, Johnson said that first and foremost, he was shocked and “heartbroken” by the news that Hutchins had been killed on the set of Alec Baldwin’s Rust. “First

Amazon Studios has passed on Hot Pink, a pilot starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, according to a recent report from Deadline.
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The series, which was loosely inspired by Elana K. Arnold’s National Book Award finalist What Girls Are Made Of, Hot Pink, is described as a “biting coming-of-age comedy,” which Elisabeth Holm created. Gellar was set to star in the series, with the rest of the cast repor

Deon Taylor and Roxanne Avent Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group is partnering together with legendary hip-hop mogul Percy Miller, aka Master P, to develop a 10-part series based on Percy’s life.
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The series, which is untitled as of now, will focus on various moments from Percy’s life, including his childhood all the way up to becoming one of the biggest hip-hop artists in the world. Matthew Carnahan will serve as writ

Earlier this year, Zack Snyder gave us Army of the Dead, a movie about a team of mercenaries trying to pull off an impossible heist amid a zombie apocalypse. This time, we’re getting thrown six years before the events of that film for Army of Thieves, a heist movie following the character of Ludwig Dieter (Matthias Schweighöfer), a talented safecracker. He gets recruited by a woman named Gwendoline (Nathalie Emmanuel) to rob three of the most complex safes ever made in the early days

Sharon Lee, whose brother Brandon was killed by a prop gun on the set of the 1994 film The Crow, has called for mandatory gun safety training on Hollywood film and television sets.
She has also said that the industry should reduce the amount of real firearms used on sets.
Lee wrote an essay for Variety in which she outlined the new measures. Her article comes after Alec Baldwin last month fired a prop gun on the set of the film Rust, which resulted in the death of its cinematographer H

"Parks' photography demanded that America look at itself." HBO has unveiled an official trailer for a documentary film titled in full A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks, examining the life and career of an exceptional photographer. This first premiered at the Tribeca Film Fesitval, and launches on HBO soon. The film follows Gordon Parks' stellar career from staff photographer for LIFE magazine, through his development photographing everyday Americans, his evolution as a novelist &

My Hero Academia has partnered with legendary comic book artist Ryan Stegman for a brand-new art piece in support of the My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission.
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The new art piece was unveiled on Thursday and features a different take on Deku than other artists have done in the past. Stegman is no stranger to the world of action, having worked on various books and drawn a ton of legendary characters, inc

Tom Hanks’ latest film Finch releases on Apple TV+ on Friday, November 5. The movie is directed by Miguel Sapochnik, who has received critical acclaim for his work on Game of Thrones and True Detective.
“In the film, a man, a robot, and a dog form an unlikely family in a powerful and moving adventure of one man’s quest to ensure that his beloved canine companion will be cared for after he’s gone,” reads the official synopsis. “Hanks stars as Finch, a robotics

Super Mario 3D All-Stars has received a new software update for the title, with the game now having support for the Nintendo Switch Online member-exclusive Nintendo 64 Controller.
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For players looking to go back in time and experience Super Mario 64 as originally intended, the patch allows for it to be controlled with the N64 controller. In fact, the Nintendo 64 controller now works on all three titles

"I like every part of you." Altitude Films in the UK has released an official trailer for an acclaimed indie gem titled Ali & Ava, a major discovery playing at film festivals this year. It first premiered in the Directors' Fortnight sidebar at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, and later stopped by the Toronto & Karlovy Vary Film Festivals where it picked up more acclaimed. "Enveloped in music, humour and emotion, Ali & Ava is a heartfelt contemporary [British] love story." The wonderfu

Warner Bros. Pictures has released the official 8-Bit Christmas trailer for the forthcoming coming-of-age comedy film, starring Neil Patrick Harris, and Winslow Fegley. The film is scheduled to arrive in theaters and on HBO Max on November 24.
The video features Harris’ character Jake Doyle as he recounts an unforgettable Christmas memory from his childhood to his daughter. It highlights the adventures of an 11-year-old Jake as he embarks on an important mission of getting his ultimate Chr

Ray Liotta has said that the daughters of Frank Sinatra once sent him a fake horse’s head as revenge for him not playing their father in a project.
The actor had opted to star as the deceased singer in HBO‘s The Rat Pack instead. He was filming the project in 1998 when he received the head, which was used as a threat in The Godfather, from Tina and Nancy Sinatra.READ MORE: ‘The Many Saints Of Newark’ review: just when you think you’re out, ‘The Sopranos’

