Win an 'Interstellar' Swag Bag!!

Who here wishes Christmas could last more than a day? ...that's what I thought. Well we're joining up with Interstellar to make that happen and bring you one last gift before the new year! Up for grabs is an Interstellar swag bag including a fleece sweater, a t-shirt, baseball cap, and a water bottle, basically everything you need for your own intergalactic adventure (spaceship not included*)!

We're going to pick one lucky winner at random on Sunday night, the winner will be notified via email. To enter you just need to email punchdrunkcritics@gmail.com with your favorite aspect of Interstellar. It can be an actor, a scene, a part of the story, a technical aspect, whatever you want! Just make sure to include your name and email address so we can contact you if you win!

Interstellar is NOW PLAYING in Theaters and IMAX!

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The Best and Worst Movie Trailers of 2014

+ Note: This post will focus only on trailers for movies released in 2014. So sorry, no love here for The Avengers 2: Age of Ultron trailer, even though it is great. Come back next year for that one.

We love trailers, which is why when I had to see The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies last week, on top of the 150-minute runtime for the film, I also had to sit through 10 – YES, TEN – trailers. That’s an additional 30 minutes of sitting in the theater! And yet a good trailer can be so great – an excellent bonding opportunity for you and the people sitting around – and a bad trailer can build camaraderie, too. The collective groan from myself, the three bros in front of me, and the mom and her son behind me at The Hobbit when we saw the Terminator: Genisys trailer is proof of that.

So what trailers excited me most this year, and which made me want to run out of the movie theater and never come back? Read on for the five best and five worst movie trailers of 2014.

The five best trailers of 2014:

+ VERONICA MARS. You could brush off this movie as fan service, sure, but it’s extremely satisfying fan service. Take this trailer for proof: Look, all of your favorite Veronica Mars characters are back! Look, Veronica and Logan still long for each other! Look, Mac has an amazing new haircut! Look, Weevil is still the shit! Look, Daddy Mars is still doing dad stuff! Dick Casablancas is being, well, a dick! As a promise to fans, the Veronica Mars movie trailer was undeniably well orchestrated. (And so was the movie, too.)

+ GONE GIRL. The creepy vibe of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s score still haunts my dreams, as does Amazing Amy’s equally chilly, “That’s marriage.” Maybe this year’s best movie for grownups, Gone Girl delivered with a trailer that laid out the central question—Did Ben Affleck’s Nick Dunne kill his wife, the beautiful and intelligent and perfect Amy?—while also subtly analyzing the 24-hour news cycle and upending the fake-American-dream promise of suburbia. “Where’s your wife, Nick?!” Yes, where, indeed.

+ GODZILLA. Godzilla underperformed a bit this year, but I agree withfellow PDC-er Julian Lytle that it was actually one of the year’s mostunderappreciated films—a movie that excellently chose when and how to feature Godzilla to build toward the impactful (and thrilling) final action set piece. And this trailer is a perfect microcosm of that approach: Blink and you’ll miss Godzilla, but when he wants to be seen, he’s unforgettable. And Godzilla’s final, discordant scream at the end of this trailer? It’s still giving me goosebumps.

+ X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. “We need you to hope again.” Sporting the most self-indulgent-and-yet-totally-successful cast of the year was X-Men: Days of Future Past, and this trailer forced you to acknowledge how great they all are. Patrick Stewart! Ian McKellen! Michael Fassbender! James McAvoy! The internet’s best friend Jennifer Lawrence! The internet’s best friend’s ex-boyfriend Nicholas Hoult! Tyrion Lannister! Jean Valjean! And on and on and on. Regardless of whether Days of Future Past had your favorite X-Men character or your favorite X-Men actor, that was the point: they were all in there. (Well, except for Anna Paquin, but that is a complaint for another day.) The cohesiveness of the cast did wonders for the timeline-mind-fuck of a story, and brought the contrasting movie worlds together in a way that keeps the storyline moving forward. How could you not get excited?

+ INTERSTELLAR. One of my most disappointing movies of the year still had one of the year’s best trailers, a perfect distillation of the things Christopher Nolan does well: cajole excellent performances from A-list male actors who play aching, ambitious widowers (here it’s Matthew McConaughey; see Leonardo DiCaprio in Inception or Hugh Jackman in The Prestige for further proof); present smoothly envisioned, sleekly impressive visual effects; and get Michael Caine to say something wise and sad, because that is basically all Michael Caine does in Christopher Nolan movies. It was such a formula, but oh, it was effective. If only the full version of Interstellar had been this airtight.

