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Another Setback for Terminator 5

A fifth (and maybe sixth) installment in the Terminator series seemed like a questionable notion, until maverick producer Megan Ellison (who helped produce True Grit) won a bidding war for the film rights. Since then, we’ve been cautiously optimistic — but the next Terminator sequel keeps having setbacks. https://gizmodo.com/can-indie-film-financier-megan-ellison-save-the-termina-5801274 First Arnold Schwarzenegger’s highly publicized personal…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Vimeo’s Got a New Music Store for Easy Soundtracks

You’ve got your gorgeous, HD DSLR-shot movie all ready to upload. But you need music. And you really, really don’t want to get sued. Vimeo’s hoping you’ll park your film with them, by way of an easy soundtracking service. The Vimeo “Music Store,” open today, offers over 45,000 songs—free via Creative Commons, $2 tracks for…

Movies Sam Biddle

The Star Wars Prequels Aren’t the Only Things George Lucas Messed Up

Can you forgive George Lucas for Star Wars: Episodes I-III? I can’t. But those aren’t the only crimes he’s committed against mankind. Splitsider offers up eight more reasons why we should despise the Hollywood icon. [Splitsider]

Movies Adrian Covert

Some 1980s and 1990s Movies That Actually Should Be Remade

Everybody knows that remakes are a plague and an abomination. Why are they remaking Total Recall? Or Escape from New York? Why is the guy who did 28 Weeks Later allegedly remaking both Highlander and The Crow? Are remakes good for anything at all? https://gizmodo.com/escape-from-new-york-is-still-getting-remade-sigh-5522570 Actually, yes. Nobody complained when John Carpenter remade The Thing,…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Could Star Wars happen today?

Chances are, you spent the weekend rediscovering the magic of Star Wars (with a few unwelcome tweaks.) The original Star Wars was a miracle of seat-of-the-pants film-making that captured the world’s imagination and boosted science fiction to new popularity. https://gizmodo.com/darth-vader-will-lose-a-little-more-of-his-dignity-in-s-5835951 But could something like Star Wars even get made today? There’s plenty of reason to…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Is Christopher Nolan refusing to write down the ending of The Dark Knight Rises?

In an effort to stymie blabbermouths, director Christopher Nolan’s apparently only revealing the ending of The Dark Knight Rises to select cast members. And according to Gary “Commissioner Gordon” Oldman, Nolan’s directorial omertà is so thorough that he won’t commit the ending to paper. In an interview with Contact Music, Oldman elaborated on Nolan’s spoiler-proofing…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Why Netflix Just Cut Itself in Half

Last night, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings took to the internet to explain why his company transformed its DVD business into (the unfortunately named) Qwikster. But here’s why he really did it, what happens next, and why it matters. https://gizmodo.com/a-list-of-names-that-would-be-better-for-netflixs-dvd-b-5841653 What Netflix Didn’t Do There’s been a lot written about the company’s new structure, on this…

Movies Brian Barrett

Mutant Hunt = the best movie about robots doing drugs in human history

Have you have ever seen the 1987 movie Mutant Hunt? No? It’s only, like, the premier Blade Runner rip-off about cyborgs getting fucked up on narcotics. But wait! How do the drugs affect the robots’ synthetic bodies? What function do these robots serve in society, besides wearing sunglasses? Is mercenary Matt Riker the only cinema…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Wampa attacks, blue milk, and incestuous make-out sessions = the Star Wars deleted scenes

With the advent of the Star Wars Blu-ray collection, we finally get to see those weird scenes George Lucas left at the editing bay. These nixed sequences featured Wampa attacks, Darth Vader using his brain as a telepathic CB radio, and blue milk. Here are some of the more interesting scenes. Let’s kick it off…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Does this footage from the scrapped Avengers video game spoil the movie’s exotic locales?

Remember that concept animation from the THQ Avengers video game that was cancelled? A trailer for this never-to-game has hit the web and it shows off the heroes’ deadly destinations, which you can spoil for yourself in the above video. https://gizmodo.com/does-this-footage-from-a-scrapped-avengers-video-game-r-5835925 Of course, video games tend to vary from the films they’re based on, but…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

The CIA Really Wants to Make Hollywood’s Next Blockbuster

Are you an aspiring filmmaker who wants to produce a spy thriller? Well, you’re in luck because the CIA has a pile of script ideas lying around. Ironic, you say, that an organization known for secrecy is doling out helpful hints to Hollywood? The CIA doesn’t think so. For them it’s all about image control.…

Movies Mark Riffee - Wired

2D Versions of Films Are Out-Performing Their Pricey 3D Counterparts

Roger Ebert was right. Not about video games not being art, that was pure bullshit. He was right about 3D being a waste of movie-goers’ money—and apparently more and more people are agreeing with him. https://gizmodo.com/somebody-tell-ebert-that-video-games-are-now-art-5728168 Slate reports that while 3D films practically printed money in 2009 and early 2010, things started to fall apart…

