Our latest round-up of new Blu-ray releases includes the Indiana Jones 4K box set, Super 8 4K, Godzilla vs. Kong, and a 4K release of In the Line of Fire.
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Our round-up of the best movies streaming right now includes The Farewell, Honey Boy, Serpico, Killer Joe, Horse Girl, and more.
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A new video from the University of California explains how science has helped create more realistic movie explosions created by digital special effects.
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Watch this Summer 78 short film produced by James Arnold Taylor about a young boy in the late 1970's playing with his Star Wars toys in his backyard.
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How will director JJ Abrams visual style affect the visual storytelling of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. This video essay looks back at his previous films.
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Movie fans are well-aware what Bad Robot is: the production company of J.J. Abrams, responsible for a multitude of hit TV shows and movies. Among the TV shows are Fringe, Lost, Alias, Revolution and Person of Interest. The films? Star Trek, Cloverfield, Super 8, Mission: Impossible III and soon, Star Wars Episode VII. The company is…
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Oscar season is over, and so we're at the point where everyone can spend a day or two talking about the actual winners before moving on to enjoying the great bounty of films that 2012 has to offer. But before we move on, take one last moment to enjoy a fake Oscar tribute reel. This…
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After playing a small but significant role in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek, Bruce Greenwood again worked with the director on his follow up, Super 8. Instead of showcasing his famous mug, though, Greenwood channeled his inner Andy Serkis and performed partial motion capture for the film's monster. This, in itself, isn't news because Greenwood has…
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Much has been said about the posters for J.J. Abrams' Super 8 and now we'll continue to say. The first poster was a total tease revealing almost nothing. A later image was thought to possibly give away too much. And, at one point, half the internet was fooled by a Drew Struzan-esque fan poster. Well,…
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Most of the time deleted scenes are deleted for a reason. Sometimes they provide information that is already given in another scene. Other times they disrupt the flow of a movie. Then there are scenes that remain almost the same, but are just trimmed on the edges like fat on a steak. New deleted scenes…
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This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam continue their discussion about Tree of Life, find something redeemable about the Pirates sequels, and get excited about Darren Aronofsky's next project. Special guest director Rian Johnson returns. Check out Rian's films on Netflix and Amazon. His newest film, Looper, will be in theaters September 2012. You can always e-mail…
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JJ Abrams is obsessed with mystery, and often hides a lot of easter eggs in his films and tv shows. In the past we've chronicled easter eggs in the Pixar movies Toy Story 3, WALL-E, and Up, as well as some other films. So it should come as no surprise that his latest movie, Super…
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You've seen the awesome trailer. You've read Germain's review. You've maybe even caught the film yourself at a special screening presented by /Film. This weekend, J.J. Abrams' Super 8 finally hits theaters for all to see. Does Abrams successfully channel that nostalgia for Amblin films from the 1980s?Does Abrams continue to prove himself as an…
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A couple weeks back I got a chance to get on the phone with director JJ Abrams about his new film Super 8. The interview is spoiler free, so feel free to check it out even if you havent seen the movie yet. We talk more about the film's character-based storyline than the science fiction…
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Ever heard of a turducken? It's a food item consisting of chicken and duck stuffed into a turkey; three elements that don't exactly go together, but are delicious enough individually that the end product is a delight. I ask because J.J. Abrams' latest film, Super 8, is the movie equivalent of a turducken. It's a…
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/Film co-presented an advance screening of JJ Abrams' Super 8 last night in Hollywood California. While screenings were held in 11 other cities (in 250-300 seat theaters), the /Film and FirstShowing readers turned out in full force for the Hollywood sneak preview -- almost filling the Arclight's 850+ seat Cinerama Dome. The line stretched around…
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Did you get shut out of tonight's free #Super8Secret screenings? While you are going to miss something very cool, you'll get a chance to see the movie itself sooner than you think. Paramount has teamed up with Twitter to promote the fact that Super 8 , the Steven Spielberg/J.J. Abrams collaboration will open in several…
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Last week a viral website went online asking what the #Super8Secret was. Turns out the secret is special free early fan screenings in 12 different cities. I'm very excited to offer this opportunity to /Film readers who are excited to see this movie. I'll be on hand with my good friend Alex from FirstShowing to present the…
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J.J. Abrams' new film Super 8 opens this week, and there are quite a few reviews and reactions to be found already. (Pete just offered up his video reaction.) But on the off chance you want to approach the movie the old-fashioned way and not read much before seeing it, here's a new trailer to…
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After the jump you can watch a spoiler-free video blog reaction to JJ Abrams' Super 8 that I recorded a couple weeks back with Alex from FirstShowing. I have delayed posting this, as I wanted to include a written reaction to the film. The video blog focuses more specifically on the film, my written thoughts are more…
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On Thursday, you might have seen me tweet out something about a possible new viral website for JJ Abrams' upcoming movie Super 8. Unlike those fake fan-created Dark Knight Rises viral videos floating around, this website has been confirmed as legit from the official Super8Movie twitter account. This new website, Super8Secret.com, only contains the question…
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The first public screening of JJ Abrams' Super 8 took place this Saturday in Hollywood. A few movie journalists were in attendance, and today PAramount Pictures gave word that we were allowed to "tweet about your thoughts on the film" before the review embargo breaks on June 1st. I'm sure more than a few of…
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What's up with Star Trek 2? Paramount set a release date for the film well over a year ago and that date is coming up at warp speed: June 29, 2012. All the other blockbusters scheduled for release around that time have begun production but, as far as we know, the script for the second…
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This week, Paramount Pictures has been premiering mini-clips from the Steven Spielberg-produced JJ Abrams-directed 1980's Amblin film homage Super 8. Each 30-second clip has premiered on Fox at 8pm. The first clip showed the kids preparing to shoot their Super 8 zombie movie before the big train crash. The second clip showed what happens to…
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One of the calling cards for Super 8 has always bee the participation -- somewhere between mentoring and really being hands on -- of Steven Spielberg. The J.J. Abrams film about a dangerous something released into a small American town has been painted as an inheritor to the Amblin mantle from day one, and every…
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This week, Paramount Pictures has been premiering mini-clips from the Steven Spielberg-produced JJ Abrams-directed 1980's Amblin film homage Super 8. Each 30-second clip has premiered on Fox at 8pm, with the last one scheduled to air Wednesday. We've posted the first two clips, the first of which showed the kids preparing to shoot their Super…
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Yesterday we posted a 30-second clip from Steven Spielberg-produced JJ Abrams-directed 1980's Amblin film homage Super 8. The clip showed the kids preparing to shoot their Super 8 zombie movie before the big train crash. This next 35-second clip shows what happens to the kids during the train crash. I love this sequence because it…
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