As fascinating and informative a piece of cinema as Spielberg’s Lincoln is, it’s a film intended for a niche audience — and may elicit a yawn or two from anyone other than historians and U.S. history buffs To spice things … Read More
Spock, an iconic presence on the original Star Trek series and its multiple incarnations over the next 50 years, might have been another all-but-forgotten TV character, like Alf or Doby Gillis — if not for Leonard Nimoy. As written, Spock … Read More
LAS VEGAS — Well, that went over like a lead balloon. Screening Room, Napster and Facebook co-founder Sean Parker’s proposal to bring new movies into homes for $50 — the same day they hit theaters — got a round of … Read More
A trailer for potential future Oscar winner The Birth of a Nation has finally arrived. The film tells the story of Nat Turner, a slave who led a rebellion in Virginia in 1831. The trailer is bleak, but powerful, set to … Read More
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains Star Wars: The Force Awakens spoilers. Hurry up and watch it, won’t you? If you want J.J. Abrams to open up, just sit him down with Chris Rock At the Tribeca Film Festival on Friday, … Read More
It’s about time you let your pet’s inner gangsta out of its cage. In Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key’s new movie, Keanu, the comedy stars need to trade in their friendly, gentile personas for tougher, menacing ones in order to … Read More
Do you hear the people sing? Singing the song of irate film audiences who don’t want phone screens lighting up all around them? AMC revealed earlier this week that it was considering a pilot program that would allow texting in … Read More
Cheers to the real stars of Jaws: The shoes. The footwear brand Sperry features prominently in the 1975 film, even if many of its wearers end up as shark-chow. It’s been almost 41 years since Steven Spielberg ruined beaches for everyone, so … Read More
LAS VEGAS — Benedict Cumbergrinch? Benegrinch Cumberbatch? However you want to mash it up, Benedict Cumberbatch is set to voice the Grinch in Universal/Illumination’s animated How the Grinch Stole Christmas, now set for 2017. SEE ALSO: Benedict Cumberbatch wrote this … Read More
Can Marvel successfully design a blockbuster around a hero who doesn’t have superpowers or a super-suit — but uses occult magic instead? We’re about to find out On Tuesday, the long-awaited trailer for Doctor Strange finally dropped — and it’s … Read More