An Ode To James Gordon, The True Hero Of 'The Dark Knight'

An Ode To James Gordon, The True Hero Of ‘The Dark Knight’ (Welcome toThe Dark Knight Legacy, a series of articles that explore Christopher Nolan’s superhero masterpiece in celebration of its 10th anniversary.)For allThe Dark Knight’s talk of the heroes we deserve as the ones we need right now, not enough credit gets given to the film’s true hero. Batman and Harvey Dent can go to Hero Hell: Lieutenant (and later Commissioner) Jim Gordon is the only one of the film’s three hero figures deserving of the title....

July 16, 2025 · 4 min · 849 words · Andrea Flowers

Audience Members Faint At The Premiere Of Horror Film Grace

Audience Members Faint At The Premiere Of Horror Film Grace I know I’ve already said in previous posts that I’d be leaving all of the Sundance updates to Peter seeing as he’s actually there and I’m here, half a world away in Oxford, England, and onlydreamingof Skiing, Mormons and four-films-a-day exhaustion, but this one is of particular interest to me so I wanted to chip in on it. I’m not sure if there’s more to this story than meets the eye, or if there’s even less, but either way I think it warrants discussion....

July 16, 2025 · 4 min · 793 words · Brent House

Average Movie Ticket Price Hits All-Time High In U.S. (And We Have 'Star Wars' To Blame)

Average Movie Ticket Price Hits All-Time High In U.S. (And We Have ‘Star Wars’ To Blame) Has your wallet been looking kind of thin lately? Checking account balance a bit low? Credit card bills surprisingly high? Well, we don’t know your life, so we won’t presume to tell you exactly what your problem is. But it could have something to do with the fact that the average movie ticket price in the U....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 432 words · Johnathan Thompson MD

Best Stories Of The Week: Steve Jobs, Star Trek 3, Simon Pegg, Scorch Trials & More

Best Stories Of The Week: Steve Jobs, Star Trek 3, Simon Pegg, Scorch Trials & More It’s that time of the week again. We’re certainly looking forward to a nice holiday weekend, and if you were too busy to stay on top of all the news this week, we’ve got a round-up of all the stories you need to catch up on. Below you’ll find a round-up of trailers for summer movies likePixels, sequels likeThe Maze Runner: Scorch Trials, and the likely awards contenderSteve Jobs....

July 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1576 words · Mark Fuentes

Bob's Burgers Seasons Ranked Worst To Best

Bob’s Burgers Seasons Ranked Worst To Best “Bob’s Burgers” is wonderful. Thoroughly heartfelt, good-natured, and dizzyingly eccentric, it’s arguably (almost objectively) the best animated sitcom airing right now. The Belcher clan, made up of father Bob, mother Linda, and children Tina, Gene, and Louise, are one of television’s best families. Their dynamics are organic, exceptionally funny, and never cruel (looking at you, “Modern Family”). As conceived by Loren Bouchard of “Home Movies” fame, “Bob’s Burgers” is a show that celebrates weirdos and oddballs without derision....

July 16, 2025 · 12 min · 2385 words · Frank Clark

Does Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore Have A Post-Credits Scene?

Does Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore Have A Post-Credits Scene? Aftermany controversies, release date delays, and abig casting change, “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” is finally set to hit theaters this weekend. The latest entry in the Wizarding World, and the third film of what may or may not be a five-film saga, the film continues the adventures of Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) and his magical creature friends....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Barbara Jackson

Exclusive: Screenwriter Travis Wright Responds To Blade Runner 2 Story

Exclusive: Screenwriter Travis Wright Responds To Blade Runner 2 Story Last weekwe broke the newsthat the original screenwriters of Eagle Eye were working on a big screen sequel toBlade Runner. We attempted to contact screenwriter Travis Wright for a few days before we ran the story, but were not met with a response (as it turns out he was in France location scouting for a film). We were however able to speak with three separate people who were in attendance at the Creative Screenwriting special screening of Eagle Eye where Travis revealed his intentions to script Blade Runner 2, and talked about his past history on the project....

July 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1248 words · Gabriella Garza

First 'Terminator Genisys' Poster Revealed; Trailer Out Thursday

First ‘Terminator Genisys’ Poster Revealed; Trailer Out Thursday Marketing for the big 2015 movies is well underway and another massive movie is about to dip its cyborg toe into the water.Terminator Genisysopens August 06, 2025 and the first trailer will be released this Thursday. Before that footage debut, however, the “Living One Sheet” has been revealed. It shows a T-800 skull disintegrating in an almost hourglass fashion. Is this to mark the passage of time?...

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Clayton Kelley

First Look: 'X-Men: Apocalypse' Reveals Apocalypse, Psylocke, Magneto, And More [UPDATED]

First Look: ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Reveals Apocalypse, Psylocke, Magneto, And More [UPDATED] The end is pretty much always nigh in the X-Men universe, but next year our superheroes will truly face the Apocalypse — that is, a 5,000-year-old mutant who goes by the name Apocalypse, played byOscar Isaac. Today we finally get a peek at this fearsome villain, plus Psylocke (Olivia Munn), Magneto (Michael Fassbender), and many more. Get yourX-Men Apocalypsefirst look after the jump....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 451 words · Amber Lee

First Look: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan And Tobey Maguire In Baz Luhrmann's 'The Great Gatsby'

First Look: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan And Tobey Maguire In Baz Luhrmann’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ Certain movies are rumored andtalked about for so longit’s kind of surreal to actually see them in production. Among the films on that long and distinguished list might beBaz Luhrmann’sThe Great Gatsby. For well over a year, the film was set to starLeonardo DiCaprioandTobey Maguireas Gatsby and Carraway. Then the search for Daisy,eventually landing onCarey Mulligan, took some time longer....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Jennifer Hunt

Five Films I'm Looking Forward To At The 2014 Seattle International Film Festival

Five Films I’m Looking Forward To At The 2014 Seattle International Film Festival This week marks the start of the 40th annualSeattle International Film Festival, a 3-week movie extravaganza featuring over 270 feature films. That is, by any measure, an ungodly number of movies, and the whole thing can be pretty damn overwhelming. This will be my third year attending the festival I’m really looking forward to seeing a bunch of films, but I’ve narrowed it down to the five that I’m most looking forward to....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 496 words · Cesar Roach

God's Favorite Idiot Trailer: Ben Falcone Has Been Touched By An Angel

God’s Favorite Idiot Trailer: Ben Falcone Has Been Touched By An Angel Were you looking for a series about a guy who is chosen by god to help the world and also has a cat named Skittles who is “a real snack machine”? Who isn’t, I guess? Netflix has released the trailer for their upcoming series “God’s Favorite Idiot,” and it is a thing that is happening on the ailing streaming service....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 453 words · David Porter DDS

Greg Grunberg Returning For 'Heroes Reborn'

Greg Grunberg Returning For ‘Heroes Reborn’ Most of the cast of the originalHeroeswon’t be back for the currently in-production mini-series,Heroes Reborn, but several of the key characters are returning. You already know that Noah Bennet, played by Jack Coleman, is coming back. As is Hiro Nakamura, played by Masi Oka. Now there’s word Matt Parkman, the telepathic police detective played byGreg Grunberg, is coming back too. Read more of the Greg GrunbergHeroes Rebornreport below....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Crystal Banks