Jim Henson's 'Robot': 1963 Short Film For The Bell System Released (VIDEO)
Before he helped pave Sesame Street or invented the Muppets, Jim Henson was a young, experimental filmmaker. One of his earliest works, a 1963 short called "Robot," has been unearthed and put on...
View ArticleFerris Bueller Super Bowl Commercial: Matthew Broderick And Todd Phillips...
The Internet threw its back out on Thursday thanks to a 10-second video featuring Matthew Broderick in full Ferris Bueller mode. ("How can I handle work on a day like today?" Broderick utters with the...
View ArticleGay Actors Poll: Homosexual Stars Feel Coming Out Causes Discrimination
When Zachary Quinto came out to New York magazine he was shocked to find that his sexual preference had become "global news." While the actor reiterated that he was "really glad that that's the way it...
View ArticleWant to Buy Ryan Gosling's Jacket From 'Drive'?
Ryan Gosling's awesome scorpion jacket probably said more than he did in the ultra-cool 'Drive' (hey, is it too late to market the underrated indie as a silent movie?): Now you can own the instantly...
View Article'The Grey' Teaser: Watch New Clip From The Liam Neeson-Led Thriller
Is "The Grey" the best movie released so far in 2012? Judging from the critical consensus, perhaps. The Liam Neeson-led thriller -- about a band of plane crash survivors who try to stay alive in the...
View ArticleSarah Jessica Parker In 'Lovelace': Actress Replaces Demi Moore As Gloria...
It looks like Us Weekly had the wrong Parker. According to "Lovelace" directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, Sarah Jessica Parker -- and not Mary-Louise Parker -- will replace Demi Moore in their...
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On the Inherent Darkness and Pessimism of Steven Spielberg...
In the aftermath of the Oscar nominations (analysis HERE), there has been much hand-wringing over the notion that the Academy has embraced 'feel-good' entertainment over darker and more introspective...
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Sundance Film Festival: Moviefone's Favorite Flicks From The Fest
With the Sundance Film Festival drawing to a close, it's time to reflect on the best movies that your friendly Moviefone staffers saw at the very-crowded film fest. Of the seven films that we were...
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An Obsessive Chat About "One For the Money" Between Mike Ryan and The A.V....
"One For the Money," the new Katherine Heigl vehicle based on the popular Janet Evanovich book series, is now playing at a local theater near you. Since "One For the Money" was not screened early for...
View Article'Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' India Release Canceled After Local Censor Board...
Despite having not yet opened in either Japan or China, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" has already earned $167 million worldwide -- a pretty great number for a film that many hysterics continue to...
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Who Cares About Sundance? You Should
Clark and Sarah thought they would find their Sundance inspiration in the movie seats, and sometimes we did. We also found a couple naps and some stale popcorn. What we didn't expect was to have a...
View ArticleSAG Awards: 5 Things We Learned
Oh, boy, are the SAG Awards dull. It's pretty obvious that even the SAG Awards know that they are dull, since they're wise enough to limit the running time to two hours. Though boring, the SAG awards...
View ArticleEiko Ishioka Dead: Oscar-Winning Costume Designer Dies At 73
Eiko Ishioka, who won an Oscar for her striking and avant garde costumes in Francis Ford Coppola's "Dracula," has died at the age of 73. In the foreword to her 2000 book "Eiko On Stage," Coppola...
View Article'To Kill A Mockingbird' 50th Anniversary: Mary Badham On Being Scout, Gregory...
Fifty years ago, 10-year-old Mary Badham tried out for a role in a little movie filming near her hometown of Birmingham, Ala.: "To Kill a Mockingbird." The beloved adaptation of Harper Lee's seminal...
View ArticleHow Much Do A-List Actors Really Make?
Being an A-list actor means multi-million dollar contracts, expensive rides, more expensive mansions and probably even statues made of caviar (just guessing). But how much does a movie star today...
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Inside the First Screening of A Clockwork Orange
"I think it's my most... skillful film," Stanley Kubrick stated in his calm, equanimous voice, the day after screening the first assembly of A Clockwork Orange. We were standing on either side of...
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Weekend Box Office: Liam Neeson's The Grey Tops, One for the Money and Man on...
In a somewhat refreshing turn of events, this weekend had three wide releases, all budgeted below $45 million and all technically geared towards adults. And for the fourth straight weekend this...
View Article'Shame' Sex Scenes: Meet John Moraitis, The Actor Who Provided Sexual Soundtrack
The Michael Fassbender-led sex addiction drama "Shame" was indeed peppered with some serious eyegrabbers -- threesomes and Fassboners, etc. -- but there was some explicit content that you didn't see --...
View ArticleFerris Bueller Super Bowl Commercial: Matthew Broderick Stars In Full-Length...
The Internet moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you'd miss things...like the complete Ferris Bueller-inspired Honda commercial that will air during the Super Bowl on...
View ArticleNicolas Cage Empire Interview: 7 Ridiculous Quotes From The Oscar-Winning Actor
Actor/castle-collector Nicolas Cage has the tendency to say and do some unbelievably outlandish things. For instance, at a Romanian nightclub last year, he screamed at random strangers, telling them he...
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