“Ghost Lab” kicks off as a clumsy horror comedy set in what seems like Bangkok’s emptiest hospital (this movie has more genres than extras), where a pair of young residents have been drawn to the medical profession for their own morbid reasons. Wee (actor/model/pop star Thanapob “Tor” Leeratanakachorn) is the more serious-minded of the two; he became a doctor to care for his long-suffering mom, on her deathbed in the hospital’s long-term care unit for the better part of the past decade....

Where to Watch ‘Ghosts’: HBO Max (British original) and Paramount+ (American remake) The following is a partial list of similarities between the new CBS comedy “Ghosts” and the original BBC series that premiered in spring 2019. Both series… feature a couple surprised by the inheritance of a once-grand rural estate that has since fallen into a certain amount of disrepair follow that couple’s initial goals to turn the drafty mansion into a quaint bed and breakfast track what happens when an accident leaves one of them — Alison (Charlotte Ritchie) in the original and Samantha (Rose McIver) in the remake — with the ability to see the ghosts of people throughout history who have died on the premises include the ghost of a scoutmaster with an arrow through his neck and a ghost — a disgraced MP in the original, a finance bro in the remake — permanently left without pants recognize that one of the funniest things you can do with this premise is cut between the calm, peaceful interior that everyone else can see and the absolute chaos that ghosts are unleashing among themselves...

The “Top Gun: Maverick” breakout star recently shut down rumors that he would be playing Cyclops in an upcoming Marvel installment for the mutant franchise. “Before Comic-Con, everybody was like, ‘Dude, are you Cyclops?’ No, I’m not,” Powell told Variety. “Nobody has called me. I don’t even have one contact info for Marvel, so I have no idea what people are talking about.” Powell later tweeted to clarify his comments, writing, “I sound angry and confused, but I promise it’s just confused....

Hasbro’s full statement reads (via The Hollywood Reporter): “The Star Wars Black Cara Dune figure was released in 2020 and sold out not long after the inventory was received. Hasbro planned for another production run and we were accepting preorders from that production run. Due to recent events, Hasbro was no longer approved to produce any more of this figure.” Upon announcing Carano’s firing last week, Lucasfilm issued the following statement: “Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future....

Enter Shift72, which counts Toronto, New York, and Sundance among its upcoming clients. The New Zealand-based company has provided secure press and industry screening platforms since 2008 and has now emerged as a leading company poised to tackle the challenge of creating online festivals. However, it’s hardly alone in an industry that has just gotten started and could be here for good. In conversations with IndieWire, festival organizers discussed the frantic process of shopping for cost-effective platforms that could meet their needs on a tight schedule — especially when the market is evolving in real time....

The film’s concept, which imagines if a young girl could befriend her mother when she was her age, is the first time Sciamma has dabbled in anything verging on magical realism. Her work is always marked by a balance of simplicity and complexity; emotionally ripe scenarios are elegantly distilled and planted firmly in one or two characters’ perspectives. “Petite Maman” may be a small film, but it packs a lot into quiet moments of wonder....

“Invasion” is part of Apple’s efforts to bulk up its sci-fi offerings for the company’s streaming service. Apple TV+ is home to “See,” a Jason Momoa and Alfre Woodard-led series that will be returning for a second season in the future, as well as “Amazing Stories,” an anthology series that was executive produced by Steven Spielberg and premiered in March 2020. “Invasion” is the latest in a string of high-profile television shows for Kinberg....