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Festival Buys: ‘Insidious,’ ‘Submarine,’ ‘Beautiful Boy’ And ‘The Conspirator’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 15, 2010 1:01 pm EST The deals just keep coming out of the Toronto Film Festival. Earlier this week James Gunn’s Super was purchased by IFC, Sarah’s Key starring Kristin Scott Thomas was picked up by The Weinstein Company (who also grabbed Dirty Girl with Milla Jovovich), Kevin Spacey’s Casino Jack was picked up by ATO Pictures and Sony Pictures Classics acquired Barney’s Version starring Paul Giamatti....

Interview: Co-Writer Katie Dippold Discusses Rebooting ‘Ghostbusters’ By Jack Giroux/July 18, 2016 8:00 am EST Paul Feig and Katie Dippold first met around seven years ago. Dippold was writing for Parks and Recreation at the time when Feig directed “Pawnee Zoo,” the episode in which Leslie Knope arranges a wedding between two male penguins. Years later, when Dippold was hoping Feig would direct a spec script she wrote, titled The Heat, the two met for lunch....

Is This Batman V Superman Shot A Tribute To The Dark Knight Returns? By Peter Sciretta/July 14, 2015 12:00 pm EST Zack Snyder’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice isn’t an adaptation of Frank Miller’s epic graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns, but the film’s roots are directly inspired by that comic story. So did Snyder hide an homage to the iconic cover of The Dark Knight Returns in the new film?...

LucasFilm Tells Darth Vader That Return Of The Jedi Hasn’t Made A Profit!? By Peter Sciretta/April 5, 2009 11:18 pm EST During an interview with Equity Magazine, David Prowse, the actor who played (but didn’t voice) Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, claims that LucasFilm has yet to pay him any residual payments on Return of the Jedi because the the film has yet to make a profit....

More Early Buzz: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 24, 2008 5:31 pm EST More reviews for David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button have begun to hit the interwebs., which means its time for another Early Buzz roundup: Kris Tapley of In Contention: “I didn’t fall in love like so many in the crowd did. However, I couldn’t help but sense the innovation on display, not just below the line, but in the way we tell stories....

Netflix Reveals More About How Its Data Works (Though It Still Won’t Show Us Ratings) By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 13, 2018 12:30 pm EST Netflix has finally pulled the curtain back on the streaming giant that has taken over Hollywood — but not too much. A behind-the-scenes report on the ubiquitous streaming service gives us a peek at how Netflix uses data to determine which titles to push and what genres they want to pursue....

Our 12 Most Anticipated Sundance Movies By /Film Staff/Jan. 17, 2018 7:30 am EST This week, the bulk of the /Film crew is heading to Park City, Utah for the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. This means that the coming days will be full of reviews and reactions from the year’s first major film festival, a place where major movies premiere, gems are discovered, and the basic shape of the entire year in film begins to take shape....

Page 2: Jurassic Park, Star Trek, Breaking Bad, Doctor Who, The Newsroom, Tim Burton By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 17, 2013 8:00 am 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 36 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: Star Trek, Princess Bride, Game Of Thrones, Star Wars, Aladdin, Big Bang Theory, Lady And The Tramp, Mad Men, E.T., Galaxy Quest, By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 15, 2012 8:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. 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 48 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more....

Read Ava DuVernay’s Glowing Review Of ‘Straight Outta Compton’ By Angie Han/Aug. 21, 2015 8:30 am EST F. Gary Gray’s Straight Outta Compton has been getting great reviews from just about everyone, and now you can add Ava DuVernay to its growing list of admirers. The Selma director is uniquely qualified to critique the film. Not only is she an accomplished filmmaker in her own right, and a tireless advocate of diversity in Hollywood, DuVernay actually grew up in Compton as the events depicted in Straight Outta Compton were unfolding....

Sequel Bits: ‘Bill & Ted 3’, ‘Trick ‘R Treat 2’, ‘Expendables 3’, ‘Anchorman 2’, ‘Sin City 2’ By Angie Han/Oct. 30, 2013 2:00 pm EST Guess who’s dropping by Conan next month? Here’s a hint: He looks a lot like Will Ferrell. Also after the jump: Keanu Reeves has “no idea” if Bill & Ted 3 will ever happen Michael Bay talks Transformers 4: “There was a lot of dynamite” The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2 will shoot early next year Harrison Ford explains what he’s doing in The Expendables 3 Trick ‘r Treat director reveals what he wants in the sequel That is, if it ever gets made....

