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Early Buzz: Alejandro González Inarritu And Michael Keaton Wow Audiences With ‘Birdman’ By Germain Lussier/Aug. 27, 2014 9:49 am EST When we heard Michael Keaton was doing a new superhero movie, everyone got interested. When we heard he’d be joined by Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone and Naomi Watts, the film became anticipated. Then we heard it would be directed by Alejandro González Inarritu, in one single take, it became one of our most anticipated films of the year....

Females Buy Over 50% Of The Movie Tickets But Get Only 33% Of The Speaking Roles, USC Study Finds By Angie Han/Nov. 23, 2011 11:00 am EST That there’s a gender disparity in Hollywood won’t come as a surprise to anyone, but a study recently published by USC’s Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism brings to light just how uneven things can be. For example: It turns out that of the 4,342 speaking roles in the 100 highest-grossing films of 2009, just 32,8% were female....

Let’s Talk About The Ending Of ‘La La Land’ By David Chen/Dec. 12, 2016 7:30 am EST Damien Chazelle’s La La Land dazzled me when I first saw it. Its deftly choreographed musical numbers had me pining for the film musicals of yesteryear. And the deeply felt performances by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone (who play aspiring artists Sebastian and Mia) helped me find a deeper level of respect for those who give everything in pursuit of their creative dreams....

New ‘Jigsaw’ Clips Highlight A Killer Philosophy, People Wearing Buckets On Their Heads, Death, Etc. By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 18, 2017 1:00 pm EST There was a time when the Saw franchise was synonymous with Halloween. Now Jigsaw hopes to capture that horror magic again by reviving the series with a brand new blood-drenched installment. A new clip from Jigsaw has just arrived to give us a glimpse of the terrors that await audiences, like walls covered in saw blades and people with buckets over their heads....

New Blu-Ray Releases: ‘Professor Marston And The Wonder Women’, ‘Drag Me To Hell’ And More By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 30, 2018 1:00 pm EST (Welcome to Not Dead Yet, a feature dedicated to what’s new on Blu-ray and what special features you should be excited about. Because yes, some of us still like to own physical copies of our movies.) Welcome back, physical media fiends. As we close out January 2018, here’s a round-up of some new Blu-ray releases you’re going to want to check out....

Page 2: Superman, Katee Sackoff, The Hangover 2, Ghostbusters, Planet Of The Apes, Anchorman, 21 Jump Street, Three Amigos, Star Wars, Stephen King, Terminator 2 By Peter Sciretta/April 29, 2011 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....

Sequel Bits: ‘Piranha 3DD’, ‘Star Trek 2’, ‘Atlas Shrugged Part 2’ ‘Underworld: Awakening’, ‘Men In Black 3’, ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’, ‘Ip Man 3D’ By Angie Han/May 9, 2012 4:00 pm EST Lots to see in today’s Sequel Bits, including a DVD featurette, a blooper reel, a TV spot, posters, and a (not at all revealing) set photo. After the jump: Another new TV spot debuts for Men in Black 3 Gary Busey goes nuts in Piranha 3DD outtakes Watch a featurette from the Underworld: Awakening DVD Simon Pegg and Zachary Quinto tweet wrapping Star Trek 2 Check out the Korean G....

Star Wars Bits: Episode VIII Production Designer, Force Awakens Actress, Rebels Marathon By Germain Lussier/Nov. 26, 2014 10:30 am EST Cool events for The Force Awakens, Episode VIII news and much more in this edition of Star Wars Bits. Below, read about the following. Oscar-winning production designer Rick Heinrichs has been tapped for Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Episode VIII. Actress Jessica Henwick may appear in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Read about two awesome Force Awakens trailer events in Los Angeles and Austin....

Star Wars Bits: Lando Calrissian, Jake Lloyd, Episode VII Box Office Predictions And More By Ethan Anderton/June 25, 2015 2:00 pm EST The odds of successfully surviving Star Wars Bits is approximately 3,720 to 1. Here’s the lowdown on all the Star Wars goodies you can find out about after the jump: Go behind the scenes of Star Wars Rebels second season premiere Is Ben Mendelsohn in Star Wars: Rogue One or not?...

Superhero Bits: Arrow, Amazing Spider-Man, Dark Knight Rises, Man Of Steel, Avengers By Germain Lussier/March 19, 2012 12:30 pm EST Want to hear Marc Webb talk about Amazing Spider-Man easter eggs? How about read a new plot description of The Dark Knight Rises? Is Hawkeye a terrible archer? What are the influences on the Superman costume in Man of Steel? Will Christopher Nolan be at San Diego Comic-Con with The Dark Knight Rises?...

