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Director Commentary of the Day:

For CineFix, Fede Alvarez talks about how the opening scene of The Girl in the Spider’s Web set up the whole movie:

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Casting Rendering of the Day:

John Cena wants to be the next Captain America on the big screen, so BossLogic shows us what he would look like in the role:

Here is @JohnCena As captain America XD pic.twitter.com/VLm42du7S5

— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) November 5, 2018

Role Reprisal of the Day:

For Jimmy Kimmel Live, Sacha Baron Cohen brought back his Borat character for an Election Day political prank:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Today is the 50th anniversary of the release of Hammer Films’ Dracula Has Risen From the Grave, so here’s Christopher Lee on the set in 1968:

Actor in the Spotlight:

For Fandor, Jacob T. Swinney digs into why we all love Suspiria star Tilda Swinton so much:

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Fan Art of the Day:

Guardians of the Galaxy star Karen Gillan shares a gift from a fan, matryoshka dolls modeled after her movie and TV characters:

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This is one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever received from a fan. #moscow #russia #matryoshka

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Expert Witness of the Day:

For Vulture, architecture expert Kate Wagner offers her opinion on iconic buildings in movies and TV:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Coco co-director Lee Unkrich shares a photo of a whole Italian family cosplaying as characters from the movie:

Italian #PixarCoco cosplay!

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— Lee Unkrich (@leeunkrich) November 6, 2018

Classic Movie Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 15th anniversary of Love Actually. Watch the original trailer for the holiday classic below.

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Our resident VOD expert tells you what’s new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers, such as cable Movies On Demand, FandangoNOW, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix.

Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical

BlacKkKlansman (Spike Lee-directed biographical comedy-drama; John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace, Jasper Pääkkönen, Corey Hawkins, Ryan Eggold, Michael Buscemi, Paul Walter Hauser, Ashlie Atkinson, Harry Belafonte; rated R)

Christopher Robin (comedy-fantasy; Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Jim Cummings, Brad Garrett, Toby Jones, Nick Mohammed, Peter Capaldi, Sophie Okonedo; rated PG)

Incredibles 2 (Pixar animated sequel; voices: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner, Catherine Keener, Eli Fucile, Bob Odenkirk, Samuel L. Jackson, Isabella Rossellini, Jonathan Banks, Sophia Bush; rated PG)

Papillon (biographical action-drama; Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek, Roland Møller, Yorick van Wageningen, Tommy Flanagan, Eve Hewson; rated R)

The Miseducation of Cameron Post (romantic drama; Chloë Grace Moretz, Sasha Lane, Forrest Goodluck; not rated)

Gaugin: Voyage to Tahiti (biographical romance; Vincent Cassel, Tuheï Adams, Malik Zidi, Pua-Taï Hikutini, Pernille Bergendorff; not rated)

#Roxy (romantic comedy; Jake Short, Sarah Fisher, BooBoo Stewart, Danny Trejo, Pippa Mackie, Jake Smith, Patricia Zentilli, Carter Thicke, Hannah Duke, Scott Pocha, Jesse Lipscombe, Chris Aanderson; not rated)

Here and Now (drama; Sarah Jessica Parker, Simon Baker, Jacqueline Bisset, Common, Taylor Kinney, Renee Zellweger, Waleed Zuaiter; available 11/9 on cable MOD and in select theaters; rated R)

In a Relationship (romantic comedy; Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano, Dree Hemingway, Patrick Gibson; available 11/9 on cable MOD and in select theaters; not rated)

The Delinquent Season (romantic drama; Cillian Murphy, Catherine Walker, Eva Birthistle, Andrew Scott, Lydia McGuinness; available 11/9 on cable MOD and in select theaters; rated PG-13)

Digital HD: Rent from $4-$7 or own from $13-$20 (HD may cost more than SD). Check with your favorite Digital HD provider to see if the same movies listed above on cable MOD are also available)

FandangoNOW

Crazy Rich Asians (romantic comedy; Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, Michelle Yeoh; available now to download to own—not rent—two weeks before disc; rated PG-13)

