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2019 Indie Spirit Awards Winners: ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Finally Gets The Love It Deserves By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 24, 2019 10:00 am EST The 2019 Independent Spirit Awards were last night, honoring the best in independent cinema before Hollywood gathers for the Academy Awards. Even though some movies that ended up nominated for Oscars took home trophies last night, the best thing to come out of the 2019 Indie Spirit Awards winners was the love shown to If Beale Street Could Talk....

Apple Signs Deal With ‘Friday Night Lights’ Producer Jason Katims, Courts ‘X-Men’ Producer Simon Kinberg For New Sci-Fi Show By Ben Pearson/Jan. 18, 2019 9:30 am EST The tech company is “near a deal” for a new science fiction series that hails from Simon Kinberg, the writer/producer who’s been shepherding the X-Men film franchise for years. Plus, they’ve managed to lure Jason Katims, the producer of beloved TV shows like Friday Night Lights, away from his longtime home at Universal Television for a multi-year contract....

Four New ‘Harry Potter’ Books Are Coming…as “Non-Fiction” eBooks By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 31, 2019 12:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Pottermore announced the upcoming release of four new Harry Potter books — Harry Potter nonfiction eBooks, that is. Inspired by the British Library exhibition and the companion book based on the in-world textbook, Harry Potter: A History of Magic, the Harry Potter: A Journey Through… series “will take you back in time once again to learn about the traditional folklore and magic at the heart of the Harry Potter stories, accompanied by some new, gorgeous line drawings from London-based artist Rohan Daniel Eason....

Jason Blum Apologizes For “Dumb” Comments About Female Directors By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 18, 2018 7:30 am EST Yesterday, horror maestro Jason Blum found himself in hot water after carelessly claiming that “There are not a lot of female directors period” when asked why Blumhouse hasn’t yet hired a female director. But after vast swaths of the internet informed him of exactly how many working female directors there are in Hollywood, Blum has issued an apology for his “dumb comments....

By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 3, 2019 7:30 am EST There’s a slight hitch, though: when this all launches later this month, “consumers who sign up for a paid subscription service via the Roku Channel won’t be able to log into the standalone app of the service. Instead, they will have to watch every video directly through the Roku Channel, even on mobile devices.” Not to worry, though: Roku is also launching the Roku Channel as part of its mobile app, which should take care of the issue....

Superhero Bits: ‘Dark Phoenix’ Double Decker Tour, Batman Gets A Star On Walk Of Fame & More By Ethan Anderton/June 21, 2019 6:00 pm EST Want to take another look at concept art for Thor’s brother Balder intended for Thor: The Dark World? Did you hear Batman is getting his own star on the Walk of Fame? Did you know Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson shot kissing scenes for Thor: Ragnarok?...

Superhero Bits: Fan Bingbing Resurfaces, Stan Lee’s ‘Ant-Man’ Outtakes, ‘Krypton’ Casts Lobo & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 3, 2018 6:00 pm EST Why did X-Men star Fan Bingbing disappear for a bit, and why has she resurfaced? Who is playing Lobo in the second season of Krypton? What might the title for the Deadpool 2 re-release be? Want to see Stan Lee’s outtakes and alternate takes from Ant-Man and the Wasp?...

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 91 - Iraq War Movies And What Happens To Films Before They’re Finished By Slashfilmcast/March 20, 2010 12:51 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 ‘Happy Death Day’ Honest Trailer Gets A Little Repetitive By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 11, 2019 6:00 am EST This week brings a movie to theaters where college girl Tree Gelbman (played by Jessica Rothe) is reliving the same nightmare of a day where she not only has the worst birthday ever. But even worse is that she also keeps getting killed by someone wearing a cartoonish baby mask. No, you’re not having déjà vu....

The Morning Watch: ‘Big Mouth’ First Season Recap, ‘First Man’ Anatomy Of A Scene & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 15, 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, the voice cast of the Netflix animated series Big Mouth recaps the first season for those who want to catch up....

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Returning To Theaters Next Weekend With Deleted Scenes And More By Chris Evangelista/June 19, 2019 8:00 am EST Oh you thought we were done with Avengers: Endgame? Guess again. The mega-blockbuster is going to pummel its way back into theaters next weekend, and as an added incentive to draw crowds, there will be new post-credit extras. We’re talking a deleted scene, and more. Not only will this re-release give fans another chance to catch the film on the big screen, it’ll also give Endgame a leg-up on possibly beating Avatar’s box office....

