This Week In Trailers: The Other Fellow, Resolution, The Wee Man, Carino, Not Another Celebrity Movie

This Week In Trailers: The Other Fellow, Resolution, The Wee Man, Carino, Not Another Celebrity Movie Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week we learn what it’s like to live with James Bond, we get weird with something paranormal, visit Scotland to meet with a gangster, run over a psychopath with our chopper, and look at what might be 2013’s worst film so far....

June 19, 2025 · 5 min · 892 words · Paul Singh

Ultraviolet, One Of The Earliest Digital Movie Lockers, Is Shutting Down

Ultraviolet, One Of The Earliest Digital Movie Lockers, Is Shutting Down When studios first started offering digital copies of movies with home video releases on Blu-ray and DVD,Ultravioletwas one of the first services to host a library of titles for customers. Now the company is shutting down. The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE) announced that the Ultraviolet digital movie locker will shut down this summer. What does that mean for customers who have a collection of movies redeemed through the Ultraviolet digital movie service?...

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 502 words · Michael Blankenship

Why Filming What About Bob Was Such A Nightmare For Richard Dreyfuss

Why Filming What About Bob Was Such A Nightmare For Richard Dreyfuss A psychotherapist leaves for an extended vacation with his family at their summer house, only for his new patient to follow him. This patient then proceeds to ingratiate himself with his therapist’s loved ones while making the therapist increasingly uncomfortable, to the degree that the latter’s own mental health begins to deteriorate. Sounds like the premise for a thriller, right?...

June 19, 2025 · 4 min · 852 words · Cameron Mayo

Why James Cameron Aspires To Find His "Inner Ron Howard"

Why James Cameron Aspires To Find His “Inner Ron Howard” James Cameron, the director of several of the biggest films in history, has cultivated a reputation as a perfectionist who isn’t above screaming and yelling at people on his sets to achieve his vision. But it sounds like Cameron is actively making an effort to attempt to chill out a little bit, and he is looking at a fellow Hollywood veteran as his new North Star:Ron Howard, the filmmaker behindApollo 13,A Beautiful Mind, andThe Da Vinci Code....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Erin Miller

Why U-571 Was Marred By Controversy In The UK

Why U-571 Was Marred By Controversy In The UK We Americans have a bad habit of taking credit for things we really shouldn’t in historical movies that are, supposedly, based on facts. Remember “Argo,” the Best Picture Oscar-winning 2012 film where the CIA all but single-handedly saves the day during the Iran Hostage Crisis?In truth, the Canadian ambassador to Iran at the time, Ken Taylor, and Canadian embassy employee John Sheardown (who’s not even in the movie) were far more directly involved in the rescue operation than the on-screen version of the story indicates....

June 19, 2025 · 5 min · 915 words · Patrick Burns

'13 Reasons Why' Teaser: Tom McCarthy's Netflix Series Premieres March 31st

‘13 Reasons Why’ Teaser: Tom McCarthy’s Netflix Series Premieres March 31st After flying high off the success of the Best Picture winnerSpotlight,directorTom McCarthyproduced and directed a newNetflix series,13 Reasons Why, based onJay Asher’s New York Times bestseller. McCarthy has directed for television before, having made the scrappedGame of Thronespilot. The splendid storyteller behindWin WinandThe Station Agentdirected the first two episodes of 13 Reasons Why, a new drama following a group of high school kids after a tragedy....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 447 words · Mark Pennington

'A Bigger Splash' Trailer: Tilda Swinton And Ralph Fiennes Have Some Fun In The Sun

‘A Bigger Splash’ Trailer: Tilda Swinton And Ralph Fiennes Have Some Fun In The Sun Following the sumptuousI Am Love,Tilda Swintonand directorLuca Gadagninohave reunited for another tale of sun-drenched desire. InA Bigger Splash, a rock star (Swinton) and her filmmaker boyfriend (Matthias Schoenaerts) find their relationship rocked by the arrival of her ex (Ralph Fiennes) and his daughter (Dakota Johnson). Mind games, jealousy, and possibly danger ensue. Watch theA Bigger Splashtrailer after the jump....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Jill Gutierrez

