‘Noah’ Review: A Powerful Reimagining Of One Of Humanity’s Most Iconic Stories By Peter Sciretta/March 25, 2014 11:30 am EST I’ve been a fan of director Darren Aronofsky since I first saw Pi. His film Requiem for a Dream remains one of my favorite movies of all time. Aronofsky has yet to make a movie I have dislike; his last few films were all in my top ten films of those respective years....
‘Reverie’ Dreams Big, But NBC’s New Science Fiction Series Needs To Find Its Feet By Shana Oneil/May 30, 2018 8:00 am EST When I first heard about NBC’s Reverie, it was described to me as a sci-fi show, but the new thriller from Extant creator Mickey Fisher leans more towards a procedural drama than I expected. Not that there’s anything wrong with a procedural drama (it’s one of the things NBC is exceedingly good at) but it took some adjusting of expectations to get into the swing of the first episode....
‘Stranger Things’ Season 2 Will Bring “Justice For Barb,” Promise Showrunners By Angie Han/Aug. 22, 2016 9:30 am EST Netflix’s Stranger Things is full of characters to love, and one of the biggest breakouts has been Shannon Purser’s Barb. Spend a couple of minutes browsing the #StrangerThings hashtag on any social media site and you’ll find all kinds of tributes to the shy high schooler, from think pieces to fan art to specialty pizzas (really)....
‘The Party’s Just Beginning’ Review: Karen Gillan Makes A Dark, Dazzling Directorial Debut [Tribeca] By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 7, 2018 11:00 am EST Karen Gillan is still a relatively unknown quantity in the U.S. After shooting to cult success in Doctor Who, Gillan muddled through a few obscure comedy roles before getting her big break as Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy. But her prosthetic-covered, blue painted face has hindered her chance at widespread recognition, though her performance in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle may have finally earned her the attention she deserves — if people could see beyond the Rock’s pecs....
‘Venus’ Review: A Delightful, Cross-Cultural Transgender Comedy [New York Indian Film Festival] By Siddhant Adlakha/May 13, 2018 12:00 pm EST I’m going to spoil Venus for you up front: it’s a film that ends happily. This isn’t so much a spoiler, though, as much as it is a reassurance of what becomes amply clear mere minutes in. It’s a family comedy – in tone, structure and everything else – and thus, it’s a queer narrative that doesn’t wallow in the misery of its protagonist....
‘Westworld’ Season 2: Everything We Know So Far By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 15, 2016 8:00 am EST Now that we’ve had enough time to digest the Westworld season one finale, I wanted to take a look towards Westworld season 2. What do we know about the second season of this hit HBO series? I took a deep dive into interviews with Westworld co-creators and showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, as well as chats with the series’ stars Evan Rachel Wood, Jimmi Simpson and Anthony Hopkins, a Facebook live Q&A as well as HBO’s ARG website and marketing materials....
2016 SAG Awards Winners: ‘Spotlight’ And Diversity Come Out On Top By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 31, 2016 2:00 pm EST The Oscars are about a month away, but this past weekend the Screen Actors Guild handed out the awards to their fellow members for some fine work in motion pictures. And the major award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture being given to Spotlight shakes up the frontrunner for the Oscar race a little bit after The Big Short won the PGA Award recently....
Andrew Lincoln Confirms His Departure From ‘The Walking Dead,’ Dan Fogler And Samantha Morton Join The Cast [Comic-Con 2018] By Jacob Hall/July 21, 2018 11:30 am EST AMC’s The Walking Dead has been on the air for nearly a decade, but it’s ready to become a whole new show in season 9. Following in the footsteps of the comic that inspired it, the newest storyline is something of a soft reboot, a new foundation on which to give the entire series a new coat of paint....
As MoviePass Struggles, AMC Stubs A-List Is Gaining Steam And Racking Up Customers By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 1, 2018 2:00 pm EST It’s no secret that MoviePass is struggling to stay afloat. After having their service temporarily shut down because they ran out of money, the service hasn’t really recovered in a way that provides customers with what they were promised. Now their official position is that the price of their subscription will increase to $14....
Best Stories Of The Week: Jurassic World, Halloween, Inside Out, Maleficent 2 And More By Ethan Anderton/June 19, 2015 6:00 pm EST If you’re not too distracted by the little voices inside your head from this weekend’s release of Pixar’s Inside Out, then it’s time to catch up on some entertainment news with the Best Stories of the Week. This time we’ve got updates on Fox’s mutant spin-off Gambit with Channing Tatum, development of Pitch Perfect 3, casting for Star Wars: Rogue One and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and new details on the Ghostbusters reboot....
