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Netflix’s Oscar Campaign For ‘Roma’ Could Be The Most Expensive In A Decade By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 16, 2019 2:00 pm EST Netflix is going for the gold statuette by dropping the equivalent of half a metric ton of gold on its Roma Oscar campaign. The streaming giant is reportedly spending upwards of $20 million on wooing awards body voters for Alfonso Cuaron’s masterpiece, making it the most expensive campaign in nearly a decade....

Paul Greengrass And Tom Hanks Looking To Reunite For Civil War Western ‘News Of The World’ By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 6, 2019 3:15 pm EST Paul Greengrass and Tom Hanks worked together on the harrowing Captain Phillips, and now they’re hoping to get the band back together for News of the World, based on the novel by Paulette Jiles – a Western set in the aftermath of the Civil War. This would be a bit of a departure for Greengrass, who has spent the last few years helming either films based on real-life events and tragedies, or Bourne sequels....

Road To Endgame: ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Is A Great ‘Iron Man 4,’ But A Middling Spidey Movie By Siddhant Adlakha/April 15, 2019 8:00 am EST (Welcome to Road to Endgame, where we revisit the first 22 movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and ask, “How did we get here?” In this edition: Spider-Man: Homecoming offers an on-the-ground perspective of the Avengers’ world, but little else)The film’s “Homecoming” sub-title sent a singular message to fans worldwide: this was Spider-Man back where he belonged, at the House of Ideas, alongside characters he’d shared the page with for over 50 years....

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 126 - Harry Potter And The Deathly Fan Service By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 12, 2010 6:11 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: ‘First Man’ VFX Breakdown, ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Anatomy Of A Scene’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 8, 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, check out the amazing visual effects work that went into creating the moon landing and more from First Man....

The Morning Watch: ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Trailer Fixed, Entire ‘X-Men’ Franchise Recap & More By Ethan Anderton/June 3, 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 new version of the Sonic the Hedgehog trailer fixed with an infinitely better version of the titular hero....

Two ‘Zootopia’ Sequels May Be In The Works At Disney Animation By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 3, 2019 10:00 am EST It’s been nearly three years since Walt Disney Animation released Zootopia. Despite winning Best Animated Movie at both the Oscars and the Golden Globes, the movie doesn’t feel like it was as much of a sensation as Frozen. But when it comes to box office, the movie didn’t fall far behind with over $1....

Video: /Film Visits ‘Tolkien’ Locations And Interviews Stars Nicholas Hoult And Lily Collins By Ben Pearson/May 9, 2019 4:00 pm EST Last week, I joined a handful of other journalists to visit Oxford, England, the old stomping grounds of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit author J.R.R. Tolkien, who is the subject of a new biopic called Tolkien. In addition to interviewing the stars of the film, Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins, I cut together a video featuring several of the locations we visited, including filming locations used in the movie and some key places where the real Tolkien studied, worked, and drank....

‘Better Call Saul’ Season 5 Delayed Until 2020 By Chris Evangelista/April 5, 2019 3:30 pm EST Breaking: Bad news. Better Call Saul season 5 won’t arrive until next year. The fantastic AMC series wrapped up season 4 in 2018, but if you were hoping to see what Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman does next, you’re going to have to hold your horses. Sarah Barnett, AMC’s President, Entertainment Networks, has confirmed the Breaking Bad prequel is on hold in order to accommodate the schedules of certain cast members....

By Chris Evangelista/March 20, 2019 10:00 am EST THR has the news about the Castle Rock season 2 cast, and storyline. Per their report, “season two will explore a feud between warring clans that comes to a boil when budding psychopath Annie Wilkes, King’s nurse from hell, gets waylaid in Castle Rock.” Tim Robbins will play “Reginald “Pop” Merrill, the famed patriarch of King’s iconic crime family who is dying of cancer and at a reckoning with his family,” with Garret Hedlund taking on the role of “John “Ace” Merrill, the town of Castle Rock’s legendary bully who is taking over his uncle Pop’s business and threatening a fragile peace with nearby Jerusalem’s Lot....

