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‘Avengers: Endgame’: Dark Elves Were Almost In Thanos’s Army; Howard The Duck Was In The Script From The Beginning [Interview] By Ben Pearson/May 13, 2019 11:30 am EST Of all the films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe thus far, 2013’s Thor: The Dark World holds the lowest percentage on Rotten Tomatoes (it’s currently at 66%). So it was surprising to see that film play such a significant role in Avengers: Endgame, and according to the visual effects supervisor who oversaw Endgame’s final battle, there was almost another callback to The Dark World in the form of dark elves serving in Thanos’s army....

‘Five Feet Apart’ Trailer: Haley Lu Richardson And Cole Sprouse Are Going To Make You Cry By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 13, 2019 5:00 pm EST Sad sick teens are becoming par for the course in Hollywood, but if you’ve got to watch a romantic teen weepy, why not see one with the rising stars from Columbus and Riverdale? Haley Lu Richardson and Cole Sprouse play the unrealistically gorgeous teens suffering from cystic fibrosis, who meet and fall in love — despite the shared sickness forcing them apart....

‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Trailer: Quentin Tarantino And His Huge Cast Go Back To 1969 By Chris Evangelista/May 21, 2019 8:19 am EST There was a moment there where it looked like Quentin Tarantino wouldn’t be able to bring Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to this year’s Cannes Film Festival, but the filmmaker managed to pull it off. Now, to accompany the worldwide debut, a new Once Upon a Time in Hollywood trailer has arrived, in all its stylish, star-studded glory....

‘Sleepless In Seattle’ Returning To Theaters In December For 25th Anniversary By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 27, 2018 6:30 am EST One of the best romantic comedies ever made is the second teaming of Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in Nora Ephron’s Sleepless in Seattle. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the film, and to celebrate, Sony Pictures and Fathom Events are bringing it back to theaters for two nights only in December....

‘The Angry Birds Movie 2’ Trailer: Birds And Pigs Must Join Forces To Take On Some Frigid Fowls By Ethan Anderton/March 27, 2019 8:30 am EST Those Angry Birds are making the jump from your mobile game to the big screen again with a sequel to their animated feature film. And as the latest The Angry Birds Movie 2 trailer reveals, there’s a new threat that will force birds and the egg-stealing pigs to join forces....

‘Wonder Park’ Trailer: An Imaginary Theme Park Comes To Life By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 14, 2018 7:30 am EST Sometimes there’s no better theme park than the one that exists in our imagination. Paramount Picture’s new animated movie Wonder Park takes that sentiment and runs with it. It’s about an imaginary park that comes to life! There’s a talking bear! And something called a “chimpanzombie!” The new Wonder Park trailer delivers everything a magic-loving theme park enthusiast (probably) wants in an animated movie....

Brian Tyree Henry Wants To Know Why ‘They Cloned Tyrone’ By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 21, 2019 8:30 am EST Brian Tyree Henry, a great actor who deserves to be in all the movies all the time, is set to star in in the thriller They Cloned Tyrone. Juel Taylor, who wrote Creed II, will direct the film, which involves characters mixed up in a government conspiracy that involves – I assume – cloning, and also someone named Tyrone....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 3, 2019 3:00 pm EST Already, 2019 has been a historic year for South Korean film. This year marked the 100-year anniversary of the country’s illustrious film industry, which in recent decades has rapidly risen to be the pinnacle of world cinema. And of course, there’s the Cannes Palme D’Or win for Bong Joon-ho’s critically acclaimed film Parasite, the first ever time South Korea has won the honor....

Drafthouse ‘Avengers: Endgame’ PSA Warns You Not To Spoil The Endgame By Chris Evangelista/April 25, 2019 8:30 am EST Did you hear? There’s a little movie called Avengers: Endgame opening this week, and people really don’t want it to be spoiled. In the spirit of avoiding spoilers, the folks at the Alamo Drafthouse have a new Endgame PSA that sends-up the seemingly endless YouTube critic videos that seem to pop-up en masse every day....

Streetwise Angst Big Mad Mama Fitzcarraldo Go Ask Alice Lenny The Changeling Now Streaming on Shudder Release date: 1980Director: Peter MedakCast: George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, and Melvyn DouglasPeter Medak’s cult classic is easily one of the scariest – and often overlooked – haunted house flicks of all time. George C. Scott stars as a famed composer who moves to a mansion in Seattle, which he soon believes to be haunted....

Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn May Return For ‘Suicide Squad 2’ After All By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 18, 2019 7:00 am EST It seemed like Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn had flown the nest. After becoming the breakout star of 2016’s Suicide Squad, Robbie set a spin-off for the beloved Batman rogue in the upcoming “girl gang” film Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). Harley Quinn’s future looked bright as Warner Bros....

Mondo’s ‘First Man’ Vinyl Features Gorgeous Artwork For Justin Hurwitz’s Score By Ben Pearson/Oct. 16, 2018 3:00 pm EST Mondo has done it again with their First Man vinyl. The company enlisted artist Marc Aspinall to create a beautiful piece of art that captures the essence of Damien Chazelle’s new Neil Armstrong biopic, and the moon-themed design of the record itself and the eerie interior photo makes this presentation arguably even better than composer Justin Hurwitz’s score....

Netflix Is Turning The Man Who Invented The Guillotine Into An 18th Century Detective By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 29, 2018 6:30 am EST Netflix is making so many shows and movies that it’s hard to keep track of them all, and a new series has just been announced that feels like one that will get lost in the shuffle unless you have a fondness for the French Revolution. A French mystery thriller series has been ordered by Netflix from creator Aurélien Molas (Red Creek) that will focus on Joseph Guillotin, the inventor of the famous guillotine execution device, before his name became synonymous with decapitation....

Superhero Bits: ‘The Eternals’ May Shoot Next Fall, ‘Shazam’ Reshoots Have Begun & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 7, 2018 6:00 pm EST Want to win an Incredibles 2 branded Xbox One X? Which DC characters are coming to PlayerUnknown’s Battleground? Have you heard the amazing Arabic theme song for Batman: The Animated Series? Will the success of Venom keep more Spider-Man characters from going to Marvel Studios? When might Marvel’s The Eternals start shooting?...

The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - Final Destination And 30 Minutes Or Less By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 16, 2011 8:30 pm EST This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam discuss their thoughts on the Final Destination series of films, culminating in Adam’s thoughts on Final Destination 5, then delve into Ruben Flesicher’s latest comedy, 30 Minutes or Less. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Barring any difficulties, we should be returning back to our normal schedule this Sunday (8/21) at 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST to review Fright Night....

The ‘Gotham’ Series Finale Trailer Is Absolutely Batsh*t By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 23, 2019 10:30 am EST A show that was meant to be a serious, crime procedural take on the Caped Crusader, Gotham ended up becoming the most ludicrous of all the Batman screen adaptations, and that’s saying something when you have Adam West fighting sharks with…bat shark repellant. But there’s something admirable about Gotham and how it stuck to its guns and gave up all pretense of being a serious show....

The Case Against Tyrion Lannister, The Patricidal Justice-Dodger Whose Words Are Bigger Than His Accomplishments By Jessica Mason/May 7, 2019 10:00 am EST (Welcome to Debate of Thrones, where a panel of Citadel-trained experts explain why someone deserves, or doesn’t deserve, to sit on the Iron Throne. In this edition: Tyrion Lannister may be a clever man, but he’s the last guy you want calling the shots.)Don’t let the quips and the flashy entourage fool you, Tyrion Lannister is wrong for Westeros....

TV Bits: ‘Ghost Hunters’ Revived, ‘Castle Rock’ Season 2 Casting, ‘War Of The Worlds’ First Look & More By Ethan Anderton/June 30, 2019 11:00 am EST First up, The Hollywood Reporter has word that A&E is bringing back Ghost Hunters for a new season that will begin airing on August 21. It’s part of a big push to increase their amount of paranormal inspired programming on the cable channel. A&E Network executive VP and head of programming Elaine Frontain Bryant says:...

TV Bits: ‘Knightfall’, ‘Talent’, ‘Jupiter’s Legacy’, ‘Into The Badlands’, ‘The Son’, ‘Luther’, ‘Project Blue Book’, ‘The Crown’ By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 16, 2019 11:00 am EST The second season of Knightfall, History Channel’s answer to Game of Thrones, now has a trailer (which you can watch above), and a premiere date: March 25. The series “goes inside the medieval politics and warfare of the Knights Templar, the most powerful, wealthy and mysterious military order of the Middle Ages....

‘Almost Famous’ Musical Will Premiere In San Diego This Fall By Chris Evangelista/April 29, 2019 3:00 pm EST Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous will jump from screen to stage this fall, as an Almost Famous musical heads to San Diego. Based on Crowe’s acclaimed 2000 film about a teen journalist on assignment with an up-and-coming rock band, the new musical will feature music by Tom Kitt, with lyrics by Kitt and Crowe....