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Christopher Nolan At CinemaCon: ‘Interstellar,’ Matthew McConaughey, Film Projection And Attendance By Germain Lussier/March 26, 2014 6:00 pm EST Christopher Nolan spoke at CinemaCon Wednesday, and when Christopher Nolan talks people listen. Being as The Dark Knight director was at a theater owners conference, he advocated film projection as the best delivery of the moving image. He also said not enough filmmakers go to the movies anymore, urged theater owners to show more old movies, then dropped a bunch of cryptic hints about his latest film, Interstellar, which he shot on film and in IMAX....

Compare The New CGI Yoda In ‘The Phantom Menace’ With The Original Version By Russ Fischer/Aug. 24, 2011 9:55 am EST We’re so far beyond the point where complaining about George Lucas making changes to Star Wars is actually an expression of surprise or outrage. It’s just a ritual. We expect him to change things around every time the films hit a new format, so much so that I think there would be more genuine surprise expressed if the saga hit Blu-ray and didn’t feature any new alterations....

Drafthouse Films To Distribute Festival Award Winner ‘I Declare War’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 30, 2013 12:00 pm EST The film I Declare War, in which a group of kids play capture the flag in the woods, with imagined weapons seen as real tools of war, and the consequences rendered dire personal terms. The concept is good and directors Jason Lapeyre and Robert Wilson execute it well; the film took the Audience Award after playing at Fantastic Fest last September....

First Look And Synopsis: Danny Boyle’s ‘Trance’, Starring Rosario Dawson, James McAvoy, And Vincent Cassel By Angie Han/Dec. 27, 2012 10:21 am EST It’s been a couple of years since we’ve seen a Danny Boyle movie (his last was 2010’s 127 Hours), but the Brit filmmaker’s been very busy in the meantime. He shot the art-heist thriller Trance in late 2011, took a break to direct the London Olympics opening ceremony in 2012, and is now back at work putting the finishing touches on Trance....

Geek Deal: Pacific Rim Collector’s Edition For 55% Off By Peter Sciretta/July 30, 2014 11:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

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Idris Elba Joins Sean Penn And Javier Bardem In Pierre Morel’s ‘Gunman’ By Angie Han/June 14, 2013 11:56 am EST Fans of The Wire have long insisted that Idris Elba was destined for A-list stardom — indeed, that in a just world, he’d be a household name already. And while he’s not quite there yet, he seems to be inching closer and closer. His latest new gig, in the politcally inclined action-thriller Gunman, puts him in the company of director Pierre Morel (Taken) and stars Sean Penn and Javier Bardem....

Jason Clarke And Léa Seydoux Cast In ‘The Lobster’ From ‘Dogtooth’ Director By Russ Fischer/Oct. 23, 2013 12:30 pm EST Dogtooth and Alps director Yorgos Lanthimos is going to bring his signature style of skewed narrative to an English-language film. His next movie is The Lobster, described as “an unconventional love story” that has a slightly sci-fi bent. What sort of sci-fi bent, exactly? How about this: if people don’t comply with the rules of their society, they are transformed into animals....

Joss Whedon And Marvel Studios Announce ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ As Sequel To ‘The Avengers’ By Russ Fischer/July 20, 2013 7:13 pm EST Joss Whedon took the stage at Hall H today to intro a brief teaser clip for a new film. The footage featured animated close-ups of metal being pounded into shape as we hear clips of dialogue from The Avengers. But as the metal object revolves and the camera pulls back the head of Ultron is revealed....

Kate Mara Posts ‘Fantastic Four’ Selfie To Mark The End Of Filming By Germain Lussier/Aug. 2, 2014 8:34 am EST For a massive superhero reboot, Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four had one of the quietest shoots in recent memory. Sure a few photos of the stars leaked here and there, and maybe even a glimpse of the Thing, but for the most part nothing has been spoiled by the press or paparazzi during filming....

LionsGate Developing ‘Cube 3D’? By Russ Fischer/March 8, 2011 3:30 pm EST Briefly: Before there was Saw there was Cube, the twisty horror/thriller series created by Vincenzo Natali (Splice) that featured groups of people trying to escape number-coded trapped rooms that are part of a maze-like structure. The series was made up of the original 1997 film and two follow-ups, a sequel and a prequel, in 2002 and 2004 respectively....

