Movies News Desk - Page 142

It is with huge satisfaction that we announce the addition of Film Editor Chris Dickens to our speakers list. Film editor extraordinaire, Dickens' ground breaking editing style has carved his name in film history.

ABOUT ALEX will be in theaters on August 8th and stars Aubrey Plaza, Jane Levy, Jason Ritter, Maggie Grace, Max Greenfield, Max Minghella and Nate Parker. Check out a new trailer and poster below!

Lionsgate is turning to an innovative and eye-catching method of marketing for THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 1 film with its 'Capitol' website, which now features a 'District Heroes Collection' of what look like perfectly composed magazine spreads celebrating the strengths of the different districts of Panem. Check out some of them below, and stay tuned for more!

In the 'rapid fire' section of yesterday's BuzzFeed interview with Daniel Radcliffe, the actor revealed that he wants to play 'Robin' opposite Ben Affleck's 'Batman' in Zack Snyder's upcoming superhero mash-up feature BATMAN V. SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE. 'I'm perfect,' Radcliffe said. Watch the clip below, and check out the full interview here!

Alfred Molina and John Lithgow star in Ira Sachs' upcoming indie romance LOVE IS STRANGE. The film debuted at this year's Sundance Film Festival and will hit theaters August 22 via Sony Pictures Classics. Marisa Tomei and Cheyenne Jackson round out the cast. Check out a trailer for the movie below!

The History Of Future Folk tells the hilarious (and possibly exaggerated) origin story of the real life alien bluegrass band, Future Folk, that has been charming NYC audiences with their live act for the better part of a decade. Now, the DoStuff Network is putting on a 10-City tour of The History of Future Folk, including a movie screening, live performance by the band, and a Q&A following both.

From an adventurous balloon ride above the clouds to a monster-filled metropolis, Academy Award-winning director Pete Docter ('Monsters, Inc.,' 'Up') has taken audiences to unique and imaginative places. In Disney•Pixar's original movie ' Inside Out,' he will take us to the most extraordinary location of all-inside the mind.

Vulture writes that Tony-winning director Julie Taymor has finished the film version of her staged production of Shakespeare's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, which ran at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center in Brooklyn this winter, produced by Theatre for a New Audience.

Deadline reports that Ava DuVernay's upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. film will feature Broadway's Colman Domingo (The Scottsboro Boys) as 'Ralph Abernathy'.

Director Michael Canzoniero has just completed principal shooting in 48 hours around NYC for “Making the Day,” a feature length dramedy about two actors trying to raise money for an independent film. Co-directed by Marco Ricco, Stuart Braunstein and Bennett Springsteel and produced by Nikolas Zasimczuk, “Making the Day” may be at least the first feature film with principal shooting to be shot around New York City in 48 hours. Scroll down for stills!

Grab your butterbeer and join E! for an inside look at the action from the VIP Preview of the new Diagon Alley at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences continues its series spotlighting film festival standouts with a screening of “Snowpiercer” tonight, June 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Bing Theater on the LACMA campus.

Boulder Theater will present The Past is a Grotesque Animal, a film about Of Montreal to the Boulder Theater today, June 20th, 2014. Tickets will go on sale to the public today, May 2nd at 10:00 am for $10.00 general admission.

USA Today just debuted three stills from next year's comedy THE WEDDING RINGER, featuring Josh Gad (Frozen, The Book of Mormon) with Kevin Hart as his Best Man-for-hire. Check them out below!

'SOUND AND CHAOS: THE STORY OF BC STUDIO', the documentary celebrating Martin Bisi's legendary Gowanus recording studio, makes its U.S. premiere on July 17, 2014 at NYC's Anthology Film Archives.

Andre De Shields (Broadway's "The Wiz") and Chris Bellant (Warner Bros. upcoming "Into the Storm") star in "The Backseat", a high school coming of age comedy. The film will have its second ever New York screening at the Quad Cinema Thursday, June 26th, 7:00pm as part of the 8th Annual Manhattan Film Festival.

Rooftop Films has programmed a unique three-day documentary experience.

The recent attacks by the ISIS forces have caused widespread havoc for a lot of children in Iraq. Chief Warrant Officer Paul Holton is concerned about the stability of the Iraqi government and the welfare of the children he has worked with through his charity Operation Give.

In honor of D-Day, Got Your 6 reminds us to empower our returning service members with the release of their brand-new PSA. Join Anne Hathaway, Anna Kendrick, Harrison Ford, Bradley Cooper, Gabourey Sidibe, Martin Sheen, Bette Midler, Sally Field, Jason Sudeikis, Goldie Hawn, and Glenn Close to 'Wage Good'. Watch below!

The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Sigourney Weaver will be returning for the next three AVATAR sequels -- but not as her character 'Grace Augustine', who passed away in the first film.