Pay What You Want For A Sneak Preview Of Freakonomics: The Movie Magnolia Pictures have announced they will allow filmgoers to choose how much they want to pay for an advance look atFreakonomics: The Movie. These pay-what-you-want screenings offer fans a chance to see the film on Wednesday, September 22nd, over a week before its official opening, at Landmark Theatres in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Philadelphia, Denver and Seattle....

Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time Movie Trailer #2 Walt Disney Pictures has released a new movie trailer forPrince of Persia: The Sands of TimeonIGN. The new trailer incorporates some of the new special effects footage fromthe Superbowl spotandnew “Creating of an Epic” featurette, as well as a lot of never before seen sequences. I’m still not digging the over-the-top voice over from Gemma Arterton, and am a bit worried about the story....

Robert Downey Jr.’s ‘Sherlock Holmes 3’ Picks Up ‘Rogue One’, ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Writers Iron Man may beRobert Downey Jr.’s most famous role, but you may recall that it’s not his only ongoing franchise about an arrogant genius. He’s also the star of Warner Bros.‘Sherlock Holmesmovies — not to be confused with BBC One’sSherlockTV series, which features a different Marvel actor as the famed detective. TheSherlock Holmesfranchise was put on hold for a bit while Downey was busy with Marvel, but nowSherlock Holmes 3is moving forward again with an entire writers’ room at its disposal....

Roseanne Will Be Killed Off On ABC’s ‘The Conners’ Spin-Off Series Roseanne Barrwas fired from her own show after she made a racist statement on Twitter, so despite the show being a huge ratings success for ABC, the revival ofRoseanneis dead. And now the character of Roseanne Conner is going to die, too. ActorJohn Goodman, who is starring in the network’s upcoming spin-off seriesThe Conners, has just revealed that Roseanne’s character is going to be killed off....

Sean Penn In Talks For Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Inherent Vice’ Ask any actor to name the filmmakers they’re desperate to work with and a name that comes up more often than not isPaul Thomas Anderson. The proof is in the increasingly impressive and eclectic list of actors joining his upcoming crime film,Inherent Vice.So far there’sJoaquin Phoenix, Benicio Del Toro, Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon, Jena Malone, Kevin O’ConnorandMartin Short. Now another major name has been added: multiple Oscar-winning actorSean Pennis in talks to join the film....

Steven Spielberg Teams With Stephen King For Under The Dome We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Wementioned last weekthatStephen Kingmentioned that his new book,Under The Dome, might end up as an HBO miniseries. Well,Varietynow has word thatSteven Spielbergand DreamWorks TV have optioned the book and are looking to set it up as a mini series, likely for cable. Spielberg will executive produce. The story is set in a small vacation town in Maine which becomes covered by an invisible force field which causes the residents to fight for survival, in two warring factions....

Superhero Bits: Batman Arkham Knight, Gotham, Age Of Ultron, Thor: The Dark World, Stan Lee Want to see a trailer and more info for the new gameBatman: Arkham Knight? Who’ll be the underboss to Jada Pinkett-Smith inGotham? How is Marvel changingAge of Ultronin the comic books? What happens in the latest deleted scene fromThor: The Dark World? Did theAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.producers answer fan questions? DoesStan Leesmell good? Read about all of this and more in today’s Superhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: The Campaign To Save Legends Of Tomorrow, Weasel’s Future In The DCEU & More (Superhero Bitsis a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.) In this edition of Superhero Bits: An important new character may debut in “Doctor Strange 2....

The 10 Best Teen Movies Of The Decade (This article is part of ourBest of the Decadeseries.)Ahh, the teen movie. The high school story. The hormonal homage. It’s a genre that has lived in my heart since long before I became a teenager, and will remain there when I am straight-up elderly. The awkwardness and misfitting, the fashion andfeelings— there are few other times in our lives when everything is turned up to high-def in just such a way as when we are teenagers....

The 20 Best Feel-Bad Movies You Need To Watch Watching a film is always an emotional commitment. We empathize with the characters, good and bad, and we stay invested in what happens to them. With many movies, we’re looking to feel something positive as the credits roll. A sense of victory, or relief, or, frequently, happiness depending on the type of film. But sometimes we’re looking for a weirder catharsis. We’re looking for the downer movie....

The Morning Watch: Animators React To ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’, Modern Gonzo Blockbusters & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, Corridor Crew digs back into animation with a new edition ofAnimators React, this time focusing onSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,Fantasia,Spirited Away, and more....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Bedazzled’ Is A Comedic Tour De Force From The Under-Appreciated Brendan Fraser (Welcome toThe Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie:BedazzledWhere you may Stream It: HBO MaxThe Pitch: Elliot Richards (Brendan Fraser) is a socially repellent, over-zealous and dweeby computer company employee who is avoided by his co-workers and has absolutely zero friends....

Tick, Tick… BOOM! Writer Steven Levenson Updates Us On His Fiddler On The Roof Remake [Exclusive] Norman Jewison’s 1971 film adaptation of the Broadway musical, “Fiddler on the Roof,” celebrated its 50th anniversary this month, and there’s a remake on the way, written by Steven Levenson. It’s been quite a year for Levenson; first, he saw his screenplay for “Dear Evan Hansen,” based on the musical he co-wrote, make it to the big screen....