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‘Moonrise Kingdom’ Animated Companion Short Coming Soon In its first weekend,Wes Anderson’sMoonrise Kingdomset a new record for per-screen average, grossing $171,545 per theaters in just four theaters. The tally was a testament not only tothe quality of the filmand its impressive cast but Anderson’s reputation as well. After seven quality films, Anderson has easily cemented himself up as one of the most exciting director’s working today andMoonrise Kingdomonly adds to his track record....

‘Not Fade Away’ Musical Clip Offers The Best Of David Chase’s Directorial Debut Most of us have come to terms with being disappointed by films. Unfortunately, it happens more often than not, mostly in the summer, where a film with a fantastic trailer, poster, cast and premise ends up being terrible. In fact, it happens so often, many of us have become desensitized to it. “Oh well, onto the next one....

‘Pacific Rim 2’ Is Back On With ‘Daredevil’s Steven S. DeKnight Directing The past couple of years have been a real roller coaster ride forPacific Rimfans. The film’s limp U.S. box office dimmed hopes of a sequel, before a strong overseas performance got Universal interested again. A release date was set and everything seemed on track for more jaeger vs. kaiju fights… and then Universal got cold feet and put the whole thing on hold....

‘Primal’ Trailer: Nicolas Cage Battles Wild Animals And A Crazed Assassin On A Ship This might be the mostNicolas Cagemovie Nicolas Cage has ever done, and that’s saying something. InPrimal, Cage plays a hunter of exotic animals who captures a rare white jaguar for a zoo. The jaguar is being transported via ship – but so is a crazy political assassin. When the assassin breaks free, he lets the jaguar, and a bunch of other animals, loose....

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ TV Spot: Luke Skywalker Totally Freaks Out By now, you’ve surely heard the story ofMark Hamillnot being too happy when he first received the script forStar Wars: The Last Jedi. And that means you’ve heard the story of how writer/directorRian Johnsonand Hamillhad to have a big conversationabout the character of Luke Skywalker and where we find him 30 years afterReturn of the Jedi. Eventually, the two found common ground, but the mere fact that this happened makesThe Last Jediall the more intriguing....

‘The Brady Bunch’ Mom Florence Henderson Dead At 82 This hits just keep on coming this year with Hollywood losing beloved names in entertainment. David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Gene Wilder, Anton Yelchin and many more have left this world, and sadly on this holiday weekend, we’re mourning the loss of a TV icon. Florence Henderson, best known for playing the lovely lady with three girls of her own on the classic family sitcomThe Brady Bunch, has passed away at age 82....

‘The Personal History Of David Copperfield’ Clip: Let’s Go Fly A Kite The coronavirus pandemic has thrown a mountain-sized wrench into everyone’s year, revealing huge systemic problems and causing comparably insignificant annoyances along the way. Falling squarely in that latter category: several movies wereallywant to see still haven’t been released in the United States yet. Armando Iannucci’sThe Personal History of David Copperfielddebuted at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and received spectacular reviews (including from /Film’s Chris Evangelista), and as it inches toward a release, Searchlight Pictures has unveiled a new clip of the movie, showingDev PatelandHugh Laurieflying a kite....

‘Trainwreck’ Trailer: Amy Schumer Teams With Judd Apatow [UPDATED With Red-Band Trailer] If you’ve seen even a little bit of her Comedy Central series, you already know thatAmy Schumerone of the funniest actresses on the small screen. Now she’s poised to take over the big screen as well, as the writer and star ofJudd Apatow’sTrainwreck. Schumer plays a woman who’s utterly allergic to commitment. Actually, “commitment” seems like too strong a word — based on theTrainwrecktrailer, she doesn’t even like getting to the second date if she can help it....

‘Wonder Woman’ - What Did You Think? Her time has come.Wonder Womanhas finally been given her own movie on the big screen. After making her debut inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, actressGal Gadothas takes the lead inPatty Jenkins’superhero blockbuster. With the weight of what some see as the missteps of the DC Extended Universe on her shoulders,Wonder Womanprobably had more pressure than she should have on her first time out....

37 High Resolution Photos From Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes Warner Bros has released 30 production photos (some of which we’re seen before) forGuy Ritchie’sSherlock Holmes, starringRobert Downey JrandJude Law. I’ll be honest with you, I wasn’t really looking forward to this film, but I know a lot of people who have seen the final cut, and LOVED IT. So this might be the movie to see this Christmas. Check out the photos after the jump....

9 Ozark Episodes To Revisit Before The Final Season We’re nearing the end of an era, as we enter the fourth and final season of “Ozark.” The Byrdes have come a long way since their humble money-laundering beginnings: season after season, their family has fractured, lives have been lost and everyone in their circle has been thoroughly transformed. And this rollercoaster ride of the past three seasons is littered with hints for what’s to come....

ASC Nominates Seven For Achievement In Cinematography, Including Roger Deakins And Bruno Delbonnel For some film fans, the ASC award for achievement in cinematography are among the most important parts of awards season, as they honor the work that too often goes unheralded. This year, a three-way tie in the nominating process means that seven people are nominated instead of five. Given the amount of excellent work done in 2013, that slate of seven nominees means ASC is able to acknowledge more achievements — and yet Hoyte Van Hoytema still didn’t get a nomination forHer....

Blumhouse Would Like To Reboot ‘Friday The 13th’ After they get done rebootingHalloween, Blumhouse would like to take a crack at aFriday the 13threboot.Jason Blum, president of the wildly successful horror (andWhiplash) distributor, says that the next franchise he’d like to set his sights on is the one that features hockey-masked slasher Jason Voorhees. Blumhouse is currently in the process of rebooting theHalloweenfranchise, with David Gordon Green directing and co-writing with Danny McBride....