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Jane Austen’s proud and aloof Mr. Darcy, from her most famous novelPride and Prejudice, is undoubtedly one of the most famous romantic heroes of all time and has inspired countless others. SinceLaurence Olivierin 1940, many actors have tried their hand at portraying him on the small and big screen, butone performance is often heralded as the best:Colin Firthin the 1995 BBC miniseries adaptation of the book. In fact, only one other depiction is usually even included in the conversation, and that’sMatthew Macfadyen, who played the role inJoe Wright’s 2005 feature-length film,Pride & Prejudice....

We are lucky to live in world in which someone likeDavid Simongets to make television, and so it’s with a serious degree of anticipation that we await theThe WireandTremecreator’s next series. While Simon’s post-Tremeproject was finally getting his miniseriesShow Me a Herooff the ground, he’s now hard at work on the pilot for what could be his HBO follow-up,The Deuce. The potential drama series takes place in 1970s New York City and revolves around the early days (and rise) of the porn industry....

Netflix has announced the cast, release date, and synopsis forMy Little Pony: A New Generation. The latest film about the ponyverse starsVanessa Hudgens(Sunny Starscout),KimikoGlenn(Izzy Moonbow), andJamesMarsden(Hitch Trailblazer). Also rounding out the cast of the new Netflix animated film isSofiaCarson(Pipp Petals),LizaKoshy(Zipp Storm),KenJeong(Sprout),ElizabethPerkins(Phyllis),JaneKrakowski(Queen Haven),PhilLaMarr(Alphabittle), andMichaelMcKean(Argyle). RELATED:Vanessa Hudgens on Filming Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Directorial Debut ‘Tick, Tick… BOOM!’: “There Were Moments of Magic” My Little Pony: A New Generationstars Sunny, who is trying to bring the magic back to the land of Equestria....

The most intense reality competition shows are those where one small mistake can ruin someone’s game, and nowhere is that more true than onSurvivor. This cutthroatreality series, created byCharlie Parsonsfor CBS, is one of television’s most complex, its premise challenging players to use their survival savvy and skills in deceit to vote one another out.It’s a setting that truly anyone can win, but while the legendary franchise hasseen some truly remarkable winners, it’s not too common that a person who spends most of the time struggling can come back and win their whole season....

Criterion Channel has announced its lineup for October 2021, and as always, the challenge is finding time to watch all the good things they’re offering. To list just twenty movies you should make time for next month, be on the lookout for Arsenic and Old Lace, The Black Cat, Bride of Frankenstein, The Anderson Tapes, Devil in a Blue Dress, Don’t Look Now, The Fly(1958),Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, In Cold Blood, The Invisible Man, Jennifer’s Body, Klute, Only Lovers Left Alive, Park Row, Reversal of Fortune, To Die For, To Sleep with Anger, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Wolf Man, andZodiac....

A behind the scenes featurette for Aardman’s latest stop-motion shortRobin Robinhas been released, which focuses onGillian Anderson’s (Sex Education,The X-Files) smooth and intimidating performance. Anderson portrays Cat, the villain of the animated short.Robin Robinhit Netflix this past week just in time for the holidays. In the clip, Anderson notes her affinity for Wallace & Gromit, the flagship characters of Aardman animation. Therefore it was an easy choice for her to sign on for a project made by the studio....

What a great time to beRyan Reynolds. The guy has been churning outconsistently terrific work for years, only to find the kind of massive box office success of his peers elusive. That is untilDeadpoolopened this past weekend andshattered records left and right, not only leading to the biggest hit of Reynolds’ career, but one of the biggest hits of the modern superhero movie era. So now Reynolds finds himself in the unique position of not just being in demand, but beingin demand....

For years enigmatic writer-directorShane Carruth, the genius behindPrimerandUpstream Color, was working on a project calledA Topiary. Like all of his projects, it was ambitious and hard to define, a wild science fiction project that, according toa 2013 Wired report, was split into two parts – the first followed a city worker who becomes obsessed with a starburst pattern he starts seeing ineverythingand the other concerned a group of children who uncover a material they use to build animal-like robots....

The Broadcast Film Critics Association has weighed in with its picks for the best of the year in film and television, andGuillermo del Toro’s fairy taleThe Shape of Watercame away the clear victor. The critically acclaimed drama nabbed a commanding 14 nominations in total, including Best Picture, Director, Actress, and Supporting nods forRichard JenkinsandOctavia Spencer. Distant runners up wereDunkirk,Call Me by Your Name,Lady Bird, andThe Postwhich each received eight nominations....

Paramount has released the finalStar Trek Beyondtrailer online. In the latest film, the Enterprise is a few years into its five-year mission when a mysterious force attacks and the crew must survive on an unknown planet filled with its own conflict. You don’t really get that from this new trailer. In fact, most of what we see in this trailer we’ve already seen in past trailers, including the central character conflict, which is Kirk trying to reconcile how to be his own man and step out from beneath his father’s shadow....

12 days. Only 12 more days until this onslaught of marketing material forStar Wars: The Force Awakensdithers, if only for a little bit before it revs up yet again forRogue OneorStar Wars: Episode VIIIor the Blu-ray release ofThe Force Awakens. December 18th can’t come soon enough but at least the latest piece of advertising is focused on a character that has remained relatively mysterious through all this nonsensical build-up.Oscar Isaac’s Poe Dameron, the Black Leader of the resistance, is the focus of the later poster for the newStar Warsfilm, and boy does he look serious....

There are hundreds of captivating movies streaming on Prime Video right now, but one of the more recent additions to the platform hassurpassed two major stars on streaming charts.Deep Coveris the latest original movie from Prime Video. After earning a strong 93% score from critics onRotten Tomatoesand a 79% on the audience-driven Popcornmeter,the film has landed in the #3 spot on Prime Video’s top 10 list, behind onlyThe Accountant 2andThe Better Sister....

Terminator: Dark Fate, the Cameron-approved franchise re-set that basically establishes that whoopsGenisyswas just a prank, is set to arrive in less than six months. DirectorTim Millershared a bit of an update today from the film’s editing bay, where he’s putting the “finishing touches” on the first trailer. “We’re just weeks away from releasing this fucker into the wild & we’re very, very excited,” Miller wrote. Dark Fatebrings the OG Terminator badassLinda Hamiltonback into the fold as Sarah Connor, while also introducingMackenzie Davisas a protagonist, Grace....