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Wesley Snipes Released From Prison
5 April 2013 1:54 PM, PDT
April 15 is almost here, so you'd better file that tax return soon or else you might end up like Wesley Snipes. The “Blade” actor recently got out of prison after serving three years on tax evasion charges. According to TMZ, Snipes was released from McKean Federal Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania on April 2 and will continue to be under house arrest until July 19. The 50-year-old was convinced in 2008 on three misdemeanor counts for failing to file his tax returns and cheating the government out of $7 million. Throughout the case, Snipes maintained his innocence and blamed two co-defendants for advising him wrongly. But the government said he was part of a radical anti-tax group that doesn't believe the Internal Revenue Service has the power to collect taxes. His legal troubles have derailed Snipes's acting career. He had been set to star in Spike Lee's 2008 movie “Miracle at St. Anna,” but he was replaced by Derek Luke. »
- Kelly Woo
'Crimson Peak' Cast: Jessica Chastain Joins Emma Stone in Guillermo del Toro's Gothic Romance
5 April 2013 12:32 PM, PDT
The stars continue to circle director Guillermo del Toro's next project, “Crimson Peak.” According to the Hollywood Reporter, Oscar-nominated actress Jessica Chastain is just the latest addition to the cast of luminaries, which includes Emma Stone, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Charlie Hunnam. This isn't the first time the “Zero Dark Thirty” star has worked with del Toro; she headlined the surprise hit “Mama,” a supernatural thriller that he produced. In fact, del Toro's almost becoming Christopher Nolan-like in casting actors in multiple films. Hunnam is also starring in his summer sci-fi robot spectacle, “Pacific Rim.” “Crimson Peak” is a “ghost story and gothic romance,” del Toro told Total Film. The movie revolves around a woman who discovers her husband isn't who she thought he was. “It's at the turn of the century and half of the movie takes place in America, and the other half takes place in a crumbling »
- Kelly Woo
'Evil Dead' YouReview: Movie-Goers Can't Get Enough Blood, Gore
5 April 2013 11:45 AM, PDT
"Evil Dead," a reboot of the 1981 cult horror hit, has been generating quite a lot of buzz about how gruesome, walkout-inciting, and faint-inducing it is proving to be. In Fede Alvarez's reimagining, five young people hole up in a cabin to help a drug-addicted friend (Jane Levy) get sober. They get more than they bargained for when they accidentally summon demons from the nearby woods, with incredibly gory, blood-soaked results. Moviefone caught up with movie-goers leaving a late-night showing of the shocking flick to find out if they were "in" or "out." Watch the video above. Earlier On Moviefone: 'Evil Dead' Review: 10 Things You Need to Know »
- Dana Taddeo
'Jurassic Park' vs. 'Evil Dead': Which Movie Should You See This Weekend? (Video)
5 April 2013 8:42 AM, PDT
Dinos or demons, what's it going to be? Two highly-anticipated films hit theaters today: the remastered, 3D-ified classic "Jurassic Park" and the horror reboot "Evil Dead," based on the 1981 cult hit. With movies like these flexing their box office (and nostalgia) muscle, how is it possible to decide which one to spend your money on this weekend? Well, luckily, Mr. Moviefone (aka Russ Leatherman), and Moviefone's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Hayne, appeared on HuffPost Live, along with host Jacob Soboroff, to discuss the weekend's biggest releases and talk about what the death of critic Roger Ebert means for movies. »
- Dana Taddeo
'Jurassic Park 3D': For $35,000 You Can Watch the Spielberg Re-Release in Your Very Own Home
5 April 2013 8:07 AM, PDT
Want to see “Jurassic Park 3D” this weekend but don't want the inconvenience of strangers coughing on you, the indignity of rude ushers, and the burden of wearing actual pants? Well, for around $35,000, you can have the privilege of seeing a 20-year old movie that runs on pay cable at least twice a day, in glorious 3D and in the privacy of your own home. According to a report in the Hollywood Reporter, a new company called Prima Cinema is offering people with the cash this exclusive, unprecedented chance. To explain: Prima (which is backed by both Universal Pictures and Best Buy Capital) installs a special box in your home, if you have the right home theater set up. This box will cost you $35,000. The box allows films to be projected and, more importantly, to be securely delivered over the internet. Then, for select movies (only a handful of which »
- Drew Taylor
'Carrie' Trailer: Good Girl Gone Bad... Really Bad (Video)
4 April 2013 6:54 PM, PDT
