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Although it’s commonly confused to be a genre, the art of anime is just that, pure art. The series of animations, both computer generated and hand drawn (like those of the great Studio Ghibli), originate from early Japanese culture. With the earliest anime dating back as far as 1917, the style covers every form of animated works, transcending category or origin. The distinguishing mode of production utilizes elements of cinematography, graphic art (often originating from manga), and various other imaginative techniques, while placing emphasis on less character movement and a great deal of detail on camera effects such as zooming, panning, etc....

Made-for-TV movies cross into a distinct territory of entertainment. With the goal of keeping audiences entertained enough not to simply change the channel during a potentially dull moment, these films must be as initially interesting as they are continually engaging through plot progression. A lot of these examples draw upon familiar tales told throughout the years, roping audiences in to see which new ways each story might twist and turn on the small screen....

So your first movie was a hit! Somehow you even managed to nail the sequel and expand on your characters… so you have to make a third now, right? In mathematics, religion, writing, and yes, art, the number three resonates with its user. Pythagoras reasoned it was the perfect number as it could chart a beginning, a middle, and an end. In Latin the phrase goes “omne trium perfectum,” stating that every three is perfect, or every set of three signifies completion....

This article contains spoilers for The Black Phone (2022)Scott Derrickson has produced a horror film that only ramps up the intensity throughout its 103-minute runtime. The Black Phone (2022) tells the story of a young boy being taken by a serial murderer known only as the Grabber. When this child begins to have his supernatural abilities manifest, he starts to hear the voices of the Grabber’s past victims speaking to him through a disconnected phone....

Spoiler Warning: The Boys Season 1-2 The second season of Prime Video’s The Boys was a nail-biting experience. And even though it looked like the bad supes were about to take over, we saw the second season conclude with the good supes coming through. However, the fight is far from over. There were a lot of loose ends in the final episode that we need answers to in the upcoming season....

You can bring all six films of a legendary film series home in one Blu-ray set this November. Rocky: The Undisputed Collection will be released on Blu-ray on November 17. The set will be priced at $99.99 SRP and will include all six films along with a bonus disc full of new special features. Take a look at what this new set will include below. This holiday season, a “nobody” becomes a “somebody” when Rocky: The Undisputed Collection unveils all six powerhouse films together on stunning Blu-ray Disc (BD) November 3 from MGM Home Entertainment....

A diabolical conman destroys the lives of multiple innocents by masquerading as a British intelligence operative. Rogue Agent is a harrowing true story of deception, enslavement, and merciless fraud. Based on the article, Chasing Agent Freegard by Michael Bronner, you’ll watch in disbelief and disgust as a loathsome antagonist executes a master class in villainy. Robert Freegard, chillingly portrayed by James Norton, seduced to the point of enthrallment. He held vise-grip control for years; squeezing every ounce from minds, bodies, and bank accounts....

Scarlet Witch fans rejoice! Although the fandom is still awaiting official confirmation from Marvel Studios that it is working on two Scarlet Witch-focused projects, it looks like the upcoming sequel to 2016’s Doctor Strange starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the eponymous sorcerer, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, will be just as much about Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen). Despite early descriptions of the film from Marvel Studios that only listed Olsen as a member of the movie’s ensemble, Doctor Strange and Scarlet Witch will share a significant amount of screen time, according to a report from Comicbook....

It may not have captured the “cultural zeitgeist” but that shouldn’t stop movie lovers from being excited about New Line’s January 2, 2007 release of Snakes on a Plane. Synopsis: On board a flight over the Pacific Ocean, an assassin, bent on killing a passenger who’s a witness in protective custody, let loose a crate full of deadly snakes. Director: David R. Ellis Actors: Julianna Margulies, Samuel L Jackson DVD Features:...

In an unprecedented move, director Christopher Nolan is filming four sequences in the next installment of Warner Bros. Pictures’ Batman franchise, The Dark Knight, with extremely high resolution IMAX cameras using the giant 15/70 film format. The announcement was made today by Jeff Robinov, President of Production, Warner Bros. Pictures. While it is not unique for a feature lensed on traditional 35mm film to be re-mastered to screen in IMAX theatres, this marks the first time ever that a major feature film has been even partially shot using IMAX cameras, marking a revolutionary integration of the two film formats....

