The Best Movies Of Sundance Film Festival History 1985-1999 By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 16, 2018 8:00 am EST The Sundance Film Festival isn’t just a film festival, but a look into the future of cinema. As we travel to Park City Utah this year, I thought it would be nice to take a look back at the last 30 years of the festival. Today I begin part one of my two-day, two-part look at the best movies of Sundance Film Festival history....
The Losers’ Club: Tales From The Young Cast Of ‘It’ By Jacob Hall/July 27, 2017 10:30 am EST Some kids spend the summer playing video games. Others go to camp. But for the young cast of It, the summer of 2016 was spent battling an evil entity that takes on the form of a clown so it can prey on the children of Derry, Maine. And just about all of them called it the best summer of their lives....
Theme Park Bits: Avatar Land Trailers, Disney’s Charging Tech, ‘Star Trek’ Roller Coaster By Jacob Hall/Feb. 28, 2017 9:30 am EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Universal Studios just got a little more expensive. Disney’s latest technological breakthrough is pretty amazing. Watch a new promo for Disneyland Paris’ updated Star Tours. Movie Park Germany debuts a trailer for their new Star Trek roller coaster. A new series of trailers for Pandora: The World of Avatar have arrived....
Tron Legacy Set Interview: Jeff Bridges By Peter Sciretta/March 15, 2010 11:05 pm EST In June 2009, I had the opportunity to visit the Vancouver set of Tron Legacy (you can watch our set visit preview video blog here). Over the course of the next few days I’ll be posting a few of the transcripts of the roundtable interviews that we conducted on the set with the cast and crew, with a lot more to come in a few months....
Video Q&A: Marvel Head Kevin Feige On How To Plan An Infinity War By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 30, 2015 8:00 am EST Disney held an event at Hero Complex Gallery in Los Angeles on Tuesday night to celebrate the home video release of Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron (which hits stores and VOD on October 2nd 2015). They unveiled a new Tyler Stout print for the film, and Marvel head Kevin Feige and Avengers producer Jeremy Latchem were on hand for an extensive 26 minute question and answer session....
What The Heck Is Going On In The ‘Westworld’ Season 2 Finale? By Chris Evangelista/June 25, 2018 8:00 am EST Westworld season 2 went out with a bang last night…and we have questions. The show has always dabbled in mystery, but the season 2 finale took things to the extreme, essentially blowing up the show as we know it to create something new. But what does it all mean? Below, we break down some of the most pressing questions about the Westworld season 2 finale....
Will ‘House Of Cards’ Kill Kevin Spacey’s Character? By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 3, 2017 2:49 pm EST As the fallout from multiple sexual assault allegations against actor Kevin Spacey continues, the future of the Spacey-led Netflix series House of Cards hangs in the balance. After announcing the upcoming sixth season would be the last, Netflix then put the series on hold altogether. Rumors of possible spin-offs came after that. And now comes word that producers are considering killing off Spacey’s Frank Underwood entirely for the possible final season....
WonderCon: Iron Man - New Trailer And Footage Revealed! By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 23, 2008 10:00 pm EST Jon Favreau, looking a few pounds lighter, answered some questions and premiered some Iron Man footage at WonderCon in San Francisco. Favreau began with a bang, showing a bunch of new footage from the film. The sequence begins with Stark hard at work building the jet thruster boots that you see briefly in the SuperBowl spot....
‘American Gods’ Review: ‘A Prayer For Mad Sweeney’ Demands Sympathy For The Leprechaun By Vanessa Bogart/June 12, 2017 9:30 am EST (Each week, we’ll kick off our discussion of American Gods by answering one simple question: which character do we worship this week?)After the ultimate show of strength, as Mr. Wednesday sliced the head off of another god with a sword as big as himself, American Gods gave us its most tender episode of the show to date....
/Answers: Sequels We Like More Than The Original By /Film Staff/May 18, 2018 11:30 am EST Every week in /Answers, we answer a new pop culture-related question. In this edition, tying in with the release of Deadpool 2, we ask, “What sequel do you like more than the original?” Chris Evangelista: The Dark Knight Is it basic AF to pick The Dark Knight for this? To hell with it, I’m picking The Dark Knight....
‘The Deuce’ Review: Episode 5 Asks ‘What Kind Of Bad?’ By Karen Han/Oct. 9, 2017 8:30 am EST (We’re going to kickstart our weekly discussion of HBO’s The Deuce by answering one simple question: who or what is the “best bet” in this week’s episode?) A lot of this week’s episode of The Deuce is set-up for what’s to come later on. Luckily, The Deuce isn’t the kind of show for which that’s an indictment....
