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This Week In Trailers: Sparrows Dance, Powder Room, Silence, Orenthal: The Musical, Muscle Shoals By Christopher Stipp/Aug. 25, 2013 9:00 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?...

Trivia: How Terrence Malick Gave ‘Good Will Hunting’ Its Ending And More By Germain Lussier/Jan. 7, 2011 4:00 pm EST Not only has Terrence Malick make a few damn good movies, he can make a damn good trailer and if you have dinner with him, he might give you a damn good ending to your movie. In an recent interview, Matt Damon told a story of how he and eventual Oscar-winning writing partner Ben Affleck requested a dinner with Malick when they were working on the script for Good Will Hunting....

Weekend Weirdness Bookshelf: Dennis Hopper & The New Hollywood By Hunter Stephenson/April 18, 2010 10:04 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It’s a crazy, mixed up world and we are thankful for movies that offer proof. Slashfilm’s Weekend Weirdness examines such flicks, whether in the form of a premiere for a provocative indie, a mini review, or a look at a book on a filmmaker’s life....

Will There Be More ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ Movies After ‘Dead Men Tell No Tales’? By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 5, 2017 8:30 am EST This past summer, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales came and went without much pomp and circumstance. The sequel only has 30% at Rotten Tomatoes, and while it has a 4.7 rating from critics (which is the more important number at the review aggregator website), that’s still not a warm reception....

‘American Crime Story’ Review: ‘Alone’ Brings The Story To An End By Chris Evangelista/March 22, 2018 7:00 am EST This week’s American Crime Story review takes a look at the latest (and final) episode of The Assassination of Gianni Versace, “Alone.” Spoilers follow. No Way Out Time has run out for Andrew Cunanan. After committing one murder after another with ease and seemingly no danger of being caught, Andrew’s luck has finally run out due to his murder of Versace....

‘Sicario: Day Of The Soldado’ Early Buzz: A Surprisingly Superb Sequel By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 19, 2018 8:30 am EST The announcement of a Sicario sequel was met with some raised eyebrows. How do you follow up Denis Villeneuve’s powerful, gripping drama about the escalating war on drugs – and do so without the return of Villeneuve, cinematographer Roger Deakins, or star Emily Blunt? Early marketing for Sicario: Day of the Soldado was a bit confused as well, with some trailers suggesting that it was a morally gray prestige thriller in the vein of the first film while others showcased a bombastic action movie....

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Review: “Will You Take My Hand?” Is A Weak End For A Strong Season By Monique Jones/Feb. 12, 2018 2:30 pm EST The finale for Star Trek: Discovery’s first season, “Will You Take My Hand?” was full of heartfelt moments and a very happy ending for Michael, who gets reinstated as a science officer after ending the Klingon War. But the episode still left me wanting? I feel a little like Ash Tyler – I’m of two minds and belong to no side when it comes to my Will You Take My Hand review....

A Totally Fake ‘Party Down’ Revival Is Coming To Ryan Hansen’s YouTube Premium Show [TCA 2018] By Fred Topel/Aug. 2, 2018 1:00 pm EST Ever since its cancellation after two seasons, fans of Party Down have been hoping for a continuation. The show’s creators were writing a movie, but even after revivals of X-Files, Full House, Roseanne, Will & Grace and Arrested Development, there hasn’t been a Party Down revival. Now fans can get a glimpse at a Party Down revival, but will be a joke in the second season of YouTube’s Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television....

Exclusive: The Future Of ‘Star Wars’ Will Be Told In VR With Big-Name Directors And Top Screenwriters By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 28, 2016 1:00 pm EST The future of Star Wars will not just be on the movie screen, in books, and in video games. We’ll also be experiencing stories from the future of the Star Wars galaxy through the new medium of virtual reality. And while it’s just in the experimental phase now, Lucasfilm and Disney are developing new stories to connect with the upcoming films that will be directed by big-name filmmakers and screenwriters....

Fast & Furious – Supercharged: Everything We Learned About Universal Studios Florida’s New Ride By Peter Sciretta/May 9, 2018 8:00 am EST Last week, I traveled to Orlando, Florida to experience the grand opening of Universal Studios Orlando Resort’s newest attraction. Based on the popular car heist film franchise, Fast & Furious – Supercharged puts you in the center of a ridiculously over-the-top freeway car chase. But it’s more than an adaptation of the similar tram tour segment from Universal Studios Hollywood, allowing Fast & Furious fans to step into the secret warehouse hideout of America’s favorite “family....

