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Dear God, what has X-Men: Days of Future Past done to Quicksilver?

Empire Magazine is slowly revealing the cast of X-Men: Days of Future Past, by unveiling a new character-specific cover every hour. Some of the covers are great (hello, future Blink!) and some are very, very bad. Take a look. UPDATED: Now with more mutants. Each cover is being dropped on the Empire Website. And according…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 27

What makes a movie “so bad it’s good,” instead of just bad?

Midnight movies. Guilty pleasures. Cult classics. We have lots of terms for films that are so bad, they’re good. But why do we really love terrible films, sometimes more than good movies? And why aren’t all bad movies wonderfully bad? January is the “guilty pleasure” paradise. Just in the past few weeks we’ve seen the…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jan 27

Terry Gilliam resurrects colorful dystopias with Zero Theorem trailer

Did you miss the wildly colorful hell we glimpsed in Terry Gilliam’s Brazil? The first official trailer for The Zero Theorem brings classic Gilliam back, and we welcome the return of the plastic-jacketed doctors. Here’s the premise (which centers around the very bald, and very naked, Christoph Waltz): An eccentric and reclusive computer genius plagued…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Jan 27

Whoa, the Raptor Cage From Jurassic Park is on Ebay Right Now

Jurassic Park is probably the greatest movie ever made, so the possibility of owning even the tiniest fragment from its history makes me excited. But if tiny fragments aren’t enough for you, here’s a huge prop that’s up on Ebay’s block this week: The velociraptor crate cage used in the film. Fake raptor prop included…

Movies Mario Aguilar Jan 27

Maleficent trailer transforms “Once Upon Dream” into something evil

The new Maleficent trailer just gave us all sorts of chills. Listen to Lana Del Rey remix the classic Disney love song “Once Upon A Dream” into a eerie tune that promises a lot of problems for Aurora. The new trailer also gives us a good look at Sharlto Copley’s character The King, and Angelina…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Jan 27

Lego Movie clips are way funnier than they have any business being

The Lego Movie is funny. Really funny. Don’t believe us? Check out these nine clips. If you don’t (at least) chuckle, you’re dead inside. Also, they introduce the greatest character ever made — Princess Uni-Kitty! Big props to directors Phil Lord, Chris Miller (21 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) and Chris McKay…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 27

Loki himself cosplays as Captain America in deleted Thor 2 scene

Anyone who’s seen Thor: The Dark World knows that Chris Evans makes a cameo as Captain America (well, as Loki pretending to be Cap, at least). But as it turns out Marvel shot another version of the scene with Tom Hiddleston in Cap’s outfit instead. Let’s watch! Here’s Hiddleston explaining why this version of the…

Movies Rob Bricken Jan 27

Here’s Judi Dench as Titania in a Trippy Midsummer Night’s Dream [NSFW]

You probably already worship Dame Judi Dench for her many amazing performances in everything from James Bond movies to British comedies like As Time Goes By. But have you seen her wild performance in the trippy 1968 Midsummer Night’s Dream? Warning: Possibly NSFW. Here she is as Titania, wearing what looks like green bodypaint (and/or…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jan 25

What is absolutely the best movie to watch at a party?

Whether you’re hosting a movie night, or just want something on in the background while people mingle, there are certain science fiction and fantasy movies that just get things going. What’s your go-to movie to get your guests in the mood to party? Post videos, key visuals, links, and passionate defenses of your party movie…

Movies Annalee Newitz Jan 24

I, Frankenstein will be your new favorite midnight movie

Its premise is badass-simple, like a great first-person shooter, and its cast is mysteriously awesome. Get ready for demonic mad science, an army of Gargoyle angels, and Aaron Eckhart as the Batman-voiced Frankenstein monster who makes his enemies explode. You heard it here first: I, Frankenstein is destined to become a so-bad-it’s-good cult classic. This…

Movies Annalee Newitz Jan 24

People Who Said “I’ll Hold Them Off” — And Didn’t Die

Whenever someone speaks these four words, he or she is marked for death. No, not “I love you too” — but “I’ll hold them off.” Whoever volunteers to hold off the bad guys while everyone else gets away is doomed. Except not always. Here are people who held off the bad guys and lived. Note:…

