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/Filmcast Ep. 264 - The Grand Budapest Hotel (GUEST: Jeff Cannata) By Slashfilmcast/March 17, 2014 6:00 am EST David and Devindra discuss the changing nature of movie trailer voiceovers, debate the relative stupidity of Need for Speed, praise the brilliant Masters of Sex, and get disappointed by Insidious 2. Jeff Cannata joins us from DLC. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, like us on Facebook!...

/Filmcast Ep. 344 - Room By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 8, 2015 10:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. David, Devindra, and Jeff continue to debate the cultural relevance of Avatar and discuss the tech they’re using to watch movies this Christmas. Be sure to read up on Avatar’s sudden rise and fall and Harvey Weinstein’s award season editorial. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

/Filmcast Ep. 460 - Pacific Rim Uprising By Slashfilmcast/March 28, 2018 8:47 pm EST You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook. What We’ve Been Watching: Jeff: Tomb Raider Kristy: Unsane, Isle of Dogs Featured review: Pacific Rim Uprising Credits Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here....

/Filmcast Ep. 91 - Green Zone (GUEST: Jeff Goldsmith From Creative Screenwriting Magazine) By Slashfilmcast/March 16, 2010 7:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In this week’s episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley reflect on the winners and the pageantry of this year’s Oscars, and discuss the future of the Superman, Captain America, and Batman franchises. Special guest Jeff Goldsmith joins us from Creative Screenwriting Magazine....

/Filmcast Episode 5 - Get Smart By Slashfilmcast/June 24, 2008 8:31 pm EST In this episode of the /Filmcast, Dave, Adam, and Devindra get disappointed in the new Futurama movie, discuss whether the new Get Smart measures up, and mourn the passing of one of the greatest comedic geniuses of our time. Christina Warren joins us from TUAW and Download Squad, and Sean Dwyer joins us from Film Junk. Have any questions, comments, concerns, feedback, or praise?...

‘Jonathan’ Trailer: Ansel Elgort Is Split Between Two Personalities By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 17, 2018 5:30 am EST Maybe two is better than one, but not for Ansel Elgort in Jonathan. The Baby Driver actor stars in a sci-fi thriller as two minds stuck in one body whose fragile harmony is shattered over — what else? — a girl. Jonathan Trailer In the feature film debut from director Bill Oliver, Elgort stars as the titular character, a successful and straightlaced architect with a unique disorder....

‘Mulan’ Trailer: Will Disney’s Next Live-Action Remake Bring Honor To Us All? By Ethan Anderton/July 7, 2019 9:00 am EST Disney’s remake of Aladdin just recently crossed the $900 million mark at the worldwide box office, making it only the sixth live-action Disney film to cross that major milestone. So there’s no better time to keep the hype train going than by teasing the next remake of one of their beloved animated classics....

By Ben Pearson/June 27, 2019 3:00 pm EST Pop TV, the cable home of Schitt’s Creek, has picked up the beloved TV series One Day at a Time for a fourth season, snatching it from the jaws of oblivion about three and a half months after Netflix cancelled it. A brand new 13-episode season will debut on the channel sometime in 2020. While Netflix was once known as the haven for cancelled shows, this appears to mark the first time ever that a streaming show has been picked up by a cable network....

7 Things We Learned About ‘The Favourite’ From Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz And Yorgos Lanthimos [Interview] By Marshall Shaffer/Nov. 22, 2018 10:00 am EST “There was nothing that didn’t appeal to me about it,” replied Emma Stone when asked about why she wanted to be a part of The Favourite, Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest directorial outing. The film has been a standout on the fall film festival circuit wherever it has played....

Composer Ludwig Göransson On ‘Black Panther’, ‘The Mandalorian’, The Oscars, And More [Interview] By Ben Pearson/Feb. 15, 2019 8:00 am EST 34-year-old Ludwig Göransson made Grammy history this past weekend, becoming the first person to win both best score and song of the year with projects that have nothing to do with each other. A longtime collaborator of Donald Glover/Childish Gambino, Göransson co-wrote and produced the explosive track “This is America” and composed the score for Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther, the ninth highest-grossing movie in history and a current Best Picture contender at the Oscars....

