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Watch Trailers For All The New TV Shows Coming Fall 2014 And 2015 [Updated] By Peter Sciretta/May 16, 2014 12:55 pm EST Update: USA Network has released trailers for Rush, Complications and Satisfaction, those three trailers have been added after the jump. This time of year, the major television networks make a bunch of big presentations in New York City showcasing their new and returning television shows — this is called “upfronts....

What Other Superhero Movies Can Learn From Batman And The Joker In ‘The Dark Knight’ By Monique Jones/July 19, 2018 11:00 am EST (Welcome to The Dark Knight Legacy, a series of articles that explore Christopher Nolan’s superhero masterpiece in celebration of its 10th anniversary.) It’s considered a cliché to say that the Joker is not only Batman’s greatest villain, but the greatest villain in comic book history. But is it really?...

‘Cops Undercover’: Watch An Exclusive FilmStruck Video Highlighting Crime Drama Films By Chris Evangelista/April 6, 2018 7:30 am EST FilmStruck, one of the best streaming services around, has a new set of films with a running theme – cops undercover. In honor of the lineup, we’re running an exclusive FilmStruck video featuring Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent discussing the life of a undercover cop and the films portraying such a dangerous gig....

/Film Interview: ‘Cloud Atlas’ Co-Directors And Writers Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowksi And Tom Tykwer By Germain Lussier/Oct. 31, 2012 6:00 pm EST Here’s my full interview with the writers and directors of Cloud Atlas: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowksi and Tom Tykwer. Last week, we broke up this long interview into four parts to make it both more digestible and to keep in spirit with the film, which comprises six radically different, but related, stories....

‘Last Flag Flying’ Director Richard Linklater Discusses Ensemble Stories, Time, And More [Interview] By Jack Giroux/Nov. 24, 2017 10:00 am EST Like many of writer-director Richard Linklater’s films, Last Flag Flying moves with grace. The smooth rhythm of the dialogue, the lived-in settings, and characters you want to spend hours with – these well-known qualities found in Linklater’s body of work are on full-display in his latest drama, based on Darryl Ponicsan’s novel....

‘Norman Lear: Just Another Version Of You’: How One Man Humbly Changed TV Forever [Sundance Review] By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 22, 2016 3:00 pm EST During a ceremony honoring legendary TV producer Norman Lear, comedian Amy Poehler says, “It’s hard to make people laugh, tackle big issues and get big ratings. That’s why no one does it anymore.” Indeed, in the relatively short history of television, no one has had as big of an impact on the medium as Norman Lear, the creator of classic shows such as All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Maude and more....

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Review: “What’s Past Is Prologue” Is Another Breathless Hour Of Superb ‘Trek’ By Monique Jones/Jan. 29, 2018 11:00 am EST After watching the latest Star Trek: Discovery episode, “What’s Past is Prologue,” consider me mad. Me being mad is actually a good thing! Once again, I’m irritated we have to wait a full seven days for a new episode to come out. The writing is just that tight!...

‘Stockholm’ Review: Ethan Hawke Steals The Show In A Riotous Black Comedy With Heart [Tribeca] By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 21, 2018 11:00 am EST Stockholm syndrome has inherently horrifying roots: Victims of kidnappings, hostage situations, and other dangerous situations somehow develop feelings of sympathy, maybe even affection, for their captors. But that doesn’t mean that a feature film adaptation of the 1973 bank robbery that originated the term can’t be outright hilarious....

‘Suicide Squad’ Trailer Breakdown: Examining All Of That New Footage Frame-By-Frame By Jacob Hall/Jan. 20, 2016 10:30 am EST While the trailer does a fairly good job of establishing the basic premise (the government recruits a bunch of imprisoned DC comics super villains into a task force that is forced to go on dangerous missions), it doesn’t delve into the plot specifics. At the same time, it’s bursting with mysterious images, insane moments, and surprising beats....

Beautiful New Alice In Wonderland Concept Art And Character Stills By Brendon Connelly/Jan. 27, 2010 3:29 pm EST Disney have declared that we are in a season of Wonderland Wednesdays, an era of mid-week updates on the upcoming Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland movie. Each week the studio releasing a new video, some new text copy and a nice, tidy little pile of art work. Wrangling it all into a single post would be quite tricky – not to mention fairly time consuming – but I certainly want to share what I consider to be the best bits....

Exclusive: Screenwriter Travis Wright Responds To Blade Runner 2 Story By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 6, 2008 6:01 pm EST Last week we broke the news that the original screenwriters of Eagle Eye were working on a big screen sequel to Blade Runner. We attempted to contact screenwriter Travis Wright for a few days before we ran the story, but were not met with a response (as it turns out he was in France location scouting for a film)....

HDTGM: A Conversation With Coleman Luck, Original Screenwriter Of ‘Escape From L.A.’ By Blake Harris/Jan. 20, 2017 7:30 am EST In 1981, John Carpenter’s Escape from New York—a small-budget, post-apocalyptic bruiser—raked it in at the box office and set up Kurt Russell as an 80s action star. Fifteen years later, Russell reprised his role as now-iconic anti-hero Snake Plissken for Escape from L.A. But despite all the hallmarks of promise—star actor, known property, and the return of a legendary director—the $50 million sequel didn’t even earn half its money back in theaters....

Page 2: Full House, Doctor Who, Dredd, Star Wars, Scott Pilgrim, Alien, Wreck It Ralph, RoboCop, Community, Ghostbusters, The Hobbit, Indiana Jones By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 25, 2012 8:00 am EST 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: Star Wars, Breaking Bad, Monsters Inc, Friday Night Lights, Clockwork Orange, Harry Potter, James Franco, Good Will Hunting, Miyazaki, Doctor Who, Mark Hamill, Sandlot By Peter Sciretta/March 15, 2013 11:30 am EST 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....

Page 2: Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Inherent Vice, Frozen, BTTF, Simpsons, Mummy, HTTYD, George Lucas By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 8, 2014 12:30 pm EST 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 36 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: Up, Star Wars, Oscars, American Horror Story, Re-Animator, Bridesmaids, The Wire, Breaking Bad, Weird Al, Muppets, Steven Spielberg, Son Of Rambow, Mad Men By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 27, 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 48 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more....

Rumor: ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Characters Could Appear In ‘Episode VII’ By Germain Lussier/May 6, 2014 6:00 am EST The first two pieces of original content the Disney Star Wars universe will provide are going to be Star Wars Rebels and Star Wars Episode VII. On paper, they couldn’t be further apart. One is an animated TV series, set between the events of the prequels and the original trilogy. The other is a live-action, big budget blockbuster that finally continues the story George Lucas began in 1977....

Rumor: Will ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Change The Team Roster? By Germain Lussier/Aug. 28, 2014 1:10 pm EST Potential Avengers: Age of Ultron spoilers below. Proceed with caution. Marvel Studios Kevin Feige might be vague, but he very rarely lies. He told us Thanos would be in Guardians of the Galaxy years before it happened. He proclaimed that Captain America: The Winter Soldier would change the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it did....

This Week In Trailers: Keloid, El Velador (The Night Watchman), Black Out, Once Upon A Time In Anatolia, Crazy Horse By Christopher Stipp/Dec. 18, 2011 7:00 pm EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

This Week In Trailers: The Darkside, Uncharted Waters, Dear Mr. Watterson, The Wes Anderson Collection, Filth By Christopher Stipp/Oct. 12, 2013 9:00 am EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...