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How ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Draws From Comics History And What Its Ending Teases Mean For The MCU By Joshua Meyer/July 4, 2019 8:00 am EST Face front, true believers: there’s a new Spider-Man movie in theaters. At twenty-three films and counting, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been going on long enough now that it has its own history and needn’t be a slave to comics history (not that it ever was)....

See ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ Poster And Find Out What The Hell This Movie Is By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 3, 2018 12:30 pm EST The Kid Who Would Be King just released the first teaser poster, and upon first inspection it looks like a teaser poster for a Thor movie that has a kid in the lead for some reason. But this movie is actually something more intriguing than that....

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Guests Will Never Hear John Williams’ Full Orchestral Theme Song In Disneyland By Ben Pearson/May 20, 2019 5:00 pm EST Earlier this month, Disney released John Williams’ full orchestral version of his Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Symphonic Suite…but visitors will never actually hear that version of his theme song in the parks. (Well, I guess they technically could download the track and just listen to it through headphones, so there’s a workaround for you....

The Oscars May Be Host-Less Again Next Year By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 27, 2019 12:30 pm EST The winners of the 2019 Oscars may have been some of the most disappointing choices, but at least no one was disappointed by the ceremony. In fact, this year’s ceremony was almost enjoyable, running briskly and without a hitch thanks to one central factor: No host. And it’s a format that the Oscars ceremony may repeat next year....

The Villain Of ‘Toy Story 4’ Is The Series’ Most Interesting Antagonist Yet [Set Visit Report] By Britt Hayes/May 1, 2019 9:30 am EST Sid. Stinky Pete. Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear. Every Toy Story movie needs a villain, and Gabby Gabby is the latest in a line of great baddies. As with her predecessors, the Toy Story 4 villain is a complex character whose motivations are somewhat understandable – even if the way she acts on them is terrible....

Watch ‘Purl’, Pixar’s First Animated SparkShorts Film By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 4, 2019 12:30 pm EST Last month, we learned about Pixar’s new SparkShorts program. The animation initiative aims to give up-and-coming storytellers the spotlight and allows them to experiment with new storytelling techniques and production workflows. And the first Pixar SparkShorts project has just debuted online for everyone to see. Purl is directed by Kristen Lester and produced by Gillian Libbert-Duncan....

‘Cobra Kai’ Creators Talk New Characters And What Could Happen In Season 3 [Interview] By Fred Topel/April 24, 2019 12:00 pm EST When Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald created Cobra Kai, they fulfilled the dream of their own Karate Kid fandom, and all the fans who didn’t know how much they needed Johnny and Daniel back in our lives. They also gave YouTube Premium its biggest hit, becoming the centerpiece of the streaming service’s original programming....

/Filmcast Ep. 40 - Dave Gibbons Interview And Rachel Getting Married Review (GUEST: Russ Fischer From CHUD) By Slashfilmcast/March 4, 2009 8:39 pm EST In this episode of the /Filmcast, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley geek out about the new Terminator Salvation trailer, ponder the fate of the Green Hornet project under Gondry’s direction, and get pessimistic about a Total Recall remake. Dave also chats with Watchmen illustrator Dave Gibbons about his inspirations behind the original graphic novel....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Final Season Teaser Promises An April 2019 Release By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 13, 2018 7:23 am EST Game of Thrones fans have been waiting to find out when the final season of their favorite fantasy series will finally arrive. It seemed like maybe we’d have to wait until next summer since that’s when the previous season premiered, but instead, HBO will be take the final season of Game of Thrones back to spring with an April 2019 release date....

‘Jacob’s Ladder’ Remake Release Date Set For This Summer, Unless We’re Dreaming By Chris Evangelista/May 17, 2019 12:30 pm EST The unnecessary Jacob’s Ladder remake was supposed to open earlier this year, but was pulled from its release window at the last minute. Now it looks like we’ll finally have a chance to see it this summer. Vertical Entertainment just picked up the rights to the film, and plan to release it this summer....

‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Review: A Sequel That Can Never Escape The Shadow Of The Original By Josh Spiegel/Dec. 12, 2018 9:00 am EST Mary Poppins Returns is the cinematic equivalent of a cover band performing a beloved musical act’s hits: it recalls memories of what you loved when you were younger without stepping out of the shadows and working on its own. With Rob Marshall behind the camera, this 54-years-in-waiting sequel could have been a lot worse; of the three films he’s directed for Walt Disney Pictures, this is surprisingly the most tolerable....

‘Mortal Engines’ Featurette Promises Something You’ve Never Seen Before By Ben Pearson/Nov. 15, 2018 3:00 pm EST “How often do we go to the movies today and see things that we’ve genuinely never seen before?” Producer and co-writer Peter Jackson wants to give audiences a fresh new spectacle with Mortal Engines, Universal’s film adaptation of Philip Reeve’s popular young adult novel. And Jackson is actually delivering on that promise, showing us a post-apocalyptic world in which cities roam across a barren wasteland and eat other cities....

‘Skyman’ Trailer: The Co-Director Of ‘The Blair Witch Project’ Is Back With An Alien Abduction Story By Jacob Hall/Jan. 30, 2019 5:00 pm EST 20 years ago, Daniel Myrick co-directed The Blair Witch Project. It was one of the biggest indie film successes of all time and has become a permanent piece of the pop culture landscape. Now, he’s back with another fake documentary, but instead of witches in the woods, he’s turning his camera on alien abductions....

‘Us’ Box Office Results In The Best Opening For A Live-Action Original Film Since ‘Avatar’ By Chris Evangelista/March 25, 2019 8:30 am EST It’s official: audiences love Us. Jordan Peele’s strange, terrifying and hilarious horror movie is a smash-hit, resulting in the best opening weekend for a live-action original film since James Cameron’s Avatar. While box office is never an indication of a film’s quality, this is great news for Peele, for the horror genre, and for original movies as a whole....

‘Watchmen’ Videos Tease The Black Freighter, The Show’s Alternate America Setting, And More By Ben Pearson/May 1, 2019 10:51 am EST Showrunner Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers) is bringing an all-new version of Watchmen to life for HBO later this year. It’s not a direct adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ seminal graphic novel, but a sequel of sorts that picks up the story 30 years later. We’ve seen a couple of extremely brief glimpses of footage from the new show in sizzle reels and the occasional Instagram post, and now there are three new equally brief Watchmen videos which give us some hints about what we can expect from Lindelof’s take on this superhero story....

Now Scream This: Forget The Avengers – Stream These Horror Movies Instead By /Film Staff/April 25, 2019 11:00 am 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: The week on “Now Scream This” – Matt got super busy and couldn’t throw together a theme! Don’t blame Chris....

The ‘Breaking Bad’ Movie May Or May Not Feature Bryan Cranston, Because He Hasn’t Read The Script Yet By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 7, 2018 12:30 pm EST In a little under 48 hours, we’ve learned a lot about the surprise Breaking Bad movie. After rumors of the movie’s existence dropped yesterday, we confirmed today that the film will focus on Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) following the conclusion of the series. Now, Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston has confirmed the existence of the Breaking Bad movie as well, b is Cranston appearing in the film in some way, shape or form?...

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 130 - Dissecting Black Swan (GUEST: Alison Willmore From IFC) By Slashfilmcast/Jan. 16, 2011 3:00 pm 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....

This Week In Trailers: The Shivering Truth, Birds Of Passage, Funny Tweets, When Jeff Tried To Save The World, Straight Up: Kentucky Bourbon By Christopher Stipp/Dec. 1, 2018 9:00 am EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

VOTD: An Animal Trainer Explains How Good Dogs Act In Movies By Ethan Anderton/May 21, 2019 6:00 am EST There are plenty of good dogs that audiences have fallen in love with on the big screen over the years. Even the canines who play very bad dogs are good dogs. Obviously, they’re very well-trained, and if you’ve ever wondered exactly how filmmakers get the dogs to pull off key moments in movies, an animal trainer breaks down a few scenes featuring prominent canine actors being very good dogs....