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Disney Removed A ‘Toy Story 2’ Blooper Gag That Implies Sexual Misconduct By Ethan Anderton/July 3, 2019 5:00 pm EST The #MeToo movement has changed how Hollywood addresses allegations of sexual misconduct in the film and television industries, especially when it comes to high-powered producers and executives using their sway to manipulate, coerce and abuse women for their own gratification. And now that movement has caused Disney to look back at a gag from one of Pixar’s animated films and just pretend it never existed....

New ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Photo Reveals Vanessa Kirby As Jason Statham’s Sister In The ‘Fast And Furious’ Spin-Off By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 30, 2018 8:30 am EST Before the Fast and Furious franchise continues, there will be a spin-off focusing on Dwayne Johnson as former special agent Luke Hobbs and villain-turned-ally Deckard Shaw, played by Jason Statham. But as the universe of the Fast and Furious films is growing, so is the cast, and we have our first look at one of the new members of the franchise....

The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - Making A Murderer By Slashfilmcast/Jan. 1, 2016 5:00 pm EST David, Peter, and Jeff have a spoiler-filled discussion about the engrossing Netflix documentary series, Making a Murderer. Be sure to read Peter’s write-up, Buzzfeed’s interview with the filmmakers, Pajiba’s write-up, and the ongoing Subreddit about the series. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, like us on Facebook!...

The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - The Night Of Season 1 Review By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 28, 2016 10:34 pm EST In this special bonus episode, David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss the first season of HBO’s compelling procedural drama, The Night Of. Thanks to all the listeners who called in to our live broadcast to present your opinions and questions. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

These ‘John Wick 3’ Artist Series Posters Are Incredible By Chris Evangelista/May 2, 2019 5:00 pm EST Now that Avengers: Endgame is out, its time to get hyped for the next big movie of the summer: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. Keanu Reeves and his slick suits will return to kill anyone who gets in his way – and he might even use a pencil to do it. Some new John Wick 3 artist series posters have hit the web, and they’re gorgeous....

‘Agents Of SHIELD’ Season Six Will Honor Stan Lee, But What’s Up With Clark Gregg’s New Character? [WonderCon] By Fred Topel/March 31, 2019 12:00 pm EST Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD,some say is very underappreciated which , had a panel at WonderCon to tease the show’s upcoming sixth season. /Film had a chance to speak with creators Jed Whedon and Maurisa Tancharoen, producer Jeff Bell and cast members Clark Gregg and Henry Simmons about the new season....

‘Charlie’s Angels’ Runs From ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’, Will Arrive Two Weeks Later In November By Ethan Anderton/March 29, 2019 9:30 am EST Last fall, Wonder Woman 1984 jumped far away from its original early November release date to the summer of 2020. As soon as that happened, the November 1, 2019 date was claimed by both the new big screen take on Charlie’s Angels and the upcoming sequel Terminator: Dark Fate....

‘Five Feet Apart’ Trailer: ‘Riverdale’ And ‘Columbus’ Stars Fall For Each Other By Ben Pearson/Nov. 2, 2018 1:30 pm EST Who knew that the “sick teen weepy” would become an automatic greenlight for Hollywood studio executives? After The Fault in Our Stars made over $300 million worldwide in 2014, there have been several attempts to recapture that lightning in a bottle. The latest is Five Feet Apart, which stars Columbus and Edge of Seventeen’s Haley Lu Richardson as a girl with cystic fibrosis....

‘Solo’ Score Disqualified From The Oscars Because Someone Forgot To Submit It By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 10, 2018 3:15 pm EST Somebody goofed. First-round voting has kicked-off for the Academy’s Best Original Song and Best Original Score awards, and four buzz-worthy scores have already been disqualified. The causes behind the disqualifications vary, but the Solo: A Star Wars Story score might have the most embarrassing reason: someone forgot to submit it in time....

‘Zootopia’ Land Announced For Shanghai Disneyland By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 23, 2019 9:00 am EST Zootopia will finally become a real-life Zootopia at Shanghai Disneyland. Disney Parks announced that the 2016 animated hit will be part of the theme park land expansion at the themed resort in Pudong, Shanghai, marking the development of the world’s first Zootopia-themed land The Shanghai Disney Resort announced that a Zootopia-themed land was coming to the Chinese theme park, according to the Disney Parks blog....

