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New "Avatar" better than Shyamalan mess

Enjoy riding aloft on the current of compromise between high expectations and a low bar. Yip yip!

Salon

The Paul McCartney Beatles song John Lennon hated: "He made us do it a hundred million times. He did everything to make it into a single and it never was, and it never could've been"

Paul McCartney: “I remember the guys getting pissed with me... I was trying to get what was in my head.”

MusicRadar

Celebrities Transformed as Gollum in Nightmarish AI Video Goes Viral

Discover a nightmarish AI video that reimagines Gollum from The Lord of the Rings as 14 different celebrities. Witness the disturbing results in this infor...

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Paddy Power owner gallops ahead as it races off to New York listing

Flutter shares will start trading in the US on 29 January

Evening Standard

Did Peter Jackson nearly kill off one of the hobbits in Lord of the Rings?

Studio bigwigs were apparently keen to ice one of the halflings in the trilogy but as the director realised, killing off a main character – just because – isn’t always the answer

The Guardian - UK

A LOTR warning about US militarism

Viggo Mortensen once warned that our country would be viewed as Saruman, not welcome saviors

Salon

5 Years Ago, One Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Movie Was Almost Stupid Enough to Work

A steampunk epic that came out at the end of the YA dystopia craze deserves better than to be remembered as the genre's sad coda.

Inverse

Celebrating The 40 Most Memorable Movie Scenes That Left A Lasting Impression

As we journey through the 40 unforgettable scenes, we encounter moments of sheer cinematic magic that linger long after the credits roll.

International Business Times

How we made Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song short film

Director Oliver Murray explains how he created the new short documentary telling the story of The Beatles' last song, Now and Then.

Creative Bloq

Why Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Deserves A Best Picture Nomination

It goes without saying that Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is one of the year's best films. Will the Academy recognize that, properly?

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The Empire Strikes Back critical dialogue change and 49 more fascinating movie trivia facts everyone should know

Expand your movie trivia knowledge with these incredible movie facts from some of the biggest movies throughout Hollywood history.

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20 Quotes From Horror Movies That I'm Still Repeating Years After Watching

Here are a bunch of creepy and sometimes hilarious quotes from horror movies that I'm still saying years after first watching the movies.

Windows Central

Unity is ending a service agreement with Peter Jackson's Weta FX visual effects company, which will result in laying off 265 workers

Unity software is scuttling Peter Jackson's Weta FX visual effects company, which will lead to an estimated 265 jobs being eliminated.

3 Disney Plus shows with more than 90% on Rotten Tomatoes you might have missed

Check out these classic, bingeworthy TV series on Disney+ – you won't be disappointed

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As We Approach The 20th Anniversary Of Lord of the Rings: The Return Of The King, I Can’t Stop Thinking About This Endearing Viggo Mortensen Behind-The-Scenes Moment

An official documentary reveals a heartwarming Viggo Mortensen moment from the filming of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

Cinemablend

32 Directors With More Than 10 Really Good Movies

It's hard to have a success rate high enough to get to 10 great movies, but these directors have at least that many.

The Guardian - UK

Directors are turning to streaming to fulfil their epic visions – and avoid ‘bum ache’

Ridley Scott has reluctantly trimmed Napoleon, while Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon is taking flak for its long running time. But streaming services can provide a safe haven

The Conversation

New Beatles and Rolling Stones music owes much of its success to the psychology of nostalgia

Throughout the 1960s, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles were engaged in a friendly rivalry. Despite being amicable in person, they were in competition for record sales, cultural influence and aesthetic credibility.

Inverse

45 Years Ago, a Legendary Director Made a Divisive Fantasy Epic — And Inspired the Greatest Modern Blockbuster

Yes, Aragorn is missing his pants, but Ralph Bakshi's animated epic still rules.

Tom’s Guide

How AI helped The Beatles recover decades-old music — and how you can do it too

The Beatles made headlines recently for using AI tools to recover decades-old recordings and release a new song. Here's how they did it, and how you can do basically the same thing using free tools.

Cinemablend

32 Of The Highest Grossing Movies Of The 2000s (And Whether Or Not The Critics Liked Them)

While all of the movies on this list are among the highest box office winners of the 2000s, not all of them were received so well by the critics.

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