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‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Might Be Quentin Tarantino’s Last Movie, Unless He Changes His Mind By Chris Evangelista/July 3, 2019 10:30 am EST Quentin Tarantino is retiring. Unless he isn’t. The filmmaker has teased his exit from movies in the past, stating that he would probably hang it up after 10 movies. Now, however, Tarantino is hinting that he might stop even earlier, and call it quits after his upcoming Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – especially if the flick is well received....

‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Featurette: John Mulaney Hams It Up As Spider-Ham By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 9, 2019 11:00 am EST There’s been no recent major movie release as inventive and bold as Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, so it’s no wonder that its Blu-ray and home video release is jam-packed with special features. On the heels of teasing a bunch of concept art and video clips to advertise the release of the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Blu-ray, Sony has dropped even more behind-the-scenes clips, this time focusing on one breakout character: Spider-Ham....

Academy Threatens To Resurrect Terrible Most Popular Film Oscar Idea By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 13, 2018 12:30 pm EST The Academy faced a whirlwind of backlash when they announced their idea for a “Most Popular Film” Oscar – the type of award that seemed to misunderstand why people like movies at all. Not long after, word came that the Academy would not be going through with the Popular Film Oscar after all....

Director Rupert Wyatt Explains Why He Left The Long-Developing ‘Halo’ TV Series By Ethan Anderton/March 16, 2019 10:00 am EST A TV series adaptation of the hit video game series Halo has been stuck in development for years. Just recently, the series set up at Showtime made some progress by hiring Robin Hood director Otto Bathurst to be at the helm of what will be quite the expensive sci-fi series. But before that, Rise of the Planet of the Apes director Rupert Wyatt was supposed to executive produce the series and direct a few episodes....

Dive Into Some Very Silly Yet Enjoyable ‘Aquaman’ Character Posters By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 7, 2018 1:00 pm EST Aquaman will soon make a big splash in theaters everywhere! That’s right, the King of Atlantis is going to swim his way onto movie screens, and cause a tidal wave at the box office! And he’s going to get you wet. Okay, that’s enough of that. We are indeed getting closer to the release of Aquaman, though, which means marketing is going to increase....

Four ‘Batman’ Movies Are Coming Back To Theaters This Summer By Ben Pearson/April 7, 2019 12:00 pm EST This year marks the 80th anniversary of the first appearance of Batman in comics. To celebrate the fact that The Dark Knight is now an octogenarian, Fathom Events is re-releasing four Batman movies back in theaters this summer, each for one night only. Director Tim Burton’s Batman and Batman Returns and Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever and Batman & Robin will blast back onto the big screen, allowing fans to experience them in all of their proper glory once again....

By Ben Pearson/June 17, 2019 7:30 am EST As 20th Century Fox’s X-Men film saga comes to an end with the sputtering Dark Phoenix and the long-delayed New Mutants still waiting in the wings, one of the creative forces behind the franchise has revealed a potential Beast spin-off that never happened. John Ottman, who edited and composed X2: X-Men United, X-Men: Days of Future Past, and X-Men: Apocalypse, developed a spin-off film that would have starred Nicholas Hoult reprising his role as Beast, aka Hank McCoy, and the story would have tied in to the main film franchise with the appearance of a menacing villain....

Rotten Tomatoes Now Requiring Users To Verify Ticket Purchase To Impact Audience Score By Ethan Anderton/May 23, 2019 10:30 am EST In recent years, Rotten Tomatoes has become a haven for trolls trying to tear down the audience score for new movies in order to feed into their whacked-out personal agendas. The site has been trying their best to battle it for a little while now, but thankfully, the movie rating aggregator has figured out how to tackle the problem head-on....

See How ‘The Lion King’ Remake’s “Hakuna Matata” Scene Compares To The Original By Ethan Anderton/July 11, 2019 8:30 am EST The early buzz from the world premiere of The Lion King may be strong, but after a recent clip was released from the remake of Disney’s animated classic, some people aren’t so jazzed. During Donald Glover’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live earlier this week, a quick clip of him singing as adult Simba along with his pals Timon (Billy Eichner) and Pumbaa (Seth Rogen) was shown....

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 81 - The Role Of Race And 3-D In Avatar (GUESTS: Annalee Newitz From Io9 And Dan Trachtenberg From The Totally Rad Show) By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 26, 2009 7:14 am 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....