The five worst trailers of 2014:

+ TRANSCENDENCE. Oh look, Johnny Depp’s brain got uploaded into a computer because it’s super easy to do that. How could such an interesting idea seem so generic from even the first trailer? Pass. (Also, you’re going to have Cillian Murphy in your movie, but not even mention him in your trailer? For shame.)

+ THE OTHER WOMAN. Putting feminism back a century or two.

+ TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES. Stop giving Michael Bay enough money to destroy all our childhood dreams. Stop it! And stop pretending Megan Fox can act. Seriously, stop it.

+ DUMB AND DUMBER TO. When I saw 22 Jump Street this summer, more people laughed at this supremely awful trailer than they did during the entire length of 22 Jump Street. Because for some reason a senior citizen forcing Jim Carrey to pleasure her vagina full of dust is more amusing than the amazing meta-ness of Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill. (I hate people.)

+ EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS. Noooope.

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Box Office: 'Exodus' Leads the Way with $24.5M; 'Top Five' Cracks the Top Five

1. Exodus: Gods and Kings- $24.5M
Ridley Scott's expensive Biblical epic, the one with all the Aussie and British actors, got off to a middling start with $24.5M, but it was enough to lead a weak box office. To put that into context, it's nearly $20M less than what Darren Aronofsky's Noah did at the early part of the year, and is just short of the small-budget Son of God's $25.6M. Scott was adamant that casting big names such as Christian Bale and Ben Kingsley were necessary to get the film made, and we're seeing that pay off in the international numbers. Add another $32M overseas and the $57M total doesn't seem so bad.
2. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay part 1- $13.2M/$277.3M
3. Penguins of Madagascar- $7.3M/$58.8M
4. Top Five- $7.2M
Notice how Chris Rock has been all over the news lately? How every word he says on race or politics is getting plastered everywhere? It's not random; he's got a movie to promote. That would be Top Five, which has been blanketed by amazing reviews (including mine) and some solid awards buzz, even if Paramount hasn't done much to hype the celebrity comedy. And all of Rock's self-promotion has worked because it debuted with $7.2M on only 979 screens, giving it the highest per site average in the top 10. Not too shabby, and being so high on the charts is its own promotion for a film titled Top Five, right?
5. Big Hero 6- $6.1M/$185.3M
6. Interstellar- $5.5M/$166.8M
7. Horrible Bosses 2- $4.6M/$43.6M
8. Dumb and Dumber To- $2.7M/$82.1M
9. The Theory of Everything- $2.5M/$17.1M
10. Wild- $1.5M/$2.4M
Fresh off a Golden Globes nominations for Reese Witherspoon, the hiking drama Wild expanded to 113 theaters in its second week and earned a respectable $1.5M. Expect this one to have pretty long legs (no pun intended) as we get closer to Oscars announcements.

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Box Office: 'Mockingjay' Holds Steady at #1 Over Slow Weekend

1. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay part 1- $21.6M/$257.7M
The post-Thanksgiving weekend is generally one of the slowest of the year and this was no different. Mockingjay held on to #1 for the third straight week in the face of absolutely zero competition. Soon it will move into the #2 highest-grossing domestic movies of 2014, surpassing both The Lego Movie and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, but it has a long way to go to match Guardians of the Galaxy's $331M. Worldwide, the Jennifer Lawrence-led film has earned $560M.
2. Penguins of Madagascar- $11.1M/$49.5M
Dreamworks' animated spinoff Penguins of Madagascar tumbled 56% in its second weekend, well off the pace of the proper Madagascar movies. It may be feeling the effects of the continued strong showings of Disney's Big Hero 6, which was better reviewed and of course has that whole superhero thing going for it.
3. Horrible Bosses 2- $8.6M/$36M
Not even going to come close to matching its predecessor, Horrible Bosses 2 slid a respectable 44%, but still only has $36M domestic, $47M worldwide. By now the first film had earned $60M on its way to $209M. Maybe a spinoff of Jennifer Aniston's deliciously raunchy character is in order? I'd pay to see that, and I bet so would most people.
4. Big Hero 6- $8.1M/$177.5M
5. Interstellar- $8M/$158.6M
6. Dumb and Dumber To- $4.1M/$78M
7. The Theory of Everything- $2.6M/$13.6M
8. Gone Girl- $1.5M/$162.8M
9. The Pyramid- $1.3M
The only new semi-large release of the week is a film you probably never heard of and clearly didn't go see. The Pyramid is just another cheapie found footage horror flick with no marketable stars (although Ashley Hinshaw is pretty awesome), no press screenings, no buzz, and few positive reviews. Even by the meager standards set by the genre a $1.3M debut is pretty sad.
10. Birdman- $1.1M/$18.9M