'Alien: Awakening' Will Follow 'Alien: Covenant' Along With (Maybe) Three More Sequels

‘Alien: Awakening’ Will Follow ‘Alien: Covenant’ Along With (Maybe) Three More Sequels We thought James Cameron was being rather ambitious byplanning four sequelsto his sci-fi hitAvatar, but thenRidley Scottcame along and let us know about how big plans for the future of theAlienfranchise. We already know the creator of the originalAlienfrom 1979 was seemingly prepared tomake sequels until he keeled over on set, but we didn’t think he was actually going to follow through on that promise....

June 18, 2025 · 4 min · 641 words · Robert Fernandez

'American Animals' Trailer: A Kinetic, Compelling Heist Drama

‘American Animals’ Trailer: A Kinetic, Compelling Heist Drama After seeingBart Layton’s 2012 documentaryThe Imposter, we were excited to learn what he would be directing next. We had to wait a few years to find out, but it was worth the wait: he’s back withAmerican Animals, a mesmerizing heist film based on the true story of one of the boldest heists in American history. The firstAmerican Animalstrailer has arrived, and this is one heck of a well-crafted trailer....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 461 words · Steven Thompson

'Black Panther,' 'A Quiet Place' Lead Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Mid-Season Nominees

‘Black Panther,’ ‘A Quiet Place’ Lead Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Mid-Season Nominees We’ve reached the midway point of 2018, which means outlets (likeourselves) will be publishing a flurry of “best of the year so far” lists and the awards circuit will start to gear up for Oscar season. And while some awards ceremonies are still catching up withlast year’s winners, the Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society (of which /Film’s Peter Sciretta is a member) has already released their nominees for their mid-season awards....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Tanya Morris

'Call Me By Your Name' Sequel Details Revealed, Actors Apparently Confirmed To Return

‘Call Me By Your Name’ Sequel Details Revealed, Actors Apparently Confirmed To Return We’ve known thatCall Me By Your Name, last year’s romantic indie drama from directorLuca Guadagnino, was going to get a sequel for a little while now. The filmmaker has mentioned it a few times, but only in vague terms – until last Sunday night on the Oscars red carpet. There he revealed some newCall Me By Your Namesequel details, and seemed to confirm that actorsArmie HammerandTimothee Chalametwill return to reprise their roles....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Vanessa Russell

'Captain America 4' Officially Confirmed, Anthony Mackie To Star

‘Captain America 4’ Officially Confirmed, Anthony Mackie To Star Captain America has officially received his wings. After much anticipation and rumors, we now have confirmation thatAnthony Mackiewill take over as the iconic superhero forCaptain America 4, the follow-up to theChris EvansMarvel trilogy and the Disney+ seriesThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Of course, Evans famously retired from the role followingAvengers: Endgame, as Steve Rogers sailed into the sunset after receiving his happy ending with Peggy Carter in the past and handed over his shield to a well-deserving Sam Wilson in the present....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Amy Bass

'Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee' Season 8 Trailer: Judd Apatow, John Oliver, Lorne Michaels & More

‘Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee’ Season 8 Trailer: Judd Apatow, John Oliver, Lorne Michaels & More Much of the finest entertainment in the world isn’t free. But that doesn’t mean you can’t find great content that won’t cost you a dime. Case in point,Jerry Seinfeldhas his web seriesComedians in Cars Getting Coffeeavailable to watch for free through Sony’s Crackle, and the eighth season is on its way this summer. The firstComedians in Cars Getting Coffeeseason 8 trailer has just debuted online, teasing Seinfeld’s fascinating discussions with some of comedy’s most brilliant minds....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · Diana Martin