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Comic-Con 2015: ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2’ Viral Teaser, Plus Full Trailer Description By Ethan Anderton/July 10, 2015 6:00 am EST On Thursday, July 9th, Lionsgate stormed Hall H with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, the final chapter in the young adult sci-fi franchise. Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, director Francis Lawrence and producer Nina Jacobson were on hand for the panel, but we’ll get to that in another post....

Director Jody Hill Discusses ‘The Legacy Of A Whitetail Deer Hunter,’ ’80s Hunting Videos, And More [Interview] By Jack Giroux/July 6, 2018 3:00 pm EST Jody Hill is trying to warm some hearts with his latest comedy, The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter. The co-creator of Vice Principals and director of Observe and Report hasn’t softened up his humor for his Netflix movie, but the lead characters in his father/son story are certainly far less destructive than his past protagonists....

Disney Exec Says Tentpole Movies Are About Spectacle, Not Story. Is He Right? By Angie Han/Aug. 17, 2011 11:30 am EST Think back to the last movie you paid to watch in theaters. What inspired you to shell out your hard-earned cash for two hours’ entertainment when you could’ve easily saved money by exploring your Netflix queue at home? If you said “the story,” Walt Disney Animation Studios chief technical officer Andy Hendrickson has one word for you: “Bullshit....

Dispatches From The MCU: Surviving A 30-Hour Marvel Movie Marathon Before ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ By Vanessa Armstrong/May 1, 2018 7:00 am EST It’s 3:30 AM and my body hates me. My butt is numb, my back hurts, and my eyes are watering from staring at a movie screen for the past 14 hours. My brain is sludge, as is my stomach, and I stare with grim regret at the empty pizza boxes and popcorn buckets surrounding me....

Episode 8 Bits: Finn And Poe’s Relationship, A Chase Scene In Dubrovnik, And The Return Of Your Favorite Stormtrooper By Jacob Hall/Feb. 19, 2016 8:00 am EST Star Wars: Episode 8 is actually filming right now and all have for you is a bunch of scraps. But you know what? Scraps of Star Wars is better than nothing at all! In today’s edition of Episode 8 Bits: Another spark for your Finn and Poe fan fiction....

Henry Cavill Concedes That The DCEU Has Had Some Problems By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 1, 2017 7:30 am EST It has proven surprisingly difficult for some fans to admit the DCEU has had some problems creating their own cinematic universe. But now, a surprising supporter of this idea has surfaced: Superman himself, Henry Cavill. In a candid new interview, Cavill concedes that the DCEU has made mistakes in the past, and that he hopes Wonder Woman is the first step towards remedying them....

How Princess Leia Lives On In The New Generation Of ‘Star Wars’ Women By Lindsey Romain/Dec. 27, 2017 12:00 pm EST This post contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. It’s been one year since we lost Carrie Fisher, and to borrow a sentiment from her “space brother” Mark Hamill, it’s hard to think of her in anything but the present tense. She was so beloved, and so larger-than-life, that death was but a blip in her biography....

Interview: Adam Goldberg On His New Film (Untitled), Static Art World Culture, And Kicking The Bucket By Hunter Stephenson/Nov. 7, 2009 11:26 am EST When it comes to a working actor who humorously perfects the modern guy as a hip scepter for perpetual thought and frazzled irritation, Adam Goldberg holds the key to today’s conflicted kingdom. Like his characters dating back to a break out role in Dazed and Confused and on to an ace performance in 2007’s 2 Days in Paris (a rare romantic comedy that is meaningful and tolerable), part of Goldberg’s charm seems channeled via friendly reluctance....

Movie Review: Die Hard 4 - A Case Of Foul Play By SlashFilm Staff/July 1, 2007 12:29 pm EST The following is a counter-point movie review by Francisco Saco. You can read Peter Sciretta’s original positive review at this link. The announcement of a new installment in the Die Hard series caused a wave of deep skepticism to wash over me. The fact that every geriatric actor in Hollywood has decided to once again take on the roles that made them household names is an insult to all fans of their original work....

New Tron Legacy Trailer Shown At Cinema Expo By Peter Sciretta/June 28, 2010 7:00 am EST Amsterdam’s Cinema Expo is the international version of ShoWest. It is where exhibitors and movie theater people gather to check out the latest wares and see some footage from the upcoming projects Hollywood wants them to book and promote in their theaters. Last year, Cinema Expo was the first public premiere of footage from James Cameron’s Avatar....

