Cinema Royale

On a very special episode of Cinema Royale, Jason Bateman calls in to talk about his raunchy, R-rated directorial debut, Bad Words.

Does Shailene Woodley and Divergent have what it takes to join The Hunger Games as the next great YA adaptation? We'll take a look at the futuristic action film and what it means for Woodley, Kate Winslet, and the rest of the phenomenal cast. Plus, we'll join Kermit, Miss Piggy, Tina Fey, and the rest of the gang for Muppets Most Wanted!

All this plus the latest news, DVD releases, and more!

Former professional wrestler and the tallest leading actress in Hollywood history, Lindsay Kay Hayward, steps into Cinema Royale to talk about her career and bizarre new film, R100! Hayward, who measures up as 6' 9", worked in the WWE as Aloisia and grappled under the ring name of Isis the Amazon!

Plus, we'll take a look at three very different movies this week. Welcome back to Neptune, marshmallows! We'll take a look at the return of Kristen Bell as every fan's favorite feisty detective, Veronica Mars! Is the Kickstarter-funded film everything fans hoped it would be? Then we'll feel the Need for Speed with Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, and Michael Keaton! Then we'll check-in to Wes Anderson's star-studded comedy caper, The Grand Budapest Hotel.

On a very special episode of Cinema Royale, acclaimed Indian actor Irrfan Khan (Life of Pi, The Namesake) talks to us about his latest film, the mature romantic-drama, The Lunchbox.

Plus, we'll return to Sparta for 300: Rise of an Empire, the sequel to Zack Snyder's hit action flick, 300! And we'll jump back in time with Dreamworks' Animation's Mr. Peabody & Sherman!

The parties are over, the votes are counted, and now it's time to learn who will walk away the big winners at the Academy Awards! Cinema Royale will be joined by film critic and RogerEbert.com contributor Susan Wloszczyna to predict the night's victors. Can 12 Years a Slave hold off the push of American Hustle and Gravity? Will Jennifer Lawrence steal a surprise win from favorite Lupita Nyong'o? Is Cate Blanchett a sure thing opposite the legendary Meryl Streep?

Plus, we'll have a review of Liam Neeson's latest thriller, Non-Stop!

With the Academy Awards right around the corner, Cinema Royale is joined by Joshua Oppenheimer to talk about his amazing Oscar-nominated documentary, The Act of Killing.

On this week's Cinema Royale, the "Cinema Siren" Leslie Combemale joins us in-studio to review historical disaster film, Pompeii, starring Kit Harington! Kevin Costner and Amber Heard have 3 Days to Kill in their upcoming action flick, and we also take a look at The Wind Rises, the Oscar-nominated "final" film from the legendary Hayao Miyazaki.

Plus we'll look at the controversy over the recent Fantastic Four casting, the reaction to Darren Aronofsky's Noahi, and more!

On the extra-special 50th episode of Cinema Royale, Travis Hopson is joined by Game of Thrones star Kit Harington to talk about his blockbuster film, Pompeii!

Plus, it's the 1980s all over again a we'll have reviews of the Robocop remake, starring Joel Kinnaman and Samuel L. Jackson; and About Last Night starring Kevin Hart!

On this week's show, Cinema Royale opens the toybox and snaps together a review of The LEGO Movie featuring Batman, Superman, Ninja Turtles, and the voices of Morgan Freeman, Chris Pratt, and Elizabeth Banks. Then we'll journey back in history with George Clooney for The Monuments Men, a WWII thriller starring Matt Damon, Bill Murray, and Cate Blanchett.

Plus news on X-men: Days of Future Past, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and more.

Cinema Royale host Travis Hopson is joined by Fishing without Nets director Cutter Hodierne, winner of the Best Directing award for Drama at this year's Sundance Film Festival. His debut feature stars Abdikani Muktar and presents a different side to the Somali pirates story, one not seen in last year's Captain Phillips.

Freshly returned from the snowy locale of the Sundance Film Festival, Cinema Royale host Travis Hopson sits down with Miles Teller, Paul Reiser, and the director of Whiplash. The Audience and Grand Jury prize-winner co-stars J.K. Simmons and centers on a jazz drumming protegee and his drill sergeant instructor. We'll also be joined by Joblo.com's Chris Bumbray to take one final look at the festival's highs and lows!

Plus, it's a Miles Teller kind of show as we'll also review his latest film, That Awkward Moment, co-starring Zac Efron and Michael B. Jordan. Then we'll take a look at the anticipated drama, Labor Day, starring Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin.