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‘Spring Breakers’ Review: Harmony Korine’s Most Accessible Movie Entertains And Enlightens [SXSW 2013] By Germain Lussier/March 17, 2013 10:30 am EST Oddly enough, everything you need to know about Spring Breakers is represented by its two credited music composers: Cliff Martinez and Skrillex. Martinez is a veteran, a regular Steven Soderbergh collaborator who recently did the score to Drive. He’s known for pulsing, tense, dramatic scores. Skrillex is the world’s best known dubstep DJ, known for grimy, catchy party anthems infused with a certain soul and savagery....

‘Spring Breakers’ Sequel Happening Without Harmony Korine’s Blessing By Russ Fischer/May 12, 2014 4:00 pm EST Just in case you wondered: that recently-announced sequel to Spring Breakers is being made without the participation or even the consent of Harmony Korine. The director of Gummo and Trash Humpers masterminded Spring Breakers as a savage, strange fever dream of excess and influence, but this sequel will probably be… something else. Something more tame, regardless of how much flesh and blood hits the screen....

‘The Giver’ Trailer: Jeff Bridges Gets In On The Dystopian YA Action By Angie Han/March 19, 2014 8:00 am EST We’re drowning in dystopian YA this week. Monday brought the first trailer for The Maze Runner, and Friday brings the premiere of Divergent. Today, we have the very first The Giver trailer. Directed by Phillip Noyce, the Lois Lowry adaptation unfolds in a seemingly perfect society without hunger, pain, or strife....

Agent Coulson Probably Won’t Appear In ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ By Germain Lussier/July 23, 2013 9:49 am EST Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe now looks pretty clear. The Iron Man, Thor and Captain America sequels will lead directly into Avengers: Age of Ultron, while Guardians of the Galaxy will feature Thanos and look ahead to Phase Three. One offshoot that’s a little less clear is on television. Marvel’s Agents of S....

Cameron Crowe And Fans Pay Tribute To Philip Seymour Hoffman [Video] By Germain Lussier/Feb. 3, 2014 5:00 pm EST The death of Philip Seymour Hoffman was like a dagger through the heart of film lovers everywhere. Few have ever watched one of his movies and not instantly become a fan of Hoffman’s larger than life talent. In the day since his passing, coming to terms with the fact he’s actually gone is pretty difficult....

Christopher Lloyd Promotes “Real” ‘Back To The Future II’ Hoverboard By Russ Fischer/March 4, 2014 10:24 am EST Is the hoverboard now real? Well, no. A company called HUVr claims to have made one, however. Its website says “Our team consists of materials science, electricity & magnetism experts who’ve solved an important part of one of science’s mysteries: the key to antigravity.” And, let’s face it, when someone comes up with the key to antigravity the first thing they’ll do with it will probably not be to create a working version of the hoverboard from Back to the Future II....

Concept Art And Score Sample For ‘Snowpiercer,’ From Director Of South Korean ‘The Host’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 3, 2013 12:36 pm EST My “most anticipated” list for 2013 is almost done, and it’s a huge thing that takes into account more than just the ten movies I’ve chosen to highlight as the ones I most want to see. One of the movies that didn’t make that core ten, but will be reflected in the piece, is Snowpiercer, aka the English-language debut from The Host and Mother director Bong Joon-ho....

Edgar Wright’s ‘Ant-Man’ Moved Up From Fall To Summer 2015 By Germain Lussier/Sept. 9, 2013 4:29 pm EST With Ant-Man moving from Fall to the Summer, Disney now has four confirmed titles with Summer 2015 release dates: Avengers: Age of Ultron on May 1, Inside Out on June 19, Pirates of the Caribbean 5 on July 10 and now this. That leaves very little Summer room for Star Wars Episode VII and helps support the idea that Disney will bump that film back to Winter....

Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Crimson Peak’ Dated For Spring 2015; Tom Hiddleston Talks About The Script By Germain Lussier/Oct. 25, 2013 8:41 am EST Guillermo del Toro’s follow-up to Pacific Rim, Crimson Peak, just got official. The period haunted house story will start filming in Toronto February 2014 set for release April 2015. Co-written by del Toro and Matthew Robbins, it’ll be filmed under the production title Haunted Peak, while retaining the original title for release....

