The ‘Back To The Future’ Trilogy Is A Big Chiasmus, But What Is That? [Video Essay] By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 16, 2016 6:00 am EST Longtime fans of the Back to the Future trilogy know that there are many parallels that run between all three of the films. For example, one of the biggest parallels between all three films is a big chase that happens in the middle of Hill Valley’s town square....
VOTD: New Footage Of Chewbacca Speaking English On ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ Set By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 8, 2016 5:00 am EST Even the most casual of Star Wars fans could tell you that Chewbacca gets his points across with various roars and howls. The Millennium Falcon’s co-pilot is a Wookiee who speaks the language of the same name, and Han Solo can understand him perfectly. In fact, the only way we can really decipher what Chewbacca is saying is by listening to how Han reacts to him....
Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle Of Dogs’ Trailer Is Here, And What Good Dogs They Are By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 21, 2017 8:08 am EST There’s a chill in the air. It’s time to bust out the corduroy suit and take another journey to Wes Anderson country, where everything is symmetrical, everyone has father issues, and the soundtracks are off the hook. Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs trailer has arrived to enchant the hell out of you....
Willem Dafoe Boards Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Murder On The Orient Express’ Remake By Jack Giroux/Jan. 6, 2017 4:00 pm EST When Willem Dafoe signs up for a movie, that film is pretty much guaranteed to have at least one good performance. We expect nothing less of Dafoe, an actor I can’t think of giving an underwhelming performance in recent memory. Not only is he consistent, he’s also great more often than not, so it’s satisfying to learn he’s joined Kenneth Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express remake....
Wondering Why We Haven’t Seen That ‘Y: The Last Man’ TV Show Yet? Blame The Election By Ben Pearson/July 21, 2017 4:30 pm EST But the show has been in the works at FX for a long time now, so what’s up with the delay? According to writer/showrunner Michael Green, you can blame the 2016 presidential election for the long wait. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Green explained how the election of America’s current president made the writing process far more difficult and nearly made him walk away from the project altogether:...
‘Goat’ Red-Band Trailer: Guys Gone Wild By Angie Han/Sept. 7, 2016 6:00 am EST That slight chill in the air means we’re right at the time of year when thousands of teenagers begin descending on college campuses across the country. Some will meet new friends or mentors or discover new passions. A not inconsiderable proportion of the population will join the Greek system. And a few of those kids might find themselves subject to the kind of brutal hazing depicted in Andrew Neel’s Goat....
‘Kedi’ Trailer: It’s A Feature-Length Cute Cat Video By Angie Han/Dec. 15, 2016 1:00 pm EST While we at /Film love cats as much as anyone on the internet, we also consider ourselves a Super Duper Serious Movie Website. And sadly, that means we can’t just go around posting any cute cat video that strikes our fancy. But every once in a while, everything works out and our passion for cinema dovetails beautifully with our interest in adorable animals....
‘Moana’ Clip: See Jemaine Clement’s Tamatoa Gets His Big Musical Moment In ‘‘Shiny’’ By Angie Han/Dec. 20, 2016 11:30 am EST Much as I adore the Moana musical numbers, I can’t say I was particularly surprised by most of them. “We Know the Way” was heavily promoted in all the marketing materials, “How Far I’ll Go” is clearly being positioned as the next “Let It Go,” and of course the film’s second lead, Maui (Dwayne Johnson) would have to get a musical moment or two....
‘Mudbound’ Trailer: Dee Rees Directs A Critically Acclaimed Tale Of Racial Tension By Jacob Hall/Oct. 26, 2017 2:30 pm EST Netflix has made headway at the Emmys, but it’s still trying to become a major player at the Oscars. Mudbound feels like the streaming service’s attempt to enter the awards season with a major contender – a period drama stacked with great actors and powered by a story that feels all-too-relevant....
‘She’s Gotta Have It’ Star DeWanda Wise Exits ‘Captain Marvel’ Role; Lashana Lynch To Replace Her [Updated] By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 16, 2018 12:35 pm EST Update: British actress Lashana Lynch is in negotiations to take over the role left by DeWanda Wise in Captain Marvel. Lynch is best known for playing the lead role in the ABC period drama series Still Star-Crossed. Our original story continues below. Between starring in a hit Netflix original series by Spike Lee and graduating to the Marvel comic book movie Captain Marvel, DeWanda Wise was about to be very busy....
