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VOTD: Big Screen, Big Sticks: Phallic Symbolism In The Movies By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 14, 2015 6:00 am EST Full frontal male nudity is hard to come by in most major motion pictures. But hat doesn’t mean there isn’t an abundance of phallic imagery in a lot of movies that you’ve seen, and we’re not just talking about sex comedies. The folks at Now You See It have put together a video that takes a look at a wide variety of manhood-shaped objects and implications that have made their way into the movies such as Spaceballs, and even family films like Shrek and Toy Story, but they also shine a special light on how phallic symbolism is used in more dramatic films like Birth of a Nation and North by Northwest....

Wall-E And Doctor Who Lego Sets Coming Later This Year By Germain Lussier/Feb. 4, 2015 8:47 am EST Wednesday, Lego announced the two latest sets to be created under the “Ideas” banner. These are sets that are imagined by fans, voted on by fans, and then judged by a group of Lego employees. Every year, a few new sets are picked that get turned into actual Lego Ideas sets. Previous examples are the Back to the Future Delorean and Ghostbusters Ecto-1....

Watch Clips From The ‘Star Wars’ Digital Release Special Features [UPDATED] By Germain Lussier/April 8, 2015 2:00 pm EST Hot off the news of the digital release, Lucasfilm has released two clips to show off the goods. The Discoveries from Inside clip settles the debate over the color of Han Solo’s Hoth jacket in The Empire Strikes Back, and the Conversations clip has Joe Johnston discussing his creation of the Millennium Falcon....

‘Batman: The Killing Joke’ Clip: Who Will Kill Who? By Jack Giroux/July 5, 2016 4:03 pm EST Below, watch a Batman: The Killing Joke clip. In the animated film, Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill return to the roles of Bruce Wayne and The Joker. In this clip, Batman takes a trip to Arkham Asylum, in an attempt to reason with The Joker. His conversation doesn’t go according to plan. Here’s the Killing Joke clip, which starts at 3:57 mark (Source: DC Entertainment):...

‘Ben-Hur’ Trailer: Jack Huston Is Our Generation’s Charlton Heston, Apparently By Angie Han/March 16, 2016 9:30 am EST Jack Huston kicked off 2016 as one of the better parts of the fairly terrible Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, stealing scene after scene from ostensible male lead Sam Riley. Now his next big release of 2016 puts him front and center, in the iconic role of Judah Ben-Hur. The main beats of Timur Bekmambetov’s Ben-Hur should seem familiar to anyone who’s seen the earlier film....

‘Doctor Strange’ Trailer: Stephen Strange Is Ready To Open His Mind By Jack Giroux/July 23, 2016 7:26 pm EST In a few months, Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) will have his world turned upside down, both metaphorically and literally. Today at Comic-Con, Marvel presented the second trailer for director Scott Derrickson’s (Sinister) origin story. The trailer has now made its way online, which continues to tease a potential head trip of a comic book picture....

‘Exodus: Gods And Kings’ Trailer: The Wrath Of God Is Coming By Russ Fischer/Nov. 10, 2014 10:00 am EST The first trailers for Ridley Scott’s new film Exodus: Gods and Kings spent a lot of time on the familiar relationship between Moses (Christian Bale) and Pharaoh Ramses (Joel Edgerton), in order to let us know that this isn’t just another retelling of the story of Exodus as it has been told on the screen before....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Actor Wants To “Camp Up” Batman By Angie Han/Jan. 20, 2015 1:52 pm EST It’s a rite of passage at this point for rising 20something and 30something actors to log some time as part of a superhero franchise. If he had it his way, Kit Harington would be no different. The Game of Thrones star confessed a burning desire to play Batman, which on the face of it makes sense....

‘Jingle All The Way 2’ Dresses Up As A Real Movie For Halloween By Russ Fischer/Oct. 31, 2014 4:15 pm EST I know, it’s too early to start throwing Christmas movies at you. But this only looks like a Christmas movie. In fact, I believe this trailer for Jingle All the Way 2, starring Larry the Cable Guy, is actually a bunch of footage dressed up as a real movie for Halloween....

‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2’ Trailer Introduces The Turtles, Like We Don’t Already Know Who They Are By Angie Han/May 3, 2016 11:30 am EST The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been kicking around in some form for over thirty years now. Everyone from your 5-year-old niece to your 64-year-old uncle could rattle off the names, colors, weapons, and broad personality traits of all four Turtles, and probably even pick a favorite to boot....

