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‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Review: A Desperate Struggle To Capture That ‘Jurassic’ Magic By Josh Spiegel/June 20, 2018 7:00 am EST When the film he was reviewing would demand it, the late Roger Ebert would retell an old story he’d once heard. It was about a child prodigy, gifted at playing the piano, who was lucky enough to meet one of the old masters to perform. And so he did, skillfully getting every part of a famously tricky composition correct in his performance....

‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Character Names And Settings Revealed By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 5, 2018 4:05 pm EST After images of LEGO sets tied to this year’s release of Solo: A Star Wars Story confirmed some key details about what we can expect from the Han Solo origin spin-off, a slew of new details have been confirmed from those same sets. Though the original images of the LEGO box art featured the included minifigures, the low quality of the images didn’t allow us to read the names of all the featured characters....

‘Stretch Armstrong’ Moves To Relativity In 2014, Taylor Lautner Out By Germain Lussier/Jan. 30, 2012 2:30 pm EST Yet another Hasbro-based movie has bitten the dust at Universal. But this one, unlike Clue, Ouija, Monopoly and Magic The Gathering, immediately found a new home. Stretch Armstrong, which was originally set up to star Twilight-phenom Taylor Lautner and be directed by Rob Letterman (Gulliver’s Travels), has been dropped by Universal and picked up by their most-of-the-time partner in crime, Relativity Media....

‘This Is 40’ Review: Judd Apatow’s Latest Is Hilarious, But Never Quite Connects By Germain Lussier/Nov. 5, 2012 10:00 am EST Note: This Is 40 opens everywhere December 21. We saw an early screening made possible by Film Independent at LACMA. For 132 minutes, This Is 40 is non-stop Judd Apatow. The jokes; the emotions; his wife; his kids; and maybe a bit too much of the writer/director’s personality. It’s a jackhammer of propulsive character action that shoves everything you need to know in your face every second....

‘Westworld’ Season 2 Cast: Returning Characters Find Themselves In Hot Water By Ben Pearson/Feb. 28, 2018 1:30 pm EST The first season of HBO’s labyrinthine sci-fi series Westworld ended with some surprising turns and big revelations. But if you’re invested in the fates of the show’s supporting characters, the season one finale probably felt like a cruel joke. What’s up with the mysterious disappearance of Elsie Hughes? Did Stubbs survive his encounter with Ghost Nation?...

Ben Affleck’s ‘The Batman’ Featured Multiple Villains, But May Get ‘A Fresh Start’ Now By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 9, 2017 9:30 am EST Since Ben Affleck announced his departure as director from The Batman at Warner Bros. Pictures, fans have been worried about the future of The Dark Knight on the big screen. Rumors are swirling of more trouble behind the scenes that meets the eye, and the studio isn’t doing much to quell those fears....

Deja Vu All Over Again: Movies And TV Shows That Rip-Off ‘Groundhog Day’ By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 13, 2017 11:00 am EST This weekend, Happy Death Day will give audiences that old familiar feeling that they’ve seen something like this before. Because they have: it’s a slasher movie take on Groundhog Day. But Groundhog Day isn’t the only film to use the time loop scenario.Ever have deja vu? The feeling that you’ve been somewhere, or said something, or did something already and are inexplicably repeating it?...

Halloween II Set Visit Report. Update: Post-Screening Verdict By Hunter Stephenson/Aug. 28, 2009 2:03 pm EST I ask these critics to show me a comparable “rote” horror film this well-shot that stars the excellent Brad Dourif (Blue Velvet, John Huston’s Wise Blood) reminiscing about Lee Marvin. Or how about one with a fun Malcolm McDowell thinly and hilariously disguising contempt for movie journalists who trash certain directors with trigger-happy aimlessness. The early hospital scenes set to The Moody Blues’ “Nights in White Satin” make for only one of the sweet, sweet uses of music therein....

Hoai-Tran Bui’s Favorite Movies Of All Time By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 28, 2017 7:00 am EST Hey, /Film. What’s a nice place like you doing in a girl like this? Wait, let me start over… My name is Hoai-Tran Bui, and I’m just happy to be here. Before you ask me how to pronounce my name (not important, and you’d probably get it wrong anyway), let me tell you about my favorite films....

