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The Ten Most Successful Horror Movies Of All Time

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EJ Moreno on the highest-grossing horror movies… In recent years, horror found a place at the box office. The genre finally started to bring in numbers that looked like its cinematic peers. For many years though, the only diehard fans would turn out for horror, rarely making it feel a cinematic event. Of course, there are […]

First look at Ariana DeBose’s Anita from Spielberg’s West Side Story

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A new image has arrived online from 20th Century Fox and Steven Spielberg’s upcoming remake of the classic musical West Side Story which give us our first look at Ariana DeBose as Anita; check it out here… An adaptation of the original Broadway musical, WEST SIDE STORY explores young love and tensions between rival gangs […]

Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story gets a first look image

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20th Century Fox has released an image offering us our first look at Steven Spielberg’s upcoming remake of the classic musical West Side Story featuring Tony (Ansel Elgort) and Maria (Rachel Zegler) flanked by Anybodys (Ezra Menas), Mouthpiece (Ben Cook), Action (Sean Harrison Jones), Riff (Mike Faist) and Baby John (Patrick Higgins) of the Jets […]

Steven Spielberg writing After Dark streaming horror series

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Steven Spielberg is set to try his hand at the horror genre, with the legendary filmmaker teaming with former Disney and DreamWorks chief Jeffrey Katzenberg to write a horror series for Katzenberg’s upcoming mobile-based streaming service Quibi. Titled Spielberg’s After Dark, the series will run for 10-12 ‘chapters’ of between seven and ten minutes apiece, […]

Empire of the Sun with film critic Fiona Underhill – The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #40

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On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film critic Fiona Underhill gets on the phone to chat about Steven Spielberg’s Ballard adaptation Empire of the Sun… On the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, film critic Fiona […]

Netflix announces Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous animated series with teaser trailer

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Netflix and Dreamworks Animation will be teaming up for Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, an animated series that is set within the continuity of the first Jurassic World film. Watch the teaser trailer below… Taking place concurrently to Colin Trevorrow’s 2015 mega-hit, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous “follows a group of teenagers chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime experience at a new adventure […]

Steven Spielberg clarifies his position regarding Netflix original movies

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Legendary director Steven Spielberg has clarified his position on Netflix original movies. With the increasing popularity of Netflix and their push to create more original films, the clash between this new way of experiencing content and the traditional theatrical release has come to the fore. Steven Spielberg has spoken less than glowingly about Netflix original […]

Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story adds Corey Stoll and Brian d’Arcy James

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Steven Spielberg continues to assemble the cast for his upcoming remake of the classic musical West Side Story, with Corey Stoll (First Man) and Brian d’Arcy James (Spotlight) have signed on to appear in the movie. THR reports that Stoll is set to portray Lieutenant Schrank, “the New York City detective charged with quelling civic […]

Steven Spielberg: Old Man Yells at Cloud Services

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Anghus Houvouras on Steven Spielberg’s anti-streaming stance… It’s always interesting when people you admire get older and make startling third act turns and engage in questionable behavior. Like Woody Allen marrying his adopted daughter or Ian McKellen deciding to defend his sexual predator friends by using their closeted sexuality as an excuse. You can’t help […]

Spielberg v Streaming Services – Even The Best In The Business Can Get It Wrong

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The celebrated filmmaker’s crusade against streaming service film’s recognition at the Oscars seems to challenge the progressive strides being taken in the industry. As a measure of how exciting my life is, I often ponder at length over how someone like Steven Spielberg spends his evenings. In my mind, I envisage him splashing around with […]