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Criterion Collection Adding ‘Punch-Drunk Love’, ‘The Squid And The Whale’ & More In November By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 16, 2016 12:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Criterion Collection is full of a variety of prestigious and respected films. You’ll find classic movies from decades ago, sparsely seen foreign films and some of the most acclaimed contemporary films from recent years. There are new additions to the Criterion Collection every month, and November is bringing some outstanding titles to the line-up....

Early Buzz: Paul Feig’s ‘Bridesmaids’ “Might Be The First Genuine ‘Female’ Comedy” By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 17, 2010 7:00 am EST A test screening for the new Judd Apatow-produced Paul Feig-directed comedy Bridesmaids took place tonight in southern California. The film is written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, and tells the story of two feuding bridesmaids played by Rose Byrne and Kristen Wiig. Also starring Maya Rudolph as the bride, and a supporting cast that consists of Jon Hamm, Matt Lucas, Ellie Kemper, Dianne Wiest and others....

Encore To Air 35th Anniversary ILM Documentary: ‘Industrial Light & Magic: Creating The Impossible’ By Russ Fischer/Sept. 15, 2010 11:01 pm EST I doubt I need to tell you much about Industrial Light & Magic, at least with respect to the basics. The venerable effects company has been around for thirty-five years now, after being started by George Lucas to create effects for Star Wars. The company quickly became the premiere effects company in the world, and has set the standard for the transition from practical to digital effects, and every manner of blending the two....

Exclusive: Kevin Feige Says We Know All The New Marvel Movies; Plus ‘Thor 3’ And Assembling For ‘Age Of Ultron’ By Germain Lussier/Oct. 22, 2013 10:00 am EST Most people are made of cells; Kevin Feige is made of news. Seemingly every time the Marvel Studios president does an interview, he drops a ton of interesting news about the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe. Speaking to Feige in London this weekend about Thor: The Dark World was no different....

Focus Features Announces 2010 Release Dates By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 12, 2009 10:55 pm EST Focus Features today announced their 2010 release slate. Highlights include: March 12th 2010: The Squid and the Whale writer/director Noah Baumbach’s Greenberg which stars Ben Stiller April 16th 2010: Thomas Balmès’ Babies, a documentary film which simultaneously follows four babies around the world – from birth to first steps. Wednesday, September 1st 2010: Anton Corbijn’s The American starring George Clooney as a retiring assassin Third Quarter 2010: Kevin Macdonald’s Roman epic adventure The Eagle of the Ninth November 2010: Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck’s (Half Nelson, Sugar) dramedy adaptation of Ned Vizzini’s 2006 novel It’s Kind of a Funny Story TBA 2010 (we assume in December for Award Season): Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere starring Stephen Dorff and Elle Fanning After the jump you can read the full press release, which includes detailed plot synopsis for all of these films....

Groot May Fight Hulk And Get A Spin-Off With Rocket Raccoon, According To Vin Diesel By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 7, 2016 9:30 am EST Plenty of people are excited about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and the 81 million views that the official teaser trailer for the Marvel Studios sequel racked in the first 24 hours it was online is evidence enough of that. That number makes it the second most watched teaser trailer in a 24-hour period, coming in just behind Beauty and the Beast, and the buzz is only going to grow....

HBO Announces Premiere Date For Boardwalk Empire By Peter Sciretta/July 9, 2010 10:30 am EST HBO has finally announced a premiere date for my most anticipated television show of the near future — Boardwalk Empire, the Prohibition-era gangster television series created by Terence Winter and Martin Scorsese – Sunday September 19th at 9pm. The previously released trailer: Official Synopsis: “Boardwalk Empire” on HBO is from Terence Winter, Emmy Award-winning writer of “The Sopranos,” and Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese....

I’m Over Hollywood’s Diversity Reports (Until It’s Ready To Do Something About The Problem) By Candice Frederick/Aug. 24, 2017 12:30 pm EST (Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition: Hollywood’s diversity reports are meaningless if no one actually does anything with that information.) Can we have a real conversation for a moment? You know how every so often Hollywood likes to release a “survey” or a “study” that “reveals” there is a dismal percentage of women filmmakers assigned to new projects?...

Movie Review: Twilight By David Chen/Nov. 21, 2008 7:49 am EST I always admire any movie that can effectively convey the trials and tribulations of high school without resorting to parody or mockery. High school is typically (and rightfully) portrayed as a time of great emotional upheaval, where friendships are formed and broken, alliances are tested, and worldviews are carved into one’s character. Given the setting’s potential for some great (melo)drama, it seems as though director Catherine Hardwicke, whose critically acclaimed Thirteen also dealt with the hardships of teenage life, would be a perfect choice to direct Twilight....

Netflix To Stream The Wizard Of Oz For Free Online By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 7, 2009 9:00 pm EST Netflix has announced that they will present a free and commercially uninterrupted online screening of the newly restored 1939 classic, The Wizard of Oz, on Saturday, October 3, 2009. Full press release and details after the jump. Netflix Invites America to Instantly Watch ‘The Wizard of Oz’ for Free Online Digitally Re-mastered Classic, Celebrating its 70th Anniversary, Will Be Streamed Instantly by Netflix on October 3 Jennifer Hudson Headlines Free Outdoor Concert and Movie Screening In New York City on September 29 to Kick Off ‘Oz’ Celebration LOS GATOS, Calif....

