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‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Trailer Breakdown: Going Through The New Footage Frame-By-Frame By Jacob Hall/Aug. 12, 2016 10:00 am EST A new Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer arrived last night, which means that I’ve spent the time since then going through it frame-by-frame and trying to squeeze out every little interesting detail. Join me, won’t you? And while this post won’t contain any direct spoilers, I will be over-analyzing, jumping to conclusions, and utilizing readily available information from various other sources to figure out what’s going on in every corner of this trailer....

‘The Fate Of The Furious’ Early Buzz: The Eighth Movie Is As Crazy (And As Fun) As You’d Expect [Updated] By Jacob Hall/March 29, 2017 2:30 pm EST UPDATE: We have added a new video review courtesy from our own Peter Sciretta and Collider’s Steven Weintraub. While CinemaCon is technically the place where movie studios entice theater owners and other industry professionals with trailers and footage from their upcoming movies, sometimes they go all-in....

‘The Jungle Book’ Review: How Disney’s Latest Live-Action Adventure Justifies The Cinematic Experience By Angie Han/April 15, 2016 5:00 pm EST Between Sean Parker’s Screening Room and AMC’s tentatively proposed (and quickly discarded) texting-allowed policy, we’ve seen a lot of debate in recent weeks about the sanctity (or lack thereof) of the theatrical experience. Cinephiles will swear up and down that a pristine movie theater is the only proper way to enjoy a movie — and I tend to agree – but the truth is that for a lot of moviegoers, the drawbacks outweigh the benefits....

‘Westworld’ Review: ‘Akane No Mai’ Finally Takes Us To Shogun World By Chris Evangelista/May 21, 2018 9:30 am EST Welcome to our weekly recaps of HBO’s Westworld. This Westworld review takes a look at the fifth episode of season 2, “Akane No Mai”. Be warned: spoilers follow. Shogun World After much hype, Westworld finally arrives in Shogun World. Was it worth the wait?I guess?While the storytelling in this week’s episode, “Akane No Mai”, is handled with grace, there’s a prevailing sense that the show is trying to stall....

Director Adam Wingard On How ‘Death Note’ Prepared Him For ‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’ [Interview] By Fred Topel/Aug. 21, 2017 8:30 am EST Adam Wingard has made a name for himself with horror movies like You’re Next and The Guest and his latest contribution to the genre made waves when Netflix swooped in to rescue it from turnaround after it was developed at Warner Brothers. Based on the manga, which itself had been adapted in anime and live-action in Japan, Death Note arrives on Netflix this Friday....

By Jack Giroux/July 21, 2017 3:00 pm EST When filmmaker Luc Besson was 10 years old, he was reading the comic book he’d adapt into a massive feature film 48 years later. Based on Pierre Christin and artist Jean-Claude Mézières’ “Ambassador of Shadows,” published in 1975, Besson has brought their colorful, wacky world to to the big screen with his personal touch on every frame. From the complex, clever set pieces to the jokes to the colorful environments, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is pure Besson....

Director Shane Carruth Wrangles A Bunch Of Movie Stars For ‘The Modern Ocean’ By Jacob Hall/Nov. 4, 2015 12:30 pm EST It took director Shane Carruth nine years to make a follow-up to 2004’s time travel instant-classic Primer. Thankfully, 2013’s Upstream Color was a remarkable sophomore effort, a science fiction tinged drama that was as emotionally moving as his debut feature was mind-bending. Even more thankfully, we won’t have to wait nearly a decade for this third movie....

Disney’s Hollywood Studios Theme Park Could Become Disney Cinemagine Park [Updated] By Jacob Hall/Feb. 7, 2018 12:03 pm EST Update: Disney has denied that Hollywood Studios is undergoing a name change. Their statement, and our thoughts, have been added to the original article below. The Hollywood Studios Park at the Walt Disney World resort in Orlando, Florida has been undergoing a bit of an identity crisis over the past few years....

Edgar Wright Gushes About 10 Movies That Influenced ‘Baby Driver’: Part 2 By Ethan Anderton/June 30, 2017 8:00 am EST (Welcome to Cinematic Inspirations, a series where filmmakers talk about the movies that inspired their latest release. In this edition: the second of two conversations with Edgar Wright on the movies that inspired Baby Driver.) Leading up to the release of Baby Driver, director Edgar Wright was a guest programmer at the British Film Institute for a series of films under the banner Car Car Land....

Elizabeth Olsen And Paul Bettany Talk ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ And The Romance Between Vision And Scarlet Witch [Set Visit Interview] By Peter Sciretta/March 26, 2018 9:00 am EST We visited the set of Avengers: Infinity War in June 2017, and today we bring you our roundtable interview with Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany, who play the super couple of Wanda Maximoff, better known as Scarlet Witch, and The Vision. They talk about the scene we watched them film on set (which takes them to Wakanda), what their characters have been up to since Captain America: Civil War, the state of their relationship, what would happen if the bad guys get the Infinity Stone in Vision’s head, and the differences between working with Joss Whedon and the Russo Brothers on an Avengers movie, [Speaking of the scene we saw filmed] You guys get off the quinjet, Vision seems a bit hurt....

