/Filmcast Ep. 260 - RoboCop (GUEST: Chris Klimek From Washington City Paper) By Slashfilmcast/Feb. 16, 2014 6:09 pm EST Dave and Devindra try to figure out what the heck Shia LaBeouf is doing, wonder if The Raid 2 has too much action, and get disappointed by Escape Plan. Chris Klimek from Washington City Paper joins us for this episode. Be sure to check out Chris’s Die Hard’s Guide to Die Hard....
‘Glass’ Blu-Ray Arrives In April, Featuring Over An Hour Of Special Features And 12 Deleted Scenes By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 26, 2019 12:30 pm EST Glass, the conclusion to M. Night Shyamalan’s trilogy that started with Unbreakable and continued with Split, underwhelmed critics, but that didn’t keep audiences away. The movie was a huge hit, and now the Glass Blu-ray is headed our way. Glass will be available on Digital, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand in April, and the release will be loaded with over an hour of special features....
DC Comics Joins Comixology’s Unlimited Subscription Plan By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 9, 2019 4:00 pm EST io9 reports that DC Comics will begin unloading thousands of select comics — from single issues, graphic novels, and complete collections — from both its DC back catalogue and Vertigo imprint to Comixology’s Unlimited subscription. Below is the selection of single issues, trades, and graphic novel titles being added this week, with plenty more to come....
Despite Its Faults, ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Is The Kind Of Cinematic Spectacle We Rarely See These Days By Bryan Young/Feb. 18, 2019 12:00 pm EST Alita: Battle Angel is the latest action extravaganza from two of our most auteur-like blockbuster directors working: Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron. Cameron served as a producer, but has spent over a decade trying to get the film off the ground on his own. It was originally announced in 2003 but production of Avatar kept Cameron from committing to the project, in addition to other development issues....
Guillermo Del Toro Shares Profound Observations On ‘Roma’ And Its Cyclical Storytelling By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 14, 2019 3:30 pm EST Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuaron have been famously close-knit friends for decades, but that doesn’t mean that del Toro is going to offer only shallow praise to Cuaron’s magnum opus Roma. Del Toro took to Twitter on Sunday to offer some insightful film criticism that perfectly gets to the heart of why Roma is such a masterclass in storytelling — and makes all film writers jealous that they hadn’t written a full essay about this first....
Sleepaway Camp Obsessions Perfect Lifeforce The King of Comedy Aguirre, the Wrath of God Now Streaming on Kanopy Release date: 1972Director: Werner HerzogCast: Klaus Kinski, Ruy Guerra, and Helena RojoMaybe you had that double feature of Fitzcarraldo and My Best Fiend last week, and you’re looking to enjoy more of Herzog and Kinski’s collaborations – look no further than Aguirre, the Wrath of God. Set in the 16th century, the film stars Kinski as the completely-out-of-his-damn-mind Don Lope de Aguirre, who leads a Spanish expedition in search of the fabled city of El Dorado....
Lost ‘Nightmare On My Street’ Music Video Surfaces After 30 Years By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 31, 2018 10:51 am EST A long-lost music video for “A Nightmare on My Street”, the Nightmare on Elm Street-inspired song from DJ Jazzy Jeff (AKA Jeff Townes) and The Fresh Prince (aka Will Smith), has surfaced after 30 years, and we have it just in time for Halloween. The video was thought destroyed after New Line Cinema sued the artists’ record label, but you can watch the video below right now....
The /Filmcast: After Dark - Episode 8 By Slashfilmcast/July 18, 2008 12:01 am 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 /Filmcast: Bonus Episode - Listener Mailbag And The Shield Series Finale By Slashfilmcast/Nov. 29, 2008 8:25 am EST It’s a post-Thanksgiving Day /Filmcast miracle! In this special bonus episode, Dave and Devindra discuss your letters and dissect The Shield series finale. As always, feel free to e-mail us or call us at 781-583-1993. Tune in on Monday night as we review Australia with Chris and Jimmy from the Scene Unseen Podcast....
What It’s Like To Watch ‘Red Headed Stranger’ Under The Texas Stars With Willie Nelson In Attendance By Marisa Mirabal/July 9, 2019 1:00 pm EST Brooke Hamilton[/caption] Driving up a winding dirt road, horses grazing as the summer sun sets, an abundance of friendly smiles are there to greet you upon entering Luck, Texas. Nestled in the hill country just outside of Austin, Texas on Willie Nelson’s property, Luck is home to seventy-five rescue horses and the set from Red Headed Stranger, a film near and dear to all who worked on it....
