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‘Saturday Night Live’ Shows You How To Pronounce Saoirse Ronan’s Name In A Solid Episode By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 3, 2017 10:30 am EST This weekend brought the first of the final three episodes finishing out 2017 for Saturday Night Live, and we got to see the wonderful Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird, Brooklyn) make her hosting debut. The New York native brought her signature Irish brogue to Studio 8H, and she couldn’t have been more comfortable among the seasoned comedians of SNL....

3-Disc Special Edition Of WALL-E By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 31, 2008 10:48 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. BURBANK, California, November, 2008—The year’s most acclaimed and original film, an intergalactic story of the lovable robot WALL•E, comes home to Blu-ray hi-def and DVD — November 18, 2008, courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, just in time for the holidays. Disney•Pixar’s hilarious box-office favorite transports viewers to another galaxy with five different versions....

Avatar Land Food: This Is What Disney World’s Pandora Food Looks Like By Peter Sciretta/March 20, 2017 10:00 am EST Pandora: The World of Avatar opens on May 27, 2017 in Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom theme park. Since “Avatar Land” (as we’ll always call it in our hearts) was first announced by Disney, one of the many selling points involved immersing guests in the world of Pandora, from the floating mountains down to the exotic alien food served at the restaurants....

Beyond Fest 2014 Features ‘Starry Eyes,’ ‘Nightcrawler’ And 4K ‘Halloween’ With John Carpenter And Jamie Lee Curtis By Russ Fischer/Sept. 4, 2014 4:00 pm EST For those who live in LA, October is a great month. Several theaters really orient the month’s programming to horror, the supernatural, and the strange. One of the best recent events in town is Beyond Fest, which in 2014 runs from September 25 to October 4....

Cool Stuff: Complete Crazy4Cult 3D Art Preview By Peter Sciretta/July 16, 2009 12:31 pm EST As you probably know by now, Gallery 1988 will be holding their third annual pop culture art show Crazy4Cult 3D from July 16th (TONIGHT!!!) to August 8th in Los Angeles. Gallery1988 has given us permission to run an exclusive preview of some of the cool artwork which hasn’t been seen yet, that will be available at the show....

Cool Stuff: Predator, Fight Club, Das Boot And More Art From Ken Taylor Mondo Show By Germain Lussier/May 28, 2014 11:39 am EST Popular and talented artist Ken Taylor will have his first solo show at the Mondo Gallery in Austin, Texas this week. After our exclusive debut from the show, a ton of new posters have now been revealed. Posters for Frankenstein, Predator, Fight Club, Das Boot and Catwoman join Children of Men and Little Shop of Horrors to comprise a good portion of what fans and collectors will get to see come Friday May 30....

Doug Liman On Why He Wanted ‘Impulse’ To Be Nothing Like ‘Jumper’ [Interview] By Fred Topel/June 6, 2018 1:00 pm EST Impulse stars Maddie Hasson as Henrietta, a high school student in a blended family. When the school jock Clay Boone (Tanner Stine) sexually assaults Henry, she teleports out of his car, crushing the car in the process and leaving Clay in a wheelchair. The town believes it was a hit and run, but as Henry continues to teleport, her stepsister Jenna (Sarah Desjardins) and classmate Townes Linderman (Daniel Maslany) try to help her figure out her powers....

Editorial: Death Of The Hollywood Superstar By Zach Lawrence/Sept. 5, 2007 12:39 am EST The following is an editorial by Zack Lawrence. It was sometime ago that Hollywoodland was filled to the brim and boiling over with egocentric, megalomaniacal movie stars all fired up and ready to set your living room ablaze. They were an army of few, A-Listers with twenty million dollar picture deals and blockbuster movies giving them acting credibility even if they didn’t deserve it....

Fantastic Fest Adds Charlie Kaufman’s ‘Anomalisa’ In Final Programming Wave By Russ Fischer/Sept. 9, 2015 10:00 am EST The final wave of Fantastic Fest 2015 announcements is here, and this set of films features a few recent festival standouts and some great genre entries. Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson will attend the fest with their stop-motion animation film Anomalisa, which just broke brains at Telluride. The Cannes Grand Prix winner Son of Saul will play, as will the new film from Gomorrah director Matteo Garrone, Tale of Tales....

Kevin Feige Teases ‘Young Avengers’ And LGBT Characters In MCU’s Future By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 25, 2018 12:00 pm EST Kevin Feige promises that he will be “less cagey” about the Marvel Cinematic Universe plans. Soon. After Avengers 4 comes out. But until then, Feige’s plans for the MCU future remain mostly in the dark. However, the Marvel Studios chief does hint at a few possible paths that the MCU can take in Phase 4, including the possible introduction of the popular comic book team the Young Avengers and more inclusion of LGBT characters....

