‘The Beach Bum’ Review: Harmony Korine And Matthew McConaughey Team Up For An Alluring But Aimless Journey Harmony Korine’sThe Beach Bumis an ode the enchantingly uninhibited. A Florida stoner folk legend about chasing life’s ever-euphoric bliss at all costs, torn straight from the pagesJimmy Buffett’s secret diary. As Korine remarked during the film’s SXSW introduction, his latest lime-garnished cinematic cocktail is formulated as a direct response to negative forces that’ve defined mainstream culture over recent years....

‘The Blues Brothers’ Animated Series In The Works, Because Nothing Is Sacred Even though legendary comedianJohn Belushidied back in 1982, that didn’t stopThe Blue Brothersfrom getting revived for the unnecessary sequelBlues Brothers 2000. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that a lack of John Belushi isn’t stopping his partner in comedy crime,Dan Aykroyd, from developing aBlues Brothersanimated series for primetime television. Thankfully, he’s collaborating with the right people to potentially make it work....

‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2’ Panel: Kristen Stewart Vs. A Mountain Lion [Comic-Con 2012] InThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, you will seeKristen Stewartwrestle with a mountain lion. She also jumps waterfalls in a single bound, climbs mountains and hugsRobert Pattinsonreally hard. At the first Hall H panel ofSan Diego Comic Con 2012, directorBill Condon(via video) and the cast and crew of the November 16th film screen the first seven minutes of the movie, most of which centers on Bella’s first time acting like a vampire....

‘The Wizard Of Oz’ Revisited: How The 1939 Masterpiece Became A Cinematic Classic For The Ages (Welcome to1939: Revisited, a column dedicated to taking a look back at some of the films of one of the most highly-praised years in film history and explaining why they still matter today. In this inaugural entry: Jessica Mason takes a whirlwind twister ride and revisitsThe Wizard of Oz.) We live in a world with more movies and television available than we could ever hope to consume....

‘Wonder Woman 2’ Finally, Officially Lassos Director Patty Jenkins It’s official:Patty Jenkinsis returning to directWonder Woman 2. After prolonged discussions with Warner Bros. over the course of several months after the record-breaking box office success ofWonder Woman, Jenkins has been confirmed to direct theWonder Womansequel. And if previous reports are true, this has just made Jenkins thehighest-paid female directorin Hollywood. Varietyconfirmed the news of Jenkins' return to direct theWonder Womansequel on Monday:...

20% Of Fans Believe This Is The Best Clint Eastwood Movie - Are They Right? Clint Eastwood is a cinematic icon who has been starring, directing, writing, and composing films for over 50 years. He first rose to fame as the Man With No Name in Sergio Leone’s spaghetti westerns. Known for his steely stare, raspy voice, and quick draw, Eastwood became a staple of the western genre. As a filmmaker he has not only puts his own spin on the western, but also explores other kinds of films such as war dramas, melodramas, and even romance....

83rd Annual Academy Award Nominations Announced The nominees for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards have been announced. As expected, big players includeThe Social NetworkandThe King’s Speech, but there are very strong showings forThe Kids Are All Right,The FighterandTrue Grit. The Best Picture nominees are:Black Swan,The Fighter,Inception,The Kids Are All Right,The King’s Speech,127 Hours,The Social Network,Toy Story 3,True Grit, andWinter’s Bone. If you’re going by the numbers,The King’s Speechis strong with 12, followed by a wonderful 10 forTrue Gritand then 8 for bothThe Social NetworkandInception, with the latter scoring on technical nominations....

Avi Arad Developing Pac-Man Movie? ProducerAvi Aradhas will be on hand at Namco’s 30th birthday forPac-Manon June 15th (during E3) “to make an announcement about the worldwide premiere of his newest Pac-Man project.” Of couse, “Pac-Man project” doesn’t necessarily mean big screen movie, but what else could it be? Arad is a Hollywood producer — that’s what he does. He develops movie and television properties. At very least, the press release announcing the upcoming announcement is supposed to point us in that direction....

Avril Lavigne Is Turning Her Song Sk8er Boi Into A Movie, Can We Make It Any More Obvious In 1597, William Shakespeare introduced us to the star-crossed lovers of “Romeo & Juliet,” falling in love in spite of their warring families. In 1957, the beloved musical “West Side Story” introduced the world to the tale of love being found in the midst of two rivaling street gangs. And in 2002, 17-year-old Avril Lavigne loudly declared “he was a punk, she did ballet,” in her hit single “Sk8er Boi,” adding yet another couple to the legion of romances found in the unlikeliest of places....

Comic-Con: More Design Images From WETA’s The Wind In The Willows Last weekwe posted concept artand a promo teaser trailer for Peter Jackson’s WETA’s (Lord of the Rings, District 9) live-action and animatronics adaptation ofKenneth Grahame’s classic bookThe Wind in the Willows.On the Comic-Con show floor, I was able to find more designs and maquettes for the upcoming adaptation at the WETA booth. Hit the jump to see more photos....

Cool Stuff: Hasbro Releases New ‘Star Wars’ 3.75-Inch Action Figure Packs To Celebrate The Saga We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Last year,Star Warsfans were disappointed to see that Hasbrodidn’t release anytraditional 3.75-inch action figures forStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.It seems the toy company is leaving behind the action figure line that is usually geared towards kids in favor of The Vintage Collection and Black Series figures....

David Ayer Shares ‘Suicide Squad’ Wrap Photo FollowingMargot RobbieandJai Courtney’scharity lemonade outingandJared Leto’spost-Joker haircut, directorDavid Ayerhas officially announced the end of principal photography onSuicide Squad. To mark the occasion, he shared a photo of over 100 members of the cast and crew. See it after the jump. Ayer shared theSuicide Squadwrap photo onTwitter, of course. It’s a wrap folks!#SuicideSquad#WarnerBros#DCcomicspic.twitter.com/1Rkvd9t3JX — David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies)June 23, 2025 There are some interesting things to notice if you look closely, like the fact that there are multiple Killer Crocs and Harley Quinns....

Director Cate Shortland Might Helm Marvel’s ‘Black Widow’ Movie Marvel is narrowing down their search for aBlack Widowdirector. Reports indicate several female filmmakers are on the shortlist to helm the film, but Australian directorCate Shortlandmight be the finalist. Marvel Studios has been promising fans aBlack Widowsolo movie for years. The boilerplate answer fromKevin Feigeand Marvel was that the film would happen “when the time was right.” That time is apparently now, because Marvel is getting serious about making theScarlett Johansson-starring film happen....