Released on only 21 screens but nabbing an impressive $30K per site for a $630K total was the Reese Witherspoon walkabout drama, Wild. This one has plenty of awards buzz for her and director Jean-Marc Vallee (Dallas Buyers Club), so that probably led to the high numbers and bodes well for a larger expansion.

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Box Office: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt.1 Continues to Dominate!

1. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 1- $56.8M/$225.6M
Well, things aren't looking good for The Hunger Games being able to finish it's saga. I mean with pathetic box office returns like this it's unlikely they'll release part 2. For the sarcastically impaired among you I'll go ahead and point out that, obviously, I'm joking. Katniss Everdeen continues to obliterate the box office taking number 1 for the second week in a row bringing their total to an impressive $225 million!

2. Penguins of Madagascar- $25.8M
Coming in second is Penguins of Madagascar, the spin-off from the oddly popular Madagascar movies. I only say oddly because they always seemed second rate to me, yet kept putting out sequel after sequel. $25 million for the only new kids release over a holiday weekend isn't exactly stellar so it's possible that this where the story ends, though the staying power of Big Hero 6 could have cut into it's profits. Speaking of....

3. Big Hero 6- $18.7M/$167.2M
Staying in the top 3 on its fourth week of release, the Disney/Marvel animated adventure is a certified hit.

4. Interstellar- $15.8M/$147M
Staying just behind Big Hero 6 as it has done since release is Interstellar. One has to wonder if Chris Nolan's ego has taken a hit. Nah, who am I kidding.

5. Horrible Bosses 2- $15.7M/$23M
Negative reviews and a shared demographic audience with The Hunger Games no doubt hurt the follow-up to the surprise hit Horrible Bosses. With the crowded weeks leading up to Christmas and less money being spent at theaters it's unlikely that the numbers get any better for this one.

6. Dumb and Dumber To- $8.2M/$72.9M

7. The Theory of Everything- $5M/$9.6M
An almost 700 theater expansion helps knock the critically acclaimed story of Jane and Stephen Hawking into the top 10. It's $5 million dollar take is quite impressive considering that, even after the expansion, the film is still only showing in 802 theaters (average for a wide release is between 2,500 and 3,000)

8. Gone Girl- $2.4M/$160.7M

9. Birdman- $1.8/$17.2M
Word of mouth is apparently helping Michael Keaton's critically lauded Birdman as it enjoyed a 1.4% increase in ticket sales while showing in 142 less theaters.

10. St. Vincent- $1.7M/$39.3M

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Box Office: 'Mockingjay' Hits a Bullseye with $275M Worldwide Debut

1. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay part 1- $123M
It may have become a bit too easy to brush off The Hunger Games as just another YA franchise, but those who do are missing the historical significance of what it is accomplishing. The third film Mockingjay, the first of the two-part finale, opened this weekend with $123M. Now while that's lower than the $152M of The Hunger Games and the $158M of 'Catching Fire', the amazing thing is that we're talking about three $100M+ debuts in a row. No other franchise in history has accomplished that, which is pretty amazing. To show just how wide and deep the audience for these movies is, Mockingjay blew up overseas with an additional $152M giving it $275M globally. With a start like that we could be looking at the one film left on the calendar with a shot at surpassing Guardians of the Galaxy.
2. Big Hero 6- $20M/$135.7M
3. Interstellar- $15.1M/$120.6M
4. Dumb and Dumber To- $13.8M/$57.4M
Nostalgia can only stretch so far, and in the case of Dumb and Dumber To it couldn't go beyond the first weekend. The Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels reunion slid 61% and out of first place with $13.8M.
5. Gone Girl- $2.8M/$156.8M
6. Beyond the Lights- $2.6M/$10.1M
7. St. Vincent- $2.3M/$36.6M
8. Fury- $1.9M/$79.1M
9. Birdman- $1.8M/$14.4M
10. Nightcrawler- $1.2M/$27.1M

