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,

See Taylor Kitsch as David Koresh in First Waco Images

When it was initially announced that Friday Night Lights leading man Taylor Kitsch would play mentally disturbed Branch Davidian leader David Koresh, we weren’t so sure, but with the release of the first pictures of Kitsch in character, we totally see it. Kitsch dons Koresh’s iconic 1990s mullet and oversized frames to transform into the infamous cult leader in limited series Waco. It’s a convincing transformation from heatthrob to notorious fugitive.

IT Chapter 2 Receives an Official Release Date

One of the scariest elements of IT is knowing that Pennywise will be back in 27 years to feed on Derry’s children once again. Lucky for super fans of Stephen King’s novel, that means a sequel. Director Andy Muschietti easily secured an order for part 2 when he exploded box office records becoming the highest-grossing R-rated horror movie of all time. Filming the story’s conclusion was no brainer and now Warner Bros. has announced that the Losers’ Club will go to battle with Pennywise again on September 6,

James Cameron’s Avatar Starts Production on Four Consecutive Sequels

James Cameron is not the type of filmmaker to rush things. His patience is legendary, waiting for technology to catch up to what he sees in his mind’s eye, and now, after eight long years, he has officially began production in Manhattan Beach on the four Avatar sequels he’s shooting in succession. Never one to shy away from a challenge, Cameron’s filming four blockbuster-sized 3D films in sequence would be a significant accomplishment for anyone,

Watch the First 10 Minutes of Spider-Man: Homecoming

If you missed this summer’s mega-hit Spider-Man: Homecoming (now officially the highest-grossing superhero movie of 2017) and you want to see the first 10 minutes, you’re in luck. Today is Homecoming‘s digital debut, and Sony is providing the film’s opening, which we’ve embedded for your viewing pleasure below. The 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD will be available on October 17.

Here are the first ten minutes:

Artist & Populist Both: HBO’s Spielberg Goes Deep on a Living Hollywood Legend

Is Steven Spielberg a populist or an artist? Like his exemplar, the iconic director Alfred Hitchcock, critics have often pointed to Spielberg’s fame to detract from or overlook his artistic accomplishments. At what many consider the height of Spielberg’s career in the 1970s and 80s, the director was one of the best-known filmmakers in the world, as well as one of the highest-grossing, with movies like Jaws, E.T., and Raiders of the Lost Ark smashing box office records.

Meet the Courageous Amputee Who Stunt Doubles Paul Rudd on Ant-Man and the Wasp

Stunt performer Brett Smrz is living proof that one of the film industry’s most difficult jobs attracts the very best people. When Smrz was 16, he lost his lower left leg in a trampoline accident. Yet today, Smrz is a professional stunt driver and one of two of Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man stunt doubles. When you watch the upcoming Ant-Man and the Wasp, you’ll be seeing the work of one of Hollywood’s most courageous stunt performers.

Professor Marston and the Wonder Women Explores Wonder Woman’s Inspirations

Thanks to the incredible leadership of Patty Jenkins and a thrilling performance by Gal Gadot, Wonder Woman is in an unstoppable renaissance. Interest in the groundbreaking character hasn’t reached a new zenith. As it turns out, the story behind the Amazon princess is just as exciting as the warrior herself. Professor Marston and the Wonder Women promises to be a wonderful companion piece to the breakout film of the summer that explores the man behind the comics.

HBO Pulls Back the Curtain on Directing Legend in New Spielberg Trailer

Director Steven Spielberg reveals in a new trailer what drives his creativity, and it’s not your typical day in the office. The celebrated director has created some of the most popular, beloved, and iconic films of all time and now it’s his turn to tell his own story.

HBO documentary Spielberg puts the legend in front of the camera, along with a dizzying number of A-list stars. Documentarian Susan Lacy helmed the project,

The Gladers Head for the Lost City in New Maze Runner: The Death Cure Trailer

We’re so thrilled to see this trailer for the final film of the Maze Runner trilogy after star Dylan O’Brien’s terrifying accident on set last year. It’s great to see the actor back in action. O’Brien’s recovery pushed back production by a year, but it looks like he’s back in top form to fight the WKCD.

After spending the first two films escaping the Glade and avoiding the Flare,

The Last Movie: Character Actor Harry Dean Stanton, RIP, Finally Gets Lucky Title Role

Stealing scenes for more than half a century in some 200 movies and TV shows, Henry Dean Stanton has played everything from spaceship crew member (Alien) and psychotic criminal (Repo Man) to a Mormon patriarch with fourteen wives (Big Love). Instantly identifiable in his later years for haunted eyes suggesting a man who’s stared straight into the abyss and lived to tell the tale,

New Blade Runner 2049 Images Hint at Epic Sci-Fi Noir

We are only two weeks away from the premiere of Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049, which means that Warner Bros. and Alcon Entertainment will likely be stepping up their promotion of the film, hence this fantastic batch of new images. Blade Runner 2049’s story, scripted by Hampton Fincher (the man who wrote Ridley Scott’s original film) and Michael Green (Alien: Covnenat) has been largely kept secret,

Californians Claim a Victory with Battle of the Sexes

Last week, we published our tennis obsessed correspondent David Thorpe’s fantastic interview with Battle of the Sexes editor Pamela Martin, about how Martin helped turned stars Emma Stone and Steve Carell into tennis stars Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. It took a village—including Martin, cinematographer Linus Sandgreen, and the visual effects company Lola—to turn Stone and Carell into their hard-hitting characters in their iconic tennis battle for the ages. 

“We’ve never had that great tennis movie because it’s too hard to re-create,” Martin told us.

Tom Cruise’s American Made Continues our Fascination With American Outlaws

In his comeback to quality cinema, Tom Cruise stars in American Made, about real-life TWA pilot turned drug smuggler Barry Seal. The Universal Pictures film from director Doug Liman opens September 29th, likely timed as Oscar bait, thereby following in a grand tradition of well-made American maverick biopics featuring subjects whose high-flying lives ultimately can’t outlast the effects of their misbegotten fortunes coming home to roost.

For commercial aviation pilot Seal,