Movie Review: Body Of War By Mel Valentin/March 15, 2008 1:24 am EST Some documentaries enlighten. The best documentaries do both. Case Directed by Ellen Spiro, a professor in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin, and Phil Donahue, the former television host whose last television program was cancelled by MSNBC (ostensibly for low ratings, but probably for his liberal-progressive views), Body of War, a deeply moving, ultimately heart-wrenching documentary, follows Tomas Young, an Iraq War veteran injured in 2005 during an assault on convoy, his arduous rehab, physical setbacks, his marriage, and his political activism as a member of the Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW)....

Must Watch: Live-Action ‘Star Wars Battlefront II’ Trailer Tickles Your Nostalgia, EA Crafts The Most Hated Post In Reddit History [Updated] By Jacob Hall/Nov. 13, 2017 1:00 pm EST Update: Electronic Arts has heard the internet loud and clear and has changed course on character unlocks for Star Wars Battlefront II. You can find all of the details below. The Star Wars Battlefront video games are glossy, expensive, highly polished experiences from a major developer....

Now Scream This: The Best Sci-Fi Horror Movies Streaming Right Now By /Film Staff/May 23, 2018 1:00 pm EST (Welcome to Now Scream This, a column where horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato tell you what scary, spooky, and spine-tingling movies are streaming and where you can watch them.)Matt: Fun fact – when Chris suggested we focus on intergalactic terrors in favor of Solo’s May 25 release date, I assumed it to be a rather accomplishable task....

Page 2 By Peter Sciretta/June 14, 2009 9:30 pm EST The above photo shows George Lucas “then and now”. So funny, so sad. [uberpix] 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 31 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: West Side Story, Predator, Watchmen, Back To The Future, Source Code, Jurassic Park, Royal Tenenbaums, Cars 2, Charlie Sheen By Peter Sciretta/March 4, 2011 7:00 pm 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....

Paramount Will Release Darren Aronofsky’s Cut Of ‘Noah’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 12, 2014 12:30 pm EST We’ve wondered for months which cut of Darren Aronosfky’s Noah would land in theaters when the film opens in March. Reports of numerous test screenings have floated around for quite a while, and gossip around LA has whispered stories of different editors working on various cuts of the film at Paramount’s bequest. With industry talk of a schism between Paramount and Aronofsky when it came for a vision for the film, there was reason to wonder if we would see the director’s version, not when we would see it....

Paul Thomas Anderson Takes Part In Online Q&A, Wins Internet By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 21, 2018 8:00 am EST Folks, not only is Paul Thomas Anderson very good at making movies, he’s also very good at the internet. The acclaimed filmmaker is out there promoting his new masterpiece Phantom Thread, and in a series of recent Q&As, via Reddit and Twitter, he proceeded to charm the hell out of everyone and offer some good advice (to others, and to himself)....

See The ‘Jurassic World’ T-Rex, Director Colin Trevorrow Comments On Trailer By Russ Fischer/Nov. 28, 2014 2:30 pm EST The Jurassic World trailer showed us quite a bit, but one thing we didn’t see was one of the series’ signature dinosaurs: the Tyrannosaurus Rex. As a follow-up to that trailer release, however, the film’s official website has launched, and with it comes the first look at the film’s T-rex. Granted, it looks like, well, a T-rex....

Star Wars Bits: LucasArts, Daniel Day-Lewis, And J.J. Abrams’ Lens Flare Addiction By Angie Han/Sept. 30, 2013 9:00 am EST Notorious lens flare addict J.J. Abrams takes the first steps toward recovery, just in time to shoot Episode VII. Also after the jump: Yes, Samuel L. Jackson is still interested in Episode VII No, Episode VII will not shoot in New Mexico Daniel Day-Lewis has an interesting lunch date The real story behind LucasArts’ demise is revealed...

Superhero Bits: Guardians Of The Galaxy, Thor: The Dark World, Avengers 2, Iron Man 3, Amazing Spider-Man, Dredd 3D By Germain Lussier/Sept. 14, 2012 1:01 pm EST Want to read about a fight in Man of Steel? Are there already spoilers for Thor: The Dark World floating around? Was doing The Avengers 2 a tough decision for Joss Whedon? Would Nathan Fillion do Guardians of the Galaxy with James Gunn? Does Ben Affleck have fond memories of Daredevil?...