Movies

Vox spoke with effects artist Todd A. Marks about the work that goes into showing computers and devices in movies. Marks and his colleagues don’t just make fake websites or programs – they often shoot their own scenes, scrounge for old tech, and secure licenses.

400,000 soldiers. Three days to retreat. The teaser for Christopher Nolan’s World War II film was already perfect, but in case you needed to see more of it, here’s it’s debut trailer. Starring Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy and Kenneth Branagh.

Screen Junkies takes on the The Empire Strikes Back of movie sequels. Don’t worry – they didn’t find much to complain about Star Wars’ greatest episode. Except for the incest vibes. And Yoda’s weak-ass training routine. And Boba Fett’s screen time.  And Luke’s IQ.

YouTuber Sleepy Skunk presents their much-awaited movie trailer mashup. Trailers are getting better and better at making a movie seem leagues better than it really is, but this video reminds us that 2016 did have its share of great films, especially animated ones.

Cinematographer Robert Yeoman is the longtime partner of directors Wes Anderson and Paul Feig. He spoke with the Oscars about how he starts working on a film, where he gets inspiration, and the nervousness he feels with each new project.

Charlize Theron and Kurt Russell join the Fast and Furious and financially fantastic franchise for its latest installment. Gang leader Dom Toretto appears to turn his back on his team, probably because the Winter Soldier killed his mom Martha.

(PG-13: Language, Flashing images) “The whole point of editing is to get the most out of a film emotionally.” Channel Criswell gives us a brief history of film editing before going through several editing techniques and emphasizing editing for emotional context.

“Knowing is good. But knowing everything is better.” Emma Watson stars as a new employee at a tech and social media giant in this drama about privacy in the digital age. Also starring Tom Hanks, Karen Gillan and John Boyega. Based on Dave Eggers’ eponymous novel.

Screen Junkies immolates one of the most disappointing movies of the year. Watch as they hilariously comment on its incredibly apt title, expose the script written for people with short term memory loss, and come up with the best name for Jared Leto’s joke of a performance.

(PG-13) From Horrible Bosses, King of Kong and The Goldbergs director Seth Gordon comes a Seth Rogen-style comedy masquerading as a Baywatch reboot. Considering no one asked for it, this is probably the best outcome. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron and Alexandra Daddario.

“You’re not in the burger business. You’re in the real estate business.” Michael Keaton stars as the late businessman Ray Kroc, who – for better or for worse – revolutionized franchising and turned McDonald’s into the American icon that it is today.

CineFix showcases the various kinds of title sequences – some introduce characters, some actually start the story, and some simply set the tone – while going through its top 10 picks of this artwork within an artwork. You won’t argue with their top pick.

CineFix reminds us that the first Rocky movie came out 40 years ago. In honor of the film, they dug up a handful of trivia about it, including the fact that Rocky’s stair dance is actually being played in reverse. Adrian! Aaaadriaaaan

(PG-13: Language, Gore) James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, Super) wrote and produced this thriller which has a pretty insane premise – employees are locked down in their office and instructed that they must kill three co-workers, or the company will kill six others.

With the help of a massive treadmill, some set pieces and a bunch of projectors, stuntman Damien Walters and his pals recreated a bunch of classic movie stunts in a room that reminds us of one of Star Trek TNG’s holodecks.

The Film Theorists make a wild claim that could answer why Rogue One‘s characters are not mentioned in the original Star Wars trilogy. Their speculation is based on concept art for The Force Awakens. We’re not buying it, but it sure is interesting. Skip to 11:12.

Lessons from the Screenplay looks at the similarities in the scripts of Whiplash and Black Swan to see how one can tell a story about the obsessed artist – specifically the obsessed performer. Then he points out how their endings diverge to emphasize different points.

Jyn Erso trusts the Process Force, K-2SO does a no-look grenade toss and X-Wings dance in space in our latest look at Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Tickets for the movie go on sale on 11/28/16.

Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver and Liam Neeson play 17th century Portuguese priests trying to spread their faith in Japan in Martin Scorsese’s epic adaptation of the critically-acclaimed eponymous novel by Shusaku Endo.

“Don’t regret the things you do. Just things you don’t.” A young man blames his mom’s hospitalization on his stepdad. He meets a thug that makes his revenge fantasy come true. Or did it? This neo-noir thriller shows two paths that its main character could take.

“Kong’s a pretty good king. Keeps to himself mostly.” Our latest look at Kong: Skull Island is a stark contrast from the first trailer. Apparently, it’s more lighthearted than you’d think. Also the titular island doesn’t have one, not two, but a metric crapton of giant creatures.

Industrial Light & Magic shares some of the visual effects work that they did for the movie Warcraft. As you may have guessed, it’s basically the entire movie. The Alliance. The Horde. Their hair. All of it.

Natalie Portman stars as the late Jackie Kennedy Onassis in this critically-acclaimed biographical drama about the former US First Lady’s life before and after the assassination of her first husband, President Jack F. Kennedy. Premieres 12/2/16.

“Think of the one thing you’ve always wanted. Now find it in your mind’s eye, and feel it in your heart.” Emma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens stars as The Beast in Disney’s live action adaptation of a tale as old as time. Well, as old as 1740. Premieres 3/17/17.

Joe Coughlin is the son of a prominent Boston police captain in the 1920’s. But the height of the Prohibition lures him into becoming a mobster. An adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s eponymous crime novel starring, written and directed by Ben Affleck.