• American Cinema Editors Release Nominees For Achievement In Editing In 2011

    Each year American Cinema Editors (ACE) recognizes the best editing of the year in narrative film, documentary and television through the Eddie Awards. The nominations for achievement in 2011 have been released. They include a couple of expected films such as Hugo and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, and feature a couple other inclusions…

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  • The Sound And Music Of 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' And 'War Horse'

    Odds are if you visited a movie theater recently, you might have been there to see Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol or War Horse. The former has been deservedly sitting atop the box office charts since its release and the latter is the latest, tear-jerker live-action drama from one of our most beloved filmmakers, Steven…

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  • The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - War Horse

    In this episode, Dave, Devindra, and Adam discuss War Horse. Spielberg has proven he can direct effective and epic war films. Does he succeed again here? Tune in to find out. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Live broadcasts will resume in 2012. Download or Play Now in…

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  • Dave's Top 10 Movies Of 2011

    End-of-year list-making is typically a daunting, tricky, and arbitrary task. At its best, it's a way to express ideas and share interesting finds. At its worst, it's a shouting match about WHY DIDN'T YOU PICK THE EXACT FILMS I LIKE? In 2011, I probably saw around 70-80 new release films in theaters. I'm certain that…

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  • Watch THR's Hour Long Interview With 2011's Award-Worthy Producers

    We've posted the directors, actors, actresses, writers and now it's time for the people who bring them all together. Every year during awards season, The Hollywood Reporter organizes the schedules of basically every single actor, actress, writer and director of the year's best films to sit down and discuss them. This, in itself, is pretty…

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  • 69th Annual Golden Globes Award Nominations

    Gerard Butler, Woody Harrelson, Rashida Jones, and Sofia Vergara got up extra early this morning to announce the nominations for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's 69th Golden Globes Awards, which will be televised on January 15, 2012. Returning host Ricky Gervais (called a "naughty, naughty schoolboy" this morning by Aida Takla-O’ Reilly, the president of…

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  • 'War Horse' TV Spot Helpfully Explains Film's Themes In Most Generic Terms Possible

    In the simplest, most literal terms, the very title of Steven Spielberg's War Horse explains exactly what the film is about. But as you'd expect with any sweeping period epic from a legendary Oscar-winning director released during prestigious movie season, the themes of War Horse run much, much deeper. Normally, you'd have to watch the…

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  • VOTD: Steven Spielberg Talks About 'War Horse'

    On Sunday there were War Horse screenings in New York and a handful of other cities, with Steven Spielberg doing a post-show Q&A in NYC that was simulcast to the other cities. I'm not sure how well-publicized the screenings were (I didn't even know about the Atlanta one until it was over) and I imagine…

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  • First 'War Horse' Reactions Arrive After Sneak Preview Screenings

    Taking a page from Paramount's campaign for Young Adult and the promo push for other 'word of mouth' movies like The Help, DreamWorks has avoided the festival circuit with Steven Spielberg's War Horse and taken the movie straight to the people. Some of the first screenings for the movie are taking place away from big…

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  • Steven Spielberg's 'War Horse' UK Theatrical Trailer

    The marketing is starting to kick into gear for Steven Spielberg's adaptation of the book War Horse. Until recently we'd seen only one teaser trailer, but the poster arrived not long ago, and now there is a full UK trailer that shows more of the character of the film. This trailer relies far less upon…

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  • 'War Horse' Poster

    Steven Spielberg's second movie of 2011, War Horse, opens right at the end of the year, on December 28. Accordingly, Dreamworks has been holding its cards close so far, with only one trailer released to show what Spielberg has done with the adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel and the stage play it spawned. But here's…

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  • Steven Spielberg's 'War Horse' Trailer

    The official movie trailer for Steven Spielberg's big screen adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's World War I novel War Horse has been released online. Watch it now embedded after the jump. Please leave your thoughts in the comments below. Official Information: WAR HORSE DREAMWORKS PICTURES Cast: Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Peter Mullan, Niels Arestrup, Tom Hiddleston,…

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  • 'Fright Night', 'War Horse', 'Real Steel' And 'The Help' Footage Screened At Cinema Con

    It is the second day at CinemaCon, the Las Vegas based movie theater convention formerly known as ShoWest. This morning DreamWorks Studios held their presentation, showcasing footage and talent from Steven Spielberg's War Horse, Shawn Levy's Real Steel, Craig Gillespie's remake of Fright Night and the big screen adaptation of The Help. After the jump you can…

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  • First Look: 'War Horse' Directed By Steven Spielberg

    Three years have passed since we last saw a Steven Spielberg-directed film and it's been six since we saw a good one. After such a long layoff, it's insane to think that, come this December, we'll have two Spielberg films in theaters at the same time. First we'll get his 3D, motion capture film The…

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  • Official Plot Synopsis For Steven Spielberg's 'War Horse'

    While the 2010 Holiday Movie season has been a little lackluster, 2011 is looking amazing. Sure this year we get a sequel to TRON and a new film by the Coen Brothers but next December alone we get new films from Martin Scorsese, Cameron Crowe, Brad Bird, David Fincher, Guy Ritchie as well as two…

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