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Ken Burns’ ‘The Central Park Five’ Trailer: When Mob Mentality And Racial Tension Collide By Angie Han/Oct. 23, 2012 1:15 pm EST When a particularly brutal crime makes headlines, the understandable public demand is for the pepetrators to be found, tried, and punished as soon as possible — partially out of concern for public safety, and partially out of a desire to see the monsters get their due. But in cases when even the cops and experts cave to mob mentality, prioritizing speediness over fairness or accuracy, the results can be devastating for innocents who get caught in the crossfire....

Kickstart The ‘Cinefex Classic Collection’ For iPad By Germain Lussier/Aug. 2, 2013 1:00 pm EST How much would you pay for a complete written account of modern special effects, directly on your iPad? The resource would be priceless. Now, you can contribute however much you’d like. A new Kickstarter was recently started that would put the entire backlog of the legendary VFX magazine Cinefex on the iPad. Check out the pitch video and find out how you can pledge below....

New ‘Exodus: Gods And Kings’ Featurette Highlights Epic Scale By Angie Han/Sept. 4, 2014 2:30 pm EST It’s not hard to imagine why Ridley Scott would want to make Exodus: Gods and Kings. It’s an epic tale for the ages, with plenty of opportunities to show off dazzling visuals and stunning performances. But if you want to hear Scott explain his attraction to the material in his own words, a new featurette has you covered....

Page 2: Star Wars, Robin Williams, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, Gravity, Frozen, National Treasure, The Thing, Firefly By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 21, 2014 3:30 pm EST Header Photo: Full-Size Han Solo Blaster In LEGO The Five Most Surprising TV Show Renewals of the YearHere’s Mark Duplass’s 1995 Review Of ‘Before Sunrise’ From His High School NewspaperGreat Illustrations of Robin Williams CharactersBuffy the Vampire Slayer is still with us: a timeline30 Things We Learned From ‘The Sacrament’ CommentaryJurassic Park poster10 Tips to Best Enjoy the 552-Episode Simpsons MarathonThe Movies Tell Us: How to Survive a Tornado...

Pixar Reveals Image From New ‘Toy Story’ Short: ‘Toy Story Of Terror’ [UPDATED] By Germain Lussier/May 14, 2013 9:47 am EST Is Pixar making Toy Story 4? It’s possible. But we now know they’re at least making a fourth Toy Story Toon, following in the steps of Hawaiian Vacation, Small Fry and Partysaurus Rex. The short is called Toy Story of Terror and will premiere on ABC this Halloween, making it Pixar’s first TV special....

Richard Linklater’s ‘Before Midnight’ Set For Limited May Release By Russ Fischer/Feb. 6, 2013 4:40 pm EST Briefly: One of the biggest hits of Sundance last month was Richard Linklater’s third collaboration with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, Before Midnight. The film was universally praised as a great picture, and a very satisfying continuation of the story begun in Before Sunrise (‘95) and Before Sunset (‘04). Sony Pictures Classics nabbed the film at Sundance, to no one’s surprise, and now we know that some audiences won’t have long to wait....

See A ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ VFX Breakdown; Disc Release Will Have ‘Age Of Ultron’ Preview By Russ Fischer/Oct. 3, 2014 10:30 am EST Guardians of the Galaxy has been in theaters for months now — long enough to have come and gone from most markets. But it is still going strong as a force. Just look at the sales of the soundtrack, which is now hitting vinyl. Avengers: Age of Ultron probably doesn’t need a push from Guardians, but Marvel is going to use interest in the space opera to pitch the Avengers sequel regardless....

Seven Character Posters For Seth MacFarlane’s ‘A Million Ways To Die In The West’ By Germain Lussier/Jan. 29, 2014 11:30 am EST Seth MacFarlane had already conquered TV when he released his feature debut, Ted, in 2012. The film was a smash, he went on to host the Oscars and while some are looking at 2015’s Ted 2 as the director’s next foray into the multiplex, he actually has a pretty huge film out this year....

Siri Warns Against Talking And Texting In Alamo Drafthouse’s ‘Her’-Themed PSA By Angie Han/Jan. 9, 2014 3:15 pm EST In Her, Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) takes his OS girlfriend (Scarlett Johansson) out on all kinds of dates. They lounge on the beach, run through a carnival, and even enjoy a snowy romantic getaway in the woods. But in real life, in the present, there are certain dates where your phone should be strictly off-limits....

‘Boyhood’ Producer (Jokingly) Offers “Time Back Guarantee” By Angie Han/July 17, 2014 4:30 pm EST As current cinematic offerings go, Richard Linklater’s Boyhood seems like good bet. It’s got a respected auteur behind it, not to mention the enthusiastic support of dozens of critics. That said, there are only so many hours in a day, and Boyhood isn’t exactly brief. So for moviegoers worried about wasting their time, producer John Sloss is (jokingly) offering a “Time Back Guarantee....

