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Westworld Bits: A Deep Dive Into The Maze, Hideo Kojima’s Praise, And That Yul Brynner “Cameo” By Jacob Hall/Nov. 8, 2016 3:00 pm EST In this edition of Westworld Bits: HBO’s inside look at “The Adversary.” Everything we know about the Maze so far. Behind the scenes with Jimmi Simpson and Ben Barnes. Who supplied that Yul Brynner sculpture for its brief cameo? Thandie Newton talks about playing an artificial being....

Why Michael Keaton’s Adrian Toomes Is The Best Villain Of The MCU So Far By Karen Han/July 7, 2017 9:00 am EST Adrian Toomes (Michael Keaton) is the very first character we meet in Spider-Man: Homecoming. If this were any other movie (i.e. were the movie’s title not Spider-Man), it wouldn’t be hard to imagine him as a protagonist. But as the saying goes, a story is only as good as its villain....

‘Argo’ Fact Vs. Fiction: The CIA Weighs In By Angie Han/Nov. 11, 2014 5:00 am EST Last week marked the 35th anniversary of the start of the Iran hostage crisis, perhaps best known to some moviegoers as “the thing that happens in Argo.” But while learning history by watching Hollywood thrillers may be enjoyable, it’s not really the best way to get an accurate account of events. So the CIA has taken the occasion to fact-check Ben Affleck’s 2013 Best Picture winner via Twitter....

‘Don Jon’ Review And Video Blog: Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Fun, Upbeat Directorial Debut About Porn Addiction By Germain Lussier/Sept. 27, 2013 6:00 pm EST Note: This review was originally published on January 20th 2013 during the Sundance Film Festival. We are reprinting it for the film’s theatrical release. Movie fans have long known that Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a great actor. With Don Jon, the world will now see that he’s a talented writer and director too....

/Film Interview: Mark Andrews, Director Of Pixar’s ‘Brave’ By Germain Lussier/May 16, 2012 7:00 am EST Being a first time director at Pixar isn’t the same as being a first time director in other places. Right off the bat there’s the added pressure of following some of the most critically acclaimed movies in recent memory. There’s also a long road before getting to the top. Mark Andrews, director of Pixar’s newest film Brave, had already worked on The Iron Giant, Spider-Man and more before joining Pixar in 2000....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ And ‘Age Of Ultron’ Spinoffs Possible; Marvel Movies Plotted Through 2028 By Germain Lussier/April 3, 2014 8:27 am EST In the past seven months, Kevin Feige has tentatively planned out another seven years of Marvel movies. Last August, the president of Marvel Studios was quoted as saying he had a tentative plan for the Marvel Cinematic Universe through 2021. That’s a lot of movies. Now, a new report says that plan has expanded through 2028....

‘Preacher’ Producers On Their Cinematic Influences And Considering James Franco [Comic-Con 2016] By Fred Topel/July 26, 2016 4:00 am EST With two episodes left in its first season – and now only one as of publication – Preacher came to San Diego Comic-Con. The cast and creators of the show gave a press conference, where Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg dodged questions about the finale or second season with jokes. They did reveal some noteworthy behind-the-scenes stories though, particularly that a frequent collaborator of theirs was once considered for the lead role of Jesse Custer....

‘Rogue One’ Editors Discuss Changes To The Ending And Which Scenes Were Reshoots By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 3, 2017 10:30 am EST Following the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, there has been a lot of chatter about the reshoots that ended up bringing significant changes to the final cut of the movie that we saw in theaters. We’ve scrubbed through a bunch of the footage from the trailers and TV spots, noticing that one of the biggest changes in the movie appears to be what our heroes do in the third act, specifically with regards to the Death Star plans....

‘Sing Street’ Review: A Rockin’, Endearing, Coming-Of-Age Love Letter To The ’80s By Ethan Anderton/April 15, 2016 7:00 am EST Note: We originally ran this review during the Sundance Film Festival. We’re republishing it today as the movie hits theaters this weekend. When you come to the Sundance Film Festival, you can’t wait to fall in love with a movie. As a sucker for coming-of-age movies, I’m always looking for one that really makes me run the gamut of emotions, and if it also has a hellacious soundtrack, fantastic breakout performances, and a glamorous reference to Back to the Future, then that’s even better....

‘Stranger Things’: Season 2 Timeline, Eleven Theory, Poster/Font Designers, Virtual Reality And More By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 9, 2016 10:30 am EST I’m not sure about you, but Stranger Things is still very much on our minds. That is why today we are presenting another round-up of Stranger Things-related goodness, from fan art to unofficial t-shirts, from fan theories to news, tidbits and beyond. Find out when Stranger Things Season 2 will take place, find out what the Department of Energy thinks of the factual accuracy of the series, hear a crazy fan theory which tries to explain who Eleven is, learn how the Stranger Things key art was created, learn about the genius behind the design of the show’s typography, and how the show was turned down by over a dozen networks....