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Dog Days (comedy-drama; Nina Dobrev, Vanessa Hudgens, Adam Pally, Eva Longoria, Rob Corddry, Tone Bell, Jon Bass, Michael Cassidy, Thomas Lennon, Tig Notaro, Finn Wolfhard, Ron Jones; available now to download to own—not rent—two weeks before disc; rated PG)

Blindspotting (comedy-drama; Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, Janina Gavankar, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Ethan Embry, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Wayne Knight; available now to download to own—not rent—two weeks before disc; rated R)

Kin (sci-fi thriller; Jack Reynor, Zoë Kravitz, Carrie Coon, Dennis Quaid, James Franco, Myles Truitt; available now to download to own only; rated PG-13)

The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time (sci-fi action-comedy; Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Vivica A. Fox, Cassandra Scerbo, Charles Hittinger, Jonathan Bennett, Lucia Oskerova, Roxanna Bina, Raine Michaels, Alexandre Ottoni; not rated)

Blood, Sweat and Terrors (action-thriller-horror; John Hannah, Neil Maskell, Paul Sloan, Jamie Birkett, Beau Fowler, Warren Brown, David Leitch; not rated)

Alone We Fight (war; Corbin Bernsen, Johnny Messner, Aidan Bristow, Philip Nathanael, Lara Ducey, Kate Conway; not rated)

Superman: The Movie (superhero action-romance; Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Valerie Perrine, Terence Stamp; available now in 4K UHD to coincide with debut on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray combo pack; rated PG)

Vudu

Crazy Rich Asians, Dog Days, Blindspotting, Kin, The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time, Alone We Fight, Superman: The Movie

iTunes

Crazy Rich Asians, Dog Days, Blindspotting, Kin, The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time, Alone We Fight, Superman: The Movie and Blood, Sweat and Terrors

Amazon

Crazy Rich Asians, Dog Days, Blindspotting, Kin, The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time, Superman: The Movie and Blood, Sweat and Terrors

Google Play

Crazy Rich Asians, Dog Days, Blindspotting, Kin, The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time, Alone We Fight, Superman: The Movie and Blood, Sweat and Terrors

Netflix Watch Instantly: $8.99 per month for unlimited streaming

Highlights New This Week:

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Into the Forest, The Sea of Trees, Outlaw King, Westside, Super Drags, Medal of Honor

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Need a quick recap of the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:

BIG NEWS

Julius Avery will direct the Flash Gordon remake: Perfectly timed to the week of a Queen biopic’s release, an update on the Flash Gordon remake arrived, naming Overlord helmer Julius Avery as writer and director. Read everything we know about the project here.

GREAT NEWS

Andy Muschietti is making an Attack on Titan movie: One of the most popular manga series of all time, Attack on Titan, is heading to the big screen again, this time from It: Chapter One director Andy Muschietti. Read everything we know about this ambitious project here.

SURPRISING NEWS

Clueless remake in development: The beloved cult classic Clueless, considered to be one of the quintessential ’90s teen movies, will be redone with a script by GLOW writer Marquita Robinson. Read everything we know about it here.

NEW MOVIE GUIDE

Meet the Nutcracker and the Four Realms characters: Prepare for Disney’s magical new family film The Nutcracker and the Four Realms with our comprehensive character guide. Read all about the movie here and check out some activity sheets for the kids here.

COOL CULTURE

The new Grinch theme: With a new animated version of Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch comes a new version of the song “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” this one by Tyler, the Creator. Watch the music video for the cover below.

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MUST-WATCH TRAILERS

Isn’t It Romantic indeed looks romantic: Rebel Wilson plays a woman who wakes up inside a romantic comedy in the hilarious-looking meta-movie Isn’t It Romantic. Watch the first trailer for the movie below.

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Margot Robbie will reprise her Suicide Squad role as Harley Quinn in the upcoming Birds of Prey; she will also serve as a producer. Her character was very much her own woman; smart, strong and sassy, she did whatever she felt was best for herself in any particular moment. So it should be exciting to see her lead the way in a project that’s been described as a “girl gang movie.”

