Ahead of theAcademy Awardsceremony on Sunday night, filmmakerPatty Jenkinsis expressing her disappointment over the nominations. Notably, this year’s nominees for Best Director do not include any women. Those up for the award are Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin), Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans), Todd Field (Tár), Ruben Östlund (Triangle of Sadness), and the directing duo of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once). This list of nominees has already led to some criticism against the Oscars, given how women have won Best Director for the past two years....

Landing a role in a huge movie likeRogue One: A Star Wars Storycan be a life-altering experience in more ways than one. The most obvious way is how it can positively affect one’s career, exposing said actor to one of the biggest fan bases in the world. Taking on a role in such a coveted movie also means said actor has to keep a number of secrets about the film very close to his or her vest, to avoid any massive spoilers leaking out onto the Internet before the movie’s release....

One thing about Disney’s newStar Warsthat has been often criticised is the treatment of some of the characters from the original trilogy. Whether it be a grumpy, cynical Luke Skywalker, or the killing of loveable rogue Han Solo, fans have found plenty to be upset about. One fan-favourite character that wascompletely side-lined is Admiral Ackbar, who sadly did not receive anything close to a memorable moment, and certainly nothing that compares to his infamous “It’s a trap!...

The next thrilling chapter in the continuing Star Wars saga is upon us. The first teaser trailer forRogue One: A Star Wars Storyhas debuted. And it’s as thrilling as expected. We’re introduced to new characters, and there are some old surprises thrown in the mix as well. This heart-pounding first look debuted just a few minutes ago onGood Morning America. Now, you can watch the trailer in all it’s glory right here, right now....

The cat is finally out of the bag. After months of countless rumors and accidental reveals, Rosario Dawson has finally debuted onThe Mandalorianas the fan-favorite Force wielder, Ahsoka Tano. After keeping a lid on the big secret for months, the actor is now finally dishing all kinds of details from how it was the online fan-casting that got her the role and how nervous she was on the first day. But the biggest revelation is that Dawson already had an amazing connection toStar Warslong before she became Ahsoka....

Scarecrowis a 1973 film which starsAl PacinoandGene Hackmanas two wanderers who embark on a cross-country journey for different goals. Pacino’s character (Francis Lionel “Lion” Delbuchi) is an ex-sailor who is returning to his home in hopes of rekindling his relationship with his ex-wife and child whom he has never met. Hackman’s character (Max Millan) is a hot-tempered ex-con who wants to venture to Pittsburgh to open a carwash. Max and Lion form a friendship and agree to be partners on the carwash business, if they make a few pit-stops along the way....

Nearly one year after the immensely popular podcastSerialfirst launched, producersPhil LordandChris Millerare teaming with Fox 21 Productions (Homeland), to create aTV seriesadaptation.The Hollywood Reporterreveals that series creatorSarah Koenig, who hosted the weekly podcast that was a spinoff ofThis American Life, sparked toPhil LordandChris Miller’s pitch for a TV adaptation, which will chronicle the process of making the successful podcast instead of the case it chronicled. The producers will start pitching to cable networks once a team of writers are in place....

ASpawnspin-off is coming to the small screen. Todd McFarlane, the co-founder of Image Comics who created theSpawnuniverse, has revealed that aSam and TwitchTV show is officially in the works. The detective duo originally debuted in the very first issue of theSpawncomic book back in 1992. Now, they are poised to headline a show from the producers behind HBO’sMare of Easttown. According to multiple reports,Todd McFarlaneis set to produceSam and Twitchalongside Sean Canino through the McFarlane Films production banner....

CBS’Supergirlaired its 15th episode last night,Solitude, which gave us our first look at theFortress of Solitudeoccupied by Kara’s (Melissa Benoist) cousin, Superman. We had previously seen a sneak peek at this iconic location before the episode aired, but for those who tuned in last night, there was a special Easter Egg. One of the items many fans noticed in the Fortress was a Legion Flight ring, which you may see below in a photo from Entertainment Weekly writerNatalie Abrams....

Thanks to the snap heard ‘round the world,Thanosfrom the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been ranked as the world’s most popular movie villain. Courtesy of ToppCasinoBonus.com, the new list ranks 50 of the most dastardly movie characters to determine exactly which ones currently stand as the planet’s favorite big screen bad guys. The findings are determined by analyzing the Rotten Tomatoes score from their most notable movie, their monthly Google search volume, and how many times they’ve been looked up on Wikipedia in the last 30 days....

Murder on the Orient Express(1974),Chinatown(1974), andClue(1985) — these are some of the most famousmysteryfilmsever made. Of course, you also have films from Alfred Hitchcock, David Fincher, Brian De Palma, and David Lynch, along with franchises likeKnives Out,Scream, Sherlock Holmes, and the prequelEnola Holmes. But throughout the years, several mystery films have gone down as criminally underrated. Plenty of these are by the biggest directors in the industry, with star-studded casts to boot....

This year has already got one Dracula movie with Universal Pictures’Renfield, a comical take on the age-old vampire story starring Nicolas Cage and Nicholas Hoult, and now the studio have revealed the first trailer for their other movie based on the famous vampire, the more seriousThe Last Voyage of the Demeter. André Øvredal’s movie is based on the chapter of Bram Stoker’s novel told in the form of a Captain’s log written by the captain of the Demeter, the damned ship that brings Dracula to Whitby....

There are many films inLindsay Lohan’s portfoliothat have grown into wildly popular productions. But probably her most iconic movie ever is the one that marked her film acting debut back in 1998, turning her into one of the most famous young actresses in the world:The Parent Trap. In this popular film, Lohan plays Annie and Hallie, a pair of identical twins who were separated at birth by their parents and meet at a summer camp 11 years later, by a twist of fate....