New ‘Fast X’ Trailer Sends the Series Racing to the Finish Line

Physics… you can f—all the way off. That’s because physics has no business in a Fast & Furious movie. Not anymore. Not when Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto is going to jump a muscle car off a dam and somehow (somehow!) drive straight down his face as it explodes all around him after two semi trucks … Read more

Ebertfest 2023: Amber Rubarth and David Heinz Present American Folk, Mickey Shapiro Shares Story of My Name is Sara and More! | Festivals & Awards

The first thing everyone notices and best remembers about “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” (1920) is the film’s bizarre look. The actors inhabit a jagged landscape of sharp angles and tilted walls and windows, staircases climbing crazy diagonals, trees with spiky leaves, grass that looks like knives. These radical distortions immediately set the film apart … Read more

New Fast X Trailer Has Explosions and a Sinister Jason Momoa

Universal Pictures has dropped a new FastX trailer around two months after the first and exactly one month before its release. This latest trailer has more footage of the series’ typical high-octane vehicular stunts, as well as Jason Momoa’s nefarious antics. The action cuts quickly between different set pieces, one of which involves a bomb … Read more

What Happens at Night: Martin Scorsese producing

Martin Scorsese, Studiocanal, and writer Patrick Marber are teaming up for an adaptation of Peter Cameron’s novel What Happens at Night Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese is teaming up with Studiocanal to produce a film adaptation of the mystery novel What Happens at Night, Deadline reports. Oscar nominated writer Patrick Marber (Notes on a Scandal) is … Read more

Smile Politely’s Interview with Ebertfest Organizers Chaz Ebert and Nate Kohn | Festivals & Awards

NK: Not much has changed in my relationship to the festival. What is missing, of course, is Roger. I particularly miss the way he used to introduce each film, telling us why he liked each film, why he programmed it, and what we as film lovers should look for in each film. He taught us … Read more

Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa & More Join Road Trip Movie

According to Deadline, blockbuster stars Ryan Reynolds (Dead Pool) and Jason Momoa (Aquaman) have signed on for the leading roles in Legendary’s upcoming live-action/animated movie titled Animal Friends. Aubrey Plaza (The White Lotus) and Vince Vaughn (Bad Monkey) have also joined the project, which is being developed as an R-rated road trip adventure. Animal Friends … Read more

Godzilla vs. Kong sequel is titled Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Director Adam Wingard’s sequel to the 2021 film Godzilla vs. Kong is officially titled Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire! Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures have announced that the official title of the sequel to 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong (watch it HERE) is Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire! That announcement comes by way … Read more