“Medusa, in effect, became the archetypal femme fatale: a conflation of femininity, erotic desire, violence, and death,”says Kiki Karoglou, associate curator in the Met’s Department of Greek and Roman Art and curator ofDangerous Beauty. She explains: “Beauty, like monstrosity, enthralls, and female beauty in particular was perceived — and, to a certain extent, is still perceived — to be both enchanting and dangerous, or even fatal.” In cinema, the femme fatale archetype tightly occupied the niche of detective thrillers, but over time they left the confines of this framework and ventured far beyond them to appear as double-crossers like Qi’ra inSolo: A Star Wars Story, anti-heroines in comic book adaptations like Catwoman inThe Batman, or even lead their own movies, likeAtomic Blonde....

There is often complains from the moviegoing public that Hollywood isn’t dealing in original ideas enough these days and that they are a little reboot happy. Hollywood may have gone too far this time. It looks like, as hard as it may be to believe, Warner Bros. is actually looking at doing a reboot or “relaunch” ofThe Matrix. Yes. This is happening. Brace yourselves, because this news is coming from a very reliable source and though the project is in the very early stages, it most definitely appears to be a real thing....

The Tender Bar is a bittersweet coming-of-age story about growing up with an absent father. Director George Clooney adapts the film from the memoir by J.R. Moehringer. We first see the author as a boy, and then as a reserved teenager going to Yale.The Tender Baris quite moving at times with sentimental performances from Tye Sheridan and Ben Affleck. The film does a good job of establishing bonds between the primary characters....

It’s raining live-action reboots of beloved animation features in Hollywood, and the cat and mouse duo ofTom and Jerrywill soon be added to the list. The live-action adaptation of the popular children’s cartoon show is in the middle of filming, and Michael Pena, who plays a central character, Terrance, recently spoke about doing scenes for the film with co-star Chloe Moretz. “Oh, man, that was so cool. Sometimes, you show up on these movies, and the actor is still trying to find it....

Tom Holland and Robert Downey Jr. reunited to go for a hike this week. Holland posted pictures of theAvengers: Endgamestars together, but did not mention the Sony and MarvelSpider-Mandispute. While Holland and Downey Jr. may not have brought it up, the comments section on the post quickly became flooded with Marvel fans begging for an answer, with co-star Mark Ruffalo even adding the sad, pleading emoji faces in his wordless comment....

It’s official. After several months of negotiations,Teen Wolfalum Tyler Hoechlin will return to his role as Derek Hale for the Paramount+ upcoming supernatural dramaTeen Wolf The Movie. TheTeen Wolfseries aired on MTV for six seasons from 2011-2017. The entire 100-episode series library is currently streaming on Paramount+. It had been previously announced that fellowTeen Wolfalum Tyler Posey will also be returning for the movie sequel. For nearly a year and half now, Hoechlin has found a new following of fans after being cast as the titular superhero in the CW’s action drama seriesSuperman & Lois, which has only a few more episodes to go before going on hiatus....

TheWillowDisney+ series will need to find a new director as Jon M. Chu has announced his departure from the project. Last month, Disney confirmed that Chu would be directing the series' pilot episode with aplanned release for 2022, but production has since been bumped to this summer. Taking to Twitter, the filmmaker explains that his exit is not personal and is just a matter of timing now that his family has a new addition on the way....

This has been a big week forCaptain America: Civil War. Theworld premierewas held in the heart of Hollywood this past Monday, with the entire massive cast appearing on the red carpet. AndJimmy Kimmel Live!has been hosting specially themed Marvel shows all this week. On Monday, the comedian welcomed #TeamCaptainAmerica. Then on Tuesday,Benedict Cumberbatchshowed up to show off the first trailer forDoctor Strange. Then last night,Robert Downey Jr.and his #TeamIronMan arrived to talk about the movie....

With Fox’sUntitled X-Files Revivalset to debut in just a few months, the network held its world premiere screening of the pilot episode,My Struggle, at the MIPCOM convention in Cannes, France today. While this hasn’t been officially unveiled by Fox yet, Twitter userI Love Marseillerevealed a newX-Filesposter that was spotted at MIPCOM. The poster features both Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) standing on a desolate road, with two mysterious beams of light forming a cryptic X between them....

The Last JediBad Lip Reading video finds Yoda singing a hilarious ode to his stick. Fans of the Bad Lip Reading series all know that this isn’t Yoda’s first time breaking out into song. The previous video took aim atThe Empire Strikes Backand revealed the Jedi Master’s fear of seagulls after an attack at the beach one day. The new video mentions the seagulls again and it’s even better than the first installment....

Zack Snyder has revealed why he stepped down fromJustice Leaguein 2017. As it turns out, the director’s fragile emotional state wasn’t the only reason why he decided to leave the project. Principal production on the highly anticipated movie stared in April 2016 and ran through October. It was allegedly plagued with the studio asking Snyder and Chris Terrio to rewrite parts of the script, mainly due to the poor reception ofBatman v Superman....

The self-proclaimed mockumentaryFound Footage: The Making of the Patterson Projectprobably would have landed better had its filmmakers not name-checkedThis is Spinal Tapas a key inspiration. That’s a high bar to clear for this mildly amusing genre shape-shifter, and whileFound Footagehas a certain scruffy charm — as well as a deep knowledge of (and affection for) low-budget filmmaking — it generates mere chuckles as it catalogs everything that could possibly go wrong as a novice director attempts to shoot a found-footage horror movie about Bigfoot....

Kpop Demon Huntersis proving to be one of the most popular movies of the summer. Withthe film becoming Netflix’s most-watched original animated film, the action/fantasy film seems to be working with everyone who watches it. Arguably the biggest aspect of the film is the music. With multiple songs from the film breaking into the Billboard charts, people can’t seem to get enough of the soundtrack. From catchy pop tunes to romantic love songs,Kpop Demon Huntershas some of the best original songs used for a film in years....