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Page 2: Star Wars, Looney Tunes, Goonies, Mary Poppins, Walking Dead, Muppets, Simpsons, Hobbit, Doctor Who, Star Trek By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 6, 2012 8:00 am EST Header Photo: Catbus In Real Life [Pet Cosplay] Adults Should Be Watching Crime Movies Like ‘Un prophète’ and Leaving ‘Scarface’ the Kids Here’s 11 Reasons Why ‘Cloud Atlas’ is Not the Worst Movie of 2012 Star Wars Character Paintings by David BrodskyWhy the Drive-in Should Be Resurrected, and Who Should Do ItCinemaScore Flunkees: Brad Pitt’s ‘Killing Them Softly’ and 7 Other Movies That Earned an F With Audiences...

POTD: Rian Johnson’s Behind-The-Scenes Photos From Last Night’s ‘Breaking Bad’ By Angie Han/Sept. 16, 2013 3:30 pm EST Last night, director Rian Johnson delivered what may have been the most intense episode yet of the most intense season of the most intense show on television. We’re talking, of course, about Breaking Bad’s “Ozymandias.” Scripted by Moira Walley-Beckett – the Emmy-nominated scribe who was also behind “Gliding Over All” and “Fly” — the episode delivered several long-awaited moments, in the most jaw-dropping, gut-wrenching ways possible....

Robert Downey Jr. Says ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Is “Very Ambitious” By Germain Lussier/March 25, 2014 3:30 pm EST All actors will praise a script there’re about to do. That’s their job. They’re not going to crap on something that hasn’t even been made yet. But when an actor can be even a tad more reserved, that’s saying something. In a new interview, Robert Downey Jr. was precisely that in regards to Joss Whedon’s script for Avengers: Age of Ultron....

Ron Howard Currently Directing Jay-Z Concert Documentary By Germain Lussier/Aug. 15, 2012 10:30 am EST Ron Howard is taking a break from his racing film Rush to follow Jay-Z as he creates a music festival. The rapper/producer is one of the minds behind the Made In America music festival, taking place September 1-2 in Philadelphia, PA and Howard, along with producing partner Brian Grazer, are filming the process for an upcoming documentary....

Superhero Bits: Iron Man 3, The Wolverine, Amazing Spider-Man, Kick-Ass 2, Arrow, Thor: The Dark World By Germain Lussier/Oct. 22, 2012 11:00 am EST Want to see a few more seconds from Iron Man 3? When and where can you direct questions to the creators of The Wolverine? What Spider-Man world record was set at New York Comic-Con? Is Mark Millar happy with the progress on the set of Kick-Ass 2?...

VOTD: Fact Vs. Fiction In The Finale Of ‘The Fighter’ By Germain Lussier/Jan. 7, 2011 5:00 am EST This post contains SPOILERS for the final scene of The Fighter. If you haven’t seen the movie but plan to (and we suggest you do), you probably should bookmark and come back watch this later. From Raging Bull to The Hurricane and Ali, boxing movies always tend to over dramatize the sport. They sort of have to because, by nature, boxing is usually a slow, cerebral back and forth with only moments of intense explosion....

Whoopi Goldberg’s ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Role Revealed By Angie Han/May 31, 2013 11:27 am EST The latest star to join the cast was Whoopi Goldberg, another pretty unexpected name. It wasn’t immediately obvious whom she’d be playing, but we now have word that her character will also be connected to the Channel 6 News team. Hit the jump to find out who she is. Burne was sort of the J....

‘Cloud Atlas’ B-Roll Videos Go Behind The Scenes With The Wachowskis, Tom Hanks And More By Germain Lussier/Oct. 15, 2012 10:00 am EST Cloud Atlas is beautiful, engaging and amazing. It lives with you. Directed by Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowksi, the film is a challenging yet rewarding interpretation of the popular book by David Mitchell telling six stories, all in different time periods, all populated by the same actors, that seem completely separate in theme and genre but end up being more related than anyone could ever imagine....

‘Dredd’ Sequel Hits The US In January By Russ Fischer/Dec. 3, 2013 3:00 pm EST Dredd, created by Pete Travis and Alex Garland and starring Karl Urban as the grim and violent title character, wasn’t much of a hit when it was in theaters in 2012. But it has found significant life on disc, as audiences discover that the straight-shooting story of extreme law enforcement in a terrible future stands as a solid action movie....

