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The Morning Watch: ‘Rick And Morty’ Bar Gets Destroyed, ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Cast Surprises A School & By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 8, 2018 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, watch the Rick and Morty themed bar that was shut down by Adult Swim get destroyed by the heavy metal band GWAR....

Trailer Roundup: ‘Family’, ‘Wild Nights With Emily’, ‘Relaxer’, ‘Who Would You Take To A Deserted Island?’, ‘Dead Trigger’, ‘Kevin Hart: Irresponsible’, ‘Our Planet’ By Chris Evangelista/March 29, 2019 2:00 pm EST Occasionally, some trailers slip through the cracks. That’s where a trailer roundup comes in handy. Below, watch as Taylor Schilling tries to bond with a juggalo, Molly Shannon plays Emily Dickinson, Dolph Lundgren fights zombies, and more films that may not have huge blockbuster heat, but are still worth checking out....

Watch The Trailer For Adam Sandler’s Netflix Comedy Special ‘100% Fresh’ By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 16, 2018 9:30 am EST Regardless of what the critics end up saying about Adam Sandler’s return to stand-up comedy with a new original special coming to Netlix, no one will be able to deny that it’s 100% Fresh. That’s because the special itself is called Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh, and the comedian has a bunch of new jokes and original songs that you’ve never heard before....

‘Avengers: Endgame’ TV Spot: Cap Prepares The Team For The Fight Of Their Lives By Ben Pearson/April 11, 2019 11:30 am EST We’re only a few weeks away from the release of Marvel Studios’ biggest film yet. Avengers: Endgame is the true culmination of everything we’ve seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe thus far, and in a new TV spot, Captain America (Chris Evans) gives a rousing speech to the surviving members of the team and Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) and Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) crack wise....

‘Coming To America 2’ Finally Moving Forward With Eddie Murphy Starring And Director Craig Brewer [Updated] By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 11, 2019 12:33 pm EST Update: The Coming to America sequel will open August 7, 2020. Our original story continues below. There have been rumblings of a Coming to America sequel since 2017. Eddie Murphy was on board to reprise his role as Prince Akeem, a young man from the fictional nation of Zamunda who abandoned his arranged marriage and found a bride that he truly loved in the most royal place in America: Queens, New York....

‘Creepshow’ TV Series Featurette Goes Behind-The-Scenes With Showrunner Greg Nicotero By Chris Evangelista/April 24, 2019 5:00 pm EST One of my most-anticipated pieces of entertainment for 2019 is Shudder’s new Creepshow TV series. Showrunner Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead) is bringing the spirit of George Romero and Stephen King’s horror anthology film to the AMC-owned streaming service, with a wealth of talent lined-up to make it happen. In a new Creepshow TV seres featurette, Nicotero talks about his history with Creepshow, and his excitement about the upcoming show....

‘Doctor Sleep’ Trailer Breakdown: Head Back To The Overlook Hotel With ‘The Shining’ Sequel By Chris Evangelista/June 13, 2019 11:00 am EST Even though I’m the biggest Stephen King fan around these here parts, and a Mike Flanagan fan to boot, I’ve been highly skeptical of Doctor Sleep – Flanagan’s new film adaptation of King’s own sequel to The Shining. I found the book a bit disappointing, and wasn’t even sure how Flanagan could adapt it to the screen – since the version of The Shining most people are familiar with is Stanley Kubrick’s film, which deviates heavily from the source material....

/Filmcast Ep. 140 - Sucker Punch (GUEST: Stephen Tobolowksy) By Slashfilmcast/March 29, 2011 9:42 pm EST This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam discuss the death of a cinema icon, the amount of dancing present in Black Swan, and the dangerous intersections of art and commerce. Special guest Stephen Tobolowsky joins us. Check out Stephen’s new short story in ebook form! You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

/Filmcast Ep. 178 - John Carter (GUEST: Katey Rich From CinemaBlend) By Slashfilmcast/March 13, 2012 8:17 pm EST This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam are joined by Katey Rich from CinemaBlend to discuss the quality of the HBO film Game Change, the ineffectiveness of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, the devastating nature of The Snowtown Murders, and the disappointing box office performance of John Carter. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

/Filmcast Ep. 47 - Crank 2: High Voltage (GUESTS: Dan Trachtenberg From Totally Rad Show And Jen Yamato From Rotten Tomatoes) By Slashfilmcast/April 21, 2009 7:42 pm EST In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley get excited for 24: New York, get ambivalent about Wanted 2, get disappointed by Mitch Hurwitz’s Sit Down, Shut Up, and get intrigued by The Girlfriend Experience. Special guests Dan Trachtenberg from the Totally Rad Show and Jen Yamato from Rottentomatoes join us for this episode....

