What You Missed: Jan. 11, 2015

A NOTE TO OUR READERS

Written by O’Boyd

Another new feature in Cinema Corner 2.0 is our wrap-up file of all the movie-related events from the day. Think the Drudge Report meets Hollywood.

Why should you have to search all over the Internet for movie news when you can get it all right here. We’ll list here some of the stuff we’ve posted from earlier in the day along with other items we think you should check out. Each day, we hope to provide you with a roundup of sorts of the things we believe you’ll enjoy and want to read about.

As always, enjoy.

From a Tony Stark Facebook fan page: Sizing up the Avengers. Click the photo for a bigger image.

OUR HEADLINES

What You Missed: Jan. 10, 2015 (NEW)

Second official trailer for ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ drops (NEW)

Second trailer for ’Chappie’ now out (NEW)

Trailer out for Emma Thompson original screenplay ’Effie Gray’ (NEW)

Featurette ‘The Creatures & Cast of Strange Magic’ now out

‘Run All Night’ shows Liam Neeson doing what he does best

New trailer, poster released for ‘Maps of the Stars’

‘The Voices’ is the newest (and most interesting) trailer with Ryan Reynolds

At least I can say I enjoyed ‘Unbroken’

DVD review: ‘Identical’ wholesome but not that good

Cinema Corner page: Jan. 8, 2015

Here it is: ’Ant-Man’ trailer, poster, magazine cover

James Wan’s ‘Demonic’ releases first trailer

‘Big Game’ trailer puts President Samuel L. Jackson in a fight for survival

‘The Equalizer’ blazes path to No. 1 on DVD rental chart

Featurette out for upcoming ‘Blackhat’ film

‘Good Kill’ international trailer now out

Second ‘Peanuts’ trailer much like last one … and still neat

 GET TICKETS, WHAT TO WATCH

Coming to DVD, Blu-Ray and Netflix: Jan. 5

Coming to Theaters: Jan. 9 and Jan. 15 (NEW)

You can always click here to get more movie news and to order tickets online for the latest films in theaters.

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Be sure to check out RottenTomatoes.com, which collects and posts reviews for all the films coming out this week.

THE REST OF THE NEWS

“Atropa” is a sci-fi short film that’s worth checking out. From the Vimeo.com page: “An Off-World Detective investigates the missing research vessel ATROPA. Concept short inspired by ’70s and ’80s sci-fi classics like Alien and Blade Runner.” Click here to read more.

• So there’s this stuff … called rain … hitting Hollywood. But The Golden Globes have a plan for Sunday.

• Oscar Isaac is gonna bring the X-Men “down to their knees.”

• Anthony Mackie, who played The Falcon, says filming on “Captain America: Civil War” will begin in April.

• Sticking with superheroes, Taron Egerton, who will be in “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” responds to rumors he could be a young Cyclops.

• Jillian Bell (“22 Jump Street”) and Cecily Strong (“Saturday Night Live”) will soon meet with Paul Feig about “Ghostbusters.”

• The Academy Awards are going to spend big bucks to keep the television ratings up.

• “Leviathan,” the Russian short-film about a man who battles a local corrupt mayor in a coastal town on the Barents Sea, won top prize at the 26th annual Palm Springs INternational Film Festival.

Jai prepares for battle #SuicideSquad pic.twitter.com/hHQXh9nYzV

— David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) January 10, 2015

So what are you doing this weekend?

• How “Birdman” got the crazy shot of Michael Keaton jogging through Times Square in his underwear.

• Could “Batman V Superman” be split into two films? A photo posted on the web that Ain’t It Cool News found has made everyone go crazy on the Internet.

• “Honeymoon with Harry” could be Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut. He’ll star with Robert De Niro.

• ComingSoon.net has more “The Force Awakens” rumors than you can shake a lightsaber at.

• Samuel Goldwyn Jr. dies at age 88.

The Wrap his this Amy Adams featurette from “Big Eyes” that includes Margaret Keane, the inspiration for the film.

VIDEO CLIPS AND MORE

Joaquin Phoenix has a crush on Golden Globes co-host Amy Poehler (above video) and discovers Jimmy Kimmel has a foldout couch-bed (below) on “Jimmy Kimmel.”

• MovieWeb.com has a nice gallery of images of the new Ultron toy from “Avengers: Age of Ultron” that gives us a little more of an idea of the character.

• Why Sam Goldwyn Jr. was important to Hollywood.

• So Anna Kendrick hates to get her nails done.

• How Liam Neeson became the modern day Charles Bronson.

• Speaking of Kendrick, IMDB.com’s Fresh Takes has a video interview with the “Into the Woods” star.

• Click here to see a new clip from IMDB.com for the film ‘Mortdecai,” which cmes to theaters on Jan. 23.

