Video Blog: THE FUTURE OF MARVEL MOVIES
Earlier today, Hayley Atwell was cast as the female lead in The First Avenger: Captain America. When geek news like this breaks, I'll often talk to Peter from Slashfilm on the phone and we'll tell...
View ArticleVideo Blog: TRON LEGACY Set Visit
It’s Friday, June 26, 2009. I’m sitting across the room from Jeff Bridges and he’s talking about playing Kevin Flynn in Tron: Legacy. All around me are the most amazing concept drawings of what the...
View ArticleVideo Blog: Reader Questions Answered #1
As you know by now, I regularly record video blogs with Peter from Slashfilm. This past weekend, we found ourselves at the New Orleans airport hours before our flight home, and decided it would be a...
View ArticleTIFF 2010 Video Blog: Ben Affleck’s THE TOWN
Earlier today I watched director Ben Affleck's The Town at the Toronto International Film Festival. As a huge fan of his debut movie, Gone Baby Gone, I had high hopes for his second feature about a...
View ArticleTIFF 2010 Video Blog: IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY
Pardon the very brief intro but I have only a few moments before I need to run off to see the premiere of James Gunn's Super. Just a few minutes ago I recorded a video blog with Peter from Slashfilm...
View ArticleTIFF 2010 Video Blog: James Gunn’s SUPER
Just a few minutes ago I got out of the premiere of James Gunn's Super at the Toronto International Film Festival. As a fan of his previous work (Slither, PG Porn), I was hoping Super would be...
View ArticleTIFF Video Reaction/Blog: BUNRAKU
In the last 24 hours, many people here at the Toronto International Film Festival got to check out writer/director Guy Moshe’s Bunraku. Starring Josh Hartnett, Woody Harrelson, Demi Moore, Kevin...
View ArticleTHE SOCIAL NETWORK Mini Review and Video Blog
Every now and then, a film comes along that perfectly taps into the zeitgeist. "We blew it," in the 60s with Easy Rider, "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good," in the 80s with Wall Street, and...
View ArticleGREEN LANTERN Set Visit (Preview); Plus New Concept Art!
In early August, just a few days after Comic-Con, I was invited, along with a few other online journalists, to visit the set of Green Lantern on its last day of filming in New Orleans. While I'm only...
View ArticleCollider Goes to the Set of THOR! Video Blog Recap
Back in March, when Marvel's Thor was still being filmed, before we knew what the costumes looked like and what the story would be about, Paramount invited me to visit the set with a few other online...
View ArticleDuncan Jones Interview SOURCE CODE; Plus Edit Bay Visit Video Blog
Opening on April 1 is Summit Entertainment's awesome looking sci-fi thriller Source Code. Directed by Duncan Jones (who previously made the incredible Moon), the film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle...
View ArticleBATTLE: LOS ANGELES Set Visit Video Blog
In October of 2009, I was invited to visit the set of Jonathan Liebesman’s Battle: Los Angeles while the production was filming in Shreveport, Louisiana. At the time, I didn’t know much beyond the...
View ArticlePIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 4: ON STRANGER TIDES Set Visit Video Blog
Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is sitting at a huge dining room table in a equally huge room. The table is in the center, and there is tons of space on every side. The walls are opulent. Guards...
View ArticleCinemaCon Video Blog: Reaction to the THOR, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST...
On Monday night at CinemaCon (formerly ShoWest), Paramount, DreamWorks and Marvel world premiered a lot of footage from their 2011 slate to attendees. Thankfully, I was in the Coliseum theater so I...
View ArticleCinemaCon Video Blog: Reaction to DreamWorks Footage from FRIGHT NIGHT, WAR...
Earlier this morning in the Coliseum at CinemaCon, DreamWorks Co-Chairman and CEO Stacey Snider took the stage and introduced the filmmakers and some of the cast from their 2011 slate of films and they...
View ArticleWatch the First Video Blog From the Set of THE HOBBIT
Peter Jackson has posted his first video blog from the set of The Hobbit and if you're a fan of Lord of the Rings, you're about to be very happy. Included in the ten minute blog are the soundstages...
View ArticleSome Thoughts on Kenneth Branagh’s THOR; Plus Video Blog Review
If you were nervous that Marvel would somehow not be able to bring Thor into the same universe their previous movies occupy, don't be. I'm happy to report Thor is not only great, but it kicks open the...
