VOTD: Great Trailer For ‘Hell No: The Sensible Horror Film’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 15, 2013 12:17 pm EST Watch below! The story here might not actually make for much of a film, but it’s a great trailer. HELL NO is sadly not a real film. If it were, this would be the synopsis:
Watch This: “What Is Bayhem?” The Filmmaking Style Of Michael Bay By Peter Sciretta/July 3, 2014 11:30 am EST Tony Zhou analyzes director Michael Bay’s filmmaking style in great video essay titled “What is Bayhem?”. Zhou introduces his video as follows: There are filmmakers we love and then there’s Michael Bay. Even if you dislike him (as I do), Bay has something valuable to teach us about visual perception. This is an exploration of “Bayhem” — his style of camera movement, composition and editing that creates something overblown, dynamic and distinct....
‘Fishing Without Nets’ Trailer: See The Lives Of Somali Pirates By Russ Fischer/Sept. 23, 2014 5:00 pm EST In Captain Phillips we saw a bit of the story of men caught up in Somali pirate rings, and now Fishing Without Nets offers a much deeper exploration of the lives of men who take up criminal activities on the seas. Cutter Hodierne began to tell this story with a 2012 short that took the Jury Prize for shorts at Sundance....
‘Game Change’ Trailer – Julianne Moore’s Sarah Palin Impersonation Gives Tina Fey’s A Run For Its Money By Angie Han/Dec. 22, 2011 11:00 am EST Though the actual presidential elections are still eleven months away, if you’ve been paying even casual attention to the news you’ll know the Republican fight for the nomination is already speeding along. What better time, then, to look back and remember the high drama of the last time we all went through this as a nation?...
‘Gotham’ Cast Image Puts The Show’s Stars All Together By Russ Fischer/May 9, 2014 6:47 pm EST A few days ago we saw the first regular trailer for Fox’s Batman prequel show Gotham, and also an extended version of the same. So between those two versions of the trailer, and the many cast photos that have been released, we have a pretty good idea of what the show looks like. But how about one more for good measure?...
‘Ouija’ Movie Moves Forward As ‘Bates Motel’ And ‘Percy Jackson’ Stars Nab Leads By Angie Han/Dec. 6, 2013 2:32 pm EST There was a moment when Hollywood seemed to think that turning boardgames into movies was a brilliant idea, but so far we’ve heard about far more failures than successes. Battleship was a notorious disappointment (it did do better overseas than in the US), and after years of development Candyland, Monopoly, and Hungry Hungry Hippos have yet to get off the ground....
‘Rio 2’ Teaser Trailer By Russ Fischer/May 15, 2013 10:35 am EST Rio 2 opens on April 11, 2014. It features the voices of Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Jemaine Clement, will.i.am, Tracy Morgan, George Lopez, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, Brazilian singer Bebel Gilberto, Jake T. Austin and Jamie Foxx along with new cast members set to include Andy Garcia, Bruno Mars, Kristin Chenoweth, Rita Moreno, Amandla Stenberg, Rachel Crow, Pierce Gagnon and Natalie Morales....
‘Room 237’ Trailer: Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’ Has Its Secrets Revealed By Germain Lussier/Oct. 8, 2012 9:05 am EST “Phenomenal…An Absolute Must-See.” That’s a quote taken from my review of the amazing documentary Room 237 and used in its first trailer. Truer words can’t be spoken. Directed by Rodney Ascher, the film dissects Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece The Shining to its core, featuring several insane – and not so insane – readings of the 1980 horror film starring Jack Nicholson....
Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences Reveals New Logo By Germain Lussier/Dec. 18, 2013 10:45 am EST Everyone talks about the Oscars at the end of the year. It’s impossible to avoid. What movie will be Best Picture? Who will be Best Actress? How will they handle the music nominations? All these questions then get answered on March 2 when Ellen DeGeneres hits the Dolby Theater stage in Hollywood to host the 86th Annual Academy Awards....
Adam Scott Replaces John Cusack In ‘Hot Tub Time Machine 2’ By Germain Lussier/May 7, 2013 5:00 pm EST The gang’s all back for Hot Tub Time Machine 2, with one major exception. John Cusack will not reprise his role in the eventual sequel to the 2010 film. Instead the other lead in the film will likely be Adam Scott, star of Party Down, Parks and Recreation and the upcoming A....
