Opening in theaters on December 2nd is the new mystery drama from writer/director Matthew Leutwyler (The River Why) called Answers to Nothing. The film stars an excellent cast of popular actors including Dane Cook (Good Luck Chuck) Academy Award-nominee, Barbara Hershey (Black Swan), Elizabeth Mitchell (TV's Lost), Julie Benz (TV's Dexter), Zach Gilford (TV's Friday Night Lights), Erik Palladino (TV's ER), Greg German (TV's Alley McBeal), Mark Kelly (TV's Mad Men), Kali Hawk (Couples Retreat), producer-turned-actress Miranda Bailey (The Squid and the Whale), and newcomer Aja Volkman. 

IAR's managing editor Jami Philbrick recently had a chance to sit down with actor Dane Cook, as well as actresses Elizabeth Mitchell and Julie Benz, to talk about their experiences making Answers to Nothing. The actors discussed the new movie, their unique roles, the intertwining stories, working with director Matthew Leutwyler, Cook's transition from stand-up comedy to dramatic feature films, Mitchell and Benz's similar careers, and the great Barbara Hershey. 

Like it or not, director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell definitely changed the landscape of contemporary horror with the first Saw film.  While Saw films continued to be churned out yearly, Wan and Whannell made Death Sentence, the revenge-thriller starring Kevin Bacon, and Dead Silence, which unsuccessfully attempted to exploit that inherent creepiness of ventriloquist dummies.  For their latest, they've teamed up with the producers of the Paranormal Activity pictures for a little haunted house action of their own.  Insidious stars Patrick Wilson (Watchmen, Little Children) and Rose Byrne (X-Men: First Class, Sunshine) as a married couple, with Black Swan stage-mother Barbara Hershey along for the ride.  Watch the full trailer right here.

Fox Searchlight has released the first teaser trailer for Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and Vincent Cassel. Check it out and let us know what you think...

Synopsis: BLACK SWAN follows the story of Nina (Portman), a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica (Barbara Hershey) who zealously supports her daughter’s professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Winona Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Kunis), who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side with a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.