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Joel And Ethan Coen Are Making Their First TV Series, ‘The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs’ By Angie Han/Jan. 11, 2017 8:00 am EST Like so many other esteemed filmmakers in recent years, Joel and Ethan Coen are making the move to television. The brothers are teaming up with Annapurna Television for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, a limited series that they wrote and will direct. Intriguingly, this won’t be just a television series — the idea is that the entire project will be some combination of television and (theatrically released) film....

New ‘Logan’ Photo Teases Reavers As Another Problem For Wolverine To Deal With By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 18, 2016 12:00 pm EST There have been endless teases for the next film in the standalone Wolverine franchise that has spun off from the primary X-Men film series. Ever since the film’s title was revealed to be Logan, as seen in the first teaser poster, there has been a barrage of behind-the-scenes photos and details giving us plenty of insight into what we can expect from the R-rated comic book sequel this time....

No, ‘Wreck-It Ralph 2’ Didn’t Give Cinderella Ears – She’s Always Had Them By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 7, 2018 11:00 am EST As per usual, people are freaking out on the internet. And as per usual, they’re freaking out over nothing. Missing appendages and body parts would be an unusual sight to see in a family-oriented Disney movie, but some eagle-eyed Disney fans thought they noticed something with the arrival of the new Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It-Ralph 2 trailer....

Saving Banksy Trailer: A Documentary About Removing Street Art By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 8, 2016 6:00 am EST One of my favorite documentaries is Banksy’s Exit Through The Gift Shop, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. That film, which was directed (or at very least edited) by Banksy himself, takes a look at the ride of street artist Mr. Brainwash using his story as a cautionary tale for the industry built around this artistic medium....

Superhero Bits: ‘Iron Fist’ Season 2 Episode Titles, ‘Aquaman’ Trailer Commentary & More By Ethan Anderton/July 25, 2018 6:00 pm EST What happens when Andy Richter gets ahold of the Infinity Gauntlet? Do you want to see Kevin Smith direct an episode of Batwoman at The CW? What comic book role is Logan Marshall-Green trying to land? Want to know the episode titles for the second season of Iron Fist? What insight does James Wan offer in the Aquaman trailer commentary?...

The ‘American Animals’ Opening Scene Gets Ready For A Heist By Chris Evangelista/June 9, 2018 11:00 am EST American Animals focuses on one of the strangest art heists in history. A group of college kids from wealthy backgrounds banded together to steal a collection of rare art books. Things didn’t go as planned. Now, you can watch the American Animals opening scene below, featuring the characters preparing for their big heist....

The Last Starfigher Getting Television Reboot With VR Extensions By Peter Sciretta/July 14, 2015 2:00 pm EST It seems like almost every movie from the 1980’s is getting remade these days, but not The Last Starfighter. Several filmmakers and writers, among them Star Wars anthology writer Gary Whitta and actor/writer/director Seth Rogen, and word has it that Steven Spielberg himself couldn’t get the Last Starfighter remake rights. But it appears a reboot of The Last Starfighter will happen, but it won’t be on the big screen, it will be on television....

The Spice Girls Are Making An Animated Superhero Movie, And No, We’re Not Kidding By Ben Pearson/March 24, 2018 11:00 am EST Ready to spice up your life with an unexpected group of animated heroes? There’s a Spice Girls superhero movie on the way, despite the fact that – double-checks – yes, it is in fact the year 2018, not the late 1990s. Each member of the English quintet is set to voice a character based on her pop persona in an upcoming film project....

Treat Yo Self: ‘Parks And Recreation’ Auction Is Selling Artifacts Of Pawnee By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 27, 2017 6:00 am EST Perhaps the best item that any pop culture fan can get is a prop from their favorite movie and TV show. The only problem is that they can be rather expensive. But if there’s any show that can convince you to “treat yo self,” it’s the beloved NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, and you’ll have a chance to do just that in a few days....

Trivia: Will Ferrell’s ‘Elf’ Almost Starred Jim Carrey Instead By Angie Han/Dec. 12, 2016 3:00 pm EST This particular bit of trivia isn’t a new one, but I don’t think it’s one we’ve ever featured before on /Film. And with the holiday season in full swing, it’s making the rounds again. In some ways, it’s easy to see how Carrey once looked right for the part. Buddy’s goofy personality and sugar-high energy would play well to Carrey’s strengths as a performer....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 25, 2017 12:30 pm EST In the eight-minute Batman: Gotham by Gaslight first look, interviews with the creators working on the DC/WB production speak about taking Batman back to the 19th century while clips from the film reveal how Batman, Catwoman, Harvey Dent, and Hugo Strange have been translated to the Victorian era. It’s “Batman in a Sherlock Holmes era,” creative director Mike Carlin describes in the preview....