‘Creed II’ Early Buzz: Not As Good As ‘Creed’, But Still A Solid Sequel By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 16, 2018 10:56 am EST Next week, one of the many new releases trying to get audiences into theaters over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend will be Creed II. The sequel to the surprisingly great Rocky spin-off is bringing in another piece of the franchise’s legacy by bringing back Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundrgren), this time managing his boxer son Viktor Drago (played by real fighter Florian “Big Nasty” Munteanu) as he prepares for a match with Adonis Creed (Michael B....

‘Elf’ Honest Trailer: Okay, This Movie Is Delightful, But It’s Also Weird As Hell By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 28, 2018 6:00 am EST It’s hard to craft a Christmas movie that becomes a holiday hit that you want to watch every single year. Most Christmas movies you just watch simply because they happen to be on around the Yuletide season, but every once in a while there’s a true classic that stands the test of time....

/Filmcast Ep. 142 - Hanna (GUEST: Dave Gonzales From Latino Review) By Slashfilmcast/April 12, 2011 9:09 pm EST This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam compare the two Arthurs, praise the works of Tom McCarthy, unravel the mysteries of Hanna, lament the passing of one of the greatest directors of all time, and give a shout out to a pioneering movie blog. Special guest Dave Gonzales joins us from Latino Review....

/Filmcast Ep. 165 - Paranormal Activity 3 (GUEST: Matt Patches From Hollywood.com) By Slashfilmcast/Oct. 25, 2011 8:46 pm EST This week, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley chat about the fall of Netflix, enjoy the listlessness of The Trip, debate the impressiveness of The Last Exorcism, and try to figure out who would pay $60 for Tower Heist. Special guest Matt Patches joins us from Hollywood.com. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

‘Five Feet Apart’ Trailer: It’s ‘The Fault In Our Stars’ But With Cystic Fibrosis By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 17, 2019 8:30 am EST If The Fault in Our Stars warmed your heart and also made you stream crocodile tears, then you’re probably already looking forward to Five Feet Apart. Not unlike the aforementioned adaptation of John Green’s book, this movie follows a 17-year old girl named Stella (Haley Lu Richardson of Split) who is afflicted with cystic fibrosis, keeping her confined to a hospital and unable to make human contact....

‘Godzilla: King Of The Monsters’ TV Spot Destroys The World With New Footage By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 18, 2019 5:00 pm EST A new Godzilla: King of the Monsters TV spot is here, and it’s exploding with new footage – almost literally. This spot is wall-to-wall destruction, as one landscape after another gets blown to smithereens thanks to the rampaging Kaiju characters populating the film. I sure hope the property owners in this movie have insurance!...

‘Green Eggs And Ham’ Animated Series Announces Full Cast For Netflix’s Dr. Seuss Adaptation By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 19, 2019 9:00 am EST Netflix first announced a Green Eggs and Ham animated series back in 2015, and now, the dream has become a reality. The series will finally arrive this fall, and in anticipation of that, the streaming service has announced the full cast. They’ve also provided some first look images in the form of character posters....

‘It Chapter Two’ Trailer: Pennywise Welcomes You Back To Derry By Chris Evangelista/May 9, 2019 9:00 am EST Get ready to return home to Derry, Maine with the It Chapter Two trailer. The members of The Losers’ Club are all grown up, but they can’t escape their childhood fears. With It Chapter Two, director Andy Muschietti completes his adaptation of Stephen King’s tome of terror that started with 2017’s surprise blockbuster It....

‘John Wick 4’ Release Date Confirmed For 2021 By Chris Evangelista/May 20, 2019 4:17 pm EST John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum has already surpassed what the first John Wick made in its entire domestic run at the box office, so it was only a matter of time before Keanu Reeves got the go-ahead to suit up for another bloodbath. That time is now. John Wick: Chapter 4 has been confirmed for a summer 2021 release date, and we can’t wait....

‘Ralph Breaks VR’ Review: The VOID And ILMxLAB Have Created A Fun, Kid-Friendly Experience By Vanessa Armstrong/Feb. 11, 2019 11:00 am EST Want to throw virtual pancakes or milkshakes at kitties and bunnies in a strawberry-scented diner? If the answer is yes (and who out there would say no?), you’ll love Ralph Breaks VR—a hyper-reality experience created by The VOID and ILMxLAB that uses VR technology, physical stages, and sensory effects to make you feel like you’re in the weird world of the internet with some animated friends....