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This Week In Trailers: Vaxxed: From Cover-Up To Catastrophe, Who The F*@% Is Frank Zappa?, The Dying Of The Light, Unlocking The Cage, Tale Of Tales By Christopher Stipp/April 2, 2016 9:00 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?...

‘Avengers: Infinity War’ May Shoot In Late 2015; ‘Age Of Ultron’ Reshoots Set For January By Russ Fischer/Dec. 1, 2014 1:30 pm EST Avengers: Age of Ultron is going back to set for reshoots in January, and that is giving rise to some interesting speculation about where and when we’ll see the introduction of some of Marvel’s phase three characters. Reshoots are always planned into a Marvel production; the studio finds each film’s story and tone in editing even more often than most films do, and the reshoots theoretically also allow each film to fit into Marvel Studio plans that weren’t firmed up when production began....

‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Trailer Breakdown: A Frame-By-Frame Look At The New Footage By Ben Pearson/Dec. 8, 2017 12:15 pm EST After a series of borderline excessive teaser videos earlier in the week, Universal Pictures unveiled the first trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the newest movie in the long-running franchise. Juan Antonio Bayona (A Monster Calls) is in the director’s chair this time, while JW helmer Colin Trevorrow co-wrote the screenplay with Derek Connolly....

‘Mr. Robot’ Review: ‘Frederick And Tanya’ Is A Grim Portrait Of The Fallout By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 23, 2017 8:00 am EST (We’re going to kickstart our weekly discussion of USA’s Mr. Robot season 3 by answering one simple question: who had the biggest mental breakdown in this week’s episode?) Sobering reminders of reality go hand-in-hand with Mr. Robot, and “Frederick and Tanya” is no exception. The episode has the thankless job of dealing with the aftermath of the Dark Army’s shocking attack against 71 E Corp buildings, as well as tying up loose plot threads that have been forgotten since season 2....

‘Phantom Thread’ Early Buzz: Daniel Day-Lewis Dazzles In Another Paul Thomas Anderson Masterpiece By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 6, 2017 10:30 am EST Anticipation has been high for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread: It was a film shrouded in mystery for much of its production, without even a title announcement until two months before its limited release. Anderson is one of the most accomplished auteurs today, with not a bad movie to his name (though I’d argue that Inherent Vice is questionable)....

‘The Gambler’ Creator James Toback Isn’t Happy About Paramount And Scorsese’s Remake By Russ Fischer/Aug. 29, 2011 9:00 am EST The last big news late last week was that The Departed team of screenwriter William Monahan and director Martin Scorsese would remake the 1974 film The Gambler. James Caan starred in the original as a New York English professor who has a serious gambling addiction. Thing is, the film wasn’t just any old movie, at least for the screenwriter, James Toback....

‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Review: A Hollow, By-The-Numbers Sequel That’s Also Thoroughly Entertaining By Ethan Anderton/May 27, 2016 4:00 pm EST As the third film in the most recent trilogy in the X-Men franchise, it’s pretty bold to have a joke in X-Men: Apocalypse that mentions the third film in a trilogy is usually the worst. The line is meant to take a shot at the almost universally hated X-Men: The Last Stand, and while X-Men: Apocalypse is nowhere near as bad as Brett Ratner’s film from 2006, it’s not without some shortcomings of its own....

13 Things We Learned From The Star Wars: Force Awakens Behind The Scenes Reel By Peter Sciretta/July 13, 2015 11:00 am EST One of the highlights at Comic Con this year was a behind the scenes reel for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. When this was released over the weekend, I tried to pull together a piece dissecting the reel image by image, but the madness that is Comic Con prevented me from finishing it until now....

5 Reasons Someone Who Hated ‘Deadpool’ Will Enjoy ‘Deadpool 2’ By Chris Evangelista/May 15, 2018 7:00 am EST Dear diary, I never thought it would happen to me – I never thought I would like Deadpool 2. And yet here we are, with me left feeling confused as well as amused. How did this happen?Let me be blunt: I hate the first Deadpool. Hate may sound like a bit of a strong word, but it’s the truth....

Alamo Drafthouse Announces Distribution Arm; First Release Will Be ‘Four Lions’ By Russ Fischer/Sept. 9, 2010 7:26 am EST There are great things going on down in Austin, TX at the Alamo Drafthouse. Founder Tim League has created one of the country’s more popular film festivals in Fantastic Fest, which kicks off soon, and he’s planning to expand the Drafthouse to other cities. But first he’ll be bringing films to the entire country through the formation of a new distribution company called Drafthouse Films....

