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‘Late Night’ Review: Mindy Kaling Charms, Emma Thompson Sizzles In A Delightful Showbiz Comedy [Sundance] By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 26, 2019 8:00 am EST Late Night takes us behind the scenes of the fictional late night talk show Tonight with Katherine Newbury, but the situation is dire. Even though Katherine (Emma Thompson) just won a prestigious comedy award, the show hasn’t been good in years, ratings are low, and the network is about ready to pull the plug....

‘Mary Poppins Returns’, ‘Aquaman’ Box Office Tracking Points To A Very Merry Christmas For Both Films By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 29, 2018 2:30 pm EST Mary Poppins Returns and Aquaman are hitting theaters one week apart leading up to Christmas, and both are headed towards a very happy holiday season indeed at the box office. Both films offer something for everyone: Mary Poppins Returns will appeal to families, musical fans, and people who want to watch Emily Blunt use magic on children....

‘Overlord’ Trailer: Get Ready For A Bloody Battle With Nazi Zombies By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 5, 2018 7:00 am EST Paramount Pictures has released the final trailer for Overlord, the highly anticipated Nazi zombie movie from Bad Robot that received bloody good reviews when it debuted at Fantastic Fest last month. And the final trailer for Overlord lives up to that praise, delivering even more gore and body horror. Overlord Trailer...

‘Robin Hood’ Review: A Nonsensical But Oddly Charming Take On Familiar Territory By Karen Han/Nov. 26, 2018 8:00 am EST It’s a nuttiness and strain for modernity (and modern relevance) that persists throughout the entire film, and perhaps the only thing about Robin Hood that justifies the opening voiceover that claims this to be a Robin Hood we’ve never seen before. On a strictly technical level, no, we’ve never seen this version of Robin Hood’s story before, but we have seen everything that happens in the film in almost every big blockbuster before this....

‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Trailer: Get Ready To Run By Chris Evangelista/April 30, 2019 5:51 am EST It took almost 30 years, but Sonic the Hedgehog is finally racing onto the big screen. The Sega video game character gets the CGI treatment in Sonic the Hedgehog, a live-action animated hybrid film starring James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Jim Carrey, and Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic himself. The first trailer for the movie is online, and you’ll have to decide for yourself how good an idea this entire endeavor is....

‘The Grinch’ Is Now The Highest Grossing Christmas Movie Of All-Time By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 10, 2019 10:30 am EST Christmas is over, but Illumination Entertainment’s new take on Dr. Seuss’ classic story How the Grinch Stole Christmas has proven to have some impressively long legs at the box office. In fact, The Grinch box office has passed the $500 million mark at the global box office, making Universal’s holiday hit the highest grossing Christmas movie of all-time....

‘Venom’ Sequel Confirmed, Kelly Marcel Returning To Write, But Ruben Fleischer Won’t Direct By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 7, 2019 3:50 pm EST After Venom raked in over $855 million worldwide, there was no way Sony Pictures would pass on a sequel to the wildly successful Spider-Man spin-off. So it comes as no surprise that the studio is moving forward with plans for a Venom sequel, and they’re bringing back Kelly Marcel, one of the original film’s writers, to pen the script and executive produce....

2019 Razzie Nominations: ‘Gotti’, ‘Holmes & Watson’, Donald Trump & ‘Happytime Murders’ Among The Worst By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 21, 2019 10:30 am EST Every year, there are plenty of awards honoring the best movies, but only the Golden Raspberry Awards tackle the worst of the worst. The 2019 Razzie nominations have just come in today, and it should come as no surprise that the universally panned Gotti starring John Travolta is one of the most nominated movies with six nods....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 21, 2019 2:30 pm EST The sequel focuses more on just the doomed romance of Elio and Oliver, but on the Perlman family as a whole, with Elio’s father Samuel in particular, who was played in the film by Michael Stuhlbarg, getting a more prominent role — likely following up on the character’s hints at regrets that he’s harbored in the heartbreaking monologue that drove so many to tears....

Ava Duvernay To Make A Prince Documentary For Netflix By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 30, 2018 4:00 pm EST After the critical and awards circuit success of her searing documentary 13th, Ava Duvernay is re-teaming with Netflix to produce a documentary about the legendary, recently passed musician, Prince. Duvernay continues to prove herself a jack-of-all-trades, returning to the documentary field to develop a Prince documentary, Variety reports. The multiple-part documentary will cover the late artist’s entire life, up to his death in 2016....

