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Martin Scorsese’s Favorite Movies List Is Very, Very, Very Long By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 16, 2019 7:30 am EST Martin Scorsese loves movies. He’s like a walking, talking encyclopedia of film, and he’s always happy to rattle off lists of the movies that inspired or wowed him. As a result of Scorsese’s years of praising various films, the folks over at MUBI have put together an exhaustive list featuring 893 of Martin Scorsese’s favorite movies....

Netflix To ‘Bird Box’ Challenge Participants: “Don’t End Up In The Hospital” By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 3, 2019 1:30 pm EST Bird Box has become something of a pop culture phenomenon, turning into one of Netflix’s most-watched original movies. It’s also inspiring something called the Bird Box Challenge, in which people are acting like total idiots. The challenge involves putting on a blindfold, much like the characters in the movie, and staggering around outside....

The Best Movies Streaming Right Now Destroyer Now Streaming on Hulu Release Date: 2018Genre: Crime DramaDirector: Karyn KusamaCast: Nicole Kidman, Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany, Scoot McNairy, Bradley Whitford, Sebastian StanNicole Kidman gives an intense, unforgettable performance in Karyn Kusama’s brutal character study/crime drama Destroyer. Kidman plays a role that’s primarily reserved for men: the washed-up, broken-down, hard-drinking cop with an itchy trigger finger. Haunted by the terrible outcome of previous undercover operation, Kidman’s LAPD detective Erin Bell gets wrapped up in a case that might involve someone from her troubled, blood-soaked past....

The Morning Watch: Animating ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’, Creating ‘Wandering Earth’ Space Suits & More By Ethan Anderton/March 1, 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 how Adobe gave the filmmakers behind Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (in theaters again this weekend) the tools they needed to get the job done....

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Isn’t Fat-Shaming The Traumatized And Grief-Stricken Thor Marvel Studios By Ethan Anderton/May 6, 2019 11:00 am EST (Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition: no, Thor is not being fat-shamed.) Avengers: Endgame does an outstanding job of depicting the trauma of failing the ones you love. Earth’s mightiest heroes not only have to deal with losing those closest to them after Thanos snaps his fingers and uses the Infinity Stones to wipe out half the living creatures in the universe, but they have to deal with failing the rest of the world too....

‘Black Panther’ Song “All The Stars” Won’t Be Performed At The Oscars, Four Other Best Song Nominees Will By Ben Pearson/Feb. 21, 2019 3:00 pm EST With just a few days to go until this year’s Academy Awards, I’d assumed most of the chaos surrounding the ceremony was finally worked out. But it turns out there’s (at least) one more odd update left. Despite the Academy’s efforts to include them, Kendrick Lamar and SZA will not be performing their Oscar-nominated song “All the Stars” from Black Panther during the show this Sunday night....

‘Counterpart’ Season 2 Trailer: J.K. Simmons Battles Himself In Starz’s Acclaimed Spy Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 15, 2018 2:00 pm EST In the era of Peak TV, it’s hard to differentiate one mildly successful prestige show from the rest. So it’s a good thing that Counterpart, the Starz sci-fi spy thriller, has two versions of J.K. Simmons. The Starz series, which has been proclaimed by critics as one of the best new series of 2018 is returning…in 2018....

/Filmcast Ep. 45 - Fast And Furious (GUEST: Jen Yamato From Rotten Tomatoes) By Slashfilmcast/April 9, 2009 7:59 pm EST In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley take a ride in Greg Mottola’s Adventureland, praise the Damages season finale, are shocked to discover that the new Dragonball movie “isn’t terrible,” reflect on the implications of the Wolverine workprint leak, and discuss the new Terminator Salvation, Year One, and Star Trek MPAA ratings....

/Filmcast Ep. 510 - Us By Slashfilmcast/March 26, 2019 8:00 pm EST David and Jeff investigate HBO’s documentary Inventors: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley. For their feature review, the cast discuss the highly-anticipated film Us, Jordan Peele’s follow-up to Get Out. In the After Dark, Peter Sciretta joins to ask the super important question: when should this year’s Summer Movie Wager begin? Cast your vote on Twitter here. Read about Us’s themes, twists, and ending on slashfilm....

‘Haunting Of Hill House’ Season 2 Might Bring Back Carla Gugino In New Role By Chris Evangelista/June 12, 2019 3:00 pm EST The Haunting of Hill House season 2, officially called The Haunting of Bly Manor, will tell an all-new tale of terror for Netflix audiences, adapting the Henry James novel The Turn of the Screw. And while the characters from Hill House won’t be back, at least one of the actors might....

