Maria Favor-Carson

Downtown Brooklyn Alamo Drafthouse opening this summer

Austin-based cinema chain Alamo Drafthouse, known for its strict “no talking, no texting” policy, as well as it’s themed revival cult film screening nights, has announced that their Downtown Brooklyn theater location is set to open Summer 2016. Currently in its final phase of construction, the flagship theater, located at 445 Gold Street – at ….

Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner returning to theaters

Ridley Scott’s sci-fi cult classic, Blade Runner, is returning to U.K. cinemas this April. The epic film stars Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young and Daryl Hannah. Harrison Ford plays a world weary detective – former Blade Runner to be exact – who’s hunting down intelligent but murderous replicants amidst a neon-lit, rain-spattered future LA. ….

Will Smith, Jared Leto, Tom Hardy to play super villains comic adaptation Suicide Squad

Will Smith, Jared Leto, Tom Hardy, Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney and Cara Delevingne have all signed on for Warner Bros.’ super villain adaptation Suicide Squad, Variety reports. Suicide Squad, which hits theaters on August 5, 2016, is based on the DC comic of the same name, centering on a team of bad guys and gals ….

#NYCC2014 @filmfetish Casts of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and the new Daredevil TV series headed to @NY_Comic_Con

Reed Pop continues making major announcements surrounding New York Comic-Con and their first-ever New York Super Week. This one involves Marvel Television and Marvel’s Daredevil, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Marvel Animation, which will be officially taking flight at NYCC 2014. Fans at this year’s NYCC will get to experience the first cast appearance of ….

First looks at The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 revealed

Lionsgate has revealed the official first online look at The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 hits theaters on November 21, 2014. Series #1 features an exclusive look at District 13’s President Coin, along with a video interview with Julianne Moore and a Q&A with director Francis Lawrence, producer Nina Jacobson and screenwriter Peter Craig. ….

Star Trek live concert tour kicks off this May

Star Trek is about to be seen and heard in a brand new way. CBS Consumer Products, Paramount Pictures, 21st Century Symphony Orchestra, IMG Artists and the Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency will launch Star Trek: Live in Concert featuring the 2009 Star Trek and 2013 Star Trek Into Darkness films. The events will celebrate the extraordinary collaboration between ….

#nycc2013 @PersonInterest @TheFollowingFOX @ny_comic_con adds cast & crew from Person of Interest & The Following to TV lineup

New York Comic-Con has made some big additions to its television panel and screening lineup for 2013. Warner Bros. Television returns to NYCC with two locally-produced shows in the New York area: last season’s #1 new series The Following and acclaimed third-season crime thriller Person of Interest. Confirmed to attend New York Comic-Con 2013 for ….