‘Tomorrowland’ Early Buzz: Does Brad Bird’s Sci-Fi Adventure Soar or Fall Flat?
From the beginning, Tomorrowland has been shrouded in secrecy. But now Disney has finally opened up that mystery box for critics, and the reviews are starting to pour in. Directed by Brad Bird from a...
View ArticlePeter Sciretta’s Reaction to Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ and Brad Bird’s ‘Tomorrowland’
The embargo has finally broken for Pixar’s Inside Out and Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland, and you can read the buzz reports compiling the early critical reactions at the links above. I’ve seen both films...
View ArticleCool Stuff: Poster Posse ‘Tomorrowland’ Artwork Makes the Future Pretty
This week finally brings Brad Bird‘s original Disney sci-fi adventure Tomorrowland to theaters. Just yesterday brought some early buzz on the film, and it doesn’t sound overwhelmingly good. Our own...
View ArticleWin a ‘Tomorrowland’ IMAX Poster Signed By Brad Bird
NOTE: THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. This weekend, the latest Brad Bird movie, Tomorrowland, hits theaters. Bird loves cinema in its purest fashion, so leading up to release he was very careful about...
View ArticleTrivia: Stanley Kubrick Almost Had a Cameo in ‘Tomorrowland’
Brad Bird‘s Tomorrowland is a celebration of dreamers and thinkers of all kinds. A few famous dreamers and thinkers, like Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and Jules Verne, even make it into the film in a...
View ArticleBrad Bird ‘Tomorrowland’ Interview: ‘The Iron Giant’ Blu-Ray, Epcot, NASA,...
A couple weeks back I got a chance to chat briefly with director Brad Bird and talk about his newest film Tomorrowland. I asked for an update on the long-rumored Iron Giant blu-ray release, what it...
View ArticleHere’s Why All Walt Disney References Were Cut From ‘Tomorrowland’
The Japanese trailer for Brad Bird‘s Tomorrowland had a very explicit reference to the Walt Disney theme park the film is named after. While investigating a mysterious pin, Casey (Britt Robertson)...
View ArticleOur Top 15 Favorite Theme Park Movies and Scenes
This weekend, director Brad Bird takes into a whole new world with the Disney sci-fi adventure Tomorrowland. The film starring Britt Robertson and George Clooney is influenced and inspired by the...
View ArticleLindelof Believed Bird Would Bail on ‘Tomorrowland’ for ‘Star Wars;’ Is Bird...
By now you’ve heard it a million times. After J.J. Abrams passed on the film a first time, Brad Bird was given the opportunity to direct Star Wars Episode VII. Bird, however, had to choose between...
View ArticleHow Harry Potter, Close Encounters and The 1952 Box Inspired Tomorrowland...
I talk with Jeff Jensen about how he went from a television writer at Entertainment Weekly to collaborating with Damon Lindelof and Brad Bird on the story for Tomorrowland. I must admit, I planned to...
View ArticleBest Stories of the Week: Steve Jobs, Star Trek 3, Simon Pegg, Scorch Trials...
It’s that time of the week again. We’re certainly looking forward to a nice holiday weekend, and if you were too busy to stay on top of all the news this week, we’ve got a round-up of all the stories...
View ArticleWatch the Sequence Pixar Animated for ‘Tomorrowland’
The backstory for Brad Bird‘s film Tomorrowland contains a lot of detail about the beneficent cabal known as Plus Ultra, a secretive group of dreamers which conceived and built a futuristic creative...
View Article/Filmcast Ep. 319 – Tomorrowland
David, Devindra, and Jeff continue their coverage of SIFF, discuss one of Steven Soderbergh’s underappreciated thrillers, and wonder how some great films get lost in the ether. Also, in this week’s...
View ArticleDisney Will Lose Over $100 Million on ‘Tomorrowland’
Brad Bird‘s Tomorrowland was always a gamble. Sometimes gambles pay off big, other times they don’t. Now it seems, despite the combination of an Oscar-winning director, a proven box-office star and a...
View ArticleIs 2015 The Summer Hollywood Finally Bet Big On Women?
Hollywood has a woman problem, both behind the scenes and in front of the camera. There isn’t enough female filmmakers making big movies, and there aren’t enough big-budget films centering on — or...
View ArticleCool Stuff: Joe Dunn’s ‘Tomorrowland’ Print Is Filled With Disneyland Easter...
Cyclops Print Works will be releasing a new screen printed poster today by artist Joe Dunn for Brad Bird‘s Tomorrowland. I know a lot of you weren’t fans of Tomorrowland, but as a Disneyland fanatic I...
View ArticleMichael Giacchino Signs On to Score ‘The Incredibles 2’ [Update With Video]
Brad Bird has made it official, and tweeted out a video showing his long time collaborator Michael Giacchino signing the contract to return to score The Incredibles 2. Hit the jump to see that video....
View ArticleVOTD: Sleepy Skunk’s 2015 Movie Trailer Mash-Up
“You may be done with the past, but the past isn’t done with you.” Another day, another look back at this year in cinema. Following the 2015 Salute to Cinema and Final Cut 2015, we’ve got yet another...
View ArticleMovie Mixtape: 6 Movies to Watch With ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men...
(Welcome to Movie Mixtape, where we find cinematic relatives and seek out interesting connections between new releases and older movies that allow us to rethink and enjoy what’s in our theaters as...
View ArticleThe Morning Watch: ‘The Defenders’ Recap Rap, ‘Tomorrowland’ Video Essay & More
(The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious...
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