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‘Midsommar’ Writer/Director Ari Aster Teases His Preferred Cut Of The Film [Interview] By Ben Pearson/July 2, 2019 12:00 pm EST Ari Aster burst onto the scene last year with Hereditary, a dread-drenched horror film about the trauma and complications of family that was voted one of /Film’s best movies of 2018. His follow-up, the folk horror fever dream Midsommar, is a totally different type of movie – one which obliterates the notion that Aster is a one-hit wonder and instead confirms him as one of the most exciting and daring filmmakers working in horror today....

‘Ready Or Not’ Trailer: This Game Of Hide And Seek Takes A Bloody, Twisted Turn By Ethan Anderton/June 17, 2019 12:30 pm EST Becoming part of a new family through marriage can be a scary prospect. But it’s probably significantly worse when there’s a twisted tradition of having the newest member of the family partake in a deadly game in order to truly join the clan. Ready or Not finds a young bride (Samara Weaving of the upcoming Bill and Ted Face the Music) marrying into a rich, eccentric family....

‘Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me’ Trailer: An American Icon Gets His First Major Documentary By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 30, 2018 10:00 am EST Sammy Davis Jr. has is an essential member of the Rat Pack and an icon of American culture, but his contributions to pop culture have remained mostly unsung. A new documentary from PBS as part of their “American Masters” series gives the spotlight to Sammy Davis Jr....

‘The Craft’ Reboot Adds Cailee Spaeny To Its Coven By Chris Evangelista/June 24, 2019 5:30 pm EST Blumhouse’s reboot of The Craft has found the first of its four witches. Cailee Spaeny, who appeared in Bad Times at the El Royale, Pacific Rim: Uprising and more, will play the lead character in the new take on the ’90s witch flick. Zoe Lister-Jones is writing and directing the new Craft, which will follow a similar plot as the original movie, but update details for the modern era....

‘The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part’ Review: Everything Isn’t Awesome, But It’s Pretty Good By Josh Spiegel/Feb. 4, 2019 8:00 am EST The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part is a sequel that’s sometimes as unwieldy as its title. Almost all of the major characters from the 2014 original have returned, and the same weirdly anarchic spirit that ran through the first film revives itself every so often in this follow-up....

‘The Mandalorian’: See Who Directs Which Episodes Of Jon Favreau’s ‘Star Wars’ Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 5, 2018 9:30 am EST Just a day ago, the news broke that Jon Favreau’s mystery Star Wars TV series would be titled The Mandalorian and follow the escapades of a lone gunfighter on the Outer Rim planet of Mandalore. Along with the title, the star-studded roster of episode directors were announced, including Star Wars stalwarts like Dave Filoni, Thor Ragnarok’s Taika Waititi, and two of the first female directors for a Star Wars live-action project....

‘The Punisher’ Season 2 Early Buzz: A More Violent Season 2 Divides Critics By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 11, 2019 8:30 am EST The Punisher season 2 finds itself in an odd place — as one of two survivors of Netflix’s purge of gritty Marvel shows starring streetwise superheroes. So it perhaps has even more to prove with its upcoming second season than the widely acclaimed Jessica Jones, as The Punisher boasts a more widespread fanbase and a protagonist whose mantra puts himself at odds with the current landscape....

James Bond 25 Story Details, Filming Locations, And Official Cast Revealed [Updated] By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 25, 2019 9:15 am EST Update #1: An official plot synopsis for James Bond 25 has been released. Read it below.Update #2: James Bond 25 will be the first in the 007 franchise to utilize IMAX cameras. The Bond producers revealed the official cast and a few key plot details for James Bond 25 at a grand event at one of 007’s most iconic locations, in an announcement that was streamed live worldwide....

The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - Re-Assessing Take Shelter (GUEST: Brandon Lee Tenney From Firstshowing) By Slashfilmcast/March 5, 2012 6:00 pm EST David chats with Brandon Lee Tenney from Firstshowing about your wildly differing interpretations to the ending of Take Shelter.Be sure to listen to our initial review to get all the background for this conversation. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Join us for our next live broadcast on Sunday (3/11) at 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST at slashfilm....

