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First Official Look: Tom Hanks And Emma Thompson In ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ By Angie Han/July 10, 2013 10:30 am EST Watching Disney’s Mary Poppins as a small child, I remember being amazed by the (in my view) radical technology that allowed real movie stars to stand alongside cartoon critters. Little did I know that combining animation and live-action was the least of the struggles in getting the picture made. The upcoming drama Saving Mr....

Go Behind The Scenes Of ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ To Find The Film’s Musical Voice By Russ Fischer/Jan. 3, 2014 4:15 pm EST When Joel and Ethan Coen were assembling their new film Inside Llewyn Davis, they realized the film posed a unique challenge: their script featured a lead character who needed to be able to play and sing just as well as he had to act, and there are other side characters who need to be able to play and sing as well....

Happy Madison Making ‘Real Genius’ TV Show By Russ Fischer/Sept. 24, 2014 5:30 pm EST Real Genius, the 1985 college campus comedy starring Val Kilmer, is a smart and cheeky guide to doing right by the old coming of age comedy structure. So, naturally, a new Real Genius TV show that will relaunch the title is dropping most of the signature elements. That’s how things sound at least, as the new show will be a workplace comedy rather than a school-set story....

Jennifer Westfeldt’s ‘Friends With Kids’ Is Smarter Than Your Average Indie Romcom [TIFF Review] By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 12, 2011 6:00 am EST Jennifer Westfeldt’s Friends With Kids (not the be confused with Friends With Benefits) has a set-up that most people in their 30’s can relate with — what happens when all of your friends get married, have children and become unavailable? In every group there is one or two single stragglers that remain, who A....

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Won’t Be In ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’, Will Appear In ‘Sin City: A Dame To Kill For’ Instead By Angie Han/Jan. 7, 2013 5:40 pm EST It seems no one in Hollywood can make a big-budget movie these days without sitting down with Joseph Gordon-Levitt at some point or other. In the past few months, he’s been rumored for Warner Bros.’ Justice League and tested for Guardians of the Galaxy....

Looking Back At My Five Favorite Robin Williams Performances By Germain Lussier/Aug. 12, 2014 8:00 am EST Even when I didn’t think about it, Robin Williams was always a part of my life. His work was simply a part of everything that made me a person. Whether it was sneaking a peak at Comic Relief on HBO, watching old Mork and Mindy reruns after school, or catching the movies of the early nineties that turned him into a mega-star, Robin Williams was always a constant....

Michael B. Jordan Confirms ‘Star Wars’ Audition; Addresses ‘Independence Day 2’ And ‘Fantastic Four’ Casting By Germain Lussier/Oct. 10, 2013 11:46 am EST Need further proof something official is coming from the world of Star Wars? A second actor has confirmed on the record that, yes, they auditioned for the film. First was Saoirse Ronan and next is Michael B. Jordan, the Friday Night Lights, Wire and Fruitvale Station star. Jordan recently confirmed he auditioned for Star Wars Episode VII but doesn’t know much about it....

Michel Hazanavicius Directing Bérénice Bejo And Annette Bening In ‘The Search’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 5, 2013 6:00 am EST Briefly: Recent best director Oscar winner Michel Hazanavicius, who won for The Artist, is directing The Artist star Bérénice Bejo and Annette Bening in his upcoming film The Search. The film, which Hazanavicus wrote based on the 1948 film of the same name, is about “an NGO worker who forms a special relationship with a young boy in warn-torn Chechnya....

Optimus Prime Gets A New Look For ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 25, 2013 6:12 am EST Previous live-action film incarnations of Optimus Prime have had a specific look, but for the fourth film, Transformers: Age of Extinction, things have been changed. The first official image of the character isn’t the best for picking out fine detail, but it looks like many vestiges of the leader’s truck disguise have been stripped away, leaving just one pissed-off robot....

POTD: ‘Sopranos’ Location Holsten’s Ice Cream Shop Pays Tribute To James Gandolfini By Germain Lussier/June 20, 2013 3:30 pm EST Briefly: After Wednesday’s devastating news of the passing of James Gandolfini, fans flocked to Holsten’s Ice Cream Shop in Bloomfield, NJ to pay tribute to the late actor. Holsten’s was the location of the iconic final scene of Gandolfini’s show, The Sopranos. To honor the actor, the shop’s owner did something incredibly classy....