Extensive Jurassic World Interview With Director Colin Trevorrow By Peter Sciretta/April 30, 2015 8:00 am EST On July 21st 2014, I was lucky to visit the New Orleans set of Jurassic World. (You can read a list of over 50 things I learned on the Jurassic World set here.) While on set, we got the chance to have an extensive sit-down interview with Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow, which was conducted during the crew lunch break on a recreation of the famous visitors center from Jurassic Park....
From ‘Alien’ To ‘Exodus;’ We Rank The 15 Best Ridley Scott Movies By Germain Lussier/Dec. 9, 2014 9:00 am EST We frequently think of Ridley Scott as a master, a filmmaker with huge ambition and bigger talent who can bring any vision to the big screen. His resume certainly seems to confirm that. Space opera, war movies, period pieces, spy thrillers, Best Picture winners — he’s pretty much done them all....
Main 2013 SXSW Line Up Revealed: Joss Whedon’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ And Sundance Faves ‘Before Midnight’ And ‘Upstream Color’ Among Highlights By Germain Lussier/Jan. 31, 2013 12:45 pm EST The 2013 South by Southwest film schedule was already pretty good, with films like The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Evil Dead, Downloaded and Spring Breakers in the first wave revealed to screen at the annual fest. Now the full film list has been announced, and it ups the bar....
Michael Fassbender’s Backside Raises All Kinds Of Questions In The First ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Set Photo By Jacob Hall/Oct. 27, 2015 10:00 am EST Assassin’s Creed is filming right now and we have our fingers crossed that it’ll be the movie that finally breaks the dreaded video game adaptation curse. Seriously. We’re due for a decent movie based on a video game. If a science-fiction historical epic starring Michael Fassbender and directed by Justin Kurzel isn’t something worth watching, then everyone had better just give up trying to adapt games into films in the first place....
New ‘Westworld’ Theory Leaves Us Wondering About A Certain Symbol By Ben Pearson/May 4, 2018 12:30 pm EST “Are you watching closely?” That line from The Prestige could just as easily apply to HBO’s Westworld, since both are written by Jonathan Nolan, a writer who loves seeding surprises and twists into his work. Two episodes into Westworld season 2, the story seems more straightforward than in the enigmatic first season, but there are still plenty of unanswered questions on the table....
Page 2: ET, Star Trek, Wes Anderson, Toy Story, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Die Hard By Peter Sciretta/March 24, 2014 1:30 pm 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 36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....
Page 2: Firefly, Breaking Bad, Battlestar Galactica, Back To The Future, Homeland, Star Trek By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 1, 2013 1:00 pm 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 36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....
Page 2: Ghostbusters, Game Of Thrones, The Artist, Jaws, Dragon Tattoo, Star Wars, The Hobbit, Star Trek, Mission: Impossible, Young Adult, Tintin By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 29, 2011 10:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. 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: ‘The Wolverine 3,’ ‘Top Gun 2,’ ‘Transformers 5,’ ‘XXX 3,’ ‘Cars 3’ By Jacob Hall/Feb. 1, 2016 10:30 am EST If you like movies with numbers in their titles, Sequel Bits is the news round-up for you! In today’s edition: Hugh Jackman offers an update on The Wolverine 3. Transformers 5 will begin filming very soon. Toni Collette joins XXX 3: The Return of Xander Cage. Yes, Cars 3 will bring new Cars toys....
Sequel Bits: David Wain Is Definitely Working On ‘Wet Hot American Summer 2’ But Can’t Guarantee It’ll Happen, Plus: ‘The Shining 2’, ‘The Hangover 3’, ‘Night At The Museum 3’ By Angie Han/Feb. 24, 2012 1:00 pm EST Happy Friday! Today’s Sequel Bits involves three comedies of varying degrees of hilarity, plus a spooky-sounding book. After the jump: David Wain can’t guarantee a sequel to Wet Hot American Summer 2, but he’s working on it Ed Helms doesn’t really know when The Hangover Part III will get going Shawn Levy could “very possibly” be directing Night at the Museum 3 Stephen King reads the first chapter of Dr....
