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The past, the present, and the (possible) future of movie trailers

This interesting video by filmmaker Steven Benedict explains the origins and evolution of movie trailers in American cinema. From the first in 1912, for What happens to Mary, to Kubrick’s great Dr. Strangelove, or the latest Hollywood blockbuster trailers. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.

Posters of Classic Movies, Boiled Down to Circles

Designer Nick Barclay’s Circle Movies poster series takes a very minimalist approach to classic films. And yet, even rendered in only circles, the films are still instantly recognizable. We asked Barclay, “Why circles?” and he told us: I chose circles because after watching interstellar me and a friend were talking about 2001 a space odyssey…

Tomorrowland Toys Reveal Baby George Clooney’s Jet Pack And Lots Of Guns

What do all the female figures from Disney’s Tomorrowland movie have in common? GUNS! Also, what is wrong with this one characters face? Funko released a bunch of new Tomorrowland toys at Toy Fair and with it a few new details about the exceedingly secretive film directed by Brad Bird and produced (and co-written) by…

New Found-Footage Horror Film Spotlights Site Of “The British Roswell”

America has Roswell; England has Rendlesham Forest — where aliens maybe paid a visit to US military personnel stationed there in 1980. A new film, The Rendlesham UFO Incident, depicts a documentary crew that encounters eerie activity while poking around the same area. Rendlesham doesn’t sound like a typical found-footage horror flick, however; for one…

The $1 Billion Movie Could Be An Endangered Species

Over the past half dozen years, the American movie industry has benefited massively from overseas box office, and a number of movies that underperformed domestically rocked out overseas. A number of movies made over $1 billion worldwide. But that could be about to change, thanks to a strong dollar. As recently as last summer, Transformers:…

The 13 Most Ridiculous Types Of Stormtroopers

The Galactic Empire employs countless Stormtroopers to rule the galaxy. Not all of these are regular soldiers — there are many specialized ‘Troopers with specific skills and/or weapons. Unfortunately, some of these guys are more useful than others. Here are the Stormtroopers the Empire can probably let go. 1) Bombtroopers Officially known as the Bomb…

Get ready for the Star Wars cruise! Disney Cruise Lines will launch Star Wars Day At Seain 2016, filling their ships with Star Wars activities — including Mos Eisley-themed club night. So book your trip on Western Caribbean sailings, on the Disney Fantasy cruise ship, and for the few dates January through April 2016 that…

Emma Watson Reveals Dark Repressed Memories to Ethan Hawke In Regression

In this trailer for Alejandro Amenábar’s Regression features Emma Watson’s Angela Gray recounting what could be a memory of something very wrong in her childhood. Ethan Hawke’s Detective Bruce Kenner seems to not only believe her, but find evidence that something huge has happened. Given the title of this movie, it really seems that we’re…

Suicide Squad May Have Found Its New Rick Flagg in Joel Kinnaman

Ever since Tom Hardy dropped out of Suicide Squad, we’ve heard all sorts of names as a possible replacement Rick Flagg. And now it seems that Warner Bros. may finally be circling a replacement: Joel Kinnaman. The Wrap reports that Kinnaman is “in negotiations” to play Rick Flagg. Of course, no one’s confirming this and,…

Terminator Genisys Toys Reveal The Terminator’s Time Machine 

Terminator Genisys does one thing that no other Terminator movie has done so far: reveal the actual time machine that zooms naked robots and humans back to the beginning of time. And now thanks to Mattel’s Toy Fair booth we can get an even better look. We’ve seen glimpses of the official time machine from…

A Monstrous Problem Complicates A Sweet Italian Romance In Spring

Indie horror filmmakers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead had the buzziest segment in last year’s V/H/S: Viral (skaters vs. skeletons brawl “Bonestorm“). Next up: monster romance Spring, about an American drifter who meets the woman of his dreams … or nightmares? … while backpacking through Italy. The filmmakers, whose previous feature was 2012’s Resolution, told…

An Insider’s Look At Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Remarkable VFX

We’re miffed that Andy Serkis didn’t get any big nominations for his turn in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. And now, after watching this new behind-the-scenes Weta Digital video depicting the on-set motion capture work by the “ape” cast, we’re miffed on behalf of all the other actors, too. That said, Dawn’s visual…

Hasbro Reveals Avengers 2 Toys, Jurassic World Dinos And FURBACCA

Hasbro unvelied all their new goodies at New York’s 2015 Toy Fair and there’s lots to ooh and aaah over… and speculate about. Like why does Ant-Man only have 2 toys? Uh-oh. Behold Avengers 2 trinkets, dinosaurs galore and the completely horrible Furbacca. It was rather surprising how little of a presence Ant-Man had at…

Watch The Trailer For The Best Valentine’s Day Slasher Movie Ever Made

“It’s a bad time, this time of year” … especially if you live in Valentine Bluffs, setting for 1981 seasonal classic My Bloody Valentine. Come for the freaky miners, marvel at the gore, and stay for the excellent end-credits music.

Holy Crap, 12 Monkeys Blew Our Minds All Over Again

Syfy’s 12 Monkeys show may be concerned with stretching out a two-hour movie into an open-ended TV series, but it’s definitely not dragging its feet. We’re only five hours in, and the show’s already burning (no pun intended) through a lot of plot. And it’s already turned everything we thought we knew on its head.…

Here’s Why More Writers Should Randomly Live-Tweet Their Own Movies

The writer of wry time-travel comedy Safety Not Guaranteed, Derek Connolly, took to Twitter last night to offer running commentary on his film … and it kind of made us love the movie even more. There were jokes … There was trivia … And there was #realtalk. (But don’t feel too bad for the guy…

Women kicking ass in action movies

The film editing maestro Clara Darko stitched together this perfect montage of actresses in action movies kicking mother freaking ass. I love how each punch or kick or swing of the sword or crossbow shot or anything perfectly blends together from one movie to the next. More ass kicking please! SPLOID is delicious brain candy.…

Here’s That Weird Genetically Modified New Dinosaur From Jurassic World

We’re starting to worry about Jurassic World. Spoilers. Today, Entertainment Weekly had the pleasure of introducing the world to Jurassic World’s new genetically enhanced villain. And here it is the Indominus (REAL NAME) Rex in toy form. The Hasbro toy will be prominently displayed at this year’s Toy Fair, and we’ll have more looks at…

1980s Science Fiction Where The Cold War Never Ends

The 1980s were the final decade of the Cold War — but nobody knew that at the time. The Soviet Union looked unstoppable, and few outside observers saw its collapse coming. So it’s not surprising that lots of 1980s science fiction included Cold War futures. Here are 1980s visions of a future where the Cold…

Russell Crowe’s Magical Realist Water Diviner Looks Gorgeous, Strange

The Water Diviner, Russell Crowe’s directorial debut, has already won a ton of awards in Australia. And now this movie about a man with the magical power to find water — who’s searching for his sons in World War I — is coming to the States in April. Here’s a trailer that showcases the sad,…