Ewan McGregor, who most recently played a heroic family man in Christopher Robin (above), leads the latest casting news, which will find him turning toward the dark side. We have details about that, along with everything else we know, below.

Who are the Birds of Prey?

In DC Comics, the superhero Black Canary first appeared in 1947. She has often teamed up with other heroic crime fighters through the years. She began a partnership with Barbara Gordon, daughter of Gotham City police commissioner James Gordon, and their team was called Birds of Prey. In the most recent reincarnation in 2016, the team includes Barbara Gordon (aka Batgirl), Black Canary and another superhero known as Huntress.

Wait, so Harley Quinn will be a crime fighter?

In one comic book incarnation, Harley Quinn was part of a team (The Secret Six) that aided/bedevilled the heroes. In the TV series Birds of Prey, Harley Quinn (as played by Mia Sara) was a villainous guest star. We’ve already seen how the character behaved in Suicide Squad, so we don’t expect to see Harley Quinn as any sort of traditional hero — that’s just not her style!

It’s probably more than coincidental, by the way, that writer Christina Hodson, who penned the Birds of Prey script, has now been engaged to write Batgirl, though we’re still waiting to hear if Batgirl will actually make an appearance in this movie. Perhaps a cameo?

Who else will star?

Ewan McGregor is in final negotiations to play Black Mask, according to The Wrap. As the outlet previously reported, Black Mask will be the villain of the piece; he is a mob boss in Gotham City and has also been a fierce foe of Batman.

First appearing in DC Comics in 1985, Black Mask has not been portrayed on the big screen before. In the comics, Black Mask murdered his parents to seize control of their corporation, then lost everything, prompting him to go on a vengeful rampage.

McGregor joins Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead (as Huntress), Jurnee Smollett-Bell (as Black Canary) and Rosie Perez (as Renee Montoya). Huntress is a superhero who has taken different forms in DC Comics; in the movie, she is a former “mafia princess,” per Deadline, who “saw her family killed at a young age” and became a vigilante. Black Canary is “an expert fighter [who] is known for her ‘canary cry,’ per THR. Renee Montoya is an openly gay police detective, who, during the New 52 comic series, “took on a costumed identity, becoming the Question,” per The Wrap.

Who is directing?

Cathy Yan. She is a former journalist who began making short films before making her feature directorial debut with Dead Pigs. The independent movie debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January, where it won the World Cinema Dramatic Award For Ensemble Acting. Zazie Beetz (Deadpool 2) stars in the comedy-drama, which follows a diverse group of characters who are affected when thousands of dead pigs begin floating down a river in China.

When might we see the movie?

The goal is start production in January 2019. Warner Bros. has set Birds of Prey to open in theaters everywhere on February 7, 2020.

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Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for Halloween-themed movie culture:

Mashup Cosplay of the Day:

Honoring the diverse talents of Hugh Jackman, this fan crossed X-Men‘s Logan with The Greatest Showman‘s P.T. Barnum:

I’d say my ‘The Greatest Logan’ costume is definitely The Front Runner (in theaters this November) for one of my favorite Halloween costumes.

Not an ad. Just a @RealHughJackman appreciation post. pic.twitter.com/dswgRNMI8u

— Adam ‘Haunted Stuhlbarg’ Murray (@Atom_Murray) October 28, 2018

Adorable Kid Cosplay of the Day:

Since it’s Halloween, let’s do some extra costumes. Here’s a kid dressed as Michael Myers from Halloween, just one of a series of 31 dress-up photos her mom created and shared all this month on Instagram (via BuzzFeed).

