SAG Awards 2017: An Emotional Night
After a second weekend in a row that saw protests around the world, this time in response to President Trump’s executive order on immigration, the Screen Actors Guild Awards presented Hollywood with an opportunity to speak out—and speak out they did.
Winners took to the stage to accept their words and make their voices heard, clearly and unequivocally. Pleas for community and acceptance of immigrants and strangers were joined by pointed reminders of our country’s proud,
John Wick: Chapter 2 Clip: Dressed to Kill
With any hit action film like John Wick, you can expect the sequel to follow Moore’s Law. You know Moore’s Law; it’s the one that refers to an observation made by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore in 1965. To quote directly from the Wiki page: Moore noticed that the number of transistors per square inch on integrated circuits had doubled every year since their invention. Moore's law predicts that this trend will continue into the foreseeable future.
Mark Hamill Talks Star Wars: The Last Jedi at Sundance
You can always count on Mark Hamill to give up the goods. And by goods, we don't mean reveal major plot points of certain upcoming films, but rather, by having fun with the fact that he's the central character in the hugest film franchise of all time. One of the actor's charms is how lightly he wears his lightsaber, and how much he enjoys playing with our Star Wars-related obsession.
Hamill is at Sundance promoting
How Lion Director Guided a Child to Inspire Two Oscar-Nominated Adults
For a man whose previous experience draws largely from award-winning TV commercials, Australian director Garth Davis demonstrates a remarkable touch with actors in his feature film debut Lion. For the Academy Award Best Picture nominee, Davis not only steered Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman to Oscar-nominated star turns; he also coaxed a deeply moving performance from a seven-year old boy with no previous acting experience.
In the fact-based movie,
Robert DeNiro Tries to Recapture the Funny in new The Comedian Clips
Jackie Burke (Robert De Niro), is a well-past-his-prime comic icon. A little (really, only a very little) like Bojack Horseman, Jackie's attempts to reinvent himself are hampered by the public's refusal to see him as anything other than the former television character he once played. Things reach their nadir when Jackie's arrested for roughing up an audience member, and is forced to atone for his sins through community service. This is where he meets Harmony (Leslie Mann),
Hear the Score From Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2
Director James Gunn has once again taken to Facebook to give us a fresh look at how Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is coming together in post production. His latest reveal focuses on the film's all important score; no Marvel film has better music than the Guardians franchise—even the title of the sequel is a nod to song.
The score for the film is being recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios,
Oscar Nominee Allison Schroeder on Adapting Hidden Figures
It’s an exciting and extraordinary time for screenwriter Allison Schroeder. The Hidden Figures scribe has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, is a finalist for a Humanitas Prize, and also received WGA, BAFTA and Critic’s Choice nods — all this after being named one of Variety’s “10 Screenwriters to Watch” this past November and giving birth to her first child.
“It’s incredibly surreal,
The Path Creator Jessica Goldberg on Finding Religion
If you haven't watched Hulu's The Path, now's your time to catch up before the second season begins tonight. The show, created by Jessica Goldberg, is a rarity for TV: a twisting, intriguing deep dive into the pitfalls of belief, the difficulties of marriage, and the risks of zealotry.
The story follows Eddie Lane (Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul), who lives in upstate New York with his wife Sarah (Michelle Monaghan) and their two children,
The Oscars 2017: A Deeper Look
As expected, the breezy musical La La Land earned the lions’ share of Oscar nominations — 14 in total, tying it with Titanic and All About Eve for the most in Academy Award history — and Oscar voters reversed last year’s dearth of nominees of color by nominating a record six black actors for awards.
Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris each received a nod for their supporting work in Moonlight.
Here’s What Rogue One Would Look Like as a 1980s Video Game
With so much going on in the world right now, it's nice to find comfort where you can. One of our favorite ongoing video series is Cinefix's 8-Bit Cinema videos, which take some of your favorite films and render them as classic 8-bit video games. We've shared their 8-bit versions of George Miller's instant classic Mad Max: Fury Road and Hayao Miyazaki's gorgeous Princess Mononoke.
