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Fantastic Fest 2015 Features Kurt Russell And ‘Bone Tomahawk’ World Premiere The first wave of programming and events forFantastic Fest 2015is here, and the September festival, located at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, TX, has a great slate set up. If this year’s fest was just this first wave, it would still be worth the trip. Why? How about the world premiere ofBone Tomahawk, the cannibal western starringKurt Russell, who will also be present for the fest’s closing night party?...

Hocus Pocus 2 Treats Us To A New Release Date Ah say ento pi alpha mabi upendi! Shoutout to whichever virgin lit the Black Flame Candle again, because the witches are back, and there’s hell to pay! Be on the lookout for talking cats, because Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker are ready to terrorize the unsuspecting children of Salem once again in the highly-anticipated sequel, “Hocus Pocus 2....

How Attack On Titan Inspired Alex Garland To Change The Ending Of Men “Ex Machina” directorAlex Garland’s newest film, “Men,“had an unexpected source of inspiration. This will be the filmmaker’s first venture into folk horror. As expected, the film pays tribute to staples of the genre like “Wicker Man” (1973). The terrifying conclusion of “Men,” however, actually takes influence from an anime — the hit fantasy series “Attack on Titan.”...

James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’ Is More Than Just DC’s ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ [Set Visit] In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, directorJames Gunngave us the misfit team of cosmic criminals known as theGuardians of the Galaxy, and he gave them a rockin' soundtrack too. Now the filmmaker is tackling another ragtag group of comic book characters with the DC Comics adaptationThe Suicide Squad. Even though this film is guaranteed to give us plenty of comic book action and an assembly of morally questionable characters at the center of it, producerPeter SafransaysThe Suicide Squadwill be much more than DC’s version ofGuardians of the Galaxy, and James Gunn couldn’t agree more....

Lars Von Trier Says ‘Melancholia’ Opens With Earth’s Destruction Lars Von Trierhas been rather tight-lipped about his new filmMelancholia. He famously pronounced “no more happy endings!” and has slowly detailed a plot about two sisters (Kirsten DunstandCharlotte Gainsbourg), one of whom is preparing to marryAlexander Skarsgard. The elderStellan Skarsgardis in the cast, along withJohn HurtandKiefer Sutherland. Now we’ve got a lot more information, including basic details about the event that will open the film: “the world being crushed....

Lynne Ramsay Gets Funding To Launch ‘Moby Dick’ Into Space With ‘Mobius’ I’m still haunted byLynne Ramsay’s last film,We Need to Talk About Kevin, which I believe is one of the best horror films of the last few years. And so “We Need to Talk About Moby Dick in Space” is a great title for the announcement that Ramsay now has financial backing forMobius, the film in which she’ll launch a version ofHerman Melville’s novelMoby Dickinto space....

Movie Trailer #2: Mrs. Peppercorn’s Magical Reading Room In September,we posted a teaser trailerfor English writer/directorMike Le Han’s short period film titledMrs. Peppercorn’s Magical Reading Room. Han has released a second trailer onQuiet Earth, this one featuring completed special effects. Shot earlier this year, the dark fantasy short is about “a little girl who meets Mrs Peppercorn a shop owner set in a remote Cornish fishing village.” The Reading Room book shop has stood empty and untouched for 9 years until Eloise an adopted little girl moves to the village....

New On Blu-Ray: The Alfred Hitchcock Classics 4K Collection, ‘Beetlejuice’ 4K, ‘The Elephant Man’, ‘Ghost Ship’ The Alfred Hitchcock Classics 4K Collection Hey, you ever hear of this Hitchcock guy? Yeah, he’s a real one-hit-wonder; the guy’s going nowhere! But seriously folks,Alfred Hitchockremains one of the most talked-about filmmakers of all time for a reason: he was a master of the craft. That’s not to say old Hitch’s movies are above criticism, but very few filmmakers have managed the unique blend of pure art and pure entertainment the way Hitchcock did (Steven Spielberg is his most natural successor)....

New Predator Movie: Dan Trachtenberg’s Prequel Gets A Clever New Title If it bleeds, we can kill it; if it’s greenlit, we can hype it. In 1987, John McTiernan’s “Predator” blew up big screens with the story of a paramilitary rescue mission interrupted by a strong-jawed, invisible-at-will, tech-savvy extraterrestrial. Four sequels and some crossovers later (not to mention all of the comic books, novelizations, and video games), a new predator has emerged and is ready to take some trophies....

No Exit Director Damien Power On Maintaining Tone And Valuing Suspense Over Gore [Interview] When Damien Power, the filmmaker behind thetaut little thriller"No Exit" that debuted on Hulu this past weekend, first read the script, he knew the approach he would take when the cameras rolled. “For me, it was all about playing it for real that it would feel experiential, that we would be following Darby through this journey,” he told /Film, referencing the lead character played by Havana Rose Liu....

Old Henry Trailer: Because Of Course You Want To See Tim Blake Nelson Play A Cowboy Tim Blake Nelson is perhaps most well known for his supporting roles over the years (lookin' at you, “O Brother Where Art Thou”), but that doesn’t mean he isn’t cut out for leading man status. We don’t get it very often and that means it’s time to celebrate when these parts do come around....

Peacemaker’s Rockin' Hair Metal Soundtrack Represents More Than Just Killer Tunes I like my women how I like my supervillains: strong, foul-mouthed, and super into hair-metal. Fortunately, this means that I have a new favorite super anti-hero in the form ofJohn Cena’s “Peacemaker.” The bloody, violent spin-off from James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” centers on the breakout titular character, a hero-ish vigilante who strives for peace at any cost and typically to a fault....

Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ Will Reunite Him With ‘Brick’ Composer Nathan Johnson After a five year hiatus from creating film scores,Nathan Johnsonis returning to the art form to compose the score forRian Johnson’s upcoming murder mysteryKnives Out. Nathan, who happens to be Rian’s cousin, has been responsible for the music in all of Rian’s movies save forStar Wars: The Last Jedi(which, naturally, was provided by John Williams). FilmMusicReportersays Nathan Johnson is coming back to score Rian’sKnives Out, an Agatha Christie-esque murder mystery....