Who’s That (Star Wars) Lady? We Break Down the Latest Casting Rumors
Even as we wait with baited breath for the second trailer for The Force Awakens, rumors have started to leak out…
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Film Awards Show SF/F a Little Bit of Love (But Not Nearly Enough)
It’s been almost 12 years since a science fiction or fantasy film got any major love at Oscar time (and prior…
5 Fantasy Epics Peter Jackson Should Tackle Now that The Hobbit is Over
After some riddles-in-the-dark, Cumberbatch-dragon-action, and a lot of meandering around, The Hobbit trilogy finally concluded with last month’s release of The…
6 Time Travel Loops, Predestination Style
Today, the Ethan Hawke-starring time travel flick Predestination hits theaters. Like many time travel movies, it pays homage to the old-school Robert A. Heinlein…
Liked That Movie? You’ll LOVE This Book!
Because movie lovers are often book lovers, too, we’ve got must-reads for fans of some of the year’s biggest movies. When…
What to Give Your Favorite Wes Anderson Fan this Season
What do you get the hipster-with-heart on your gift list? The one who’s seen every Wes Anderson movie, from the totally…
Here Are the Books Hitting the Big Screen in 2015
If it weren’t for books, movie theaters would be a whole lot less interesting. From The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, to…
Still Haven’t Read The Hunger Games? Here’s Why You Should Pick Up the Trilogy Now.
It’s hard to remember a time when Katniss Everdeen, the ruthless survivor from District 12, wasn’t part of the pop culture…
5 Reasons Only Paul Thomas Anderson Could’ve Adapted Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice
The novels of Thomas Pynchon have generally been considered unfilmable. Dense, chaotic, cerebral—Pynchon’s oeuvre is composed of novels that don’t…
The Art of The World of Ice & Fire, by George R. R. Martin
Before the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros were brought to life on HBO’s Game of Thrones, they existed only in the minds…
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 Rebuilds the Mockingjay From the Boots Up
If the Hob still existed, everyone (read: Greasy Sae) would be gossiping about whether or not they can survive Mockingjay being chopped in…
Page & Screen Pairings for Every Book and Movie Lover
On a chilly winter evening, there’s nothing like curling up with a mug of something warm and a good book.…
Why You Should Read Before I Go to Sleep Before It Hits Theaters
Sleep, for most of us, is the perfect ally. There’s no one I’d rather see at the end of a…
20 Classic Christmas Movies
Don’t get us wrong: we love searing documentaries and challenging foreign films as much as the next elf. But when…
Can’t-Miss Classics to Buy in The Criterion Collection Sale
Any true film buff is, by definition, also a Criterion Collection buff. It’s the go-to source for important and classic films on DVD…
Boxed Sets on DVD and Blu-ray
Who doesn’t enjoy a good binge-watch? Whether it’s savoring the full run of a popular television series, studying the early…
A Relentless Thriller Moves from Page to Screen in Dennis Lehane’s The Drop
Fans of author Dennis Lehane know that his novels are smart, sharp page-turners. They’re thickly plotted, laced with violence, and…
7 Books that Capture that Summer Blockbuster Magic
Seen any good movies lately? The numbers suggest the answer just might be no—for the month of July (prime blockbuster…
4 Reasons to Reread (or Read!) Gone Girl Before Seeing the Movie
Spoiler Alert: If you have not yet read this deliciously evil book, stop after this paragraph. But first, while I…
10 Lines from The Fault In Our Stars That Must Make It Into the Movie
Few characters since Romeo and Juliet have fallen in love as articulately as The Fault In Our Stars‘ Hazel Grace…