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‘X+Y’ Trailer: Asa Butterfield Is A Math Prodigy If three’s a trend, fact-based dramas about British geniuses are the next big thing. This month we haveThe Theory of EverythingandThe Imitation Game, and next spring bringsX+Y, based on the 2007 documentaryBeautiful Young Minds. Asa Butterfieldstars as a young prodigy who’s terrible with people but great with numbers. His life changes when he’s chosen to represent Great Britain at the International Mathematical Olympiad in China....

20 Years Later, ‘The Iron Giant’ Matters More Than Ever “The Iron Giantjust turned twenty” is a weird sentence to write, considering that the film feels more important now than it did two decades ago. That’s not to say it didn’t matter then. Far from it, in fact. Though the animated film didn’t see much success in the box office, it was both a critical success and a fan favorite whose cult following is completely earned....

2022 DGA And WGA Award Nominations For Feature Films Include Dune, Licorice Pizza & More The Directors Guild of America (DGA) and Writers Guild of America (WGA) have announced the nominees for their annual awards recognizing the best contributions in feature films. The lists, honoring releases for 2021, contain titles that should be familiar to anyone who has been following along this awards season. As usual, it’s the films thatdidn’tpick up nominations that might be more surprising....

A Short History Of Dr. M’Benga In The Star Trek Universe “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds"might be taking us to strange new worlds, but it’s also relying on re-introductions to characters already known by “Star Trek” fandom. Spock and Uhura are mainstays from the original “Star Trek” series, while characters like Christopher Pike and Nurse Chapel made themselves known in their brief appearances on the classic ’60s series. And alongside the new and returning crew members on the Enterprise, there is one face that may be less known than the rest....

Aaron Sorkin May Write ‘Flash Boys’, From ‘Moneyball’ Author And Producer The last timeScott Rudinhad aMichael Lewisadaptation on his hands, he gotAaron Sorkinto help turn it into a critically acclaimed hit. So now that he’s got another Lewis adaptation in the works, he’s naturally bringing Sorkin back on board. The Oscar-nominated scribe is in talks to penFlash Boys, based on Lewis' bestseller about high-frequency trading on Wall Street. Which sounds like kind of a dense, dull topic, but then so did sabermetric analysis before Rudin and Sorkin made it look interesting inMoneyball....

Amazon Orders ‘The Power’ Series From ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Director Reed Morano Naomi Alderman’s best-selling sci-fi novelThe Powerhas become an international sensation translated into over 35 languages, and soon it will become a television series. Amazon Studios has announced a TV adaptation fromThe Handmaid’s Taledirector and executive producerReed MoranowithLeslie Mann(This Is 40, The Other Woman) taking one of the lead roles. And even more exciting isNaomi Aldermanis adapting the book for the screen herself with a team of all-female writers....

Cool Stuff: Some Of The Magic Of Captain America’s Shield Made A Reality With Electromagnetics We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you’ve seenCaptain America: Civil War, then you know that Spider-Man takes notice of how Cap’s shield doesn’t really follow the rules of physics. The shield effortlessly bounces off walls and foes and somehow always manages to make it right back into the hands of Steve Rogers....

Crazy Heart Poster, The Oscar Contender Earning Comparisons To The Wrestler When IreportedonCrazy Heartin 2008, the film was affiliated with theCMTnetwork, yet drew my interest with a cast that includedJeff Bridges,Maggie Gyllenhaal, andRobert Duval. All of these actors excel in roles steeped in the weathering of life and excess, and this tale of, “a washed-up, alcoholic country singer (Bridges) who gets his life back on track thanks to a reporter-type (Gyllenhaal),” obviously played to those strengths on the surface....

David Ayer Wishes He Had A Time Machine To Fix ‘Suicide Squad’ It’s no secret thatSuicide Squadreceived some pretty harsh reviews. Even people who enjoyed the film had some problems with key parts in it, especially when it comes to the logic of the story and how some characters were mishandled. But hey, no film is perfect. Thankfully, directorDavid Ayerhas come forth and admitted that Suicide Squad does indeed have flaws....

Disney Announces New Main Street Parade, ‘Frozen’ Coaster, And More [D23] Today’s D23 Expo panel about Disney parks was loaded with tons of new information, from news abouta newAvengers-themed rideto thefirst-everMary Poppinsattraction. But there are plenty of smaller details that we didn’t want to fall through the cracks, so we’ve gathered them all up in a breezy round-up. Check it out below to make sure you didn’t miss anything from this morning’s info-heavy presentation....

Everything You Need To Know (Or Remember) Before Watching ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Season 2 Break out the manischewitz and a plate of shrimp spring rolls becauseThe Marvelous Mrs. Maiselis back, babies! It’s been over a year (actually one year and six months, but who’s counting) since Rachel Brosnahan’s Midge Maisel last took the stage, and whileSeason 2 is sure to bring plenty of changes, there’s quite a bit you might not remember about Season 1....

Find Out Where To Catch ‘Dunkirk’ In 70mm, Learn The Difference Between All Formats Hot on the heelsof a new trailerforDunkirktouting the availability of tickets for 70mm screenings of the World War II drama from directorChristopher Nolan, we have the full list of theaters where you’ll be able to catch the movie in the giant format. For those of you who don’t know why it will be worth it to seek outDunkirkon 70mm, a format guide explains how much more of the image you’ll be seeing from the large format camera that Christopher Nolan used to shoot the film....

Four New Illumination Entertainment Release Dates Announced, What Movies Could They Be? Illumination and Universal Pictures have the next six years covered. The production company, founded in 2007, has made some monster hits withDespicable Me,Minions,The Secret Life of Pets, and most recently,Sing, which is getting a sequel. Today, Illumination announced four new release dates. Below, learn more about the Illumination Entertainment release dates just announced. Most of the dates Illumination Entertainment and Universal have claimed are in the summer, where they’ve had plenty of success....