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One Short Scare: 10 Scary Short Films You Can Watch For Halloween By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 30, 2018 7:00 am EST If you want to partake of horror movie thrills this Halloween week, but are pressed for time, I’m here to help. Horror short films have become abundant online in recent years, many of which appear more professionally made than some big budget Hollywood movies. With that in mind, big studios frequently find themselves turning to horror short filmmakers to adapt their shorts into feature films....

POTD: The Millennium Falcon Has Been Completed At ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 9, 2018 10:00 am EST Not too long ago, a bunch of new details on the upcoming Disney Parks attraction Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge emerged, revealing some new information on the attractions that will populate the meticulously crafted new par of Disneyland and eventually Disney World. Now we have another glimpse at all the hard work that’s been going on behind the scenes thanks to a new photo from inside the park showing the life-size Millennium Falcon that will be on display outside the ride that allows attendees to pilot it....

Superhero Bits: ‘Krypton’ Season 2 Trailer, ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Marketing Budget & More By Ethan Anderton/April 18, 2019 6:00 pm EST How much is the reported marketing budget for Avengers: Endgame? Want to see the new trailer for Krypton season 2? Which of Netflix’s Marvel shows are still shooting for Emmy consideration? Which Marvel Cinematic Universe star was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People? Where will James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad be shooting later this year?...

Superhero Bits: Captain Marvel Is Coming To Future Fight, Alex Ross Remakes Detective Comics #27 & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 21, 2019 6:00 pm EST Are you ready for Captain Marvel to arrive on Future Fight? How about Shazam on Injustice 2 mobile? Which rapper is pretty upset about the cancellation of The Punisher? What’s one thing David Harbour tried to avoid while making Hellboy? Why did Thanos give Loki an Infinity Stone instead of keeping it himself?...

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 114 - Grab Bag By Slashfilmcast/Sept. 6, 2010 2:47 pm EST The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient audio file....

The Morning Watch: ‘American Pie’ 20-Year Reunion, ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Q&A, And More By Ethan Anderton/July 12, 2019 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 as the cast of American Pie gets back together for the first film’s 20th anniversary....

‘Akira’ Sequel Series Coming From Creator Katsuhiro Otomo And A 4K Remaster By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 8, 2019 11:30 am EST Fans of Katsuhiro Otomo’s 1988 anime classic are about to get inundated with Akira. On top of the embattled live-action feature film that has finally kicked into gear with Taika Waititi helming, Otomo has confirmed that he will be directing a new Akira anime sequel series, right as the original 1988 film is set to receive a 4K remaster....

‘Aladdin’ Tops The Holiday Weekend Box Office, ‘Brightburn’ And ‘Booksmart’ Are Mostly On Target By Ethan Anderton/May 27, 2019 9:30 am EST The Memorial Day weekend box office gave audiences an extra day to catch new releases this weekend, and it seems like everyone was clamoring to see how Disney fared with their latest live-action remake of an animated classic. Aladdin topped the weekend box office with a three-day opening weekend of $85 million....

‘Aquaman’ VFX Reel Shows How The Underwater City Of Atlantis Came To Life By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 9, 2019 6:30 am EST Director James Wan had to craft a lavish underwater world primarily out of visual effects, so it’s no wonder that the before and after shots are so dramatic in this Aquaman VFX reel. On the heels of Aquaman’s splashy box office success, Warner Bros. has released a video that shows the painstaking work that went into building the expansive underwater world of Atlantis, and all those flow-y hair shots....

By Ben Pearson/March 21, 2019 2:15 pm EST “We have wanted to be in business with Drew since the day his work on our series Angel was over. That was in 2004. Having a new deal with him after all this time makes me unspeakably happy. As a writer and director, he’s a 10; as a collaborator and magnet for other incredible writers, directors and actors, he is off the charts....

‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ Spoiler Review: A Course-Correcting Adventure Gives The Illusion Of Choice By Joshua Meyer/Jan. 1, 2019 7:00 am EST Black Mirror: Bandersnatch isn’t the first movie to test the concept of a Choose Your Own Adventure-style narrative with diverging pathways on-screen. In late 2017 and early 2018, Steven Soderbergh did it with his murder mystery app and HBO movie, Mosaic. With its availability on the worldwide streaming service of Netflix, however, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch has taken the concept to a new level, giving a global viewing platform to a new kind of interactive cinematic storytelling....

