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‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Star Rosa Salazar On Transforming Into A Digital Cyborg Character [Interview] By Jack Giroux/Feb. 18, 2019 8:00 am EST Rosa Salazar is the heart and soul of Alita: Battle Angel. The actress, known for her work in the Maze Runner series, breathes life into what’s easily Robert Rodriguez’s biggest and most sincere movie. The scale of the James Cameron-produced manga adaptation is a treat for the eyes, but Alita is the main attraction of this spectacle, and the reason it’s easy to get lost in the world....

‘Back To The Future’ Tops Franchises That Audiences Would Like To See Remade By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 21, 2018 2:00 pm EST Doc Brown may have hit it on the nose when he wildly guessed that there was a problem with Earth’s gravitational pull in the future, because there’s something off in Hollywood in 2018. We’ve had an influx of remakes and reboots of well-known and little-known franchises, all for the sake of nostalgia....

‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2 Trailer: The Lie Is Going To Get Them All By Ben Pearson/May 10, 2019 2:18 pm EST What happens when a secret shared among a group begins eating away at one of its members? We’re about to find out in the second season of HBO’s Big Little Lies, which brings back The Monterey Five – Madeline Mackenzie (Reese Witherspoon), Celeste Wright (Nicole Kidman), Jane Chapman (Shailene Woodley), Renata Klein (Laura Dern), and Bonnie Carlson (Zoe Kravitz) – as they grapple with their actions in the season one finale....

‘Bodied’ Director Joseph Kahn On Why His Explosive Rap Battle Comedy Was A Tough Sell For Distributors [Interview] By Fred Topel/Nov. 2, 2018 12:00 pm EST On the surface, Bodied would be Kahn’s most commercial film. It’s about a college kid, Adam (Callum Worthy), who enters the world of battle rap an underdog, and becomes a champion. But there’s more to Bodied than a hero’s journey. The film takes Adam to task for being a white kid infiltrating a multi-cultural world....

‘Cloak And Dagger’ Ends Its Uneven Second Season With A Satisfying Cliffhanger By Monique Jones/May 31, 2019 4:00 pm EST We’ve finally made it to the finish line, everyone! With the last episode of this season’s Cloak & Dagger story, “Level Up,” we are left on a semi-satisfying cliffhanger that promises burgeoning romance for our two leads as they head elsewhere, away from New Orleans. It’s a fresh start for these two as they take their vigilantism on the road after defeating Andre and setting New Orleans free from his jazzy grasp....

/Filmcast Ep. 28 - Australia (GUESTS: Chris And Jimmy From Scene Unseen) By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 2, 2008 8:50 pm EST In this episode of the /Filmcast, Dave, Peter, Devindra, and Adam weigh in on the Planet of the Apes prequel, discuss their lack of enthusiasm for Milk, and praise the latent talent of Keanu Reeves. Chris and Jimmy from the enormously popular Scene Unseen podcast join us to deliver their movie review stylings for Australia....

/Filmcast Ep. 9: The Dark Knight (GUEST: Kevin Smith) By Slashfilmcast/July 22, 2008 11:01 am EST In this week’s episode of the /Filmcast, Kevin Smith joins us to geek out about the new Watchmen and Terminator trailers, and Kevin offers some reflections on the old Tim Burton Batman films. We also review The Dark Knight (SPOILERS INCLUDED). Have any questions, comments, or suggestions? Want to sponsor or advertise with the /Filmcast?...

‘Midnight Mass’ Horror Series From ‘Haunting Of Hill House’ Director Mike Flanagan Headed To Netflix By Chris Evangelista/July 1, 2019 4:00 pm EST Having already frightened Netflix viewers once with The Haunting of Hill House, Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy are ready to do it all over again. The team are working on a new Netflix horror series, Midnight Mass. This show is the result of multi-year TV deal Netflix signed with Flanagan and Macy – a deal that also includes the second season of Hill House, titled The Haunting of Bly Manor....

‘Pet Sematary’ TV Spot Reveals The Terrifying New Zelda By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 17, 2019 3:30 pm EST There’s a new Pet Sematary TV spot, and while it’s only 15 seconds long, that’s more than enough time to give you the creeps. Directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer are adapting Stephen King’s most terrifying novel for a whole new generation, and from the looks of things, this movie is going to freak audiences out in the best possible way....

‘Toy Story 4’ Trailer: Woody And Buzz Hit The Road For A New Adventure With Some New Toys By Ethan Anderton/March 19, 2019 5:51 am EST Even though Toy Story 3 brought the Pixar Animation franchise to a wonderful, heartwarming conclusion, Andy’s toys are coming back to the big screen. Except they aren’t Andy’s toys anymore. Now Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and the rest of the gang are in the playful hands of young Bonnie, and she’s about to show them a whole new world when they hit the road for a family vacation....

‘Wild Rose’ Star Jessie Buckley And Director Tom Harper On Why Country Music Matters In Scotland [Interview] By Danielle Solzman/June 21, 2019 5:00 pm EST Following last fall’s world premiere at Toronto, Wild Rose made its US premiere this March during SXSW. The US premiere came on the heels of actress Jessie Buckley being among the five finalists for the BAFTA Rising Star Award. While she did not win, that’s a name you need to remember....

All The Cool Kids Are Joining Cinemark’s Movie Club To The Tune Of Over 560,000 Members By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 24, 2019 12:00 pm EST After MoviePass came in with a bang (and is now trying to survive desperately), the major movie theater chains found themselves suddenly forced to come up with a movie ticket subscription of their own. AMC Theatres has been doing quite well with their AMC Stubs A-List subscription, and now Cinemark wants to share the success they’ve had with their own movie ticket membership plan....

Daily Podcast: John Lasseter, Paramount Ranch, A Star Is Born, Roma, Star Wars, Toy Story 4, Detective Pikachu. By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 13, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the November 13, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and senior writer Ben Pearson to talk about the latest film and tv news, including John Lasseter, Paramount Ranch, A Star is Born, Interrogation, Roma, The Mandalorian, Toy Story 4 and Detective Pikachu....

By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 16, 2018 2:30 pm EST Filmmaker John Carpenter has taken a hiatus from playing video games to do some promotion for the new Halloween movie. As is usually the case when Carpenter does interviews, questions about his old movies – including the possibility of remakes and sequels – have sprung up. One such question resulted in Carpenter teasing a possible They Live sequel. Is a long-awaited follow-up to the 1988 film on the horizon, or is Mr....

Rian Johnson’s Short Film ‘Evil Golf Ball From Hell!!!’ Will Be Online This Weekend By Ben Pearson/Dec. 6, 2018 4:30 pm EST Long before he directed the best movie in the Star Wars saga, Rian Johnson was a student at Star Wars creator George Lucas’s old stomping grounds: the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. In the mid-90s, Johnson made a short film called Evil Golf Ball From Hell!...

Streaming Services Are Destroying Hollywood’s Middle Class By Ben Pearson/Oct. 26, 2018 1:30 pm EST FastCompany published a great article that explores the new normal of how creatives are attempting to make a living amid a shifting entertainment landscape. Over the past few years, as streaming services have started producing their own original content and become some of the dominant platforms in entertainment, the business models have experienced a drastic shift....

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 107 - Racebending Postmortem By Slashfilmcast/July 9, 2010 8:59 pm EST In this episode of the /Filmcast: After Dark, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley deliver their final thoughts on The Last Airbender racebending controversy. Special guest Dan Trachtenberg joins us from The Totally Rad Show. The Facepainting article we reference can be found here (which is also where the image above comes from)....

The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 22, 2011 7:21 pm EST In this episode, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar, Angie Han, and Adam Quigley discuss The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). Do screenwriter Steven Zaillian and director David Fincher find something profound or interesting to add to the pulpy source material? Tune in to find out! You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

The ‘Ghostbusters’ Ecto-1 Has Seen Better Days In Jason Reitman’s Instagram Tease By Ethan Anderton/July 12, 2019 11:15 am EST Ghostbusters 2020 is gearing up to start production very soon. The cast has been slowly revealed over the past couple months with Finn Wolfhard and Mckenna Grace taking the young lead roles and Carrie Coon and Paul Rudd having key adult roles. Plus, most of the original cast members are supposed to be coming back in some capacity too....

The Best TV Shows & Movies Leaving Netflix In March 2019 By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 20, 2019 4:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It’s been way too cold outside to do anything. That’s why it’s good to have a rotating library of titles from Netflix to help occupy the extra time you’re spending on the couch. However, with March right around the corner, you might want to go out of your way to watch a few TV shows and movies leaving Netflix in the near future, including one of the most influential high school movies ever made, one of Disney’s live-action remakes, and the best paranormal exterminators ever....