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MoviePass Takes Steps To Improve Customer Experience As Subscriber Base Doubles By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 5, 2018 1:30 pm EST Ever since dropping its monthly prices last year, MoviePass has changed moviegoing as we know it. 30 movies for $10 a month? What’s not to love? But the ticket-buying subscription service has been dogged by complaints about its dodgy smartphone app, poor customer service, and questionable marketing choices. That hasn’t stopped MoviePass from accumulating subscribers like crazy....

Netflix’s ‘Mudbound’ Is Getting A Limited Theatrical Release On November 17 By Ben Pearson/Nov. 10, 2017 3:30 pm EST Netflix has butted heads with theater owners ever since they started producing their own original films. A few of their films, like the Idris Elba drama Beasts of No Nation, have made it to limited theater screens in the past, and now another of their original movies, director Dee Rees’ southern family epic Mudbound, will get a limited theatrical release next week....

Rick McCallum Describes His Star Wars TV Series As “‘Deadwood’ In Space,” Says That’s The Problem By Angie Han/June 5, 2012 6:00 pm EST For a while now, producer Rick McCallum has been describing his long-gestating live-action Star Wars TV series as “Deadwood in space.” And while that may sound like an awesome idea to people like us — i.e., grown-ups — it’s apparently turning out to be a real roadblock for execs who’d rather go for something with broader appeal....

See The Wild Alternate Millennium Falcon Designs For ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ By Ethan Anderton/May 31, 2018 11:30 am EST In Solo: A Star Wars Story, fans get to see what the Millennium Falcon used to look like before it ended up in the hands of Han Solo. Since Lando Calrissian likes to keep his ships as stylish and clean as his closet full of capes, we’ve never seen the Falcon look so good....

Sequel Bits: ‘Deadpool 2,’ ‘Transformers 5,’ ‘10 Cloverfield Lane,’ ‘Die Hard’ By Jacob Hall/Feb. 29, 2016 1:30 pm EST In today’s edition of Sequel Bits: Deadpool 2 gets a possible leading lady. Transformers 5 is heading to Michigan. Yes, Mary Elizabeth Winstead would like her own Die Hard movie. 10 Cloverfield Lane continues a long-running J.J. Abrams reference. Kung Fu Panda 3 is a gigantic hit in China. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny faces opposition from theater chains....

Sequel Bits: Warner Bros. Registers ‘Green Lantern 2’ And ‘Gremlins 3’, Plus: ‘Pineapple Express 2?, ‘Mission: Impossible 5?, ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ By Angie Han/Dec. 23, 2011 7:00 am EST We’ve got news for you on several sequels today, some more realistic than others. On the “coming soon to a theater near you” end, there’s a new synopsis for G.I. Joe: Retaliation; meanwhile, projects like Gremlins 3 and Pineapple Express 2 have been rumored for ages but as far as we can tell they’re still just a twinkle in some studio exec’s eye....

Star Wars Bits: George Lucas Remembers Kenny Baker, ‘Han Solo’ Directors Visit The Millennium Falcon, And All Kinds Of ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Chatter By Jacob Hall/Aug. 17, 2016 6:30 am EST In this edition of Star Wars Bits: George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy remember the late Kenny Baker. Phil Lord and Chis Miller pose on the set of the Millennium Falcon. Rian Johnson has officially begun editing Star Wars: Episode 8....

Superhero Bits: Avengers 2, Iron Man 3, Black Panther, Man Of Steel, Dark Knight Rises, Kick Ass 2 By Germain Lussier/June 27, 2012 12:30 pm EST Yes, that’s an early Avengers 2 logo. Want to see the logos for the rest of the upcoming Marvel movies as well? Curious about some key scenes in Iron Man 3 including the post-credits tag? Is Marvel releasing a poster for The Amazing Spider-Man midnight IMAX screenings?...

Superhero Bits: Iron Man 3, The Wolverine, The Avengers 2, Injustice Gods Among Us, Dark Knight Rises By Germain Lussier/Aug. 14, 2012 12:00 pm EST Want to read a possible description of an Iron Man 3 trailer? How could The Infinity Gauntlet fit into the plot of The Avengers 2? Why is The Flash racing against Usain Bolt? Will The Wolverine fit into the larger context of X-Men films? Which comic book is the latest to get a TV pilot?...

