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/Filmcast Ep. 180 - Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope (GUEST: Joseph Kahn, Director Of Detention) By Slashfilmcast/April 10, 2012 7:52 pm EST This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam take on the MPAA and wonder about the fate of Gary Ross’s work in the Hunger Games film series. Also, can enthusiasm only take you so far? Or is it the key to unlocking your dreams? Special guest Joseph Kahn joins us to discuss....

/Filmcast Ep. 401 - Hidden Figures By Slashfilmcast/Jan. 17, 2017 6:00 pm EST David, Devindra and Jeff discuss how much David doesn’t get Jim Jarmusch and get disappointed by The Girl on the Train. Then in the After Dark, Devindra gives a preview of the Nintendo Switch and Jeff and David discuss your (lengthy) feedback to our Silence episode. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

/Filmcast Ep. 409 - Kong: Skull Island By Slashfilmcast/March 10, 2017 5:34 pm EST David, Jeff, and Brad discuss the latest mega monster film in theaters, Kong: Skull Island. Then in the After Dark, we discuss listener recommendations for TV shows, talk Nintendo Switch, go over your Logan feedback, and figure out what a money horse really is. Note: This episode is publishing early, which means there won’t be a /Filmcast episode next week....

‘Hellboy’ Clip: Big Red Tours A James Bond-Style Weapons Lab By Ben Pearson/March 27, 2019 11:00 am EST The name’s Boy…Hellboy. In this clip from Lionsgate’s new Hellboy revamp, Stranger Things actor David Harbour’s version of the demonic protagonist takes a tour of a weapons laboratory which seems like something the Q branch would cook up in a James Bond movie. Check out the new Hellboy clip below, and learn how it will tie in with a specific run of Mike Mignola’s comics....

‘Slut In A Good Way’ Director And Stars On How Shooting In Black-And-White Makes A Movie Timeless [Interview] By Eric Vespe/March 22, 2019 1:00 pm EST Slut In A Good Way is a little bit of a hard sell. First, there’s the title which fits it perfectly once you see the movie and know the context, but on first glance is a bit… strong. Secondly, it’s a black and white French-language movie, which means the uphill battle to get US audiences to give it a shot might as well be covered with ice....

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Turns Nick Fury Into A Mean New Step-Dad By Ethan Anderton/April 19, 2019 9:30 am EST Peter Parker is dead. After Thanos snapped his fingers at the end of Avengers: Infinity War, your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man (Tom Holland) went up in dust in the arms of Tony Stark. But somehow, the webslinger returns in Spider-Man: Far From Home, coming to theaters this summer. Of course, that doesn’t necessarily mean Peter Parker is back from the dead, especially since Marvel Studios has gone to great lengths to ensure that no one know when in the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline the sequel takes place....

‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’ Cast Adds Eddie Redmayne By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 30, 2018 3:45 pm EST After years of false-starts, The Trial of the Chicago 7 is finally picking up speed. Recently, word broke that Aaron Sorkin would helm the movie, with Sacha Baron Cohen likely to join the cast. Now, another Trial of the Chicago 7 cast member has been announced: Fantastic Beasts actor Eddie Redmayne. Redmayne will play one of the political activists on trial....

‘Tom And Jerry’ Movie Cast Adds Michael Peña As Neither Tom Or Jerry By Chris Evangelista/May 21, 2019 5:30 pm EST They’re still making that live-action-animation-hybrid Tom and Jerry movie, and the film’s villain has been found. Michael Peña, aka “the best thing about the Ant-Man movies”, has joined the Tom and Jerry movie cast in the role of hotel manager who has it in for the famous cartoon cat and mouse duo....

28% Of Netflix Users Claim They Will Cancel When Disney, Marvel, Star Wars Leave The Service By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 14, 2019 2:00 pm EST Netflix may be the streaming giant to beat, but with Disney amassing the forces of Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and now Hulu behind it, that giant could be knocked down a peg. And the House of Mouse and its upcoming streaming service Disney+ could hit Netflix where it hurts most: their subscribers....

Daily Podcast: AppleTV+ Announcement Reactions And Analysis By Peter Sciretta/March 25, 2019 1:22 pm EST On the March 25, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss Apple TV+ and the news coming out of today’s big Apple keynote event.You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it)....

