Superhero Bits: Guardians Of The Galaxy, SHIELD, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, The Wolverine, Justice League, Kick-Ass 2 We’re baaaaack! Yes, Superhero Bits is back and today you can find out the following. What’s the latestJustice League/Man of Steelrumor? How large isHugh Jackman’s role inX-Men: Days of Future Past? DoesChris Mintz-Plassehave a crazy look inKick-Ass 2? When might we seeThe Wolverineteaser trailer? Which characters have been added toInjustice: Gods Among Us?...

The /Film Super Bowl XLIII Ad Awards Company Who Most Clearly Spent All Their Money on Buying Advertising Time (and nothing else): Vizio Best Use of Common Movie Plot Device (Guy Getting Randomly Hit By Bus): Doritos Best Use of Koala Abuse: CareerBuilder Nothing much to say about this ad, except it’s awesome. Ad whose product was most difficult to guess: Sprint This “Roadies Running Airlines” ad is pretty clever, but after the first run through, the commercial’s content seemed about as connected to its product as your standardMentosad....

The Batman Controversy That Had Tim Burton Fighting For Michael Keaton Michael Keatonis and has always been my Batman. Don’t get me wrong. I love all the actors who have played him over the years — both live-action and animated. It’s just that Michael Keaton wasthe first BatmanI saw taken seriously. I’d only watched theAdam WestTV reruns before that, and as much fun as they were, they just didn’t give me the same thrill the comics did....

The Morning Watch: ‘Star Wars’ Blips, Hidden Meaning In ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’ & More (The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, a series of animated shorts calledStar Wars Blipsfeature Porgs and BB-8’s evil droid nemesis BB-9E....

This Week In DVD: Wanted, Prince Caspian, Step Brothers, The X-Files And More We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This Week in DVD is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, and Fry’s.Please don’t take the commentary on the movies and TV shows too seriously, as they’re meant not to be reviews but rather previews that include the general thoughts and ramblings of a twice-committed DVD addict....

This Week In Trailers: Hyperdrive, Empathy, Inc., Green Frontier, Coppers Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week, we delve into VR to become a better person, go into the jungle and find Nazis, find our newest game show obsession, and listen to the narratives of retired police offers....

This Week In Trailers: The Climb, Jamtara, The Truth, High Fidelity, Journeys Through French Cinema Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week we test the bonds of friendship, test the bonds of family, attempt to scam our way to the top, and reflect once more on how France has contributed to cinema....

Trick ‘R Treat Dropped By Warner Bros., Currently In Distribution Limbo Boo!in a duel sense.Bloody Disgustingreported over the weekend thatLegendary Pictureshas screened their nicely buzzed Halloween-themed anthology flick,Trick ‘R Treat, in hopes of picking up a new distributor. According toSTYD,Warner Bros.(Where the Wild Things Are, ahem) has categorically removed the film from its 2008 schedule for theatrical and home entertainment releases after pushing the film off its original October ‘07 release date....

WonderCon: X-Files 2 TheX-Filesare back, not on your television screen (thankfully), but in an all-new, apparently eagerly anticipated, big(ger) budgeted feature-length film. Creator/producer/writer Chris Carter is back, as are David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprising their roles as FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, respectively. Also on hand was Frank Spotniz, series writer, producer, and co-writer of the new, as yet untitled (or un-subtitled) sequel. The Wonder-Con audience eagerly cheered the four members of the panel....

‘Connected’ First Look: Phil Lord And Chris Miller Take On The Smartphone Revolution Phil LordandChris Millerhave managed to turn a LEGO figure into a goofy hero, and helped a team of Spider-Men win an Oscar. Now the filmmakers are revealing their next project, a sci-fi comedy about an ordinary family who face a robot — er, smartphone — uprising. Formerly titledThe Mitchells Vs The Machines,check out theConnectedfirst look images below....

‘Fear Street’ Trilogy Director Leigh Janiak Promises An Especially Bloody Second Film The following containsspoilersforFear Street Part 1: 1994. Netflix launched the first entry in theFear Streettrilogy over the holiday weekend, and the feedback (from what I can tell, at least) has been overwhelmingly positive. Horror fans seem delighted with directorLeigh Janiak’s surprisingly bloody throwback to the era ofScream, told through the lens of the teen-centric terrors conjured up in R....

‘Jurassic World: The Ride’ POV Video & First Reaction Universal Studios Hollywood has refurbished the classicJurassic Park: The Ride, turning it intoJurassic World: The Ride. The new attraction brings a new modern color scheme to match up with the current franchise and adds a few characters from the hit movie, including Chris Pratt’s Owen Grady, Bryce Dallas Howard’s Clare Dearing, BD Wong’s Henry Wu, the Mosasaurus, and the Indominus rex. Universal has still yet to announce a grand opening for the attraction, but the raft ride began “technical rehearsals” on Thursday, allowing the first park guests to experience it....

‘Mowgli’ Trailer And Featurette: Andy Serkis’s Long-Delayed Version Of ‘The Jungle Book’ Is Here Andy Serkisis best known for his work in front of the camera in franchises likeThe Lord of the RingsandPlanet of the Apes, but now Serkis is stepping behind the camera to direct his version of Rudyard Kipling’sThe Jungle Book. This one’s calledMowgli, and it has a much more tactile feel to it than Jon Favreau’s largely CG Disney version from 2016....