So you know that dress? White and gold. Actually, the white has a tint of blue. I don’t know what all you crazy blue and black people are talking about. Wired went into the science of the color and discussed color differentiation between people concluding that the dress is actually black and blue. …
‘San Andreas’ Trailer Teaser: Where Will You Be?
Big-budget Hollywood movies may be dominated by superheroes these days, but that doesn’t mean the studios are abandoning some of their tried and true genres. Case in point: this May’s San Andreas, which pits the charismatic Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson against the fabled “Big One” feared by…
‘The Lazarus Effect’ Review
The Lazarus Effect is one of those horror films where lack of character logic makes it hard to root for the bodies that are inevitably going to pile on the floor. The Lazarus Effect tells the dark story of scientist couple Frank (Mark Duplass) and Zoe (Olivia Wilde) who are pursuing groundbreaking discovery along with their research team (Donald Glover and Evan Peters), and Eva…
Watch This Unlucky Car Thief Get Hit With His Own Weapon (No, Really)
Car thief knocks himself out with brick. We laugh.
Hilary Duff Gets Busy With a Photo Shoot
Hilary Duff gets some grocery shopping done solo on Friday afternoon (February 27) in Los Angeles. The 27-year-old Younger actress kept her choices healthy, spending most of her time in the fresh produce section. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Hilary Duff The day before, Hilary headed to a photo shoot where she seemed to have a blast. “Quality hang today with these guys @adambreuchaud @marcusrfrancis & @matthiasvriensmcgrath
Sound Off: Glenn Ficarra & John Requa’s ‘Focus’ – Your Thoughts?
Now that you’ve seen it, what did you think? It’s about distraction. It’s about focus. Now in theaters is the latest movie starring Will Smith, titled Focus, co-starring Margot Robbie of The Wolf of Wall Street. Smith plays Nicky, a con man in the midst of his latest scheme who is thrown for a loop when an accomplished femme fatale from his past shows up. Focus comes from the directors of …
‘Misogynist’ Movie Review
Reviewed by Shannon Hilson You’d have to be living under a rock not to have experienced the ubiquitous hype surrounding the recent Valentine’s Day release of Fifty Shades of Grey, the film adaptation of E.L. James’s erotic novel of the same name. Maybe you’re of the camp that sees Christian Grey as a brooding, romantic figure to fantasize about. Maybe you see Fifty Shades as disgusting, misogynistic trash that glorifies troublesome (but all too relevant) horrors like domestic abuse, stalking, and brainwashing. Whichever camp you hail from, it’s more than a little likely that you have strong opinions about the film, the characters, and the way the storyline addresses certain themes. That’s exactly why I was intrigued when I …
‘MacGruber’ Sequel is Still ‘Priority #1’ According to Star Will Forte
It’s been about six months since we had any real update on the progress of MacGruber 2, a sequel that surprisingly has some legs even though the film bombed hard at the box office. The “Saturday Night Live” feature adaptation of the late night sketch parody of “MacGyver” has gained quite a following on home video though, and star Will Forte and writer/director Jorma Taccone have been at least slowly writing a sequel. And since Forte is currently doing the rounds for his new show “Last Man on Earth” on Fox (which you should watch…
Richard Bakalyan, Tough Guy Character Actor and a Cop in ‘Chinatown,’ Dies at 84
He also excelled at playing bad guys throughout his long career, with roles in ‘The Delinquents,’ ‘Robin and the 7 Hoods’ and ‘The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.’read more
"Daredevil" Costume Design, Violence Talk
Netflix’s “Marvel’s Daredevil” TV series debuts on the video streaming service on April 10th and today the show’s costume designer, Stephanie Maslansky, has spoken with Empire about designing garments for The Man Without Fear. She confirms the costume will evolve across the season: “In the end, somebody else [in the story] makes his Daredevil costume. What’s really exciting is the evolution of it, and how he comes to have it made.” This first outfit incarnation though, which show runner Steven S. DeKnight confirms was very much inspired by Frank Miller’s work on the title, was made from “practical sports and military wear, restitching garments from companies like McDavid, CAT, and G-Star” and was…
Final Reminder: Total Film has a new online home from next Tuesday!
By now you’ve heard about the big changes afoot at TotalFilm.com and SFX.co.uk. Yep, we’re moving to a dedicated section of the whopping big entertainment portal GamesRadar.com – and the switchover is happening early next week. Sound the klaxon! All of our news, reviews and features, including all TotalFilm.com’s existing content, will be making the leap to GamesRadar.com next week. We’ll be very sad to say goodbye to TotalFilm.com after all these years and we’re grateful to everybody who’s work on or …
Leonard Nimoy Dies
Beloved Star Trek actor was 83Leonard Nimoy, the much-loved actor and long-time Star Trek lead, has died in Los Angeles. He was 83. According to The New York Times, his wife Susan Bay Nimoy, who confirmed his death, attributed the cause to chronic pulmonary disease. Nimoy himself had attributed his ill-health to a long-ceased smoking habit.As the internet will be swift to note, Leonard Nimoy lived long and prospered. Born in Boston to Ukrainian Jewish immigrants, Nimoy acted in neighbourhood theatre from the age of eight, later scoring his first major role in an amateur production of a Clifford Odets play aged 17. Fuelled by his experiences on the stage and …