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• Your Top Three: Giant-Monster Movies
• Comics on Film: 5 Characters That Should Not Join the Marvel Cinematic Universe
• Watch: Godzilla's 10 Greatest Monster Battles
• 'Wolf Creek 2' Director Greg McLean Tells Us About Making His Brutal, Action-Packed Sequel
• Watch What Happens When One Wife Gives Her Husband the Ultimate 'Star Wars' Present
• 'V/H/S: Viral' Trailer: Get a Look at the Latest in the Horror Found-Footage Franchise
• See Tim Burton's Early Animated Films That Landed Him a Job at Disney
• 'Godzilla' Roundup: Alternative Concept Art and the Possibility of 'Pacific Rim' Crossovers
• Watch Ninjas Fight Zombies in This Amazing Preview for 'Ninja Apocalypse'
• It's Official: Roberto Orci Will Direct 'Star Trek 3' (Update)

Your Top Three: Giant-Monster Movies Posted: 14 May 2014 08:00 PM PDT Your Top Three is a series here at Movies.com where we choose a topic and you give us your top three picks. It has taken 60 years, but Hollywood has finally made a good Godzilla movie. It's not perfect -- there's some bad acting and dialogue and a disappointing lack of clear subtext for something involving this particular monster -- but the new remake from Warner Bros. is very entertaining, and it features some of the most interesting shots we've seen in a blockbuster in a long time. Director Gareth Edwards makes up for any of the movie's faults with visuals that are both spectacular and clever.   But is it one of the best giant-monster movies of all time? Close, in my book. Comparisons might be difficult, especially if we count movies that simply... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Comics on Film: 5 Characters That Should Not Join the Marvel Cinematic Universe Posted: 14 May 2014 07:00 PM PDT Last week's Comics on Film article seemed to generate a rather passionate discussion in the comments section and a devoted thread on Reddit based off of its major claim: Spider-Man on film should move from his current position at Sony and join Marvel Studios alongside the likes of Iron Man and Captain America. While reading through each participant's thoughts, one theme of the opposing argument that was particularly compelling: comic book fans want all of Marvel's characters to be woven into the fabric of the Marvel cinematic universe. That's certainly not the case. Marvel is home to some of the absolute best icons in superhero fiction, but that's far from meaning that every character should be a part of the shared world that many of them are joining in... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Watch: Godzilla's 10 Greatest Monster Battles Posted: 14 May 2014 05:30 PM PDT Everyone knows Godzilla is king of movie monsters. But that claim to fame comes on the shoulders of the many opponents he took out on his path to victory. Some of these kaiju costars are better than others. Some are also weirder than others. But all of them won a solid place in the hearts of giant-monster fans everywhere.   Anguirus Despite the historical significance of being Godzilla's first kaiju foe, Anguirus just can't get any respect. Maybe it's because he's a quadruped. Even if you're covered with spikes and have one of the coolest roars in the series, it's hard to look menacing when you can't even stand. Nevertheless, Anguirus' tenacity and uniqueness should not go unnoticed. He's an underdog, but he's still awesome... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

'Wolf Creek 2' Director Greg McLean Tells Us About Making His Brutal, Action-Packed Sequel Posted: 14 May 2014 04:00 PM PDT Wolf Creek 2 is not your average horror movie sequel. It's not just the first movie's scenario -- backpackers who come across a murderous psychopath in the Australian outback -- with a new cast. Sure, it does involve tourists getting killed in the Outback by the devilish Mick (John Jarratt), but it's not a slasher with the co-eds swapped out for new ones. It's got big, elaborate car chases and Hollywood-worthy stunt work, and that's because writer-director Greg McLean treated this not like another horror movie, but a suspenseful action movie with horror elements in it. Though just because this one dials up the action doesn't mean it dials down the gore. Wolf Creek 2 -- available on VOD now -- is not for the faint of heart. To put it bluntly, there is... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Watch What Happens When One Wife Gives Her Husband the Ultimate 'Star Wars' Present Posted: 14 May 2014 03:00 PM PDT   While the name “Star Wars: Episode VII” lingers on the tongue of every nerd across the world, let’s enjoy this spec ad by Bruce Branit, which features the gift of the century. A man and woman trade presents on their anniversary. She gets diamonds and a brand new car. Just when he thinks he’s getting another lame pair of boxers, out comes the Star Wars Millennium Falcon — complete with big, red bow. It’s a fun spoof on those horrible car commercials that need to die already. Bruce Branit and Lucamax Pictures wrote and directed the ad, which features a bunch of geeky Easter eggs. We spotted at least four during our first run-through — but there are several more, including one that isn’t quite visible to the naked eye... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

