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Theme Park Bits: A Web Series About Disney Superfans, DCA’s Secret Bar, Universal’s Holiday Parade And More By Josh Spiegel/Nov. 30, 2018 6:30 am EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: You can dry off from a soaking ride on Grizzly River Run at Disney California Adventure. The biggest superfans of all Disney superfans are getting the spotlight on a new web series. See how Shanghai Disneyland’s Treasure Cove could’ve looked a lot different based on unearthed artwork....

Watch: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Cast Recaps The MCU With A Superhero Cover Of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start The Fire” By Ben Pearson/April 23, 2019 11:30 am EST The Avengers: Endgame reactions are in, and they’re through the roof. It’s pretty much a given that this movie is going to be a blockbuster cultural event, but as the 22nd movie in a long-running cinematic saga, it comes with a lot of baggage....

Watch ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Clips With Harrison Ford Thanks To Deepfake Artificial Intelligence By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 17, 2018 8:00 am EST For some Star Wars fans, one of the biggest hurdles for Solo: A Star Wars Story was allowing themselves to accept Alden Ehrenreich playing a young Han Solo when they were already so used to Harrison Ford playing the character. Well, thanks to the the technological magic of Deepfake, an artificial intelligence...

Watch Impressive ‘Aquaman’ Fight Scene That Was Somehow Filmed In One Single Shot By Ben Pearson/Dec. 12, 2018 11:18 am EST Aquaman is about to splash into theaters in just a few days, but a clip from the movie has emerged that hardcore fans may want to see early. It’s a fight scene involving Nicole Kidman’s Queen Atlanna, and it takes place all in one long continuous shot. Most “oners” find ways to stitch multiple takes together in post-production, but not this one – director James Wan told us it was actually done in one shot, and you can read him talk about the difficulty of executing it below....

‘Captain Marvel’ Early Buzz: A Funny, Surprising Space Adventure By Ben Pearson/Feb. 19, 2019 9:27 pm EST The first wave of screenings for Marvel Studios’ upcoming Captain Marvel have just let out, and we’ve gathered the early reactions from several critics below. Does the Brie Larson-led film sink or soar? Captain Marvel Early Buzz Here’s what a selection of critics (including /Film’s own Peter Sciretta) are saying about Marvel’s latest offering:...

Legion Season 3 Featurette The featurette sets the stage for the third season by reminding us where we found David Haller (Dan Stevens) at the end of season two. Then it starts to show us what David is doing with this psychedelic sort of cult he’s created, and how he plans to use time travel to dig into the past and maybe fix all of the damage he’s done It looks like there are a lot of moving pieces here, and the show has really leaned hard into the mind-boggling nature of David’s mutant abilities and mental illness....

‘Santa Clarita Diet’ Canceled At Netflix After Three Seasons By Ethan Anderton/April 28, 2019 12:00 pm EST Almost exactly one month after Netflix’s dark comedy series Santa Clarita Diet debuted its third season, the show starring Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant has suddenly been canceled. It’s one of several similar casualties at Netflix where a show has been given the axe after only two or three seasons, and while there’s a good reason for that behind the scenes, that’s not going to be good enough for fans who wanted to see the show continue, especially after the third season cliffhanger....

‘Twilight Zone’ Reboot Teaser Released As Production Begins By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 4, 2018 3:00 pm EST Jordan Peele’s Twilight Zone reboot has begun production, and there’s a new-ish teaser to mark the occasion. The footage here was released in a previous teaser, but there’s also a nice greatest hits compilation at the beginning to remind us all that the original Twilight Zone really was the bee’s knees. Watch the latest Twilight Zone reboot teaser below, and get ready to enter another dimension — a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind....

Daily Podcast: Movies That Grew On Us, Apple, Toy Story 4, A Quiet Place 2, Hunger Games & Crazy Eddie By Peter Sciretta/June 17, 2019 12:44 pm EST On the June 17, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Apple, Toy Story 4, A Quiet Place 2, Hunger Games and Crazy Eddie....

DirecTV Now Is Raising Prices, Losing Channels, And Generally Getting Worse By Ethan Anderton/March 13, 2019 4:30 pm EST When it came to streaming television subscriptions giving viewers the chance to cut the cord with their cable companies and avoid putting satellite dishes on their roofs, DirecTV Now was one of the best options available. They offered a variety of packages with an impressive slate of channels, even when they raised the prices on all their subscription options by $5 last summer....

