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Watch The Concert Movie Trailer And New Clip From The Coens’ ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ By Angie Han/Nov. 21, 2013 3:30 pm EST All movies have soundtracks. Some of them have really good soundtracks. Very few of them have soundtracks so exceptional, they’re able to inspire a concert and a subsequent documentary of their own. But leave it to the Coen Brothers to be that exception. Their latest film Inside Llewyn Davis centers on a musician (Oscar Isaac) struggling to make it on the folk scene in ’60s New York....

‘Backyard Blockbusters’ Trailer: A Documentary About Fan Films By Germain Lussier/Oct. 9, 2012 11:46 am EST Do you want to see Star Wars, Star Trek, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Lord of the Rings and more, all in the same film? In Hollywood, it’s impossible. But in fan films, such a mix is not only possible, but encouraged, and the same can be said about a documentary about fans films. Directed by John E....

‘Bad Boys 3’ A Victim Of Bad Timing, Says Jerry Bruckheimer; Plus ‘National Treasure 3,’ ‘Pirates 5’ By Germain Lussier/April 22, 2014 10:30 am EST Everyone complains how sequel dependent Hollywood is, but there are always a few everyone wants to see. Star Wars is one, Avengers is another and, believe it or not, Bad Boys 3 is one. Michael Bay’s Bad Boys and Bad Boys II are frequent topics of conversation among film fans; many people would line up for a sequel....

‘Final Destination 5’ Trailer: Death Never Takes A Holiday By Russ Fischer/May 9, 2011 9:30 am EST What adult woman brings a teddy bear to comfort her during Lasik? Thankfully, the answer is: one of the characters in Final Destination 5. The trailer for the fifth film in the ‘kids cheat death’ series is out and it shows what happens when you mess with death and then put yourself in the path of lasers and hot tar, or settle down for a nice acupuncture session....

‘Jurassic World’ Will Shoot On Film, Partially In 65mm By Russ Fischer/Feb. 6, 2014 5:30 am EST Briefly: While the film and television industry has already shifted almost entirely to digital, there are still a few filmmakers holding on to film as a medium for capturing images. Turns out Colin Trevorrow is one of them, and his movie Jurassic World will be shot on film. Even better, some of it will be shot on large 65mm film....

‘Monsters University’ Banners Show Off A Fraternity Monster, And A Familiar Face By Russ Fischer/Dec. 18, 2012 3:04 pm EST The 3D version of Monsters, Inc. opens this week, and Disney has been using the imminent release as a reason to dole out new images from the upcoming prequel, Monsters University, which will be in theaters next summer. The latest images include a look at a supporting monster from the original film who shows up as a young frightener in the prequel, and we’ll pass along a couple other recent shots, too....

‘The Amazing Spider-Man 4’ Might Not Just Be About Spider-Man By Angie Han/July 24, 2013 5:21 pm EST Then Sony announced plans for a fourth Amazing Spider-Man coming in 2014, and suddenly it became less clear what would fit where. It also raised the question of just how the studio planned to keep the story fresh for four (or possibly even more) installments. There’s a reason trilogies are more common than quadrilogies, after all....

‘The Hundred-Foot Journey’ Trailer: Helen Mirren Cooks Up A Crowd-Pleaser By Angie Han/May 13, 2014 11:49 am EST Seven years after Ratatouille declared that “anyone can cook,” French chefs in the movies are still being awfully snobby about who gets control of the kitchen. The new The Hundred-Foot Journey trailer shows Helen Mirren as Madame Mallory, a Michelin-starred chef in the south of France who faces an unexpected challenge when an Indian family opens their own eatery right across the street from hers....

‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1’ Teaser #2: A Message From District 13 By Angie Han/July 9, 2014 10:14 am EST The first teaser for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 took the form of a video message from the Capitol, in which President Snow (Donald Sutherland) cloaked his threats to the rebels in platitudes about peace and unity. In the second teaser for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, the rebels fight back with a message of their own....

‘X-Men’ Producers Want Mystique, Gambit, And Deadpool Spinoffs By Angie Han/April 10, 2014 9:30 am EST So far, Wolverine is the only mutant who’s had the opportunity to break out on his own, but in a recent chat producers Lauren Shuler Donner and Simon Kinberg suggested that Gambit, Deadpool, and Mystique could get their own movies as well. Hit the jump to read their comments. For his part, Kinberg is keen on seeing spinoffs for Gambit and Mystique....

