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Ghostbusters

Behind the 12-year saga of Ghostbusters documentary Cleanin’ Up The Town

Creating the definitive making-of documentary for 1984's iconic supernatural comedy Ghostbusters was a 12-year journey for filmmakers Anthony and Claire Bueno.
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Oscars ceremony delayed as Academy extends qualifying deadline

The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony will be held two months later next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the 2021 Oscars now scheduled to happen in April.
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Disney makes it official: Star Wars Celebration 2020 is canceled

Disney and Lucasfilm's biennial Star Wars Celebration convention won't happen in 2020 due to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it will return in 2022.
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Top Gun: Maverick: Everything we know about the movie so far

Tom Cruise will return to the role that made him a star in Top Gun: Maverick, and the actor won't be the only familiar face in front of (and behind) the camera.
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HBO Max is playing bait-and-switch with its DC superhero movies

Just a few weeks after HBO Max launched, WarnerMedia is removing nearly all of its DC Comics movies, one of the streaming service's biggest selling points.
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Excellent! Here’s the first trailer for Bill & Ted Face the Music

The first trailer for Bill & Ted Face the Music has finally arrived, bringing Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter back as the hard-rocking, time-traveling heroes.
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HBO Max review: A rough start, but plenty of potential

WarnerMedia's streaming service HBO Max is available, but does it live up to the hype? Despite a rough launch and disappointing specs, the potential is there.
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How visual effects brought sci-fi art to life in Amazon’s Tales From the Loop

Amazon's Tales From the Loop series used a subtle mix of VFX and practical effects to bring the retro-futuristic world of Simon Stålenhag's art to life.
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Netflix’s Space Force: Everything we know about Steve Carell’s new series

Netflix is taking workplace comedy out of this world for its new Space Force series with Steve Carell, which premiered May 29. Will it be The Office ... in space?
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Labyrinth sequel finds its way to Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson

It won't have David Bowie or Jim Henson, but a Labyrinth sequel is moving forward with Marvel's Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson helming the film.
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Space Force review: Netflix series finds humor and heart in American absurdity

Inspired by the real-world Space Force, Netflix's new series finds plenty to laugh about with Steve Carell portraying the military division's reluctant leader.
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After coronavirus, what happens to Hollywood and movies?

Things will never be the same for Hollywood and the movie-watching experience after coronavirus, but that might not be a bad thing. Here's what we can expect.
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Watch the new, mind-twisting trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet

The second trailer for Christopher Nolan's Tenet keeps the mystery high but offers lots of spectacle as the film attempts to be this summer's first blockbuster.
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The Snyder Cut of Justice League is coming to HBO Max

Zach Snyder's directors cut of Justice League will be released on HBO Max, Warner Bros. and HBO announced Wednesday.
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Netflix launches a new Space Force trailer

Steve Carell attempts to put boots on the moon in the second trailer for Space Force, the comedy series based on the new branch of the U.S. armed forces.
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Everything we know about the new series

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will bring back Captain Christopher Pike, Spock, and the rest of the original USS Enterprise crew for a new CBS All Access series.
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Everything coming to Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming video service

Here's everything currently announced for NBC's new streaming service, from original shows and TV revivals to classic movies and curated film channels.
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The New Mutants, Disney’s cursed X-Men movie, has a new theatrical release date

Disney's long-delayed, seemingly cursed X-Men spinoff movie, The New Mutants, has a new release date that will theoretically bring it to theaters this summer.
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How TNT’s Snowpiercer makes you feel like you’re on a train bound for nowhere

Bringing audiences into Snowpiercer's massive train speeding along through a frozen tundra with the remnants of humanity took some clever camera tricks.
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Into the Spider-Verse almost had a Holland-Garfield-Maguire crossover

Sony's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse won an Oscar, but it almost had a pretty amazing crossover with Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire, too.
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A new Disney+ Star Wars show is coming from the creator of Russian Doll

Leslye Headland, the co-creator of the Netflix series Russian Doll, is working on a new Star Wars series for Disney+ that she'll write and executive produce.
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Taika Waititi tapped to direct new Star Wars movie

Disney and Lucasfilm have confirmed Oscar-winning Jojo Rabbit and What We Do in the Shadows director Taika Waititi will co-write and helm a new Star Wars movie.
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Star Wars places smart bet on its past to build its future

Ever since George Lucas decided to turn Star Wars into Episode IV - A New Hope, the sci-fi franchise has put as much emphasis on its past as on its future.
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AMC’s Trolls feud proves movie theater chains may be their own worst enemy

The rapidly escalating feud between Universal Pictures and movie theater chain AMC Entertainment could have long-term implications for theaters everywhere.
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How to watch the Star Wars movies in order … the perfect order, that is

There's more to preparing for the perfect Star Wars movie marathon than just collecting all of the movies. You also need to decide when to watch each of them.
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The Many Saints of Newark: Everything we know about the Sopranos prequel movie

The Many Saints of Newark, based on HBO's hit series The Sopranos, will serve as a prequel to the show and explore Tony Soprano's early years and rise to power.
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The best Marvel movies on Disney+

Fly in the face of your childhood aspirations and become that hero you've always dreamed of vicariously through the ever-amassing and maturing MCU on Disney+.
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HBO renews Westworld for season 4, may be planning two more seasons

HBO's hit series Westworld will be back for season 4, and will reportedly run through six seasons, offering fans a few more years of hosts-vs.-humans conflict.
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Venom 2 is delayed, but the sequel has a new, gruesome title

Sony Pictures has pushed back the release date for Venom: Let There Be Carnage, the next in the series that will introduce the new Spidey villain Carnage.
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The Batman and Sopranos prequel movie get new release dates

Warner Bros. Pictures gave many of its upcoming films — including The Batman, Shazam 2, and Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark — new release dates.

What to watch after Tiger King, the spinoffs streaming now and on the way

Even after you watch Tiger King, there is still more to see when it comes to Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin, and the rest of the show's colorful cast of characters.
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San Diego Comic-Con 2020 canceled for first time in 50-year history

The world's biggest annual festival for comic books and pop culture won't be held this year as San Diego Comic-Con organizers confirm it won't be held in 2020.
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Saved by the Bell sequel series gets its first trailer ahead of Peacock premiere

NBCUniversal's streaming service Peacock will bring back stars of Saved By the Bell for a sequel series that reunites the former Bayside High classmates.
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George RR Martin is working on new Game of Thrones book while social distancing

'I have good days and bad days, but I am making progress,' writes the creator of A Song of Ice and Fire, the inspiration for HBO's hit series Game of Thrones.