Zack Snyder

Pleasure in the Rubble: Why the Summer's Last, Smallest Blockbuster Was Its Best

Helen Mirren Plays Queen Elizabeth II Again: Your Weekly Movie To-Do List

See also: *More L.A. Weekly Film Coverage Friday, June 28 Helen Mirren reclaims the crown in a live broadcast of Peter Morgan's new play, The Audience, on Saturday. Mirren and Morgan previously collaborated on award-winning film The Queen, proving they've got the goods in capturing the essence of ... More >>

How Does Hans Zimmer Keep His Film Scores Fresh? He Invents New Instruments

Man of Steel Is a Real Movie Trapped Inside an Overblown Blockbuster

Man of Steel: Making Sense of All That Christ and Death Stuff

Warning: This discussion is thick with spoilers

Superman Movies Matter More Than the Comics: A Film-by-Film Breakdown

In Man of Steel, There's Greatness in the Superman Origin Story

You'll believe a man can fly -- and is mostly worth watching

Sucker Punch

Movie Review: Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Precious Little Life

Scott Pilgrim and Michael Cera get soul

A Day In the Life of Hall H: Mostly Awesome, Briefly Chaotic

Nicole CamposThe Avengers, together at last! A genius ending to an insane day...​ The largest exhibition room at the San Diego Convention Center is Hall H, a huge 6,000-plus seater situated at the complex's south end that every year during Comic-Con International hosts the biggest, baddest, an ... More >>

Alex Pardee Tackles 'Double Rainbow' and Mel Gibson in Comic-Con Exclusive Pieces

Alex Pardee's Zerofriends booth inside the Comic-Con exhibit hall at the San Diego Convention Center isn't easy to find. We spent a good while walking around looking for it. Quite possibly, the only reason we did find it is because Pardee posted a handy map on his blog. Shannon Cottrell​

Watchmen Postmortem

Too close to the novel to work on the screen

Rorschach Red Marilyn? Watchmen-Inspired Pop Art at Meltdown

"Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes, Chapters 11 & 12" by Mack HillAccording to curator Marz Richards, part of the inspiration for the Watchmen-inspired exhibit Physical Nostalgia - "a punk rock celebration of one of the most important creative works to appear at the end of the 20th century," curre ... More >>

Movie Reviews: An American Affair, Phoebe in Wonderland, 12

Also, Between Love & Goodbye, Toyo's Camera and more

Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan, Meet Dr. Hollywood

Zack Snyder doesn't ruin the comic book adaptation. But he doesn't get it either

Collectible Nite Owl Coffee: Who Watches the Watchmen's Caffeine Intake?

It's subversively good!Beyond the obvious - which is to say the countless cast members gracing magazine covers, ubiquitous billboards at every major crossroads from the East L.A. intersection to the beach - the Watchmen blitz is clearly on. The wait for the long-awaited film adaptation of the Citiz ... More >>

Comic-Con 2008: For Love of the Con

Big crowds, too little sleep and even less food at San Diego's fanboy mecca

209 Weeks Later

War on zombies, war on terror, what’s the diff?

Away From Hollywood

At 28, Sarah Polley begins the next chapter of her career — as usual, on her own terms

God Shed His Grace On Thee

Gilgamesh, Orestes, and America under fire

Film Reviews: 300, East of Havana

Also this week's pick, Into Great Silence

300

Taking the Bait

Getting past the teasers for Taking Lives and Dawn of the Dead

Angel in My Trailer

Sarah Polley redeems My Life Without Me