Explainer: IMAX Vs. Standard—Here’s Why it Matters That Dunkirk was Shot on 70-mm
The big screen will feel even bigger for some moviegoers watching Dunkirk starting July 21. Director Christopher Nolan shot the World War II drama using 70-millimeter IMAX and 65-mm large-format cameras. And audiences in 125 theaters across the U.S. and Canada will get to see the fruits of those labors in their entirety through large-format 70-millimeter projectors installed at those locations. Warner Bros., the studio behind Dunkirk,...
Wonder Woman Continues to Make History
While War for the Planet of the Apes had a big premiere weekend, Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman continued its historic march, becoming the third-biggest Warner Bros. release of all time, and surpassing the final Harry Potter film, 2011’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Jenkins’ film is now in the company of Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight films, the studio’s two top-grossing films domestically are two of the three films in the trilogy; ...
Ron Howard Shares First Chewbacca Photo From set of the Untitled Han Solo Spinoff
Ron Howard is doing the best he can to assuage any fears, be they from fans or from nervous Disney executives, that things on the set of the untitled Han Solo spinoff are just fine. After taking the reigns from Christopher Miller and Phil Lord, there’s been plenty of chatter about what it would mean for the fate of a film people are so excited about. Thus far, at least from what he’s shared on social media,...
Behold Blade Runner 2049‘s Second Trailer
Simply put, this Blade Runner 2049 trailer is bananas. And we love bananas. Bananas are excellent. Director Denis Villeneuve may have made his peace with the enormous expectations in following Ridley Scott’s 1982 classic, but from everything we’ve seen, he doesn’t need to worry. The latest trailer offers a much more detailed glimpse at the world he, cinematographer Roger Deakins and the 2049 team have created, from a dust-choked California to the neon-soaked,...
Dunkirk’s IMAX Release Magnifies Power of one of History’s Most Miraculous Escapes
History has decided its name: The Miracle of Dunkirk. In May 1940, Germany launched its war against Western Europe with a lightning invasion that saw Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands fall in quick succession. With the Low Countries devoured and a still ravenous appetite, the Nazis turned their gaze to France and continued their advance.
They moved rapidly westward across France toward the sea, eventually cutting off and encircling British Expeditionary and Allied forces in the small northern city of Dunkirk...
Watch This new Trailer for Birth of the Dragon & see Bruce Lee’s Most Notorious Fight
For those not intimate with Bruce Lee’s incredible life, you are likely unaware about the most controversial fight of his career. This didn’t happen on camera, nor did it happen in a scheduled martial arts bout—this fight took place privately, between Lee and another martial arts master, and is believed to have been initiated because Lee had the audacity to teach martial arts to white men. This is how Lee and Wong Jack Man had an honor fight, and in this new trailer for director George Nolfi’s ...
The Batman Director Matt Reeves to Write Brand new Script
We recently wrote about the exciting news that Christopher Nolan is restoring his entire Dark Knight trilogy in 4k. Nolan’s version of Batman changed superhero movies completely, with a very ambitious director taking a comic book character and the world he inhabits seriously. The results speak for themselves; the Dark Knight trilogy was a commercial and critical smash, a definitive take on the mythology of one of the most popular superheroes of all time.
This might explain why fans are so eager,...
Baby Driver‘s Lily James Joins Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again
After being the engine that made Baby's heart go in Baby Driver, Variety reports that Lily James is joining the cast of Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again. The new film is a sequel to the 2008 film adaptation of the musical Mamma Mia!, which itself was based around and featured much of ABBA’s hit music.
James will be playing the young Donna (Meryl Streep's character), joining the original cast,...
This is why you Should see Dunkirk on IMAX
"There were 400,000 men trapped in one place on a beach, their backs to the sea, the enemy closing in all around them, and it's just a matter of time before they face surrender or annihilation, and the fact that this story does not end in surrender or annihilation is what makes it one of the greatest stories in human history."
This is writer/director Christopher Nolan on his upcoming film Dunkirk, his first foray into capturing a real historical moment,...
Fresh Black Panther Details Emerge as we Near Comic-Con
Fandoms everywhere are surely rejoicing as the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con draws nearer, an event sure to bring new details about their favorite shows and upcoming movies. Indeed, new information about director Ryan Coogler's hotly anticipated Black Panther film is already emerging, thanks to Entertainment Weekly’s Comic-Con preview issue.
The Black Panther trailer strikes hard at themes of home and belonging, so it is no surprise that some of the most interesting new details about the film pertain to the largely unknown,...
