‘Teen Spirit’ Trailer: Elle Fanning Dreams Of Pop Superstardom By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 12, 2019 8:30 am EST We’re in the midst of some sort of unexpected pop singer movie boom. We had A Star is Born and Vox Lux last year, and this year we’ll have Her Smell and this film, Teen Spirit. And here’s a twist: all four of these films played at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival. What are the odds?...
A ‘Blade Runner’ Anime Is In The Works From Crunchyroll And Adult Swim By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 29, 2018 10:30 am EST Blade Runner is becoming an anime. The seminal sci-fi franchise that preceded the cyberpunk anime explosion in the ’90s is going to a medium that seems uniquely suited to it.Adult Swim and Crunchyroll have joined forces with Alcon Television Group to develop a Blade Runner anime titled Blade Runner: Black Lotus that will act as a prequel series to the critically acclaimed Blade Runner 2049....
Cool Stuff: Adidas Celebrating ‘The Waterboy’ 20th Anniversary With Mud Dogs Football Gear By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 16, 2018 6:00 am EST Remember the time Bobby Boucher showed up at halftime and the Mud Dogs won the Bourbon Bowl, do ya? It’s hard to believe, but it’s been 20 years since The Waterboy hit theaters. The sports comedy starring Adam Sandler is such a product of the decade in which it came out as it follows a dimwitted Louisiana college football waterboy named Bobby Boucher who becomes a star football player when he inadvertently taps into the rage that comes from a life of being bullied and tackles the hell out of his opponents....
Cool Stuff: Laurent Durieux’s ‘Planet Of The Apes’ Poster From His Upcoming Mondo Show By Ben Pearson/Nov. 5, 2018 9:00 am EST Celebrated artist Laurent Durieux has a new solo art show coming up at the Mondo Gallery, and today we’re thrilled to debut his take on one of the most iconic science fiction films in history: 1968’s Planet of the Apes. Check out Durieux’s Planet of the Apes poster (and its variant edition) below....
Daily Podcast: New Star Wars TV Series Announced, Disney+, Fantastic Beasts, Conan O’Brien, Sabrina, Avengers 4, And Orange Is The New Black. By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 9, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the November 9, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including Disney+, Hulu, Star Wars, Fantastic Beasts, Conan O’Brien, Sabrina, Avengers 4, and Orange is the New Black....
Now Scream This: Kick Off 2019 With These Streaming Horror Movies By /Film Staff/Jan. 2, 2019 1:00 pm EST (Welcome to Now Scream This, a column where horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato tell you what scary, spooky, and spine-tingling movies are streaming and where you can watch them.)Matt: We did it, readers. We survived 2018. In the tradition of revitalizing ourselves with a new yearly beginning, Chris and myself would like to offer some “Fresh Start” watches for you this week....
Superhero Bits: ‘Gotham’ Final Season Trailer, ‘Doom Patrol’ Character Posters & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 21, 2018 6:00 pm EST Who is playing Injustice Society members in the Stargirl series? Want to see the new trailer for the final season of Gotham? Which character was introduced in the credits scene from the Titans season finale? How much did Aquaman make in Thursday night previews? Is Marvel working on a Nova Corps....
The Morning Watch: ‘Free Solo’ Star Breaks Down Climbing In Movies, The Best Movies Within Movies & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 20, 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....
The Morning Watch: ‘Stranger Things’ LEGO Poster Timelapse, Recut In Different Genres & More By Ethan Anderton/July 4, 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 timelapse video of a Stranger Things season three poster created with LEGO bricks....
‘Child’s Play’ Offers A First Look At The New And Improved Chucky By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 16, 2019 7:04 am EST Orion Pictures and MGM are done playing around. The studios released a Child’s Play image offering the first proper look at the new Chucky in all his creepy glory. The new image is the first full image we have of the new Chucky, who has received quite the sleek makeover, in the form of a smooth, porcelain-looking face and a slicked-back hairstyle....
‘David Makes Man’ Review: A Young Boy Juggles His Community And Life’s Potential In A Promising Pilot [SXSW] By Joi Childs/March 11, 2019 12:30 pm EST Series creator Tarell Alvin McCraney spoke to the audience about his show’s protagonist David during the Q&A at the premiere of OWN’s David Makes Man. “I said to myself, ‘This is the job,’” he said. “Not to change him into somebody else, to take his gifts outside of the community....
