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Star Wars Episode 7: Anthony Daniels Talks About His New C-3PO Suit We know thatAndy Serkis' performance capture studio The Imaginarium is heavily involved inJJ Abrams’Star Wars Episode VII, but we never considered to ask if classic characters like C-3PO would be computer animated or played by a man-in-suit. Well, apparently when JJ Abrams first calledAnthony Daniels, he asked the British actor to voice our favorite protocol droid in the new series....

Telluride Review: Flash Of Genius Flash of Genius is one of the surprise films that is being shown at this year’s Telluride Film Festival. Based on a true story, Flash of Genius follows Doctor Robert Kearns (Greg Kinnear), a Detroit-based inventor and engineer professor, who decided to take on the automotive industry, and more specifically Ford Motor Company, who he claimed stole his patented idea for the intermittent windshield wiper....

The ‘Green Hornet’ Reboot That Someone, Somewhere Must Want Brings In Writer David Koepp TheGreen Hornetreboot, titledThe Green Hornet and Kato, has a new writer:David Koepp. Koepp needs no introduction – he’s been writing screenplays for big movies for decades, and every now and then he directs some films, too. TheGreen Hornetreboot wasannouncedat the start of this year, and in April, Universal Pictures picked the film up. The character originated in a 1930s radio program that was, in turn, adapted into movie serials, a television series (featuring a pre-fame Bruce Lee), comic books, and of course, a 2011 film starring Seth Rogen....

The Best TV Shows & Movies Leaving Netflix In November 2017 Typically, the end of October and start of November signals the heart of autumn: crisp air, falling leaves, Halloween, pumpkins (David S. or otherwise), and the proliferation of pumpkin spice flavors applied to every type of food imaginable. But it’s 103 degrees in Los Angeles today and there are at least more 100-plus degree days on the horizon, so please forgive me if I’m not quite in the spirit of the season yet....

The Kettlemans' Return To Better Call Saul Was A Long Time Coming The sixth and final season of AMC’s"Better Call Saul"has brought back two familiar but long-absent faces: Craig and Betsy Kettleman, played by Jeremy Shamos and Julie Ann Emery, respectively. The Kettlemans first appeared in “Uno,” the very first episode of “Better Call Saul,” back in 2015. They were a fixture of the show’s first season, as Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) and Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) found themselves tangled up in their legal troubles....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Alice In Borderland’ Is A Twisty Japanese Thriller With Plenty Of Puzzles And Exploding Heads (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 Series:Alice in BorderlandWhere You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: What ifBattle RoyaleandSawhad a sick, twisted baby that that puts its characters through a series of manipulative, tortuous games — usually with a high body and splatter count?...

This Week In Trailers: Death Of A Ladies Man, Canvas, Assassins, The Surgeon’s Cut, The Ripper Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week, we lose our minds, talk to a doc, jet on over to Malaysia to kill our brother, try to solve a murder mystery in England, and see what looks like an animated tearjerker....

Thor: Love And Thunder Will Be Composed By Oscar-Winning Marvel Vet Michael Giacchino Good news, Marvel fans! One of the most in-demand composers currently working is set to rejoin the Marvel Cinematic Universe and add more of his patented memorable themes to a franchise that, to be brutally honest, could certainly use them. Michael Giacchino, known for his work on the recent “Star Trek” films, the “Jurassic World” trilogy, the latest “Planet of the Apes” movies, and Pixar’s “Up” (which won him an Oscar), is returning to the MCU to take up composing duties for “Thor: Love and Thunder....

TV Bits: Netflix Could Save ‘Terra Nova’, Plus: ‘Mad Men’, ‘Community’, ‘Sons Of Anarchy’, Ken Marino & Judy Greer There’s good stuff today for fans ofCommunity,Mad Men,Sons of Anarchy, and even the just-cancelledTerra Nova. After the jump: Wondering what those crazy Greendale kids have been up to in the three months since we last saw them? StarJoel McHaleunveiled a new trailer forCommunityon his E! showThe Soup, teasing the wackiness to come when the show returns from its hiatus next week....

Vincent D’Onofrio Reveals Why His Kingpin Was So Different On Hawkeye Despite the outside perception that the Marvel Cinematic Universe operates like a well-oiled machine (and, in fairness, it pretty much does), Marvel Studios has actually experienced quite a few bumps and detours along the way to gaining box office supremacy with their deeply interconnected franchise of movies and shows. The arrival of the Disney+ streaming service (combined with therestructuring of Marvel Studiosand cutting out the middleman of Kevin Feige reporting to the"Creative Committee") ushered the MCU into a whole new era of multimedia storytelling, even though Marvel technically produced prior shows for ABC (nobody misses “Inhumans,” but RIP “Agent Carter,” cancelled far too soon!...

We Need To Do Something Review: The Family That Stays Together Goes Insane Together You don’t need a huge budget or grand sets to make a good movie. With a little elbow grease, inventiveness, and clever writing, a filmmaker can turn the smallest movie into something grand. And it’s with that spirit one approaches “We Need to Do Something,” a horror film set almost entirely in one location. Horror films stuck in one locale can yield good to great results — see “The Mist,” “The Evil Dead,” “Night of the Living Dead,” and more....

Werner Herzog Invites Abel Ferrara To Drink, Enthuses About Bad Lieutenant’s Iguanas Possibly the best thing aboutWerner Herzogdoing his ownBad Lieutenantfilm (which got apostertoday) is the fireworks that have erupted between he andAbel Ferrara, who directed the Harvey Keitel-starring film that Herzoghasn’tremade. Both directors are at the Venice Film Festival this week, where it wasn’t beyond possible that some sort of confrontation, or at least conversation would take place. (Ferrara once suggested Herzog and his cast should die in hell, and Herzog responded “Wonderful, yes!...

Why Some Like It Hot Was Banned In Kansas It’s a super popular comedy that grossed big at the box office, arguably one of the greatest American films of all time, and even the rare ’50s Hollywood film to turn the male gaze on itself. Though the plot sounds twee now, it was about as subversive as comedy got in its day. “Some Like It Hot” follows the foibles of two down-on-their-luck musicians (Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon) who witness a mob killing and flee to Florida, posing as women in an all-female band fronted by Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe)....