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Exclusive: Mondo’s Poster For Rockumentary ‘A Band Called Death’ By Germain Lussier/June 24, 2013 1:30 pm EST The current craze of limited edition movie posters has its roots in the long-standing tradition of gig posters. Those posters advertised and commemorated concerts (and still do) with some editions becoming increasingly collectible. That inspired Mondo to do the same thing for film screenings. The outfit’s latest poster is a return to those roots, as it is a piece by artist Jay Shaw based on the rockumentary A Band Called Death....

Five Scientific Inaccuracies In ‘Gravity’ That Will Bother Me Forever By David Chen/Dec. 23, 2013 1:00 pm EST Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity is one of my favorite films of the year, a non-stop thrill ride with innovative camera work, sound design, and animation. The movie’s apparent verisimilitude impressed me so much that I spent some time reading about how accurate it was from people like Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Andy Howell, and Michael Massimino....

Howard Shore Returning To Compose ‘The Hobbit’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 18, 2010 9:19 am EST Part of what made director Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy so beautiful was the epic and lyrical score by composer Howard Shore. Every scene of travel, battle, humor or death was all accompanied by Shore’s wonderful music and he won two Oscars for those scores, Fellowship of the Ring and Return of the King specifically....

International ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Trailer Features New Footage By Germain Lussier/Dec. 13, 2013 10:30 am EST The first trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was all about the expanding universe Marc Webb was creating with the sequel. Three villans and counting are going to be a problem for Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield). Plus, if that wasn’t enough, he’s still got to deal with the regular people in his life, too....

Iron Man 2 Set Photo: Robert Downey Jr In The Suit By Peter Sciretta/May 7, 2009 11:24 am EST [No photo] Last night we wrote about Iron Man 2 shooting at Randy’s Donuts in Inglewood, a famous LA landmark. Samuel L Jackson, reprising his role as Nick Fury, bursts onto the scene and begins yelling up to Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr), who is laying in the middle of the gigantic donut on the roof....

Jeremy Renner Hints We’ll Get More Hawkeye In ‘Captain America 3’ By Angie Han/Aug. 25, 2014 4:00 pm EST After getting close to Black Widow in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Cap may be buddying up with another Avenger in Captain America 3. According to Jeremy Renner, there are “rumblings” that expert archer Hawkeye could appear in the upcoming threequel. Hit the jump to see exactly what he said. The fact Renner’s only heard “rumblings” could suggest that Hawkeye isn’t in the movie that much, but on the other hand it could just be indicative of the fact that Captain America 3 is still a couple of years away....

Noah Art Posters Lets take a look at the Noah art posters and find out where they will be available: Rob Liefeld’s “The Protected” Noah art poster will be given out at Regal Cinema IMAX screenings. Alexis Rockman’s “Ark” Noah art poster will be available at Arclight theaters starting with Thursday night sneak previews.Matt Furie’s Animal Planet print will be available at select Cinemark XD screeningsCarmen Arviz, “Dos Elefantes” Noah art print is at the AMC chain IMAX theaters....

Making A Movie: Tech Rehearsal By David Chen/May 3, 2014 12:43 pm EST “Making a Movie” is a series of columns that chronicles our attempt to make, market, and distribute a film with Stephen Tobolowsky in 2014. Last night was our tech rehearsal and full run-through for the concert film we’re shooting with Stephen Tobolowsky. We had a documentary crew on-site to shoot an official “making of” short film, but I also threw together a quick video on my Panasonic GH4 just to give you some idea of the complexity of what we’re attempting this evening....

New Featurette Focuses On The Ship Of ‘Prometheus’ By Germain Lussier/May 30, 2012 6:00 am EST When your movie is called Prometheus and the ship in the movie is called “Prometheus,” chances are it’s pretty damn important. Sure there’s the obvious link to the Greek myth of a Titan who helped the mortals and was punished by being chained to a boulder to have his liver constantly eaten away. But in Ridley Scott’s new film, the ship is the thing....

Page 2: Star Wars, Twin Peaks, Alice In Wonderland, Goonies, He-Man, The Doors, Doctor Who, GoT By Peter Sciretta/July 23, 2014 2:00 pm EST Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Page 2: Transformers, Breaking Bad, Indiana Jones, David O. Russell, Rocky, Firefly, Star Wars By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 10, 2013 3:30 pm EST Header Photo: Tiki Transformer 7 Iconic Costume Actors You Didn’t Notice In Non-Costumed RolesBook Excerpt: ‘The CG Story’: How Pixar Saved ‘Toy Story’ From Becoming A Disney Disaster Tarantino is the most studied director in the UKHas Netflix Helped To Cap DVR Growth?Joshua Budich’s Raiders of the Lost Ark posterThis Is How You Make INDIANA JONES 5Why Smaug Still Matters...

