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The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 88 - Making The Crazies And Deconstructing The Hurt Locker (GUEST: Breck Eisner, Director Of The Crazies) By Slashfilmcast/Feb. 26, 2010 5:37 am 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....

The /Filmcast Reviews ‘The Raid 2: Berandal’ By Slashfilmcast/April 11, 2014 9:45 am EST David and Devindra discuss The Raid 2: Berandal (expanding into wider release today) with Jeff Cannata from DLC. Was it too much of a good thing? Were the fight scenes too over the top? Or was it just the right amount of gore and mayhem? Tune in to find out, and be sure to check out Russ’ review too....

The Evolution Of Peter Jackson: From Studio Head To An Uncertain Future [Part 2] By Andrew Todd/Dec. 13, 2018 10:00 am EST (This is part two of a two-part series. You can read part one right here.)In the wake of The Lord of the Rings and King Kong, Peter Jackson suddenly found himself in the position of being an in-demand effects-studio head for cutting-edge Hollywood productions. Weta’s Oscar-winning work on those films brought heaping attention on the company, which was forced to rapidly expand to accommodate the demand of multiple studios....

Water Cooler: Annabelle Comes Home, Toy Story 4, Do The Right Thing, End Of Evangelion, Haunted Honeymoon, Spider-Verse, JeruZalem, Lonely Island, Disneyland, By Peter Sciretta/July 2, 2019 2:45 pm EST On the July 2, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler....

‘Dial Code Santa Claus’ Trailer: The Long Lost Killer Santa Movie You’ve Been Waiting For By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 17, 2018 2:30 pm EST Just what the hell is Dial Code Santa Claus? It’s a recently rediscovered French film in which a young boy dresses up like Rambo in order to fight a killer Santa Claus. Really, that should be all you need to know to sell you on this movie, but just in case you need more, you can watch the Dial Code Santa Claus trailer below....

/Filmcast Ep. 192 - The Amazing Spider-Man (GUEST: Jeff Cannata From The Totally Rad Show) By Slashfilmcast/July 8, 2012 7:12 pm EST This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam continue their discussion about the promise of 3D television, praise the humor of Klown and the rawness of Fake It So Real, and chat about the problems and greatness of The Newsroom and Louie, respectively. Special guest Jeff Cannata joins us from The Totally Rad Show....

‘Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween’ Review: Beware The Curse Of The Sophomore Slump By Karen Han/Oct. 12, 2018 8:00 am EST The first Goosebumps movie was great. It was fun — and just spooky enough — with enough to keep both kids and adults entertained throughout. As R.L. Stine’s creations came to life to terrorize the town of Madison, Delaware, the film, directed by Rob Letterman, retained enough spark and originality (and nostalgia for Stine’s works) to make it a genuinely good time....

‘His Dark Materials’ Is Not About The Catholic Church, But It Is About Humanity [Comic-Con 2019] By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 18, 2019 7:30 pm EST More light has finally been shed on the big-budget HBO/BBC miniseries adaptation of Philip Pullman’s acclaimed fantasy series His Dark Materials. The highly anticipated second swing at the beloved trilogy after the disastrous 2007 film The Golden Compass came to San Diego Comic-Con Thursday, with cast members Dafne Keen, James McAvoy, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Ruth Wilson, along with executive producer Jane Tranter, and writer Jack Thorne....

‘I Know This Much Is True’ Series Headed To HBO With Mark Ruffalo Playing Twins By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 19, 2018 11:30 am EST Get ready for two Ruffalos for the price of one. Mark Ruffalo will headline HBO’s I Know This Much Is True series, a six-episode limited series based on Wally Lamb’s novel. The Place Beyond the Pines director Derek Cianfrance will write, executive produce and direct the series, which joins the recent HBO trend of adapting novels into miniseries events....

‘Secret Life Of Pets’ Ride Officially Announced, Will Open At Universal Studios Hollywood In 2020 By Ben Pearson/April 10, 2019 10:48 am EST NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke announced that a Secret Life of Pets ride was in development before the first movie even hit theaters, but years later, the news is finally official. The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash! is opening at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2020, and you can find out what’s in store below....

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ TV Spots: The Legacy Of Tony Stark Looms Large By Ethan Anderton/June 17, 2019 4:00 pm EST After the events of Avengers: Endgame, do the high school antics of Peter Parker hold nearly as much weight? If the marketing for Spider-Man: Far From Home is any indicator, it’s the perfect movie to follow the game-changing events of the Marvel Cinematic Universe sequel. Peter Parker (Tom Holland) quickly became a new kind of Spider-Man thanks to the mentoring of Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr....