Summer Spotlight: Eight Chilly Movies to Cool you Down
Summer is in full swing – and across the country, it’s hot.
Families are flocking to neighborhood pools and nearby beaches. However, for those without access to a large, cold body of water, an indoor, air-conditioned movie is one of the best ways to escape the scorching summer heat. To help you beat the heat this summer, we’ve compiled a list of chilly films to provide the cinematic illusion of cool as the temperatures outside rise.
Loosely based on the true story of the Jamaican national team’s bobsled debut in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary –...
Art Imitating Life: Clint Eastwood Cast Real Heroes for Upcoming The 15:17 to Paris
Clint Eastwood took yet another daring move, this time in regards to his upcoming film The 15:17 to Paris. Variety reports that the film will tell the story of the three American friends-turned-heroes when they prevented a terrorist attack on Thalys train #9364 headed for Paris. In an unusual twist, the three friends – Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, and Spencer Stone – will be played by themselves. The three will have fairly larger roles,...
Watch Brie Larson & Woody Harrelson in the new Trailer for The Glass Castle
Lionsgate released a new trailer for the upcoming film The Glass Castle, called “Dream.” The film is based on the long-lasting New York Times best-selling memoir of the same name by Jeanette Walls, a gripping portrait of family dysfunction that made major waves when it was published in 2005. The film stars Oscar winner Brie Larson (Room), Woody Harrelson (The Messenger) and Naomi Watts (Birdman) and is directed by Destin Cretto,...
WB Leaning Towards The Shallows Director Jaume Collet-Serra for Suicide Squad 2
Director Jaume Collet-Serra has put together a fine career of making taut thrillers on relatively modest budgets. His last film, The Shallows, was a smart, pared down woman-vs-shark thriller that took a thin, if clever conceit (Blake Lively's character is only 200 yards from shore, but there's a great white after her, and there's no way she can make it back to shore without confronting the shark) and teased out every last drop of tension...
Watch Andy Serkis Become Gollum to Read Donald Trump’s Tweets
Andy Serkis, the brilliant actor who has portrayed the ape Caesar in the new Planet of the Apes reboot, is on a press tour to discuss the final installment, War for the Planet of the Apes. Last night he was on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert to discuss the film, which has quietly become of the most critically acclaimed reboots of the past decade. While there, Colbert, a huge ...
Christoper Nolan Working on 4K Remaster of The Dark Knight Trilogy
Christopher Nolan is on a press tour for his upcoming film Dunkirk, which will be shown in a stunning 70mm print and is already receiving some very early raves (theatrical reviews are embargoed, so these raves have been mostly people who saw the film in press screenings and who have turned to social media to give some variation of “wow”). Nolan has long been a director at the very forefront of film technology,...
Felicity Jones to Star in Swan Lake Adaptation
The famous 1875 Tchaikovsky ballet Swan Lake is being turned into a feature film. The film’s script is written by Kristina Lauren Anderson and is set to be directed by Luca Guadagnino (A Bigger Splash). Felicity Jones (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) will star in the feature film.
A bidding war started right before the Fourth of July weekend for the film, but ultimately Universal won out over Paramount and other studios...
Deadpool Congratulates Wonder Woman for Beating his B.O.
Deadpool was the surprise smash hit of the superhero world in 2016, taking in a staggering $363 million and wowing movie insiders for doing so in its own raunchy, R-rated way. After lobbying for years to get the film made, Ryan Reynold’s commitment and passion created a superhero for our time, one who broke the fourth wall, made fun of himself (and other superheroes), and, oh yeah, kicked some butt and saved his girl.
That was last year—2017 belongs to Wonder Woman,...
Christopher Nolan Discusses What it Would Take for him to Helm James Bond
The James Bond series has seen films released regularly since the early 1960s, with the titular spy transcending generations to be as familiar to millennials as he is to their parents. With the successful release of Spectre in late 2015, the time feels ripe for another installment. That said, the future of the series has been less than clear recently. Change is in the air, even as the next film in the series is anticipated in late 2018...
Meet Joe Bang, Daniel Craig’s Thoughtful Criminal Steven Soderbergh’s Lucky Logan
We were very excited when we saw the first trailer for Steven Soderbergh's Lucky Logan, the director's return to the big screen. The film follows Jimmy Logan (Tatum) who, after being fired from his construction job, decides he's going to reverse his family's terrible luck by taking matters into his own hands. His idea? To steal $14 million from the Charlotte Motor Speedway, a very brazen heist that's made all the more courageous considering his history of bad luck and his hapless co-conspirators...
