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Photos: ‘Dredd’, ‘Passion’, ‘Now You See Me’, ‘Les Misérables’, ‘Beautiful Creatures’ By Angie Han/May 8, 2012 12:00 pm EST We have quite a mixed bag of new images for you today, covering everything from supernatural teen romance to comic book adaptation. After the jump, get a look at the sci-fi not-quite-remake Dredd, the YA adaptation Beautiful Creatures, Tom Hooper’s star-studded Les Misérables, Louis Leterrier’s magician heist flick Now You See Me, and Brian De Palma’s steamy thriller Passion....

Sequel Bits: ‘Skyfall’, ‘Star Wars VII’, ‘Five 2’, ‘Machete Kills’, ‘The Hobbit’ By Angie Han/Nov. 8, 2012 11:08 am EST This eclectic edition of Sequel Bits covers everything from the Lifetime Channel to Machete Kills. After the jump: Javier Bardem says he was offered Bond way back when Carrie Fisher would be interested in doing Star Wars VII Melissa Leo and Octavia Spencer join Lifetime’s Five 2 Spy Kids star Alexa Vega is all grown up in Machete Kills See Luke Evans as Bard the Bowman in The Hobbit Here’s where you can watch The Hobbit in 48 fps 3D...

Star Wars Bits: Oscar Isaac Talks ‘The Last Jedi,’ A New Look At Paige Tico, Rian Johnson Trolls Again By Rosie Knight/Dec. 12, 2017 1:00 pm EST In this edition of Star Wars Bits: The secret evolution of the Porgs A new look at Rose’s sister, Resistance fighter Paige Tico Meet a few more Resistance fighters The cast of Star Wars: The Last Jedi struggles to avoid spoilers And more!...

Summertime Blues: 15 August Movies That Didn’t Stink By Lindsey Romain/Aug. 16, 2017 9:00 am EST August is a precarious month for the film industry; nestled between the blockbuster summer schedule and the advantageous awards season of fall, it’s a quiet time for big budget fare. Though not quite the dumping ground of, say, February, it’s mostly a breather month – a calm before the prestige storm, and where studios can test their less-trusted properties....

Superhero Movie Release Dates: A Complete Look At The Future Of Comic Book Movies By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 11, 2015 7:00 am EST Three dozen superhero movies will be released in theaters over the next five and a half years. With this week’s new announcements, I thought now was as good a time as any to take a look at the future of the comic book movie landscape. Hit the jump to find a comprehensive calendar of superhero movie release dates tracking the announced comic book movie adaptations up to the year 2020....

The Midnight Magic Of ‘The Room’: Tales From Screenings Of The Worst Movie Ever Made By Kristin Hunt/Dec. 8, 2017 1:30 pm EST The Room is many things. An endless well of internet memes. An absolute trainwreck of a film. But it’s also the most successful midnight movie of the modern era, the heir apparent to Rocky Horror Picture Show.Since The Room debuted in 2003, it’s developed an intense fan following on the midnight movie circuit....

The True Story Of The Winchester Mystery House By Lindsey Romain/Feb. 2, 2018 9:00 am EST In the annals of bizarro American history, there exists a house so notoriously elaborate and kookily constructed that – despite tales of hauntings, accidents, and disorientation – it remains a viable tourist trap to this day. Nestled in the heart of San Jose, California, the Winchester Mystery House has been the subject of intense fascination since its construction in 1884....

Theme Park Bits: Update On Marvel’s Future In Disneyland And A New Ride That Allows You To Battle Your Favorite Animated Villain By Germain Lussier/July 11, 2011 4:40 pm EST One of the juiciest rumors currently making the rounds is that Disney is thinking of turning Tomorrowland in their theme parks into the Stark Expo. If you seen Iron Man 2, you’ll remember that the Stark Expo is a kind of Disneyland environment based on the latest technological innovations and that’s what Tomorrowland strives for at Disney’s parks....

TV Bits: ‘Arrested Development’, ‘Treme’, ‘Hannibal’, ‘Game Of Thrones’, ‘Homeland’, ‘Grimm’, ‘Sons Of Anarchy’, Bryan Fuller, J.J. Abrams, Guillermo Del Toro By Angie Han/Aug. 7, 2012 1:00 pm EST Today’s TV Bits is jam-packed with geeky goodness. After the jump: Arrested Development starts filming new episodes New character and plot details emerge for NBC’s Hannibal Syfy and Bryan Fuller are adapting The Lotus Caves Guillermo del Toro talks about Marvel’s Hulk TV series The Wire’s McNulty was almost on Game of Thrones Showtime has new promos for Season 2 of Homeland Take a peek at the second season of NBC’s Grimm Watch a new trailer for Season 3 of HBO’s Treme NBC unwraps an extended preview for Revolution Get a first look at Ashley Tisdale on Sons of Anarchy All ten episodes of the new season will hit Netflix on an as yet undetermined date in 2013....

