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‘Aladdin’ Clip: Princess Jasmine Won’t Go Speechless In Breakout Musical Moment By Ethan Anderton/June 1, 2019 12:00 pm EST There’s a good chance you’ve already heard the new original song written for Naomi Scott to sing as Princess Jasmine in Disney’s live-action remake of Aladdin. That’s because the song and music video were released before the movie even hit theaters. But now that the movie has been around for a week, Disney wanted to pump up this musical moment even more with a clip from the scene where Jasmine belts out this tune and refuses to be oppressed by royal tradition....

‘Aladdin’ Trailer: You Ain’t Never Had A Disney Live-Action Adaptation Like This By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 12, 2019 5:50 am EST Disney has been slowly rolling out the teasers for Aladdin, all of which have been met with, let’s say, mixed reactions. The first teaser trailer in October featured plenty of the original 1992 animated film’s iconography, but barely featured the titular character played by Mena Massoud, much less the film’s highest-billed actor, Will Smith....

‘Annabelle Comes Home’ Trailer: The Haunted Doll Becomes A Beacon For Other Spirits By Ethan Anderton/March 30, 2019 6:28 pm EST Annabelle Comes Home is the third installment of the horror franchise spin-off of The Conjuring, and the haunted doll looks to be more terrifying than ever. This time it’s not just the possessed doll who is bringing scares, because it turns out she’s some kind of beacon that calls other spirits to wherever she is....

‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Season 6 Trailer: Andy Samberg Finally Gets His John McClane Moment By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 9, 2018 8:30 am EST Brooklyn Nine-Nine came this close to death when FOX canceled the cop comedy series starring Andy Samberg, Andre Braugher, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews, Chelsea Peretti, Joel McKinnon Miller and Dirk Blocker. Thankfully, NBC came through and saved the series, giving it a sixth season order for 18 total episodes....

/Filmcast Ep. 169 - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (GUEST: Matt Singer From IFC) By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 13, 2011 8:27 pm EST This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam discuss Louis CK’s bold new distribution strategy, ruminate on the greatness of Miller’s Crossing, explain why Jurassic Park III is terrible, and wonder why Ridley Scott is so invested in this whole Blu-Ray thing. Special guest Matt Singer, joins us from IFC. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

/Filmcast Ep. 388 - The Accountant By Slashfilmcast/Oct. 18, 2016 10:29 pm EST David, Devindra and Jeff discuss Christopher Guest’s disappointing new film and suggest ways to be less creepy when going to family films by yourself. 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: SHOWNOTES What We’ve Been Watching (06:38) David: Mascots Jeff: Jack Reacher Devindra: Halt and Catch Fire, Insecure Slashfilmcourt (29:37) Featured Review (37:43) The Accountant SPOILERS (52:45) Credits Our sponsor this week is HelloFresh Get $35 off your first week of deliveries by going to hellofresh....

/Filmcast Ep. 415 - Free Fire By Slashfilmcast/April 26, 2017 7:00 pm EST David, Devindra and Jeff remember the work of Jonathan Demme, get psyched for the comeback of M. Night Shyamalan, and discuss what it’s like to have a Ratatouille moment. In the After Dark, Dave and Jeff discuss the art of Las Vegas magic. Be sure to check out Hans Zimmer’s Coachella set. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

/Filmcast Ep. 464 - Wild, Wild Country By Slashfilmcast/April 24, 2018 6:11 pm EST David and Jeff discuss David’s European honeymoon, and Jeff reveals what it’s like to become a meme. Then, they dive into the provocative Netflix docuseries Wild, Wild Country. 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. Before Dark: David: European honeymoon Jeff: The tweet heard around the world Featured review: Wild, Wild Country Credits Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock....

/Filmcast Ep. 97 - The Losers (GUEST: Katey Rich From Cinema Blend) By Slashfilmcast/April 28, 2010 1:31 pm EST In this week’s /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley have mixed feelings about a sequel for How to Train Your Dragon, and get apprehensive about the 3D upconversions for The Last Airbender and The Green Hornet. Special guest Katey Rich joins us from Cinema Blend. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

‘Good Boys’ Trailer: Jacob Tremblay Is Having A Comically Bad Day By Ben Pearson/March 11, 2019 6:05 am EST Brie Larson is tearing up the box office right now as the latest member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but her young Room co-star Jacob Tremblay is about to lead a movie of his own. Tremblay stars in Good Boys, a new comedy produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg that follows a young boy whose attempts to learn how to kiss before an upcoming party spirals into “an odyssey of epically bad decisions....

