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More ‘Wolverine 3: Logan’ Details Revealed: Wolverine’s Decline, Professor X’s State Of Mind, The Kid In The Poster & More By Angie Han/Oct. 5, 2016 2:00 pm EST Earlier today we finally learned the title of Hugh Jackman’s next and last Wolverine movie: Logan. So with that out of the way, let’s dig into some of the finer details. The first Logan poster offered a few intriguing clues about the plot of the film, from the scars and scratches on Wolverine’s arm to the tiny (yet freakishly long-fingered) hand gripping his....

Sequel Bits: ‘Bumblebee’, ‘Jurassic World’, ‘John Wick 3’, ‘Mission: Impossible’, ‘Trolls 2’ By Chris Evangelista/May 14, 2018 5:30 am EST In this edition of sequel bits: Some updates on Bumblebee A new on-set Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom video Learn the working title for John Wick 3 Check out the title card for Mission: Impossible – Fallout Sam Rockwell and Chance The Rapper join the cast of Trolls 2 Travis Knight, director of the Transformers spin-off Bumblebee, has offered up some new details about the upcoming blockbuster....

Superhero Bits: Marvel’s Fresh Start, First Look At Brainiac On ‘Krypton’, ‘Infinity War’ Music Video & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 21, 2018 5:30 pm EST What was the alternate ending for Black Panther? What is this “Fresh Start” that Marvel Comics is kicking off this year? Why didn’t Ruth Wilson take a Marvel Cinematic Universe role that she was being considered for? What villains does Jon Bernthal want to show up in The Punisher’s new season?...

Telluride Blog: Alexander Payne’s ‘The Descendants’ And Cannes Sensation ‘The Artist’ By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 3, 2011 10:54 am EST During my first day at the Telluride Film Festival, I had the opportunity to screen Alexander Payne’s The Descendants and the much talked about Cannes sensation The Artist, a black and white silent film set in the silent-era Hollywood. Both of the films will be vying for awards come Oscar season, and you can get the scoop right here....

This Week In Trailers: Catch My Disease, Camp 14: Total Control Zone, The Russian Winter, A Hijacking, UFO By Christopher Stipp/Nov. 2, 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: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

This Week In Trailers: Deathgasm, The Night Crew, Barista, Brand: A Second Coming, Super Mansion By Christopher Stipp/Sept. 14, 2015 5:00 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: También La Lluvia (Even The Rain), Funkytown, Cold Weather, Griff The Invisible, The Underdog Knight 2 By Christopher Stipp/Feb. 4, 2011 5:00 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?...

Toronto Film Festival Lineup Features ‘Nightcrawler,’ Jon Stewart’s ‘Rosewater,’ And Chris Evan’s Directorial Debut By Russ Fischer/July 22, 2014 10:45 am EST It’s that time of the year, when the Toronto Film Festival begins to announce its giant movie line-up. In so doing, the film calendar formally begins the transition from summer to fall, as the more serious films of the festival circuit approach their debuts. Foxcatcher (above; trailer here) will show up, as will the Reese Witherspoon film Wild (trailer), the strange-looking Jake Gyllenhaal crime film Nightcrawler (teaser), and Jon Stewart’s first film as a director, Rosewater....

Vudu Just Made It Much Easier To Convert Your Blu-Ray & DVD Library To Digital By Ethan Anderton/March 24, 2017 3:00 pm EST If you’re a hardcore cinephile, you probably have a huge library of movies on Blu-ray and DVD. Even as the market has shifted to push consumers to partake in digital downloads, I’ve continued to buy movies on disc because I like the physical representation of my library. Plus, most movies you buy on disc come with a digital copy anyway....

Which Superheroes Are In Freeform’s ‘New Warriors’ TV Series With Squirrel Girl? By Ethan Anderton/April 19, 2017 2:00 pm EST Earlier this month, Freeform gave a straight-to-series order to New Warriors, a new TV show based on the Marvel Comics title of the same name, which focuses on a team that is basically a junior varsity version of the Avengers. Squirrel Girl was announced as the main character, but the rest of the team had yet to be revealed....

