Director Donna Dietch on her Iconic Lesbian Romance Desert Hearts Criterion Release

Donna Deitch is a respected television director with a host of credits including her Emmy-winning, Holocaust-themed The Devil’s Arithmetic (1999). But it’s Desert Hearts, the groundbreaking lesbian romance she made 31 years ago, recently re-released and restored by Janus Films and the Criterion Collection, that allows Deitch to remember and also to look ahead.

“There have been so many screenings, so much press. It’s a strange but wonderful thing,” she says.

Blade Runner 2049 Co-Writers Tell you Which Version of the Original Film to Watch

With Blade Runner 2049 finally opening this week, on October 6th, now is the perfect time to relive the original story in preparation for Denis Villeneuve’s much-anticipated sequel. Before popping in the DVD, keep in mind that there are three different versions of the original Blade Runner to choose from. To start, there’s the original version of Ridley Scott’s 1982 science-fiction classic that hit theaters nationwide. This version, consider it Blade Runner 1.0,

Justice League Composer Danny Elfman Says He Put a Dark Spin on Superman Theme

Danny Elfman is going back to the DC Universe, and it’s just as dark and twisty and you would hope from the composer. A frequent collaborator with Tim Burton, both known for their creepy and creative styles, Elfman composed the music for his highly stylized 1989 Batman and 1992 Batman Returns.

Elfman just wrapped up the score for Justice League and he promises it will be fresh but recognizable and gets into the darker side of the superheroes.

How Roger Deakins Brilliant use of Light Makes Blade Runner 2049 Shine (Darkly)

Thirty years after the events of the first film, the much anticipated sequel Blade Runner 2049 enters theaters nationwide next week (in case you haven’t been following our breathless coverage). The film has already been getting rave reviews for its director, Denis Villeneuve, and all-star cast featuring Ryan Gosling and, returning star, Harrison Ford. In addition, the film is receiving praise for its futuristic and imaginative landscape created by legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins.

This Blade Runner Video Essay Dissects the Genius of Ridley Scott’s Original

With Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runenr 2049 opening next Friday, October 6, there is ample reason to take a look back at Ridley Scott’s iconic 1982 original (based on Philip K. Dick’s novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep.” We’ve already explained how much Scott’s sci-fi neo-noir classic influenced countless films, ushering in a new age of darker, grittier science fiction films. What’s interesting is that, unlike Villeneuve’s sequel, which is already riding a massive wave of interest (with truly ace promotional work done by Warner Bros.,

Let’s go Behind-the-Scenes of Thor: Ragnarok

You might be excused for finding the look and feel of Thor: Ragnarok to be closer to Star Wars than any previous Thor film (and we mean this in a good way). Director Taika Waititi looks to have created a totally singular, and potentially fantastic space adventure with Ragnarok, and now that we’ve gotten a look at this behind-the-scenes mini featurette, it seems like the entire cast and crew were having a blast making the film. 

Tom Hanks to Reprise David S. Pumpkins in Animated SNL Halloween Special

David S. Pumpkins is his own thing. And now he’s getting his own Halloween special. Any questions?

The Saturday Night Live instant classic is getting an animated makeover. One of the most popular sketches of last season featured guest host Tom Hanks as the not scary, loudly dressed, pleasant gentleman on an otherwise scary “Hell-evator” ride. As the thrill seeking couple ascended the horror-themed floors, David and his dancing skeletons confuse and amuse.

James Cameron Ignoring All Post T2 Films for New Terminator Movie

Forget everything you’ve seen from Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines to Terminator: Genisys. As far as James Cameron is concerned “we’re pretending the other films were a bad dream.”

Got it. Original stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton will be returning for the trilogy reboot of the man vs. robot franchise. Cameron, who created the technologically advanced films in the 1980s, will be producing the new installments. He told The Hollywood Reporter that the story will pick up after T2: Judgment Day which had some of the most pioneering CGI of its time.

Watch the VFX Magic that Brought Peter Cushing Back to Life in Rogue One

Telling any story about the Death Star is difficult to pull off without involving the malevolent and arrogant Grand Moff Tarkin. Peter Cushing who played the ship’s commander in the original 1977 Star Wars passed away at 81 in 1994 posing a challenge for Rogue One filmmakers. To properly tell the story of the rebels who attempted to steal the ships plans, Tarkin needed to appear onscreen.

In stepped VFX masters from Industrial Light &

What to Watch to Get Ready for Blade Runner 2049

Next week, the 35-year follow up to Ridley Scott’s 1982 dystopian cult masterpiece Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049, arrives from Warner Bros. Director Denis Villeneuve’s sequel has much to live up to in fan expectations in terms of grit and neon, but early viewings and the return of Harrison Ford indicate 2049 will be a hit. Those expectations are not for naught, however — the original Blade Runner broke ground with a new kind of sci-fi style thanks to its retrofitted production design.

