InJ. W. Rinzler’s new bookHoward Kazanjian: A Producer’s Life, about the producer ofThe Empire Strikes BackandReturn of the Jedi,Star WarseditorMarcia Lucasdoes not mince words in voicing her dislike of the Disney-producedStar Warsfilms, believing that those in charge of the franchise “don’t get it.” Lucas made her name as an editor working onMartin Scorsese’sTaxi DriverandAlice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. She went on to be nominated for an Oscar forGeorge Lucas' filmAmerican Graffitiand won the award for her work on the originalStar Wars....

I didn’t really getSuper Troopersthe first time I saw it. Some friends had raved about it, but when I finally got around to seeing it, I didn’t see the appeal beyond the “big” jokes likeGeoffrey Arendtripping on mushrooms and the various Farva (Kevin Heffernan) antics. And yet a few months later I decided to give the film another chance, and oddly enough, it worked even better. Little jokes started to stick (“The lice hate the sugar....

Christopher Nolanmakes big movies. He’s basically staked his entire career on this ever sinceThe Dark Knight, even expressing little interest in going back to making smaller-budgeted films. If studios (primarily Warner Bros.) are willing to give him massive budgets to make smart, cool blockbusters, why scale down?Tenet, his latest film, is certainly big – both in execution and ambition – but in an ironic twist it may end up being the one Nolan film that will be seen by most people on a television instead of a gigantic movie theater screen....

It’s the film that causes the ultimate double take. “Wait,whodirectedJack?” is a question that begs repeating upon the discovery thatFrancis Ford Coppolawas responsible for this critically derided Disney coming-of-age dramedy starringRobin WilliamsandJennifer Lopez. The director, master of dark and punishing stories about the American Dream and the decay of humanity inThe GodfatherandApocalypse Now, should’ve been ill-suited to this concept, about a 10-year-old boy with an abnormal condition who grows into the body of a 40-year-old....

The 2010s were an incredible time for movies. Nearly every genre experienced an overflow of worthy entries, with a few even rising to become bonafide cinematic icons. A large reason behind these movies' undeniable success was the efforts of the actors involved, especially the women who starred in them. Indeed, the decade was defined by a slew of hard-working leading women who starred in some of the most successful films of the 2010s....

Paramount Pictures has a surprise fall gift for us:The Big Short! The studio today released the first trailer forStep BrothersandAnchormandirectorAdam McKay’s first foray into drama, launching the film into the awards season race as a bit of a surprise entry. Based on the book of the same name byMoneyballauthorMichael Lewis, the film follows four outsiders who saw the impending global economy collapse in 2008 and tracks them as the housing market is about to crash....

There’s a little bit of magic coming toThe Flashin Season 3, and no, I’m not talking about Damien Darhk and that damned idol.Harry PotterstarTom Feltonis joining the cast of the CW show as a series regular. There are a lot of questions surrounding where the show might go in Season 3, after Barry (Grant Gustin) made the decision to reset the timeline. Many have suggested the time for the Flashpoint Paradox is now, but we’re just starting to learn a little more what that will look like....

Unless you’ve been living under a rock or inside a fallout shelter, you’ve most likely heard about or even tuned in to HBO’s latestrating-crushing series,The Last of Us. With what feels like the entire world buzzing (or clicking) with excitement over the production, the leading characters, played byPedro PascalandBella Ramseyare rapidly stealing hearts around the globe. Not only do the characters have the perfect father/older brother and daughter/younger sister chemistry, but it’s more than clear that the actors carry that fun-loving relationship into their lives long after the cameras stop rolling....

Beware ofspoilersfromThe Walking Dead, but even those who need to catch up know that something pretty major went down Sunday night duringthe season 6 finale.Jeffrey Dean Morgandebuted as the infamous Negan, one of the most notorious villains in the entire comic series, andhis big cliffhanger momentat the very end sent shockwaves through the Internet — even if most of it was out of frustration. Following the climactic event, executive producerScott Gimplehas addressed the scene, which AMC also released in full online for you to watch again, and again, and again....

Once Upon a Time in the Westis a highly influential film within thehistory of Spaghetti Westerns,which makes sense considering it came from the great Italian filmmakerSergio Leone. Leone was coming off of the success of “The Man With No Name” trilogy withClint Eastwood, which exposed American audiences to the exaggerated Italian style. However,Once Upon a Time in the Westestablishes itself as an entirely different type of narrative with an even grittier approach to the realities of the Old West in its brilliant opening sequence....

Victor Frankensteinattempts to find a new angle into the familiar Frankenstein mythos. Previous iterations have focused on the central relationship between Victor and his Creation, whereas the new film eschews this well-worn material in favor of the friendship that develops between Victor and his loyal-to-a-fault assistant Igor. On the set ofVictor Frankenstein, directorPaul McGuiganwas quick to point out the differences between his new film and versions prior. Igor - a character that has done little more than push a lever or stumble around haphazardly – becomes the central focus....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for The Silmarillion and the future fate of Númenor in the Tolkien legendarium.Sometimes, even the strangest conspiracy theories turn out to be true, just not in the way we always think. Take the flat-earth theory, for instance, where some believe thatour world is secretly flat(a theory that is factually false). While that may not be the case in our world, you might be surprised to discover that it was true ofJ....

WithBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicenow deep into the post-production process andSuicide Squadfirmly in the can, Warner Bros. is now readying its next DC Cinematic Universe superhero film for production:Wonder Woman. The movie took a bit to get off the ground, but it’s now solidly moving forward withPatty Jenkins(Monster) directing,Gal Gadotstarring as the titular superhero character,Chris Pineat her side, andpossiblyNicole Kidmanin a major role. So whendoesthe movie start filming anyway, and where doesJustice League Part Onefit into the schedule?...