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‘American: The Bill Hicks Story’ Trailer By Russ Fischer/March 14, 2011 1:30 pm EST We’ve just passed the seventeenth anniversary of the death of Bill Hicks, and in memoriam I’d like to present the trailer for American: The Bill Hicks Story. This documentary chronicles the life of one of America’s most unlikely comedic stars — Bill Hicks wasn’t so much a stand-up comic as a commentator and cultural critic. He pushed stand-up to the point almost of metaphysical inquiry, but could also rant in a way that would teach even the craziest street-corner preacher a thing or two....

‘Best Man Down’ Trailer: And You Thought Your Wedding Was A Disaster By Angie Han/Sept. 5, 2013 5:00 pm EST A lot can go wrong at weddings, as we’ve seen in, oh, every wedding movie ever. But few big-day catastrophes compare to the one suffered by Scott (Justin Long) and Kristin (Jess Weixler) in Best Man Down. Written and directed by Ted Koland, the indie dramedy sees the couple’s celebration go dark when their best man Lumpy (Tyler Labine) unexpectedly drops dead....

‘Interstellar’ Opening Three Days Early In IMAX By Germain Lussier/Sept. 30, 2014 4:45 pm EST The only real way to see a Christopher Nolan movie is in IMAX. The filmmaker specifically makes his films for the large screen format, and with each subsequent movie he innovates in multiple ways. For his latest film, Interstellar, Nolan put IMAX cameras on planes to capture new footage. In the coming weeks, we’ll surely hear more about his IMAX use....

‘It’s A Small World’ Movie In The Works At Disney By Angie Han/April 23, 2014 7:00 am EST The world scoffed when Disney first announced plans to turn Pirates of the Caribbean into a movie. But after that experiment proved a big, big success, it seemed like just a matter of time before Disney’s other classic rides got similar treatment. Today, it’s It’s a Small World’s turn to get a Hollywood makeover....

‘Jurassic World’ Casts ‘X-Men’ Star Omar Sy By Angie Han/March 21, 2014 7:54 am EST Jurassic World may not be bringing back much of the old cast, but the new cast is looking so good it’s tough to complain. French actor Omar Sy is the latest exciting addition to a roster which already includes Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, and many more. He’s known for his breakthrough turn in The Intouchables, and his upcoming role in X-Men: Days of Future Past....

‘Oldboy’ Featurette Has New Footage And Some Solid Sales Pitch By Russ Fischer/Sept. 25, 2013 2:00 pm EST Josh Brolin says he spent three days in solitary confinement to prep for Oldboy. That’s pretty serious stuff. He doesn’t make the mistake of thinking that it really gave him the mindset of Joe Doucette, the character he plays who is imprisoned for 20 years for reasons unknown. But it does represent a level of commitment to the film....

‘Puss In Boots’ Among New Netflix DreamWorks Shows; ‘Cars’ Gets A New Pixar Short By Germain Lussier/March 13, 2014 4:00 pm EST Marvel may have made the biggest splash in terms of a deal with Netflix, but DreamWorks Animation got there first. The first animated show DreamWorks put on Netflix was Turbo Fast, a spin-off from the film featuring a Ryan Reynolds-voiced snail. Now they’ve announced three new shows. The shows are Puss In Boots, from the Shrek franchise; King Julian, starring the lemur from Madagascar; and Veggie Tales in the House, based on the popular family franchise....

‘Snowpiercer’ - What Did You Think? By Russ Fischer/June 27, 2014 8:17 pm EST A great sci-fi movie opens this weekend, and it isn’t Transformers. Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer is finally out in the US. The film is in limited release, but it is the original cut. That’s right — Harvey Weinstein relented from his notion of drastically trimming the movie. So we don’t have to live with a version of this social breakdown allegory that is shorn of twenty minutes, and stitched back together with voiceover....

‘The Book Thief’ U.K. Trailer: “When Life Robs You, Sometimes You Have To Rob It Back” By Angie Han/Oct. 23, 2013 5:00 pm EST Despite an intriguing premise and a promising cast (including Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson), the first U.S. trailer for The Book Thief wasn’t really very appealing. The focus was murky, the sentimentality was laid on thick, and a cheesy voiceover instantly cheapened the whole thing. Worse, there wasn’t even any book-thieving....

‘The Trip To Italy’ Clips Match Up Roger Moore And Michael Caine By Russ Fischer/April 16, 2014 10:30 am EST Part of the sales pitch for Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip was a scene in which stars Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon dueled with their impersonations of Michael Caine. Now the two are back on the road again, eating and drinking and arguing, in The Trip to Italy. And they’re back at it with the Michael Caine gag, too — or at least Brydon is, as he takes the Caine role in an imagined dialogue between Caine and Roger Moore at the funeral of Death Wish director Michael Winner....