Abigail Breslin To Play Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Zombie Daughter In ‘Maggie’ By Angie Han/July 24, 2013 4:00 pm EST In Zombieland, Abigail Breslin teamed up with a ragtag family of post-apocalyptic oddballs to fend off the ongoing zombie apocalypse. In Maggie, she’ll take part in another zombie apocalypse by becoming one of the undead. The 17-year-old actress has entered talks to play the title role in the film, which cast Arnold Schwarzenegger last month as Maggie’s dad....

Batman’s Parents Die Over And Over In New Supercut, Plus: Watch 50 Years Of Batman Music Evolution By Angie Han/Sept. 26, 2014 11:00 am EST Batman’s suits, vehicles, and love interests may differ from telling to telling, but one aspect that pretty much always remains constant is the horrific murder of his parents. It’s such an important part of the Batman mythos, in fact, that we’ve seen it in almost every TV or movie adaptation....

Colin Firth Joins Matthew Vaughn’s ‘Secret Service’ By Angie Han/April 29, 2013 10:10 am EST Colin Firth is ready to step into the world of comic book movies. The Oscar winner has entered talks to star in Matthew Vaughn’s The Secret Service, an adaptation of Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons’ comic book of the same title. Firth would play a James Bond-esque figure who takes his nephew under his wing and grooms him for spy work....

Cool Stuff: MAS*H Set Being Rebuilt In Malibu, Possible Camping Site By Hunter Stephenson/Feb. 12, 2008 6:25 pm EST The hypnotic intro to MAS*H, alongside China Beach’s, was forever instilled in my head as a kid, even though I habitually fell asleep beside my dad two minutes into the actual show. And of course, Robert Altman’s 1970 film is one of his classics. Twenty six years later, a retired chemical engineer named Andreas Kyriacou and several other fans on behalf of the Malibu Creek State Park in California (where the original show and movie were filmed) are recreating the set....

Exclusive Images: ‘Sundance Film Festival A To Z,’ An Art Book Commemorating The Fest By Germain Lussier/Dec. 10, 2012 12:00 pm EST Quantifying the importance of the Sundance Film Festival is difficult. Every year, films screened there become classics, and are made by filmmakers who become legends. Just look back to past years for proof: Saw, The Blair Witch Project, Donnie Darko, 28 Days Later, Napoleon Dynamite, Memento, Bottle Rocket, Clerks, Reservoir Dogs and The Usual Suspects all premiered at Sundance....

Hugh Jackman And James Mangold Making Another Wolverine Movie By Angie Han/Nov. 5, 2013 8:10 am EST Jackman has previously admitted to some ambivalence about the possibility of another Wolverine film. “I wasn’t even sure after the first [stand-alone] film if I would do another,” he told EW back in May. “I won’t say never, because I’m still loving it. But there would have to be a pretty compelling reason.” Apparently, Mangold counts as “a pretty compelling reason....

LeBron James And Method Man Join Judd Apatow’s ‘Trainwreck’ By Germain Lussier/May 8, 2014 10:30 am EST No matter what you think about Judd Apatow’s movies, you can’t deny he pulls in a lot of stars for each one. Even The 40 Year Old Virgin, his first movie, is packed with major stars in even the smallest roles. (Sure, at the time, some may not have been that big, but that also demonstrates his eye for talent....

Marvel Taps Writer/Producer Craig Kyle To Co-Write ‘Thor 3’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 29, 2014 4:39 pm EST Briefly: There’s little info on this one at this point, but just one day after Marvel started to confirm plans for a third Captain America movie, a third Thor film is going into motion. One of the first key players is chosen from within Marvel’s offices.Craig Kyle, writer and producer for many of Marvel’s animated efforts, a producer on both previous Thor films, and who has been a VP of Production and Development at Marvel, will co-wrote Thor 3....

Page 2: Battlestar, Clue, Up, Inside Llewyn Davis, BTTF, Home Alone, Breaking Bad, Star Trek, Will Ferrell By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 24, 2013 12:00 pm EST Header Photo: The Brave Little Cylon t-shirt One! Last! Time! Filminism: 10 Women Who Rocked the Film Industry This Year 35mm Film Slide Curtains Film review of the year 2013: ‘This was the greatest year of cinema since 1999'13 Important Lessons This Year’s Movies Can Learn From the Criterion Collection...

Page 2: Scott Pilgrim, Totoro, Star Trek, Pulp Fiction, Black Swan, Star Wars, Home Alone, Battlestar Galactica, Tintin, Super 8 By Peter Sciretta/May 9, 2011 7:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This weekend, a German news station mistook a Star Trek fan-made image for the emblem for the US Navy SEAL team which killed Osama bin Laden. The anchor didn’t notice the Klingon skull, bolted-on eyepatch, phaser, 3 Klingon bat’leth swords or the word “Maquis....