• Jamie Dornan is worried (kinda) at how the fans will react to him being in “Fifty Shades of Grey.”

• What inspires Emma Stone.

• Andrew Bergman talks about writing “Blazing Saddles,” “Striptease,” “Honeymoon in Vegas” and more.

• Who exactly is Ant-Man?

• Corey Stoll talks about playing the villain in the upcoming “Ant-Man” film.

• Turns out “Alright, alright, alright” was the first thing Matthew McConaughey ever said on camera.

• Chris Hemsworth explains why good looks have nothing to do with being a hacker in “Blackhat.”

• David Oyelowo tells how Ferguson, racial injustice played a part in “Selma.”

LISTS, BESTS, WORSTS

Let this be a way to cheer you up when you’re feeling down. From Moviefone’s Facebook page.

• Schmoes Know: Part 1 of their top 50 best performances of 2014.

• Fandango: The movie-ticket website has a pretty neat site for features called Frontrunners. It’s top feature now is its choices for the 10 most deserving Oscar winners.

• Variety: Golden Globes red carpet disasters.

• Vulture: The complete list of presenters at The Golden Globes.

• The Wrap: 25 secrets of The Golden Globes.

• Vulture: Who will win at The Golden Globes.

• Cinema Blend: The 10 greatest third films in sequels.

• ScreenJunkies.com: Seven 1990s films that stand the test of time. And seven that don’t.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Sarah Shahi, Josh Ryan Evans, William Sanderson

I’m always fascinated with celebrity birthdays (especially finding out who has a birthday when I have mine). IMDB.com has a neat daily list of all the Hollywood people who have birthdays. Here’s the Jan. 10 list.

What You Missed: Dec. 16, 2014

Written by O’Boyd

Another new feature in Cinema Corner 2.0 is our wrap-up file of all the movie-related events from the day. Think the Drudge Report meets Hollywood. We’ll list here some of the stuff we’ve posted from earlier in the day along with other items we think you should check out. Each day, we hope to provide you with a roundup of sorts of the things we believe you’ll enjoy and want to read about.

As always, enjoy.

Be careful out there when navigating those ice and snowy roads during this holiday season. We wouldn’t want you to get in an accident … with a Tie Fighter.

Heres Monday’s headlines from stories we’ve written …

YouTube video pits Spielberg, Hitchcock, Tarantino, Kubrick, Bay in epic rap battle

Hot Toys gives us a glimpse of the new Iron Man armor we’ll see in next “Avengers” film.

Next ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ film may be going young for last major role

Terrence Malick film ‘Knight of Cups’ releases first trailer

‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ featurette makes us love this film even more

‘Birdman’ soars with 13 nominations for Critics’ Choice Movie Awards

Coming to DVD: Dec. 16, 2014

• The New York Times responds to Sony Pictures’ demand that publications not publish leaked information in the recent hack.

• Another Sony email hack shows there’s the possibility of a “Django Unchained” sequel involving Zorro.

• Seth Rogan gave his opinion on the Sony hack: “Everyone is doing exactly what these criminals want.”

• ˙Here’s why Collider isn’t specifically covering news of the Sony hacks.

• The Hollywood Reporter analysis whether Sony could even have the right to sue the media over published stories on the leaked emails.

• The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case involving the inventor of a Spider-Man kid’s toy that lets you pretend to shoot webs and why Marvel continues to owe him royalties.

• Eddie Redmayne, who plays Stephen Hawking in “The Theory of Everything” just got married.

FirstShowing.net has its 2014 Black List of the best unproduced scripts. There are some neat ideas out there not being developed.

See Daniel Craig and co-star Rory Kinnear riding a patrol boat on the Thames River in front of the MI6 building during shooting for “Spectre.”

• There are two new additions to Sundance: “A Walk in the Woods,” which stars Sundance founder Robert Redford, and “True Story,” with Jonah Hill and James Franco.

• Some spoilers for “Batman V Superman” include a response to those who thought Superman should not have killed Zod in “Man of Steel.”

• Frank Oz, the original voice of Yoda, will reprise the role in the Disney cartoon “Star Wars Rebels.”

• Colby Smulders tackles motherhood in the Sundance film “Unexpected.” Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive photo.

• EW also tries to fact-check “Exodus: Gods and Kings.”

• ComingSoon.net has detailed character analysis for the February film “50 Shades of Grey.” It is SFW … the film is a different story.

 • Here’s the movies leaving Netflix in January. And here’s what’s coming in January.

• SchmoesKnow.com has “A Christmas Carol” as its next movie in its 25 Days of Christmas.

Here’s the 2014 Final Cut movie mashup from JoBlo.com.

• John Hamm is glad he’s not involved in any super hero movies.

• MoviePilot.com has some “haunting” photos of actors that were taken not long before they died.