View Article30 MINUTES OR LESS Set Visit Recap and Video Blog
Jesse Eisenberg is sitting on the hood of his pizza delivery car in an abandoned junkyard. He's been tied up. Standing nearby are Danny McBride and Nick Swardson. They're wearing normal clothing,...
View ArticleGREEN LANTERN Set Visit Video Blog
When you visit a movie set, you never know how many of the secrets will be revealed. Sometimes you leave without learning much about the movie, and when the trailer is released and it tells you the...
View ArticleX-MEN: FIRST CLASS Reaction (Video Blog)
Earlier today I got to watch Matthew Vaughn's X-Men: First Class. While we're not allowed to write a review, we've been given permission to write our initial thoughts. If you were nervous the latest...
View ArticleTHE MUPPETS Set Visit (Video Blog)
I'm standing inside The Muppet Theater. On my right, I can see where Statler and Waldorf would sit and heckle the performances. On stage in front of me, I watch as some of the crew attempts to get...
View ArticleHARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS Set Visit and Video Blog
I'm standing in the Great Hall at Hogwarts. I see Snape positioned where Dumbledore used to stand at the top of the steps. As the new Headmaster, Snape is addressing a room full of students. He's...
View ArticleJOHN CARTER Video Blog: Reaction to Footage, the Teaser Trailer, and a Lot More
John Carter can't stand up. When he does, he falls over. Finally, after putting in a lot of effort, he's able to take a step and he jumps about thirty feet. He's stunned. Looking around, he has no...
View ArticleFINAL DESTINATION 5 Set Visit Video Blog
The set visit video blogs I post are usually professional. We usually stay on topic. We usually just talk about what we did on set, the highlights from who we interviewed, and what we thought. But...
View Article30 Things to Know About UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING From Our Set Visit; Plus Video...
Back in early May, I got to visit the set of Underworld: Awakening when the production was filming in Vancouver. While on set, I got to watch Kate Beckinsale and Michael Ealy film a few scenes that...
View Article20 Things to Know About REAL STEEL From Our Set Visit; Plus Video Blog Recap
If you've been reading the site for the past two years, you know we've been following Real Steel since its inception. When the movie was first announced, I was one of many who thought that director...
View ArticleNew Behind-the-Scenes THE HOBBIT Video Blog Explores the Movie’s 3D; Provides...
In the latest video blog for The Hobbit, writer-director Peter Jackson says, "Shooting The Hobbit in 3D is a dream-come-true. If I had had the ability to shoot The Lord of the Rings in 3D, I certainly...
View Article20 Things to Know About SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS From Our Set...
Moriarty (Jared Harris) is sitting at a table inside the Hotel De La Ville in Paris surrounded by people. He’s reading a newspaper inside the cafe. After a few seconds, someone walks in to tell him...
View Article35 Things to Know About THE AVENGERS from our Set Visit; Plus a Two-Part...
Parts of New York City are in ruins from an alien attack. The damage is severe. Buildings have crumbled. Cars are overturned. In one area of the city, someone is fighting back. His name is...
View ArticleSony CinemCon 2012 Video Blog Recap Includes World Premiere of SKYFALL Teaser...
When Sony took the stage at CinemaCon 2012 yesterday afternoon in Las Vegas, they had a short one hour window to show off their various upcoming movies. As we sat in the darkened theater waiting for...
View Article35 Things to Know About PARANORMAN From Our Set Visit; Plus Video Blog Recap...
In the middle of February, I was able to visit LAIKA Studios in Hillsboro, Oregon to get an early look at their upcoming 3D stop-motion movie ParaNorman. As a big stop-motion fan, it was incredibly...
View Article20 Things to Know About the TOTAL RECALL Remake from Our Set Visit; Plus...
Colin Farrell is holding a futuristic black gun that fires energy rather than bullets. He's standing behind a sliding white door inside a capsule that travels through the center of the Earth. Inside...
View ArticleLatest Video Blog for THE HOBBIT Focuses on Comic-Con and the Final Days of...
The latest video blog for director Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has gone up, and it’s quite the treat. At the film’s Comic-Con panel (you can read my recap right here), Jackson...
View ArticleSteve Has Seen DreamWorks Animation’s RISE OF THE GUARDIANS; Watch a Video...
