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Director Darren Aronofsky Answers A Few Pressing Questions About mother!

All weekend, everywhere I look online, people are hollering about mother!, Aronofsky’s latest phantasmagoric film about a poet, a house, and his preternaturally long-suffering wife. Now, Aronofsky himself has weighed in, offering his own interpretations on some key happenings in the film. Talking to Entertainment Weekly, he specifically lays out his ideas regarding the film…

Movies Julie Muncy

Jonathan Frakes Let Slip an Unexpected Star Trek: Discovery Spoiler

Talking with some fans, Riker himself, Jonathan Frakes, who also took a turn in the director’s chair for an episode of Star Trek: Discovery, shared an interesting tidbit about the upcoming series. The revelation comes from a stop on The Continuing Voyage convention tour in Chicago, during a Star Trek: The Next Generation reunion panel.…

Television Julie Muncy

Of Course Pennywise From It Has a Horny Tumblr Fandom

Pennywise, for the uninitiated, is a trans-dimensional force of fear and pain that enjoys haunting children, personifying generational trauma, and hanging out in the form of a clown. Does the internet want to fuck it? Oh hell yes the internet wants to fuck it. Let me introduce everyone to Pennywise Confessions, the epicenter of a…

Movies Julie Muncy

Sebastian Stan Filmed His Avengers: Infinity War Scenes Without Ever Reading the Script

Filming for the third Avengers film wrapped in July, but not everyone involved got the same amount of access to the in-progress film. Some actors, like Sebastian Stan, didn’t even get to read the script. Stan is known for playing The Winter Soldier (aka Bucky Barnes, which by this point is definitely not a spoiler)…

Movies Julie Muncy

Blade Runner 2049 International Posters Give A Good Look at the Main Cast

We’re only weeks away from the October 6th premiere of the long-awaited Blade Runner sequel. Get a good look at the main cast with these international posters. These come via ComicBookmovie.com, and show off all of the new film’s major players with an intimate, albeit airbrushed, look. I dig the amount of character put into…

Movies Julie Muncy

A Trio of Heroines Enjoy a Well-Earned Rest in the Lovely Comic Fallow Time

Fallow Time is a small story about the moments in an adventurer’s life that don’t often get commented on. The moments right before and right after a quest, when the adrenaline stops flowing and the monsters stop coming. When collects themselves, and just… rests. Written and illustrated by Kate Sheridan, an independent illustrator and comic…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy

Channing Tatum’s Smarmy Southerner Spy Makes an Entrance in New Kingsman: The Golden Circle Clip

We’ve already known that Channing Tatum would be planning an American spy with a hefty Southern accent in the new Kingsman movie, and now we can check out his introduction in a new clip. The scene, made available via the official Kingsman YouTube channel, shows Tatum’s grand entrance, busting Eggsy after he breaks into his…

Movies Julie Muncy

Warner Bros. is Building a ‘Director-Driven’ Superhero Universe, Says Nightwing Director

Most news that comes out about the DC Extended Universe on film makes it sound a bit more messy than the relatively tidy and intricate Marvel Cinematic Universe. According to the Chris McKay, that might be the result of Warner Bros. focusing on something unique in the world of superhero movies. The directors. McKay, who’s…

Movies Julie Muncy

Harry Dean Stanton’s Unmistakable Humanity Grounded Some of Film’s Best Moments

Carl Rodd, the owner of the Fat Trout Trailer Park in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, has a sign on his door. It reads: Do not wake before 9am under any circumstances. When two FBI agents defy those instructions, he’s understandably dazed and angry. In a movie full of surreal terror, it’s a perfect…

Movies Julie Muncy

Rocko Will Navigate Unemployment in Rocko’s Modern Life Comic From Boom! Studios

Poor Rocko. After his star turn in the ‘90s, not much has really changed for the poor, beleagured wallaby. Still hanging out with his old friends. Still navigating the surreal messiness of contemporary existence. At least now, thanks to Boom! Studios, he’ll get to do it all in comic book form. As reported yesterday by…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy

The Broadway Production of Disney’s Frozen Looks Predictably Beautiful

Kids everywhere have imagined what Anna, Elsa, and the rest of the Frozen crew would look like if they were real. And soon, thanks to a new Broadway production, they can find out. The first production photos of Disney’s upcoming Frozen musical were recently released, and the stage show looks very much as you’d expect.…

Movies Germain Lussier

Yes, the Fish Monster in Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water Is Going to Have Sex With a Human

Have you ever actually considered how the mechanics of having sex with a fish-person (mermaid or otherwise) might actually work? Guillermo del Toro certainly has, and we’re all going to get a chance to see how he conceptualizes it in his upcoming adult fairy tale The Shape of Water. The Shape of Water prominently features…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore

Five Horror Directors, Including Gremlins‘ Joe Dante, Are Collaborating on a New Anthology Film

