Cool Stuff: TOMS ‘Star Wars’ Shoes Sweep You Off To A Galaxy Far, Far Away By Ethan Anderton/July 2, 2019 6:00 am EST If you’re stuck waiting awhile before you can head off to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, you can still be swept off your feet to a galaxy far, far away and also do some good for those in need. TOMS footwear has introduced a new line of Star Wars shoes for men and women....
IFC Films Unlimited Is Another New Streaming Service, But Can It Last? By Ben Pearson/May 17, 2019 5:00 pm EST But even with its own impressive selection of acclaimed independent movies, will IFC Films Unlimited be able to survive against the ever-growing competition in the streaming arena? Variety reports that the films on this service will come from several divisions of the company, including IFC Films, Sundance Selects, and their genre label, IFC Midnight, which has released movies like Kill List, Antichrist, and 78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene....
NBCUniversal Planning A Streaming Subscription Service, May Take Back ‘The Office’ From Netflix By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 15, 2019 11:00 am EST Joining the likes of the forthcoming Disney and Warner Bros. streaming subscription services, media conglomerate NBCUniversal is creating their own ad-supported direct-to-consumer streaming subscription service that would be full of shows from NBC and movies from Universal Pictures, as well as original content. That might not sound too enticing to some of you, but you might pay more attention when you hear that the NBCUniversal streaming service may take The Office away from Netflix after 2021....
Peter Weller Reprises His ‘RoboCop’ Role In Bizarre KFC Ads By Ben Pearson/Feb. 21, 2019 1:30 pm EST District 9 director Neill Blomkamp is currently developing a new RoboCop movie, and last summer, he made headlines when he said that actor Peter Weller, who played the character in the original movie and its first sequel, should step back into the suit once again. Now Weller is back as RoboCop – not in the new movie (yet), but in a series of bizarre commercials for KFC....
Taika Waititi Is Finishing ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Reshoots, Movie Will Be Released This Fall [TCA 2019] By Fred Topel/Feb. 4, 2019 2:29 pm EST After the Television Critics Association panel for What We Do In The Shadows, filmmaker Taika Waititi talked about his future with Marvel and the Star Wars streaming series The Mandalorian. But currently, Waititi is making the film Jojo Rabbit, in which Waititi himself stars as an imaginary Adolf Hitler....
The /Filmcast’s Top 10 Films Of 2013 By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 29, 2013 2:05 pm EST In this episode (#255) of the /Filmcast, Dave and Devindra run down their top 10 films of 2013, discuss the movies they’re looking forward to in 2014, and argue about how terrible The Lone Ranger was, relatively speaking. Be sure to check out this piece by Scott Mendelson on his worst films of 2013. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....
By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 7, 2018 1:30 pm EST Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria is now playing, thrilling some audiences while leaving others very confused at what the hell they just watched. Guadagnino’s remake strays drastically from Dario Argento’s original, concluding in a shocking, surprising way. Dakota Johnson, who stars in the film as Susie, recently offered up a Suspiria ending explanation, should that be something you’re looking for. As you might expect, major spoilers follow – so turn back now if you haven’t seen Suspiria....
The Arc Of Rick Grimes And How The Very Idea That Inspired ‘The Walking Dead’ Fatally Undermined It By Joshua Meyer/Nov. 5, 2018 8:00 am EST Endings are natural. In its zeal to depict a post-apocalyptic world where no one is safe, The Walking Dead has killed off a lot of characters, so on the surface, it would seem to understand that idea very well. With its revolving door of cast members and showrunners, the show has superficially embraced change, all the while maintaining a certain underlying status quo....
The Morning Watch: ‘Beetlejuice’ Musical Sneak Peek, ‘Game Of Thrones’ Foreshadowing & More By Ethan Anderton/May 2, 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, get a sneak peek at the upcoming Beetlejuice musical now playing on Broadway....
‘Avengers: Endgame’: Here’s How ‘Back To The Future’ Co-Creator Bob Gale Responded To Those References By Ben Pearson/May 14, 2019 8:30 am EST It’s fair to say that Bob Gale may be one of the people on Earth who has most shaped the way human beings think about time travel. Sure, you could put people like Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking up there, but Gale is the co-writer/producer of the Back to the Future trilogy, and it’s a safe bet that more people have seen those movies than have cracked open a book by either of those two scientists....
By Ethan Anderton/March 17, 2019 11:00 am EST Creed II continues the legacy connection to the classic Rocky franchise by having Michael B. Jordan’s character Adonis Creed face-off with Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu). He just so happens to be the son of Rocky Balboa’s dangerous opponent Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren), the man responsible for the death of his fellow boxer Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). But instead of only continuing the legacy of Creed, it apparently almost featured an appearance by Apollo Creed himself in the form of a ghost....
