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Sequel Bits: ‘John Wick: Chapter 2,’ ‘Mission: Impossible 6,’ ‘Pitch Perfect 3,’ ‘Mary Poppins Returns,’ And More By Jacob Hall/Oct. 18, 2016 3:00 pm EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: Keanu Reeves shows off his John Wick: Chapter 2 weapon skills. Tom Cruise teases an insane stunt for Mission: Impossible 6. Pitch Perfect 3 brings back Anna Camp. Paddington 2 recruits Hugh Grant and Brendan Gleeson into the cast. John Boyega is set to begin filming Pacific Rim 2 soon....

Sequel Bits: ‘Toy Story 4’, ‘Bond 24’, ‘Sharknado 3’, ‘Mean Girls’, ‘Hocus Pocus’ By Angie Han/Nov. 11, 2014 8:30 am EST Thought shark-tornadoes were a ridiculous idea? Wait til we send them into outer space! Or at least, that’s what the artwork on the new Sharknado 3 seems to be saying. Also after the jump: Tina Fey says it’s “too late” for a Mean Girls sequel Bette Midler is totally up for a Hocus Pocus sequel John Lasseter explains why they’re making Toy Story 4 Jason Statham is returning for a sequel to The Mechanic The Transporter Legacy sets a summer release date Rumors has it Sam Smith will sing the Bond 24 theme Tina Fey says no, because “it’s too late now....

Star Wars Bits: Han Solo Rumors, Celebration Additions, The Last Jedi Chatter, General Hux Background & More By Ethan Anderton/March 15, 2017 12:35 pm EST Here’s what we have cooking in today’s edition of Star Wars Bits: New rumors about locations and characters in Han Solo’s spin-off Additions to the Star Wars Celebration roster An interview about how Space Mountain became Hyperspace Mountain A small change with how Lucasfilm references the other films in the Star Wars saga Rian Johnson clarifies the meaning of “The Last Jedi”, but not really John Boyega reveals a gift that Rian Johnson got him after wrapping The Last Jedi....

Superhero Bits: Daredevil, Avengers Age Of Ultron, Batman V Superman, Suicide Squad, Supergirl By Germain Lussier/May 1, 2015 11:00 am EST Superhero Bits is about to go on a well-deserved vacation, but we couldn’t leave without one more column. Need to brush up on your Marvel before Avengers: Age of Ultron? Has Will Smith been spotted on the set of Suicide Squad? Did Ryan Phillippe respond to those Iron Fist rumors?...

Superhero Bits: X-Men Gold & Blue, Heartbroken Andrew Garfield, Lex Luthor’s Theme & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 29, 2016 5:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. What’s so special about Lex Luthor’s theme on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice? Why was Andrew Garfield heartbroken after starring in The Amazing Spider-Man franchise? How are the mutants split up in the X-Men Gold and X-Men Blue comics coming soon?...

The /Film 2018 Summer Reading List: The Best Books Being Made Into Movies And Shows By Vanessa Bogart/June 6, 2018 12:00 pm EST We’re now knee-deep in the summer season. Whether you are gearing up for a long flight, a cross-country road trip, or you are like me and are just trying to figure out how to survive the summer by never leaving the comfort of air-conditioning, you are going to need something to pass the time....

The Great Character Actor Michael Parks Has Died By Jacob Hall/May 10, 2017 9:00 am EST Michael Parks, who began his career as a prolific television actor before evolving into a secret weapon for directors like Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, and Kevin Smith, has passed away at the age of 77. He leaves behind a filmography filled with tremendous performances – his work stands up whether it’s planted in the middle of a masterpiece or a dud....

Theme Park Bits: ‘Race Through New York’ Opens, Disney Pandora Invites, And Weird New Patents By Jacob Hall/April 7, 2017 4:30 pm EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Watch Jimmy Fallon tour the new Race Through New York ride at Universal Studios. And also watch Fallon “crash” the line for the new ride. A new video explores how Disney Imagineers worked with James Cameron on Pandora: The World of Avatar....

This Week In Trailers: Magical Universe, Björk: Biophilia Live, Layover, Sacro GRA By Christopher Stipp/Oct. 19, 2014 10:00 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?...

Trailer Round-Up: ‘On Chesil Beach’, ‘Pandas’, ‘Pyewacket’, ‘Andre The Giant’ And More By Chris Evangelista/March 1, 2018 5:30 am EST Are you looking for some excitement? Well, nothing, and I mean nothing, is more exciting than a trailer round-up. This latest trailer round-up features a new film featuring Saoirse Ronan; Pandas!; a horror movie that looks good but has a bit of a poor title; a documentary about Andre the Giant; yet another Thoroughbreds trailer; and much more....

