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‘The Avengers’ Cast Are Shooting An Extra Scene Tonight [Updated] By Peter Sciretta/April 12, 2012 6:31 pm EST The Avengers premiered last night in Hollywood (you can read some twitter reactions here). I was in attendance but I’m not allowed to write a proper review of the film just yet. I will tell you that it seemed like the print we screened was a completely finished movie. It even had an extra bonus scene in the credits, something we’ve come to love about the Marvel films....

‘The Deuce’ Review: ‘Au Reservoir’ Is Possibly The Best Episode Of The Series Yet By Karen Han/Oct. 23, 2017 7:00 am EST While cops and pimps might rule the Deuce, there’s one thing they’ve got no control over: the passage of time. Once again, The Deuce provides us with a look at the inexorable tides of change, as the sex industry continues to change and New York does, too. Some boats rise, some boats fall, but for all that the characters aren’t all experiencing the same fortunes, this is quite possibly the best episode yet....

‘Wanderlust’ Review: A Retreat To Safe But Inviting Comic Ground By Russ Fischer/Feb. 24, 2012 9:00 am EST Wanderlust, from director David Wain (The State, Wet Hot American Summer) and co-writer Ken Marino, outlines and explores a premise that will probably resonate with many people: a young couple, navigating the grind of city life but trapped by their own fears and inadequacies, is forced to leave the city and take refuge with family by dual economic misfortunes....

2017 Emmy Nominations: The Biggest Snubs & Surprises By /Film Staff/July 13, 2017 3:00 pm EST This morning brought the cavalcade of nominations for the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards, which will be handed out in September. Westworld was out in front with a whopping 22 nominations for its freshman season while other debut shows like This Is Us, as well as continuing shows like Veep and Saturday Night Live, also landed a surprising number of nods....

Burt Reynolds, Star Of ‘Boogie Nights’ And ‘Smokey And The Bandit’, Has Died At 82 By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 6, 2018 12:39 pm EST Today we lost one of Hollywood’s most playful and lively actors. Burt Reynolds, whose career took him from being a fast-driving good ole boy in Smokey and the Bandit to an Oscar in Paul Thomas Anderson’s adult film industry drama Boogie Nights, has passed away at age 82....

Christopher Nolan Begins Production On ‘Interstellar’ By Germain Lussier/Aug. 13, 2013 8:17 am EST Christopher Nolan is back behind the camera. The director of the Dark Knight Trilogy has just begun production on Interstellar, a sci-fi film starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain, among others. Set for release in IMAX on November 7, 2014, the film is about “the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage....

Disneyland Rumors: Marvel Land, Tron, Star Wars Land, Guardians Halloween, Paint The Night & More By Peter Sciretta/July 11, 2017 12:00 pm EST As D23 Expo creeps up on us later this week (and Comic Con’s shadow waits nearby), the Disney theme park rumor mill is going crazy about the possible new announcements that may be made in the next two weeks. This includes the official announcement of a Marvel-themed land in Disney California Adventure, the fate of A Bug’s Land, the plan to restrict Star Wars Land rides to the new MaxPass system, a Halloween overlay of DCA rides including Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout, the Paint The Night parade’s new home, Tron Lightcycle Power Run coming stateside, and more Star Wars Land rumblings....

LOL: Anna Kendrick Is Indiana Jones For Red Nose Day By Germain Lussier/May 18, 2015 4:00 pm EST This Thursday, NBC will air a massive star-studded comedy event for Red Nose Day. Its aim is to raise money for children of poverty in the United States and the guest list is a who’s who of worldwide celebrity. The show will feature all kinds of comedy skits and one that made its way online early features Pitch Perfect 2 star Anna Kendrick remaking Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade....

Movie Mixtape: 6 Movies With Connections To ‘The Circle’ By Scott Beggs/April 26, 2017 8:30 am EST (Welcome to Movie Mixtape, where we find cinematic relatives and seek out interesting connections between new releases and older movies that allow us to rethink and enjoy what’s in our theaters as well as the favorites on our shelf. In this edition: James Ponsoldt’s The Circle.) So far on Movie Mixtape, we’ve danced with a beast and tangoed with Scarlett Johansson’s ghost, and now we’re dipping our toes in a dystopia that feels a bit closer to our home screens....

