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GRAN TURISMO Review: This Is Not a Game. It's Barely a Movie.

David Harbour valiantly performs CPR on director Neill Blomkamp's latest. Orlando Bloom, Archie Madekwe, and Djimon Hounsou also appear.

BLOODSHOT: Vin Diesel Got Them Bloodshot Eyes in New Trailer

As I watched the latest trailer for the latest Vin Diesel-starring super-powered action-adventure, I began humming "Bette Davis Eyes" to myself. It's always a pleasure to see Guy Pierce on screen; he's certain to bring a measured humanity to his...

New Horror Lab Looks to Launch Next Generation of Genre Filmmakers

Sony's Screen Gems has partnered with Scott Glassgold's Ground Control to bring the new Screen Gems' Horror Lab to life. The lab is an ambitious initiative that will develop the next generation of horror films by turning strong proof of...

SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME Trailer Takes Peter Parker's Superhero Game on The Road

The next Spider-Man film Far From Home swings into cinemas on July 5th and the first trailer just arrived. It looks to be the right mix of action, spectacle and humor that made Homecoming such a hit.    Speaking of...

Interview: HOSTILE Director Mathieu Turi Talks Debut Feature

Mathieu Turi's debut feature may have just released yesterday from Sony Pictures, but he's far from a newbie. In fact, the French director has been working behind the scenes of many huge franchise films for years, including G.I. Joe, Tarantino's...

Stephen King's THE DARK TOWER Movie Adaptation Sets Release Date

"The man in Black fled across the Desert, and the Gunslinger followed."  So begins Stephen King's Dark Tower saga -- his seven-book, 30-year magnum opus -- which is actually, finally! miraculously?... inevitably, coming to film. And TV. Sony has announced that...

James Wan Confirmed For AQUAMAN And ROBOTECH

THR's Heat Vision Blog just reported that Furious 7 and The Conjuring director James Wan is now confirmed for DC's Aquaman and Sony's big screen adaptation of Robotech. "The Aquaman film will be a major tentpole picture for us and James's span of work...

SPIDER-MAN: Drew Goddard In Talks To Write And Direct

Drew Goddard, writer and director of Cabin in the Woods and writer of Sony's upcoming Sinister Six, is in talks to write and direct Sony and Marvel's new Spider-Man according to the report at THR.Other than Cabin and Sinister Goddard also...

SPIDER-MAN: Sony Is Bringing The Web Slinger To Marvel's MCU

As Sony attempts to revamp their precious and lucrative Spider-Man franchise, news has come that they will finally partner with Marvel Entertainment and give the web slinger his first appearance in a Marvel film. Though neither company is telling which...

Dear Everyone Piling On Sony For Cancelling THE INTERVIEW: The Problem Is Us

Right, this will be short and sweet:In the past day there has been much hand wringing and wailing over free speech being dictated to and curtailed by hackers and terrorists. How could Sony be so weak and cowardly, etc etc...

Final Trailer For THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 Abandons Reality Entirely

Oy. As a longtime fan of Peter Parker and Spider-Man, dating back to a childhood reading the comic books and then watching the animated TV show, I have built up a great deal of tolerance for his various incarnations. Watching the...

Because THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Isn't Amazing Enough, Apparently ...

Oh, boy, more comic book villains! Sony Pictures, the studio that owns the movie rights to Marvel's The Amazing Spider-Man, has decided to expand its comic book universe over several films and has tapped several familiar names to do so....