Family Cosplay of the Day:

More kids, more superheroes, more costumes, here’s a whole family cosplaying as the Avengers circa Age of Ultron:

Since someone stole a bad copy and got 12k karma before it got deleted, here is MY actual Avengers Family, in HD. from r/marvelstudios

Pet Cosplay of the Day:

Oh My Disney showcases two more Star Wars fan and their dog as they all dress up as Jedi Council members:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

In honor of Halloween, here’s the cast of the Our Gang shorts (Bobby Hutchins, Allen ‘Farina’ Hoskins, Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Jay R. Smith, Harry Spear, Pete the Pup, Jean Darling) dressed up for the holiday in the late 1920s:

Actor in the Spotlight:

This weird video inserting Nicolas Cage into all kinds of iconic movie roles is almost like a supercut of Nicolas Cage cosplaying as all those characters (via Geekologie):

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Screenwriting Lesson of the Day:

Lessons from the Screenplay looks at the horror-comedy Shaun of the Dead to make the case that comedy needs to prioritize character:

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Video Essay of the Day:

For Little White Lies, Leigh Singer explores first-person perspective horror movie, from Peeping Tom to the found footage trend:

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Fan Theory of the Day:

In his latest Film Theory video, MatPat shows us how to beat the seemingly unstoppable slasher icon Michael Myers, aka The Shape, from Halloween:

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Classic Movie Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 55th anniversary of the release of The Old Dark House. Watch a re-release trailer for the classic horror movie below.

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Music Video of the Day:

Watch the music video for Tyler, the Creator’s new version of “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” from the upcoming Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch:

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Holiday Special of the Day:

Horror movie villains learn about the true meaning of Halloween in this special episode of the animated web series Villain Pub:

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Movie Trivia of the Day:

Get ready for this week’s release of the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody with 10 things you didn’t know about Queen frontman Freddie Mercury:

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Movie Fact Check of the Day:

For Fandor, Luis Azevedo looks at what movies get right and wrong about cats:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Actor-turned-director Charles Martin Smith, who turns 65 today, on the set of his first feature behind the camera, Trick or Treat, in 1986:

Actor in the Spotlight:

For Vanity Fair, Natalie Portman chronicles her acting career from The Professional through the Star Wars prequels and up to the upcoming Vox Pop:

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Filmmaking Lesson of the Day:

This video essay from The Closer Look instructs screenwriters how best to begin a movie:

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

Dimitri Bitu compares scenes from the new movie My Dinner with Herve and footage of the real Herve Villechaize side by side:

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Cosplay of the Day:

On the eve of Halloween, here’s an awesome horror movie mashup costume combining It and A Nightmare on Elm Street:

What do you think about a #PennyKrueger cosplay ? ????#Halloween #Pennywise #Cosplay #TuesdayThoughts pic.twitter.com/GpK3RiMHeZ

— C A R O L I N E (@carolinemey_) October 30, 2018

Classic Movie Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 55th anniversary of the release of Twice-Told Tales. Watch the original trailer for the classic horror movie below.

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The story that inspired Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms dates back to the early 19th century, adapted most famously into a ballet that became enormously popular in recent years. It tells of a toy that comes to life and engages in battle with an evil royal ruler; much of the story takes place in a magical world, filled with wondrous creations.

Now the story has been adapted into a new adventure that looks dazzling; it will open in theaters everywhere on November 2. Here’s everything we know about the holiday film; watch the trailers, clips and other videos below.

What’s the story?

Inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s classic tale, Disney describes the film thusly: “All Clara (Mackenzie Foy) wants is a key — a one-of-a-kind key that will unlock a box that holds a priceless gift. A golden thread, presented to her at godfather Drosselmeyer’s (Morgan Freeman) annual holiday party, leads her to the coveted key — which promptly disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world.

“It’s there that Clara encounters a soldier named Phillip (Jayden Fowora-Knight), a gang of mice and the regents who preside over three Realms: Land of Snowflakes, Land of Flowers and Land of Sweets. Clara and Phillip must brave the ominous Fourth Realm, home to the tyrant Mother Ginger (Helen Mirren), to retrieve Clara’s key and hopefully return harmony to the unstable world.”

Who stars?

Keira Knightley stars as the Sugar Plum Fairy. As noted above, Mackenzie Foy, who made notable impressions in The Conjuring and Interstellar, stars as the adventuresome Clara.