Speculating About Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Including Possible Tom Hardy Cameo
Yesterday we shared the news that writer/director Rian Johnson's Star Wars: Episode VIII released the official title—Star Wars: The Last Jedi. It's a great title. It's short, intriguing and open to breathless interpretation until the film bows on December 15. Johnson revealed a few weeks ago that he'd had the title since his very first draft of the script.
Since the news broke,
Oscar Nominations 2017: La La Land Nabs 14, 6 Black Actors Nominated
La La Land follows up its historic night at the Golden Globes by tying a record with 14 Oscar nominations on Tuesday (sharing the most nominations in history with 1950's All About Eve and 1997's Titanic). The bigger story, however, is how Oscar voters this year nominated six black actors from a range of excellent films—for every acting category—which is a record. These actors came from a diverse range of movies,
T2: Trainspotting Drops New Trailer
While today's film news is understandably going to be dominated by the Oscar nominations, for a look ahead at what to get excited about in 2017, we point you towards Danny Boyle's return to the material that made his name. Yup, we're talking about T2: Trainspotting, folks, and we're excited. The gang is back; Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) reunites with Spud (Ewen Bremner), Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller),
The Founder‘s Production Designer on Building McDonald’s & More
A semi-fictionalized account of the takeover of the original McDonald’s franchise by milkshake salesman and the man typically referred to as its “founder,” Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), John Lee Hancock’s The Founder opened this past weekend. It is notable for several things, of which some, like Michael Keaton’s performance as ambitiously malevolent Kroc, have been getting lots of press, while others, like its thoroughness in depicting an accurate slice of the 1950s,
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is Episode VIII‘s Title
After a busy weekend for divisive news, Lucasfilm has dropped a news item nearly everyone can agree on—the official title for Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII is awesome. And check out the fantastic red title treatment, not seen since Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.
Lucasfilm has released this statement:
We have the greatest fans in this or any other galaxy.
Kong: Skull Island TV Spots Reveal Beastly Battle
Four new Kong: Skull Island TV spots give us our most sustained glimpse of the king himself. Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts film boasts the largest, fiercest Kong ever put on screen, a fact that's made abundantly clear ten seconds into the first spot.
Skull Island follows a team of explorers, led by Colonel James Conrad (Tom Hiddleston) as they venture onto the primordial island to find a missing man and a mythical serum.
Bryan Cranston’s Zordon Revealed in new Power Rangers Trailer
It’s mighty Morphin’ time, gang! This new trailer, just released by Lionsgate, gives you your first look at Bryan Cranston’s Zordon, the Power Rangers mentor.
If you don’t know the origin of the Power Rangers , here’s your synpsis: five regular high school kids (or, as they consider themselves, "screwups") find out that their small town of Angel Grove, and the entire world,
This Video Shows the Easter Eggs That Link Every Pixar Movie
You've heard the theory. Everyone's heard the theory. It's a great theory. The one that states that every single Pixar film, from the original Toy Story through Ratatouille and Wall-E to Finding Dory (and all the films in between) exist in the same universe. Folks call it The Pixar Theory, built on a huge nest of Easter eggs and some very intriguing details that pop up in each film.
Final Logan Trailer Introduces X-23, Wolverine’s Heir Apparent
20th Century Fox has dropped the final trailer for Logan, Hugh Jackman’s swan song as Wolverine, and it's all about family. Logan's new charge, Laura (Dafne Keen), proves she's more than capable of following in Wolverine's footsteps—and that might not be a good thing. Behold X-23, Laura's other name, in all her ferocious, Wolverine-like glory.
When we shared the first trailer with you this past October,
Sundance 2017: Line Producer Shea Kammer on Breaking Into the Industry
A line producer on a film is one of the most crucial jobs on the crew. Often the first person hired by the producer, a line producer's responsibilities are daunting, to say the least. We spoke to Shea Kammer, a line producer extraordinaire, about what the role requires. Kammer is heading to the Sundance Film Festival, where he has two films in competition; the Iraq war drama The Yellow Birds and the medical drama