Page 2: Simon Pegg, Pacific Rim, Netflix, Casino, Star Wars, Walking Dead, Oz, Game Of Thrones, Kubrick By Peter Sciretta/March 11, 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 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Peter Farrelly, Brett Ratner, Elizabeth Banks And Bob Odenkirk Directing Sketch Comedy Movie By Peter Sciretta/March 11, 2010 4:40 pm EST Relativity Media announced today that Peter Farrelly (of the famous comedy directing team The Farrelly Brothers), Brett Ratner, actress Elizabeth Banks, Bob Odenkirk and Griffin Dunne (The Accidental Husband) are directing a sketch comedy feature film. More directors are expected to be announced shortly. Originally set up at Overture Films, the yet-to-be-titled comedy project takes a unifying storyline for a series of sketch comedies in the vein of the 1970s hits Kentucky Fried Movie and Groove Tube....

Rogue One Bits: A New Side Of Darth Vader, New Details Revealed, Alan Tudyk And Donnie Yen Speak By Jacob Hall/Jan. 27, 2016 12:00 pm EST Rogue One: A Star Wars Story remains cloaked in mystery. However, now that Star Wars: The Force Awakens has started to settle down a bit, details of the upcoming spin-off film (set in the days before the original 1977 Star Wars and following the Rebel soldiers who steal the Death Star plans) should soon start to trickle out at reasonable pace....

Russ Fischer’s Most Anticipated Movies Of 2015 By Russ Fischer/Jan. 1, 2015 1:20 pm EST It’s that time of the year again, not only for best-of lists, but for the lists that look forward to what’s coming next. 2014 has been an incredible year for film; the list of 50 films we compiled not long ago is just a sample of what we’ve seen in this calendar year. 2015 certainly has quite a few big films on offer — between Avengers, Star Wars and the new Bond film, Spectre, the blockbuster is well-represented....

See How A Shot From ‘Incredibles 2’ Evolves From Storyboard To Final Animation By Ethan Anderton/April 20, 2018 1:00 pm EST Making an animated film is remarkably different than shooting a live-action movie. Everything is created from scratch, and the process is a much longer, arduous one. Sure, some live-action movies can take awhile to develop and get off the ground, but the amount of production time for an animated movie takes years....

Sequel Bits: ‘28 Months Later’, ‘Glass’ ‘Angel Has Fallen’, ‘John Wick Chapter 3’, ‘Halloween’ And More By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 18, 2018 9:00 am EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: Alex Garland says not to expect another 28 Days Later sequel M. Night Shyamalan? provides an update on Glass Piper Perabo joins the third Olympus Has Fallen film A new Pacific Rim Uprising video Sci-fi miniseries V is being rebooted as a movie Mile 22 already has a sequel in the works John Wick Chapter 3 begins filming soon J....

Sequel Bits: ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean,’ ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising,’ ‘The Predator,’ ‘Strangers 2,’ ‘Avatar’ By Jacob Hall/Feb. 7, 2017 2:00 pm EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales reveals a new poster. Check out new photos from the set of Pacific Rim: Uprising. The sequel to The Strangers will film this summer. Hotel Transylvania 3 will open sooner than expected. No, Connor McGregor is not starring in The Predator....

Sequel Bits: ‘Ted 2’, ‘Dead Snow 2’, ‘Mission: Impossible 5’, ‘Bond 24’, ‘Drumline 2’ By Angie Han/Aug. 22, 2014 8:00 am EST After the jump: Patrick Warburton will return for Ted 2 Luc Besson says there won’t be a Lucy 2 See set photos from Mission: Impossible 5 Frank Miller is already plotting Sin City 3 Take a peek at the Dead Snow 2 poster Vincent D’Onofrio talks Jurassic World The Croods 2 and Puss in Boots 2 get moved Bond 24 will visit a small town in Austria Watch the trailer for MTV’s Drumline 2 Patrick Warburton will be back for more teddy-bear-centric shenanigans....

Stage Bits: New Clips From ‘Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark’; ‘Batman Live’ Will Tell Robin’s Origin By Russ Fischer/Nov. 27, 2010 10:37 am EST Julie Taymor’s musical Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark is the holiday gift that keeps on giving in 2010. You want to see Spidey flying onstage? How about the musical version of J. Jonah Jameson (Edit: or Hammerhead, probably) and Kraven the Hunter? It’s all right here in two new video spots....

The “Dora Milaje” Of ‘Black Panther’: Celebrating The Black Women Behind The Camera Of Marvel’s New Film By Joi Childs/Feb. 21, 2018 12:00 pm EST T’Challa has the responsibility to protect his nation as the Black Panther, but protecting right alongside him are the members of the Dora Milaje – the elite, all-female warrior group of Wakanda. Known as “the adored ones,” the Dora have a focused duty to watch over their king and they take that task very seriously....