‘The Cobbler’ Trailer: Adam Sandler Walks In Everyone’s Shoes By Russ Fischer/Nov. 12, 2014 1:00 pm EST In The Cobbler Adam Sandler plays a shoe repairman who isn’t happy with the lonely, dead-end life he’s crafted for himself. Then he discovers that the old sewing machine in his shop basement is actually a magic old sewing machine. Shoes repaired on that machine give the wearer a chance to live in the body of the shoes’ actual owner....

Ewan McGregor Says A Real Jedi Or Sith Wouldn’t Need A Crossguard Lightsaber By Angie Han/June 22, 2015 6:45 am EST The debate over Kylo Ren’s crossguard lightsaber in Star Wars: The Force Awakens rages on. The latest to weigh in with his opinion is none other than Obi-Wan Kenobi himself, Ewan McGregor — who says a real Jedi or Sith wouldn’t need a crossguard. Read the Ewan McGregor crossguard lightsaber comments after the jump....

First Photo: Carrie Fisher As Princess Leia In ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ By Peter Sciretta/July 11, 2015 9:32 am EST In the last Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer, we got our first look at Chewbacca and Han Solo, but we still haven’t seen the look of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, or Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia, in the new installment. The new behind the scenes video that premiered at San Diego Comic Con International now gives us our first look at Carrie Fisher reprising her role as Princess Leia, 32 years after the release of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi....

John Lasseter Gets A Co-Director For ‘Toy Story 4’ By Germain Lussier/March 12, 2015 4:00 am EST There’s a little over two years until the story of Woody and Buzz continues in Toy Story 4 and the film just got a major addition. Josh Cooley, the head of story on Inside Out, has been hired as John Lasseter’s co-director on the film. It’s a move that makes sense considering Lasseter already wears about 50 hats at Disney....

Louis C.K. Is Mulling Over A Second Season Of ‘Horace And Pete’ By Jacob Hall/June 16, 2016 10:00 am EST I still haven’t finished the first season of Horace and Pete, but not because it’s a bad show. In fact, I haven’t finished the first season of Horace and Pete because it’s too good, too effective, and too emotionally brutal. I’m practically afraid of the series and what writer/director/star Louis C....

Martin Freeman Joins ‘Captain America: Civil War’ By Russ Fischer/May 5, 2015 11:29 am EST A renowned adventurer has just joined Marvel’s ranks — or a military doctor, an office drone, a hapless Midwesterner, an android masquerading as a businessman, or an intergalactic traveler, depending upon your primary vision of actor Martin Freeman. The Brit is the latest addition to Marvel’s next big thing, and you get get what shreds of info we have about Martin Freeman in Captain America: Civil War below....

Netflix And Marvel’s ‘The Defenders’ Will Shoot Later This Year By Angie Han/April 11, 2016 1:30 pm EST Way back in 2013, Marvel announced a deal with Netflix to launch four new series, culminating in an event miniseries that’d bring all four new heroes together. So far, that plan has gone swimmingly: Daredevil and Jessica Jones have both premiered to rave reviews, and Luke Cage and Iron Fist are already well underway....

Netflix’s ‘Beasts Of No Nation’ Gets A Teaser Trailer And A Theatrical Release Date By Angie Han/July 30, 2015 7:39 am EST Cary Fukunaga’s touch has been sorely missed on True Detective this season, but his fans can rest assured they’ll be seeing more from him in the not-too-distant future. Netflix has just debuted the first promo for Beasts of No Nation, Fukunaga’s intense new war drama. Based on the novel by Uzodinma Iweala, Beasts of No Nation unfolds during a civil war in an unnamed West African country....

Quentin Tarantino Already Has Ennio Morricone Scoring His Next Movie, Whatever It May Be By Angie Han/Feb. 17, 2016 12:00 pm EST We don’t know yet what Quentin Tarantino’s next movie will be, but we now have some idea of what it might sound like. Composer Ennio Morricone, who previously worked with Tarantino on Django Unchained and The Hateful Eight, has revealed that he’s planning to reunite with Tarantino for a future project....

Sequel Bits: ‘Independence Day 2’, ‘Jurassic World’, ‘Goon 2’, ‘Avatar 2’, ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ By Angie Han/June 12, 2015 4:00 pm EST Colman Domingo has found a recurring role on Fear the Walking Dead, AMC’s prequel / spinoff of The Walking Dead. He’ll play Strand, described as “a smart and sophisticated man with a mysterious past.” Domingo’s previous credits include Lincoln, Selma, and Lee Daniels’ The Butler. Fear the Walking Dead premieres later this year on AMC....