Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 Super Bowl Spot Breakdown Going Through The Footage Frame By Frame

By Angie Han/Feb. 6, 2017 12:30 pm EST Some of us were cheering for the Falcons last night, and others of us for the Patriots, but the Guardians of the Galaxy emerged as one team we could all root for. Marvel Studios dropped a whole bunch of new footage in a Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Super Bowl spot, showing all of our favorite ragtag heroes in action — along with new friends like Mantis, and new foes like Ayesha....

November 22, 2022 · 16 min · 3252 words · Violet Shamblin

Horns Review Daniel Radcliffe S Dark Comedy Never Locks In

‘Horns’ Review: Daniel Radcliffe’s Dark Comedy Never Locks In By Germain Lussier/Oct. 6, 2014 5:00 am EST All good films get two things right: pace and tone. You can have the most gorgeous visuals, best performances, incredibly well-written script, but if the director doesn’t keep the movie moving forward with a consistent feel, it can all fall apart. Alexandre Aja’s Horns is a textbook example of this. Based on a revered novel by Joe Hill (the son of Stephen King), Horns tells the story of a man named Iggy....

November 22, 2022 · 9 min · 1760 words · Diane Richardson

Looper Review And Video Blog Rian Johnson S Time Travelling Sci Fi Drama Delivers

‘Looper’ Review And Video Blog: Rian Johnson’s Time Travelling Sci-Fi Drama Delivers By Germain Lussier/Sept. 6, 2012 8:15 am EST The best sci-fi movies aren’t defined by their sci-fi elements. Hovercars, cool guns, time travel and other sci-fi tropes are merely used to put a unique spin and visual style on a story with themes universal to almost any genre. And if it does that by blowing your mind with some cool stuff?...

November 22, 2022 · 11 min · 2222 words · Tonya Baver

Pee Wee S Big Holiday Writer Paul Rust On How You Write A Pee Wee Herman Movie Sxsw Interview

‘Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday’ Writer Paul Rust On How You Write A Pee-Wee Herman Movie [SXSW Interview] By Jacob Hall/March 22, 2016 1:00 pm EST For any comedy writer of a certain age, working on a new Pee-wee Herman movie is a dream come true. And you can clearly see just how giddy Paul Rust is to have written Pee-wee’s Big Holiday alongside Paul Reubens. Rust, an actor and writer whose credits include everything from Arrested Development and Comedy Bang!...

November 22, 2022 · 23 min · 4729 words · Dorothy Payne

Preacher Review You May All Go To Hell And I Will Go To Best Buy

‘Preacher’ Review: You May All Go To Hell And I Will Go To Best Buy By Alex Riviello/Aug. 8, 2017 10:00 am EST (Each week, we’re going to discussion Preacher’s season 2 by examining the differences between the original comics and AMC’s television adaptation.)Preacher’s second season has been all about the peaks and valleys, and this is a valley episode. After all the chaos and action of the last few hours, they needed a breather, and “Holes” lets all the characters take stock of where they are and what to do next…even if they’re not sure what that is....

November 22, 2022 · 16 min · 3243 words · Florence Hovis

Thelma Trailer Norway S Oscar Entry Is A Wild Horror Movie

‘Thelma’ Trailer: Norway’s Oscar Entry Is A Wild Horror Movie By Jacob Hall/Sept. 6, 2017 9:30 am EST 2016 was one of the best years for horror movies in recent memory and 2017 has done a fine job of picking up the torch and running with it. While the incredible Get Out has dominated the headlines with its rave reviews and massive box office, the mainstream has proven surprising (the very entertaining Annabelle: Creation) and the arthouse has given up the goods (the brutal and exquisite Raw)....

November 22, 2022 · 10 min · 1953 words · Teresa Larosa

Twin Peaks The Return Review Exploring The Best Moments Of Part 11

‘Twin Peaks: The Return’ Review: Exploring The Best Moments Of Part 11 By Ben Pearson/July 24, 2017 7:00 am EST (Each week, we’re going to kick off discussion about Twin Peaks: The Return by answering one question: what was the best scene of the episode?) Every once in a while, co-creators David Lynch and Mark Frost craft an entry of Twin Peaks that’s emblematic of the series as a whole, simultaneously full of everything that often makes it intriguing and frustrating in equal measure....