‘The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter’ Is Coming To Universal Studios Hollywood In Spring 2016 By Angie Han/June 2, 2015 10:37 am EST Harry Potter will be Apparating to Hollywood. Universal Studios Hollywood has officially announced that The Wizarding World of Harry Potter will be coming to the park in Spring 2016, after opening previously at both Universal Orlando resorts and Universal Studios Japan. Get all the details on the Wizarding World Hollywood debut after the jump....
10 Storylines To Expect From The Han Solo Star Wars Spin-Off Movie By Peter Sciretta/July 7, 2015 1:13 pm EST Update From Editor Peter Sciretta: The following post was published on February 7th 2013 after we first learned that Disney was developing a Star Wars spin-off standalone film that would follow a young Han Solo, set between Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV: A New Hope. Now that it has been confirmed that a Star Wars Anthology film following a young Han Solo will be directed by Lego Movie directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller for a Summer 2018 release, I thought this might be worth republishing....
Are Hollywood Adaptations Of Asian Properties Actually Profitable At The Box Office? By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 5, 2017 12:00 pm EST A lot was riding on the success of Ghost in the Shell. The upcoming wave of anime adaptations such as Death Note and Akira, Paramount Pictures’ chance for a new sci-fi franchise led by Scarlett Johansson, and the chance to stymie the steadily-growing outcry against whitewashing.But when Ghost in the Shell limped into theaters last weekend, bringing in a meager $20 million domestically on a $110 million budget, that may have spelled the end for Hollywood adaptations of anime classics....
Disney To Preview “Worlds, Galaxies, And Universes” At D23 Expo 2015 By Peter Sciretta/July 21, 2015 12:25 pm EST Walt Disney Studios has released a list of their presentation and show floor line-up, which will include exclusive looks at its upcoming projects from Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm at D23 EXPO 2015, which will take place August 14th-16th 2015 at the Anaheim Convention Center. The highlights include a Friday presentation hosted by John Lasseter on the upcoming films from Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, a saturday morning presentation hosted by Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn called “Worlds, Galaxies, and Universes: Live Action at The Walt Disney Studios” which yes will include Star Wars, Frozen FANdemonium: A Musical Celebration!...
How Did This Get Made: A Conversation With Frank Dux, The Real-Life Inspiration For Bloodsport By Blake Harris/March 24, 2016 8:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Unlike so many of the testosterone-fueled films of the ’80s, Bloodsport holds the rare distinction of being based on a true story. It’s the amazing tale of Frank Dux, a Caucasian martial artist who fought in (and won) a ruthless secret tournament that’s held only once every five years....
How Disney Has Plundered The ‘Star Wars’ Expanded Universe - And What That Means For The Franchise By Andrew Todd/June 4, 2018 10:00 am EST Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm Ltd. in 2012 brought with it a number of sweeping changes to the Star Wars franchise as it was known. Obviously, it meant Disney would spearhead a massive onslaught of features, television shows, and other material. But for for particularly committed fans, it meant that a sizeable portion of existing Star Wars content was to be thrown away....
Interview: Producer Frank Marshall Talks ‘Jurassic World,’ ‘Indiana Jones 5,’ And ‘Back To The Future’ By Peter Sciretta/June 19, 2015 6:00 am EST The week before Jurassic World hit theaters, I was able to get mega-producer Frank Marshall on the phone to talk not only about the new Jurassic Park sequel/reboot, but about a variety of other topics as well. During the conversation we discussed the idea of weaponized dinosaurs, how he came to produce this movie (which has something to do with Star Wars), the cynical online fanboy reaction throughout the development, the Amblin feel of the movie, how the project evolved from earlier drafts, why the previous screenwriters Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver are still credited on the film after Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connelly did a page one rewrite, the battle of practical vs....
Movie Review: Jason Reitman’s Up In The Air By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 6, 2009 12:13 am EST Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air was one of the sneak preview premieres at this year’s Telluride Film Festival. You might recall that Reitman’s last film Juno also surprised at Telluride, and Reitman was again hoping to start the buzz in this small mountain town. So did he? My thoughts after the jump. First of all, let me say that while I have titled this a “movie review”, this is more of a reaction piece....
Pixar’s ‘Coco’ Casts Benjamin Bratt & Gael García Bernal, Get The Latest Story Details By Angie Han/Dec. 6, 2016 9:00 am EST For the most part, we know roughly what to expect from Pixar’s upcoming slate. Of the four films they’ve announced for the next three years, three are sequels – Cars 3, The Incredibles 2, and Toy Story 4. The sole exception is Coco, first announced back in 2012 and first named back in 2015....
