The Real Reason Why Dave Bautista Calls Marvel Exit a “Relief”

The Real Reason Why Dave Bautista Calls Marvel Exit a “Relief”

Dave Bautista is saying goodbye to the role that made his acting career—Drax the Destroyer in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Bautista went through months of grueling auditions for Disney executives in order to get […]

Batgirl ‘murder’: should film studios ever expunge a director’s vision? | Movies

Margot Robbie in The Suicide Squad.

Some tough language from the Russo brothers this week, who have accused Warner Brothers of “murder” over the recent canning of Batgirl. Speaking to Variety, the Avengers: Endgame directors did not mince their words. “It’s […]

Batgirl ‘murder’: should film studios ever expunge a director’s vision? | Movies

Margot Robbie in The Suicide Squad.

Some tough language from the Russo brothers this week, who have accused Warner Brothers of “murder” over the recent canning of Batgirl. Speaking to Variety, the Avengers: Endgame directors did not mince their words. “It’s […]

7 best anime like Cyberpunk: Edgerunners for fans to watch next

An anime character in a leather jacket clenching his teeth with a green-haired girl by his side as he clutches the steering wheel of a car with flames pouring over the windshield.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners has taken the Internet by storm. The latest anime by Studio Trigger and director Hiroyuki Imaishi is based on the universe of Cyberpunk 2077 and Mike Pondsmith’s TTRPG. The 10-episode limited series has […]

‘An empty room can break me’: meet Kogonada, the director who is desperate for connection | Movies

Memory bank … Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja and Justin H Min in After Yang.

Caravaggio, Michelangelo, Cher … many of our finest artists are known by mononyms. South Korean-born American film-maker Kogonada may not be quite as much of a household name (yet), but he’s a name worth getting […]

Amazon Developing ‘Blade Runner’ Limited Streaming Series

Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner is getting its own limited series on Amazon Prime Video. Variety reports the streaming giant is developing Blade Runner 2099, a new live-action series set after the events of Ridley Scott’s 1982 original and Denis Villeneuve’s […]

Don Bluth on ‘NIMH,’ ‘Anastasia,’ Disney feud and best films

Animator Don Bluth, author of the memoir "Somewhere Out There: My Animated Life."

Don Bluth first found his “laughing place” — a term he uses to refer to an intangible mental refuge from the drudgery of existence — in the films of his lifelong hero, Walt Disney. Today […]

Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Trailer, cast, and more

Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Elrond kneels

This year, Amazon is taking a big swing. Come this fall, they’ll officially drop their blockbuster new series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. That subtitle is revealing, of course, but all […]

Jamie Lee Curtis feels the heat for her Ana de Armas remarks

Jamie Lee Curtis feels the heat for her Ana de Armas remarks

Note to Jamie Lee Curtis: Never publicly admit something boneheaded you once thought, before you learned otherwise. Because people on social media won’t hesitate to call you out. The actor, who co-starred in “Knives Out” […]

Pushing Buttons: Happy 50th birthday to Atari, whose simple games gave us so much | Games

This week we recommend the knockout Capcom Fighting Collection.

Welcome to Pushing Buttons, the Guardian’s gaming newsletter. If you’d like to receive it in your inbox every week, just pop your email in below – and check your inbox (and spam) for the confirmation […]

James Hong reflects on legendary career, hit ‘Everything’

An older man in a suit stands in front of a brown background

Actor, filmmaker and icon James Hong, 93, at his home. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) In 1953, James Hong left Minnesota with a buddy in a Buick and hit Route 66, bound for California. […]

Iconic Movie Quotes From the Summer of 1982

A side by side of Carol Ann from Poltergeist, Khan from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, ET dressed up like a girl in ET, and Apollo Creed in Rocky III

The summer of 1982 was legendary for cinema. Films across all genres made a splash, with several now considered classics. They live on through the films and shows they’ve influenced since—including the more recent overt […]

The Songs, Scores, and Sounds of Summer 1982 Films

photo of paulie holding a radio in Rocky III

The Summer of 1982 is a pivotal time in pop culture history. Films like Poltergeist, E.T., Mad Max 2, Blade Runner, and TRON all hit theaters, capturing the hearts of audiences and leaving an indelible […]

Composer and Early Synth Pioneer Vangelis Is Dead – Aged 79

Composer Vangelis is dead

Photo Credit: Piano Piano! / CC by 2.0 Famed composer and early synth pioneer Vangelis is dead. The composer’s assistant confirmed the news. Vangelis lent his famous sound to movie soundtracks, including Chariots of Fire […]

Vangelis wasn’t just a film composer – he blew apart the boundaries of pop | Music

Demis Roussos, Vangelis and Lucas Sideras of Aphrodite’s Child.

Greek pop music of the 1960s is not an area of musical history where anyone who doesn’t fondly remember it first-hand is advised to dwell. There are a few exceptions – garage rock collectors have […]