• In an interview with GQ magazine, Chris Hemsworth doesn’t have much empathy for his brother and his previous love interests.

What You Missed: Dec. 12, 2014

Written by O’Boyd

Another new feature in Cinema Corner 2.0 is our wrap-up file of all the movie-related events from the day. Think the Drudge Report meets Hollywood. We’ll list here some of the stuff we’ve posted from earlier in the day along with other items we think you should check out. Each day, we hope to provide you with a roundup of sorts of the things we believe you’ll enjoy and want to read about.

As always, enjoy!

Fred reminds us (via the Walt Disney Studios Facebook page) it’s good to recycle. That includes seeing “Big Hero 6” again in theaters this weekend. Click one of the links below to find out what’s playing where you live and how to get tickets.

Get Tickets

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And don’t forget our headlines from another busy Thursday …

‘Jungle Book: Origins’ moved to 2017; ‘Kung Fu Panda’ moved to early 2016

Entertaiment Weekly helps reveal character names to ’The Force Awakens’

Jonathan Frakes (Riker) wants to direct ‘Star Trek 3’

‘Ghostbusters 3’ director has met with Jennifer Lawrence

‘Birdman’ races ahead of pack with seven Golden Globe nominations

Reaction from the web about the Golden Globe nominations

Simon Helberg is hilarious in newest trailer for “We’ll Never Have Paris’

‘White God’ is a wildly interesting trailer

‘Blind Side,’ ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ director may helm film about rise of McDonald’s

Reviews from Roger Thomas

‘Theory’ is inspiring, wonderful

DVD review: ‘As Above’ below expectations

Cinema Corner page: Dec. 11, 2014

• One of the big movies coming out Friday is “Exodus: Gods and Kings.” Click here to go to GeekTyrant.com to see nine television spots, two clips and a feature on the film.

• Remember how “Batman V Superman” moved its opening date up nearly a month so it wouldn’t collide with Marvel’s “Captain America 3?” Looks like “Pan” is doing the same after it was set to open the same weekend as Marvel’s “Ant-Man.”

• Sean Penn is a nimble former Special Forces op in “The Gunman.” You can see an exclusive trailer for the film at Yahoo! Movies.

• “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” is off to a strong start internationally. You can also check out this cool clip leading up to the film’s release in the U.S.

• “The Hateful Eight,” Quentin Tarantino’s heavily-hyped western, has started production in Colorado.

• Scott Rudin and Amy Pascal have apologized for their comments in emails that were leaked in the recent Sony hack.

• The Sony hacks have also given everyone some additional details about the latest James Bond flick “Spectre.”

• Ewan McGregor plays both Jesus and the devil in the Sundance film “Last Days in the Desert.”

• They are making a television version of “Scream.” Yeah, that’s right.

• ComingSoon.net has several character posters for the Wachowski-sci-fi film “Jupiter Ascending.” You can also click here for a creepy website devoted to the film.

• Watch this exclusive trailer for Entertainment Weekly for “The Duff” and decide whether you think it’s worth watching or not (the jury is still out for us).

• Another clip to watch, from Yahoo! Movies, is for the film “The Woman in Black 2.” It hits theaters on Jan. 2.

Screen Junkies got the chance to ask “Guardians of the Galaxy” director James Gunn questions from fans of the website. And, in case you’re wondering, he says there won’t be a crossover with “Avengers” and “Guardians.”

• Text 99friends to 242424 to get SMS updates from AMC Theaters and to find out how you could win a private movie screening for you and up to 99 friends! Click here for all the legal stuff.

• Funny or Die gives a hilarious take on “The Force Awakens” trailer as George Lucas and Anakin Skywalker review it.

• Schmoes Know’s next film in its 25 Days of Christmas is “Scrooged.”

• Yahoo! Movies has an exclusive trailer for the horror film ‘Dark Summer,” which comes to select theaters and on video-on-demand on Jan. 9.

• Robert Orci says he’s still involved in the third “Star Trek” film. He just won’t be directing the film.

• Susan Sarandon and Kathy Bates board ‘Mommy.’

What You Missed: Dec. 8, 2014

Written by O’Boyd

Another new feature in Cinema Corner 2.0 is our wrap-up file of all the movie-related events from the day. Think the Drudge Report meets Hollywood. We’ll list here some of the stuff we’ve posted from earlier in the day along with other items we think you should check out. Each day, we hope to provide you with a roundup of sorts of the things we believe you’ll enjoy and want to read about.

As always, enjoy!

How about Minions Monday? “Minions” comes to theaters on July 10.

• “Selma” is getting a lot of Oscar buzz. The movie’s star, David Oyelowo, who plays Martin Luther King Jr., got a big award over the weekend.

• North Korea denies involvement in the recent Sony hacks.

• “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” will have 30 extra minutes in the extended cut.