Elton John Fought For ‘Rocketman’s R Rating: “I Just Haven’t Led A PG-13 Rated Life” By Ben Pearson/May 28, 2019 4:00 pm EST Rock superstar Elton John began developing Rocketman, the musical fantasy biopic about his own life, all the way back in 2011. And while the movie is finally poised to hit theaters in just a few days, it had its fair share of obstacles to overcome: namely, that studios initially wanted to tone down the sex and drugs in the story and to strip the movie of its fantasy elements....

Set Photos Tease a Familiar Location While we won’t post the set photos taken by the folks at Making Star Wars, we will point out that this set seemingly teases a location similar to that of either Tatooine or Jakku. It’s clearly a desert location of some kind, but it’s not clear which planet we’re looking at. We’ve heard the show takes place before the events of The Force Awakens, so a story that takes place on Jakku tangentially to Rey’s life (or even before it) would make the most sense, but that’s just speculation on our part....

Netflix In Talks To Join The MPAA By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 22, 2019 1:30 pm EST Netflix may join the Motion Picture Association of America, the Hollywood body responsible for the film rating system as well as copyright protection. All six major studios in Hollywood are currently represented at this trade association, and Netflix joining MPAA would make it the first streaming service to make that leap. As first reported by Politico, Netflix is currently going through negotiations to join its exclusive membership....

Netflix Will Let You Choose Endings For Certain Shows, Including ‘Black Mirror’ By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 1, 2018 9:30 am EST In an effort to create an interactive experience, Netflix is developing several Choose-Your-Own-Adventure-style programs that let viewers pick the endings they want to see for certain shows. The plan will kick-off with an upcoming episode of Black Mirror, which will enable viewers to choose which storyline they want to see....

Noah Hawley Is Still Talking To Marvel About ‘Doctor Doom’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 26, 2019 3:30 pm EST In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Hawley confirmed that he had recently sat down with Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige presumably to discuss Doctor Doom, during which time Hawley pitched going even wilder and more experimental than the Marvel Cinematic Universe had gone before: Hawley is probably not making these suggestions specifically for a Doctor Doom movie (though seeing Victor von Doom break into song would be entertaining as hell), but looking for ways to push the envelope in the superhero genre as he’s done with FX’s Legion....

The 2015 Summer Movie Wager: Results And Podcast By Slashfilmcast/Nov. 24, 2015 3:00 pm EST David, Jeff, Peter Sciretta, and Germain reconvene to discuss the results of their 2015 box office summer movie wager results. Below, you’ll find the actual box office rankings for this summer, as well as Dave, Jeff, Peter, and Germain’s original rankings. Hit the jump to download and listen to the podcast. You can download the podcast or listen to it below: Subscribe to the /Filmcast:...

Theme Park Bits: Mickey’s PhilharMagic In DCA, The NBA Experience, New Fireworks, And More By Josh Spiegel/March 29, 2019 1:30 pm EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Mickey’s PhilharMagic is coming to Anaheim. Disneyland has announced a new, Pixar-themed…parking lot. A new fireworks show is coming to the Magic Kingdom this Halloween. Disney Springs is introducing a new sports experience. And more! We start with some truly exciting news in Anaheim....

William Goldman, Oscar-Winning Writer Of ‘The Princess Bride’ And ‘Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid’, Dead At 87 By Ben Pearson/Nov. 16, 2018 7:05 am EST Born in Illinois in 1931, Goldman started writing in a creative writing class when he attended Oberlin College, eventually going on to publish 16 novels, five short stories, a children’s book, more than two dozen movies, and several non-fiction books, including The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway, Adventures in the Screen Trade: A Personal View of Hollywood and Screenwriting, and The Big Picture: Who Killed Hollywood?...

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Has The Biggest Opening Night Box Office Ever By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 26, 2019 12:45 pm EST Could Avengers: Endgame crack $1 billion globally on its opening weekend? That is looking more and more likely after the record-shattering opening night in just its domestic Thursday night previews. According to Deadline, the climactic Marvel Cinematic Universe movie (Hulk-)smashed the opening night record set by Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which opened to $119 million in 2015....

‘Black Earth Rising’ Trailer: Michaela Coel Tries To Solve The Mystery Of Her Past By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 15, 2019 3:00 pm EST I bet you didn’t see this coming: Netflix has a new original series! Of course, I’m just funning – Netflix always has a new original series these days. The streaming giant has more or less given up on adding other people’s movies and TV shows to their lineup, and are instead all-in on creating their own original content....