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‘They Shall Not Grow Old’ Review: Humanity Leaps Off The Screen In Peter Jackson’s Vivid World War I Documentary By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 18, 2018 7:00 am EST When I was handed a pair of 3D glasses to watch They Shall Not Grow Old, I rolled my eyes. How could a tired theatrical gimmick possibly add anything to a documentary about World War I? But 15 minutes into Peter Jackson’s vivid documentary, the glasses stopped digging into the sides of my head and instead helped transport me into the dazzling, achingly human archival footage that the Oscar-winning director so brilliantly restored....

‘To Dust’ Director Shawn Snyder On Odd Couple Matthew Broderick And Géza Röhrig Digging Corpses [Interview] By Caroline Cao/Feb. 7, 2019 2:00 pm EST Science and spirituality intermingle in one man’s off-kilter quest for absolution. In this dark comedy To Dust, a Hasidic cantor by the name of Shmuel (Géza Röhrig) pursues scientific answers to his spiritual question. In Shmuel’s Jewish spirituality, the soul finds peace when it decays into dust....

‘Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series’ Trailer: Are You Ready To Work For Darth Vader? By Ethan Anderton/April 12, 2019 1:15 pm EST Following a debut at Star Wars Celebration 2019, we have a new trailer for the upcoming Star Wars virtual reality adventure experience Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series – Episode I. The VR game and experience from ILMxLAB is coming to Oculus VR headsets this year, starting with the untethered Oculus Quest headset this spring, allowing you to see first-hand what it’s like to work for Darth Vader....

‘Veronica Mars’ Trailer: Veronica Hunts A Bomber In Neptune By Ben Pearson/June 14, 2019 11:25 am EST Spring break in Neptune is more explosive than ever in Hulu’s revival of Veronica Mars. The fictional coastal California hometown of the eponymous private investigator is being plagued by a series of bombings, and Veronica (Kristen Bell) may be the only one who can find out who’s setting them off…and why. Check out the latest Veronica Mars trailer below....

David Tennant Says He Won’t Be In ‘Jessica Jones’ Season 3 By Chris Evangelista/March 13, 2019 9:30 am EST When the final season of Jessica Jones drops on Netflix this year, don’t expect to see David Tennant’s infamous Kilgrave. Technically, Kilgrave was killed at the end of season 1, but the character returned in hallucinatory form to mess with Jessica’s mind in season 2. If you were expecting to see him pop up one final time, David Tennant says it’s not happening....

Dive Into Exclusive Art From ‘The Art And Making Of Aquaman’ By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 21, 2018 6:30 am EST In The Art and Making of Aquaman, author Mike Avila takes readers under the waves and beyond to show the staggering amount of special effects work, design, planning and more that went into creating James Wan’s undersea superhero flick Aquaman. We have an exclusive look at art from the book below, as well as a few excerpts....

First Episode Of Tenacious D In ‘Post-Apocalypto’ Is Now On YouTube For Free By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 1, 2018 6:00 am EST After premiering at Fantastic Fest, the animated series Post-Apocalypto featuring Jack Black and Kyle Gass back as Tenacious D has launched on YouTube. The first episode of the series arrived before the weekend, and it features a new song from the upcoming new album of the same name. If you’re in the market for something totally goofy and full of phallic imagery, then look no further....

Sacha Baron Cohen Won’t Make ‘Who Is America?’ Season 2 By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 21, 2018 1:00 pm EST After stirring up all sorts of controversy and creating problems for plenty of politicians and pundits, Sacha Baron Cohen’s comedy documentary series Who Is America? will not be returning for a second season. No, the show hasn’t been canceled, but instead, Cohen simply doesn’t see a way to easily continue the show and deliver the same kind of shock and hilarity....

Superhero Bits: Original ‘Justice League’ Ending, ‘Teen Titans’ Voices Returning & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 25, 2018 6:00 pm EST How was Justice League originally going to end? What project is bringing the original voices for Teen Titans back? What did N’Jobu’s journal in Black Panther say? Want to see the original face sculpt for Thanos from The Avengers? Are you surprised to hear that production on Spawn has been pushed back?...

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 24 (GUEST: Angie Han) By Slashfilmcast/Nov. 9, 2008 9:39 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 Creepy Christmas Film Festival Is Back With 25 Days Of Holiday Horror Short Films By Matt Donato/Dec. 2, 2018 8:00 am EST Take a deep whiff of that crisp almost-December air. Are you as excited as I am? With good tidings and thoughts of Saint Nick comes my favorite cinematic obsession – CHRISTMAS HORROR MOVIES! All that “Joyeux Noël” spirit just with sharpened candy cane daggers, bomb-rigged presents, and even professional wrestler Bill Goldberg as a stark-raving-mad killer Santa....

The Morning Watch: ‘Ratatouille’ Storyboard Comparison, ‘Stranger Things’ Recap & More By Ethan Anderton/July 1, 2019 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, watch a Ratatouille storyboard comparison for the scene where food critic Anton Ego takes a bite of Remy’s fine cuisine....

This ‘LEGO Movie 2’ Song, Titled “Catchy Song”, Is The New ‘Everything Is Awesome’ By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 18, 2019 2:30 pm EST One of the most memorable pieces of The LEGO Movie was the super-catchy song “Everything Is Awesome”. Now, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part is assembling in theaters this year, and in an effort to top “Everything Is Awesome”, the filmmakers came up with a brand new song they hope will get stuck inside your head....

Tim Burton’s ‘Dumbo’ Soars Onto Blu-Ray And Digital In June By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 29, 2019 3:30 pm EST The famously adorably flying elephant will soon be flying to your living room screen. While tickets didn’t fly off the shelves for Tim Burton’s remake of Dumbo, perhaps the cute CGI creation will have better luck on Blu-ray and Digital HD when it comes to home video this June. Disney has set the Dumbo Blu-ray release date on the same day as its Digital HD release in several different formats for a variety of devices....

‘Aladdin’ Early Buzz: Despite Questionable Trailers, The Disney Remake Is Surprisingly Good By Ethan Anderton/May 19, 2019 8:00 am EST Right now, it doesn’t seem like many Disney fans are all that excited about the arrival of the studio’s remake of their 1992 animated classic Aladdin. The marketing certainly isn’t doing the movie any favors, whether it’s because of the seemingly wooden performance from Mena Massoud as the titular street urchin or the boring choreography for what should be one of the most lively parts of the movie....

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Demand Prompts AMC Theatres To Keep Certain Locations Open 72 Hours Straight By Ethan Anderton/April 23, 2019 9:30 am EST The box office frenzy for Avengers: Endgame begins in just two days with the first sneak preview screenings beginning at 6:00 P.M. (local time) in theaters everywhere. When tickets went on sale, the demand was so high that ticketing websites had extensive waits and some theater sites even crashed....

‘Charlie’s Angels’ Reboot And ‘Terminator 6’ Claim ‘Wonder Woman 1984’s Old Release Date [Updated] By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 23, 2018 8:30 am EST Update: It looks like Paramount also wants to take advantage of the November 2019 vacuum Wonder Woman 1984 has created by moving to the summer. The studio has now scheduled the new Terminator movie to open on that date, moving it up two weeks from its original release. The question now is whether or not Charlie’s Angels will blink or if the two films will have an old fashioned showdown....

‘Dumbo’ Producers Justin Springer & Ehren Kruger Talk About The Challenges Of Adapting The Animated Classic For Modern Audiences [Interview] By Peter Sciretta/March 27, 2019 10:00 am EST Last week, I had the opportunity to sit down with producer Justin Springer and screenwriter/producer Ehren Kruger about their new film, director Tim Burton’s live-action remake of Dumbo. During the chat, we talked about the challenges in adapting Dumbo for modern audiences, the progressive animal rights message of the film, making a remake and a sequel at the same time, the possibility of a connected live-action Disney universe, inspiration from Walt Disney’s Disneyland, and more, including updates on Tron 3, which Springer has been developing for years....

/Filmcast Ep. 363 - The Jungle Book (GUEST: Dana Schwartz From Mental Floss) By Slashfilmcast/April 18, 2016 11:35 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss AMC’s crazy new (now rescinded) plan to allow texting in theaters, and their reaction to the first image out of ScarJo’s Ghost in the Shell. Also, special guest Dana Schwartz joins us to discuss the place of Avatar in our culture. Be sure to read Dana’s original tweet about this topic, Ebert’s review of Mr....

/Filmcast Ep. 467 - The Rider By Slashfilmcast/May 15, 2018 7:26 pm EST You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook. Listen or subscribe below: Shownotes: Featured ReviewThe RiderAfter DarkHBO’s BarrySurface Hub 2 (trailer) 4K Blu-Rays 10 years of the /Filmcast Credits: Our sponsor this week is Casper. Get 50 dollars toward select mattresses by visiting Casper....