/Filmcast Ep. 299 - The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 22, 2014 9:53 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff have conflicting thoughts on Inherent Vice, are unimpressed by The Equalizer, and fall in love with Ida. 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! Download or Play Now in your Browser:Subscribe to the /Filmcast: SHOWNOTES...
/Filmcast Ep. 389 - Jack Reacher: Never Go Back By Slashfilmcast/Oct. 24, 2016 9:41 pm EST David, Devindra and Jeff discuss Neill Blomkamp’s newest short film, and discuss the ethics of buying more reserved seats at the movie theater than you’re going to use. 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! Download or Play Now:Subscribe to the /Filmcast:...
‘She-Ra And The Princesses Of Power’ Trailer: The Animated Series Hits Netflix Three Days Early By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 4, 2018 11:00 am EST Prepare for the Power of Grayskull to come three days early. A new She-Ra and the Princesses of Power trailer has been released, featuring both a sneak peek at the opening theme song by Aaliyah Rose and an announcement of a new release date, three days earlier than the original....
‘Star Wars Episode 9’ May Feature An Ed Sheeran Cameo By Ben Pearson/Dec. 11, 2018 12:00 pm EST According to a new report, superstar singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran has locked down a small part in J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Wars: Episode 9. You may recall that Sheeran, already a four-time Grammy Award winner at age 27, cameoed in one of pop culture’s biggest properties last year: he showed up on an episode of Game of Thrones playing a Lannister soldier in a scene with Maisie Williams’ Arya....
‘Suspiria’ Spoiler Review: Exploring The Dark Nooks And Crannies Of The Best Horror Remake Ever Made By Lindsey Romain/Nov. 5, 2018 11:00 am EST The halls of the Markos Dance Academy are barren; blanched of color and body, wide deco door frames and high ceilings gape like hungry mouths. The sizes seems preposterous for how few people dwell there: a handful of young women in the company and their teachers. But though the women are small in number, there exists in their building an unflinching, insurmountable terror....
‘The Magicians’ Puts Everyone In A Bad Situation In “The Bad News Bear” By Vanessa Armstrong/Feb. 7, 2019 10:45 am EST It’s three episodes into Season 4 of The Magicians, and the gang’s memories are back! Also, everyone wants to kill them. At the beginning of the hour, the immediate threat comes from evil Eliot, who wants to torture them to death (you know, for funsies). Margo, however, deftly distracts evil Eliot by setting the monster’s sights on Bacchus....
‘The Mandalorian’ Won’t Require Previous ‘Star Wars’ Knowledge To Be Enjoyed, But Will Still Reward Lifelong Fans By Chris Evangelista/April 11, 2019 4:32 pm EST During the big Disney+ presentation today, showrunner Jon Favreau dropped some vague but exciting info of the new Star Wars series The Mandalorian. The filmmaker promised the show would be both cutting-edge and old school at the same time. And perhaps most interesting of all, Favreau assured potential viewers that they could step into the series without any previous Star Wars knowledge....
‘The Wild Bunch’ Remake Hoping To Recruit Michael Fassbender, Jamie Foxx, Peter Dinklage For Director Mel Gibson By Chris Evangelista/May 20, 2019 12:30 pm EST Proving that there are indeed second, third, and even forth acts in Hollywood, Mel Gibson is being given the keys to a major motion picture yet again. The controversial actor and filmmaker is set to helm a remake of The Wild Bunch, and some heavy-hitting talent is already lining-up to work with him....
‘True Haunting’, Based On A 1971 Televised Exorcism, Is Getting Ready To Make Heads Spin By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 31, 2019 5:00 pm EST Before The Exorcist scared audiences and broke box office records, a real-life exorcism was aired on TV. In 1971, reporter Carole Simpson interviewed the Becker family about their supposedly haunted house, and filmed an exorcism of the house carried out by a priest. Now the true story is getting the big screen treatment with True Haunting, based on the book of the same name from Becker family member Edwin F....
