Move over, Camelot. President Obama isn't even out of office yet and his cinematic mythos is already in full swing - in not one but two films. The first - about Barack and Michelle falling in love - already debuted at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival: Southside With You. In the vein of Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise, writer/director [...]
A day after new set photos of Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange hit the internet, Marvel has let a few more images leak to the public from their NYC shoot - this time, of the mysterious unnamed villain played by Mads Mikkelsen (TV's Hannibal). Those are some freaky eyes. Directed by Scott Derrickson (Sinister, The Exorcism of Emily Rose), [...]
UPDATE: Batman V Superman's 10-day worldwide total is $683 million, a positive figure in light of the North American decline. The asterisk paragraph (*) includes information related to this global tally. Also, the Sunday estimate of a 68% drop was adjusted after final numbers came in Monday. The drop was officially 69%, making nearly $7 million less [...]
Arguably our best look yet of Doctor Strange in action hit the interwebs today. While not official photos released by Marvel, the level of quality (which differs from low-res smartphone sneaks that have popped up from time to time) seems to suggest that Marvel wanted these out there. Though simple in nature, they're particularly intriguing for this reason: they [...]
Trailers can sometimes be deceiving. Exhibits A & B: those fun fan-made edits that turned Sleepless In Seattle into a horror movie and The Shining into the feel-good event of the year. The recent, well-received 2nd preview to Warner Bros. DC villains movie Suicide Squad isn't that dishonest, but it set an expectation for audiences different enough from the original cut that WB has approved reshoots reportedly at a cost [...]
Second time's a charm? One of the most infamous film-making disasters of all time was told with mesmerizing, heart-breaking detail in the 2002 documentary Lost In La Mancha. It captured the tale of ambitious director Terry Gilliam's failed, er, quixotic attempt to bring his take on the Don Quixote story to the screen. It's a compelling watch, especially since what [...]
In the fall of 2015, a new, longer remastered version of the animated classic The Iron Giant enjoyed a limited run in theaters. This fall, on September 6th, it hits blu-ray in Signature and Ultimate Editions. The Signature Edition (or "the normal blu-ray purchase") will have the 2015 re-release version (with additional scenes), as well as a high-def version [...]
UPDATE: Final numbers came in $4 million lower than the Sunday estimates, lowering Batman V Superman's North American debut to $166.1 million. Two records have been updated accordingly, noted with an asterisk *. Talk about critic proof. Despite the doomsday response from film writers, audiences turned out in record-breaking droves to resurrect Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice from [...]
In Snyder V Critics, director Zack seems immune to the kryptonite of a 29% Rotten Tomatoes average. Despite a critical bludgeoning, Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice isn't simply on track to meet its $150 million 3-day projection; it's now expected to surpass it by at least $30 million on way to a possible $180 million opening weekend [...]
One more important piece of the Indy 5 puzzle has fallen into place: the screenwriter. Director Steven Spielberg has tagged veteran David Koepp. The two have worked together three times before, most notably on the original Jurassic Park...and most infamously on Indiana Jones and The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull. For those concerned about that [...]
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