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How Grand Admiral Thrawn Echoes The 1970 Classic ‘Patton’ By Bryan Young/July 2, 2018 9:00 am EST (Welcome to The Movies That Made Star Wars, a series where we explore the films that inspired George Lucas’ iconic universe. In this edition: Patton.) General George S. Patton once said, “Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.” And one thing I’m not cynical about is movies, particularly the old classics....

Interview: Skydance Heads David Ellison And Dana Goldberg Talk Future Of Terminator, Star Trek, Mission Impossible, Top Gun 2 And More By Peter Sciretta/June 26, 2015 11:00 am EST You probably don’t know Skydance Productions yet, but you probably should. The company is making a major play to become the next Legendary Pictures or Marvel Entertainment, and they already are making the next installments of a number of major franchises on both the big and small screens....

MoviePass Has Turned AMC Theatres Into A Petulant Child By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 20, 2017 11:00 am EST (Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition: MoviePass’s latest terms of service updates are ridiculous.) It’s been three months since MoviePass announced their new subscription model allowing consumers to pay $10 a month for the ability to see a movie in theaters everyday....

Netflix Vs. Cannes: Movie Theaters Take The VOD War To The Film Festival Scene By Peter Sciretta/May 12, 2017 10:30 am EST (Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, and opinionated about something that makes us very happy…or fills us with indescribable rage. In this edition: our take on the current battle between Netflix and Cannes.) Times are a-changin’. In just two years, Netflix has ramped up their big push into the film business, and are beginning to make waves in an industry stuck in its old ways....

POTD: See Movie Locations Then & Now From ‘Halloween’, ‘Wayne’s World’, ‘Blade Runner’ & More By Ethan Anderton/June 22, 2016 2:00 pm EST Even though many movies end up being shot on the backlots of studios, there are plenty that end up shooting on location in real places around the world. One photographer has decided to visit the real shooting locations of movies like Halloween, Fight Club, Blade Runner, Wayne’s World, Back to the Future and more, but instead of just shooting a photo of the location without any context, he’s been posting them matched up perfectly with the original shots from the movies....

See The Making Of Penn Jillette’s ‘Director’s Cut’ Through The Clapboard’s POV By Peter Sciretta/March 23, 2015 9:30 am EST Anyone who has been reading this site for any length of time probably knows that I’m a magic geek and two of my idols are the magic duo of Penn & Teller. Not only do they have a magic career spanning 40 years, but their many television shows and movies are equally impressive....

Sequel Bits: ‘Halloween’, ‘Bad Moms 3’, ‘Fantastic Beasts 2,’ ‘Creed 2’ & More By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 3, 2017 6:00 am EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: John Carpenter confirms the new Halloween will ignore other sequels Kristen Davis wants Sex and the City 3 Bad Moms 3? Sure, why not Creed 2 release date confirmed Fantastic Beasts 2 teases a book launch Better Midler is not having this Hocus Pocus remake crap George Romero’s son is making a Night of the Living Dead prequel...

Star Wars Bits: ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season 2 Concept Art And Teases, Force Awakens Toys, Princess Leia By Germain Lussier/March 5, 2015 3:00 pm EST Star Wars Rebels dominates this edition of Star Wars Bits, but there’s others great stuff in here too. Below, read about the following: Concept art from Star Wars Rebels season 2 makes its way online. Star Wars Rebels executive producer Dave Filoni talks the finale’s mysteries and revelations....

Star Wars Bits: Deconstructing The ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Finale, Scanning Donald Glover, And Excerpting The Solo-Centric ‘Last Shot’ By Allyson Gronowitz/March 8, 2018 5:30 am EST In this edition of Star Wars Bits: Ahsoka! More Ahsoka!! Dave Filoni & co. discuss the series finale of Star Wars Rebels Michael K. Williams reflects on his cut role in Solo Leia and Chewbacca share a moment in the novelization of The Last Jedi And much more!...

Superhero Bits: Man Of Steel, Red 2, Dark Knight Rises, Marvel, Amazing Spider-Man, Watchmen By Germain Lussier/Oct. 26, 2011 11:00 am EST What do the New York Comic Con exclusive Avengers t-shirts look like? Is there an update, and history lesson, to be told with the rights to Superman? Want to see some new photos from the set of Man of Steel? Where is The Dark Knight Rises filming this week?...