Variety Loses Readership, Attacks The Blogosphere By Peter Sciretta/May 7, 2007 8:17 pm EST I usually like Peter Bart. I watch him every week on AMC’s Sunday Morning Shoot-out. He’s a smart guy who has been in the business for a long time. He’s a man who should be respected. So I’m always shocked to read his thoughts on movie websites. His latest rant on the state of movie blogs is unbelievably ignorant....

Watch: /Film Visits Mexican Locations That Inspired ‘Coco’ With Co-Director Adrian Molina By Ben Pearson/Feb. 28, 2018 7:00 am EST Disney/Pixar’s Coco is bursting with authenticity. From the set designs to the family dynamics to the music, the whole film feels like a love letter to Mexico. It has a story that works for everyone, but goes out of its way to give a special nod to a culture that isn’t often represented on the big screen....

Why African American Audiences Are So Connected To ‘Black Panther’ By Monique Jones/Feb. 13, 2018 11:00 am EST I’m sure you’ve seen the various memes and social media conversations featuring African-Americans writing waxing poetic about Black Panther. Between many trying to figure out what they’re going to wear to their midnight screenings, organizations and individuals raising money to buy thousands of movie tickets for kids across the country, and hashtags like #WhatBlackPantherMeansToMe, you’d think this film was about a notable real life figure, not a fictional superhero....

‘Alien: Covenant’ Footage Recap: Ridley Scott’s ‘Prometheus’ Sequel Looks Like Classic ‘Alien’ By Angie Han/Dec. 26, 2016 8:00 am EST One of 20th Century Fox’s most intriguing upcoming releases has to be Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott’s follow-up to 2012’s Prometheus. As the title suggests, this prequel ties more closely into the Alien franchise — but it also picks up where Prometheus left off, with the further adventures of the android David (Michael Fassbender)....

‘Ducktales’ Review: Rewriting Some History, With Lots More Mystery By Dalin Rowell/Aug. 14, 2017 2:00 pm EST Being a kid of the ’90s, I discovered Ducktales near the end of its popularity. Though my Disney Afternoon interest leaned more towards Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers or Gargoyles, it was always obvious that there was something special about Ducktales. With Indiana Jones style adventure and the humor of the McDuck crew, Scrooge and his family never lost their sparkle....

‘Game Night’ Review: A Satisfying, Sometimes Uneven Blend Of Comedy And Thriller By Josh Spiegel/Feb. 21, 2018 9:00 am EST More than two decades later, David Fincher’s dark thriller The Game now seems almost prescient in its depiction of a company that stages “games” for unwitting participants. There are plenty of outlets for people who just like to play board games or trivia in 2018, but escape rooms and more elaborate interactive murder-mysteries are vastly more common and popular now than they were in the late 1990s....

‘Modern Family’ Likely To End After 10th Season, According To Creator Steve Levitan By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 8, 2017 10:30 am EST Modern Family is a staple of ABC’s programming slate, and it’s been a hit since debuting in the fall of 2009. The network ordered two more seasons of the series this past May, which will take the series to season 10. While co-creator and executive producer Steve Levitan couldn’t be happier to have a series that has lasted this long, it sounds like that might also be the last one we’ll spend with the Pritchett and Dunphy families....

‘Roma’ Early Buzz: Alfonso Cuaron Has Delivered Another Masterpiece By Ben Pearson/Aug. 30, 2018 11:30 am EST Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron is back with Roma, his first feature since he blew us away with 2013’s survival thriller Gravity. This new black and white movie set in the titular Mexico City suburb in the early 1970s is “a vivid portrayal of domestic strife and social hierarchy amidst political turmoil”, and critics are already calling it one of the best movies in Cuaron’s impressive filmography....

‘The Comedian’ Trailer: Robert De Niro Has Jokes, And They’re Not Very Good By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 21, 2016 2:30 pm EST The comedies Robert De Niro has made in recent years have left more than a little to be desired. Still, when news of De Niro playing a stand-up comedian in a new drama from Taylor Hackford surfaced, I was hoping that we might get something akin to his darker turn in Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy....

‘The Irishman’ Will Be Very Different From ‘Goodfellas,’ Explains Martin Scorsese By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 12, 2017 1:30 pm EST A stylish period thriller about love, betrayal, violence and the Mafia starring Robert de Niro and Joe Pesci: Goodfellas or The Irishman? Scorsese is aware of the similarities between his classic gangster movie and his upcoming Mafia hitman film, which is set to be produced by Netflix. But just because he’s treading familiar and comfortable ground doesn’t mean he’ll be making the same movie....

10 Characters Keri Russell Definitely Will Not Be Playing In ‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ By Rosie Knight/July 20, 2018 8:00 am EST Even though it’s still a year and a half away, the rumor mill is already hitting lightspeed for Star Wars: Episode 9, especially as we begin to get more of an idea of what the film will actually look like. The first big announcement was that The Americans star Keri Russell would be joining the cast....