Who's that covered in all that blood? Oh, it's just Carrie. Again. If you're like us, you've been anxiously awaiting the trailer for the talent-packed (Julianne Moore! Chloe Grace Moretz!) remake of "Carrie." Brian De Palma's 1976, Sissy Spacek-starring horror flick (based on the Stephen King novel) may not have been perfect, but it certainly had enough going on (Piper Laurie's appropriately over-the-top performance, for one) to warrant the question How're you going to top that? Well, ladies and gentlemen, the trailer has dropped, and we finally have a real glimpse of the look, feel, and tone of Kimberly Peirce's ("Boys Don't Cry") modern-day stab at the story of a telekinetically-inclined high-school student with a mom who thinks puberty is the Devil's playground. Watch the trailer, take a moment, and decide: Are you excited for the reboot of "Carrie"? »
- Tim Hayne
Remembering Roger Ebert
4 April 2013 5:17 PM, PDT
We will never see Roger Ebert's like again. There was much to admire about the legendary film critic -- his taste, his generosity to friends and strangers (especially writers who basked in his encouragement), and his tireless work ethic, even as his health deteriorated and robbed him of the ability to eat, drink, and speak. Most of all, there was that indomitable voice, the one so certain of the rightness of its opinions (about movies, religion, politics, rice cookers, London walking trips, and so much else), the one that remained optimistic about its own future even as recently as two days before he died at age 70. But the one thing Roger had that no other critic (save his longtime TV partner Gene Siskel, who died in 1999) ever had or ever will have again is the ear of a mass audience. Having brought intelligent film criticism to TV, Siskel and »
- Gary Susman
Barbra Streisand Set to Direct Margaret Bourke-White and Erskine Caldwell Biopic
4 April 2013 2:16 PM, PDT
Babs is getting back behind the camera. Barbra Streisand, the legendary singer and actress, is set to direct her fourth feature film, her first since 1996. The as-yet-untitled story centers around the romance between groundbreaking photographer Margaret Bourke-White and author Erskine Caldwell, who collaborated on several projects together in the 1930s and '40s. Streisand's previous forays into film-making have all been hugely successful. She made her directorial debut in 1983 with “Yentl,” and went on to helm 1991's “Prince of Tides” and 1996's “The Mirror Has Two Faces.” All three films garnered 14 total Academy Award nominations, and “Prince of Tides” was nominated for Best Picture (though Streisand was famously excluded from that year's Best Director category). Unlike the other three films she's directed, Streisand is not slated to appear in the Bourke-White/Caldwell movie. Casting is currently underway, and shooting is expected to start sometime before the end of the year. »
- Katie Roberts
Roger Ebert's Most Memorable Reviews: 'Star Wars,' 'Gone With the Wind,' and More
4 April 2013 1:52 PM, PDT
He wasn't just any film critic, he was the film critic -- a man who influenced millions with his informative and witty movie reviews and trademark "thumbs up, thumbs down" system. Roger Ebert, who passed away today at the age of 70, was one of the most important critical voices of our generation. A Pulitzer prize-winner in 1975, Ebert would go on to host the enormously popular "At the Movies" TV program. However, his true talent was on display in his reviews, which he wrote for 46 years at the Chicago Sun-Times. Below, we run down 10 of his most memorable ones. You will be missed, Roger. Earlier: Roger Ebert Passes Away at 70 »
- Alex Suskind
20 Reasons We'll Never Forget 'The Sandlot': From Squints to Benny 'The Jet'
4 April 2013 12:39 PM, PDT
It's been 20 years since Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez decided to lace-up his P.F. Flyers and "pickle The Beast." Sunday, April 7 marks the original 1993 release date of "The Sandlot," the classic that celebrates the joys of baseball, summer, and a child's wild imagination. The movie centers around new kid Scotty Smalls and the make-shift baseball team he joins -- despite never having picked up a baseball -- that plays every day at the same sandlot. After a homerun leaves them with no ball to play with, their summer takes an unexpected turn and puts them face-to-face with the kid-eating dog they've dubbed "The Beast." In honor of the anniversary of one of the greatest baseball tales ever told, here are the 20 things we love most about "The Sandlot." 20. It provides the ultimate in summer nostalgia. One of the many reasons why "The Sandlot" holds sentiment for so many people is »
- Dana Taddeo
Roger Ebert Dead: Chicago Sun-Times Film Critic Passes Away at Age 70
4 April 2013 12:32 PM, PDT