Édgar Ramírez Joins The ‘Point Break’ Remake; Release Set For 2015 By Russ Fischer/May 14, 2014 4:15 pm EST Gerard Butler recently bailed on getting back into surfing gear for a big remake performance; now the new Point Break remake Bodhi will be Édgar Ramírez. He’ll be the new version of the muscular surfer dude who is also a self-styled Robin Hood-like bank robber. (And in fact, it seems like this version won’t be so focused on surfing, anyway....

‘Fast & Furious 7’ To Resume Shooting In April By Angie Han/Feb. 27, 2014 8:20 am EST With a new script, a new release date, and a new plan for working around Paul Walker’s passing, Fast & Furious 7 is finally getting ready to resume production. Universal is gearing up to start filming again in Atlanta, where the high-speed actioner had been shooting before Walker’s death. More details on the shoot after the jump....

‘Frozen’ Trailer: Fight The Freeze By Russ Fischer/Sept. 26, 2013 9:43 am EST Here’s the full trailer for Frozen, the new film from Walt Disney Animation. The film is loosely based on the story The Snow Queen, by Hans Christian Anderson, and based on this trailer the movie looks like it is aimed squarely at the kids, and those who loved Tangled. What this trailer doesn’t do is give much of an impression that the film is a musical, but at this point perhaps it goes without saying that a Disney animated movie has a big musical component....

‘Headhunters’ US Trailer: Some Crimes Are Far More Dangerous Than Others By Russ Fischer/March 5, 2012 10:00 am EST Jo Nesbø’s best-selling 2008 thriller Headhunters was turned into a film that did quite well at festivals last year. Well enough, in fact, that rights to remake the picture were quickly snapped up by Summit, leading to Mark Wahlberg voicing his desire to take the lead role. The film follows a successful corporate headhunter (Askel Hennie) who is deep in debt, and so has turned to stealing and selling art to maintain his lifestyle....

‘Hercules’ Trailer: The Rock And Brett Ratner Go Epic By Germain Lussier/March 25, 2014 9:19 am EST The Hercules trailer is upon us. Directed by Brett Ratner, someone known more for comedic action than epic mythological stuff, it features Dwayne Johnson doing what Dwayne Johnson does best – kicking butt and taking names with his shirt off. With this adaptation of the graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars, Ratner and Johnson are aiming to bring the mythic hero to the big screen on a scale we’ve never seen before....

‘RoboCop’ Review: A Messy, Yet Better Than Expected Remake By Germain Lussier/Feb. 11, 2014 11:10 am EST That burden aside, Padilha has made a pretty solid movie. It has a lot to say and it delves into facets of the Alex Murphy character we’d never seen before. The story is global; the influence of media and government plays a huge role. There’s some really intense action, which takes a back seat to myriad points of social commentary and morality....

‘The Canyons’ Trailer Shrouds Lindsay Lohan And Porn Actor Co-Star In A Sleazy 42nd St. Vibe By Russ Fischer/Oct. 8, 2012 3:26 pm EST Has Paul Schrader created a film that might have played at a theater his defining character Travis Bickle might have visited in Taxi Driver? Schrader directs The Canyons, written by Bret Eason Ellis and starring Lindsay Lohan and porn star James Deen. The first real trailer for the film is cut in a style meant to mimic classic exploitation or grind house style....

‘The Queen Of Versailles’ Trailer - Hit Sundance Doc Tells A Riches-To-Rags Tale By Angie Han/June 11, 2012 2:30 pm EST At a time when the economic recession is making it difficult for many families to even put food on the table, it’s a challenge to muster up much sympathy for a billionaire couple who find they can no longer afford their 90,000 foot square home — complete with two tennis courts, thirty bathrooms, ten kitchens, an ice-skating rink, and a full-sized baseball field....

‘They Came Together’ Clip: Ed Helms Has The Hots For Amy Poehler By Angie Han/June 19, 2014 1:45 pm EST Amy Poehler and Ed Helms were on the same NBC Thursday night comedy block for five seasons, but somehow they’ve never actually appeared onscreen together until David Wain’s They Came Together. The latest clip from the romcom parody features Poehler as a quirky candy shop owner, and Helms as the accountant who has the hots for her....

‘X-Men: Apocalypse’: Nightcrawler And Gambit To Appear By Angie Han/April 11, 2014 11:30 am EST X-Men: Days of Future Past doesn’t open for another few weeks, and its sequel, X-Men: Apocalypse, isn’t coming for another two years. Nevertheless, inquiring minds already want to know what Bryan Singer has planned for us in 2016, and the director is more than happy to deliver. In a new interview, Singer and producer/writer Simon Kinberg revealed some new details about the film, including its relationship to the source material, its connection to X-Men: Days of Future Past, and which other mutants we might see....