With Rise of the Guardians opening November 21, last week I got to see the finished film at DreamWorks Animation and it’s really well done. Not only is the animation great to look at, it’s got a...
View ArticleJACK RYAN Set Visit Preview; Plus a Short Video Blog
In late October, somewhere in central London, I got to visit the set of director Kenneth Branagh’s Jack Ryan franchise reboot, aptly named "Jack Ryan" along with a few other online reporters. The film...
View ArticleMarvel Shows Us 15 Minutes of IRON MAN 3; Watch a Spoiler Free Video Blog Recap
If you were somehow nervous Shane Black (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang) couldn't handle directing Iron Man 3, it's time to relax. Right before the Super Bowl, Marvel invited a number of domestic and...
View ArticleSony Shows the New Trailer from Neill Blomkamp’s ELYSIUM Plus 10 Minutes of...
Did you like District 9? Imagine if writer-director Neill Blomkamp had 100 million more dollars to play with and access to huge movie stars like Matt Damon and Jodie Foster to help tell his next...
View Article35 Things to Know About NOW YOU SEE ME From Our Set Visit; Plus Video Blog Recap
About a year ago, I got to visit the set of director Louis Leterrier’s Now You See Me with a few other online reporters when the production was filming a key 3rd act scene in New York City. The film...
View ArticleSTAR TREK INTO DARKNESS Spoiler Free Video Blog Review
I see a lot of movies. All too often, as I'm watching something in a darkened theater, I can't help but think about real life. What email am I missing? Is anything going on with the site that I...
View ArticleVideo Blog: Steve’s Thoughts on Ben Stiller’s THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
Earlier today I got to check out Ben Stiller's latest directorial effort The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. In the film, Stiller stars as the eponymous LIFE Magazine negative asset manager who,...
View Article47 RONIN Set Visit with Video Blog Recap and New Images
I feel like I've been transported back hundreds of years to medieval Japan. In front of me are over a hundred samurai warriors with each group in its own color (red, gold and purple) and we're...
View Article40 Things to Know About JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT From Our Set Visit; Plus...
Director Kenneth Branagh’s Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit opens January 17th. Based on the Tom Clancy character, the original story follows Jack Ryan (played by Chris Pine) as he uncovers a financial...
View ArticleCinemaCon Video Blog: TRANSFORMERS 4,TMNT, LUCY, FAST & FURIOUS 7, UNBROKEN,...
With CinemaCon in full swing in Las Vegas, over the past 24 hours I've managed to see the first footage from a lot of upcoming movies from Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios. Yesterday,...
View ArticleDAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Reaction Video Blog
This is one of those times I wish Peter and I had a chance to re-record our video blog prior to posting. About two weeks ago, we were able to view an almost finished version of director Matt Reeves'...
View ArticleOver 80 Things to Know About GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY from our Set Visit; Plus...
Last September, when director James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy was filming outside London, I got to visit the set with a few other reporters. While I knew a bit about the diverse characters...
View ArticleNew SPECTRE Video Blog Has Director Sam Mendes Talking about Bond’s Latest...
A new Spectre video blog has gone online, and it has director Sam Mendes providing some interesting details about the plot. As we previously reported, the film’s logline is: A cryptic message from...
View ArticleWarner Bros. CinemaCon Video Blog Recap: VACATION, CREED, BLACK MASS, and More
While Paramount mostly focused on two films during their CinemaCon presentation (Terminator Genisys and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation), Warner Bros. took a different path by showcasing almost...
View ArticleNew ‘Spectre’ Video Blog Goes into the Practical Effects Behind the Action...
We’re just a couple months away from a new James Bond film, and Sony has released a new Spectre video blog that goes into action scenes. Specifically, this video blog examines the reliance on practical...
View ArticleCinemaCon Video Blog: Paramount Reveals ‘Story of Your Life’; Where’s New...
With CinemaCon opening its doors to theater owners yesterday in Las Vegas, last night Paramount’s Rob Moore took the stage to open this year’s con by showing off tons of footage from their upcoming...
View Article‘Justice League’ Set Visit Video Recap: Here’s What We Learned
A few days ago I got to do something very cool: I spent the day on the London set of Zack Snyder’s Justice League along with a number of other reporters. While I’m normally prevented from revealing...
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