The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - Sound Of My Voice (GUEST: Matt Singer From Indiewire) By Slashfilmcast/April 28, 2012 5:22 am EST Dave is joined by Matt Singer from Indiewire’s Criticwire to discuss the cult-centered indie hit, Sound of My Voice. Sound of My Voice is out in theaters now. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. There will be no live broadcasts while Adam is in Holland, but we will be reviewing Sleepless Night (available now on VOD) next week....

The Blood-Splattered Bride Kill Bill: Volume 1 came out in October of 2003. As I was still underage (I had just turned 16), I had to beg my mother to take me to see the latest Tarantino joint. I was obsessed with the director’s filmography and had even painted a mural of Mia Wallace on my bedroom wall. After weeks of begging, my mother relented and took me to see the movie....

‘Altered Carbon’ Season 2 Cast Announcement Video Shows Off Some New Sleeves By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 22, 2019 10:30 am EST Altered Carbon is coming back for an all-new body-swapping season. There’s no footage of the Netflix show’s new episodes yet, but there is a new cast announcement video, full of some new faces, and some familiar ones as well. Watch the Altered Carbon season 2 cast announcement video below, and try not to blow your stack....

/Filmcast Ep. 103 - Splice By Slashfilmcast/June 8, 2010 8:50 pm EST In this week’s /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley discuss the pleasures of Get Him To the Greek, praise the filmmaking of Exit Through the Gift Shop, and try to figure out whether or not The Usual Suspects holds up on repeat viewings. /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta and /Film writer Russ Fischer join us for this episode....

/Filmcast Ep. 62 - G.I. Joe: Rise Of The Cobra (GUEST: Matt Singer From IFC News) By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 12, 2009 3:00 pm EST In this week’s episode of the /Filmcast, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley compare the Watchmen: Director’s Cut with the theatrical version, get excited about the distribution prospects for Matthew Vaughn’s Kick-Ass, and remember the passing of a great talent. Special guest Matt Singer joins us from IFC News....

‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’ Cast Adds ‘Game Of Thrones’ And ‘Iron Fist’ Actress Jessica Henwick By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 9, 2018 8:30 am EST Jessica Henwick, who appeared on Game of Thrones and was one of the few bright spots on Iron Fist, has joined the ever-expanding Godzilla vs. Kong cast. Henwick is the latest addition to a cast that already includes Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown, Big Little Lies’ Alexander Skarsgard, Deadpool 2 actor Julian Dennison, Iron Man 3’s Rebecca Hall, and Widows actor Brian Tyree Henry....

“Hail Satan?” Review: A Blasphemous Ball Of A Documentary By Marshall Shaffer/April 17, 2019 3:00 pm EST Future opposition researchers will have a field day with anyone who writes about Penny Lane’s documentary Hail Satan?. So I might as well lean into it and say – here goes nothing – I was shocked to learn how much I agreed with the Satanic Temple. Not as a religion, to clarify, but as a political movement....

‘Jessica Jones’ Season 3 Trailer: Get Ready For The Final Season By Chris Evangelista/June 6, 2019 8:02 am EST Jessica Jones returns for its third and final season this month, bringing an end to the era of Marvel Netflix shows. Once again, super-powered private eye Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) will have to face some emotional demons while using her mighty fists to punch the hell out of people. Watch the Jessica Jones season 3 trailer below....

‘Rolling Thunder Revue’: What To Watch To Prepare For Martin Scorsese’s New Bob Dylan Documentary By Jason Gorber/June 12, 2019 11:00 am EST Decades in the making, the release of Martin Scorsese’s Rolling Thunder Revue is cause for celebration. This long anticipated look at Bob Dylan’s 1975 tour is being released in select theatres and on Netflix, documenting the tour of the East Coast where the venerable entertainer played smaller venues and created a kind of Gypsy-themed, grass-roots concert jaunt, has long been considered legendary by Dylanologists of all stripes....

‘Sopranos’ Prequel Movie Cast Adds Familiar Wiseguy Ray Liotta By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 27, 2019 3:42 pm EST Ray Liotta is going back to his mob movie roots. The GoodFellas actor is the latest name to join the Sopranos prequel movie The Many Saints of Newark. There’s no word on who Liotta is playing, but there’s a full-circle element to this casting. Back when The Sopranos was still in development, Liotta was considered to play the lead of Tony Soprano....