November 22, 2022 · 14 min · 2793 words · Madelyn Anderson

Westworld Spoiler Review 10 Questions From The Bicameral Mind

‘Westworld’ Spoiler Review: 10 Questions From ‘‘The Bicameral Mind’’ By Jacob Hall/Dec. 5, 2016 11:30 am EST Westworld’s 90-minute season finale delivered the goods, answering the most pressing questions, providing dramatic closure to the major characters, and still finding several opportunities to turn this entire weird world on its head and set up a very different second season. And while this is the rare Westworld episode to shut more doors than it opens, I still have ten questions to ask before we begin the long wait for more of 2016’s most intriguing and frustrating and entertaining new show....

November 22, 2022 · 41 min · 8593 words · Gary Patterson

15 Things We Learned During The Amazing Spider Man Panel

15 Things We Learned During ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Panel By Germain Lussier/July 22, 2011 9:31 pm EST “This is the coolest moment of my life.” That’s what Andrew Garfield said after delivering an impassioned speech about what it means to play the lead role in The Amazing Spider-Man, Sony’s reboot of the iconic Marvel character. Brand new footage from the film and more premiered Friday evening in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con....

November 22, 2022 · 12 min · 2453 words · Bridget Stanford

Batman Will Appear In The Flashpoint Movie Geoff Johns Confirms

Batman Will Appear In The ‘Flashpoint’ Movie, Geoff Johns Confirms By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 20, 2017 3:30 pm EST Call it Justice League 1.5: Flashpoint will now boast more than half of the members of the Justice League, with Batman joining Wonder Woman and Cyborg in a feature appearance in the reworked solo Flash film. With the Dark Knight’s inclusion in the adaptation of the massive crossover event that rebooted the DC Comics, it adds to chatter that Flashpoint could usher in a new era for the DC Extended Universe....

November 22, 2022 · 10 min · 2049 words · Jessica Roby

Ben Affleck S Eleven Favorite Heist Movies

Ben Affleck’s Eleven Favorite Heist Movies By Germain Lussier/Jan. 18, 2011 11:00 am EST With Oscar nominations less than two weeks away, one of the films that’s slowly been gaining momentum is Ben Affleck’s fall hit The Town. The Boston-set heist movie was a hit with audiences and critics alike and, due to the fact that it’s been on DVD for a few weeks, it’s getting more buzz as a possible Best Picture nominee and for its supporting performances, most notably that of last year’s Best Actor nominee Jeremy Renner....

November 22, 2022 · 9 min · 1895 words · Terri Bird

Darren Aronofsky Would Have Cast Joaquin Phoenix As Batman Matthew Vaughn Shares His Optimistic Vision For Superman

Darren Aronofsky Would Have Cast Joaquin Phoenix As Batman; Matthew Vaughn Shares His Optimistic Vision For Superman By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 18, 2017 12:30 pm EST Darren Aronofsky’s Batman pitch was one of the famed projects stewing in development hell for years, cast aside by Warner Bros. executives for being too dark a take on a property that generally attracts families. The project, which Aronofsky worked on with Batman: Year One writer Frank Miller in 1999, envisioned an R-rated Batman who grew up on the streets, fighting villains in a ski mask and wielding brass knuckles....

November 22, 2022 · 11 min · 2259 words · Tim Sault

Disneyland Considers Prohibiting Admission To Annual Passholders For Two Months Following Star Wars Land Opening

Disneyland Considers Prohibiting Admission To Annual Passholders For Two Months Following ‘Star Wars Land’ Opening By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 21, 2016 2:30 pm EST Disney has started surveying Disneyland and Disney World annual passholders about the possibility of adding a block-out period for a theme park for the first two months of a new attraction like the upcoming Star Wars Lands, Pandora: The World of Avatar, Toy Story Land or Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout....

November 22, 2022 · 9 min · 1906 words · Jeffrey Bently

Early Buzz Rian Johnson S Looper

Early Buzz: Rian Johnson’s ‘Looper’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 9, 2011 2:15 pm EST One of our most anticipated 2012 releases is Looper, which comes from Brick and The Brothers Bloom director Rian Johnson. The movie shot some time ago, but will not be distributed until next year, and the wait is one I’m not suffering patiently. Looper is a time travel movie, of sorts. It stars Bruce Willis (in the first still from the film, above) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as two men on opposite ends of a timeline....

