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50 Great Films You Should See From 2014 By Russ Fischer/Nov. 19, 2014 10:00 am EST 2014 has been an amazing year for movies, but it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the number of films being released. With VOD and digital viewing options starting to gain ground on traditional theatrical distribution, there’s more to watch than ever before. When compiling the list, Peter, Angie, Germain and I easily came up with a raw list of about 100 movies, and that’s while feeling there’s still a lot we have to see....

AFI Fest Movie Reviews: ‘Pulsar’ And ‘Hamill’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 9, 2010 1:00 pm EST Film festivals are about three things. First is seeing huge, buzzed about films that no one has seen yet. Second is about discovering movies no one has heard of yet. And the third is seeing films no one will ever see again. After three days at the AFI Fest in Hollywood, CA, I’d hit one film in each category....

Best Stories Of The Week: Star Wars, The Hateful Eight, Rick & Morty, Martin Scorsese And More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 16, 2015 7:00 am EST While it wasn’t a very busy news week in general, there were a whole slew of updates about Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the future of the Star Wars universe as it gets completely reinvigorated by a new trilogy. We’ve got that news all covered in a forthcoming D23 roundup....

Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland Teaser Trailer Takes Us To Another World By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 13, 2014 11:18 am EST This post has been updated with high resolution unwatermarked images. Walt Disney Pictures has released the first Tomorrowland teaser trailer. Brad Bird’s new film was just previewed during a presentation at New York Comic Con. Check back later as Angie will have coverage of the panel which included footage not available online. But you can now hit the jump to see the first Tomorrowland teaser trailer, a new Tomorrowland posters and the first lookphotos that were released earlier this week ....

Disney’s Hollywood Studios Could Undergo $3 Billion Overhaul To Add More Star Wars, Pixar And Indiana Jones By Peter Sciretta/July 2, 2015 2:00 pm EST We all knew that Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando Florida is undergoing a major reworking. The Sorcerer’s hat has been removed, the studio tour has been shut down, The Art of Animation will be closing, and there are many rumors about what is yet to change in the movie-themed Disney-owned amusement park....

Episode 8 Bits: The Latest Snoke Rumor, A Possible Trailer Detail, And One More Actor By Jacob Hall/Dec. 8, 2016 3:30 pm EST In this edition of Episode 8 Bits: Supreme Leader Snoke may be a little…different in Star Wars: Episode 8. Someone claims to know a single line of dialogue from the first Episode 8 trailer. John Williams will begin recording his Episode 8 score early next year. Is Adrian Edmondson in this movie or not?...

Fantastic Fest 2017 Line-Up Includes ‘Gerald’s Game,’ ‘Brawl In Cell Block 99,’ And ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ By Jacob Hall/Aug. 8, 2017 9:00 am EST Fantastic Fest, the Austin-based film festival celebrating the weirdest and wildest movies from around the globe, has announced the first wave of movies playing at this year’s fest and it’s a perfect summation of what makes this my favorite week of the year. The next films from the directors of In Bruges, Bone Tomahawk, and The Lobster?...

First Look: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Prequel Comic By Germain Lussier/March 13, 2015 5:00 pm EST Among the 20 titles that will consist of the newly announced Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, one that stood out was a prequel comic book. It would reportedly be told from the perspective of C-3PO and take place immediately after the events of Return of the Jedi. Well, that comic now has a title, release window and first image....

How Did This Get Made: Teen Witch [An Oral History] By Blake Harris/March 2, 2016 8:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Teen Wolf – Wolf + Witch = How Did This Get Made? Although dueling accounts exist with regards to the origin of Teen Witch, both versions credit their inspiration from the formula above (Teen Wolf – Wolf + Witch). Given its origin, one might expect that Teen Witch would feel dastardly derivative....

How Does ‘Spice World’ Hold Up 20 Years Later? By Dalin Rowell/Feb. 25, 2018 9:00 am EST (Welcome to Nostalgia Bomb, a series where we take a look back on beloved childhood favorites and discern whether or not they’re actually any good. In this edition: Spice World turns 20 and we take a look back.) When one looks over the things that share their birthday, it can be a mixed bag....