Legendary film critic Roger Ebert has passed away at the age of 70. The news was reported by his newspaper, the Chicago Sun-Times. Just this week, Ebert said that he would be cutting back his reviews due to recurring thyroid and salivary gland cancers. Although the illness caused him to lose the lower half of his jaw and the ability to speak in 2006, he continued to write with the same tenacity and wit he was always known for. He also built up an enormous online following on both Twitter and Facebook. Ebert first began writing for the Sun-Times 46 years ago, and became the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1975. That same year, Ebert and Chicago Tribune movie critic Gene Siskel launched the program “Coming Soon to a Theater Near You," later becoming "At the Movies" and then "Siskel & Ebert & The Movies," as the two began their trademark "thumbs up, »
- Alex Suskind
'Jack Reacher' Refund: Customer Unhappy With the Movie, Paramount Gives Him His Money Back
4 April 2013 12:10 PM, PDT
Proving the old adage that the customer is always right, Paramount studios agreed to refund a New Zealand moviegoer's ticket price after the man complained that a scene from the trailer for “Jack Reacher” did not appear in the movie. The man, identified only as J. Congdon, filed a complaint with New Zealand's Advertising Standards Authority -- which regulates the country's advertising industry -- accusing the thriller's trailer of misleading advertising when a specific scene it promoted was missing from the film. In the filing, Congdon stated that “the explosion where the whole cliff comes down was the defining part of the ad that made me really want to go see the movie ... aside from having Tom Cruise in it.” Paramount acknowledged that the scene was indeed in the trailer but not in the movie, but said that that moment was one of at least two others that were also cut from the final film. »
- Katie Roberts
'Evil Dead' Review: 10 Things You Need to Know About the Horror Movie
4 April 2013 11:19 AM, PDT
This weekend, "Evil Dead," makes its splashy debut nationwide. The new version, by first-time director Fede Alvarez, was produced by original "Evil Dead" confederates Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, and Rob Tapert, and once again concerns a group of young people holed up in a cabin in the woods, who unknowingly unleash a terrifying evil. Of course, the question is, has the original been updated sufficiently for contemporary audiences? And for a movie widely advertised as "The Most Terrifying Film You Will Ever Experience," just how intense is it? Read on, for the ten things you should know before seeing the brand-new "Evil Dead!" 1. It's Violent The first thing that anyone should know about this new version of "Evil Dead" is how truly, outrageously violent it its. There aren't just splatters of the red stuff -- there are geysers, fountains, cascading waterfalls, monsoons of it. What's more is the way the »
- Drew Taylor
8 Reasons Why the New ‘Evil Dead' Is the Most Extreme Horror Movie Ever
4 April 2013 9:51 AM, PDT
The "Evil Dead" remake, which opens Friday, is being billed as "the most terrifying film you will ever experience." Substitute "relentless" or "gruesome" for "terrifying" and you'd probably be more accurate. Since the film's premiere at SXSW, it's been inspiring some rave reviews, but also walkouts and, reportedly, a fainting audience member. Most critics, even those who loved it, are questioning how a film this incredibly graphic received an R rating. "The film's biggest achievement is with the MPAA (how this cut got an R is truly unfathomable)," writes Cory Everett in The Playlist. On that note, here are eight reasons why the movie, which one reviewer called "an exercise in nightmarish brutality," just might be the most extreme horror flick ever to hit theaters. [Warning: Graphic images and some spoilers ahead!] »
- Sharon Knolle
'Jurassic Park' Fan Art: 20 Years of Dinosaur Tributes (Photo)
4 April 2013 9:27 AM, PDT
With "Jurassic Park 3D" hitting theaters this weekend, it may make us feel a little old. It's been 20 frickin' years since we first got knocked out of our seats by the roar of a t-rex on the big screen, but we still remember it was like it was yesterday. Clearly, we're still in recovery mode from the seismic impact of "Jp" or else we would have noticed all the amazing artwork inspired by Steven Spielberg's dino thriller. For two decades, talented illustrators have been paying tribute to the best (worst?) theme park ever with awesome renditions of the movie's most exciting moments and terrifyingly imposing prehistoric creatures. But perhaps the most dynamic visual tributes were reserved for that most dynamic of chaos theorists: Dr. Ian Malcolm. Check out some of our favorite "Jurassic Park" inspired artwork in the gallery below. Photos: Our sister site, ComicsAlliance, makes a habit of »
- Eric Larnick
Nicole Kidman in 'Anchorman 2': Actress Films Cameo for Will Ferrell Comedy
4 April 2013 9:27 AM, PDT
