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- Would You Watch a 'House of Cards'-Inspired Reality Show?
- Oscars 2015: Full Academy Awards Season Schedule
- The Original Ending to 'Mean Girls' Sounds Awful
- Our 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' Unscripted Includes Singing, Awkward Moments, and Courteney Cox References (VIDEO)
- Watch the Snowy First Trailer for Ryan Reynolds's 'The Captive' (VIDEO)
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- What's Happening With 'Tron 3'?
- Weekend Movies & TV: 'Transcendence,' 'Heaven Is for Real,' 'Orphan Black,' & More (VIDEO)
- A 'Mrs. Doubtfire' Sequel Is Finally Happening
- Cannes 2014 Lineup Revealed: Nicole Kidman, Channing Tatum, Ryan Gosling, and More
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| The 'Orange Is the New Black' Season 2 Trailer Is Next Level Crazy (VIDEO) Posted:  "This place is bullsh--," exclaims one p.o.'d Piper Chapman in this brand-new trailer for Season 2 of "Orange Is the New Black." Not much else is needed to set it up, honestly, except maybe a rundown of some of what we're going to see this season. So, here we go.Season 2 will feature new inmates (one of whom looks like a new/old rival for Red), a Piper who's way past her breaking point, an electrocuted Natasha Lyonne, and plenty of Crazy Eyes. Gotta love Crazy Eyes. "Orange Is the New Black" Season 2 (all of it) hits Netflix June 6. So plan on not seeing the sun for a couple of days. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Would You Watch a 'House of Cards'-Inspired Reality Show? Posted:  The nefarious Frank Underwood might seem like a too-real-for-comfort portrayal of a corrupt politician, but one former "House of Cards" staffer is looking to shine a light on the real deal. Mother Jones reports that Sharon "Rocky" Roggio, the assistant property master on season two of "House of Cards," is trying to put together a reality show that focuses on young, up-and-coming political players in Washington, D.C., and specifically those who work on Capitol Hill. The site obtained a copy of the casting call, dated April 14, that's seeking subjects for a "docu-style reality show highlighting the best and brightest on the hill." "This is a unique opportunity to get your voice, name, agenda, passions, and policies heard by a massive audience," the noticed added. The news was first reported by the Washington Examiner, which wrote that the series was in development and had already gone through at least one round of casting so far. Producers are seeking men and women ages 19 through 29. Mother Jones notes that D.C.-set reality shows don't have a great track record, and current Senate or House of Representatives staffers probably won't be able to participate in Roggio's project, since their bosses won't want to reveal too much about their own lives. Plus, it's unlikely that anything as juicy as the plot lines on "House of Cards" would be uncovered. Still, TV is TV. If you live in D.C. and want your shot at the limelight, check out Mother Jones for more information on the casting session. [via Mother Jones, h/t Vanity Fair] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Oscars 2015: Full Academy Awards Season Schedule Posted:  Last year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the date for the 87th Oscars: February 22, 2015. Now, the Academy has revealed its full slate of awards events for the 2014-2015 season. Several events on the calendar -- including the Oscars ceremony -- are scheduled take place earlier than those in the 2013-2014 season, thanks to this year's Winter Olympics pushing the 86th Oscars telecast into March, a few weeks later than its usual position. Next year's Academy Awards ceremony will be back in February, and the Governors Awards (a separate ceremony for honorary awards that was started in 2009) have also been moved up. The full list of events is as follows: November 8 - The Governors Awards December 3 - Official Screen Credits and music submissions due December 29 - Nominations voting begins 8 a.m. PST January 8, 2015 - Nominations voting ends 5 p.m. PST January 15, 2015 - Oscar nominations announced February 2, 2015 - Oscar Nominees Luncheon February 6, 2015 - Final voting begins 8 a.m. PST February 7, 2015 - Scientific and Technical Awards February 17, 2015 - Final voting ends 5 p.m. PST February 22, 2015 - 87th Academy Awards begins 7 p.m. EST/ 4 p.m. PST [via HitFix] Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Original Ending to 'Mean Girls' Sounds Awful Posted:  "Mean Girls," every millennial's favorite high school comedy, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month (we'll pause for a moment to let that fact make you feel super old). In honor of that fetch milestone, actor Daniel Franzese (who played Damien) revealed some juicy behind-the-scenes details about the film -- including its original (and awful-sounding) ending.In an interview with Cosmopolitan.com, Franzese discussed the movie's legacy and fans' loving (and rabid reactions to) the film a decade later. While speculating about where Damien might have