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This Week In DVD: The Bank Job, Birds Of Prey, Step Up 2, And More By Adam Quigley/July 15, 2008 8:16 am EST This Week in DVD is a column that compiles all of the latest info regarding new DVD releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, and Fry’s.THE BANK JOB(Available as single-disc and 2-Disc Special Editions) Inspired by the infamous 1971 robbery, The Bank Job is a gritty and fun-filled British caper flick that’s sure to keep audiences smiling....

This Week In Trailers: Harold And Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story, Sergio Herman, Fu%ing Perfect, A War, Prescription Thugs, Rams By Christopher Stipp/Nov. 9, 2015 4:00 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?...

TV Bits: ‘Breaking Bad’ Trailer, ‘Dexter’, ‘Happy Endings’, ‘Political Animals, ‘The Good Wife’, ‘Community’, ‘Happy Endings’, ‘Firefly’ By Angie Han/June 27, 2012 3:30 pm EST With San Diego Comic-Con just around the corner, a lot of our TV Bits are devoted to news about the cool stuff that’ll be going on there. But there’s plenty of stuff in here for the non-attendees as well, I swear. After the jump: Exec producer says Dexter will “definitely” be over after Season 8 Breaking Bad gets a new trailer....

Watch The Trailers For The CW’s 2017-2018 Shows: ‘Dynasty’ Remake, Lucy Hale’s ‘Life Sentence’ & More By Ethan Anderton/May 19, 2017 3:00 pm EST Upfronts have come to an end, and the last batch of trailers has arrived from The CW, showing off the new shows they have coming in the 2017-2018 season. We’ve already highlighted the trailer for Black Lightning, but there are three other shows that The CW is trying to get off the ground....

‘Batman V Superman’ Will Have An R-Rated “Ultimate Edition” For Some Reason By Jacob Hall/Feb. 24, 2016 7:30 am EST Superhero stories have been violent since their inception. Even when they mean well, they’re power fantasies at their core – someone with the power to make a change fights against a broken system to bring the bad guys to justice. The golden age comics of Batman and Superman may be sillier than their modern counterparts, but they still ultimately came down to tough good guys kicking villains in the pants....

‘Brigsby Bear’ Review: A Wonderful, Offbeat Comedy About The Power Of Storytelling [Sundance] By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 24, 2017 9:00 am EST Normally you’ll see Kyle Mooney on television whenever there’s a new episode of Saturday Night Live. He’s one of the primary cast members, and he’s made quite a name for himself as one of the driving forces behind the next generation of SNL Digital Shorts, following the departure of Andy Samberg and his Lonely Island counterparts Akiva Shaffer and Jorma Taccone....

‘Dumb & Dumber’ Co-Director Talks Thin-Skinned Audiences And The Modern Comedy Scene By Ethan Anderton/March 23, 2017 3:00 pm EST The art of comedy is one that is constantly evolving. While there is some consistency in what people find funny, the style of comedy fluctuates and changes over the years. But if there’s one thing that is having a big impact on the state of comedy right now, it’s how people react to it....

‘Fargo’ Review: Who Made The Biggest Mistake In ‘Somebody To Love’? By Jack Giroux/June 22, 2017 10:30 am EST (Every week, we’re going to kick off a discussion about Fargo season 3 by answering one simple question: who f*cked up the most this week?) The third season of Fargo opened with two characters who have polar opposite views of the world, and that’s exactly how it ended. The series began with a man who was not Yuri Gurka, but according to another character’s set of rules, he was....

‘Sharp Objects’: Wind Gap Is “Ripe” For A Reckoning By Meredith Borders/July 30, 2018 7:00 am EST We’re at the halfway point of HBO’s eight-episode miniseries Sharp Objects, and if we’re just listing out plot points, it doesn’t really feel like four episodes’ worth of stuff has actually happened. But the story reveals of Sharp Objects are so fundamentally tied to the character reveals, and the more we get to learn about Camille – who’s sent her article off to her editor and yet remains in Wind Gap, listening and observing, gathering data that doesn’t mean much to us as of yet but seems to mean a lot to her – the more we learn about the brutal little town that made her....

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Fleshes Out The Corners Of The MCU By Siddhant Adlakha/April 23, 2018 8:00 am EST (Welcome to Road to Infinity War, a new series where we revisit the first 18 movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and ask “How did we get here?” In this edition: Spider-Man: Homecoming offers a peek at the margins of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.) The “Homecoming” sub-title has a sly double meaning in North America, but both the phrase and its many localizations – usually some variant of “Returning Home” – sent a singular message to most of the world....