Nicole Kidman is staying classy this Christmas, because she just shot an uncredited cameo for “Anchorman: The Legend Continues,” the hotly anticipated sequel directed by Adam McKay and once again starring Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, and Paul Rudd. What role she contributed isn't exactly known, but it's not out of character for her -- she shot a similar, uncredited part for Adam Sandler's 2011 comedy “Just Go With It.” Sometimes very serious actors have the urge to get very silly. In the same report for THR, it is noted that Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson recently shot cameos, liekly reprising their roles from the first film as rival news anchors. Kidman joins other “Anchorman” additions Greg Kinnear, Harrison Ford, and Kristen Wiig. (Could you turn down a chance to be in “Anchorman 2?” Even for a minute?) Plot details are being kept tightly under wraps (Paul Rudd was on “Conan” the other night and, »
- Drew Taylor
'Pain and Gain': Real-Life Survivors Aren't Too Thrilled With Michael Bay's New Movie
4 April 2013 8:52 AM, PDT
“Pain and Gain,” “Transformers” director Michael Bay's new low-budget crime movie starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson, looks like it could be one of the sleeper hits of the spring. The trailers promise a wild, darkly tinged comedy about some Florida bodybuilders who decide to get into seedy criminal activity. But what isn't so clear is that “Pain and Gain” is based on a real life incident and the victims of those crimes aren't particularly happy with their goofy Hollywood reenactment. “Pain and Gain” is based on a series of 1999 Miami New Times articles by Pete Collins, detailing the misadventures of the Sun Gym gang, whose eventual criminal activities led to murder. (The Mark Wahlberg and Anthony Mackie characters are currently sitting on death row in Florida.) Both police investigators privy to the case and family members of the victims are speaking out against the movie, (which, it should be noted, »
- Drew Taylor
Best Low-Budget Movies: 20 Awesome Films Made for (Almost) Nothing
4 April 2013 7:56 AM, PDT
The idea that bigger is better doesn't always apply to movies. Sure, we love the sci-fi action spectacle that can be bought for hundreds of millions of dollars. But we also love what can be achieved for hundreds of thousands of dollars (or less). A lot of the time, it's micro-budget indies that launch a filmmaker's career. Once in awhile, these remain the director's best work long after they've begun playing with Hollywood-size sums. Most classic movie made for nothing may be taken for granted nowadays when digital cameras, computer software, and crowdfunding websites allow anyone to produce a feature-length film very cheaply without it looking that way. Not all of them are good, of course, which relates to why size doesn't matter with film budgets. Great storytelling is great storytelling at $200 or $200,000 or $200,000,000. Here we present the best of the cheapest -- excellent films that (initially) cost anywhere below »
- Christopher Campbell
New Movies in Theaters: 'Evil Dead,' 'Jurassic Park in 3D,' & More (Video)
4 April 2013 7:54 AM, PDT
Heading to the movies this weekend? Expect overwhelming feelings of nostalgia and dread, mixed with a lot of terror. This weekend marks the release of two highly anticipated films: the remake/reboot/re-imagining of the 1981 cult horror classic "Evil Dead" and the remastered, 3D-ified Steven Spielberg classic "Jurassic Park." If you've been living under a rock for the past 20 years, "Jurassic Park" is a Spielberg-helmed action-adventure about an amusement park, the main attraction of which is real-life, cloned dinosaurs. The 1993 film became a classic for its gripping story and jaw-dropping special effects, and now that it has been remastered and given the 3D treatment, "Jurassic Park in 3D" may gain an entirely new generation of fans. Adding to the box office buzz is the release of "Evil Dead," the Fede Alvarez-directed horror remake that has people terrified -- but in a good way. The gory flick is about five twenty-something friends who, »
- Dana Taddeo
'The Great Gatsby' Trailer: Leonardo DiCaprio and Beyonce Are Here for the Party
4 April 2013 6:43 AM, PDT
3D has mostly been reserved for high-end drive-in stuff, fantastical journeys to Middle Earth or Pandora, or animated trifles. But this summer, "Moulin Rouge" director Baz Luhrmann wants to use the format for purely dramatic purposes with his glitzy new take on "The Great Gatsby," starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, and Tobey Maguire. And if the absolutely breathtaking new trailer is any indication, he's succeeded. The new clip starts out with Joel Edgerton's Tom Buchanan asking, "Mr. Gatsby, who are you anyhow?" as the crazy, synthed-out cover version of Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black," this time by Beyonce and Andre 3000, bops on the soundtrack. The next two minutes-plus are pure Baz, taken to ridiculous heights -- giant mansions, hazy wartime flashbacks, and fireworks that glitter in the sky like tossed diamonds. The director's decision to shoot the film in Australia and augment everything with elaborate visual effects seems »
- Drew Taylor
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