Posts

New Lars Von Trier TV Show Will Be About A Serial Killer Lars von Trierhas yet to announce his big-screen follow-up to his five-hour, two-part sex epicNymphomaniac. In the meantime, though, he’s got something else cooking.As we reported last year, he’s working on a new TV series calledThe House That Jack Built. At the time, we knew only that it was supposed to be “without precedent,” whatever that meant. Now some more concrete details have emerged on the story and structure....

New The Batman Trailer Is Full Of New Bat-Footage What better way to celebrate the day that “The Batman” tickets have officially gone on sale than with a new trailer? Earlier today, Warner Bros. and Fandango finallymade tickets availablefor one of the most highly-anticipated superhero blockbusters of the year, starring Robert Pattinson as the masked hero himself and directed by filmmaker Matt Reeves (“Cloverfield,” “War for the Planet of the Apes”)....

Page 2: Star Wars, Made, Donnie Darko, Magic Mike, ET, Doctor Who, Hobbit, Totoro, Louis CK, Attack The Block, Denis Leary, Pulp Fiction, Harry Potter What is Page 2?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 included48different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Page 2: Star Wars, Spielberg, DreamWorks, Walking Dead, SNL, Breaking Bad, Doctor Who, Jurassic Park, Frozen 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 included36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo: Han SoloCosplayComes With A Millennium Falcon And Chewbacca...

Robert Redford Regrets Announcing Retirement From Acting: “That Was A Mistake” Two years ago,Robert Redfordshook the film world when he announced that he was planning to retire from acting. And his swan song would be this year’sThe Old Man and the Gun, a melancholy crime drama that has already received raves for being a soaring tribute to the 82-year-old actor’s legendary career. But Redford may not be ready to hang up the towel just yet....

Ron Howard, Brian Grazer And Akiva Goldsman Moving To Adapt Stephen King’s Dark Tower Stephen Kingfans were very optimistic over the last couple of years as J.J. Abrams' company Bad Robotheld the optionon King’s expansive, ambitious seriesThe Dark Tower. Easy to see why — King’s labyrinthine, multi-layered storyline seems like perfect raw materialfor the guys behindLost.But that wasn’t to be, as Abrams, Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelofdecided they couldn’t do the story justice, and gave the option back to King....

Scorsese Talks Sinatra, 3D And Low-Budget, Back-To-Basics Possibilities Martin Scorseseis still promotingShutter Islandin various markets, which has led to a handful of big interviews that dive into the subject of various possible projects for the director. We know he’s working onThe Invention of Hugo Cabretnow, and intends to make the Jesuit dramaSilence(delayed some time ago in favor ofShutter Island) afterward. But what of his biopic of Frank Sinatra? An interview withShortlistcovers a wide range of subjects, but kicks off with a brief conversation aboutSinatra, Scorsese’s proposed biopic about the musical icon....

The 15 Best Debut Films From Directors A great first film can jumpstart a filmmaker’s career and show the world what makes them unique. For example, the conversational dialogue, ’70s soundtrack, and nonlinear narrative of Quentin Tarantino’s first film “Reservoir Dogs” established tropes that the director still relies on today. Not every great director starts out strong, though. Although he’s one of the greatest filmmakers working today, David Fincher’s career nearly imploded after his disastrous debut, “Alien 3....

The Harrison Ford Classic That Inspired Janeway’s Star Trek Return “Star Trek: Prodigy” has fast become one of my favorite weekly series on the streaming circuit. Not only does it boast some sleek animation, but it’s also a great “Star Trek” story that appeals to both the younger audience it was designed for and longtime Trekkies — including yours truly. And it looks like the back half of the first season of “Prodigy” will present a new adversary for the young crew of the U....

The Hurt Locker’s Kathryn Bigelow And Mark Boal Re-Team For Triple Frontier Kathryn Bigelowwent six years between her last feature directorial effort (K19: The Widowmaker) and this year’s incredible effortThe Hurt Locker. But the wait won’t be nearly as long for her next film. According toVariety, Bigelow and herHurt LockerwiterMark Boalhave been signed by Paramount to make action-adventure filmTriple Frontier, “a high-stakes ensemble project.” Boal will once again write, and the trade says the story is set in the area where borders of Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina converge....

The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Robots Are Quintessential Gen-Xers It is necessary to preface this article with the understanding that delineations between popularly named generations are an abundantly arbitrary process, and the generation to which an individual ally themselves — if they even care to do so — is going to be completely at their own discretion. That said, certain age groups in every country are going to have — in a broad sense — shared experiences that may speak to their identities....

The Unpopular Opinion: ‘Stranger Things’ Season 2 Is Better Than Season 1 (Welcome toThe Unpopular Opinion, a series where a writer goes to the defense of a much-maligned film or show or sets their sights on something seemingly beloved by all. In this edition: an argument thatStranger Thingsseason 2 is a vast improvement over season 1.) To say Netflix’sStranger Thingshas become the love of my TV life might be the understatement of the decade....

The Vast Legacy Of The Matrix “The experience of making the movies was such a transformative time in my life,” says Carrie-Anne Moss of “The Matrix” films, “it was such an opportunity of a lifetime.” As the December 22nd release date forLana Wachowski’s “The Matrix Resurrections"moves closer, the time is right to look back at the legacy of a decades-long franchise. In a new video from Warner Bros., the “Resurrections” cast goes long on the franchise, remembering their own introductions to the “Matrix” films and their initial reactions....