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Paranoid New ‘Inherent Vice’ Trailer Heralds Sneak Preview Screenings By Russ Fischer/Dec. 9, 2014 1:30 pm EST Paul Thomas Anderson’s newest film, Inherent Vice, opens limited on December 12, but for the markets that don’t get the film until January Warner Bros. is offering sneak preview screenings this coming Saturday, December 13. You can get theater info here, and there’s a great new Inherent Vice trailer that tells of the upcoming screenings....

Rumor: Batman Solo Movie Will Take Place In Arkham Asylum By Angie Han/July 20, 2016 12:00 pm EST We’ve known since even before Batman v Superman opened that Ben Affleck’s Batman was gearing up for his own solo movie, but as of now details about what exactly that movie will be remain sparse. And naturally, the rumor mill is more than happy to fill that void. The latest totally unconfirmed, take-it-with-a-grain-of-salt report claims Batman’s solo outing will take place in Arkham Asylum....

See John Boyega’s ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Screen Test In New Documentary Footage By Ethan Anderton/March 14, 2016 12:30 pm EST Those lucky enough to be attending SXSW today will have a chance to see Secrets of The Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey, and feel the presence of the First Order descending on Texas. The rest of us will be waiting until Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits Blu-ray and DVD next month to check out the feature-length documentary that looks at every facet of the film’s production....

See Matthew McConaughey In ‘The Free State Of Jones’ By Russ Fischer/March 9, 2015 1:30 pm EST Below you’ll find the first official image of a grimy, cautious Matthew McConaughey on the battlefield in the film The Free State of Jones. Directed by Gary Ross, the Civil War drama features McConaughey as Newton Knight, who leads the residents of Jones County, Mississippi in a bid to secede from the Confederacy. The film also stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Keri Russell, and Mahershala Ali....

Six Minutes Of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Have Been Released So Far, Watch It In Chronological Order By Angie Han/Dec. 2, 2015 8:00 am EST When J.J. Abrams confirmed that the third Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer would be the last, plenty of fans applauded his restraint. At a time when marketing teams seem perfectly happy to give away every big twist if it’ll get butts in seats (ahem, Terminator: Genisys), it was great to see Disney keep the mystery alive....

Superhero Bits: Captain Marvel Casting, Chris O’Donnell As Nightwing, The Joker’s Car & More By Ethan Anderton/April 11, 2016 5:00 pm EST Was there almost a Nightwing movie with Chris O’Donnell? How much Spider-Man is there in Captain America: Civil War? Is there a new Jessica Jones comic book coming soon? When can we expect a Captain Marvel casting and director announcement? What kind of car is The Joker really driving in Suicide Squad?...

The Ones Who Knock S01E01 And S01E02 - ‘Uno’ And ‘Mijo’ By David Chen/Feb. 14, 2015 6:43 pm EST The Ones Who Knock returns (with a slight change in co-hosts)! David and his brother Michael cover Better Call Saul’s first two episodes, “Uno” and “Mijo.” E-mail us and let us know what you thought of the episode, as well as of the podcast, at theoneswhoknock@gmail.com. You can find every episode of the show at bettercallsaul....

Video Tour Shows Off ‘Batman V Superman’ Costumes And Batmobile [Updated With More Footage] By Russ Fischer/April 21, 2015 4:00 pm EST Last week was a weird one for Zack Snyder and his film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The film’s first trailer was briefly teased on Instagram, then released online in low-quality bootleg form, forcing Warner Bros. to officially release the trailer days in advance of its planned theatrical IMAX debut....

VOTD: Find Out How Film Projectors Work By Ethan Anderton/July 20, 2015 6:00 am EST If you’re a huge fan of movies, but you don’t know much about the technology that makes them possible, then we have the perfect informational video for you. University of Illinois professor Bill Hammack, known as EngineerGuy on YouTube, has put together this informative video about how film projectors work. As the video description says:...

VOTD: Pixar’s Extensive Tributes To Classic Movies By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 8, 2016 10:00 am EST The movies of Pixar Animation are known for having little easter eggs that reference the other movies from the animation studio. However, they’re also chock full of references, homages and tributes to other classic movies. Some are more obvious, such as Rex seen in the sideview mirrors of the Barbie Corvette in Toy Story 2, just like the T....

