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‘Zoo’ Trailer: A Struggling Couple Ends Up Stuck Together During A Zombie Apocalypse By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 11, 2018 10:00 am EST If you read that headline and thought, “I’ve already seen Shaun of the Dead,” that’s totally fair. However, the premise for a new indie thriller called Zoo takes things beyond an imitation of the beloved Edgar Wright comedy. You see, this couple being stuck together is only one half of the story....

Cool Stuff: ‘Crazy 4 Cult 12 Art Show’ Has ‘Iron Giant’, ‘Back To The Future’, ‘Blues Brothers’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 11, 2018 6:00 am EST Every year, Gallery 1988 hosts a new edition of their Crazy 4 Cult art show with artists creating prints, paintings, sculptures and other creations in honor of movies from all genres that have a cult following, whether it’s rather large or very small. This year’s brings the 12th iteration of the show featuring artwork paying tribute to movies like The Iron Giant, The Blues Brothers, Back to the Future, Taxi Driver, What We Do in the Shadows, Trainspotting, Gremlins, Fantastic Mr....

Cool Stuff: ‘Zoolander’ Funko POPs Are Really, Really, Really, Ridiculously Good Looking By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 18, 2019 6:00 am EST Adding to the ever-growing array of Funko POPs honoring characters from movies of all kinds, the collectible toy company has released a new collection of really, really, really, ridiculously good looking vinyl figures inspired by the movie Zoolander. Unfortunately, Derek Zoolander literally only has one look, but it’s hard to be upset when he still has chiseled abs and stunning features....

George Miller’s ‘Fury Road’ Follow-Up Will Take ‘Three Thousand Years Of Longing’, Tilda Swinton And Idris Elba To Star By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 25, 2018 10:30 am EST After what’s felt like three thousand years of longing, Mad Max: Fury Road director George Miller has finally lined-up his next project, appropriately titled Three Thousand Years of Longing. We don’t know much about the film, but we know that the film is a love story that will feature Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton....

How J.J. Abrams Went Renegade For ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker,’ Which He Says Is About “The Promise Of The Future” By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 22, 2019 9:15 am EST With the Star Wars films constantly changing hands from director to director, it’s difficult for some filmmakers to be beholden to fan expectations. J.J. Abrams, who returns to direct Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker after introducing the sci-fi franchise to a new generation with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is feeling that pressure, especially on the heels of the rule-breaking, fandom-dividing film that was Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi....

Legendary Martial Arts Choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping Was Asked To Choreograph ‘Aquaman’ But Had To Turn It Down [Interview] By Fred Topel/April 12, 2019 3:00 pm EST Yuen Woo-Ping has been the go-to name in martial arts choreography ever since he helped launch Jackie Chan with his first to comedies, Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow and Drunken Master. So much so that when Hollywood started incorporating elaborate martial arts, they hired Yuen to choreograph The Matrix, Kill Bill and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon....

The Future ‘Star Wars’ Movies Will Probably Take Place In A Different Place In The Timeline By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 15, 2019 7:00 am EST The Skywalker Saga might have taken us to a galaxy a long time ago, but the future Star Wars films may take us even further back. Or further forward. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy suggested that the new Star Wars movies, including the trilogies from Rian Johnson and Game of Thrones’ showrunners David Benioff and D....

What Are These Cryptic ‘Alien’ Instagram Posts All About? By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 26, 2018 4:00 pm EST The official Alien Instagram account posted a few mysterious pieces of artwork in the last few days, hinting at something new for the Alien franchise. While one might assume the art is hinting at a new Alien movie, it’s more than likely than a new video game is on the way – possibly a follow-up to Alien: Isolation....

Alita Battle Angel Featurette Dylan Cole, the concept design supervisor on the film, talks about how James Cameron’s original art from a 2005 pitch reel was “kind of legendary” among concept artists. And when you see the gorgeous art that was included in that reel nearly 15 years ago, you’ll understand why. That also explains why some of the film’s scenes are very loyal to that concept art. On top of that, Robert Rodriguez commissioned a lot of concept design work that was directly inspired by the art of the original manga....

‘Black Panther’, ‘Crazy Rich Asians’, ‘Roma’, And More Earn PGA Award Nominations For Best Picture By Ben Pearson/Jan. 4, 2019 4:30 pm EST Since 2010, the movie that won the Producers Guild of America award for best picture also went on to win Best Picture at the Oscars six out of eight times. (Only La La Land, The Big Short, and Gravity didn’t take home the top statue at both ceremonies; Gravity shared the PGA prize with eventual Oscar champ 12 Years a Slave in 2013....

