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As people continue to mourn and look back on the celebrated career of the legendary Gene Hackman following his death a couple of weeks ago, some of his classic films have found new life on streaming. Case in point: Enemy of the State, the 1998 action thriller starring Will Smith that was directed by the incomparable Tony Scott, who sadly himself passed away in 2012.

Now, 27 years after its theatrical run, Enemy of the State is once again a hit, this time on Prime Video. At the time of this writing, the film currently sits in the #6 position on the movie charts, sandwiched between the recently released comedy You're Cordially Invited at #5, and 2015's Jurassic World at #7. Enemy of the State managed to gross $250 million at the box office against a budget of $90 million when it played in theaters back in '98, earning $20 million during its opening weekend. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough...

'Rugrats' is reportedly returning with a new live action hybrid movie.The iconic Nickelodeon cartoon - which first ran from 1991 to 2006 - is returning to the big screen in a unique way under the direction of 'Pitch Perfect' filmmaker Jason Moore.As reported by Deadline, the upcoming movie will be a mix between live action and CGI, with the babies themselves being animated.The script has been co-written by 'Saturday Night Live' star Mike Day and head scribe Streeter Seidell.The animated classic follows toddlers Tommy Pickles, Chuckie Finster, and twins Phil and Lil DeVille in their day-to-day adventures, with ordinary life experiences becoming grand adventures in their imagination.Other characters included bully Angelica Pickles (seldom seen without her doll Cynthia), Tommy's baby brother Dil, and their dog Spike, as well as parents Didi and Stu Pickles, Chas Finster, Drew and Charlotte Pickles, and Betty and Howard DeVille.

Popular animated series Rugrats is heading back to the big screen, this time in a film which will include a hybrid of live action and animation.

Rugrats was one of the most popular children’s shows of the 1990s. Created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó and Paul Germain, the series followed the midadventures of five infants – Tommy, Phil and Lil, Chuckie and Anjelica. It ran for nine seasons between 1991 and 2004.

The show became popular enough that in 1998 feature film The Rugrats Movie arrived in cinemas. This was followed in 2000 by Rugrats In Paris. In 2003, Rugrats Go Wild, which was a crossover with Klasky and Csupó’s other hit show The Wild Thornberrys, was released.

Spin-off series All Grown Up! ran for five seasons between 2003 and 2008. series of a CGI reboot of Rugrats was made for Paramount+ between 2021 and 2023, but it was removed from the streaming service in March this year.

Great Reptar’s scales! What year is it? Hold onto your diapers and let your imagination run wild because a live-action hybrid of the classic Nickelodeon cartoon Rugrats is waddling our way from Pitch Perfect director Jason Moore. It’s the ’90s all over again, and we’re all about it!

Created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain, the Nickelodeon series premiered in 1991 as the second of three series in the Nicktoons lineup alongside Doug and The Ren & Stimpy Show. Rugrats follows a group of toddlers comprised of Tommy Pickles, his best friends Chuckie, the twins Phil and Lil, Susie, and his spoiled 3-year-old cousin Angelica. Using their cunning and the power of imagination, the group often wanders away from their caregivers to engage in grand adventures that offer a poignant life lesson.

The original Rugrats series was essential for ’90s kids, with shows like Rocko’s Modern Life,...

Nickelodeon animation favorite Rugrats is getting new life from Paramount Pictures.

The studio is developing a feature adaptation of the long-running series that will be a hybrid of live-action and CG. Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect) is attached to direct the film Rugrats that is based on the series of the same name. Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó and Paul Germain co-created the show.

Saturday Night Live writing partners Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell penned the script for the movie. Producers on the project include Klasky, Csupó and Karen Rosenfelt.

Centering on toddler pals Tommy, Chuckie, Phil and Lil, Rugrats debuted in 1991 on Nickelodeon and ran for nine seasons before signing off in 2004. Paramount released the theatrical feature The Rugrats Movie in 1998, and it was followed by two sequels.

Moore previously helmed the features Pitch Perfect, Sisters and Shotgun Wedding. He is also known for his work on such Broadway productions as...

One of Nickelodeon's most beloved shows is coming back to life as a movie, but it sounds like it's going to be a recipe for straight-up nightmare fuel. While it's best not to judge something until we see it, this one is tough to swallow. A live-action/CGI hybrid "Rugrats" movie is currently in the works, according to Deadline. Full details have not been made available, but that alone is enough to raise a great many eyebrows.

According to the report, Jason Moore is on board to direct the film. Since Nickelodeon is owned by Paramount, presumably that studio will distribute the movie. Then again, there's always the possibility this could go to Netflix or directly to Paramount+. Mikey Day, of "Saturday Night Live" fame, co-wrote the film alongside his "SNL" writing partner Streeter Seidell. This project has actually been kicking around for some time, with a "Rugrats" live-action...

One of Nickelodeon’s Best Shows of All Time is headed back to the big screen — but in an entirely new (and unexpected) format.

Our sister site Deadline reports that a live-action, CGI hybrid Rugrats movie is in development. Mikey Day co-wrote the script with Saturday Night Live scribe Streeter Seidell; Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect) is on board to direct.

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“Rugrats” are getting changed.

The beloved 1990s animated series from Nickelodeon is getting the live-action treatment from Paramount, with “Pitch Perfect” director Jason Moore on board to direct the new project. He’ll be working from a script by “Saturday Night Live” regular Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell. Paramount is describing the feature as a “a live-action CG hybrid,” based on the original series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain. Karen Rosenfelt is producing, as are Klasky and Csupó.

So yes, the babies will be CGI.

The original animated series followed a group of toddlers as they went on adventures, escaped into their own imaginations and struggled to understand the adult world. It was defined by its sharp writing, iconic theme music (from Devo member Mark Mothersbaugh) and unique, very ‘90s postmodern design aesthetic, pioneered by animation studio Klasky Csupo.

There were three theatrical animated “Rugrats” movies...

A new Rugrats movie is coming!

Paramount is developing a live-action / CGI hybrid film based on the ’90s animated children’s TV show, via Variety on Wednesday (October 2).

The film will follow Tommy Pickles and his friends Chuckie Finster, Phil and Lil DeVille who will be animated in the movie, which is set in the real world, similar to Sonic the Hedgehog.

Pitch Perfect director Jason Moore is directing the film. Saturday Night Live actor Mikey Day and head writer Streeter Seidell wrote the script.

Rugrats first premiered on Nickelodeon in 1991 and ran for several seasons, along with spawning films like 1998’s The Rugrats Movie, 2000’s Rugrats in Paris and 2003’s Rugrats Go Wild. A Paramount+ reboot aired in 2021 as well.

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“Rugrats” is returning to the big screen. Paramount is developing a live-action/ CG hybrid feature film that’s based on the beloved ’90s animated children’s TV show.

Tommy Pickles and his pals Chuckie Finster and Phil and Lil DeVille will be animated in the movie, which is set in the real world à la “Sonic the Hedgehog.” It’s unclear who from the original series — the foursome is orbited by bully Angelica Pickles, Tommy’s baby brother Dil Pickles, dog Spike, as well as their parents Didi and Stu Pickles, Chas Finster, Drew and Charlotte Pickles and Betty and Howard DeVille — will appear in the upcoming film.

Jason Moore, whose credits include “Pitch Perfect” and the Tina Fey-Amy Poeheler comedy “Sisters,” is directing the film. “Saturday Night Live” actor Mikey Day and head writer Streeter Seidell penned the script. Karen Rosenfelt is producing, along with “Rugrats” co-creators Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó.

A Rugrats live-action movie is officially in development. Rugrats was a Nickelodeon animated series that originally ran for nearly 2000 episodes across 1991 to 2003. The series featured a leading voice cast including Elizabeth Daily, Christine Cavanaugh, Nancy Cartwright, Kath Soucie, Melanie Chartoff, and Cheryl Chase. Rugrats was more recently rebooted into a 2021 computer animated series of the same name. Rugrats has also gotten feature-film treatment before, include the 1998 film The Rugrats Movie and the 2000 film Rugrats in Paris.

As per Deadline, a Rugrats live-action film is now in development.

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Leading Japanese animation studio Toei Animation has announced family feature Hypergalactic, describing the production as its biggest and most ambitious CGI film to date.

The story and characters are co-created by top Japanese artist Naoto Oshima, who designed the hit global franchise Sonic the Hedgehog for Sega, and Joseph Chou, whose credits include Blade Runner 2022: Black Out, Ghost in the Shell and Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.

The English-language animated family feature is directed by David N. Weiss, whose credits include Shrek 2, The Smurfs and Smurfs 2.

The movie will feature the voice talents of Adam Devine, Elsie Fisher, J.K. Simmons and Sam Richardson.

The family film follows an adventurous teenage girl (Fisher) and her baby brother in the not-so-distant future, after they liberate the forgotten protector of Earth,...

Film and TV from the 90s can be remembered for its range of genres, which included a whole catalog of memorable animation films. At the time, there was a notable shift in the genre with a step-up in technology that allowed for cleaner animation and sharper viewing.

