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The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button On Criterion?! By Peter Sciretta/March 19, 2009 9:17 am EST You know a filmmaker has a lot of pull when he can force a big movie studio to allow him to release his film on DVD/Blu-ray through The Criterion Collection — the distributor and label of choice of film snobs around the world. Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button will be released in a two disc Criterion edition dvd and blu-ray on May 5th 2009....

This Week In Trailers: Jump, The Slammin’ Salmon, Kandahar, My Tehran For Sale, Bodyguards And Assassins By Christopher Stipp/Nov. 20, 2009 12:00 pm EST We all have our own narratives. It’s interesting to see how we deal with the processing of cultural watersheds in our timelines and this movie looks like it’s one that’s important enough to Russians that it warrants a film. Forget about the stories, as Americans, we all know about, Chernobyl, Afghanistan, the nuclear arms race, this is something that doesn’t sound familiar and for good reason....

Tom Cruise Knows Some Fans Aren’t Thrilled About Him Playing Jack Reacher In ‘One Shot’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 26, 2011 10:00 am EST Christopher McQuarrie’s adaptation of Lee Child’s thriller novel One Shot is moving forward with Tom Cruise in the lead role of hulking ex-military cop Jack Reacher, who is drawn into a strange plot involving sniper shootings in a mid-size town. To say that fans have been unenthusiastic about that casting choice is an understatement....

Top 20 Stories Of The Week: Sundance 2016, NickToons, The Exorcist And More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 1, 2016 6:00 am EST The Top 20 Stories of the Week are the stories we think you should check out on /Film from the previous week. This week brought a bunch of new trailers for family fare such as The Angry Birds Movie, Trolls, Zootopia, Kubo and Two Strings and The Secret Life of Pets....

Trailer Round-Up: ‘The Deer Hunter’, ‘Skate Kitchen’, ‘Zoe’, ‘Dead Night’, ‘Our House’, ‘Mobile Suit Gundam NT’ By Chris Evangelista/July 1, 2018 12:00 pm EST If you’re looking for several different trailers in one spot, you’ve come to the right place. Our trailer round-ups are here to offer you some movie trailers that might have flown under your radar. Below you’ll see trailers for The Deer Hunter restoration, the indie drama Skate Kitchen, the sci-fi romance Zoe, horror films Dead Night and Our House, and the anime Mobile Suit Gundam NT (Narrative)....

Why You Won’t See Ash Ketchum In ‘Detective Pikachu’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 27, 2018 9:00 am EST Ash Ketchum famously declared that he would catch ’em all, but the one thing he won’t catch is a front-row seat to the first live-action Pokémon movie. Detective Pikachu director Rob Letterman confirmed that the TV series’ famous protagonist won’t be appearing in the film — which technically is in line with the premise of the video game upon which it’s based, which features an entirely new lead character....

‘Frozen’ Ride Announced For Epcot, Will Replace Maelstrom By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 12, 2014 11:30 am EST Since the huge success of Disney’s Frozen, one of the constant rumors around the theme park forums is that Disney Imagineering were planning to retheme Epcot’s Maelstrom ride based on the new Disney animated classic. Well confirmation has come, and that is exactly what is happening. After the jump, find out more about the Frozen ride, DisneyWorld’s plan to transform their castle for Elsa, and the history of Epcot and the Maelstrom attraction....

‘Luz’ Is Daring, Unconventional, And Downright Demonic [Fantasia Film Festival] By Matt Donato/July 23, 2018 7:00 am EST Tilman Singer’s Luz deceives its audience like a retro-grungy hall of mirrors, quietly unconventional and admittedly not a film for everyone. Dread filters through unexplained channels that hurtle softly towards a catastrophic finale…I think? I’m almost certain. Singer’s mystifying opus presents itself in true form right before the credits roll, not before spiraling viewers into a boarded-up dungeon of nastily nestled psychotropic horrors....

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Lives, Dies, Lives Again As The National Board Of Review Declares It The Best Film Of 2015 By Jacob Hall/Dec. 1, 2015 3:30 pm EST The National Board of Review doesn’t often predict which film will win big at the Academy Awards, but its year-end awards frequently align with films that ultimately score big nominations. That’s why their selection of Mad Max: Fury Road as the best film of 2015 can’t help but feel like a big deal....

‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ Has A Kickstarter Now, Will Mock Movies For Food By Jacob Hall/Nov. 10, 2015 10:30 am EST Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an institution. Just about everyone with a passing knowledge of modern comedy is familiar with the image of three silhouettes – one human and two robots – making fun of bad movies. The widely beloved movie-mocking show has left a permanent thumbprint on modern popular culture before it was cancelled in 1999....

