Nick Cassavetes Might Replace Missing Kristen Stewart With Amber Heard for...
Yesterday it was revealed that actress Kristen Stewart had flown the coop on director Nick Cassavetes. She was supposed to star in his upcoming thriller, Cali, but instead she’s decided that her time...
View ArticleLars von Trier Is Trying to Turn Shia LaBeouf Into a ‘Nymphomaniac’
When it’s announced that experimental filmmaker Lars von Trier has a new project in the works, it’s pretty much guaranteed that you’re going to be in for something weird. When it’s announced that he’s...
View ArticleSaoirse Ronan is ‘Mary Queen of Scots’
This is exciting news. Superhero casting level exciting. Why? Because in 18 years, Saoirse Ronan has managed to balance Oscar nominated period drama work with hand-to-hand combat and a fearless...
View ArticleScreen Gems Has an Interesting Opportunity with Their ‘About Last Night…’ Remake
According to Deadline Hollywood, Steve Pink (Accepted, Hot Tub Time Machine) is in talks to direct a remake of About Last Night… which will take the original David Mamet play’s title as its own. So,...
View ArticleReview: ‘Unforgivable’ Is Unapologetic In Its Lack of a Point (France)
Francis (André Dussollier) is a French mystery writer looking for a place to work on his new novel. He sets his sights on a small island off the coast of Venice, but when he falls for Judith (Carole...
View Article‘Lady Snowblood’ 1973 Trailer Celebrates the Classic Samurai Film’s Blu-ray...
In 1973, Toshiya Fujita released hell upon the world in the form of a vengeful spirit named Yuki. Meiko Kaji starred in the film about a getting revenge at the end of a sword hidden in an umbrella,...
View ArticleHow Appeasing a Global Audience is Making Hollywood Movies Weaker (and Oddly...
Our shift toward a truly global community is wondrous. We can instantly connect with cultures on the other side of the planet, directly engaging in conversations that lead to greater understanding and...
View Article33 Things We Learned From ‘The French Connection’ Commentary
William Friedkin hasn’t always made odd films about strange characters who end up doing horrible things. He used to direct movies about little girls getting taken over by the Devil and edgy cops who...
View Article‘Go On’ Could Be Matthew Perry’s First Post-’Friends’ Effort to Last Longer...
In his new NBC series Go On, Matthew Perry plays Ryan King, a recently widowed sports talk radio host, eager to return to work after a leave of absence. Surely, when it comes to his career, something...
View ArticleWatch: ‘Sight’ Brilliantly Shows Off How Dangerous Google Glasses Might Be
Why Watch? By looking into the future that combines Google glasses, our app addiction and a cranial connection to the information superhighway, the team behind Sight has made something that stands out...
View ArticleThe ’3 Ninjas’ Sequel Mad Lib Experiment
Welcome back to Junkfood Cinema; the only type of kicking we advocate is kicking back…and also roundhouse. You’ve just smoke-bombed your way into the Internet’s most ninja-based bad movie column....
View ArticleGet Ready to Fire Up the Phone Booth, ‘Bill & Ted 3’ Has a Director
The last time we checked in on the progress of Bill & Ted 3, the screen’s Bill S. Preston, Esq., Alex Winter, informed us that both he and the actor who portrayed “Ted” Theodore Logan, Keanu...
View Article‘Red Dawn’ Trailer Signifies ‘Red Dawn’ Is Finally Going to Be Released
Despite the fact that we’re no longer in a cold war that’s creating easily exploitable cold war paranoia, Hollywood has decided to reboot one of the greatest cold war paranoia films of all time, Red...
View ArticleKeira Knightley Is the New Anne Archer to Chris Pine’s Harrison Ford
Despite some apparently rigorous auditioning, there has not been a tremendous flurry over which leading lady would be cast as Dr. Caroline “Cathy” Muller Ryan in Kenneth Branagh‘s Chris Pine-starring...
View ArticleShe’s Got Class and Style: Anna Kendrick Sings ‘No Diggity’ In an Empty Pool...
Stop it, Anna Kendrick. Just stop it. You’re in danger of making everyone on Earth fall in love with you and/or want to be your best friend forever. And this? This is just too much. This is simply...
View ArticleRelease Date Round-Up: ‘Oblivion’ and ‘Perks’ Get Pushed, ‘Rush’ and ‘Mama’...
Welcome back to everyone’s favorite Friday afternoon mini-feature: Movies Getting Released on Days. Just kidding! It’s the Release Date Round-Up! Yee haw! This time around, we check out the latest...
View ArticleJay Roach Explores The Neurosis of Comedy with ‘The Campaign’
The Campaign is much edgier than director Jay Roach‘s previous comedies. While many of them features titans going head-to-head – Mike Myers vs. Mike Myers, Stiller vs. De Niro, and Rudd vs. Carrell –...
View ArticleMovie News After Dark: Crowe as Noah, Mondo ParaNorman, Magnificent Seven and...
What is Movie News After Dark? It’s a column about movies and stuff. With a particular focus on “and stuff.” We begin tonight with a shot of Russell Crowe as Noah, in the upcoming vision from director...
View ArticleWatch: ‘Last Year’ Narratively Time Travels to Explore One Relationship’s...
Why Watch? Like Michael Haneke at Cannes, the team at Finite Films always has a place here at Short Film of the Day to showcase their latest work. For the uninitiated, the highly creative and highly...
View ArticleAaron Paul to Star in Adaptation of Nick Hornby’s ‘A Long Way Down,’ Bitch!
Yeah, bitch! Everyone’s favorite meth-making sidekick, Aaron Paul, is now set to star in the latest adaptation of a Nick Hornby novel. Deadline Hollywood reports that Paul will star in the Paschal...
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