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Tom Hanks And Robert Zemeckis Family Space Adventure ‘Major Matt Mason’ May Go Forward As An Indie By Russ Fischer/Oct. 15, 2012 3:30 pm EST In 2011, before shooting his new movie Flight, which is playing film festivals now, Robert Zemeckis started considering a new film with Tom Hanks. Major Matt Mason is co-written by Hanks and Graham Yost, and is called “a live-action family film about space adventure.” We haven’t heard much about the project since then, but now with Zemeckis bringing Flight into theaters, Hanks is talking about the space-bound movie once again....

Watch: David Lynch Equates Beauty And Wood At ‘Twin Peaks’ Premiere By Russ Fischer/July 17, 2014 1:45 pm EST David Lynch recognizes true beauty in wood. Last night at the Vista Theater in Los Angeles, David Lynch, the American Film Institute, and the home entertainment divisions of CBS and Paramount held an unusual event: the theatrical premiere of deleted scenes from Twin Peaks and the feature film Fire Walk With Me....

‘Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues’ Promo: Ron Burgundy Reports On Racing By Russ Fischer/Sept. 13, 2013 2:30 pm EST Unless you’re a British racing fan, chances are you might not know of the Goodwood Revival. Held each September, the event takes place at a circuit near Chichester that was originally operative from ‘48 to ‘66, and features races in which drivers compete against one another in cars from that time span....

‘Blackhat’ Trailer: Michael Mann Returns By Russ Fischer/Sept. 25, 2014 9:41 am EST After five years away from the feature scene, Michael Mann returns with Blackhat, a “cyber-thriller” that casts Chris Hemsworth as a hacker recruited to ferret out a ring of criminals who use computer networks to accomplish high-level goals. Hemsworth puts his “American guy” accent to use, and Mann also employs a solid supporting cast including Viola Davis, Holt McCallany, Wei Tang and Leehom Wang....

‘Dear White People’ Trailer By Angie Han/July 23, 2014 7:00 am EST The first trailer for Dear White People made an impression by declaring what it wasn’t. It wasn’t The Help, it wasn’t The Blind Side, it wasn’t The Butler, and it definitely wasn’t Gremlins, which one character argues is secretly about “suburban white fear of black people.” Now a new Dear White People trailer has arrived to tell us what the movie actually is....

By Angie Han/Jan. 17, 2013 2:30 pm EST Jones inhabits the role of General Douglas MacArthur, who finds himself the de facto ruler of Japan following the nation’s surrender at the end of World War II. He brings in an expert in Japanese culture, General Bonner Fellers (Matthew Fox), to help determine whether Hirohito, the Japanese emperor, should be hanged for war crimes. Fellers’ investigation is colored by his memories of a relationship with beautiful Aya (Eriko Hatsune), a Japanese exchange student he met in the U....

‘Nymphomaniac Volume II’ Trailer: Lars Von Trier Concludes His Evocative Sexual Tale By Germain Lussier/March 18, 2014 2:00 pm EST The U.S. trailer for Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac Volume II is now online and, finally, Charlotte Gainsbourg gets to shine. Nymphomaniac as a whole tells the story of Joe (Gainsbourg), a woman whose wanton sexuality has literally left her on the street. A man, played by Stellan Skarsgård, helps her out by listening to her story....

‘Oldboy’ NYCC Poster Puts A Hole In Josh Brolin’s Chest By Angie Han/Oct. 10, 2013 2:30 pm EST Fans of the original have long been skeptical about the English-language remake of Chan-wook Park’s classic Korean thriller Oldboy, and we don’t blame them. Heck, we are them. But whatever comes of Spike Lee’s take on the tale, at least the marketing team is doing a solid job. The material released so far has been appropriately creepy and morbidly funny, without giving away too many of the twists and turns....

‘Sanitarium’ Red-Band Trailer: Welcome The Horror Anthology Back To Prominence By Russ Fischer/Feb. 18, 2013 11:30 am EST The horror anthology is alive and well once again, thanks in large part to V/H/S, its upcoming sequel (reviewed here) and The ABCs of Death. The latest horror anthology is Sanitarium, in which three directors – Bryan Ramirez, Kerry Valderrama and Bryan Oritz — tell three tales of institutions for the insane....

‘Thanks For Sharing’ International Trailer: Mark Ruffalo, Sex Addict By Angie Han/Aug. 22, 2013 1:00 pm EST In The Avengers, Mark Ruffalo played a seemingly mild-mannered man waging a constant internal battle against his predilection for anger. In the upcoming Thanks for Sharing, he plays a guy who’s a lot like that, only he’s fighting sex addition, not anger issues. And Pepper Potts — I’m sorry, Gwyneth Paltrow — is along for the ride....

