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Superhero Bits: Guardians Of The Galaxy, The Wolverine, Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., Kick-Ass 2, Batman Vs. Superman By Germain Lussier/Aug. 7, 2013 2:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. I’m a little late on this one, but Dave Bautista tweeted this image from shooting Guardians of the Galaxy. Speaking to Den of Geek, the Amazing Spider-Man 2 producers hinted (again) there may be another hero in the film besides the one in the title....

Superhero Bits: Man Of Steel, Wolverine, Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Tom Hiddleston, X-Men: Days Of Future Past By Germain Lussier/Oct. 21, 2013 3:45 pm EST Want to see an extra from the Man of Steel Blu-ray? Would Natalie Portman be interested in Avengers: Age of Ultron? Why did Gavin Hood think X-Men Origins: Wolverine was unsuccessful? Which DC film does Stan Lee want to appear in? Was Beware the Batman cancelled?...

Watch: Marty McFly Performs Futuristic Magic At Comic-Con By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 11, 2014 6:00 am EST Marty McFly returned from the future to perform magic with future technology and knowledge at San Diego Comic-Con 2014 (lets just hope he came back from a future sometime further in time than 2015). After the jump, you can watch the video featuring YouTube magician Stuart Edge who ran around Comic-Con dressed as Marty McFly from Back to the Future and performed magic tricks for the other attendees....

Watch A Screenwriting Conversation With Edgar Wright; Plus His First Feature & ‘Shaun’ Interactive Screenplay By Russ Fischer/Aug. 5, 2013 3:00 pm EST With the impending US release of Edgar Wright’s new film The World’s End (already out in the UK) we’ve got a great collection of materials that will put you inside the head of the director. The centerpiece is a one-hour conversation with Wright that was shot last year at the London Screenwriters Festival; the hour acts as a good masterclass from the writer/director....

Watch The Full Opening Credit Sequence From ‘Oz The Great And Powerful’ By Angie Han/March 21, 2013 12:08 pm EST For all of Oz’s magical creatures and Technicolor(ish) landscapes, none of the visuals of Oz The Great and Powerful impressed me more than the black and white title sequence by Garson Yu. And I say that as someone who actually liked the movie. The opening credits do a fantastic job setting up the themes and plotlines of the movie ahead, inviting you into a diorama filled with whimsical imagery....

‘12 Years A Slave’ Director Steve McQueen Developing HBO Drama Project By Russ Fischer/Oct. 29, 2013 12:07 pm EST 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen is the latest in a long line of film directors to end up on HBO. He’s got a new drama project brewing for the channel, with World War Z co-writer Matthew Michael Carnahan, music producer Russell Simmons, and The King’s Speech and Shame producers Iain Canning and Emile Sherman all working on the development....

‘Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me’ Trailer: The Story Of The Best Band You Probably Haven’t Heard By Russ Fischer/June 12, 2013 1:00 pm EST It’s almost a crime that most people only know the music of Big Star through the theme song for That ’70s Show. Many viewers probably never realized the song is a re-recording of ‘In the Street’ from Big Star’s first album ‘#1 Record.’ (The show initially used a cover of the song by Todd Griffin, but for seven of the eight seasons opened with a cover by Cheap Trick....

‘Boyhood’ Will Get Criterion Collection Release By Germain Lussier/July 22, 2014 5:30 am EST One of the best and most buzzed about movies of the year is still expanding in theaters across the country. That movie is Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, the epic and amazing story told over 12 years with the same cast of characters. No matter how many people find, and fall in love with, Boyhood during its theatrical run, though many more will find it when it eventually hits the home market....

‘Divergent’ Trailer And Poster: Shailene Woodley Gathers Her Courage By Angie Han/Nov. 13, 2013 9:00 am EST 2011’s The Descendants brought widespread acclaim to Shailene Woodley, and this year’s The Spectacular Now earned her still more compliments. But it’s next year’s Divergent that really has the potential to make her a household name a la Jennifer Lawrence, Kristen Stewart, or Daniel Radcliffe. Based on the dystopian YA novel (boy, am I getting tired of typing that phrase) by Veronica Roth, Divergent is set in a futuristic Chicago in which all citizens are aligned with one of five factions depending on their personalities....

‘Say Anything,’ ‘Dazed And Confused,’ ‘Almost Famous’ And ‘The Breakfast Club’ Screen To Promote ‘The Spectacular Now’ By Germain Lussier/July 3, 2013 9:41 am EST James Ponsoldt’s wonderful film The Spectacular Now hits theaters August 2. It’s one of those serious, emotional, yet magical coming of age stories in the mold of films from the Eighties and Nineties. Films like Say Anything, Dazed and Confused, Almost Famous and The Breakfast Club....