All The Things Batman Bellows In The ‘Dark Knight’ Trilogy, Ranked By Andrew Todd/July 18, 2018 10:00 am EST (Welcome to The Dark Knight Legacy, a series of articles that explore Christopher Nolan’s superhero masterpiece in celebration of its 10th anniversary.)Christian Bale’s “Batman voice” was one of the most divisive components of his iconic portrayal of the Dark Knight. Deep and raspy, like a lifelong smoker who just thrashed Marilyn Manson at karaoke, it was intended in-universe as an auditory disguise and intimidation tool – but many audience members found it silly....

James Cameron Producing ‘Avatar’ Cirque Du Soleil Show, The Group’s First-Ever Movie Show By Germain Lussier/May 29, 2014 12:00 pm EST Five years have passed since audiences were first transported to Pandora in James Cameron’s Avatar. Since then, hype surrounding the highest-grossing film of all time has subsided a bit. But, with three sequels coming between 2016 and 2018, the writer/director is preparing to bombard the world with his vision once again....

The Best Movies Streaming Right Now McCabe and Mrs. Miller Now Streaming on FilmStruck Release Date: 1971Genre: Anti-WesternDirector: Robert AltmanCast: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Shelley Duvall, Keith CarradineRobert Altman’s anti-Western stars Warren Beatty, Julie Christie and a whole lot of mud and snow. Set in 1902, the film follows a gambler (Beatty) who opens a brothel in a mining town. He teams with a prostitute (played by Christie) to make this idea a reality, and the two enjoy a partnership with a certain sexual attraction....

Page 2: Star Wars, Super 8, Muppets, Lost, Walking Dead, Arrested Development, Tangled, Drive, Monsters Inc By Peter Sciretta/May 24, 2013 12:00 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 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....

POTD: First Draft Of ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy 2’ Script Done, Story Made Chris Pratt Cry By Ethan Anderton/June 3, 2015 11:30 am EST While Captain America: Civil War is currently in production down in Atlanta, another Marvel sequel is still getting prepared to go in front of cameras next year. Guardians of the Galaxy 2, the sequel to last year’s hit sci-fi action adventure from director James Gunn, doesn’t arrive until May 5th, 2017, but the first draft of the script has just been completed....

Sequels We Didn’t Ask For Bits: ‘Grown Ups 2,’ ‘The Lincoln Lawyer 2,’ ‘Journey 3,’ ‘The Birdcage 2’ By Angie Han/Dec. 7, 2011 11:30 am EST I’m not indiscriminately against sequels, but for every X-Men: First Class, Kung Fu Panda 2, or Fast Five, there’s a The Hangover Part II, a Transformers: Dark of the Moon, or a Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. And while it’s admittedly unfair to jump to conclusions about movies before they’ve even entered production, the sequels we’re talking about today aren’t exactly at the top of my most-anticipated list....

Sideshow Collectibles & Hot Toys Reveal The Latest Goodies For ‘Iron Giant’, ‘Back To The Future Part II’ & More [Comic-Con 2016] By Ethan Anderton/July 21, 2016 9:30 am EST We’re in the middle of the hustle and bustle at Comic-Con, and last night we made sure to stop by the Sideshow Collectibles and Hot Toys booth in the middle of the show floor to find out about the latest goodies the high-end collectible creators were showing off on the convention floor....

Sony’s Animated ‘Spider-Man’ Movie Confirmed To Star Miles Morales, Will Arrive On December 21, 2018 [UPDATED] By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 18, 2017 11:03 am EST UPDATE: Sony has officially announced a release date for their animated Spider-Man movie, along with another director and confirmation that Miles Morales will be the main character. You can find the details below. Even though Sony Pictures appears to have Spider-Man back on track thanks to their collaboration with Marvel Studios to bring the webslinger into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the studio is still working on a completely different version of the wallcrawler....

Star Wars Bits: ‘Episode 8’ Nears The End Of Filming, ‘The Force Awakens’ Finally Leaves Theaters, And The Future Of ‘Star Wars’ Video Games By Jacob Hall/June 9, 2016 11:00 am EST In today’s edition of Star Wars Bits: Rian Johnson is “in the home stretch” of Star Wars: Episode 8. Star Wars: The Force Awakens officially leaves theaters. Author Timothy Zahn discusses the new canon. An impressive LEGO recreation of The Finalizer’s TIE Fighter hangar....

Star Wars Bits: ABC Has Begun Talking About ‘Star Wars’ TV Shows; Plus ‘The Star Wars,’ ‘Battlefront’ And Celebration By Germain Lussier/Aug. 5, 2013 12:30 pm EST Begun, the TV discussions have. At the TCAs this weekend, ABC executives revealed they’ve started to talk to Lucasfilm about possible ways to bring the Star Wars brand to TV. Below, read about that as well as a few other Star Wars Bits:...