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The REAL reason Sucker Punch will lose money

Since Sucker Punch failed to conquer the box office, there’s been lots of speculation about why it was a box office failure. Was it too stylized? Was it the reviews? Did it fail to appeal to women or older adults? Actually, there’s a very simple reason why Sucker Punch won’t make back its money, and…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Does the Total Recall reboot never get its ass to Mars?

Hot on the news that Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston will be cast as the head villain in the new Colin Farrell Total Recall reboot is a brand new plot synopsis. Which includes a troublesome detail. Spoilers ahead… Earlier today THR reported that Cranston could play the head villain in Len Wiseman’s (Underworld) Total Recall. They…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Will Russell Crowe play superhero murderer Billy Butcher?

Anchorman director Adam McKay is already running down his shortlist of actor hopefuls for his live-adaptation of the ultra-violent comic The Boys. Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s comic follows a superpowered CIA group charged with keeping idiotic superheroes in line. In an interview with MTV McKay revealed that he had high hopes for Russell Crowe…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Shut Up, Crime! Inside Secrets of Rainn Wilson’s Outrageous Superhero Movie

How did Rainn Wilson become our DIY savior? Why is a movie as horrendously messed up and insane as Super even allowed to exist, in a rational universe? Who thought a psychotic superhero film would be a good idea? We brought our questions to James Gunn, the director of Super, and he told us the…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

March Movie Madness the Final Four: Empire Vs. Star Wars

This is it, it’s the final countdown. We are officially in the final four. Serenity beat Terminator to slip into the final four against Blade Runner. But we’re only doing one match up today: Star Wars Vs. Empire. BRING IT. Which George Lucas film deserves the title as the greatest science fiction film of the…

Movies Alasdair Wilkins and Meredith Woerner

The 10 most befuddling scenes from Sean Connery’s dystopian sexcapade Zardoz (NSFW)

John Boorman’s psychosexual vanity project Zardoz was a spectacular failure for the director, but — in spite of (and because of) its nonsensical plot — this 1974 film is nowadays lauded as a cult classic. Boorman, who could do no wrong after directing Deliverance, spins a wacky yarn about Zed (Sean Connery), an “Exterminator” in…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

The coolest thing to come out of Twilight so far

Melissa Rosenberg, who adapted the Twilight books into five movies, is writing and producing a movie of Pamela Sargent’s young adult novel Earthseed for Paramount Pictures. Rosenberg also wrote for Dexter, and is writing a Highlander reboot. Like the hot Hunger Games series, Earthseed is set in a post-apocalyptic future, where a group of teenagers…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

First look at the CG face of Caesar from Rise of the Apes

Stare into the CG eyes of the super intelligent ape that dooms the human race. Here’s the first look at how actor Andy Serkis will appear as Caesar in Rise of the Apes, the Planet of the Apes origins tale. ComingSoon has a great look at the face of Caesar, the leader of the apes…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Spoilery Tron Legacy DVD Easter egg sets up the villains for Tron 3

We previously saw the leaked featurette Tron: The Next Day, a short film that elaborated on the story between Tron and Tron Legacy. Now a new teaser has hit the web. What are Flynn’s nemeses cooking up? https://gizmodo.com/watch-tron-the-next-day-a-short-film-about-what-hap-5781451 This footage lends credence to the rumor that the Dillingers will be the main antagonist in Tron…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Spoof Angry Birds: The Movie Trailer Could Very Well Become Real Some Day

You’ve seen this Rooster Teeth Angry Birds movie trailer by now, right? Equal parts funny, cheesy and, hrm, hammy—just like the game! Sadly for society, I feel Rovio will actually make this happen someday. [The Next Web]

Movies Jack Loftus

Junkyard gang The Ghosts are bringing trouble to your suburb

It’s The Outsiders meets The Garbage Pail Kids with a pinch of Walter Hill’s The Warriors. Watch as The Ghosts start a suburban gang war. Plus, check out a new 11-11-11 trailer. The end of days has a date! The Ghosts We’re pretty keen on Eddie O’Keefe black and white social parable. We especially like…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Win Spock’s ears from Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Leonard Nimoy turned a youthful 80 years old yesterday, and next week his ears from Star Trek: The Motion Picture go up on the auction block. According to auctioneers Premiere Props, the ears should go for $500-700. Sure, this ear may look like a desiccated Fig Newton (and who knows if it will fit on…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Starz Delaying TV and Movies from Netflix Streaming

