/Filmcast Ep. 491 - Private Life And The Old Man & The Gun By Slashfilmcast/Oct. 30, 2018 7:00 pm EST Be sure to check out Katie Hasty’s interview with David Lowery, Mike Ryan’s review of The Old Man & the Gun, and S. I. Rosenbaum’s interview with Tamara Jenkins on Private Life. 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....
‘Jiu Jitsu’ Will See Nicolas Cage Fighting An Alien That Returns To Earth Every Six Years By Chris Evangelista/March 20, 2019 4:00 pm EST Nicolas Cage refuses to make a boring movie. His eternal quest to have audiences say “What the hell is this?” continues with Jiu Jitsu, a sci-fi action film in which Cage will team-up with a martial artist to fight an alien – an alien that comes to earth every six years, looking for a fight....
‘Star Wars: Episode 9’s Tight Development Schedule Might Have Created “Something Incredibly Special” By Ben Pearson/April 9, 2019 12:45 pm EST This week’s Star Wars Celebration promises to unleash a cavalcade of information about a galaxy far, far away, but before that kicks off, we’re turning our attention to a new interview with Star Wars: Episode 9 co-writer/director J.J. Abrams. After original director Colin Trevorrow left the movie, Abrams slid into the director’s chair to wrap up the trilogy he began in 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and he talks about battling some intense time constraints, collaborating with an unfamiliar co-writer, and how he thinks he and his team may have something special on their hands for the hugely-anticipated conclusion to the Skywalker saga....
‘The LEGO Movie 2’ Featurette Catches The Voice Cast Having A Blast By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 22, 2019 5:00 pm EST The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part is just over a couple weeks away from release, and since it’s been a few years since the gang got back together, a new featurette gives the voice cast the spotlight while they were recording their lines for the animated sequel. Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, and Alison Brie are all reprising their roles from the first film, but we also have Tiffany Haddish and Stephanie Beatriz playing two new characters....
‘The Predator Holiday Special’ Trailer Pits The Predator Against Santa Claus By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 12, 2018 12:30 pm EST What if the Predator from the Predator franchise showed up in one of those stop-motion Rankin/Bass holiday specials, like Rudolph or Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town? It might look something like The Predator Holiday Special, a stop-motion animated film set to debut on Comedy Central this month. Can Santa Claus and his reindeer stop the Predator?...
Cool Stuff: Horror Christmas Ornaments Are Coming To Save The Holidays By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 7, 2018 4:30 pm EST Halloween may be over, but the horror-related fun doesn’t have to stop just because the holidays are almost upon us. In an attempt to make Christmas just a little extra creepy, Trick or Treat Studios is releasing a set of horror Christmas ornaments depicting various horror movie characters. These look like a must-own for any horror fan (like me; give these to me now)....
Mold Of The Original ‘Jaws’ Shark Has Been Fully Restored For The Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures [Updated] By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 21, 2019 5:30 pm EST You’re going to need a bigger museum exhibit for a newly restored mold of the Jaws shark. A mold of the mechanical sharks used in Steven Spielberg classic horror movie is fully restored and ready for its place at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures....
New ‘Hobbs And Shaw’ Photo Promises Lots Of Intense Standing And Frowning By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 20, 2018 8:00 am EST A new Hobbs and Shaw photo is here, and one thing is for certain: this movie is going to feature lots of intense staring contests. The pic shows Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham’s Fast and the Furious characters ready for action. The image comes accompanied with a new interview in which Johnson, the ultimate pitch man, talks about how amazing and cool and fun Hobbs and Shaw will be....
Percentage Of Female Directors Working On Top-Grossing Movies Dropped Last Year, Giving Us Another Reason To Be Done With 2018 By Ben Pearson/Jan. 6, 2019 11:00 am EST In 2017, 11% of the top 250 top-grossing movies were directed by women. In 2018, even in the midst of societal discussions about gender parity, that percentage dropped to 8%. That’s one of the unfortunate takeaways of a new study from the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University, who have been releasing “Celluloid Ceiling” reports for more than twenty years which track women’s employment in movies....
Potential ‘Ghostbusters 3’ Plot Details Involve Precocious Kids And A Small Town By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 18, 2019 12:00 pm EST Everyone’s buzzing about Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters 3. The project was a well-kept secret for a while, but now it’s out there, and inquiring minds want to know: what the heck is the movie going to be about? It was previously reported that the script focused on a four teenagers who take up the Ghostbusters mantle, and now, some potential Ghostbusters 3 plot details have surfaced providing a little more information....
