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‘Bumblebee’ Featurette And Clip: Triple-Changing Decepticons Hunt Bumblebee By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 6, 2018 1:30 pm EST For the first time ever, Triple Changer Decepticons will be appearing in live-action on the big screen. Able to travel by land and air with equal ease, Triple Changers have the special ability of changing into not one, but two separate types of vehicles — a feature that helps them out in their quest to become greater machines of wars....

‘Game Of Thrones: The Last Watch’ Documentary About The Show’s Final Season To Air On HBO By Ben Pearson/March 27, 2019 4:30 pm EST The biggest show on television is coming to an end, and the series finale of Game of Thrones is going to leave a gaping hole in the hearts of fans across the world – especially since most of our favorite characters are probably going to die horrible deaths....

‘NOS4A2’ Trailer: Zachary Quinto Feeds Off The Souls Of Children In A Place Called Christmasland By Ethan Anderton/March 30, 2019 5:25 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. AMC has plenty of zombies to spare with The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, and the apparently endless array of spin-offs and movies they want to make in the coming years. But thankfully, they’re starting to diversify their horror slate with a little vampire terror....

‘Shazam!’ Early Screenings Coming To 1,200 Theaters Two Weeks Before Release By Ben Pearson/March 13, 2019 9:45 am EST Fandango recently partnered with DreamWorks to offer early tickets for How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, and now they’re back to give fans a sooner-than-expected look at DC’s newest entry. Shazam! tickets are on sale today, and fans can watch a video of star Zachary Levi explaining the details below:...

‘The Farewell’ Director Lulu Wang Is Making A Sci-Fi Film ‘Children Of The New World’ Next By Chris Evangelista/July 8, 2019 5:30 pm EST Lulu Wang directed one of the best movies of 2019 – The Farewell. That movie isn’t even officially out yet, but Wang already has her next project lined-up: a sci-fi film called Children of the New World. Going from the indie drama territory of The Farewell to a sci-fi flick seems like a big jump, and that’s exciting....

‘The Farewell’ Trailer: Awkwafina Gets Serious In One Of The Year’s Best Films By Chris Evangelista/May 7, 2019 6:02 am EST One of the best films from this year’s Sundance Film Festival is arriving in theaters this summer. Lulu Wang’s The Farewell is an honest, endearing, emotional dramadey featuring Awkwafina proving she can do a lot more than just comedy. The actress delivers a wonderful, and mostly dramatic, performance in this story of a Chinese-American returning to China to be close to her dying grandmother....

Cool Stuff: Massive Robin Williams Box Set Spans 22 DVDs With Over 50 Hours Of Footage By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 2, 2018 6:00 am EST It’s hard to believe, but it’s been over four years since Robin Williams left us. Thankfully, the comedian left behind some incredible film, television and stand-up performances for fans to enjoy for years to come. However, there’s plenty of footage of Robin Williams at his most hilarious and off the leash that isn’t easily available....

Lakeith Stanfield Isn’t Pretending: How The ‘Sorry To Bother You’ And ‘Atlanta’ Star Became 2018’s Defining Actor By Danielle Ryan/Oct. 24, 2018 9:00 am EST Being black in America has always been a surreal experience, defined by living in two worlds at once. It’s something that’s difficult for white people to understand, though black Americans have been trying to share this struggle for decades. Back in 1963, a young newspaper reporter named Shirley J....

New Poll Shows Most People Don’t Consider ‘Die Hard’ To Be A Christmas Movie, So Can We Bury This Argument Already? By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 5, 2018 5:00 pm EST It’s the holiday season, which means it’s time for being to argue incessantly over whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie. Every year, this subject comes up, to the point where the argument has grown tired and stale. Hoping to put an end to this once and for all, a new survey was conducted, and came up with a definitive result: most people don’t consider Die Hard a Christmas movie....

Robert Downey Jr.’s ‘Doctor Dolittle’ Reboot Getting Major Reshoots From ‘Ninja Turtles’ Director By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 15, 2019 12:30 pm EST The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle is taking the long way ‘round. The Doctor Dolittle reboot starring Robert Downey Jr. has recently undergone major reshoots in a rehaul that was overseen by Jonathan Liebesman, the director behind Wrath of the Titans and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Original director Stephen Gaghan was present during the reshoots with Liebesman, and will remain the credited director....

