Everybody knows movie studios exist only to make a profit. Unfortunately, directorial creativity is often times not in line with what a studio sees as a big money maker and since studios, more often than not, have say in the final cut of the movie, a lot of ingenuity gets scrapped in favor of playing it safe.
Fans had the chance to put themselves in J.K. Rowling\'s world with the 3D portion of \"Order of the Phoenix\" and are able to explore Hogwarts courtesy of the Harry Potter Exhibition. But any true fan knows that a trip to England is a must. For those needing a fix prior to the \"Half-Blood Prince,\" here\'s a look at five likely Potter locales.
Based on the true story of the highest-ranking corporate whistleblower in U.S. history. Matt Damon, Joel McHale, Scott Bakula, and a comedic ensemble cast star in \'The Informant\', the latest film from award winning director Steven Soderbergh due out in September.
He talks about how the effects might be transformed in this new computer generated world, making it look low-tech, the unproduced draft of Ghostbusters in Hell script, and how the project is developing, and the danger of making sequels.
LuckyHave you ever helped a stranger out, offered them a ride or invinvited them into your home? Thought you were being charitable, kind of giving? Well think again.
She could have been in the hottest movie of the summer. Instead, Lindsay Lohan, 23, declined the role of stripper Jade in The Hangover after declaring the screenplay \"had no potential,\"...
\"Predators\" will be shot in Rodriguez\'s home state of Texas on a lean budget and so far removed from Hollywood that it is doesn\'t get run through the often bruising machinery of the studio. \"You can find some alien landscapes in Texas for sure,\" Rodriguez said.
Anyone following the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince news for the past year knows that things have been rocky. Die-hard fans winced as reviews flooded in after the preliminary screenings (particularly one in Chicago), preaching mostly disappointment and negativity.
People love twist endings. Anyone who says otherwise is full of crap. But there are good twist endings and there are bad twist endings, and sometimes it\'s a toss-up. Here\'s a list of some noteworthy twist endings.
Movie sequels that don\'t suck are rare creatures — like flying unicorns — but they do exist. But nobody\'s ever been able to find an example of a third movie in a series that didn\'t self-immolate. Why is that? After yesterday\'s list of sequels that don\'t suck here\'s a list of threequels that do suck.
That\'s right, the famous SNL skit is getting closer to the big screen. Will Forte and Kristen Wiig will reprise their roles. Some serious Hollywood actors are being considered for other roles...
This weekend, yet another third installment hit theaters like a jackhammer on half-speed, proving once again that when art goes up against commerce, commerce beats the hell out of art. With a jackhammer. Granted, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs isn’t a terrible movie – it’s just a sublimely average film, and it’s nowhere near as good as its predeces
There\'s nothing quite like a good Movie Bastard. If done well, proper bastards can be the difference between a good film and a great one. If done really well, they can help raise a movie to classic status. Movie Bastards may come in all shapes and sizes, but they all share a propensity for being complete, well, bastards. Here are the 40 greatest!
Assuming Revenge of the Fallen becomes the ninth member of the $400 million club, we thought it would be interesting to compare it to the first eight movies that passed that threshold. The graph below takes into account box office gross, widest theatrical releases, and Rotten Tomatoes rankings.