Andy Serkis And Terry Notary Talk ‘War For The Planet Of The Apes’ By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 9, 2016 7:30 am EST While on the set of War for the Planet of the Apes, we chatted with Andy Serkis and Terry Notary, who play the performance capture Ape lead characters Caesar and Rocket. We learn about the set-up of this third Apes film, how the Apes have evolved through the series leading to this new confrontation, the struggle to get the Academy to recognize motion capture performances, the introduction of Steve Zahn as a Chimpanzee, the difference in the approach of acting for live-action vs....

Baz Luhrmann’s Music-Driven TV Show ‘The Get Down’ Coming To Netflix; Watch A Teaser By Germain Lussier/Feb. 5, 2015 12:30 pm EST The latest big name director to make the move to TV is Baz Luhrmann, and he’s following David Fincher to Netflix. The streaming service has just signed on to make 13 one-hour episodes of Luhrmann’s The Get Down, a music-driven show set in 1970s New York City. Luhrmann will serve as executive producer, and direct the first two episodes of the show as well as the season finale....

Exclusive: Kevin Smith Reveals ‘Red State’ Distribution Plans, Responds To Retirement Stories, Teases ‘Hit Somebody’ Casting By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 28, 2010 5:38 pm EST Is Kevin Smith planning to retire from filmmaking following his announced hockey film Hit Somebody and a third and final Clerks movie? A few of the blogs are reporting on a selected comment made by Smith from an interview published in this week’s Boston Phoenix (found via NerdBastards)....

Interview: ‘The Flash’ Showrunner Aaron Helbing On Evil Speedsters And Kevin Smith Directing By Fred Topel/Oct. 4, 2016 7:00 am EST At the end of The Flash’s second season, Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) made a bold decision to go back and time and prevent his mother’s murder. So season three will pick up with the Flashpoint story inspired by the comics. They’ve cast multiple new villains including Dr. Alchemy and Savitar....

MondoCon 2016: A Conversation With Artist Todd Slater And A Look At His Newest Posters By Jacob Hall/Oct. 19, 2016 7:30 am EST If you’re a movie fan on the internet, you’re probably familiar with Mondo, the Austin-based purveyors of posters, clothing, and toys that have a habit of selling out in the blink of an eye. And this weekend brings us MondoCon 2016, the annual convention that puts dozens of the company’s regular artists in the same space for a pop culture celebration that is breathtaking and wallet-draining....

On Its 35th Birthday, Disney World’s Epcot Is Remarkable And Frustrating By Josh Spiegel/Oct. 2, 2017 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: on its 35th birthday, Walt Disney World’s Epcot remains inspiring and frustrating.) “EPCOT Center is inspired by Walt Disney’s creative genius....

Rebecca Hall Confirms Her ‘Iron Man 3’ Character Was Reduced Because Of Merchandising Concerns By Jacob Hall/Sept. 14, 2016 10:00 am EST Someday, someone is going to write a tell-all book exploring the history of Marvel Studios, and it will almost certainly be a compelling read. The company’s rise has been nothing short of astonishing, but the stories emerging from behind-the-scenes have often been bizarre and inexplicable, the result of battles over creative control between several different captains trying to steer the ship in different directions....

Sequel Bits: ‘Bumblebee’, ‘Frozen 2’, ‘Jurassic World’, ‘It 2’, ‘Creed 2’, The Grudge’ And More By Chris Evangelista/April 13, 2018 3:00 pm EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: John Cena says Bumblebee is going to be good An update on Frozen 2 Emily Carmichael discusses Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Jurassic World 3 Neil Patrick Harris still hopes for a Dr. Horrible sequel Andy Muschietti is ready for It 2 Brigette Nielsen might appear in Creed 2 A very xtreme poster for Sicario 2 An international poster for Mission: Impossible – Fallout The Grudge reimagining/sequel gets a release date Toy Story 4 also gets a release date John Cena, who can currently be seen trying to stop his teen daughter from having some sex in Blockers, spoke with Entertainment Weekly about the Transformers spin-off Bumblebee....

Sequel Bits: Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Star Trek 4, The Next Jumanji, And More By Ben Pearson/May 28, 2018 6:00 am EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: Mission: Impossible – Fallout receives 9 character posters Emilia Clarke was “relieved” she didn’t have to return for a sequel to Terminator Genisys The next Jumanji sequel gets its first poster Rob Zombie shares images from his movie Three From Hell A new Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom set photo Zachary Quinto talks more about Star Trek 4 And more!...

Spider-Man Questions Answered: How Will Peter Parker Fit Into The MCU? By Russ Fischer/Feb. 10, 2015 12:01 pm EST [Additional reporting by Germain Lussier] It happened: Sony admitted it needed help with Spider-Man, and went to Marvel for an assist. The character will be re-cast, and the new Spider-Man will first appear in a Marvel Studios movie, with a new Sony film to follow in 2017. Marvel’s Kevin Feige is a producer on the new Sony film, along with former Sony head Amy Pascal, and the door is open for other Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) characters to appear in Sony’s effort....