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‘Dunkirk’ Review Round-Up: A Stirring Spectacle That Is One Of The Year’s Best Films By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 18, 2017 12:00 pm EST Dunkirk seemed like a strange choice for Christopher Nolan’s next feature, since he’s a director known for his abstract sci-fi features and clever plot twists. Box office predictors and audiences didn’t know what to make of the war epic about a relatively obscure (to American audiences) World War II evacuation, with some estimating that it would be his lowest-grossing movie in years....

/Film Previews Universal Studios Hollywood’s ‘Transformers: The Ride’ By Peter Sciretta/April 20, 2012 9:00 am EST Yesterday at noon, a text message popped up on my phone: “TF has soft opened. Wanna go?” And with that, I put all of my scheduled work on hold. I jumped in a car and was off to Universal City. Transformers: The Ride doesn’t open at Universal Studios Hollywood until May 25th 2012, but yesterday the theme park was running a technical rehearsal....

‘Some Like It Hot’ Tops BBC’s List Of The 100 Greatest Comedies Of All Time By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 22, 2017 11:00 am EST Last year, the BBC polled nearly 200 critics in an attempt to determine the 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century. This year, they’ve assembled another cinema poll, one that is bound to spark just as many debates, as they tried to pin down the 100 Greatest Comedies of All Time....

‘Supergirl’ Has Cast Nicole Maines As Television’s First Transgender Superhero – And That’s Incredible By Danielle Solzman/July 23, 2018 11:00 am EST With the casting of transgender activist and actress Nicole Maines in season 4 of Supergirl as Nia Nal, history is being made. Maines will become the first transgender superhero in the history of television. Known mostly for being an activist, Maines is no stranger to appearing in TV or film....

‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ - What Did You Think? By Russ Fischer/Dec. 14, 2012 4:00 pm EST Today’s the day — over a decade after the premiere of Peter Jackson’s The Fellowship of the Ring, the director returns to Middle-Earth with the first of three planned films adapting J.R.R. Tolkien’s first novel The Hobbit. The films won’t adapt only that book, however, as Jackson and co-writers Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Guillermo del Toro have also incorporated elements from appendecies and supplements to The Lord of the Rings....

6 ‘Venom’ Movie Storylines Sony Can Borrow From The Comics By Alex Riviello/March 22, 2017 9:30 am EST Sony Pictures plans to have a Venom movie in theaters by 2018, but we still have no idea what story they’ll be telling. The toothy alien symbiote that famously corrupted Spider-Man during his “black-and-white suit” days has been around since 1984, so there’s plenty of comic book stories to choose from. The problem is that most of these tales will only work if Sony decides to do what they did with Marvel in the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming and work within an already established cinematic universe....

Christopher’s Top 10 Trailers Of 2016 By Christopher Stipp/Jan. 9, 2017 9:00 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? This week we rank the best trailers that 2016 had to offer....

Danny McBride Talks The New ‘Halloween,’ Hopes It Won’t Piss You Off By Jacob Hall/Nov. 14, 2017 8:30 am EST Danny McBride co-writing a new Halloween movie with Superbad director David Gordon Green sounds like a joke, but the Vice Principals star is taking this thing very seriously. In a new interview, McBride spoke about making the series scary again, getting Jamie Lee Curtis to return, and trying to honor a series beloved by so many....

First Official Photos: ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 8, 2010 9:31 pm EST Walt Disney Pictures has premiered the first official production photos from the next installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, in the latest issue of USA Today. Check them out now after the jump. The adventure this time around follows Jack Sparrow’s quest for the Fountain of Youth....

Germain’s ‘Jurassic World’ Review: Nostalgia And Action Mask A Weak Script And Characters By Germain Lussier/June 10, 2015 6:00 am EST For a few scenes in Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World, I was transported back to 1993. I was 13 years old, sitting with huge popcorn on my lap, watching Steven Spielberg’s original Jurassic Park for the very first time. Unlike the last two sequels in the series, Jurassic World has a handful of those wondrous moments in it and, for that reason alone, I found more to like than dislike about the movie....

