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ft.com - Joshua Chaffin - Canadian wildfire smoke jars New York with 'movie of the future'
Canadian wildfire smoke jars New York with 'movie of the future'
Financial Times

Mayor blames climate change as pollution from burning forests disrupts schools, flights and shows We'll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Wildfires news every morning. It was late Tuesday afternoon when a group of senior…

gamespot.com - Lan Pitts - Is A Zelda Movie Next After Super Mario Movie's Smashing Success?
Is A Zelda Movie Next After Super Mario Movie's Smashing Success?
GameSpot

The Super Mario Bros. Movie has become one of the biggest movies of all time and while we've thrown around some ideas of what Nintendo and Illumination could do next, the obvious choice is Legend of Zelda. The Legend of Zelda is Nintendo's second…

chicagomag.com - The 10 Best Illinois Movies
The 10 Best Illinois Movies
Chicago Magazine

Why is The Blues Brothers the greatest Chicago movie? Not because it's a great movie. The plot makes no sense — religious orphanages don't pay taxes — and its quotable moments (“I hate Illinois Nazis”) are interspersed…

gamespot.com - Claire Lewis - Original Jurassic Park Star Recreates Iconic Movie Moment
Original Jurassic Park Star Recreates Iconic Movie Moment
GameSpot

1993's Jurassic Park will be 30 years old on June 11, and actress Ariana Richards--who played John Hammond's granddaughter Lex in the film--is celebrating with a humorous recreation of the film's iconic 'Jello scene,' where Richards is gobbling…

pastemagazine.com - Are Transformers Movies for Kids? Are They For Anybody?
Are Transformers Movies for Kids? Are They For Anybody?
Paste Magazine

The first live-action Transformers movie is nearly 16 years old – meaning that seven-film series has now reached the perfect age to discover its own robot disguised as a first car in need of some tender gearhead attention, only to be thrust…

mashable.com - Shannon Connellan - I hated 3D movies, until Disney's live action 'Little Mermaid
I hated 3D movies, until Disney's live action 'Little Mermaid
Mashable

As a glasses-wearer whose best attempt at contact lenses was almost an episode of ER (still out here with ER references!), I've got to pop those wraparound bad boys over my own frames. It's not subtle. Notting Hill -era Hugh Grant looks better…

usatoday.com - Brian Truitt - Autobots, roll out! Every 'Transformers' movie (including 'Rise of the Beasts'), ranked
Autobots, roll out! Every 'Transformers' movie (including 'Rise of the Beasts'), ranked
USA TODAY

They might have an abundance of robots in disguise, but over the years, the 'Transformers' have not been able to hide their terribleness. Calling the big-screen versions of the 1980s cartoon/toy franchise a mixed bag would be generous –…

slashfilm.com - Drew Tinnin - The Horror Movie Aftermath Is Blowing Up On Netflix, But Is It As Scary As People Say?
The Horror Movie Aftermath Is Blowing Up On Netflix, But Is It As Scary As People Say?
/Film

Peter Winther's 'Aftermath' continues the ongoing tradition of horror movies centering on particular sections of the real estate market being made available for a bargain due to the unspeakable tragedies that occurred there. It's a form of property…

kotaku.com - Zelda Movie Rumors Have Nintendo Fans Mighty Nervous After Super Mario Bros.
Zelda Movie Rumors Have Nintendo Fans Mighty Nervous After Super Mario Bros.
Kotaku

While rumors that Nintendo is close to closing a deal with animation studio Illumination for a Legend of Zelda film should come as no surprise in the wake of the record-breaking success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, some fans have made it…

jezebel.com - 'Dalíland' Director Mary Harron Explains Why She Keeps Making Movies About 'Awful' People
'Dalíland' Director Mary Harron Explains Why She Keeps Making Movies About 'Awful' People
Jezebel

Mary Harron doesn't like to call her movies “biopics,” but she does like making films about real-life people. Her first movie was 1996's I Shot Andy Warhol, a depiction of the failed attempt by SCUM Manifesto 's Valerie Solanas to…

barstoolsports.com - Matt Fitzgerald - Confirmed: A24's 'Past Lives' Is Indeed A Classic 'You Can Tell Just By The Trailer That's Going To Be Amazing' Movie
Confirmed: A24's 'Past Lives' Is Indeed A Classic 'You Can Tell Just By The Trailer That's Going To Be Amazing' Movie
Barstool Sports

Writer-director Celine Song's stunning feature-length debut Past Lives is going to get a wider release in a couple weeks. Nevertheless, as one of those card-carrying app-toting AMC A-Listers, I couldn't wait that long and decided to hoof it to AMC…

cnbc.com - Nicolas Vega - Why 'Spider-Man' filmmakers enlisted a 14-year-old artist to help animate their movie: 'He blew us all away
Why 'Spider-Man' filmmakers enlisted a 14-year-old artist to help animate their movie: 'He blew us all away
CNBC

A 14-year-old artist got to live his dream when the filmmakers behind the latest 'Spider-Man' movie asked him to work on the film. Preston Mutanga made waves earlier this year when he shared a video he made recreating the trailer for 'Spider-Man:…

indianexpress.com - Sukhpreet Kahlon - Maurh movie review: Ammy Virk dazzles in a frustratingly mediocre historical drama
Maurh movie review: Ammy Virk dazzles in a frustratingly mediocre historical drama
The Indian Express

Of late, Punjabi writers have been busy flipping the pages of history to find suitable stories to bring onto the silver screen. The latest in this attempt is Maurh (2023), a historical drama based on the legend of Jeona Morh, a god-fearing, sincere…

techspot.com - Shawn Knight - Universal close to finalizing 'big deal' with Nintendo for a Zelda movie, report claims
Universal close to finalizing 'big deal' with Nintendo for a Zelda movie, report claims
TechSpot

What just happened? The Legend of Zelda could be next in line for a major feature film from Nintendo. During a recent episode of The Hot Mic podcast, film critic Jeff Sneider said Universal is close to finalizing a big deal with the Japanese gaming…

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