‘Earth To Echo’ Teaser Trailer: Four Kids Find Amblin Adventure In The Desert By Germain Lussier/Dec. 12, 2013 10:30 am EST In the year 2014, for a movie to fly so far under the radar we don’t hear about it until a trailer is out, is incredibly rare. It’s almost like a time before the Internet. A time when kids adventure movies like The Goonies or E.T. The Extra Terrestrial totally surprised audiences when they sat down in the theater....

‘Fargo’ Featurette: How FX Created A Coen Brothers Universe By Angie Han/April 2, 2014 12:00 pm EST April is shaping up to be a damn great month for TV lovers. Not only are Game of Thrones, Veep, and Mad Men all set to return over the next few weeks, there are also a bunch of promising new shows coming up on the horizon. One of the most intriguing of the bunch is FX’s Fargo....

‘Friday The 13th’ Producers Exploring “Found Footage” Sequel Ideas By Germain Lussier/Oct. 2, 2013 3:00 pm EST When the reboot of Friday the 13th made $40 million on its opening weekend in 2009, a sequel seemed inevitable. The film only cost $20 million and the franchise has been known to spit out a follow-up or ten. But four years have passed and there’s been very little movement. In 2010, the producers all but declared the sequel dead....

‘Hercules’ Trailer: Dwayne Johnson Fights Animals By Angie Han/June 3, 2014 7:08 am EST January’s The Legend of Hercules failed to impress much of anyone when it opened this January. Fortunately for fans of the Greek hero, he gets a second opportunity to make an impression with this summer’s Hercules, directed by Brett Ratner. Dwayne Johnson plays the title character, here a damaged soul haunted by an incident in his past....

‘Hitchcock’ International Trailer: The Trials And Travails Of ‘Psycho’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 9, 2012 10:30 am EST Anvil! director Sacha Gervasi has roped in quite a cast for Hitchcock, a film which dramatizes the book Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho in high style. Previous trailers have shown us Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren as Hitch and his wife Alma, and Scarlett Johanssen as Psycho’s first-act star, Janet Leigh....

‘The Croods’ Sneak Peek: ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ And ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Co-Director Chris Sanders Goes Prehistoric By Angie Han/Jan. 16, 2013 10:27 am EST DreamWorks Animation doesn’t have quite the consistent track record that Pixar does, but when they get it right, they really get it right. Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon have been among the best non-Disney animated features in recent years, and Madagascar is the rare franchise that seems to be improving with each installment....

‘The Flash’ Photo: See Grant Gustin In Costume By Germain Lussier/Feb. 28, 2014 10:24 am EST The Flash pilot starts filming next week and, in anticipation of the shoot, Warner Bros. Television has released the first look at actor Grant Gustin in the Flash suit. Check it out below. Here’s the image: Colleen Atwood, who created Arrow’s costume, designed this. The pilot is being made with an eye to premiere during the 2014-2015 season on the CW....

‘The Hobbit:’ Tickets On Sale Wednesday, First 48 FPS Theaters Announced, Listen To A Score Sample And Read Track Listing By Germain Lussier/Nov. 5, 2012 2:00 pm EST Fans of Middle Earth who’ve been following The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey closely know that advance tickets go on sale at noon EST Wednesday. It said so in both previously released commercials. But with that news comes not only our first list of theaters showing Peter Jackson’s film in 48 frames per second, but the news that select theaters will show a marathon of the full Lord of the Rings: Extended Editions the week leading up to The Hobbit....

‘V For Vendetta’ Director James McTeigue Boards ‘Alien Sleeper Cell’ By Angie Han/Sept. 5, 2014 12:30 pm EST The first and last time we heard about Alien Sleeper Cell was way back in 2011, when we heard the project had been put into development. Truth be told, it’s been so quiet in the years since then that we basically forgot it existed at all. But it does, and now, at long last, it’s taking a major step forward....

A ‘Simpsons’ Character Dies In The Season 26 Premiere By Germain Lussier/July 22, 2014 12:00 pm EST Last year, Simpsons executive producer Al Jean told fans they’d be killing off a character in the upcoming season. He even gave a tease of who it may be, hinting the person voicing that character won an Emmy for voicing that character. At the time, we tried to narrow it down but the season came and went without that death....

Alfonso Cuarón Won’t Be Directing ‘Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them’ By Germain Lussier/May 26, 2014 9:33 am EST One of the most exciting rumors in recent days was that Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón might direct the 2016 Harry Potter spin-off, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Cuarón is largely credited with setting the tone and visuals for the Potter film franchise with this one installment, 2004’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban....