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Video: The Story Behind Wes Anderson’s ‘Bottle Rocket’ And ‘Rushmore’ By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 17, 2013 12:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Earlier this month, we wrote about Matt Zoller Seitz’s new book The Wes Anderson Collection, a book examining the work of writer/director Wes Anderson. Pulitzer Prize finalist Zokker Seitz had been following Anderson’s career since the very beginning, which begins with the short film that spawned Wes’ first feature Bottle Rocket....

Watch ‘Star Wars 7’ Star Daisy Ridley In The Short Film ‘Blue Season’ By Russ Fischer/April 30, 2014 7:00 am EST Daisy Ridley, one of the new stars of Star Wars Episode VII, is the most unknown of the group. In fact, she’s almost a total mystery to most people, as she has precious few credits to her name. One of those credits, however, is a short thriller called Blue Season....

‘Amazing Spider-Man’ Franchise In Flux As Roberto Orci Leaves Third Film By Germain Lussier/July 14, 2014 7:35 am EST This past weekend, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 crossed $200 million in domestic gross. Add in another $500 million across the world, and $700 million seems like a huge success. But fan reactions to the sequel were tepid and it certainly feels like excitement is waining. That’s not good for Sony Pictures, who famously recruited an army of talented writers and directors to shepherd the character in an every expanding, connected world....

‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Viral Site Hints At Venom And Hobgoblin By Germain Lussier/Oct. 24, 2013 10:41 am EST Here’s what we know about the bad guys in Marc Webb’s 2014 sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Jamie Foxx plays Electro in a leading role. Paul Giamatti is Rhino, in a supporting role and Chris Cooper and Dane DeHaan play Norman and Harry Osborn, who may or may not become Green Goblins. Several of those actors have also hinted that the film, which will be followed by two more sequels, is building to a Sinister Six storyline (think The Avengers of bad guys)....

‘August: Osage County’ Trailer And Poster: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, And Benedict Cumberbatch In Deep Family Drama By Germain Lussier/May 10, 2013 9:43 am EST August: Osage County, a Pulitzer Prize and multiple Tony award winning play, is hoping to become a multiple Oscar-winning film. Directed by John Wells (The Company Men), the film has one of the most impressive dramatic casts in recent memory: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Benedict Cumberbatch,Margot Martindale, Chris Cooper, Dermot Mulroney, Juliette Lewis, Abigail Breslin, and Sam Shepard....

‘Blood Ties’ Trailer: Clive Owen And Billy Crudup Are Brothers On Opposite Sides Of The Law By Angie Han/Jan. 24, 2014 3:00 pm EST For his English-language debut, French filmmaker Guillaume Canet chose to do a remake of a French film that he himself had starred in a few years previous: Rivals (a.k.a. Les liens du sang), based on a novel by Bruno Papet and Michel Papet. Canet’s version, titled Blood Ties, hit Cannes last year and is now headed for release in the U....

‘Borgman’ Teaser Trailer: Is This Disquieting Dutch Entry The WTF Film Of Cannes 2013? By Russ Fischer/May 22, 2013 2:35 pm EST Almost every year at Cannes, there’s a film that gets attention for pure WTF-ness. This year it could have been Ari Folman’s The Congress, but by the time everything is said and done it may actually be Borgman. The Dutch film has some of the same tone seen in other notable Cannes entries such as Dogtooth, Sightseers, Holy Motors, and several films from Michael Haneke — it’s a modern film that takes place in a recognizable, seemingly “normal” world....

‘Community’ Will Return In January By Angie Han/Oct. 18, 2013 2:25 pm EST Briefly: The New Year will bring with it a return to Greendale. NBC has set Community to return on January 2, 2014, with back-to-back episodes starting at 8:00 PM. It’ll remain at the top of the hour the following week, while Parks & Recreation will take over the 8:30 PM starting on January 9.Community is entering its fifth season, which isn’t bad for a show that seemed doomed for “brilliant-but-cancelled” status from the moment it arrived....

‘Endless Love’ Trailer: Your Mind Is Not Your Own By Russ Fischer/Oct. 18, 2013 8:00 am EST The 1981 romance Endless Love had a theme song by Lionel Ritchie and Diana Ross that was one of the biggest singles of the year. So naturally this trailer for the remake features a cover version of the song… ‘Addicted to Love,’ originally by Robert Palmer. In fact, that’s probably a better song for the story; while the earnest and sweet Ritchie and Ross duet gave Endless Love a similar image, in fact the story is a lot more weird....

‘Felt’ Poster Debut: A Woman Reshapes Herself In Fantastic Fest Standout By Russ Fischer/Sept. 23, 2014 3:45 pm EST Fantastic Fest 2014 saw the debut of Felt, the new film from Toad Road director Jason Banker. Felt was one of the festival’s most striking films, with a power that has stuck with me for days after the premiere. The story follows a young woman named Amy as she embarks upon a journey of personal redefinition following a past trauma....

