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Oscar-nominated actor Robert Loggia, best known for his performances in Scarface and Big, has died at the age of 85. Variety reports: Loggia died Friday in Los Angeles, his widow Audrey confirmed to Variety. Loggia had been battling Alzheimers Disease for the past five years. He was nominated for a Supporting Actor Academy Award for “Jagged Edge” in 1986 for …

Earlier this week we got a short teaser clip and today we get the full trailer. IO9 recaps: So that happened. After years of intense secrecy around Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the latest trailer went from 0 to 100 in terms of spoilers. Not only did the trailer show the reveal of Wonder Woman, but it even introduced …

In a promotion for charity, Mark Hamill donned a stormtrooper uniform to interact with Star Wars fans and cosplayers on Hollywood Boulevard. You’ll like this. Watch below.

The Atlantic takes a look: Batman wears a cape, and a cowl. Famously, he wears a belt. But generally, while he’s out and about on his superhero business, Batman does not wear a coat. Until now: In the latest trailer for Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, the upcoming mega-blockbuster that pits the titular heroes against each other, Batman (Ben …

Death March! Via TechCrunch: Thanksgiving doesn’t really rhyme with Star Wars Episode VII, but given that Disney wants to break the record of trailers before a theatrical release, here’s a brand new trailer full of exclusive footage. This time, the new trailer is all about the bad guy. You may remember him from his crazy-looking lightsaber in previous trailers. As …

“William Powell and Myrna Loy create marital bliss and movie history in their first two teamings as Nick and Nora Charles in W.S. Van Dyke’s ‘The Thin Man’ (1934) and ‘After The Thin Man’ (1936). Taken from a novel by Dashiell Hammett and based on his relationship with playwright Lillian Hellman, this off beat husband and wife detective team round …

Wired recaps: Disney’s corporate synergy continues to pay dividends. It’s Star Wars Week on Jimmy Kimmel, but the company is clearly already looking ahead to the next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so the first trailer for Captain America: Civil War debuted during the show tonight. As teased during Ant-Man’s post-credits over the summer, it begins with Captain America …

A couple of week’s ago Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence slammed Kim Davis in an interview with Vogue. According to Breitbart, her “anti-Christian bigotry”” is the reason the latest sequel “only” grossed $101 million this weekend. They write: Arrogant, big-mouthed, divisive Hollywood blowhards took a massive hit at the American box office this weekend. The highly-anticipated fourth and final chapter …

Via People: Nathan Lane is a married man! PEOPLE confirms that the Tony Award-winning star wed his partner of 18 years Devlin Elliott at City Hall on Tuesday. “Nathan and Devlin were married in a small ceremony in New York City this week. Everyone is extremely happy,” his rep tells PEOPLE. Lane, 59, and Elliott, a producer and playwright, recently …

There’s yet another Star Wars trailer. Screen Rant recaps: We’ve seen that Rey is able to fly the Millennium Falcon while Finn uses one of the Corellian transport’s laser turrets. This new TV spot focuses more on the latter, putting Finn (John Boyega) in the spotlight. We see him acting tough, perhaps introducing himself to Solo, hints of why he’s …

Rolling Stone recaps: In the new trailer, Stiller and Wilson, now older and struggling to come to grips with a fashion world that has passed them by, are recruited by Interpol agent Penelope Cruz to help discover who is trying to kill the world’s most beautiful people. “She’s hot,” Wilson says of Cruz. “I trust her.” Among the beautiful people …

Mashable recaps the new, slightly different trailer: One new scene of particular note shows Han Solo handing Rey, Daisy Ridley’s character, an unidentified weapon. “You’re going to need this,” Han says. In another scene, evidently set at a Resistance base, Carrie Fisher’s daughter Billie Lourd was seen in a scene around a table with Princess (sorry, General) Leia — scotching …

People recaps: If you can still recite “P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney” off the top of your head, you might want to sit down for this – the first trailer for Finding Dory is finally here! Ellen DeGeneres, who reprises her role from 2003’s Finding Nemo as the forgetful blue tang Dory in the upcoming sequel, released the movie’s …

On what would have been her 101st birthday, today’s Google Doodle pays tribute to Hedy Lamarr, who in addition to being a glamorous legend of the silver screen, co-invented the radio encryption system that would become the basis for GPS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. The Huffington Post reports: Wanting to help thwart the Nazis during World War II, Lamarr (whose first …

The Verge recaps the trailer for Tim Burton’s next production: The follow-up to Disney’s dark, live-action take on Alice On Wonderland is due out next spring, and we finally have the first trailer. In Alice Through the Looking Glass, the cast from the 2010 original returns for a new adventure, where Alice (Mia Wasikowska) must venture back into Wonderland to …

Lots of Oscar buzz for this one. The A.V. Club recaps: Charlie Kaufman’s new, long-in-the-works movie Anomalisa screened at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this fall, where The A.V. Club’s A.A. Dowd saw it and said it lived up to his (admittedly high) expectations. (The word “triumph” was specifically invoked.) Now the first trailer for the film has been …

“Happy Halloween! By all means, go out and party. But what if you’re a grumpy loner like me and all you want is a nice quiet spooky evening at home? Well, what better way to spend a dark and stormy night than with a creepy, scary, or generally disturbing movie. Last week I asked a bunch of folks on Twitter …

Saudi actor Abdul Aziz al-Kassar is apparently so good looking that he was swarmed by female fans demanding selfies during a visit to a Riyadh mall. In swooped an officer from the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, who arrested al-Kassar for mixing with women unrelated to him. The Daily Mail reports: The shocking moment …

Backed by a full orchestra, Sam Smith on Friday performed his smash Bond theme on the Graham Norton show. Writing’s On The Wall has become the greatest-selling Bond theme in UK history and is the first to hit #1 on the British pop singles chart. Watch below.

“Who’s your favorite famous witch? Fun-loving Madame Mim? The Sinister Grand High Witch? It’s so hard to pick. And that’s the thing about witches: I believe they share a magic, unspoken bond with queer people.”