‘Will & Grace’ Reboot Already Renewed For Season 2 [TCA 2017] By Fred Topel/Aug. 3, 2017 2:48 pm EST This morning, NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt said he’s hopeful to do more than one season of the return of Will & Grace. Later in the afternoon, he introduced the Will & Grace panel by confirming that he’s ordered a second season and added four more to the first season, bringing it to a total of 16 episodes....
2017 Independent Spirit Award Nominations: ‘Moonlight’ And ‘American Honey’ Lead The Pack By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 23, 2016 6:30 am EST We’re heading into the heart of awards season, and first out of the gate with accolades to go around is Film Independent with the 2017 Independent Spirit Awards nominations, honoring achievements in the world of indie cinema. This year the nominations seem to be spread out quite a bit, though there were a couple clear leaders in the number of nominations....
Are These The Top 100 Comedies Of All Time? By Germain Lussier/Sept. 15, 2011 2:00 pm EST From time to time, major organizations such as the AFI give us lists of the best movies of all time. There’s some kind of grand countdown from 100 to 1 and then we debate for a few days over how low this one was ranked or why was another ranked too high. And most of the time, we rarely get a glimpse behind the process....
Breaking Bad: Episode “Phoenix,” Flynn’s Ugly Website, And Season 2 Finale Predictions By Hunter Stephenson/May 26, 2009 9:07 am EST Our recap and mini-essay for last week’s Breaking Bad proved surprisingly popular. We’re glad to see so many /Film readers tuning in to this superb AMC series; it’s a show that frantically cooks up smart debate…as well as predictions for several main characters that are exceedingly bleak and exciting. Today, we discuss “Phoenix,” the 12th episode leading up to next Sunday’s whoa-insured finale....
Did Sony Make Changes To ‘Concussion’ To Avoid Clashing With The NFL? By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 3, 2015 10:00 am EST Last week brought the first trailer for the professional football set drama Concussion starring Will Smith. The movie doesn’t arrive until Christmas Day when we’re well into the next season of football, but there’s already controversy surrounding the film due to some cuts that Sony Pictures reportedly made to the film in order to avoid clashing with the NFL....
Disney To Finally Release ‘Beauty And The Beast’ And ‘Lion King’ In 3D… On Blu-Ray? By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 3, 2011 12:30 pm EST It has been over two years since Walt Disney Animation Studios announced that they would be converting Beauty and the Beast into 3D for a Valentine’s Day 2010 theatrical rerelease. Disney has been showing a short test of the 3D footage at various industry events, including last year’s ShoWest....
Interview: ‘The Fate Of The Furious’ Writer Chris Morgan On Building The Story Like A Dungeon Master, Hints Of ‘Fast 9’, And More By Ben Pearson/April 11, 2017 7:00 am EST I’d argue that there’s no one more important to the Fast and Furious franchise than Chris Morgan. Directors and actors have come and gone, but Morgan has been the sole writer on these movies since 2006’s Tokyo Drift, which was the turning point that saved the franchise from direct-to-DVD obscurity....
Movie Mixtape: 6 Movies To Watch With ‘Hell Fest’ By Scott Beggs/Sept. 27, 2018 11:00 am EST Just as Halloween is the best day to escape from prison, a theme park haunted house is the best place to go on a slasher killing spree. The serial murderer in Hell Fest knows this. He or she has donned a crappy mask and a weird cloak to follow Amy Forsyth, Bex Taylor-Klaus, and Reign Edwards around the park, killing boyfriends and being a general bloody nuisance....
New ‘The Hateful Eight’ Trailer: Spend The Holidays With Someone You Hate By Jacob Hall/Nov. 5, 2015 9:38 am EST Look, we know you’re very excited for Star Wars, but if we were able to see one December 2015 release right here, right now, if would be Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight. After the one-two punch of Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained, Tarantino has only confirmed his status as one of the most unique and exciting filmmakers working today....
Now Scream This: Close Out Summer With These Great Horror Movies By /Film Staff/Aug. 14, 2018 12:00 pm EST (Welcome to Now Scream This, a column where horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato tell you what scary, spooky, and spine-tingling movies are streaming and where you can watch them.)Matt: Between San Diego Comic-Con, Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival and some much needed away-from-keyboards vacation time, Chris and myself decided to ditch a theme this week in favor of making things a tad easier on ourselves....
On Set Interview: Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige Talks ‘Captain America 2’ By Peter Sciretta/March 6, 2014 1:30 pm EST Question: So I guess to start, Joe and Anthony Russo, their careers have been – they’ve done nothing even close to like this. What was it about them that you guys felt made them the perfect directors for this project? Kevin Feige: Well, you know, it’s worked out well for us when we’ve taken people that have done very, very good things....
