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[Editor’s note: this list was originally published in October 2023. It has been updated to coincide with the theatrical release of “Until Dawn.”]

Every year, gamers ask themselves: Is this the year video game movies finally gain some respect? And the answer in the year 2025, is, unequivocally, yes.

The sea change in video game movies’ respectability at the box office kickstarted in 2023, which saw three films based on existing games release in theaters. None were outright critical successes. Quite the opposite, actually: critics saw “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” as unremarkable and mediocre, “Gran Turismo” as a glorified advertisement, and “Five Nights as Freddy’s” as a complete borefest. But the movies all performed respectably at the box office, with “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” becoming the second-highest grossing film of the year, and “Five Nights at Freddy’s” smashing expectations to become one of 2023’s biggest horror movies.

These successes foreshadowed the slow rise of video game films as a dominant trend in franchise cinema. 2024 saw “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” release to $491.9 million,...

The recent closure of multiple Xbox studios, including the critically acclaimed Tango Gameworks, developer of 2023’s beloved Hi-Fi Rush, has leveled an unprecedented amount of outrage towards Microsoft from the games industry at large.

However, what made it worse was the trillion-dollar company’s executives internally telling development teams that they want “smaller games” that bring “prestige and awards” to the company, right after shuttering those four studios. Here’s why this extraneous pursuit will lead to even more studio closures within Xbox.

Xbox’s Demands Go Against Its Actions

Xbox had one prestigious game that accrued lots of awards, and it proceeded to shut down the studio that made it.

Over the past few years, Xbox has been on a spending spree of close to $100 billion. The platform holder has acquired extremely famous names in the industry like Blizzard, Bethesda, Activision, id Software, and many more. Xbox claimed that...

Last year, fans and critics welcomed Mortal Kombat 1 with a pretty amazing reception. Changing history once again is all possible with Liu Kang and his demigod powers to rewrite things as he pleases.

But this is not all good news. Some hardcore fans of the franchise did not love all the aspects of the game; certain details were not what they were waiting for. These fans found many of the character designs and stages to be quite bland. This discussion was very specific, with a description of all the things that this fan didn’t like. This was posted on X.

Not All Fans Are Happy With the Things That Mortal Kombat 1 Changed Mortal Kombat 1 has some fans who are not very happy with this game in particular.

The latest installment of the most violent franchise ever made has given fans some very nostalgic features, like coming to the origin...

Fortnite Battle Royale’s Chapter 5 introduced Underground as its first season, bringing in a lot of new maps and gameplay changes, along with iconic skins like Peter Griffin and Solid Snake. Going forward, it looks like a bunch of characters from God of War and the Greek mythos will make their way into the popular game, and Kratos is going to be part of the narrative.

It’s been more than a thousand days since Kratos last appeared in the game’s item shop, but according to the leaks, players will soon get the chance to see him again in the next season. That’s not all; there’s another big franchise that might end up as a collaboration midway through the season.

Characters From God of War and a Bunch of Other Legends From Greek Mythology Are on Their Way Epic has already started teasing the new season.

While...

This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings and monthly guide to What’s on Streaming.

With more than 530 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.

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"They were furious with us!" "I did not expect the US Congress to get involved." A video game war! CBS All Access has released an official trailer for a documentary titled Console Wars, from filmmakers Blake J. Harris & Jonah Tulis. This was set to premiere at this year's SXSW Film Festival, and will next launch on the CBS streaming service later this month. In 1990, Sega, a fledgling arcade company assembled a team of misfits to take on the greatest video game company in the world, Nintendo. It was a once-in-a-lifetime, no-holds-barred conflict that pit brother against brother, kids against grownups, Sonic against Mario, and also uniquely American capitalism against centuries-old Japanese tradition. For the first time ever, the men and women who fought on the front lines for Sega and Nintendo discuss this battle that defined a generation. Executive produced by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg. This sounds and looks radical!