Exclusive: Artist Robert Brandenburg Subverts ‘Manhattan’ And More In New Mondo Gallery Show By Germain Lussier/Sept. 11, 2012 7:30 am EST The primary purpose of a movie poster is to tell a consumer about a film in hopes they’ll want to watch it. Artist Robert Brandenburg wants to do the same thing. He’s just selling the wrong message. The Ohio-based artist, who came onto the pop art scene at Gallery 1988 in 2011, is one half of the latest exhibit the Mondo Gallery in Austin, Texas, opening September 14....

HBO Wants More ‘Game Of Thrones’ Seasons, But Not A ‘Game Of Thrones’ Movie By Angie Han/March 12, 2015 4:00 pm EST While it’s not quite accurate to say we’re nearing the end of Game of Thrones, it may be true that we have more episodes behind us than ahead of us. George R.R. Martin’s fantasy saga has a definitive ending, even if he hasn’t written it down yet, and showrunners David Benioff and David Weiss have previously said they want to wrap up after “seven or eight” seasons....

How ‘Ash Vs Evil Dead’ Season Two Originally Ended By Jack Giroux/Dec. 13, 2016 4:00 pm EST Showrunner Craig DiGregorio recently left Ash vs Evil Dead over creative differences. The screenwriter behind My Name is Bruce and a few episodes of Daredevil and Battlestar Galactica, Mark Verheiden, is now leading the way on season three. From DiGregorio’s perspective, he had to make to make too many comprises during season two, and the biggest disagreement he had may have come down to the ending....

How ‘It’ And The New Pennywise Mirror The Fears Of 2017 By Monique Jones/Sept. 15, 2017 9:00 am EST The new It has become one of the biggest blockbusters of 2017, and has reinvigorated the box office for the fall. Much of that success comes from the amazing performance of Bill Skarsgård, who transformed himself into the monstrous Pennywise. Pennywise has been a horror staple for years, thanks both to Stephen King’s original novel and Tim Curry’s performance as the character in the 1990 TV miniseries....

Interview: ‘Quarry’ Showrunner Greg Yaitanes On The One-Take Shot That Will Top ‘True Detective’ By Fred Topel/Sept. 9, 2016 3:30 pm EST Fans of Max Allan Collins have enjoyed a dozen stories of Quarry, the Vietnam veteran who becomes a hit man in the ’70s, with another on the way. This fall, they can see the charater come to life in their own homes with Cinemax’s new series Quarry. Logan-Marshall Green plays Mac Conway, dubbed Quarry by the gangster who blackmails him into meeting him at a rock quarry to take his assignments....

Interview: Screenwriters Adam Horowitz And Edward Kitsis, And Producer Justin Springer Talk ‘Tron Legacy’ By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 14, 2010 2:00 pm EST On November 19th, I had the opportunity to participate in a day of roundtable interviews with the cast and crew of Tron Legacy. I also conducted a couple of one-on-one discussions with the filmmakers and screenwriters (but that will come later).The plan is to post one of the interviews every day up until release....

J.J. Abrams And Kathleen Kennedy Talk About Mapping Out Star Wars: Episode 8 And 9 By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 12, 2015 10:30 am EST Even though we’re still 127 days from seeing Star Wars: The Force Awakens, this movie is the beginning of a plethora of projects all set in a galaxy far, far away. That means there has been a lot of planning behind the scenes with regards to the story arcs of the new characters and returning heroes in Episode VII, and thanks to all the Star Wars details emerging today, we have a better idea of how the future is being planned for the new trilogy....

Watch the Professor Marston and the Wonder Women Trailer Wonder Woman fans, feminists, and feminist allies alike eagerly gathered in the Hammerstein Ballroom for New York Comic Con on Sunday to celebrate, amplify and support Professor Marston and The Wonder Women. And you could immediately tell upon entering the theater that people were there not just for the big screen phenomenon, but to also be a part of a conversation that dared to acknowledge an under-served audience—by paying homage to its historical narrative....

New Additions To The National Film Registry Include ‘The Silence Of The Lambs,’ ‘El Mariachi,’ ‘Forrest Gump’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 28, 2011 6:00 am EST In 1988, the National Film Preservation Act create the National Film Registry, which selects a couple dozen films each year for preservation in the Library of Congress. Up to 25 films are selected annually as “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant films.” These have to be at least ten years old, can be feature, short experimental or ‘other’ — anything that is film, really — and are chosen from a list of films nominated by the public....

Oscar Producers Craig Zadan And Neil Meron Return For 2014 Telecast By Russ Fischer/April 17, 2013 2:00 pm EST If you liked the Oscars this year, as produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, you’re in luck. The two have been hired to produce next year’s telecast as well. Does this mean we can expect even more celebration of Chicago? This is a slightly unusual move, as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences usually chooses Oscar producers after the new AMPAS president takes over in July....