First Toronto Festival Announcements Include New Work From George Clooney, David Cronenberg And Francis Ford Coppola By Russ Fischer/July 27, 2011 9:30 am EST If you’re more interested in the typical fall slate of festival entrees than summer’s glut of tentpole action fare, this is a great week. The Toronto International Film Festival announced the first wave of films that will play the fest in September. This is a batch of about 50 titles, which makes up only a small chunk of the programming....

Force Awakens Bits: The Return Of The Jedi Steps, The Secret Behind BB-8, The ‘Star Wars’/‘Frozen’ Crossover You Didn’t Know You Wanted By Jacob Hall/Dec. 30, 2015 3:00 pm EST How many times have you seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Three times? Four? Enough times to be ready for the latest edition of The Force Awakens Bits, where we run down all of the cool pieces of news you need to know?...

George Lucas Talks 3D ‘Star Wars’ And Explains Live Action TV Series Delay By Germain Lussier/May 25, 2011 1:00 pm EST While George Lucas pushes one cinematic technology, 3D, another is holding back a highly anticipated project. The iconic filmmaker recently appeared on G4’s Attack of the Show to talk about the opening of Star Tours: The Adventures Continue and discussed not only the upcoming 3D Star Wars theatrical releases, but the reason for the delay with the long-rumored live action television series....

Green Lantern Set Visit Preview And Concept Art Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 21, 2010 11:01 am EST In early August 2010, I had the opportunity to travel to New Orleans to visit the set of the big screen adaptation of Green Lantern. We’re not allowed to tell you everything we saw, but I have been given the go ahead to post the set visit preview video blog I recorded with Frosty from Collider....

Here’s Steven Soderbergh’s Comprehensive Media Diary For 2014 By Russ Fischer/Jan. 6, 2015 11:15 am EST Think you’ve got no time to read, watch, and think about stuff on a contestant basis? Steven Soderbergh is here to show you up. While doing post-production on the ten-episode first season of The Knick, and shooting and editing Magic Mike XXL, and prepping a second season of The Knick, and working as exec producer on The Girlfriend Experience TV show and Citizenfour, and probably doing quite a few other things, Soderbergh still managed to take in a steady diet of other films, TV shows and books....

Interview : Lucasfilm Head Kathleen Kennedy Talks About The Future Of ‘Star Wars’ By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 17, 2015 10:00 am EST As excited as I was to chat with filmmaker J.J. Abrams about Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I was even more excited to chat with super producer Kathleen Kennedy, who aside from producing many of the films of my childhood is the head of Lucasfilm — which means she is in charge of the future of the Star Wars franchise....

New Alamo Drafthouse Video Store Will Offer Free VHS Rentals By Chris Evangelista/March 8, 2018 4:30 pm EST Word of an Alamo Drafthouse video store arrived at the end of last year. Now here’s an update: the VHS rentals will be free. Video Vortex, coming to Alamo Drafthouse Raleigh in North Carolina, will offer free rentals, VCR loans and 40+ local draft beers. (Sorry; the beers aren’t free.) Remember Video Vortex?...

Nickelodeon Making ‘Hey Arnold’ TV Movie, In Case You’re Wondering Why Your Millennial Nostalgia Is On Fire By Jacob Hall/Nov. 23, 2015 12:30 pm EST Sorry, ’80s kids. Your window of importance to the nostalgia-machine is coming to an end. The ’90s are back and they’re bringing all of their movies and shows along for the ride. The latest splash of ’90s-flavored news (we’ll be fully submerged in pure liquid ’90s by 2018 or so) is that Nickelodeon, the curator of the average Millennial’s childhood television intake, is planning to reach into their back catalog for new content....

Page 2 By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 12, 2009 5:08 am 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 31 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. The header photo features Adam West as Batman posing on an elephant… because, well, why not?...

Page 2: Bond, Bruce Campell, The Hobbit, Star Trek, Toy Story, Robocop, Moonrise Kindgom, Black Swan, Back To The Future, Star Wars, Jaws, 2001, Lion King, Ghostbusters, Die Hard, Paul Giamatti By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 24, 2013 8:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. 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....