‘Ghostbusters’ 30th Anniversary: NY, LA, Chicago And Comic-Con Get Art Shows By Germain Lussier/April 2, 2014 6:00 am EST Gallery 1988 is bringing the Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary celebration to New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Diego. They’re hosting a traveling art show that’s hitting each of those four cities over the next four months. The dates and locations for the first two stops have been revealed. Along with the dates, we’ve got the first two pieces of art....

‘Godzilla’ Extended Look: “You Have No Idea What’s Coming!” By Angie Han/April 5, 2014 2:28 pm EST There’s no shortage of monsters and supervillains coming our way this summer, but Sentinels and Decepticons have nothing on the behemoth that is Godzilla. And based on the trailers we’ve seen so far, Godzilla the movie may tower over most of its peers in terms of quality, too. The ads have been nothing short of fantastic, and today’s Godzilla extended look video is no different....

‘House Of Cards’ Cook Reg E. Cathey Is ‘Fantastic Four’ Father By Germain Lussier/May 8, 2014 12:47 pm EST Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four reboot just added a new cast member. Reg E. Cathey, best known for his role as Freddy the rib man on House of Cards and Mayor assistant Norman Wilson on The Wire, has just joined the superhero film as the father of Johnny and Sue Storm, played by Michael B....

‘Justice League’ Aimed At Summer 2015 Release After Superman Lawsuit Settled; Other DC Movies To Follow By Germain Lussier/Oct. 18, 2012 12:22 pm EST Whether comic book fans knew it or not, Wednesday was the day they officially got a Justice League movie. That’s the day a California judge ruled in favor of Warner Bros. in a complex case involving the rights of Superman, clearing the way not only for Man of Steel to hit its June 14, 2013 release, but for Justice League as well....

‘Obvious Child’ Is Jenny Slate’s Charming Abortion Comedy [Sundance 2014 Review] By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 21, 2014 7:00 am EST Obvious Child is a charming romantic dramedy about love and abortion in New York City. The humor feels like a mix of the crudeness and sharp teeth of Sarah Silverman’s comedy and the grounded snappiness of Lena Dunham’s Girls. At center stage is comedian Jenny Slate, with one of the breakthrough performances of this year’s fest....

‘The Sorcerer And The White Snake’ Trailer: Snake Women And Ancient Chinese ‘Inception’ Horns By Russ Fischer/Dec. 7, 2012 4:45 pm EST I feel like we’re in between golden ages for martial arts films out of China. While a few good ones have hit in the past decade, the output of pre-changeover Hong Kong dwindled down to the point where there were only occasional memorable fight films. And now the world of martial arts moviemaking is stuck between the eras where practical and very well-practiced wire techniques have been augmented with CG....

‘Thor: The Dark World’ Features A Comedic Cameo By Russ Fischer/March 20, 2013 4:15 pm EST Marvel Studios has become such a moneymaking juggernaut that it is able to bring a diverse approach to casting. Look at some of the great names that have decorated Marvel movies in the past couple years: Stanley Tucci, Idris Elba, Hugo Weaving, and Tommy Lee Jones are just a few. The studio is pulling in other talents, too, and is drawing from the world of comedy to populate some of its second wave films....

‘Welcome To Yesterday’ Trailer: ‘Chronicle’ Meets ‘Primer’ From Producer Michael Bay By Germain Lussier/Dec. 17, 2013 9:15 am EST A group of high school kids discover the ability to travel in time. That’s the simple logline of Welcome to Yesterday, formerly called Almanac, which just released its first trailer. Starring a slew of young newcomers, the found footage sci-fi film was written by Jason Pagan and Andrew Stark and is directed by Dean Israelite....

Ben Affleck Takes DGA Prize, ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Wrecks The Annies By Angie Han/Feb. 4, 2013 9:13 am EST While it was anyone’s guess who’d win the Super Bowl last night, the movie awards ceremonies this weekend were more predictable. Argo continued its steamroll through awards season, picking up a DGA award for Ben Affleck to go with the film’s earlier PGA, SAG, and Globes victories, while PGA winner Wreck-It Ralph took the top prize at the Annies....

Broken Lizard’s Jay Chandrasekhar To Direct ‘Yogi Bear 2’ By Germain Lussier/Oct. 2, 2012 12:36 pm EST Broken Lizard star/director Jay Chandrasekhar is directing a sequel to a hit film. It’ll be filled with laughs, hijinks and maybe even people with badges but, unfortunately, it’s not Super Troopers 2. Chandrasekhar has been tapped by Warner Bros. to rewrite and direct Yogi Bear 2, the sequel to the 2010 Eric Brevig hit that grossed just over $100 million in the U....