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Every Steven Soderbergh Movie Ranked Worst To Best Spend a considerable amount of time with Steven Soderbergh’s films, and it’s impossible not to develop a fondness for this difficult man. He was just 26 when he burst onto the scene in 1989 with his breakout feature “Sex, Lies, and Videotape.” The auteur’s fetishistic fixations and raw filmmaking style created an immediate sensation, and earned him the covetedPalme d’Orat Cannes. At that moment, Soderbergh could have done anything in Hollywood....

Every Time Power Of The Dog Is Said At The Oscars, $10,000 Will Be Donated To Animal Charities Alright, let’s have a show of hands. How many of you watched Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” and actually noticed the dog(s) in the movie? No, despite the evocative title, the moody Western isn’t literally about any one dog. But, with that said, eagle-eyed viewers could’ve spotted at least 2 of them — one which Kodi Smit-McPhee’s Peter plays with for a brief scene, and the other hidden in the panoramic mountains range that flanks the film’s Montana ranch....

First Kill Trailer: A Lesbian Love Story With A Bloody Twist Nothing complicates teenage love quite like meddling parents. And secret identities. And high school. And a thirst for blood. All of this and more will be at the center of an upcoming series from Netflix, proving once again that vampires are always in style, whether it’s Halloween or the middle of the summer. “First Kill” (not to be confused with “Orphan: First Kill”) has been described as a cross between “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” and “Killing Eve,” and the series is set to debut its deadly love games on the streaming service next month....

First Look: Luc Besson-Produced Animated Movie ‘A Monster In Paris’ We have the first image fromA Monster in Paris, theLuc Besson-produced,Eric “Bibo” Bergeron-directed animated film due out in France later this year. Although posters and concept art for the movie have made the rounds before, this seems to be the first picture from the movie itself. The plot revolves around a monster terrorizing early 20th century Paris, and the locals who band together to stop him....

First Look: The Rocker; Plus Two Negative Test Screening Reviews Our friends atFilmSchoolRejectshas a first look at Rainn Wilson in the upcoming Fox Atomic filmThe Rocker. Too bad the movie is gonna suck. I recently came across two reader submitted test screening reviews of the film, and sadly, prospects don’t look good: This review is from “Ralphie”: “Not very good. Think of it this way, it was School of Rock with the story of Kickin' it Old Skool'....

HBO Previews: ‘Veep’, ‘Girls, And Of Course, ‘Game Of Thrones’ This winter’s been so mild that it feels more like April than February, but unfortunately, actual spring is still some weeks away — which means we’ve still got some waiting to do before HBO kicks off its spring schedule. Thankfully, the network’s been good about reminding us of exactly what we have to look forward to, in the form of teasers, trailers, clips, and the like....

Here Are The 2014 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners The2014 Sundance Film Festivalis coming to a close and, Saturday night, the best films of the festival were named.Whiplash, theMiles Tellerdrumming film, was the night’s big winner, taking both the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award as well as the Grand Jury Prize. Sony Classics picked it up earlier in the week. Peter, Russ and myself are all back from in Park City, UT and over the next few days, we’ll tell you our favorite films of the best....

How To Train Your Dragon Movie Trailer Dreamworks Animation has released the first movie trailer forChris Sander’sHow to Train Your Dragon. For those of you who don’t reccognize the name, Sanders directedLilo & Stitch, and the unfinishedAmerican Dog(which was the initial development for what becameBolt). Sanders is now making a home for himself over at Dreamworks Animation, and you’re able to certainly see the Dreamworks influence. The voice acting seems a bit out of place, as with most of DreamWorks Animated films, it seems like they are casting names to be the characters, rather than an actor who can play the character....

James Wan To Direct ‘The Conjuring 2’ Last night the news broke that New Line had pushedThe Conjuring 2out of 2015and into an un-dated 2016 release window. We wondered if that had anything to do with the success ofAnnabelle, and if New Line might be thinking of making more spin-off movies based on the Warren case files, instead of doing a proper sequel. Turns out we were totally wrong — the delay is so that New Line could accommodate theConjuring 2director: a returningJames Wan....

Jared Hess' ‘Masterminds’ Release Date Scheduled For Next Year Jane Got a Gun, which recently revealed anew trailer, was perhaps the most promising Relativity Media project to be affected by the studio’s bankruptcy. Another project of Relativity’s that took a hit?Masterminds, a crime comedy directed byJared Hess(Napoleon Dynamite) and executive produced byJody HillandDanny McBride(Eastbound and Down). It was originally scheduled for August of this year, but we won’t see Hess' film until next fall....

Kevin Smith Might Release ‘Hit Somebody’ Script Before Film; Teases Early ‘Red State’ Release Kevin Smithis back to his old tricks again. Smith recently admitted that he loves to drop hints of news invarious different placesto see who picks up on them and he’s done it again, two times. First up, Smith tweeted that we could have a chance to see his independent thrillerRed Stateon Labor Day, weeks before it’s regularly scheduled October 19 release date....

LOL: ‘Zootopia’ Gives The Best Films Of 2015 Animal-Centric Makeovers Like everyone else in the known universe, the citizens ofZootopiaare putting together their “best of 2015” lists. But because they live in a city founded, run, and populated entirely by animals, their favorite movies don’t include titles likeStar Wars: The Force AwakensorEx MachinaorStraight Outta Compton. Instead, they’re fans ofStar Wars: The Furce Awakens,Straight Otter Zootopia, andEx Yakina. It’s an obvious gag, but it’s pretty cute....

Martin Scorsese Explains His Stance On Marvel Movies In New York Times Essay, So Now The Discourse Can Stop It’s been 84 years sinceMartin Scorsese lit the internet on fire with his less-than-glowing words aboutMarvelmovies. After weeks of superhero fans whipping themselves into a frenzy over what “cinema” entails, and outlets cycling through every auteur they can find to comment on the outrage, the legendary filmmaker is stepping back into the conversation....