For those of us old enough to remember them, the late ’60s and early ’70s saw a plethora of dystopian sci-fi films – ‘Planet of the Apes,’ ‘The Omega Man,’ ‘Soylent Green,’ and of course, ‘Logan’s Run’ – that reflected as much of the then current social and  political clime as they did the vision more »

Remember a few weeks back when we mentioned that the House of Mouse was pressing an ambitious release schedule, offering at least one Pixar and one self-produced animated film every year for the next five years? Well, we’ve already gotten a peek at the first of 2013′s titles (‘Monsters University,’ which opens on June 21) more »

When I learned that The LEGO Movie was coming to a theater near me, I was taken aback. It just seemed like the perfect combination of laziness and corporate ingenuity. And there were some good actors involved, which made me sad. I can imagine Liam Neeson screaming to his agent: “I want a dump truck full of more »

  If you’re reading this right now I want you to know that I love you and consider you family. And as family I want to let you in on a little secret, my hopes were way too high for the “Anchorman 2” trailer. Really high. So high that reality could never possibly live up more »

You’ve probably heard about Pussy Riot, but unless you’ve followed the story closely, you probably don’t know a lot about them. If every  international news story like this got as in-depth and intriguing a documentary as Mike Lerner and Maksim Pozdorovkin’s “Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer,” the world would be a richer and more informed more »

And the “Sin City” sequel saga continues. The neo-noir crime movie was supposed to become a trilogy years ago and yet here we are, almost a decade after the film grossed close to $160 million globally, with not even one sequel in sight. Or prequel, or rehash, or whatever. Following numerous delays and setbacks, “Sin more »

Consumer electronics design studio Mimoco and its brand Mimobot – known for creating designer flash drives and other electronics accessories based on movie, sci-fi and comic book characters, has partnered with Comedy Central to offer new flash drives based on popular characters from the network’s shows South Park and Workaholics. The first products unveiled are more »

Nominated for an Oscar in 2011 for “127 Hours”, James Franco is undoubtedly a talented and versatile actor. That is, if you overlook duds like “Your Highness”. The problem is the dude’s trying too hard and too many things all at once, so it’s hard to like him anymore. Aside from acting, Franco has dabbled more »

In the end, there can be only one. And unfortunately for Summit Entertainment, it won’t be Ryan Reynolds. The “Green Lantern” star was set to be immortal Connor McLeod in a remake of 1986 cult classic “Highlander.” Entertainment Weekly reports that Reynolds has left the long-gestating project. This leaves the movie without a lead actor more »

Is there really no such thing as bad publicity? I’m sure that’s one of the questions that were on Nicolas Winding Refn’s mind in the wake of his new film’s horrible reviews at Cannes. But the question will likely get an answer soon, since “Only God Forgives” is slated for a wide US theatrical premiere (outside more »

When it was announced that Ridley Scott, Mr. ‘Alien‘ himself, was planning on revisiting the sci-fi horror hybrid franchise for the first time in over three decades, fans were understandably excited. After all, he was the one who combined the outrageous designs of H. R. Giger with the old haunted house idea to make a more »

There are few times more nerve-wracking than one minute before midnight. Common tradition holds it as the “witching hour” and many view it as a time when the veil between this world and the next is unnervingly thin. That’s just what we’ll be facing in “23:59,” a copy of which our friends out at Magnet more »