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- 'Whiplash' Director Damien Chazelle Talks Fear, His Favorite 'Whiplash' Spoof, 'La La Land' and More
- Today in Movie Culture: Best Oscar Moments, The Making of the Lego Oscar and More
- Hugh Jackman Says 'Birdman' Made Him Want to Play Wolverine Forever
- The Best Oscars Fun Fact (If You're a Batman Fan)
- Rumor Roundup: Peter Parker Not the New Spider-Man; A 'Kingsman' Eyed for Han Solo Origin Story
- Here Are the Hilarious Lyrics for the 'Frozen' Songwriters' Opening Oscars Routine
- Movie News: 'Mission: Impossible 5,' and 'Barbershop 3', Plus: Watch Will Smith in New 'Focus' Trailer
| 'Whiplash' Director Damien Chazelle Talks Fear, His Favorite 'Whiplash' Spoof, 'La La Land' and More Posted: 23 Feb 2015 10:00 PM PST If you're an aspiring filmmaker, then no doubt the story of Whiplash (which hits Blu-ray and DVD on February 24, 2015) will inspire. Writer-director Damien Chazelle wanted to make a movie about a young jazz drummer who is pushed, perhaps a little bit too hard, toward greatness by a demanding teacher. But there was a catch: Nobody else really wanted to make the movie. Where he saw an intense drama about what it takes to achieve greatness, investors saw a small, simple story about a drummer. A few producers did take notice of his script, but even they had a hard time finding the money for a feature version, so Chazelle instead pulled a scene from his script and shot that as a short film. It then won the Short Film Jury Prize at the 2013 Sundance Film... Read More  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Today in Movie Culture: Best Oscar Moments, The Making of the Lego Oscar and More Posted: 23 Feb 2015 09:00 PM PST Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture: In honor of Birdman winning Best Picture (via Jean Julian): The best musical moment from last night, one that brought the audience to tears, was John Legend and Common's performance of "Glory" from Selma: "Stay weird. Stay different." The Imitation Game screenwriter Graham Moore gave the most inspirational speech this year: Remember the disturbance during the acceptance speech for Big Hero 6? That was the movie's voice cast member and future Deadpool co-star T.J. Miller. We barely saw him from down below. Now here's the ceremony from his view: We are... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Hugh Jackman Says 'Birdman' Made Him Want to Play Wolverine Forever Posted: 23 Feb 2015 07:00 PM PST Birdman won Best Picture last night, along with three other Oscars. But the honor that fanboys will appreciate more is its reported influence on Hugh Jackman. The actor told Cigar Aficionado that he credits the movie for him wanting to hold on to the role of Wolverine in the X-Men franchise as long as he can. E! Online quotes Jackman from the magazine: "I said to my wife, 'The moral [of Birdman] is that I should never stop playing Wolverine. I've got to find a way to keep playing him until I die.'" In Birdman, of course, Michael Keaton plays a washed up movie star best known for his portrayal of a superhero. He quit after a few installments, and his career apparently went downhill from there. Jackman, who broke out as a performer thanks to... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Best Oscars Fun Fact (If You're a Batman Fan) Posted: 23 Feb 2015 05:30 PM PST During an Oscars night that was mostly fueled by politics -- from Patricia Arquette's moving female-equality speech to Common's powerful "Glory" acceptance speech to Citizenfour winning Best Documentary -- it was The Lego Movie's silent protest that may have stolen the show. The Lego Movie wasn't nominated in the Best Animated Feature category (see all of the night's winners here), and so when it came time for a performance of the film's song, "Everything Is Awesome," which was nominated (but lost to "Glory"), members of the massive ensemble handed out Lego Oscars to a bunch of the celebrities in the audience. Then, for the remainder of the evening, every other shot of a celeb featured them clutching their Lego Oscar... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Rumor Roundup: Peter Parker Not the New Spider-Man; A 'Kingsman' Eyed for Han Solo Origin Story Posted: 23 Feb 2015 04:00 PM PST When news of a new Spider-Man crossing over into the Marvel Cinematic Universe blew up the Internet a few weeks ago, people briefly lamented that this meant Andrew Garfield would not be returning. And then those same people immediately began fancasting the new Peter Parker. But if a new rumor is right, thinking about Peter Parker might possibly have been a bit of a waste of time. The Wrap's Jeff Sneider revealed during his podcast that he is nearly 100% confident that the next Spider-Man will not be a white actor. And that leaves one big, whopping implication: The next Spider-Man won't be Peter Parker. If that's a bit confusing, then you may not know about Miles Morales, the young black hispanic man who took up the mantle of Spider-Man after Peter Parker died... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Here Are the Hilarious Lyrics for the 'Frozen' Songwriters' Opening Oscars Routine Posted: 23 Feb 2015 01:15 PM PST Perhaps the most memorable part of this year's Academy Awards ceremony (see a full list of the winners here) came right up front with a fantastic (and hilarious) opening song-and-dance number from host Neil Patrick Harris, with assistance from Anna Kendrick and Jack Black. In case you missed it, watch below. What some may not know is that Frozen songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez wrote the numbers, titled "Moving Pictures," and they shared the tongue-twisty lyrics -- which paid tribute to the movies while also poking fun at old and new Hollywood cliches -- with Playbill. Check 'em out below. Currently the Lopez duo is reportedly working hard on both the Frozen Broadway musical and sequel, though a number like this reminds us that the... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 23 Feb 2015 12:14 PM PST Mission: Impossible 5: Tom Cruise stars in the upcoming Mission: Impossible 5, which recently had its release date moved forward to July 31. But does the action thriller need a new ending? A recent report claimed production shut down for "a week or so... because the film's ending was deemed unsatisfactory," adding that writer/director Christopher McQuarrie would be working "with a writer friend whose identity remains a mystery." However, McQuarrie himself appeared to quash the rumor via social media. [The Hollywood Reporter/Twitter] The Magnificent Seven: Haley Bennett has landed the female lead in The Magnificent Seven, the upcoming new version of the 1960 original, itself an unofficial remake of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. Bennett will reteam... Read More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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