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Mike Nichols, Director Of ‘The Graduate’, Has Died By Angie Han/Nov. 20, 2014 6:00 am EST Mike Nichols, the award-winning director of films such as The Graduate, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and Working Girl, has died. No cause of death has been given. He was 83. He is survived by his wife, ABC News Anchor Diane Sawyer, as well as three children and four grandchildren. He earned his first Tony in 1964 for the Broadway production of Neil Simon’s Barefoot in the Park, and followed it up in 1965 with another Tony for The Odd Couple....

Nicolas Winding Refn Was Approached To Direct ‘Spectre’ By Jack Giroux/July 6, 2016 6:00 am EST Nicolas Winding Refn has flirted with directing some big studio movies. The Neon Demon director was attached to the Ryan Gosling-led Logan’s Run remake for a while, and he later came close to signing on to make The Equalizer. One of the bigger titles the filmmaker was in the running for was Spectre, a sequel Sam Mendes ultimately returned to direct....

Page 2: Doctor Who, BTTF, Star Wars, Cosmos, Avatar, Interstellar, John Oliver, GoT, Star Trek, ET, Nolan By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 7, 2014 4:00 pm EST Header Photo: Doctor Who Bookends The Original Ending Of BEING JOHN MALKOVICH Warner Brothers Had So Much Faith in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar,’ They Gave Up ‘Friday the 13th’ and ‘South Park’ To Get In On It Your Halloween Costume Next Year Should Be This Great Hoverboard Getup5 Movies With Better Endings Than The BookOn the Aggressively Masculine Perspective Of INTERSTELLAR...

POTD: Matt Damon Is Back As Jason Bourne By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 8, 2015 1:29 pm EST Filming on the fifth installment of the Bourne film franchise began this week, and we have our first look at Matt Damon reprising his role as Jason Bourne on set for the first day of filming. Hit the jump to see the first Bourne 5 set photo. Bourne series producer Frank Marshall tweeted the following image of Matt Damon on the first day of shooting the upcoming untitled Bourne sequel:...

Steven Spielberg Is Working On A Project That’s Solely For Virtual Reality By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 3, 2016 1:00 pm EST Virtual reality is about to take off in a big way. Just recently we learned that Disney and Lucasfilm are developing new Star Wars stories, directed and written by big name filmmakers and screenwriters, for virtual reality, to connect with the upcoming films. Plus, VR showcases such as The Martian VR Experience from Ridley Scott have been getting quite the buzz and we’re a bit bummed we couldn’t check it out while it was at Sundance last month....

Superhero Bits: Agent Carter, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Batman: Arkham Knight, Magneto, Supergirl By Germain Lussier/Feb. 25, 2015 4:00 pm EST Was there a Guardians of the Galaxy reference on the finale of Parks and Recreation? What exactly happened at the end of Agent Carter and how did it tie into the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe? Who is Magneto cat? Can you wear the Guardians of the Galaxy Awesome Mix on your neck?...

The Final ‘Zoolander 2’ Trailer Wants You Relax, Don’t Do It, Etc. By Jacob Hall/Feb. 3, 2016 11:30 am EST The existence of Zoolander 2 becomes really interesting when you remember that the first film was not a big hit. Released during a window when no one in the world was in a laughing mood (September 2001), Ben Stiller’s goofy male model comedy only made $60 million worldwide against a budget of $28 million....

Traveling ‘Avatar’ Exhibition Will Open In Fall 2016 By Germain Lussier/April 24, 2015 5:00 am EST Slowly but surely, the world will remember Avatar. It’s kind of hard to believe that a film that grossed over $2 billion worldwide needs to be reintroduced to audiences but by the time the second film comes out in December 2017, eight years will have passed between movies. And with three sequels on the way, as well as a permanent Disney theme park, many people have lots of money riding on James Cameron’s world of Pandora....

Watch A David Brent Music Video In Which Ricky Gervais Loses His Heart To A “Lady Gypsy” By Ethan Anderton/July 4, 2016 12:00 pm EST Our friends across the pond and down under will get to see Ricky Gervais back as the former Wernham Hogg Paper Company boss David Brent on the big screen in August. In a new mockumentary feature film, David Brent follows his dreams of being a rock star while working a new job as a cleaning products sales rep....

