Every Bob Fosse Movie Ranked Worst To Best There’s something equally inspiring and infuriating about great artists who find success across multiple mediums. We’ve seen this in 2021 with actor and composer Lin-Manuel Miranda’s critically acclaimed directorial debut “tick, tick… Boom!,” and we saw it decades earlier with the films of Bob Fosse. Known primarily as a choreographer with a provocative and specific style of dance, Fosse went on to have a career as a film director characterized by a few misses and some really stellar hits....

First ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Clip: Rey And Finn Run Away From Spoilers… And Probably TIE Fighters For over a thousand days,J.J. Abramswas the guardian of spoilers and plot details in the newly revivedStar Warsuniverse. Before the TV spots. Before the Disney marketing department. After literally years of tight-lipped secrecy, the past few weeks have seen an explosion of new footage fromStar Wars: The Force Awakens. Once, we were hungry for footage of any kind, demanding it, begging for it, picking apart each and every trailer frame by frame....

First Impressions On 20 Minutes Of David Fincher’s Benjamin Button [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/tell11.flv 300 226] I just got out of the David Fincher tribute (which I will write about at length later) but for now I want to share my first impressions on the 20 minutes of footage from Fincher’s new filmThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which was screened at the event. First off, I want to say that I’m a die hard Fincher fan....

High-Res Teaser Poster And Wallpaper For Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Yesterday, Peter took snaps of the teaser posterforEdgar Wright’s upcomingScott Pilgrim vs. the World, the film based on the series of graphic novels byBryan Lee O’Malley. Now we’ve got a clean high-res version of the poster, and a version formatted as a desktop wallpaper. I know some people think that this is the first misstep in Universal’s marketing campaign, which is already moving slowly....

How ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ Fails To Acknowledge The Rich History Of Interactive Fiction (Or: Video Games Did It Better) (Welcome toThe Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition: “Bandersnatch” is the worst episode ofBlack Mirrorand does nothing video games haven’t been doing better for years.)Netflix’s latest bit of interactive entertainment has certainly lit the internet on fire. The first piece of such content for grown-ups (followingPuss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Talefor kids andMinecraft: Story Mode for families), it’s a typically well-produced episode ofBlack Mirrorentitled “Bandersnatch,” and it uses interactivity in a number of ways....

How Pixar’s ‘Coco’ Tears Down Cultural Walls To Tell A Universal Story [Set Visit] Is it possible to “Pixar-ify” an entire cultural tradition and transform it into a family-friendly, merchandise-ready movie? Those are the fears that some might have aboutCoco, Pixar’s upcoming film centers around Mexico’s beloved Day of the Dead or Día de los Muertos. But those fears can be put to rest, asCocois as respectful in its treatment of Día de los Muertos as it is eager to share the joyous Mexican holiday with the rest of the world....

How The Government Shaped John Wayne’s Most Controversial Film John Wayne made a lot of movies over his long career, appearing in 181 credited roles over his lifetime. The Western star is only officially credited with directing two films, though. One is 1960’s “The Alley.” The other is 1968’s “The Green Berets,” the rare Vietnam War film that was actually made while the war was still happening. “The Green Berets” was supposed to be based on Robin Moore’s 1965 novel of the same name, but Wayne decided to get the U....

IFFBoston Movie Reviews: Documentary Shorts The Poodle Trainer And Keep Dancing I love Documentary Shorts programs because they’re fascinating little slices of life from around the world that I’d never otherwise be privy to (plus, the films are so short that if you don’t like one, all you need to do is wait 15 minutes for it to be over). Last night, I sawIFFBoston’sShorts 2: Docs package. We usually don’t write about short films here at/Film, but I thought thatKeep DancingandThe Poodle Trainerwere so great, I just had to throw out a quick word about them....

Jon Stewart Heads To HBO With New Four-Year Deal After leaving behindThe Daily Showat Comedy Central earlier this year,Jon Stewarthas found a new home atHBOwith a four-year deal that will have him creating a variety of entertainment for the cable network. Stewart will begin working at HBO by creating some short-form digital content that will be showcased on HBO Now, HBO Go and some other platforms. The focus of this first endeavor isn’t very clear right now, as it’s only described as “timely short-form digital content....

Jonathan Nolan And Jimmi Simpson Comment On That ‘Westworld’ Theory After the second episode ofWestworldaired,a fan theory popped upthat was potentially mindblowing. The subsequent episodes have completely disproved the theory (unless they haven’t, seehereandhere). And now showrunnerJonathan Nolanand actorJimmi Simpsonare finally commenting on the most popular Westworld theory. Hit the jump to learn what they said. TheWestworld theorysuggests Jimmi Simpson’s character William (aka Billy) is actually the same person as the Man in Black (Ed Harris) and we are seeing stories from two different time periods intercut together....

Mark Millar Talks Sentinels And Character Balance In ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past,’ Promises Final ‘Kick-Ass’ Film Mark Millaris known for his willingness to talk, and at times that has led to us peering through a certain amount of inflated discussion of projects that may or may not happen. But Millar has been on the rise in Hollywood, and his talk aboutKick-Ass 2, for example, was on the money. And he’s been hired by Fox to “godfather” the studio’s superhero films....

New ‘The Jungle Book’ Images Offer An Astonishing Before-And-After Look At Two Scenes Yesterday,I wrote about a behind-the-scenes videothat showcased just how much ofJon Favreau’sThe Jungle Bookwas created in post-production and I was just bowled over by it. It’s one thing to hear that a movie is set entirely in digital environments (because computers can do anything and so on), but it’s another thing to actually see the before and after (because computers can doanythingand holy cow)....

Noomi Rapace Joins Will Smith In ‘Brilliance’ We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Noomi Rapaceis getting herself some superpowers. The Swedish actress is joiningWill SmithinBrilliance, about a world where a small percent of the population is born with special abilities.Julius Onah(The Girl Is in Trouble) is directing from a script byDavid Koepp(Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit). Hit the jump for plot and character details and more.Brillianceis based on the novel of the same title byMarcus Sakey....