‘The Big Sick’ Review: The Most Authentic, Unique Romantic Comedy In Years [Sundance] By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 21, 2017 10:00 am EST At the Sundance Film Festival, indie romantic comedies are a dime a dozen, and it takes something really special to make one stand out among the horde of movies playing in Park City, Utah. Thankfully, one of those special movies premiered at the festival this weekend. The Big Sick tells the story of up and coming Pakistani-American comedian Kumail Nanjiani (who just so happens to be played by the Silicon Valley star of the same name, Kumail Nanjiani), living in Chicago and trying to land a gig at the Montreal Comedy Festival....

‘The Stand’ Delayed As Director Josh Boone Looks To A Completely Different Stephen King Movie By Jacob Hall/Feb. 2, 2016 2:00 pm EST Hollywood has been flirting with a film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand for years now, with A-list directors and actors constantly orbiting the project, only to drop out for reasons that are never fully disclosed. I’ll wager this reason: The Stand is a massive tome filled with so many important characters and so much incident that it that it feels borderline impossible to adapt properly....

1985 Version Of Biff Tannen In ‘Back To The Future Part II’ Based On Donald Trump [Trivia] By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 23, 2015 11:30 am EST It’s two days after Back to the Future Day, and there was so much excitement that we’re still catching up on some of the cool stories and goodies that came out of the woodwork for the 30th anniversary of Back to the Future as well as the iconic day in the future from Back to the Future Part II....

5 Things We Learned From A New Interview With Disney CEO Bob Iger By Ben Pearson/Sept. 20, 2018 11:00 am EST This morning, The Hollywood Reporter published an illuminating interview with Bob Iger, the CEO of The Walt Disney Company. Iger is unquestionably one of the most powerful people in Hollywood, and since his views can ultimately have a massive impact on many beloved branches of entertainment, it’s worth taking a closer look at some of his comments about topics like James Gunn, the company’s new streaming service, the culture at Pixar in the wake of the John Lasseter controversy, and more....

A ‘Star Wars’ Animated Character Might’ve Appeared In A Live-Action Star Wars Movie? By Peter Sciretta/March 30, 2016 9:30 am EST When Disney bought Lucasfilm and unified Star Wars canon across all storytelling mediums, it created the possibility of characters introduced in the books, televisions shows and video games crossing over into the live-action big screen movies. And Star Wars Rebels producers Simon Kinberg and Dave Filoni have both expressed interest in that possibility in previous interviews....

Best Stories Of The Week: Batman V. Superman, Ghostbusters, Creed And More By Ethan Anderton/July 3, 2015 8:00 am EST With Independence Day coming tomorrow, Best Stories of the Week is coming at you a little earlier in the day than normal, that way you can go get yourself a burger and light some stuff on fire. Catch up on the stories from the past seven days including why Amy Schumer turned down The Daily Show, why a Back to the Future remake won’t happen anytime soon, the title for Guardians of the Galaxy 2....

Emily VanCamp Returning As Agent 13 For ‘Captain America: Civil War’ By Ethan Anderton/May 7, 2015 5:00 am EST The cast of Captain America: Civil War just keeps getting bigger. While the biggest addition to the third film in Captain America’s film franchise is undoubtedly Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark facing off against Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, there’s plenty of other familiar faces from the rest of the Marvel cinematic universe involved in the film....

Interview: ‘Captain America: Civil War’ Screenwriters On Moral Ambiguity And Setting Up ‘Infinity War’ By Jack Giroux/May 6, 2016 8:00 am EST Captain America: Civil War marks screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely’s fifth collaboration with Marvel, after Captain America: The First Avenger, Thor 2: The Dark World, Captain America: Winter Soldier, and their work on Agent Carter. So it’s not surprising Marvel selected the screenwriting duo to handle an undertaking as large as Avengers: Infinity War....

More Early Praise For ‘The Master’ After Chicago 70mm Screening By Russ Fischer/Aug. 17, 2012 7:00 am EST Paul Thomas Anderson did another early screening of his new film The Master in 70mm last night at Chicago’s Music Box Theater, to follow on the Santa Monica showing that took place a couple weeks ago. Just about the only people who seem to be unhappy about that are officials at film festivals, as praise for various aspects of the film is pouring in via Twitter and a few reviews....

The Best Movies Streaming Right Now The Endless Now Streaming on Netflix Release Date: 2018Genre: Weird metaphysical sci-fi horrorDirector: Justin Benson, Aaron MoorheadCast: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead, Callie Hernandez, Tate Ellington, Lew Temple, James JordanJustin Benson and Aaron Moorhead are the minds behind indie horror curiosities The Reslotuon and Spring. If you’ve seen those films, you might know what you’re in for with The Endless, their latest oddity. This is their most polished film yet, full of special effects (that look incredible, even though they were rather cheaply created)....