Let the games begin. CBS All Access, ViacomCBS’ subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, today announced that its feature-length documentary Console Wars will premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 23.

Console Wars will be available to stream exclusively for CBS All Access subscribers in the United States and marks the first feature-length documentary for both the service and Legendary Television. The film’s [...]

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If you were a kid in the 90s, whether you owned a Sega or a Nintendo wasn’t just a question of preference - it was a vital part of your identity. And the question of which system was better was important enough to start playground fistfights. Surprisingly, as the trailer for the upcoming CBS All Access documentary Console Wars reveals (via Et), the rules were very much the same for the adults behind the two video game giants. Produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the documentary details the explosive feud that developed between Nintendo and Sega in the early …...

CBS has announced that the video game documentary Console Wars, which examines the ’90s clash of video games titans between Sega and Nintendo, will be available on CBS All Access starting on Sept. 23.

“An Official Selection of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, Console Wars takes viewers back to 1990 when Sega, a fledgling arcade company, assembled a team of underdogs to take on the greatest video game company in the world, Nintendo,” reads a description of the series. “It was a once-in-a-lifetime, no-holds-barred conflict that pit brother against brother, kids against grownups, Sonic against Mario, and American’s unique brand of capitalism against centuries-old Japanese tradition. For the first time ever, the men and women who fought on the front lines for Sega and Nintendo discuss this battle that defined a generation.”

The documentary is directed by Jonah Tulis and Blake J. Harris, author of the hit Console Wars book the film is based on.

The new documentary “Console Wars” shows the history between Nintendo and Sega and how their two iconic characters Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog sparked a rivalry in the early days of video games that has lasted decades.

“Console Wars” is the first feature-length documentary that will appear on CBS All Access, and the film will make its debut on the subscription video on-demand and streaming service on Sept. 23. It was meant to premiere at the 2020 SXSW Film Festival before it was canceled due to the coronavirus.

“Console Wars” flashes back to the 8-bit era of gaming in 1990 when Sega launched and made the bold move to create a console in the Sega Genesis and a video game character that could challenge Nintendo and its domination of the video game industry. The film features interviews with some of Sega and Nintendo’s former executives and creatives and charts a story...

We’ve had plenty of bad video game movies, and even a couple of decent ones to mix it up. But we’ve had few movies about the behind-the-scenes of the video game industry. In an alternate universe, we could have seen the world premiere of the “Console Wars” documentary at SXSW earlier this year. In this universe, we’re waiting for the definitive movie on “Tetris,” with Taron Egerton as the lead.

Continue reading Taron Egerton Compares His ‘Tetris’ Film To ‘The Social Network’ And Teases “Insane True Story” Involving Kgb at The Playlist.

In the age before Twitch, Let’s Plays, and exclusive trailer and gameplay drops, video game box art was a crucial part of marketing a game. A new docu-series is set to give the illustrators and artists who made iconic covers their due. The series’ title leaves little to the imagination: Video Game Box Art: The Stories Behind The Cover.

The upcoming documentary project comes from The Nacelle Company, whose recent work in this space includes Netflix’s Down To Earth with Zac Efron, The Movies That Made Us, and The Toys That Made Us, as well as Disney +’s Behind The Attraction and CW’s Discontinued. An official release date has not been set, but it’s expected to premiere in late 2020. The project will be available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Dish, DirecTV, Spectrum, Google Play and more, according to Nacelle.

Here’s the official...

Arriving when the comfort of nostalgia is perhaps needed most, Streets of Rage 4 is an absolute celebration of ’90s beat ‘em ups that stands toe-to-toe with its beloved predecessors. This surprise sequel is certainly worthy of one of the absolute gems of the Sega Genesis era.

It’s been more than 25 years since the release of Streets of Rage 3, but this fourth entry will feel familiar to anyone who’s played the previous games in the franchise. Axel, Adam, and Blaze are all here, plus more than a dozen other unlockable characters. Two newcomers — Cherry Hunter, the guitar-wielding daughter of Adam, and the cybernetically modified Floyd Iraia — are welcome additions to the cast that fit in perfectly with the series’ other gritty and colorful personalities.