Moments ago at San Diego Comic-Con, Sir Patrick Stewart treated “Star Trek” fans attending the “Star Trek” Universe panel to the first trailer for Star Trek: Picard and shocked the audience by bringing out surprise guests and “Star Trek” icons Brent Spiner, Jeri Ryan and Jonathan Del Arco, announcing they will be appearing in Star Trek: Picard. In addition to the surprise guests, it was revealed that Star Trek stars Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis will make appearances in the new series as well....

Roddenberry.com and CafePress.com announced a publishing partnership that will bring the original scripts for the Star Trek TV franchise, and limited edition merchandise to fans worldwide. The project, which plans to release limited edition volumes each month over the next three years, will include scripts for The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise, and The Animated Series. The first book in the series is the script for the original Star Trek pilot episode “The Cage,” and is available now at www....

J.J. Abrams “Star Trek” redux is a true cinematic rarity. It is an epic adventure that deftly captures the spirit of the original series, while succeeding utterly in charting a new course. Characters that have become pop icons are reborn in a film worthy of the hype and early accolades. This is no easy feat considering the sheer volume and love for the previous material. Trekkies and neophytes alike will be equally satisfied....

Star Wars Rebels is sadly coming to a close, but we still have one more entire season to look forward to, which will help close the gap between the prequels and the original trilogy. Star Wars Rebels season 4 is set to premiere on Disney XD in a little less than a month and fans who are eager to see how the excellent animated series finishes out are in luck. Disney and Lucasfilm have unveiled some of the upcoming episode titles, as well as revealing that many of them will air back-to-back, at least for the first half of the season....

IGER SHAKING UP DISNEY’S “PARTNERS"Disney’s decision to begin offering its TV shows and movies online has created “a pretty interesting dynamic” between itself and its TV affiliates, DVD marketers, and movie theaters, Disney CEO Robert Iger said Thursday. Speaking at a luncheon sponsored by the Boston College Chief Executives’ Club, Iger observed that in the first two weeks that Disney’s ABC-TV began streaming Desperate Housewivesand Lostonline, three million people watched them....

CHRISTMAS COMES TOO EARLY FOR SOME Moviegoers were even more Scroogelike at the box office over the weekend than originally estimated as ticket sales fell more than 16 percent from the comparable weekend a year ago. Final figures put the take for Disney’s A Christmas Carolat $30.1 million, a figure somewhat inflated by 3D premium pricing at more than 2,000 screens and nearly 200 IMAX sites. Even so, it was nearly $1 million less than the studio’s estimates on Sunday....

MOVIE THEATERS TO BECOME CONCERT HALLS More than 50 theaters across the U.S. plan to screen a live performance of the New York Metropolitan Opera’s presentation of Mozart’s The Magic Fluteon December 30. The matinee performance, directed by Julie Taymore (The Lion King) and conducted by James Levine, is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. ET and is the first of six such concerts due to be presented via satellite in high-definition and surround sound this season....

THE SURVIVOR CONTROVERSY GROWS As expected, Wednesday’s announcement that the next Survivorseries will see the show’s “tribes” divided along racial lines has begun to generate controversy. In New York, City Councilman John Liu, calling the plan “preposterous,” told the Associated Press that he plans to launch a campaign urging CBS not to broadcast the show, which is scheduled to debut on Sept. 14. He said that a coalition of officials, including the city council’s black, Latino and Asian caucus, was planning a protest rally at City Hall set for today (Friday)....

REPORT: CHERNIN MAY STEP DOWN Peter Chernin, who, as president and COO of News Corp, is regarded as one of the most powerful media executives in the U.S., is considering stepping down and possibly launching a new media company on his own, the Los Angeles Timesreported today (Friday), citing unnamed News Corp executives. The newspaper indicated however, that Chernin had not made a decision about his future and that only last week he described his current contract talks with News Corp as “constructive and friendly....

SKINNER WINS TALENT, BUT BOYLE STEALS SHOW Kentucky country singer Kevin Skinner won the $1-million grand prize on America’s Got Talent Wednesday night, but some critics agreed that Scottish singer Susan Boyle stole the show when she made her first American appearance with a soulful version of the Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses.” In a video clip prior to her performance, Boyle was seen in news footage being taken away to a psychiatric hospital shortly after she placed second on Britain’s Got Talentearlier this year....