‘Judy’ Trailer: The Renée Zellweger Oscar Campaign Begins Now By Chris Evangelista/July 8, 2019 12:00 pm EST Get ready, Academy – Renée Zellweger is gunning for that Best Actress Oscar. The actress stars as the legendary Judy Garland in Judy, a biopic that tracks Garland in the tumultuous later half of her career. Will Judy avoid the standard pitfalls and cliches of biopics? I really don’t know. But I do know that Zellweger is going all-in on this performance, and will be sure to scoop up awards season love as a result....

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Is Getting An Earlier Release Date By Ethan Anderton/April 17, 2019 2:15 pm EST Right now, Marvel fans are spending most of their time anticipating the arrival of Avengers: Endgame next week. But don’t forget, there’s one more installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe coming this summer. Spider-Man: Far From Home is taking the webslinger overseas for the first time on the big screen, and the adventure will actually start off a little sooner than previously scheduled....

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker Trailer: J.J. Abrams Returns To A Galaxy Far, Far Away By Ben Pearson/April 12, 2019 10:16 am EST If directing Star Wars movies were like a relay race, J.J. Abrams directed 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens and then passed the baton off to Rian Johnson, leaving Abrams justifiably winded after pulling off an incredibly difficult feat. Johnson went on to direct what is arguably the best Star Wars movie ever with The Last Jedi, but let’s put that aside for the time being....

‘The Secret Life Of Pets 2’ Set To Soar Past ‘Dark Phoenix’ With $65 Million Opening By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 17, 2019 4:30 pm EST Variety reports that The Secret Life of Pets 2 is set to net as much as $65 million domestic box office on its opening weekend, likely beating out Dark Phoenix, the latest (and almost certainly last) X-Men movie from 20th Century Fox. Though The Secret Life of Pets 2 will likely outrun all of its competitors on opening weekend, its projected box office numbers are still significantly lower than those of the original The Secret Life of Pets, which opened in 2016 with $104....

‘UglyDolls’ Review: The Stitches Are Showing In This Empty, Manufactured Product By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 1, 2019 7:00 am EST When UglyDolls opened with a scene of faceless dolls being manufactured on an assembly line, I wondered if it was being too on the nose. But subtlety, or irony, are not words that exist in the vocabulary of the STX Entertainment CG-animated movie, which produces as many empty platitudes and hollow proverbs about self-love as there are versions of UglyDolls....

For Fans of The Good Place: Reincarnation Blues Michael Poore’s Reincarnation Blues is about a guy named Milo who falls in love with Death (he calls her Suzie) and subsequently spends 10,000 lives trying to figure out a way to be with her forever. Sounds funny, right? Believe it or not, it is! Skeptical? Try to describe the premise of The Good Place to a friend and see how funny that sounds....

Comedian And ‘Eighth Grade’ Director Bo Burnham Writing Original Songs For The ‘Sesame Street’ Movie By Ethan Anderton/June 11, 2019 8:00 am EST Before he wrote and directed the indie darling Eighth Grade last year, Bo Burnham was known for his stand-up comedy. More specifically, he was most famous for writing raunchy original songs for his stand-up act, something he became famous for on YouTube. The content was extremely adult in nature, but his songwriting skills can’t be denied, and that’s why Warner Bros....

Daily Podcast: Parenting Advice For Film Fanatics, Avatar, Inside Man 2, Doctor Who, Gladiator, The Time Machine & Penny Dreadful By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 2, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the November 2, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and tv news, including Avatar, Inside Man 2, Doctor Who, Gladiator, The Time Machine and Penny Dreadful....

Decoding Westworld S1E06 - The Adversary By Slashfilmcast/Nov. 8, 2016 6:00 pm EST David Chen and Joanna Robinson recap the sixth episode of the first season of Westworld, “The Adversary.” Be sure to see David’s video essay about the multiple timeline theory, and Joanna’s breakdown of the biggest mysteries behind Westworld. Find more episodes of the podcast at decodingwestworld.com. Feel free to email us your theories at decodingwestworld(AT)gmail.com. Play Now or Download:...

Half Of Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ Will Feature De-Aged Actors, May Arrive In October By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 11, 2019 11:30 am EST It seems like every few months we learn a little more about Martin Scorsese’s ambitious inter-generational gangster movie, The Irishman, and a little less about when this film will finally come out. Since rumblings about the film first started happening in 2010, Scorsese fans have waited with bated breath for The Irishman release date to be announced....