Photo: Marvel’s Avengers Academy Coming To Disney Cruise Lines By Germain Lussier/April 26, 2013 11:30 am EST Watching Disney integrate their big ticket purchases into old standbys has been fun. They’ve been doing it with Pixar for years, they’ll soon be doing it with Lucasfilm and, currently, Marvel is getting slotted into all the familiar spots. They’ve begun to show up in theme park gift shops, are soon getting their own land, and now, have invaded Disney Cruise Lines....

Rumorville: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Next Film To Be Horror? By Hunter Stephenson/Jan. 22, 2008 7:40 pm EST Recently while on Google Chat with Peter, I predicted that Paul Thomas Anderson would follow-up There Will Be Blood with an intensely signature sci-fi undertaking. You can look at the guy in interviews and gleam all of the sick projects dancing in his eyes and hiding in the best smirk in the business; he looks like he’s ready to do some serious Kubrickian-level genre trail blazing....

Superhero Bits: Amazing Spider-Man, Jamie Foxx, Stan Lee, S.H.I.E.L.D., Captain America: The Winter Soldier By Germain Lussier/Nov. 2, 2012 12:00 pm EST Want to see the hilarious, honest trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man? Does Stan Lee think Doctor Strange and Black Panther are coming? How will Black Widow play into Captain America: The Winter Soldier? What word does Marc Webb use to describe Jamie Foxx? Who is the subject of a new Before Watchmen comic and when might Marvel’s S....

Superhero Bits: The Wolverine, Amazing Spider-Man, Thor: The Dark World, Agents Of SHIELD, X-Men By Germain Lussier/Nov. 22, 2013 11:00 am EST Will The Wolverine sequel be based on a comic book story? Are there other Spider-Man scripts at Sony? Want to see Dr. Selvig’s notes from Thor: The Dark World? Where can you stay in a Batman hotel room? Is the gag reel from Red 2 funny? How much did BatKid cost the city of San Francisco?...

Video Game Bits: Ewoks In ‘Force Unleashed II,’ ‘Star Wars’ iPhone Game, Lego ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ Coming By Germain Lussier/Nov. 19, 2010 3:00 pm EST Ever wanted to blast Ewoks with Force lightning? Fly the Millennium Falcon over your home city? Play with a tiny Johnny Depp? If you answered “Yes” to any of those questions, and you play video games, your lucky day is coming. It’s been announced that Endor and the Ewoks will feature into new downloadable content for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, there’s a new Augmented Reality Star Wars game coming to your iPhone, and after the success of Harry Potter, Star Wars, Batman and Indiana Jones, there’s a LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean in the works....

By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 5, 2013 12:00 pm EST Improv Anywhere has been taking to the streets of New York City to recreate famous movies in public places. Last week we posted their Back To The Future video. This week they ventured to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park to recreate Jurassic Park, The video isnt as much fun as last weeks but still worth watching. Watch the video now embedded after the jump.

VOTD: Don Draper Says “What?” By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 5, 2010 5:00 am EST Have you ever noticed while watching the AMC television series Mad Men that Don Draper (Jon Hamm) says “What” a lot? Hit the jump to see video proof of this claim. via: Digg VOTD: Don Draper Says “What?” By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 5, 2010 5:00 am EST Have you ever noticed while watching the AMC television series Mad Men that Don Draper (Jon Hamm) says “What” a lot?...

Warner Bros. Wants Its Own ‘Jungle Book,’ Alejandro González Iñárritu May Direct By Russ Fischer/Dec. 4, 2013 4:30 pm EST Briefly: The new film from Babel, 21 Grams, and Biutiful director Alejandro González Iñárritu is a comedy of sorts, Birdman, about a washed-up superhero. But since we haven’t seen that yet it’s difficult to think of the director outside the dour confines of his major features. And so it’s weird to think about him making a version of The Jungle Book, based on Rudyard Kipling’s novel about a young boy who is raised by animals....

Watch Darren Aronofsky’s The Story Of Creation From ‘Noah’ By Peter Sciretta/May 12, 2014 6:00 am EST My favorite sequence from Noah is Darren Aronofsky’s adaptation of the story of creation from the book of Genesis. In my review for the film, I said: One of my favorite parts of the film is Aronofsky’s beautiful retelling of the beginning of Genesis, which will please pro-science and will likely piss off creationists....