The 21 Best Things We Saw at CinemaCon 2024

Not a still from Gladiator II. Instead, it’s Chris Aronson, president of domestic distribution for Paramount Pictures, dressing up to celebrate the movie at CinemaConImage: Gabe Ginsberg Most film fans are probably skeptical when they hear the words “Gladiator II.” Do we really need a sequel to the Best Picture winner, Gladiator? Probably not, but … Read more

40 Years Ago, Apple Got Our Current Tech Dystopia Dead Wrong

We are all the sledgehammer, Apple does like to tell its fans. We are all disruptors hurtling toward one great screen, breaking the iron-fisted hold that other tech firms want to impose on us. The hellscape dystopia world of Apple’s famed “1984” commercial modeled after George Orwell’s seminal dystopia 1984 never really came to pass. … Read more

Noah Hawley’s Alien Show Plans to Keep Things Simple

Image: 20th Century Fox For the last few years now, all we’ve really known of Noah Hawley’s upcoming Alien show is exactly that, and that it’ll be more about the corporate side of the horror franchise. As a prequel, it’s got its work cut out for it, since it has to explain things, an issue … Read more

Ridley Scott Loved Fede Álvarez’s New Alien Movie

A scene from Ridley Scott’s 2017 Alien: Covenant.Image: 20th Century Fox Ridley Scott is no stranger to seeing new talent step into franchises he created—he did it with Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049, a movie he recently said he regretted not directing himself. The veteran filmmaker is still going strong at 85 with Napoleon and Gladiator 2 … Read more

Blade Runner TV Present Delayed as Writers Strike Continues

Picture: Warner Bros. Now you can add the upcoming Blade Runner 2099 TV present to the record of reveals impacted by the Writers Strike. Reuniting With Diego Luna In keeping with the BBC, the Prime Video sequence was set to begin capturing at Belfast Harbour Studios in Northern Eire. The continued strike by the Writers … Read more