‘Stranger Things 3’ Review: The Nostalgic Hit Is Better Than Ever With An Exciting, Emotional Third Season By Chris Evangelista/July 1, 2019 7:00 am EST The kids of Hawkins, Indiana aren’t really kids anymore. Demogorgons and other slimy monsters are plenty scary, but not nearly as scary as the passage of time. In Stranger Things 3, the third season of Netflix’s mega-hit series, characters who once seemed so childish and young are on the cusp of young adulthood, and facing down the future....

‘The Punisher’ Showrunner Already Has An Idea For Season 3 [Interview] By Fred Topel/Jan. 18, 2019 1:00 pm EST The return of Marvel’s The Punisher comes at a precarious time for Marvel shows on Netflix. Along with Luke Cage and Iron Fist, Daredevil was recently cancelled after its third season, leading many to wonder why Netflix is dropping them. It still remains unknown if these shows will continue on Disney+, but the Jon Bernthal-led series The Punisher is back with a second season on Netflix right now....

Guy Ritchie’s ‘Toff Guys’ Casts Matthew McConaughey, Kate Beckinsale, Henry Golding By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 11, 2018 4:00 pm EST Matthew McConaughey will be headlining Guy Ritchie’s return to the crime caper in the aptly-named Toff Guys. Joining McConaughey in the Toff Guys cast is Kate Beckinsale and Crazy Rich Asians breakout Henry Golding. After he returns from a trip to a whole new world with the Disney live-action remake of Aladdin, Ritchie is going back to the British gangster film with Toff Guys....

Kevin James Replacing Simon Pegg As Merciless Criminal In Action Thriller ‘Becky’ By Ethan Anderton/July 10, 2019 5:30 pm EST The upcoming action thriller Becky had our attention because Simon Pegg was cast to play the film’s villain, a merciless escaped convict who invades a family’s lake house while they’re on a weekend getaway. Unfortunately, that movie has lost Simon Pegg, but they’ve replaced with another intriguingly unlikely actor in the role: the King of Queens himself, Kevin James....

Mark Hamill Hopes He’s Done With ‘Star Wars’ After ‘The Rise Of Skywalker’, Confirms He’s Returning As Force Ghost By Ben Pearson/June 20, 2019 2:15 pm EST Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has promised over and over that this December’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will be “the end of the Skywalker saga,” and that presumably means it will be the last we see of Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker. In a new interview, the actor expresses his desire to hang up his Jedi robes for good and retire from the Star Wars universe after this movie, while also confirming that he’ll be appearing as a Force ghost in The Rise of Skywalker....

Sinemia Announces New Weekday Only Subscriptions, Includes Family Plans By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 6, 2018 1:00 pm EST Sinemia is continuing to take full advantage of the downfall of MoviePass, and they might even be looking to entice some AMC Stubs A-List members who might not be happy about the recent slight price increase. The movie ticket subscription service has announced a new series of weekday plans with the hopes of filling theaters on the less popular days by offering cheaper subscriptions....

Spider-Man Producer And Former Studio Head Amy Pascal Leaving Sony For Universal By Chris Evangelista/May 2, 2019 9:30 am EST Legendary producer Amy Pascal is leaving Sony for Universal. Pascal will move her Pascal Pictures into a first look deal with Universal Pictures. Pascal joined Sony in 1996, rising from a junior executive to Co-Chairperson of Sony Pictures Entertainment. She later formed Pascal Pictures, signing a four-year producing deal with Sony in 2015....

The 10 Most Iconic Godzilla Movie Moments By Dalin Rowell/May 28, 2019 11:00 am EST Standing 400 feet tall (or whatever measurement you think is canon), Toho’s legendary monster Godzilla has had some pretty epic cinematic adventures. From his times as a baddie to being a champion of small children to even being a devoted father, this atomic breath-spewing lizard has quite the resume. And with his new flick, Godzilla: King of the Monsters stomping into multiplexes soon, it’s about time we give some love, respect, and rawrs of victory to this iconic creature....

The Incredible One-Take Prison Fight Scene In ‘Daredevil’ Isn’t Eligible For An Emmy Because It’s Too Long By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 18, 2019 2:00 pm EST The cancellation of Daredevil was one of the biggest losses for Netflix this year, but at least it went out with a bang. A comic book series that had become synonymous with gripping, backbreaking fight sequences — and started the whole Netflix-Marvel hallway fight trend with its first Oldboy-inspired season 1 fight — Daredevil outdid itself in its third and final season with a rousing 11-minute fight sequence done entirely in one long take....