Harrison Ford Didn’t Care About ‘Star Wars’ – And That’s Why His Han Solo Was So Magical By Josh Spiegel/May 25, 2018 11:00 am EST Han Solo is the best human character in the Star Wars cinematic franchise, as played by someone who didn’t seem to care much about the vagaries of the series. This is the inherent paradox of the character brought to life by Harrison Ford, in a genuinely star-making performance....
IFFBoston: A Few More Details About Looper, Rian Johnson’s Next Sci-Fi Film By David Chen/April 23, 2009 6:37 am EST We first learned some details about Rian Johnson’s next planned sci-fi film, Looper, back in September. The film’s logline cryptically read, “Looper is set in a present-day world in which a group of hitmen are sent their victims from the future,” although Johnson assured fans that there was much more to the film than that....
Inside The ‘Aquaman’ Editing Room: James Wan On Embracing The Fun And Camp By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 24, 2018 11:30 am EST Walking into the Aquaman production office, one thing was evident — they are on a sprint to finish this movie. Usually, offices like these are scrubbed of spoilers, especially when a group of the press is visiting. All the signage in the office used the film’s code name “Ahab,” as you might expect....
Interview: Andrew Stanton By Peter Sciretta/June 27, 2008 1:06 pm EST A couple weeks ago I got the chance to enter the Pixar Animation Studios campus in Emmeryville to interview Finding Nemo director Andrew Stanton about his latest film WALL-E. When Stanton entered the room he told me that he reads /Film “all the time”, how cool is that? A big portion of our conversation was devoted to talking about his favorite films and cinematic influences, you can read that segment in our Movie Playlist: Andrew Stanton column....
Marvel One-Shots Could Return As Online Content By Ethan Anderton/March 18, 2016 1:30 pm EST Between 2011 and 2014, Marvel Studios released five short films called Marvel One-Shots. Each short film told a side story that tied into part of the larger cinematic universe, featuring some of the films’ stars such as Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson, Hayley Atwell as Agent Peggy Carter and Ben Kinglsey as the faux Mandarin, a....
Ron Howard Talks About The Unique Challenge Of Making ‘Solo’ [Interview] By Peter Sciretta/May 24, 2018 9:00 am EST Interviewing Ron Howard for Solo: A Star Wars Story was unlike any filmmaker interview I have done to date. Usually, in my chats with directors, I talk a lot about development and intention. Yet this production was very different in that Howard came on as a replacement late into the production process....
Sequel Bits: ‘Sin City’, ‘Goonies 2’, ‘Insurgent’, ‘Fast & Furious 7’ By Angie Han/June 5, 2014 1:00 pm EST Everyone wants to make a sequel in this edition of Sequel Bits. It’s just that some of these sequels are less theoretical than others. After the jump: Eva Green responds to her Sin City poster rejection Sean Astin feels optimistic about The Goonies 2 Zach Galligan wants in on the Gremlins reboot Angelina Jolie will “maybe” play Maleficent again Insurgent adds Daniel Dae Kim and two others Fast & Furious 7 welcomes musician Romeo Santos Vin Diesel and Jordana Brewster get close in a new pic Get your groove on with a new Step Up All In trailer...
Sequel Bits: Michelle Rodriguez Returns For ‘Machete Kills,’ Vin Diesel Teases More ‘Riddick,’ Plus ‘Wrong Turn 5’, ‘Treasure Island 2’ By Russ Fischer/May 2, 2012 1:30 pm EST There’s a lot of sequel casting and development to report today, and so after the break you’ll find: Michelle Rodriguez will return for Machete Kills and Fast and Furious 6 Vin Diesel is teasing further Riddick sequel news Steve Coogan is cast in Despicable Me 2 Eddie Izzard suggests there could be more Treasure Island in his future Eva Green talks about her role in the 300 prequel Wrong Turn 5 begins shooting The return to Michelle Rodriguez to the Fast and the Furious franchise was teased at the end of the fifth film, and now Variety has confirmed that she has a part in both the sixth Fast and the Furious movie, as well as in Robert Rodriguez’s upcoming Machete Kills....
Sequel Bits: Robert Rodriguez Talks ‘Machete Kills’ And ‘Sin City 2’, Plus: ‘Tangled 2’, ‘Tron: Uprising’, ‘Men In Black 3’, ‘Iron Man 3’ By Angie Han/May 21, 2012 2:30 pm EST Three sequels, two threequels, and a TV show spinoff feature in today’s Sequel Bits. After the jump: Mandy Moore talks about Tangled 2 and Tron: Uprising A German screening of Men in Black 3 breaks a world record Fan Bingbing and Yang Mi join Andy Lau in Iron Man 3 Robert Rodriguez drops hints on Machete Kills and Sin City 2 Until Tangled 2 gets going, though, Moore already has Disney XD’s upcoming animated series Tron: Uprising to keep her busy....
