Even for Marvel Studios, which has become the film industry’s 800-pound gorilla in the past decade, the release ofBlack Pantherin 2018 was something special. There was a palpable feeling when the film hit theaters. Almost like in the aftermath of an election. A national sigh of relief that after a century of degrading stereotypes, token characters, and underrepresentation in film and television, Hollywood finally invested in a massive blockbuster with a predominantly African American cast and crew....

If you are plugged into the virtual meeting and movie worlds, you may have seen the announcement thatAMC TheatersandZoom Video Communications, an online video meeting platform, are establishing a partnership, as announced byVariety. Now, you may be thinking that this is a cool deal. Maybe it will let you watch new releases with friends across the country or allow for more live release parties with cast and crew. However, the partnership is to enable people to make conference calls from the theaters for their jobs....

Living next door to an action-movie star sounds glamorous until a helicopter drops onto the paddock behind your garden wall. Residents living near the home of British hard-nut action heroJason Stathamhave been made to feel they were in the middle of one of his blockbuster movies recently, and it seems they have had enough of it. According to a report inThe Sun– naturally - Statham and his glamorous partner, model, designer, and formerTransformersstar, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, have been taking an unusual mode of transport recently – a twin-engine helicopter....

There should always be some dissent and discord in an artistic field like film, but in the case of Joaquin Phoenix’sJoker, it has come in an odd wave of negative reviews. Throughout Tuesday and Wednesday, the film’s rating on Rotten Tomatoes dropped to 77% positive after a dozen “rotten” reviews brought the total to 77. This comes just days after the DC Comics film won the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival....

That’s a wrap onJustice League. For the most part. Just as the month of October was kicking off, Jason Momoa announced thatJustice Leaguehad wrapped in the U.K. Though he couldn’t attend that night’s wrap party, as he had to prepare for a trip to Iceland, where production would continue under the watchful eye of Zack Snyder. Now, the actor behind iconic DC superhero Aquaman is back onInstargram. He shares a few candid snapshots, confirming thatJustice Leaguehas wrapped....

While January isn’t typically a big month forbox officeblockbusters, there can be the occasional movie that opens big. Two weeks ago,Ride Along 2breathed some life into the new year with a respectable $35.2 million opening frame, but last weekend, it dropped a whopping 64.7% and slipped from first to third place, with the holdoverThe Revenanttaking the top spot in its fifth week in theaters. This weekend is shaping up to be the biggest frame of the new year so far, with three heavily-promoted new releases,Kung Fu Panda 3,Fifty Shades of BlackandThe Finest Hours....

It looks like a classicJurassic Parkcharacter may be returning to the franchise. Well, assumingLaura Derngets her way, that is. The actress recently revealed that, not only does she want herJurassic Parkcharacter Ellie Sattler to return in the final installment of this new trilogy, but that she has already brought it up to the people making the new movies. While promoting her latest movieWilson,Laura Dernspoke withEntertainment Weeklyand the conversation turned toJurassic Parkat one point....

Divisive director with a love for twists,M. Night Shyamalan, has now signed a major deal with Warner Bros. Pictures. The studio and the two-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker have now joined forces in a “multi-year first-look directing and producing agreement,” according toDeadline. The director’s first project following the deal,Trap, is set for release on August 13, 2025. Of course, as is so often the case with Shyamalan projects, we know pretty much nothing about it....

Amid the shocking news of a sequel, one ofBad BoysstarMartin Lawrence’s most beloved action outings is all set to stream for free. Released back in 1999, the action-comedyBlue Streaksees Lawrence leading as a master thief who finds himself double-crossed, stashing the diamond he’s just stolen on a construction site, and sent to prison. When he’s released, he discovers that what was once a construction site is now a police station…and the diamond is buried somewhere inside....

Illuminationhas long since figured out the perfect blend of charm and comedy with stellar animation in many of their biggest animated hits, particularlyThe Super Mario Bros. Moviewhich remains the highest grossing movie of the year so far. Their next upcoming comedic adventure featureMigrationis already showing much of the same promise, and the third trailer for the movie continues to tease the upcoming movie that promises to be a little bit quackers...

USA’s hit seriesMr. Robotis coming to an end with the upcoming fourth season. The 12 episode final season is expected to begin filming late this year for a 2019 premiere date, which has not been announced yet. Season 4 was originally only going to have 8 episodes and creator Sam Esmail was thinking about making a fifth season. Instead, episodes were added to the fourth season and the decision was made to end the show....

Besides entertainment, films can also help us understand the world around us. Many movies depict historical events and tragedies because they give us insight into the past and the lessons we can take away from them. For example,Netflixrecently released a film from Jordan calledFarha. It follows the story of “a 14-year-old girl in 1948 Palestine who watches from a locked pantry as catastrophe consumes her home, right after she persuades her father to let her continue her education in the city....

Lantica Media and Sobini Films announced today that they will produce the new Zorro film,Z, from award-winning writer of the filmGravity,Jonás Cuarón.Jonás Cuarónrecentlywroteand directedDesiertowhich won the International Critics' Award at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and is slated for release this spring by STX. Lantica Media’s CEO Antonio Gennari and Sobini Films' CEO Mark Amin made today’s announcement. Said Amin. “When I saw Desierto, I was impressed with Jonás’s command ofaction and suspense, his great visual eye, and the strong performances he elicited from his actors....