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How the ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ FX team crafted its skin-crawling villain

How the Oscar-nominated visual effects in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' brought Supreme Leader Snoke to terrifying life and created the saga's quietest collision.

Where Baby Groot’s dance moves came from, and other FX secrets from ‘Guardians 2’

It took some complex mathematics and a lot of sweet dance moves to create the groundbreaking visual effects that earned 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' an Oscar nomination.
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How the ‘Kong: Skull Island’ FX team built a bigger, better King

The visual effects supervisors on 'Kong: Skull Island' explain how they brought the biggest version of King Kong ever to the screen with Oscar-nominated effects.
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‘Fahrenheit 451’ trailer pits Michael B. Jordan against Michael Shannon

HBO Films released the first full-length trailer for 'Fahrenheit 451,' its upcoming adaptation of Ray Bradbury's acclaimed novel.
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‘Jessica Jones’ season 2 early review: No villains, no problem

Season 2 of Marvel's 'Jessica Jones' on Netflix hits hard in its first five episodes despite a villain-shaped hole in the story.
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‘Annihilation’ review

'Ex Machina' director Alex Garland and a talented cast led by Natalie Portman put a terrifying spin on Jeff VanderMeer's dark sci-fi story in 'Annihilation.'
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‘Jessica Jones’ season 2 prep guide: What we learned from our sneak peek

Marvel's 'Jessica Jones' returns in March, and we saw the first five episodes of season 2. Here's a spoiler-free preview of what you can expect in the second season.
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‘Black Panther’ review

Marvel goes in a new, different direction direction with 'Black Panther,' and the character's solo debut is everything fans hoped for.
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Everything we know about ‘Incredibles 2’

Disney and Pixar are bring the The Incredibles back to the big screen in 2018, so here's everything we know about 'Incredibles 2' before it hits theaters in June.
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Netflix nabs ‘Glee’ and ‘American Horror Story’ creator Ryan Murphy in huge deal

'Glee' and American Horror Story' creator Ryan Murphy has signed a massive, exclusive deal with Netflix to produce new series, movies, and documentaries.

Watch all the Super Bowl movie trailers from this year’s game

This year's Super Bowl movie trailers included 'Solo: A Star Wars Story,' 'Cloverfield Paradox,' 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,' and other much-anticipated films.
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Everything we know about Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ movie so far

Black Panther makes his solo debut in Marvel Studios' cinematic universe in February 2018. Here's everything we know about the movie so far.
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Apple orders new series from ‘Whiplash’ and ‘La La Land’ director

Apple has made a straight-to-series order for a new television show from 'Whiplash' and 'La La Land' writer and director Damien Chazelle.
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Jaegers, assemble! Here’s everything we know about ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’

Pacific Rim Uprising arrives in theaters in March 2018, so here's everything we know about the sequel to Pacific Rim.
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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water’ leads the pack of Oscar nominees

'The Shape of Water' leads this year's list of films receiving Oscar nominations ahead of the 90th Academy Awards ceremony.
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2017’s worst movie? ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ leads Razzie nominations

Michael Bay's 'Transformers: The Last Knight' leads this year's Razzie Awards nominations for the worst movie of 2017.
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‘Three Billboards’ and HBO shows win big at 24th Screen Actors Guild Awards

'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' and multiple HBO projects were the night's big winners at the 2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony.
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‘Jumanji’ stays on top, but ‘The Last Jedi’ passes a big box office milestone

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle remained atop the box office for the third week, but Star Wars: The Last Jedi passed a major milestone.
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The ‘Heathers’ reboot TV series gets a vicious red-band trailer

Paramount Network's series based on the 1988 dark comedy 'Heathers' now has its first, vicious red-band trailer.
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You can watch the ‘Super Troopers 2’ trailer right meow!

Fox Searchlight Pictures has released the first full trailer for 'Super Troopers 2,' the upcoming sequel to the cult-classic 2001 comedy.

Everything we know about ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ season 3 so far

Ash vs Evil Dead season 3 officially has a premiere date and its first trailer, so here's everything we know about the Starz series so far.
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Apple wins the bidding war for Kristen Wiig’s comedy series

Tech giant Apple has won a bidding war for a scripted comedy series produced by and starring Kristen Wiig.
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Troubled Flash solo movie may be getting not one, but two directors

'Vacation' directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein are reportedly in talks to direct WB's The Flash movie, titled 'Flashpoint.'
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‘Jumanji’ wins the weekend box office again as ‘The Post’ finally goes wide

'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' stayed on top of the weekend box office, but 'The Post' made headlines by finally expanding its run.
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From ‘Annihilation’ to ‘Super Troopers 2’: The most anticipated movies of 2018

From 'Annihilation' and 'Aquaman' to 'Solo' and 'Super Troopers,' these are our picks for the most anticipated movies of 2018.
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X-Men spinoff film 'Gambit, set to star Channing Tatum,' might have new director

'Pirates of the Caribbean' director Gore Verbinski has reportedly exited the X-Men spinoff movie Gambit, continuing a troubling trend.
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Gods, Goldblum, and a director get silly in ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ gag reel

A new gag reel for 'Thor: Ragnarok' shows the silly side of Marvel Studios' blockbuster 2017 movie featuring the god of thunder.
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Superman prequel series ‘Krypton’ now has its first full trailer, premiere date

Syfy released the first full-length trailer for 'Krypton,' its Superman prequel series exploring the years before the planet's destruction.
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Amazon’s ‘The Tick’ is back in blue in first trailer for second half of season 1

Amazon Studios has released a trailer for the second half of season 1 of the 'The Tick,' which returns February 23 with six more episodes.
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Let’s do the time warp: ‘American Horror Story’ heads to the future for season 8

Season 8 of the FX anthology series 'American Horror Story' will be set in the future, according to the show's creator.
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Streaming TV and ‘Three Billboards’ were big winners at 2018 Golden Globe Awards

Streaming TV services and the drama 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' were among the big winners at this year's Golden Globe Awards.
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‘Jumanji’ leaps past ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ to win the weekend box office

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle won the weekend box office, ending the reign of 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' in theaters.
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‘The X-Files’ season 11 has arrived — here’s everything we know so far

Mulder and Scully have returned for season 11 of The X-Files, so here's everything we know so far about the new season.
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Netflix has a second Dave Chappelle special premiering on New Year’s Eve

Netflix will premiere a second stand-up comedy special from Dave Chappelle on New Year's Eve this year, titled 'The Bird Revelation.'