Superhero Bits: Matthew Vaughn Talks Original ‘X-Men’ Trilogy, Superman Movie Plans & More By Ethan Anderton/May 31, 2019 6:00 pm EST How far away is Avengers: Endgame from being at the top of the global box office? When did Stan Lee first say “‘Nuff said” in the comics? What is Captain Marvel doing on Vormir in Avengers: Endgame set photos? What did Matthew Vaughn have planned for his X-Men: First Class trilogy and unmade Superman trilogy pitch?...

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 42 - Watchmen Ending And Musician Actors (GUEST: Brad Brevet From Rope Of Silicon) By Slashfilmcast/March 21, 2009 12:41 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....

The Upside And The Downside Of ‘The Upside’: An Analysis From A Disabled Writer By Robert Kojder/Jan. 14, 2019 8:00 am EST Putting it bluntly, it’s difficult to get excited anytime Hollywood wants to trot out a narrative on disabilities nowadays, especially as someone born and living with Muscular Dystrophy Type 2. They are stubbornly set on staying the feel-good course without necessarily saying anything meaningful or relevant. If you thought Green Book had nothing but safe and obvious observations, tackling race relations with the force of bopping someone on the head with your finger, well, the disabled community doesn’t currently have any better stories with movies like The Upside....

What’s Different About The New ‘Outlaw King’ Cut? And Is It Better? By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 9, 2018 7:00 am EST After a less-than-stellar reception at TIFF, director David Mackenzie decided to go back and cut close to 20 minutes out of his historical epic Outlaw King. Now at 137 minutes long, the film arrives on Netflix today in all its gory glory. How does this new cut hold up compared to the TIFF cut?...

By Ethan Anderton/April 5, 2019 7:30 am EST The week before Avengers: Endgame tickets went on sale, rumors were swirling about the film’s runtime. Movie theater chains had started to update their websites with a runtime that was slightly over three hours, but since theaters have been known to update their sites with inaccurate runtimes, fans have been wanting to hear something more official. Thankfully, Anthony & Joe Russo confirmed the Avengers Endgame runtime while making an appearance at CinemaCon in Las Vegas this week....

Brittany Runs a Marathon Trailer This looks like the type of role that could help Bell transition from playing the wild best friend type into more leading roles in major movies. /Film’s Ethan Anderton reviewed the film from Sundance, and had plenty of good things to say about it – especially Bell’s dramatic work, which you get a quick glimpse of in this trailer: [Writer/director] Paul Downs Colaizzo brings an authentic approach to this life-changing weight loss, largely thanks to the fact that it was inspired by the real life journey of one of his best friends....

/Filmcast Ep. 291 - Fury By Slashfilmcast/Oct. 21, 2014 6:00 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss how critics are wrong about The Judge, praise the hilarity of Alan Partridge, try to get excited about DC Comics’ ambitious new plans, and share how much they’d be willing to pay for a standalone HBO service. Also, David produced a film! You can get it for $6 using promo code filmcast. Be sure to check out Scott Tobias’s review of Birdman when you have a chance, as well....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Critter, Oreo The Raccoon, Has Passed Away By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 9, 2019 9:00 am EST The bounty hunting, wisecracking Rocket Raccoon is brought to life through digital animation in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. But there’s a real life raccoon who inspired the trash panda that Marvel fans love so much. His name is Oreo, and we’re sorry to inform you that the little critter has passed away at 10 years old....

‘Halloween’ Featurette Highlights John Carpenter’s Incredible New Score By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 11, 2018 3:00 pm EST You can’t have a Halloween movie without John Carpenter’s iconic music. Thankfully, the new Halloween was smart and lucky enough to bring Carpenter back to compose a whole new score. A new Halloween featurette offers a little insight into Carpenter’s new music, with the horror master himself talking about his approach to the film’s haunting sound....

‘Head Full Of Honey’ Trailer: Nick Nolte Battles Alzheimer’s In Til Schweiger’s English-Language Remake By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 31, 2018 6:30 am EST German director Til Schweiger directs the English-language remake of his own film, Head Full of Honey, which stars Nick Nolte as a grandfather struggling with Alzheimer’s. See the Head Full of Honey trailer below. Head Full of Honey Trailer Schweiger’s 2014 German film Head Full of Honey was met with critical acclaim and ended up being one of eight films shortlisted by Germany to be their submission to the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film....