ended up after high school, Franzese let it slip that there were several key scenes that were cut or altered, including a closing scene that we're glad never saw the light of day. "There was actually a complete alternate ending to the movie," Franzese told Cosmo. "In the original script that I read, Kevin G. gets busted by Miss Norbury for selling ecstasy -- so when they call her a drug pusher she actually has drugs in her desk, [because] she took them away from Kevin G. Janis and Damian convince Kevin G. to go to the school board when they discuss her punishment to confess that it was him, but Kevin G never shows up. So Damian gets on the podium and kind of bullshits his way through saying it was him to try to protect Miss Norbury." Thankfully, "Mean Girls" decided to go in a different direction with its finale, though we are sort of bummed we didn't get to see one other one-time ending scene. "[T]he original ending shows what happened to Damian after [junior year], and he was going to audition for 'American Idol,'" Franzese said. "Simon Cowell was going to call him chubby and then he was going to run up on the stage and punch him." Alas, that moment will have to live on only in fans' imaginations. The entire interview is worth a read: Franzese dishes on what costars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, and Lizzy Caplan were like on set; talks about improvising his infamous "I want my pink shirt back!" line; and reveals that James Franco was an early choice to play Aaron Samuels. Check it out, and then just try to stop yourself from endlessly quoting the film for the rest of the day. (There's a 30 percent chance you're already [via Cosmopolitan, h/t HuffPost Entertainment] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted:  What happens when Spider-Man, Gwen Stacy, and Electro get together to answer your questions? Magic, that's what."Amazing Spider-Man 2" stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, and Jamie Foxx recently sat down for a brand-new installment of Moviefone's Unscripted, and the resulting 8 minutes include Jamie singing Electro's theme song, Andrew going crazy for Mark Ruffalo, Emma delivering an answer she immediately regrets, and some gentle reminiscing about "overwhelming" Oprah encounters. Also, "Cougar Town" and "Friends" star Courteney Cox is accused of rigging the questions. (We can confirm that she was in no way involved in the making of this Unscripted.) "Amazing Spider-Man 2" swings into theaters May 2. Craving more Unscripted? Visit our YouTube page for more episodes. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Watch the Snowy First Trailer for Ryan Reynolds's 'The Captive' (VIDEO) Posted:  Earlier today we found out that super hunky movie star Ryan Reynolds is headed to France with "The Captive," a kidnapping thriller directed by the always interesting and occasionally wonderful Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan ("The Sweet Hereafter," and that weird sex movie with Kevin Bacon). Well, following the announcement, we are gifted with a trailer for the movie, which looks tense, tragic and really snowy. In the trailer, Reynolds plays a doting dad who leaves his little girl in the car while he goes to pick up a pie. When he comes back to the car, she is missing, leading to a frantic search and what appears to be a pretty elaborate conspiracy. Other cast members who appear in the trailer include Mireille Enos (as Reynolds's wife and the mother of the missing girl), Rosario Dawson as an investigator, Kevin Durand as (surprise!) a creepy weirdo, and Scott Speedman and Bruce Greenwood in unspecified but potentially sinister roles. Even if this one doesn't capture the hearts and minds of Cannes, it looks like it could connect with mainstream audiences, and will certainly have some kind of wide release, which is good, because we can't wait to see it now. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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| What's Happening With 'Tron 3'? Posted:  Remember 2010's "Tron Legacy?" Yeah, we do, too... Sort of. Well, it turns out that a follow-up is still in the works, at least according to its director, Joseph Kosinski. Those who fight for the users, listen up. Speaking with Assignment X (via Digital Spy), Kosinski said that the project was seriously in development. "We're working on the story right now. Once we get a script we're all really happy with, we'll take it to the powers that be and see if we can go back to the Grid," the director told Assignment X. When pressed for plot specifics, he said, "I think we will pick [up] with where 'Tron Legacy' left off with Quorra in the real world and what does that mean and the possibilities it opens up for the next chapter. It's the relationship between the two of them that's the next step." One of the bigger easter eggs in the first movie was the introduction of a character named Edward Dillinger Jr. (Cillian Murphy), the son of the first movie's chief bad guy (played by David Warner). Supposedly the scene was shot just a few weeks before "Tron Legacy" hit