It looks like this weekend, more people preferred to watch a sci-fi thriller with a woman lead over a testosterone-fueled mythical action flick. Or maybe they were just into Scarlett Johansson more than they were into Dwane "The Rock" Johnson. Or maybe it's just unfair to compare the work of Luc Besson to that of … » 7/26/14 2:37pm Saturday 2:37pm

Before Paris and Nicky there was Daisy and Violet, the world's first famous pair of Hilton sisters. Born conjoined at the hips in 1908, Daisy and Violet were sold to a promoter who exploited them for financial gain by turning them into a sideshow sensation. Bound By Flesh, a new documentary by IFC Films, tells their… » 6/17/14 6:45pm 6/17/14 6:45pm

If you ever wanted to know what it would look like if the same people who created those shadow-y De Beer's commercials from the '90s started making movie trailers, this teaser from Disney's live-action Cinderella sums it up. » 5/15/14 6:15pm 5/15/14 6:15pm

Green-lit by two female top studio executives at Sony and penned by a former Sex and the City writer, the forthcoming live-action Barbie comedy promises to be about "female empowerment"—which we all know falls somewhere comfortably between the immaturity of "girl power" and the scariness of "feminism"—and has the… » 4/24/14 12:00pm 4/24/14 12:00pm

Zak Cheney-Rice at Policy Mic puts it simply: "Not one major Hollywood studio has released a 3D animated feature starring a black character." That's about to change with Home, a new DreamWorks Animation film hitting theaters in November. » 4/18/14 3:00pm 4/18/14 3:00pm

Brad Pitt's production company is making a movie about the Steubenville, Ohio sexual assault case that will focus on the male hacker who played a role in untangling the events of August 11, 2012 and the subsequent high-level cover up. This may or may not be a bad idea. » 4/04/14 2:40pm 4/04/14 2:40pm

It's been almost two weeks since I saw Under the Skin, Jonathan Glazer's adaptation of Michel Faber's novel, and it's been hard to really gather my thoughts on it. This is not a unique condition. Looking at viewer reviews of the film on Letterboxd, the second most popular thing to say about the film is that it's… » 3/30/14 9:04pm 3/30/14 9:04pm

Looks like Hollywood has found its newest YA franchise, though it didn't hit the $70 million expectation. Compared to the $70 million dollar opening for Twilight in 2008, and the $153 million dollar opening (these numbers are insane to me) for The Hunger Games in 2012, Divergent's opening seems modest. Still,… » 3/23/14 6:05pm 3/23/14 6:05pm

Fans of HBO's True Detective are an obsessive lot. Over the course of the show's 8-episode first season, bajillions of hours of productivity were wasted discussing, dissecting, and speculating about the show. Insane-sounding theories about the identity of the murderous Yellow King abounded, each with an… » 3/10/14 3:45pm 3/10/14 3:45pm

Ever been at a restaurant and witnessed a breakup from one table over? How about a breakup that occurs using a script made entirely of movie titles? » 2/11/14 6:45pm 2/11/14 6:45pm

Hollywood sorcery can be wonderful. CGI can make the Hulk not look like Lou Ferrigno, or it can ensure that your favorite actor doesn't have to risk disfigurement to wrestle with a mountain lion. It can also extend the legs of fairly tall actress just a teeny-tiny bit so that when she uses them to fend off Leonardo… » 2/09/14 12:00pm 2/09/14 12:00pm

Last year, a scriptreader read 300 scripts for 5 studios, all the while taking notes on the problems and trends he saw. The number 1 problem? The story started too late in the script. » 2/02/14 9:00pm 2/02/14 9:00pm

Sundance Film Festival has a reputation for launching the sort of film that festoons its promotional posters with icons representing film geek awards like so many pretentious Christmas tree ornaments. But Ryan Reynold's latest film — a "horror comedy" about a man who murders and dismembers women because his evil… » 1/21/14 1:00pm 1/21/14 1:00pm

On its face, Martin Scorsese's open letter to his 14-year-old daughter Francesca is a sweet, if random one. He wants his daughter to derive joy from cinema just like he did, and maybe, even make a career of it. Too bad that when he lists the directors that are shaping cinema today, he neglects to mention a single… » 1/07/14 4:30pm 1/07/14 4:30pm

In 1979, Paul-Julien Robert was born into a commune in Austria, in which free love and communal property and childcare were encouraged, but family relationships were not allowed. In 1991, the commune fell apart after its leader Otto Mühl was convicted of child molestation. » 12/27/13 5:20pm 12/27/13 5:20pm

A full-length romantic comedy about a woman who gets an abortion is set to debut, starring Jenny Slate. » 12/23/13 8:30pm 12/23/13 8:30pm

This is Oscar Isaac, star of the new Coen brothers film Inside Llewyn Davis playing Katy Perry's "Roar" on his acoustic guitar on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. He is my new imaginary boyfriend, and now he is yours, too. » 12/11/13 5:50pm 12/11/13 5:50pm