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Counterpoint – Yeah, The Last Airbender is a pretty ugly movie, and the bending—especially the earthbending—is particularly underwhelming. In fact, in his review of the film, Roger Ebert went off on the visuals, calling them “atrocious.” But everybody blames M. Night Shyamalan for this, when in actuality, how is this even his fault? M. Night

How Did Quynh Escape Her Underwater Damnation? In the movie’s most haunting sequence, we discover in a flashback that Andy (Charlize Theron) once had a great immortal love with Quynh (Veronica Ngo) that dated back hundreds of years. It was built on weathering a series of witch trials, which they don’t truly fear based on

After the ritual, Christian runs out of it naked and feeling disoriented. He stumbles onto the dismembered body of one of Pelle’s attendees at the festival before being knocked out by a member of Harga. Christian wakes up to the final ritual of the festival without the ability to move or talk. We learn that

9. The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) Miyazaki’s first film, The Castle of Cagliostro is about a thief named Lupin III who robs a casino only to find that his reward is counterfeit bills. So he goes to the source, which brings him to the titular castle, but he gets involved in a plot involving a

Another win for The Old Guard is that it has also become the first movie to make its way into Netflix’s all-time greats that is helmed by a black female director. Gina Prince-Bythewood has already made history with her involvement in the project, as she’s become the first black woman to serve as director for

Taking place five years after the events of Spectre, No Time to Die follows James Bond being drawn back into service to help track down a missing scientist, only to uncover a danger the likes of which the world has never seen before. Daniel Craig is joined by Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Lashana

Oh… true. This is an aspect of the job you might not even think about until you find yourself standing in front of Charlize Theron about to film a choreographed fight scene. As KiKi Layne told Variety, she was really excited and honored to share scenes with the Mad Max actress, but a lot of

Even with antibodies against COVID-19, Rita Wilson and her husband understand that this fact will diminish with time, and they could become infected and/or carriers of the virus yet again. So maintaining the strategic pillars of social distancing, hand-washing and mask-wearing is something that she is stressing for both those who haven’t had to deal

From there, the message became clear: the minions aren’t the sideshow anymore. They’re the main attraction, and that’s why they’ll get another movie, Minions: The Rise of Gru, next year. This sequel bridges the gap between the Despicable Me trilogy and its spin-off prequel, which will likely prove to be another astronomical hit. Certainly, Hollywood

Although social media allows fans to interact with their favorite creatives more than ever, there’s still often a barrier between the famous and… well, everyone else. But the writer of the new indie flick The Sunlit Night got lucky when she had a brief exchange with Jenny Slate that later turned into a filmmaking partnership

So the lack of Constantine 2 happening even a decade and a half after the first movie came out isn’t for a lack of interest from its lead star or director. As Francis Lawrence informed Slashfilm, John Constantine’s usage is complicated by “shared universes” (i.e. the character once being part of Vertigo, which was a

There is, of course, one significant problem, which is that the leader of the band of immortals isn’t actually immortal anymore. Andy is fortunate to discover that her healing abilities are gone after receiving a non-lethal injury, and she certainly seems like she is in good shape at the very end of The Old Guard,

Dan Stevens’ role in Beauty and the Beast was a particularly demanding one, not only because he’d be following a beloved animated character, but he also wore a motion-capture suit and sang some major notes for Alan Menken’s new song “Evermore,” which added dimension to Beast’s character. Stevens reflected:

Now that he mentions it, I can totally see the personality resemblance between Howard the Duck and Danny DeVito. The cynical and sarcastic approach seems to vibe pretty well with both Guardians of the Galaxy’s sense of humor and the oftentimes satirical comics. And fans are hoping to see more in the future.

