Another Christmas has now passed, and a new year is right around the corner. It’s been a long year, and a lot of great movies were released, but there haven’t been many that were able to latch on to the holiday spirit. That doesn’t just go for Christmas, either. Of all the holidays in the year, there hasn’t been much that has been able to properly get moviegoers in the mood for their favorite days....
Martin Scorsese is known to many as one of the greatest filmmakers who as ever lived. The director of such masterpieces as Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Casino, The Aviator, Hugo, and so many more has practically become synonymous with cinema itself. That’s partly because he’s such a huge fan of it. Often writing about movies, spending a lot of time discussing movies, and paying quite a lot of money to produce obscure new films and pay for the restoration of damaged classics, Scorsese is a hero to all cinephiles....
Get ready to count some cards in Sin Ciy on DVD and Blu-Ray this July. 21 is coming to DVD and Blu-Ray on July 22. The film will be released in a single-disc version, two-disc version and Blu-Ray version, although cover art and pricing details have not been released yet. The film stars Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Aaron Yoo, Kevin Spacey and Laurence Fishburne. Academy Award Winner Kevin Spacey and young Hollywood super star Kate Bosworth star in this clever & adreniline filled heist film....
Like a teenage boy, who spends his high school years awaiting a puberty-prompted growth spurt and enduring the pains of high-pitched voice cracks, some films are late bloomers. But eventually, those boys become men; and ultimately, after perhaps a lackluster initial response from audiences and critics alike, those films become certifiable, enduring classics. There are countless reasons why a movie might flop upon its release, only to emerge over the years as a hugely influential piece of cinema....
Director Timur Bekmambetov has added two more to the cast of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, with Anthony Mackie and Dominic Cooper in talks to join the project. Anthony Mackie has landed the part of Will, the best friend of Abraham Lincoln (Benjamin Walker) who is said to be a part of the vampire killing. Dominic Cooper will play the President’s mentor, Henry, who teaches Honest Abe the art of slaying vampires....
Special editions of Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom and Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade will all be available in brand new special editions on May 13. The discs will be available separately, or in an all new boxed set. Cover art and pricing details weren’t made available, but this will hit the shelves right before the new adventure, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull comes to theaters on May 22....
Andor has been a hit for Disney+, breaking new ground in the galaxy far, far away. The series currently holds a 91% critic and 82% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, up with The Mandalorian as the best Disney+ Star Wars property on the streaming giant. The series stars Diego Luna in the lead role alongside Stellan Skarsgård, Alex Ferns, Genevieve O’Reilly, Kyle Soller, and Wilf Scolding. Tony Gilroy, creator, and writer of Andor, who previously penned Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, recently spoke with StarWars....
Arthur is coming to an end after 25 seasons of airing on television. Based on the Arthur Adventure book series by Marc Brown, Arthur was developed as an animated series by Kathy Waugh. Airing its first episode in 1996, the series has been around for 25 years, airing nearly 250 overall episodes by its 25th season. The acclaimed cartoon has won four Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Children’s Animated Program with 17 total nominations....
The end is near. Attack On Titan, one of the most colossal animated TV shows ever made, is reaching its final episodes this year, with a first group of them premiering in March and the rest later in the year. Eren Yeager and the Survey Corps struggle against the titans and the world that surrounds them is reaching its dramatic conclusion, and it promises to be a gut-wrenching and mind-blowing finale to one of the biggest odysseys to ever grace the silver screen....
Avatar: The Way of Water’s motion capture suits have not only helped bring characters to life on the big screen, but new research shows that the technology has also been helping scientists track the onset and progression of diseases that impair movement. When it comes to diseases that affect someone’s mobility, early identification and assessment can play a big role in providing effective support and treatment for patients. New progression tracking pioneered using Avatar’s motion-capture technology has allowed researchers to develop artificial intelligence that can analyze patient’s body movements....
With the holiday season upon us and December soon arriving, Prime Video has released their new list of films arriving on the streaming site. Many festive family flicks will be premiering on the platform next month, so fans of the holly jolly and all things cozy will have a great selection of titles to choose from. Riverdale star Madelaine Petsch is a driven hotel manager caught in a love triangle in the romantic comedy Hotel for the Holidays, while Zoey Deutch appears in the charming film Something from Tiffany’s, in which she mistakenly receives an engagement ring meant for someone else....
