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2009 Sundance Midnight, Frontier And Spectrum Line-Up By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 4, 2008 4:12 pm EST PARK CITY AT MIDNIGHT Park City at Midnight offers eight films that are likely to amuse, surprise, or shock the bleary-eyed viewer and offer a lively last stop in the nightly film-going circuit. The films screening in Park City at Midnight this year are: Black Dynamite / USA (Director: Scott Sanders; Screenwriters: Michael Jai White, Scott Sanders, and Byron Minns)—When ‘The Man’ murders his brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages, and floods the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor, 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite is the one hero willing to take him on....

Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Mother!’ Early Buzz: A Delirious, Divisive Horror Movie Designed To Attack Its Audience By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 5, 2017 1:00 pm EST The mother! early reviews are out and critics are both perplexed by and in praise of Darren Aronofsky’s insane sensory assault of a movie. The psychological horror film about a couple played by Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem who suddenly find themselves hosting suspicious strangers at their remote home (Ed Harris and Michelle Pfeiffer), debuted at the Venice Film Festival on Monday, and left critics reeling from the experience....

Disney Channel Has Canceled ‘Girl Meets World’ By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 5, 2017 6:30 am EST After rumors swirled last week that Girl Meets World hadn’t been renewed for a fourth season, Disney Channel has made it official. The spin-off of the ABC sitcom Boy Meets World will be coming to an end when the third season finale airs later this month. The good news is that it seems like the writers weren’t completely blindsided by this decision, and the final episode will have a somewhat proper send-off for fans who will be sad to see it go....

First Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix Movie Review By Peter Sciretta/March 4, 2007 10:03 pm EST Warner Bros held their first test screening of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in Chicago. It appears that the film was about 85 percent completed (special effects-wise) and clocks in at two hours and twenty minutes (which is much shorter than expected considering the book is 870 pages in length)....

How A Writer’s Strike Could Impact Upcoming Films And TV Shows By Josh Spiegel/April 25, 2017 7:00 am EST With a May 2 negotiating deadline right around the corner, a push from plenty of writers via social media, and an overwhelming vote yesterday in favor of authorizing a strike, it’s safe to assume that the Writers Guild of America (WGA) may again go on the picket line, aiming for fairer wages and a better health care plan....

New Images: Kenneth Branagh In ‘Jack Ryan,’ Rosamund Pike In ‘Jack Reacher,’ Plus ‘To The Wonder,’ ‘Broken City,’ And More By Russ Fischer/Sept. 13, 2012 3:20 pm EST We’ve got a lot of new images today, and the first two are new looks at characters in Paramount’s pair of upcoming Jack movies — Jack Ryan and Jack Reacher. (Which tough guy will blink and allow a title change first?) Both images show new looks at supporting characters, but in the case of Jack Ryan, the focus is also on the director, and in the case of Jack Reacher, there’s a look at Reacher’s ultimate creator, too....

Page 2: Star Wars, Drew Struzan, Up, Game Of Thrones, Donnie Darko, Terminator, Lena Dunham, Scarface, Labyrinth By Peter Sciretta/April 1, 2013 12:30 pm EST 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. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Page 2: Toy Story, Harvey Pekar, Tron, Michel Gondry, Red State, Damon Lindelof, Goonies, Scooby Doo, Star Trek And More By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 13, 2011 7:00 am 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 22 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more....

Sequel Bits: ‘Wicker Man 2’ In Japan? Plus ‘Before Sunset’ Follow-Up, ‘Grown-Ups 2,’ And ‘Riddick’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 30, 2012 4:00 pm EST This one’s too good to hide after the break, so let’s begin this roundup of sequel news with a killer quote from Nicolas Cage. The actor often seems to go off the deep end with respect to movie roles, and one of his crazier ones in recent memory is the Neil LaBute remake of The Wicker Man....

Superhero Bits: Dark Knight Rises, Man Of Steel, Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Daredevil By Germain Lussier/Feb. 24, 2012 12:00 pm EST Want to see a few new looks at Bane in The Dark Knight Rises? How about Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man? Which outdoor activity did Russell Crowe and Henry Cavill train for in Man of Steel? Why do male superheroes get such practical costumes but females still have to bear it all?...

