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‘The Prodigy’ Trailer: A Supernatural Force Takes Over Georgie From ‘It’ By Ben Pearson/Jan. 3, 2019 6:32 am EST Orion Pictures is often fondly remembered as the mid-size distributor that released four Oscar winners throughout the 1980s and ’90s (The Silence of the Lambs, Dances with Wolves, Amadeus, and Platoon) and tons of other great films ranging from RoboCop to The Terminator. But those rose-tinted reflections can overshadow the fact that the company also put out movies like Mac and Me and Johnny Be Good....

‘Venom’ Blu-Ray Release Announced In Strange Rom-Com Trailer By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 27, 2018 1:30 pm EST Finally realizing that dark and serious isn’t the way to go, the marketing team behind Venom are leaning into the goofiness. A new trailer cut to resemble a rom-com announces the Venom Blu-ray release date, and makes you scratch your head in the process. Watch Venom woo Tom Hardy and learn the Venom Blu-ray and digital release date below....

Cool Stuff: ‘Office Space’ Funko POPs Won’t Give You A Case Of The Mondays By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 22, 2019 6:00 am EST Hello Peter, what’s happening? Ummm, I’m gonna need you to go ahead and pick up this new collection of Office Space Funko POPs that were just unveiled for the 2019 London Toy Fair this week. They’re another set in the massive line of collectible vinyl figures giving the stylized treatment to all our favorite movies, TV shows, video games, and more....

Don Cheadle Talks ‘War Machine’ Movie That Never Happened And The Evolution Of Rhodey In The MCU By Ethan Anderton/April 16, 2019 10:30 am EST Colonel James Rhodes has been part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe since the beginning. While it was Terrence Howard who played Tony Stark’s military buddy in the original Iron Man, the sequel brought in Don Cheadle as the character and they’ve never looked back. Though he’s now an integral part of The Avengers with his own suit of armor and weapons, there was a time when a War Machine movie would have let him take off on a solo adventure....

Ep. 118 - The Social Network (GUEST: Anthony Ha From VentureBeat) By Slashfilmcast/Oct. 5, 2010 9:03 pm EST This week, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley discuss the passing of several great cinema icons, praise the brilliance of Louis CK, and delve into the state of online journalism and film criticism. Special guest Anthony Ha joins us from VentureBeat. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

Netflix Stays In The Ted Bundy Business, Buys Zac Efron’s ‘Extremely Wicked’ Bundy Biopic By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 4, 2019 2:00 pm EST Netflix recently debuted Joe Berlinger’s documentary series Conversations with A Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, and they plan on staying in both the Berlinger and the Bundy business. The streaming service has scooped up the rights to Berlinger’s Bundy movie Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, starring Zac Efron as the notorious serial killer....

Showtime’s ‘Halo’ Series Loses Director Rupert Wyatt, Faces A Troubled Future By Jacob Hall/Dec. 3, 2018 3:42 pm EST Bringing Halo to the screen has been a long and bumpy road for over a decade now. And here’s the latest pothole: director Rupert Wyatt has left the upcoming television adaptation of the hit video game series. Now, Showtime will have to find another filmmaker to bring this ambitious, and expensive, science fiction war show to life....

Superhero Bits: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Bathroom Breaks, ‘Pennyworth’ Sneak Peek & More By Ethan Anderton/April 25, 2019 6:00 pm EST Why wasn’t Tom Holland at the Avengers: Endgame premiere? How did Letitia Wright find out Shuri was taken out after the snap in Avengers: Infinity War? What happens when you Google “Thanos” and then use the Infinity Gauntlet? Is there a good time to go to the bathroom during Avengers: Endgame? Want to get another sneak peek at the upcoming Pennyworth series on Epix?...

Superhero Bits: Chris Pratt’s Illegal ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Set Video, DC Universe Yearly Subscription Deal & More By Ethan Anderton/April 29, 2019 6:00 pm EST When did Captain America first shout, “Avengers assemble!” in the comics? Want to sign up for a year of DC Universe for just $60? Can a fan petition convince Disney and Marvel to release the IMAX version of Avengers: Endgame on Blu-ray? What did Joss Whedon think of Avengers: Endgame?...

By Ben Pearson/June 12, 2019 12:00 pm EST Josh Hartnett, an actor I’ve always liked (he’s particularly great in the underrated Lucky Number Slevin), is returning to television in a show called Paradise Lost that will debut on Spectrum Originals and then air on Paramount Network. The 10-episode drama follows “a psychiatrist (Bridget Regan) who moves with her family to her husband’s (Hartnett) hometown in Mississippi, only to uncover shameful secrets that irrevocably change the lives of everyone involved....

‘A Series Of Unfortunate Events’ Season 3 Trailer Announces The End By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 13, 2018 10:00 am EST A Series of Unfortunate Events is returning to Netflix for a final season. The series, adapted from Lemony Snicket’s marvelously macabre books, will once again pit the Baudelaire orphans against the overly theatrical Count Olaf. The final season promises to bring everything to a possibly unfortunate conclusion at the start of the new year....

