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‘The Deuce’ Review: ‘I See Money’ Expands The Scope Of The Show In A Remarkable Episode By Karen Han/Oct. 2, 2017 10:00 am EST (We’re going to kickstart our weekly discussion of HBO’s The Deuce by answering one simple question: who or what is the “best bet” in this week’s episode?) This week’s episode of The Deuce is remarkable on two fronts: one, it’s a domestic episode in a series that’s so focused on specific lines of work, and two, it introduces the show’s queer storylines....

‘The Leftovers’ Creator Damon Lindelof Discusses The Final Season And Not Making A ‘Twisty’ Show [Interview] By Jack Giroux/July 18, 2017 7:30 am EST Until the end, The Leftovers delivered the unexpected. Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta’s HBO series grew into a show that defied or subverted all expectations. After the first season, which now feels like a complete contrast to the series finale, it felt like all bets were off....

‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Reveals New Image Of Hot Rod And Details On The Autobot By Ethan Anderton/April 22, 2017 11:00 am EST The most recent trailer for Transformers: The Last Knight showed off plenty from the sequel that is supposed to be the last installment of the franchise directed by Michael Bay. However, one character that we still haven’t seen much of is Hot Rod. The Autobot has origins going all the way back to the 1986 animated movie when he was granted the Matrix of Leadership and became Rodimus Prime in the wake of the death of Optimus Prime....

‘Trumped’ Trailer: Showtime’s New Doc Looks At How Donald Trump Won The Presidency By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 28, 2017 11:00 am EST While some would prefer that entertainment and politics stay separated, we live in a world where they frequently intersect. This is even more true when it comes to looking at the genre of documentary films, and a new one that just premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival this past week is certainly going to stir up some heated discussions....

2018 Toronto International Film Festival Preview: Every Movie You Should Have On Your Radar By Abby Olcese/Aug. 30, 2018 9:00 am EST Next week is the Toronto International Film Festival. With it comes the unofficial kickoff of the fall movie season, and the start – and sometimes epic failure – of Hollywood awards campaigns. With over 300 films on offer, TIFF’s lineup this year spans far and wide. Some of these movies vanish into obscurity (remember Brie Larson’s Unicorn Store?...

Best Stories Of The Week: The Jungle Book, Pacific Rim 2, Skull Island And More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 18, 2015 5:00 pm EST It’s time for another edition of Best Stories of the Week! In this recap of the previous week’s biggest and best stories, we’ve got news on a sequel to Mary Poppins, a new human bad guy for War for the Planet of the Apes, a film reboot of Charlie’s Angels, the meeting of King Kong and Godzilla at Legendary Pictures, some bad news for Fox’s X-Men spin-off Gambit and more....

David’s Avatar Review: Epic Filmmaking, Epically Bad Dialogue By David Chen/Dec. 11, 2009 10:42 am EST Editor’s Note: Earlier today we published Brendon Connelly’s review. The following is a different take on the film by David Chen. I can still remember the first time I saw James Cameron’s Terminator 2. I was in elementary school and had tagged along with some of my older relatives to a Los Angeles theater. The atmosphere was electric at the sold-out showing, and that was even before the first reel started rolling....

Interview: Denise Ream On Jumping From Star Wars To Pixar, How Pixar Hid A Pizza Planet Truck In ‘Good Dinosaur’ & More By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 30, 2015 12:30 pm EST Last month I had the opportunity to visit Pixar Animation Studios and preview the company’s next film The Good Dinosaur. You can read what I learned about the making of The Good Dinosaur here and read my interview with director Peter Sohn....

Oscar Isaac Can’t Quite Save William Monahan’s ‘Mojave’ [Tribeca Review] By Angie Han/April 20, 2015 4:00 pm EST At the end of Mojave, a devilish drifter played by Oscar Isaac poses a question to a jaded Hollywood star played by Garrett Hedlund: “Do you know yet which one of us is the bad guy?” That, I guess, is the question being posed by writer-director William Monahan (The Departed) in this odd thriller....

Page 2: A Clockwork Orange, Alien, Big Trouble In Little China, Community, Breaking Bad, Futurama, Lost, Doctor Who, Ice Age 4, The Simpsons, Avatar, Muppets By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 28, 2011 8:00 am EST What is Page 2? 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....

Page 2: Back To The Future, Brave, Hobbit, Finding Nemo, Star Trek, Judd Apatow, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Evil Dead By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 5, 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....