‘Now You See Me 2’ Trailer: Daniel Radcliffe Is Bad At Magic By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 18, 2015 11:00 am EST With The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 hitting theaters this weekend, it’s a good time for studios to get their forthcoming movies in front of plenty of audiences, in the form of new trailers. So it should come as no surprise that Lionsgate’s sister company Summit Entertainment has a Now You See Me 2 trailer debuting this week, and they’ve got an ace in their pocket to make the magician heist sequel more appealing to the young adult audience: Harry Potter....

‘Star Wars Episode VIII’ Opens In May 2017 By Russ Fischer/March 12, 2015 10:14 am EST Rian Johnson has just been confirmed as the director of Star Wars Episode VIII via a Disney shareholders call. Along with that news, we’ve got the Star Wars Episode VIII release date: May 26, 2017. The official Star Wars site confirms the report. We’ve known that Johnson would write and direct the next major Star Wars chapter, but we’ll take the confirmation....

‘The Keeping Room’ Trailer: Brit Marling Defends Her Home At All Costs By Russ Fischer/Aug. 13, 2015 3:00 pm EST Brit Marling and Hailee Steinfeld star in Daniel Barber’s twist on the Civil War drama, with Muna Otaru, Sam Worthington in supporting roles. The story, written by Julia Hart, follows Marling and Steinfeld as sisters who defend themselves and their home against assault by Yankee soldiers determined to get in towards the end of the war....

‘The Wolverine’ Sequel Recruits Screenwriter Michael Green By Russ Fischer/April 24, 2015 7:09 pm EST The Wrap has the info. Originally, David James Kelly was announced as screenwriter for the film, when the release date was revealed in March 2014. We don’t know how much work Kelly did, or how much of that will be retained for Green’s script. In fact, there’s a lot we don’t know about this sequel, including precisely how it will fit in with the revised X-Men movie continuity that follows Days of Future Past....

Antoine Fuqua To Direct ‘The Short And Tragic Life Of Robert Peace’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 7, 2014 9:30 am EST Antoine Fuqua has The Equalizer in theaters now, and this week set up a new film to direct. He’s now attached to direct a film based on the book The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League, which as the title suggests tells the story of a young man who made it to Yale, only to face a violent end....

Cool Stuff: Ugly Sweaters Based On ‘Fargo’ And ‘Gremlins’ By Germain Lussier/Oct. 22, 2014 5:00 am EST The ugly sweater is an art form, a fashion niché now reserved for Eighties sitcoms and kitschy holiday parties. Usually, you find them at Goodwill or other similar stores and the busier or uglier it is, the better. But on rare occasions, you can find them where they’re actually cool. Or at least ironic and Mondo just made two such sweaters....

Four More ‘Avatar’ Sequels Dated Through 2023 [CinemaCon 2016] By Angie Han/April 14, 2016 11:54 am EST Cameron took the stage to announce the big news. As it stands now, Avatar 2 is arriving around Christmas 2018, followed by Avatar 3 in 2020, Avatar 4 in 2022, and Avatar 5 in 2023. The very first Avatar opened in December 2009. “We’ve decided to embark on a truly massive cinematic process,” he said at CinemaCon....

Guardians Of The Galaxy 2 Story: Marvel Thinks James Gunn’s Sequel Idea Was “Risky” By Germain Lussier/Feb. 6, 2015 1:00 pm EST Don’t start going through old back issues of Guardians of the Galaxy hoping to uncover some details about James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy 2. In a new interview, the writer/director confirmed the story is totally new and original, and will introduce new characters that are important to both the world of the Guardians as well as the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole....

Infographic: Get To Know The Absolutely Insane Vehicles Of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 2, 2015 6:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If for some reason you haven’t already headed out to the store to buy Mad Max: Fury Road on Blu-Ray or DVD, it’s available for purchase right now to watch over and over again. There’s plenty to learn about the production in the special features, but you won’t get to find out as much about the crazy cars of this cross-desert chase as you will in this infographic that just surfaced....

Jason Segel In Talks To Join ‘Collateral Beauty’ From ‘Me And Earl And The Dying Girl’ Director By Russ Fischer/June 15, 2015 5:30 pm EST You’re going to hear a lot about Me and Earl and the Dying Girl as the film hits theaters this summer. The indie was a Sundance darling (I haven’t seen it, but Peter and Germain loved it) and its director, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, quickly lined up a second film....