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- Today in Movie Culture: Deadpool and Boba Fett Team-Up, Celebrating Oscar-Winning Black Actors and More
- Watch Free Documentaries in Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Kartemquin Films
- New 'Batman v Superman' TV Spots Start to Pick Sides
- Watch the Director of 'The Raid' Experiment With Doing a Bloodless Action Scene
- 'The Big Short' Wins the PGA, Which Is One of the Best Indicators of the Oscars
- Box Office Report: New Releases at Box Office Hampered by Snow or Quality?
- 'Labyrinth' Sequel on Its Way From 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Cowriter
- Movie News: 'The Exorcist' Heads to TV; Watch Smashing New 'Warcraft' TV Spot
| Posted: 25 Jan 2016 10:00 PM PST Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture: Oscar History of the Day: In response to this year's Oscars controversy, Screen Crush highlights every black actor who has won an Academy Award: Charitable Act of the Day: Watch Darth Vader and some Stormtroopers (really members of the 501st Legion) deliver a 3D-printed bionic arm from Limbitless Solutions to a 2nd grader in need (via io9): 8-Bit Scenes of the Day: All the major deaths of the Star Wars movies, including The Force Awakens, are redone in video game graphics below (via Live for Films): Cosplay of the Day: This kid dressed up as Kylo Ren might be acting out a scene from Star Wars: The Force Awakens or just throwing a normal toddler... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Watch Free Documentaries in Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Kartemquin Films Posted: 25 Jan 2016 08:30 PM PST If you've never heard of Kartemquin Films, that's okay. Although they've been around for half a century, and they produced such classics as Hoop Dreams, as well as one of the most acclaimed releases of 2015, Almost There, they aren't a household name unless your household is filled with documentary filmmakers and fans. It's also okay because you now have a good reason to make it up to them and become acquainted with their work: they're streaming all their films online for free. Not all at the same time, however, and not for very long. Instead, every week this year, in celebration of Kartemquin's 50th birthday, the Chicago-based company is debuting another of their documentaries, in chronological order starting with the recently restored... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| New 'Batman v Superman' TV Spots Start to Pick Sides Posted: 25 Jan 2016 07:00 PM PST Even though the title is Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, it's probably a safe bet that Batman and Superman don't fight each other non-stop throughout the entire movie. At some point they're going to have a mutual enemy that brings them together and paves the way for the Dawn of Justice part of the title. But until we get to the actual movie, the marketing is basically going to be the same debate that's been raging in school yards and on online message boards for decades: whose side are you on, Batman's or Superman's? These two new TV spots don't have enough time to layout each hero's advantages and disadvantages, but they do try to make an argument for why the other needs to be stopped. And to be fair, they do both raise some good... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Watch the Director of 'The Raid' Experiment With Doing a Bloodless Action Scene Posted: 25 Jan 2016 05:00 PM PST The Raid and The Raid 2 have some of the best fight scenes not just of the last few years, but of the entirety of mankind's existence on Planet Earth. That may sound like hyperbole, but it's not. Those two movies are why people immediately started wondering when director Gareth Evans was going to make a Hollywood movie, the train of thought being that if he can deliver that kind of action on relatively small budgets, imagine what he would do with a massive budget. There's a big gap in that train's tracks, though. Hollywood doesn't make movies like The Raid. Sure, Hollywood loves action. Hollywood loves fighting and explosions and ridiculously elaborate chase scenes. But the Hollywood version of those scenes is rarely, if ever, as genuinely violent as... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'The Big Short' Wins the PGA, Which Is One of the Best Indicators of the Oscars Posted: 25 Jan 2016 04:00 PM PST UPDATE 1/25/17: And the winners are in. The Big Short, Inside Out and Amy all took home their respective top prizes. So if you want to hedge your bets on Oscar chances for those movies, pay attention to these wins. Previously: The Academy Awards are without question the biggest deal as far as a Hollywood's annual awards bodies are concerned. But rarely does a movie just show up on Oscar voting ballots without making a few crucial stops at some awards groups that may not be household names but that are plenty influential within Hollywood. One of those big groups is the Producers Guild of America. The PGA is comprised of over 7,000 film and television producers, so getting nominated for an award is kind of a big deal. It's recognition from your peers... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Box Office Report: New Releases at Box Office Hampered by Snow or Quality? Posted: 25 Jan 2016 03:00 PM PST Here's your estimated 3-day box office returns (new releases bolded): 1. The Revenant - $16.0 million ($119.1 million total) 2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - $14.2 million ($879.2 million total) 3. Ride Along 2 - $12.9 million ($59.1 million total) 4. Dirty Grandpa - $11.5 million ($11.5 million total) 5. The Boy - $11.2 million ($11.2 million total) 6. The 5th Wave - $10.7 million ($10.7 million total) 7. 13 Hours - $9.7 million ($33.4 million total) 8. Daddy’s Home - $5.2 million ($138.7 million total) 9. Norm of the North - $4.1 million ($14.2 million total) 10. The Big Short - $3.5 million ($56.7 million total) The Big Stories As the story goes, if you keep New Yorkers indoors the box office becomes a disappointment. This is what we hear when... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Labyrinth' Sequel on Its Way From 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Cowriter Posted: 25 Jan 2016 01:30 PM PST When David Bowie passed away recently, many fans shared fond memories of his starring performance as the Goblin King in Labyrinth, Jim Henson's 1986 fantasy. Sure, maybe the movie as a whole wasn't the knockout dazzler that everyone wished it was, yet its goofy charms and original approach have held up well over the years and Bowie's sincere performance remains a highlight of his movie career. Labyrinth was a disappointment at the box office, earning less than $13 million during its initial theatrical release, but its enduring appeal has seen it perform well on home video and win many more devoted fans. Now a new version will attempt to tap into the magic of the original. Nicole Perlman (Guardians of the Galaxy) has been hired to write the screenplay, according to... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Movie News: 'The Exorcist' Heads to TV; Watch Smashing New 'Warcraft' TV Spot Posted: 25 Jan 2016 12:00 PM PST The Exorcist: A new version of William Peter Blatty's 1971 novel The Exorcist is heading to television. It's described as a "propulsive, serialized psychological thriller" about two men trying to help a family dealing with demonic possession. The success of the first screen adaptation, William Friedkin's 1973 horror classic, inspired two sequels and two prequels. Jeremy Slater (The Lazarus Effect, Fantastic Four) has written the script for the pilot episode of the proposed series. [Variety] Lady Bird: Saoirse Ronan, who recently received an Academy Award nomination as best actress for her performance in Brooklyn (above), will star in Lady Bird, the directorial debut of actress and writer Greta Gerwig (Mistress America). Ronan will portray a young... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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