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Bob Einstein has passed away after a short battle with cancer. He was 76-years old. The comedian/writer/actor died at his home in Indian Wells, California and the comedy world is mourning his passing. His brother, comedian and actor Albert Brooks confirmed his death on social media this morning with a brief tribute. He had this to say. Bob Einstein began his career in the 1960s as a writer on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, which is where he earned his first Emmy....
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE There were no big surprises at the box office last weekend as director Ben Affleck’s second effort The Town won over audience members and critics alike with excellent reviews and a $23.8 million opening weekend total. Also doing well in its debut last week and gaining rave reviews was the new high school comedy Easy a starring Emma Stone. But with three very strong new contenders to the box office race this week including, Zack Snyder’s computer animated 3D family film Legend of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, Oliver Stone’s long awaited sequel to his classic ’80s film Wall Street, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and the new romantic comedy You Again starring Kristen Bell, it is again no real surprise that we are now crowning a new box office champ....
PREDICTED WEEKEND BOX OFFICE There were no surprises last week as Saw 3D, the seventh and final chapter in the popular horror franchise, killed at the box office and dominated the Halloween weekend with $22.5 million. But it may have a tough time chopping up the competition this weekend, with three highly anticipated new films entering the box office race. Those new films include the animated movie MegaMind, Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls and Todd Phillips’s Due Date, all of which are expected to bump the reigning champ out of the top spot on the charts....
Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan will make his acting debut on NBC’s Community in a Season 5 guest-starring role. The writer-producer-director is playing a “smooth-talking gold digger” who gets in the middle of a fight between Annie (Alison Brie) and Abed (Danny Pudi). He will also be reuniting with Breaking Bad’s Jonathan Banks, who is playing a criminology professor in 11 episodes this season. Vince Gilligan’s episode will be shot this week, debuting in late winter or early spring....
Fox has renewed the comedy series Breaking In for a 13-episode second season to return to the network’s schedule in 2012, it was announced today by Kevin Reilly, President of Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company. “Breaking In is a creatively vibrant and wildly adventurous comedy,” said Reilly. “We are looking forward to bringing it back for a second season and continuing our relationship with this incredibly talented cast and these fantastic creators - Adam Goldberg and Seth Gordon....
The Brenaissance continues to burn brightly, with beloved actor Brendan Fraser set to add another award to his mantelpiece for his performance in the upcoming psychological drama, The Whale. Following quickly on from his TIFF Tribute Award victory, Fraser will be awarded the American Riviera Award at the 38th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The actor and star of The Mummy and No Sudden Move will then take part in an in-person conversation about his career....
“Cars 2” is the fourth Pixar feature score for Giacchino, who has previously composed the music for “The Incredibles,” “Ratatouille,” and “Up,” along with half a dozen short films from the Studio. “Michael is doing such a cool score for the film,” says director John Lasseter. “We did not want to do a typical spy movie score. We wanted it to be something very different-a whole new approach.” “John Lasseter knows the story,” says Giacchino....
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for The 83rd Academy Awards. One hundred-one pictures had originally qualified in the category. The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company: Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer, Alex Gibney, director (ES Productions LLC) - Enemies of the People, Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath, directors (Old Street Films) - Exit Through the Gift Shop, Banksy, director (Paranoid Pictures) - GasLand, director (Gasland Productions, LLC) - Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould, Michele Hozer and Peter Raymont, directors (White Pine Pictures) - Inside Job, Charles Ferguson, director (Representational Pictures) - The Lottery, Madeleine Sackler, director (Great Curve Films) - Precious Life, Shlomi Eldar, director (Origami Productions) - Quest for Honor, Mary Ann Smothers Bruni, director (Smothers Bruni Productions) - Restrepo, Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger, directors (Outpost Films) - This Way of Life, Thomas Burstyn, director (Cloud South Films) - The Tillman Story, Amir Bar-Lev, director (Passion Pictures/Axis Films) - Waiting for Superman, Davis Guggenheim, director (Electric Kinney Films) - Waste Land, Lucy Walker, director (Almega Projects) - William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe, Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler, directors (Disturbing the Universe LLC) MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY...
