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Top 5: Xbox One Reveal, Man Of Steel Final Trailer, The Hangover Part III Interviews, The World’S End, Before Midnight Interviews
2 hours ago
Whether you're a gamer or not, if you have the slightest interest in pop culture happenings then you probably know that Microsoft announced its next-gen console, the Xbox One, earlier this week. As someone who has already decided to throw all of my console eggs into Microsoft's basket, I was a little disappointed that my two primary questions: 1) "When can I get it?" and 2) "For how much?" weren't answered. Nevertheless, the Interwebs are also filled with grumblings from undecided consumers who thought Microsoft's big reveal focused too much on the other entertainment features of the One as opposed to the gaming experience (see this amusingly edited video of the announcement as an example of their frustration). Don't get me wrong, I couldn't care less about using my Xbox to check fantasy football stats and/or being able to power the console on with my voice as opposed to the physically »
- Jason Barr
Hero Complex Gallery Unveils “Arch Nemesis” Show Featuring Villain Art from Laurent Durieux, Craig Drake, and More
2 hours ago
Last night, Hero Complex Gallery opened their new show, "Arch Nemesis", and the villains were out in force. The walls were packed with a spectacular amount of art, from established artists such as Laurent Durieux and Craig Drake, to new artists like Tim Caballero and Lauren Morreale. Check out pics from the show and find out how you can win a Durieux Peter Pan on wood after the jump. While Laurent's Peter Pan piece was a must have even before the doors opened, very few people were walking away with just one new thing for their wall. In fact, I picked up an amazing mixed media piece from Chef featuring a spray painted Joker, with Gid inks, and real shredded and burned money. A tiny edition of 5 and all were hand done! With only a couple things selling out, there will plenty available for the online sale, today May 25th at 1pm Pst, »
- Jeff Morreale
Friday Box Office: Fast & Furious 6 Blows by The Hangover III to Start Crowded Memorial Day Weekend
6 hours ago
Today is like Christmas for box office nerds - giant franchises, an over-packed holiday schedule, all-time records on the line? In my world, it’s about as exciting as it gets. Three major new releases join an already saturated marketplace this weekend – The Hangover Part III, Fast & Furious 6 and the animated Epic. For weeks, box office watchers have wondered how the unusual decision to set two major studio sequels (targeting roughly the same audience) opposite each other would play out. Now its time to open our presents. The Hangover III got an early start (opening Thursday with an estimated $11.7 million including Wednesday pm and midnight previews), but Fast & Furious 6 will be the undisputed Memorial Day winner. From 3,658 locations, the Universal release took in an estimated $38.2 million. That’s a new record for the 12 year-old franchise, topping the $34.4 million of 2011’s Fast Five. At this point, Fast 6 is expected to »
- Nicole Pedersen
Confessions of an Indiana Jones Virgin: Allison Watches Raiders Of The Lost Ark for the First Time
18 hours ago
First of all, what was the MPAA like in the past? This movie has a PG rating? As I heard someone say recently, "PG in the 80s translates to a light R now." Nazi faces melt off, a man gets cut into pieces by a propeller blade, there are innumerable corpses and there's a foul-mouthed broad smoking and drinking … if I was 10 years old I would be losing my mind right now (with excitement). Actually, my current self was pretty excited, too. Raiders of the Lost Ark caught me immediately with a classic, old Hollywood shot of Our Hero Indy (Harrison Ford) emerging from the shadows. The music, the shot -- everything was a classic set up of "this is the good guy, and he's going to save the day." What's not to like? Then there are three corpses in the first ten minutes. Bring me some more popcorn. This just got real. »
- Allison Keene
Catch an Early Screening of The Purge in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, or Austin
24 May 2013 3:44 PM, PDT
If you have any interest whatsoever in seeing the upcoming home-invasion thriller The Purge free and/or early, then this post may be of interest to you. We here at Collider are giving away passes to an early screening of the Ethan Hawke-fronted film to some of our lucky readers in five cities. For those unaware, the pic takes place in a world where the government keeps the peace by sanctioning an annual 12-hour period where everything—including murder—becomes legal. During this madness, a family inside a gated community fights to survive without turning into monsters themselves. The screenings are on June 3rd in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, and Austin, so hit the jump to find out how you can get passes. In order to obtain passes to the screening, click on this link and sign up. These passes are first come, first serve so you need to act fast. »
- Adam Chitwood
New Featurette for White House Down Goes Behind the Scenes of Roland Emmerich’s Actioner
24 May 2013 3:32 PM, PDT
Sony Pictures has released a new featurette for director Roland Emmerich’s upcoming actioner White House Down. The story follows a rejected Secret Service applicant (Channing Tatum) who must save the President (Jamie Foxx) when a heavily-armed paramilitary group takes over the White House. We saw in the most recent trailer that the pic has an almost buddy cop feel to it, and this featurette shows off a few new bits of footage that continue to be promising. We also get a fascinating look behind the scenes at the massive sets that Emmerich built in order to re-create the White House, as he shot almost exclusively on soundstages for the film. Hit the jump to watch the featurette, and if you missed any of Steve’s set visit coverage be sure to check out 35 things to know and his interviews with Tatum, Emmerich, producers Brad Fischer and Reid Carolin, producer Harold Kloser, »
- Adam Chitwood
Superman Apparently Likes Cheeseburgers in Man Of Steel Hardee’s Commercial
24 May 2013 2:42 PM, PDT
The age-old question of “Does Superman like cheesburgers?” may or may not have finally been answered. Hardee’s/Carl’s Jr. has released a new commercial tied to Warner Bros.’ upcoming film Man of Steel, and Superman himself Henry Cavill makes an appearance in the ad. I would’ve given the spot top marks if it had showed Superman actually taking a giant bite out of one of Hardee’s unreasonably ginormous burgers, but alas Supes only shows up to do more city damage with his power thrusting. Hit the jump to watch the commercial. Man of Steel opens in 3D on June 14th. Here’s the official synopsis for Man of Steel: In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time. Clark Kent/Kal-El (Cavill) is a young twentysomething journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond anyone’s imagination. Transported to Earth years ago from Krypton, »
- Adam Chitwood
Chris O’Dowd & Aziz Ansari Talk Epic, Improvising, Thor: The Dark World, Ansari’s Scripts, Ice Age 4: Continental Drift and Michele Bachmann
24 May 2013 12:45 PM, PDT
For the record, Chris O’Dowd and Aziz Ansari, I was totally onto you. Appropriately, the comedy duo serves as Epic’s comedic relief, Grub (O’Dowd) the snail and Mub (Ansari) the slug. When Grub isn’t dreaming of joining the ranks of the Leaf Men and Mub isn’t hitting on Mary Katherine (voice by Amanda Seyfried), the pair is in charge of keeping a very special little pod moist. It sounds like a silly job, but if that pod doesn’t bloom in the moonlight, the entire forest could wilt at the hands of the leader of the Boggans, Mandrake (voiced by Christoph Waltz). When Ansari wasn’t rising to the challenge and seeing how many times he could squeeze Ice Age 4: Continental Drift into a single interview, we discussed how they fleshed out their characters while the animators put the world of Epic together, to Ansari’s amusement, »
- Perri Nemiroff
Horrors Abound in New Motion Poster for Carrie
24 May 2013 12:21 PM, PDT
Just in time for the holiday weekend, Screen Gems has released a new motion poster for director Kimberly Peirce’s (Boys Don’t Cry) adaptation of the Stephen King novel Carrie. For those unfamiliar, the film revolves around a young girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) who discovers she has telekinetic powers and who is abused at home by her ultra-religious mother (Julianne Moore) and tormented at school by her peers. This motion poster shows flashes of some of the more horror-infused scenes that were gleaned in the recent theatrical trailer, but the crux of the poster boasts a twist on the famous line, “Keep Calm and Carrie On.” Hit the jump to check out the motion poster. The film also stars Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday, Ansel Elgort, Alex Russell, and Gabriella Wilde. Carrie opens on October 18th. Via the film’s Tumblr page. Here’s the official synopsis for Carrie: A »
- Adam Chitwood
Rockstar Games Announces Special Edition and Collector’s Edition for Grand Theft Auto V
24 May 2013 12:04 PM, PDT
Most A-list games now come with special editions and collector's editions. The special edition costs a little bit more, and throws in some nice gameplay perks with a little swag. The collector's edition costs a lot more, comes with everything the special edition has, more gameplay stuff, and then throws in even more swag. Grand Theft Auto V is no exception. Everyone who pre-orders will get access to the "Atomic Blimp". The special edition comes with a steelbook case, blueprint map, stunt plane, special ability boost, additional weapons, and bonus outfits, tattoos, etc. The collector's edition comes with all that stuff along with a New Era "Los Santos" cap, a security deposit bag with logo key, unique vehicles and garage, and custom characters (e.g. Niko Bellic from Grand Theft Auto IV). Hit the jump to see images of the editions and for the press release, which contains more details »