Animation can be mistakenly linked to just young audiences, although they make up a large portion of fans. However, animation was just as capable of delivering adult humor, and movies that could appeal to all ages. From animals to robots and humans, the 90s was a great era for animated movies, with a collection standing out as the most memorable.

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A Bug's Life

A Bug's Life drew viewers in to the scenario of Flik summoning an army of other bugs to defend his colony against the grasshoppers. The animation was clear-cut and bright,...

The '90s was a great era for animated movies – many have become beloved classics in pop culture today. Several of these iconic movies are also known for setting the standards for animated villains. Disney icons like Beauty and the Beast and Tarzan have set the standard for animated movie style, characterization, and plot – with their nefarious villains leaving a lasting impression on viewers of all ages.

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These evildoers are some of the vilest characters in animation, and they succeed in setting up characters viewers want to see defeated. Some of the most terrifying villains in '90s movies come from spooky animation or positively empowering storylines.

Sir Ruber (The Quest For Camelot)

The Quest for Camelot is a hidden gem within the '90s animated movie collection, twisting the traditional approach of Arthurian retellings. Sir Ruber is a knight in Arthur's Round Table...

Nickelodeon's greatest animated show about a group of babies, Rugrats, has returned to Paramount+ with a second season of the rebooted series. Tommy Pickles and his friends Chuckie, Susie, Phil, Lil, and even Angelica return with Eg Daily and most of the original show's cast. The new season is filled with more diaper-filled adventures, and this time, the voice actor behind Batman's Harley Quinn and Powerful Girls, Bubbles, Tara Strong, returns to the series to reprise her role as Dil, Tommy's new baby brother.

Each voice actor who voiced the Rugrats kids returns to voice their iconic characters, who all sound just as charming as they did in the original series and its spin-offs. Tommy is one of fiction's bravest characters, and Eg Daily returns to bring life to the determined leader of the series group of babies. Eg also voices Buttercup in The Powerpuff Girls animated series,...

For many decades, the four-day Memorial Day weekend has been a banner time for people to flock to movie theaters. While many schools around the country are still in session and people still have work, it’s the official kick-off of the summer for many, which is why studios frequently will grab the weekend for their potential summer tentpoles. In the past 15 years, seven movies have grossed more than 100 million over the four-day weekend, but Steven Spielberg’s “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” held the holiday weekend record since opening in 1997 until “X-Men: The Last Stand” came along in 2006.

The past two years have seen a far reduced Memorial Day, although last year, “A Quiet Place Part II” and Disney’s “Cruella” showed possible signs of movie theaters returning a few months after the top two markets, New York City and Los Angeles, reopened. The two movies grossed 83.5 million between them over the four-day weekend.

Season 2 of the Emmy-winning comedy “Hacks,” the debut of Colin Firth’s true-crime drama “The Staircase” and the streaming return of “The Matrix: Resurrections” all await HBO Max subscribers in May. If you’re looking for something new to watch or wondering what’s on HBO Max this month, not to worry, we’ve got the full rundown.

There are several must-watch new TV shows on both HBO and HBO Max this month, new and returning. Acclaimed Jean Smart comedy “Hacks” returns for Season 2 on May 12. As for the new debuts, May sees the premieres for HBO Max’s “The Staircase” on May 5, starring Colin Firth as Michael Peterson in the true-crime limited series, as well as the HBO premiere of Steven Moffat’s (”Doctor Who”) series adaptation of “The Time Traveler’s Wife” on May 15.

New films this month include the streaming return of “The Matrix: Resurrections” and streaming premieres...

With movie theaters fully back up and running, HBO Max no longer has any major film releases to point to with its list of new releases for May 2022. That’s alright though as the streamer is leaning into the HBO side of its branding to offer up some fun TV releases.

The biggest HBO Max original this month is undoubtedly the return of Hacks on May 12. The first season of this comedy starred Jean Smart as a venerated Vegas comedy and Hannah Einbinder as her new millennial assistant. The first batch of episodes was excellent and even won an Emmy or two for its troubles and now season 2 will look to keep up the good vibes.

Premiering on May 15, is The Time Traveler’s Wife. This series adaptation of the 2003 novel (which in turn became a a 2009 movie) keeps up with two star-crossed lovers who can never quite make the timing work…...

Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation are further aligning under president of animation Ramsey Naito with a pair of major executive moves.

Latifa Ouaou has been named executive vice president of movies and global franchises for Paramount Animation and the Nickelodeon Animation Studio. Ouaou will oversee theatricals and streaming film content across both Paramount and Nickelodeon.

On the series side, Eryk Casemiro has been promoted to executive vice president global series content for Nickelodeon Animation. Casemiro will oversee animation series content for preschool and kids ages 6-11 across all formats and platforms for Nickelodeon Animation Studio.

