Hollywood is in the business of making the unbelievable believable. It’s the hub of industrialized fantasy, stoking imagination for the masses and giving fiction a foundation in which audiences can lose themselves. In other words, it’s expensive make-believe. When audiences take their seats at a movie theater, well aware that what they’re about to see isn’t actually real, they take pleasure in immersing themselves— even if only for a couple of hours— into whatever happens to be taking place on screen....

We may not be getting Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 until at least until 2020, but according to director James Gunn, most of the songs for the soundtrack have already been selected. A third Guardians movie has been discussed for a while, and in April of this year it was confirmed that Gunn would return to write and direct the film. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is said to set up the next ten to twenty years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with some movies being planned “around” it....

Andy Serkis has become synonymous with performance capture technology in film. He first came to mainstream attention playing Gollum in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. He then put on an Oscar caliber performance portraying Caesar in the current Planet of the Apes series. Now, he is the director for Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, a fantasy adventure based on the stories by Rudyard Kipling. Screen Rant: This has been an ongoing project for you....

Apple is often brought up when talking about right to repair, usually in reference to their anti-repair practices. In response to a Cameo request, Steve Wozniak spoke for almost 10 minutes on the importance of right to repair and how it has impacted his life. Louis Rossmann is well known for his continued fight to pass right to repair legislation. Some right to repair legislation could be coming soon. He sent a Cameo request to Wozniak, asking about right to repair....

Apple Music has a little-known feature called “Essentials Anniversaries” and today it’s highlighting Radiohead’s OK Computer celebrating its 25th anniversary. And beyond that, the collection features some of the most “game-changing” albums from as far as 60 years back along with behind-the-scenes radio episodes that include exclusive artist interviews and more. Reported by MacStories, Apple Music’s Essentials Anniversaries is a feature that’s been available on the service for some time but has gone under the radar....

Apple has officially confirmed its highly anticipated iPhone 13 and Apple Watch Series 7 event for September 14. The event will be completely virtual and streamed from Apple Park. Apple is teasing the September event with the tagline: “California streaming.” Head below for the full details on everything you need to know. Apple September event is official Apple’s September 14 event will be held at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. This marks the second year in a row that Apple has held its annual September event completely virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic....

Apple has published a full support document detailing what’s new in iOS 14.8, watchOS 7.6.2, iPadOS 14.8, and macOS Big Sur 11.6. Apple says that the updates address security vulnerabilities that “may have been actively exploited in the wild.” Update: Citizen Lab has published a new report today with more details on the vulnerabilities. The gist of it? Update all of your devices ASAP. In a statement, Ivan Krstić, head of Apple Security Engineering and Architecture, said:...

Along with unveiling all-new MacBook Pro notebooks at its Unleashed event, Apple has officially shared the macOS Monterey and iOS 15.1 release dates. The major macOS update and iOS 15.1 will be launching next week. Apple has been running its beta testing for macOS Monterey since June and now we’ve learned the anticipated new operating system will be available for all users with a compatible Mac soon. In its AirPods 3 Newsroom post, Apple confirmed macOS Monterey will be arriving the week of October 25, likely the 25th or 26th....

The Apple Watch’s health features are once again being credited with helping save a life and ultimately detect a much bigger health issue. Raylene Hackenwerth, a 71-year-old woman in St. Petersburg, Florida, told her story to WFTS Tampa Bay, detailing how the Apple Watch fall detection feature helped her in a moment of need… Apple Watch fall detection to the rescue Earlier this month, Hackenwerth suffered a fall while she was alone, but the fall detection feature on the Apple Watch was able to notify her son, Jason, and alert first responders....

Apple released the first Apple Watch Ultra a few months ago, and even though the product is focused on users who do extreme sports, many customers have been opting for it due to its larger screen and better battery life. According to Haitong Intl Tech Research analyst Jeff Pu, Apple has plans to bring Micro LED technology to the Apple Watch Ultra with an even larger display in the future....

A new trailer for the upcoming Arrowverse crossover Elseworlds suggests that the Joker might be putting in an appearance as part of the event. The highly anticipated Elseworlds crossover, which will act as a midseason finale for Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl, has already been teased as featuring classic comic book characters making their first appearances in the Arrowverse, including Elseworlds’ Lois Lane and Batwoman. Now it seems the Clown Prince of Crime might be joining in the fun as well, if only in a brief cameo....

The CW’s Arrowverse is suffering something akin to a midlife crisis. While the shows are all relatively healthy ratings wise, most of them suffered setbacks in their most recent seasons. The Flash, once the most exciting, optimistic superhero show on television, has descended into boring angst. Supergirl endured something of a sophomore slump as it lost sight of what attracted people to the show in the first place. Arrow, five years in, is simply showing its age....

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Avengers 4 directors Joe and Anthony Russo tease the possibility of Red Skull returning for another appearance in the MCU moving forward as he’s now able to leave Vormir, seeing as the Soul Stone no longer there. Introduced in Captain America: The First Avenger as the film’s main antagonist, Johann Schmidt is a former head of HYDRA. He later transformed into the Red Skull after taking an imperfect version of the Super Soldier Serum....

Ridley Scott’s Alien: Awakening, the on-hiatus sequel to Alien: Covenant, might return the action to the place where everything began, the alien “home world” LV-426. Unfortunately, after the soft box office returns for Alien: Covenant, there’s no guarantee the next Alien movie will ever see the light of day. Scott previously said he has plans for many more Alien stories, and says he wants to keep making them even though Disney now owns the franchise after the acquisition of Fox’s movie and TV assets....

Apple is among a handful of companies that have signed an open letter criticizing new anti-LGBTQ+ directives from Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Coordinated by the Human Rights Campaign, the open letter is signed by companies including Apple, Google, IBM, and Meta. It was published as a full-page ad in Friday’s edition of The Dallas Morning News. As reported by The Texas Tribune, the companies use the letter to call on Governor Abbott to “abandon anti-LGBTQ+ efforts” in the state....

In a report from Bloomberg, Apple is facing a lawsuit by a woman working on the set of the upcoming film Emancipation. Emancipation is an upcoming thriller on Apple TV+ starring Will Smith. Alicia Kelly claims the Cupertino company did not do anything to protect her from sexual harassment while working in a COVID-19 support role on set. Kelly is suing Lionsgate Entertainment Inc. and Jerry Bruckheimer Inc. as well. She claims the companies aided a workplace that allowed sexual harassment against female workers....

It was recently reported that Apple is investing a billion dollars in producing original movie and TV content. However, audiences shouldn’t expect Apple to deliver the next Game of Thrones or The Walking Dead, as the company has expressed that it’s only interested in making family-friendly content. Thanks to Bloomberg, we now have details on exactly what kind of TV Apple is interested in producing. The company is reportedly looking for family-friendly material that’s appropriate for anyone with access to an Apple Store....

The CW’s Arrow is still finishing up season 4, but that doesn’t mean that producers aren’t looking forward to season 5 already. While the powers that be behind the show have intimated that Oliver may be making a trip to Russia, via the series’ flashbacks, there’s no telling where the fifth season will take Oliver and company in the present day. And although the setting may not be entirely clear, we may have an idea of what Team Arrow will be up against....

[This is a review of Arrow season 4, episode 15. There will be SPOILERS.] - The drama on Arrow is often secondary to whatever Star City’s green hooded vigilante and his band of merry men and women are combating at any given moment. As such, it’s inevitable for the show to find a way for the two halves of Oliver Queen’s life to cross paths as frequently as possible. That has become easier as the show has progressed, thanks to everyone in Oliver’s inner circle knowing he’s the Green Arrow and pretty much joining him on his crusade against crime....