Movies

Today We Celebrate Our Independence Day 2 Movie Synopsis

The first official synopsis for the long-awaited (or at least long-in-development) sequel to 1996’s summer blockbuster is here. And yes, those Fourth of July-hating aliens are back for round two, but we haven’t spent the last two decades merely mourning the sacrifice of Randy Quaid. Courtesy of Gamma Squad: After “Independence Day” redefined the event…

A Copy of the Original Star Wars Script Unearthed in a Canadian Library

File this under “Why we need libraries and librarians”: A copy of the original shooting script for Star Wars Episode IV was found sitting on a shelf in the University of New Brunswick’s library in Saint John. And it may settle whether or not Han shot first. Librarian Kristian Brown had been sifting through the…

What happens at the Symfrozium, a one-day academic conference on the movie Frozen? More than you’d think. Dorian Lynskey at The Guardian recaps the many different, but scrupulously polite, views of the movie.

Daredevil‘s Showrunner Will Write the Latest Version of the Akira Movie

Warner Bros.’ attempt to make an Akira movie has been damn near never-ending. The latest attempt to get the movie off the ground is to hire Daredevil writer-producer Marco Ramirez to write the adaptation. This is a good sign, but remember that several directors have come on board and left, and problems with the budget,…

James Cameron Says Terminator Genisys Is the Real Terminator 3

James Cameron’s seen Terminator: Genisys. And thatcrazy twist? He loved it! He says he thinks of this film as “the third film.” Sorry, Rise of the Machines and Salvation. Genisys is the new reality. Cameron self-identifies as a “fanboy” in watching Genisys and he offers reasons why he thinks the franchise worked (characters!) and why…

Brimstone And Treacle Was Banned For 11 Years, But Now It’s Back

Dennis Potter was frequently a controversial writer — but his TV play Brimstone and Treacle is possibly his nastiest work. Banned for over 10 years by the BBC, this play about a suburban family who gets the perfect houseguest (who is probably Satan) is just horrible. And kind of insane. See for yourself. Most of…

Scores of Marvel Fans Cosplay For Better Black Widow Representation

If you’ve been following the long saga that is Black Widow’s place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you’ll know that everyone’s favourite assassin has been getting a short shrift, both on the big screen and on toy shelves. Fans have been angry for a while, but now they’re taking their grievances to the streets. Over…

Now Your Pizza Hut Box is (Kinda, Sorta) a Movie Projector

Pizza and movies are like milk and cookies—they just go together and that’s that. Still, I wouldn’t ever want to combine milk and cookies into a single product (cookie flavored milk? milk flavored cookies?) and likewise, physically merging pizza and movies seems ill-advised. Nevertheless, that’s what Pizza Hut has gone ahead and done, at least…

We’re About To Get A Lot More Hours Of The Stand Than We Thought

The Wrap is reporting that in addition to a planned film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel The Stand, Warner Brothers and CBS films are looking at putting together a television miniseries that will lead into the movie. In February 2014, writer and director Josh Boone (Fault In Our Stars) was brought on to helm the…

Plan Out Your Superhero Theater Trips With This Handy Chart

Heroic Hollywood has put together a nifty graphic that plans out the superhero movies of the next five years. In that time? Forty superhero films are planned, and undoubtedly, more are on the way. Calendar via Heroic Hollywood, where you can download a hi-res version. Top image credit: Mark Alvarado

Classic Movie Posters Redrawn As Vintage Album Covers

Admit it: You know you want to hear that B-side cover version of Obi-Wan Ob-Li-Da live. Commenter poorfishy made (and then shared with us) these TV and movie posters, inspired by classic rock album covers. It’s what would happen if you put the vinyl sleeves from The Beatles, Duran Duran, The Who, Olivia Newton John,…

10 Reasons The Velociraptors Are The True Stars of The Jurassic Trilogy

Everybody loves Jeff Goldblum. And the T-Rex’s roar and water ripple in Jurassic Park are iconic for good reason. But there’s only one true star of the Jurassic trilogy: the Velociraptors. They’re the best villains, and what the stupid people in the park should fear most of all. Here are 10 reasons that Velociraptors steal…

Spy Can’t Quite Decide Whether To Laugh At Or With Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy was wonderful in Bridesmaids and The Heat, but she’s had a hard time carrying a film by herself. Her new film Spy gives her a pretty good showcase, but it’s also pretty uneven, and lapses into laughing at her, rather than with her. A huge part of the problem? It can’t get over…

Maybe The Matrix Ruined Science Fiction Movies

The Matrix was a hugely influential film, which helped launch a million black-clad wuxia-fueled adventures. But maybe it had an even bigger impact? Josh Friedman, creator of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, suggests The Matrix ruined science fiction movies. Tomorrow sees the release of Sense8, the super-ambitious epic from the Wachowskis — so it’s perfect…

The Wachowskis’ Sense8 Is Slow, Confusing… And Kind Of Fascinating

Sense8, the mysterious new show from the Wachowskis and J. Michael Straczynski, goes up tomorrow on Netflix. We’ve seen the first three episodes… and we’re still not sure what the show is about. No real spoilers here, because we would have to understand what’s going on to spoil anything. Sense8 is an ambitious project, one…

Help Us Come Up With Some Truly Ludicrous #GeekPickUpLines

Last night, a truly awesome hashtag was trending. Thanks in large part to the Nerdist’s Midnight game show and its Hashtag Wars feature, everyone on Twitter was coming up with great #GeekPickUpLines. Some of our favorites are below… but can you come up with some more? Here are our absolute favorites from among the #GeekPickUpLines…

The Original Jurassic World Screenplay Would Have Been “A Bad Movie”

Colin Trevorrow (Safety Not Guaranteed) was hired to direct Jurassic World without being allowed to see the screenplay first. And when he finally saw the screenplay, he didn’t understand it. He says that he warned Steven Spielberg, “if I direct this screenplay, it’s going to be a bad movie.” Talking to Den of Geek, Trevorrow…

Concept Art From The Neuromancer Movie That Never Was

Director Vincenzo Natali spent years working on a movie adaptation of William Gibson’s cyberpunk novel Neuromancer, but it never came to fruition. Now he’s sharing art from the project, giving us a hint at what his Neuromancer movies might have looked like. In 2010, Natali came on board the Neuromancer adaptation, and we even saw…

You KNOW You Want An Evening Of Erotic Jurassic Park Fan Fiction!

Don’t even try to deny it. There’s a void in your life that can only be filled by hearing erotic tales about the characters in Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park novel, written by brilliant authors and read by the amazing Baruch Porras-Hernandez. And now, if you’re in San Francisco, you can get your wish. Shipwreck is…

Who’s Your Favorite Creator Who Wears Their Influences On Their Sleeve?

Everybody has influences. You can’t create without borrowing from those who went before, and building on their work. Earlier today, we saw Tarantino’s films compared with his source material. But who’s your favorite creator whose influences are incredibly easy to spot in their work? Please include a picture, poster, clip, book cover, comics panel, or…