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Audiences that attended the SXSW world premiere of directorTi West’s first feature film in six years,X, were in for a surprise. Attached toXwas a short teaser for a prequel film titledPearl, which West toldIndieWirehe shot in secret, utilizing some of the same cast, crew, and locations that he used onX. West wrotePearla few weeks before he started shootingXin New Zealand, and said that he intends to conclude the trilogy with another installment....

When a promising young journalist leaves her career to start a new one in the U.K. with the supposed love of her life just five years into it, it all falls apart. Forced to return to California and build from the ground up again, she lands a role writing obituaries, but little does she know that these snippets would come back to life, much likeHaley Joel Osment’scharacter inThe Sixth Sense. It’s a comedic take on a dark subject based onAlexandra Potter’sbookConfessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up,which has been renewed for a second season calledNot Dead Yet....

While every film in the top five at the box office this weekend fell significantly from its previous weekend haul, most of the newcomers also failed to wow in their debuts. One of the new premieres wasSolo Leveling: ReAwakening, the anime film starringTaito Ban,Aleks Le, andReina Ueda, whichopened to $2.4 million, leaving it in the #6 spotthis weekend.Solo Levelingfell over $2 million short ofChristopher Nolan’sInterstellar, which returned to theaters to celebrate its 10th anniversary andgrossed $4....

[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for The Fall Guy.] After ouradvanced screeningforThe Fall Guyin IMAX, Collider’sSteve Weintraubsat down with filmmakerDavid Leitch(Bullet Train) and producer and partnerKelly McCormick(Atomic Blonde) for an extended Q&A. The duo discussed the behind-the-scenes of this ode to moviemaking, like nailing the glam rock soundtrack, finding the third act throughout production,record-breaking stunts, and tons more. They talk about the chemistry between starsRyan Gosling(Barbie) andEmily Blunt(Oppenheimer), and the legacy series the movie is based on....

Denis Villeneuve’sDune: Part Twostarted this year with a bang for the science fiction genre setting the bar high for other movies in the genre. StarringTimothee ChalametandZendayaalong with a slew of compelling performers,the movie was a stellar success at the box office and garnered much fanfare and praise from critics. Naturally, the anticipation for the third partDune: Messiahis running high. While most details about the project are kept tightly under wraps the fan favorite director recently gave an update on the script of the upcoming feature....

Black Mirrorhas been showing signs of having lost its mojo for a couple of seasons now, but one interesting aspect is that fans keep showing up to check out new episodes. Part of that is certainly because of the anthology nature of the show, and part is because the series repeatedly manages to strike a chord when commenting on our relationship with technology. Dubbed (not by Netflix) as the Thai version of theCharlie Brookersci-fi series,Tomorrow and Imanages to make similarlypertinent comments about society, even if it doesn’t always stick the landing....

With the lead-up and release of the highly anticipated (and excessively delayed)Top Gun: Maverick, the public was being treated to a publicity tour with a spotlight on the U.S. Navy and Air Force. Just as it was 36 years ago with the release of the originalTop Gun, the film’s producers engaged the help of the American federal government with the making of the film in something of an unofficial partnership....

Made popular by iconic movies likeHalloween,Friday the 13th, andA Nightmare on Elm Street,the slasher film is a subgenre of horror cinema that often involves a killer stalking and murdering a group of people. To distinguish itself from other horror films, the slasher film typically adheres to anestablished formula and set of tropes: a wrongful action causing severe trauma that inspires the killer, the catharsis of the kill scene, and the final girl who outlives the other characters....

Note: This article has been updated with Duncan Jones' reply at the bottom. It seem the folks over at Legendary and Universal Pictures aren’t exactly seeing eye to eye these days. In a move that presaged conflict, last week, Legendary Picturesmoved the in-development King Kong prequel,Kong: Skull Islandfrom their partner studio Universal Pictures to their former partner studio Warner Bros in order to facilitate a shared universe withGodzilla. One of the first questions to arise out of that movie – besides how the hell Kong is a formidable opponent for the new XXL Godzilla – was why Universal would agree to hand over the keys to potential massive franchise starter likeSkull Island....

In 2005, the novelTwilightbyStephenie Meyerreached number one on the New York Times bestseller list. The story of a young girl named Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) falling in love with a vampire, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), really resonated with young readers who could relate to Bella’s quirky personality. The first book was followed by three more novels, all brought to the big screen starting in 2008.RELATED:The 10 Funniest Memes From the Twilight FilmsHowever successful the books and the movies were, one prominent critic of the books was the prose, especially the dialogue between the characters....

Comedy moviesare generally designed to lift the spirits of those who watch them. The world can be a difficult place to live in sometimes, with the comfort of a funny movie often being something that can help a movie fan unwind and let off some steam. Just the same way action movies provide excitement to viewers and horror movies offer up entertaining scares; comedies are all about letting people laugh....

Some great filmsdefined the 2000s decade, but others still managed to win over audiences despite their shortcomings. These movies shift between being flawed and fantastically entertaining, drawing viewers in with their simplicity, familiar faces, or unique blend of humor and drama. While they may have been labeled as “mediocre” upon release, their staying power lies in their ability to keep entertaining while offering a nostalgic snapshot of the era. What makesthese imperfect films so enduring is their accessibility and rewatchability....

There is a very fine line between the moronically mundane and the mindfully magnificent, between the momentary appeal of nonsensical silliness and the enduring legacy of excellence. Some of the most brilliant television series ever released have toed this line with astonishing skill, presenting thought-provoking observations on contemporary society beneath a foolhardy façade of unassuming asininity. Ranging from vulgar teenage comedies to the awe-inspiring absurdity of adult animation, and even to the underrated impact and influence of some of the boldest family sitcoms the medium has ever seen,each of these 10 series has a depth and a genius to them that many overlook on first viewing....