Why A New Oscar Rule Could Make Best Animated Feature Nominations Dumber By Josh Spiegel/April 11, 2017 8:00 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: why a new Oscar rule for Best Animated Film sets a frustrating precedent for the industry) Last Friday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (or, as we all know them, the Oscars) announced a couple of new rules, one of which may have an enormous impact on the future of Best Animated Feature nominees....

Zack Snyder Currently Writing Script For 300 Prequel ‘Xerxes’ By Adam Quigley/July 22, 2010 7:01 am EST Ever since we first heard that Frank Miller was working on a 300 sequel, an immediate question arose: Would Zack Snyder be adapting it as a movie? After Snyder confirmed that he was definitely interested in the project, the question then became: When the hell is Frank Miller gonna get this thing done?...

‘Shin Godzilla’ Is A Fascinating And Frustrating Return For The King Of The Monsters [Fantastic Fest Review] By Jacob Hall/Sept. 29, 2016 7:00 am EST What is Shin Godzilla? Known as Godzilla: Resurgence in Japan, it is the 29th Godzilla movie produced by the legendary production company Toho. It is directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi and no connection whatsoever to Gareth Edwards’ 2014 film or the giant monster universe Warner Bros....

‘Suspiria’ Review: Luca Guadagnino’s Adaptation Casts A Seductive Cinematic Spell [Fantastic Fest] By Marisa Mirabal/Sept. 25, 2018 7:00 am EST In order to properly understand the overall tone and style of writer/director Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria, one must first address its setting: 1977 Berlin, during which a series of violent events occurred that became known as “The German Autumn.” An insurgent group called the Red Army Faction partook in a series of bombings, kidnappings, assassinations, bank robberies, and shootouts with the local police force....

‘The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift’: The Moment The Series Found Its Groove By Jack Giroux/April 13, 2017 7:00 am EST Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is maybe the purest Fast and Furious movie. For starters, there’s a real passion for driving in Justin Lin’s sequel; it’s not about saving the world. It’s still a crime story, but a crime story with a whole lot of impassioned drifting – all of which Vin Diesel was originally meant to perform....

Why Won’t Westworld Return Until 2018? For starters, the series isn’t returning until 2018. The brass at HBO suggested a late 2017 premiere date was possible, but Nolan told Variety that due to the scope of the show, a 2017 premiere would’ve been too quick of a turnaround: We won’t be on the air until 2018. We started that conversation with the network when were shooting Episode 2 and we realized the complexity of trying to write and produce the show at the same time....

A Personal Story: Peter Sciretta And The Forbidden Journey By Peter Sciretta/June 25, 2014 4:45 pm EST The following is a more personal blog that I wanted to share with you readers, some of whom who have followed me over the past nine years. While it involves Harry Potter and theme parks, its not really about either of those things (besides, you can find more about those things elsewhere on the site)....

Cameron Diaz Really Has Retired From Acting By Ethan Anderton/March 30, 2018 8:30 am EST Cameron Diaz first shot onto the Hollywood scene like a beautiful firecracker in the fantasy comedy The Mask. Though she may have ultimately been overshadowed by the wild antics of Jim Carrey at maximum insanity, the role was the beginning of a successful career that would see her become a leading lady just a few years later....

DC Universe Streaming Service Will Launch In September, ‘Titans’ To Premiere At New York Comic-Con By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 30, 2018 6:30 am EST Titans may have some choice words for Batman, but the DC Universe digital subscription service will pay the ultimate homage to the Caped Crusader with its upcoming launch day. The DC Universe launch day has been set for September 15, 2018 which happens to fall on — you guessed it — Batman Day....

Disney Almost Created A ‘Myst’ Theme Park By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 13, 2016 7:00 am EST If you played computer games in the 1990’s, then you probably remember Myst, the best-selling adventure puzzle game which took players around a magical island filled with mysterious secrets. Myst was responsible for accelerating the sales of CD-ROM drives and remained the bestselling PC game throughout the 1990s until The Sims exceeded its sales in 2002....