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Film: Newswire: David O. Russell and Leonardo DiCaprio get hip to the "assassinating JFK" trend that's so hot right now

Proving that the retro-‘60s fad still has some legs, assassinating John F. Kennedy is suddenly all the rage again, as more and more of today’s filmmakers get hip to the far-out sound of a nation’s innocence dying. As with so many horrible moments in history, Tom Hanks was right there with Parkland, followed soon after by J.J. Show More Summary

Sexy Cartoon Characters Are The Week's Biggest News

By Amelia Mularz Disney character Merida from the movie "Brave" got a makeover this week, and loads of parents weren't having it. The animated heroine got all gussied up in preparation for her induction into the Disney Princess Collection (who knew such pomp and circumstance existed?). Disney released a rendering and it became evident that [...]

The New Trailer for Europa Report is Here!

Magnet Releasing has released the new trailer for Europa Report, the sci-fi thriller starring Michael Nyqvist, Sharlto Copley, Embeth Davidtz, Daniel Wu, Christian Camargo, Karolina Wydra and Anamaria Marinca. A unique blend of documentary,...Show More Summary

David O. Russell Could Direct Leonardo DiCaprio in JFK Pic ‘Legacy of Secrecy’

David O. Russell‘s got a knack for attracting great actors, but his next project could come with prominent A-listers already attached. Russell will reportedly write and direct the JFK assassination pic Legacy of Secrecy, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook star Robert De Niro. The conspiracy drama posits that mafioso Carlos Marcello was behind [...]

Red Band Trailer for The Hangover Part III Hits

Warner Bros. Pictures has released a new Red Band trailer for The Hangover Part III which takes a look back at the first two films and also features more footage from the new movie. The Hangover Part III is the third and final film in director Todd Phillips' record-shattering comedy franchise. Show More Summary

Garry Shandling Returns as Senator Stern in Captain America: The Winter Soldier Set Photos

The comedian is reprising his role from Iron Man 2, and we get our first look at Steve Rogers and The Falcon together. [...]

‘Zombieland’ TV Pilot Dropped By Amazon; Creator Cites Fan Hate

Zombieland started as a TV pitch, became a movie, went back to a TV format and is now dead. The TV pilot, which premiered on Amazon last month, has been officially axed by the streaming service, ending a rollercoaster ride for the creators and fans of the franchise who’d been clamoring for a follow-up. Franchise [...]

Olga Kurylenko Joins Pierce Brosnan in November Man

Luke Bracey and Bill Smitrovich co-star in this thriller about an ex-CIA agent and his protege who race to find a woman at the center of a conspiracy. [...]

A Brand New Trampoline Accident Compilation

Remember what I said this morning about the Internet sometimes containing beautiful gems among the garbage? That goes for this as well. (Via BlameItOn.)

Fruitvale Station Review: A Powerful Story That, Like the Movie, Is Too Good To Be True

2 days agoFilm / Film Reviews : Pajiba

Fruitvale Station won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at Sundance earlier this year, and like another promising debut by a Sundance graduate -- Benh Zeitlin's Beasts of the Southern Wild -- has been selected to run in...

Michael B. Jordan Addresses Potential Fantastic Four Role

A rumor began to circulate two weeks ago that Chronicle star Michael B. Jordan was being eyed for the role of Johnny Storm, AKA The Human Torch, in Josh Trank's upcoming Fantastic Four reboot. The internet almost caught on fire, andShow More Summary

'The Avengers 2': Black Panther Is In, Jeremy Renner Is Out?

We’ve previously reported to you that Marvel is planning on bringing the African superhero Black Panther into the Marvel Cinematic Universe; elsewhere in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we’ve noted that even Jeremy Renner thought his role in The Avengers sucked.  What do these two things have to do with one another?  Well, they form the [...]

Joss Whedon Won’t Add Characters That Makes Things Easier in ‘The Avengers 2,’ Says Iron Man Will Return

Joss Whedon is creating some real problems for his heroes in The Avengers 2. The writer/director recently said, yes, Quicksilver and Scarlett Witch will be in the film, but they won’t be there to help the team. “I’m not putting any characters in the movie that will make things easier,” the director said. He also [...]

Joss Whedon Confirms Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch for The Avengers 2

The director also talks about Iron Man's future return in this lucrative Marvel franchise. [...]

Last Love Starring Michael Caine Goes to Image Entertainment

Mostly Martha director Sandra Nettelbeck returns with this drama about a lonely American widow who meets a young woman in Paris. [...]

Review: Greta Gerwig Charms in Witty, Warm ‘Frances Ha’

It starts like any other love story – there is dancing and music and laughter and secrets and plans – but no matter how it might look at first blush, Noah Baumbach’s Frances Ha isn’t a film about a pair of twentysomethings falling in...Show More Summary

'Ain't Them Bodies Saints' Gets Illustrated Book Cover Style Poster

After debuting at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, IFC Films picked up Ain't Them Bodies Saints, the western thriller from writer director David Lowery, and it arrives later this summer. The film won the U.S. Dramatic...Show More Summary

I'm Tired of Having Sex: Mating, Dating and Relating and How TV Mostly Gets it Wrong

2 days agoFilm / Film Reviews : Pajiba

Television and movies are riddled with recurring themes and plot points. These tropes pop up again and again, retelling the same basic stories by simply shuffling the cast and setting. It's not a bad thing. The reason the same theme...

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