The inveterate, creature-friendly character actor Doug Jones ( Pan’s Labyrinth , Hellboy ) is among the genre luminaries paying a visit this weekend to Comic-Con , where Movieline pal Grace Randolph caught up with him to discuss his role as a treacherous alien nemesis in this month’s The Watch and what keeps special-effects make-up relevant in the age of digital. Read more of Movieline’s Comic-Con 2012 coverage here .
Did we mention it’s Comic-Con time around here? The geek pheromones are out of control, up to and including Wednesday night’s Breaking Dawn – Part 2 event that brought Twilight players Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser and Jackson Rathbone (among others) to San Diego — which is where Movieline pal Grace Randolph caught up with them to discuss everything from rookie vampires and the joys of… worldbuilding. Watch for yourself. Check out all of Movieline’s Comic-Con 2012 coverage here .
I know, I know — to paraphrase a popular rejoinder to the overexposed, “How can I ever anticipate On the Road if it won’t go away?” Nevertheless, consider the two new clips released by IFC Films as complements to Brian’s coverage from Cannes , where the long-awaited Jack Kerouac adaptation premiered this morning. Via our video-devouring partners at ENTV , take a few minutes to enjoy Kristen Stewart’s aborted front-seat handy, Kirsten Dunst’s sweet Colorado slow-dance and Movieline favorite Sam Riley as the beneficiary of both. And if That’s not enough, hop over to our just-refreshed Cannes 2012 photo gallery for red-carpet pics. Read more of Movieline’s Cannes 2012 coverage here .
Each year SXSW plays host to a slate of risk-taking fare of all kinds, from true indie offerings to upcoming studio releases geared to a slightly more open crowd, and the 2012 film line-up features no shortage of movies poised to earn that precious film festival commodity: Positive buzz. But some projects have more at stake than others — say, Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard’s long-awaited Cabin in the Woods , Will Ferrell ‘s Spanish-language comedy Casa de mi Padre , or the directorial debut of actor Matthew Lillard . On the eve of SXSW 2012 (which runs March 9-17 in Austin, Texas), check out the ten SXSW titles with the most to prove going into their festival debuts. Click to launch the gallery! Want more? Read all of Movieline’s SXSW 2012 coverage and follow us on Twitter .
