Laika’s ‘Coraline’ And ‘ParaNorman’ Are Coming Back To Theaters The future of theatrical exhibition is slowly but surely returning to normal, albeit shakily.Black Widowpulled inclose to pre-pandemic numbersand we have a few promising blockbusters on the horizon. As theatergoers are dipping their toes into returning to cinemas, we have one of the greats offering up a pair of modern classics. Laika Studios has announced a partnership with Fathom Events that will see bothCoralineandParaNormanreturning to screens with special event screenings that will also include a peek behind the curtain of their animation process....

LOL: U.S. Geological Survey Seismologist Reacts To ‘San Andreas’ There are certain aspects ofSan Andreasthat ring true. The fault, for example, is real, as is the idea that California is long overdue for “the Big One.” But it probably won’t surprise you to learn that much of the rest of it is Hollywood fantasy. U.S. Geological Survey seismologistLucy Jonestook to Twitter to help separate fact from fiction, pointing out the myriad ways in which this movie makes absolutely no sense — and also highlighting a few instances in which it’s dead on....

Michel Gondry To Direct ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Academy Award winning directorMichel Gondry(Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Be Kind Rewind, The Science of Sleep) will direct the January 13th episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! in an attempt to promote his upcoming filmThe Green Hornet. Star of the film,Seth Rogen, will appear as Kimmel’s big guest during the episode, alongside young actressElle Fanning(Somewhere) and a musical performance byThe Damned Things. I’d love to see what kind of unquie angle Gondry will take with a late night talk show, because if you ask me, that tv genre is in need of reinvention....

Movie Poster: Terrence Malick’s ‘The Tree Of Life’ There is good news and bad news about the very early promo push forTerrence Malick’s much-anticipated filmThe Tree of Life. The bad news is that this first poster is really bad. It could be advertisingBig Fish 2just as easily as the generational drama from Mr. Malick. The good news is that, since this came out of the American Film Market, there’s a very high chance that this is just a sales art mockup and not even close to a final teaser poster meant to entice audiences....

Netflix Testing New Random And Top 10 List Features, But What They Still Need Is Playlists After years of Netflix customers asking for the ability to choose something to watch at random, the streaming service may finally come through. They’re testing a new feature that would allow users to play a random episode of a given TV series, which will help keep you from wasting time trying to pick an episode to watch....

Netflix’s ‘Beverly Hills Cop 4’ Is Actually Happening And Will Film Soon It’s been almost a year-and-a-half since we learnedParamount soldBeverly Hills Cop 4to Netflix.Eddie Murphy’s Axel Foley is still coming back though, and we now have news that things are moving forward with the sequel and it will go into production in California. Beverly Hills Cop 4 Might Actually Shoot in Beverly Hills According toThe Hollywood Reporter,Beverly Hills Cop 4is one of 23 features set to film soon in the Golden State....

New ‘Cruella’ Teaser Reveals The Origin Story Of The ‘101 Dalmatians’ Villain How did Cruella de Vil begin? The question no one was asking will soon be answered inCruella, the punk-rock take on the101 Dalmatiansvillain starringEmma Stone. And at least one part of that answer is revealed in a newCruellateaser that previews her origins: she was a kid with really bad hair. Watch theCruellateaser below. Cruella Teaser: Origins It’s actually really funny thatCruellapresents itself as a serious, grounded (well as grounded as you can get when you have a character burn her cloak off) take on the vaudeville101 Dalmatianscharacter, and then you show that a child Cruella had…black and white hair....

Page 2: Star Wars, Twin Peaks, Alice In Wonderland, Goonies, He-Man, The Doors, Doctor Who, GoT Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo: Hothsweater 7 reasonswe can’t wait forStar Wars: Episode VII...

Peter Segal Still Working On Live-Action ‘Jonny Quest’ Adaptation Way back in 2008,Peter Segalwaslinkedto the live-action feature adaptation of Hanna-Barbera’sJonny Quest. At the time, there was even word that the film could hit by Summer 2009. Of course, that didn’t quite pan out. Segal’s next directorial effort turned out to beProdigy Bully, a Fox sitcom that failed to make it past the pilot stage, and then he returned to features this year withGrudge Match....

Pop Culture Imports: ‘Honeyland,’ ‘Tomboy,’ ‘My Mister,’ And More (Welcome toPop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best foreign movies and TV streaming right now.) As we near the annual Academy Awards, you may be anxious to watch the films nominated for the coveted golden statuette. And while some of them are available to stream now, a fair few are harder to find. But you’re able to still watch the next best thing: movies or shows vaguely related to the Oscar-nominated movies!...

Retail Conspires Against Redbox By Limiting DVD Purchases I’ve become fascinated by the war going on between movie studios like Universal and Fox,Redboxand Netflix. The DVD is such an important part of the studio finance equation that these companies are jumping through all sorts of hoops to control how discs are disseminated to the public. Fortunately for us, those hoops are on fire, and the result is a little digital media circus played out before our very eyes....

Ryan Gosling Heading To Space Again For A New Movie From Directors Phil Lord & Chris Miller The creative duo ofPhil Lord & Chris Millermay have just set upa new first look dealat Universal Pictures last year, but it’s MGM who is giving them their next project. Lord & Miller are now slated to direct and produce an adaptation of a new sci-fi novel fromThe MartianauthorAndy Weir, and they’ll be takingFirst ManstarRyan Goslingback to space to make it happen....

Sequel Bits: ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean 5’, ‘Jurassic Park 4’, ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’, ‘Scary Movie 5’, ‘Prometheus’, ‘The Godfather’ Read all about these sequel-related odds and ends after the jump: When the interviewer asked whether she needed to see a script, Cruz gave an ambiguous response: “No, it’s not that. WithJohnny[Depp] and withRob[Marshall]; its like, anything. But I don’t mean movies. I consider them my friends. And I really love them and respect them....