‘World War Z’ - What Did You Think? By Germain Lussier/June 21, 2013 8:00 pm EST In 2006, author Max Brooks released a book with an amazing premise and an even better title. World War Z, the book, was billed as an “oral history of the zombie war.” It told fictionalized stories of people’s experiences looking back at zombie apocalypse and how humanity ultimately triumphed. Actor Brad Pitt’s production company almost immediately picked up the movie rights and director Marc Forster was attached in 2008....

Back To The Future DeLorean Featured In Russell Brand’s Arthur By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 2, 2010 7:00 am EST NO PHOTOS A couple weeks ago, set photos were leaked online revealing that the Batmobile would be making an appearance in Arthur, the remake of the fan-favorite ’80s comedy. We originally thought that the cape crusader’s car being used in the film was a quick gag, but a week later, more set photos were posted online featuring stars Russell Brand and co-star Luis Guzman donning the costumes of Batman and Robin, respectively....

Buzz McCallister From ‘Home Alone’ Joins Alexander Payne’s ‘Nebraska’ By Angie Han/Oct. 5, 2012 6:00 am EST Alexander Payne’s never been one to just hire the biggest star he could get. Even George Clooney in The Descendants seemed like he’d been selected because he was the right fit for the role, not (just) because Payne was dazzled by Clooney’s A-list wattage, and Clooney was surrounded by an eclectic mix of comedians, newcomers, and TV stars....

Daniel Espinosa To Direct Leonardo DiCaprio’s ‘Blood On Snow’ By Angie Han/March 5, 2014 2:00 pm EST Sunday wasn’t Leonardo DiCaprio’s night, as it turned out, but the five-time Oscar nominee isn’t letting that slow him down. One of his many upcoming projects, Blood on Snow, is taking a big step forward as Safe House director Daniel Espinosa enters talks to helm. DiCaprio has been attached to produce and possibly star in the thriller since last fall....

Early Buzz: First Review Praises Wong Kar Wai’s ‘The Grandmaster’ As A Moody, Gorgeous Martial Arts Exercise By Russ Fischer/Jan. 8, 2013 5:38 pm EST Feels like we’ve waited forever for Wong Kar Wai’s new film, but in reality it has been only (only!) about six years since his last feature, My Blueberry Nights. Hardly “forever,” but with that said, this movie was announced a decade ago, in 2002. And so, after several delays, Wong’s new The Grandmaster, starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai as the legendary martial arts master Ip Man, is finally opening in China....

First Description Of ‘Star Wars 7’ Abu Dhabi Set By Peter Sciretta/May 10, 2014 2:24 pm EST (This is Mos Eisley from the movies, not a set photo) In April, The National made news with the first set photos from the Abu Dhabi set of Star Wars: Episode 7. Fans quickly dissected the few visible details, and discovered what they believed to be a giant, practically-built foot of an AT-AT. Its been quiet for the last month with few details leaking from the set, but The National is back with a new report that gives the first details on the Star Wars 7 Abu Dhabi set....

First Look: Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Noah’ By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 7, 2011 8:00 am EST Last month, Darren Aronofsky was quoted as saying that he is “doing a comic book of a script that’s really hard to make and we’re going to do a comic version first and see what happens.” Many of the movie websites jumped to the conclusion that Aronofsky was working on a Batman comic book, which he would like to adapt for the big screen....

First Look And Poster: Hayley Atwell In Marvel Short Film ‘Agent Carter’ By Angie Han/July 11, 2013 12:28 pm EST Poor Captain America never saw his lady love again, but we’re about to. As it turns out, even after her superpowered boyfriend plunged into the Arctic Ocean, Agent Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) kept fighting the good fight with the Strategic Scientific Reserve (SSR), the precursor to S.H.I.E.L.D. Marvel’s new short Agent Carter picks up a year after the end of Captain America: The First Avenger, following the SSR analyst on her quest to find the mysterious “Zodiac....

Frank Grillo Joins ‘The Raid’ Remake By Angie Han/June 16, 2014 10:00 am EST Late last month, we got a peek at Patrick Hughes’ casting wish list for The Raid remake. These wish lists don’t always pan out — that’s why they’re called wish lists, not confirmed cast lists — but in Hughes’ case, it seems at least one of his wishes has come true. In a recent interview, Frank Grillo confirmed that he will star in the Hughes’ remake of The Raid....

Here’s What Jubilee Could’ve Looked Like In ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ By Angie Han/June 4, 2014 4:00 pm EST It may have felt like every mutant ever conceived had a cameo in X-Men: Days of Future Past, but in fact there were a few that didn’t quite make the cut. One of those was Jubilee, a fan-favorite comic book character who’s never been a major player in the movies....