There are few unmade movies in history that make us wonder what could have been quite like Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man 4.” The filmmaker had intended to reunite with Tobey Maguire one more time following the disappointment of “Spider-Man 3.” In the end, creative differences got in the way and Sony went with a reboot, giving […]
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Continue readingThere has been much discussion in recent days for various reasons regarding Andrew Garfield and his tenure as Peter Parker in “
Continue readingAs far superhero film history goes, the character of Peter Parker/Spider-Man has had a truly complicated history on the silver screen. The initial Sam Raimi films boast a great Peter Parker in Tobey Maguire alongside some fantastic villains, and frankly the first two movies are exceptional. And then the third film happened — a misguided […]
Continue reading(The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.)In this edition, in case you didn’t notice them every single minute […]
Continue readingAndrew Garfield shot to international stardom playing the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s beloved web-slinger in “The Amazing Spider-Man” in 2012, and then reprising the role in the 2014 sequel. Until then, he was mostly an indie character actor, starring in films like “Never Let Me Go” and “The Social Network.” While featuring in the Marvel Cinematic […]
Continue readingIn the ’90s, Spider-Man was caught in a web of litigation that made it seem like he’d never get his own, proper film. Two decades earlier, select episodes of “The Amazing Spider-Man” TV series enjoyed a theatrical release outside the U.S. Around the same time, a short film based on Toei’s television adaptation, “Spider-Man,” played in […]
Continue readingCharles “Chuck” Fries, the longtime film and television producer who helped introduce the TV movie concept and shepherded films including “Cat People,” died on Thursday. He was 92.Over his six-decade-plus career, he participated in the production of more than 5,000 episodes of television, 140 television movies and mini-series, and more than 40 theatrical films.Fries oversaw […]
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