Emma Stefansky
‘Gemini’ Trailer: Best Friends Kill Each Other All the Time
If all of my knowledge about Los Angeles was taken from movies I’ve seen (and, honestly, it is), I’d say that L.A. was full of high-profile murders, shifty-eyed detectives, and women who look very cool doing regular stuff. That’s certainly the vibe I get from the trailer of Aaron Katz’s Gemini, which stars Lola Kirke as an actress’s (Zoe Kravitz) personal assistant and buddy who gets wrapped up in a shocking murder mystery.
Ron Howard Shares a Video of an Actual Piece of Junk From the ‘Han Solo’ Set
Ron Howard has been keeping us somewhat up to date on his process shooting the untitled Han Solo prequel spinoff. He posts new tweets almost daily showing off the most behind-the-scenes stuff he can get away with, and today was no different: Howard posted a video from the set showing a pile of junk that looks like pieces of a crashed vehicle. Maybe one of the ships that didn’t make the Kessel Run?
Watch a Very Weird Episode of the Fake Children’s TV Show in Kyle Mooney’s ‘Brigsby Bear’
Kyle Mooney’s Brigsby Bear is an odd, weird, lovable movie about a person learning for the first time how the real world works. Mooney plays a young lad who’s watched one television show, called Brigsby Bear, for his whole life — until one day when it suddenly ends. This post contains some minor SPOILERS for the plot of the movie, so if you haven’t seen it yet and want to go in blind, read no further!
‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ Is Getting a Rewrite
Script rewrites happen, especially on giant tentpole science fiction franchises like, for instance, Star Wars. Episode IX is getting an assist from Jack Thorne, who sounds like he should be searching for hidden treasure in the Amazon but is, in fact, a screenwriter responsible for the BBC’s His Dark Materials series and upcoming Julia Roberts and Jacob Tremblay movie Wonder.
Take a Break and Watch Manchester Orchestra’s Music Video for ‘The Sunshine,’ Directed by ‘Swiss Army Man’s Daniels
Every now and then, another band hires a well-known film director to make a music video for them. Paul Thomas Anderson’s are probably the most well-known, since he’s done videos for Fiona Apple, Radiohead, and now HAIM. This weekend, a new music vid for Manchester Orchestra’s “The Sunshine” hit the web, and it’s just as weirdly sweet and sweetly weird as can be expected from its directors, the Daniels of Swiss Army Man.
‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ 4K Re-Release Trailer: Those Five Musical Notes Will Still Make You Tear Up
Close Encounters of the Third Kind will forever be one of sci-fi cinema’s most lasting cultural touchstones. One of Spielberg’s best, it’s a beautiful tale of wonder, obsession, and humanity’s relationship with the rest of the cosmos. It’s the kind of movie that posits that, rather than conquer us, all aliens really want to do is be our friends, and it’s coming back to theaters this September in a gorgeous 4K re-release.
Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson Slap Guns Out of Each Other’s Hands in ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Clip
The Hitman’s Bodyguard features a protection agent (Ryan Reynolds) assigned to guard the life of his mortal enemy, a notorious hitman (Samuel L. Jackson) who’s been plaguing him for years. But for 24 hours they’ll have to settle their differences and work together if they both want to come out of the day alive. Insert your fanfiction OTP here.
New Netflix Instant Releases: August 2017
It’s almost the end of the month, and you know what that means: new stuff is coming to a streaming service near you. Here is everything arriving to Netflix in August to keep you busy on one of those rainy late-summer nights.
‘Bright’ Trailer: Orc Cops, Will Smith, Elves, Magic Wands, Giant Trees, and Way More Than Can Fit Into This Title Alone
David Ayer’s Bright is one of those movies that you kinda forget is happening, and then something reminds you and in a flash you remember exactly how bizarre it all sounds. The first trailer for the new Netflix movie dropped this evening at Comic Con, and, oh boy, you are not prepared for this at all.
It’s Man Against Nature and Flaming Bears in the ‘Only the Brave’ Trailer
When it comes to natural disaster movies, the bigger, the better. San Andreas was delightful in its boorish stupidity, The Perfect Storm is a stone-cold classic, and don’t even get me started on how excited I am for Geostorm. Man against nature is the oldest plot in history, which is why it’s about darn time we saw Josh Brolin play a firefighter.
Hasbro Finally Puts a Rey Token Into American ‘Star Wars’ Monopoly Sets — Two Years Late
Hopefully this means the end of the disappointingly ubiquitous #WheresRey hashtag. After forgoing including Rey (the main character) in the cast of figurines Hasbro made for their new Star Wars Monopoly sets, the toy company finally gave in and made a Rey token – but only for certain countries, and nowhere to be found in American toy stores. Their excuse was that American consumers aren’t interested enough in a Rey token for Hasbro to bother with it, which prompted the predictable amount of furious online backlash. Now, it looks like Hasbro has come to its senses.
Jim Henson’s Son Says Steve Whitmire Made ‘Outrageous Demands’ and Flattened Kermit’s Character
The Muppets have been mired in a sort of scandal recently, started by the firing of Steve Whitmore, who had been the voice and hands of Kermit the Frog since the untimely death of Jim Henson in 1990. Now, Henson’s son Brian Henson has offered some more insight into the matter.