Promo Reel For The Samurai Western The Warrior’s Way WhenSngmoo Lee’s debut film was initially announced, the title wasLaundry Warrior. Now that far more distinctive title has been ditched for the less provocative, perhaps even less mysterious,The Warrior’s Way. A promo reel for the Wuxia Western – think Samurai swordplay on the old West frontier – has appeared to leak online, via YouTube where it was discovered by24fps. As it is unofficial and premature, don’t expect it to be entirely indicative of the finished product (as if that was ever true of officially sanctioned trailers anyway) but you may catch it after the break and get, I think, a good idea of the fun in store....

Robert Redford Could Join ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ One of the most recognizable actors in the world could soon become a part of the Marvel Universe.Robert Redfordis in discussions to join the cast ofCaptain America: The Winter Soldieras a senior S.H.I.E.L.D. official. He’d star alongChris Evans, Samuel L. JacksonandScarlett Johanssonin theJoeandAnthony Russodirected film out July 31, 2025. Deadlinebroke the news of the casting, which is surprising considering Redford has spend the better part of the past decade (or three) directing his own movies and championing independent film at the Sundance Film Festival....

Robert Redford Thriller The Company You Keep Amongst Winning Slate At Voltage Pictures We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. I’ve already told you about Terry Gilliam’sThe Zero Theorem–and more than once– but the status of several more films from Voltage Pictures upcoming slate has now come to light. Voltage are a sales and financing company, and they’re now out in Berlin to drum up interest for their projects at the EFM – European Film Market....

Roger Ebert Announces New Movie Review Show, ‘Roger Ebert Presents At The Movies,’ With Christy Lemire And Elvis Mitchell Roger EbertandGene Siskeldefined the televised movie review, so in the wake of the demise of the last version ofAt the Movies, it is wonderful and appropriate that Ebert is bringingAt the Moviesback to television. Even better,Roger Ebert Presents: At the Movieswill go back to the show’s original home: public television. Hopefully that will ease off some of the pressure that caused the cancellation of the most recent incarnation, which featured AO Scott and Michael Phillips....

Ron Howard’s ‘Grinch’ Is Really About Christine Baranski Wanting To F*** The Grinch Whatever you think ofRon Howard’sGrinchadaptation, one thing can not be denied:Christine Baranski’s character in the film is incredibly thirsty forJim Carrey’s Grinch, and would very badly like to take him in her loving arms. As Christmas draws closer, let us try to remember the reason for the season: Christine Baranski being overcome with frantic lust to bang a Christmas-hating monster....

Sequel Bits: Steven Spielberg Once Got Rejected For James Bond, Plus: ‘Riddick’, ‘S-VHS’, ‘Lost Boys 4’ Let’s run through a few sequel-related odds and ends. After the jump: There’s a shitload of blood and there’s little pieces of nudity, here and there. There’s my nudity too, but it’s side boob, for three to five seconds. It’s not that big of a deal. It’s mostly for the language. My character and Matt Nable’s character say fck, like every other word....

Superhero Bits: Agents Of SHIELD Season 5 Premiere, Ron Perlman Comments On Hellboy Reboot & More Who are the best fighters inInjustice 2and what can you expect from the first downloadable content? When will the fifth season ofAgents of SHIELDdebut on ABC? What didRon Perlmanhave to say aboutDavid HarbourbecomingHellboy? What cameo isArrowstarStephen Amellteasing in the season finale? Does someone really thinkThe Dark Knight Trilogyis the worst thing to happen toBatman, or is it just clickbait?...

Superhero Bits: Wonder Woman Vs Wolverine, Powerless Premiere Date, Defenders Set Photos & More WhichSaturday Night Livestar wants to join theDeadpoolfranchise? CanWonder WomanbeatWolverinein a fight? What other Marvel character wouldRosario Dawsonbe interested in playing? How many comic book movies are in development that aren’tMarvelorDC? WhichDaredevilstar wants a role inGuardians of the Galaxy 3? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. Marvel will be starting a newIron Firstcomic book series in March, capitalizing on the Netflix series arrival....

SXSW 2016 Midnighters, Short Films, And Festival Favorites Announced South by Southwest is just over a month away, and just in case you weren’t excited enough already, the festival has just unveiled this year’s Midnighters lineup. Highlights includeMike Flanagan’sHush, a newFede Alvarezthriller, and the remasteredPhantasm. And if needed evenmorereasons to get pumped, they’ve also announced a new selection of Festival Favorites and short films to look forward to. The SXSW 2016 Midnighters lineup is below, as are the Festival Favorites (movies that have already played at other festivals)....

The Alfred Hitchcock Easter Egg You May Not Have Noticed In La La Land A musical with singing and dancing and bright costumes isn’t necessarily the first place you would expect to find an Alfred Hitchcock Easter egg, but Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land” has a nice hidden treat for those looking for it. On the surface, it may not have much in common with Hitchcock’s thrillers. However, when you consider the mood of wistful regret and longing that permeates it, it’s not hard to see why Chazelle might use a scene in it to homage “Vertigo,” the dark and devastating Hitchcock film that dethroned “Citizen Kane” as thegreatest movie of all timein a once-a-decade poll that last happened in 2012....

The Best Movies Coming To Netflix In March 2017 Another month is on the way, so another batch of new content is coming to Netflix. This month will see a slew of Netflix original programming hitting the streaming service, ranging from TV shows like the first season of Marvel’sIron Fistto a new comedy special fromAmy Schumer, and one of the many movies that played at the Sundance Film Festival just last month....

The Black Phone Trailer: Director Scott Derrickson Returns To Horror “The Black Phone” is Scott Derrickson’s (“Doctor Strange”) feature-length adaptation of Joe Hill’s short horror story of the same name, originally published in his first collection “20th Century Ghosts” in 2005. The film was co-written with Derrickson’s “Sinister” collaborator C. Robert Cargill, who also serves as co-producer on the film alongside Jason Blum. The movie had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest on July 30, 2025, where/Film’s Eric Vespecaught it and sang its praises....

The Morning Watch: A Bow Hunter Reviews Archery Accuracy In Movies, Big Bird Takes A Lie Detector Test & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, watch as a professional bow hunter reviews the accuracy of archer scenes in movies and TV shows likeLord of the Rings, The Walking Dead, The Avengers, and more....