Maxim Magazine’s The 20 Greatest Awful Movies Of All Time By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 22, 2007 3:53 pm EST Maxim Magazine is celebrating the best of the worst motion pictures in the March issue. We bring you “The 20 Greatest Awful Movies of All Time.” Maxim’s picks, or more accurately, pans: 20. The Beastmaster: Half Conan and half Dr. Dolittle, loincloth-wearing Marc Singer is Dar, a man who talks to the animals…and kills people....
New Blu-Ray Releases: ‘Phantom Thread’, ‘The Greatest Showman’, ‘All The Money In The World’ And More By Chris Evangelista/April 10, 2018 11:00 am EST (Welcome to Not Dead Yet, a feature dedicated to new Blu-ray releases and what special features you should be excited about. Because yes, some of us still like to own physical copies of our movies.) What physical media awaits you this week? Why, it’s one of the best films of last year – Phantom Thread!...
The Best Movies Streaming Right Now All The President’s Men Now Streaming on FilmStruck Release Date: 1976Genre: Political thrillerDirector: Alan J. PakulaCast: Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, Hal Holbrook, Jason Robards Once upon a time, there was a massively corrupt man elected to the highest office in the land. He thought he was above the law, and attempted to subvert the constitution and the American justice system as we know it....
On Set Interview: Writer Nicholas Stoller Talks ‘The Muppets’ By Peter Sciretta/June 22, 2011 9:00 am EST In January, I had the awesome opportunity to visit the set of The Muppets. Over the course of the week, I’ll be posting some of the round table interviews we conducted on set with the cast and crew. We’ve posted interviews with Jason Segel, Amy Adams, and today we bring you an interview with co-writer Nicholas Stoller (who also directed Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him To The Greek)....
Page 2 By Peter Sciretta/June 7, 2009 9:15 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 38 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Someone made a cake in the shape of an old school Star Trek communicator....
Paramount Has Created A Completely Virtual Movie Theater; Is This A Game Changer? By Ben Pearson/Nov. 17, 2017 1:30 pm EST Virtual reality theaters have been around for a little while now. Last year, /Film’s Peter Sciretta wrote about visiting IMAX’s flagship VR Experience Center in Los Angeles, a physical location where you can don a headset and a haptic backpack to play VR games in pods rented by the hour....
Rumor: Ant-Man Could Undergo A Giant Change In ‘Captain America: Civil War’ By Jacob Hall/Jan. 7, 2016 6:30 am EST When you really look at it, that first Captain America: Civil War trailer doesn’t give away much at all. Watching Captain America and Iron Man throw down is so exciting (and upsetting!) that you don’t really miss a big Spider-Man reveal. Catching tiny glimpses of Black Panther in action is cool enough that you don’t need to see the exact line-up of Tony Stark’s allies....
Sasheer Zamata Left ‘Saturday Night Live’ Too, So Where Was Her Farewell? By Ethan Anderton/May 22, 2017 6:30 am EST In addition to Bobby Moynihan and Vanessa Bayer leaving the staple sketch show Saturday Night Live, the day after the 42nd season finale brought news that cast member Sasheer Zamata was also departing. There was no word about Zamata leaving the show before the episode aired, but after the traditional send-off at the end of the episode had Zamata carried off the stage by host Dwayne Johnson and fellow cast member Colin Jost (following the same honor being given to Moynihan and Bayer), it was clear that the Indiana-born comedian was leaving the show as well....
See How A Scene From ‘Cars 3’ Evolves From Storyboard To The Final Cut By Ethan Anderton/May 1, 2017 3:30 pm EST Last week brought a brand new trailer for Cars 3, along with our reaction after seeing roughly half the movie. Easily the most impressive and promising element of the movie is the new character Cruz Ramirez voiced by comedian Cristela Alonzo, who gives the franchise a much needed bigger heart....
Star Wars Bits: J.J. Abrams Explains Why He Initially Turned Down ‘Star Wars’ And Harrison Ford Has Seen ‘The Force Awakens’ By Jacob Hall/Dec. 1, 2015 2:30 pm EST A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… there was Star Wars Bits, your round-up of all the Star Wars news you need to know. In this edition: J.J. Abrams explains why he turned down Star Wars: The Force Awakens....
Superhero Bits: Man Of Steel, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Iron Man 3, The Avengers, Superman Flyby By Germain Lussier/April 15, 2013 1:00 pm EST Want to hear the screenwriters of Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Thor: The Dark World talk about those movies? How about hear a few snippets of the Iron Man 3 score? Does Joss Whedon think Avengers 2 will be a challenge? How big is Anthony Mackie’s role in Captain America: The Winter Soldier?...
The Future ‘Solo’ Films: Ron Howard Teases More For L3-37, Qi’ra, Lando And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 8, 2018 1:00 pm EST Solo acts as a fantastic standalone adventure movie, one that truly lives up to its A Star Wars Story subtitle. But fans couldn’t help noticing that the film left a few open threads. This is only the beginning of the beloved scoundrel’s journey, and Solo could very well be a launching pad for a whole new series....
This Week In Trailers: $Ellebrity, Soldiers Of Fortune, How To Survive A Plague, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, The Untitled Kartik Krishnan Project By Christopher Stipp/June 22, 2012 3:00 pm 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: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...
This Week In Trailers: Anna And The Apocalypse, Never Here, Jane, The Cadillac Tramps: Life On The Edge, George Michael: Freedom By Christopher Stipp/Sept. 30, 2017 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?...
This Week In Trailers: Chameleon, The Search For General Tso, Match, The Other Man: F.W. De Klerk And The End Of Apartheid, NASH: The Documentary, Black Mirror/White Christmas By Christopher Stipp/Dec. 6, 2014 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?...
This Week In Trailers: One Life, 10,000 Days, Breakaway, Ra.One, Mysteries Of Lisbon By Christopher Stipp/July 15, 2011 6:00 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: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...
This Week In Trailers: Pet Names, Alloys, First Match, Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, Happy Anniversary, Ramen Heads By Christopher Stipp/March 17, 2018 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?...
Tom Cruise In Talks For The Mummy Reboot And Universal Monsters Cinematic Universe By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 24, 2015 12:14 pm EST As you know, Universal is hoping to copy the Marvel Studios formula by launching their own cinematic universe of classic movie monster reboots. And now it looks like they might have landed a major star for The Mummy reboot: Tom Cruise. More details in the possible Tom Cruise Mummy reboot, after the jump....
Video: /Film Attends ‘Jurassic Park’ 25th Anniversary Celebration At Universal Studios By Ben Pearson/May 14, 2018 11:00 am EST This past weekend, Universal Studios Hollywood held an official Jurassic Park 25th anniversary celebration in the park for fans of Steven Spielberg’s 1993 classic. They provided tons of Jurassic-themed entertainment for those in attendance, including talent panels with stars like Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, original props and costumes, and much more....
‘Better Call Saul’ Review: Who Came Out On Top In ‘Off Brand’? By Karen Han/May 16, 2017 7:30 am EST (Every week, we’re going to kick off discussion about Better Call Saul season 3 by answering one simple question: who came out on top when the credits rolled?) In true Better Call Saul fashion, this week’s big revelation comes as a whimper, not as a bang. It’s a quiet moment that underlines one of the biggest truths of the show: more than anything else, it’s a tragedy....
