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Listen To The ‘Back To The Future: The Musical’ Version Of “Back In Time” By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 28, 2019 2:30 pm EST Going back in time feels a little different in 2019. Back to the Future: The Musical is all in on the nostalgia, but the John Rando-helmed musical, which is set to begin a three-month run at the Manchester Opera House starting in February 2020, has a new version of one of the most iconic songs from Back to the Future....

Mondo’s “Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years” Gallery – The Artists Share Their Favorite MCU Movies By Jacob Hall/Oct. 12, 2018 3:00 pm EST Mondo and Marvel have always gone together like genius billionaire playboy philanthropists and technologically advanced suits of world-saving armor. So while it should come as no surprise that the Austin, Texas-based poster and geek merchandise company has dedicated its new gallery show to the first decade of Marvel Studios, it’s nonetheless thrilling....

Superhero Bits: Avengers Life After The Snap, ‘Batman’ Soundtrack Saved Prince & More By Ethan Anderton/June 28, 2019 6:00 pm EST Are you in the market for a Marvel-branded professional gaming jersey? Have you registered for the Marvel Television auction? How many movies are in Anthony Mackie’s original Marvel Studios contract? Can we safely say Taskmaster is in Black Widow? What was life like for The Avengers not long after The Snap?...

The Kingpin Returns In New ‘Daredevil’ Season 3 Featurette By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 16, 2018 11:30 am EST Welcome back, Wilson Fisk. While the villainous Kingpin played a minor role in Daredevil season 2, fans definitely spent a good portion of the season missing Vincent D’Onofrio and his memorable performance. Luckily, D’Onofrio is back front and center in Daredevil season 3, where he’s once again a major player, and a major thorn in Matt Murdock’s side....

The Morning Watch: Broadway’s ‘King Kong’, Jason Momoa’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ Diary & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 10, 2018 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 Jason Momoa have a blast behind the scenes of last weekend’s Saturday Night Live....

This Week In Trailers: In Search Of Darkness, Euphoria, Carmine Street Guitars, Meeting Gorbachev, Mr. Toilet: The World’s #2 Man By Christopher Stipp/March 30, 2019 9:00 am EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

A Beta Will Be Ready This Year Subscribers are going to get to try out Warners’ streaming service as it develops. “Our initial launch will be a beta product in Q4,” Reilly said. “Our beta will not have original programming but we will introduce it in 2020. Expect it in all the verticals: kids and family, teens up to adult.” So the initial launch will showcase the library of Warner media across Warner Bros....

‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Is Offering To Open Your Eyes To Its Immersive Experience By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 8, 2019 1:00 pm EST Have you always wanted to fight killer cyborgs in a grimy futuristic city plagued by crime and economic inequity? Well here’s your chance with the Alita: Battle Angel immersive experience that is being held in Los Angeles, New York City, and Austin ahead of the Robert Rodriguez film’s release....

‘Dracula’ Is Dead And Loving It In First Look At New BBC TV Series By Chris Evangelista/July 8, 2019 4:00 pm EST The first look at the new Dracula is here for you to sink your teeth into, and it doesn’t disappoint. Claes Bang plays the infamous vampire in a new BBC TV series from Sherlock team Steven Moffat and Mark Gattis. Like seasons of Sherlock, the series will consist of three 90-minute episodes....

‘El Chicano’ Co-Writer And Producer Joe Carnahan Explains What It Takes To Direct A First Film [Interview] By Jack Giroux/May 3, 2019 12:00 pm EST It’s a superhero movie crossed with a gritty crime film, set in East Los Angeles. Carnahan’s is clearly pleased the film will get its due and play in theaters, especially after studios were resistant and sometimes tone def. When we recently spoke to Carnahan, he told us about how cathartic the project was, how the headache of Bad Boys III led him to El Chicano, his advice for first-time filmmakers, and more....

/Filmcast Ep. 220 - Jack The Giant Slayer (GUEST: DC Pierson, Author Of Crap Kingdom) By Slashfilmcast/March 3, 2013 4:00 pm EST Dave, Devindra, and DC Pierson discuss the awesomeness of The Americans, praise the polarizing Stoker, try to get you to watch Enlightened, and get confused about Channing Tatum’s involvement with our FilmAid fundraiser. Check out DC Pierson’s new book, Crap Kingdom. Be sure to check out DC’s newest stand-up set....

