As the credits rolled after the Sundance premiere of Thomas McCarthy's Win Win, something sounded familiar. It was, of course, the voice Matt Berninger and ...
In the latest episode of The Film Stage podcast, co-host Dan Mecca and I (Jordan Raup) discuss Abbas Kiarostami's Certified Copy, Christopher Smith's Black ...
After a surprisingly solid first teaser, we've been waiting to see more footage from Matthew Vaughn's X-Men First Class. There has been talk of production s...
With Ridley Scott's upcoming sci-fi blockbuster Prometheus beginning production at Pinewood Studios in Toronto, another cast member has been added. Deadline...
When your film is in the top 10 worst wide openings of all-time, there is reason to panic. Mars Needs Moms, with a $150 million budget, debuted to a disastr...
When he's not assaulting people in public bathrooms (I kid, I kid), Jake Gyllenhaal occupies his time by starring in films. Most recently, he is the lead in...
Last week the internet blew up with the theatrical trailer debut of J.J. Abrams' upcoming blockbuster Super 8. In an unprecedented marketing move, Paramount...
While the Arctic Monkeys are set to release their forth full-length album in June, frontman Alex Turner also has a little project of his own. He provided a ...
Under wraps since pre-production, details are slowly coming out for Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life. Fox Searchlight debuted the trailer late last year a...
There isn't a sacred moment in Jonathan Liebesman's Battle: Los Angeles that rises above cliché. Every line, character, plot point, and visual effect looks ...
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