Guillermo Del Toro No Longer Directing The Hobbit, Will Still Co-Write Screenplays By Russ Fischer/May 30, 2010 3:18 pm EST Someone probably saw this coming, after his frustrated-sounding comments the other day (with respect to MGM’s troubles slowing down the films) but it is still a shock to see that Guillermo del Toro is no longer directing The Hobbit for producer Peter Jackson. del Toro announced his departure via long-running LotR fansite The One Ring, and you can read his comments after the break....

Interview: ‘Rush Hour’ Producers Bill Lawrence, Blake McCormick And Steve Franks By Fred Topel/March 24, 2016 2:00 pm EST There may be an unprecedented number of television shows based on movies on the air simultaneously: Limitless, Fargo, Bates Motel, Damien and the just ended Minority Report and Hannibal with the upcoming Uncle Buck and shows like Lethal Weapon, Rambo and The Expendables in development. Add to that Rush Hour, based on the Jackie Chan/Chris Tucker series....

Kevin Smith Teases Massive Mystery Writing Gig With The Biggest IP He’s Ever Worked On By Ethan Anderton/July 30, 2018 10:30 am EST Kevin Smith has a career that spans movies, television comics, books and podcasts. He began with the breakout indie hit Clerks, and expanded that into his own little cinematic universe called The View Askewniverse, which includes movies like Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Clerks II....

See The Ghostbusters Ride That Was Never Built [Theme Park Concept Art Photos] By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 14, 2014 8:00 am EST During the early 1980’s, Bally was developing an interactive Ghostbusters-themed ride called The Hauntington Hotel, for Six Flags theme parks. The modern movie-branded take on Disney’s classic Haunted Mansion attraction would have been the first interactive video game/theme park ride. See some photos and concept art from the development of the Ghostbusters ride and learn more about the never-built attraction after the jump....

Sequel Bits: ‘Space Jam 2,’ ‘Paddington 2,’ ‘Now You See Me 3,’ ‘Trainspotting 2,’ ‘XXX: The Return Of Xander Cage,’ ‘Kill Zone 2’ By Jacob Hall/May 12, 2016 3:00 pm EST In today’s edition of Sequel Bits: The director of Space Jam doesn’t think a sequel should happen. Paddington 2 is officially on the way. Lionsgate is already talking about Now You See Me 3. Vin Diesel is facing a lawsuit over XXX: The Return of Xander Cage....

Sony Considering ‘Spider-Man’ Reboot Again; More Details Of Marvel Talks Revealed By Germain Lussier/Dec. 15, 2014 2:00 pm EST The Sony hack has taught us many things. On the movie side, it has taught us that Sony really does care about Spider-Man. They might not know what to do with him but there’s no doubt everyone is looking at every possible option for the character. You’ve probably already read a bit about the Sony talks with Marvel to get the character to appear in Captain America: Civil War, or of a possible animated movie by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, or of Marvel’s desire to recast Andrew Garfield....

The Best TV Shows & Movies Leaving Netflix In May 2018 By Ben Pearson/April 26, 2018 6:30 am EST When one door opens, another closes. Or in this case, as a whole new batch of content is dropped on Netflix’s streaming service, some existing titles are being shuffled off of it. But fear not, there are still a few days left to watch Check out the best TV shows and movies leaving Netflix in May 2018 below....

The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter Details, Concept Art, Videos Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 15, 2009 4:01 pm EST Universal Studios has finally unveiled specific plans for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, a new section of Universal Studios’ Orlando Islands of Adventure theme park, which is set to open in Spring 2010 (no specific date yet revealed). After the jump, you’ll find full details, some videos including a virtual fly-through, and some high resolution artwork....

This Week In Trailers: Weinstein, My Moon, Bloodlands, Are We Not Cats, Ugly Delicious By Christopher Stipp/Feb. 10, 2018 9:00 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?...

‘12 Strong’ Set Visit: A Post-9/11 War Drama That Is More Relevant Than Ever By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 20, 2017 9:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Warner Bros. Pictures has a new war drama called 12: Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers coming to theaters in January of 2018. Formerly known as Horse Soldiers, the film follows a team of U.S. Special Forces soldiers sent into Afghanistan almost immediately after the attacks of 9/11 on a mission to track down a network of terrorists....