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Sony Pictures Also Skipping San Diego Comic-Con With Warner Bros. Pictures And Universal By Ethan Anderton/June 28, 2019 7:30 am EST Even though there will be plenty of TV shows for San Diego Comic-Con attendees to sink their teeth into next month, the feature film side of things won’t have much going on. Sony Pictures is the latest major movie studio to confirm that they’re sitting out the annual pop culture convention....

The Best Movies Of 2018, According To /Film Editors By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 9, 2019 5:30 pm EST On the January 9, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by the other members of the /Film Editorial team, /Film managing editor Jacob Hall and weekend editor Brad Oman, to countdown their top 10 films of 2018.You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it)....

The Case For Daenerys Targaryen, An Aggressive Queen For Aggressive Times And An Aggressive Kingdom By La Donna Pietra/May 8, 2019 8:00 am EST (Welcome to Debate of Thrones, where a panel of Citadel-trained experts explain why someone deserves, or doesn’t deserve, to sit on the Iron Throne. In this edition: Daenerys Targaryen is a fiery ruler in several ways and that is exactly what Westeros needs.)Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen, the First of Her Name, Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Protector of the Seven Kingdoms, the Mother of Dragons, the Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, the Unburnt, the Breaker of Chains, the Bane of Spellcheckers, the Boinker of Nephews, the Wearer of Really Fabulous Coats, the Lover of Tall Men and Occasionally Short Ones, The Drinker of Starbucks, the Booster of Word Counts, the Sporter of Excellent Braids, the Burner of Khals and Tarlys, the Victor of the Battle of the Goldroad is the best and only person who should sit the Iron Throne....

The David Lynch MasterClass Provides Unique Insight Into The Enigmatic Filmmaker By Chris Evangelista/May 7, 2019 7:00 am EST Lynch is an enigma – it’s hard to imagine him willingly imparting the secrets of his work, even for a paying audience. And yet, the David Lynch MasterClass offers access to the filmmaker. For 13 lessons – some about three minutes, others about 25 – Lynch is front and center, regaling the audience with his folksy wisdom....

The Morning Watch: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Real World Impact, ‘Aladdin’ Crosswalk Musical & More By Ethan Anderton/May 27, 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 an extensive discussion about the real world impact that the snap of Thanos (as well as undoing it) would have on the world in the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

The Morning Watch: ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ VFX Compilation, ‘Valentine’s Day’ Is The Worst & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 14, 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 a compilation of visual effects breakdowns for Avengers: Infinity War, including some new glimpses behind the scenes we hadn’t seen before....

What Is The Future For Netflix Theatrical Releases And Which Movies Will Get The “Cuaron Treatment”? By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 7, 2018 11:30 am EST But the question remained: Would this be a one-time thing to help Netflix score a much-coveted Oscar? Or could Roma’s potential success change the business model for Netflix theatrical releases as we know it? The latter is entirely possible, as behind-the-scenes at Netflix, filmmakers are already reportedly jostling for “the Cuaron treatment....

‘Aquaman’ TV Spot: Jason Momoa Makes Waves By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 24, 2018 11:00 am EST Have you always thought of Aquaman as the “Fish Boy”? Well, that’s “Fish Man” to you. Warner Bros. has released a new Aquaman TV spot spotlighting the transformation of Jason Momoa’s aquatic do-gooder to full-fledged hero. Aquaman TV Spot The fate of two worlds rides on the very hefty shoulders of Jason Momoa’s Arthur Curry. Half-human, half-Atlantean, his parents (Nicole Kidman and Temuera Morrison) hoped that he would unite the worlds of land and sea....

Cam Trailer Taking a cue from sites like Chaturbate and CamSoda, this new thriller finds a cam girl named Alice (Madeline Brewer) suddenly replaced on her site of choice by a girl who looks and sounds exactly like her. But it’s not her. Somehow, her identity has been stolen, and it’s throwing her entire life and financial flow into upheaval, not to mention driving her positively crazy. Our own Marisa Mirabal caught the film at Fantastic Fest earlier this year, and she wrote, “While the twists are ample, the film’s ending results in a fairly cursory climax void of definitive resolution and depth....

/Filmcast Ep. 199 - V/H/S By Slashfilmcast/Sept. 12, 2012 7:26 pm EST Dave, Devindra, and Adam explain why CinemaNow is a disaster and discuss the pleasures of the found footage genre by delving into the horror anthology film V/H/S. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Download or Play Now in your Browser: Subscribe to the /Filmcast: SHOWNOTES What We’ve Been Watching Dave (1:42): Looper Adam (4:00): The Raid: Redemption Featured Review (14:00) V/H/S Credits A big thanks to our sponsor, Audible....