Funimation announced on Thursday that the next batch of One Piece episodes with an English dub is on the way as Season 12, Voyage 1 of the iconic anime series is ready to set sail later this month.
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Episodes 747-758 of One Piece will arrive on digital storefronts starting on November 9, including Microsoft Movies & TV. As far as other streaming services go, the next set of One Piece English dub episodes will beg

After its release on October 26, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy just received a new update that addresses a variety of bugs found in the game. Currently, the 1.04 patch is only available on PlayStation consoles, but will be released in the coming days for both Xbox and PC.
The patch (via a Reddit thread on the game’s official subreddit) is patch 1.04 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles, and will be 1.5 and 2.5 for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S consoles, respectively. T

Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group have released a new Scream featurette for the long-awaited fifth installment in the iconic slasher franchise. The film is slated to hit theaters on January 14, 2022.
The video features commentaries from the main cast as they talk about what brings the legacy characters and the new cast together. They also hype up the twists and turns that fans should expect to see in the new installment.“Ghostface is back and it’s scary as ever.”

ComingSoon has an exclusive Multiverse clip from Saban Films’ sci-fi thriller, which will release in theaters on November 12, 2021, and on demand and digital on November 16, 2021. The film will then be released on DVD and Blu-ray on January 11, 2022.
“Colleagues Loretta, Danny, Amy, and Gerry are on the verge of an amazing breakthrough in quantum physics when tragedy strikes,” says the official synopsis. “Racing to complete the experiment, Loretta die

According to The Wrap, Golden Globe winner Gael García Bernal has officially signed on for the leading role in Marvel Studios’ upcoming untitled MCU Halloween special, which might potentially be based on the Werewolf by Night character from the comics. Further details about its plot and characters are still being kept under wraps, but production is expected to begin in early 2022.
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"We weren't made for this, but I think this has made us." Neon + National Geographic have released an official trailer for The First Wave, an eye-opening documentary from filmmaker Matthew Heineman. We posted the teaser trailer for this film earlier in the year, and it will be playing at DOC NYC this month before opening in select theaters soon. Heineman's doc The First Wave spotlights the heroes at the epicenter of COVID-19 as they fight one of the greatest threats the world has ever faced. It

It has only been around three months since Black Panther came to Marvel’s Avengers, but the game is already on the precipice of getting its next hero as Square Enix announced the Spider-Man DLC release date. As was previously promised, Spider-Man is only coming to the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions of the game for free on November 30 alongside the big 2.2 patch that adds a raid, cosmetics, and more.
Square Enix spoke about the giant update on its website. However, despite the hyp

Jonathan Majors has teased what to expect from the third chapter in the Creed film franchise.READ MORE: Jonathan Majors: “I have an issue with authority, which means I have very little respect for name”Michael B. Jordan, who plays Adonis Creed in the Rocky spin-off films, will make his directorial debut with Creed 3.
Majors is set to play Creed’s new nemesis in the third outing, although it sounds like it might not be the conventional boxing tussle we’ve come to expect.
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Oscar winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, What We Do in the Shadows, Thor: Ragnarok) has revealed he will be directing the movie adaptation of the graphic novel The Incal, created by writer Alejandro Jodorowsky and originally illustrated by Jean Giraud (also known as Moebius).I’m honoured to announce I’ll be bringing the maestro, the hero, the true creator, Alejandro Jodorowsky’s masterpiece THE INCAL to the big screen. Also stoked to be teaming up again with @jemaineclement and

"I don't want to be some experiment before you settle down." Vertical Ent. has released the official trailer for a romantic comedy film titled The Hating Game, adapted from the best-selling book of the same name from author Sally Thorne. The book is described as "a hilarious and sexy workplace comedy all about that thin, fine line between hate and love." Resolving to achieve professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against cold and e

Ahead of its launch later this year, a brand-new look at the upcoming Jujutsu Kaisen 0 has been released, showcasing some of the action fans can expect to find in the prequel film.
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Alongside some scenes from the film, the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 film trailer also reveals and previews the theme song to the film, “Itto (The Only Way)” by artist King Gnu.
You can check out the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 trailer below:The upcoming film will be

