Universal Unveils Refurbished Back Lot Where Next Generation of Flops Will Be Made
It's been almost two years since the historic back-lot set known as New York Street burned down at Universal Studios, sending the backdrops to such classics as To Kill a…
George A. Romero on Survival of the Dead, Gore Fatigue and Dreams of a Zombie Noir
George A. Romero may not be the father of the zombie film, but there can be no denying his status as its patron saint. More than four decades after his still-searing…
Today in Michael Bay: When an Underweight Megan Fox and TMNT Collide
You know what they say: When life throws you Megan Fox and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stories, make a Michael Bay update. Psych! I totally made that up! Never mind…
Hollywood Ink: James McAvoy Jumps to the Head of X-Men: First Class
· James McAvoy is aboard X-Men: First Class, joining the franchise reboot as a young Charles Xavier -- the professor and mutant-hero aggregator played by Patrick Stewart…
Attractions: Zombies Crave Brains! (And George Romero Has a New Film, Too)
Welcome back to Movieline Attractions, your regular guide to everything new, noteworthy and/or apocalyptically horrid at the movies. This week offers a holiday tentpole…
The 9 Most Scathing Critical Responses to Sex and the City 2
Hoo boy. Movieline's own Stephanie Zacharek might have alerted you to the appalling displeasure(s) of Sex and the City 2, but while she did give it a record-low rating…
Moment of Truth: Video Games are Out. New York Street Games Are In.
Welcome back to Moment of Truth, Movieline's weekly spotlight on the best in nonfiction cinema. This week we hear from Matt Levy, the director of the fun new doc New…
Is Doris Day the New Betty White?
The organizers behind one Facebook campaign would like to think so, but they're not stopping at a barnburning guest-host stint on SNL; they want gold. "Doris Day to be…
50 Cent's Emaciated Cancer-Movie Look Ignites Fan Backlash
Holy crap, what happened to Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson? While the rapper-actor has been known to take his acting somewhat seriously in the past, no one likely foresaw the…
Hollywood Ink: Cary Elwes is Back! (Sort of?)
· If you're anything like me, you've been missing Cary Elwes at the multiplex. So give thanks for Ivan Reitman's taste and consideration, as the director has recruited…
Shanghai Trailer: Why, Exactly, Has This Been on the Weinsteins' Shelf for Two Years?
A foreign trailer for the Weinstein Company's longest-delayed film, Shanghai, surfaced recently after two years of mythmaking, rumor-mongering and general Web…
Burning Bright Trailer: Is This the Best Tiger vs. Autistic Kid Movie Ever Made?
Nearly two years ago, American audiences got their first hints to brace themselves for the thriller Burning Bright, which Variety described as "[centering] on a…
Yeah, That's Not the Ticket: Dodgers Sue Jon Lovitz
Fielding a second-place baseball team isn't as cheap as it used to be, folks. Ask the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have filed suit against a group of 100 season-ticket…
Rachel Weisz on Agora, Her Job Description and the Cinema of Ideas
This week's sweeping epic Agora is a bit of a headscratcher -- not necessarily for its concentration on the bloody collision of religion, science, romance and politics…
Transformers 3 is Rosie's to Lose
Yes! Jason Statham-Michael Bay fights for all! Statham's lingerie-model squeeze Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has reportedly received an offer to take over the female lead…
