The Netflix-Free Cannes 2018 Lineup Is Here By Chris Evangelista/April 12, 2018 7:30 am EST Bonjour! The good folks at the Cannes Film Festival put down their delicious French pastries this morning long enough to announce the Cannes 2018 lineup, full of wonderful looking films that will eventually make their way into select theaters before ending up on VOD. Thus is the nature of the beast. Behold the Cannes 2018 lineup below....
TIFF Movie Review: John Carpenter’s The Ward By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 14, 2010 5:09 pm EST John Carpenter is a celebrated filmmaker who frequently has worked in the sci-fi and horror genres. He is one of the brand name filmmakers from the 1970’s-80’s. His filmography includes Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween, The Fog, Escape From New York, The Thing, Starman, Big Trouble in Little China, They Live, many of which have already been remade or are currently in development for a big screen redo....
We Burned The Forest Down: ‘The Dark Knight’ 10 Years Later By Chris Evangelista/July 16, 2018 8:30 am EST (Welcome to The Dark Knight Legacy, a series of articles that explore Christopher Nolan’s superhero masterpiece in celebration of its 10th anniversary.)This week, The Dark Knight turns 10 years old. Its legacy still looms large, for better and worse. Here is the story of how Christopher Nolan changed the face of superhero movies forever....
Why Young People Love Bad Movies: From ‘Reefer Madness’ To ‘The Room’ By Kristin Hunt/Dec. 7, 2017 1:00 pm EST A lot of people can’t understand why someone would want to watch a bad movie – even one that’s “so bad, it’s good.” Yet many bad movies find a completely intentional audience, several years after the fact.Take Ed Wood. The filmmaker died obscure and broke in 1978. Now he’s a famous cult figure with an award-winning biopic to his name, whose movies are screened all over the world....
‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2’ Review: A Soulful And Surprising Superhero Movie By Jack Giroux/May 5, 2017 7:00 am EST At times, the plot almost feels nonexistent in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Whether during an extended gag, a moment of backstory, or a sincere heart-to-heart, writer-director James Gunn is clearly more invested in character than the sequel’s simple doomsday plot. There’s a looseness, almost a shagginess, to the Marvel sequel that allows the characters to shine brightest in some eye-popping environments....
‘Iron Man 2’ Was Marvel’s First Major Misfire, But One That Planted Seeds For Future Success By Siddhant Adlakha/April 4, 2018 8:00 am EST (Welcome to Road to Infinity War, a new series where we revisit the first 18 movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and ask “How did we get here?” In this edition: Marvel misfires on every cylinder with Iron Man 2.) In the seasonal game that is ranking the Marvel movies, most folks would place the franchise’s first proper sequel near the bottom of their lists....
‘Jumanji 3’ Release Date Set For One Week Before ‘Star Wars Episode 9’ [Update] By Chris Evangelista/June 27, 2018 2:50 pm EST Sony is very happy with the surprise success of their sequel/reboot Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. So happy, in fact, that they’re willing to put the release of the next Jumanji film up against a fierce competitor: Star Wars: Episode IX. The official Jumanji 3 release date has been set for one week before the next Star Wars....
‘Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2’ Is The Best Worst Christmas Horror Movie And You Must Watch It By Matt Donato/Dec. 22, 2017 2:00 pm EST Midway through a month-long journalistic odyssey (look for a comprehensive look at every single Christmas horror movie on /Film soon!), my life as a movie-lover changed for the worst best best-worst. I’m a horror genre devotee, but I’m still catching up with “lesser known” titles and those more obscure cult classics....
‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Review Round-Up: Rian Johnson Delivers In A Huge Way By Ben Pearson/Dec. 12, 2017 10:30 am EST After a two year wait, Star Wars: The Last Jedi finally arrives in theaters this week. How does writer/director Rian Johnson’s sequel measure up to what’s come before in a galaxy far, far away? You can read our review from Josh Spiegel right here, Peter Sciretta wrote his own extended spoiler-free review, and Chris Evangelista has a spoiler review coming soon, but in the meantime, check out our huge round-up of Star Wars The Last Jedi reviews to find out what the rest of the critical community thinks....
‘Terminator’ Sequel Sets A Release Date, Linda Hamilton Returning To The Franchise [Updated] By Ben Pearson/Sept. 27, 2017 9:49 am EST Update: The untitled Terminator sequel has set a release date for July 26, 2019. One of cinema’s iconic sci-fi heroes is making her triumphant return to the big screen. Linda Hamilton, who played Sarah Connor in the Terminator franchise, is officially signed on to reprise the role in a new Terminator movie that will be directed by Deadpool filmmaker Tim Miller and produced by James Cameron....
‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ Is A Roadmap For Being A Better Fan By Jacob Hall/Feb. 14, 2017 10:00 am EST It’s hard to dislike any movie that features a Gymkata joke inside a Gremlins joke inside a The Twilight Zone joke, so yes, The LEGO Batman Movie is perfectly delightful. When a film’s biggest flaw is that there are so many jokes that you can’t keep up with them and start to feel overwhelmed by the number of Easter eggs and references flying by you (and sometimes right over your head), something has been done right....
‘Westworld’ Review: ‘Virtu E Fortuna’ Starts A War By Chris Evangelista/May 7, 2018 7:00 am EST Welcome to our weekly recaps of HBO’s Westworld. This Westworld review takes a look at the third episode of season 2, “Virtù e Fortuna.” Be warned: spoilers follow. The Raj Westworld is finally ready to head into the much-hyped Shogun World. But first…let’s head to yet another park. That park would Park 6, mentioned in the previous episode as a place that features Bengal tigers....
19 Day Long ‘Saturday Night Live’ Marathon To Lead To 40th Anniversary Premiere By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 14, 2015 12:00 pm EST When FXX ran their 12 day 552-episode marathon of every episode of The Simpsons, I knew we would get some copycats. But there aren’t many television shows that have enough hours of content to compete with Matt Groening’s animated juggernaut. But there is Saturday Night Live, which will be celebrating their 40th season in 2015....
Early Buzz: Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Inherent Vice’ By Germain Lussier/Oct. 5, 2014 9:33 am EST Around these parts, we’re very excited about Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice. It was #1 on my list of most anticipated films of 2014, and Angie and Russ both put it on their lists too. Anderson’s resume of work speaks for itself and the film being the first adaptation of a Thomas Pynchon novel only ups the ante....
Exclusive: Gareth Edwards On The ‘Rogue One’ Ending And How He Got Away With It By Jacob Hall/March 15, 2017 8:00 am EST With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hitting home video in just a few weeks and director Gareth Edwards in attendance at SXSW for a different engagement, we were able to meet up for a spoiler-filled chat about the film’s third act. You may have already read our conversation about why the ending of the film was changed, but we also spoke about the Rogue One ending and that final battle’s giant body count…and how he thought he’d never get away with it....
Exploring The Japanese Roots Of ‘Star Wars’ By Joshua Meyer/June 26, 2017 2:00 pm EST With Star Wars: A New Hope celebrating the 40th anniversary of its theatrical release this year, this is as good a time as any to dig into the film’s history. Knowledgable film lovers often cite Akira Kurosawa’s 1958 film The Hidden Fortress as a key influence on the young George Lucas, as the plot of that film heavily informs the original Star Wars....
Joe Carnahan On ‘Nemesis’ And The Crooked Hollywood Business Model [/Film Interview Part 2] By Germain Lussier/May 7, 2014 11:00 am EST Read part one of our Joe Carnahan interview here, in which we primarily discussed Stretch and Death Wish. Below is the second part of our interview with director Joe Carnahan. The director recently won the the Mendez Award at the Maryland International Film Festival-Hagerstown and took the occasion to offer both updates on his career and thoughts about the current state of Hollywood....
No, The Characters In ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Aren’t Speaking English By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 6, 2017 4:30 pm EST If you’re one of those left-brained people who refuses to suspend their disbelief while watching the Guardians of the Galaxy films, wondering just how and why all these aliens from distant universes speak English, director James Gunn would like a few words with you. The characters in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....
Novel ‘John Belushi Is Dead’ Optioned For Feature Development By Russ Fischer/Nov. 11, 2010 2:30 pm EST No, this isn’t news about another film based on the life of John Belushi. It is notice that producers Ralph Singleton and Joan Singleton have optioned the Kathy Charles novel John Belushi is Dead, in which a pair of high school friends spend their time visiting the scenes of celebrity deaths. Let’s go to the description of the novel:...
Page 2: The Walking Dead, Harry Potter, Community, Charlie Kaufman, Source Code, Futurama, A Clockwork Orange, Mortal Kombat, Pulp Fiction By Peter Sciretta/March 3, 2011 7:30 pm 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 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more....