Dwayne Johnson has pledged to never use real guns in his productions following the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of film Rust last month (October 21), which resulted in the death of Hutchins and caused injuries to director Joel Souza.
Speaking to Variety at the premiere of Netflix film Red Notice on Wednesday (October 3) in Los Angeles, Johnson vowed he’d stop using real firearms on all projects produced by his company, Seven Buck

Sony Pictures has dropped a brand new trailer for Johannes Roberts’ highly-anticipated horror reboot Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, featuring some new action-packed thrilling footage. The film is currently set to arrive in theaters on November 24.
The Nightmare trailer highlights the Umbrella Corporation’s decades-long inhuman experiments on the residents of Raccoon City. It also provides us a new look at the monsters that Claire Redfield and the R.P.D. must face in ord

The violent rotoscope animation film The Spine of Night was recently released in theaters, on demand and digitally. Written and directed by Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King, the film features a great voice cast comprised of Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswalt, Betty Gabriel, and Joe Manganiello.
“An ultra-violent fantasy epic, ancient dark magic falls into sinister hands and unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind,” says the official synopsis. “A group o

Netflix has finally revealed the official The Power of the Dog trailer for Oscar-winning filmmaker Jane Campion’s upcoming film adaptation, based on a 1967 cult novel by Thomas Savage. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kodi Smit-McPhee, the film is set to premiere in select theaters on November 17, followed by its Netflix debut on December 1.
The video, which you can check out below along with the new posters, highlights the commanding presence of Cumberbatch’s Phil Burbank, a w

ComingSoon has an exclusive clip from Lionsgate’s action/thriller Dangerous, starring Scott Eastwood (Wrath of Man, Pacific Rim: Uprising, The Fate of the Furious). The movie will hit theaters and On Demand on Friday, November 5.
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“Ex-con and reformed sociopath Dylan Forrester (Scott Eastwood) is trying to quietly serve out his parole — with the help of a steady supply of antidepressants and his eccentric psychia

TBS has officially decided to renew the anthology comedy series Miracle Workers for a fourth season, with Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi set to return for the new installment. The renewal comes after over a month since the series had concluded its 10-episode third season titled “Oregon Trail.” The network has also revealed that Miracle Workers has revealed that Season 3 has already garnered 18 million viewers to date, making it the cable’s number 1 sitcom this year.
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"A man's made by patience and the odds against him." Netflix has revealed the full official trailer for Jane Campion's latest film The Power of the Dog, a gritty western romance set in Montana (though filmed in New Zealand). This first premiered at the 2021 Venice Film Festival to rave reviews, and also stopped by all the other major fests this fall: at the Telluride, Toronto, and New York Film Festivals. They spent months filming this in harsh conditions in New Zealand, and it's finally ready

"I needed a Christmas miracle." Warner Bros has debuted an official trailer for 8-Bit Christmas, a new holiday comedy from filmmaker Michael Dowse (Fubar, It's All Gone Pete Tong, Goon, What If, Stuber). Described as a "new holiday classic", this nostalgic family comedy takes us to the early days of Nintendo, when one boy wanted nothing else than to get the brand new NES entertainment system for Christmas. A humorous and heartfelt look back at the adventures of childhood. Set in suburban Chicag

Matt Smith has spoken about his cut role in Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, teasing that his character was “transformative” for the franchise.READ MORE: ‘The Mandalorian’ season three: 8 questions we want answeredThe actor was reported to be involved in the final instalment of the Skywalker saga back in August 2018, yet when the final film was released in December 2019, he was nowhere to be seen.
It’s become an ongoing mystery of what Smith’s involvemen

Based upon the novella of the same name, the Netflix film Passing is now streaming. It stars Tessa Thompson and Clare Kendry as two Black women that can “pass” as white but live on opposite sides of the color line during the Harlem Renaissance in 1920s New York.
“After a chance encounter reunites the former childhood friends one summer afternoon, Irene (Thompson) reluctantly allows Clare (Negga) into her home, where she ingratiates herself to Irene’s husband (An

Apple Original Films has dropped the official Swan Song trailer for the forthcoming sci-fi drama film, starring Oscar winner Mahershala Ali in dual roles. The film is slated to make its debut in theaters and globally on Apple TV+ on Friday, December 17.
The video, which you can check out in the player below, features a terminally sick husband and father, who has the opportunity of saving his family from the heartbreak of his eventual death by making an impossible decision of letting a clone live

