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One of the best aspects of “Deadpool & Wolverine” is how the cameos are more than just simple gags. The people who show up in the film with cameos actually are given things to do. And two perfect examples of that are Channing Tatum’s Gambit and Wesley Snipes’ Blade.

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Like many filmmakers, the lost and unmade movie list of David Fincher list is long, so long we did an entire feature out of it back in 2014, and it’s more than 30 films long. The list includes “Black Dahlia” (which Brian DePalma eventually made), “Mission Impossible 3,” “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” and more (interestingly enough, both “Mank” and “The Killer” were on it, then-unrealized projects that seemed like they would never get made).

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The headline, the pitch, the reason “True Story” exists is that it presents global superstar Kevin Hart as we haven’t seen him before. Which is true. We haven’t seen him in this type of violent nightmare, in which he plays a character who makes one terrible decision after another to protect himself, collecting more and more blood on his hands. We also haven’t seen him flex these dramatic muscles, even in tearful dramas like “Fatherhood” or “The Upside.” However, we have indeed seen him, as a stand-up especially, try and fail to make his fame and fortune important to us, which makes for shrinking stakes here in this seven-episode Netflix miniseries.

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Familial problems meet a career on the brink of destruction in Netflix’s “True Story.” Kevin Hart leads the limited series in a role far from his usual comedic performances. Hart is not the first comedian to step into the dramatic realm, but it’s a move that could catch audiences off guard. Executive Producer Eric Newman sees ‘Story’ as a chance to show Hart’s range. “I’m really blown away, and yet, also not surprised that Kevin is as good as he is,” the producer told EW.

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Screenwriter, producer, and director David S. Goyer (“Krypton,” “Foundation“) has been behind some of the most popular comic book films such as “Blade,” “Blade II,” “Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight,” “The Dark Knight Rises,” and “Man of Steel.” Things haven’t always gone his way, and the writer/director has had to deal with some difficult moments during the making of his projects. 

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Goyer’s first entry into directing was with the messy “Blade: Trinity,” which essentially killed the franchise led by Wesley Snipes.

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To understand the reception to Spike Lee’s “Jungle Fever” when it hit theaters 30 years ago, it’s important to understand the evolution of Lee himself – not just as a filmmaker, but as a public figure. When he burst onto the scene five years earlier with his debut picture, “She’s Gotta Have It,” he was dubbed, by more than one publication, “the Black Woody Allen.” It was a reductive label, to be sure (and these days, an insulting one), but it wasn’t a complete stretch; it was based on one film, and that was a black-and-white, jazz-scored, New York-set picture with a keen interest in the male/female dynamic.

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It’s been a royal pain to wait for it, but the first family of Zamunda is back and so it the long-awaited trailer for “Coming 2 America,” the belated sequel to the 1980s comedy classic, “Coming To America,” starring Eddie Murphy.

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Eddie Murphy is pretty particular and won’t just star in any sequel to his classic films, but filmmaker Craig Brewer (“Hustle & Flow,” “Black Snake Moan“), seems to have earned the comedians trust.

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Wesley Snipes became a huge star following the success of the “Blade” movies, but with the release of “Blade: Trinity” came a few weird stories about Snipe’s behavior on set. And we’re not talking about sending live rats to your castmates like you’re Jared Leto, but refusing to come to set, or even strangling director David S. Goyer on set.

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It’s an oddly catchy sound, a persistent noise coming from boomboxes and car stereos. Almost no one in “Cut Throat City,” the latest crime/gangster flick from legendary hip hop producer/turned filmmaker RZA, comments on it, but we know they hear it and we know what it symbolizes. It’s the sound of rap music on repeat, lingering in the air like a thick, inescapable haze of gun smoke.

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RZA helped revolutionize this sound in Staten Island, New York, where he co-founded and performed with the group “Wu-Tang Clan” and changed rap forever.

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Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This weekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching. 

This week brings us a much-ballyhooed new bio-doc, a fall festival favorite, an intensely personal documentary, and several noteworthy catalog titles, including a quintet of ‘90s work by one of our finest filmmakers. 

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Back before Robert Downey, Jr set the bar for iconic superhero film performances, Wesley Snipes had already been there and done that. The star of the popular “Blade” film series, Snipes was doing comic book action films at a time when people were still recoiling from “Batman & Robin.” But some might argue, if it wasn’t for Snipes and “Blade,” we might not have Marvel Studios and the recent comic book film domination.

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Rudy Ray Moore (as I hope you all know) was a legendary figure in the worlds of regional comedy and cult movie-dom, a filthy stand-up comic who turned his “Dolemite” character into an unlikely blaxpoitation action hero, in spite of his offbeat looks and complete inability to convincingly fake a fight. Moore’s movies may not be technically competent or traditionally entertaining, but they’re first-rate outsider art, films thrown together with spit and Scotch tape by a performer who know exactly what his audience wanted, and was right.

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Though he recently saw his “Blade” franchise get taken over by Mahershala Ali, actor Wesley Snipes has seemingly landed on his feet, scoring a role in one of the most anticipated comedies of 2020, “Coming to America 2.”

According to THR, Snipes is the latest actor to join the upcoming sequel, which is set to star Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall, reprising their roles from the 1988 comedy classic.

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Hey, it’s #ThrowbackThursday, where we look to the past and highlight something in cinema history that’s fascinating, amusing, perhaps something you never knew or have seen, you name it.

There are some anniversaries that come around that really start to make you feel old. For me, it’s the 20th anniversary of the release of “Blade.” On August 21, 1998, the world was introduced to the Daywalker, aka Blade.

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Eddie Murphy’s Rudy Ray Moore biopic “Dolemite is my Name!” is moving forward, as the film has just announced the casting of Keegan-Michael Key in the major role, according to THR. The film is directed by Craig Brewer, best known for his work on “Black Snake Moan” and “Hustle & Flow,” and production is said to be underway already in Los Angeles, with Netflix planning a release sometime in 2019.

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Watch: Visit The War Zone Of Spike Lee's 'Chi-Raq' With New Trailer And Clips

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Watch: Spike Lee’s 18-Minute Honorary Oscar Acceptance Speech

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Watch: First Trailer For Spike Lee's 'Chi-Raq' With Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Hudson, Nick Cannon, & More

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Wesley Snipes Wants To Make 'Blade 4,' Says "Experimental" 'Blade' Movies Paved The Way For 'Avengers'

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Patton Oswalt Has Some Pretty Awesome Wesley Snipes Stories From 'Blade: Trinity'

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