Category: Movies

Briefly: As Caesar said, war has begun. We all knew it was coming, but now it’s official. Collider is reporting the next Planet of the Apes movie will be titled War of the Planet of the Apes, so from here on out that’s how we’ll be referring to it. This is the third movie in the new series started by Rupert Wyatt with Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which continued the Caesar storyline into Dawn of the Planet of the Apes directed by Matt Reeves, now it’s War of the Planet of the Apes due in 2017, also directed by Matt Reeves. He says: “As this story continues, we know that war is not avoided by the end of Dawn. That is going to take us into the world of what he is grappling with. Where [Caesar] is going to be thrust into circumstances that he never, ever wanted to deal with, and was hoping he could avoid. And now he is right in the middle of it.”

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Another day, another remake. This time it’s The Blob, which has been remade once (or twice) before. The original The Blob is a horror classic from 1958, and it was remade in 1988 into a just-as-good-if-not-better sci-fi thriller. Now they’re working on yet another remake at Goldcrest Films with Simon West (Con-Air, The General’s Daughter, The Mechanic, Expendables 2) attached to direct. If they want to keep everything nice and neat, this next one should debut in 2018 then it’ll be 30 years between each remake. The latest news is that Samuel L. Jackson has been officially cast in the new film, playing a biochemistry professor. ›››

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Brilliant! A fine example of when Hollywood marketing actually turns out okay. Universal has partnered with shaving cream manufacturer Barbasol for a special edition shaving cream can to promote the release of Jurassic World. Why? Well, we all know why! One of the most iconic and unforgettable scenes in the original Jurassic Park involves Dennis being given a special Barbasol can that contains storage racks for dinosaur embryos. Fans have replicated the prop and created working versions they’ve sold on Ebay, but now Barbasol is making Jurassic World cans themselves and they’ve gone all out. To celebrate, they’ve launched an entire marketing campaign complete with photos and a video. A Secret Has Been Left Behind… ›››

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“It’s moments like this you know you need someone you can count on.” Warner Bros has debuted the first trailer for The Intern, a comedy about a young CEO who takes on an old intern. Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro star, with Hathaway playing the CEO and De Niro playing the intern at her company. In addition: Adam DeVine, Rene Russo, Anders Holm and Andrew Rannells pop up here and there, too. As cheesy as this sounds, I actually think it looks pretty good, it’s charming. It’s not overly snarky about the “old dude doesn’t get young modern world” stuff, and it has some sentimentality to it that seems to work well. I saw even more footage at CinemaCon, and I might say don’t completely ignore this one. Give it a shot. ›››

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Love and Hate Need No Translation. Drafthouse Films has debuted a trailer for their upcoming release of Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy’s The Tribe – an award-winning, highly-acclaimed, powerful film from Ukraine that is presented entirely in sign language without any subtitles. Wondering what that’s like? Or want to get a feel for the very edgy, very dark topics the film covers? Then give this trailer a look, and hopefully you’ll take a chance on seeing this film. One of the critic quotes included the trailer comes from friend of the site Raffi Asdourian of The Film Stage, who wrote in his review that “the scope and ambition of the narrative propels it to something more grandiose” and that it’s a “groundbreaking, one-of-a-kind experience”. Indeed. ›››

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A long time ago, in a cinema far, far away, this short film played before Empire Strikes Back, and now it has been rediscovered. No seriously, that’s the story behind this. Back in 1980, George Lucas commissioned his art director, Roger J. Christian, to make a short film that would show before his Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back. That short was called Black Angel, sort of a classic fantasy about a lone warrior fighting a dark force. It only played in a few hundred UK cinemas, but it was hugely influential anyway. And even though all the prints were thought to be lost, Christian has restored and released the full 25-minute short Black Angel online – seen below. It’s actually pretty good, and has some very iconic shots in it. Enjoy. ›››

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There are very, very few times we would ever even consider posting anything from “Extra”, but this is one of those times. “Extra” host Mario Lopez traveled up to Vancouver to visit the set of the Deadpool movie, which is currently filming, and sat down for a one-on-one chat with star Ryan Reynolds. Yes, this sounds cheesy, but because it’s Deadpool and he breaks the fourth wall and messes around with everyone, there’s some fun elements to this otherwise bland “Extra” segment. It’s also cool to see Ryan so excited to be talking about finally making an R-rated Deadpool movie. I’m glad they’re embracing the character in all his glory. ›››

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“There are parts of the house that are unsafe.” Universal has debuted the second, full theatrical trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak, his new haunted house horror-thriller featuring quite a tremendous cast lead by Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, Charlie Hunnam and Tom Hiddleston. This movie looks so beautiful, the sets look gorgeous, the ghosts look creepy, it all looks perfectly mood and unsettling and amazing all at once. Exactly what I would hope for from Guillermo del Toro, and the more and more we see from this, the better it looks. The first trailer was just a tease, now we explore his new haunted mansion. ›››

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Don’t worry, the first look photos for The Neon Demon do actually have neon in them. I wouldn’t expect anything less from a Nicolas Winding Refn film, right? The first two photos for Refn’s next feature, The Neon Demon, have hit the web just as the Cannes Film Festival kicks off today. But he’s not showing the film there just yet, they’re just drumming up some early buzz while in production now. Nicolas Winding Refn’s cast this time includes Elle Fanning as the star, Jesse, a youthful model, along with Jena Malone, Karl Glusman, Bella Heathcote, Abbey Lee, Desmond Harrington, Christina Hendricks, and Keanu Reeves. These first two photos are only Fanning (and Refn) so far, but I’m sure we’ll see more from this film soon enough. ›››

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“How much trouble can one poet be?” Ah, you’re about to find out of course. Strand Releasing has debuted a wonderful official US trailer for their upcoming release of Andy Goddard’s Set Fire to the Stars, a black & white drama set in the 1950s starring Elijah Wood as an aspiring poet who ends up on a week-long retreat to save his hell raising hero, Dylan Thomas, played by actor/co-writer Celyn Jones. These two look like so much fun playing against each other, and I am excited to see their dynamic play out across the entire film. This first premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival last summer, playing at a few other fests here and there, waiting for its release in the US until now. Might be worth the wait? “It’s about feelings, sir…” Check it out. ›››

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