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The Biggest Snubs And Surprises At The 2016 Academy Awards (And The Winners Of /Film’s Oscar Prediction Pool) By Jacob Hall/Feb. 29, 2016 10:00 am EST In many cases, the 2016 Academy Awards played out as many pundits predicted. Leonardo DiCaprio finally took home an Oscar. Alejandro González Iñárritu won his second Best Director statuette in as many years. The Big Short and Spotlight snatched up the screenplay awards. Brie Larson and Alicia Vikander walked away with acting trophies....

This Week In Trailers: Dying Laughing, Hidden America With Jonah Ray, Indian Point, Satanic, Breaking A Monster By Christopher Stipp/June 4, 2016 10:00 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?...

This Week In Trailers: Recycling Lily, Little Hope Was Arson, 1: Life On The Limit, Kiss The Water, Hide Your Smiling Faces By Christopher Stipp/Jan. 18, 2014 10:00 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?...

This Week In Trailers: Viva Riva!, Angels Of Evil, The Island, Catatan Si Boy, Michael By Christopher Stipp/May 20, 2011 6:00 pm EST I don’t often kick off things with a suggestion from the peanut gallery but when someone sends you a tip that has Alejandro Jodorowsky in a film that looks all kinds of strange and interesting you have to give it your full attention. Considering that I don’t know much more about director Kamen Kalev other than he won all kinds of accolades for his previous work, Eastern Plays, this film, looks like it has similar aspirations for positive critical attention....

Tom Arnold Says ‘True Lies 2’ Could Be Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Next Movie By Germain Lussier/March 18, 2011 12:00 pm EST Ever since he announced his return to acting, rumors have run rampant about what project Arnold Schwarzenegger would chose to do as his return film. He’s seriously considering over a dozen scripts, many of which are sequels or reboots to some of his beloved films: Predator, The Running Man, Terminator among others....

Top 25 Best Coming Of Age Movies Of The Past 25 Years By Ethan Anderton/June 19, 2015 8:30 am EST Last week, the fantastic adaptation of Me and Earl an the Dying Girl hit theaters in a limited run, and this week the lively Dope also arrives on the big screen. Both are spectacular coming of age tales from two very different sides of the spectrum, but they both have wonderful young characters, engaging relationships, and are special in their own ways....

‘Clerks’ Actress Lisa Spoonauer Dead At Age 44, Read A Tribute From Kevin Smith By Ben Pearson/May 24, 2017 4:00 pm EST Sad news for fans of writer/director Kevin Smith’s View Askewniverse: actress Lisa Spoonauer, who appeared in Smith’s 1994 breakout debut film Clerks, has died at the age of 44. Read touching tributes from her Clerks co-star Brian O’Halloran and from Smith himself below. Spoonauer passed away this weekend from unknown causes and is survived by her husband, her daughter, and her stepson....

‘Doctor Who’ Producer Steven Moffat Speaks On Maisie Williams’ Mystery Role, And A Female Doctor By Fred Topel/July 31, 2015 12:00 pm EST Today BBC America presented a Doctor Who panel for the Television Critics Association. Stars Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman were only available via satellite from the set, but writer/executive producer Steven Moffat was here in person. After the panel, Moffat answered follow-up questions from reporters, including some details about the possibility of a female Doctor, and the character guest star Maisie Williams will play....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Will Spoil George R.R. Martin’s Books, Showrunners Confirm By Angie Han/March 23, 2015 4:30 pm EST For a while now it’s been clear that HBO’s Game of Thrones series could outpace George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire books. Now showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have finally admitted that it will. In other words, instead of the books spoiling the show, the show will soon start spoiling the books....

‘Little Woods’ Review: Tessa Thompson Is A Force Of Nature In This Haunting Neo-Western [Tribeca] By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 25, 2018 12:00 pm EST The Western has wholly transformed since the days when John Wayne first drew his pistols. No longer is it a glamorous validation of rugged individualism, or a sweeping ode to Americana. No, the times, they are a-changin’ — and with it, one of cinema’s oldest genres. Nia DaCosta’s haunting directorial debut, Little Woods, is the latest incarnation of the Western, a potent slow-burning thriller that taps into the economic devastation that has wracked middle America for the past few decades....

