Monthly Archives: February 2019

PS4 Slim for $260, Red Dead 2 for $40, and More PS4 Deals

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It's a new week, which means you can find fresh video game deals on at numerous retailers. Among the discounts available for PlayStation fans this week, you'll find many of the best PS4 games ever made down to just $14.99. Plus, we've found some rare deals on PS4 Slim, and Red Dead Redemption 2 remains on sale for $39.99. Let's dive in.

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Green Book Wins Best Picture

Green Book won Best Picture at the 91st Annual Academy Awards, taking home Oscars' top honor and denying both Marvel Studios (Black Panther) and Netflix (Roma) a historic win.

Black Panther did win three Oscars out of its seven nominations, including Costume Design, Production Design, and Original Score, while Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse won Animated Film. Avengers: Infinity War lost Visual Effects to First Man.

Best acting wins went to Rami Malek and Olivia Colman, best supporting to Mahershala Ali and Regina King.

Alfonso Cuarón won two Oscars, for Director and Cinematography.

Check out the full list of winners below marked in red.

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A First Look at BBC’s His Dark Materials

The first footage of His Dark Materials, has been released in a teaser by both BBC and HBO.

The upcoming series will be an eight-part adaptation from Sir Philip Pullman's fantasy trilogy of the same name. Major characters can be seen in the teaser, including Dafne Keen, James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

HBO partnered with BBC in 2018 to co-produce the series, which will bring it to territories outside of the UK.

There are currently two seasons ordered for His Dark Materials, with Tom Hooper directing and Jack Thorne writing. Clarke Peters, Ariyon Bakare, Anne-Marie Duff, and Will Keen have also joined the cast.

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Holmes & Watson Wins Razzies’ Worst Picture of the Year

The 39th annual Razzie Awards – which are revealed the day before the Oscars every year – were announced Saturday, Feb. 24 with Holmes & Watson taking home Worst Picture of the Year.

The Will Ferrell-John C. Reilly movie also took home Worst Director; Worst Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel; and Worst Supporting Actor for Reilly – officially receiving the most awards from the 39th Razzies.

IGN put Holmes & Watson on our list as one of the worst rated movies of 2018, alongside Venom and Overboard. In our review we said, "The lazy gags, wasted supporting cast and unfocused writing make the film an unfunny chore, which evokes but doesn't come close to their earlier comedic outings."

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Marvel’s Kevin Feige Confirms Black Widow Movie Won’t be R-Rated

Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige has confirmed in an interview with Comicbook.com that the standalone Black Widow movie will have a PG-13 rating, despite previous rumors that it might be R-rated.

Feige was asked if the rumor of Black Widow being R-rated could be officially quashed, in which he responded, "Yes. Correct."

"It never was going to be

," Feige said. "Somebody writes, 'I hear it's R-rated!' And then everybody writes it up."

Details of the untitled Black Widow film have remained under wraps, with Scarlett Johansson confirmed to reprise her role as the Russian spy turned SHIELD agent. Any involvement from other Avengers characters are currently unknown, but it has been reported that Cait Shortland will be directing the film, with a script from Jac Schaeffer.

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