Five genre directors—Joe Dante (Gremlins, Innerspace), Mick Garris (The Stand), Alejandro Brugués (Juan of the Dead), and Ryuhei Kitamura (Versus, The Midnight Meat Train)—are joining forces for a new horror anthology film set at a haunted theater, appropriately titled Nightmare Cinema. Mickey Rourke stars in the film’s Twilight Zone-esque frame story, as a mysterious character…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Legendary Actor Harry Dean Stanton Dies at 91

Harry Dean Stanton, an instantly recognizable character actor whose career spanned seven decades, died of natural causes in Los Angeles today. He was 91 years old. Most recently, fans enjoyed Stanton as he reprised his role as Carl Rodd, the kindly trailer park manager, who returned to the new Twin Peaks. But that was just…

Movies Germain Lussier

James Cameron’s True Lies Is Being Turned Into a TV Show

The 1994 James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzengger, and Jamie Lee Curtis blockbuster hit True Lies may be coming back… to a TV screen near you. Fox will attempt to turn the action film into a television show, with Cameron aboard to produce and McG, director of Charlie’s Angels and Terminator Salvation, potentially directing the pilot. Prolific…

Television Germain Lussier

7 Mythical Creatures Besides Dragons Who Deserve to Be Stars

When it comes to fantasy, mythical creatures are a given. Specifically, dragons are a given. Sometimes, a unicorn or two will pop up, but fantasy has a real thing for dragons. And while giant flying lizards are great and all, the focus on dragons has meant we have not given other creatures their proper pop…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

The Women of Star Wars Get Their Punk On in This Delightful Rebellious Art Show

I mean, if everyone from DC Comics to Archie can start having cool biker gang versions of their female characters running around, Star Wars probably could too—or at least, swap biker gangs. These images all come from “Rebel Rebel,” a fan art show opening tonight at the Perky Nerd in Burbank, California. Celebrating the impending…

Movies James Whitbrook

The Mother of All Transformers Dinobots, and More of the Best Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s collection of the coolest toys and merchandise we’ve seen this week. This time we’ve got some seriously cool Dinobots, some very weird Justice League cars, and an impressive (most impressive) recreation of Darth Vader’s iconic helmet. Check it out! Transformers: Generations Power of the Primes Deluxe Class Dinobots Ask…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

Netflix’s Punisher Series Will Be the Most Dark and Brutal Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

A big part of what made Jon Bernthal’s performance as the Punisher work in Daredevil’s second season was that he acted as a dark, twisted foil for the series’ titular hero. But what happens to an antihero like Frank Castle when you take away the more morally sound characters that surround him? Though he was…

Television Charles Pulliam-Moore

Jamie Lee Curtis Will Reprise Her Iconic Role as Laurie Strode in the New Halloween Movie

Well, here’s a welcome surprise. Blumhouse just announced that legendary scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis will reprise her role as Laurie Strode when the new Halloween movie opens on October 19, 2018. There’s a lot to unpack here. The simplest thing is that the new Halloween, co-written by Danny McBride and directed by David Gordon…

Movies Germain Lussier

Director Darren Aronofsky Answers A Few Pressing Questions About mother!

Jonathan Frakes Let Slip an Unexpected Star Trek: Discovery Spoiler

Of Course Pennywise From It Has a Horny Tumblr Fandom

Sebastian Stan Filmed His Avengers: Infinity War Scenes Without Ever Reading the Script

Blade Runner 2049 International Posters Give A Good Look at the Main Cast

A Trio of Heroines Enjoy a Well-Earned Rest in the Lovely Comic Fallow Time

Channing Tatum’s Smarmy Southerner Spy Makes an Entrance in New Kingsman: The Golden Circle Clip

Warner Bros. is Building a ‘Director-Driven’ Superhero Universe, Says Nightwing Director

Harry Dean Stanton’s Unmistakable Humanity Grounded Some of Film’s Best Moments

Rocko Will Navigate Unemployment in Rocko’s Modern Life Comic From Boom! Studios

The Broadway Production of Disney’s Frozen Looks Predictably Beautiful

Yes, the Fish Monster in Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water Is Going to Have Sex With a Human

Five Horror Directors, Including Gremlins‘ Joe Dante, Are Collaborating on a New Anthology Film

Legendary Actor Harry Dean Stanton Dies at 91

James Cameron’s True Lies Is Being Turned Into a TV Show

7 Mythical Creatures Besides Dragons Who Deserve to Be Stars

The Women of Star Wars Get Their Punk On in This Delightful Rebellious Art Show

The Mother of All Transformers Dinobots, and More of the Best Toys of the Week

Netflix’s Punisher Series Will Be the Most Dark and Brutal Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Jamie Lee Curtis Will Reprise Her Iconic Role as Laurie Strode in the New Halloween Movie

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

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