‘Sinister Six’ Could Still Happen, ‘Into The Spider-Verse’ Sequel Details Revealed By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 14, 2018 12:30 pm EST With the release of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse this weekend, and the global success of Venom, Sony has righted the Spider-ship that had sunk in the public’s eyes after the disappointment of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Now, the future of Sony’s Spider-Man universe is starting to look brighter — and more crowded with Spider projects — than ever....

‘The Secret Life Of Pets 2’ Trailer: Those Zany Pets Are Back For Seconds By Ben Pearson/Nov. 7, 2018 8:05 am EST Are you ready for more goofy pet antics? Illumination Entertainment certainly hopes so, because The Secret Life of Pets 2 is coming next summer. The first movie became an animation juggernaut, pulling in over $875 million worldwide, but will the sequel fare as well? Check out the first trailer below, in which Patton Oswalt replaces original star Louis C....

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Features “Mind-Blowing” Aerial Footage, Says Jon Hamm By Ben Pearson/May 29, 2019 5:00 pm EST After more than thirty years, Tom Cruise is feeling the need for speed…again. Paramount Pictures’ Top Gun: Maverick will see the superstar reprise his role of Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in a theatrical sequel, and in addition to his old pal “Iceman” (Val Kilmer), this time he’ll be joined by big-screen veterans like Jennifer Connelly and Ed Harris and a whole crop of younger actors to boot....

Adam Sandler Returning To ‘Saturday Night Live’ In May To Host For The First Time Ever By Ethan Anderton/April 5, 2019 10:30 am EST Some of the biggest names in comedy got their start on Saturday Night Live, and many of them have returned to host in the years after they went off to begin the next chapter of their career. But one of the biggest success stories to come out of the late night sketch comedy series has never hosted in the 24 years since leaving the show....

By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 14, 2018 4:30 pm EST This could be very cool, although I immediately have a bone to pick. The official press release for this news describes the eight feature-length productions as “elevated thriller[s]/darkly-themed”, which is just a fancy-pants way of saying horror. Just say horror! Horror isn’t a dirty word! Especially here in 2018, where horror movies (particularly ones from Blumhouse) continue to clean up at the box office....

By Ben Pearson/Feb. 6, 2019 2:15 pm EST We knew something like this was going to happen, but seeing those numbers puts everything in stark perspective. It’s almost impossible to get excited about the X-Men and the Fantastic Four coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe when you consider the human cost of what their arrival means. Bob Iger, the CEO of The Walt Disney Company, has left his mark on the company by acquiring major industry players like Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm and strengthening the Disney brand in the face of rising competition from rivals like Netflix, but none of his previous acquisitions resulted in significant layoffs like this....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 30, 2018 9:30 am EST When Jude Law was first cast in Captain Marvel, fans immediately assumed that the chiseled-jawed actor was playing the heroic Mar-Vell — the first character in the Marvel Comics to hold the title of Captain Marvel. But as marketing for Captain Marvel began to roll out, Law’s mystery role was still suspiciously kept under wraps. Now a leaked image of toy merchandise for the film has finally revealed just who Jude Law is playing in Captain Marvel....

Lance Reddick Finally Unleashes His Action Chops In ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum’ [Interview] By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 7, 2019 2:00 pm EST Lance Reddick: Professional dog watcher. It’s not a title the John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum actor expected to receive, but it’s one he’s earned regardless over the course of the films in the thrilling neo-noir series starring Keanu Reeves as a former assassin on a bloody rampage....

Superhero Bits: Could Carol Danvers Be A Skrull, ‘Venom’ Easter Eggs, New ‘Titans’ Promos &More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 28, 2018 6:00 pm EST Want to see a bunch of character promos for Titans? What’s going on with Multiple Man? How does Deadpool tie into a Utah lawsuit that resulted in a $474,455.22 fee? Is there any chance that Carol Danvers is a Skrull in Captain Marvel? Want to know some of the Easter eggs you’ll find in Venom?...

By Jacob Hall/Dec. 5, 2018 2:33 pm EST The not-so-secret secret is that no one wants to host Hollywood’s award shows anymore. Comedians, talk show hosts and actors stand to gain nothing and lose a whole bunch by taking the gig. And yet, the show must go on. Yesterday, Kevin Hart stepped to the plate to hose the next Oscars ceremony. Now, we know who will host the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards: Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh....