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How Disney California Adventure And Japanese Theme Parks Could Inform A 13th Disney Park Disney currently operates 12 theme park properties around the world, not counting water parks. In the early days of Disney California Adventure, before Cars Land and other elements of the2012 redesignwent into effect, the eighth of those 12 parks took flak for offering a tacky recreation of things people would associate with California…in the middle of the real California....

How Has ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ Held Its IMDb Crown For So Long? What is the best film ever made? Don’t think too long about that question, or the various ways in which it could be broken down regarding “best” vs. “favorite.” Though many of us can likely agree on some of the greatest films ever made, we each have different answers about what is or isn’t the best ever, hands down....

How Orson Welles Filmed The Impossible For Touch Of Evil Orson Welleswas always trying new things. One might think that in earning complete creative control for his debut feature film “Citizen Kane” when he was still in his mid-20s, he could easily rest on his laurels. If he already knew best, what more was there to learn? But that was not Welles. Once he completed a project, he wanted to push himself further and figure out new, interesting ways to create stories on the big screen....

Leonardo DiCaprio To Investigate JFK Assassination In ‘Legacy Of Secrecy’ When it wasconfirmedthatLeonardo DiCapriowould play FBI director J. Edgar Hoover for Clint Eastwood, I joked that now we only needed to see the actor cast as Henry Ford to complete an informal trilogy of films in which Leonardo DiCaprio played famously influential, eccentric American personalities. This casting move isn’t quite as good as seeing Mr. DiCaprio in Henry Ford’s place, but it could lock him in as one of the new chroniclers of 20th century American life....

Luke Skywalker Thought Kylo Ren Was The Chosen One, But Will Rey’s Story Reveal Otherwise? Coming out ofStar Wars: The Force Awakens, fans were left with a huge question: who are Rey’s parents and why did they abandon her on Jakku? It looks likeRian Johnson’sStar Wars: The Last Jedimight finally answer this question when it hits theaters two years after JJ Abrams’Star Warssaga film. And there is the big revelation that Luke Skywalker believed that Kylo Ren was going to be “the chosen one....

Marvel Has Joss Whedon On Contract Through 2015 Yesterday’s big news was that Marvel Studios finallyannouncedJoss Whedonas the writer and director forThe Avengers 2, a movie that the studio had discussed only in circumspect terms even after the first film turned into one of the most successful films ever released. As it happens, Marvel has Whedon set up to do more than just write and direct another Avengers movie. He’s going to help out with the planned TV series set in the Avengers universe — we learned that yesterday, too....

Movies Like Wedding Crashers That Comedy Fans Need To Watch Based on the initial pitch andmarketing campaign, “Wedding Crashers” looked like nothing more than a generic studio slapstick comedy about two hooligans that wreak havoc on a formal event. By no means did it look like it was “elevated” comedy fare, and at the time Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn didn’t have the same recognizable brand that they do now. However, “Wedding Crashers” proved to be a surprising smash hit that reenergized the enthusiasm for R-rated original comedies....

Netflix Producing Mark Millar Movies & TV Shows, Including ‘Empress’, ‘American Jesus’, And More Netflix purchased comic book writerMark Millar’s Millarworld companylast year, and they’ve already teamed up to release the streaming service’s first comic book,The Magic Order. But Netflix didn’t buy Millar’s company solely to make comic books: they’re in it for that sweet, sweet intellectual property. The first batch of Millarworld movies and TV shows was announced this morning, and they include movie adaptations ofEmpress, Huck, andSharkey the Bounty Hunterand TV series based onAmerican JesusandJupiter’s Legacy....

New ‘Fast And Furious 6’ Poster, Dwayne Johnson Concerned About ‘Fast 7’ Schedule Conflict The finale of theDwayne JohnsonSpring Movie Extravaganza comes May 24 withFast and Furious 6. It’ll be The Rock’s third major film in three months and it features an expansion of his supporting role fromFast Five. Johnson returns as Luke Hobbs, a federal agent who puts aside his differences with Dom and Brian (Vin DieselandPaul Walker) to help bring down a much worse criminal, played byLuke Evans....

Nicolas Cage’s Spider-Man Performance In ‘Into The Spider-Verse’ Is Based On Humphrey Bogart Nicolas Cageis playing one of several Spider-Men (and women, and robots, and pigs) inSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.When it came to approaching the role of Spider-Man Noir, Cage drew on some surprising inspirations: Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney and Edward G. Robinson. In other words, get ready to hear Nicolas Cage doing a old-fashioned gangster voice, everyone. In an attempt to give Tom Hardy a run for his money in the goofy voice department, Nicolas Cage tellsEWthat he drew on classic gangster and noir films to nail down his Spider-Man Noir voice....

Page 2: Batman, Leonard Nimoy, Super 8, Jack The Giant Killer, Captain America, Jimmy Fallon, Toy Story, Goonies, Wizard Of Oz, Tree Of Life, Green Lantern, Zoolander, Karate Kid What is Page 2?Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included46different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Paper Boi Is Canceled In Atlanta Season 3 Episode 8, ‘New Jazz’ It’s time to get high. Or at least that’s what Darius and Al decide in the latest episode of “Atlanta,” entitled “New Jazz.” In it, the two embark on an adventure through Amsterdam while under the effects of hallucinogenic honey. Notably, Darius is depending on Al to pay for everything along the way, including the drug. The person they purchase the honey from can tell Darius has tripped hard before, but he’s worried about Al’s ability to handle whatever the honey has in store....

Paul Giamatti To Play The Rhino In ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’; Felicity Jones Also In Talks Whatever you thought ofThe Amazing Spider-Man, it couldn’t be denied thatMarc Webbhad put together an amazing cast. But at the rate the sequel is snapping up stars, it could wind up topping even its predecessor on that front. Paul Giamattihas entered talks to join the movie in the role of the Rhino, a hulking villain whose dim intelligence is balanced by severe strength and the ability to charge at superhuman speed....