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  • Robert De Niro in 'The Family'Robert De Niro in 'The Family' (Photo: Relativity Media)"Now I'm an average nobody … I get to live the rest of my life like a schnook."

    That's how Henry Hill (played by Ray Liotta) summed up going from a life of crime to living in the Witness Protection Program in the classic mob drama "Goodfellas."

    But how does that sort of life play out? Another "Goodfellas" star and a man with a powerful reputation in crime cinema, Robert De Niro, gives us an alternately funny and action-packed look at the lift of a former gangster in the upcoming film "The Family." The first trailer promises a fresh spin on the fusion of crime and comedy, dealing with an aggressive species of fish out of water.

    Read More »from Exclusive: Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro Return to Mob Roots in ‘The Family’
  • Henry Cavill as Superman in 'Man of Steel'Henry Cavill as Superman in 'Man of Steel' (Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures)

    How do you make one of the most famous visitors from another planet a little more, well, down-to-Earth?

    That was the challenge director Zack Snyder, producer Christopher Nolan and screenwriter David S. Goyer set for the themselves when they took on "Man of Steel," this summer's comic book blockbuster that looks to re-imagine one of the most longstanding and beloved characters in all of pop culture history.

    "Our approach was not to do a comic book Superman, it was just to do a more realistic Superman -- a Superman that exists in the real world," says Goyer in a new behind-the-scenes featurette that covers several aspects of production on "Man of Steel." A longtime comic book fan, Goyer has been praised for his realistic approach to Batman -- which is admittedly something of an

    Read More »from ‘Man of Steel’ Presents a High-Flying But ‘Grounded’ Superman
  • Brad Pitt and Mireille Enos in Paramount Pictures' 'World War Z'

    Early reviews for "World War Z" are pouring in like a mass of rolling zombies, and rather surprisingly they don't herald the cinematic apocalypse we were all kind of expecting.

    "World War Z," based on Max Brooks' novel that serves as "An Oral History of the Zombie War," has been a publicly troubled production, as last year around this time Paramount made the announcement that the film would undergo seven weeks of reshoots, pushing the film's planned release date of Winter 2012 to Summer 2013. Reshoots are certainly common for studio blockbusters, but in the case of films such as "Marvel's The Avengers" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2," they were usually only for one to two weeks. One could shoot, like, three indie films in the amount of time that "WWZ" needed back in front of the cameras.

    News of the extensive reshoots also made everyone recall director Marc Forster's track record with big studio films. He does well with small intimate dramas like "Monster's Ball," weirdo thrillers like "Stay," and experimental comedies like "Stranger Than Fiction," but his 007 outing, "Quantum of Solace," was quite a mess – so much so that it may tricked people into thinking its follow-up, Sam Mendes' "Skyfall," was better than it actually was. Rumors were flying about how "World War Z"

    Read More »from Early Review Roundup: ‘World War Z’ Not As Deadly As You’d Think

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