Who's the Killer in Scream 4? A Movieline Oddsmaking Guide

The best part of the Scream franchise? That beyond being standard horror movies, the films are also pretty fun murder mysteries! The first Scream owes more to Agatha Christie than Tobe Hooper, and that's probably what has kept fans coming... more »

Hayden and Courteney Should Turn Around in Latest Scream 4 Clips

If I watch anymore Scream 4 teasers, I'm going to figure out who the killer is. In fact, I already have five guesses: 1) Old age; 2) Kristen Bell's alcoholic character from Burlesque; 3) Sidney "Pushed to the Edge" Prescott;... more »

The Great Scream Liveblog Experiment Continues: Scream 2

Somehow, I have never seen a Scream movie before today. Over the course of the day I will be watching all three films leading up to Tuesday night's New York preview screening of Scream 4 (or, Scre4m, for those of... more »

The Great Scream Liveblog Experiment Begins: Scream

Somehow, I have never seen a Scream movie before, well, right now. Over the course of the day I will be watching all three films leading up to Tuesday night's New York preview screening of Scream 4 (or, Scre4m, for... more »

Join Movieline on Tuesday for an All-Day Scream Liveblog Marathon

Hello, Scream fans! On Tuesday night, I'm scheduled to attend an advanced screening of Scream 4, which presents a bit of a problem: I've never seen a Scream film. To rectify that cultural blind spot, some massive cramming is in... more »

Neve Campbell is as Injury-Prone as Sidney Prescott

I've got major Scream 4 ghostface fever, so I'm treating you to wonderfully senseless non-news about Neve Campbell. Hooray! Turns out the 37-year-old actress has a list of injuries as awful as her Scream character's, and a dead-eyed boyfriend didn't... more »

Sony Classics Will Unleash Roman Polanski's Carnage, and 6 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today

Also in this Monday edition of The Broadsheet: A Scream 4 star wishes Hollywood would make less sequels... The mystery of the nude Elizabeth Taylor picture... Zach Galifianakis will not team up with Ryan Reynolds right now... and more ahead.... more »

Kevin Williamson Opens Up About Scream 4 Bob Weinstein Fight

Scream 4 promises to be one of the scariest Hayden Panettiere movies ever, but it didn't occur without setback (as Wes Craven, who doesn't sound thrilled with the process, can attest). Screenwriter Kevin Williamson is finally revealing the details... more »

Neve Campbell's Scream Screen Test: The Sidney Prescott Origin Story!

Perhaps the most underrated (and most valuable) achievement in the Scream series is the pitch-perfect casting of its protagonist Sidney Prescott. Neve Campbell was one of the few '90s heroines to convey smarts, vulnerability, and a distinctly teenage hostility --... more »

DVD: In Defense of Scream 3

With all the coverage of the upcoming return of the other Ghostface Killah in Scream 4, lots of pundits have decided to retroactively poop on the series' most recent entry, 2000's Scream 3, as though it were somehow a franchise-destroyer.... more »

Can You Guess the Entire Scream 4 Plot Based On the Following 3 Clips?

Movieline HQ doesn't know much about Scream 4 other than that it will feature significant rewrites that were not embraced by the cast, at least one bloody corpse hanging from a ceiling and one parking garage showdown between Alison Brie... more »

See an Incredibly Violent Image from Scream 4

Here at Movieline HQ, we're pretty fascinated with Scream 4. For starters, its summertime shoot seemed like something worthy of a Heart of Darkness-like behind-the-scenes documentary. Things settled down after that -- until this week, when Wes Craven had to... more »

Here's Wes Craven With the Most Depressing Scream 4 Quote Yet

"What's your favorite scary movie?" Ghostface, I'm glad you asked. Mine's the continuing saga of Scream 4's devolution into a mutiny. Woodsboro mayor Wes Craven just confirmed that the backstage goings-on were as scary (and disheartening) as we imagined. Click... more »

David Arquette 'Fine' After Seatbelt-Less Head-On Car Crash

Noted monologist David Arquette is fine after being involved in a nasty head-on collision in Los Angeles. Swerving into another lane to avoid a car that had stopped short in front of him, the Scream 4 star plowed into another... more »

Don't Eff Up Suri Cruise's Starbucks Order If You Know What's Good for You

· Why is it that Suri Cruise is so captivating? I'll tell you: She's the most intimidating, stingy consumer on the planet, and she's serious about her drink order. Double-shot! Half-caff! Soy! Soy Chai, dammit! Mom, kindly tell this barista... more »

Help Caption This Pre-Murder Picture of Alison Brie in Scream 4

File Scream 4 among one of my biggest curiosities of the spring. After all, its legendarily confused shoot seemed like a harbinger of bad things to come, but the marketing has been airtight -- filled with the energy, humor and... more »

Nico Tortorella On Scream 4 Set Troubles and Learning to Love Joel Schumacher

When Ghostface starts picking off teens and townsfolk again in April's Scream 4, expect 22-year-old Chicago native Nico Tortorella to land somewhere near the top of your list of potential killers. Tortorella, who once compared his character Trevor to Skeet... more »

Shenae Grimes on Scream 4, Franchise Fatigue and the Lack of Good Female Roles in Hollywood

Whatever you think you know about 90210 star Shenae Grimes probably doesn't tell the whole story. The 21-year-old actress -- who rose to fame in Canada as star of Degrassi: The Next Generation before being cast on The CW teen... more »

Help Caption the First Look at Emma Roberts in Scream 4

With Oscar day rapidly drawing to a close, let's take a breather and think of less prestigious pursuits. Like Scream 4! (Or is it Scre4m?) The first image of Emma Roberts in all her Teen Scream Queen glory has arrived,... more »

How Does the Scream 4 Trailer Stack Up to Its Predecessors on the Hip-O-Meter?

I'm kind of in awe of the marketing team behind Scream 4. Years after Scream 3 opened to little fanfare and vanished into the Wal-Mart dollar bin, here they are trying to position Scream 4 as one of the must-see... more »

From Matthau to Soderbergh: Ceremony Star Michael Angarano Talks Growing Up Onscreen

Scream 4

The gang's all back for the return of the cheeky horror franchise. (Dimension)

Rio

Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway provide the voices for this animated-bird family comedy (Fox)

The Conspirator

Robert Redford directs James McAvoy in Civil War-era courtroom drama. (AFC/Roadside Attractions)

Armadillo

The latest documentary to hit the deadly, devastating front line in Afghanistan. (Lorber Films)

The Double Hour

Acclaimed Italian import follows a love affair threatened by a woman's mysterious past. (Samuel Goldwyn)

Hanna wants to give you something to walk out of theater with — and succeeds at that.

Movieline rating: 8 || read more

Hop	Universal	$21.70M $68.15M
Hanna	Focus	$12.40M $12.40M
Arthur	WB	$12.20M $12.20M
Soul Surfer	TriStar	$11.10M $11.10M
Insidious	FilmDistrict	$9.74M $27.10M
Your Highness	Universal	$9.52M $9.52M
Source Code	Summit	$9.05M $28.62M
Limitless	Relativity	$5.69M $64.38M
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules	Fox	$4.88M $45.46M
Lincoln Lawyer	Lionsgate	$4.60M $46.45M

Soul Surfer is the kind of sturdy, satisfying family drama that doesn’t get made very often anymore. But even beyond that, at crucial moments it shows there’s actually a brain behind the camera. If only more pictures — made on any budget — could be that way.

Movieline rating: 7 || read more