Insidious Maze Announced For Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights 2015 By Peter Sciretta/July 16, 2015 10:30 am EST During San Diego Comic Con International 2015, Guillermo del Toro announced that there would be a Crimson Peak maze for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios. And today we get an announcement of the second maze for this year’s horror event: Focus Features and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment are teaming with Universal Studios in both Hollywood and Orlando to create all-new mazes based on the Insidious film franchise....

NBC May Pass Frasier aired on NBC after Cheers ended its run on the same network. NBC is currently enjoying success with its Will & Grace revival, but Grammer says Frasier might not end up there. “I think NBC may not be interested,” Grammer said. “It just might go somewhere else if that were the case.” Netflix hosts the revivals of Full House and Arrested Development, and Hulu rescued The Mindy Project from cancellation....

Page 2: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Star Trek, Hobbit, Transformers, The Wire, Doctor Who, Pacific Rim, Michael Bay, Scrooged By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 21, 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....

Should Disney Be Worried About ‘The Last Jedi’s Box Office Numbers? By Ben Pearson/Jan. 29, 2018 3:30 pm EST When a movie doesn’t meet the expectations of box office analysts, it’s considered a disappointment. That’s the way the game is played – just ask the Warner Bros. executives who are still probably cringing at the memories of last year’s Justice League and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. But even Star Wars: The Last Jedi couldn’t entirely dodge judgment from those who thought it was financially disappointing....

Star Wars Bits: ‘Bloodline’ Details, New Elite Stormtroopers, And A ‘Star Wars’ Pop-Up Restaurant By Jacob Hall/April 25, 2016 12:30 pm EST Welcome to Star Wars Bits, your home to anything and everything Star Wars news-related. And also: home to all anything and everything related to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Yep, The Force Awakens Bits has faded away, but its essence has been absorbed by its parent series. It has become more powerful than you could possibly imagine....

Star Wars Bits: Marvel’s ‘Darth Vader’ Comes To An End, A Mystery Video Game, And The Frustrations Of Auditioning For Han Solo By Jacob Hall/May 13, 2016 3:00 pm EST In today’s edition of Star Wars Bits: Cool Star Wars: The Force Awakens pixel art. The end of Marvel’s Darth Vader series. Jack O’Connell on auditioning for Han Solo. A look at one of the Mos Eisley cantina’s forgotten denizens. Notes on the creation of Star Wars: Bloodline....

Stephen Hawking Dead At 76, Leaving Behind A Science And Pop Culture Legacy By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 14, 2018 7:30 am EST The world has lost one of its greatest minds. Stephen Hawking, the renowned theoretical physicist who helped shape current thought on cosmology and the infinite possibilities of the universe, has died. He was 76. Hawking died in his home in Cambridge, U.K., early Wednesday morning, his family confirmed in a statement (via New York Times)....

Superhero Bits: The Dark Knight Rises, Amazing Spider-Man, Arrow, Avengers, Stan Lee By Germain Lussier/June 28, 2012 1:31 pm EST Why is Andrew Garfield carrying around Avengers comics starring Thanos? What is Bruce Wayne’s response to Lucius Fox’s concerns in The Dark Knight Rises? Which Magic Mike star would love to play Batman? When can you watch The CW’s Arrow? Want to see The Amazing Spider-Man flying around in New York City?...

Superhero Bits: The Dark Knight Rises, Man Of Steel, Amazing Spider-Man, Nemesis, Deadpool By Germain Lussier/Jan. 19, 2012 11:30 am EST Want to see what The Dark Knight Rises Hot Wheels look like? How about the new DC Comics logo (for real this time)? How much are midnight Dark Knight Rises tickets reselling for on eBay? Does Michael Shannon understand the hype around Man of Steel? When might we see a new trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man?...

The ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Series Finale Was A Perfect End For A Great Show By /Film Staff/March 6, 2018 8:00 am EST With “A Fool’s Hope” and the two-part “Family Reunion and Farewell,” Star Wars Rebels has finally come to a close. Though fans were understandably disappointed when executive producer Dave Filoni announced that season 4 would be the last, this decision allowed Filoni and his creative team to end the beloved, game-changing series on their own terms....