- Matt Goldberg
First Trailer for Ain’T Them Bodies Saints Starring Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, and Ben Foster
24 May 2013 11:01 AM, PDT
The first trailer for the Sundance hit Ain’t Them Bodies Saints has been released online. The film centers on a young outlaw couple played by Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck who are apprehended by the law and must deal with the consequences of their actions, Affleck’s character escapes prison years later and sets out to find his lover and daughter in 1970s Texas Hill Country. Writer/director David Lowery’s debut feature drew positive reviews and comparisons to the work of Terrence Malick at Sundance, and after watching this trailer it’s not hard to see why. Not only is his visual style eloquent and poetic, but the story almost feels like a spin on Malick’s Badlands. The trailer promises a slew of fine performances and a nuanced, character-centric story, and I’m eager to catch the full film when it hits theaters. Hit the jump to watch the trailer, »
- Adam Chitwood
Tom Cruise Drops Out of Man From U.N.C.L.E. to Focus on Mission: Impossible 5
24 May 2013 10:34 AM, PDT
In a rather unexpected development, director Guy Ritchie’s adaptation of the popular TV series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. has lost its leading man. Tom Cruise was originally set to star in the Warner Bros. spy pic, which is being planned as a potential franchise-starter, but with a fall production start-date looming Cruise has now vacated the starring role in order to focus his efforts on getting Mission: Impossible 5 off the ground. The film had recently started filling out its cast with Armie Hammer signing on to co-star and Alicia Vikander (Anna Karenina) entering talks to play the film’s female lead, but Ritchie must now start searching to fill his leading role . Hit the jump for more on the future of both U.N.C.L.E. and Mission: Impossible 5. Warner Bros.' adaptation of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. »
- Adam Chitwood
4 Clips from Arrested Development: Season 4
24 May 2013 10:26 AM, PDT
Four clips have been released for the fourth season of Arrested Development. Earlier this week, I posted six questions about the upcoming season, and these clips provide some answers. First, the language will still be bleeped, which is a nice touch (although we don't know if it will be bleeped throughout the season; it's just bleeped in this instance). Also, there's a throwback to the confusion regarding bees and beads. Hit the jump to check out the clips. Arrested Development: Season 4 premieres on May 26th. Via Netflix. »
- Matt Goldberg
Justin Bartha and Heather Graham Talk The Hangover Part III, Their Characters’ Evolution, The New Normal’s Cancellation & Controversy, and More
24 May 2013 10:20 AM, PDT
With director Todd Phillips’ comedy sequel The Hangover Part III opening this week, I recently participated in a roundtable interview with Justin Bartha and Heather Graham. In the final installment to the popular franchise, we find Stu (Ed Helms), Phil (Bradley Cooper), and Doug (Bartha) en route to taking Alan (Zach Galifianakis) to a psychiatric hospital when the gang is side-trekked by a mysterious man (John Goodman) who kidnaps Doug and forces the wolf pack to track down Mr. Chow (Ken Jeong), who stole $21 million from Goodman’s character. As you might expect, chaos ensues. For more on the film, watch the red band trailer or check out over forty images. During the interview, Bartha and Graham talked about making the film, working with the baby from the first film again, collaborating with Phillips, if Graham came up with a backstory for her character, what it's like to be back »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Confessions of an Indiana Jones Virgin: Allison Watches All 4 Indiana Jones Films for the First Time
24 May 2013 9:52 AM, PDT
So here it has happened again, another strange gap in my movie knowledge has been uncovered: I've never seen any of the Indiana Jones movies. Like with Star Wars, I'm not sure I have any explanation beyond that my parents aren't that into movies, and I was busy watching a lot of TV. And on the whole, based on my straw poll research, in my day [reaches for cane] girls weren't really steered towards those kinds of movies; at least, before they became such huge hits. In any case, I remedied some of this cinematic gap starting in high school, and ended up minoring in film in college. What you may not know about many film programs though is that they tend to end their discussion of cinema around 1968 (it took so long to get to talkies in my semesters of film history that when Al Jolson spoke actual words in The Jazz Singer »
- Allison Keene
Alia Shawkat Talks Arrested Development, Reading the First Script, Discovering Maeby Fünke As an Adult, Shooting Episodes Simultaneously & Binge Watching
24 May 2013 9:50 AM, PDT