Developers Dotemu, Lizardcube, and Guard Crush Games largely take a hands-off approach to the gameplay. In other words, don’t fix what isn’t broken.

As gamers, we’re always looking for the next big thing, whether it’s a disruptive new way to play (e.g. virtual and augmented reality) or an innovation in what makes games tick (ray tracing). But sometimes we’re so busy pushing forward that we forget to look back. Fortunately, two upcoming documentaries will take us back to the days when arcades were still swallowing our quarters and Nintendo and Sega ruled our living rooms.

Insert Coin, by 25-year game industry veteran and indie filmmaker Josh Tsui, chronicles the history of Midway Games, the legendary studio behind such arcade classics as Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam, and many more. Console Wars, which tells the story of how Sega tried to bring down Nintendo with the Genesis, is the documentary version of the beloved non-fiction book of the same name by Blake J. Harris, who directed the film with documentarian Jonah Tulis.

Legendary Television is getting into business with dj2 Entertainment, signing a multi-year, first-look deal with the Dmitri M. Johnson-founded production company that specializes in adapting video games for film and television. Under the pact, Legendary and dj2 are in development on projects with writers and directors including Ed Ricourt; Thor Freudenthal; Matt Hastings (The Handmaid’s Tale); and Derek Kolstad (the John Wick franchise).

“dj2 Entertainment shares our vision of adapting popular intellectual property into expansive worlds that captivate audiences,” said Nick Pepper, President, Legendary Television. “We are thrilled to work with them, as well as extremely talented writers and directors like Ed, Thor, Matt and Derek, on future projects and video game adaptations.”

dj2 Entertainment most recently saw success with the release of Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog, which saw a record box office opening of over $70 million.

When then-cbs TV Studios head of drama Julie McNamara was named Evp and head of Original Content for CBS All Access in June 2016, she brought with her VP Danny Feldheim and a junior executive. The trio oversaw the streamer’s initial original slate, which consisted of three series, Star Trek: Discovery, The Good Fights and No Activity.

For most of the past three and a half years, McNamara kept a lean programming team as CBS All Access’ original lineup grew from three shows to more than 14 planned to air in 2020. And while she says that “we didn’t want it any other way,” in light of of the programming ramp-up, McNamara is expanding her Original Content team.

Feldheim and Jana Steele Helman, who joined the streamer in April, have both been elevated to Svp, Original Content. Ashley Whitaker has joined the Svod and live-streaming service as Director of Original Content...

Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell’s Safehouse Pictures signed a first-look television deal with Legendary Television Studios.

The company, which produces series including Wgn’s Underground and Netflix’s forthcoming January Jones and Kaya Scodelario drama Spinning Out, has inked a two-year deal with the Carnival Row and Lost In Space studio.

Safehouse Pictures previously had an overall television deal with Warner Bros and in June closed a two-year first-look deal for features with Amblin Partners.

Ten-part series Spinning Out launches in early 2020 and on the feature side, Harold and Tunnell are producing sci-fil thriller Cloaker for Warner Bros, which Harold is also writing. Harold also recently exec produced John Wick 3: Parabellum. He also wrote The Flash for WB and DC and Army of the Dead, which Zack Synder is directing for Netflix. Safehouse Pictures’ Evp Matt Schwartz will continue to oversee film development and production for the company...

CBS is in development with “UNprofessionals,” a new single-camera comedy series about the United Nations from Seth Rogen and Lionsgate Television, TheWrap has learned.

The show offers a behind the scenes look at a group of the least important people working at one of the world’s most important places: The United Nations.

Andy Schwartz (“Scrubs”), and the Sklar Brothers (Randy and Jason Sklar) will write and Jay Chandrasekhar will direct. Chandrasekhar, Schwartz, and the Sklars will executive produce, with Rogen, Goldberg, Weaver and Alex McAtee for Point Grey Pictures. The project was developed alongside Point Grey’s vice president and head of television Loreli Alanis.

