Female Directors Shone at the Toronto International Film Festival

One of the surprises and highlights of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was the number of films about women and the number directed by women. Sure, most were small indies. But in an industry where only 1.9  percent of the 100 top-grossing fictional films distributed in the United States from 2007 to 2014 were directed by women, according to a report released in August by the University of Southern California, the news at TIFF was encouraging.

Viola Davis, Tracy Morgan Highlight an Emotional, Funny 67th Emmy Awards

It was an emotional night at the Emmy’s, where some longtime bridesmaids finally became the bride (we’re looking at you, Jon Hamm), some very major milestones ocurred (yay, Viola Davis!!) and legends said their final (for now), goodbyes.

We could give you a list of the highlights, but why bother, just watch them below for yourself.

Let’s start with Andy Samberg’s opening number, which captured how it can feel to live in an era of too much good stuff on TV:

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Making history,

First Photos of Netflix Original Series Marvel’s Jessica Jones

Hot off the presses, an official first look at actress Krysten Ritter as perhaps our new favorite superhero Marvel’s Jessica Jones. To get us excited for the upcoming original series, Netflix has released a fresh batch of photos.

Here is the official Marvel description of this 2001 addition to their Avengers pantheon (who debuted in the MarvelMax imprint series Alias) – Jessica Campell Jones “possesses superhuman strength—she can lift an automobile with no discernible effort.

Black Mass & Johnny Depp’s Many Film Transformations Recalls his Idol

With Black Mass opening today, audiences will once again witness Johnny Depp completely transform himself into his newest character, the terrifying and notorious Boston gangster Whitely Bulger. Depp is nearly unrecognizable as this killer with a devil’s smile, and to help him achieve this startling transformation, the actor turned to longtime make-up artist Joel Harlow and hair designer Gloria Casny, both Oscar winners, to fabricate the complex silicone and hair prosthetics.

Now That’s a Software Update: The New Steve Jobs Trailer Dazzles

It's Michael Fassbender day in the film world, apparently, as not one but two juicy new trailers came out for projects he's starring in. First, we got a glimpse of Fassbender as General Macbeth, coming upon the three witches in Justin Kurzel’s gritty Macbeth adaptation. And next came this new trailer for his turn as Steve Jobs, which opens with Fassbender's voiceover (a credible approximation of Jobs' higher voice than the actor's own) asking,

Watch Michael Fassbender as Macbeth Face the Three Witches

This is the moment when things begin to change inside Macbeth (Michael Fassbender). Having dutifully served as a general to King Duncan (David Thewlis), killing the traitor Macdonwald in a fierce battle with Macdonwald’s rebel forces, Macbeth comes upon three figures in the gloom after the battle. These are the three witches who first put the thought in Macbeth's head that it is he, not King Duncan, who will be the Thane of Cowdor and King of Scotland.

Find Out What’s Beyond the Wall in The Divergent Series: Allegiant Trailer

In the new The Divergent Series: Allegiant trailer, we finally get to see what is beyond the wall. The trailer for the film, based on the first part of Veronica Roth’s final book, begins by reviewing the first two films, showing the evolution of Tris (Shailene Woodley) from a selfless young girl to a kick a$$ Divergent. In Allegiant, Tris is no longer timid about her powers, and the few glimpses of the action set pieces reveal a film that's gonna explore what she's capable of by putting her,

The Martian, Spotlight, Sicario, & Room Wow at TIFF

The Toronto International Film Festival is celebrating its 40th year with one of its most diverse and adventurous programming slates, from blockbusters to high-prestige, likely awards contenders to small films from directors from all parts of the globe.

Generating early buzz among the much-anticipated Hollywood films was The Martian, Ridley Scott’s adventure in space that had its world premiere at TIFF. Starring Matt Damon as an astronaut stranded on Mars while a dedicated ground crew (played by a cast including Jessica Chastain,

In the Heart of the Sea Trailer Introduces Real Whale Behind “Moby-Dick”

Maybe you haven’t read Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick,” but you know Moby-Dick. That is, you know at a minimum that Moby Dick’s a killer whale (you might even know he's a sperm whale), and you also probably know that one of the things Melville used his monstrous creation to illustrate was the implacable power of nature, and man’s puniness in the face of it. What you might not know is that Melville’s masterpiece was based on the accounts he'd heard and read of the doomed whaleship Essex in 1920,

Watch Brand New The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 Trailer & Weep