/Filmcast Ep. 157 - Fright Night (GUEST: Jordan Raup From The Film Stage) By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 23, 2011 7:00 pm EST This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam compare the classic Straw Dogs to Rod Lurie’s new remake, try to get excited about a new Blade Runner film, and wonder whether or not story still matters in modern movies. Special guest Jordan Raup joins us from The Film Stage. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....
‘Midsommar’ Production Designer Henrik Svensson Discusses The Influence, Symbolism And Lore Behind One Particularly Ominous Festival [Interview] By Marisa Mirabal/July 5, 2019 2:00 pm EST Ari Aster’s directorial film debut, Hereditary, invited audiences into the home of the Graham family as its members spiraled deep into the dark corners of grief, loss, and depravity. His sophomore film, Midsommar, lures similar themes out of the shadows into the bright, sunny landscape of Sweden where a lovelorn couple attend a symbolically sinister festival....
‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Trailer: DiCaprio, Pitt, Robbie And More Star In Quentin Tarantino’s New Film By Chris Evangelista/March 20, 2019 5:49 am EST Quentin Tarantino is back, and he’s brought one hell of a cast with him. Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood goes back to LA the summer of 1969, with the specter of the Manson Family lurking in the background. Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt lead a lineup that includes Margot Robbie, Al Pacino, and Luke Perry, in his final role....
‘Origin’ Director Paul W.S. Anderson On Fixing A Glaring Error In Sci-Fi Spaceships And His Upcoming ‘Monster Hunter’ Movie [Interview] By Fred Topel/Nov. 12, 2018 1:00 pm EST YouTube Premium’s latest original series Origin premieres this week. The first series created by writer Mika Watkins is a sci-fi ensemble show. Paul W.S. Anderson directed the first two episodes and executive produces alongside Watkins. In the series, the spaceship Origin is on its way to a new colony, but several of its passengers wake up early....
‘Pet Sematary’ Remake Directors Discuss Zelda, Cats, Stephen King Easter Eggs, And Other Horrors [Set Visit Report] By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 7, 2019 6:15 am EST Pet Sematary lives again, in the hands of directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer. The duo who helmed the indie horror flick Starry Eyes are now bringing Stephen King’s scariest book to life, and they’re not pulling their punches. During a Pet Sematary set visit in Montreal last year, Kölsch and Widmyer talked about the new movie’s faithfulness to the book, whether or not we might see some Stephen King easter eggs, and more....
‘The Meg 2’ Is In The Works, Waiting For Official Greenlight To Eat More Swimmers By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 31, 2018 4:30 pm EST If you enjoyed The Meg and want more big-ass shark action, you might be in luck. Word has it that The Meg 2 is very early stages, and while Warner Bros. has yet to greenlight a sequel, talks have begun. There’s an official sequel to the Meg novel, titled The Trench, which should make creating a film sequel a lot easier when the time comes....
‘The Mercy’ Trailer: Colin Firth Wants To Sail Around The World By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 16, 2018 8:30 am EST In The Mercy, Colin Firth plays real-life figure Donald Crowhurst, an amateur sailor who decided to sail around the globe without stopping. Meanwhile, Donald’s wife (played by Rachel Weisz), gets to wait at home, worrying and comforting their children. The Mercy has already opened in the UK, and now it’s sailing to U....
Alan Tudyk, Disney’s Lucky Charm, Will Voice Iago In ‘Aladdin’ By Ben Pearson/March 12, 2019 11:36 am EST In Disney’s upcoming remake of The Lion King, director Jon Favreau is bringing back James Earl Jones to reprise his role as Mufasa from the animated original. But no such luck for Gilbert Gottfried, who memorably voiced Jafar’s pet parrot in Disney’s 1993 animated classic Aladdin. Director Guy Ritchie has hired actor Alan Tudyk to take over the role in the studio’s upcoming live-action remake....
Amy Adams Is Pretty Sure She’s Done Playing Lois Lane, Says DCEU Is Being “Revamped” By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 10, 2018 11:00 am EST Here’s your big scoop on the DC Extended Universe for the week: Amy Adams is out. The Vice actress has played Lois Lane, intrepid reporter and Superman’s longtime girlfriend, in three movies now, but as Warner Bros. takes the DC films in another direction and as her onscreen love interest hangs up the cape himself, Adams says that she’s done with the DC universe....