theaters, with Disney was somewhat more certain that they would have a franchise-reigniting hit on their hands instead of what ended up being a $100 million + video art installation. Still, Kosinski insists that should the sequel happen, Dillinger will be key. "Dillinger was a really important part of the first 'Tron' and it felt like an easy way to continue that storyline and thread to have his son in 'Tron Legacy,'" the filmmaker explained. "That way you have people ask those questions of what the Dillinger legacy is in the world of Tron. We didn't want to ignore it completely, and it leaves a really nice springboard for some intertwining development for the next film." So there you have it: a "Tron Legacy" follow-up is happening, probably starring Garret Hedlund and Olivia Wilde and Cillian Murphy, and having to do with things that occurred in "Tron Legacy" even though you probably can't remember them now. Just put on the Daft Punk soundtrack. That'll make you at least a little bit excited about the possibility of another trip into video-game world. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Weekend Movies & TV: 'Transcendence,' 'Heaven Is for Real,' 'Orphan Black,' & More (VIDEO) Posted:  This weekend, Johnny Depp bridges the gap between man and machine in "Transcendence," a small-town father shares his young son's life-changing experience in "Heaven Is for Real," two mother bears watch over their cubs in the documentary "Bears," the BBC America series "Orphan Black" returns for its second season premiere, and "Salem" has its series premiere on WGN.Also in theaters this weekend:
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| A 'Mrs. Doubtfire' Sequel Is Finally Happening Posted:  "Mrs. Doubtfire," the smash comedy that saw Robin Williams dressing up like an Scottish housekeeper so that he could spend more time with his estranged kids, might be more than 20 years old, but there are some at Fox who still think that a sequel is something of a priority. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Williams and original director Chris Columbus are looking to reunite for a follow-up, to be penned by "Elf" writer David Berenbaum. Get ready for more drive-by fruitings, everyone!According to the Hollywood Reporter, development on a sequel began in 2001 (seriously? Not 1995?), with Bonnie Hunt being hired to write a screenplay. Her screenplay, and many others, were ultimately rejected, in a costly development process that yielded no results. When Berenbaum became attached earlier this year, it was with an idea that was finally strong enough for both Columbus and Williams to get behind. While it's far from a sure thing, it's the closest the movie has come to actively getting made, so here's hoping. The original film, which came out in 1993 and co-starred Sally Field and Pierce Brosnan, made $219 million domestically and $222 million internationally, with Williams picking up a Golden Globe for his work and the movie winning the same award for Best Musical/Comedy. If the movie does finally materialize maybe we can finally get funding for our "Saving Mr. Banks"-style behind-the-scenes movie based on the making of the original film, starring Tom Hanks as an energetic young Robin Williams. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Cannes 2014 Lineup Revealed: Nicole Kidman, Channing Tatum, Ryan Gosling, and More Posted:  This morning the lineup was announced for the annual Cannes Film Festival, the glittery European festival where a premium is placed luxury and decadence and many super important, Oscar-bound films make their starry debut. And this year's festival, which didn't include any big surprises or giant-sized premieres, is still an embarrassment of riches nonetheless.The opening night film, "Grace of Monaco," features Nicole Kidman as Grace Kelly. This lavish period biopic, directed by "La Vie En Rose" filmmaker Olivier Dahan, had been previously announced. But it still set the bar pretty high, at least when it came to prestige movies starring big time celebrities. Thankfully, the rest of the slate followed through. Amongst the movies with big names are "Moneyball" director Bennett Miller's based on a true story "Foxcatcher," which features Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, and Channing Tatum; genius French director (and Cannes favorite) Olivier Assayas's drama "Clouds of Sils Maria," starring Kristen Stewart, Juliette Binoche, and Chloe Grace Moretz; "Animal Kingdom" director David Michod's sophomore feature "The Rover," starring Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson; and David Cronenberg's sprawling "Maps to the Stars," that features Pattinson, John Cusack, Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska (is anybody better than her?), Carrie Fisher, Olivia Williams, and Sarah Gadon (amongst many, many others). In other movie star news, Ryan Gosling will be making his directorial debut with "Lost Rivers." Previously titled "How to Catch a Monster," the movie revolves around the quest to find an underwater city and stars Christina Hendricks, Saoirse Ronan, Matt Smith, Eva Mendes, and Ben Mendelsohn. It sounds like one of the weirder entries in this year's Cannes Film Festival, unless you count Nuri Bilge Ceylan's 196-minute Anatolian epic "Winter Sleep," which we're not (obviously). Otherwise, it seems like business as usual: two time Palme d'Or winners the Dardenne brothers have a new entry in economic crisis drama "Two Days, One Night," starring Marion Cotillard, which was described today as a "Belgian western." Mike Leigh, another Palme winner, has "Mr. Turner," as does British filmmaker Ken Loache, returning to Cannes for the 12th (!) time with "Jimmy's Hall." Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan has the intriguing-sounding kidnap thriller "The Captive," starring former Green Lantern Ryan Reynolds, and Michel Hazanavicius, who made a straight shot from Cannes glory to Oscar gold with "The Artist," returns with "The Search," a remake of a 1948 Fred Zinneman movie of the same name. Plus, French legend Jean-Luc Godard's contributes "Goodbye to Language," which, if his other recent movies are any indication, will be really weird. But don't worry - if you're not into arty fare and foreign stuff, there will be a special screening of "How to Train Your Dragon 2." So... you're welcome. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Transcendence' Review: 10 Things to Know About the Johnny Depp Sci-Fi Movie Posted:  We are obsessed with technology. This much is true. Between our cell phones and tablets and home computers and whatever else we have in our home that whirs, beeps, or produces faint electromagnetic waves, it sometimes feels like we have a more intimate relationship with our things than the people in our lives. And this has long been the realm of speculative science fiction, which wonders what would happen if that love affair with technology turned really, really dark. The latest example of this is Warner Bros' new sci-fi epic "Transcendence," which is about the nature of humanity and all of the cumbersome fleshiness that goes with it, and concerns a mad scientist (Johnny Depp) who, after getting poisoned by a radioactive bullet (don't ask) has his consciousness uploaded to a computer which results, of course, in some unintended consequences. "Transcendence" aims to be a genre-defining, soul-searching movie like "Blade Runner" or "Her." But does it succeed? Or should you just wait and save your money for an actual summer movie? 1. It Takes Itself Very Seriously The plot of "Transcendence" is patently ludicrous -- radioactive bullets, uploading your mind to a computer -- but it's played with a painfully straight face. If the filmmakers had actually engaged with how silly the premise was, then it could have actually been, what's the word, fun? Instead, it unfolds with the morose seriousness of your favorite uncle's funeral. It's a tonal miscalculation that ends up being absolutely crippling. This is not "The Godfather." It's about tiny robots and has a line of dialogue where a man living inside a computer and dependent on the Internet for his survival says, without irony, "We need to get off the grid." What does he think the grid is, exactly? 2. Rebecca Hall's Hair Is Great Rebecca Hall, a painfully underrated actress that has appeared in everything from "Vicki Christina Barcelona" to "Iron Man 3," costars as Depp's deeply devoted scientist wife, who hatches the scheme to upload his mind to the computer. And she is absolutely adorable. Her performance is kind of wonky, but we blame the script more than anything else. One thing she can totally own, though, is how fabulous her hair looks. It's a little bob, just above her shoulders, with an asymmetrical cut, and it's messy and sexy and suggests that she is a scientist who doesn't have a whole lot of time to fuss with her appearance, but looks good anyway. 3. Kate Mara Needs to Go Back to Slugline Sadly, the equally likable Kate Mara doesn't fare as well. The actress, who put in dynamite work for the Netflix series "House of Cards," is saddled with an awful, crinkly wig, and some of the more leaden dialogue in a movie largely defined by leaden dialogue. As a Luddite terrorist waging a war against Depp's artificial intelligence research, she comes off not as impassioned but idle and bored. And when the movie gives her some dramatic stuff to do in the third act, it doesn't come across as all that believable, partially because it seems like, in the 11th hour, the filmmakers decided to cut a romantic subplot between her and another researcher (Paul Bettany), who begins to have second thoughts about the omniscient Depp bot. 4. The Movie Makes Very Little Sense OK, we've bought into a movie where Johnny Depp is uploaded to a computer. So why is it so hard to buy the fact that Rebecca Hall swoops into a desolate, economically devastated New Mexico town, starts buying up real estate, and is able to develop, beneath the surface of the Earth, a vast, next-generation research lab with zero oversight from local or state government? Just because the town is poor doesn't mean that there aren't politicians, somewhere, who would get wind