Amy Ryan Cold War Thriller Amy Ryan Joins Tom Hanks In Steven Spielberg’s Cold War Thriller By Russ Fischer/July 21, 2014 6:31 pm EST Amy Ryan will play the wife of James Donovan (Hanks), “the CIA attorney who is thrust behind the Iron Curtain when he is sent to negotiate the release of captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers.” We don’t have info on roles for the rest of the cast....
Cool Stuff: The 3rd Annual Bad Dads Art Exhibit Featuring The Work Of Wes Anderson By Germain Lussier/Oct. 30, 2012 10:00 am EST For the third straight year, the films of Wes Anderson have been framed. Spoke Art, San Francisco’s pre-eminent pop art gallery, has just opened their third annual Bad Dads show featuring works of art inspired by the films of the fantastic filmmaker. It’s a show Anderson himself is aware of and a fan of....
Dane DeHaan, Brady Corbet, Or Alden Ehrenreich Could Be Harry Osborn In ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ By Angie Han/Nov. 14, 2012 8:09 pm EST Having already cast Shailene Woodley to play Mary-Jane Watson in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Marc Webb is getting ready to bring in another familiar character. Harry Osborn, Peter Parker’s close friend and eventual nemesis, will reportedly appear in the next installment. While the casting’s far from set, a few interesting contenders have already emerged: Brady Corbet (Melancholia), Dane DeHaan (Chronicle), and Alden Ehrenreich (Beautiful Creatures)....
First Look: Sean Penn Becomes An Action Star In Pierre Morel’s ‘The Gunman’ By Angie Han/July 16, 2013 12:06 pm EST Aging action stars are a pretty common sight nowadays, whether it’s Liam Neeson in Taken, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Expendables, or Bruce Willis in everything. But Sean Penn? Who’d have thought? Though the actor’s never demonstrated much interest in heading up his own action franchise, he’s set to do just that with Pierre Morel’s The Gunman....
Four Character Posters For Carl Rinsch’s ‘47 Ronin’ By Germain Lussier/July 23, 2013 11:15 am EST Well, it looks like Carl Rinsch’s 47 Ronin is finally coming to screens. The film, which stars Keanu Reeves as man who joins a legendary group of warriors seeking vengeance for the murder of their master, has had a very long and difficult road to the big screen. Rumors of massive production problems have been circulating for some time but, with the release of four impressive character posters, it seems it’s almost time to judge the movie on its own....
GI Joe: Destro Gets Recast By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 11, 2008 4:04 pm EST A bunch of websites are reporting that the live-action GI Joe movie starts shooting today, but that’s actually not the case. The film begins shooting on Wednesday. And now IESB is reporting that unforeseen VISA problems will prevent David Murray from playing the villainous Destro. The studio found a quick last minute replacement (which is always a good sign for any movie production): Chris Eccleston, a British actor best known for playing Dr....
Guillermo Del Toro Wants Benedict Cumberbatch For ‘Frankenstein’ By Angie Han/July 9, 2013 2:24 pm EST As a director, Guillermo Del Toro isn’t unusually prolific. He’s made eight films in the last two decades, which puts him comfortably between pre-Tree of Life Terrence Malick and post-Tree of Life Terrence Malick on the productivity scale. But at any given moment, he’s talking up so many intriguing projects that it’s easy to forget he can’t actually make them all at once....
Jennifer Lawrence To Reunite With ‘Silver Linings’ Team David O. Russell And Bradley Cooper On Untitled Abscam Project By Angie Han/Feb. 15, 2013 2:45 pm EST David O. Russell once had a reputation for being difficult to work with, but he’s changed a bit in recent years. And when he finds a relationship that clicks he likes to stick with it. His untitled next project already has him re-teaming with The Fighter actors Christian Bale and Amy Adams, and Silver Linings Playbook star Bradley Cooper....
Jurassic World Photo Teases East Dock Road Sign From Jurassic Park By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 22, 2014 1:46 pm EST Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow has tweeted a new photo teasing the upcoming Jurassic Park sequel. The new photo is another call back to the original Steven Spielberg film, showing the old East Dock sign on Isla Nublar. Hit the jump to see the new Jurassic World photo. As you know, the sequel is set 22 years after the first film and takes place in Jurassic World, a fully functioning dinosaur theme park just as John Hammond originally envisioned....
Lady Gaga Coming To “Panoramic Theater Experience” Barco Escape By Germain Lussier/Sept. 25, 2014 8:30 am EST The latest attempt to enhance your theatrical movie experience is already expanding. Last week, Peter and I told you all about Barco Escape, a new theatrical innovation that expands the normal movie screening with extensions on each side of the main screen. The result is a huge panoramic experience unlike anything you can see anywhere else....
