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Announced today at the HBO Max WarnerMedia Day, the direct-to-consumer offering has secured streaming rights to Adult Swim’s Emmy award-winning animated series Rick and Morty in the United States. Deemed what a “modern day hit” looks like, Rick and Morty was the #1 comedy across all of television in 2017 with young adults and has become a multi-platform sensation not just on television, but across digital, gaming, livestreaming, retail, and fan experiences....

Neon Lights opens with Kim Coates’ Denver Kane advising tech tycoon Clay Amani before an interview about his company. He vulgarly advises him not to mess it up, all while remaining charismatic and methodical. Clay is battling his mental health while on the verge of a hostile takeover and messes it up drastically. In an attempt to repair his life and at the suggestion of his therapist, he holds a family reunion on a posh estate in an isolated area....

The comedic drama chronicles the unpredictable tale of Jamie (James Corden of Prom and The Late Late Show With James Corden), a seasoned chef whose life falls apart when he discovers shocking secrets about his pregnant wife, Amandine (Melia Kreiling). When Jamie turns for help to his brother-in-law Jeff (Colin Morgan), that only seems to create a larger emotional crack in Jeff’s marriage to Jamie’s sis, Lue (Sally Hawkins). At its core, Mammals is a revealing saga about the complexities of modern marriage and fidelity....

The Strip follows the adventures of a low-end electronics store and its group of misfit employees. Directed by Jameel Khan, this hilarious new comedy finds Dave Foley managing a team of unmotivated salesmen that would rather goof-off than help a paying customer. We have an exclusive first look at The Strip, which hits select theaters this Friday. To get a taste of the hilarity, click on the video clip below:...

Are you young, sexually confused, just trying to get by? Do you sing, dance or possess some other talent? Welcome to the world of GARDEN PARTY. At the center of this drama is 15-year-old April (Willa Holland). She is running from one bad situation into another, hoping to find an answer that doesn’t involve taking off her clothes. As April navigates Los Angeles, she falls in with a group of confused kids struggling to chase their dreams....

Executive Producer Michael E. Uslan discusses The Dark Knight Rises and a new memoir entitled The Boy Who Loved Batman The Dark Knight Rises is poised to be the biggest film in cinematic history, opening next summer as one of the most anticipated film projects of all time. But it almost wasn’t to be. In his new book The Boy Who Loved Batman, executive producer and franchise rights holder Michael E....

Deadline reports that 12-year-old Thomas Horn, who made headlines in October for winning first place on Jeopardy!, will play the lead role in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock have already been cast in Stephen Daldry’s upcoming adventure. Horn will play Oskar Schell, a nine-year-old boy who lost his father in the 9/11 attacks, and later finds a key amongst his dad’s belongings. The story follows Schell as he tries to find the lock that matches this key....

Fremont is truly one of the most special movies to come out of Sundance Film Festival this year. Possibly one of the most timely, too, given its themes of healing and moving forward (on both an individual and collective level). Indeed, on varying levels, we are all processing different types of grief, heartache, and trauma every day. Fremont doesn’t necessarily offer reprieve from the hurt, but instead revels in the sometimes achingly slow and winding process of starting anew....

Considered one of the most iconic horror franchises, Friday the 13th comprises 12 of what are considered some of the best slasher movies, woven together by the classic character Jason Voorhees. Jason was thought to have drowned as a young boy whilst away on a camping trip that went drastically wrong, but decades later, the lake he drowned in becomes the setting for a series of grisly and shocking mass murders....

The last we heard about a sequel to last year’s Platinum Dunes remake Friday the 13th was back in December when producer Brad Fuller revealed they were hoping to get started on the film this year. Bloody-Disgusting noticed a recent tweet from Fuller’s Twitter account where he said that Friday the 13th Part 2 in 3D was “dead - not happening.” The site contacted Fuller to clarify the tweet and he responded by saying, “Right now there is no movement on Friday the 13th Part 2....