The New Blu-Ray Releases You Should Check Out This Week: Killer Santa, Some Broken Ankles, And More By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 28, 2017 8:32 am EST (Welcome to Not Dead Yet, a feature dedicated to what’s new on Blu-ray and what special features you should be excited about. Because yes, some of us still like to own physical copies of our movies.) Before we kick November to the curb, there’s a slew of great Blu-rays you might want to snap up for your viewing pleasure....

The Toy Box: Rogue One Edition: LEGO Sets, Funko POP! Vinyls, Sideshow Collectibles & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 2, 2016 9:00 am EST The Toy Box is a recurring feature at /Film that rounds up some of the newest and coolest collectibles, decorations, gadgets and other memorabilia that you nerds might want for your shelves. Earlier this week, some of the new toys coming to shelves for Force Friday in honor of the forthcoming release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story were revealed in a stop-motion short film produced by fans in conjunction with Disney and Lucasfilm....

This Week In Trailers: Sound Of Noise, Paths Of Hate, In Our Name, A Jazzman’s Jazzman: The Gerry Carruthers Story By Christopher Stipp/Nov. 26, 2010 10:00 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: 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 Sapphires, Switch, Painted Skin: The Resurrection, Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie, Glory Hole, First Winter, Trailers For The Blind: Safe By Christopher Stipp/May 27, 2012 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: 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?...

Watch ‘Big Hero 6’ Star Ryan Potter Prove To Ben Affleck He’d Make A Great Robin By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 12, 2016 7:00 am EST You might not know Ryan Potter by name, but if you saw Disney’s Big Hero 6, you’ve certainly heard his voice. Though he played the young teenage hero, also named Hiro, in the animated adaptation of a Marvel Comics title, the actor just turned 20 years old today, and he’s setting his sights on the world of live-action superheroes now....

Will The ‘Transformers’ Movies Ever Be Short? Plus Who Could Take Over For Michael Bay? By Germain Lussier/July 2, 2014 8:30 am EST After the worldwide box office success of Transformers: Age of Extinction, it’s no surprise Paramount started getting the ball rolling on Transformers 5 for 2016. We still don’t know who’ll be writing it or directing it but, we can make a good assumption it’ll be long. The first four film, all directed by Michael Bay, have gotten increasingly long with each installment....

‘12 Strong’ Review: A Capably Made But All-Too-Familiar War Movie By Josh Spiegel/Jan. 19, 2018 9:00 am EST Two questions inevitably crop up as a movie based on a true story unfolds. First, how much of what’s happening on screen is actually what happened in real life? Second, how much of what happened in real life can translate into something dramatically interesting? The new war film 12 Strong begins with a compelling enough hook, following a dozen U....

‘Annihilation’ Review: A Mesmerizing Nightmare That Doesn’t Dig Deep Enough By Karen Han/Feb. 23, 2018 8:00 am EST Early in Alex Garland’s adaptation of Annihilation, the five women sent to explore the environmental disaster zone known as the Shimmer wake to discover that they’ve lost time. It’s not that they’ve overslept or miscalculated their route through the growth. They’ve simply forgotten. They don’t remember setting up camp, nor how they got to where they are, but their diminished rations suggest that they’ve been traveling for a few days already....

‘Rogue One’ Villain Details Revealed: Orson Krennic Vs. Tarkin By Angie Han/Oct. 25, 2016 12:30 pm EST Much remains mysterious about the characters of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but today we have a bit more insight to share on one of the most intriguing new figures: Orson Krennic, the villainous Imperial officer played by Ben Mendelsohn. We already know he’s got a complicated history with Galen Erso (Mads Mikkelsen) and an uncanny ability to keep that sweet space cape a pristine, blinding white....

‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’: Marc Webb Explains Approach To Comedy, Spider-Sense, And Classic Comic Elements By Russ Fischer/March 19, 2014 3:00 pm EST A couple days ago Sony previewed about 20 minutes of footage from The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and director Marc Webb answered a few questions afterward. The sequences previewed included roughly the first ten minutes from studio logos to the culmination of the big car chase seen in trailers, then the big Times Square fight between Spidey (Andrew Garfield) and Electro (Jamie Foxx), and finally a sequence teased in today’s final trailer, in which Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan) pleads with Electro....