New Star Wars : The Last Jedi Hi-Resolution Images Tease Tense new Chapter

With the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi now inching ever closer (December 15), Disney’s starting to give us a bit more of a taste of what’s to come. They’ve calibrated the perfect equation on just how much material to dole out without giving too much away, and in their latest release, they’ve dropped some brand new, hi-resolution images that give us our clearest look at the cast, new characters and locations, and some awesome behind-the-scenes shots. ...

TIFF 2017: The Films That Made the Biggest Splash

While no clear Oscar frontrunner emerged from this year’s TIFF which closed Sept. 17 after an 11-day cavalcade of 339 films, there were no real clunkers, either. Sure, anticipated titles such as George Clooney’s Suburbicon and Alexander Payne’s Downsizing may have underwhelmed, but there were surprisingly solid showings from many studio releases and indies, pointing to a spread-the-wealth awards season.

Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water. Photo by Kerry Hayes...

mother! Metaphors We Missed

Yesterday we broke down the finer points of mother! and it’s biblically based inspiration. The point is to shock and provoke, but the plot is layered over a Judeo-Christian allegory. God and Earth, Adam and Eve, and Cain and Abel were all easy to spot, but as the plot progresses, the chaos makes it more difficult to recognize the allegory. Thanks to another day of musing (and prompting from eagle-eyes at Vulture) here are a few of the metaphors we missed...

Hugh Jackman Channels Doomed Presidential Candidate Gary Hart in The Front Runner

Now that Hugh Jackman has hung up his Wolverine claws, you’re likely going to see him in a lot more films like writer/director Jason Reitman’s political The Front Runner, giving Jackman the chance to dig into a meaty role in a drama. Based on Matt Bai‘s 2014 book ‘All the Truth Is Out’, Reitman’s The Front Runner officially began production yesterday, and stars Jackman as Gary Hart, the Democratic politician who appeared to be the frontrunner for the 1988 presidential race when allegations of an extramarital affair with actress Donna Rice destroyed his campaign...

Talking to Legendary Organizer Dolores C. Heurta & Director Peter Bratt About Their Documentary Dolores

Not that many people know that Barack Obama’s “yes we can” slogan was translated from the Spanish “si se puede.” Even fewer know that the phrase, sometimes credited to United Farm Workers of America leader Cesar Chavez, was actually coined by the group’s co-founder, Dolores C. Huerta. This and much more is set straight in Dolores, the new documentary written and directed by Peter Bratt and executive produced by musician Carlos Santana.

The 87-year-old veteran organizer and mother of 11,...

Battle of the Sexes Editor Pamela Martin on Turning Emma Stone & Steve Carell Into Tennis Pros

When I heard that Emma Stone and Steve Carell were starring in a new movie about the legendary Battle of the Sexes tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, I rolled my eyes. I’m both a filmmaker and a tennis nut. (I got rid of my cable TV, literally, for 10 years because I couldn’t stop myself from watching the Tennis Channel). I winced at the thought of the obvious cutaways and close-ups the editor would need to rely on to hide the fact that Stone and Carell,...

Darren Aronofsky Wanted Joaquin Phoenix to Play a Broke Batman in Batman: Year One

Darren Aronofsky recently shed some light on the wildest movie project that never was, and this coming from the writer/director behind the super wild mother! The future visionary behind Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan and more was tapped to direct Batman: Year One in the early 2000s, following the success of his feature film debut Pi. The project was eventually developed into Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins, but Aronofsky had big plans for the film...

See Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft in First Tomb Raider Footage

If there’s any actress who could follow Angelina Jolie, it’s Alicia Vikander. The Swedish star and Academy Award winner (for her brilliant turn as Gerda Wegener in The Danish Girl) has been the most intriguing part of every film she’s been in, including when she played the humanoid robot Ava in Ex Machina and activist Vera Brittain in Testament of Youth. Now Vikander is taking on a role made famous by Jolie; that of Lara Croft,...

The Ultimate ‘Final Girl’ Returns: Jamie Lee Curtis to Star in Halloween Reboot

In stellar casting news, Jamie Lee Curtis is returning to the role that kickstarted her career—Laurie Strode, the ultimate “Final Girl”—in the Halloween reboot. Along with this news, we also have the film’s brand new (and super brief) synopsis.

Curtis’s involvement in the reboot was revealed on Twitter, of course, where she’s wearing the very same outfit we last saw Laurie Strode donning in the iconic original. Naturally, over her right shoulder is Michael Myers, the freakish,...

Sebastian Stan Shot his Avengers: Infinity War Scenes Without Having Read the Script

Secrecy is the name of the game for studios, whether they’re filming multiple endings for Game of Thrones or, in the cast of the Russo brothers Avengers: Infinity War, keeping their own cast in the dark about what, exactly, the story is about. While filming for Infinity War wrapped this past July, some of the stars were kept in the dark about the actual story. One of those includes Sebastian Stan,...

