Something strange is happening in the neighborhood. Time to call the Ghostbusters. Sony has just released the final trailer for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. While it’s been addressed in past trailers and TV spots that this new evil entity that is taking over New York City can scare people to death, and there’s been a mention of a “ghost army,” this final trailer emphasizes that every ghost that the Ghostbusters have ever caught will be unleashed. This provides an opportunity for the film to showcase old fan favorites as well as make references to the wild, unique ghosts of The Real Ghostbusters cartoon and toy line. The notion of “every ghost they ever caught” sounds like an ultimate final conflict, but director Gil Kenan has stated that he already has ideas for sequels beyond Frozen Empire.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife stars Finn Wolfhard and Mckenna Grace are back for the sequel, reprising the roles of Trevor and Phoebe. They’re joined in the cast by Carrie Coon, playing Trevor and Phoebe’s mom Callie; Paul Rudd, back as his Afterlife character Gary Grooberson; William Atherton as Walter Peck, the antagonistic EPA inspector from the first Ghostbusters film; Celeste O’Connor as Trevor’s friend Lucky Domingo; Logan Kim as Phoebe’s friend Podcast; Annie Potts as Janine Melnitz; and new additions Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick), Patton Oswalt (The King of Queens), James Acaster (Hypothetical), and Emily Alyn Lind (Doctor Sleep). And yes, original Ghostbusters Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Ernie Hudson are in the film as well, and it looks like they have more prominent roles than they had in the previous movie – in fact, the director has said they’re “actual characters” in this one.

At first, Afterlife director Jason Reitman was expected to take the helm of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, once again directing from a screenplay he was writing with Gil Kenan – but then it was revealed that Kenan would actually be directing the new film. He previously directed the animated movie Monster House, the live-action films City of Ember, A Boy Called Christmas, and the remake of Poltergeist, and an episode of the Scream TV series. Kenan has said that he drew inspiration from the Real Ghostbusters animated series and its willingness to be weird and wild when they were coming up with the ghostly threats in this film.

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Really, how are we in the third month of 2024 already? After two full months of incredible releases such as Infinite Wealth, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and Helldivers 2, to name a few, it’s time for another calendar full of fresh games.

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Really, how are we in the third month of 2024 already? After two full months of incredible releases such as Infinite Wealth, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and Helldivers 2, to name a few, it’s time for another calendar full of fresh games.

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The crossover you didn’t know you needed, The Asylum’s Snow White and the Seven Samurai combines a beloved fairytale and an epic classic in a new action movie now available digitally. So move over, Rachel Zegler, before you get disemboweled by a katana!

Here is the official plot of Snow White and the Seven Samurai: “Left for dead by her rich and powerful stepmother, Snow White is taken in by a team of assassins – The Seven Samurai, who train her in their ways of fighting. As her stepmother becomes more and more powerful, Snow White and the samurai take up arms to topple her once and for all.”

The trailer asks, “Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who kicks the most ass of them all?” That may not be Snow White but rather Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, whose name and face get the most space on the movie’s poster. But the cast does also include Eric Roberts and  Gina Vitori. The movie is directed by Michael Su (Bloodthirst and Transmorphers: Mech Beast) and written by Jacob David Smith (Prepare to Die). Not that you would, but the movie shouldn’t be confused with Tom Holt’s book of the same name.

While the movie can currently be found digitally, it will also hit a very limited number of theaters on March 1st in Los Angeles, CA, Minneapolis, MN, Miami Beach, FL, Brunswick, OH, and Roswell, GA. That’s fewer screens than there are samurai!

Of course, both Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai are widely regarded as some of the greatest films ever, with both serving as essentials within their respective genres. Walt Disney received an honorary Oscar for the film’s breakthrough achievements, while Seven Samurai would earn technical nods, a rare feat for a foreign film. Disney’s 1937 picture has a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, while Seven Samurai has a perfect score. Both are consistent presences on They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They?’s list of the 1,000 greatest films ever, with Kurosawa’s masterpiece normally in the top 10.

What do you think of the trailer for Snow White and the Seven Samurai? Drop your thoughts below.