Also Read: Ratings: 'Instinct' Falls With Series Finale, CBS Slips to 3rd in Key Demo

Lionsgate TV is the studio — the project falls under its multi-platform partnership with Point Grey, which was signed in April of this year.

Rogen also has a documentary in...

If you’ve never heard of the book Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and the Battle that Defined a Generation by Blake J. Harris, you need to check it out! It tells the true story of the rivalry between Sega and Nintendo as they fought to get their consoles into the homes of gamers. It’s a seriously fascinating story filled with all kinds of crazy and interesting information regarding these two companies as they were at war with each other.

We already knew that the book was going to be adapted into a limited series at CBS All Access, but now Deadline is reporting that the streaming service will develop a feature-length documentary with the help of Legendary Television Studios. The series is being written by Mike Rosolio and Jordan Vogt-Roberts (Kong: Skull Island) is attached to direct.

The Console Wars documentary will be developed by Oscar-winning documentary producer Doug Blush (Icarus,...

Michael Stuhlbarg and Sofia Black-d’Elia have joined the cast of Showtime’s upcoming 10-episode limited legal series “Your Honor.”

Stuhlbarg, known for films “Call Me By Your Name” and “The Shape of Water” and Black-d’Elia, known for HBO’s limited series “The Night Of” and MTV drama “Skins,” join previously announced “Breaking Bad” star Bryan Cranston. Stuhlbarg will play Tommy, the much-feared head of a crime family.

Showtime describes “Your Honor” as a legal thriller that rips through all strata of New Orleans society. Cranston stars as a respected judge whose son Adam (Hunter Doohan) is involved in a hit-and-run that leads to a high-stakes game of lies, deceit and impossible choices. Black-d’Elia will play Frannie, Adam’s girlfriend.

Also Read: CBS All Access Picks Up Seth Rogen's 'Console Wars' Doc, Also Plans Scripted Series Based on Blake J Harris Book

The limited series...

The book Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and the Battle that Defined a Generation by Blake J. Harris chronicles the rivalry between the two video game companies that squared off for console supremacy in the home in the 1990s. The seminal period in video game history is already slated to become a limited series at CBS All […]

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CBS All Access is ramping up its offerings to at least 12 original series in 2020, said streaming service execs at the Television Critics Assn. summer press tour Thursday, with additional plans to expand programming into sports, movies and nonfiction titles, and series acquisitions.

Part of that early selection includes World Series of Poker bracelet events, the pickup of All Access’ first Nintendo-versus-Sega feature documentary “Console Wars” and the acquisition of off-network streaming rights to “Nancy Drew,” which debuts on the CW in the fall. That acquisition comes amid the end of a multi-year output deal between the CW and Netflix.

“You can expect this to be just the beginning of more to come from us in terms of series acquisitions as we go forward, ” said President and COO Marc DeBevoise on stage to a roomful of reporters and TV critics.

But don’t expect all of CW’s future...

CBS All Access is picking up documentary “Console Wars,” based on the book by Blake J. Harris, the streaming service revealed during the Television Critics Association press tour Thursday. The CBS Interactive Svod is also planning a scripted series based on the source material, which retells the Nintendo vs. Sega race in the 1990s.

The film is in partnership with Legendary Television Studios and is produced by Doug Blush. It is directed by Harris and Jonah Tulis and is being executive produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Point Grey Pictures and Scott Rudin Productions.

CBS All Access and Point Grey are developing the scripted series together. Mike Rosolio is writing and Jordan Vogt-Roberts will direct.

Also Read: CBS All Access to Stream 'Nancy Drew' Following Its CW Broadcast Run

Tulis, Harris and Circle of Confusion’s Julian Rosenberg will produce both the doc and the TV series,...

