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Fandango Users’ Most Anticipated Fall Movies Somehow Don’t Include ‘Creed II’ By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 30, 2018 12:00 pm EST Fall is nearly upon us. That means it’s time for pumpkin spice everything and anticipating a whole new slate of movies hitting theaters, many of which will be heavy hitters during awards season. But when it comes to general audiences, they’re not all that interested in the prestige pictures right now. That might mostly be because they’re not on everyone’s radar yet, but even so, it’s the blockbusters featuring familiar characters and famous rock stars that audiences are most eager to see....

GeekBomb: Telekinetic Powers On The Big (And Small) Screen By Kevin Kelly/Feb. 5, 2009 3:28 pm EST Let’s face it. As far as superpowers go, the ability to move things with your brain is pretty awesome. Sure, flying is cool, turning invisible would have fun benefits, and super-strength could always come in handy. Plus it’s a lot cooler than all the “problem” superpowers, like having your entire body burst into flame, turning into some disgusting creature, or having your power be that you’re just extremely fat, and bouncy, like the Blob....

Guardians Of The Galaxy Set Visit: What We Learned And Video Blog Reaction By Peter Sciretta/July 8, 2014 9:00 am EST In September 2013, I traveled to London to visit the set of Marvel Studios’ upcoming comic book adaptation Guardians of the Galaxy. On set, I was transported to new worlds with many different alien races, boarded a 3-mile long spacecraft, and talked with the cast and crew who were creating the magic you will see on screen this August....

HBO’s ‘Spielberg’ Documentary: 10 Things We Learned By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 6, 2017 7:00 am EST Steven Spielberg is one of our greatest living filmmakers. While some may want to write the Jaws filmmaker off as nothing more than a purveyor of popular blockbusters, very few directors understand the language of cinema as well as Spielberg. While many filmmakers can’t block a shot to save their lie, Spielberg can convey an entire story wordlessly with his imagery....

By Russ Fischer/Oct. 31, 2011 10:00 am EST Things are heating up in the streaming video space. All the major companies with a stake in digital content streaming are trying to find new revenue streams, and new ways to compete for audiences as Netflix voraciously increases the amount of content it offers, especially with respect to television series. Three of the major streaming players — Netflix, Hulu and YouTube — have made new deals to provide content to users, and a fourth company, Redbox, is raising prices after testing an increase in limited markets, but is also planning to launch a streaming service by the end of the year....

Interview: ‘Midnight Special’ Director Jeff Nichols On Trusting The Audience By Jack Giroux/March 25, 2016 8:00 am EST Below, read our Jeff Nichols interview (mild spoilers follow). You’ve made a $20 million movie about parenthood and faith. When you started writing Midnight Special, did faith naturally evolve out of the story or did you want to comment on belief systems? Well, I outline these things really heavily before I start typing anything into a computer....

Movie Review: Friday The 13th By David Chen/Feb. 13, 2009 4:48 am EST I’m of the opinion that the horror/slasher movie remakes we’ve seen in recent years aren’t categorically a bad idea. Perhaps it’s because the originals aren’t terribly sacred to me but I’m actually mildly fascinated by the creative process that goes with unearthing old or foreign properties like The Hills Have Eyes or The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, then modernizing them by adding intricate set design & art direction, moody music-video-style lighting, and some heavily stylized filmmaking....

Movie Review: The Brothers Bloom - A Con Film With A Heart By David Chen/May 15, 2009 6:45 am EST Every now and then, a director comes along whose debut film is so inventive and skillful that it heralds the arrival of a bold new creative voice. For director Rian Johnson, that film was Brick, a Dashiell Hammett mystery set in a California high school. With his stylish filmmaking (on a shoestring budget, no less) and his unique, enthralling dialogue, Johnson evinced a formidable degree of promise....

Neil deGrasse Tyson Fact-Checks ‘Gravity’; Buzz Aldrin Praises Film’s Realism By Angie Han/Oct. 7, 2013 12:30 pm EST Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity landed with a huge splash this weekend, earning near-unanimous critical praise and exceeding all box office predictions to become the biggest October opening in history. Much of the appeal lay in the film’s verisimilitude. As several reviewers put it, Gravity is the closest that most of us non-astronauts will ever get to space....

Rival ‘Snow White’ Pictures Go Into Fight Club Mode As Universal Moves ‘Huntsman’ Release Date By Russ Fischer/May 16, 2011 9:19 am EST This is the sort of story that you’ll probably find interesting only if you consider the backstage maneuvering of producers and studios to be fascinating stuff. We’ve been watching with some distant interest as Universal and Relativity Media both prep Snow White films with release dates that were originally six months apart....

Saturday Box Office: Tyler Perry’s Married Targets $23M 3-Day; Game Plan, Michael Clayton, We Own The Night By Steve Mason/Oct. 14, 2007 11:00 am EST Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married? (Lionsgate) got a solid 21% upturn from its excellent opening day, and, although the movie won’t reach $25M for the weekend, its expected $23.07M haul will be more than enough to win the 3-day. It also marks the 2nd-best opening of Perry’s filmmaking career, trailing only 2006’s Madea’s Family Reunion ($30M opening)....

