Cinema Royale

You may not know the name Nicole Perlman, but she's the lady who wrote Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy! On the eve of the San Diego Comic-Con, Perlman sat down with Cinema Royale to talk about breaking into the male dominated field of comic book movies, why she chose the Guardians of the Galaxy as her path to that, and what she hopes to do next!

On this week's Cinema Royale it's time to grow up, geek out, and reach for the cloud. Richard Linklater's epic coming-of-age drama Boyhood finally hits theaters after twelve years in the making. The film was a smash at Sundance and we'll see if the wait was truly worth it. Plus, Jason Segel and Cameron Diaz try to get their Sex Tape down from the cloud in their new comedy.

With San Diego Comic-Con just days away, fellow attendee Wilson Morales of Blackfilm.com will call in to preview some of the biggest panels, events, premieres, and news from the massive geek event. Marvel, Lucasfilm, DC, they'll all be on hand and we'll give you just a taste of what you can expect to see revealed!

Prepare for Dawn! On this week's Cinema Royale we'll look at the highly anticipated sequel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, pitting Caesar and his simian army against a band of human survivors played by Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, and Keri Russell. 

Plus, Hoop Dreams director Steve James talks to Cinema Royale about his moving documentary on the late Roger Ebert, Life Itself.

'True Blood' and 'Magic Mike' star Joe Manganiello joins Cinema Royale to talk about his directorial debut, La Bare. Inspired by his experiences on Magic Mike, Manganiello explores the lives of male dancers at the famous La Bare nightclub in Dallas, TX to find out the truth about the profession.

It's become a tradition around these parts and has always been my favorite episode: the Annual Best of the Year (So Far) Show!  Cinema Royale is joined by two of DC's top critics to pick our favorite movies and performances from the first half of 2014! Will your favorite be on the list? Tune in and find out!

Autobots, prepare to roll out! Michael Bay returns for the fourth and possibly his final Transformers movie with Transformers: Age of Extinction! With Dinobots running around and an entirely new cast led by Mark Wahlberg, does Bay go out like explosive energon or like a weak oil slick?

Plus, Cinema Royale will be joned by The X-Factor breakout star Brian "Astro" Bradley to talk about his feature film debut in the fantasy adventure Earth to Echo.

Eloise Mumford is a star on the rise with a major role in next year's Fifty Shades of Grey. She stops by Cinema Royale to chat about her new film, the military drama Drones, and also talks about her experience as part of the 'Fifty Shades' phenomenon.

On a special Cinema Royale, Think Like a Man Too stars Michael Ealy and Meagan Good drop by to talk about the comedy sequel which takes the laughs and relationship headaches to Las Vegas!

Christopher Bumbray of Joblo.com stops by to review Clint Eastwood's musical Jersey Boys, based on the smash Broadway play. Plus we'll take a look at The Rover with Robert Pattinson and Guy Pearce, and Paul Haggis' new drama, Third Person.

BFCA and WAFCA film critic Travis Hopson reviews Rage, the new film starring Nicolas Cage as an ex-mobster turned businessman who resorts to violence after his daughter is kidnapped and murdered by old enemies. Rachel Nichols, Peter Stormare, Max Ryan, and Aubrey Peeples co-star with Paco Cabrezas directing.

On this week's Cinema Royale, director Dean DeBlois stops by to talk about his soaring new sequel, How to Train Your Dragon 2! We'll take a look at the thrilling new chapter in Hiccup and Toothless' journey! Plus, Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill are back as bumbling cops Jenko and Schmidt as they go undercover and blow stuff up real good in college!

Jeff Lyles of Lyles' Movie Files drops by to talk HTTYD2 and breakdown this week's huge news regarding Warner Bros.' DC Comics movies!