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‘Believer’ Review: A Captivating And Competent Korean Crime Thriller By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 8, 2018 4:00 pm EST Believer has all the hallmarks of what you’d expect from a drug crime movie: a femme fatale, an untrustworthy ally, multiple severed limbs, and even more gut-churning twists. And while Believer somewhat subscribes to the character types and recognizable tropes of the genre, the twists feel fresh enough and the tangled webs of drug world conspiracies are riveting enough to keep you on the edge of your seat....

/Film’s 30 Most Anticipated Movies Of Summer 2015 By Germain Lussier/April 2, 2015 5:30 pm EST April isn’t even 48 hours old but at the movie theater, summer has already begun. With tonight’s opening of Furious 7, the trend of major blockbusters opening well before the first weekend in May continues. Fast Five, The Hunger Games and Captain America: The Winter Soldier are a few recent examples; next year, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice will open over a month before the traditional first weekend of summer....

/Film UK - The Queen Hands Out Her New Year’s Honours, And So Do I By Brendon Connelly/Jan. 1, 2010 1:00 am EST Coming to you weekly from my vantage point in good old Blighty, it’s Slashfilm UK. Anglos and Anglophiles rejoice as every Friday I’ll be bringing you a round up of news, links and coverage specific to the motion picture comings and goings here in the UK. Well, except for this Friday because hardlty anything has happened....

‘The House With A Clock In Its Walls’ Early Buzz: Fine But Forgettable Family Fun By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 18, 2018 1:30 pm EST Eli Roth, splatter-horror filmmaker extraordinaire, directing a kid’s movie headlined by Cate Blanchett and Jack Black? With a team like that, how could The House with a Clock in its Walls possibly turn out? Apparently, exactly how you’d expect it to turn out, according to critics. Early buzz of the fantasy film adapting John Bellairs’ 1973 children’s novel of the same name says that The House with a Clock in its Walls has all the hallmarks of its family-fantasy genre and none of the hallmarks of director Roth’s gory repertoire....

‘Thelma’ Director Joachim Trier On Crafting His Incredible Queer Horror Film [Interview] By Jacob Hall/Nov. 23, 2017 2:00 pm EST Thelma is the story of a girl who moves away from home for the first time to attend college. And then she falls in love with another girl. And then she realizes that she has horrifying supernatural powers. And then things really go off the rails. Norway’s submission for Best Foreign Language Film at next year’s Academy awards is many things: a gripping horror story, a queer romance, and a personal drama about realizing that your parents aren’t always right....

‘Twin Peaks: The Return’ Review: Exploring The Best Moments Of Part 9 By Ben Pearson/July 10, 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?) I’m not sure if David Lynch and Mark Frost knew there would be a weeklong break after the wild surrealism of part 8 of Twin Peaks, but I’m sure some fans appreciated the opportunity to have some extra time to process and digest one of the most audacious hours of television ever produced....

15 Things I Noticed In The ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice’ Trailer By Peter Sciretta/July 14, 2015 8:00 am EST Zack Snyder showed up at San Diego Comic Con International 2015 with a new trailer for Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. Now that we’ve had time to settle down after returning from the madness that is Hall H, lets take a look at the new trailer and see what we can learn from the individual frame grabs in our Batman V Superman trailer breakdown....

A Visit To The Editing Room Of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice By Peter Sciretta/April 1, 2010 4:16 pm EST Earlier this week I took a trip to Jerry Bruckheimer’s Santa Monica offices to get a special sneak preview of scenes from Jon Turteltaub’s upcoming film The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. “Balthazar can’t do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler (JAY BARUCHEL), a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protégé....

Cloverfield Director Speaks By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 14, 2007 8:47 pm EST Director Matt Reeves has begun doing press for the upcoming JJ Abrams-produced monster flick Cloverfield. Here are some highlights from the various interviews: On the Movie Poster: “The inspiration came from the poster of Escape from New York. The poster had an image on it of the head of the Statue of Liberty and that image was nowhere in the movie!...

Comic-Con Wednesday/Thursday Schedule Announced, /Film’s Peter Sciretta To Appear On ‘The Masters Of The Web’ Panel By Peter Sciretta/July 7, 2011 2:30 pm EST Wednesday (Preview Night)6:00-9:00 Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings: Alcatraz, Person of Interest, The Secret Circle, and Supernatural: The Anime Series— Comic-Con and Warner Bros. Television proudly continue their annual Preview Night tradition with exclusive world premiere screenings of the pilot episodes of three of the most highly anticipated TV series pilots of the 2011-12 television season — Alcatraz, Person of Interest, and The Secret Circle — as well as Supernatural: The Anime Series, the first-ever anime adaptation of a U....