Black Belly of the Tarantula A Blade in the Dark The Case of the Bloody Iris The Barefoot Contessa Madhouse Now Streaming on Shudder Release date: 1981Director: Ovidio G. AssonitisCast: Trish Everly, Dennis Robertson, and Allison BiggersNot to be confused with the 1974 Vincent Price film of the same name, Madhouse is set in Georgia and follows a school teacher who’s being stalked by her psychotic twin sister. Also known as There Was a Little Girl and And When She Was Bad, this slasher flick with giallo influences features a score by prolific composer Riz Ortolani, who also provided the memorable score for Cannibal Holocaust....

How ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ Fails To Acknowledge The Rich History Of Interactive Fiction (Or: Video Games Did It Better) By Andrew Todd/Jan. 3, 2019 12:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition: “Bandersnatch” is the worst episode of Black Mirror and does nothing video games haven’t been doing better for years.)Netflix’s latest bit of interactive entertainment has certainly lit the internet on fire....

Spike Jonze Tapped As First-Ever IMAX Artist-In-Residence By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 11, 2019 2:00 pm EST IMAX is going arthouse. On the heels of the entertainment technology company’s collaboration with Paul Thomas Anderson to screen the experimental one-reeler Anima starring Thom Yorke of Radiohead, IMAX announced a partnership with filmmaker Spike Jonze. Jonze will serve as the company’s first-ever Artist-in-Residence to help the company “identify new creative opportunities and partnerships across its platform....

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 89 - Movie Subtitles And The Sadness Of Richard Schickel By Slashfilmcast/March 7, 2010 4:24 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 Morning Watch: ‘Star Wars’ Lightsaber Fight Concert, An Interview With Goose The Cat & More By Ethan Anderton/March 5, 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, see an incredibly choreographed lightsaber battle that unfolds during a Star Wars orchestra concert....

Theme Park Bits: Celebrate Mardi Gras With Pitbull, Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Tickets Are Available, Downtown Disney Has A New Restaurant, And More By Josh Spiegel/Jan. 21, 2019 5:30 am EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Universal Orlando has some big musical acts helping celebrate Mardi Gras 2019. Check out the new restaurant at Disneyland’s Downtown Disney district. You can get tickets for Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party now. Construction continues on DCA’s newest Pixar attraction....

Theme Park Bits: Disneyland Childcare, Shocking Water Park News, And More By Josh Spiegel/June 13, 2019 1:30 pm EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Learn how to draw Disney characters at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Disneyland is giving its cast members childcare assistance. Guests at Universal’s Volcano Bay water park recently got a literal shock. And more! As a diehard, forever booster of animation, I am especially pleased by this announcement from Disney about a new attraction of sorts at Disney’s Animal Kingdom as part of the promotion for the new Lion King remake....

UPDATE: New ‘Hellboy’ Poster Reveals The Blood Queen, Monsters & Supporting Cast By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 5, 2018 1:15 pm EST UPDATE: A new poster has come out of New York Comic-Con and we’ve added it to our story from October 1 with some details on what is revealed in the wide banner. A fiery Hellboy poster is here, giving us yet another glimpse at David Harbour in-character as Big Red himself....

‘Bad Boys For Life’ Bringing Back Joe Pantoliano As The Angry Captain Howard By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 6, 2018 9:30 am EST Unless you tuned in to the Netflix series Sense8, there’s a good chance you haven’t seen Joe Pantoliano in a little while unless you’ve been re-watching one of his famous turns in The Matrix, Risky Business, The Goonies, Memento or the Bad Boys franchise. But thankfully, the latter will bring him back to the blockbusters he deserves to be starring in....

‘Critters: A New Binge’ Trailer: Shudder Made A ‘Critters’ Original Series, Just For You By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 28, 2019 5:00 pm EST The Critters are back in the Shudder Exclusive short-form series Critters: A New Binge. The series looks cheesy as hell – and that’s exactly as it should be. We’re talking old school Critters puppets running (or rolling, I guess) around, causing mayhem. Critters: A New Binge continues a story that started all the way back in 1986 with the first Critters movie....