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In a strange, uncertain time, Denis Villeneuve’s first Dune was made available on HBO Max with the option of going to the theaters. As the pandemic raised a number of concerns, audiences were more keen to stay at home and watch the reimagining of this Frank Herbert epic story. Alas, Dune was not the hit that Warner Bros. was hoping for due to this technicality. However, Dune: Part Two has not only opened while theaters are back in full swing, but the movie opens after a bit of a delay when the studio decided to postpone the release since the actors would not be able to promote the film during the Screen Actors Guild strike last year. The delay would only make the fans’ appetite grow stronger and fan the flames of anticipation.

Deadline is now reporting that Dune: Part Two is sprinting out of the gate with a big early Thursday opening that came out above $10 million. It is said that $2 million of the total was from a special IMAX fan screening that had taken place on February 25. It is noted that the total will fluctuate since these estimates do not officially come from Warner Bros. They may actually come in higher or lower on this Friday morning. The early previews started Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m. These numbers come in at double the numbers that the first Dune garnered in 2021. Villeneuve’s first entry in the series brought in $5.1 million. However, showtimes then were also limited, and the Thursday showings started at 6 p.m. instead of 3 p.m.

Dune: Part Two‘s $10 million-plus opening is the biggest debut since last summer’s much-anticipated double release of Barbie and Oppenheimer. Warner Bros. got to see the Margot Robbie-Greta Gerwig vehicle open with $22.3 million, while Universal would bear witness to Christopher Nolan’s 3-hour historical talkie rake in $10.5 million on Thursday, July 20. This opening comes after a disastrous Christmas box office for Warner Bros. that featured another Timothée Chalamet film, the delightful Wonka. Although Warner Bros. got to have three big releases over the holidays, none would match up to an opening like Dune: Part Two.

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There’s a whole lotta world out there to see. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth reimagines the map of the original 1997 game on a massive scale, breathing new life into iconic locations. While the world itself has plenty to offer, the real highlight of the journey is the towns, with each one given thoughtful care and detail.…

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There’s a whole lotta world out there to see. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth reimagines the map of the original 1997 game on a massive scale, breathing new life into iconic locations. While the world itself has plenty to offer, the real highlight of the journey is the towns, with each one given thoughtful care and detail.…

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Alec Baldwin may see evidence mounting against him ahead of his trial, as a new video shows the actor on the set of Rust rushing another take of a scene that involves weapons. In the clip, which was shown at the trial of armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed this week, Baldwin is seen sometime after a take yelling, “One more! One more! One more! Right away! Let’s reload!…Here we go! C’mon, we should have two guns and both we’re reloading.”

While the video and words themselves aren’t entirely damning evidence of anything in particular, they may demonstrate a rushed and perhaps chaotic environment. Yes, film sets can be just that, but when we’re talking about handling firearms, you could be headed towards a dangerous and deadly situation. Per a veteran armorer (via Variety) who took the stand this week, “Rushing with firearms and telling someone to rush with firearms is not normal nor accepted. In a situation like that, when you’re getting rushed to that extent, that’s when safety starts to fall by the wayside.” As we all know by now, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on the set of Rust. Baldwin and Guiterrez-Reed are both facing charges of involuntary manslaughter, while the armorer is also facing charges of tampering with evidence.

A lot of finger-pointing has gone down surrounding the October 2021 incident, particularly around who is to blame for the tragic death of Hutchins. But this video may show even more negligence on the set of Rust than expected, as footage apparently shows Baldwin improperly using the gun as a “pointing stick”, while Guiterrez-Reed herself made no attempts to instruct the actor on his misusage. She, too, has been accused of not correcting the actions of a stuntman, who handed a shotgun to a child on set. Regarding Baldwin’s behavior in terms of “rushing”, Rust first AD David Halls said, “I don’t characterize that as Mr. Baldwin rushing people. I characterize it as an actor in his moment — ‘I’m ready. OK, let’s go.’ There was never Mr. Baldwin rushing anybody.”

Whether or not Alec Baldwin will be deemed criminally responsible for the death of Halyna Hutchins will of course take quite some time to determine. His trial is set to begin in July.

What do you think the outcome of the Rust trials of Alec Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will be at this point? Give us your thoughts below.

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