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Get the Full 'Interstellar' Story in New Companion Comic Book

The plot of Christopher Nolan's Insterstellar has been causing some pretty heated debates, which is probably exactly what he and Jonathan Nolan wanted. One of the biggest points of contention has to do with the arrival of *SPOILERS* Matt Damon's character, Dr. Mann, who basically becomes the antagonist of the piece. Now I would argue the film didn't really need such a character, and that has reason for existing was woefully explained. And perhaps Nolan recognized that, too, because Dr. Mann's story has been fleshed out in the form of a new comic.

The latest issue of Wired features a companion comic book from Nolan and artist Sean Gordon Murphy that goes into what Dr. Mann was doing while waiting to be rescued. You can check out the comic in its entirety right here.

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Box Office: 'Dumb and Dumber To' Wisens Up to #1 with $38M

1. Dumb and Dumber To- $38.3M
Apparently there was a much stronger contingent of Dumb and Dumber fans than many thought, proving that Universal were the smart ones for going ahead with a sequel 20 years after the fact.  Dumb and Dumber To opened with a robust $38.3M, easily outpacing what many were projecting. The film reunites Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels as the moronic Harry and Lloyd, and it's interesting to see where both actors are at this stage of their careers. It could be argued they are in opposing places, actually, with Daniels a top dog on The Newsroom and Carrey kind of floundering lately. This is the best opening Carrey has had in years, not since Bruce Almighty in 2003. But this will no doubt give Universal all the ammo they need to push ahead on a third 'Dumber' film if the actors are interested, and of course if the Farrelly Brothers can be convinced to return.
2.Big Hero 6- $36M/$111.6M
Disney's animated superhero film Big Hero 6 held extremely well, slipping only 35% for another $36M. Showing some international might, also, the film has earned $148M worldwide.
3. Interstellar- $29.1M/$97.8M
Also boasting big numbers is Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, which has nearly cracked $100M after two weeks. Worldwide it's doing even better, amassing $233M overall for the $165M feature.
4. Beyond the Lights- $6.5M
Opening in 1700 theaters and off to a good start is Beyond the Lights, from Love & Basketball director Gina Prince-Bythewood. One can't overstate how much a certain segment of people adore Prince-Bythewood's work, and those who waited anxiously for her to release another African-American led romance obviously turned out. Set against the backdrop of the music industry, the film features rising stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Nate Parker.
5. Gone Girl- $4.6M/$152.6M
6. St. Vincent- $4M/$33.2M
7. Fury- $3.8M/$75.9M
8. Nightcrawler- $3.03M/$25M
9. Ouija- $3.02M/$48.1M
10. Birdman- $2.4M/$11.5M

Jon Stewart's directorial debut Rosewater opened in semi-wide release with $1.2M, pretty middling for a film largely fronted by The Daily Show host.

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Box Office: 'Big Hero 6' Squeaks by 'Interstellar' to Take the #1 Spot for the Weekend!

1. Big Hero 6- $56.6M
I didn't think there was a chance in hell that big bad Christopher "Blockbuster" Nolan could be beaten by this doughy fella you see above, alas, that's just what happened. Never underestimate the marketplace power of the 5-12 crowd Hollywood. I really shouldn't be surprised though, great reviews, a herculean marketing campaign and the power of Marvel...especially when combined with Disney is enough to get any movie to the top!

2. Interstellar- $50M
At the risk of a bad pun the $50M take for Interstellar is less than stellar. While respectable for any other film, this is a movie helmed by the biggest director working and starring some of the biggest names in the business today. When you factor in that the theatrical run is being benefited by the higher ticket price of an IMAX theater, you are left with a film that is, possibly severely, under-performing.

3. Gone Girl- $6.1M/$145.4M
Six million in the sixth week of release for a third place finish and a $145 million dollar total. Not bad Bat-fleck, not bad.

4. Ouija- $6M/$43.4M
Meanwhile almost as many people saw Ouija as saw Gone Girl a full week AFTER Halloween. There's no excuse now. Very bad America, very bad.