Sequel Bits: ‘Jurassic World 2,’ ‘Transformers: The Last Knight,’ And A Stolen Harry Potter Prequel By Jack Giroux/May 13, 2017 10:00 am EST In today’s quick edition of sequel bits: Two photos from the set of Jurassic World 2. A new image from Transformers: The Last Knight. The case of the missing Harry Potter prequel. One “saucy and sassy” man is coming back to Jurassic Park. Jeff Goldblum, who recently awarded Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi “10 Goldblums out of a possible 10 Goldblums,” is returning to the role of Ian Malcolm, a character we last saw chasing a Tyrannosaurus Rex in The Lost World: Jurassic Park....

Sequel Bits: ‘TMNT2’, ‘Fast & Furious 8’, ‘Warcraft 2’, ‘Fight Club 2’, ‘Barbershop 3’, ‘Fuller House’ By Angie Han/May 28, 2015 2:30 pm EST Today’s Sequel Bits includes a bunch of casting notices, plus some people talking about theoretical projects that don’t actually exist yet. After the jump: TMNT2 casts Brittany Ishibashi as Karai Barbershop 3 adds a Pitch Perfect actor Duncan Jones would be up for Warcraft 2 Aunt Becky will return for Fuller House Chuck Palahniuk talks Fight Club 2 Vin Diesel teases Fast & Furious 8...

Star Wars Bits: C-3PO One-Shot Comic, Battlefront Beta, BB-8 Cracked Open And More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 8, 2015 1:00 pm EST Star Wars Bits ain’t like dusting crops, boy. This edition of news from a galaxy far, far away includes: Pottery Barn as a Millennium Falcon bed for purchase Colin Trevorrow teases work on Star Wars: Episode IX Star Wars Battlefront beta begins in October Star Wars: Episode VIII returning to The Force Awakens filming location Find out how C-3PO got a red arm in comic book one-shot Tearing open Sphero’s remote-controlled BB-8 toy Anthony Daniels talks life as C-3PO and The Force Awakens secrecy Interview with Star Wars toys designer Mark Boudreaux New Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster art If you’ve always wanted to sleep in the Millennium Falcon, you may want to head over to Pottery Barn....

Star Wars Predictions: We Handicap Some Burning Questions About ‘The Force Awakens’ By Germain Lussier/March 12, 2015 8:00 am EST Concrete information about the new Star Wars movies is a rare commodity. Right now, we don’t know way more than we do know and that lack of definitive knowledge leads to debate, discussion and arguments. These are happening every day amongst Star Wars fans and will continue until Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens on December 18....

Superhero Bits: Deadpool Vs Old Man Logan, Conan Goes To Themyscira, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 & More By Ethan Anderton/July 24, 2017 5:00 pm EST What will the third season of the Guardians of the Galaxy animated series be about? Who was going to voice The Joker on Batman: The Animated Series before Mark Hamill got the job? Who will Danny Trejo play on the new season of The Flash?...

SXSW Movie Review: Frontrunners By Mel Valentin/March 12, 2008 2:37 pm EST Every year, 25,000 students apply to New York City’s prestigious Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan. Out of those 25,000 students, only 750 get in. A meritocracy in the best sense of the word, Stuyvesant pulls in the best and the brightest, regardless of wealth, class, race, or gender. Most of the students are the children of first- or second-generation immigrants, with close to fifty percent identified as Asian....

Theme Park Bits: A Celebration Of Harry Potter Videos, Legoland Castle Hotel Preview, Pixar Pier Easter Egg By Joshua Meyer/Feb. 4, 2018 11:00 am EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Guess which Guardians of the Galaxy actor turned up at Disney California Adventure this week? See video of A Celebration of Harry Potter and Star Wars Day at Sea. Get a sneak peek of the Legoland Castle Hotel before it opens....

TV Bits: ‘American Gods’ Teases Emily Browning’s Laura Moon, A New ‘The Strain’ Season 3 Featurette, And The Final Season Of ‘Black Sails’ By Jacob Hall/July 23, 2016 5:00 am EST In this edition of TV Bits: Here’s our first look at Emily Browning in American Gods. Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves’ Interworld is heading to TV. Black Sails will conclude with its fourth season. Salem season 3 reveals a new trailer....

TV Bits: ‘Game Of Thrones’, ‘Sons Of Anarchy’, ‘Community’, ‘Luther’, ‘Portlandia’, ‘Under The Dome’ By Angie Han/June 12, 2013 10:55 am EST Game of Thrones has ended for the year, but its shadow continues to loom large. After the jump: Portlandia will return for two more seasons What happens of Game of Thrones catches up to the books? A Sons of Anarchy prequel is still a long ways away Dan Harmon closes his Community Season 5 deal Harry Potter’s Tom Felton will bring his sneer to TNT Frank Darabont finds his Mickey Cohen for Lost Angels Under the Dome plucks a star from The Following Veronica Mars adds a bunch of fan favorites, and also Piz Watch a trailer for the upcoming fourth season of Luther Starz’s The White Queen tries to fill the Game of Thrones gap HBO offers new trailers for a bunch of their non-GOT shows Since the beginning, readers of George R....