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Watch Wild Trailer for Warren Beatty’s First Movie in 18 Years
Warren Beatty’s long-in-the-works movie about Howard Hughes, Rules Don’t Apply, has been given its first star-studded trailer. The upbeat clip blends historical fiction and rom-com (à la Woody Allen’s recent films) and finds Beatty playing the obsessive-compulsive mogul as an eccentric billionaire goofball — a far cry from Leonardo DiCaprio’s portrayal of Hughes in Martin Scorsese’s…
Will ‘Ghostbusters’ Get Banned in China?
Paul Feig’s new version of Ghostbusters has been getting critical praise from U.S. critics, but will it be given the chance to find an audience in China? Variety reports that the new sci-fi comedy may be unable to secure distribution in the key Chinese market due to the conservative nation’s sanctions against pop culture that…
Equals
So here’s the thing: Early Internet buzz kept calling this sci-fi parable a sterile, sexless drag in which everyone looks the same and wears the same clothes. Wrong. Actually, Equals is very sexy, mostly because there isn’t much of it and yet you feel two people so longing to have…
Why Judd Apatow Had to Make ‘Doc and Darryl’
On October 28, 1986, an estimated 2.2 million people jammed downtown Manhattan for the New York Mets’ World Series victory parade. One person was notably absent from the celebration: Mets pitcher Dwight “Doc” Gooden. Though team reps claimed that their prodigiously talented young hurler had “overslept,” the hotshot player was…
The Infiltrator
One of the great things to come out of Breaking Bad, besides its standing as one of the best shows in TV history, is the emergence of Bryan Cranston as a screen-filling dramatic actor of the first rank. Cranston was hilarious as the hassled dad on Fox’s Malcolm in the…
Cafe Society
In a summer of VFX crowdpleasers, it’s a kick to find Woody Allen out there working with flesh-and-blood actors who deal with emotions that aren’t computer generated. Café Society isn’t peak Allen, in the manner of such recent high points as Midnight in Paris (2011) and Blue Jasmine (2013), but…
Woody Allen: A Career in 20 Hilarious, Brilliant Lines
This Friday, Café Society, the latest release from writer/director/comic godhead Woody Allen, waltzes into theaters — the 47th feature Allen has directed over a career spanning 50 years. (Yes, we’re counting New York Stories.) He’s had box-office successes and outright bombs, Oscar-winning masterpieces and critically panned duds. But regardless of his movies’…
Watch Liam Neeson Voice a Tree-Beast in ‘A Monster Calls’ Trailer
Steven Spielberg’s The BFG tanked hard at the box office, but the folks behind A Monster Calls believe that they’ll find better success with a bigger, albeit less friendly, giant. Liam Neeson voices a behemoth with eyes of fire and a body made from interwoven tree trunks in the upcoming fantasy film, set for a Halloween-hugging debut…
Hear John Turturro’s Odd, But Effective, Sex Scene Direction
With Game of Thrones on break, John Turturro’s new HBO series, The Night of, has some massive shoes to fill – both in ratings and nudity. “Are there any dragons in this one? Do you get naked in this?” Stephen Colbert asked the actor on Tuesday’s The Late Show. Turturro promised…
Watch Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone Dance in Dreamy ‘La La Land’ Trailer
In the new trailer for musical La La Land, Ryan Gosling plays a struggling jazz cat named Sebastian; Emma Stone is his actress girlfriend, Mia. They’re both on the grind in a city full of opportunity, pursuing their arty dreams with the supportive foundation of their relationship to guide them. Gosling and Stone wowed audiences with…
Nick Cave, Warren Ellis Score Upcoming Jeff Bridges Western
Nick Cave and his Bad Seeds and Grinderman bandmate, Warren Ellis, have scored the upcoming contemporary western, Hell or High Water, starring Jeff Bridges and Chris Pine. Directed by David Mackenzie, Hell or High Water tells the story of Toby (Pine), a divorced father who plots a series of bank heists with his…
10 Great Music Movies That Rock
When The Blackboard Jungle hit movie theaters in 1955, teenagers reportedly showed up in droves just to dance in the aisles to the opening credits, which were set to Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock.” Some cinemas cut out the song, terrified that these hordes of gyrating adolescents were going…
Ghostbusters
No big whup and no big fat flop either, the female reboot of Ghostbusters settles for being a fine, fun time at the movies. And yet Internet trolls have been talking shit about Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones since their casting was announced. As one neghead…
Watch True Love Conquer Racism in ‘Loving’ Trailer
After the Spielberg-styled sci-fi throwback Midnight Special this past spring, hot-streak filmmaker Jeff Nichols shifts gears to romance and social commentary with the upcoming Loving, set for release November 4th. The handsomely mounted period piece dramatizes the true story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple living in Virginia during the 1950s,…
New Doc Delves Into Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On’
A new documentary will explore the making of Marvin Gaye’s seminal 1971 album, What’s Going On, Variety reports. Marvin, What’s Going On? goes into production this year and will include contributions from Gaye’s three children and former wife, Janis. The film marks the first time the late singer’s family has lent their support to…
San Diego Comic-Con 2016: Your Complete Guide
In 1971, the 300-or-so people pawing through cardboard boxes of dusty comic books couldn’t have possibly imagined that they were standing in what would become the cradle of nerd civilization. From a small meetup for diehard geeks, San Diego Comic-Con has grown into one of the largest and most feverishly…
‘Star Trek Beyond’ Cast Defends Gay Sulu Against George Takei Criticism
Star Trek actor John Cho recently revealed that Sulu, the character he plays in the reboot of the sci-fi series, will come out as gay in the upcoming Star Trek Beyond. The revelation is in part an homage to original Sulu portrayer George Takei, who himself came out in 2005. However, although…