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Review: “Other Women” Is A Portrait Of One Woman Being Broken By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 10, 2018 7:00 am EST (We’re going to kickstart our weekly The Handmaid’s Tale review by answering one simple question: Who suffered the most?) Thus far this season of Handmaid’s Tale has been bigger in every way — in scope, in world-building, in characters, and in its capacity for torment. But “Other Women” pulls the series back drastically in all of those elements as June gets corralled back to her old life at the Commander’s house — except, of course, in the torment....

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Shifts The Power In The Dramatic Fallout Of “After” By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 31, 2018 7:00 am EST (We’re going to kickstart our weekly The Handmaid’s Tale review by answering one simple question: Who suffered the most?)The Handmaid’s Tale is at a turning point. Not just in its dour mood, but also in the actions and agency of all of its characters — from our intrepid hero June (Elisabeth Moss) to her domineering mistress Serena Joy (Yvonne Strahovski)....

‘The Lego Batman Movie’ Vehicles: See The Batwing, Bane’s Truck, Scarecrow’s Gyro-Copter & More By Angie Han/Jan. 30, 2017 1:30 pm EST The Lego Movie was a heartfelt love letter to the magic of play, a celebration of all the creativity and joy that these tiny plastic building blocks have brought to children and adults around the world for decades upon decades. But it was also an excuse to sell lots of Lego toys....

‘The Nutcracker And The Four Realms’ Trailer: Disney Takes You On A Fantastical Family Adventure By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 8, 2018 6:30 am EST Every girl dreams of magical worlds populated by Sugar Plum Fairies, toy soldiers, ballerinas, and gangs of mice, but Mackenzie Foy gets to be the girl who stumbles upon one. In The Nutcracker and The Four Realms, the Interstellar actress plays Clara, a young girl who is swept up into a majestic fantasy world while she is searching for a precious key made by her mother....

ILM Stuff (8 Months Later, Disney flew us to Industrial Light and Magic to meet with Peyton Reed again. There we saw a bunch of footage from the movie, and asked more questions about it.)57. “Tip Moments” – In the film, Michael Pena plays Scott Lang’s former cell mate and current best friend. We saw him in multiple scene and his humor steals the movie. Several of these scenes are “Tip Moments” where he explains how he heard about a particular tip on a crime to be committed....

7 Characters Daniel Brühl Could Play In ‘Captain America: Civil War’ By Angie Han/Nov. 17, 2014 8:00 am EST Marvel announced last week that Inglourious Basterds star Daniel Brühl would be joining Captain America: Civil War. That in itself is big news, because Brühl is a great actor and we’re always happy to see him. But what really got fans buzzing was Marvel’s decision not to offer any hints whatsoever abut his role....

Angie’s Top 10 Movies Of 2011 By Angie Han/Dec. 29, 2011 12:00 pm EST I find it difficult to say whether 2011 was an unusually strong or unusually weak year for films. As in any year, there were pleasant surprises and disappointments alike. If I had to pinpoint the one thing my favorites tend to have in common, though, it’s a sense that each of them were made with great love by people who cared desperately about them....

Comic-Con: Tron 2 Retitled TRON Legacy; IMAX 3D; Concept Art And New Scene Revealed By Peter Sciretta/July 23, 2009 4:15 pm EST Disney finally revealed the title to the Tron sequel at the Disney 3D panel at Comic-Con 2009 — TRON Legacy. Jeff Bridges explains that the title is in reference to the story’s theme: “It’s basically a story about a son’s search for his father. It was also revealed that Tron Legacy will be released in both Digital Disney 3D (old news) and IMAX 3D (new news)....

Comic-Con 2010: Cast And Crew Talk Tron Legacy By Peter Sciretta/July 24, 2010 12:00 pm EST Read the full transcription now after the jump. Returning for an unprecedented third year to the fans and convention that started it all, Walt Disney Pictures is pleased to present a special insider look at the upcoming TRON: Legacy. Panelists include filmmakers and talent from the film: director Joe Kosinski, producers Sean Bailey and Steven Lisberger, and cast members Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Michael Sheen, and Bruce Boxleitner....

Cool Stuff: ‘Lord Of The Rings’, ‘Harry Potter’ And ‘Jurassic Park’ Get Phenomenal New Prints By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 19, 2016 1:00 pm EST It’s no secret that we love great artwork inspired by film and television, and today we have a smorgasbord of fantastic new prints from three different artists for three different beloved movies from the sci-fi and fantasy genres, all of which happen to be adaptations of beloved books as well....