Director Sean Baker on The Florida Project‘s Kids on the Fringe

“If you like ‘The Little Rascals,’ you’re going to like The Florida Project.” That’s director Sean Baker, talking about his 21st century riff on the Depression-era comedy shorts featuring adorable mischief-maker George “Spanky” McFarland and his raucous gang.  

Flash forward 85 years and Baker updates the kids-at-play theme, only this time the pint-sized heroes find their adventures amid the cheap motels located outside of Disney World. Once favored by tourists,

Michelle Williams Joining Venom to Star Opposite Tom Hardy

This could be the most surprising casting announcement of the year. Variety reports that four-time Oscar-nominee Michelle Williams is joining Tom Hardy in Ruben Fleischer’s Venom, about Spider-Man’s most fearsome enemy of all time, the titular symbiote infused with both alien and Spider-Man’s powers that first graced the pages of the comics in 1988, and made his first big-screen appearance in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3, embodied by Topher Grace.

Game of Thrones Confusion: No One Seems to Know for Sure What Viserion is Breathing

If there’s one thing Game of Thrones theorists and speculators would like to believe, it’s that there’s an answer out there, somewhere. If they theorize that Bran is the Night King, while they’ll argue their reasons for why they’re right, what they must have, at some point, is definitive proof one way or another. Whether in a Reddit forum or over some beers IRL, Game of Thrones has likely generated more fan theorists than any other show in history (including 

Gary Oldman’s Turn as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour Generating Major Oscar Buzz

All the buzz following director Joe Wright’s Darkest Hour world premiere at the Telluride Film festival has been about how the film, and its’ star Gary Oldman, are likely Oscar contenders. Written by Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything), Darkest Hour looks at the early days of World War II, and how the newly elected Winston Churchill (Oldman) had to steer Britain while the collapse of the western world looked likely.

Watch the Trailer for Ex Machina Writer/Director Alex Gardland’s Epic new Film Annihilation

We’ve been waiting for Alex Garland’s new film since the second we walked out of the theater after seeing Ex Machina in 2014, his fantastic take on artificial intelligence, and one of the smartest sci-fi films to come about in a long time. Joining Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 director Dennis Villeneuve as an auteur who uses sci-fi to explore big, complicated issues and themes (no genre is more malleable than sci-fi),

The Killing of a Sacred Deer Trailer Hints at Year’s Most Unsettling Film

There are certain filmmakers, and certain films, that have a way of haunting you. This is the case with Yorgos Lanthimos and his film Dogtooth (2009), which is one of those movies that’s impossible to un-see. This, we might add, is a compliment. Lanthimos is a singular filmmaker, apparently fearless, and Dogtooth put his name on the map with a big, bold, bloody bite mark. The ending alone (when the title of the film is given terrifying resonance) has managed to worm its way into the unconscious of most viewers brave enough to see the film.

Ron Howard Teases Link to Iconic Star Wars Concept Artist Ralph McQuarrie on set of Han Solo

Concept artist Ralph McQuarrie likely had the biggest impact on the Star Wars franchise than anybody else whose name isn’t often readily known by the masses. Every person on the planet, more or less, knows the names of George Lucas, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher, but McQuarrie is relatively unknown save for us diehard Star Wars fans. 

McQuarrie’s early sketches helped George Lucas translate his vision to the crew, making it possible to build a world unlike anyone had ever seen in film before.

Celebrating New York On Screens Big & Small

Everyone knows that no city on earth is the setting for as many films as New York City. As the New York Times film critic A.O. Scott wrote back in late August, according to City Hall, there are around 120 film and television projects in production on any given day in the city, and there are about 12,000 permits issued a year. “We might complain, but really we wouldn’t want it any other way,”

Watch The Final Blade Runner 2049 Short, the Thrilling Anime Film Black Out 2022

We’ve shared the first two Blade Runner 2049 short films with you, which focused on Jared Leto’s Niander Wallace and Dave Bautista’s Sapper, respectively. These were two prequels in a three-part short film series that Warner Bros. and Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve produced, tapping talented directors to help fill in some of the story between Ridley Scott’s original, which was set in 2019, and Villeneuve’s 

The First Blade Runner 2049 Reactions Tease a Sci-Fi Masterpiece

As we’ve been writing since late last year, there was something doubly wonderful about watching director Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival; it proved that Sci-Fi, the most malleable of genres is still alive and well, and, confirmed that Villeneuve was absolutely the right choice to helm the upcoming Blade Runner sequel, Blade Runner 2049. 

Now with Blade Runner 2049 premiering a week from this Friday,