Page 2 By Peter Sciretta/July 1, 2009 9:30 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 30 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. The two charts above come from OverthinkingIt’s “Quantitative Comparative Analysis” of Michael Bay’s career....
Page 2: Star Wars, Harry Potter, Alec Baldwin, Futurama, The Beaver, Underworld, Goonies, Greg Mottola, Big Lebowski By Peter Sciretta/March 21, 2011 11:00 am EST What is Page 2? 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 36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....
Paul Scheer’s Movie Playlist By Hunter Stephenson/Aug. 25, 2008 1:56 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Welcome to another edition of the Slashfilm Playlist. This is where we ask writers, directors and stars we dig about their favorite movies and taste in film. This week we have comedian and actor Paul Scheer, whose work on the hit MTV sketch comedy show, Human Giant, is embedded in genre movie culture....
Ranked: All 21st Century Marvel Movies Outside The Marvel Cinematic Universe By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 7, 2015 9:30 am EST Since we’ve had two releases from Marvel Studios this year, there’s been plenty of talk about ranking the movies in the Marvel cinematic universe. But with 20th Century Fox’s reboot of Fantastic Four hitting theaters this weekend (for better or worse), we thought it was a good time to rank all the Marvel movies that exist outside of the MCU, which include Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy, all the X-Men films and more....
Review: ‘The Secret Life Of Pets’ Is A Silly, Poor Excuse For A ‘Toy Story’ Retread By Ethan Anderton/July 8, 2016 3:00 pm EST Pixar Animation has set the bar pretty high when it comes to storytelling for the whole family. Their movies consistently have interesting, funny characters that have undeniable chemistry, and the story comes with a heart full of a myriad of emotions. Meanwhile, Illumination Entertainment seems to be more focused on just making kids laugh rather than telling a story with substance....
Rob Marshall’s Nine: The Problems With Shooting A Musical Like A (Bad) Music Video By David Chen/Dec. 18, 2009 9:30 am EST What are the pleasures of musicals? Musicals require from their performers the daunting task of simultaneously acting and singing, often while executing choreographed dance. That’s a significant part of the reason we go pay to see live performances: to witness incredibly talented people perform these remarkable feats in real time....
Star Wars Bits: ‘Solo’ Easter Eggs, Deep Cut References, And The Legendary Cameo That Never Was By Rosie Knight/June 12, 2018 4:00 pm EST In this edition of Star Wars Bits: A whole bunch of Solo Easter eggs are revealed Ron Howard makes a stunning revelation Mark Hamill and James Gunn become BFF’s Taika Waititi becomes Boba Fett…sort of And much more! Solo: A Star Wars Story might’ve underperformed at the box office, but it definitely didn’t underperform when it comes to easter eggs....
Star Wars Bits: ‘The Making Of Return Of The Jedi’, ‘The Clone Wars’, Ian McDiarmid, J.J. Abrams, ILM By Angie Han/May 3, 2013 10:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Today’s Star Wars Bits looks back to Return of the Jedi, and forward to Episode VII. After the jump: See rare photos from the Jedi set Ian McDiarmid has fond memories of playing the Emperor J....
Superhero Bits: First Look At Reign On Supergirl, Christopher Reeve Trash Talks Marlon Brando & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 31, 2017 5:00 pm EST Want to see what Supergirl’s next worldkiller villain Reign looks like in full costume? Who has been hired to write Black Adam? Why did Mark Ruffalo think Thor: Ragnarok might break the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Why didn’t Christopher Reeve like working with Marlon Brando on Superman: The Movie?...
The 2010 BAFTA Nominations By Brendon Connelly/Jan. 21, 2010 1:31 am EST The nominations for the British Academy Film and Television Awards have been announced and Avatar, The Hurt Locker and An Education have run up the best totals. At eight nominations each it’d be an upset for any of those films to leave empty handed, which is just the kind of set-up that can add a little spice for Awards aficionados....