Guillermo Del Toro’s The Strain Extended Trailer: “He’s Here…” By Peter Sciretta/June 5, 2014 2:35 pm EST FX has released an extended trailer for The Strain, the television show adaptation of Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s novel series of the same name. The television pilot was directed by del Toro, and is set to air in July. House of Cards actor Corey Stoll stars as a doctor who is investigating a virus which effectively creates vampires....

Jason Reitman’s ‘Labor Day’ Coming Christmas Day By Germain Lussier/May 20, 2013 7:00 am EST Briefly: Good news for anyone anticipating Jason Reitman’s latest film, Labor Day. Paramount has enough confidence in it to give the film a date primed for awards consideration. Labor Day will be released Christmas Day, expand on January 10 then go wide January 31.Labor Day Gattlin Griffith as a young boy whose life is turned upside down when his single mother (Kate Winslet) aids an escaped convict (Josh Brolin)....

Oscar Documentary Nomination Shortlist Includes ‘Searching For Sugar Man, ‘The Imposter,’ ‘The Invisible War’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 3, 2012 7:54 pm EST If the doling out of awards by the New York Film Critics Circle, and the release of the Annie Awards nominations hadn’t made it clear, as we’ve passed into December the movie business award season is officially open. The latest stage in the game is the release of a shortlist of documentaries that will be considered by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for nomination for the Best Documentary Oscar early next year....

Page 2: Drive, Good Will Hunting, Muppets, Walt Disney, Breaking Bad, Transformers, Star Wars, Ghostbusters, Battlestar Galactica, Harrison Fords By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 25, 2011 10:00 am EST Header Photo: Mick Minogue created Drive – Operation Edition DreamWorks Animation SKG is “in talks to set up a joint venture studio in Shanghai…to produce animation and design theme parks.” Knitted R2-D2 gloves. CinemaBlend lists 13 Classic Moments From The Muppet Show You can buy the house from Good Will Hunting, currently listed at $779K, down from the original asking price of just shy of $1....

Page 2: Star Wars, ET, Avatar, Star Trek, Terminator, Michel Gondry, Breaking Bad By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 26, 2013 10:00 am EST Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Rumor: ‘Dr. No’ Getting IMAX 3D Rerelease By Angie Han/Feb. 19, 2013 1:00 pm EST His arsenal of high-tech gadgets aside, James Bond’s tastes seem to run toward the classic: sharply tailored suits, ice-cold martinis… and 2D movies. While action properties from Marvel to Harry Potter to Star Trek have embraced 3D technology in recent years, 007 has been happy so far to stick with good old-fashioned 2D. But that could be about to change....

See Great Behind The Scenes Photos From Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 26, 2013 11:30 am EST Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street, developed by and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is a black comedy that traces the rise and fall of a stockbroker who played fast and loose with the rules. (DiCaprio describes some of the humor as “pretty sadistic,” and explains “We take the lives of the people in the film seriously; we don’t take the genre seriously....

Shia LaBeouf Talks Indiana Jones 4 And Constantine 2 By Peter Sciretta/March 13, 2007 6:00 am EST Shia LaBeouf is all over the place now-a-days. First it’s rumored that he will play Harrison Ford’s son in Indiana Jones 4, big Hollywood trade Variety confirmed negotiations, and now we find out that it’s just a rumor? “It’s nuts. It’s like these rumors are spiraling out of control. Look, there’s no deal on the table....

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ Reminds Mississippi To Finally Ratify Thirteenth Amendment Outlawing Slavery By Angie Han/Feb. 18, 2013 4:45 pm EST Oscar loves a good historical drama, and this year’s crop of Best Picture nominees has plenty that fit that mold, whether realistically (Zero Dark Thirty) or metaphorically (Beasts of the Southern Wild). But few of the films can actually boast of having made history. In depicting the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery, Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln has helped to ratify the legislation in Mississippi....

Superhero Bits: Spider-Man, Captain America, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Superman, Fantastic Four By Germain Lussier/Jan. 13, 2014 4:15 pm EST How does Channing Tatum sound as Superman? Want to see some concept art of villains in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man films? Is Vin Diesel recording his part in Guardians of the Galaxy yet? Is Peter Parker becoming Spider-Man once again? How is Chris Pratt holding up looking forward to Guardians of the Galaxy?...

The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 34 - A Good Day At Auschwitz By David Chen/July 2, 2010 12:00 pm EST Stephen has an afternoon drink with a new friend and accidentally stumbles into the heart of human evil. The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky....