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/Filmcast Ep. 83 - Daybreakers (GUEST: Rian Johnson, Director Of The Brothers Bloom) By Slashfilmcast/Jan. 12, 2010 9:07 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In this week’s episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley ring in the new year with thoughts on Total Recall, Land of the Lost, and Youth In Revolt. Also, some thoughts on Sam Mendes doing Bond, Spidey IV being scrapped, and the classic Casablanca....

‘Frankenstein’ TV Show, With Crime Solving Frankenstein, Is Alive – Alive! – At CBS By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 1, 2019 7:30 am EST Criminals beware: Detective Frankenstein is on the case! CBS has ordered a Frankenstein TV series in which a cop is brought back from the dead by none other than Dr. Victor Frankenstein. So it’s basically like RoboCop, which asjs the question: why didn’t they call this FrankenCop? We may never know....

‘Interrogation’: CBS All Access True Crime Show Lets You Solve The Case On Your Own By Ben Pearson/Nov. 13, 2018 2:30 pm EST CBS All Access is getting into the true crime game with a new series called Interrogation. But whereas all of the current original programming on the streaming service has been unspooled at the rate of one episode per week, Interrogation will release its first nine episodes all at once, giving viewers the opportunity to explore the case at their own pace and follow narrative threads they find the most compelling....

‘Lake Success’ HBO Limited Series Will Star Jake Gyllenhaal As A Narcissist On A Cross-Country Bus Ride By Chris Evangelista/April 15, 2019 4:00 pm EST Jake Gyllenhaal will take a trip to Lake Success with a new HBO limited series. Gyllenhaal will star and executive produce the show, adapted from the novel by Gary Shteyngart. In Lake Success, the actor will play a narcissist who abandons his family to take a cross-country bus ride in search of his college girlfriend....

‘Midsommar’ Director Ari Aster On “Going Well Over The Top In Delivering The Goods” [Spoiler Interview] By Ben Pearson/July 4, 2019 1:00 pm EST Ari Aster left the world spinning with the gut-punch ending of his breakout debut feature Hereditary last year, and without spoiling anything (yet), the filmmaker certainly leaves audiences with lots to talk about with the ending of his new movie Midsommar. I’ve already published most of my conversation with Aster about the movie (including his teasing of a director’s cut), but we were asked to hold any truly spoilery parts of the discussion back until audiences had a chance to experience this movie for themselves....

‘Star Wars: The Phantom Menace’ Celebrates 20 Years, And Many Fans Have Come Around To Love It By Ethan Anderton/April 17, 2019 7:00 am EST The last big panel at Star Wars Celebration was a 20th anniversary retrospective of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. The maligned prequel that kicked off a new era of Star Wars after a 16-year hiatus from the big screen hasn’t ever been considered a bright spot in the saga’s history....

‘The Batman’: Robert Pattinson Wins The Lead Role Over Nicholas Hoult By Ben Pearson/May 31, 2019 8:21 am EST The casting decision ultimately came down to two contenders, but it looks like audiences are indeed going to see Robert Pattinson as Batman in director Matt Reeves’ new movie. A new report says Warner Bros. has approved the High Life star to play The Dark Knight in The Batman after a screen test between Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult (Tolkien), but the decision has now been made and an official announcement is expected to arrive soon....

‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Trailer: Good Afternoon, Jesus By Chris Evangelista/July 2, 2019 5:30 pm EST The folks behind Eastbound & Down and Vice Principals are back with The Righteous Gemstones. The series follows a world-famous televangelist family who are clearly anything but holy. McBride stars with John Goodman, Adam Devine, and Edi Patterson, and from the looks of things, this is going to be a must-see. Watch a new Righteous Gemstones trailer below, sinners....

‘Us’ Movie Explained: Exploring The Biggest Questions And Craziest Twists In Jordan Peele’s Film By /Film Staff/March 22, 2019 5:40 pm EST (Us, the new horror film from Jordan Peele, is in theaters now and it’s the kind of movie that demands a conversation. So Jacob Hall and Ben Pearson are here to do that. Let’s unwrap this movie’s mysteries, shall we?)Jacob: So you’ve just seen Jordan Peele’s Us. And you have questions, right?...

‘Widows’ Clip: Cynthia Erivo Joins The Team By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 10, 2018 4:30 pm EST Widows kicks-ass, and you should prepare yourself for the film’s marketing to ramp up as the November release date. The action-drama from director Steve McQueen and writer Gillian Flynn assembles a dynamite cast and turns them loose on a mission to pull off a potentially deadly heist. In the Widows clip below, the women at the center of the heist are in desperate need of a driver....

Cool Stuff: Gallery 1988’s ‘Lost Days’ Art Show Honors ‘Wayne’s World’, ‘Dumb & Dumber’, & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 10, 2018 6:00 am EST Gallery 1988 debuted a new art show over the weekend featuring works from Jeff Boyes and Dan Mumford, each of them honoring some beloved films from decades past. Jeff Boyes focuses on films like Wayne’s World, Gleaming the Cube, and Dumb & Dumber. Meanwhile, Dan Mumford tackled the likes of The Crow, Terminator and First Blood....

Director Jeff Nichols On Working With Michael Shannon And How He’d Change The Ending Of ‘Mud’ [Interview] By Jack Giroux/Oct. 26, 2018 1:00 pm EST “I know a lot of people hate the endings of my movies.” A lot of people may be an overstatement, based on how much audiences and critics have praised his movies in the past, but director Jeff Nichols is well aware that one or two of his endings have left some viewers frustrated....

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 151 - Directing Looper And Breaking Bad (GUEST: Director Rian Johnson) By Slashfilmcast/June 19, 2011 2:00 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....

TV Bits: ‘A Million Little Things’, ‘F Is For Family’, ‘Fuller House’, ‘Fleabag’, ‘Homeland’, ‘Ratched’, ‘The Walking Dead’, ‘Archer’ And More By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 10, 2019 8:00 am EST In this edition of TV Bits: Walking Dead cast member Chandler Riggs joins A Million Little Things. Netflix has renewed both F is for Family and Fuller House. Kristin Scott Thomas and Fiona Shaw join Fleabag season 2. The final season of Homeland has been pushed to fall....

Why ‘Pancake Milkshake’ Didn’t Make It Into ‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’ And Other Fun Easter Eggs & Cameos Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 22, 2018 9:00 am EST Today, we continue my interview with Ralph Breaks The Internet directors Phil Johnston and Rich Moore, and producer Clark Spencer, in a discussion that is all about the film’s spoilers, cameos, and easter eggs. The filmmakers explain why the “Pancake Milkshake” scene, which was one of the funniest parts of the film’s marketing (and has been included in a lot of the film’s merchandising), didn’t make it into the actual movie....

‘Boy Erased’ Trailer: Lucas Hedges Gets Forced Into Conversion Therapy By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 30, 2018 9:30 am EST Even though it’s 2018, there are still religious zealots out there who believe it is their duty to help so-called sinful homosexuals pray their gay away. In fact, according to a new trailer for the harrowing drama Boy Erased, there are currently 77,000 people being held in conversion therapy centers by religious figures forcing people to question their identity and bury who they really are....

‘Captain Marvel’ Featurette: How Brie Larson Trained To Be The Powerful Marvel Superhero By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 8, 2019 1:30 pm EST It takes a lot of work to be a superhero. You’ve seen Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth’s bodies swell to the size of small mountains, and now Brie Larson is the latest actor to get the intense super-training experience. But instead of just lifting weights, she’s flying jets. As the titular superhero of Captain Marvel, Larson not only has to hold her own in a fight, but she has to be able to pilot an Air Force plane, which is something that she learned while visiting the U....

‘Everybody Knows’ Trailer: Javier Bardem And Penelope Cruz Reunite In Asghar Farhadi’s Kidnapping Thriller By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 16, 2018 7:30 am EST Penelope Cruz reunites onscreen with spouse Javier Bardem for the first time since 2013’s The Counselor in a new movie this year. But while that movie didn’t give them much screen time together, Everybody Knows puts the duo through the wringer. Cruz and Bardem star in the taut kidnapping thriller from Oscar-winning Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi which premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival in May....

‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile’ Trailer: Zac Efron Is Serial Killer Ted Bundy By Jacob Hall/Jan. 25, 2019 11:00 am EST Between 1974 and 1978, Ted Bundy murdered at least 30 (possibly many more) women in seven states. He was put on trial. It was a circus. He was convicted. And he was also very handsome for a deranged serial killer. And now, he’s being played by Zac Efron in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, a film that chronicles Bundy’s relationship with Liz Kendall (Lily Collins), his highly publicized trial, and beyond....

/Filmcast Ep. 141 - Source Code (GUEST: Katey Rich From Cinema Blend) By Slashfilmcast/April 5, 2011 8:45 pm EST This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam discuss the merits of Punch-Drunk Love, praise the over-the-top Hobo with a Shotgun, and try to unravel the mysteries of Source Code. 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....