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge: Colin Trevorrow Says A Ship Design From His Scrapped Version Of ‘Episode 9’ Made It Into The Park By Ben Pearson/June 13, 2019 3:00 pm EST A long time ago in a galaxy very, very close, Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow was hired to direct Star Wars: Episode 9. That was back in 2015, and though he’d developed a pitch for the film that moved star Daisy Ridley to tears, he eventually left the project....
The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 97 - Iconic Movie Props And More Kick-Ass Talk By Slashfilmcast/May 2, 2010 3:27 am 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 Best Of The /Filmcast: Vol. 1 By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 22, 2017 9:35 pm EST This week, we bring you two of our favorite reviews from the archives: our reviews of Transformers: The Age of Extinction and Chappie. 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! Download or Play now in Browser:Subscribe to the /Filmcast: Featured reviews: Transformers: The Age of Extinction SPOILERS (39:26) Chappie (58:55) SPOILERS (1:21:23) Credits Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock....
The Future Of The ‘Transformers’ Franchise Appears To Be Up In The Air By Ethan Anderton/March 25, 2019 5:00 pm EST Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen seemingly tested any faith fans had in the franchise following the satisfying 2007 live-action debut of the toy-based franchise. Since then, every sequel in the Transformers franchise has made less and less money, to the point that Transformers: The Last Knight barely made more than half of what the previous sequel, Age of Extinction, earned at the domestic box office....
Theme Park Bits: Goodbye To Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster, A Lion King Celebration, And More By Josh Spiegel/Feb. 11, 2019 5:30 am EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: A musically charged roller coaster is going the way of the dodo in Paris. Epcot’s space-themed restaurant may have a name. Disneyland will celebrate The Lion King this summer. And more! The Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith is one of only a handful of thrill-ride-style roller coasters in the Disney parks, but it’s going away at Disneyland Paris....
‘Bull’ Review: Annie Silverstein Is An American Indie Filmmaker To Watch [Cannes] By Jason Gorber/May 20, 2019 2:00 pm EST There will be numerous connections made between Annie Silverstein’s Bull and Chloe Zhaos’s 2017 film The Rider. There’s a similar, documentary-like tone that also involves riding animals, the subculture that surrounds them, and the characters that gravitate towards these powerful beasts. Yet taken on its own, this debut manages to carve out its own path, firmly establishing Silverstein as a director to watch....
‘Child’s Play’ Trailer: Are You Ready For The New Chucky? By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 8, 2019 6:05 am EST Well, we all knew this day was coming, and now it’s here. Our first real look at the Child’s Play remake has arrived, showing off the new direction MGM is taking with Chucky. No longer a serial-killer possessed plastic toy, this Chucky is new and improved, with high-tech upgrades. Don’t worry, though – he’ll still kill you....
‘Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee’ Trailer: Freshly Brewed Episodes With Eddie Murphy, Seth Rogen & More By Ethan Anderton/July 2, 2019 1:30 pm EST Plenty of Seinfeld fans are probably hungry for some kind of special celebration in honor the show’s 30th anniversary. We’re not sure if there’s anything in the works on that front, but there will at least be some new programming with Jerry Seinfeld getting back in cars and getting some coffee (and maybe some breakfast, lunch or dinner) with some of the biggest names in comedy....
/Filmcast Ep. 509 - Triple Frontier By Slashfilmcast/March 18, 2019 7:40 pm EST David enjoys the provocative dance-horror film Climax while Jeff reflects on parenthood through the Netflix show Working Moms. For their feature review, the trio tackles Triple Frontier, the star-studded Netflix original film directed by J.C. Chandor. Listen to David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill Devindra’s new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets....
‘Lady And The Tramp’ Remake Will Have Janelle Monae Revamp That Problematic Siamese Cat Song By Chris Evangelista/May 6, 2019 5:30 pm EST When you hear the title Lady and the Tramp, two things likely come to mind. One is the famous scene where the two dogs share some back-alley spaghetti. The other is “The Siamese Cat Song.” While dogs eating pasta is still perfectly acceptable (in small doses – don’t let your dogs get overweight!...