Zero Days
The intelligence community called it “Operation Olympic Games.” Antivirus experts called it Stuxnet, an amalgamation of several keywords found in its code. The Iranian government called it a blatant act of sabotage. A piece of malware software with an unusual precision and an insanely dangerous payload, this worm had been…
Michel Gondry on Superhero Movies, Masturbation and Paris Attacks
It feels wrong to say that the man responsible for something as achingly tender as the high-concept romantic masterpiece Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is only getting personal with his work now. And yet, French director Michel Gondry’s new comic adventure Microbe and Gasoline may just might be the wizard of whimsy’s…
Our Little Sister
Sachi (Haruka Ayase) is a nurse at a hospital just outside of Tokyo; Yoshino (Masami Magasawa) is a bank clerk; Chika (fashion model Kaho), just out of high school, works at a Foot Locker-ish shoe store. All three sisters have been on their own since Dad got hitched to another…
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Forget what Mike and Dave need. If you need a blast of mad-raunchy summer fun then this baby comes damn close to filling the bill. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates has the jumpy exuberance of a puppy that won’t stop humping your leg. It’s a bummer that the jokes…
Ben Whishaw on Brexit, Beards and Life After ‘The Crucible’
Most of us remember The Crucible, and its tale of persecution during the 17th-century Salem witch trials, from high school English class. Arthur Miller originally intended the play as a parable about Communism and the Red Scare in 1950s America, but in the current Broadway revival of the classic –…
John Cho’s Sulu Revealed as Gay in ‘Star Trek Beyond’
Star Trek actor John Cho revealed that his character Hikaru Sulu will be revealed as gay in the upcoming film Star Trek Beyond. According to his interview with Australia’s Herald Sun, the decision is a nod to the original Sulu and openly gay actor George Takei. Sulu will be the first…
Watch Anna Kendrick Reign Over Wedding Reception Rejects at ‘Table 19’
Anna Kendrick sits at the head of a table filled with a ragtag group of wedding misfits in the charming and goofy trailer for Table 19. The romantic comedy stars Kendrick as Eloise, an ex-maid of honor who loses her position after being dumped by the best man — also the bride’s…
Watch Nick Jonas Play Raging Frat Boy in ‘Goat’ Trailer
In the intense and brooding drama Goat, set for release on September 23rd, Nick Jonas surprisingly wowed audiences at this year’s Sundance Film Festival with his conflicted portrayal of Brett, a young frat pledge’s defensive older brother. But he’s helpless to save his sibling Brad (Ben Schnetzer) when the merciless hazing from the…
Steven Soderbergh to Produce Movie on Panama Papers Leak
Steven Soderbergh has signed on to produce a movie based around the leak of the Panama Papers, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Panama Papers encompass more than 11 million leaked documents from the Panamanian company Mossack Fonseca. The disclosure of the materials by an anonymous whistleblower revealed Mossack Fonseca’s extensive efforts to…
Norman Lear Talks TV Today, Trump, ‘All in the Family’ Feuds
Toward the end of Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You, a new doc about the TV visionary and political activist, Amy Poehler attempts to sum up Lear’s impact. “Do you know fucking hard it is to make people laugh, to tackle big issues and get big ratings?” she tells…
Watch Masked Men Battle in ‘Lucha Mexico’ Trailer
Arena Mexico is like Rome’s Coliseum – and is just as steeped in Mexico City’s mythology. It holds over 13,000 spectators, but its influence extends well beyond the ropes. In the documentary Lucha Mexico, from filmmakers Ian Markiewicz and Alexandria Hammond, we gain access to the legendary space as a…
Ivan Reitman: Why We’re Still Talking About ‘Ghostbusters’ 30 Years Later
Comedy may be the most subjective of genres, but Ivan Reitman knows what the people want. Over the course of his 40-plus-year career as a director, producer, and writer, the Slovakia-born/Canada-bred filmmaker has been a key player in some of Hollywood’s most iconic comedies — Animal House, Meatballs, and Stripes…
Captain Fantastic
Viggo Mortensen is at the top of his game in this family dramedy, shot through with humor and heart. Written and directed with scrappy grace by Matt Ross (an actor best known for playing vengeful CEO Gavin Belson of HBO’s Silicon Valley), Captain Fantastic takes turns you don’t see coming. Mortensen…
The Secret Life of Pets
“Another Sucker Found” — that was the sign on the take-home box that held the first pet I ever adopted, a kitty named Fitzie. The same principle applies to all of you who see The Secret Life of Pets, an animated fluffball that does everything to drive you crazy and…
Marvel’s Russo Brothers Developing TV Adaptation of ‘The Warriors’
Joe and Anthony Russo, co-directors of the last two Captain America movies, will direct a TV adaptation of the 1979 cult classic gang film, The Warriors, Deadline reports. The brothers will team with writer Frank Baldwin on the one-hour drama series and direct the pilot, though there’s no word yet on their directorial…
Why Did Steven Spielberg’s ‘The BFG’ Flop?
It turns out that the anything-goes murderfest The Purge: Election Year was not the grisliest bloodbath at the movies this past weekend. In accordance with the time-honored “the bigger they are, the harder they fall” principle, Steven Spielberg’s The BFG took a giant-sized dive at the box office over the holiday break. Despite…
Michael Cimino, ‘The Deer Hunter’ Director, Dead at 77
Michael Cimino, the Academy Award-winning director and cinematic visionary behind films like The Deer Hunter and Heaven’s Gate, died Saturday. Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux first announced news of Cimino’s death, tweeting that Cimino died surrounded by family members. A representative for the director could neither “confirm nor deny” whether Cimino had died. No…
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