Superhero Bits: The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, Robot Chicken, X-Men, Batman By Germain Lussier/May 1, 2012 11:30 am EST Want to learn all about the inner workings of the webshooters in The Amazing Spider-Man? When does Kevin Feige think Black Widow will return to the Marvel universe? Have people broken down the latest Dark Knight Rises trailer? How does Thor return to Earth in The Avengers? Which stars are providing their voices to the DC themed Robot Chicken episode?...

The 2010 BAFTA Film Awards By Brendon Connelly/Feb. 21, 2010 5:52 pm EST Tonight saw the 2010 awards of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts take place at London’s Royal Opera House. The BBC have broadcast the ceremony since, both in the UK and on their BBC America channel though – rather appallingly – this broadcast was purposefully scheduled to not take place live but after a two hour delay....

The 2018 Razzie Nominations Are A Reminder That The Razzies Are Useless By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 22, 2018 9:30 am EST Ugh, here we go. The “funny” Razzie Nominations have been announced, and as usual, they’re bad. Since 1981, the Golden Raspberry Awards have been leading the way in nominating movies they consider to be the worst of the worst Hollywood has to offer. These nominations are meant to be both tongue-in-cheek and “reward” bad films and bad performances, but often, they target movies that are misunderstood or simply bold....

Interview: Director Jeff Nichols on His Sci-Fi Thriller Midnight Special Director Jeff Nichols talks about his new Amblin-esque sci-fi thriller Midnight Special, trusting the audience, and how the script developed throughout the writing process. Check out our full interview right here. SXSW 2016: Everything We Saw, the Best Movies and Much More Get a list of everything we saw at SXSW 2016, plus see what Jacob Hall thought the best movies, performances and more at the festival were right here....

TV Bits: Jordan Peele’s Bad Robot Show, An Action-Packed ‘Preacher’ Trailer, And More By Ben Pearson/May 17, 2017 4:30 pm EST In this edition of TV Bits: Get Out director Jordan Peele is making an HBO show with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions AMC’s Preacher gets an explosive new season 2 trailer The Young Pope gets a second season and a new name ABC heads under the sea for The Little Mermaid Live!...

‘A Quiet Place’ Will Open The 2018 SXSW Film Festival By Jacob Hall/Jan. 31, 2018 3:00 pm EST The 2018 SXSW Film Festival kicks off in March and the first wave of movies that will be playing has been announced. A Quiet Place, the new horror film from director John Krasinski starring Emily Blunt, will be the opening night film. However, the programming runs the gamut from prestige dramas like Final Portrait to crude comedies like Blockers to TV shows like Krypton....

‘Amadeus Live’ And What It’s Like To Watch A Movie With Live Music By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 9, 2017 3:30 pm EST It always seemed like a bad idea to me. Live music with a movie? Wouldn’t that be distracting? As screenings with live music became more and more popular, I continually avoided them out of a stubborn belief that they would just be a terrible idea. There was no real logic in this line of thought; it merely existed somewhere in the mess that is my mind....

/Answers: Our Most Profoundly Disappointing Movie Experiences By /Film Staff/Feb. 9, 2018 1:00 pm EST Every week in /Answers, we answer a new pop culture-related question. In this week’s edition, tying in with the general reaction to The Cloverfield Paradox, we ask “What is the most profoundly disappointing movie you have ever seen?” Jacob Hall: Men in Black II Everyone remembers the first time they realized a movie could be bad, usually because it’s accompanied by some sense of heartbreak....

/Responses: Your Favorite Long Takes In Movie History By Jacob Hall/April 7, 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 “oners” (or long takes) in movie history. We then opened the floor to our readers: which long shots leave your completely breathless?...

‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Clips And Poster: Lessons Are Learned And Bets Are Made By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 9, 2018 10:15 am EST Disney and Lucasfilm are ramping up the Solo marketing machine, with three new clips and a spanking new poster of the titular cocksure smuggler, Han Solo. But these new Solo clips give us a picture of the young Han (Alden Ehrenreich) before he became the dashing criminal we know and love — and the colorful characters who helped and hurt him along the way....