Former Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston will be reprising the role of the Ninth Doctor for some new adventures as part of an upcoming audio series from Big Finish Productions. Longtime fans of the franchise may remember Eccleston for playing the ninth incarnation of the Doctor when Doctor Who was revived in 2005, making him the first actor to play the iconic role following Paul McGann’s run as the Eighth Doctor in 1996....

Batman’s greatest ally against the forces of darkness may not be Commissioner Gordon or Harvey Dent, but instead it might be his marketing allies. Movie Marketing Madness has provided a listing of some of the businesses partnering with Warner Bros to cross promote this summer’s The Dark Knight. The list of partners includes such big names as Hershey, Nokia, General Mills, Comcast, Microsoft Xbox, Giorgio Armani, the California Milk Processor Board and Domino’s Pizza....

Last night, Showtime said goodbye to its iconic drama series Dexter, and despite facing a competitive night of programming on broadcast, basic and premium cable, the Dexter series finale delivered the show’s highest-rated telecast ever and the biggest audience ever for an original episode in Showtime history, besting the show’s Season 7 finale and Season 8 premiere. Dexter attracted 2.8 million viewers at 9 p.m. (up 13 percent from the season 8 premiere - vs....

Emile Hirsch puts himself into early Razzie’s contention as a cold-blooded killer with a laughable Southern drawl. Dig is a lean thriller about a troubled father and daughter forced on a desert excavation by a murderous couple. The premise isn’t terrible, but the film drags out a paper-thin plot like taffy. The characters behave foolishly in what should be a tense life or death scenario. The plot inexplicably meanders with no actual digging done until the second act....

Directors Guild of America President Taylor Hackford today announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2009. “The DGA award is especially meaningful to directors because it is decided solely by their peers - the men and women who have been in the same trenches and know exactly what goes into the crafting of a unique motion picture,” said Hackford. “The five nominees for this year have each expressed an indelible vision that transported audiences to vivid vistas of cinematic art....

During the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s headline-stealing time in San Diego Comic-Con 2022’s Hall H, not just one but two new Avengers movies were announced: Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, to be helmed by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton, and Avengers: Secret Wars. While some have speculated that this could be based on the 1984 comic event of that name, it’s much more likely that it will be based on the 2015 Secret Wars, thanks to a certain plot point in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness....

According to Variety, Sci Fi Channel has inked a deal with BBC Worldwide Americas for the firstrun rights to the new Beeb one-hour series Doctor Who. The show, which established its status as an iconic TV landmark with a 26-year run in Blighty beginning in 1963, was updated in 2005 with Christopher Eccleston as the eponymous doctor. The deal gives Sci Fi the rights for the 13-part series one with an option for the second series....

Perhaps one of the most recognizable bad boys throughout anime, Vegeta has been a salient character to the Dragon Ball series since his debut in 1988. Originally written into the ever popular Shonen Jump manga as a foil to protagonist Goku, Vegeta has gone through many changes as a character. From the loss of his father and their home planet, to being killed off and resurrected more than one time....

Many DC fans have noted that since the cancellation of Henry Cavill’s Superman return, Dwayne Johnson has been very quiet on the subject of this and Black Adam’s future as part of the DCU. After responding to a number of claims that he unfollowed Black Adam and Warner Bros. accounts on Instagram, Johnson has now finally given his in depth view of where Black Adam now stands in the franchise. Following a conversation with James Gunn, this is what Johnson had to say....

Something very special is coming to DVD in October… In a story from DVD Town, Fox Home Entertainment will be bringing out Edward Scissorhands on Blu-ray Disc October 9. Synopsis: A suburban fairy tale with incredibly imaginative sets, an Avon lady, Peg Boggs (Dianne Wiest), discovers the half-finished experiment–a man/monster named Edward (Johnny Depp)–of a mad scientist (played magically by Vincent Price) living in the neighborhood’s old abandoned castle. The scientist died before replacing the shy man’s large shears with real hands....