Lee Daniels In Talks To Helm Billie Holiday Biopic, Andra Day Being Eyed To Star

Lee Daniels In Talks To Helm Billie Holiday Biopic, Andra Day Being Eyed To Star Lee Daniels' name still carries a lot of clout, even as the Oscar-nominated director takes his sweet time deciding what his next project will be. After earning tons of accolades forPreciousin 2009, Daniels made the jump to TV, co-creating the immensely popularEmpire. But he hasn’t directed a feature film since 2013’sThe Butler, though his name has been attached to aTerms of Endearmentremake....

August 26, 2025 · 2 min · 270 words · Barry Molina

Netflix Offline Playback Is Finally Here

Netflix Offline Playback Is Finally Here When it comes to convenience, it’s hard to beat Netflix. You can stream shows to your living room TV, to your tablet while you’re at the gym, to your smartphone while you’re waiting in a checkout line. The one big catch has been that you need an internet connection to do it. Netflix is great if you’re looking to pass time while riding the bus; less so if you’re headed to a subway with no wifi connection....

August 26, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Rachael Dean

New 'Doctor Who' First Look: Here's Jodie Whittaker As The New Doctor

New ‘Doctor Who’ First Look: Here’s Jodie Whittaker As The New Doctor The first female Doctor inDoctor Whohistory is about to make her big debut, and we now have the first official look at the character.Jodie Whittakerwill be taking over forPeter Capaldias the new incarnation of the Time Lord, and while fans were treated to a brief glimpse of the character in an announcement teaser, the first real look at the character and her costume has just been released....

August 26, 2025 · 3 min · 527 words · Natasha Dougherty

One More 'Kubo And The Two Strings' Trailer Offers Epic Magic And Some Laughs Too

One More ‘Kubo And The Two Strings’ Trailer Offers Epic Magic And Some Laughs Too We know that the lastKubo and the Two Stringstrailerwas supposed to be the final one, but it looks like Focus Features and LAIKA wanted to show off a little more from their anticipated stop-motion animated fantasy epic. It’s a quick new trailer, but it has plenty of new footage featuring Kubo stepping into the big shoes left behind by his warrior father, as well as some little bits of humor as well....

August 26, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · Thomas Prince

One Of Robin Williams' Funniest Moments In The Birdcage Was Unintentional

One Of Robin Williams' Funniest Moments In The Birdcage Was Unintentional Although “The Birdcage” was released 26 years ago, the film has aged interestingly. A lot of progress has been made for gay rights in the years since, but the film is still relevant. Directed by Mike Nichols, the 1996 movie is a remake of the 1978 French film “La Cage aux Folles” (based on Jean Poiret’s 1973 French play)....

August 26, 2025 · 5 min · 873 words · Jason Baker

Page 2: Scooby Doo, Star Trek, Weird Science, Tron, BTTF, Drive, Alien, Terminator, Insidious: Chapter 2

Page 2: Scooby Doo, Star Trek, Weird Science, Tron, BTTF, Drive, Alien, Terminator, Insidious: Chapter 2 Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo:Scooby-DooGang Battles Zombies inSpooky Photo Series A Future in Denial: What sci-fi isn’t telling us about surveillance today or tomorrow....

August 26, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Catherine Ryan

Paul W.S. Anderson Says We'll Probably Never See A Full 'Event Horizon' Director's Cut

Paul W.S. Anderson Says We’ll Probably Never See A Full ‘Event Horizon’ Director’s Cut Earlier this year, boutique Blu-ray label Scream Factory announced they’d be releasing a special edition ofEvent Horizon,Paul W.S. Anderson’s sci-fi horror flick about a space mission that goes to hell, literally. The film was a box office disappointment, but thanks to the miracle of home video,Event Horizonhas built itself a nice little fanbase, and that fanbase has been clamoring to see some of the film’s long-lost footage....

August 26, 2025 · 4 min · 722 words · Stephanie Gordon

Prepare For Everything Everywhere All At Once With Daniels' Incredible Music Videos

Prepare For Everything Everywhere All At Once With Daniels' Incredible Music Videos If one thing’s been made clear over the years, it’s that there is no one way for filmmakers and storytellers of all stripes to chart their own journeys to Hollywood. In fact, it seems like the more idiosyncratic and exciting a talent they are, the more unexpected and unique their path to putting a foot through the door and finding success appears to be....

August 26, 2025 · 8 min · 1538 words · Tina Price

Road To Endgame: 'Captain America: The First Avenger' Introduces A Selfless Hero In A Politically Muddled Movie

Road To Endgame: ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ Introduces A Selfless Hero In A Politically Muddled Movie (Welcome toRoadto Endgame, where we revisit all 22 movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and ask, “How did we get here?” In this edition:Captain America: The First Avengerattempts to establish Marvel’s moral compass.)Steve Rogers is the moral center of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a dynamic that holds true even for films he doesn’t appear in....

August 26, 2025 · 14 min · 2895 words · Linda Turner

Stephen King Suggests 'The Stand' Could Be Split Into Multiple Films

Stephen King Suggests ‘The Stand’ Could Be Split Into Multiple Films Warner Bros. has worked on a new version ofThe Standfor a few years, usingStephen King’s post-apocalyptic novel as a basis for work by a few different creative teams. Most recentlyJosh Boone(The Fault in Our Stars), a lifelong fan of King’s work,came on board to write and directa single-film adaptation of the novel. A single film —even a three-hour R-rated one— seems insufficient to properly adapt the novel which felt heavily condensed when done as a 360-minute mini-series for television....

August 26, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Jennifer Young

Superhero Bits: Captain America The Winter Soldier, RIPD, Justice League, Iron Man 3, X-Men: Days Of Future Past

Superhero Bits: Captain America The Winter Soldier, RIPD, Justice League, Iron Man 3, X-Men: Days Of Future Past Want to see a possible glimpse of Captain America’s new suit inCaptain America: The Winter Soldier? How much couldIron Man 3make opening weekend? Which actor is being used in concept art to playThe FlashinJustice League? WillHalle Berry’s pregnancy changeX-Men Days of Future Past? Has an official image fromR.I.P.D.finally been revealed? Read about all that and more in today’s Superhero Bits....

August 26, 2025 · 2 min · 311 words · Veronica Gross

Tales From The Box Office: Rogue One Turned Two Lines Of Star Wars Text Into A Billion-Dollar Hit

Tales From The Box Office: Rogue One Turned Two Lines Of Star Wars Text Into A Billion-Dollar Hit One of the biggest moments in modern Hollywood history occurred in 2012, when it was revealed that Disney was purchasing Lucasfilm from founder George Lucas for more than $4 billion. Not only did it mean Disney was making another splashy acquisition, and that Lucas was cashing out in a big way. It meant, above all else, that we were getting new “Star Wars” movies....

August 26, 2025 · 8 min · 1587 words · Dr. Anthony Curtis

That Quentin Tarantino 'Star Trek' Movie Might Not Happen After All

That Quentin Tarantino ‘Star Trek’ Movie Might Not Happen After All We probably should’ve seen this coming. Remember that R-ratedQuentin TarantinoStar Trekmovie? The one that was in the works at Paramount? The one that Tarantino said he was planning to direct onmultipleoccasions? Well…it’s probably not happening. Tarantino now says he’s “steering away” from the project, which means we’ll probably never get to see his take onTrek. While speaking withConsequence of Sound, Quentin Tarantino decided to crush the hopes and dreams of anyone hoping to see him make an R-ratedStar Trekmovie....

August 26, 2025 · 3 min · 504 words · Jeffrey Brooks