5. St. Vincent- $5.7M/$27.3M
Bill Murray's latest holds steady at #5 despite less than top notches in the review sector  bringing it to a very respectable $27M grand total.

6. Nightcrawler- $5.512M/$19.7M
The critically acclaimed creep-fest starring Jake Gyllenhaal suffered the second biggest drop of the weekend falling 47% and falling just short of the $20M mark all time.

7. Fury- $5.5M/$69.2M
The number seven spot belongs to the most intense film of fall, Fury, which manages to move past it's $68 million dollar budget this week with a grand total of $69M.

8. John Wick- $4M/$34.7M
The biggest drop of the week belongs to John Wick falling to number 8. Don't cry for Keanu just yet Argentina, this weekends total moves the film to a very profitable $34 million dollars on it's modest $20 million budget.

9. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day- $3.4M/$59.2M
Thank God this film is almost out of the top 10. Not that I didn't like the movie, I'm just really tired of typing the title. Alexander managed to double it's budget this weekend as their grand total moves just south of $60M. Surprising that this movie held on to a spot in this list considering Big Hero 6 took most of its audience, I would imagine.

10. The Book of Life- $2.8M/$45.2M

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Review: Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and More

Heavy is the weight of expectation on everything Christopher Nolan does at this point. Eight incredibly successful, thought-provoking films, including three of the greatest superhero movies ever and one of the best pieces of sci-fi in Inception, will cause most to believe Nolan will always perform on that high level. And that has certainly been the case with his ninth film, Interstellar, which has been shrouded in secrecy; promising high-concept science of the quantum physics variety, the kind us laymen get cloudy-eyed over. There's no denying Nolan's sheer ambition and glorious intellectual curiosity, it's in Interstellar's DNA, but what good is that adventurous spirit if Nolan doesn't trust the audience enough to see it through to the end?

At the head of a glowing cast is Matthew McConaughey as Cooper, a former NASA pilot now forced to become a farmer due to the severe lack of food. The near-future has seen the planet infected with an intentionally vague "blight" that has wiped out most of the crops and left the world covered in a thick dust. There's no place for men like Coop anymore; space flights have not only been ceased due to the costs (hey, that sounds familiar) but are also the subject of conspiracy theories used to paint space exploration in a negative light. Coop's daughter Murph (Mackenzie Foy, played later by Jessica Chastain) takes after her old man, while his son wants to plow the fields and be useful. But it's becoming obvious that Earth doesn't have long left, and that all the farming in the world won't save it.

Fortunately, there's a glimmer of hope that emerges in Murph's room of all places, in the form of a "ghost" that knocks things off the wall and causes the dust to fall in what looks like binary code patterns. Using their wits, Murph and Coop follow the code's coordinates to a secret locale where they uncover his old mentor, Professor Brand (Michael Caine), who is leading a team of astronauts whose sole mission is to find humanity a new home planet. We've been aided in our journey by a mysterious wormhole that emerged out of nowhere, with the decidedly un-scientific theory that all-powerful beings left it there for us to find. These beings that are strong enough to leave wormholes lying around but not to just drop by and say "Hey, you could move humanity to this planet over here. We've decorated it nicely for ya." Others have gone ahead, scouting multiple new worlds but never returning, sending out beacons to the most promising prospects. It's then that Coop makes the gut-wrenching decision to leave his family behind and join in the next mission into deep space along with Brand's stiff and impersonal daughter Amelia (Anne Hathaway) and a pair of others. There's even a jokey little robot (voiced by Bill Irwin) tagging along for a dose of humor, although its presence doesn't quite work with the film's serious tone.

While often considered too precise, too clinical of a filmmaker, the genuine heart and wonder he injects into Interstellar is considerable. Especially during the first half of the film, during the earthbound portions as Coop searches for meaning in a world that no longer seems to need him. At the same time he must help his children find their own reason for existence and to nurture whatever that cause may be. In a way, he's carrying over themes of paternal legacy explored in all three of his Batman movies.