/Filmcast Ep. 250 - Ender’s Game (GUEST: Jordan Hoffman From NY Daily News) By Slashfilmcast/Nov. 3, 2013 2:52 pm EST Dave and Devindra discuss the possibility of a Joe Cornish Star Trek film, Paramount’s dwindling franchise slate, the ballad of Damon Lindelof, and Vincenzo Natali’s latest film Haunter. Special guest Jordan Hoffman joins us for this episode. Be sure to check out the long history of Ender’s Game, Damon Lindelof’s spoiler-filled response to Breaking Bad, and why movies open overseas before they open here....

‘My Spy’ Trailer: Dave Bautista Is A Super Spy Who’s Met His Match By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 4, 2019 6:02 am EST Dave Bautista is well enough into his transition from wrestling into acting that we can confidently call him a good actor. After making a splash in Guardians of the Galaxy, Bautista has bucked expectations for the typical wrestler-turned-actor, instead carving out a path as one of the most interesting character actors working today....

‘Roma’ Stars On Alfonso Cuarón’s Mysterious Casting Process And Learning They Were In A Biographical Film [Interview] By Steven Prokopy/Dec. 13, 2018 11:00 am EST As much as Roma, the latest from writer/director Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity, Children of Men, Y Tu Mamá También), is a barely veiled account of his childhood growing up in the middle-class neighborhood of Roma in Mexico City, in truth, it is the story of the two most important women in his life — his mother (renamed Sofia in the film and played by veteran Mexican actress Marina de Tavira) and Cleo (newcomer Yalitza Aparicio), the woman who raised him full time while also taking care of the house and his three siblings (based on a real-life woman named Libo)....

‘Sesame Street’ Movie Wants Anne Hathaway To Hang Out With Some Puppets By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 4, 2018 2:51 pm EST Anne Hathaway might soon be asking, “Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?” The actress is being eyed for the lead role in the Sesame Street movie being produced by Warner Bros. Hathaway will be playing a human character, so don’t expect to see her running around in puppet-form....

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Presents A National Nightmare In “Household” By Caroline Cao/June 26, 2019 12:00 pm EST June (Elisabeth Moss) betrays a smile when she witnesses children dashing into the arms of a doting Commander. But her elation evaporates. Children in a low-birth rate era are sacred to Gilead, and even to Handmaids enslaved by Gilead, but June can also imagine the untold circumstances that brought the children into the arms of an official, one of the many rapists who runs the theocratic Gilead....

Cool Stuff: Thicc Thor Gets Two Worthy ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Statues By Ethan Anderton/May 30, 2019 6:00 am EST It’s no secret that one of our favorite parts of Avengers: Endgame is the arrival of Thicc Thor. Naysayers be damned, this character shift for Thor ends up making Chris Hemsworth’s character arc one of the most significant and moving in the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. That’s why we’re very excited to see the beefy version of the God of Thunder immortalized in two different statues from Iron Studios....

Could Channing Tatum Direct ‘Gambit’? By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 21, 2019 1:00 pm EST Channing Tatum has been attached to star in Gambit since the film was first announced in 2015, but he’s remained the only constant in the film’s long, tortured production history. Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) was the first director hired, but exited because of behind-the-scenes conflicts. Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow) was next in the line-up, but soon left because he couldn’t connect with the story....

Ezra Miller Teams Up With Grant Morrison To Pen ‘The Flash’ Script In Creative Clash With Directors By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 15, 2019 6:10 pm EST The Flash’s long and troubled race to the big screen could be cut short. Warner Bros. finds itself at an impasse between star and directors as Ezra Miller, who stole the scenes as the Scarlet Speedster in Batman v. Superman and Justice League, is teaming up with DC Comics guru Grant Morrison to pen his own The Flash script, in direct competition with directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein....

Lynne Ramsay On Defying Clichés In ‘You Were Never Really Here’ And Her Thoughts On Joaquin Phoenix As The Joker [Interview] By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 29, 2018 2:00 pm EST That’s the genius of You Were Never Really Here, a taut and moody thriller centering around Phoenix’s PTSD-suffering hit man who rescues trafficked girls. In other hands, the film would paint Phoenix as a glamorous lone wolf, an anti-hero who beats down societal corruption with his bare fists....

Michael B. Jordan Signs First Look Deal With Warner Bros., Will Continue Dominating The Big Screen For The Foreseeable Future By Jacob Hall/Jan. 24, 2019 7:30 am EST When I interviewed the directors of the under-seen and underrated science fiction film Kin, they told me a story about Michael B. Jordan, who served as a producer on the project. “Michael’s the guy that goes up for and steals all the white roles; he prides himself on it, as he should,” director Josh Baker explained....