Oh Netflix, which entertainment industry entity won’t you terrify? Starz has declared a 90-day waiting period on its TV content, with movies following shortly thereafter. What’s this mean? Bad things, if you like Netflix streaming—fewer new releases. Bummer. It’s not a surprising move, but surely a disappointing one. Possible upshot? Netflix is claiming the Starz…

Movies Sam Biddle

My Daily Clip for iPad

Movies! We all watch them, we all love them, we all criticize them. My Daily Clip is an iOS app that plays one movie clip a day to tickle your eye. And to watch, love and criticize. What is it? My Daily Clip, Free, iPad and iPhone. It lets you watch a different movie clip…

Movies Casey Chan

21 stills and the Chemical Brothers soundtrack take you inside the lethal world of Hanna

We’ve got five of the best tracks from The Chemical Brothers’ score for Hanna, and a handful of violent stills. Hit play and get sucked into the mind of a child assassin for a few minutes of of your day. There isn’t much out there on Joe Wright’s mysterious project Hanna. So far, we’ve glimpsed…

Movies Meredith Woerner

How a dark science fiction book became America’s #1 movie: The screenwriter of Limitless talks to the original novel’s author

Leslie Dixon is the screenwriter/producer who made the novel The Dark Fields happen as the film Limitless. In this article from the Mulholland Books blog, Leslie and Dark Fields author Alan Glynn discuss the project’s long road from book to screen. And everything in between. Leslie Dixon: Alan, my attempts to get this movie up…

Movies Mulholland Books

io9’s March Movie Madness Second Round: Blade Runner vs. Ghostbusters

Let the io9 March Movie Madness tournament rage on. Last week, underdog Galaxy Quest trampled blockbuster mega-smash Avatar. But will it live on to fight again? Polls are open now — vote for the greatest science fiction movie ever made! https://gizmodo.com/io9-s-march-movie-madness-first-round-part-2-polls-cl-5783165 There some serious heat in the io9 movie tournament this week. Blade Runner Vs.…

Movies Alasdair Wilkins and Meredith Woerner

Who is Joseph Gordon-Levitt playing in The Dark Knight Rises?

We’ve heard this rumor bandied about for a while now, but Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s likely role in the next Bat-flick was leaked this weekend. Spoilers ahead! According to Variety, Gordon-Levitt will play Alberto Falcone (a.k.a. “the Holiday Killer”) in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. Who is Falcone? In Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale’s 1996 miniseries…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Gruesome Super clip shows how God probes Rainn Wilson’s brain

This brand new clip from James Gunn’s Super finally showcases the tentacled madness we’ve come to expect from the director of Slither. Watch as Rainn Wilson receives inspiration from above in the form of a mystical lobotomy. Warning: Clips are slightly spoilery. Click to view Tentacle clips. And here are a couple more clips: Super…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Americans are an alien species, in Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s Paul

On the surface, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s Paul looks like a drugs-and-sex-addled reimagining of E.T.. But Paul, opening today, is actually also about how America is an alien planet. Spoilers ahead… In Paul, Pegg and Frost (who co-wrote the script) play two British nerds who visit San Diego Comic Con and then travel across…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

The REAL reason Sucker Punch will lose money

Does the Total Recall reboot never get its ass to Mars?

Will Russell Crowe play superhero murderer Billy Butcher?

Shut Up, Crime! Inside Secrets of Rainn Wilson’s Outrageous Superhero Movie

March Movie Madness the Final Four: Empire Vs. Star Wars

The 10 most befuddling scenes from Sean Connery’s dystopian sexcapade Zardoz (NSFW)

The coolest thing to come out of Twilight so far

First look at the CG face of Caesar from Rise of the Apes

Spoilery Tron Legacy DVD Easter egg sets up the villains for Tron 3

Spoof Angry Birds: The Movie Trailer Could Very Well Become Real Some Day

Junkyard gang The Ghosts are bringing trouble to your suburb

Win Spock’s ears from Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Starz Delaying TV and Movies from Netflix Streaming

My Daily Clip for iPad

21 stills and the Chemical Brothers soundtrack take you inside the lethal world of Hanna

How a dark science fiction book became America’s #1 movie: The screenwriter of Limitless talks to the original novel’s author

io9’s March Movie Madness Second Round: Blade Runner vs. Ghostbusters

Who is Joseph Gordon-Levitt playing in The Dark Knight Rises?

Gruesome Super clip shows how God probes Rainn Wilson’s brain

Americans are an alien species, in Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s Paul

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

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MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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