Movies Jason Krell and Charlie Jane Anders Jan 24

Amazing Footage: The Spaceship User Interfaces of Star Wars

Noel Rubin designed the user interfaces for Star Wars Episodes 1 and 3, and now he’s put together a sizzle reel, showing just how awesome the computer screens on those ships really looked. “This reel features my own personal favorite shot takes and not George’s,” Rubin tells io9. “It’s extremely rare to see. Plus, there…

io9 Ria Misra Jan 24

Listen to the Lego Movie song that will dominate your life

Take a listen to The Lego Movie original song “Everything Is Awesome” by Tegan & Sara and The Lonely Island, and get ready to have your brain assimilate to the Lego lifestyle. This song is a pivotal part of The Lego Movie, and by the end of the film this song will be in your…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 24

The Day of the Triffids remake actually sounds kind of great

The 1962 “so bad it’s great” The Day of the Triffids movie is getting a remake that kind of sounds rather awesome. Mainly due to the people the studio just hired to remake the gigantic, deadly plant movie. Deadline is reporting that Mike Newell of Donnie Brasco and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 24

What movie went too far — in the best possible way?

Sometimes you know a movie has gone too far. A girl has to sacrifice a fluffy kitten to appease Satan, say, or a hero is killed senselessly with a pole to the head. But it just works. Tell us about a movie that works that way for you. It’s the rare movie that can push…

Movies Annalee Newitz Jan 23

Amy Pond and Kara Thrace have major mirror problems in Oculus

Karen Gillen and Katee Sackhoff are set to — well, I was going to say “star in Oculus, a new horror movie from the Paranormal Activity people”, but does it really matter? I bet I could have written “Karen Gillen and Katee Sackhoff play a game of Battleship”, and I’m pretty most of you would…

Trailers Rob Bricken Jan 23

First official look at the movie adaptation of The Giver

Ready for some Junior High nostalgia? Here’s the very first look at The Giver movie adaptation: Jonas and The Giver himself inside the Library of Memory! Thanks to Entertainment Weekly we now have the first real look at director Phillip Noyce’s film. For those of you who just skimmed this mandatory English 101 reading, the…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 23

Sundance Roundup Part 2: The Indie Movies Everyone is Buzzing About

The Sundance film festival is slowly inching towards its close, and there are more candidates for “year’s most exciting indie movie.” You’ve already seen our first breakdown of this year’s exciting science fiction and fantasy movies. Now, here’s the last collection of indie movie standouts (and fall-downs) that the critics have weighed in on. What…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 23

We, Frankenstein: The Deeper Meaning of the Frankenstein-vs-Demons Film

Kevin Grevioux has had a long career acting in science fiction TV shows and movies, and he also created the story that became Underworld. And now, he’s created I, Frankenstein, the story of Mary Shelley’s artificial human fighting in a war between gargoyles and demons. He explains to us where this story came from, and…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jan 23

This new Dead Snow 2 trailer is completely batsh*t insane

How do you up a movie centered around Nazi zombies? Simple — resurrect the Allied forces to fight even MORE Nazi zombies. And then hire the delightful Martin Starr to star in it. Even the synopsis to the Dead Snow sequel is completely blotto: If the worst day of your life consisted of accidentally killing…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Jan 23

Dear God, what has X-Men: Days of Future Past done to Quicksilver?

What makes a movie “so bad it’s good,” instead of just bad?

Terry Gilliam resurrects colorful dystopias with Zero Theorem trailer

Whoa, the Raptor Cage From Jurassic Park is on Ebay Right Now

Maleficent trailer transforms “Once Upon Dream” into something evil

Lego Movie clips are way funnier than they have any business being

Loki himself cosplays as Captain America in deleted Thor 2 scene

Here’s Judi Dench as Titania in a Trippy Midsummer Night’s Dream [NSFW]

What is absolutely the best movie to watch at a party?

I, Frankenstein will be your new favorite midnight movie

People Who Said “I’ll Hold Them Off” — And Didn’t Die

Amazing Footage: The Spaceship User Interfaces of Star Wars

Listen to the Lego Movie song that will dominate your life

The Day of the Triffids remake actually sounds kind of great

What movie went too far — in the best possible way?

Amy Pond and Kara Thrace have major mirror problems in Oculus

First official look at the movie adaptation of The Giver

Sundance Roundup Part 2: The Indie Movies Everyone is Buzzing About

We, Frankenstein: The Deeper Meaning of the Frankenstein-vs-Demons Film

This new Dead Snow 2 trailer is completely batsh*t insane

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