When Scaring Children Is A Good Thing: Why Kid-Friendly Horror Matters By Meredith Borders/Sept. 20, 2018 7:00 am EST Kid horror has to be one of the most thankless subgenres in film. Very few horror films aimed toward children succeed at the box office, and they’re rarely distinguished by critical regard or earn the initial respect of MPAA-obsessed genre fans, often having to build a cult audience over the course of years or even decades....

‘Cobra Kai’ Showrunners On That Huge Season Finale Reveal And Much More [Interview] By Fred Topel/May 3, 2018 1:00 pm EST If you binge watched all of Cobra Kai in the first day, you’ve surely got questions about that final reveal. So creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald agreed to talk spoilers as long as this interview ran after the premiere. If you haven’t made it through all 10 episodes yet that’s okay....

‘Maine’ Review: A Wilderness Journey About Neither The Destination Nor The Journey [Tribeca] By Marshall Shaffer/May 1, 2018 3:00 pm EST If you see Maine features a woman hiking a trail alone and assume you’re in for a retread of Wild, think again. In upstart director Matthew Brown’s sophomore feature, we see people fleeing the burdens of their life in the great outdoors in search of escape and fulfillment – but ultimately finding neither....

‘Mandy’ Is A Captivating Reconstruction Of The Self – And It Also Has Nicolas Cage Getting In Chainsaw Fights By Siddhant Adlakha/Sept. 11, 2018 11:00 am EST There are very few filmmakers who can match the energy Nicolas Cage brings to the screen. Werner Herzog is one; his Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, a bad-cop-gone-worse story, pits Cage against his drug-fueled demons and has them breakdance to taunt him....

‘Roma’ Review: Alfonso Cuarón Has Made A Masterpiece Of Humanity And Empathy [TIFF] By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 11, 2018 8:00 am EST Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma is a singular achievement – a visually resplendent tale of empathy, focusing on a housekeeper in 1970s Mexico, and the family she works and lives with. “The movies are like a machine that generates empathy,” wrote Roger Ebert, and that description is more than apt for Roma, Alfonso Cuarón’s new masterpiece....

‘Sadako Vs Kayako’ Pits ‘The Ring’ And ‘The Grudge’ Against Each Other In A Silly Battle Royale [Fantastic Fest Review] By Jacob Hall/Sept. 26, 2016 4:20 pm EST “Who would win in a fight?” is the great conversation starter. You yell about it on the playground. You debate the finer points in the bar. Who you back in a match-up between two fictional characters can sometimes say a lot about you and your tastes....

‘Westworld’ Season 2 Review: A Bigger, Bolder, Bloodier Season By Chris Evangelista/April 13, 2018 6:30 am EST Westworld returns to HBO this month with an all new mind-bending season. In Westworld season 2, creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy take everything that worked in season 1, and improve it in nearly every conceivable way. This is a bigger, bolder season. Our Westworld season 2 review awaits you below and it’s as spoiler free as humanly possible....

The Parent Trap and the Classic Film Dame The screwball comedy is more often associated with the Great Depression, where its emphasis on daffy, dizzy socialites inspired humor. Rich folks were just like anyone else, and in fact they were dumber because money had made them simple. Once the Depression ended, the screwball elements transformed into high-concept premises, commonly involving the upper-middle class. The 1998 remake of The Parent Trap’s closest influence is the 1940 Cary Grant comedy My Favorite Wife....

3D Bits: Shrek Movies Converted To 3D For Blu-Ray, Real D In Your Home, World’s Lightest 3D Glasses By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 4, 2011 2:41 pm EST A bunch of 3D news stories have hit the web today, including DreamWork Animation’s plans to post convert the first three Shrek movies in “fake 3D” for Blu-Ray 3D release, Samsung is teaming with Real D to bring the same 3D you experience in your local multiplex to your home....

Fantastic Fest 2015 Adds ‘High Rise,’ ‘Green Room,’ ‘The Witch,’ And ‘The Martian’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 26, 2015 2:30 pm EST The lineup for this year’s Fantastic Fest looks incredible. The first wave of announcements included some really impressive recent festival faves such as Karyn Kusama’s great movie The Invitation and the one-take thriller Victoria, and the premiere of the Kurt Russell film Bone Tomahawk. The second wave of Fantastic Fest 2015 programming, however, really kicks things into gear....