Damon Lindelof On The Writers Strike By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 11, 2007 2:47 pm EST Lost showrunner and co-creator Damon Lindelof has a great editorial in today’s New York Times about the Writers Strike.  “I am angry because I am accused of being greedy by studios that are being greedy. I am angry because my greed is fair and reasonable: if money is made off of my product through the Internet, then I am entitled to a small piece....

Disney’s Live-Action ‘Aladdin’ Is Under Fire “Browning Up” White Extras By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 8, 2018 12:00 pm EST So much for having a completely diverse cast. The new Aladdin movie has caused a stir once again, and yes, it’s still related to race. Disney’s live-action remake of the 1992 animated classic has come under fire for “browning up” its white extras to look more Middle Eastern. This comes after director Guy Ritchie initially struggled to find actors of Middle Eastern or Arab descent to play its lead roles of Aladdin and Jasmine, and Billy Magnussen’s casting as a Nordic prince prompted criticism....

Dylan McDermott & Dermot Mulroney To Appear On FOX’s ‘LA To Vegas’ Together, Confusing Everyone By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 23, 2017 10:00 am EST For years, audiences have had trouble telling apart actors Dylan McDermott and Dermot Mulroney. There’s even an entire Saturday Night Live game show sketch with contestants trying to pinpoint which is which. Now audiences will be even more confused, because the two actors are going to appear together in a new TV show coming to FOX early next year....

Early Reader Review: Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood By Peter Sciretta/April 27, 2010 10:00 am EST Universal Pictures held their junket for Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood over the weekend, but I was unable to catch a screening of the film. A /Film reader named Ruggerman has sent in an early review. Their opinion of the movie seems to be in line with the views of some of the critics I’ve talked with over the past few days....

First Look At ‘Supergirl’ Series Villain Red Tornado By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 20, 2015 10:00 am EST We’re still over a month away from the premiere of the new CBS series Supergirl, the network’s first major foray into live-action superhero territory in decades, but that’s not stopping us from getting some peaks at what’s to come on the DC Comics TV series. Plenty has already been revealed from the trailer that played at upfronts over the summer, but now we’re getting a first look at a previously unseen character in the form of Supergirl villain Red Tornado, played by Iddo Goldberg....

Former WB Employee Says ‘Wonder Woman’ Is “A Mess”; Director Patty Jenkins Responds By Angie Han/Aug. 12, 2016 5:00 pm EST A pattern is emerging from Warner Bros.’ DC universe movies, and it’s not an encouraging one. First Man of Steel got the franchise off to a shaky start, drawing mixed reviews and polarizing fans. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was supposed to get the series back on track, but instead just seemed to derail it further....

Is Doctor Strange’s Eye Of Agamotto The Fifth Infinity Stone? By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 30, 2016 9:00 am EST Earlier this week, Benedict Cumberbatch let slip that he will probably play a role in Avengers: Infinity War. The epic event film will bring together many of the major players in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but how does Doctor Strange fit into the mix? Could his Eye of Agamotto actually be the fifth Infinity Stone?...

Jeremy Renner In Final Negotiations To Join The Avengers; What About His Role In Paul Thomas Anderson’s Next Film? By Russ Fischer/June 3, 2010 5:42 pm EST Man, the past twenty-four hours have been all Marvel, all the time. From Captain America and Thor concept art to more Cap casting and now this confirmation of a rumor that started around Thanksgiving of last year: Jeremy Renner is close to signing a deal to appear in The Avengers as the hero Hawkeye....

Josh Brolin Discusses Playing Thanos; Marvel Universe Connections, Getting The Role By Germain Lussier/Aug. 8, 2014 11:30 am EST The worst kept secret in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was identity of the actor playing Thanos. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige admitted years ago Thanos would be in Guardians of the Galaxy, and months before release news broke that Oscar nominee Josh Brolin would play the character. Even though the official announcement wasn’t made until Comic-Con, Feige and director James Gunn both talked at length about the actor before release....

One Year After His Death, Garry Marshall’s Work Looms Larger Than Ever By Vanessa Bogart/July 19, 2017 11:00 am EST (Welcome to What Women Watch, a series exploring what modern women are watching, and loving, on the big and small screens. In this edition, we examine the work of the late Garry Marshall and the fingerprints he’s forever left on the romantic comedy.)“I don’t like to call them chick flicks.“It has been one year since we lost Garry Marshall and the world has felt a little darker for it....