Page 2: Back To The Future, Star Wars, Homeland, Zoolander, Hobbit, Ghostbusters, Porco Rosso, Dexter, Lena Dunham, James Bond, Tim Burton By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 30, 2012 8:00 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 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....
Robert Downey Jr. Says ‘Avengers 2’ Won’t Fall Into The Third Act Formula [Set Interview] By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 28, 2014 6:00 am EST On June 12th 2014, I visited the London set of The Avengers: Age of Ultron. Today we’ll be posting a couple of the interviews we conducted while on set. The first is with Robert Downey Jr, who is reprising his role as Tony Stark, aka Iron Man. You can listen to or read the whole interview after the jump, but I wanted to lead off with Downey Jr’s explanation of why Avengers 2 won’t fall into the superhero/blockbuster formula of an action-heavy not-so-interesting third act:...
Saturday At Comic-Con 2012 Features ‘Man Of Steel,’ ‘Django Unchained,’ ‘After Earth,’ ‘The Hobbit,’ ‘Iron Man 3’ And More By Germain Lussier/June 30, 2012 12:26 pm EST One word can be used to described the Saturday schedule of San Diego Comic-Con 2012: “Wow.” Whereas Thursday and Friday are merely peppered with highlights, Saturday is jam-packed full of presentations sure to make your heat spin. We’d heard Warner Bros. would be bringing The Hobbit and Pacific Rim to the Con, but they’re also bringing Man of Steel....
Saturday Box Office: Resident Evil Tops $23M; Chuck w/$13M+; Penn’s Into The Wild A Smash By Steve Mason/Sept. 23, 2007 12:43 pm EST On Saturday, Resident Evil Extinction (Sony) dipped an estimated 9%, but still managed to rake in $8.64M. With a 63% drop on Sunday, exactly what Residet Evil: Apocalypse fell on its first Sunday, the zombie scarefest will finish the weekend with $23.59M, enough to make it the biggest opening of the franchise....
Sequel Bits: ‘Fast & Furious 6’, ‘Transformers 4’, ‘Anchorman 2’, ‘Scary Movie 5’, ‘Monsters University’, ‘Hatchet III’, ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ By Angie Han/March 20, 2013 8:00 am EST Dwayne Johnson’s gone from franchise to franchise the past few years, but now he may finally be ready to lead an offshoot of his own. The actor reveals a Luke Hobbs spinoff could “possibly” arrive after Fast & Furious 6. Also after the jump:...
Star Wars Bits: ‘The Clone Wars Lost Episodes’ Trailer; Plus Harrison Ford, Eric Tan And Richard Marquand By Germain Lussier/Feb. 24, 2014 3:00 pm EST A new Star Wars trailer for the “lost episodes” of the Clone Wars headlines this jam-packed edition of Star Wars Bits. Below, read about the following. Watch the trailer for Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The Lost Missions coming soon to Netflix. Harrison Ford is rumored to be part of a TV miniseries being shot during the Star Wars Episode VII filming schedule....
Star Wars Bits: Matthew McConaughey, ‘The Force Awakens’ Books, ‘Rebels’ Easter Eggs, Toy Infographic By Germain Lussier/Nov. 13, 2014 3:00 pm EST Teases from The Clone Wars, Rebels, The Force Awakens and Episode VIII are all in this edition of Star Wars Bits. Below, read about the following: Matthew McConaughey is open to a role in Star Wars, just like he’s open to a role in anything. Rian Johnson offered up a fun tease about Star Wars Episode VIII....
Star Wars Land Update: How Stormtrooper Battle Escape Will Be Different From Every Other Ride By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 5, 2016 8:00 am EST As construction on Star Wars Land has gone vertical in Anaheim, we are beginning to learn more information about Disneyland’s upcoming immersive spaceport experience. The ride queues for the land’s two E-ticket attractions will feel less like a long line and more like a storytelling experience that brings park visitors through many different environments....
Superhero Bits: Dark Knight Rises, Amazing Spider-Man, The Wolverine, Stan Lee, Green Lantern By Germain Lussier/June 19, 2012 2:00 pm EST Want to see an amazing trailer to Lego Batman 2? When can you see the trailer for Dredd? How exactly does Harvey Dent fit into The Dark Knight Rises? Where can you hear The Amazing Spider-Man score in its entirety? Who is the new producer on The Wolverine? And have scalpers begun selling tickets to The Dark Knight Rises?...
