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The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - American Ultra (GUEST: Matt Singer From ScreenCrush) By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 23, 2015 10:00 pm EST David is joined by Matt Singer to discuss American Ultra (and why you shouldn’t see Hitman: Agent 47). Check out Matt’s pieces in praise of Jesse Eisenberg, reviewing Hitman, reviewing American Ultra, and ranking the worst movie parents of the summer and the 50 best movie taglines. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

Theme Park Bits: Skyliner Testing, World Of Color Returns, And More By Josh Spiegel/Feb. 18, 2019 5:30 am EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: World of Color is coming back to Disney California Adventure. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay has announced its Food and Wine Festival. The Disney Skyliner did a test run this week in full view. And more! Well, it’s about time. After more than nine months of being on the mend due to unexplained accidents, Disney California Adventure’s incredible nighttime spectacular World of Color is returning on Saturday, February 23....

Watch A Rare, Revealing One-Hour ‘Empire Strikes Back’ Documentary From 1980 By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 17, 2018 9:30 am EST There have been plenty of featurettes and retrospective documentaries recalling the making of the original Star Wars trilogy, especially in recent years. However, getting a glimpse from behind-the-scenes of the original movies as they were being made is a rare gift. But someone recently found a rare hour-long Empire Strikes Back documentary from 1980 and uploaded it for us all to enjoy....

‘A Head Full Of Dreams’ Trailer: This Coldplay Documentary Shot For Over 20 Years By Ben Pearson/Oct. 14, 2018 11:00 am EST In 2016, filmmaker Mat Whitecross directed Oasis: Supersonic, an insightful, well-reviewed film about the rise and fall of British pop band Oasis. Now he’s back with a new doc about a different British music group – one he has a much more personal connection to. A Head Full of Dreams is a Coldplay documentary that was shot over the course of 20 years, and Whitecross has been filming the band since their very first rehearsal....

/Filmcast Ep. 158 - Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark (GUEST: Eli Craig, Director Of Tucker And Dale Vs. Evil) By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 30, 2011 8:16 pm EST This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam praise the twisted nature of James Gunn’s Super, wonder whether or not it’s okay for actors to criticize movies they’ve appeared in, and get excited about a fresh new talent in Hollywood (Also, correction: There are still two more episodes of Louie this season, apparently!...

‘Hellboy’ Clip: Queen Nimue Offers Big Red The Chance To Fulfill His Apocalyptic Destiny By Ethan Anderton/March 29, 2019 2:30 pm EST We’re about to have a barrage of comic book movies unleashed upon us in April. Next week will bring Shazam! into theaters (and apparently it’s pretty damn good), and the end of the month will unleash the highly anticipated box office monster Avengers: Endgame. But sandwiched in between there will be the R-rated reboot of the Dark Horse Comics title Hellboy, and a new clip from the movie features Milla Jovovich as the immortal sorceress Queen Nimue, offering the titular hero (David Harbour of Stranger Things under crazy amounts of make-up) the chance to fulfill his destiny as the beast of the apocalypse....

‘Toy Story 4’ TV Spot Summons Forky From The Netherworld By Chris Evangelista/May 4, 2019 12:00 pm EST One thing is clear: Toy Story 4 is going to have a lot more existential dread than the last three films. That’s thanks to Forky, the new character that begs the question: just what is it that makes a toy a toy? And we’re talking the secretly sentient type of toy here, too....

Disney Files Patent For Most Realistic Lightsaber Yet By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 20, 2018 1:00 pm EST The Walt Disney Company has filed a patent for potentially the most realistic lightsaber yet. The lightsaber patent is for something called a “Sword Device with Retractable, Internally Illuminated Blade,” and comes before the highly anticipated opening of Disney’s upcoming theme park expansion Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. According to a report from WDW News Today, Disney has filed a patent for a new lightsaber toy model that looks to be its most realistic version available to date....

Epix Jumps Into The Streaming Service Wars With Epix Now, Offering MGM’s Entire Library By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 11, 2019 2:30 pm EST Epix Now launches today as a streaming service that features MGM’s full movie library as well as Epix’s collection of new and old original series for just $5.99 a month. “2019 is poised to be an incredible year of growth for our network,” Epix president Michael Wright told the outlet in a statement....

Exclusive: ‘Love, Simon’ Disney+ Series Will Focus On Two New Characters Not In The Movie By Ethan Anderton/May 29, 2019 11:30 am EST Casting is currently underway for the Love, Simon series at Disney+, and the series lead is meant to be a Latin teenage boy named Victor. He’s described as “closeted, really cute, athletic, well-liked, and warm-hearted.” He’s also a high school soccer star. Aside from the fact that this character isn’t named Simon, that’s a remarkably different character from the original movie....

