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/Film Boston: IFFBoston Announces Lineup By David Chen/March 25, 2011 5:00 am EST The Independent Film Festival of Boston recently released their full line-up and it’s a doozy. Sundance favorites such as The Future and Submarine will be there, along with awesome documentaries like Being Elmo (WITH ELMO IN ATTENDANCE!!!) and Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times. I’m looking forward to films I wasn’t able to catch at Sundance and SXSW, such as the legal documentary Hot Coffee, the heartbreaking How to Die in Oregon, and the new fascinating Conan O’Brien film....

‘Man On The Moon’ Documentary Explores Jim Carrey’s “Psychotic” Turn As Andy Kaufman [Updated] By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 6, 2017 4:00 pm EST Update: If Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond – The Story of Jim Carrey & Andy Kaufman Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton sounds like something you want to see, you’re in luck. Netflix has officially picked up the film. No release date has been set....

‘Preacher’ Review: A Devilish Classic Is Reinvented With Heavenly Results By Jacob Hall/May 23, 2016 8:30 am EST Preacher is a very different beast than the Vertigo comic book series it is based on and for many fans, this will be a difficult hurdle to leap. But everyone else can just jump right in and enjoy the blasphemy, irreverent comedy and the hilariously excessive violence, because the first chapter of AMC’s new series is a triumph....

‘The Catcher Was A Spy’ Review: Not Even Paul Rudd Can Save This Dull Spy Drama [Sundance] By Ben Pearson/Jan. 21, 2018 7:30 am EST The Catcher Was A Spy was one of our most anticipated movies of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, so it brings me absolutely no joy to report that it ranks as my most disappointing movie of the year so far. It’s hard to fathom that such an intriguing true-life story of a professional baseball player-turned-spy in World War II could result in such a sleepy little movie, but even the presence of star Paul Rudd and a supporting cast of veteran character actors like Paul Giamatti, Hiroyuki Sanada, Guy Pearce, Tom Wilkinson, and Jeff Daniels isn’t enough to salvage this lifeless spy drama....

10 Stephen King Films To Watch After You Re-Watch ‘It’ By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 12, 2018 9:30 am EST It is now on Blu-ray, and if you’re craving more Stephen King thrills and chills that are most reminiscent of Andy Muschietti’s adaptation, have I got a list for you! As /Film’s resident Stephen King expert, I combed the King archives and put together a list of 10 Stephen King movies to watch after It....

Countdown To ‘The Force Awakens’: Remembering ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ By Jacob Hall/Dec. 17, 2015 7:00 am EST Star Wars: The Force Awakens is almost upon us and you know what that means… it’s time to revisit the rest of the Star Wars saga for the thousandth time (give or take a few viewings). To get through the final days leading up the biggest movie geek event of the past decade, we’re dedicating each day this week to one of the other six Star Wars movies....

Ethan Anderton’s 10 Most Anticipated Movies Of 2017 By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 3, 2017 8:02 am EST The first weekend of theatrical releases in 2017 arrives in just a couple days, but since it’s January, we’re still getting rollover from awards season mixed with garbage that doesn’t deserve a release date at any other time. So we’re already looking forward to some of the more exciting movie releases coming this year, and the movies that I’m looking forward to the most range from blockbuster sequels to movies from filmmakers who haven’t delivered a new film in a few years....

Fans Petition For ‘Star Wars: The Old Republic’ TV Series On Netflix By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 14, 2016 10:00 am EST Just yesterday, we called your attention to a Star Wars: The Old Republic trailer for the new expansion pack Knights of the Eternal Throne. It’s an awesome cinematic trailer that shows the potential for Star Wars movies that can exist without having direct ties to any of the characters, events and locations that we’re more familiar with from the primary Star Wars saga films....

Force Awakens Bits: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Blu-Ray Release Date, An Unfortunate Opening Crawl Grammatical Error, BB-8 Ice Cubes By Jacob Hall/Dec. 28, 2015 11:00 am EST You’re not sick of reading about Star Wars: The Force Awakens quite yet, right? Okay. Good. We still have jobs. In today’s edition of The Force Awakens bits: A potential release date for the Force Awakens Blu-ray. The secret lurking in the First Order’s Star Destroyers....

