‘Westworld’ Review: ‘Les Ecorches’ Strikes A Match By Chris Evangelista/June 4, 2018 7:00 am EST Welcome to our weekly recaps of HBO’s Westworld. This Westworld review takes a look at the seventh episode of season 2, “Les Ecorches”. Be warned: spoilers follow. Les Écorchés When I wrote my pre-air review for Westworld season 2, based on the first five episodes, I declared this new season to be an improvement over the first....
Animated Movie ‘Troll: The Rise Of Harry Potter Jr.’ Is Not A Harry Potter Sequel By Ethan Anderton/July 30, 2015 11:30 am EST Not long after Chris Columbus was talking about a desire to return to the wizarding world of Harry Potter with a sequel taking place after The Deathly Hallows, a press release has announced a new animated film called Troll: The Rise of Harry Potter, Jr. But it has nothing to do with the Harry Potter most are familiar with today....
Christopher’s Top 10 Trailers Of 2015 By Christopher Stipp/Jan. 4, 2016 5:00 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 we rank the best trailers that 2015 had to offer....
Could The First ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ Trailer Be Coming This Year? By Germain Lussier/Oct. 27, 2014 12:30 pm EST Interstellar, Inherent Vice, Guardians of the Galaxy… as excited as I was for all those films coming into 2014, the thing I’m still most looking forward to is the Star Wars Episode VII teaser trailer. The problem is, with the film hitting in December 2015, the odds of that trailer coming out this year seem really slim....
Developer Behind ‘Uncharted’ Has No Idea What’s Happening With The Movie, But Is That A Problem? [Updated] By Jacob Hall/Feb. 24, 2017 2:00 pm EST UPDATED: It seems that Joe Carnahan consulted with Amy Hennig (the head writer and creative director on the first three Uncharted games who is no longer with Naughty Dog) and Nolan North (the actor who plays Nathan Drake in the games) on the screenplay. Take from that what you will....
Director Gareth Edwards Addresses The Reason For ‘Rogue One’ Reshoots By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 9, 2016 12:00 pm EST With just one week until Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hits theaters, we’ll finally get to see if all the fuss about reshoots on the first Star Wars spin-off paid off. Rumors circulated that a bunch of reshoots needed to be done in order to fix the movie, though damage control indicated that it wasn’t as big of a deal as early reports suggested....
Exclusive: Green Lantern’s Suit Will Be CG By Peter Sciretta/April 11, 2010 8:22 pm EST Everyone is curious to see what Ryan Reynolds will look like in costume in the big screen adaptation of DC Comics’ Green Lantern. Production started earlier this month in New Orleans, and while the first set photos have begun to hit the web — don’t expect to see Reynolds in the green suit. Not today, not next week, not next month, not ever....
Exclusive: Jon Contino And Olly Moss’ ‘Four Lions’ Poster By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 19, 2010 3:00 pm EST Alamo Drafthouse Films have given us an exclusive look at the movie poster for their first release, Four Lions. The minimalistic poster was created by Jon Contino and /Film favorite Olly Moss. The movie, which premiered at Sundance, is an British indie comedy about a splinter cell of bumbling jihadists. I got to see the film recently, and it’s equal parts laugh out loud funny and “wow, this is just wrong....
Full ‘Incredibles 2’ Blu-Ray And DVD Details Revealed, Featuring Commentaries, Documentaries And More By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 23, 2018 3:00 pm EST Fans waited 18 years for a sequel to The Incredibles, and this summer, their patience was rewarded. Now, Incredibles 2 is coming to Blu-ray and digital, and we finally have the full details on the special features included. There’s commentary, a wealth of featuretttes, digital exclusives, and more. See the full Incredibles 2 Blu-ray details below....
Harry Potter Through Fresh Eyes: Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban By David Chen/July 15, 2009 6:15 am EST [This article is part two of a four-part series. You can also read part one, part three, and part four] Another year, another Harry Potter film directed by Chris Columbus. My hopes were a bit higher going into this one. With one massively successful Potter film under his belt, would Columbus better refine his craft to deliver us a more compelling sequel?...
Interview: Marisa Tomei Talks The Wrestler By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 16, 2008 11:30 am EST Last month I had the opportunity to sit down with Marisa Tomei and talk about her latest film, The Wrestler. Tomei’s performance was awarded Best Actress by the San Francisco Critics Circle yesterday. The interview was conducted in a two person roundtable with Jeff Anderson. /Film: I had one question, and I’m hoping it’s not a dumb one or one that you’ve been asked too many times, but say you’re in the middle of shooting The Wrestler, and you’re walking around and people are like “Hey Marisa, what are you working on right now?...