‘Starfish’ Review: Mixtapes And Monsters Make For Ethereal, Alluring Post-Apocalyptic Horror [Fantastic Fest] By Marisa Mirabal/Sept. 23, 2018 8:00 am EST Al White’s directorial debut is an enticing journey into the dark chambers of grief accompanied by a safety net of melodic guidance. No stranger to the music industry, White is commonly known as the lead singer of UK indie band Ghostlight, who impressingly provides the score and soundtrack to the entire film....

‘The Jurassic Games’ First Look: In Which Copyright Law Is Pushed To The Breaking Point By Jacob Hall/April 21, 2017 3:00 pm EST If there’s one movie that can unite movie fans of all ages, it’s Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park. Here’s the rare blockbuster that has won the hearts of Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials alike. We all love it. We all cherish it. We all reference it in day-to-day life as an instantly understood shorthand....

‘Watchmen’ HBO Series Cast Adds Regina King, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, And More By Chris Evangelista/May 23, 2018 1:07 pm EST HBO and Damon Lindelof’s take on Watchmen is officially happening, and now we know who will be starring in the show. Regina King, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Adelaide Clemens, and Andrew Howard have all joined the Watchmen HBO series cast. But who are they playing?...

‘Westworld’ Cost How Much? It’s HBO’s Biggest Premiere In Almost Three Years By Jack Giroux/Oct. 4, 2016 6:30 am EST Westworld isn’t a cheap show to produce. The brass at HBO believed in the show to bet as big as they did on creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s reimagining of Michael Crichton’s 1973 film. But the good news is that it looks like that bet is already beginning to pay off....

Chronological ‘Westworld’ Timeline: All Of Your Time Period Questions Answered By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 1, 2016 8:00 am EST Nine episodes into Westworld season one and it should be clear to even the least attentive viewer that we are seeing more than one time period cut together. And those of you who have fallen down the rabbit hole of Westworld theories have a much clearer understanding of the chronology of everything we’ve seen thus far, but being a Nolan-produced series, its all a bit complicated....

Cool Stuff: The Simpsons Kwik-E-Mart Lego [Updated With Video] By Germain Lussier/March 23, 2015 3:30 pm EST Update from editor Peter Sciretta: I have added the new designer video from LEGO, featuring senior designer Marcos Bessa and graphic designer Chris Bonven Johansen showcasing the impressive detail work that went into creating the LEGO Kwik-E-Mart convenience store set from The Simpsons. Germain’s original post from March 13th 2015 follows: “Who needs the Kwik-E-Mart?...

Disney Serves Up New Images From ‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’, ‘Zootopia’, ‘The Jungle Book’, And More By Jack Giroux/Jan. 6, 2016 10:00 am EST Right now, I imagine everyone at the Disney lot, based in Burbank, California, is currently swimming in money, eating nothing but money, and dressed to the nines in money, because they damn well should be. With the ongoing success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the studio ended 2015 on a high note — a note that’ll keep playing well into 2016....

Elizabeth Olsen Talks ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ [Set Interview] By Peter Sciretta/March 30, 2015 11:00 am EST In June 2014, I visited the London set of Avengers: Age of Ultron. Over the last couple months we have posted our on set interviews with Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr, director Joss Whedon, Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans. This morning we are posting our interview with Whiplash and Scarlet Witch, Elizabeth Olsen and Aaron Taylor-Johnson....

Fantastic Fest 2011 Preview: Tim League Talks Preparation, Parties, His Fave Films, ‘The Raid,’ ‘The Thing’ And More By Germain Lussier/Sept. 21, 2011 9:00 am EST The 2011 edition of the most insane and disturbing film festival imaginable, Fantastic Fest, begins on Thursday. For a week straight some of the most violent, disgusting and frightening films from across the world will descend on the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, Texas and while we’ve already told you what films we’re most excited for, there’s only one man who knows about them all: Tim League....

Friday Comic Con 2012 Schedule Includes ‘Elysium,’ ‘Looper,’ ‘Firefly’ Reunion, ‘Blade Runner’ Anniversary, And Loads Of TV By Russ Fischer/June 29, 2012 3:30 pm EST Friday is the second ‘official’ day of each San Diego Comic Con, and it’s the day where things start to kick into gear. The SDCC organization and various film studios announced their Friday plans today, and there are some great things happening. The best are at Sony’s panel in Hall H, where the studio will show off Rian Johnson’s Looper (with Johnson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Emily Blunt in attendance) and debut the first footage from Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium (with Blomkamp, producer Simon Kinberg, Matt Damon and Jodie Foster showing up)....