Cool Stuff: Matt Ferguson & Florey’s ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Print Takes A Leap Of Faith By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 23, 2019 8:00 am EST Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse may not be raking in as much money as other comic book movies at the box office from 2018, but the animated take on your friendly neighborhood webslinger is still a hit, and it’s a gorgeous one to boot. Now you can bring home the beauty of the Spider-Verse in the form of an incredible new print by artists Matt Ferguson and Florey, and it features nearly all of the Spider-People from the film....

Daily Podcast: Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Spoiler Discussion By Peter Sciretta/March 22, 2019 12:21 pm EST On the March 22, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman and senior writer Ben Pearson to have a spoiler discussion about Jordan Peele’s latest film Us, and hopefully get to the bottom of some of the questions.You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it)....

Mirror Image The Twilight Zone is one of the best television shows in history, and I love that Peele draws so much inspiration from it. I’m dying to see what he does with the show itself when his reboot arrives later this year. As for Us, the film is one of our most anticipated movies of 2019, and will have its premiere at SXSW in March before opening everywhere March 22, 2019....

New ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Footage Description Reveals Captain Marvel With The Avengers By Ethan Anderton/March 7, 2019 12:04 pm EST Captain Marvel will be hitting theaters with sneak preview screenings around the country tonight. But those lucky enough to be part of a shareholder meeting for Disney today were treated to new footage from Avengers: Endgame (as well as the first footage from Star Wars Episode 9), and it has Brie Larson as Captain Marvel teaming up with The Avengers for the first time....

Oscar Isaac Says The Poe/Leia Relationship “Gets Carried Over” Into ‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ By Ben Pearson/March 15, 2019 10:58 am EST In Star Wars: The Last Jedi, hot-headed flyboy Poe Dameron learned some tough lessons about how to be a better leader from General Leia Organa and Vice Admiral Holdo. The Poe Leia relationship in particular, as brought to life by actors Oscar Isaac and Carrie Fisher, was a layered and fascinating one, and even though Fisher is no longer with us, Isaac says that relationship “gets carried over” into this year’s Star Wars: Episode 9....

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: Marvel’s SDCC Exclusives, How ‘Into The Spider-Verse’ Influenced ‘Far From Home’ & More By Ethan Anderton/July 12, 2019 6:00 pm EST Here’s a sneak peek at the upcoming ninth episode of the sixth season of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD on ABC. Get a look at Killer Frost’s new costume in set photos from the upcoming sixth season of The Flash on The CW....

The Making Of “Clock Tower Valley”: How Artist Scott C Created His Incredible ‘Back To The Future’ Print By /Film Staff/March 5, 2019 10:00 am EST (Artist Scott C is known all over the world for his charming and distinctive pop culture art, but he has outdone himself with the Back to the Future-inspired “Clock Tower Valley.” We invited the artist himself to share his process, including photos and videos, guiding us through the creation of this ambitious print....

‘A Dog’s Way Home’ Trailer Tries To Be This Generation’s ‘Homeward Bound’ By Ben Pearson/Oct. 14, 2018 8:00 am EST The world is a terrible place, but at least we can take solace in the fact that Hollywood will never stop making movies about adorable animals. A Dog’s Way Home is the latest entry into the genre, and it looks to be making a serious play to become this generation’s version of the 1993 talking-pet classic Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey....

‘Avengers: Endgame’ TV Spot Honors Those We Lost In The Snappening By Ethan Anderton/March 21, 2019 12:30 pm EST The full trailer for Avengers: Endgame is keeping all sorts of secrets to make sure this theatrical experience is an absolute thrill. Marvel Studios even went so far as to fill nearly a minute of the trailer’s runtime with flashbacks to the previous movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, honoring the legacies of Iron Man, Captain America and Thor....

‘Avengers 4’ Cast Adds ‘13 Reasons Why’ Star Katherine Langford By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 26, 2018 3:03 pm EST Avengers 4 has a new cast member! And we have no idea who she’s playing! Katherine Langford, who starred in Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why and appeared in Love, Simon, has an undisclosed role in the film. Langford’s scenes are already shot, too, so there’s a chance the part isn’t huge. But feel free to speculate wildly!...