"Stop being sorry and learn how to cook!" Dark Star Pictures has debuted an official trailer for a strange, trippy indie horror-thriller mind-f*#k film titled That Cold Dead Look In Your Eyes, which is arriving on VOD next week. Yet another new film made by filmmaker Onur Tukel, who also released Scenes from an Empty Church earlier this year, too. This one is described as "another wildly fun multi-genre hybrid" about a man experiencing strange hallucinations. "Is it stress or an after effect of

Universal Pictures and Illumination have released a brand new Sing 2 trailer for the upcoming musical animated sequel, which is slated to arrive in theaters on December 22.
The Sing 2 trailer features a new rendition of a classic U2 song “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” expected to be performed by Scarlett Johansson and Bono’s characters. It also highlights the new challenges that Buster Moon, Rosita, and Johnny must face in order to achieve their

Call of Duty: Vanguard’s campaign mode features several different perspectives on World War II. One of the villainous characters players will be going up against is the sadistic Nazi Jannick Richter, who is played by Lord of the Rings and Lost star Dominic Monaghan. The latest entry in the series is out November 5 on Xbox Series X and Series S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and PC.
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"So he has everything?" "Even the memories you store deep in your subconscious." Apple TV has unveiled a trailer for an intriguing upcoming film titled Swan Song, the feature directorial debut of Irish filmmaker Benjamin Cleary already acclaimed for his short films. Not to be confused with the excellent Udo Kier film also titled Swan Song released earlier this year (why do they have to have the same title!). Set in the near future, Cameron Turner is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Presented

According to Deadline, Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot has officially signed on to star opposite West Side Story‘s Rachel Zegler in Walt Disney Studios’ upcoming live-action Snow White film. Gadot is set to portray the iconic villainous role of the Evil Queen, the titular princess’ narcissistic witch stepmother who was previously voiced by late veteran voice actress Lucille La Verne in the 1937 animated film. The studio is currently aiming to start its production in 2022.
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"Maybe this is my next chapter…" Netflix has released the first official trailer for A Castle for Christmas, a charming romantic comedy holiday movie debuting on Thanksgiving week later this month. The latest film from the intrepid filmmaker Mary Lambert (of Pet Sematary, Grand Isle, Pet Sematary II, Clubland). Famed author Sophie Brown travels to Scotland hoping to buy a small castle, but the prickly owner Duke Myles is reluctant to sell to a foreigner. Working to find a compromise, the

"You will never be great, Johnny!" Universal has debuted a second official trailer for animation sequel Sing 2, from Illumination animation. As Gunter helps Buster dream up an out-of-this-world masterpiece, and the pressure (and sinister threats) from Mr. Crystal mount, Rosita's leading role in the show gets ripped away and handed to Mr. Crystal's spoiled daughter, Porsha, voiced by the Grammy-nominated artist Halsey. Desperate to save the show, and his life, Buster embarks on a quest to find C

Dakota Johnson has spoken out about the abuse allegations levelled at some of her former co-stars including Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer.
The actress, known for the Fifty Shades film trilogy, starred alongside Shia LaBeouf in 2019’s The Peanut Butter Falcon, Johnny Depp in 2015’s Black Mass and Armie Hammer in David Fincher’s The Social Network.
All three actors have been subject to abuse allegations in recent years, which Johnson addressed in an interview with The Hollywood Re

Jay-Z has deleted his Instagram account after just one day.READ MORE: ‘The Harder They Fall’ review: blood-spattered Black western gives it both barrelsThe rapper took to the social media site for his first post on Tuesday (November 2), sharing a poster for new Netflix movie The Harder They Fall, which he produced.
His account picked up 1.5million followers in a matter of hours, including his wife Beyoncé, who was also the only person he followed.
But a day later, once the fil

Mafia III and Mafia: Definitive Edition developer Hangar 13 didn’t formally announce its next title, but 2K Games has reportedly canceled it. The game had no official title, but was codenamed Volt.
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2K revealed this in a roundabout way during earnings call by saying it was deciding “to not proceed with further development of an unannounced title in its pipeline” after stating th

"A friend of the forest is a friend of the sprites." Well aren't these little mushrooms so cute! Wait, no, they're evil! Sprite Night is a fun horror comedy animated short film made by Blender Studios, the creative corner of the 3D software company Blender. It's written and directed by former Pixar Story Supervisor Matthew Luhn - a story expert with almost 30 years of experience in Hollywood. When a group of teenagers trek into an isolated forest, they discover a pack of peaceful mushroom creat