Sparks Fly Between Simon Pegg And Lake Bell In Romcom Charmer ‘Man Up’ [Tribeca Review] By Angie Han/April 27, 2015 10:30 am EST There are those who mourn the death of the classic romcom, and those who prefer the genre in its newer, more Apatovian incarnation. Both groups would do well to watch Man Up, a British charmer that has one foot firmly planted in each camp. It’s full of meet-cutes and grand romantic gestures, just like your favorite ’90s classics, but it’s got the grounded messiness and R-rated jokes of a more modern affair....

Stacked LA Film Festival Adds ‘Man Of Steel,’ ‘Monsters University,’ And Spike Jonze By Germain Lussier/May 8, 2013 12:15 pm EST The Way Way Back, Fruitvale Station, Short Term 12, The Spectacular Now, Only God Forgives, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, and In A World. The 2013 Los Angeles Film Festival already features a laundry list of the year’s best festival films and highly anticipated fall releases. Now the fest is adding a bit of blockbuster appeal....

Star Wars Bits: ‘Star Wars Rebels’, ‘Star Wars Pinball’, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Mark Hamill By Angie Han/Sept. 19, 2013 11:00 am EST Jonathan Rhys-Meyers dismisses the Episode VII talk, while Mark Hamill all but confirms his casting by hitting the gym. Also after the jump: Star Wars Rebels will drop by New York Comic-Con See a trailer for Star Wars Pinball: Balance of the Force Steve Sansweet’s Rancho Obi-Wan sets a Guinness record A “lost” short with Star Wars ties will return to the screen Los Angeles, Iceland, Jordan, Scotland, and Ireland have also been rumored as potential locations in the past....

The Best & Worst Sketches From Tina Fey And Amy Poehler’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 20, 2015 3:00 pm EST The last new episode of Saturday Night Live in 2015 hit the air last night, and with it came two favorite cast members returning to Studio 8H as hosts. However, despite the fact that Tina Fey and Amy Poehler both pulled hosting duties last night for the usually delightful episode that happens just before Christmas, this episode just didn’t quite pack the punch that it should have....

The Spielberg Vs. Carl’s Jr. Feud Is Better Than The ‘Ready Player One’ Trailers By Chris Evangelista/March 28, 2018 6:30 am EST Steven Spielberg is engaged in a bloody, no holds barred feud with fast food burger joint Carl’s Jr. over the term “SpielBurgers.” Who will come out the victor – the director of Ready Player One, or a place that makes greasy burgers? Place your bets. Alright let’s just get this out of the way: there is no way this is a real feud....

This Week In Trailers: Ghosthunter, China Salesman, Loving Pablo, Path Of Blood, World 1-1 By Christopher Stipp/May 12, 2018 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?...

‘Breaking In’ Is Not The Badass Mom Thriller We (Or Gabrielle Union) Deserve By Candice Frederick/May 11, 2018 10:00 am EST It was just last summer when Halle Berry’s Karla Dyson took matters into her own hands when she jumped into her minivan and chased down a pair of villains who abducted her son in Kidnap. That marked the first time in far too long that we saw a woman of color — and “of a certain age” — centralized as a badass hero and a mom on the big screen....

‘Mosaic’ Trailer: Steven Soderbergh’s Interactive App Is Available Now By Ben Pearson/Nov. 8, 2017 11:30 am EST Director Steven Soderbergh’s latest experiment has arrived. After investigating different financing models for Logan Lucky earlier this year, the filmmaker has unveiled a new interactive project called Mosaic, which will be broadcast as a six-part limited series on HBO in January. But you don’t have to wait until then to see the story play out....

‘Pacific Rim’ Details Revealed? By Adam Quigley/March 11, 2011 2:00 pm EST Yes, At the Mountains of Madness sounded amazing. Yes, we’re all super bummed that Guillermo del Toro is no longer making the film. Yes, we should all curse out Universal for not allowing the possibility of an R-rating, despite the movie being a hugely risky financial undertaking that could have very easily bombed at the box office and lost them a ton of money....