“Latifa has an incredible resume and an incredible reputation,” Naito says. “The community knows her and loves her. She’s a talent magnet. She has great taste in material. And she really has worked in so many aspects of animation that she can really see a movie through from development through production. She’s just really topnotch.

Great Wolf Resorts’ new division Great Wolf Entertainment is under way on its first animated production, “The Great Wolf Pack.”

The hospitality brand has recruited a group of animation veterans to bring its familiar characters to branded entertainment properties. Chris Bailey (“Garfield: The Movie”) will direct “The Great Wolf Pack,” with Julia Pistor as executive producer alongside writer Kent Redeker (“Doc McStuffins”). The production team includes Academy Award winning animation studio Six Point Harness.

Bringing to life the vacation brand’s stable of woodland creatures, “The Great Wolf Pack” follows Wiley Wolf, Violet Wolf, Oliver Raccoon, Sammy Squirrel and Brinley Bear, who are anointed by the Great Wolf Spirit as the Great Wolf Pack. Through a magical geyser, they transport to whimsical worlds where they put to use the power of the Pack to overcome various dilemmas. Only by joining together in friendship and combining their unique talents and flaws...

Rugrats‘ babies are on the crawl.

The cartoon’s revival, which was previously announced to air on its original network Nickelodeon, will instead show up on Paramount Plus, the streaming site announced Wednesday. The news broke in conjunction with Paramount Plus’ participation in the Television Critics Association winter press tour.

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The revival will feature the series’ original voice cast — including E.

Anthem Sports & Entertainment has named former longtime Viacom exec Frank Tanki General Manager of TV properties Axs TV and Hdnnet Movies.

Tanki has been working with Anthem for several months on growth plans and direction for the two channels, which focus, respectively, on music and film. Now he’ll oversee business strategy and day-to-day operations including programming, sales, creative, marketing, communications, research and Hr. He’ll work with Axs TV’s existing Mvpd partners as well as looking to expand distribution.

“Anthem has spent the last several months investing in research, content and the market opportunities for these two channels. Having Frank step in to lead the evolution of Axs TV and Hdnet Movies is a significant addition to our executive team,” CEO Len Asper said, citing Tanki’s track record at Nickelodeon, Cmt, Spike and Turner and expertise in distribution, branding and digital media.

“This is an incredible...

There has never – not once – been an occasion where Netflix has asked us if we’re still watching and we haven’t been, but it still feels nice to be checked on! Every month, when it’s not making sure we’re still alive, the streaming service brings us loads of original content to feast our eyes on, and here at Den of Geek we like to give you a pretty comprehensive list of what’s being added in the weeks to come.

In May 2020, Netflix UK is offering Modern Family and New Girl binging opportunities, as well as old favourites like Labyrinth and The Blues Brothers. Alongside these are new seasons of Dead to Me and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, which is wrapping up on the platform after delivering a glorious run of animated perfection. If you haven’t yet given the rebooted series a shot, now...

David N. Weiss, a past WGA West VP and writer of Shrek 2 and The Smurfs and Rugrats movie and TV franchises, has been chosen to receive the WGA West’s 2019 Animation Writers Caucus Animation Writing Award. The honor will be bestowed tonight at the annual Awc awards ceremony and member meeting at the guild’s Los Angeles headquarters.

Weiss’ credits on the film side also include Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, The Rugrats Movie and Rugrats in Paris: The Movie and The Smurfs and Smurfs 2. To date, the box office cume for Weiss’ combined work exceeds $2.3 billion worldwide.

Working with his writing partner J. David Stem, Weiss served as head writer on Nickelodeon’s Rugrats TV series. The duo’s other credits include Cybill, Mission Hill and The Downtowners, along with the features Daddy Day Care, Are We There Yet? and Clockstoppers.

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Paramount is putting its Rugrats movie in timeout. The studio said today that it has pulled the Nick TV adaptation from its schedule after originally setting a January 29, 2021, release date.

Taking over that weekend slot is Rumble, the toon from Paramount Animation and WWE Studios that is set in a world where monster wrestling is a global sport and monsters are superstar athletes. Will Arnett, Terry Crews, Geraldine Viswanathan and WWE stars Becky Lynch and Roman Reigns lead the voice cast for Rumble, which moves back six months from its planned July 31, 2020, date.

Rugrats was announced in July 2018 as a live-action pic with CGI characters as part of a franchise revival that also includes a new Nick TV series. Paramount, which didn’t cite a reason for grounding the film, released three Rugrats features in the late 1990s and early 2000s: The Rugrats Movie (1998), Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000) and...

