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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.'
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‘Baby Driver’ was an entire film built around music. Here’s how they did it

The sound editor for Edgar Wright's car-chase crime musical 'Baby Driver' explains how the movie took synchronization to a new level.
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How ‘The Shape of Water’ FX team and Guillermo del Toro built a better merman

The head of the visual effects team on The Shape of Water explains how they added another layer of realism to the film's aquatic male lead.
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Lucasfilm: How we made ‘Rogue One’ look and feel seamless within the Star Wars saga

The design aesthetic of Rogue One was informed as much by the past as it was by the future, according to Lucasfilm VP and co-production designer Doug Chiang.
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‘Aquaman’ director reveals a new photo of the queen of Atlantis

Aquaman director James Wan posted a new photo of actress Amber Heard as Mera, the queen of Atlantis, from the set of the film.
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London is a city on wheels in teaser for Peter Jackson’s ‘Mortal Engines’

London is a massive predator city on wheels in the first teaser for Peter Jackson's 'Mortal Engines' movie based on the hit novel.
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Everything we know about ‘The Walking Dead’ season 8 so far

It's all-out war in season 8 of AMC's The Walking Dead, so here's everything we know, including that shocking midseason finale moment.
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Did you miss the Rogue One trailer during the Olympics? Watch it here

The new Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer promises big action scenes, introduces fans to new characters, and teases the appearance of Darth Vader.
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‘Coco’ reigns at weekend box office, but ‘Disaster Artist’ and ‘I, Tonya’ thrive

The animated feature Coco is a three-time winner at the weekend box office, but the comedy The Disaster Artist makes big strides.
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Visual effects Oscar contenders include ‘Blade Runner 2049’ and ‘The Last Jedi’

Blade Runner 2049 and Star Wars: The Last Jedi are among the 20 movies the Academy is considering for visual effects Oscar nominations.
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Watch the Carrie Fisher tribute video from Star Wars Celebration

Lucasfilm has released the video tribute to actress Carrie Fisher that premiered during Star Wars Celebration in Orlando.
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‘The Shape of Water’ review

Guillermo del Toro's dark fantasy The Shape of Water is a story that feels familiar, but is still beautiful to behold.
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Marvel has 20 more movies planned, with many story arcs ending in ‘Avengers 4’

Marvel Studios has 20 more movies planned for its cinematic universe, and an end to some major characters' stories in Avengers 4.
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‘Coco’ knocks off ‘Justice League’ to win holiday weekend box office

Disney and Pixar's animated feature Coco ended the reign of Justice League with a big holiday weekend box office win.
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‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ review

Dead Men Tell No Tales, the lastest Jack Sparrow movie, doesn't reinvent the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, and plays it safe instead.
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‘Justice League’ review

Even with more comedy and a packed roster of superheroes, Justice League fails to live up to its super-sized potential.
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Which DC films will die if ‘Justice League’ doesn’t deliver?

If Justice League's performance makes WB take a hard look at the DC Extended Universe, here's where some of the movies might stand.
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Box office hits and misses: Batman V. Superman gets bumped by The Boss

Batman V. Superman's box-office reign ended after just two weeks thanks to a strong premiere for Melissa McCarthy's R-rated comedy The Boss.
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Look back on 50 years of Star Trek in Paramount’s anniversary trailer

Paramount Pictures has released a new video celebrating 50 years of Star Trek culled from the big-screen adventures of the Enterprise and its crew.
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‘Rogue One’ delivers a $155 million debut while Will Smith’s ‘Collateral Beauty’ flops

The opening weekend for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story lived up to expectations with a $155 million haul domestically and more than $290 million worldwide.
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He tackled Kong and T. rex, now he’s taking on Metal Gear’s Solid Snake

Jurassic World and Kong: Skull Island writer Derek Connolly has been hired to pen the script for the Metal Gear Solid movie.
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Alternate-dimension adventure ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ gets a trippy new trailer

Disney's latest trailer for A Wrinkle in Time is packed with trippy visual effects teasing its alternate-dimension adventure.
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‘Justice League’ limps to box office win with worst debut in franchise history

Justice League won the weekend box office battle, but it had the worst debut of any film in the DC Extended Universe so far.
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Giant gorillas, destruction, and Dwayne Johnson reign in ‘Rampage’ trailer

New Line Cinema has released the first trailer for Rampage, its adaptation of the classic 1980s arcade game featuring giant monsters.
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James Franco will make audiences see double as Multiple Man in X-Men spinoff

James Franco will reportedly star in an X-Men spinoff movie about Marvel Comics mutant Jamie Madrox, a.k.a. Multiple Man.
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‘The Punisher’ review

Superb acting and brutal violence make The Punisher one of Marvel's most faithful series, but it may not please everybody.
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‘Minions’ studio may bring Mario, Luigi back to the big screen in animated film

Minions animation studio Illumination Entertainment is reportedly in talks with Nintendo to make an animated Super Mario Bros. movie.
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‘Thor: Ragnarok’ hammers the competition to win another box office weekend

Thor: Ragnarok reigned supreme at the box office for the second straight weekend, extending the Marvel movie's impressive run.
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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water’ gets a creepy new trailer

Fox Searchlight has released a new trailer for The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro's next dark fantasy film.
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Louis C.K.’s film, Netflix special scrapped after sexual misconduct allegations

Comedian and actor Louis C.K.'s new movie and upcoming comedy special have been scrapped in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations.
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Viewers control how the story unfolds in Steven Soderbergh’s app-based ‘Mosaic’

Steven Soderbergh's new project is the murder-mystery series Mosaic, which gives viewers control of how the story unfolds.
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Ridley Scott reshooting ‘All the Money in the World’ to replace Kevin Spacey

Ridley Scott's film All the Money in the World will reshoot scenes to replace Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer.
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Streep, Hanks take on Nixon’s White House in trailer for Spielberg’s ‘The Post’

Steven Spielberg puts Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in the heart of The Pentagon Papers drama in the first trailer for The Post.
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Universal’s monster-themed Dark Universe might be dead after its architects quit

Universal Pictures' cinematic Dark Universe based on classic monsters might be dead after producers depart the franchise.
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‘Perfect Stranger Things’ might be the weirdest ’80s mash-up ever

Jimmy Kimmel's Perfect Stranger Things skit brings together Perfect Strangers and Stranger Things in a weird, wonderful way.
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‘Thor: Ragnarok’ smashes records with huge weekend box office

Marvel continued its streak of success with a $121 million debut to win the weekend box office and set more records.
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13 engrossing shows and movies to cure your ‘Stranger Things’ hangover

Finished the second season of Stranger Things already? Here are 13 more projects to watch after your binge session has ended.
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From Hulk to Loki, here’s everything we know about Marvel’s ‘Thor: Ragnarok’

Chris Hemsworth returns as the god of thunder in Thor: Ragnarok, so here's everything we know about the Marvel Studios project so far.