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"If it's Halloween, it must be Saw ." While the long-running franchise eventually moved onto other clever marketing taglines, the Saw series continues to remain in the public eye with new installments such as Jigsaw in 2017 and Spiral: From the Book of Saw in 2021. Although both films were profitable at the box office, audience and critics weren't as impressed. Despite grisly traps, tight pacing, and the series' signature twist endings being present and accounted for, recent installments in the $1 billion franchise have failed to pack the punch of the original films. Despite screenwriter Josh Stolberg working on a draft of the newest installment that "will make John Kramer fans very happy," one of the big issues plaguing the Saw franchise isn't that it needs more John Kramer. It's that it needs to once again commit to a central villain for the audience to become invested in, something that hasn't happened since Saw IV . With John...

It seems like more and more people are opening up to watching movies and television in other languages. With extreme hits like Parasite and Roma as just a couple of examples, there are plenty of places to find something new and fantastic to watch. In particular, Japanese movies are really underappreciated. While many of the country's films are based on pre-existing manga and anime, as you'll quickly notice on this list, there's clearly a reason for that. When you already have an amazing story in your hands, why not adapt it for the screen? Because of the fantastic anime coming out of Japan, where the medium originated, there are many beautiful animated films to watch, while it appears that there is also an abundance of great thrillers and dramas. With Netflix becoming more and more known for its international offerings — just look at Squid Game and Money Heist — it should be no surprise to learn that the streamer has many amazing Japanese movies on offer. But which o...

When Norman Jewison came across an early draft of the script for In the Heat of the Night, the then-39-year-old Canadian director recognized that this adaptation of John Ball's novel — about a Black cop caught in the middle of a murder mystery in the Deep South — had the potential to be something powerful and unique. No less than Bobby Kennedy had told the filmmaker that "timing is everything in art, in life, in politics… and the time to make that movie is right now." After lobbying hard for the job, Jewison was able to convince the producers that he was the right man for the job. He wanted to make a statement. Jewison also wanted to work with the star who was already attached to the project: Sidney Poitier. Related Stories Sidney Poitier, Oscar-Winning Actor and Activist Who Made History, Dead at 94 Sidney Poitier Tributes Pour In From Denzel Washington, Barack O...

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Family acting dynasties have been around long before Hollywood, and the best example of a family that continued through nearly every step of acting's evolution is the Barrymore family , including film star  Drew Barrymore . While certain modern Hollywood families have grown into all aspects of filmmaking, like the famous members of the Coppola family, the Barrymores are significant for being known simply as an " acting family ." The family is also notable for adopting a stage name that has continued throughout generations, as many of their birth surnames were "Blythe," whereafter they either took Barrymore as their legal last name or stage name. The Barrymores aren't the only acting dynasties that still have prominent members today, other families include the Coppolas (as previously mentioned), the Arquette family, the Baldwin brothers, the Fonda family, and the Carradine family. Interestingly, many of these families tend to take up ...

Listen up, criminals: you're going to want to hear this. District Attorney Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) is back in the courtroom in the first promo for NBC's "Law & Order" revival. Watch the promo via the video above. "Law & Order" returns for its 21st season Thursday, Feb. 24 on NBC. Episodes will stream the following day on Peacock. Dun dun. For Waterston, it will be his 17th season overall playing the district attorney (he also guest starred on the 19th season of "SVU.") He joins Anthony Anderson as returning "Law & Order" veterans. They will be joined by new castmembers Jeffrey Donovan, Hugh Dancy and Camryn Manheim. "Very few casting announcements have ever given me this much pleasure," executive producer Dick Wolf said when revealing Waterston's return in mid-December. "Since Day 1, Sam has had perfect pitch when it...

According to One Take News and The Cosmic Circus, Marvel Studios' highly-anticipated Disney+ series Ms. Marvel will reportedly start filming its scheduled reshoots and additional photography later this month in Atlanta. The upcoming Ms. Marvel reshoots are expected to last for over a month, with the second unit crew also set to shoot simultaneously for two weeks. Reshoots are said to start on January 24 and will continue until February 28. While the content of the reshoots remains largely shrouded in mystery, it's certainly not a quick session. No delay is expected for the Disney+ show. RELATED: Marvel Taps Emmy-Winning What If…? Composer to Score The Marvels Ms. Marvel  will be led by newcomer Iman Vellani in her acting debut as Kamala Khan. Set to launch this summer, the Disney+ series also marks the live-action debut of the fan-favorite Marvel character. "The series introduces Kamala Khan—a 16-year-old Pakistani American from Jersey...