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‘Thor’: First Clip, And A Cameo Confirmed And Detailed Hot on the heels ofThorfootage beingshown at CinemaCon, Marvel Studios and Paramount have released the first clip from the film. It’s a minute-long scene that takes place immediately after Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is found on Earth by Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), Darcy (Kat Dennings) and their professor (Stellan Skarsgard). Some of this has been seen in trailers, so even if you’re trying not to see too much of the film, this clip isn’t terribly spoilerish....

‘Tomb Raider’ Director Shortlist: Kathryn Bigelow Not Interested Update from Editor Peter Sciretta:Kathryn Bigelow’s reps have contacted us and confirm that “Kathryn has not met with anyone about this project, and does not have any interest in directing this film.” Ethan’s original story from September 18th follows. It’s been a couple years since we heard aboutMGM partnering with GK Filmsto get arebootof the video game film franchiseTomb Raideroff the ground. Since then, Warner Bros....

Be A Good Consumer And Watch A Short Film For Zara Directed By Luca Guadagnino And Starring John C. Reilly The next time you’re in the market for asheer lace shirt, somedistressed velvet suit pants, abright green faux fur jacket, or aMicky Mouse Christmas sweater, remember, Zara doesn’t just do clothes, they’re making movies. That’s right, the same place that sellslime green sequin wrap dressesis doling short, but still surprisingly long films starring John C....

Benicio Del Toro Confirms ‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ Villain Role, Reveals When Shooting Begins Not too long ago,Benicio del Toroconfirmed rumorsthat he was taking a rolein the next chapter of the newStar Warstrilogy. In addition, reports have indicated that he will have some kind of villain role, though Disney and Lucasfilm haven’t confirmed anything. However, del Toro seems to have been given permission to talk about the film as he has just seemingly confirmed the villain part of the equation while also revealing whenStar Wars Episode 8shooting actually begins....

Charlie Sheen Wants To Make Another ‘Major League’ When the comedyMajor Leaguewas released in 1989, little did we know how perfectlyCharlie Sheenwould personify the Wild Thing moniker he portrayed in film. He was crazy at the time, but in recent years Sheen has been better known for coke, hookers, million dollar paychecks and Jon Crier than making movies. Still, the Wild Thing has been our reality for years and, in an interview with TMZ, Sheen said he’s doing “everything in his power” to once again make our heart sing on the big screen....

Cool Stuff: Waxwork Records Releases ‘The Warriors’ And ‘Krampus’ Soundtracks On Vinyl If you’ve still got some money leftover after Black Friday (and now Cyber Monday), then you might want to head over to Waxwork Records to pick up a couple new vinyl soundtrack releases for two very different movies. The Warriorsis getting a special edition deluxe double LP that has both the original 1979 soundtrack and the complete score by composerBarry DeVorzon....

Discuss The 10 Greatest Movies Of All Time, According To The Internet We’re reached a point in the evolution of film criticism where a shift is occurring. Critics who’ve been in the game for decades and decades are slowly beginning to give way to a younger, more vocal audience, many of whom are online. The beautiful thing about that is, though they all share a love of cinema, everyone has their own opinions of how and why we got there....

Edward Norton Releases Statement About Marvel’s Casting Decisions For The Avengers On Friday, we heard that Marvel haddecided to recastthe roles of Bruce Banner and the Hulk forThe Avengers.Edward Norton, who played the parts inThe Incredible Hulk, is out, and a new actor, to be announced, will be hired. Kevin Feige of Marvel released a rather undiplomatic statement about the decision which left no doubt that the casting decision was about anything other than personality....

Fantasia Film Festival Dispatches: ‘#ShakespeareSh*tstorm’, ‘The Block Island Sound’, ‘For The Sake Of Vicious’ Usually, the genre-heavy Fantasia International Film Festival is held annually in Montreal, but with things the way they are this year (terrible), the festival has gone virtual. This year,Chris EvangelistaandMatt Donatoare covering Fantasia for /Film, firing off dispatches featuring capsule reviews of the titles we’ve watched from the safety of our own homes, all while dreaming of poutine....

Five New ‘True Grit’ Posters Revealed If you’ve been to a movie theater in the past month or two (and if you are reading this site, you probably have) you’ve seenthe teaser posterthat Paramount released forThe Coen Brothers’True Grit, starringJeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin,and newcomerHailee Steinfeld. It evoked an old west wanted poster, but outside of a few foreboding taglines, didn’t give us much information about the film. We’re now just about a month away from the film’sDecember 22 releaseand the print campaign is heating up....

Halloween-Themed ‘Dark Harvest’ Movie On The Way From ‘30 Days Of Night’ Director David Slade David Slade, the filmmaker responsible forHard Candy,30 Days of NightandThe Twilight Saga: Eclipse, has a new project in the works. Slade has been tapped to directDark Harvest, a film set on Halloween, which means it’s instantly something I want to see. The story concerns a right of passage in a small Midwestern town in which local boys have to face off against a supernatural entity that rises from the cornfields every Halloween....

IFFBoston: Kevin Kline Receives Career Achievement Award TheIndependent Film Festival of Bostonhas begun! I’ll be here over the course of the next week providing coverage, hopefully in the form of interviews with exciting people from the indie film scene.Here are some of the movies I’m most looking forward to, andhere’s a linkwhere you can find all of our IFFboston coverage from this year and last year. Hit the jump for my brief chat with actorKevin Kline, who was in town to receive a Career Achievement Award....

International ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Trailer Attempts To Change The Future (With Lots Of New Footage) The footage released forTerminator: Dark Fateso far has been a tad underwhelming, but that’s about to change. A new internationalTerminator: Dark Fatetrailer is loaded with new footage, and it gives us a much better idea of how action-packed and intense the movie is going to be. While theTerminatorfranchise as a whole has been lackluster afterTerminator 2,Dark Fatemight deliver....