Netflix is out with its list of everything new coming in October, and everything that’s leaving the streaming service throughout the month.

Highlights include “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” on Oct. 11, which follows fugitive Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) as he runs from his captors, the law and his past, and Paul Rudd’s existential comedy “Living With Yourself,” in which a spa treatment promising to make him a better person ends up creating a second, better version of himself.

On Oct. 25, Eddie Murphy’s feature “Dolemite Is My Name” finds the comedy legend portraying the real life Rudy Ray Moore, described as “a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon.”

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Also new next month are...

Netflix has confirmed that a whopping 66 new original series, movies and specials will be debuting on the streaming service in October. Leading off the lineup is the eagerly awaited “Breaking Bad” movie, which the streaming service is billing as a “television event.” Emmy winner Aaron Paul reprises his role as Jesse Pinkman, who is on the run as his past catches up with him. The first half of the sixth and final season of the cult favorite “Bojack Horseman” will also drop this month.

Two features with awards buzz are coming to Netflix just weeks after their debuts at the Toronto film festival: “The Laundromat,” Steven Soderbergh‘s wry satire about international financial fraud that showcases Oscar darling Meryl Streep; and “Dolemite Is My Name,” a vehicle for Eddie Murphy who portrays 1970s comedian Rudy Ray Moore.

In the lead-up to Halloween, Netflix is programming a slew of scary fare,...

The upcoming Rugrats Live-Action Movie now has its director, as David Bowers has reportedly signed on to helm the project. Bowers is perhaps best known for directing the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Movies, but he's been working in animation since the 1980s. Karen Rosenfelt is producing the movie, and series creators Arlene Klasky, Gabor Csupo, and Paul Germain were previously reported to be on board as executive producers as well. From Nickelodeon and Paramount Players, the movie has been given the release date of January 29, 2021.

Rugrats first premiered on Nickelodeon all the way back in 1991. It told the story of a group of babies and the wacky misadventures they get themselves into, making viewers wonder where exactly the parents are. It quickly became a global phenomenon, establishing itself as one of the most celebrated cartoon shows of all time over the course of its nine seasons. This can be...

Fans of animated films better hurry to Netflix as a number of them are leaving the streaming service this fall.

Starting Monday, the 1988 Japanese anime film “Akira” is leaving the platform alongside other animated pics, including “The Adventures of Tintin” and “The Rugrats Movie.” Later in the month, the popular stop-motion movie “Kubo and the Two Strings” will depart on Oct. 8, followed by “The Secret Life of Pets” on Oct. 22.

Despite the upcoming Halloween holiday, several horror pics are also leaving the streaming service, including “Scream 2,” “The Human Centipede (First Sequence),” and “The Babadook.” They will be joined by “Adventureland,” “Sin City,” “The Bfg,” and “Donnie Darko,” in addition to shows like “Freaks and Geeks,” “White Collar,” and “90210.”

See the full list of what’s leaving Netflix below:

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Adventureland

Akira

Bad Boys

Boogie Nights

Cinderella Man

Curse of Chucky

Eyes Wide Shut

Freaks and Geeks: Season 1

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It's official. Rugrats is returning to Nickelodeon for new episodes and a brand-new Rugrats Live-Action Movie. Tommy, Chuckie, twins Phil and Lil, Susie, and Angelica are all about to get introduced to a new generation of fans. Original series creators Arlene Klasky, Gabor Csupo, and Paul Germain have returned to the new series as executive producers. Production for the new Rugrats TV series is already underway in Burbank, California, with Nickelodeon ordering 26 episodes.

The live-action Rugrats movie is going to feature CGI characters from Paramount Players and will be written by David Goodman. Plus, Nickelodeon and Paramount have already announced a release date of November 13th, 2020. Brian Robbins, President of Paramount Players says that now is the perfect time to bring the Rugrats back. He explains.

"Now feels like the ideal time to reintroduce this iconic cast of characters to a whole new generation of young fans. Kids who grew...

Anyone got a craving for more Pickles?

The beloved ’90s cartoon Rugrats is returning to Nickelodeon with a 26-episode revival order, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The new episodes will feature fresh adventures from original characters Tommy Pickles, Chuckie, Phil and Lil, Susie and Angelica, along with a host of new characters. (Parent company Viacom is also producing a new live-action Rugrats film featuring CGI characters.)

“Rugrats is hands-down one of the most celebrated cartoons in TV history, and we are thrilled for a whole new audience to meet these iconic characters in brand-new adventures,” Viacom chief operating officer and...

