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Guillermo Del Toro Gives A Photo Tour Of His Monstrous LACMA Exhibition, Opening Today By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 1, 2016 12:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It’s no secret that Guillermo del Toro’s Bleak House, his personal home (or “man cave” as he calls it) is a treasure trove of movie props, artifacts, art and collectibles inspired by all the fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories that he loves....

Laremy’s ‘Cloud Atlas’ Review: Tom Tykwer And The Wachowskis Bring Another Massive Thinker To The Big Screen [TIFF 2012] By Laremy Legel/Sept. 8, 2012 10:27 pm EST The themes of Cloud Atlas are legion, and the 160 minutes the film spans are epic. Six or seven plots are considered, depending how you define your storylines, and the time period ranges from 1849 to somewhere 400 years into the distant future. What I’m getting at here is the grandness of the scope, the giantess of the spectacle, the massive overarching ambition of the work....

Michael Giacchino Signs On To Score ‘The Incredibles 2’ [Update With Video] By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 25, 2015 1:30 pm EST Brad Bird has made it official, and tweeted out a video showing his long time collaborator Michael Giacchino signing the contract to return to score The Incredibles 2. Hit the jump to see that video.. Here is the tweet from The Incredibles 2 director Brad Bird: @m_giacchino signs to do the music for INCREDIBLES 2....

Netflix’s ‘The Get Down’ Budget Keeps Ballooning, Now Costs $16 Million Per Episode By Angie Han/Oct. 24, 2016 4:00 pm EST The Get Down is a lavish production and looks like one, but even fans of Baz Luhrmann’s opulent style may be surprised to learn just how expensive it is. A new report claims the 1970s hip-hop drama costs something like $16 million per episode, meaning the entire 12-episode first season will come out to a total of around $190 million....

Read About All The New Scenes In ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Extended Edition By Germain Lussier/Nov. 4, 2013 4:00 pm EST Tuesday brings the Blu-ray release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition. Ever since The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, director Peter Jackson has been releasing one version of each of his Tolkien films theatrically, reserving a longer version for DVD. In the case of the Lord of the Rings films, when one book equalled one movie, the extra few time helped flesh out the stories and improved already fantastic films....

See Exclusive ‘Solo’ Concept Art From ‘The Art Of Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Book By Chris Evangelista/May 29, 2018 11:00 am EST Solo: A Star Wars Story is now playing in theaters everywhere. Also available: The Art of Solo: A Star Wars Story, a book loaded with great concept art that tracks the creation of the film’s many worlds and characters. Below, check out some exclusive Solo concept art from The Art of Solo....

Star Wars Bits: Rumors Say October Will Bring Official ‘Episode VII’ News; Plus Donald Faison And Topher Grace By Germain Lussier/Oct. 10, 2013 9:00 am EST October marks the one-year anniversary of Disney purchasing Lucasfilm and announcing that new Star Wars films are on the way. In that year, there have been some official announcements, but those halted early this summer. We know director J.J. Abrams is hard at work prepping Star Wars Episode VII....

The /Film Crew’s 2018 Oscar Predictions By Jacob Hall/Feb. 28, 2018 1:00 pm EST The 90th Academy Awards are this weekend and you know what that means. It’s time to fill our your prediction ballot, head to the Oscar party of your choosing, and win a bunch of money. Winning Oscar betting pools is a staple of film fandom. Embrace it! But before you fill out your ballot, you should consult some experts....

The ‘Goon’ Movies Are The Perfect Underdog Stories For Our Time By Matt Donato/Sept. 1, 2017 11:00 am EST When sports and cinema collide, there’s no more exhausted formula than an underdog story. Some no-luck team or player who’s either too green (inexperienced) or too gray (past prime); a journey through workout montages and tremendous sacrifice to become the film’s inevitable MVP. Winners born from humble rearguard and backbreaking work – whatever makes our own proverbial mountains seem more scalable, or ambitions less unreachable....

