After more than 9,000 votes, the results are in on what movie fans thought were the best movies of 2014. There aren’t many surprises in the survey conducted by Ranker. X-Men: Days of Future Past leads the pack of 2014 films with Guardians of the Galaxy, Interstellar and Captain America: The Winter Soldier filling in … Continue reading
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Kitagawa Keiko, Maeda Atsuko Top 2014 Favorite Japanese Actress Poll
Another year is coming to a close and it’s time to start posting up end-of-the-year content. But before I unleash my obligatory Top Ten films list, it’s time to catch up on a few polls that were published earlier this year. A few months ago, I posted a Favorite Japanese Actress 2014 poll on Ranker … Continue reading
Birdman, Boyhood & HBO Lead 2015 Golden Globe Nominations
The Golden Globes nominations were announced this morning with indie movies fairing particularly well. Birdman, The Imitation Game and Boyhood led film nominees with all three films vying for a best picture Globe in their respective category. Best Motion Picture – Drama: Boyhood Foxcatcher The Imitation Game Selma The Theory of Everything Best Actress … Continue reading
Gandalf, Bilbo, Tauriel and More in 16 New ‘Hobbit’ Pics
Warner Bros. has released new images for their upcoming Hobbit trilogy bookend The Battle of the Five Armies out December 17. The new images are a bit spoiler-y but they’re nothing we haven’t already seen in numerous TV spots and trailers. Take a look below: Continue reading
The Force Awakens in ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Teaser Trailer
The Force has awakened! Disney has released the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens today and it is easily one of the best trailers released this year. The Millenium Falcon, John Boyega and a portion of R2D2 can be seen in this first look at the latest squel which … Continue reading
Chris Pratt Takes On Hybrid Dino in First ‘Jurassic World’ Trailer
The next few days are going to be busy ones for upcoming blockbusters. Today, Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures released the first trailer for Jurassic World, although after watching it, you might rename it Guardians of Jurassic World. Chris Pratt, who starred as Star-Lord in the Marvel Studios smash hit Guardians of the Galaxy this … Continue reading
‘X-Men: Apoclaypse’ Casts Its Title Villain
Variety reports that Oscar Isaac has been cast as the title villain in X-Men: Apocalypse. “Apocalypse will have more of the mass destruction that X-Men films, to date, have not relied upon,” Singer told the trade. “There’s definitely now a character and a story that allow room for that kind of spectacle.” Singer also hinted … Continue reading
Box Office: ‘Mockingjay’ Takes Flight, ‘Big Hero 6,’ ‘Interstellar’ Hold Steady
Lionsgate’s decision to split up the final Hunger Games movie seemed to be met with at least some backlash as The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 finished its opening weekend with $123 million. That number is about 22 drop off from the previous films which both opened with more than $150 million. Of course, … Continue reading
Disney Reveals First Look at ‘Cinderella’
With the on-going trend of turning beloved classics into live-action films, the latest to get the big screen re-telling is Disney’s Cinderella. Turns out her name was really just Ella. Disney released the first trailer for the film which will be arriving in theaters in March. Lily James stars as the title character with Cate … Continue reading
Q&A: ‘Mockingjay’ Director Francis Lawrence on Easter Eggs, Favorite Movies and Nicolas Cage
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 director Francis Lawrence took to Twitter Monday morning to answer fan questions. The third film in the planned four-film franchise arrives in theaters Thursday night and is expected to exceed $150 million at the domestic box office through its opening weekend. Here are a few of Lawrence’s answers … Continue reading
Box Office: Moviegoers Get ‘Dumb” While ‘Big Hero 6,’ ‘Interstellar’ Soar
Harry and Lloyd ruled the box office once again while Disney’s Big Hero 6 and Interstellar performed well in their second weeks. Nearly 20 years after audiences were first introduced to bumbling morons Harry and Lloyd, Dumb & Dumber To finished in first with a $38.05 million opening weekend. The sequel was Jim Carrey’s biggest … Continue reading
30 ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1’ Behind the Scenes Facts
This time next week, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 should be well on its way to a monster opening weekend. If you haven’t purchased your tickets yet, your local theater is likely sold out. In the countdown to the latest Hunger Games movie, I constructed a behind the scenes slideshow of The Hunger … Continue reading