‘Star Wars Episode VII’ Casting Not Done; Another Female Character Still Open By Germain Lussier/April 29, 2014 3:57 pm EST Today’s bombshell news of the primary cast for J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars Episode VII was met with one major and valid piece of criticism. Of all the new additions, only one woman – Daisy Ridley — was part of the cast. This was odd for a few reasons, the most obviously being huge gender imbalance but also because the original casting breakdowns had two female parts....

‘The Legend Of The Yokai’ Art Initiative Views The ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Through Ancient Japanese Tales By Russ Fischer/Aug. 26, 2014 8:00 am EST Paramount is still promoting The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and now the studio is encouraging fans to look at Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s creations through the lens of ancient Japanese folk tales. The Legend of the Yokai (http://www. legendoftheyokai.com/) is an online art show in which a variety of artists have created new interpretations of the turtles based on various folk demons....

This Is Where I Leave You trailer Levy is very hit or miss for me. I think some of his films are incredibly enjoyable, and other times it feels like he’s not even directing. It’s hard to tell from the trailer, but Levy seems to be trying something out of the box here, a tonally complex family drama. He did that a little with Cheaper by the Dozen but of late, he’s been Mr....

Alec Baldwin In Talks For ‘Mission: Impossible 5’ [Updated] By Angie Han/July 9, 2014 2:27 pm EST Mission: Impossible 5 will be bringing several familiar faces back to the screen, including Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, and Simon Pegg. Naturally, it will introduce some new names as well. One of those will be Alec Baldwin, who’s now in talks to join the Chris McQuarrie-directed film. (Update: Rebecca Ferguson of The White Queen is also reportedly likely to join the film as the female lead, who is an assassin of some sort....

Cars And Pirates Of The Caribbean: Blu-Ray Only Special Editions? By Peter Sciretta/March 5, 2007 10:41 pm EST Pixar/Disney are planning a 2-disc special edition release of CARS, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest on Blu-ray. No word on if this will be a Blu-Ray exclusive, but it appears so. And as much as I hate to say this (especially as a consumer who refuses to buy hundred of dollars in new equipment), I think it’s a great idea....

Cool Stuff: ‘Breaking Bad: The Complete Series’ To Be Released In A Barrel By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 9, 2013 12:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The official press release can be read below which includes full details about whats included in the release: The Ultimate Breaking Bad Experience Comes to Blu-ray™ Nov. 26Collector’s Edition Full Series Set Features an All-New, Two-Hour Documentary and More Than 55 Hours of Special Features in a Collectible Replica Barrel with Commemorative Memorabilia from Creator Vince GilliganBREAKING BAD: THE COMPLETE SERIESThe Addictive, Emmy Award®-Winning TV Drama Starring Emmy Award® Winners Bryan Cranston & Aaron PaulBreaking Bad: The Final Season also Arrives on Blu-ray & DV...

Geek Deal: 67% Off The Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection Limited Edition Blu-Ray By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 16, 2014 12:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

James Cameron Says All Future Entertainment Will Be 3D; Hires Writer For ‘Avatar’ Novels By Germain Lussier/Aug. 22, 2013 12:30 pm EST Last time I checked, novels were a form of entertainment and can’t be turned into 3D. We’ll explore both pieces of news below. Cameron’s quote on 3D came from a BBC interview (via The Playlist). Here’s what he said. Cameron has long been a major proponent of 3D, having released Avatar in the format and converted Titanic as well....

James Gandolfini Has Died By Peter Sciretta/June 19, 2013 4:28 pm EST We’re shocked and stunned to report that actor James Gandolfini has died suddenly while on vacation in Italy after a suspected heart attack. Gandolfini was 51 years old. He will be missed. Gandolfini is best known for his role as Tony Soprano in HBO’s The Sopranos in which he won the Emmy three times. Gandolfini’s 26 year acting career included roles in The Last Boy Scout, the Quentin Tarintino-scripted True Romance, Terminal Velocity, Crimson Tide, Get Shorty, The Juror, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Where The Wild Things Are, Killing Them Softly, The Man Who Wasn’t There, In The Loop, The Mexican, Zero Dark Thirty and most recently The Incredible Burt Wonderstone....

Joseph Kosinski Provides Commentary For The First ‘Oblivion’ Trailer By Angie Han/Dec. 20, 2012 6:45 pm EST 2013’s looking like a very promising year for sci-fi, and one of the projects we’ve been following closely Joseph Kosinski’s Oblivion. Tom Cruise plays a lonely technician repairing droids on a post-apocalyptic, depopulated Earth. Then a beautiful woman (Olga Kurylenko) crash-lands on the planet, and everything changes. The first trailer, released earlier this month, intrigued us with its gorgeous visuals and tantalizing plot teases....