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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Editor Is As Embarrassed About That One Scene As You Are By Chris Evangelista/March 20, 2019 3:30 pm EST If you haven’t seen the clip in question, have a gander: People, actual fucking people, are watching scene after scene like this and are saying “bruuuh! best. movie. of. the. year”? This is objectively bad. Someone with no idea about editing will notice it. My brain is on fire thinking that this is an OSCAR NOMINATED MOVIE!...

/Filmcast Ep. 160 - Contagion (GUEST: Alison Willmore From Movieline & AV Club) By Slashfilmcast/Sept. 13, 2011 7:00 pm EST This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam discuss Mel Gibson’s next sure-to-be-controversial product, praise the brilliance of Children’s Hospital, get disappointed by the studio feel of Warrior, and wonder whether or not Attack the Block is a perfect movie. Guest Alison Willmore joins us from Movieline and AV Club. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

‘Midsommar’ Bear In A Cage Is Summer’s Hottest Toy By Chris Evangelista/July 9, 2019 3:00 pm EST How do you help sell a disturbing 2 hour and 30 minute horror movie to the masses? Toys! The skilled marketing folks at A24 have come up with a funny and somewhat ingenious tie-in to their latest nightmare, Midsommar. The Bear in a Cage toy features exactly what the name suggests: a bear in a cage....

‘The Batman’ Isn’t An Origin Story, But Is Set Very Early In The Dark Knight’s Career By Chris Evangelista/June 4, 2019 9:30 am EST Now that Robert Pattinson is officially the new Dark Knight, some details about the film – including how Pattinson landed the gig – are starting to step out of the shadows. According to insiders, only two possible actors were ever considered for the role – Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult....

Captain Marvel And The Women Of Black Panther Show New Sides In The Latest ‘Marvel Rising’ [Wondercon 2019] By Fred Topel/April 1, 2019 4:00 pm EST The MCU movies Captain Marvel and Black Panther introduced a world of new fans to some of the heroines of Marvel comics. There’s Carol Danvers herself and her friend Maria, and all the scientists and warriors of Wakanda. Fans won’t have to wait until Avengers: Endgame to see them again....

Catherine Hardwicke 101: Diving Into The Emotionally Captivating Work Of The Director Of ‘Miss Bala’ By Danielle Ryan/Feb. 6, 2019 10:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Catherine Hardwicke hasn’t exactly gotten a fair shake in Hollywood. Despite directing several indie favorites and turning the first Twilight book into a goldmine, she’s gotten relatively little credit. Hardwicke tends to direct films aimed at feminine audiences, which are traditionally looked down upon by (overwhelmingly male) critics....

Daily Podcast: Disney+ Announcements Reaction With David Chen By Peter Sciretta/April 12, 2019 5:30 am EST On a bonus episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by Host of the /Filmcast David Chen to discuss the big Disney+ streaming service announcements. We talk about how much the service will cost, when to expect it, what movies and tv shows will be included and give our reaction to all the overwhelming news....

Disney’s Streaming Service Is Called Disney+, Here’s How It Will Be Different From Netflix By Ben Pearson/Nov. 8, 2018 2:54 pm EST The Disney streaming service will make its splashy debut sometime in 2019, and now it has a new name: Disney+. CEO Bob Iger had previously referred to it as “Disney Play,” but on an investor call earlier today, Iger revealed the official name of the streaming service which will be home to new Star Wars and Marvel content (among many other things)....

Gavin O’Connor To Direct Action-Thriller ‘Fast’ From ‘Sicario’ Writer Taylor Sheridan By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 27, 2019 5:00 pm EST Gavin O’Connor, director of The Accountant and one-time director of Suicide Squad 2, is in talks to helm the action-thriller Fast. At one point, Siciario and Hell or High Water writer Taylor Sheridan – who also wrote the script – was hoping to direct, but couldn’t reach a deal. The story focuses on a special forces commando tasked with stopping drug dealers protected by the DEA....

HBO’s ‘Room 104’ Season 2 Debuts November 9, Stars Michael Shannon, Mahershala Ali, Judy Greer, And More By Ben Pearson/Oct. 19, 2018 3:30 pm EST The first season of HBO’s anthology series Room 104 was uneven, but showed a lot of promise. Each episode takes place inside the same motel room, but that’s essentially the only requirement: genres, characters, styles, and tones are all up for grabs depending on the episode’s individual story, and season one served up a varied meal of period pieces, Mormon missionaries, an MMA-style brawl, and a pants-less Santa Claus, just to name a few....

Intermissions And Booze: How To Save The Theater-Going Experience By Donna Dickens/Dec. 25, 2018 8:00 am EST (Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition: here’s how movie theaters can win back audiences.)If you have even a passing interest in the business of movies, you’ll know movie theaters aren’t doing too great. Attendance by movie-goers in the United States and Canada hit record lows last year....