/Filmcast Ep. 285 - Sin City: A Dame To Kill For By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 25, 2014 9:00 am EST David and Devindra review Robert Rodriguez’s latest film, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, argue about The Congress, and praise the genius of Nathan for You. Be sure to read Wired’s profile on Frank Miller, and Amy Nicholson’s review of Sin City. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

‘First Man’ Can’t Blast Past ‘Venom’ And ‘A Star Is Born’ At The Box Office By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 14, 2018 9:00 am EST Even though First Man might be a key contender during awards season, when it comes to the box office, well, we just had a glitch for this mission. First Man, the story of astronaut Neil Armstrong as he works towards the chance to land on the moon, couldn’t drum up enough interest to surpass last week’s holdovers of Venom and A Star Is Born, both taking the #1 and #2 spots at the box office again....

‘Free Guy’ Will Reunite ‘Green Lantern’ Buddy Taika Waititi With Ryan Reynolds By Ethan Anderton/March 29, 2019 12:00 pm EST The Hollywood Reporter has news on Taika Waititi joining the Free Guy cast, which also includes Jodie Comer (Killing Eve), Joe Kerry (Stranger Things) and Lil Rel Howery (Get Out). Pitch Perfect and Blindspotting star Utkarsh Ambudkar has also joined the cast. Unfortunately, any details on the characters they’re playing have yet to be revealed, but that’s mostly because we only know the basic premise of the movie....

‘Magic: The Gathering’ Animated Series Coming From Netflix And The Russo Brothers By Chris Evangelista/June 3, 2019 7:30 am EST Now that the Russo Brothers are done having to worry about Marvel stuff non-stop, they’re free to explore other nerdy interests. Their latest project is a Magic: The Gathering animated series coming from Netflix, Wizards of The Coast, and Hasbro’s Allspark Animation. The series will tell a whole new story set in the world of the wildly popular collectible and digital collectible card game....

‘Mission: Impossible - Fallout’ Hits Digital In November, Blu-Ray And DVD In December By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 3, 2018 10:30 am EST If you didn’t catch Mission: Impossible – Fallout in theaters, you missed out on one of the most satisfying big screen experiences of the year, especially on IMAX screens. But don’t fret, because soon enough you’ll be able to bring the spectacle of Tom Cruise’s insane stunts into the comfort of your home entertainment system....

One Child Nation Trailer Reviews of One Child Nation, which won the Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival this year, have been glowing, including Variety saying: “Although countless news reports, and no shortage of documentaries, have examined the impact of this hardline population-control strategy over its 35-year span, none has demonstrated quite so compellingly the horrific consequences, revealing nothing short of a human rights atrocity — one whose victims were too young to register on the international conscience....

‘The Haunting Of Sharon Tate’ Trailer: Hilary Duff Deals With Ghosts, And The Manson Family By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 5, 2019 6:30 am EST Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming Once Upon a Time in Hollywood has drawn early criticism from some who fear the filmmaker might exploit the violent murder of Sharon Tate. We haven’t seen any footage of that film yet, so we should probably reserve judgement. For now, though, there’s The Haunting of Sharon Tate, which certainly looks as if it might be in poor taste....

‘The Lion King’ Is The Second Most Watched Teaser In 24 Hours, See It Compared To The Original By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 25, 2018 10:00 am EST While everyone was feasting on Thanksgiving food last week, Walt Disney Studios decided to drop the first teaser trailer for the upcoming “live-action” version of The Lion King, giving a photorealistic makeover to the animated classic from 1994. Not only is the teaser quite breathtaking, especially when it comes to the incredible visual effects used to bring the animals to life, but it’s now the second most watched teaser trailer debut in the first 24 hours....

‘The Lion King’ TV Spot: James Earl Jones’ Mufasa Tells You To Remember Who You Are By Chris Evangelista/June 20, 2019 4:00 pm EST Disney’s photorealistic computer animated (don’t call it live-action!) Lion King is going to be big. How could it not be? It boasts an incredible cast, and the nostalgia factor alone all but guarantees boffo box office. And yet, the footage released so far has taken great pains to avoid showing the photorealistic animals speaking....