Watch Cats Vs. Zombies In Adorable ‘Z Nation’ Promo By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 22, 2015 5:00 am EST In a video that was made for the entirety of the internet, we finally get to see what it would be like to see crafty and stealthy cats face off against mindless zombies. It’s Cats vs Zombies in this promo video made to help raise awareness for SyFy’s TV series Z Nation, the zombie show now in its second season....

‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ Video Reveals How Brent Spiner’s Dr. Okun Is Still Alive By Ethan Anderton/June 20, 2016 10:30 am EST With just a few days until Independence Day: Resurgence hits theaters, we still don’t know how good this sequel is going to be. As we reported over the weekend, the only screening being made available to press and critics will be on Friday morning, about 15 hours after the general public is able to see the movie at Thursday night preview screenings around the country....

‘John Wick 2’ Reunites Keanu Reeves With David Leitch And Chad Stahelski By Russ Fischer/May 4, 2015 12:45 pm EST He’s thinking he’s back (again)! Keanu Reeves will reload as vengeful former assassin John Wick in John Wick 2, and, even better, he won’t be working under the direction of a new filmmaker. The original creative team of David Leitch and Chad Stahelski are also back, with screenwriter Derek Kolstad set to return to script....

By Germain Lussier/Dec. 22, 2014 9:30 am EST As for the Seth Rogen/Evan Goldberg comedy, press got to see the film before Sony pulled the plug on its release. The majority of the public did not. Which is why the fact the film now has over 26,000 votes on the IMDB is so curious. As reported by The Verge, the film was holding a 10/10 rating for a while. As of press time, that has since dropped to 9....

‘The Walking Dead’ Honest Trailer: Seasons 4-6 Have A Staggering Amount Of Actual Walking By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 18, 2016 5:00 am EST This past weekend, The Walking Dead returned to AMC to finish out the sixth season of the hit zombie drama series that will apparently continue until the end of time. So what better time to deliver another round of The Walking Dead Honest Trailer, this time focusing on everything from the fourth season up until the midseason of the sixth season....

A Cast Of Kings S4E10 - The Children By David Chen/June 17, 2014 6:33 pm EST Joanna and David discuss the tenth episode of season 4 of Game of Thrones, “The Children.” Thanks to our sponsor for this week, The Midwest Film Nerds Podcast. Click here to vote on “A Cast of Kings” T-shirt slogan, and also learn how you can get David to release the rest of his reaction video....

Bran Stark Will Be Back For ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 6 By Angie Han/July 14, 2015 6:00 am EST Game of Thrones didn’t reveal any new cast members at Comic-Con this year, but we do have word on one old cast member who’s ready to come back. Isaac Hempstead-Wright, who plays Bran Stark, has confirmed he’ll return for Season 6 after sitting out Season 5. Read Hempstead-Wright’s comments on the Game of Thrones Season 6 Bran plans after the jump....

Celebrate ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ 30th Anniversay With Ferris Fest In Chicago By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 19, 2016 8:30 am EST In case you didn’t notice, this year marks the 30th anniversary of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, the classic John Hughes film about one high school kid’s glorious day ditching school with his friends. And if you want to do more than just watch the movie again at home, there’s a way you can commemorate the milestone anniversary with a three-day event called Ferris Fest....

Emma Stone And Steve Carell Will Engage In ‘Battle Of The Sexes’ For Producer Danny Boyle By Angie Han/April 21, 2015 4:30 am EST Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) wrote the script for Battle of the Sexes. Christian Colson (Steve Jobs) will produce with Boyle. We first got word of Battle of the Sexes last year, when word got out that Boyle and Beaufoy had met with King to discuss the project....

Gallery: Raid 71’s ‘Illuminate’ Pop Culture Art Show In Brooklyn, NY By Germain Lussier/May 13, 2015 4:30 am EST One of my biggest pet peeves is when someone takes a photo in terrible light. It’s dark, everything is quiet and then huge flash goes off. I think " You just ruined that." Most people are blissfully ignorant to the importance of light in art, not just in photography, but anything visual....

George Miller Says He Won’t Direct Another ‘Mad Max’ Sequel By Jack Giroux/Jan. 12, 2016 3:30 pm EST Mad Max: Fury Road was not an easy movie to make. Very few movies are, but last year’s sequel had an especially bumpy ride to the big screen. Developed for over a decade and originally shot in 2012, director George Miller spent a lot of his time working on Fury Road, so it’s understandable he wouldn’t want to make another Mad Max film....