‘Hellboy’ Reboot Rated R For “Strong Bloody Violence And Gore Throughout, And Language” By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 27, 2019 11:30 am EST Good news for people who have been waiting for a naughty Hellboy movie! The Hellboy reboot is officially rated R. Further distancing itself from Guillermo del Toro’s wonderful and PG-13-rated adaptations, the new Hellboy from director Neil Marshall has earned itself an R-rating for lots of bloody violence and language....

‘Little Women’ First Look: Saoirse Ronan, Timothée Chalamet, Emma Watson, And More Are Radiant In Greta Gerwig’s New Adaptation By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 19, 2019 12:45 pm EST Christmas has come early for fans of Louisa May Alcott’s classic coming-of-age novel that has spawned countless screen adaptations and legions of lifelong fans. But no matter how many times the story of four sisters growing up in post-Civil War America is told, Little Women will always feel undeniably fresh....

Long Shot Trailer Marketing departments have to try all sorts of configurations when designing trailers in order to reach the widest possible audience, so it’s not surprising when one of them leans so heavily on goofy pratfalls. Falling on your face is a time-honored comedic tradition, and Fred Flarsky is continuing that legacy here by leaping out of a window and smashing into a car below, and later taking a huge spill down a very long staircase....

‘Yesterday’ Trailer: Only One Man Remembers The Beatles In Danny Boyle’s New Musical Rom-Com By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 12, 2019 8:38 am EST What if everyone in the world had never heard of The Beatles…except you? That’s the high-concept premise of Yesterday, a new musical comedy from Danny Boyle. In the film, Himesh Patel plays a man who wakes up one day to discover that somehow, the entire world has never heard of the Beatles, or heard one of their songs....

Chris Evans Says He Didn’t Spoil ‘Avengers 4’ In A Tweet By Ben Pearson/Oct. 15, 2018 2:30 pm EST Did Chris Evans accidentally spoil Avengers 4 when he recently tweeted about how he was saying goodbye to the character of Captain America? No! Well, at least that’s what he wants us to think. Evans recently appeared at a comic convention in Chicago to clarify his comment and reassure fans that he did not, in fact, ruin anything about the fate of the Star Spangled man with a plan....

First Look: ‘Jurassic World - The Ride’s Isla Nu-Bar Will Feature Collectible Tiki Cocktails And More By Peter Sciretta/June 17, 2019 10:51 am EST Universal Studios Hollywood is gearing up for their Jurassic World – The Ride relaunch, which is opening sometime this Summer. Although no official date has been announced, the park has revealed more details about their plans surrounding the renovation. Jurassic Café will be getting an all-new Costa Rican-inspired menu, and they will be opening the tropical “Isla Nu-bar” stand outside of the attraction to serve up tropical cocktails in collectible tiki mugs....

Road To Endgame: ‘The Incredible Hulk’ Is Marvel’s Forgotten, And Often Fascinating, Monster Movie By Siddhant Adlakha/March 26, 2019 8:00 am EST (Welcome to Road to Endgame, where we revisit all 22 movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and ask, “How did we get here?” In this edition: The Incredible Hulk, Marvel’s forgotten monster movie, forms a vital puzzle piece of the MCU.)While it features crossover references a-plenty, The Incredible Hulk stands out from the Marvel pack thanks to its distinct approach....

The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - Sherlock Holmes: Game Of Shadows (GUEST: Tasha Robinson From AV Club) By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 29, 2011 8:00 am EST In this episode, Dave Chen and Adam Quigley discuss Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows. Can Guy Ritchie, Robert Downey Jr., and Jude Law make period crime-sleuthing lightning strike twice? Tune in to find out! Special guest Tasha Robinson joins us from AV Club. Be sure to check out Tasha’s awesome podcast, Reasonable Discussions....

The ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ Series Doesn’t Need Captain Jack Sparrow Anymore, Especially When It Has Elizabeth Swann By Donna Dickens/Nov. 7, 2018 10:00 am EST (Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition: with Pirates of the Caribbean being rebooted, it’s time to note that this series is not all about a single actor or character.)In the year of our dark lord Cthulhu 2018, the only true zombies are movie franchises....