Poster For ‘Open Windows’ May Make You Slightly Uncomfortable By Russ Fischer/Feb. 26, 2014 11:15 am EST Nacho Vigalondo’s first film, Timecrimes, had some wild stuff, and dressed up one character in a simple but unforgettable outfit. His new movie, Open Windows, premieres next week at SXSW, with Elijah Wood and Sacha Grey in the lead roles. Wood plays a super-fan of Grey’s actress character, and is given the voyeur’s dream: a total and disembodied visual window into her life....

POTD: All Of ‘Harry Potter’ Summarized In A Single One-Page Comic By Germain Lussier/Oct. 3, 2014 1:00 pm EST Harry Potter is a story that’s going to pass through the generations. Like Star Wars and Lord of the Rings before it, J.K. Rowling’s books and movies about a boy wizard destined to save the world have cemented themselves into history. They’re almost our version of cave drawings, which leads us to this new Potter creation....

POTD: See Every Single Outfit Walt Wore In Five Seasons Of ‘Breaking Bad’ By Angie Han/Oct. 17, 2013 9:00 am EST If clothes make the man, as the saying goes, then what kind of clothes does it take to create a brilliant monster like Walter White? Brooklyn artist Nathan Peters has the answer in The Wardrobe of Walter White, a comprehensive collection of illustrations depicting every single outfit Walt ever wore in five season of Breaking Bad....

Quicksilver To Appear In Bryan Singer’s ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ And Joss Whedon’s ‘The Avengers 2’ By Germain Lussier/May 23, 2013 1:02 pm EST How is that going to work? We’ll discuss, and have a Kevin Feige quote, below. Here’s Singer’s Tweet: Quicksilver (as well as his twin sister Scarlet Witch) debuted in the X-Men comics, and were eventually revealed to be the children of Magneto. More recently they’ve become members of The Avengers but their roots have always been in the X-Men....

Rob Corddry Drops New Details On ‘Hot Tub Time Machine 2’ By Germain Lussier/May 15, 2013 3:30 pm EST Turns out we’re getting Hot Tub Time Machine 2 sooner than we thought. After months of speculation regarding a follow-up to the 2010 comedy, last week Adam Scott joined the cast, replacing John Cusack in the cast that features Craig Robinson, Clark Duke and Rob Corddry. Now Corddry confirmed the film will start shooting in the next week or so with Steve Pink returning to direct....

Superhero Bits: Batman V Superman, Agents Of SHIELD, Arrow, Captain America 3, Guardians Of The Galaxy By Germain Lussier/Sept. 11, 2014 5:00 pm EST Why are some fans unhappy with the Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman batmobile? How long has Kevin Feige known the title to Captain America 3? What Marvel TV shows are coming to New York Comic-Con? Is the Justice League coming to TV? Just how important does Robert Downey Jr....

Superhero Bits: Iron Man 3, Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Avengers, Man Of Steel, Dark Knight Rises By Germain Lussier/Dec. 14, 2012 12:00 pm EST Want to see a new photo from the set of Iron Man 3? When is The Amazing Spider-Man 2 filming? Which dates are Man of Steel opening internationally? Is The Dark Knight Rises the best movie of 2012? Did Olly Moss almost do an Avengers comic book cover?...

The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 3 - Land Of Enchantment By David Chen/Nov. 13, 2009 8:09 am EST The Tobolowsky Files is a new podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky. In this episode, Stephen talks about the fascinating hierarchy of background artists and the dangers of filming Wild Hogs....

Viking Santa Origin Story ‘Winter’s Knight’ In The Works By Angie Han/Feb. 28, 2014 5:00 pm EST Gritty superhero origin stories are a dime a dozen these days, but the latest pop culture icon to get the treatment wasn’t crafted by Marvel or DC. It’s Santa Claus, that most enduring and endearing of childhood figures. Sony has made a seven-figure deal for Winter’s Knight, a “reimagining” of Saint Nick’s backstory that folds in elements of Viking mythology....