Kids Want To See More Female Superheroes And Sci-Fi Role Models, According To New Study By Ben Pearson/Oct. 8, 2018 12:00 pm EST BBC America and the Women’s Media Center have jointly published a new study on the impact of representation in science fiction and superhero storytelling on young audiences. The results are not surprising: the kids who were surveyed for the study want to see more female superheroes and sci-fi role models in film and television, and the study “confirms that representation onscreen can positively affect child’s confidence, career trajectory, and overall self-image....

Neil Marshall 101: Inside The Violent, Action-Packed Filmography Of The Director Of ‘Hellboy’ By Danielle Ryan/April 24, 2019 11:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Hellboy reboot, helmed by British director Neil Marshall, isn’t doing so hot. That’s a real shame, because Marshall’s track record with hyper-violent action-horror has been fantastic so far. While rumors of production woes definitely explain the film’s lack of cohesion, there are kernels of good stuff in the new Hellboy....

New ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Won’t Be Concerned With Boyfriends Or Calling Their Mom, Says Director Elizabeth Banks By Ethan Anderton/June 13, 2019 4:00 pm EST Since it sounds like Sony’s attempt to reboot the Men in Black franchise isn’t yielding very good results, the studio will have to hold out hope that their other franchise reboot coming later this year will do the trick. Charlie’s Angels is coming back to the big screen in November with Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska as the dangerous trio of spies sent out on missions by a rich benefactor named Charles Townsend....

Richard Linklater Is Working On A Movie About Late Comedian Bill Hicks By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 25, 2018 3:30 pm EST Bill Hicks was one of the most controversial and respected people on the comedy scene before his untimely death at 32 back in 1994 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. The comedian’s story has been told in the form of a documentary called American: The Bill Hicks Story, but now it will get the narrative treatment thanks to Dazed and Confused and Boyhood director Richard Linklater....

Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Remake Cast Might Add ‘Baby Driver’ Actress Eiza González By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 7, 2018 3:15 pm EST Steven Spielberg is taking his time casting his West Side Story remake. Baby Driver star Ansel Elgort was recently cast as Tony, one of the leads of the film. Now, rumor has it that Elgort’s Baby Driver co-star Eiza González is in the running to play Anita, a role made famous by Rita Moreno in the 1961 film....

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 147 - Father-Son Favorites And Films Made For Women (GUEST: Tasha Robinson From AV Club) By Slashfilmcast/May 22, 2011 3:16 pm EST 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. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient audio file....

The Morning Watch: The Making Of ‘A Star Is Born, ‘Mortal Engines’, And ‘Green Book’ By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 6, 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, we’ve got a round of featurettes and discussions looking at Green Book and A Star Is Born, two of this year’s most buzzed about movies on the awards circuit....

‘Body At Brighton Rock’ Review: There’s Nothing To Fear But Fear Itself (And Also Dead Bodies) [SXSW] By Meredith Borders/March 15, 2019 8:00 am EST With the opening credits of Body at Brighton Rock, writer/director Roxanne Benjamin tells us exactly what kind of movie we’re getting into. A bright yellow, jagged bubble-cursive firmly recalls R.L Stine’s Fear Street series, or any Christopher Pike book published from 1985 to 1999, as fresh-faced park ranger Wendy (Karina Fontes) sprints to work, listening to Oingo Boingo on her headphones....

/Filmcast Ep. 143 - Scream 4 (GUEST: Scott Mendelson From Mendelson’s Memos) By Slashfilmcast/April 19, 2011 9:30 pm EST This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam discuss the career choices of Justin Lin and Jon Chu, praise some thrillers, old and new, and dive head-first into the Scream franchise. Special guest Scott Mendleson joins us from Mendelson’s Memos. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

/Filmcast Ep. 159 - Red State (GUEST: Tyler Smith From Battleship Pretension) By Slashfilmcast/Sept. 6, 2011 6:30 pm EST This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam chat about the merits of Crank and lament the latest changes to the original Star Wars trilogy. Special guest Tyler Smith joins us from the Battleship Pretension and More Than One Lesson. Also, director Dan Trachtenberg joins us to discuss the making of his white hot short film, Portal: No Escape....