Movie Playlist: Robert Pattinson By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 21, 2008 2:54 am EST elcome to another edition of Movie Playlist, where we talk to the writers, directors, and stars about their favorite films. I’ve always found the celebrity playlists on iTunes to be interesting. Most everyone in the film business moved to Hollywood after discovering their love of films. And I’ve always love talking to people about their favorite films. So talking to the people who make the movies about their favorite films just seemed like a natural idea....

MoviePass CEO Says He Was Kidding, Company Is Not Tracking Your Location [Update] By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 8, 2018 12:31 pm EST Update: In an interview with Wired, MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe says he was just joking about the notion of the company tracking its users’ locations. “I was just being in a funny mood and just said it sarcastically. We are not tracking people.” But this official statement from the company seems to tell a different story:...

Netflix Thinks We Need To Stop Romanticizing The Cinema Experience… And I Kind-Of Agree?! By Peter Sciretta/March 17, 2017 1:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, and opinionated about something that makes us very happy…or fills us with indescribable rage. In this edition: why Netflix may be kind-of, sort-of right about film fans needing to stop romanticizing movie theaters.) Watching a movie at home on TV simply isn’t the same as going to the movie theater and watching a film on the big screen with an audience....

New ‘Knight Of Cups’ Footage: A Young Prince Must Find A Pearl By Jack Giroux/Jan. 7, 2016 4:30 pm EST Even though we’re seeing more films from Terrence Malick (Badlands) these days, he still likes to take his sweet time with each project. We have no clue when exactly we’ll see his untitled Austin-set picture, which he shot footage for all the way back in 2011. But we Malick fans are in luck, because we’ll have something to tide us over in the meantime: Knight of Cups opens in theaters in less than two months....

Pixar Pier Is The New Normal For Disney Theme Parks, For Better And Worse By Josh Spiegel/June 28, 2018 1:00 pm 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 visit to the opening days of Disney California Adventure’s Pixar Pier reveals the future of Disney theme parks....

Ready For The Big Ride, Baby: John Woo’s ‘Face/Off’ 20 Years Later By Chris Evangelista/June 21, 2017 10:00 am EST “I am tired of myself tonight. I should like to be somebody else.” — Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray We are hardwired to see faces. Through the phenomenon of pareidolia, we’re able to glimpse a collection of shapes in a rock, or a cloud, or an oil spill, and imagine we can spot a face within....

Report: Tom Hiddleston Actually In Talks To Play James Bond, For Real By Jacob Hall/May 27, 2016 9:30 am EST No movie series in history inspires tabloid-y reports and rumors and mass pop culture hysteria quite like the James Bond films and that hysteria always reaches peak levels of crazy when it’s time to recruit a new actor to slip on that tuxedo. Right now, the future of 007 is awash in rumor and mystery – it’s almost impossible to tell what is true, what is false, and what resides in that gray line separating them....

Rogue One Bits: A New Character Name, New Character Details, And Rogue One’s Uphill Battle By Jacob Hall/Feb. 16, 2016 3:30 pm EST Nope, there still hasn’t been a trailer or teaser for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. But we do have this edition of Rogue One Bits: We may know the name of Felicity Jones’ character. Details on Jian Wen’s mysterious character. Cast member Riz Ahmed says everything he can (which isn’t much)....

Russo Bros. Describe ‘Captain America: Civil War’ As A Family Fight At A Wedding By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 3, 2015 10:30 am EST While most of the buzz today is for the new trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (the reaction to which has been divisive enough to spark another fight between fans), there’s still plenty of talk about the other big superhero battle coming in Captain America: Civil War following the debut of the first trailer last week....

Sequel Bits: ‘300: Battle Of Artemisia’ Update, Shane Black Talks ‘Iron Man 3,’ James Mangold Talks ‘The Wolverine,’ Two More ‘Cabin Fever’ Movies Announced By Germain Lussier/Oct. 31, 2011 3:00 pm EST We here at /Film aim to please. So, instead of making you click on four different articles for your sequel themed updates, all you have to do is read this one. After the jump we’ve got news on the following:...

Star Wars Bits: Two Evil Groups Rumored For ‘Episode VII’; Plus ‘Empire’ Footage, Domhnall Gleeson And Gwendoline Christie By Germain Lussier/June 24, 2014 11:00 am EST We’ve already covered the rumors of Harrison Ford’s injury potentially delaying Star Wars Episode VII, but that’s far from the only thing going on in the world of Star Wars. You can read more at that link and, below, you can read about the following:...