Cinema Royale

The Oscar season has begun, and many are predicting Ron Howard's Rush to be a definite contender. But does the Formula One flick starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl have goods to reach the finish line?  Plus, we'll take a look at Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut, the sex addiction comedy Don Jon! Plus, we'll be joined by the Cinema Siren Leslie Combemale to wrap up our insanely early Oscar predictions, picking the Best Actress nominees.

Fan-favorite actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt steps in the arena with Travis Hopson to discuss his directorial debut, the sex addiction comedy Don Jon.

Cinema Royale host Travis Hopson sits down with director Haifaa al-Mansour, whose critically-acclaimed film Wadjda is the first ever by a Saudia Arabian female.

On this week's episode of Cinema Royale, James Wan takes us back into the evil realm known as The Further as we review Insidious Chapter 2! Plus, since we projected our thoughts into the future and handicapped the Best Picture field, we'll now look ahead and see who has the best chance to walk away with some Best Actor gold! WIll it be Robert Redford for All Is Lost? Forest Whitaker for The Butler? And what about Tom Hanks for both Saviing Mr. Banks and Captain Phillips?

Bounty Killer director Henry Saine joins Cinema Royale to talk about his high-octane grindhouse flick starring Matthew Marsden, Eve, Gary Busey, and Christian Pitre!

Now that the summer's over, it's time to turn the page and look forward to the fall and the Oscar season. And on this episode Cinema Royale we'll do that by reviewing Vin Diesel's sci-fi flick, Riddick! What, that makes no sense you say? What ever do you mean? We WILL look ahead, probably way too far ahead, at the early Best Picture contenders likely to emerge this season. Could the kidnapping drama Prisoners be a dark horse? What about Tom Hanks' dual films Captain Phillips and Saving Mr. Banks? And where does The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug fit into the mix?

A review of horror comedy Hell Baby, starring Rob Corddry, Keegan Michael Key, and Leslie Bibb.

On a very special Cinema Royale, Munich and Troy star Eric Bana calls in to talk about his terrorism thriller, Closed Circuit! Plus, we'll review Wong Kar Wai's anticipated martial arts epic, The Grandmaster!

They battled zombies in Shaun of the Dead and took on old folks in Hot Fuzz, and now Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost bring their cherished "Three Flavours Cornetto" trilogy to a close with The World's End! Is it everything their most die-hard fans have been hoping for? Should we star begging for a brand new trilogy now? Does Simon Pegg fall for the collapsing fence again? Plus, a look at Sundance festival hit Ain't Them Bodies Saints, starring Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, and Ben Foster!

JJ Feild and director Jerusha Hess join Cinema Royale to talk their Jane Austen romantic comedy, Austenland, starring Keri Russell.

On a very special Cinema Royale, host Travis Hopson downs a pint with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and director Edgar Wright while talking the conclusion of their "Cornetto Trilogy", The World's End! Plus, reviews of Lee Daniels' The Butler and Kick-Ass 2!

On this week's show, director Joshua Michael Stern and co-star Josh Gad join Cinema Royale to discuss Jobs, the new Steve Jobs biopic starring Ashton Kutcher as the legendary tech giant. How does Kutcher measure up playing the late Apple founder? Plus, reviews of Neill Blomkamp's anticipated sci-fi blockbuster, Elysium, and We're the Millers starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis.

'The Spectacular Now' writing duo Michael H. Weber and Scott Neustadter talk working with Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller on the award-winning teen romance. 

SNIKT! Known as the X-man who is "The best there is at what he does", Wolverine's solo film debut was panned by even the staunchest X-men fan. Now Hugh Jackman is back as the clawed mutant in The Wolverine, but is this the film fans have been waiting so long for? Plus, as The Wolverine sets up next year's X-men: Days of Future Past, we'll take a look back at the history of the X-men on the big screen!

By now you've heard the roars of joy from fanboys everywhere! Batman vs. Superman! Avengers: Age of Ultron! X-men: Days of Future Past! World of Warcraft! San Diego Comic-Con had it all, and Cinema Royale is joined by Brandon Troy of Reel Film News to wrap up the best the show had to offer!