Paul Greengrass responds to Claims of ‘Captain Phillips’ Inaccuracies

Paul Greengrass responds to Claims of ‘Captain Phillips’ Inaccuracies
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Captain Phillips tells the true story of the hijacking of the ship Maersk Alabama, and how Captain Phillips heroically sacrificed himself to save his crew.

Of course like any Hollywood movie, the events are dramatized to make them more cinematic, but most of the facts in the film stay true to Phillips’ account of the story. The only problem is, Phillips wasn’t the only one there, and now his ship’s crew has come out publicly to dispute the events and even blame Phillips for the whole mess. Of course, the crew is currently in a lawsuit with  Maersk Line and the Waterman Steamship Corp. for…

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Darth Vader TV Special?

Darth Vader TV Special?
Russ Fischer - /Film

Among the plans are things that we know, such as the launch of Star Wars Rebels on Disney XD, and the new Episode VII feature film to hit in 2015. (This pamphlet, by the way, would seem to squash any rumor that Episode VII will be pushed out of Summer 2015 and into December of that year.)

But one line is very curious. In the Spring/Summer 2014 column is this line: “Darth Vader Themed TV Specials.” Check out an unverified image of the brochure below.

I think I just died a little… do. not. want. 

Robin Williams in Talks for ‘Night at the Museum 3’

Robin Williams in Talks for ‘Night at the Museum 3’
Russ Fischer - /Film

Night at the Museum 3 will put Ben Stiller back in the lead role as security guard Larry Daley, under the direction of Shawn Levy.

Now Robin Williams is in talks to reprise his role, too, as the wax dummy of President Teddy Roosevelt that is among the objects that come to life in the museum at night.

The bigger news to me here is that Night at the Museum 3 is happening. The two preceding films in this franchise have been surprisingly good. The question now is whether they can recapture the magic of the first two.

‘Building Ender’s World’ - A Behind the Scenes Featurette

‘Building Ender’s World’ - A Behind the Scenes Featurette

For those of you looking forward to this film as I am, I’ve got a little treat for you. Summit has prepared a nice little behind the scenes video about the making of Ender’s Game which will be released to theaters on November 1st.

There’s always something a little bit fun and cool for me to see a video of how they make stuff, even if it’s really less about the nitty gritty details of making the film and more about promoting the film.

Fun fact, when I saw director Gavin Hood on the screen I thought, “he looks familiar,” so I looked him up. He played a Russian Colonel Alexi Vaselov (aka a…

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The Psychology of Your Cinema Seat

The Psychology of Your Cinema Seat
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WHEN you pick a seat at the movies, you’re broadcasting your personality type to the world.

That’s the conclusion of Japanese psychologist Hiromi Mizuki, who has broken down the average cinema into six seating sections and outlined a personality type for each, The Daily Mail reports.

Her thoughts are below, along with a few of our own cutting, less scientific insights. What does your cinema seat say about you?

1. Well-centred

Ms Mizuki: If you sit in the middle of the theatre, directly in front of the screen, it means you’re confident and decisive.

News.com.au: You’re either absurdly…

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Bay Don’t Play That Way

Bay Don’t Play That Way

This week, ‘Gravity’ continues it’s high earth orbit in its second week while ‘Captain Phillips’ in its first week takes the number 2 spot. Both really good films, but ‘Gravity’ is, in TJ’s opinion, the somewhat better film. ‘House of Cards’ will probably not go past season 2. This is both good news and bad news. Good, because many shows overstay their welcome. Bad because it feels like the show could do much more than 2 seasons. ‘Hans Zimmer’ is hesitating on scorning ‘Man of Steel 2’ because of the Batman element. Probably not surprising. Two working titles have been revealed for ‘Star Wars VII’! And there was exceeding much joy amongst the nerds! Alamo Drafthouse has banned Madonna from watching any more movies at any Drafthouse establishments until she appologizes for texting during a film and causing a scene when asked to stop. TJ approves. Crew members say ‘Captain Phillips’ is a big lie. Seems like kind of a bummer if true. Marvel is developing more TV Series. The interesting thing here is that they’re looking at a VOD strategy involving Netflix and and other On Demand distributors. Of this TJ also approves most highly. It may not be the original films you wanted, but Pixar is developing another film, and it’s ‘Cars 3’. As long as it’s a good film, it will be fine. But another ‘Cars 2’ and TJ won’t be too happy. Michael Bay was assaulted on the set of ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’. Of course TJ would like to punch Bay too for making such wretched films but he has yet to act on that impulse… And don’t forget to check out what to see this weekend!

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‘Thor: The Dark World’ Clips Featuring Natalie Portman and Chris Hemsworth

‘Thor: The Dark World’ Clips Featuring Natalie Portman and Chris Hemsworth

It’s almost here you guys and I cannot wait! This film comes straight from Asguard and lands in our theaters on November 8th. First up, Jane is pretty ticked that Thor didn’t even come see her when he was here on earth just hanging out in New York. But it seems his excuse “isn’t bad”. You think she would cut him a little slack since he helped to save our fair world.

In the second clip, Sif thinks she has things under control when Thor steps in to save the day anyway. She doesn’t seem to happy about it.

I expect this film to be quite a bit better than the first Thor film which, in my opinion…

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Michael Bay Assaulted On ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ Set

Michael Bay Assaulted On ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ Set
Matt Goldberg - Collider.com

Here’s something Michael Bay can get asked endlessly about when he does press for Transformers: Age of Extinction.  According to THR, the director was attacked on the Hong Kong set by two local men, reportedly brothers, when he refused to pay them $13,000 (U.S.).  Bay don’t play that way, and an argument ensued in which the director got punched in the face.  One of the men then tried to fight off three police officers who intervened.  The brothers were then arrested on suspicion of blackmail and assault (I’m pretty sure we can at least confirm the suspicion of assault).  Bay then resumed…

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‘Cars 3’ Is In the Works

‘Cars 3’ Is In the Works
Angie Han - /Film

Michael Wallis, a historical consultant and voice actor who’s worked on the two previous Cars films, has revealed that a third Cars is in the works. It’s unclear just how far along the project is at this point, but it’s far enough that he already has some plot details. Hit the jump to see what Wallis had to say.

Wallis let the details slip during a radio interview with WGBZ in Alton, IL. “Cars 3 we’re coming back to the road. And we’re coming back to 66 into 99,” he said. “That’s the road that runs right through Central California.” (He also admitted that he “didn’t particularly care for”…

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Stan Lee’s Rant on 3D Movies

Stan Lee’s Rant on 3D Movies

If you don’t like 3D movies (oh hi), then you are, apparently in good company — that is, if this rant of his is to be believed. Stan would like for 3D movies to go away, and get off his lawn!!!

This seems a bit tongue in cheek but I enjoyed it.