'Ghost In The Shell' Spoiler Review: A Cold, Distant, And Familiar Future
In our Ghost in the Shell spoiler review, we explain how this new movie is often pleasing to the eye, but it's mostly a cold and distancing experience.
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'Ghost In The Shell' Early Buzz: A Visually Appealing, Often Familiar Piece Of Science-Fiction
The Ghost in the Shell early buzz has begun to trickle in and the critics are surprisingly warm on Rupert Sanders' anime adaptation.
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'Ghost In The Shell' Clip: It's Time For A Water Fight
In ten days, we'll see director Rupert Sanders' live-action take on Ghost in the Shell, which stars Scarlett Johansson. Watch the Ghost in the Shell clip.
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'Ghost In The Shell' Trailer: Scarlett Johansson Is A Cyborg Searching For Her Past
Watch the new Ghost in the Shell trailer. Scarlett Johansson leads Rupert Sanders' adaptation of the classic Japanese sci-fi manga.
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'Ghost In The Shell' Adds 'Wolverine' Star Rila Fukushima
Even though some key roles are whitewashed, DreamWorks is trying to make up for it with an Asian cast that now includes Rila Fukushima in Ghost in the Shell
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Scarlett Johansson's 'Ghost In The Shell' Adds Michael Pitt As The Laughing Man
Read about the Ghost in the Shell Michael Pitt casting. Pitt (Boardwalk Empire) will play the villain Laughing Man in Scarlett Johansson's sci-fi adventure.
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'Criminal Activities' Trailer: John Travolta Leads Jackie Earle Haley's Directorial Debut
Watch the first Criminal Activities trailer. John Travolta leads the directorial debut by Jackie Earle Haley. Dan Stevens and Michael Pitt also star.
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Jackie Earle Haley Will Direct 'Criminal Activites'
Jackie Earle Haley will direct an indie called Criminal Activities, in which a group of friends run afoul of the mob.
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'I Origins' Trailer: A Sci-Fi Sundance Hit From Director Mike Cahill
The first I Origins Trailer is now out. It stars Michael Pitt and Brit Marling in a sci-fi drama that balances science and religion. It'll open July 18.
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'I Origins' Is The Best "Science Vs. Faith" Film Since 'Contact' [Sundance 2014 Review]
Mike Cahill's I Origins might be the best science vs faith movie I've seen since Robert Zemeckis's Contact. That is a very huge compliment coming from me, as Contact is one of my favorite films. I must admit, when Brit Marling broke out at Sundance in 2011 with not one but two films, I was…
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'Rob The Mob' Trailer
If you want to rob someone for easy money and not have to worry about having the cops on your ass, who's the best target? The mob probably isn't the ideal choice because, well, it's the mob. But for a couple of not-so-bright kids who didn't think things through, it was enough to think that…
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Toby Kebbell, Richard Madden And Michael Pitt Testing For Tetsuo In 'Akira'
At this point I'd be lying if I claimed I knew what to expect from the live-action version of Akira that Jaume Collet-Serra will direct early next year. The film is budgeted in the $90m range -- not a lot to create a post-apocalypse future version of Manhattan in which motorcycle gangs do battle as…
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See Chloe Moretz, Keanu Reeves, Michael Pitt, And More Recreate Iconic Martin Scorsese Scenes [Gallery]
Really, you could call any of the past few decades "The Age of Scorsese" -- the timelessness of his best work is what makes him such a revered filmmaker, and he's been working steadily since the '70s. But every fashion photoshoot needs an inspiration, so for their latest issue, Harper's Bazaar pulled together a bevy…
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TV Bits: 'South Park' Documentary Details, Boardwalk Empire' Season 2 And 'Person Of Interest' Posters, 'American Horror Story' Teaser
Last week, we reported on an as-yet-untitled documentary about South Park that would be airing on Comedy Central October 2, days ahead of the show's October 5 return. We now have a bit more detail on what, exactly, the special will be about. According to Playbill (via Collider), the documentary will be: an all-access pass…
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'Boardwalk Empire' Renewed For Second Season, Sets HBO Ratings Record
After only one episode, HBO has seen to it that Prohibition era Atlantic City is going to see a second season. Boardwalk Empire, executive produced by Martin Scorsese, Mark Wahlberg, Terence Winter and Tim Van Patten premiered Sunday night with 4.8 million viewers (and up to 7.1 million after two repeats). That was the network's…
Read MoreBoardwalk Empire: 14-Minute Behind The Scenes Featurette
HBO has released a thirteen and a half minute behind the scenes featurette for the Terence Winter and Martin Scorsese created Prohibition-era gangster television series Boardwalk Empire. The new series focuses on Steve Buscemi, who plays the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City and town Treasurer, Enoch “Nucky” Thompson, who is described as "a political fixer…
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HBO Picks Up Scorsese's Series Boardwalk Empire
You know what I want to see? A TV show starring Steve Buscemi based on a pilot directed by Martin Scorsese. Guess what we'll all get to see very soon: a 1920's period show set in Atlantic City, starring Buscemi, based on a Scorsese pilot. Everybody wins, or at least everyone with HBO. Variety reports…
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Michael Pitt Disses Saw Fans, Soldiers, Funny Games Detractors
"Saw films are below par." Brooklynite actor Michael Pitt has come a long way from starring on Dawson's Creek, and in the current issue of Giant magazine he delivers, in context, some particularly vapid-funny-traditionally-hipster quotes about the Saw franchise, U.S. soldiers and people who won't/don't "get" the March remake of Funny Games. On his film…
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