Tommie, Chuckie and his pals are coming back — on both TV and the big screen. Viacom’s Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures have set a revival of the iconic kids series Rugrats with a 26-episode order from Nickelodeon and a live-action film featuring CGI characters from Paramount Players. Both the TV series and the movie will include new adventures with the famous characters Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, Susie and Angelica, and will also introduce a new world of characters.

Original series creators Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó and Paul Germain will return to the new series as executive producers. Rugrats the series will be produced in Burbank, California, with production already underway.

The Rugrats movie will be written by David A. Goodman and is set to be released on November 13, 2020 by Paramount Players, the division of Paramount Pictures that develops and produces co-branded feature films with Viacom’s flagship cable networks. Rugrats...

Netflix may be in massive debt, but that hasn’t changed much for the streaming giant, which announced a robust list of new additions today. Todd Haynes’ “Carol” is heading to Netflix, as well as two other masterpieces from provocative auteurs: Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” and Darren Aronofsky’s “Requiem for a Dream.” As the summer movie season winds down, Netflix has plenty of gems to carry you into fall.

Other titles heading to the streaming service include the entire “Jaws” franchise, Martin Scorsese’s Daniel Day Lewis vehicle “Gangs of New York,” and Noah Baumbach’s “The Squid and the Whale.” Check out the complete list of all the new films joining Netflix in September, 2017 below, including our 7 must-see choices.

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A few days back, news broke that Mark Mothersbaugh had signed on to score Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok, which is currently filming in Australia with Taika Waititi (Hunt For The Wilderpeople) at the helm. Chris Hemsworth & Tom Hiddleston are set to return as Thor & Loki and they'll be joined by 3x Academy Award-nominee Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk and 2x Academy Award-winner Cate Blanchett as the villainous Hela. He'll be the latest composer to tackle the God of Thunder, following Patrick Doyle & Brian Tyler, who composed the scores for the first two installments, respectively.  Mothersbaugh is of course best known as the lead singer, co-founder, & keyboardist of the New Wave band Devo. His prominent film scores include Happy Gilmore, The Rugrats Movie (and sequels), Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (1 & 2), 21 Jump Street (1 & 2), Hotel Transylvania (1 & 2), The Lego Movie, Pitch Perfect 2, and Vacation. So, what do you guys think? Sound off with your thoughts below!

Sometimes it's hard to know whether Kevin Smith is being serious or just trolling us, but if a recent tweet of his is to be believed, he is going to be making movies, plural, pretty much nonstop for the next couple years. First upc Clerks III, which Smith will begin shooting sometime in May. https://twitter.com/ThatKevinSmith/status/576163254717673472 There's a bit more to unpack there, but first, let's talk about Clerks III. I was a big fan of Clerks in my teen years, as was pretty much every other friend of mine with any interest in movies, but I never even got around to seeing Clerks II -- I'm the worst, I know. The sequel came out right around the time I began to shift gears toward the work of Judd Apatow, who ironically, like Smith, has seen the critical acclaim for his work diminish a bit after a...

Christine Cavanaugh, an Annie Award-winning voice actor who brought to life such characters as Babe the Sheep Pig, Chuckie on Rugrats and the title kid in Dexter’s Laboratory, has died. She was 51. The Utah native died December 22, according to the Los Angeles Times; no cause of death was reported.

Cavanaugh started out as an actress in the late 1980s, appearing on such shows as Cheers and Empty Nest. In 1991 she landed a regular gig as the voice of Goslyn Mallard on Darkwing Duck, appearing in more than 70 episodes. Probably her most famous TV gig began that same year as she voiced Chuckie Finster, the scaredy-cat oldest baby on Nickelodeon’s Rugrats. Cavanaugh played the character for 135-plus episodes until 2002, when Nancy Cartwright took over. She also played Chuckie in The Rugrats Movie (1998).

During that time she continued working on TV, landing a regular voice role as Bunnie Rabbot in...

Released back in 2007, director Kevin Lima's Disney-fairytale-come-to-life Enchanted was an absolutely massive smash hit. Made for $85 million, it dominated at the U.S. box office with an eventual total of $127 million, and its global gross after being released internationally was brought to a stellar $340 million. It was only a matter of time before Disney began working on a sequel, and while there was a false start back in 2010, this time looks like it could be the real deal. According to Deadline, Enchanted 2 is finally moving forward and has brought aboard two new writers to get it closer to the finish line. Sources have told the site that J. David Stem and David N. Weiss have been tasked by Disney to craft a new story following up with the characters from the original. The two writers began their big screen careers writing the script for The Rugrats Movie back in...

I have no qualms about admitting that I absolutely loved Enchanted. Filled with incredibly catchy musical numbers (“That’s How You Know” and “Happy Working Song” spring most to mind), hilarious characters, a remarkably self-aware script and a winningly upbeat spirit, it was one of the most plainly fun movies of 2007.