‘Midsommar’ Trailer: The Director Of ‘Hereditary’ Invites You To A Once-In-A-Lifetime Experience By Chris Evangelista/May 14, 2019 6:02 am EST Hereditary director Ari Aster has yet another horror extravaganza in store for us with Midsommar. The movie reunites Aster with A24, and brings audiences a brightly-lit nightmare set during a creepy festival in a remote Swedish village. As you can probably guess, the festivities won’t be enjoyed by all. Watch the Midsommar trailer below....

‘The Eternals’ Hopes To Draft Angelina Jolie Into The MCU By Chris Evangelista/March 27, 2019 4:47 pm EST In the comics, Sersi is based on the character of Circe from The Odyssey. Per the Marvel Wiki, she “turned Odysseus’ companions into pigs, but Odysseus, who had been given a magical herb by Hermes, resisted her witchcraft. Circe fell in love with Odysseus and transformed the pigs back into men. After they stayed on the island for one year, they left to continue their voyage....

‘The Favourite’ Is A Sublime Send-Up Of Royal Power Games [NYFF] By Marshall Shaffer/Sept. 29, 2018 11:00 am EST Perhaps unintentionally given the years-long journey from script to screen, the latest filmic oddity from Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos refracts the palace intrigue so integral to today’s politics through a funhouse mirror in 18th century England. We’ve seen countless movies recently that show how the political is personal. The Favourite takes it one step further, showing how the political is interpersonal....

‘Warrior’ Trailer: Bruce Lee-Inspired Period Drama Packs A Punch By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 6, 2019 12:30 pm EST In 1971, Bruce Lee pitched a concept for a TV series called The Warrior, following a martial artist in the American Old West. But the project fell through and the idea has laid dormant since. But about four years ago, Fast & Furious director Justin Lin teamed up with Cinemax to bring Lee’s never-produced idea to life....

A Chat With Ron Rains, AKA Peter K. Rosenthal, Onion Head Film Critic By Slashfilmcast/March 20, 2015 3:30 pm EST In this bonus episode of the /Filmcast, David chats with one of his idols, Peter K. Rosenthal, head film critic for The Onion – otherwise known as actor Ron Rains. You can see Ron in an upcoming production of Billy Elliot as well as in the film We Grew Up Here....

Decoding Westworld S2E05 - Akane No Mai By Slashfilmcast/May 20, 2018 11:18 pm EST Decoding Westworld is a weekly podcast recapping the HBO original series Westworld. In this episode, Joanna and David discuss the fifth episode of the second season, “Akane No Mai.” Be sure to check out Joanna’s recap of this episode. Thanks for listening to this season of Decoding Westworld. Have your own crackpot theory? Want to leave us feedback in general?...

Ep. 307 - Fifty Shades Of Grey By Slashfilmcast/Feb. 21, 2015 12:06 am EST David, Devindra, and Jeff are joined by Angie Han to discuss Fifty Shades of Grey and also uncover what exactly didn’t sit right about Kingsman. Be sure to check out Angie’s great review of the film, Dave’s thoughts on things Christian Grey does that’d be creepy if he did them, why Fifty Shades is important, Josh Lewis’s review of Kingsman, and Matt Vaughn’s interview with EW....

NBCUniversal Paid $500 Million To Snag ‘The Office’ From Netflix By Ethan Anderton/June 26, 2019 8:30 am EST If it seems weird that NBCUniversal had to pay for a show that originally aired on NBC, that’s because the show was produced by Universal Television, a different division of NBCUniversal, and in association with Deedle-Dee Productions and Reveille Productions. The determining factor ended up being an auction for the streaming rights to The Office....

Netflix Isn’t Killing Movie Theaters, According To Science By Ben Pearson/Dec. 17, 2018 12:00 pm EST It turns out Netflix isn’t killing movie theaters after all. Variety reports that a team from Ernst & Young’s Quantitative Economics and Statistics group surveyed 2,500 people last month – 80% of whom have seen at least one movie in theaters in the past year – and concluded that the long-held belief that theaters and streaming are in competition with each other may not be correct after all....

Rawson Marshall Thurber And Ryan Hansen Talk ‘Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes On Television’ Season 2 And Why They Make So Many ‘Cobra Kai’ Jokes [Interview] By Fred Topel/Jan. 30, 2019 2:00 pm EST YouTube original shows got a lot more publicity after Cobra Kai became the streaming platform’s big hit. The Karate Kid sequel series led to more high profile shows like Impulse, Origin, Wayne, and the upcoming Weird City from Jordan Peele....