Darren Aronofsky’s mother! is a Brilliant Nightmare

mother! is the David Lynch style nightmare you had that time you fell asleep when your parents made you go to Sunday School with the flu. In fact, there’s a spurting heart scene that is reminiscent of the dinner in Eraserhead. It’s a startling moment that precedes a lengthy assault of disturbing imagery and was the last moment in the film in which I had enough air in my lungs to scream. mother! is part environmental warning,...

Blade Runner 2049 Short Film Focuses on Dave Bautista’s Sapper

The second of three Blade Runner 2049 short films, consider them mini prequels produced by director Denis Villeneuve and directed by artists he handpicked, connect Ridley Scott’s original film to Villeneuve’s sequel. We’ve already shared this short film, that fleshed out (a bit, anyway) Jared Leto’s replicant creator Niander Wallace, who appears to be the film’s main villain. In this new short, directed by Luke Scott, we get a bit more information on Sapper, played by Dave Bautista. ...

Here’s What Happens When You Call That Phone Number in The Disaster Artist Trailer

A longstanding icon of the Los Angeles skyline that has been both mocked and revered in its time was recently recreated. No, it’s not the Hollywood sign. We’re talking about the infamous billboard for cult classic The Room. The original signage touting the film that’s been called “the worst movie of all time” featured star and filmmaker Tommy Wiseau’s face. The film has become the subject of popular late night viewings and debate about its mysterious makings.

Thanks to new film The Disaster Artist based on The Room actor Greg Sestero’s book,...

Jennifer Lawrence Dominates Red Sparrow Trailer Without a Word

While all the talk surrounding Jennifer Lawrence right now is for her riveting turn in Darren Aronofsky’s wild Mother!, 20th Century Fox has reminded us she’s got another big film coming out soon. In the first official trailer for Red Sparrow, directed by her Hunger Games collaborator, Francis Lawrence, Lawrence doesn’t say a word—and she doesn’t have to. Lawrence plays Dominika Egorova, a prima ballerina who also happens to be one of Russia’s most lethal intelligence officers. ...

Wonder Woman 2 Director Patty Jenkins Taps The Expendables Screenwriter

All is right in the Wonder Woman 2 world now that director Patty Jenkins has been confirmed to return (she signed a deal that makes her the highest paid female director of all time). With Jenkins back in the top spot, the Wonder Woman 2 creative team is being assembled, Justice League-like, to ensure that the sequel matches and hopefully surpasses the world-beating original. It’s a tall order, but one Warner Bros. and DC FIlms’ are happy to have to fill...

We’re Putting Our Full Faith in David Harbour After These Hellboy Images

Is that you, Detective Hopper? Stranger Things star David Harbour just debuted the first look at his take as demonic antihero Hellboy and he’s unrecognizable. Heavy prosthetics give the actor sunken eyes, a well-defined chin and the character’s trademark sawed off horns.

Harbour’s tweet reads, “Please allow [sic] to introduce myself, I’m a man of wealth and taste… #hellboy”

The image is in gritty black and white, but Hellboy creator Mike Mignola also released an intense full color image where the character is sporting the blood red skin tone of the comics...

Here’s When Star Wars: Episode IX Will Hit Theaters

Following yesterday’s announcement that J.J. Abrams would return to complete the modern Star Wars trilogy, Disney has announced the official Star Wars: Episode IX release date. Put a pin in your holiday plans for 2019 as the official opening will be December 20, 2019. Originally slated for a May 2019 release, the added months will give Abrams and his team ample time to round out the series as was intended.

Disney tweeted the news as a reply to the announcement that J.J...

M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass Will Finish Trilogy Connecting Split and Unbreakable

In 2000, writer/director M. Night Shymalan released Unbreakable, starring Bruce Willis as David Dunn, the sole survivor of a devastating train wreck. It turned out that Dunn’s survival was accidental; as the title suggests, he is actually something of an indestructible superhero. This is revealed to him by Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson), a mysterious stranger who appears to be the opposite of David—he’s afflicted with a condition that make his bones as brittle as glass. While Price has none of Dunn’s power,...

More on J.J. Abrams Returning to Co-Write & Direct Star Wars: Episode IX

By far the biggest story in entertainment news today is J.J. Abrams return to co-write and direct Star Wars: Episode IX. Abrams will be co-writing the script with Oscar-winning Argo screenwriter Chris Terrio. The news comes about a week after the world found out that former Episode IX writer/director Colin Trevorrow left the project due to creative differences. The initial reports seemed to indicate that Star Wars: The Last Jedi ...

Breaking: J.J. Abrams to Write & Direct Star Wars: Episode IX

Major news on the Star Wars front, gang—J.J. Abrams is returning to direct the final film in the new trilogy, currently titled Star Wars: Episode IX. The Force Awakens director is a natural fit, of course, having successfully launched Lucasfilm and Disney’s new Star Wars trilogy in 2015. A statement from Lucasfilm and Disney posted on StarWars.com confirms the huge news:

J.J. Abrams, who launched a new era of Star Wars with The Force Awakens in 2015,...