Twentieth Century Fox has released the first trailer for The Post. The dramatic thriller telling the story of the Pentagon Papers, starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep, is directed by Steven Spielberg and will open in select theaters on December…
SDCC ’17: Warner Brothers Blows the Roof Off with DC, Blade Runner 2049 and Ready Player One
After today’s WB panel, one thing is clear. Warner Bros Pictures is not taking the success of Wonder Woman lying down. Their panel, presented with a giant panoramic screen, oozed with confident energy, with the guests presenting themselves as the rockstars…
SDCC ’17: Watch the first teaser for Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One
The science fiction genre these days is littered with remakes, reboots, sequels and genre hybrids, and so rarely does something that feels fresh come to the forefront. Not to say that the sci-fi genre has been failing, necessarily, but it…
The Twilight Zone: Celebrating 57 Years, and Our Favorite Episodes
On October 2nd, 1959, the world of science fiction would forever be shifted by the workings of Mr. Rod Serling. Following the likes of earlier programs such as Tales of Tomorrow and Science Fiction Theater, The Twilight Zone would…
5 Under-Appreciated Tom Hanks Performances
At this point, it’s flat out trite to look back on Tom Hanks’ greatest roles. He’s a man who went from America’s favorite son to America’s dad over the course of a decades-long career. You’d be hard pressed to find…
Directors of Cinema Episode 10: Steven Spielberg
Welcome to a historic episode of Directors of Cinema….at least from a numerical standpoint. To celebrate our 10th episode, we discussed the one and only Steven Spielberg. Although the topic was motivated by the recent release of The BFG, Spielberg…
The Film Canon: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Among the biggest negative effects of the auteur theory is the idea that filmmakers are knowable; that every director not only has a distinctive influence on every film they touch, but that their influence can be traced and defined and…