November 22, 2022 · 12 min · 2521 words · Lillian Shumway

First Look At The Marvel Superheroes In Disney Animation S Big Hero 6

First Look At The Marvel Superheroes In Disney Animation’s ‘Big Hero 6’ By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 8, 2013 11:25 pm EST While walking to the D23 Expo Imagineering pavilion for the Thursday night press preview, I came across a small booth advertising Disney Animation’s big screen adaptation of Marvel Comic’s Big Hero 6. We haven’t seen much from the Don Hall-directed November 2014 release, but we’re expected to see some footage at Disney’s Animation panel on Friday morning (check back for a reaction later in the day)....

November 22, 2022 · 10 min · 1977 words · Richard Hosey

How A A Simple Favor Echoes Classic Hollywood With Its Fashion And Plot Twists

How A ‘A Simple Favor’ Echoes Classic Hollywood With Its Fashion And Plot Twists By Kristen Lopez/Sept. 14, 2018 10:00 am EST (Welcome to Classically Contemporary, a series where we explore the ways in which new releases echo classic Hollywood.) Director Paul Feig is no stranger to reference and parody, with the strongest example being his 2015 James Bond-esque Spy. Feig enjoys playing with classic film genre and his best representation of the past is found in A Simple Favor....

November 22, 2022 · 13 min · 2591 words · David Hams

Hurt Locker Producer If You Criticize Our File Sharing Lawsuits You Are A Moron

Hurt Locker Producer: If You Criticize Our File-Sharing Lawsuits, You Are A Moron By David Chen/May 18, 2010 1:51 pm EST U.S. Copyright Group’s plans to sue people for downloading films via Bittorrent has not gone as smoothly as planned. Progress on some of its initial lawsuits has been stymied by Time Warner Cable, and other cable companies might also cause problems. But as of this writing, it is still planning on moving forward with a new round of lawsuits for people who illegally watched The Hurt Locker....

November 22, 2022 · 9 min · 1866 words · Ryan Warren

Interview Trick R Treat Halloween Decorations Coming From Michael Dougherty Atmosfx S Pete Reichert

Interview: ‘Trick ‘R Treat’ Halloween Decorations Coming From Michael Dougherty & AtmosFX’s Pete Reichert By Jack Giroux/Aug. 31, 2016 8:00 am EST As we continue waiting for a sequel, Trick ‘r Treat 2, writer-director Michael Dougherty and AtmosFX’s co-founder Pete Reichert are hoping some Trick ‘r Treat-themed Halloween decorations will tide folks over. The Krampus director and his old pal from his days at MTV are bringing fans of the anthology horror movie some vignettes involving Sam, the enforcer of Halloween’s rules and traditions....

November 22, 2022 · 21 min · 4323 words · James Baskin

Is This The Reason Moviepass Removed Select Amc Theaters

Is This The Reason MoviePass Removed Select AMC Theaters? By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 26, 2018 12:00 pm EST MoviePass may be playing hardball with AMC Theatres. On Thursday, it was reported that the buzzy subscription-based movie service was pulling coverage from select AMC locations, including big market theaters like the Empire 25 in New York City, the Universal City Walk, AMC Loews Boston Common and the AMC Century Plaza. It had many questioning whether this spelled the beginning of the end for the rapidly growing but questionably sustainable company....

November 22, 2022 · 13 min · 2587 words · Chad Cosley

Keegan Michael Key Reveals His The Predator Character S Biggest Weapon Set Visit Interview

Keegan-Michael Key Reveals His ‘The Predator’ Character’s Biggest Weapon [Set Visit Interview] By Jacob Hall/May 28, 2018 2:00 pm EST If the thought of Keegan-Michael Key, one of the funniest men alive, spouting Shane Black dialogue appeals to you…well, make sure The Predator is on your radar. We visited the Vancouver set of the latest film in the alien hunter series last year and Key was as fast and funny in-person as you’d hope....

November 22, 2022 · 37 min · 7678 words · Cindy Burnett