Movies

Yep, That Anti-Robot Protest At SXSW Was A Marketing Stunt [UPDATED]

When a group of plucky students organized a protest at SXSW against the rising threat of artificial intelligence, they got a ton of attention. Including interviews on NPR and the BBC. A grassroots anti-robot protest seemed almost too good to be true. And it’s looking like maybe it was. [Updated!] Top image via Stop The…

io9’s March Madness: Movies Vs. TV!

It’s that time again: io9’s March Madness. In past years, we’ve crowned the best movie, the worst movie, the best TV show, and a winner in an epic science fiction versus fantasy showdown. This year, we’re figuring out which medium has produced the best work: film or television. Top image and bracket by Jim Cooke…

Oh, That’s Why Baby Groot Didn’t Want Drax To See Him Dancing in GOTG

It’s Guardians of the Galaxy’s most beloved scene. But have you ever wondered why Baby Groot froze in place whenever Drax the Destroyer turned to look at him? Director James Gunn actually has an answer. It actually has to do with an earlier scene that was cut from the movie. Here’s Gunn’s explanation from Doug…

Lady Ghostbusters Director Paul Feig Discusses The Backlash

We were less than thrilled about the male-lead Ghostbusters movie that was announced weeks after the all-female Ghostbusters cast was revealed. But now the director Paul Feig has finally commented on the new male crew that will be following his team. https://gizmodo.com/sony-is-planning-a-guy-themed-ghostbusters-1690404915 Choosing to elaborate more on the internet’s outrage at the initial announcement of…

Jack Huston Confirmed As Lead In The Crow

Boardwalk Empire star Jack Huston, who also made for a convincing Jack Kerouac in Kill Your Darlings, has been cast as Eric Draven in the upcoming adaptation/remake of The Crow. This is not exactly new news, but the percolating rumor has now been confirmed. https://gizmodo.com/the-crow-remake-continues-coming-back-to-life-to-wreak-1688425218 Dread Central has the latest, from a Lexington Comic and…

Dolph Lundgren + Tony Jaa = Buddy-Cop Insanity We Can’t Wait To Witness

Brute Nordic strength meets Thai fists, feet, and “how did he do that?” fury in this trailer for buddy-cop action thriller/B-movie schlockfest/1980s throwback Skin Trade. Need more? Ok: the villain is a gangster named “Dragovic” played by Ron Perlman. New trailer below … pass the popcorn! [Via Twitchfilm]

We Didn’t Think 12 Monkeys Could Get Any Darker… But It Did

Syfy’s time-travel show 12 Monkeys has a pretty grim premise, involving a plague apocalypse that kills 7 billion people and turns the world into a Hobbesian nightmare. But it can still get nastier than that, as last night’s episode amply proved. Spoilers ahead… Dr. Jones’ horrible crime The centerpiece of “Tomorrow” is the horrible decision…

The New Flash Gordon May Be A Sequel To The 1980 Movie For Some Reason

We all agree that Hollywood is probably too quick to reboot film franchises. However, if there was a scifi property actually ripe for a reboot, it’s Flash Gordon, whose last real outing was as a movie in 1980. So of course, instead, Hollywood suddenly wants to make a sequel to the the 35-year-old film. This…

Stephen King’s Teleportation Tale “The Jaunt” Will Be A Feature Film

The 1981 Stephen King short story The Jaunt (popularized by its inclusion in 1985 collection Skeleton Crew) will be made into a feature film by Andy Muschietti, director of Guillermo del Toro-produced horror flick Mama. Deadline reports that Plan B (Brad Pitt’s production company) optioned the rights to the tale, which first appeared in Twilight…

Cinderella Is An Insane Guilty Pleasure (But You Shouldn’t Feel Guilty)

Has there ever been a movie as sugary as the live-action Cinderella? It’s like stuffing your face with cake, until cake is all up inside your nostrils and you have a frosting-beard. And yet, this movie also has moments of actual emotion and believable characterization here and there, which make it surprisingly great. Spoilers for…

Here’s a Real Photo Of the Mars Location of Andy Weir’s The Martian

In The Martian, the stranded astronaut protagonist spends a lot of the story stuck in a site located in the southern Acidalia Planitia. This is an actual image of that area on Mars, based on the map in the book. Image credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona The book follows Mark Watney, stranded on Mars when the…

Frozen 2 Should Be Titled “We Are Printing Our Own Money At This Point”

Not shocking: Frozen 2 is officially in the works. Will it be theatrical or straight to video? Will it contain a hit song that becomes woven into the cultural DNA of a generation? Does it even matter, because we already know that this movie in any form will rake in eleventy billion dollars? Here’s the…

16 Devastatingly Beautiful Horror Movies, And Why We Love Them

In celebration of the release of the truly gorgeous horror film It Follows, we’ve turned our lens onto the great, gorgeous horror movies of the past. Here are 16 utterly gorgeous horror films, and what made each of them so great. Instead of spouting off what I personally think is the prettiest horror movie to…

12 Monkeys Will Warp Your Timelines Again Next Year

Syfy’s ambitious, creepy 12 Monkeys is getting another shot at preventing the plague-ridden future, with a second season airing in 2016. Here’s what Syfy said in a press release: With Natalie Chaidez prepping her next Syfy series (UCP and Valhalla Productions’ Hunters), Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett (Nikita), co-executive producers and writers of the pilot,…

Hear The Brand-New Song Stephen Sondheim Wrote For Into The Woods 

Composer Stephen Sondheim wrote a brand spankin’ new song for the Into The Woods movie debut. It was titled “She’ll Be Back,” and it was for Meryl Streep’s character — and it was also cut. But they’ve released the clip and now you can hear new Sondheim. If you don’t want to hear the PR…

The Secret History Of Marvel’s Movies Before Iron Man: Part 1

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has changed the face of blockbuster movies as we know them today. But Marvel’s own history with film started long before the first Iron Man film in 2008. Here’s the history of Marvel movies on the big and small screen, from the 1940s to the dawn of the Avengers Initiative. The…

Agents Of SHIELD Doesn’t Keep Us Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop

After the relatively fast pace of Agent Carter, I was sort of prepared for Agents of SHIELD to be a bit more leisurely, stringing us along in between big reveals and character turns. Which made last night’s “Who You Really Are” a pleasant surprise, given how much stuff transpired. Spoilers ahead… The main storyline in…

Newspaper flashback: Here’s a look at Guardian profile of Christopher Lee that was published 43 years ago today. Back then, Lee’s career was only just starting. Who knew it would still be going strong now? And that he’d be a metal Christmas carol singing badass? [Read a digital except here]

Every Timeline From Edge Of Tomorrow Mapped

Some kind soul has mapped out every single timeline from modern day science fiction classicEdge of Tomorrow, and it’s pretty glorious. Behold all 27(?) loops that Tom Cruise had to get through, or at least, that were filmed. There were plenty of loops that were merely alluded to in the film. Created by George Hatzis,thank…

Tim Burton Will Make A Live-Action Dumbo

Tim Burton is making a live-action Dumbo movie. Johnny Depp is in talks to play Dumbo’s Mom. Burton will bring the 1941 Disney animated film to life and, according to THR,Ehren Kruger (Transformers) will write the script. The movie will be a blend of nightmares and CG and live-action. And it will probably have stripe…