Page 2: Alien Vs. Predator, Walking Dead, Star Wars, Disney, Les Miserables, Liam Neeson, Charlie Chaplin, E.T., Dexter, Star Trek, Frankenweenie, Gremlins, Ghostbusters, Dune By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 15, 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....

Star Wars Bits: Carrie Fisher Comments On “Slave Leia” And Harrison Ford Does His Best “Frozen In Carbonite” Impression By Jacob Hall/Dec. 7, 2015 9:00 am EST Star Wars: The Force Awakens is less than two weeks away and the anticipation must be killing you. So why don’t you rub some Star Wars Bits on your aching joints to help ease the tension. Yes. Feels good, right? This particular batch includes:...

Superhero Bits: Jean Grey Returns, Joss Whedon Still Working On Batgirl, Thor: Ragnarok Concept Art & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 22, 2017 5:00 pm EST Want a sneak peek at the return of Jean Grey in Marvel Comics? Is The Ancient One making an appearance in Avengers: Infinity War? Is Justice League’s opening Batman scene the product of Zack Snyder or Joss Whedon? Did you know there was almost a Batman: The Animated Series episode focusing on Black Canary and Catwoman?...

The Unpopular Opinion: ‘Age Of Ultron’ Is The Best And Most Interesting ‘Avengers’ Film By Chris Evangelista/April 26, 2018 7:00 am EST (Welcome to The Unpopular Opinion, a series where a writer goes to the defense of a much-maligned film or sets their sights on a movie seemingly beloved by all. In this edition: why Avengers: Age of Ultron is actually superior to the other Avengers films.)What do we want from the Marvel Cinematic Universe?...

This Week In Trailers: Beast, ORION: The Man Who Would Be King, (T)error, Meadowland, Rattle The Cage By Christopher Stipp/Sept. 26, 2015 8:00 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 In Trailers: The The Elephant In The Living Room, National Parks Project,The Legend Of The Mighty Soap, Tracker, Elephant White, Operation Belvis Bash By Christopher Stipp/May 6, 2011 3:00 pm EST When I was a kid I watched HBO relentlessly. Whenever there wasn’t reairings of Fraggle Rock, Braingames, Heartbeeps, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome there were lots of short films that played between movies. The actual “program” was called Short Take (anyone remember Recorded Live?...

Zack Snyder’s Short Film ‘Snow Steam Iron’ Is Available Online By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 19, 2017 4:30 pm EST Zack Snyder’s short film Snow Steam Iron is now available to stream on the social network Vero. The arrival of the short comes at dark moment in the filmmaker’s career and this could provide some interesting insight into what the director of Batman v Superman, Watchmen, and 300 is doing now that he’s stepped away from superhero movies for the time being....

‘Godzilla: King Of The Monsters’ Trailer Breakdown: Long Live The King By Chris Evangelista/July 23, 2018 12:30 pm EST One of the most impressive trailers unleashed during Comic-Con was the awe-inspiring first look at Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Based on everything on display in this trailer, it’s clear that director Michael Dougherty has crafted a unique and surprisingly emotional monster movie, and a follow-up that might be distancing itself from 2014’s Godzilla....

‘Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie’ Trailer: The Football Head Returns This Thanksgiving By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 9, 2017 8:30 am EST It’s been 13 years since Nickelodeon’s original animated series Hey Arnold! went off the air, but everyone’s favorite football head will return to the children’s cable network just in time for the Thanksgiving leftovers. Hey Arnold! already received a feature film back in 2002, but now a new TV movie is slated to premiere on Nickelodeon on November 24, the day after Thanksgiving....

‘Manhunt’ Remake Taking Director John Woo Back To His Roots By Ethan Anderton/May 16, 2015 10:30 am EST In case you hadn’t heard, Face/Off and Red Cliff director John Woo is set to be at the helm of a remake of the 1976 Japanese thriller Manhunt. The news first surfaced back in March, though it somehow slipped through the cracks on our end. But thankfully, Woo was recently interviewed briefly about the remake, and the director talked about why he decided to take on the remake, and how it’s taking him back to his roots....

/Response: Your Favorite Movie And TV Parents By Jacob Hall/May 12, 2017 10:00 am EST (Welcome to /Response, the companion piece to our /Answers series and a space where /Film readers can chime in and offer their two cents on a particular question.) Earlier this week, the /Film team wrote about their favorite movie and TV parents. We then opened the floor to our readers: who are your favorite film and television moms and dads?...