‘Horror Noire’: 5 Reasons To Watch Shudder’s Incredible Horror Documentary By Marisa Mirabal/Feb. 7, 2019 9:00 am EST The month of February observes Black History Month and Women in Horror Month. So, it’s fitting that the world premiere of Shudder’s first original documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror occurred on February 1. Featuring acute commentary from legendary actors, writers, and directors in the genre, Horror Noire provides critical analysis while delving into a century of genre films that utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and finally embraced Black culture....

‘Men In Black: International’ Behind-The-Scenes Problems Revealed In Attempt To Explain Disappointing Box Office By Chris Evangelista/June 17, 2019 3:30 pm EST There’s an ongoing trend when it comes to high-profile disappointments, box office or otherwise: damage control via a finger-pointing article in the trades. It happened with Suicide Squad. It happened with The Mummy. It happened recently with the Hellboy reboot. And now, it’s happened yet again – with Men In Black: International....

‘Slaxx’ Is A Real Movie About A Pair Of Killer Jeans By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 13, 2019 6:30 am EST Are you wearing jeans right now? Well, you better be careful – those jeans could kill. At least, they could if you were in the move Slaxx, which is a film about a really killer pair of jeans. Literally. The film tells the story of a possessed pair of designer jeans, and I promise you, I’m not making any of this up....

By Ben Pearson/Feb. 15, 2019 3:30 pm EST While the early marketing efforts for Paramount’s upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog movie have resulted in some…odd imagery, we now know who will be providing the score for when the blue hedgehog is racing through the streets of San Francisco. Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL), who composed the scores for films like Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Mad Max: Fury Road, and The Dark Tower, will compose the film’s music....

‘You’ Season 2 Stalks New Female Lead From ‘Haunting Of Hill House’ By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 31, 2019 8:30 am EST You, the hit series that has everyone saying, “Hmm, maybe murderers are handsome?”, is getting a second season courtesy of Netflix, and has found its latest stalking victim. Victoria Pedretti, who turned in an incredible performance on Netflix’s Haunting of Hill House, will play Love Quinn, who catches the eye of murderer Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley)....

By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 10, 2019 9:30 am EST Deadline broke the news about Pacino joining The Hunt, and I’m all-in. The Jordan Peele-produced series also stars Logan Lerman, and was created by David Weil. The 10-episode season “follows a diverse band of Nazi Hunters living in 1977 New York City. The Hunters, as they’re known, have discovered that hundreds of high ranking Nazi officials are living among us and conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the U....

Amy Poehler Will Direct Netflix Movie ‘Moxie’, About A Feminist Revolution Set In A High School By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 20, 2019 4:00 pm EST Amy Poehler has a new directorial gig all lined-up at Netflix. The actress and filmmaker will helm Moxie, an adaptation of the Jennifer Mathieu novel of the same name. The story follow a “16-year-old girl from a small town who is inspired by her mother’s past as part of the underground punk movement Riot Grrrl, and uses it as the catalyst to start a feminist revolution at her high school....

Chinese Mega-Blockbuster ‘The Wandering Earth’ Wanders Onto Netflix By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 21, 2019 10:00 am EST The Chinese sci-fi film The Wandering Earth is an international smash. It’s earned $600 million worldwide in a little over two weeks of release, and in China, it’s already the second highest-grossing film of all time. That’s the type of hype Netflix can’t resist, so the streaming giant has snapped up the film with plans to release it soon....

Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’ Loses Leonardo DiCaprio, Potentially Gains Bradley Cooper By Chris Evangelista/June 14, 2019 12:30 pm EST The del Toro/DiCaprio team-up was apparently too good to be true. Leonardo DiCaprio was previously in talks to join Guillermo del Toro’s return to directing, Nightmare Alley. But now word has it that DiCaprio is out, having passed on the project when a deal could not be reached. So who will take his place?...

How ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Changed Disney Animation – And Animated Feature Films – Forever By Josh Spiegel/July 2, 2019 8:00 am EST (Revisiting the Renaissance is a bi-weekly series in which Josh Spiegel looks back at the history and making of the 13 films of the Disney Renaissance, released between 1986 and 1999. In today’s column, he discusses the 1991 Best Picture Oscar nominee Beauty and the Beast.)As the Disney Renaissance hit its first peak in the late 1980s, executive Jeffrey Katzenberg had a mantra when it came to the films that Walt Disney Animation Studios would continue to produce throughout the 1990s: “Bigger, better, faster, cheaper....