Early Buzz: MacGruber Premieres At SXSW By Peter Sciretta/March 16, 2010 2:10 pm EST MacGruber premiered last night at SXSW in Austin, and the early reviews have begun to hit the interwebs. I’ve included some excerpts after the jump.CinemaBlend: “MacGruber is not, even for a second, half as clever as the SNL sketches it’s based upon. Instead it’s an unending string of easy scatological jokes which, despite being easy, it executes really, really well....
House Of Gucci Trailer: Lady Gaga And Adam Driver Are Out For Blood MGM By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 28, 2021 2:25 pm EST Ridley Scott is about to do it again. After giving us the excellent and criminally underseen “The Last Duel,” the 83-year-old filmmaker has the star-studded “House of Gucci” arriving before the year is out. Based on a true story, “House of Gucci” follows “the shocking true story of the family empire behind the Italian fashion house of Gucci....
Insecure Season 5 Trailer: The HBO Comedy Series Is Coming To An End HBO By Shania Russell/Sept. 2, 2021 9:20 pm EST The beginning of the end is upon us — HBO just dropped a teaser for the final season of “Insecure.” This first look at the final season evokes a very special kind of bittersweetness. We might be excited to finally catch up with Issa Rae’s character, but it’s a serious bummer knowing this will be her last season onscreen....
Larry Charles Wants To Make Religulous: The HBO Series By Hunter Stephenson/Oct. 15, 2008 2:09 pm EST In terms of pouring a glass of water into an active volcano (frequented by aliens?), a $10 million final domestic gross for Religulous will be seen as a success. As other blogs have reported, outrage over the documentary was nil, which is unsurprising yet absurd given that the film shows Bill Maher and Larry Charles declaring a majority of Americans and the world’s citizens to be delusional, ignorant, conspiratorial and complicit in allowing fantasy football-like teams to quicken and encourage the world’s end....
Marvel Chief Kevin Feige Is Fighting To Keep ‘Black Widow’ A Theatrical Release By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 12, 2021 11:30 am EST Disney has officially debunked speculation that the long-delayed Marvel Studios film Black Widow would forego theaters to debut straight to Disney+, with CEO Bob Chapek’s confirming that the company is still “intending it to be a theatrical release.” This release strategy is reportedly being fought for by Marvel chief Kevin Feige, who is apparently resistant to the hybrid release that Disney is employing for films like Raya and the Last Dragon....
Page 2: Pan’s Labyrinth, Tron, Poltergeist, World’s End, Joss Whedon, Star Wars, AHS, Shame, Doctor Who By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 12, 2014 4:00 pm EST Header Photo: Matthew Griffin’s Pan’s Labyrinth print The Five Forms of ‘Defenders’ Rallying Behind DiscCritics’ Roundup: 10 Best Films From the Major Fall Festivals (So Far) These Tron concept designs still make me dream of an awesome future 7 Epic ‘Gilmore Girls’ Moments to Watch for on NetflixTHE 7 LARGEST AND MOST INNOVATIVE STUDIO SOUNDSTAGES IN THE WORLD...
Slashfilm’s Awesome Movies In Celebration Of International Day Of Awesomeness (Today!) By Hunter Stephenson/March 10, 2008 2:39 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Here at Slashfilm, if a holiday doesn’t go well with movies we just ignore it. Sometimes we’ll remain totally oblivious to a holiday. For others, we won’t even get out of bed, or we’ll just sip on a beer and pretend it’s Slashfilm Day, and it always is....
Trolls 3 Will Return The Franchise To Theaters In 2023 Universal Pictures By Shania Russell/Nov. 23, 2021 1:55 pm EST Since Troll dolls are clearly immortal, it’s only fitting that their movie franchise continues to live forever. The inspiring adventures of Poppy (Anna Kendrick) and Branch (Justin Timberlake), two trolls who live in a magical musical kingdom, will continue on in a currently untitled third film in the franchise. Hoorah? While the main cast members are assumed to reprise their roles, there’s no official word on anyone’s return, including franchise director Walt Dohrn....
Upcoming Scarlett Johansson Movies To Keep On Your Radar By Ben Pearson/Aug. 12, 2021 11:40 am EST (Welcome to On Your Radar, a series where we take a look at what’s next for the biggest actors and filmmakers, and why you should be excited…or not.) All eyes are on Scarlett Johansson right now as she navigates a high-profile lawsuit against Disney over an alleged breach of contract regarding the release of Marvel Studios’ Black Widow....
What Lionsgate’s Huge Deal With Spyglass Means For Tarantino, Scream, And Hellraiser Fans By Joshua Meyer/July 15, 2021 7:09 pm EST The big Hollywood deals, they keep a-happening. Yesterday, we reported that independent film studio A24 was entertaining a possible sale. Now comes the news that Lionsgate has acquired a partial stake in Spyglass Media Group, a production company with a history dating back over twenty years. Deadline reports that Lionsgate “has acquired the vast majority of the Spyglass Media Group’s feature film library of approximately 200 titles and formed a strategic content partnership....