• Jeremy Irons discussed “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” while receiving a career tribute.

• Before they were famous: Aaron Paul, Reese Witherspoon and Melissa McBride.

• Collider looks at the major contenders for Best Supporting Actor in the Oscar race.

• Following the casting announcement this week, the Hollywood Reporter gives us a brief history of the “Suicide Squad.”

• Join Lilla Crawford, Billy Magnussen and Mackenzie Mauzy for a Q&A of the upcoming Disney film “Into the Woods” on the movie’s Facebook page on Monday at 3 p.m. ET.

• Schmoes Know’s 25 Days of Christmas continues with its latest choice: “Bad Santa.”

• The Hollywood Reporter takes a look at the influence “Edward Scissorhands” had on movies.

• Sticking with THR, they take a look back at “The Ten Commandments” as “Exodus: Gods and Kings” prepares to hit theaters.

• MoviePilot.com found this on Reddit. It’s sketches of some of “The Force Awakens” characters as Pixar might have drawn them.

And don’t forget our other stories from Sunday:

• Josh Brolin was nervous about playing Thanos

• ‘Saturday Night Live’ spoofs ‘The Force Awakens’ in an awesome way

• ‘Mockingjay’ rules perch again

What You Missed: Dec. 7, 2014

Written by O’Boyd

Another new feature in Cinema Corner 2.0 is our wrap-up file of all the movie-related events from the day. Think the Drudge Report meets Hollywood. We’ll list here some of the stuff we’ve posted from earlier in the day along with other items we think you should check out. Each day, we hope to provide you with a roundup of sorts of the things we believe you’ll enjoy and want to read about.

As always, enjoy!

May the force be with the person that put up this tree. Cause if he has a wife, he may need it.

• “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2” is actively seeking its director and has plans to add at least two new characters.

• “Batman V Superman” has finished principal filming.

• Sony’s CEO responds to latest threats following latest hack.

• Screen Crush has the best trailers of the 2014 movie season.

• Entertainment Weekly’s take on the best and worst films of 2014 through the eyes of a different lens. Also, check out their year in meta.

• The Hollywood Reporter looks back at its 1946 review of “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

• Did you miss “Anchorman 2” or want to see it again? It’s now on Netflix.

• Schmoes Know’s sixth movie in its 25 Days of Christmas: “Batman Returns.”

• Check out Pottermore.com every day between Dec. 12-23 for some extra Harry Potter stuff.

• AMC Theatres will have The Hobbit Marathon on Dec. 15. Go here for tickets and information.

Our stories from Saturday …

• Principal photography complete for ‘Ant-Man’

 • ‘It’ coming to the big screen with production starting this summer

• Chris Pratt’s next project could involve “Magnificent Seven’

• ‘Ready Player One’ may have Christopher Nolan as its director

• ‘Little Boy’ latest film from Roma Downey, Mark Burnett

 

What You Missed: Dec. 3, 2014

Written by O’Boyd

Another new feature in Cinema Corner 2.0 is our wrap-up file of all the movie-related events from the day. Think the Drudge Report meets Hollywood. We’ll list here some of the stuff we’ve posted from earlier in the day along with other items we think you should check out. Each day, we hope to provide you with a roundup of sorts of the things we believe you’ll enjoy and want to read about.

As always, enjoy!

Surely, you’ve seen those funny lip-reading videos. You know, the ones where someone takes a video clip and completely changes what’s being said in the original clip. You mean you haven’t? Check out this “Hunger Games” one and prepare to laugh.

• So you heard they’ve named the actors for “Suicide Squad.” Entertainment Weekly breaks it down, too.

• Ever seen a motion poster? There’s one for “Terminator: Genisys.”

• Will Ferrell and Shakespeare? This sounds interesting.

• They aren’t quite done shooting scenes for “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”

• A lot of people apparently are enjoying “22 Jump Street” on DVD.

• Jedi News believes Andy Serkis may be playing two roles in “The Force Awakens.”

• We have to wait HOW LONG for the next “The Force Awakens” trailer? And, apparently the trailer has broken the internet.

• And sorry, but I just can’t get enough of the parodies for “The Force Awakens” trailer. Including this one involving Disney, this one involving “Space Balls” and this one involving “Guardians of the Galaxy.”

• Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David S. Goyer and Jack Thorne have been working hard to develop a script for “Sandman.” And, so far, Warner Bros. is very pleased with what they’ve seen.

• BadAssDigest.com has something new on the plot details for “Batman V Superman (spoilers if you don’t want to know the details)

• Day 2 of SchmoesKnow.com’s 25 days of Christmas films is: “The Holiday.”

• Were you a fan of The Backstreet Boys? Well, there’s about to be a documentary made about them.

 • Tom Cruise almost got hit by a bus in London.