Disney Could End Up Owning All Of Hulu, May Also Buy Your Organs By Ethan Anderton/April 26, 2019 8:30 am EST When The Walt Disney Company acquired 21st Century Fox, one of the acquisitions included the company’s 30% stake in Hulu. That gave the company a 60% stake in Hulu. Then Hulu bought AT&T’s 9.5% stake in the streaming service and allocated it proportionally to Disney and NBCUniversal, the two remaining stakeholders....

Superhero Bits: Fans And Stars Honor Stan Lee, New ‘Batman: Arkham’ Game Rumor Debunked & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 4, 2019 6:00 pm EST When will the next Shazam trailer arrive? Did you hear that new Batman: Arkham game rumor was debunked? Who almost had Jude Law’s role in Captain Marvel? Will Chris Evans direct some episodes of Marvel’s shows for Disney+? What’s up with that Batman Beyond animated movie rumor?...

‘A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood’ Photo Shows Tom Hanks Throwing A Shoe As Mr. Rogers By Ben Pearson/March 20, 2019 12:30 pm EST Are you sitting down? You better grab a seat, because the intensity of this brand new, piping hot, fresh-off-the-presses A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood photo is going to knock the breath right out of your chest. Steel yourself for what you’re about to see, because director Marielle Heller’s Mr....

‘Dressing Funny’ Trailer: ‘Queer Eye’s Tan France Gives Fashion Tips To Comedians In Netflix’s First WebSeries By Ethan Anderton/June 21, 2019 9:30 am EST If you love the plethora of comedy material available on Netflix, and you love the fashion advice of Queer Eye co-host Tan France, then you’re going to live Netflix’s latest web series. Dressing Funny features Tan France doing what he does best with some of the funniest people with projects on Netflix....

‘Godzilla: King Of The Monsters’ Trailer: One King To Rule Them All By Chris Evangelista/April 23, 2019 6:03 am EST Movie fans are generally divided when it comes to 2014’s Godzilla, which favored stunning and evocative visuals over traditional action. With the follow-up, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, director Michael Dougherty is looking to please everyone with a movie that evokes the terror and majesty of giant monsters and devotes a great deal of screen time to those monsters stomping the crap out of each other....

‘Marvel’s Cloak And Dagger’ Season 2 Premiere Announced [TCA 2019] By Fred Topel/Feb. 5, 2019 11:03 am EST During its Television Critics Association panels this morning, Freeform announced the season two premiere date for Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger. The sophomore season of Freeform’s comic book series will premiere on Thursday, April 4 with a two hour episode.Freeform also released a press release with a season two tease: “Season two turns the heat up on our young heroes as Tyrone and Tandy try to find their place as more active heroes in this world....

‘Star Trek’ Animated Series For Kids Is Coming To Nickelodeon By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 14, 2019 3:00 pm EST There’s already a new Star Trek animated series in the works for CBS All Access that will let Rick and Morty writer Mike McMahan play with the support crew on the lower decks of one of the least important ships in Starfleet. But CBS Television Studios is really keen on wringing out the Star Trek brand for all it’s worth, so there’s a different kind of Star Trek animated series in the works elsewhere....

‘Stuber’ Clip: Kumail Nanjiani And Dave Bautista Have A Rough First Meeting By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 15, 2019 10:00 am EST Customer service can be such a hassle in the new Stuber clip released by 20th Century Fox. While meeting your Uber driver can always be awkward, it doesn’t get more awkward than the first encounter between Kumail Nanjiani’s Stu and Dave Bautista’s Vic, who probably won’t be giving Stu a five-star rating, despite his offers of chocolates and water....

Barack Obama’s Favorite Movies Of 2018 Include ‘Annihilation,’ ‘Black Panther,’ ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 28, 2018 9:00 am EST Former President of the United States Barack Obama has put forward his candidacy for President of Film Twitter with his list of his favorite movies of 2018. Obama’s list is a collection of some of the most critically praised films of the year, including genre-bending sci-fi flicks like Annihilation, beloved foreign flicks like Shoplifters, and deft black comedies like The Death of Stalin....

Ep. 424 - Transformers: The Last Knight (GUEST: Paul Scheer From How Did This Get Made) By Slashfilmcast/June 26, 2017 8:30 am EST David, Jeff, and Devindra discuss Michael Bay’s latest, Transformers: The Last Knight. Paul Scheer joins us from How Did This Get Made. Did you enjoy this review? If so, consider donating to our Slashformers Gofundme page. We’ll be taking donations through July. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....