This Week In Trailers: Men With Beards, The Selfish Giant, Schooled: The Price Of College Sports, Pale Blue Dot, Kelly+Victor By Christopher Stipp/Sept. 28, 2013 10:00 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 In Trailers: Mutant Girls Squad, The Extra Man, 5 Huajai Hero (Force Of Five), Gone With The Pope By Christopher Stipp/June 25, 2010 2:00 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: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

TV Bits: ‘Powerless’ And ‘Into The Badlands’ Promos, ‘Girl Meets World’ Seeks New Home, ‘Portlandia’ Renewed By Angie Han/Jan. 16, 2017 2:05 pm EST The TV news keeps on coming, thanks to the TCAs. After the jump: Portlandia has been renewed for one final season. AMC and BBC are teaming up for a new John le Carré miniseries. TV Land officially orders Heathers to series. Louis C.K. and Albert Brooks’ Cops gets a series from TBS....

/Answers: Our Favorite “Kids On An Adventure” Movies By /Film Staff/March 9, 2018 10:00 am EST Every week in /Answers, we answer a new pop culture-related question. In this edition, we celebrate the release of A Wrinkle in Time by asking “What is your favorite ‘kids on an adventure’ movie?” Chris Evangelista: The Monster Squad While most people my age seem to hold The Goonies up as the ultimate “foul-mouthed kids go on a life-threatening adventure” flick, I’ve never really cared for the film....

‘Dark Shadows’ Review: Vamping In The Ashes Of A Dead Affair By Russ Fischer/May 10, 2012 1:00 pm EST Barnabas Collins is a vampire, but like many supernatural creatures he started out as a man. In his mortal days he made a common mistake. Barnabas got it on with a passionate partner to whom he had no intention to commit, while holding a flame for another chaste beauty. This did not end well....

/Film LA: Edgar Wright Programs The New Beverly January 14-31 By Germain Lussier/Jan. 3, 2011 6:00 am EST The New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles is one of those movie theaters that film fans must visit at some point in their life. Maybe it’s not the prettiest theater in the world, but the tickets are cheap, the popcorn is cheap, and it regularly has some of the best, if not the best, repertory screenings imaginable, mostly in double features....

‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Is The Latest Hollywood Movie To Scrap Plans For A Gay Character By Ben Pearson/June 19, 2018 2:30 pm EST (Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is the latest film to blow an opportunity to put a gay character in a mainstream movie.) Welp, it’s happened again. Another major Hollywood blockbuster has cut a reference to a LGBTQ character’s sexuality....

‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Star Justice Smith On Terrifying Stunts And More Terrifying Dinosaurs [Set Visit Interview] By Peter Sciretta/April 27, 2018 11:00 am EST In June 2017, I traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii to visit the set of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. This week, we have been running a ton of coverage from this visit. It began with interviews with producers Frank Marshall and Pat Crowley, director J.A. Bayona, and stars Bryce Dallas and Chris Pratt....

‘Reservoir Dogs’ And ‘Pulp Fiction’ Going Back To Theaters For One Night In December By Russ Fischer/Oct. 23, 2012 10:30 am EST A few companies are trying to get in on the action with respect to celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Quentin Tarantino’s feature debut Reservoir Dogs. There’s a 20th anniversary screening of the film tonight in LA, and broad audiences will get a good anniversary gift from the director when his Django Unchained is released on Christmas Day....

15 Movies To Be Thankful For This Year By Germain Lussier/Nov. 26, 2014 8:00 am EST For the next few weeks, you’re going to be hearing a lot about how great a year for movies 2014 was. That’s true, but this is not that list — this isn’t our “best of 2014.” As it is Thanksgiving week here in the United States, we’ve come up with a list of movies from 2014 we should be thankful for....

18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations Announced By Angie Han/Dec. 14, 2011 7:57 am EST Though the Oscar remains the biggest award in Hollywood, Oscar watchers know to keep an eye on guild and critics’ circle awards to see which pics are building the most buzz. This morning saw the announcement of the nominations for the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, with the winners to be announced in a ceremony Sunday, January 29....