Clint Eastwood Passed On Playing Superman, John McClane, Bond, And Apocalypse Now Just as it’s hard to imagine anyone besides Clint Eastwood playing Dirty Harry or The Man With No Name, it’s difficult to envision Eastwood playing John McClane in Die Hard, the Man of Steel, or James Bond. Yet, apparently, all those roles were

It’s no secret Dirty Dancing was a massive hit when it hit theaters in the late ‘80s, scoring the No. 10 spot on the highest-grossing box office earners in the domestic market, with a total of over $213 million worldwide. Made on a modest budget of around $6 million, Dirty Dancing also became the first

Twitter saw these supposed photos of the supposed transgression sent out to the world, with the potential smear to Amber Heard’s reputation on full display. With the supposed list of culprits including friends of Heard’s, as well as her Yorkshire Terrier Boo, there is no definitive solution to this murky mystery. Though in his own

About That Endgame “Natasha, Daughter Of Ivan” Reveal Right before Natasha sacrificed herself for the Soul Stone in Avengers: Endgame, the Red Skull revealed that she is the daughter of someone named Ivan, which she apparently did not know prior to that. It’s interesting the film would touch on Natasha’s lineage just prior to Black

Obviously there are no real rumors or speculation that Rian Johnson is even anywhere near being considered for Detective Pikachu 2. This all really stemmed from seeing how good of a job Johnson did directing that Pokemon Go spot, as well as his proclaimed love for Pokemon. However, those particular facts, in addition to the

Following the success of Blumhouse’s Halloween, two more movies were ordered: Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, which will be released two Octobers in a row. But with the future of movie theaters currently up in the air, the first sequel has already been pushed back a calendar year. Jamie Lee Curtis plays the iconic Laurie

And in case you watched Palm Springs’ ending thinking, “But what happened to Roy?” the good news is that a mid-credits scene offers a bit of closure. We reunite with the character at the wedding as he approaches Nyles at the bar. He tells his frequent homicide victim that he got the voice mail that

Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014) Based on the beloved children’s book of the same (very long) name by Judith Viorst, our titular misfortuned character (Ed Oxenbould) wonders why only bad things happen to him, only for the rest of his family to experience their own terrible, horrible, no good,

To the casual observer, it may seem like filming documentary footage is pretty cut and dry. You’re just filming stuff that’s actually happening, right? However, anyone who’s actually worked on a documentary will tell you it’s not quite that simple. In the case of Disney+’s Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II, changes to the blockbuster

Chris Perez Is Still Friends With Jon Seda, Who Portrayed Him In Selena During his two-decade streak of not watching the film based on his late wife, Chris Perez still had a connection to Selena through the man who played him, Jon Seda. The actor, whom modern audiences may recognize as Antonio Dawson from the

Anthony Ramos Initially Wanted To Be A Baseball Player/Coach Everyone has a different path, finding their talents and career destination along the way, though Anthony Ramos didn’t initially set his sights on being a young actor/musician of the stage and screen. No, in his early life, Ramos planned to be a baseball player, with aspirations

Jumanji: The Next Level originally had a strong start at the box office, as the film debuted with a near $60 million haul, making it the top film at the box office that weekend. The Sony-produced feature would eventually become the tenth highest grossing film of 2019. And even after theaters closed down following the

CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. One of the most lasting presences among the talented original Hamilton cast is Daveed Diggs, who has since moved on to work in movies such as Blindspotting, and his new television series based

It’s especially exciting how experimental Universal is getting with its plans for monster films, and I’d imagine it’s stretching itself across multiple genres and types of filmmakers can only help the studio succeed, following scrapped plans to build an extended Dark Universe with interconnected characters after the highly disappointing reception of The Mummy remake, starring

I recently had a chance to speak with Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2 director Megan Harding about the process of creating the series. Since nobody knew where the movie itself was going, Harding and her team simply did their best trying to get the footage and the interviews that they thought would make for

While montages are commonplace in feature films, found in the majority of releases, they have a special significance in time loop stories. Why? Because as soon as a character is shown in a montage reliving multiple days in a short blast to move the plot along, all concept of chronological time is thrown out the