POTD: J.J. Abrams Visits The Set Of ‘Downton Abbey’ By Germain Lussier/May 1, 2013 10:51 am EST The cast and crew of Star Trek Into Darkness is currently in London for the film’s international press junket and director J.J. Abrams took advantage of the opportunity to get closer to his favorite TV show. Speaking to Empire Magazine a few months back, Abrams gushed about his favorite show on TV, Downton Abbey:...

Secret Interactive Bus Stop Photo Booths Promote ‘Wreck-It Ralph;’ Plus New Clips By Germain Lussier/Oct. 17, 2012 3:30 pm EST Disney’s latest animated film, Wreck-It Ralph, is a marketing dream. A movie set in the world of video games blends two hugely popular, and lucrative, mediums into one family friendly product. So far we’ve seen tons of cool posters, some viral trailers and and now things are hitting the street....

Superhero Bits: Iron Man 3, Man Of Steel, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Deadpool, Guardians Of The Galaxy By Germain Lussier/June 28, 2013 4:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Iron Man 3 hits Blu-ray on September 24. Marvel.com has the full list of special features including Shane Black commentary.Joe Russo of Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Bryan Singer of X-Men Days of Future Past spoke about their films at CineEurope, including Russo saying of Cap 2:...

Twitter To Sell Movie Tickets Through Fandango By Germain Lussier/Oct. 11, 2013 11:37 am EST A new deal was just signed between Twitter, Comcast and NBC Universal. Starting in November, a “See It” button will start appearing in your feed whenever someone talks about a TV show, movie or sporting event. If you click on it, depending on your cable provider and subscriptions, that event will just come on. In the case of movies, it’ll link to Fandango....

Watch ‘The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr. Morris Lessmore’, The Academy Award-Winning Best Animated Short Film By Germain Lussier/Feb. 27, 2012 5:00 pm EST When a Pixar film is nominated for an Oscar, chances are it’s going to win. For proof, look at the Best Animated Feature category. In the 11 years since the Academy started handing out the award, a Pixar film has been nominated eight times. And out of those eight, it’s only lost twice....

By Russ Fischer/April 21, 2014 1:20 pm EST We have a new bit of Darwyn Cooke Batman Beyond animation! Fifteen years ago, comic book writer/artist Darwyn Cooke had a hand in creating the opening titles for the show Batman Beyond. The show was a follow-up to Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures. It pushed the story timeline forward to 2039. At that point Bruce Wayne’s health is failing, and he passes the Batman identity to young Terry McGinnis....

What’s The First Rumored Title For ‘Star Wars Episode VII’? By Germain Lussier/Sept. 8, 2013 10:00 am EST Fans are patiently waiting for any clue of what J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars Episode VII will bring. Will the original cast be back? Who are the characters that will lead this new trilogy? Any hint of an answer to those questions will let fans begin to piece together the story of this new Star Wars trilogy, and guess where the series will go in the future....

‘Boyhood’ Trailer: Richard Linklater’s Unique And Wonderful Family Portrait By Russ Fischer/April 25, 2014 8:42 am EST There isn’t a film quite like Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, which follows an American family over the course of more than a decade. Linklater shot the film, with cast Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette and newcomers Ellar Coltrane and Lorelei Linklater, over twelve years. Each year he brought the cast together for a scene or two....

‘Cosmos’ Trailer Traces The Roots Of Life On Earth To Deep Space By Russ Fischer/Jan. 31, 2014 2:37 pm EST If the revival of Cosmos turns out well, it will go a long way to offsetting any other perceived sins committed by producer Seth MacFarlane. Given free reign by Fox, the Family Guy creator has overseen an effects-heavy new edition of Carl Sagan’s pioneering science show. This 2014 edition is hosted by the most prominent current bridge between pop culture and science, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and features input from many of the scientists and thinkers who contribute to Sagan’s original series more than 30 years ago....

‘Diana’ Poster And Trailer: Naomi Watts Is The Most Famous Woman In The World By Russ Fischer/Sept. 25, 2013 10:30 am EST Diana tells the story of the late Princess Diana of Wales, or part of it. Naomi Watts plays Diana for Downfall director Oliver Hirschbiegel, and the focus is on a period in which the Princess began a somewhat clandestine romance with a doctor and the media frenzy that erupted when her extra-marital activities became public....