‘American Psycho’ 4K Steelbook Will Allow You To Return Some Videotapes By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 18, 2021 12:53 pm EST American Psycho was already released on 4K once, but now the dark comedy is getting a fancy new 4K steelbook available exclusively at Best Buy. Released in 2000 and based on the highly controversial novel by Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho helped make Christian Bale a bigger star and took Ellis’ rambling, brutal book and worked it into something a little more digestible for movie audiences....
‘Black Widow’ Honest Trailer: Natasha Romanoff Has To Free An Army Of Fembots From Harvey Weinstein By Ethan Anderton/July 22, 2021 6:00 am EST There was so much lead-up to Black Widow thanks to the coronavirus pandemic that the conversation surrounding the sequel died down really quickly. That could be because the movie doesn’t completely deliver the movie that Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) deserved for years. But it’s more likely because Loki recently did something so much more interesting, both with the titular character and the Marvel Cinematic Universe....
“I’m a Real Movie Now!” Marvel movies have referenced Pinocchio in the past, with Avengers: Age of Ultron focusing on the puppet’s “strings” more so than his earnest desire to finally become “a real boy.” Black Widow, however, inadvertently brings to mind that latter quote through its well-meaning intentions to act more like a “real movie” rather than just another piece of forgettable superhero fare. If you remember (and I’m sure you do), filmmaking legend Martin Scorsese once launched a thousand furious social media discourses in October of 2019 when he asserted that Marvel movies were akin to “theme parks,” subsequently opening the door for debates between that and what exactly constitutes “cinema....
‘Cobra Kai’ Season 4 Teaser Confirms More Karate Drama Is Coming In December By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 5, 2021 8:48 am EST The fourth season of Cobra Kai was already teased in a big way with the return of The Karate Kid Part III villain Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith). Now Netflix is getting the hype rolling again with a new All-Valley Karate Tournament trailer that shows just a few snippets of footage from the upcoming new season....
‘Dexter: New Blood’ Trailer: Michael C. Hall Returns As Your Favorite Serial Killer In November By Ethan Anderton/July 25, 2021 3:41 pm EST After a disappointing series finale left Dexter Morgan with a scruffy lumberback beard and an unsatisfying ending, Michael C. Hall is returning to see if everyone’s favorite serial killer can get a better send off. Dexter: New Blood catches up with the evasive murderer 10 years after he went “missing” in the middle of a hurricane....
‘Hello Kitty’ Movie Finally Finds Directors For The Live-Action/Animation Hybrid By Ben Pearson/March 2, 2021 3:30 pm EST Hollywood has been trying to bring the Japanese pop culture creation Hello Kitty to the big screen for years, and now the long-gestating Hello Kitty movie finally has a pair of directors. Jennifer Coyle and Leo Matsuda will direct the live-action/animation hybrid for New Line, though unfortunately, plot details are currently as elusive as a laser pointer’s red dot is to a curious kitten....
‘Tentacles’ Review: Hulu’s ‘Into The Dark’ Returns With A Valentine’s Day-Themed Tale Of Terror By Matt Donato/Feb. 11, 2021 10:00 am EST (Blumhouse Television and Hulu have partnered for a monthly horror anthology series titled Into The Dark, set to release a full holiday-themed feature every month. Horror anthology expert Matt Donato will be tackling the series one-by-one, stacking up the entries as they become streamable.)After a pandemic-forced hiatus, Blumhouse and Hulu’s Into The Dark series returns and, to quote Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale, “I miss the misery....
‘The Falcon And The Winter Soldier Clips And Featurette Are All About The Super Buddy Comedy By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 12, 2021 11:00 am EST There’s a universal appeal to the buddy-comedy action movie. Gibson and Glover. Smith and Lawrence. And now, Marvel is taking a stab at the genre with The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson and Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes were a standout duo when they clashed in Captain America: Civil War, and Marvel is capitalizing on that chemistry with the upcoming Disney+ series, which debuts on the streamer next week....
‘What If…?’ Trailer: Marvel Explores A Multiverse Of Possibilities In Animated Anthology Series By Vanessa Armstrong/July 8, 2021 9:44 am EST The Marvel Cinematic Universe is ever-growing, from expanding multiverses to streaming platforms. One highly anticipated show coming to Disney+ is the animated anthology series What If…?, a show that asks the question: what if things in the MCU were a little different? Or a lot different. Marvel Studios dropped the first full trailer for the show today, and it gives us a glimpse of what’s in store....
Broadway In Hollywood Will Now Require Proof Of COVID-19 Vaccination For Ticketholders At All Shows By Ethan Anderton/July 30, 2021 7:30 am EST Even though Broadway in Hollywood will soon be reopening for shows, the rising number of COVID-19 cases among the unvaccinated has forced an update to their policies for attendance. More than 97% of people being hospitalized for COVID-19 are unvaccinated, so all performances from Broadway in Hollywood and the Hollywood Pantages Theatre will require ticketholders to provide proof of being fully vaccinated in order to attend the show....