‘Black Panther’ Star Letitia Wright Books A Trip With ‘Orient Express’ Sequel ‘Death On The Nile’ By Chris Evangelista/April 18, 2019 10:00 am EST THR is reporting Letitia Wright has joined the Death on the Nile cast for director Kenneth Branagh. Wright will play “Rosalie Otterbourne, a lead suspect in the story, which follows Poirot as he attempts to unravel the murder of a young heiress while on holiday in Egypt....
/Filmcast Ep. 115 - Machete (GUEST: Matt Singer From IFC News) By Slashfilmcast/Sept. 7, 2010 6:55 pm EST This week, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley discuss whether or not 3D really is the future, praise the quiet certitude of The American, reflect on the sprawling nature of the Red Riding trilogy, and try to figure out why people in theaters are boo-ing at the mention of M. Night Shyamalan....
/Filmcast Ep. 524 - Yesterday By Slashfilmcast/July 3, 2019 8:17 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff review the film Yesterday, a love letter to The Beatles. Is it worth running out to see Yesterday today, or could it wait ’til tomorrow? Also tune in to hear why the Netflix show Awake: The Million Dollar Game is the ultimate embodiment of late stage capitalism. Check out Jeff Cannata’s D&D show Dungeon Run....
‘Gemini Man’ Trailer: Will Smith Vs. Will Smith In Ang Lee’s Sci-Fi Epic By Chris Evangelista/April 23, 2019 6:02 am EST How to fight someone who knows your every move, because he is you? That’s the plot of Gemini Man, the new sci-fi film from Ang Lee that has older Will Smith going up against younger Will Smith. Using sophisticated de-aging visual effects, Lee is able to pit the present-day Smith against himself, de-aged to his youth....
‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Roller Coaster’s Revolutionary New Ride System Revealed In Disney Patents By Ben Pearson/Oct. 18, 2018 2:45 pm EST Roller coasters with spinning cars is not a new thing, but those spins have all previously relied on the design of the track or the weight distribution of the cars to initiate the rotations. Now, The Walt Disney Company has filed a new patent for technology that will allow the ride car’s spins to be controlled remotely, and they’ll debut this tech at Epcot’s Guardians of the Galaxy roller coaster in Orlando, Florida....
‘The Aftermath’ Trailer: Keira Knightley And Alexander Skarsgard Enter A Steamy Post-War Affair By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 18, 2018 4:00 am EST Only a week has passed since the last Keira Knightley period piece, and already another one is on its way. At this point, you’d expect the Colette star to have her hair in permanent early 20th century curls, with a corset at the ready in her closet. But she’ll only be needing the former in The Aftermath, a post-World War II romance drama also starring Alexander Skarsgard and Jason Clarke....
Attention Dads: The John Grisham Universe Is Coming To Hulu With TV Adaptations Of ‘The Rainmaker’ And ‘Rogue Lawyer’ By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 4, 2018 12:30 pm EST While the TV crossover is nothing new – see the numerous Law & Order crossovers, for instance – Hulu’s new Grisham Universe is something different. As THR reveals, Hulu is teaming with author John Grisham to create " two scripted series — The Rainmaker and Rogue Lawyer — that will share one storyline with the potential to grow the franchise with other shows....
George R.R. Martin On ‘The Lord Of The Rings’, Whether Tolkien Would Have Liked His Work, And One Big Regret [Interview] By Ben Pearson/May 9, 2019 3:00 pm EST Last night in Los Angeles, A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin moderated a Q&A after a special screening of Tolkien, the biopic about the author behind The Lord of the Rings. You can watch that entire Q&A here if you’re interested, but before the film began, I had the opportunity to speak with Martin about reading Tolkien’s work, how Tolkien impacted his own writing, and one of Martin’s big regrets....
Kumail Nanjiani And Issa Rae Will Fall In Love In Rom-Com ‘The Lovebirds’ From ‘The Big Sick’ Director Michael Showalter By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 18, 2019 8:30 am EST There’s nothing insecure about this (big) sick casting. Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae are about to sweep each other off their feet in the upcoming romantic-comedy The Lovebirds, which will see Nanjiani reteaming with his The Big Sick director Michael Showalter. Read more about The Lovebirds cast below....
Mark Ruffalo Filmed An Unused Hulk Death Scene In ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ By Ethan Anderton/April 16, 2019 11:00 am EST The end of Avengers: Infinity War shocked audiences by killing off half of Earth’s mightiest heroes and most of the Guardians of the Galaxy. In just a couple weeks, Avengers: Endgame will show the remaining heroes dealing with the aftermath of Thanos using the Infinity Stones to wipe out half the universe, which includes a plan to kill Thanos and bring everyone back…somehow....