‘Blade Runner: 2049’ Will Bring Edward James Olmos Back To The Future By Jacob Hall/March 14, 2017 9:30 am EST Decades before he confirmed himself as a bonafide science fiction icon as Admiral Adama in the great Battlestar Galactica remake series, Edward James Olmos had a key role in Ridley Scott’s 1982 masterpiece, Blade Runner. Now, we know that he’s following in the footsteps of original star Harrison Ford and returning to the rainy, grimy streets of future Los Angeles in director Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming sequel, Blade Runner 2049....

‘Blair Witch’ Trailer: You May Want To Think Twice About Camping Again By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 25, 2016 10:30 am EST Audiences lucky enough to get into a sneak preview screening of the horror flick The Woods at Comic-Con were treated to one of the coolest surprises that cinema has seen in a while. The horror film directed by Adam Wingard was revealed to actually be a sequel to The Blair Witch Project simply called Blair Witch....

‘Castle Rock’ TV Spot: Something Terrible Is Happening By Ben Pearson/Feb. 1, 2018 11:30 am EST Stephen King himself may not know what’s going on with Castle Rock, Hulu’s new psychological horror series set inside the King canon, but now he can watch this brand new Castle Rock TV spot along with the rest of us and try to figure it out. (I kind of love that mental image: King obsessively searching through a TV spot frame-by-frame, trying to find connections to his own work....

‘Cult Of Chucky’ Trailer: The Murderous Doll Is Back For Some Direct-To-Video Mayhem By Ben Pearson/June 29, 2017 12:00 pm EST Say what you will about Chucky, the murderous doll who first appeared in the 1988 movie Child’s Play, but the cinematic killer has definitely proven to have some serious staying power. It’s been four years since the knife-wielding serial slasher, who’s been voiced by The Lord of the Rings and Deadwood actor Brad Dourif in all six Chucky movies so far, appeared in Curse of Chucky....

‘Doctor Strange’ Featurette: Stephen Strange Discovers His Potential By Jack Giroux/Sept. 15, 2016 12:30 pm EST Doctor Strange is likely to be the trippiest film in the Marvel stable. The trailers promise psychedelic visuals from the comic book movie, but what of Stephen Strange’s journey? Will director Scott Derrickson’s film have enough heart to make Doctor Strange more than a visually engaging experience? We’ll see soon enough, but one thing is for certain, star Benedict Cumberbatch is confident Doctor Strange is far more than just delicious eye candy....

‘Doomed,’ A Documentary About Roger Corman’s Unreleased ‘Fantastic Four’ Movie, Is Getting A Release By Jacob Hall/Aug. 16, 2016 12:00 pm EST In 1994, legendary B-movie maestro Roger Corman produced a low-budget film adaptation of Marvel’s Fantastic Four comic book. It was never officially released in theaters or on home video. The story of this production and its sad, strange aftermath is the subject of a new documentary called Doomed, which has just received an official release date for later this year....

‘Five Nights At Freddys’ Lands ‘Harry Potter’ Director Chris Columbus By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 12, 2018 12:00 pm EST A film adaptation of the hit video game Five Nights at Freddy’s has been in the works for a few years now. Originally, the project was set up at New Line Cinema with Monster House director Gil Kenan on board, but now a new director is being brought in as the project finds a new home....

‘Hereditary’ Trailer: One Of 2018’s Freakiest Horror Movies By Jacob Hall/Jan. 30, 2018 6:00 am EST When a new horror movie invites immediate comparisons from critics to The Witch and Kill List, it has my attention. So Ari Aster’s Hereditary had my complete and undivided attention the moment in premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. But now that the first trailer for this film arrived, it has all of my attention and then some....

‘Life Of The Party’ Trailer: Melissa McCarthy Gets A Higher Education By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 19, 2018 7:30 am EST Melissa McCarthy is pursuing a higher education. And if that means getting high in the process, so be it. The actress makes her third collaboration with husband and director Ben Falcone in the Life of the Party trailer, which follows a freshly divorced mom who decides to reinvigorate her life by heading back to college....