CBS All Access is moving into feature documentaries for the first time with a film based on Blake J. Harris’ book Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and the Battle that Defined a Generation. The Svod service is also developing a limited series based on the source material.

The feature doc is produced in partnership with Legendary Television Studios and Oscar-winning documentarian Doug Blush. It is directed by Harris and Jonah Tulis and is being executive produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Point Grey Productions and Scott Rudin Productions.

The limited series is being written by Mike Rosolio and Jordan Vogt-Roberts attached to direct. Point Grey’s President is also exec producing.

Julian Rosenberg from Circle of Confusion produces both alongside Tulis and Harris.

Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and the Battle that Defined a Generation, published by HarperCollins in 2014, is described as the mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes drama that chronicles how Sega,...

Chuck Lorre donned an “Imag” hat — the logo standing for “Immigrants Make America Great” — during a press conference for his upcoming CBS sitcom “Bob Hearts Abishola” Thursday. He passed out a handful of the hats, which are yellow to contrast with President Trump’s trademark red “Maga” hat, to TV critics after the panel concluded.

“The story I wanted tell was about the greatness of first-generation immigrants, about the focus and discipline, hard work, rigorous honesty, that goes with coming and grabbing hold of the American dream. So the premise of this series is, Immigrants Make America Great,” Lorre said, pulling an “Imag” hat from a bag underneath his chair and putting it on. “That was a story I thought worth telling.”

Lorre, who serves as executive producer on “Bob Hearts Abishola” and is credited with creating the pilot, is known for co-creating such successful sitcoms as “The Big Bang Theory...

On the November 29, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest TV and film news, including a Blue Beetle movie, Dear Evan Hansen, Console Wars, the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, and A24. And in a […]

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“Preacher” has been renewed for a fourth season at AMC.

The series, based on the graphic novels by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, follows West Texas preacher Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper), his badass ex-girlfriend Tulip (Ruth Negga), and an Irish vampire named Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun) as they embark on a road trip to find God and are thrust into a twisted battle spanning Heaven, Hell and everywhere in between. Season 3 of the series also starred Ian Coletti, Graham McTavish, Pip Torrens, Julie Ann Emery, Malcolm Barrett, Betty Buckley, and Colin Cunningham. Production on Season 4 will begin in Australia in early 2019.

The series is a co-production between Sony Pictures Television and AMC Studios. It was developed for television by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and showrunner Sam Catlin. Catlin executive produces along with Rogen, Goldberg and James Weaver for their company, Point Grey Pictures. Neal H. Moritz and Ori Marmur for Original Film and Vivian Cannon,...

Back in 2014, it was reported that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg were interested in making a film about the long feud between Sega and Nintendo. However, since then, news about the film has been non-existent. But now, thanks to a new report, we know the project has been retooled as a limited series with a brand-new director attached.

Variety is reporting that “Kong: Skull Island” director Jordan Vogt-Roberts has been signed on to direct a limited series based on the novel “Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation” by author Blake J.

Continue reading ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts To Direct Sega Vs. Nintendo Series Produced By Seth Rogen at The Playlist.

The long-in-the-works adaptation of the Blake J. Harris book Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and the Battle that Defined a Generation has taken another interesting turn, and it looks as though it might finally happen. Seth Rogen and Evan Godlberg signed on to adapt the book as a feature film back in 2014, before it was even released, but getting it off the ground has proved difficult. Console Wars goes behind the scenes of the many battles between Sega and Nintendo, which kicked off in the 1990s and transformed computer games into a global industry in and of …...

To all my gaming fans out there I have one important question for you – Mario or Sonic? The question may seem innocuous, but decades ago lines were drawn in the sand(boxes), and you were either on one or the other, ready to die for your cause. Okay, maybe it wasn’t that intense, but Sega and Nintendo did have a vicious rivalry, and the 2015 book “Console Wars”…...

If you grew up playing Sega and/or Nintendo, there’s a new limited series in development at Legendary Entertainment that you’re not going to want to miss.