It's as Nolan and screenwriter brother Jonathan delve into the technical aspects that things begin to unravel. There are some huge ideas here, with Nolan again interested in the flexibility of time, much like with Inception. Only now one must factor in space and relativity, and the result are a bit jumbled. Certainly, the average moviegoer isn't going to understand a word of the technical gobbledygook, but that shouldn't really matter if the story is engrossing enough. And for a vast chunk of time it most definitely is. Shot mostly in 70mm IMAX, every single frame is an absolute stunner and demands to be seen in the larger format. Whether we're floating through the dark, silent void of space or hurtling impossibly through a black hole, the beauty Nolan is able to craft is impressive, right up there with what we saw in Gravity just last year. If only the same precision could be found in Hans Zimmer's overbearing score, which of course is meant to be epic but sounds like someone dropped a boulder on a giant organ and left it. The herky-jerky final act offers up a series of miscues as the film begins to resemble Event Horizonmore than 2001: A Space Odyssey. While it brings with it certain manufactured thrills that some audiences will love, it comes at the expense of what had been the film's calling card up to that point: science. Even more confusing is Nolan's decision to ditch the cerebral and rely more on the emotional; to show that love is a powerful enough force to overcome time and space. Nolan's point is clear, and maybe in a different film that message would resonate deeper, but in the deeply analytical and flawed Interstellar it's just lost in space.

 Rating: 3 out of 5

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Two New 'Interstellar' Clips Featuring Matthew McConaughey and Jessica Chastain

It's time to go on Interstellar lockdown. With early reviews of Christopher Nolan's science-heavy film already out and screenings taking place tonight ahead of Wednesday's IMAX release, you won't find me looking at these two newly-released clips. But maybe you're still interested in finding out as much as possible, so check 'em out below.

Here's the official synopsis: With our time on Earth coming to an end, a team of explorers undertakes the most important mission in human history; traveling beyond this galaxy to discover whether mankind has a future among the stars.

Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Casey Affleck, Michael Caine, David Oyelowo, Wes Bently, John Lithgow, Ellen Burstyn, Topher Grace, David Gyasi, Mackenzie Foy, Bill Irwin, Timothee Chalamet, and Matt Damon, Interstellar opens in IMAX on November 5th before going wide two days later.




Interstellar - Lungs by Teaser-Trailer.com

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First Clip from Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' with Matthew McConaughey

The secret is out. Early reviews for Christopher Nolan's Interstellar have arrived and whether you're trying to avoid them (like me) or not, chances are you already have heard the mixed response. So maybe the heady, ambitious sci-fi film isn't the groundbreaker it has been built up to be? Whatever the case, those who are still eagerly looking forward to it may want to hold on to the mystery a little bit longer, but for those who don't here's the first Interstellar clip.

This scene takes place before things head out into deep space, and it shows just how deeply the world has turned against the idea of space travel. It's gotten to the point where schools teach students that the moon landing was faked, an idea which pisses off Matthew McConaughey's character, an engineer who knows the real value of space exploration. Something tells me the rest of the world will be on the same page with him soon.

The scene also includes David Oyelowo, part of a great cast that includes Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Casey Affleck, Mackenzie Foy, Topher Grace, Bill Irwin, John Lithgow, Josh Stewart, Ellen Burstyn, and Matt Damon. Interstellar opens November 7th.


Interstellar Official Movie Clip #1 - Useless Machines (2014) - Matthew McConaughey Movie HD. by TrailerNow

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Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' Reveals Final Trailer; Confirms IMAX Release Date

Now that the final trailer for Christopher Nolan's secretive Interstellar is here, those eagerly awaiting the film's release in a few weeks are faced with a dilemma. It's a quandary that seems to follow all of Nolan's work, and it is whether or not to watch the footage and possibly have something spoiled; or wait the few weeks and see the whole thing.

For what it's worth, the latest trailer keeps the epic feel of the others while doing a pretty good job of maintaining the mystery. We know the particulars of the story without the finer details. Matthew McConaughey leads a team of astronauts into deep space when Earth becomes inhabitable. There's a lot more to it than that, and part of the fun is going to be watching how Nolan peels back those layers.

Starring Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Casey Affleck, and more, Interstellar has been confirmed for an early IMAX release on November 5th, opening nationwide two days later.

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New Photos from 'Interstellar'; Matthew McConaughey calls it 'Biggest Film" he's Ever Done

After keeping Interstellar under lock and key for so long, Christopher Nolan will be unveiling the film to anxious viewers before too long. Never one to reveal too much too soon, Nolan is now beginning to talk about it in measured doses while maintaining a sense of mystery. Recently it was Empire who caught up with him and stars Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway, who spoke about the sci-fi epic's ambitious scope.

