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Few comedic legends have stood the test of time with the same amount of success asMel Brooks. Themulti-faceted legendhasa slew of hits under his beltsuch asSpaceballs,Blazing SaddlesandHistory of the World, Part I,which he recently released a sequel to on Huluwith 2023’sHistory of the World: Part 2. Brooks wrote the Hulu Original series alongsideWanda Sykes,Nick KrollandIke Barinholtz. The creator is known for a broad career that has not only spanned the screen, but the stages of Broadway as well, as Brooksadapted stage productions of bothThe ProducersandYoung Frankenstein....

[NOTE: This is a re-post of our original review from the AFI Film Festival;Miss Sloanehits theaters this Thanksgiving weekend]. When I was at the premiere ofSteve Jobsat last year’s Telluride Film Festival an audience member shouted “Sor-kin!” after a motor-mouthed and highly intelligent monologue from Michael Fassbender. It’s clear that modern dialogue-driven screenplays are molded in theAaron Sorkinfashion the same way that Quentin Tarantino was the template of the 90s. From parodies to first original screenplays, Sorkin’s rat-a-tat monologue approach to screenwriting—that’s chock full of allegories and daggers, typically delivered to a boardroom of intelligent people who also respond intelligently and quickly—is the most imitated scripting process of the moment....

Netflix has released the trailer forMonsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan, a four-part documentary series that tells the story of the first person to be acquitted of a major crime due to Dissociative Identity Disorder (referred to as Multiple Personality Disorder in the 1970s). Milligan’s case baffled police detectives and psychiatrists alike, because the more he talked, the more complicated it became to determine if he really had a psychiatric disorder or was just faking extremely well in order to escape conviction....

Fox Searchlight has released the first image from the sci-fi filmPale Blue Dot,the feature directing debut of TV’s resident mind-benderNoah Hawley. The photo shows offNatalie Portman—who replacedReese Witherspoonin the projectback in January—in character as Lucy Cola, suited up in a NASA uniform. Not a ton of info is out there about the film just yet, other than A) it revolves around a love triangle between an astronaut freshly returned from outer space and losing her grip on reality, her husband, and a colleague, and B) the cast is absolutely capital-letterStacked....

Vanessa Kirbywas already having a big year thanks to her role inThe Fantastic Four: First Steps, but her latest Netflix film is fighting back against poor reception to the top of streaming charts. Kirby stars alongsideRandall Park(WandaVision) andZack Gottsagen(The Peanut Butter Falcon) inNight Always Comes, the brand-new Netflix original thriller following a woman who must scrounge together $25,000 in one night to pay for her house.Night Always Comesbegan streaming over the weekend, but it’s already leaped to the #1 spot on Netflix, taking it from the animated hit,K-Pop Demon Hunters....

Disney has released another new minute-long TV spot for the upcoming live-action remake ofAladdin. The adaptation of the 90s animated classic hails from directorGuy Ritchie, who’s known for his gritty stories about scrappy men, and who aims to combine that style with a colorful, vibrant fantasy with the Disney blockbuster. This new TV spot offers up some new footage, including new looks atWill Smith’s Genie who… basically is still coming off as Hitch....

Like the dead, Netflix never sleeps and the streaming giant will continue to roll out even more exciting international series in 2019, on the heels of hit’s like the German-language hitDarkand the Danish YA apocalypse dramaThe Rain. Now, they’re dipping a severed toe into the zombie genre with the South Korean period dramaKingdom. Set in an ancient kingdom riddled with corruption and death,Kingdomfollows the crown prince on a suicide mission to save the kingdom when a zombie plague sweeps the countryside after reports of the king’s death....

20th Century Fox has released a newOnce Upon a Deadpoolposter, offering another cheeky look at the new PG-13 cut ofDeadpool 2. While the R-rated superhero sequel hit theaters back in May and grossed over $730 million worldwide, Fox is releasing a new cut of the film in theaters for a special limited theatrical engagement this holiday season. This new cut ofDeadpool 2will be rated PG-13, and includes a frame story withRyan Reynolds’ Deadpool telling the story ofDeadpool 2to a kidnappedFred Savage, which is a jokey ripoff of the frame story fromThe Princess Bride....

Chances are you have already seenSuicide Squad, and you probably stand somewhere in between the wide spectrum from loving it to hating it, since it has clearly been a divisive film. And whileSuicide Squadwill likely be a topic of discussion for a while, we do have to continue to set our sights on what is to come in the world of superheroes in movies and television, so let’s get to it....

It appears as though the age of theX-Menfranchise is starting to show. Earlier today, reports swirled that despiteDeadpool 2recently losing its director, 20th Century Fox isalready developingDeadpool 3as a sequelthat would incorporate the X-Force, which is like an R-rated X-Men team. But the reportalsohad news for the flagship franchise, and it ain’t great. PerTHR, the mainX-Menfranchise is being “reconfigured” after this past May’s 80s-setX-Men: Apocalypsegrossed $200 million less than its predecessor ($544 million worldwide versus $748 million worldwide)....

Despite originating in Japan,animehas become a global medium, gaining increasing popularity in the West with new fans emerging every day. While sub is the way to go for many anime fans, dubbed shows are more important than ever, as they help newer viewers transition. Some series have phenomenal dubs, likeCowboy Bebop, but on the other hand,sometimes sub is the best way to experience an anime. Fans should choose whichever option best suits them, and not get caught up in the long-standing debate over dub vs....

Denis Villeneuve’s cast for theDunereboot is starting to solidify. Already anchored by Oscar-nomineeTimothée Chalamet(Call Me By Your Name), and starring Golden Globe-nomineeRebecca Ferguson, force of natureDave Bautista, the always compellingStellan Skarsgård, and Oscar-nomineeCharlotte Rampling, the rebooted adaptation ofFrank Herbert’s acclaimed novels could just be the big-screen experience fans have been waiting for. The space-faring adventure story that’s rich with political intrigue and complex machinations hasn’t seen a big-screen retelling sinceDavid Lynch’s cult classic 1984 flick, but if this legit cast is any indication, we should be seeing a release date announcement soon....

We already shareda little somethingfrom our Collider Connected conversation withBilly Porteron one of his upcoming projects, voicing Audrey II in the newLittle Shop of Horrormovies, but a big reason why Porter is out and about right now is to promote a show vying for Emmy consideration, the FX seriesPose. First off, if you’ve yet to catch the show, what are you waiting for? Season 1 is currently streaming on Netflix, Season 2 will be made available on the platform on June 11th, and it’s a show that is absolutely brimming with energy and warmth while encouraging understanding and acceptance....