Blake J. Harris’ fantastic non-fiction novel Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and the Battle that Defined a Generation, has been picked up and will be adapted into a series simply called Console Wars.

It will tell the true story of the corporate wars behind Sega and Nintendo and how Sega, “a small, scrappy gaming company led by an unlikely visionary and a team of rebels, took on the juggernaut Nintendo and revolutionized the video game industry.”

The series is being directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts (Kong: Skull Island). He’s a huge fan of video games, so this is a perfect project for him to take on. Mike Rosolio has been hired to write the pilot and Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg...

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are bringing “Console Wars” to TV.

Legendary Television has closed a deal to develop the Blake J. Harris novel “Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and the Battle that Defined a Generation” as a limited drama series. The books tells the behind-the-scenes story of how Sega took on the juggernaut Nintendo and revolutionized the video game industry.

Jordan Vogt-Roberts will direct with Mike Rosolio set to write the pilot. Rogen and Goldberg will executive produce under their Point Grey Pictures banner along with Point Grey’s James Weaver. Scott Rudin and Eli Bush, Julian Rosenberg of Circle of Confusion, Harris and Jonah Tulis’ Flying Penguin Pictures, Rosolio and Vogt-Roberts will also executive produce. Josh Fagen will oversee for Point Grey. No network is currently attached.

It was announced in 2014 that Rogen and Goldberg had signed on to write and direct a “Console Wars” movie. Rogen later commented...

Blake J. Harris’ novel Console Wars; Sega, Nintendo and the Battle that Defined a Generation is in the works for the small screen. Legendary TV and Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Point Grey Pictures are teaming to develop the novel into a limited drama series.

Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and the Battle that Defined a Generation, published by HarperCollins in 2014, is described as the mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes drama that chronicles how Sega, a small, scrappy gaming company led by an unlikely visionary and a team of rebels, took on the juggernaut Nintendo and revolutionized the video game industry.

Jordan Vogt-Roberts will direct with Mike Rosolio set to write the pilot. Point Grey Pictures’ Rogen and Goldberg, who wrote the foreward for Harris’ book, and James Weaver will executive produce alongside Scott Rudin and Eli Bush, Julian Rosenberg of Circle of Confusion, Harris and Jonah Tulis’ Flying Penguin Pictures, Rosolio and Vogt-Roberts.

Top five favorite business rivalries – go! Coca-Cola versus Pepsi. Edison versus Tesla. Marvel versus DC. Disney versus Universal. And, of course, Nintendo versus Sega. That latter was the subject of the 2015 book Console Wars, which tells the tale of how the scrappy video game company Sega took on the colossal industry titan Nintendo […]

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Seth Rogen has come a long way since his early days playing roles on “Freaks & Geeks” and “Undeclared.” Rogen is now a true multi-hyphenate writer/producer/director/actor, with forthcoming projects that lie across the entire pop-culture spectrum: AMC’s comic book adaptation “Preacher,” R-rated animated comedy “Sausage Party,” video game industry documentary “Console Wars,” and the Hulu […]

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Note from Editor Peter Sciretta: I am excited to announce a new feature that will be appearing on /Film from Blake J. Harris, who you might know as the writer of the book Console Wars (a book which we’ve featured on the site), soon to be a motion picture produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Blake’s […]

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As nominated by our writers, here are the books of 2014 we can’t recommend highly enough…

Closing the final page on the very best books leaves you with a single urge: to share it. We’re talking about the kind of books that make you want to follow strangers down the road, tugging at their elbow and saying “seriously, you’ve got to read this”.

Here then, is our equivalent of doing that. These are the books published in 2014 that our writers felt compelled to share. If there’s one that you feel similarly enthused about, feel free to recommend away in the comments section...

Half A King – Joe Abercrombie

Unless you’ve been living in hermit-like seclusion recently, you can’t help but notice that Young Adult fiction is having its moment. Not even a genre a few years ago, it burst into the public consciousness with a flurry...