The Wizard Of Oz Returns To Theaters For One Night Only By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 19, 2009 1:00 pm EST Warner Bros Home Video and Fathom Entertainment have announced a one-night only event which will bring The Wizard Of Oz back to the big screen in High Definition on September 23rd. The event is to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the film classic. You can find a movie theater near you by entering your zip code in on the NCM Fathom website....
This Week In Trailers: Circo, The Great White Silence, Norwegian Wood, All That Remains, Waste Land, The Bleeding By Christopher Stipp/Feb. 25, 2011 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: 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?...
TV Bits: ‘Boardwalk Empire’, ‘Bewitched’, ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’, ‘Frankenstein’, Leif G.W. Persson, And More By Angie Han/Aug. 10, 2011 10:32 am EST Because it’s just before the start of the fall television season and right in the middle of TV pitch season, August tends to be a pretty busy month for TV news. As a result, we’ve got tons of TV bits for you today. Hit the jump for more on:...
TV Bits: ‘Dexter’ Gets A Sixth Season; ‘Burn Notice’ Prequel; Two More Join ‘Alcatraz’; ‘The Walking Dead’ Fires Writers; Kevin Williamson Developing ‘Vampire Diaries’ Companion By Russ Fischer/Dec. 2, 2010 4:00 pm EST There’s a great deal of small TV news to round up, so let’s get to it. First off comes the news that Dexter has been given a sixth season renewal. The last time the show was up for renewal was in 2008, when Showtime committed to a fourth and fifth season....
Universal Studios Unveils New ‘Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon’ Details By Jacob Hall/Nov. 2, 2016 7:00 am EST Universal Studios’ greatest gift may also be its greatest curse. While Disney theme parks move at a notoriously slow pace, Universal creative is constantly on the ball, updating their parks and adding new attractions and viewing almost nothing as a sacred cow. The result: parks that are constantly evolving, pushing the envelope, and giving visitors something new to experience, like the warmly received Skull Island: Reign of Kong....
Visiting Weta: An Exciting Look At The Making Of ‘The Adventures Of Tintin’ By David Chen/July 28, 2011 5:00 pm EST I admit to having been pretty skeptical when I first saw the trailer for The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. We’ve seen on several occasions how advanced motion capture technology can fail even the most talented of directors, and the teaser trailer did nothing to assuage my fears that this would happen again with Tintin....
We’ve Seen 35 Minutes Of ‘Incredibles 2’: This Family Of Superheroes Has Never Been Better By Ethan Anderton/April 16, 2018 9:00 am EST The Incredibles hit theaters all the way back in 2004, and it was easily the most sophisticated and involved animated adventure that Pixar Animation had brought to the big screen yet. The film arrived at a time when the superhero film genre was still figuring itself out, with hits coming from the X-Men and Spider-Man franchises and complete disasters arriving in the form of Daredevil and Catwoman....
Westworld Bits: Showrunner Interviews, Behind-The-Scenes Videos, And Fascinating Theories And Philosophizing By Jacob Hall/Oct. 13, 2016 12:00 pm EST You know something is good when it ends up getting its own “Bits” feature on /Film. So, welcome to Westworld Bits! In this edition: Showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy discuss the second episode. A new gallery of images from episode three, “The Stray.” An HBO featurette explores the nature of our relationship to A....
Who Is Currently ‘Winning’ The Game Of Thrones? A Definitive Ranking By /Film Staff/Aug. 30, 2017 11:00 am EST Game of Thrones season 7, the sometimes spellbinding and sometimes frustrating penultimate season of the most popular show on television, is over. If the rumors are to be believed, we may not see the final season until 2019, which means we have a long wait ahead of us. And a lot of time to bicker over silly questions like “Which character is currently winning the game of thrones?...
‘American Horror Story: Cult’ Review: ‘Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark’ Brings Terror To The Suburbs By Aaron Pruner/Sept. 13, 2017 7:00 am EST (Every week, we’re going to get the discussion going about American Horror Story: Cult by answering one important question: who is the main villain of the episode?) In its second episode, American Horror Story: Cult expands upon its paranoid landscape while diving deeper into the unraveling psyche of Ally Mayfair Richards (Sarah Paulson)....
