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gizmodo.com - Justin Carter - Peter Jackson Sure Wants to Do More 'Lord of the Rings' Movies
Peter Jackson Sure Wants to Do More 'Lord of the Rings' Movies
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

While Amazon's got Middle-earth on TV, Warner Bros. is working to bring Lord of the Rings back to the big screen. We already know two movies are coming, but Peter Jackson and the studio are already looking to dive even further into J.R.R. Tolkien's…

dailykos.com - Oliver Willis - Why conservatives get so mad at movies
Why conservatives get so mad at movies
Daily Kos

Explaining the Right is a weekly series that looks at what the right wing is currently obsessing over, how it influences politics—and why you need to know. This past week, multibillionaire and top Republican donor Elon Musk had a meltdown…

mentalfloss.com - Suhaib Adeel - The Best Horror Movie From Every Year in the 1980s
The Best Horror Movie From Every Year in the 1980s
Mental Floss

The 1980s were probably the goriest decade in the history of horror. Studios were throwing money at slashers (which was understandable given their success), while indie filmmakers were experimenting with body horror and gore, and great practical…

mumsnet.com - What happened to German movies? (Plus Amrum)
What happened to German movies? (Plus Amrum)
Mumsnet

I recently went to see the German movie Amrum, drawn by its great rating, and the WWII setting, although I didn't know a single name associated with the movie, except Diane Kruger in a minor role. In case you're curious, it's focused on a young…

deadline.com - Andreas Wiseman - Tom Blyth's 'A Farewell To Arm's Movie Adaptation To Cannes Market
Tom Blyth's 'A Farewell To Arm's Movie Adaptation To Cannes Market
Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: It's been a few years since we heard about writer-director Michael Winterbottom's A Farewell to Arms adaptation, but it now has fresh impetus with producer-financier Tribune Pictures and UK sales firm Embankment Films, which is bringing…

smh.com.au - Karl Quinn - How a Daniel Kaluuya movie spawned a new wave of Aussie stuntmen
How a Daniel Kaluuya movie spawned a new wave of Aussie stuntmen
The Sydney Morning Herald

English actor Daniel Kaluuya, wearing a towelling dressing gown over woollen trousers and a T-shirt soaked in blood, stands briefly at the top of a staircase before tumbling down its 25 steps and coming to a stop at the bottom with a loud thump and…

bgr.com - Michael Bizzaco - You Can Still Watch 3D Movies At Home, Just Not On A TV
You Can Still Watch 3D Movies At Home, Just Not On A TV
BGR

Home theater fads come and go, leaving many of us riddled with junk drawers and closets packed to the brim with antiquated gear. While the days of plasma TVs are far behind us, there's one picture feature that has completely vanished: 3D. Back in…

collider.com - Diego Pineda Pacheco - The 10 Greatest Movie Characters of the 2020s, Ranked
The 10 Greatest Movie Characters of the 2020s, Ranked
Collider

Over the course of the 2020s so far, cinema has given us plenty of excellent characters. Well-written, performed by some of the biggest stars in the industry, and wildly effective at whatever the story of their films requires them to do, these…

buzzfeed.com - Brian Galindo - These 10 Facts About Movies, Music, And History Are So Wild You'll Have To Google Them
These 10 Facts About Movies, Music, And History Are So Wild You'll Have To Google Them
BuzzFeed

Because of that, the Stones' former manager, Allen Klein, who managed the band in the late '60s and controlled the band's music copyrights through 1970, sued the Verve. After a legal dispute, the Verve settled and gave songwriting credits and…

screenrant.com - Dalton Norman - 10 Cheesy Horror Movies We Still Love
10 Cheesy Horror Movies We Still Love
ScreenRant

Though they are certainly more goofy than they are scary, these 10 cheesy horror gems are still lovable classics. The key to a good cheesy horror movie is sincerity. While there may be hundreds of horror comedies out there trying to artificially…

slashfilm.com - Ryan Scott - Peter Jackson Compares Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum To A DC Movie
Peter Jackson Compares Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum To A DC Movie
SlashFilm

Audiences are about to return to Middle-earth in a big way. Andy Serkis, the man who's played Gollum in all of Peter Jackson's J.R.R. Tolkien adaptations to date, is now set to direct 'The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.' Filming will begin…

slashfilm.com - Sam Stone - 10 Best B-Horror Movies Of All Time, Ranked
10 Best B-Horror Movies Of All Time, Ranked
SlashFilm

If there was ever a genre that thrived within the realm of B-movies, low-budget indie flicks outside of the major studio production and distribution system, it's horror. Largely free of studio executive interference, these productions could get…

tomsguide.com - Rory Mellon - 3 must-watch movies leaving Netflix in May 2026
3 must-watch movies leaving Netflix in May 2026
Tom's Guide

Netflix, like most streaming services, gives with one hand and takes with the other. While the popular platform is always adding new movies every month, it also removes some, too. May 2026 will be no different. As the calendar ticks over to June, a…

tomsguide.com - Alyse Stanley - 3 best new to Prime Video movies to stream this weekend (May 16-17)
3 best new to Prime Video movies to stream this weekend (May 16-17)
Tom's Guide

If you're looking to catch up on your watchlist this weekend with some new Prime Video movies, you're in luck. Amazon 's streaming service added dozens of new movies to its platform at the top of the month, so there's plenty to keep you…

collider.com - Michael Block - The 10 Most Addictive Movie Franchises of All Time, Ranked
The 10 Most Addictive Movie Franchises of All Time, Ranked
Collider

Every time a movie comes out, the hope is that it will achieve such critical acclaim and mainstream success that it could help launch an entire franchise. And then, when that success is reached, it becomes a matter of time to see just how big that…

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