Ridley Scott Says Whitewashing Was The Only Way To Finance ‘Exodus: Gods And Kings’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 26, 2014 1:30 pm EST Ridley Scott is one of the most powerful directors working in Hollywood. (If he can get The Counselor made, he can do anything.) Following The Counselor, Scott turned to the story of Exodus, and cast a predominantly white cast for the film Exodus: Gods and Kings. Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II is played by Joel Egerton, who among the least-Egyptian actor working right now....

Sequel Bits: ‘A Good Day To Die Hard’, ‘Star Trek 2’, ‘Scary Movie 5’, ‘Kick-Ass 2’, ‘Bourne 5’, ‘Hellboy 3’ By Angie Han/July 17, 2012 6:00 am EST Sequel Bits is more badass than usual this time, with updates on skilled assassins, demonic heroes, costumed villains, and more. After the jump: Watch Bruce Willis on the set of A Good Day to Die Hard Alex Kurtzman talks about the villain’s central role in Star Trek 2 Lindsay Lohan is in talks for a part in Scary Movie 5 Christopher Mintz-Plasse won’t rape anyone in Kick-Ass 2 Matt Damon isn’t convinced he’s needed for Bourne 5 Guillermo del Toro still really, really wants to make Hellboy 3...

Sequel Bits: ‘Better Call Saul’, ‘Annabelle’, ‘The Purge 3’, ‘Magic Mike XXL’ By Angie Han/Sept. 24, 2014 6:00 am EST Laika isn’t making a sequel to The Boxtrolls, because it just doesn’t want to. Which is not something we hear a lot around these parts. Also after the jump: Check out concept art from the Maze Runner follow-up The Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2 script is in… … but no one’s called Jeremy Renner about it yet Michael K....

Sequel Bits: ‘Independence Day 2’, ‘Grown Ups 2’, ‘Dredd 2’, ‘Fast Six’, ‘Expendables 2’ By Angie Han/July 27, 2012 3:00 pm EST Today’s action-packed Sequel Bits includes updates on Independence Day 2, The Expendables 2, Fast and the Furious 6, and more. After the jump: Dean Devlin says they’ve “cracked” Independence Day 2 Skunks invade the New England set of Grown Ups 2 Karl Urban would be happy to play Dredd in a sequel Fast Six adds model Clara Paget as a gun-toting sidekick A new featurette goes behind the scenes of Expendables 2...

Superhero Bits: The Avengers, Dark Knight Rises, X-Men, Patton Oswalt, Thor 2 By Germain Lussier/Sept. 30, 2011 11:00 am EST What are eight things we can expect to see in The Dark Knight Rises? Does Chris Hemsworth have thoughts on possible Thor 2 director Patty Jenkins? Which villains could possibly appear in later films in the Man of Steel universe? What do the X-Men look like in stained glass? Who is the new head of Professor X’s school in the X-Men universe?...

The Best TV Shows & Movies Coming To Netflix In August 2017 By Ethan Anderton/July 31, 2017 4:30 pm EST Summer is coming to a close soon enough, and Netflix will be doing their best to keep you tethered to your couch with a new wave of programming being added to their streaming library. An assembly of licensed movies and TV shows as well as plenty of Netflix originals will debut in August, and we’ve assembled a list of the best titles for you to check out....

The Best TV Shows & Movies Leaving Netflix In April 2018 By Chris Evangelista/March 21, 2018 2:00 pm EST As April arrives, several great movie and TV titles will flee Netflix. So here’s your last chance to catch them on the streaming service (until they return). In April, say goodbye to one of Ron Howard’s best movies, one of Christopher Nolan’s best movies, one of the best Batman movies, and more!...

The Future Of The ‘Terminator’ Franchise Is Uncertain By Ethan Anderton/July 22, 2015 2:00 pm EST Paramount Pictures and Skydance were really hoping that Terminator: Genisys would be a hit to reinvigorate the popular but struggling sci-fi franchise originally launched by James Cameron in 1984. But despite endorsement by the Avatar filmmaker, the flick hasn’t really impressed fans or critics, and with just $278 million at the worldwide box office so far (only just over $81 million of that from the US), it’s not nearly as successful as the studio hoped....

The Most Memorable Moments Making ‘Back In Time,’ The Back To The Future Documentary By Germain Lussier/March 17, 2015 8:00 am EST I guess a lot of people want to see an in-depth documentary on Back to the Future. Not once, but twice, the film called Back in Time has used Kickstarter to raise funds to make a feature-length documentary about the classic time travel trilogy. Both times, the film’s goals were quickly and easily funded....