of this and try to stop it, or at least govern it. About halfway through the movie, any reason for anything that happens just kind of goes away. Either you're with it or you aren't. I wasn't. 5. Johnny Depp Might Have Been Asleep Here's an idea: You take one of the most oversized actors in the world, who devotes himself completely to off-the-wall creations like Captain Jack Sparrow and Tonto, and you get him to play a guy who is uploaded to the Internet. So the entire technological world, and all the information and commerce therein, are his plaything. And yet you have him play the character completely straight? WHAT IS THAT? If Depp had allowed his inner Depp-ness to come through, a gonzo touch here, a wonky adlib there, then not only would he have been more interesting to watch, but it would have made the performance more human. 6. It May Cause You to Rethink Your Devotion to Christopher Nolan This movie is very much from the Christopher Nolan camp. His longtime cinematographer, Wally Pfister, directed the movie, and the film is populated with Nolan regulars Morgan Freeman, Hall (who costarred in Nolan's "The Prestige"), and Cillian Murphy (Michael Caine must have been busy). But, more than anything, you will feel his bummer presence on every frame. "No, this should be more dour and serious," you can feel Nolan directing from just off-screen. It had me rethinking my love of his movies. Lighten up, dude. You make movies about magicians and dream thieves and superheroes. 7. It's Oddly Sexless Another annoying tenant of the Chuck of Christopher Nolan is that the movie is oddly sexless. This is about a man who uploads himself to the computer, is constantly in his wife's presence, and who has access to robotic arms and other weird apparatuses. And yet there's no indication that he's all that interested in trying to sleep with her. (Reminder: she looks like Rebecca Hall.) It doesn't just seem like a weird avenue to leave uninvestigated, it also seems like a shortcoming in the narrative and filmmaking. This is a fairly important aspect of human existence that is just glossed over. 8. The Supporting Cast Is Totally Wasted Yes, the supporting cast includes Morgan Freeman, Paul Bettany, Rebecca Hall, Kate Mara, Cillian Murphy and also features Cole Hauser and Clifton Collins, Jr. And does Pfister, Nolan, or any of the other creatives involved with the movie give them anything even remotely interesting to do? The answer, of course, is no. Clearly Nolan asked them and they said yes. This is the biggest collection of favor repayments since the similarly snooze-worthy "The Monuments Men." 9. The Framing Device Robs the Movie of Any Tension The first five seconds of the movie lets you know that, after the events of the movie, the world has gone without electricity or power. Not only does this instantly remind you of the NBC series "Revolution," but it zaps any tension from the rest of the movie. If we already know where the movie ends up, why do we care? 10. Pray for 'Prometheus 2' Jack Paglen, the screenwriter of "Transcendence," wrote the first draft of Ridley Scott's 2016 sci-fi sequel "Prometheus 2." "Prometheus" might not have been a perfect movie, but it was a beautiful, deeply felt, outrageously weird one. And it had a spirited sense of zip and pep. All of these things are missing from "Transcendence." It is somewhat heartening to know that his script is already being reworked. "Transcendence" uploads to theaters Friday, April 18. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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| Cannes 2014: Most Canadian Movies Ever in Official Lineup Posted:
David Cronenberg's "Maps to the Stars," Atom Egoyan's "The Captive," and Xavier Dolan's "Mommy" have all been included in the official lineup for this year's festival. "This year's Cannes festival is truly a monumental occasion for Canadian filmmakers," said Carolle Brabant, Executive Director of Telefilm Canada. "This is the strongest presence we've ever had, and a true testament to the exceptional vision and tremendous artistry of our country's filmmakers. Canadians should feel very proud." And that's not all! Canadian leading man Ryan Gosling's directorial debut, "How to Catch a Monster," starring Christina Hendricks and Eva Mendes, will premiere in the Un Certain Regard side category. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Horror Movie Mistakes: 15 Goofs That'll Make You Scream (PHOTOS) Posted:  Part of the appeal of horror movies is that scares are the top priority. But sometimes that means quality comes second. Horror movies have a tendency to be filled with cheesy sub-plots, low production value, and, at times, some seriously questionable acting, but as long as the movie delivers that thrill or shock you came to see, all is easily forgiven. Right? We've assembled a few on-screen errors to see if that holds true. As usual, all photos are courtesy of moviemistakes.com. Main article photo courtesy of Everett Collection This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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