‘The Signal’ Release Date: Sundance Sci-Fi Thriller Will Be Unleashed In Summer 2014 By Peter Sciretta/March 7, 2014 2:00 pm EST Focus Features has announced a release date for their Sundance film: The Signal’s release date is set for Summer 2014. This shows tremendous confidence in William Eubank’s sci-fi thriller, which was one of my favorite films from this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The Signal Release Date The film will get a roll-out release, hitting some cities on June 13th and expanding to more cities in the following weeks (June 20th and again on June 27th)....

First Look: Ben Affleck In ‘Gone Girl’ From David Fincher By Russ Fischer/Dec. 27, 2013 5:23 pm EST Briefly: That image above is your first look at Gone Girl, the new film from David Fincher. The director is adapting Gillian Flynn’s novel about a man, played by Affleck, who turns into suspect #1 when his wife disappears on their fifth wedding anniversary. There’s more to the story than that, of course, but if you don’t already know the plot, it’s best to either wait for the trailers or read the novel if you want more details....

First Look: Live Action SpongeBob Squarepants Movie By Peter Sciretta/July 25, 2014 5:00 am EST During the Paramount Pictures panel at Comic Con, Tom Kenny, the voice of Spongebob Squarepants, shared the first look at the new film SpongeBob: Sponge Out of Water. I haven’t really been paying attention because I’ve never really been interested in SpongeBob, but apparently the new movie is live action Spongebob Squarepants movie. And by that I mean as live-action as a Smurfs or Alvin and the Chipmunks films (live action location and human characters with computer animated CG Spongebob and friends)....

First Looks: Jesse Eisenberg In ‘30 Minutes Or Less’; Uma Thurman In ‘Ceremony’; Sean Penn In ‘This Must Be The Place’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 25, 2010 2:25 pm EST More first looks up today, kicking off with a low-key photo showing Jesse Eisenberg and Aziz Ansari in action for 30 Minutes or Less. If the photos don’t thrill you, remember that the film is directed by Zombieland’s Ruben Fleischer, and that Danny McBride is also in the mix as a criminal who forces Eisenberg to rob a bank with a bomb strapped to his chest....

Kevin Feige Says To Expect A Three-Year Wait Between ‘Avengers’ Movies By Russ Fischer/July 31, 2014 11:00 am EST Avengers: Age of Ultron is coming in 2015, and we know that Marvel Studios has dated a huge set of additional films to follow. We only know the names for a few of the dates on which Marvel has planted a flag. Ant-Man hits on July 17, 2015; Captain America 3 on May 6, 2016; and Guardians of the Galaxy 2 on July 28, 2017....

Netflix Plans To Stream ‘House Of Cards’ In 4K By Germain Lussier/Dec. 27, 2013 10:00 am EST

New ‘Elysium’ Poster And Featurettes Detail Neill Blomkamp’s New Vision By Russ Fischer/July 23, 2013 3:00 pm EST Is Matt Damon saving the world in Elysium via action and violence, or social networking? The new poster for the upcoming film from Neill Blomkamp features Damon’s face overlaid with text that seems very much inspired by the marketing for The Social Network. See that poster below. In addition to that image, we’ve got three featurettes that explore the world of the film — both of the trash-littered Earth and the gleaming colony for the rich that orbits above....

Report From Set Of Inception: Leonardo DiCaprio And The Bridge Of Mirrors By Russ Fischer/Aug. 17, 2009 12:23 pm EST [No photo] We know next to nothing about the story behind Inception, the new film from Christopher Nolan which is filming around the world. Now that People has reported with a description of a scene from a location in Paris, we still know next to nothing. That hasn’t stopped a little bit of speculating from taking place, however, and Movieline has a crazy thought that, while almost definitely totally wrong, would put Inception squarely in Charlie Kaufman territory....

Rumor: ‘Safety Not Guaranteed’ Helmer Colin Trevorrow Up For ‘Star Wars VII’? By Angie Han/Nov. 7, 2012 10:01 am EST As we’ve said in pretty much all of these Star Wars-related posts, nothing is 100% confirmed until Disney says it is. And so it is that although Matthew Vaughn was said to be in negotiations for Star Wars VII, another, out-of-left-field contender has emerged. According to one website, Safety Not Guaranteed director Colin Trevorrow is in “early talks” to helm the first installment of the new trilogy....

San Diego Comic-Con Only Selling Single Day Passes For 2014 Event By Germain Lussier/Jan. 10, 2014 1:07 pm EST The calendar has turned, which means it’s time to start anticipating (or worrying about) San Diego Comic-Con 2014. While the on-sale dates for passes and hotels have yet to be announced, one major change has been revealed and it’s not necessarily good. If you’d like to attend all four days of the event, which takes place place July 24-27, you’ll need to buy four individual passes and then — and only then — will you have the option to spend more for a Preview Night pass....