Denis Leary Talks THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, How the Blockbuster Felt Like an Indie, the Response to the Firefighters Documentary BURN, and More

Several weeks ago, Sony Pictures invited us to attend the press junketThe Amazing Spider-Man.A The reboot takes a grittier, more realistic approach to Peter Parker’s journey to becoming your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, and sees the wall-crawler struggling to come to grips with the mysterious of disappearance of his parents.A For more on the film,click herefor all of our previous coverage.During my on-camera interview withDenis Leary, who plays Police Captain George Stacy, we talked about how directorMarc Webbmade working on a blockbuster film feel like an indie feature, if he’s seen any merchandise he’s liked, playing Armor O' Malley inGunmen, and the response to the Detroit firefighters documentary,Burn, which he executive produced....

July 3, 2012 · 1 min · 142 words · David Meyer DDS

Rhys Ifans Talks THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, The Uniqueness of The Lizard, If He Feels the Character Is an Inner-Monster Unleashed, and More

Several weeks ago, Sony Pictures invited us to attend the press junketThe Amazing Spider-Man.A The reboot takes a grittier, more realistic approach to Peter Parker’s journey to becoming your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, and sees the wall-crawler struggling to come to grips with the mysterious of disappearance of his parents.A For more on the film,click herefor all of our previous coverage.During my on-camera interview withRhys Ifans, who plays Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard, we talked about why the Lizard stands out from other supervillains, if he feels that the Lizard is a monster from within or forced upon Curt Connors, and how the finished film compared to what he envisioned when he first read the script....

July 2, 2012 · 1 min · 142 words · Thomas White

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Review

The Amazing Spider-Manis a movie that’s constantly chasing plotlines. In this telling, Peter has been haunted by the disappearance of his parents since he was a boy. The movie then twists itself in knots to keep making Spider-Man and the Lizard fight. And the fights are terrific, as are all the action scenes inThe Amazing Spider-Man. Unfortunately, there’s no good reason for Spider-Man and the Lizard to fight at the high school....

July 2, 2012 · 1 min · 151 words · Jason Hayden

Emma Stone Talks THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, Previewing the Film at Comic-Con, the Influence of Gwen Stacy's Role in the Comics, and More

Several weeks ago, Sony Pictures invited us to attend the press junketThe Amazing Spider-Man.A The reboot takes a grittier, more realistic approach to Peter Parker’s journey to becoming your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, and sees the wall-crawler struggling to come to grips with the mysterious of disappearance of his parents.A For more on the film,click herefor all of our previous coverage.During my on-camera interview withEmma Stone, who plays Gwen Stacy, we talked about the experience of previewing the film at Comic-Con and WonderCon, why the character’s fate in the comics drew her to the role, playing Laurie Partridge in the TV movieThe New Partridge Family, and more....

June 30, 2012 · 1 min · 129 words · Mr. Erik Williams

Geek Gifts: Hot Toys THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN and ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM Figures

Some pretty damn cool-looking collectible figures are now on sale forThe Amazing Spider-ManandAliens vs. Sideshow Collectibles is proud to introduce the newest entry in our Predator statue collection, the Wolf Predator. The fierce warrior stands 20 inches tall, fully armed with his trademark spear and shoulder cannon. The Wolf Predator Statue is the perfect addition to any Predator collection. For more onsale information tap the corresponding links forSpider-ManorPredator. The money generated helps pay our staff and keep the site running....

June 29, 2012 · 1 min · 87 words · Matthew Garcia

Andrew Garfield Talks THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, Putting on the Costume for the First Time, His Favorite Spidey Villains, and More

Several weeks ago, Sony Pictures invited us to attend the press junketThe Amazing Spider-Man. For more on the film,click herefor all of our previous coverage. Hit the jump to check out the interview.The Amazing Spider-Manopens in 3D on July 3rd.

June 28, 2012 · 1 min · 40 words · Terrence Turner

CERTIFIED COPY Criterion Blu-ray Review

There are certain films that are simply magic. They are few and far between, and the experience of watching them often comes up over you. You realize youre watching a masterpiece, and you dont want the film to falter. Our review of the Criterion Collection Blu-ray release ofCertified Copyfollows after the jump. Elle (Binoche) brings her son to the lecture, and gives James a note. The son is distracted and wants to leave....

June 26, 2012 · 2 min · 371 words · Judy Lee

Watch 25 Minutes of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Plus a New Clip, Featurette and TV Spot

Check out all of ourprevious coverage forThe Amazing Spider-Manhere. Hit the jump to check out the new clip, TV spot, featurette and 25 minutes of footage. First up, here’s the 25 minute super preview ofThe Amazing Spider-Man(viaScreen Rant).

June 25, 2012 · 1 min · 38 words · Michael Campbell

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Early Overseas Reviews Mostly Positive

Early reviews are in for the overseas release ofThe Amazing Spider-Manand so far they are generally positive. Hit the jump for much more from the early reviews. The leads charm, the action crackles and the grooves are well-laid for part two. Next time, then. -SFX(4/5) -The Amazing Spider-Manmore than succeeds. You feel the series is in safe hands with Webb, Garfield and Stone. (Time Out London) Andrew Garfield is brilliant....

June 20, 2012 · 1 min · 110 words · Molly Montgomery

David Fincher’s THE GAME Finally Coming to Criterion on September 25

Itas been a long time coming, but directorDavid Fincheras 1997 thrillerThe Gameis finally headed to Criterion later this year.A Fincher previously talked about the releasein an interview with Steve in 2010, and he stated that the hold-up was probably his fault as he still needed to look at the full cut before it could be released.A The wait is finally over, as Criterion announced that the disc will hit DVD and Blu-ray on September 25th of this year....

June 15, 2012 · 1 min · 168 words · Mark Mccann

New Posters for THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, V/H/S, and PITCH PERFECT

New posters forThe Amazing Spider-Man, the horror anthologyV/H/S, and the a capella sing-off moviePitch Perfecthave gone online.A The Spidey poster is the first one to play up the romance angle between the wall-crawler (Andrew Garfield) and Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone), theV/H/Sposter is kind of clever (click herefor my review of the film), andPitch Perfect’s poster in no way tells you what the movie is about.Hit the jump to check out the posters....

June 14, 2012 · 3 min · 603 words · Donna Hunt

Peter Parker Taunts Flash Thompson with His Basketball Skills in New Clip from THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

What better way to celebrate the first game of the NBA finals than with a basketball-themed clip fromThe Amazing Spider-Man?A This new clip showsAndrew Garfieldas Peter Parker putting his new Spidey powers togoodfun use by tauntingChris Zylkaas Flash Thompson on the basketball court.A Itas a neat little scene that hopefully highlights some of the playfulness weall see from Garfieldas Parker in the finished film.Hit the jump to watch the clip.A The film also starsEmma Stone,Rhys Ifans,Martin Sheen,Sally FieldandDenis Leary....

June 12, 2012 · 2 min · 386 words · Krystal Flores

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Almost Crossed over into THE AVENGERS

Earlier this week, we reported thatThe Amazing Spider-Manworld might be branching out to includethe spin-offVenomeven though the eponymous character doesn’t appear in Spidey’s movie.A Instead, the plan would be to reverse engineer a future crossover a laThe Avengers.A However, this crossover would stay within Sony Pictures.A We’re still waiting for studios to realize the mutual benefit of crossing over their Marvel properties, but it turns out that Sony and Disney almost made the first deal to do so....

June 12, 2012 · 2 min · 233 words · Daniel Freeman