'V/H/S: Viral' Trailer: Get a Look at the Latest in the Horror Found-Footage Franchise Posted: 14 May 2014 02:00 PM PDT Whether you like Magnet Releasing’s found-footage horror series V/H/S or not, it’s hard to argue about the quality of the trailer for each release in the series. Whoever puts these clips together does an amazing job of collecting just enough totally tantalizing images to get us hyped and curious about what exactly is going on. That trend continues in this new clip for the third installment in the series, V/H/S: Viral. The fresh-off-the-presses trailer starts with a sort of “greatest hits” package from the first two films, hitting all the highlights from the tales of guys like Gareth Evans and Radio Silence. Then it jumps into the new installment, with a heady montage that you’ll probably want to watch twice just to take it all in. The way these guys... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

See Tim Burton's Early Animated Films That Landed Him a Job at Disney Posted: 14 May 2014 01:00 PM PDT We always get a kick out of seeing what kind of work our favorite directors were making before they became famous. Master of the macabre Tim Burton started his career at Disney as an animator and storyboard/concept artist, contributing to features like The Fox and the Hound, The Black Cauldron and TRON, but his gothic style just didn’t jibe with the studio’s wholesome image. In fact, 1984’s Frankenweenie was the short that got him fired from Disney for being too dark and scary for kids. Burton’s career at the Mouse House started after one of his shorts attracted the attention of execs. He made Stalk of the Celery Monster and King and Octopus during his studies at the California Institute of the Arts in Santa Clarita, California, before graduating in... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

'Godzilla' Roundup: Alternative Concept Art and the Possibility of 'Pacific Rim' Crossovers Posted: 14 May 2014 12:00 PM PDT It’s a question percolating in the back of every kaiju-loving fanboy’s mind: Could we eventually see Godzilla and the world of Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim collide? Legendary CEO Thomas Tull tackled that very question in a recent interview with Collider. The interviewer asks Tull if the two films exist in the same universe – thereby making a crossover a very real possibility. This is Tull’s response: “They’re completely different worlds.” That would seemingly put the kibosh on the King of Monsters teaming up with the Kaiju in del Toro’s cinematic universe once and for all – but maybe not. They’re different worlds, but that doesn’t mean there couldn’t be a way they could crossover at some... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Watch Ninjas Fight Zombies in This Amazing Preview for 'Ninja Apocalypse' Posted: 14 May 2014 11:00 AM PDT We’ve had the zombie apocalypse, so now it’s time for the ninja apocalypse – with zombies! Here’s the first trailer for Lloyd Lee Barnett’s Ninja Apocalypse – a low-budget film that takes two awesome things (ninjas and zombies) and mashes them into one movie that should be almost as amazing as WolfCop. Ninja Apocalypse Trailer from Big Boss Creative on Vimeo.   We're not really sure what the story is about based on this nearly two-minute clip, but does it even matter? It’s got ninjas fighting zombies with Ernie Reyes Jr. running around kicking butt. We're sold. Here’s our money, Ninja Apocalypse – take it now! Director Barnett isn’t known for helming films, necessarily, but he has done visual... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

It's Official: Roberto Orci Will Direct 'Star Trek 3' (Update) Posted: 14 May 2014 10:00 AM PDT   Update 5/14/14: According to Variety, it's official: Roberto Orci will direct the third Star Trek movie. No plot details have been revealed as of yet, though Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto are expected to return. Orci is now writing the script with J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. Alex Kurtzman, Orci's previous partner and collaborator, is not involved as the duo recently parted ways to work on their own solo directorial projects. Update 5/9/14: It's now being reported that screenwriter Roberto Orci is "the clear front-runner" to direct the untitled Star Trek 3. He already has the blessing of Bad Robot and Skydance, two of the three main production companies behind the new film franchise J.J. Abrams started, and now Paramount is apparently very close to... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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