/Film Is Looking For A Comment Moderator Longtime /Film stalwarts might have already noticed, but the amount of comments on the site is quickly reaching critical mass. On the one hand, it’s amazing that the site is growing so quickly, and bringing some fantastic conversations along with it. On the other hand, we can’t possibly comb through the wealth of comments to ensure that spammers/trolls are deleted and banned. That’s where you come in....
Concept Art: ‘Neuromancer,’ Disney’s ‘Frozen’ And ‘The Avengers’ Opening/Closing Title Sequences You’re about to get a glimpse into the process of three projects in radically different stages of development. First there’sNeuromancer, based on the 1984 cyberpunk novel fromWilliam Gibson, which is in the early stages of pre-production. Next there’s Disney’sFrozen, the company’s 2013 animated musical which is currently being animated. Finally there’sThe Avengers, the year’s most successful movie, which hits the home market in September....
Donnie Darko Sequel Goes Direct To DVD Do you rememberS. Darko, theDonnie Darkospin-off film we wrote about a while back? You know, the one which follows Donnie’s sister and features no involvement from the original director Richard Kelly? Yeah, that one. The good news is that the film will not play theatrically and will instead go direct-to-dvd on April 28th from MGM’s home entertainment.Film School Rejectsreports that the trailer for the film will be screened at the New York Comic Con this weekend (where I assume, and hope, fans will express their outrage by “booing” loudly)....
Embracing The Illusion: How I Auditioned For The Magic Castle Ever since I was a little kid, I was fascinated by magic and dreamed of visitingThe Magic Castle. But I would never imagine as a kid that I’d have the opportunity to become a member or perform magic inside the prestigious palace of wizardry. Here’s the story of what happened when I did a little more than imagine. As Far Back As I Can Remember, I Always Wanted To Be A Gangster Magician I first saw the Magic Castle inan old television specialthat I watched with my father....
Encanto And House Of Gucci Did Decent Thanksgiving Box Office, Resident Evil Didn’t Thanksgiving is typically a robust five-day weekend at the box office that Hollywood has come to rely on. 2020 had other plans obviously, but this year saw a host of new releases for just about every type of moviegoer to enjoy. From Disney’s “Encanto,” to Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci,” and even “Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City,” there was much to choose from....
Francis Ford Coppola Might Finally Make ‘Megalopolis’, His Long-Gestating Passion Project One ofFrancis Ford Coppola’s never-made dream projects might finally become a reality. The legendary filmmaker has revealed after many years of delay, he will directMegalopolis, a huge, sprawling epic about an architect trying to build a mini-Utopia in futuristic New York. Coppola wrote the script in the ’80s, but wasn’t ready to makeMegalopolisuntil the dawn of the 21st century....
Hayao Miyazaki To Make A Film About Nuclear Power? There is one popular conception of Japanese animation masterHayao Miyazakias the Japanese Walt Disney, a man who makes the ultimate family films. And, yes Miyazaki has made some particularly family-friendly movies likePonyo,Kiki’s Delivery Service, andMy Neighbor Totoro. But all of Miyazaki’s films have a strong point of view behind them, several have a sort of genuine activist bent. (Think films likeNausicaaandPrincess Mononoke, for starters....
How Alan Tudyk Helped Create The Peacemaker Dance Sequence [Exclusive] Did you really think we were done talking about how ridiculously awesomethe opening creditsfor “Peacemaker” are? THINK AGAIN! We, like pretty much everyone else in the world, can’t get enough of themoving and shakingof James Gunn’s “Peacemaker,” finally giving fans in the streaming era an excuse tonothit the “Skip Intro” button on HBO Max. We’re so obsessed that we recently sat down to interview the remarkable Charissa Barton, who choreographed the opening number, and y’all are not going to want to miss the deep insider knowledge she was able to provide regarding the dance number’s origins, execution, and production....
Interview: ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Director David Yates On Returning To The Potterverse DirectorDavid Yatesis already intimately familiar with theHarry Pottercinematic universe, having helmed four of the eight movies. ButFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themoffered him a chance to do something a little different within that universe — namely, design a whole new corner of that universe from the ground up. During a recent press day in New York, he spoke with /Film about his hesitation (or rather, lack thereof) to return to the Potterverse, his plans for the sequel, and the deletedFantastic Beastsscenes we didn’t see in the theatrical cut....
Joel And Ethan Coen Will Rewrite World War II Biopic ‘Unbroken’ For Angelina Jolie WhenAngelina Joliesigned onlast year to replace Francis Lawrence at the helm ofUnbroken, she became the latest in a long line of filmmakers who’ve tried to bring the Lou Zamperini tale to the big screen. And I mean long: Universal has been attempting to make a biopic of the Olympic track star turned World War II Air Force officer for over five decades now, to no avail....
Keep The Body Going: 20 Years Later, ‘Bringing Out The Dead’ Is The Rare Underrated Martin Scorsese Movie Can aMartin Scorsesemovie be considered truly underrated? Scorsese has produced one well-regarded film after another for the majority of his career, and his bonafides remain untouchable. But nestled within Scorsese’s impressive filmography might be one truly underrated gem: his 1999 effortBringing Out the Dead. It’s a wild, energetic, but ultimately compassionate work. It was also a major box office flop that barely made a blip and still hasn’t been released on Blu-ray....
Kin Showrunner Reveals What We Could See In Season 2 And What He Borrows From The Godfather Peter McKenna, the showrunner on the AMC+ Irish crime drama “Kin,” wanted to create a show about family. Gangsters, yes. But also family. “Behind the glamour, there is this whole world of emotional trauma,” he told /Film. “It is a gangster show, but more than that for me — it’s a family show. It’s about a family, the relationships within a family, the dynamics, and the world they live in really allows me to do is turn up the heat on them....
Leigh Whannell’s ‘The Invisible Man’ Remake To Materialize In 2020 The Invisible Manremake will be appearing in theaters in 2020, with Universal officially setting the release date for the Blumhouse-produced film starringElisabeth Mossand directed byLeigh Whannell.Deadlinereports that Universal has setThe Invisible ManforMarch 13, 2020, the same date as Warner Bros.' own classic monster mashupGodzilla vs. Kong. It’s stiff competition for the thriller based on Universal’s classic monster movie 1933’sThe Invisible Man, itself based on H....