By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 19, 2018 12:33 pm EST Space Jam 2 is definitely happening, and Black Panther director Ryan Coogler is going to lend a hand. Coogler will produce the sequel, which is set to star LeBron James and Bugs Bunny. Terence Nance will direct, with production slated to start in 2019.THR broke the news regarding Ryan Coogler’s involvement with Space Jam 2. This is Coogler’s first official post-Black Panther gig, and the film will mark the first starring role for LeBron James....
‘The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story’ Review: Episodes 1 And 2 By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 25, 2018 9:00 am EST “Are you sick?”
‘The Belko Experiment’ Trailer: Things Get A Little Messy At The Office By Jack Giroux/Jan. 20, 2017 6:00 am EST Below, watch The Belko Experiment trailer. Gunn has written some dark comedies before, and The Belko Experiment looks like some of his darkest material yet. Some co-workers, even friends, don’t seem like they’ll stay peaceful for long, including a character played by actor/filmmaker Tony Goldyn. Based on the other trailers, we probably shouldn’t expect too many heroes in McLean’s film, which co-stars 10 Cloverfield Lane’s John Gallagher Jr....
‘The Greatest Showman’ Trailer: Hugh Jackman Invents Show Business By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 28, 2017 6:35 am EST Hugh Jackman is following up his gritty, emotional turn in Logan with a return to his musical roots in The Greatest Showman. The original musical offers a candy-colored portrait of the birth of show business and the rise of P.T. Barnum, the founder of the famous Barnum and Bailey Circus, as the titular “World’s Greatest Showman....
All 8 ‘Harry Potter’ Movies Are Returning To Theaters This Month By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 7, 2018 3:30 pm EST In anticipation of the release of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Warner Bros. and Cinemark Theaters are showcasing all eight Harry Potter films as well as the spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in Cinemark XD locations across the country. Dubbed Wizarding World XD Week, this magical theatrical return will take place from August 31-September 6, 2018 at all 141 Cinemark XD locations....
Bradley Cooper To Star In Gavin O’Connor’s WWII Drama ‘Atlantic Wall’ By Jack Giroux/Dec. 1, 2016 2:30 pm EST Gavin O’Connor has been lining up some good jobs lately. Not only was it recently announced he’s tackling The Green Hornet reboot, but he’s also working on a Netflix series from the creator of The Killing, plus a Ben Affleck and Matt Damon-produced film about Chuck Blazer and the FIFA soccer scandal....
Chris Hemsworth Calls ‘Star Trek 4’ Pitch ‘‘Amazing’’ By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 9, 2017 3:00 pm EST Before Star Trek Beyond hit theaters, JJ Abrams revealed that he had an idea for the fourth film in his new series of Star Trek movies that would see Chris Hemsworth reprise his role as George Kirk. Days later, Paramount confirmed the development, announcing that Hemsworth had signed on for the new film. Abrams later claimed that “the reason we made a deal with Chris Hemsworth as soon as we could” was because they have concocted a really “amazing story....
Cool Stuff: Ghostbusters, Fictional Food, Walking Dead, 1990’s Nickelodeon And Star Wars By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 1, 2017 7:00 am EST Cool Stuff if your nerdarific pop-culture filled holiday shopping guide published all year round. In today’s edition of Cool Stuff we take a look at Playmobil’s new line of Ghostbusters toys, McFarlane’s Walking Dead Daryl Dixon On Bike resin statue, Joshua Budich’s Fictional Food 2 screenprints, Big Bobett Holiday vinyl figure, 1990’s Nickelodeon Funko Pop figures and a magnetic floating U-Wing ship statue from the standalone film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story....
Emily Blunt Flies Through A Practically Perfect Dance Number In New ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Image By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 10, 2018 8:44 am EST The 1964 Mary Poppins was practically perfect in every way. From the songs to the dance sequences to the immeasurable Julie Andrews, the original Mary Poppins deserves its place as one of the greatest movie musicals of all time. So director Rob Marshall and star Emily Blunt have quite a task on their hands with the highly anticipated sequel Mary Poppins Returns....
James Wan Responds To ‘Aquaman’ Villain Reports, Talks ‘The Conjuring’ Cinematic Universe [TCA 2016] By Fred Topel/Aug. 11, 2016 8:30 am EST We had a one-on-one interview with MacGyver pilot director and executive producer James Wan and showrunner Peter Lenkov before their Television Critics Association panel. In the time between the interview and panel, news broke that the villain of Wan’s Aquaman movie would be Black Manta. After the panel, I asked Wan about choosing Black Manta for the villain....