Of course, when the film came out, there was talk of a sequel, but nothing ever really came together. As a big fan of Enchanted, I thought maybe that was a good thing. After all, the story wasn’t exactly conducive to a follow-up, and I didn’t want there to be any chance that an inferior sequel could in any way diminish the spell cast by the original. In a post-Frozen world, however, it appears that there’s new interest in Enchanted 2.

Today brings news that J. David Stern and David N. Weiss have been hired by...

Seven years after the first film implanted "Happy Working Song" into everyone's heads, Disney is finally getting serious about Enchanted 2. The original pic, directed by Kevin Lima, imagined what would happen if one of Disney’s gleeful and song-filled princesses made her way into present day New York City, with Amy Adams filling the lead role of Giselle. The result was a funny, catchy, and surprisingly self-aware film that went on to gross $340 million at the worldwide box office. Talk of a sequel surfaced soon after, but the follow-up failed to materialize. Now, with Frozen having grossed over $1.2 billion worldwide and lighting up the home video charts, Disney suddenly has renewed interest in an Enchanted sequel as it has set new screenwriters on the project. Hit the jump for more. Per Deadline, Disney has hired J. David Stern and David N. Weiss to pen the screenplay for Enchanted 2.

Odd List Ryan Lambie 28 Apr 2014 - 06:21

From Japanese anime to Disney via stop-motion, here are 18 animated films that are mystifyingly unavailable on Blu-ray...

Not all movies need to be seen in HD, but if there's one type of filmmaking that regularly benefits from the Blu-ray format, it's animation. Let us cite one example at random: My Neighbour Totoro. Until fairly recently, the only copy we had on the shelf was an early, imported version on DVD, which was grainy and a little washed-out.

When Studio Canal issued Totoro on Blu-ray in 2012, the difference in image quality was little short of a revelation: Hayao Miyazaki's colours and fluid lines positively shimmered. In short, it was like seeing this fresh, sun-drenched film again for the first time.

The same could be said for so many other animated films, no matter what country they come from: in high-definition, we can truly...

Cue up “I Believe I Can Fly.”

Last month, there was a live reading of the 1996 Michael Jordan/Looney Tunes “masterpiece” Space Jam, featuring Seth Green, Danielle Fishel, Ben Schwartz, Nick Kroll and many more. Unfortunately, the whole thing isn’t available online — but Funny or Die has released a 10-minute highlight reel, which clearly proves that the comedians showed up ready to (space) jam. Sadly, there is no surprise Bill Murray appearance.

Led by Blake Griffin as Jordan, the footage from the reading is intercut with interviews in which the cast explains their memories of the movie; Kroll’s...

Odd List Ryan Lambie Simon Brew 28 Nov 2013 - 06:04

Our series of lists devoted to underappreciated films brings us to the year 2000, and another 25 overlooked gems...

The new millennium brought with it an eclectic range of hit films. Hong Kong action director John Woo brought us Mission: Impossible II, the most profitable film of the year at the box office. Ridley Scott enjoyed one of the biggest critical and financial successes of his career with Gladiator, while Robert Zemeckis created a memorable drama with Tom Hanks and a ball named Wilson in Cast Away.

From a comic book movie standpoint, 2000 was also a key year. X-Men not only established a successful film franchise which is still going, with X-Men: Days Of Future Past out next year, but also headed up a wave of big-budget Marvel adaptations which shows no sign of slowing down.

As ever, we've travelled far outside the...

Arlene Klasky and her partner, Gábor Csupó, formed Klasky Csupo, Inc. in 1981. While they have worked on numerous projects over the years, and still continue to do so, they are perhaps best known for the creation of the Emmy Award-winning Rugrats and The Wild Thornberries. With big screen box office hits such as The Rugrats Movie (1998), it's unlikely that you will be unfamiliar with the Klasky's work, while many of you (myself included) will have grown up watching shows such as those mentioned above. The studio is now working on two new digital comic books, Ollie Mongo Adventures in the Apocalypse and Splaat!. Recently, I was able to quiz Arlene Klasky on all of the above and much more (including the online debut of never-before-seen animated pilots). Links to where you can see all of these can be found in the interview below. Firstly, can you tell us about the...

This singer-turned-actor first debuted on the music scene in 1989 and was a dominant force throughout the 90s, crossing over several music genres and winning multiple Grammy Awards. His acting credits include The Rugrats Movie (Newborn Baby voice), Precious and the just-released Hunger Games. Here are five things you may not know about Lenny Kravitz.

