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Odd City To Release Official ‘True Romance’ Poster Friday When people talk about their favorite Quentin Tarantino movies, some ask “DoesTrue Romancecount?” Directed by Tony Scott,True Romancewas one of Tarantino’s earliest screenplays and though he didn’t direct it, it totally feels like him. The tale of a slacker named Clarence (Christian Slater) and the love of his life Alabama(Patricia Arquette), is exciting, surprising, violent and hilarious. It’s filled with passion, pop culture, realism and an almost unbelievable cast of supporting characters....

Peter Jackson’s “Christmas Treat” For ‘Hobbit’ Fans: A Production Video From The New Zealand Set J.R.R. Tolkienfans already got a nice holiday gift earlier this week whenthe gorgeous first trailerforThe Hobbitwas released on Tuesday, butPeter Jacksonwasn’t done playing Santa. The director took to his Facebook wall a couple of days ago to promise an additional “Christmas treat” to mark the ten-year anniversary ofThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ringas well as promote the twoHobbitfilms, and finally revealed his big surprise — the fifth production video from the set ofThe Hobbit— earlier today....

Reese Witherspoon To Star In Not One, But Two Netflix Rom-Coms The rom-com queen is coming back to take her crown.Reese Witherspoonhas been busy earning acclaim and Emmy nods for her roles in prestige television lately, but she’s heading to Netflix to teach the teen heartthrobs a thing or two about romantic-comedies. Witherspoon is set to star in not one, but two Netflix rom-coms, including the feature directorial debut ofCrazy Ex-Girlfriendco-creatorAline Brosh McKenna....

Road To Endgame: ‘Iron Man 2’ Was The MCU’s First Major Misfire (Welcome toRoadto Endgame, where we revisit all 22 movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and ask, “How did we get here?” In this edition: Marvel drops the ball withIron Man 2.)Iron Man 2is “fine,” in the most middle-of-the-road, passive-watch sense. The descriptor feels apt, since the film features neither the novel spark of its predecessor, nor the emotional highs of Marvel’s future installments....

Star Trek: Discovery Director Reveals How He Brought The Season’s Latest Episode To Life [Interview] The fourth episode of this season of “Star Trek: Discovery” dropped today and includes a lot of critical moments for a lot of characters. /Film had a chance to talk with director John Ottman about shooting these pivotal moments for the show, including how he handled some tough-to-shoot-in location sequences. Warning! This interview includes majorspoilersfor “All Is Possible,” episode 404 of “Star Trek: Discovery....

Superhero Bits: ‘Batman: Soul Of The Dragon’ Trailer, New ‘Loki’ Rumors, ‘Marvel Storyboards’ Season 2 & More Who is on the first episode of season 2 ofMarvel Storyboards? WhichDC Future Statecharacter is getting their own series on The CW? Want to see the music video forJaden Smith’s track in theSpider-Man: Miles Moralesvideo game? Do we know whoRichard E. Grantwill be playing in theLokiseries? Want to see theBatman: Soul of the Dragonanimated movie trailer?...

Superhero Bits: Winter Soldier Arrested, Spider-Man Crying, Batman: Bad Blood Trailer Who are the Top 100 characters inMarvelandDC Comics? Why didMichael KeatonmockSpider-Man? Who doesKatee Sackhoffwant to play in theMarvelcinematic universe? When can we expect moreBatman v Supermanfootage? Why did theWinter Soldierget arrested in London? How can you turn yourself into an action figure? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. Chinamade a space robotthat looks suspiciously likeIron Man. Are these thetop 100 charactersfromMarvelandDC Comics?...

Superhero Bits: Wonder Woman, Batman Vs. Superman, Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Thor: The Dark World, Ant-Man Want to read a ton of potential behind the scenes rumors and tidbits regardingBatman vs. Superman? How will that movie explain the origins ofWonder Woman? What country besides England willAvengers: Age of Ultronfilm in? Were there unused characters inThor: The Dark World? Want to see Batman meet Green Lantern inJustice League: War? Who actually saves who inThe Amazing Spider-Man 2?...

The 22 Jump Street Moment That Was A Little Too Real For Jonah Hill The filmmaking duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, colloquially referred to asLord & Miller, have established their reputation for taking films that sound like terrible ideas and — likeRumpelstiltskin— spinning self-aware, slapstick comedic gold out of them. Lord & Miller’s first film was “Extreme Movie,” one of the final films in the unfortunate trend of really, really awful spoof films that plagued the 2000s....

The Bob’s Burgers Movie Footage Reaction: The Animated Series Leaps To The Big Screen [CinemaCon 2022] “Bob’s Burgers” has somewhat quietly become one of the longest-running animated shows on TV right now. While the likes of “American Dad,” “Family Guy,” “South Park,” and “The Simpsons” have been going far longer, the tales of the Belcher family have been going strong since 2011 and there are no signs no signs of the series slowing down....

The Incredible Hulk: Early Positive Reviews Hit The Net When all is said and done, willThe Incredible Hulktake the spot on ourFave Movies of Summer ‘08listicles previously reserved for Indy and Spielberg? For months, the redo’s marketing, CGI, behind the scenes differences, and purpose have been scrutinized beneath formidable anticipation forThe Dark Knight,Iron ManandHellboy 2. Early reviews are hitting the Net and it appears that the latest Marvel tale, from directorLouis Leterrierand starEd Norton, is a worthy contender and then some....

The Origin Story Of Star Wars' Opening Crawl The opening crawl to the various “Star Wars” movies has become as crucial a piece to their mythos as much as the Force and lightsabers. It’s one of the most momentous parts that come with experiencing the films — especially in a dark movie theater. Those iconic words, “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…,” materialize before John Williams' explosive fanfare kicks in and we’re ready to go....

The Unpopular Opinion: Now That You Love Keanu Reeves Again, It’s Time To Re-Watch ‘Street Kings’ (Welcome toThe Unpopular Opinion, a series where a writer goes to the defense of a much-maligned film or sets their sights on a movie seemingly beloved by all. In this edition:Keanu Reevesnever needed a comeback and the underratedStreet Kingsproves it.)Keanu Reeveshas been in the public consciousness since the mid-80s, and while he’s had his ups and downs success-wise, he’s currently enjoying the biggest popularity wave of his career....