McConaughey:  "This is the grandest adventure I think any of us will ever see on film... This is the biggest film I've ever been a part of. This is one of the biggest films anyone's ever been a part of."

Those are pretty big words coming from McConaughey, who co-starred with Jodie Foster in the equally grand sci-fi film, Contact, early in his career.  Hathaway agrees, and believes Interstellar will have a reach that goes far beyond that of typical films, entering the national discussion in way few movies do...

Hathaway: "I am so excited for the world to receive this film, because there's going to be a new conversation I believe will happen because of it. It's not a dry, science-based film. It has a pulse. It's got blood in its veins."

As for Nolan, he doesn't go too far into details but does compare the film's structure to that of Inception...

Nolan: "It’s a very classically constructed movie, but the freshness of the narrative elements really enhance it. I liken it to the blockbusters I grew up with as a kid, family films in the best sense: edgy, incisive, challenging... "It’s almost a mirror image of 'Inception.' It expands out in the way 'Inception' contracts inwards."

Meanwhile, a handful of new images have been released that give us a look McConaughey, Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, and a bearded Casey Affleck, along with some behind-the-scenes shots of Nolan at work. Interstellar opens November 7th.

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New Posters for 'Interstellar', 'John Wick', 'Fury', and 'St. Vincent'

 We may not know a lot about what Christopher Nolan is doing with Interstellar, but at least the breath-taking film is getting some equally gorgeous posters. And better, they aren't just land-locked on Earth but tease what the film could look like once Matthew McConaughey and the rest of the cast leave the planet. The film, which co-stars Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Anne Hathaway, Casey Affleck, and many more, follows an interstellar voyage through a wormhole to try and find a new home planet. Interstellar opens November 7th in IMAX.

Don't set off Keanu Reeves in the new poster for John Wick, the hitman thriller which has received some pretty good early reviews. The film is directed by Chad Stahelski with Adrianne Palicki, Willem Dafoe, Bridget Moynahan, Ian McShane, Jason Isaacs, Alfie Allen, Lance Reddick, John Leguizamo, and Michael Nyqvist co-starring, opening on October 24th. Here's the synopsis: An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him. With New York City as his bullet-riddled playground, JOHN WICK (Keanu Reeves) is a fresh and stylized take on the “assassin genre”.

Brad Pitt and his team five-man tank crew are featured on the new poster for David Ayer's WWII thriller, Fury, which opens October 17th. Here's the synopsis: FURY is set at the very end of World War II, in April 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theater, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy (Brad Pitt) commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany.

And lastly, here's a lousy poster for St. Vincent, Ted Melfi's comedy that has Bill Murray back in the Best Actor discussion. Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Chris O'Dowd, Jaeden Lieberher co-star in the October 14th release.  In ST. VINCENT, Maggie (McCarthy), a single mother, moves into a new home in Brooklyn with her 12-year old son, Oliver (Lieberher). Forced to work long hours, she has no choice but to leave Oliver in the care of their new neighbor, Vincent (Murray), a retired curmudgeon with a penchant for alcohol and gambling. An odd friendship soon blossoms between the improbable pair. Together with a pregnant stripper named Daka (Watts), Vincent brings Oliver along on all the stops that make up his daily routine – the race track, a strip club, and the local dive bar. Vincent helps Oliver grow to become a man, while Oliver begins to see in Vincent something that no one else is able to: a misunderstood man with a good heart.

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Matthew McConaughey Explores Space in New 'Interstellar' Poster

Is Christopher Nolan's Interstellar going to be part of the Best Picture race? With so many potential awards movies having recently premiered on the festival circuit, Interstellar won't be seen until it opens in two months, which theoretically should make it a contender. Normally sci-fi has had a tough time breaking in but last year's Gravity may opened the doors for the genre to be a factor in more than just technical categories. We'll find out soon enough but for now Paramount Pictures has revealed a new poster which puts Matthew McConaughey front, center, and in a space suit.

"The end of the Earth will not be the end of us."  Interstellar follows a group of explorers who head into space to find a new home planet when the Earth becomes inhabitable.  They'll travel through some kind of wormhole to “surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage”.