Uh-Oh: Reports Of ‘Project X’ Inspired Parties Multiply; One Person Killed In Houston By Russ Fischer/March 15, 2012 9:00 am EST The recent release of Project X, the film in which a few kids throw a house party that goes wildly out of control, earned a good many dismissive reviews, and a few instances of disappointed clucking from those who saw the film as an encouragement for all the sort of things parents absolutely don’t want their kids doing....

Yes, That’s X-Force In The New ‘Deadpool 2’ Trailer, But Who’s On The Team? By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 7, 2018 1:30 pm EST This morning brought a new Deadpool 2 trailer to the web, and with it came the surprise reveal of a new team of mutants who have yet to be seen on the big screen: the X-Force. In a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment, there’s a shot of Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) standing in the opening of a cargo door on a helicopter…and there are a few other characters standing with him....

‘50 Shades Of Grey’ And ‘Pixels’ Lead The 2016 Razzie Nominations By Jacob Hall/Jan. 13, 2016 9:00 am EST The 2016 Razzie nominations are here and, as always, they’re patently ridiculous and squander a fun premise so they can pick on obvious and occasionally undeserving targets while ignoring the movies that actually deserve your scorn. But let’s back up for a moment. The 2016 “Golden Raspberry” nominations, which “celebrate” the worst movies of the year and act as a sort of anti-Oscars, have been revealed....

‘Better Call Saul’ Review: Who Came Out On Top In ‘Sabrosito’? By Karen Han/May 2, 2017 9:00 am EST (Every week, we’re going to kick off discussion about Better Call Saul season 3 by answering one simple question: who came out on top when the credits rolled?) The majority of concerns voiced about Better Call Saul have been about the show’s dual nature. Strictly speaking, the show’s a two-hander, with Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) going down one path and Mike (Jonathan Banks) going down another....

/Film Exclusive: Mondo’s Poster For The Hilarious Comedy ‘Klown;’ Plus Video By Germain Lussier/July 23, 2012 6:00 am EST The Summer of 2012 has been pretty light on comedy. Ted was certainly funny and 21 Jump Street, a few months back, was a welcome surprise but so far we’re still searching for that breakout, quote with your friends, insane laugh fest that Superbad, The Hangover and others have been in recent years....

‘The Amazing Spider-Man:’ What Was Missing From The Film, Who Was In The End Credits And More By Germain Lussier/July 5, 2012 3:30 pm EST Note: This article contains major spoilers for The Amazing Spider-Man. Whether or not you enjoyed Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man, it’s impossible to deny the film has some holes. Jokes seen in numerous TV spots and trailers are not in the final film. Full scenes that were teased hit the cutting room floor and the original marketing line “The Untold Story” disappeared....

A Brief Cinematic History Of Your New Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield By Russ Fischer/July 2, 2010 6:00 am EST The announcement that Sony and director Marc Webb have chosen Andrew Garfield to be the new Peter Parker in Spider-Man came as a bit of a surprise. A welcome surprise to many of us, as the young actor is among the best of the crop of talent that was being considered for the role....

Check Out Tons Of More Artwork From Mondo’s ‘Jurassic Park’ Gallery Show By Ethan Anderton/June 5, 2015 8:00 am EST UPDATE: We’ve added a bunch of new artwork from the show! Just last month we learned that Mondo was having another gallery show this month, this time paying tribute to the modern action adventure classic Jurassic Park. The gallery won’t open up in Austin, Texas until June 12th, when Jurassic World hits theaters, but in the meantime, some new artwork from the show has just been unveiled....

Five Things We Learned About ‘Ghostbusters’ From Jason Reitman’s Live Reading By Germain Lussier/Dec. 14, 2012 8:50 am EST When Ghostbusters was released, Jason Reitman was seven years old. Every kid in the neighborhood wanted to be a Ghostbuster for Halloween, but he was the only one with a real Proton Pack. This, of course, is because his father, Ivan Reitman, directed the legendary 1984 film. That kinship made Thursday’s Live Read, presented by Film Independent at LACMA, that much more special....

GeekBomb: The Rise And Fall Of The Drive-In Movie Theater By Kevin Kelly/Feb. 16, 2009 8:00 am EST digg_url = ‘http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/02/16/geekbomb-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-drive-in-movie-theater/'; // –> Sometime in the 1970s, my older cousin and her husband took me and a neighbor girl to a drive-in theater in Texas, and I still remember how amazing it was to be watching a movie from the back of a station wagon. I mean, you’re sitting there in a car, watching a movie and listening to the audio over a speaker....