The recipient of the 2014 St. Louis International Film Festival’s Women in Film Award is producer Katie Mustard.

Mustard has two feature films screening at Sliff – Growing Up And Other Lies and I Believe In Unicorns.

She joins previous Women in Film Award winners Yvonne Welbon, Barbara Hammer, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Marsha Hunt, Ry Russo-Young, Pamela Yates, Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg, and Nina Davenport.

Directors Darren Grodsky & Danny Jacobs Growing Up And Other Lies stars Adam Brody (The O.C.), Josh Lawson (House of Lies), Wyatt Cenac (The Daily Show), Amber Tamblyn (Two and a Half Men). After living for years as a struggling artist in New York City, Jake is calling it quits and returning home to Ohio. On his last day in the city, he persuades his three oldest friends to help him retrace their greatest adventure together: a walk down the entire length of Manhattan. The film shows Sat.

If you're around my age and a gamer, you might have gotten wrapped up in the fight over which was "better": the Sega Genesis or the Super Nintendo.  Kids personally identified with these systems, and I can still remember all the minor developments that would cause long debates between me and my friends. In his new book Console Wars, author Blake J. Harris went behind the scenes of the many battles between Sega and Nintendo.  During our exclusive phone interview, he and I talked about how the book came about, the influence of marketing on consumers, why kids personally identified with these gaming consoles, the film adaptation, his documentary based on the book, and much more.  Hit the jump to check out the interview, and click here to order the book. I'm sure you've been getting this question a lot, but I'm going to ask it anyway: Why did...

When you’re one of the most popular comedic stars in the world, things tend to get a bit busy. Right now Seth Rogen is promoting the hilarious Neighbors, which opens May 9. He then has to finish his second co-directorial gig, The Interview, out in October. He’s also working on an animated film called Sausage Party, and […]

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Who would have thought turning the two lead characters into total idiots would have been the game changer that finally got Neighbors’ a green light? Mac and Kelly Radner (Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne) seem to have their priorities straight. They love each other and their baby girl dearly, and are deeply dedicated to building a wonderful life for their family, but when a fraternity moves in next door and threatens to destroy that quaint existence, they make one rash decision after the next, sparking an all out war with the boys next door. While in Austin, Texas for Neighbors’ worldwide debut, producer Evan Goldberg spent some time with Collider at the Funny or Die House decked out in Delta Psi essentials to discuss what it took to convince the studio to let them go big and make this movie. Find out who could have been the leads in this film,...

Appearing at the SXSW film festival in Austin this weekend, writer/filmmaker Evan Goldberg spoke about his involvement in the proposed AMC TV series adaptation of the famed comic series "Preacher".

He tells Collider that the plan is to deliver as loyal an adaptation as possible:

"We just had a meeting with AMC and Garth Ennis, who's the writer, and we all kind of seemed to agree that we're gonna stay as true to the comic as we can.

We need to change some stuff but we're not gonna change much, I hope. We're just gonna do a little more of the preamble instead of doing flashbacks and restructure how we dole out the information a little, but we're gonna [do the] same characters, same story, same ending.

We're making it with Sam Catlin who did Breaking Bad, and so he might tell me I'm wrong about all of this and that...

Though it was clear from his days on Freaks and Geeks that Seth Rogen was a comedy talent to watch, few could have predicted that he would go on to become one of the most successful comedy writers—and burgeoning directors—working today. Rogen and his longtime friend Evan Goldberg made their feature screenwriting debut with the 2007 future comedy classic Superbad and followed that up with Pineapple Express in 2008 and The Green Hornet in 2011. The two made the move to directing to enormous success with last year’s excellent This Is the End, and now they have a number of exciting projects in the works as writers, directors, and producers. While attending SXSW in support of the Seth Rogen/Zac Efron comedy Neighbors, which he produced, Goldberg took some time to speak with us about a few of his upcoming projects. He talked about the editing process of his and...