1. Born Leonard Albert Kravitz on May 26, 1964 in New York City. His father was filmmaker and NBC TV news producer Seymour "Sy" Kravitz, while his mother was actress Roxie Roker, who was best known for playing the role of Helen Willis on the 1970s hit sitcom The Jeffersons.

2. Married to The Cosby Show star Lisa Bonet from 1987-1993 and they have a daughter together named Zoe.

3. Told Maxim magazine in 2008 that he planned to remain celibate until he remarried. But last year he backed away from the claim, telling Details: "I'm not going to deal with that question. I said it...

SXSW is usually an incredibly streamlined and well-organized film festival, with everything working with the smoothness of a Swiss watch. But yesterday must have been an "off" day, as a panel centered around beloved film composer and Devo member Mark Mothersbaugh started about ten minutes late and (for some reason) a retrospective video for Mothersbaugh, produced back in 2004, played for another 20 minutes. Meaning that the tight hour that was allotted for the composer was actually more like 30 minutes. And while we wished it were longer, it was worth sticking around for the stories Mothersbaugh shared.

His early career in Devo was inspired by film technology, he recalled. Mothersbaugh said that he was a student at Kent State and in the same anti-Vietnam protest that claimed the lives of several of his peers, and that Devo was partially a gonzo response to that. But the real crux of the band was formulated a few years later.

Sony Pictures UK released the latest UK trailer for the upcoming film “The Smurfs” by director Raja Gosnell (Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Scooby-Doo, Home Alone 3) written by J. David Stem (Daddy Day Camp, Shrek 2, The Rugrats Movie) and rumored to be starring John Lithgow (Dexter, Shrek) and Julia Sweeney (The Goode Family, Maybe It’s Me, Beethoven’s 4th). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from The Smurfs. Synopsis: A live-action comedy about the little blue forest-dwellers is being shot in New York, and here is a first peek at the formerly 2-D Grouchy, Papa and Clumsy, reimagined through computer animation and eventual 3-D projection. The film arrives in...

Paramount is set to go it alone with animated movies, which might just leave DreamWorks Animation without a distributor. It might also get us Rango 2…

Earlier this year, you might remember that we were just a little bit enthusiastic for the release of Gore Verbinski's Rango. For our money, it's still the best animated movie of the year, and further than that, one of 2011's best films. Not everyone seemed to agree, but the film still picked up around $240m worldwide. That's not enough for a profit just yet, but given the theme and content of the movie, that's a solid result.

And it seems to have whetted Paramount's appetite for more. The studio is in the process now of setting up its own animated movie division, following the likes of Universal, Fox and Sony in doing so. Paramount will be looking to follow what Universal has done, in particular.

Katy Perry (The Muppets) talks about her role in the upcoming film “The Smurfs” by director Raja Gosnell (Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Scooby-Doo, Home Alone 3) written by J. David Stem (Daddy Day Camp, Shrek 2, The Rugrats Movie) and rumored to be starring John Lithgow (Dexter, Shrek) and Julia Sweeney (The Goode Family, Maybe It’s Me, Beethoven’s 4th). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from The Smurfs. Synopsis: A live-action comedy about the little blue forest-dwellers is being shot in New York, and here is a first peek at the formerly 2-D Grouchy, Papa and Clumsy, reimagined through computer animation and eventual 3-D projection. The film arrives in...

Here’s a new Russian movie poster for the upcoming film “The Smurfs” by director Raja Gosnell (Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Scooby-Doo, Home Alone 3) written by J. David Stem (Daddy Day Camp, Shrek 2, The Rugrats Movie) and rumored to be starring John Lithgow (Dexter, Shrek) and Julia Sweeney (The Goode Family, Maybe It’s Me, Beethoven’s 4th). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from The Smurfs. Synopsis: A live-action comedy about the little blue forest-dwellers is being shot in New York, and here is a first peek at the formerly 2-D Grouchy, Papa and Clumsy, reimagined through computer animation and eventual 3-D projection. The film arrives in August 2011....

Check out the latest domestic poster for the upcoming film “The Smurfs” by director Raja Gosnell (Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Scooby-Doo, Home Alone 3) written by J. David Stem (Daddy Day Camp, Shrek 2, The Rugrats Movie) and rumored to be starring John Lithgow (Dexter, Shrek) and Julia Sweeney (The Goode Family, Maybe It’s Me, Beethoven’s 4th). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from The Smurfs. Synopsis: A live-action comedy about the little blue forest-dwellers is being shot in New York, and here is a first peek at the formerly 2-D Grouchy, Papa and Clumsy, reimagined through computer animation and eventual 3-D projection. The film arrives in August 2011....