The 10 Greatest M. Night Shyamalan Scenes By Josh Spiegel/Jan. 18, 2019 11:00 am EST M. Night Shyamalan’s career is, in a lot of ways, riddled with inconsistencies. Most people would tell you that the best films he made are early in his career, even with his recent comeback in working with Blumhouse Productions. But even when the quality of his films is low, you can always find some recognizable elements in his work....

The LEGO Movie 2 Confirms Gal Gadot, Margot Robbie & Jason Momoa As Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn & Aquaman By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 14, 2019 7:30 am EST The LEGO Movie already gave us the minifigure version of Justice League, and they all came together again in The LEGO Batman Movie. But when we see a few of the DC Comics superheroes in The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, they’ll have different voices than we’ve heard before, but they’ll still be very recognizable....

The Morning Watch: Questionable Movie Gadgets, The Best Movie Deaths Of 2018 & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 24, 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, take a closer look at some questionable gadgets for spies and criminals in the movies....

‘Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind’ At 15: Don’t Let Your Memory Of This Movie Get Deleted By Joshua Meyer/March 20, 2019 11:00 am EST “Random thoughts for Valentine’s Day 2004. Today is a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap.” Those are the first spoken lines in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Jim Carrey’s voice is laced with melancholy and wry humor as he lets us in on the internal monologue of his character, Joel Barish....

‘Glass’ Has A Twist You Won’t See Coming, Because Of Course It Does By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 21, 2018 12:30 pm EST Peanut butter and jelly. Gin and tonic. Cookies and milk. M. Night Shyamalan and plot twists. All of these things go together – it’s common knowledge, and we’ve all learned to accept it. That said, you never know just what twist Shyamalan might have up his sleeve. The filmmaker has a new thriller hitting theaters in a month – Glass....

Sleeping With the Enemy Deadline broke the news about the Sleeping With the Enemy remake, but add that there are no real details at the moment. The only thing we know for sure is that Nia DaCosta has been hired to write and direct, and that it’s being billed as a “reimagining.” DaCosta is a filmmaker on the rise – she’s also directing the upcoming Candyman remake for producer Jordan Peele....

‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ Tie-In Novel Reveals The Reistance’s Discovery Of Batuu By Ethan Anderton/March 24, 2019 1:00 pm EST This summer, Disney theme parks will take fans to a galaxy far, far away with the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Disneyland will open the Star Wars expansion in May, and Disney World will follow with an opening in August. And after the second park has been open for a couple days, a Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge book will allow fans to find out exactly how the Resistance came to find the planet in their struggle to build allies and stay strong in the fight against the First Order....

Cool Stuff: ‘Harry Potter’ Wizard Chess Replica Will Clear Out Your Gringotts Vault By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 17, 2019 6:00 am EST At the end of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, one of the challenges keeping the key to the Elixir of Life safe is a giant game of wizard chess with some pretty deadly consequences for losing a piece. But now you can bring the game home, albeit on a smaller scale, thanks to the Noble Collection’s Harry Potter wizard chess replica....

In ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’, Leonardo DiCaprio Is Full Of Self-Pity, And Brad Pitt Can Kill You With A Spoon By Chris Evangelista/April 19, 2019 2:00 pm EST Quentin Tarantino has offered some new Once Upon a Time in Hollywood character details – specifically in regards to the roles played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. The new Tarantino flick has a stacked cast, but DiCaprio, Pitt and Margot Robbie are likely to get the most attention....

Netflix Adapting Roald Dahl Books ‘Charlie And The Chocolate Factory’, ‘Matilda’ And More Into Animated Event Series By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 27, 2018 9:30 am EST Netflix is getting into the Roald Dahl business with a plan to turn several of the beloved writer’s books into a slate of animated event series. Almost all the titles have already been adapted into films – including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG and more – but the streaming service plans to reimagine and extend the books into something new....

Pixar Director Pete Sohn Originally Voiced Ganke In ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 26, 2019 8:00 am EST After watching Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse, I ran home and downloaded the Miles Morales comic books on Marvel Unlimited because I didn’t want my time with the characters to end. The heart of the Ultimate Spider-Man comic book run is Miles Morales relationship with his best friend, a comic book-loving geek named Ganke....