Guardians Of The Galaxy, The Incredibles, And More Heading To Disney World This Summer By Ben Pearson/Feb. 2, 2018 4:00 pm EST When it comes to corporate synergy, it’s hard to beat The Walt Disney Company. The media giant is a king of cross-promotion among its ever-growing number of properties, and while that in and of itself isn’t something we’d normally care about, it just so happens that this latest piece of synergy involves properties that fans are deeply invested in....

Judge Orders Redbox To Stop Selling Disney Download Codes [Updated] By Ben Pearson/Aug. 30, 2018 11:38 am EST Update 8/28/18: A judge has ordered an injunction to block Redbox from selling digital download codes for Disney movies. Read on for our original article from December 2017, which has been updated with new information at the bottom. The Walt Disney Company hasn’t exactly been making the most level-headed decisions lately, but here’s something I think they have a right to be a little miffed about....

Live-Action ‘Teen Titans’ Series Casts Anna Diop As Starfire: Why This Color-Blind Casting Is Great News By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 24, 2017 11:00 am EST The live-action Teen Titans series, currently named Titans, is starting to get off the ground, with a newly cast Starfire joining the team after Australian newcomer Teagan Croft was cast as Raven. With the news that Anna Diop, a relatively unknown actress from 24: Legacy, was cast as Starfire in the live-action Teen Titans series to premiere on Warner Bros....

Orson Scott Card Describes Zero Gravity Scenes From Set Of ‘Ender’s Game;’ Reveals Cameo By Germain Lussier/May 21, 2012 1:00 pm EST When writers visit film sets, they’re generally embargoed from discussing what they’ve seen. It’s just impossible to judge a film while it’s still in production, far from its final look and studios would ideally like impressions to come out closer to a film’s release date. Apparently that embargo doesn’t hold true if you are the person who created the property being put to film....

Page 2: Drive, The Explorers, Battlestar Galactica, Cars, Muppets, RoboCop, Star Wars, MI4, Paul Thomas Anderson, John Carter, By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 5, 2012 8:00 am EST What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Page 2: Human Centipede, Harry Potter, Star Trek, Star Wars, Shaun Of The Dead, Mad Men, Quentin Tarantino, Ghostbusters, Totoro By Peter Sciretta/April 26, 2012 8:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 48 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more....

Page 2: The Neverending Story, Robocop, 2001, All The President’s Men, Emily Blunt, Ghostbusters, Power Rangers, By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 24, 2011 11:00 am EST What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 30 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Rogue One Bits: The Voice Of Admiral Raddus, A ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Cameo, And A Preposterous Boycott By Jacob Hall/Dec. 9, 2016 2:00 pm EST In this edition of Rogue One Bits: White supremacists are calling for a boycott of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Veteran Star Wars voice actor Stephen Stanton has a role in Rogue One. A new TV spot reveals a Star Wars Rebels cameo. Another new TV spot shows off a bunch of action....

Star Wars Bits: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Timeline Revealed, More ‘Solo’ Easter Eggs, And Our First ‘Resistance’ Reveal By Rosie Knight/June 18, 2018 8:00 am EST In this edition of Star Wars Bits: Solo: A Star Wars Story deluxe figures have arrived Gary Whitta reveals the connection between Solo and a scene that was cut from Rogue One Sith fashion for your favorite bad guy Princess Leia destroys a star ship And much more more!...

Sundance Awards 2015 Go To ‘The Witch,’ ‘Slow West,’ ‘Me And Earl And The Dying Girl’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 31, 2015 10:26 pm EST Sundance doled out its awards tonight, with a batch of feature film Jury, Audience and other special awards going out to films that played the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Many of our favorite films of the fest — Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, The Witch, The Wolfpack, Dope, and Slow West — took awards, including some of the major prizes....

Theme Park Bits: ‘Skull Island: Reign Of Kong’ Details, ‘The Walking Dead’ Comes To Universal Studios, First Tease Of The ‘Frozen’ Stage Musical By Jacob Hall/March 29, 2016 4:00 pm EST If your love of movies and your love of theme parks overlap, then Theme Park Bits is the news round-up for you. In today’s edition: Universal Studios reveals a whole bunch of new Skull Island: Reign of Kong details. A behind-the-scenes look at California Adventure’s new Frozen show....