Clint Mansell To Score Video Game ‘Mass Effect 3’ By Adam Quigley/Feb. 10, 2011 8:30 am EST Clint Mansell is among the best film composers in the business, having recently added yet another masterful score to his name with the cheekily bombastic, disorienting Black Swan. That was his latest in a long line of contributions to the films of Darren Aronofsky, having previously worked on The Wrestler, The Fountain, Requiem for a Dream and Pi....
Making A Movie: How We Will Do A Multi-Cam Shoot Of Stephen Tobolowsky By David Chen/April 30, 2014 11:00 am EST UPDATE: I made a mistake on which cameras will be our primary cameras. They are actually Sony HSC-100’s. I’ve updated the post below.“Making a Movie” is a series of columns that chronicles our attempt to make, market, and distribute a film with Stephen Tobolowsky in 2014. We’re just a few days away from our live performance of The Tobolowsky Files at the Moore Theatre, and its accompanying film shoot....
Page 2: Lord Of The Rings, Star Wars, Toy Story, Beverly Hills Cop, Monsters Inc, The Shining, Labyrinth, Lawrence Of Arabia, , John Carter, Bond, By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 7, 2013 8:00 am EST 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....
Review: WALL-E By Peter Sciretta/June 27, 2008 1:36 pm EST WALL-E isn’t just another animated family film, or even just another Pixar movie for that matter. Andrew Stanton has created a masterpiece on the same level as recent classics like There Will Be Blood, The Departed, Pan’s Labyrinth and Children of Men. It is a universal film with timeless appeal. I wouldn’t be surprised if this film gets a nomination for Best Picture....
Rogue One Bits: New Posters, New TV Spots, An MPAA Rating, And A Star Wars Branded Automobile By Jacob Hall/Nov. 21, 2016 4:00 pm EST In this edition of Rogue One Bits: Go behind-the-scenes of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story with a new featurette. Rogue One has been officially rated PG-13. A few new facts about the desert moon of Jedha. Yes, they really are making a Star Wars-branded Nissan Rogue....
Sam Worthington Confirmed To Star In Alex Proyas’ Dracula: Year Zero By Adam Quigley/Aug. 19, 2010 1:00 pm EST In early 2010, it was discovered that Sam Worthington was in talks to star in Alex Proyas’ long gestating Dracula origin story, fittingly titled Dracula: Year Zero. Now we have confirmation of this casting, and have also learned that the film plans to be shot in June 2011. To learn more about what’s planned for the production, hit the break....
The Best TV Shows And Movies Coming To Netflix In October 2017 By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 22, 2017 12:00 pm EST Boo! Did I just send you to an early grave with fear? If so, I apologize. Now rise from your coffin and read the rest of this. September is winding down, which means it’s now time for October and with it, Halloween season. It’s the most wonderful time of the year....
The Force Awakens Bits: BB-8 Visits NASA, Harrison Ford Addresses Han Solo’s Death Scene, And New Blu-Ray Details Revealed By Jacob Hall/March 22, 2016 5:00 am EST You’ll soon be able to own Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Blu-ray. In the meantime, enjoy this edition of The Force Awakens Bits, which features: Reggie Watts serenades BB-8. BB-8 pays a visit to NASA. Harrison Ford chats about Han Solo’s fate. Daisy Ridley chats about Han Solo’s fate....
This Is How ‘Moon’ And ‘Mute’ Are Connected By Jack Giroux/Sept. 23, 2016 9:00 am EST Yesterday, we were pleased to report Duncan Jones will finally start shooting Mute next week. The director was hoping to make the Berlin-set sci-fi movie his directorial debut, but he spent years struggling to get it financed. During those years, though, he met Sam Rockwell, who read Mute when Jones was aiming to make it his first movie....
This Week In Trailers: The Florida Project, Zero Weeks, 100 Years Of Olympic Films, Wexford Plaza, Quest, A$$holes By Christopher Stipp/Oct. 28, 2017 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: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...
This Week In Trailers: What’s Up Lovely, Blood Creek, Seven Days (Les 7 Jours De Talion), Obselidia, ALiCE By Christopher Stipp/Dec. 12, 2009 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?...