Interview: Noomi Rapace Talks ‘Prometheus’ By Peter Sciretta/June 7, 2012 9:00 am EST Last week in London I had the opportunity to sit at a table with other journalists and interview Prometheus star Noomi Rapace. Noomi talks about the secrecy of the production, the physicality of her performance, and having to work in the uncomfortable space suits, shooting the most horrific scenes in the film, the parallels between her character and Ripley, the possibility of Prometheus sequels, her reaction to seeing the film for the first time, changing her body for the role, her career trajectory from Sweedism actress to Hollywood star, improving Sherlock Holmes 2 with Robert Downey Jr and much more....
Marvel’s Next Big Thing: What You Need To Know About Chloé Zhao And ‘The Eternals’ By Siddhant Adlakha/Sept. 25, 2018 8:00 am EST When Marvel was eyeing Chloé Zhao to direct Black Widow back in April (among others like Amma Asante and Deniz Gamze Ergüven; the job eventually went to Cate Shortland), the pairing seemed like a long-shot. A unique voice like Zhao’s doesn’t immediately seem like it would gel with the Hollywood studio system....
MondoCon 2016: Olly Moss’ Unreleased ‘The Force Awakens’ Poster And Other Unfinished Prints By Jacob Hall/Oct. 24, 2016 1:30 pm EST Although the main draw at MondoCon remains the shops and booths run by talented artists from around the world, the convention offers more than just an endless series of excuses to spend money on pop culture art. MondoCon 2016 played host to a series of panels dedicated to exploring the world of pop culture collectibles and the Mondo Talk panel was, like in years past, the must-see event of the weekend....
NBC Is Interested In Reviving ‘The Office’, ‘30 Rock’, ‘The West Wing’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 5, 2017 11:00 am EST This year NBC is bringing back the fan favorite sitcom Will & Grace for a new season, and they’re so happy with the proceedings that they’ve already ordered a second season of more episodes. But that might just be the first of several revivals the network brings to the table....
Page 2: Star Wars, Transformers, Aliens, Ghostbusters, Tom Cruise, BTTF, Lion King, Ira Glass, Sin City 2 By Peter Sciretta/June 5, 2014 3:30 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 36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....
Sequel Bits: ‘Creed 2’, ‘Blade Runner 2049’, ‘Jay And Silent Bob Reboot’, And More By Ben Pearson/Sept. 13, 2017 4:30 pm EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: Sylvester Stallone hints that Creed 2 will begin filming next year Blade Runner 2049 debuts a new clip The latest update about How to Train Your Dragon 3 Actor Jason Mewes talks about Kevin Smith’s script for Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Angelina Jolie is returning for Maleficent 2 And more!...
Sequel Bits: ‘Kingsman 2,’ ‘Blade Runner 2049,’ ‘Jurassic World 2,’ ‘Avatar’ Sequels By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 19, 2017 4:30 pm EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: New Kingsman: The Golden Circle pictures feature a suave Taron Egerton and Channing Tatum. Barkhad Abdi sheds light on his Blade Runner 2049 character. Chris Pratt hints at a “darker” Jurassic World 2. Zoe Saldana teases the next four Avatar sequels. Disney unveils Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales international posters....
Sequel Bits: ‘Transformers: The Last Knight,’ ‘Jason Bourne,’ ‘Star Trek Beyond,’ ‘Now You See Me 3,’ ‘Sickhouse 2’ By Jacob Hall/July 14, 2016 3:00 pm EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: Michael Bay welcomes Laura Haddock to the Transformers: The Last Knight set as a new billboard appears in Times Square. A new Jason Bourne featurette explores a gigantic car chase sequence. Dave Franco would like to make Now You See Me 3, of course....
Sinemia Movie Ticket Subscription Service Is Having Trouble Keeping Up With Demand By Ben Pearson/May 20, 2018 3:00 pm EST Earlier this week, we wrote about how movie ticket subscription service Sinemia seemed to be taking advantage of MoviePass’s recent struggles by unveiling a series of new plans aimed at couples and friends who want to go to the movies together. But things aren’t all sunshine and rainbows at Sinemia headquarters, because a new report shows that they’re having trouble keeping up with heavy demand....