/Filmcast Ep. 51 - Angels And Demons (GUEST: Laremy Legel From Film.com, Dan Trachtenberg From The Totally Rad Show) By Slashfilmcast/May 19, 2009 9:45 pm EST In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley dive into the season finale of Lost, evaluate the acting prowess of Chris Hemsworth, and lament the destruction of the IMAX brand. Special guest Laremy Legel joins us from Film.com and Dan Trachtenberg joins us from the Totally Rad Show....

‘Piercing’ Trailer: Mia Wasikowska’s Murder Goes Wrong By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 17, 2018 4:30 pm EST After earning critical acclaim for his directorial debut, the twisted serial killer movie The Eyes of My Mother, filmmaker Nicolas Pesce is back for another brutal thriller starring Mia Wasikowska and Christopher Abbot. Piercing is a psychosexual drama about a seemingly normal businessman (Abbot) who is revealed to have a penchant for killing prostitutes. But Wasikowska’s coy call girl soon turns the tables on him in a surreal, graphic thriller....

‘Star Trek’ Jean-Luc Picard Spin-Off Gets An Official Title (You’ll Never Guess What It Is!) By Chris Evangelista/May 16, 2019 8:14 am EST The official title for the Star Trek Jean-Luc Picard spin-off has been revealed, and the results will shock you. Okay, not really – you probably could’ve guessed this on your own. The show is now officially called Star Trek: Picard, and there’s a new logo to boot. It’s not much, I know, but it’s just one tiny step closer to this show being a reality....

‘The Irishman’ VFX Will Hopefully Be ‘The Best It’s Ever Been’, According To Robert De Niro By Chris Evangelista/April 4, 2019 5:30 pm EST We still haven’t seen any footage of Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, and there’s a good reason for that. Scorsese and company are working hard to make the film’s special effects perfect. The movie spans several decades, and rather than cast different actors to play the cast of characters throughout time, Scorsese instead employed the type of de-aging tech Marvel uses....

‘The Kid’ Director Vincent D’Onofrio On His Old School Western And Long, Wild Career [Interview] By Jack Giroux/June 10, 2019 1:00 pm EST Vincent D’Onfrio’s The Kid is a refreshingly old-fashioned western. It doesn’t shy away from archetypes or familiar iconography, but instead embraces the greatest hits of the genre. It’s a familiar yarn told well, and it stars Jake Schur, Ethan Hawke, Dane DeHaan, and Chris Pratt, who impresses as the big bad of the film without the laid-back charisma that launched him to stardom....

‘The Mandalorian’ Footage, ‘Galaxy’s Edge’, ‘Jedi Fallen Order’, ‘Vader Immortal’ And More From Star Wars Celebration By Peter Sciretta/April 14, 2019 12:29 pm EST /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman to talk about everything he’s seen at Star Wars Celebration 2019, from the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer, to the Hasbro toy reveals, to the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge presentation, to the Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order video game, to the Vader Immortal VR experience, to The Mandalorian sizzle reel and footage....

‘Vox Lux’ Trailer: Natalie Portman Is Off The Deep End By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 25, 2018 9:04 am EST Natalie Portman is off the deep end, watch as she dives in, as she stars in Vox Lux, the latest film from Brady Corbet. This twisted look at the dark side of fame finds Portman playing a pop star in decline, struggling to deal with her controversial actions and her waining career. Jude Law, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin and Jennifer Ehle also star....

Cool Stuff: ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Memes Are Now Official Action Figures From Nickelodeon By Ethan Anderton/April 26, 2019 4:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. SpongeBob SquarePants is a beloved Nickelodeon cartoon that is easily one of the most popular properties the cable networks for kids has ever created. The animated series is so well-known that there are even memes used every single day on the internet by people who don’t know anything about the pineapple-dwelling fast food worker and his underwater friends....

Exclusive ‘Into The Dark’ Clips Go Behind The Scenes Of Sophia Takal’s ‘New Year, New You’ By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 28, 2018 10:00 am EST Hulu and Blumhouse’s holiday-horror film series Into the Dark continues today with New Year, New You, a New Year’s Eve-themed tale of terror from director Sophia Takal. In honor of the film hitting Hulu today (just in time for New Year’s weekend), we have two exclusive Into the Dark clips that go behind the scenes of New Year, New You....