Universal Studios Hollywood Expansion: Harry Potter Opening Date, New Fast & Furious Details And Simpsons Concept Art By Germain Lussier/April 9, 2014 12:03 pm EST Universal Studios Hollywood is getting a major expansion culminating in the 2016 opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The movie-themed park announced this week not only the date for Potter land, but a significant expansion to The Simpsons area, a new Fast & Furious Supercharged ride on the studio tour, and more....
‘10 Cloverfield Lane’ Early Buzz: An Intense, Claustrophobic Spiritual Sequel By Jack Giroux/March 9, 2016 11:30 am EST There has been plenty of mystery surrounding Dan Trachtenberg’s feature directorial debut, 10 Cloverfield Lane. The first trailer revealed the project is related to Matt Reeves’ found footage monster film, but producer J.J. Abrams has clarified it’s not a direct sequel. We’ll soon learn how much 10 Cloverfield Lane shares in common with Cloverfield, considering the film opens in theaters this weekend....
‘American Horror Story: Cult’ Review: Family Dysfunction Turns Deadly In ‘Winter Of Our Discontent’ By Aaron Pruner/Oct. 25, 2017 9:00 am EST (Every week, we’re going to get the discussion going about American Horror Story: Cult by answering one important question: who is the main villain of the episode?) After last week’s episode of American Horror Story: Cult – with its surprise breakout performance by Lena Dunham – “Winter of Our Discontent” finally began showing the repercussions for Kai Anderson’s (Evan Peters) maniacal actions....
‘Batman V Superman’ Wasn’t Made “For The Critics” But What The Hell Does That Mean? By Ethan Anderton/March 25, 2016 1:30 pm EST After debuting with the usual preview screenings last night, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is in theaters everywhere this weekend. But before the film had even been seen by a majority of the general public, there was already an uproar on the internet when negative reviews started rolling in....
‘Climax’ Trailer: Director Gaspar Noé Is Back With A Hypnotic Fever Dream By Ben Pearson/May 19, 2018 12:00 pm EST Provocateur director Gaspar Noé has built his career on scandalous movies like I Stand Alone, Enter the Void, Irreversible, and Love. Now he’s back with Climax, a trippy drama about a group of dancers who drink spiked sangria, and some critics are calling it his best movie yet. Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service, The Mummy) leads the cast, and you can watch the first Climax trailer below....
‘Mile 22’ Star Mark Wahlberg On His Routine, Working With Peter Berg, And Box Office [Interview] By Jack Giroux/Aug. 17, 2018 9:30 am EST Mark Wahlberg is unleashed by director Peter Berg in Mile 22. Playing the unabashedly unsavory hero Jimmy Silva, Wahlberg gives a high-wired performance that never runs out of gas. If you like your Wahlberg fast and loud, Mile 22 has the performance for you. Wahlberg’s work is reminiscent of some of his great supporting turns where he gets to play a character a little off-center and let loose....
‘Mudbound’ Trailer: Dee Rees Returns With An Award Worthy Family Epic In The Deep South By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 6, 2017 8:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Right now we’re in a bit of a dead zone for theatrical release,s with most movies released this month being neither good enough for a summer blockbuster release or hopeful enough for a debut during awards season. But plenty more of the latter movies are just around the corner, and Netflix has just debuted the first teaser trailer for what could turn out to be a major contender for Academy Awards....
‘The Florida Project,’ ‘Escape From Tomorrow’ And The Agreed-Upon Lie Of Disney By Josh Spiegel/Oct. 13, 2017 8:00 am EST (Welcome to The Disney Discourse, a recurring feature where Josh Spiegel discusses the latest in Disney news. He goes deep on everything from the animated classics to the theme parks to live-action franchises. In this edition: a look at Escape From Tomorrow and the newly released The Florida Project, both of which explore the peripheries of the Disney experience....
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Takes A Depressing Dip In Quality In “Postpartum” By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 5, 2018 8:00 am EST (We’re going to kickstart our weekly The Handmaid’s Tale review by answering one simple question: Who suffered the most?)The Handmaid’s Tale’s latest episode, “Postpartum,” just had me feeling depressed. Not because it was an almost-immediate return to the bleak status quo that this show is so fond of, but because it was another tonal and quality dip for the series after the breathtaking highs of last week’s “Holly....