A sister's bond is forever. That's the message in the latest The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 teaser that Lionsgate just dropped (and we mean just) on Twitter. Set to "My Tears are Becoming a Sea" by M83, this intensely emotional trailer is all about Katniss and Prim (Willow Shields), reinforcing how much of Katniss's struggle has been about, first, protecting Prim,

Hollywood vs the Elements: Top 5 Challenges of Shooting Everest

In 1996 two expeditions set out in an attempt to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain, when they were hit with a deadly blizzard. Everest tells the story of their bid for survival in some of the harshest conditions nature has to offer. Here are some of the difficulties the cast and crew of Everest faced in an attempt to authentically recreate the ordeal:

1. Lugging equipment up mountains

 

Tigers, Bears, Panthers, Oh My! Watch The Jungle Book‘s First Trailer

Yesterday director Jon Favreau (Iron Man, Chef) shared this teaser of his upcoming film The Jungle Book. Now Walt Disney Pictures has released the first full-length trailer for the live-action adventure, as well as a few choice photos.

Based on Rudyard Kipling's stories and inspired by Disney's 1967 animated version, The Jungle Book follows a boy named Mowgli (Neel Sethi) who has been raised by wolves.

Lego Dimensions is Built with Blocks of Mega Talent

We usually don’t discuss video games, but we are today because this new Lego Dimensions is getting some serious star power, bringing together a plethora of major icons from movies, TV, and gaming – or as the folks from Lego say: “For the first time ever characters from different universes join forces in worlds outside their own. A Dark Knight, a Wizard and a Master Builder traveling down the Yellow Brick Road are just the beginning…”

Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak Terrified Stephen King

One of the most creative directors alive, and a horror master to boot, Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy, Pacific Rim), has teamed with a stellar cast (Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska) for his haunted house film Crimson Peak. Legendary and Universal Pictures have released this new clip, via Yahoo! Movies, introducing us the Sharpe family (Chastain plays Lady Lucille Sharpe,

Nasty Aliens Have Chloë Grace Moretz’s on the run in The 5th Wave

If you were glumly preparing for the end of the dystopian YA novel-turned-film era with the last The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 dropping on November 20, fear not, the world we know is being smashed in a few more dystopian YA-novel adaptations. First, this Friday you’ve got the premiere of Maze Runner: Scorch Trials, following up on the first Maze Runner film (which came out just last year) that surprised many by how nimble and exciting it was (it helped that it had those amazing sets).

Rocky Trains Adonis in New Creed Trailer

Who better to train an underdog boxer fighting more than just a title than the underdog boxer? There hasn’t been this much anticipation over a film involving Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallonne) since Rocky IV, only now Rocky’s training young Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) in Creed. Directed by Ryan Cogler, the young comer who teamed up with Jordan for the potent Fruitvale Station,

Watch the 53rd New York Film Festival’s Super Enticing Trailer

The 53rd New York Film Festival begins on September 25, and there’s a lot of reasons to be excited for this year’s stellar slate. The NYFF is simply a special festival—eschewing awards, maintaining a low-key appeal that keeps the focus on the craft of filmmakers—this year’s festival has films big and small in a slate that is, once again, a boon for film lovers.

Here’s the trailer that the NYFF just released, giving you enough of a taste of what’s to come to warrant any New York-based film lover just go ahead and buy tickets.

How Well do you Know Star Wars? Take Our Quiz

Recently the co-author of the book “Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know” shared some interesting facts about everyone’s favorite galaxy on StarWars.com. We’re talking details you probably have never thought about (like how many credits a bounty hunter is being paid for a job, or, which docking bay Han Solo uses in Mos Eisley), but now that they’ve been gathered you may, like us, find yourself suddenly very curious about the hidden lifeforms living inside a clone’s nostril (seriously,

The Martian‘s New Trailer Arrives Amid Great Reviews

You had to like the odds that The Martian would be a very good film. Based on a very good book by Andy Weir, scripted by a screenwriter with major sci-fi chops in Drew Goodard (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Cabin in the Woods), directed by the man who made two of the greatest sci-fi films of all time in Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner), and starring Matt Damon as marooned astronaut Mark Watney,

Director Jon Favreau Shares The Jungle Book Teaser

Director Jon Favreau (Iron Man) shared a little peek at his upcoming The Jungle Book on Instagram, whetting the appetite of fans of Rudyard Kipling’s stories and Disney’s own classic animated film. Favreau's The Jungle Book is a live-action film, and from this teaser (a full trailer is expected today), there's reason for excitement.

The Jungle Book centers on Mowgli (newcomer Neel Sethi), a boy who’s been raised by a family of wolves.