Superhero Bits: The Dark Knight Rises, Iron Man 3, The Avengers, Superman Lives, Powers By Germain Lussier/Jan. 16, 2012 12:00 pm EST What does the new DC Comics logo look like? How about the cover of Marvel’s Avengers vs. X-Men cross over? Was there going to be a Steampunk Batman video game? Would you like to see a prototype for a Superman Lives toy? Where can you get a degree in comic books?...

The Patchwork Families Of Pixar: ‘Finding Nemo’ Turns 15 By Josh Spiegel/May 30, 2018 9:00 am EST (Welcome to The Disney Discourse, a recurring feature where Josh Spiegel discusses the latest in Disney news. He goes deep on everything from the animated classics to the theme parks to live-action franchises. In this edition: Finding Nemo turns 15 and it represents much of what Pixar has spent the past few decades trying to say about families....

The Water Cooler: Ghostbusters Action Figures, A Great Batman Book, Video Games, Aaron Sorkin & Dieting By /Film Staff/June 14, 2017 12:00 pm EST Welcome to The Water Cooler, a weekly feature where the /Film staff is free to go off-topic and talk about everything except the movies and TV shows they normally write about. In this edition, the joys of collecting Ghostbusters action figures, the trials of a new diet, the agonizing wait for Kingdom Hearts 3, an excellent book about Batman, an excellent book about L....

This Week In DVD: Harold & Kumar, Doomsday, Never Back Down, Lost Boys: The Tribe, And More By Adam Quigley/July 29, 2008 6:28 pm EST This Week in DVD is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, and Fry’s.HAROLD & KUMAR ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO BAY(Available as single-disc and 2-Disc Special Editions) From White Castle to Guantanamo Bay, Harold & Kumar’s adventures have grown just a tad more ridiculous since the last time we saw them....

This Week In Trailers: How To Build A Time Machine, Bad Rap, 100 Bullets, Pistol Shrimps, Tempest Storm By Christopher Stipp/April 17, 2016 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: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

This Week In Trailers: Life And Nothing More, Kill Me Please, Brimstone And Glory, You Were Never Really Here, Foxtrot, Long Shot By Christopher Stipp/Sept. 9, 2017 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: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

This Week In Trailers: Para Elisa, Mateo, The Red River Runs Through It, The Armor Of Light, All American High Revisited By Christopher Stipp/Aug. 30, 2015 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: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Video: See Cars Land’s New Ride ‘Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roadsters’ In Action, Learn When It Will Open By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 25, 2016 11:30 am EST Walt Disney Imagineering has released the first video of Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roadsters, a new ride that will replace Luigi’s Flying Tires in Disney California Adventure’s Cars Land. They have also announced that the new attraction will open on March 7th 2016. Hit the jump to watch the Luigis Rollicking Roadsters ride video and learn more....

Watch A New Video Which Tries To Prove Rey Is Emperor Palpatine’s Granddaughter By Peter Sciretta/July 28, 2016 1:00 pm EST Before we begin, let me warn you that if you are not interested or entertained by fan theories, this article and video is not for you. Shut the window and leave now. I’ve always been interested in well-presented arguments, especially for films like Star Wars: The Force Awakens that leave a mystery open for the audience to debate and theorize about....

‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’ Interview: Hannah John-Kamen’s Ghost Is One Of Marvel’s Best-Kept Secrets By Ben Pearson/June 21, 2018 9:00 am EST Hannah John-Kamen played Ben Mendelsohn’s number two baddie earlier this year in Ready Player One, but she’s graduating from henchwoman to supervillain in Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and the Wasp. The British actress plays Ghost, a character who…well, who we don’t really know much about at this point. Marvel is trying very hard to keep this character’s details under wraps, which made for an interesting dance during our interview with John-Kamen on the film’s set outside Atlanta last fall....

/Film Gets A Sneak Peek At The INSANE Action In ‘Transformers: Dark Of The Moon’ By Peter Sciretta/April 15, 2011 12:30 pm EST It is Thursday, April 14th 2011, and I’ve been invited with a small group of colleagues to visit the Paramount Pictures studio lot to talk with filmmaker Michael Bay and see some footage from Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Editing bay visits are usually done, well, in an editing bay — which is usually a small room with an AVID editing system, a couch, and a 50 or 60 inch monitor....