Marvel Netflix Shows Are Restricted From Moving To Disney+ For 2 Years By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 12, 2018 2:43 pm EST If you were hoping Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and the rest of the Marvel Netflix shows might be migrating over to Disney+, I have some bad news. The shows are prohibited from moving to any other service for at least two years following cancellation, which means should Disney+ want to bring any of these series over, they wouldn’t be able to do so until at least 2020....

New ‘Star Wars’ Books Will Take Readers To Batuu, Provide Recipes For Galaxy’s Edge Food, And Tell Dragon Stories By Ben Pearson/Feb. 1, 2019 1:30 pm EST A few days ago, Marvel announced that they would be producing a Star Wars comic series that takes place on Batuu, the Outer Rim planet that will be the home of Disneyland’s and Walt Disney World’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. But a new announcement shows that Lucasfilm has plenty of other ways for fans to visit that far-flung locale, including a new novel about Leia Organa’s involvement with Batuu, a cookbook with recipes for food you can buy at the theme park, a young adult novel, and stories of myths and legends within the Star Wars universe....

Paramount Ranch, Which Burned In California Fire, Aims To Be Completely Rebuilt In Two Years By Ben Pearson/Nov. 19, 2018 1:00 pm EST A large portion of Paramount Ranch, the filming location for hundreds of films and television shows over the years (including HBO’s Westworld), burned to the ground in one of the devastating fires that have swept through California this month. And while the future is unfortunately still depressingly dire for many residents of the state, at least there’s a sliver of good news: officials have announced a plan to rebuild Paramount Ranch’s old western town in the next two years....

Sequel Bits: ‘Ghostbusters 3’, ‘How To Train Your Dragon 3’, ‘Jay And Silent Bob Reboot’, ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’, ‘Bad Boys 3’ By Chris Evangelista/March 2, 2019 11:00 am EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: Ghostbusters 3 is gearing up to film in Calgary, Alberta. Speaking of Ghostbusters 3: Melissa McCarthy is fine with it. How to Train Your Dragon 3 director Dean DeBlois would be fine with the franchise continuing (with new characters)....

Superhero Bits: ‘Black Panther’ Wins NAACP Image Awards, New ‘Marvel Rising’ Specials & More By Ethan Anderton/April 1, 2019 6:00 pm EST When are Avengers: Endgame tickets rumored to go on sale? Want to get your hands on a Thor mailbox shaped like Mjolnir? What are the next Marvel Rising animated specials? What does Shazam stand for? Who might be the main character in Marvel’s The Eternals? Does a new Avengers: Endgame toy hint at a certain fight in the movie?...

Yorgos Lanthimos 101: Exploring The Brilliant, Deranged Work Of The Director Of ‘The Favourite’ By Danielle Ryan/Dec. 7, 2018 1:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos is not the most accessible filmmaker for your average audience. To begin, his characters don’t behave as if they are bound to the same cultural norms that we are. Conversations that would be utterly taboo in our society are discussed with abandon, like Steven (Colin Farrell) in The Killing of a Sacred Deer casually telling a colleague that his daughter has started her period....

‘3 From Hell’ Trailer: Rob Zombie Is Back With A Sequel To ‘The Devil’s Rejects’ By Chris Evangelista/July 15, 2019 9:30 am EST Rob Zombie is at it again with 3 From Hell, the latest entry in his House of 1000 Corpses/Devil’s Rejects series. You can expect more gore, more hillbilly accents, and more cameo appearances from horror B-movie legends left and right. And now you can watch a full 3 From Hell trailer, which offers up much more than the surprisingly sleight teaser that dropped recently....

‘Aliens’ Producer Gale Anne Hurd Shares Her Hollywood Sexism War Stories By Fred Topel/Oct. 22, 2018 2:30 pm EST Despite the success of The Terminator, her second studio film was full of battles. Hurd had references. She cut her teeth under Roger Corman, and worked with Film Finance for the completion bond on The Terminator. “Then I said, ‘In fact, even better, I’ll have them call you,’” Hurd continued. “So when the head of Film Finances in Los Angeles [Lindsley Parsons] called, Roger [Corman] called and various other people called saying, ‘Not only can she do this, you’d be lucky to have her,’ I got the job, but I earned it....

‘Bird Box’ Had A Surprising Cameo From ‘Catfish’ Host Nev Schulman By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 1, 2019 2:00 pm EST Bird Box is Netflix’s latest sensation, purportedly becoming the streaming giant’s best-performing original film ever. So it doesn’t need any reality show stars to up its profile — the movie already stars acting heavyweights Sandra Bullock, Sarah Paulson, John Malkovich, and Trevante Rhodes. But in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it appearance, Nev Schulman, host of the MTV series Catfish, makes a surprise appearance in the apocalyptic horror film....