Here’s Why James Wan Chose ‘Aquaman’ Over ‘The Flash’ By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 17, 2018 3:30 pm EST James Wan swims into the world of superheroes this week with Aquaman, but things could’ve turned out very differently. According to Wan, Warner Bros. offered him the chance to make either an Aquaman movie, or a film about The Flash. In Wan’s eyes, this was a no brainer: Aquaman all the way. As the filmmaker tells it, making a film about the Atlantean superhero gave him a chance to give audiences something they hadn’t seen before....

Jason Blum, Antoine Fuqua, Guillermo Del Toro & More Developing Shows For New Streaming Service ‘Quibi’ By Ben Pearson/Oct. 10, 2018 11:28 am EST If you thought there were already too many streaming services to choose from, prepare yourselves for a new contender to enter the fray. Former Walt Disney Studios chairman and DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and CEO Meg Whitman have announced that their short-form content mobile subscription platform has an official name: Quibi, which is short for “quick bites....

Kevin Feige Compares ‘Black Widow’ Movie To ‘Better Call Saul’ By Chris Evangelista/June 20, 2019 3:00 pm EST If you saw Avengers: Endgame – and I know you totally did – you might have come away wondering how Marvel is going to move ahead with their Black Widow movie. The answer seems obvious: prequel time, baby! And in case there was ever any doubt, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige recently spoke about the upcoming film, and compared it to another high-profile prequel: Better Call Saul....

Listen: ‘Stranger Things 3’ Spoiler Discussion By Peter Sciretta/July 9, 2019 1:15 pm EST On the July 9, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writer Chris Evangelista to have a spoiler-filled discussion about Stranger Things 3. In The Spoiler Room: We have a spoiler-filled discussion of Stranger Things 3: Brief thoughts on the season overall Chris: ‘Stranger Things 3’ Spoiler Review: An 8-Hour Summer Blockbuster Starcourt Mall and opening the scope of the show up The Russians Hopper and Joyce Eleven and Mike: Their relationship Dustin, Steve, and Robin Queer Things: the Robin twist and is Will gay?...

Marvel Pays Tribute To Stan Lee In Moving Video About The Comic Book Icon By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 14, 2018 9:26 am EST This week, a comic book titan passed away. Stan Lee is a Marvel legend whose influence stretched past the comic book industry and into films, TV, and pop culture in general. The world mourned his passing at the age of 95 in Los Angeles on Monday, and now Marvel Entertainment is joining in with a moving tribute video to the pop culture icon....

More ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ Details Emerge: Cinematic Spaces, Limited Signing, And Plenty Of Easter Eggs By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 4, 2019 8:30 am EST We’re only half a year out from the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, which is being touted as the most ambitious land ever added to a Disney theme park. The highly anticipated Star Wars-themed lands open at Disneyland in summer of 2019, while Walt Disney World’s version in the Hollywood Studios park will open later in Fall 2019....

More Star Wars Celebration 2019 Exclusives: Silly Shirts, Slick Shoes, Home Goods & More By Ethan Anderton/April 4, 2019 2:30 pm EST We’re one week away from the start of Star Wars Celebration 2019. The convention for fans of everything from a galaxy far, far away is being held in Chicago this year from April 11 through April 15, and /Film will be there to cover all the big news about Star Wars Episode 9, the live-action series The Mandalorian, the latest updates on Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, a sneak peek at the return of The Clone Wars, and much more....

Movie Mixtape: 6 Movies To Watch With ‘Vox Lux’ By Scott Beggs/Dec. 6, 2018 7:00 am EST Cinema often treats tragedy either as an incubator for profound goodness or for unspeakable monstrosity, recognizing that cataclysmic change – no matter the flavor – is inescapable when the worst happens. For the two young women at the center of Vox Lux, it’s both. But silver linings can turn out to be tin foil, especially when seen through the starry-eyed glasses of fame....

Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Finds Its Maria; Listen To Her Crush “Shallow” From ‘A Star Is Born’ By Ben Pearson/Jan. 14, 2019 2:30 pm EST Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story cast is slowly beginning to come into focus. The Beard already cast Baby Driver star Ansel Elgort as Tony, the male lead of his musical remake, and now Spielberg has found his young Maria. Rachel Zegler, a 17-year-old high school student, has locked down the female lead, and there’s no question she has the pipes to be able to pull off this role....

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 157 - The Value Of DVDs And Movies You Have To Work For By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 29, 2011 7:50 am EST Note: An earlier upload of this episode accidentally cut off the last few minutes of discussion. This should now be fixed. Apologies for the inconvenience. 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....