‘Booksmart’ Stars Beanie Feldstein And Kaitlyn Dever On How Their Movie Is ‘Training Day’ In High School [Interview] By Steven Prokopy/May 29, 2019 1:00 pm EST While many have labeled the SXSW hit Booksmart the female version of Superbad (and not just because the former co-stars Jonah Hill’s sister, Beanie Feldstein), that seems slightly unfair since this film has loftier emotional ambitions. Helmed by actor-turned-first-time-director Olivia Wilde, Booksmart concerns two high school seniors—Molly (Feldstein) and Amy (Kaitlyn Dever—who want to change the course of their entire high school experience on the day before they graduate....

/Filmcast Ep. 212 - Jack Reacher By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 23, 2012 2:19 pm EST Dave, Devindra, and Adam discuss the politics of Zero Dark Thirty, praise the ingenuity of Girl Walk / All Day, ponder what’s wrong at AMC, and take a look at Tom Cruise’s latest. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Download or Play Now in your Browser: Subscribe to the /Filmcast: /Filmcast Ep....

/Filmcast Ep. 282 - Guardians Of The Galaxy By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 4, 2014 11:23 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss the merits of RunPee, extol the pleasures of Extant, get mixed feelings about Enemy, and praise Short Term 12 (again). Be sure to read up on why Thanos is a bad supervillain, why Lucy is painfully stupid, and whether we want an estrogen-powered Ghostbusters. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

/Filmcast Ep. 328 - Trainwreck By Slashfilmcast/July 28, 2015 10:18 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss the amazing Starz show The Chair, praise the understated Mr. Holmes, and take a journey through 7 Days in Hell. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, like us on Facebook! Download or Play Now in your Browser:Subscribe to the /Filmcast: SHOWNOTES What We’ve Been Watching David: The Chair, Escape Plane, Starry Eyes Devindra: Wild Tales, Rectify Jeff: Game of Thrones, 7 Days in Hell, Mr....

/Filmcast Ep. 493 - Overlord By Slashfilmcast/Nov. 13, 2018 7:00 pm EST Be sure to check out David’s new podcast, Write Along as well as The Daily podcast. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook. Show Notes (all timestamps are approximate only)What We’ve Been Watching (~16:00) David – Girl in the Spider’s Web, Grey Gardens Devindra – Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories Jeff – Bodyguard, American Vandal season 1 Slashfilm Court (~40:00) Featured ReviewsOverlord (~01:01:00) Spoiler (~01:12:00) Credits: Our sponsors this week are Casper and Simple Contacts For $50 towards selected mattresses, go to Casper....

/Filmcast Episode 3 - Kung Fu Panda By Slashfilmcast/June 11, 2008 3:10 am EST In this episode of the /Filmcast, David, Devindra, and Adam debate how good the Religulous trailer really is, remember the good old days when Eddie Murphy used to say “Fuck,” try to ignore the hype/hate behind the Valkyrie trailer, and geek out about Kung Fu Panda. Special guest bloggers Mike Sonders joins us from Great White Snark and Myles McNutt joins us from Cultural Learnings....

‘Gilded Rage’: Bill Skarsgard Teams With ‘The One I Love’ Director For A True Crime Story By Chris Evangelista/June 9, 2019 9:00 am EST After he gets done trying to kill the Losers’ Club as Pennywise in It Chapter Two, Bill Skarsgard is going to set his sights on another victim in Gilded Rage. The true crime movie comes from The One I Love director Charlie McDowell, and tells the true story of the death of hedge-fund manager Thomas Gilbert Sr....

‘Hobbs And Shaw’ Image Shows Dwayne Johnson Embracing His Samoan Heritage By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 25, 2019 10:30 am EST Hobbs and Shaw is gearing up to be one of the most aggressive blockbusters of the year. But even the plane-jumping, street-punching adrenaline of the Fast and Furious franchise couldn’t prepare us for the pure testosterone jumping off the screen in the latest image shared by star Dwayne Johnson. The Rock stars opposite Jason Statham in the Fast and Furious spin-off centering around our favorite muscleheads — one a former agent of the Diplomatic Security Service turned outlaw, the other a former Major of the Special Air Service turned deadly mercenary (who we still haven’t forgiven for killing Han)....

‘Long Shot’ Star O’Shea Jackson Jr. On Sharing The Screen With Seth Rogen And Godzilla [Interview] By Steven Prokopy/May 3, 2019 1:00 pm EST O’Shea Jackson Jr. may not be guaranteed a long and successful career as a film actor, but there is certainly no shortage of motivating and inspiring factors in his life to get him there. Although he’s been acting for less than five years, he’s had a succession of fascinating roles in a short time, beginning with playing his father, the rapper Ice Cube, in the 2015 N....