Roger Corman’s ‘Death Race 2050’ Will Plow Into A Group Of Pedestrians Near You Later This Year By Jacob Hall/Feb. 18, 2016 11:30 am EST The most terrifying thing about 1975’s Death Race 2000 is that its cartoonish satire has only grown more plausible over the years. Set in a dystopian future where culture revolves around a cross-country race where the murder of other drivers and innocent pedestrians is encouraged, it’s a trash masterpiece, a slapstick scream from the depths of ’70s America....

Sequel Bits: ‘The Raid 2,’ ‘Horrible Bosses 2,’ ‘The X-Files,’ ‘Fast & Furious 7’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 18, 2013 2:00 pm EST That image above is the first teaser art for The Raid 2: Berandal. The film is in production now, with Iko Uwais returning in a lead role, and Gareth Evans directing once more. Expect more action and violence in the vein of the first, but on a bigger scale....

Star Wars Land Is Officially Called Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge And Other New Details [D23 Expo 2017] By Peter Sciretta/July 15, 2017 4:02 pm EST We’ve been calling Disney’s upcoming Star Wars land “Star Wars Land” by default, mainly because it hasn’t had an official name. Until now. At the theme park panel at this year’s D23, it was officially revealed that the immersive experience coming to Disneyland and Walt Disney World will be called Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge....

The ‘Avatar’ Sequels Will Be A Family Saga About Jake, Neytiri And Their Children By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 7, 2016 3:20 pm EST We have four Avatar sequels coming over the next seven years, with the first movie hitting theaters in 2017. Writer/Director James Cameron has revealed new details about Avatar 2 and the other Avatar sequels. Find out the details, after the jump. In a new interview with Variety, Avatar series writer/director James Cameron reveals that the Avatar sequels will actually be a family saga:...

The 2013 Black List: The Year’s Most Liked Unproduced Screenplays By Angie Han/Dec. 16, 2013 3:30 pm EST Most year-end best-of lists consist of things that have already been produced, released, and consumed. But the Black List stands apart in that it’s all about the films that haven’t come out yet. Created by Franklin Leonard and Dino Sijamic, the annual compilation shines a light on the “most liked” unproduced screenplays of each year, as voted on by hundreds of Hollywood executives....

The Best TV Shows & Movies Leaving Netflix In July 2018 By Chris Evangelista/June 22, 2018 6:30 am EST Netflix giveth, Netflix taketh away. Just as in life, the old must make way for the new, which means that as Netflix adds new titles for July, they get rid of some old ones as well. Below, we’ve rounded up the movies and TV shows leaving Netflix in July. If you’ve had some of these titles sitting in your queue for the last year, now would be a good time to binge them....

The Exorcist Maze Coming To Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights By Peter Sciretta/April 26, 2016 2:00 pm EST Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort have announced that The Exorcist will be coming to Halloween Horror Nights 2016. Each theme park will have its own horrifying but different maze. Learn more information and watch a teaser trailer, after the jump. Here is the official information on how the two Exorcist mazes will differ: At Universal Orlando Resort, guests will see, hear, feel – and even smell – every iconic levitating, head-spinning, vomit-wrenching, skin-crawling moment from the film....

Walter White Appears In Breaking Bad Godzilla Easter Egg By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 17, 2014 11:40 am EST Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros dropped a fun Breaking Bad easter egg in Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla, did you notice it? The Walter White appearance happens in the first 50 seconds of the film, in the opening title sequence. See the Walter White’s Breaking Bad Godzilla easter egg after the jump. The following comes from a tip from /Film reader Jake E who noticed something funny in the opening title sequence of Godzilla....

Westworld Episode 9 Trailer: What Is Hidden In This Game? By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 21, 2016 12:00 pm EST HBO has released the trailer for the penultimate episode of Westworld season one, and if you know anything about HBO shows, you know some big stuff usually goes down in that next to the last episode. Hit the jump to check out the Westworld episode 9 trailer, learn more about the episode....

‘Brothers’ Nest’ Is A Merciless Australian Thriller Cut From Coen Brothers Cloth [SXSW] By Jacob Hall/March 16, 2018 9:00 am EST There’s no such thing as the perfect crime and this is doubly true in the movies. The Australian thriller Brothers’ Nest is built around a seemingly perfect criminal plot that turns out to be spectacularly imperfect once a rogue element or two enter the equation. You’ve seen this set-up before and you’ve seen it before because it works....