Movies Roberto Baldwin

The Star Wars Blu-ray set gets 3.5 out of 5

For better or worse, the day is finally here – George Lucas’s magnum opus is out today on Blu-ray. I’m sure you’ve all heard by now that they’re not the versions we all know and love, and they’re not even the versions we’ve begrudgingly had to live with for the last 10 years. However, they…

Movies Jamie Benning - Wired

Edits George Lucas Should Have Made to the Star Wars Saga

Tomorrow, George Lucas will release the entire Star Wars saga onto Blu-ray — but it won’t be the versions you saw in theaters, because Lucas can’t stop tinkering. Instead of furiously shaking our fists over the newly re-dubbed Vader screams, we’ve decided to be proactive. https://gizmodo.com/darth-vader-will-lose-a-little-more-of-his-dignity-in-s-5835951 As long as George Lucas is taking liberties with…

Movies Meredith Woerner

J.J. Abrams Officially Directing Star Trek 2

Get ready for a sequel full of lens flares! J.J. Abrams, who directed 2009’s Star Trek relaunch, will be returning to direct the second film. According to Vulture, pre-production is already underway, and the plan is to start shooting this winter. We’re glad Abrams is committed, after a long period of uncertainty during which the…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Lego Star Destroyer Is 8-Foot of Gorgeous Turgid Brickwork

At a whooping 43,000 bricks, the 8-foot-long and 180-pound Lego Venator Class Star Destroyer could actually kill you without even firing one of its fake turbolaser. It’s a stunning creation with only one defect: It’s from the prequel trilogy. But that’s only a bit of boo-hiss compared to the amazing detail and Lego engineering that…

Movies Jesus Diaz

Photos: Johnny Depp Channeling Michael Jackson in Dark Shadows

What the hell is going on with Johnny Depp’s makeup in these new set photos from Tim Burton’s movie version of the classic horror soap Dark Shadows? He looks sort of Michael Jackson-esque, in a not-good way. We’ve wished for years now that someone would get a restraining order keeping Depp and Burton from coming…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

A 20-minute breakdown of why The Dark Knight‘s chase scene didn’t make any sense

I don’t know about you, but I found the truck chase in The Dark Knight to be the film’s high-octane centerpiece. Jim Emerson was less enamored of it and made a meticulous, 20-minute critique explaining the scene’s many flaws. Namely, the chase’s disjointed characters close-ups and off-kilter editing. He does bring up a good point…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

A Must-See War Documentary: Hell and Back Again

I can’t wait to see Hell and Back Again, the film by our friend Danfung Dennis. Not because it won the World Cinema Jury Prize Documentary at Sundance 2011 but because it looks truly extraordinary https://gizmodo.com/high-definition-war-footage-taken-with-canon-5d-mark-ii-5373320 It also won Sundance’s World Cinema Cinematography Award. I’m not surprised. Filmed entirely with a Canon 5D Mark II…

Movies Jesus Diaz

Comics legend Jim Steranko shows us his early concept art for Indiana Jones

Jim Steranko gave an intimate question and answer session this past Sunday in the waning hours of Dragon*Con. The veteran comic book artist is known for his psychedelic, groundbreaking work on Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Captain America in the late 1960s. He also helped to create the look of Indiana Jones, and told…

Movies Keith Veronese

Another Setback for Terminator 5

Vimeo’s Got a New Music Store for Easy Soundtracks

The Star Wars Prequels Aren’t the Only Things George Lucas Messed Up

Some 1980s and 1990s Movies That Actually Should Be Remade

Could Star Wars happen today?

Is Christopher Nolan refusing to write down the ending of The Dark Knight Rises?

Why Netflix Just Cut Itself in Half

Mutant Hunt = the best movie about robots doing drugs in human history

Wampa attacks, blue milk, and incestuous make-out sessions = the Star Wars deleted scenes

Does this footage from the scrapped Avengers video game spoil the movie’s exotic locales?

The CIA Really Wants to Make Hollywood’s Next Blockbuster

2D Versions of Films Are Out-Performing Their Pricey 3D Counterparts

The Star Wars Blu-ray set gets 3.5 out of 5

Edits George Lucas Should Have Made to the Star Wars Saga

J.J. Abrams Officially Directing Star Trek 2

Lego Star Destroyer Is 8-Foot of Gorgeous Turgid Brickwork

Photos: Johnny Depp Channeling Michael Jackson in Dark Shadows

A 20-minute breakdown of why The Dark Knight‘s chase scene didn’t make any sense

A Must-See War Documentary: Hell and Back Again

Comics legend Jim Steranko shows us his early concept art for Indiana Jones

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

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