Four Clips from ‘Edge of Tomorrow’

Four Clips from ‘Edge of Tomorrow’

Edge of Tomorrow has been getting really great reviews so far — at least what few of them we’ve been getting. Sure, Tom Cruise is playing a reluctant hero in a futurestic Sci-Fi film, and you might think that would get old. But so far, I’ve just not gotten tire of it.

I liked Oblivion last year, but I think I’ll like this one a lot better even than that. The film is based on the novel, All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka and is directed by Doug Liman of The Bourne Identity fame (so how could this not be good, right?).

In addition to Tom Cruise, the film co-stars Emily Blunt, who did…

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Edgar Wright Tweeted Then Deleted a Photo Responding to the ‘Ant-Man’ Firing

Edgar Wright Tweeted Then Deleted a Photo Responding to the ‘Ant-Man’ Firing
Sean O’Connell — Cinema Blend

Edgar Wright and Marvel are in that awkward, post-break-up stage, when it’s a good idea to stay off of social media because you can’t trust what you might possibly say about the other party. Wright is a dedicated Tweeter, and savvy fans (as well as Marvel die-hards) have been paying close attention to his feed to see if he’d have an official statement regarding the split with Marvel Studios over Ant-Man. Well, it happened on Sunday night … but it very quickly disappeared.

The Buster Keaton image shared above is the pic that Edgar Wright Tweeted with the description…

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Is ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ The Best Superhero Movie of the Year?

Is ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ The Best Superhero Movie of the Year?
Jeff Labrecque — Entertainment Weekly

The Avengers might have a new nemesis: mutants.

Hollywood politics will likely keep Marvel’s two most-populated superhero franchises on different movie screens for the foreseeable future, but the critics are poised to put Fox’s X-Men on the same pedestal as the Avengers following Days of Future Past. Bryan Singer’s new movie, based on a 1981 comic book that involves time travel and mutant-killing Sentinels, unites the original “present-day” X-Men with their younger selves, introduced in Matthew Vaughn’s stylish 2011 prequel, First Class.

An embarrassment of casting riches unites when Hugh…

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‘X-Men’ Makes $90 Million Domestic Opening Weekend

‘X-Men’ Makes $90 Million Domestic Opening Weekend
The Playlist

In order to convey that the X-Men are smaller, less-known characters in the Marvel Universe compared to The Avengers and The Amazing Spider-Man, director Bryan Singer has been given to describe the “X-Men” of late as the “bastard stepchild of the comic-book universe.” And while the X-Men are far from underground or on the fringes, perhaps Singer’s comments do have a tiny bit of merit. While his latest X-picture, “X-Men: Days Of Future Past,” did open to $90.7 million this weekend, that’s far below the forecasted $100+ million the soaring reviews helped project; the film did fall below the…

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‘Lego Movie’ Spinoff ‘Ninjago’ Set for Sept. 23, 2016

‘Lego Movie’ Spinoff ‘Ninjago’ Set for Sept. 23, 2016
Amber Ray — Entertainment Weekly

Warner Bros. Pictures is putting together the pieces for the next installment in the Lego franchise.

Ninjago, a spinoff of the hit The Lego Movie, has been given a Sept. 23, 2016 release date. Warner Bros.previously announced that The Lego Movie 2 will hit theaters May 26, 2017.

The animated 3-D action-adventure is inspired by the popular ninja line of Lego building sets and minifigures. The characters previously starred in Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu, an animated series on Cartoon Network, and the first Lego film.

Well, I reckon my 7 year old son will be excited about this. And in…

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‘Godzilla’ Director Gareth Edwards To Helm a ‘Star Wars’ Spinnoff Film

‘Godzilla’ Director Gareth Edwards To Helm a ‘Star Wars’ Spinnoff Film
Kevin Jagernauth — The Playlist

The career of Gareth Edwards is one that would make a film school student envious. His first film, “Monsters,” was a labor of love, made on a shoestring budget, with the VFX largely done a laptop. The result? A solid indie highlighting a director with a real sense of mood and craft. That effort found him leveraged into the blockbuster “Godzilla,” and no matter what you thought of it, the movie was a huge smash, opening last weekend over $90 million at the box office. So what does Edwards do next? He’s doing to Disneyland. Kinda.

THR reports that he’ll direct one of the upcoming “Star Wars”…

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‘Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice’ Title And Logo Revealed

‘Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice’ Title And Logo Revealed
Peter Sciretta — /Film

Warner Bros has officially announced that Zack Snyder’s Batman vs. Superman movie will be titled Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. The Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice title is obviously playing upon the announced Justice League follow-up. Principal photography starts today in Detroit, MI.

I really hate they are going for a V instead of “Vs.” and also the “Dawn of Justice” subtitle makes it feel like how Marvel Studios titled Captain America: The First Avenger to get people to see the film, billing it as the prequel to the big superhero team-up. But did they really have to do that kind…

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Godzilla (2014) — Review

3 of 5 stars
Godzilla (2014)

Since the human race seems to have a fascination with monsters, monsters in art, and monster movies, it is no surprise that a new Godzilla film has made its way from the cameras and computers of a studio near you, to your local theater.

I confess to having never seen a Godzilla film before, but even I know who and what Godzilla is. He’s the “King of the Monsters!”

In the past, Godzilla has sometimes taken on the role of antagonist, sometimes protagonist in that he’s the lesser of two or more threats and can help with those threats. Minor spoier alert, he takes on that second role here in…

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It Doesn’t Matter Who Directs ‘Star Trek’? I Beg To Differ

It Doesn’t Matter Who Directs ‘Star Trek’? I Beg To Differ
Scott Beggs — FilmSchoolRejects

It doesn’t matter who directs Star Trek 3.

If there’s anything we’ve learned from the past two decades of blockbusting dominance, it’s that sequels are somehow not universally feared anymore. If there’s a second thing we’ve learned, it’s that studios are embracing franchising instead of stripping a popular movie for parts and hack-jobbing it into a 7-movie series composed mostly of direct-to-your-home schlock until it fails to turn a profit on diminishing returns.

And if there’s a third lesson, it’s that the insulation of studio filmmaking has largely made the director’s name irrelevant.…

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Rio 2 — Review

3 of 5 stars
Rio 2

It seems to me that it would be difficult to make a sequel to Rio. I’m not sure I would have tried.

Rio is pretty universally loved. It has a 72% critic approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and that’s not too shabby, really. But I thought it a well deserved approval. Rio has heart and story, and it’s quirky and funny. Jesse Eisenberg’s Blu is one of the more lovable animated characters I’ve had the privilege of seeing in recent times. And in fact that voice cast of the entire film absolutely perfect in every conceivable way. You just can’t get any better.

As well, even for an animated musical…

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