She is accompanied by a soldier played by Jayden Fowora-Knight, whose only previous screen credit came earlier this year in Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One as “Boy Playing Tennis,” so this role is a big opportunity for him. We can also look forward to seeing Helen Mirren turn toward the darker side, while Morgan Freeman looks like a kind, benevolent character. Misty Copeland, a former principal dancer of the American Ballet Theater, also has a featured role.

Who directed?

Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston. Hallström is known for dramas such as What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, The Cider House Rules and Chocolat, while Johnston’s directing credits include Jurassic Park III and Captain America: The First Avenger. It is very unusual for two directors who are not part of an established team to receive credit, as pointed out by THR.

Watch clips and trailers below, beginning with the most recent.

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Need a quick recap of the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:

BIG NEWS

Jean-Marc Vallée is making a John and Yoko Biopic: Yoko Ono is overseeing a movie about her marriage to John Lennon, and that would be great enough, but the movie now also has Big Little Lies helmer Jean-Marc Vallée on board as the director, ensuring it’s not going to be a generic biopic. Read everything we know about the project here.

GREAT NEWS

Richard Linklater is making a Bill Hicks movie: Speaking of interesting biopics, Boyhood filmmaker Richard Linklater is going to write and direct a movie about stand-up comedian Bill Hicks, who died 25 years ago. Read everything we know about the project here.

EXCLUSIVE SCOOP

Labyrinth sequel is moving forward: While talking to director Fede Alvarez about The Girl in the Spider’s Web (see below), we learned that there’s a script for his Labyrinth sequel and he will be moving forward on that soon. Read everything he told us about the Labyrinth follow-up here.

EXCLUSIVE SCENE BREAKDOWN

Claire Foy and Fede Alvarez on The Girl in the Spider’s Web: We talked to The Girl in the Spider’s Web star Claire Foy and director Fede Alvarez about the new movie, and they broke down a specific action scene for us. Read the whole interview and watch the scene here.

EXCLUSIVE BUZZ

Disney artists on Ralph Breaks the Internet: We also attended an early press day for the Wreck-it Ralph sequel Ralph Breaks the Internet and learned all about the various branded and originally created worlds of the web we’ll be seeing in the upcoming animated feature. Read the whole interview here.

COOL CULTURE

Halloween at Pixar: Speaking of Disney animators, this week Pixar Animation Studios shared an animated look at what their offices are like on Halloween, just in case that place didn’t already seem like the coolest place to work. Watch below.

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MUST-WATCH TRAILERS

Vox Lux teases another incredible Natalie Portman performance: Buzz on Vox Lux is that Natalie Portman gives one of her best performances as a young pop star at the peak of her fame. Watch the first trailer for the movie below.

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Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:

Studio Tour of the Day:

Take an animated tour of what Pixar Animation Studios is like at Halloween with artist Michael Frederickson as your guide:

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Filmmaking Lesson of the Day:

Learn how to make an effective horror movie using three elements detailed in this Screened video essay:

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Film Studies Lesson of the Day:

Now learn all about the horror comedy film subgenre in this video essay from The Discarded Image:

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Film History of the Day:

Now learn about the history of vampires becoming sex symbols in movies from Vulture’s Andrea Schmitz:

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Movie Fact Checker of the Day:

Also from Vulture, here’s a real private detective commenting on the authenticity of private eyes in the movies:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Sidney Lumet on the wonderful set of The Wiz, which debuted in theaters 40 years ago this week:

Fan Theory of the Day:

MatPat breaks down just how much the Conjuring Universe movies are based on true stories in the latest edition of Film Theory:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Tim Burton movies are ripe with ideas for cosplay and Halloween costumes, but nothing tops the ghost with the most from Beetlejuice:

My #bettlejuice cosplay #TimBurton pic.twitter.com/SdWr1jCsqF

— Owen Udin (@UdinOwen) October 24, 2018

Remade Trailer of the Day:

Darth Blender cut a fake trailer for a live-action version DC’s upcoming animated feature Reign of the Supermen with footage from Steel, Smallville and more movies and TV series:

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Classic Movie Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 40th anniversary of the original Halloween. Watch the trailer for the classic horror movie below.

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