Much to the surprise and joy of every Arrested Development fan, the Emmy Award-winning comedy series following the wildly eccentric and entertainingly dysfunctional Bluth family is back with 15 new episodes debuting on Netflix on May 26th. Having seen the first new episode, I can say that the show is as twisted and funny as ever, and feels like it hasn’t missed a beat in the seven years since the last episode aired. From creator/writer Mitch Hurwitz, the series stars Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, David Cross, Portia de Rossi, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor and Jessica Walter. At the show’s press day, actress Alia Shawkat spoke to Collider for this exclusive interview about when she realized that the show’s return was actually real, the concern that they wouldn’t live up to the memory fans have of it, what it was like to read that first script again, »
- Christina Radish
DVD Deal: The West Wing: The Complete Series Collection for $79.99
24 May 2013 9:24 AM, PDT
Amazon's Gold Box Deal of the Day is The West Wing: The Complete Series Collection for $79.99 (73% off its $299.99 list price). The first four seasons is among the best television ever made. The writing is top-notch, the performances are unforgettable, and it's constantly uplifting. If you bought these seasons individually, you'd be paying over $80, so this box set is already a good deal. Throw in the last three seasons (season 5 is rough, but the show picks back up in seasons 6 and 7), and today's deal is definitely a bargain. Like all Gold Box deals, it’s only good while supplies last or until midnight tonight. Click here to buy. For hundreds of additional DVD and Blu-ray deals, click here. Note: Collider earns a small referral fee when our readers purchase something on Amazon through one of our links. The money generated helps pay our staff and keep the site running. Thank »
- Matt Goldberg
Hannibal Recap: “Trou Normand”
24 May 2013 9:19 AM, PDT
After last week's incredible, incredible presentation, Hannibal turned more towards a procedural this week with a regular Case of the Week. As I've said in the past, the show is at its best when it doesn't have to shoehorn these stories in (like the one about the man who saw heads on fire), because it distracts from the excellence of the rest of the series and what we are most interested in. Still, the point of the totem pole of bodies is, as has been the case all season, to send Will further and further down the rabbit hole of his own mind, perpetuating a kind of self abuse by forcing himself into the minds of these killers when his own mind isn't strong enough to handle it. Hit the jump for more on on why "this is my legacy." Even though the standard issue cases of the week aren't »
- Allison Keene
Jamie Foxx Says The Amazing Spider-man 2 Will Be Going to Comic-Con
24 May 2013 7:30 AM, PDT
In 2011, The Amazing Spider-Man went to Comic-Con, and showed off the first footage of The Lizard (the reaction on Twitter from my peers seemed to be "That looks like Killer Croc, and I hope they do more work on the CGI"). The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is set to kick off the 2014 summer movie season, and so it looks like Sony is bringing the movie for a panel at this summer's San Diego Comic-Con, which runs from July 18 - 21st. Jamie Foxx, who plays the villain Electro, tells Yahoo! Movies, "Now I'm just waiting to get to Comic-Con and see how people respond to it." People will probably be enthusiastic. They love Spider-Man, and while The Amazing Spider-Man is a misfire, it didn't kill off interest in the reboot. There's still a great cast, and hopefully the script is stronger this time around. The film also stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, »
- Matt Goldberg
Before Midnight Review
24 May 2013 7:00 AM, PDT
[This is a re-post from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Before Midnight opens today in limited release. Click here to find out when the film will open near you.] Richard Linklater's 1995 film Before Sunrise is a love story. His 2004 follow-up, Before Sunset, is a life story. His latest film, Before Midnight, is a lived-in love story. The relationship of Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) resumes at its most complicated point where we see what happens nine years after true love. Once again, Linklater and his co-writers (also Hawke and Delpy) have delivered an honest and thoughtful romance that truly taps into the maturity of its lead characters. Although the story falters when the focus pulls back from its protagonists, Before Midnight firmly establishes the trilogy as a unique and remarkable accomplishment that manages to always find the humor, tragedy, frustration, and desire in a brutally honest love story. Nine years after the ending of Before Sunset, Jesse and Celine are now married with twin daughters. Jesse and Celine have just spent the summer in Greece with »
- Matt Goldberg
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