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New ‘The Suicide Squad’ Poster Reveals Funky Logos For All The Characters (Most Of Whom Will Probably Die) James Gunnknows what’s important in a superhero movie. It’s not the villains, it’s not the action, it’s not the story. It’s the branding. (I’m kidding, by the way.) But Gunn sure has knocked it out of the park with the marketing teases forThe Suicide Squad, with brightly colored ’70s exploitation-inspired posters that give a real feeling for the flashy approach Gunn will take with his follow-up to David Ayer’s 2016Suicide Squad....

Oscar Isaac Joins ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ As Villain It looks likeOscar Isaacwill be jumping from one big franchise to another. TheStar Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakensstar has just signed on to play the title character inX-Men: Apocalypse. And no, we don’t mean he’s playing all of the X-Men. Hit the jump for all the details on the Oscar IsaacX Men Apocalypsecasting. According toVariety, Singer has been meeting with actors for the past few weeks....

Ready For The Big Ride, Baby: John Woo’s ‘Face/Off’ 20 Years Later “I am tired of myself tonight. I should like to be somebody else.” — Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray We are hardwired to see faces. Through the phenomenon of pareidolia, we’re able to glimpse a collection of shapes in a rock, or a cloud, or an oil spill, and imagine we can spot a face within. Our brains are always searching for something to identify; something to relate to....

Rough Cut Of David O. Russell’s Political Satire ‘Nailed’ Screened In Los Angeles David O. Russellfans the world over mourned last summer when he announced thathe’d quitas writer/director of the political satireNailed. After two years of production delays and shutdowns due to money troubles on the part of financial backerDavid Bergstein, Russell finally decided he’d had enough and backed out with just “one key scene” left to shoot. Although the film had a new owner by that point, Bergstein’s partnerRon Tutor, he and Russell were unable to reach an agreement....

Stanley Kubrick And Matthew Modine Had An Intense Stand-Off While Filming Full Metal Jacket To sayStanley Kubrickwas demanding is an understatement. The director was a notorious perfectionist, with his film shoots notoriously stretching on for months and months with actors doing countless takes just to get it exactly the way Kubrick had in his head. He also was not shy about not being considerate or kind to the people he worked with, most apparent by his treatment, or mistreatment to be more precise, ofShelley Duvallon the set of “The Shining....

Superhero Bits: Deadpool Romance Trailer, Jessica Jones Ratings, Batmobiles & More DidJessica Jonesdo well with viewer numbers? What’s different about theBatmobileinBatman v Superman? Will there really be 67 characters inAvengers: Infinity War? WouldMichael B. Jordanstill come back to play Johnny Storm in aFantastic Foursequel? How bad do you wantRainbow Batmanfigures? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. How many more trailers forDC’s Legends of Tomorrowwill there be? Ryan Reynoldspromises thatDeadpoolwillmake any fanboy proud....

SyFy And USA Will Now Be Dropping F-Bombs Like A Motherf***er On Television When it comes to broadcast and basic cable channels, television programming has always had to be more careful about what it says on the air. However, in recent years, basic cable has cared less and less about saving the sensitive ears of the viewing public. No, they’re not just swearing willy-nilly during daytime television, but some of the more late night programming on basic cable has started to care less and less about tiptoeing around language....

Tessa Thompson And Ruth Negga To Star In Rebecca Hall’s Directorial Debut We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. ActressRebecca Hallbroke out in 2006 in Christopher Nolan’sThe Prestige, and she’s quickly developed a strong career collaborating with talented filmmakers, learning the ropes from the inside. Now she’s ready to make her directorial debut with an adaptation of a 1920s novel calledPassing, which deals with the idea of racial passing – posing as a member of one racial group when you’re actually part of another....

The Best TV Shows & Movies Leaving Netflix In July 2018 Netflix giveth, Netflix taketh away. Just as in life, the old must make way for the new, which means that as Netflix adds new titles for July, they get rid of some old ones as well. Below, we’ve rounded up the movies and TV shows leaving Netflix in July. If you’ve had some of these titles sitting in your queue for the last year, now would be a good time to binge them....

Third Alice In Wonderland Banner Released Afterpremiering the firstandsecond bannerslast week, Walt Disney Pictures has now released the third and final of three new theatrical banners forTim Burton’sAlice in Wonderland. Want to see more? Check out a high resolution digital copy of all three banners after the jump. Banner #3: Banner #2: Banner #1: Of course, these images already leaked and wereposted on /Film over the weekend, found in a scan of an AMC Theaters promotional magazine....

This Week In Trailers: Breakup At A Wedding, Tonight I Strike, Terms And Conditions May Apply, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, Pawn Shop Chronicles 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?...

Trivia: Cameron Crowe’s Alternate ‘Almost Famous’ Titles It’s no secretCameron Crowehad problems giving his 2000 semi-autobiographical film a title. At one point it was actually calledUntitled, a clever nod to the musical story held within, as well as an admission of defeat. The studio wouldn’t let that fly, so Crowe went through many different titles before settling onAlmost Famous. And it’s a perfect title. For a contribution to the 300th issue ofEmpire Magazine, Crowe dug up the original notebook pages where he brainstormed all kinds of different titles for the movie, much like William Miller does during the credits of the film....

Uncut 35mm ‘Suspiria’ Print Has Been Found, Will Screen Across The United States You haven’t really seenDario Argento’s horror masterpieceSuspiriauntil you’ve seen it projected on the big screen. After years of only knowing the film from its murky DVD,seeing it in theaters last year was an unforgettable experience. Argento’s surreal colors and that unsettling score deserve to wrap around you, to trap you. That’s not something you’re able to properly experience at home....