Starring Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Casey Affleck, John Lithgow, Wes Bentley, Mackenzie Foy, and Topher Grace, Interstellar opens November 7th.

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New Trailer for Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' Starring Matthew McConaughey

How is it that the guy who made the defining comic book trilogy of all-time has never been to Comic-Con? That was the case for Christopher Nolan until this past weekend when he turned up at the event to help Paramount promote Interstellar, his ambitious sci-fi film led by Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Casey Affleck, Matt Damon, and many more. And part of the presentation included a revealing new trailer which has now emerged online.

This footage is "revealing" only in the Nolan sense of the word, meaning that it gives away just enough without actually telling you much of anything. What it does is establish a grandiose tone, very much in the vein of Terrence Malick, while keeping the central mystery under wraps. McConaughey plays an engineer who joins a mission into space in hopes of finding a means to save humanity, and to do it they will use the power of a newly-discovered wormhole.

Interstellar opens November 6th.


Interstellar (2014) - Official Trailer #3 [VO-HD] by Eklecty-City.fr

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New Trailer for Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' Rockets into Space

"We're not meant to save the world, we're meant to leave it." Christopher Nolan has kept much of his sci-fi drama Interstellar under wraps, as he tends to do with most of his films. But he's been especially secret about this one, with early plot summaries including things like wormholes, time travel, and alternate dimensions. The latest trailer still keeps much of what Nolan has planned under wraps while finally showing taking us off the Earth and into the void of space.

Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Casey Affleck, Michael Caine, David Oyelowo and more, the film follows a team of astronauts on a mission to the stars in hopes of saving the world. As Oyelowo's character ominously notes, the world has run out of food and the only chance of survival may be finding a new planet elsewhere. Nolan is working with a different cinematographer other than Wally Pfister (who went off to direct Transcendence, probably not the wisest choice) and yet the results appear to be the same as the film looks stunning.

Interstellar opens on November 7th.


INTERSTELLAR - Trailer by dmagianet

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First Image of Matthew McConaughey in ''Interstellar'

The first poster for Christopher Nolan's Interstellar arrived earlier this week, with the new trailer set to be released next week (it's playing now only here in DC) in front of Godzilla. And now today comes a new image of Matthew McConaughey holding what looks like something he bought out of a NASA gift shop.

"Mankind was born on Earth; it was never meant to die here", that line of dialogue is featured on the poster and will be the centerpiece of the trailer, according to producer Emma Thomas speaking with EW. The plan is to let the footage clue us in to the ambitious plot but we know it will involve a team of astronauts, wormholes, climate change, and corn as the planet's final remaining crop.

Starring Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Casey Affleck, Michael Caine, Topher Grace, David Oyelowo, Mackenzie Foy, and Wes Bentley, Interstellar blasts off on November 7th.

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Poster for Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar'; New Trailer Arrives with 'Godzilla'

Secrets abound in regards to Christopher Nolan's next film, Interstellar, but that will be changing soon enough. With a storyline that involves wormholes, deep space travel, and corn (!?!), it's clear Nolan is planning on going sci-fi in a major way, and that intention becomes even more clear on the newly-released poster.

"Mankind was born on Earth. It was never meant to die there", is the tagline for the image and it does a good job of revealing very little about the plot.  That will presumably come later this month when the new trailer debuts in front of Godzilla. But for those fortunate enough to be in the Washington, DC area (like us), the trailer is playing right now at the Lockheed Martin IMAX ahead of Hubble 3D, and here's how the Washington Post briefly describes it...

After a brief announcement, the trailer unspooled to show Matthew McConaughey driving his truck through corn fields while a lush orchestral score swelled in the background. Later, the fields had caught fire, an ominous dust cloud could be seen looming over a baseball game, and McConaughey (playing a character named Cooper) was reassuring his daughter that he loved her — right before being shot into space in order to save the world.

 Previous plot descriptions have said the story would explore "the toll climate change has taken on agriculture, with corn the last crop to be cultivated." Doesn't sound too exciting but Nolan clearly has ambitious plans, which is why he was able to lure a star-studded cast of McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Casey Affleck, David Oyelowo, Wes Bentley, Matt Damon, Topher Grace, Ellen Burstyn, and more. Interstellar opens November 7th.

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