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Carlos Saldanha Talks Rio 2
In Rio 2 (April 11), we go from Rio to the Amazon for a richer and more musical comedy/adventure with newcomers Janelle Monae and Bruno Mars. Meanwhile, Blu (Jesse Eisenberg), Jewel (Anne Hathaway),...
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Sergio Mendes Talks Rio 2
In Rio 2, musical legend Sergio Mendes helps expand the Brazilian flavor as the adventure continues in the Amazon. For director Carlos Saldanha, musically it’s richer and more multi-layered, and, as...
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Behind the High-Frame-Rate Oklahoma! Restoration
Given Peter Jackson and James Cameron’s current embrace of high-frame-rate, there’s an added importance to Fox’s restoration of the roadshow Oklahoma!, which opened the TCM Classic Film Fest Thursday...
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Star Wars: Episode VII Cast Announced
J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode VII has a cast: John Boyega (Attack the Block), Daisy Ridley (Mr. Selfridge), Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis (providing his performance capture skills, no...
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Disney Parks Offers 24-Hour Celebration
Disney Parks will kick off the summer travel season with a 24-hour, coast-to-coast celebration that invites guests to “Rock Your Disney Side” at three Disney theme parks — Disneyland Park and Disney...
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Ottman Talks Multitasking on Days of Future Past
It’s hard enough wearing two hats as editor and composer for Bryan Singer, but the trippy, time-traveling X-Men: Days of Future Past offered some additional challenges for John Ottman. “I think we...
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Trailering Gone Girl from David Fincher
Watch the new trailer for Gone Girl (Oct. 3) and enter the chilly grasp of David Fincher once again. The disappearance of Ben Affleck’s wife (Rosamund Pike) uncovers the dark side of their marriage...
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Trailering Unbroken From Angelina Jolie
Watch the first trailer from Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut, Unbroken (Christmas Day), which, at first glance, evokes Chariots of Fire and The Bridge on the River Kwai. Adapted from Laura...
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First Trailering of Into the Woods
Not surprisingly, Meryl Streep steals the spotlight in the first teaser for Disney’s Into the Woods (opening Christmas Day), commanding, “Go to the wood!” But there’s only a hint that it’s a musical...
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Gunn Talks Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy is the most irreverent Marvel departure so far, and, thanks to comedy writer-director James Gunn (Slither, Super), we’re reminded that sci-fi can be fun. What’s old is new...
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Immersed in Blu-Ray: Criterion, Disney, WB, Twilight
There’s plenty of movie watching on Blu-ray this summer from our good friends at Criterion, Disney, Warner Bros., and Twilight Time. The Criterion Collection A Hard Day’s Night (1964, Dual Format...
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Frozen Returns with a Fever Short
While there’s no feature sequel yet for Frozen, the gang will return in the Frozen Fever short, which will debut spring 2015. In Frozen Fever, it’s Anna’s birthday and Elsa and Kristoff are determined...
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Oscar Watch: Previewing the Craft Awards
The crafts buzz has already started with Emmanuel (Chivo) Lubezki’s extraordinary “continuous take” in Alejandro Iñárritu’s Birdman. Will the experimental cinematographer snag his second Academy...
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Trailering Big Eyes from Tim Burton
Watch the initial trailer for Tim Burton’s Big Eyes (Christmas Day, TWC), his first Oscar contender since Big Fish. The kitschy, Gothic aesthetic of Big Eyes has been a huge influence on Burton, who...
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Composer Marianelli Waltzes Through The Boxtrolls
Oscar-winning composer Dario Marianelli (Atonement) didn’t hesitate to work on the Victorian steampunk madness of The Boxtrolls. He loves the way the animators at Laika conjure “the surreal, the dark,...
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Trailering More Intense Interstellar
The new trailer for Interstellar (Nov. 7) looks more intense and awe-inspiring. Engineer/pilot Matthew McConaughey leaves his kids behind to save the planet by exploring a new galaxy; co-pilot Anne...
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Trailering Inside Out from Pixar
Pixar may be out of the Oscar race this year, but the latest teaser for Pete Docter’s Inside Out (June 19, 2005) is a further reminder that it’s the one to beat next season. Inside Out is a road trip...
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Laika/Focus Reteam for Three More Features
Laika and Focus Features have renewed their distribution pact, with Focus distributing the next three stop-motion features domestically, and Universal Pictures International handling overseas. This is...
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Academy Tech Council Adds 4 New Members
John Bailey, Gale Anne Hurd, John Knoll (pictured above), and Michael Tronick have joined the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, bringing the Council’s...
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Christian Bale Talks Moses in Exodus: Gods and Kings
While Christian Bale admitted that you can’t out-Heston Charlton Heston in playing the all-consuming Moses, the real question was if Ridley Scott can out-Gladiator Gladiator with Exodus: Gods and...
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