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Spike Lee To Direct Michael Jordan Documentary, Due 2009 Like a good number of dudes and a fair number of gals, I haven’t followed the NBA with much interest sinceMichael Jordanexited in 2003. Tried, but too much bark and vanity in my opinion, not to mention the Lakers. Jordan’s remained super low-key since his final retirement–a few Hanes cameos and the ever present Jumpman23 logo–but now a documentary is set to be made about him and his unparalleled career by bud and formersidekick, directorSpike Lee....

Superhero Bits: Thor The Dark World, Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, Iron Man 3, X-Men DoesJeremy Rennerknow whenHawkeyewill be back? How didHans Zimmercome up with the chant inThe Dark Knight Rises? What kind of extras are being cast inThor: The Dark Worldand where are they location scouting? Which Marvel and DC characters didHot Toysjust reveal? DoesThe Dark Knight Riseshave a reference to a mid-Nineties Oscar winner? WasThe Dark Knight Risesawesome in D-Box?...

The 15 Best Star Wars Comics You Need To Read We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ever since the original “Star Wars” hit theaters in May of 1977, creative artists outside of the film production team have been eager to tell stories set in a galaxy far, far away. The original “Episode IV: A New Hope” was adapted as a six-part Marvel comic book series by superstars Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin, hooking fans with the teaser"Luke Skywalker: Will He Save The Galaxy or Destroy It?...

The Daily Stream: Spencer Isn’t A Horror Movie, But It Acts Like One (Welcome toThe Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie: “Spencer” Where You Can Stream It: Hulu The Pitch: Those bemoaning the fact that horror movies rarely get to sit at the Academy’s table may want to take a look at “Spencer,” Pablo Larraín’s feature-length study of a lost woman finding herself over a brutal weekend with the in-laws....

The Daily Stream: Star Wars Rebels Is Some Of The Best Star Wars Ever. Period. (Welcome toThe Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Show: “Star Wars Rebels” Where You Can Stream It: Disney+ The Pitch: Disney purchased Lucasfilm in 2012. It was, and still remains, one of the biggest shakeups the modern entertainment industry has experienced....

The First Lady Trailer: Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer, And Gillian Anderson Transform Into First Ladies Is there anything Hollywood loves more than a transformational character piece? What could be better than watching otherwise recognizable performers made into entirely new people — famous in their own right — to portray their life story in flashy biopic fashion?! These stories have a penchant for winning Oscars and Emmys, and lately, we can’t get enough of rehashing recent events through the lends of these fictional tales....

The Matrix Resurrections Is The Series Conclusion The Matrix Revolutions Could Never Be In December of 2021, “The Matrix: Resurrections” was released to mixed reactions. Depending on who you ask, the fourth movie was an unnecessary, cynical cash-grab, or abeautiful, necessary conclusionto the franchise. The sequel either stomped on everything that made the original movies so great, or it was a thoughtful love letter to the fans. When it comes to whether you’ll like this latest installment or not, the biggest predictor is how invested you already are in the romance between Neo (Keanu Reeves) and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss)....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story’ Is A Pitch Perfect Parody That Has Forever Ruined Music Biopics (Welcome toThe Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie:Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox StoryWhere you’re able to Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: Music biopics get spoofed spectacularly in this parody that’s every bit as good as the likes ofYoung Frankenstein, Spaceballs, Airplane!...

The Spiderwick Chronicles Is Getting A Series Adaptation At Disney+ After “Harry Potter” became a big thing, studios rushed to make their own YA-based adaptations. That didn’t go so well. In 2008, Paramount released “The Spiderwick Chronicles,” based on the book series of the same name by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi. While that film was met with mostly good reviews and okay box office, it’s also kind of faded from memory....

The Weinstein Co’s Lame Attempt To Appease Star Wars Fanboys Earlier today we wrote about how Star Wars fanboys were planning on boycotting The Weinstein Co’sSuperhero Moviedue to the way the company is handling the release ofFanboys. I just received a press release from The Weinstein Co, announcing that they would be releasing both cuts of the film on DVD “with the Company exploring options for its theatrical release.” But I’m calling bullshit… this press release is well designed corporate spin, which gives the impression that the Fanboys have won, when in fact, this is not a win....

There Was An Actual Mutiny On The Set Of Meatballs 1979’s “Meatballs” is part of the wave of ribald, anarchic comedies to come out of the late ’70s and early ’80s in the wake of shows like “NBC’s Saturday Night” and movies like “National Lampoon’s Animal House.” These comedies would often have an anarchic air about them, seen in their transgressive humor as well as their plot structure, which typically emphasized a “slobs vs....

This Week In Trailers: Ready, Set, Bag!, The Socalled Movie, I Am Worthless, Prince Of Broadway 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: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Tom Cruise Unknowingly Helped Jennifer Connelly Overcome Her Fear Of Flying During Top Gun: Maverick Flying has never been something I have been afraid of. Plenty of people out there strap into their seat belts on an airplane and lose their minds. I have seen people grab hold of the seat in front of them and the person beside them simultaneously at the slightest bump in the air with the fear of god in their eyes....