Superhero Bits: Dark Knight Rises, Kevin Smith, Nemesis, Olly Moss, Ghost Rider 2, The Incredibles By Germain Lussier/Jan. 5, 2012 1:00 pm EST Want to see a promo from Kevin Smith’s comic book shop reality show, Comic Book Men? Where is there a new, real-life, female superhero? Can you buy a shirt making fun of Bane in The Dark Knight Rises? What do The Joker and Transformers have in common? Is there an update on the Mark Millar movie Nemesis?...
The Dreamer, The Historian, And The Kid: Ranking The Films Of Steven Spielberg By Jacob Hall/July 22, 2016 8:00 am EST I had no intention of writing a Steven Spielberg ranking until too many people started dismissing The BFG as the film disappointed at the box office. After all, I approach Mr. Spielberg with the respect and devotion a churchgoer has for a saint – there are few cinematic storytellers I value more....
The Most Interesting Movie Related Tweets From Kevin Smith’s Tweet-A-Thon By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 7, 2009 11:17 pm EST We told you last week that writer/director Kevin Smith has announced plans to conduct a 24 hour online Q&A on Twitter for an uninterrupted 24 hours on Labor Day to promote his latest book, “Shootin’ the Sh*t With Kevin Smith” and an upcoming 15-city tour. The tweet-a-thon is almost over, and I thought I’d bring you a collection of the most interesting movie related q&a’s....
This Week In Trailers: Zero Point, In Darkness We Fall, Five Years: The Victoria Beckham Fashion Story, Anger Within: Jonah Lomu - A Rugby Legend, By Christopher Stipp/Feb. 21, 2014 5:00 pm 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?...
Weeds Session: Episode “Su-Su-Sucio” Offers Jokes, Hugs, Voyeurism, And Blood Relief By Hunter Stephenson/June 25, 2009 8:37 am EST In our latest wrap-up and discussion of Weeds—a show where it’s increasingly rare to see characters puffing the titular herb, mind you—we take a look at season cinco’s third episode, “Su-Su-Sucio.” After we found ourselves not so much stunned as exhausted and turned-off by the previous ep’s k-hole of casual misery (and forced entry), we were glad to kick back with a breezier follow-up....
‘22 Jump Street’ Set Visit: Channing Tatum And Jonah Hill Talk Sequel Pressures, Anticipation, And Bigger Action By Germain Lussier/April 7, 2014 11:30 am EST This is the third and final part of our coverage from the set of 22 Jump Street. Read our full report here and interview with directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller here.Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill have become two of the most influential actors in Hollywood....
/Answers: The Best Musical “Needle Drops” In The Movies (With Special Guest Edgar Wright) By /Film Staff/June 28, 2017 10:30 am EST Every week in /Answers, we attempt to answer a new pop culture-related question. This week’s edition asks “What is your favorite “needle drop” in the movies?” What use of a pre-existing song in a film stands out to you the most? As always, we have submissions from the /Film writing crew and podcast team....
Unreleased Favorites We only voted on films that were released theatrically in the U.S. between January 1 and June 30, which meant disqualifying a few titles which we’ve already seen but which won’t open until later in the year. Some we loved include: The BFG (July 1)Life, Animated (July 1)Don’t Think Twice (July 22)Indignation (July 29)Manchester by the Sea (November 18)Sleight (TBD) Universally Liked While our individual ballots shows a wide range of tastes and preferences, a few titles were loved more or less universally....
‘Madeline’s Madeline’ Is An Incredible, Painful Journey Through The Artistic Process And One Of The Best Movies Of The Year [Fantasia Film Festival] By Sarah Foulkes/Aug. 6, 2018 12:00 pm EST “And soon, mechanically, oppressed by the gloomy day and the prospect of a sad future, I carried to my lips a spoonful of the tea in which I had let soften a piece of madeleine. But at the very instant when the mouthful of tea mixed with cake-crumbs touched my palate, I quivered, attentive to the extraordinary thing that was happening in me....
‘Mr. Robot’ Star Rami Malek Says Elliot Might Be More Reliable Than We Think [Comic-Con 2016] By Fred Topel/Aug. 1, 2016 12:00 pm EST Editor’s Note: This post was not published during our comic con coverage last week as expected. The cast of Mr. Robot appeared at San Diego Comic-Con for a panel about their second season. Series creator Sam Esmail was not here to answer questions, but the cast gave some hints about where season two is going....
‘Ocean’s 8’ Director Gary Ross On Putting Together That Perfect Cast [Interview] By Chris Evangelista/June 7, 2018 10:00 am EST Gary Ross, director of Pleasantville and The Hunger Games, assembled a killer cast of kickass women to relaunch the Ocean’s 11 franchise. The result is Ocean’s 8, a new heist movie that doesn’t reboot the series, but rather branches off from it to create a whole new story. Ross and co-writer Olivia Milch took the world created by Steven Soderbergh in his Ocean’s films, and rebranded it with a new perspective....
