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How To Watch ‘Roma’ At Home, AKA Turn Off Your Motion Smoothing By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 17, 2018 9:30 am EST Roma is a movie that deserves to be seen on the big screen. But unfortunately, not everyone has access to a theater showing Alfonso Cuaron’s heart-wrenching masterpiece. So if you must watch it from the comfort of your own home, Netflix has released a handy guide that will best allow you to absorb the film’s universal and intimate story — without it looking like a mess....

Movie Mixtape: 6 Movies To Watch After You See ‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’ By Scott Beggs/Nov. 22, 2018 12:00 pm EST Ralph leaves the arcade for the internet in Ralph Breaks the Internet. For kids of a certain age with SafeSearch and a bunch of sites blocked, that might be a fun option, but for the parents and adult fans of Disney Animation’s bad guy hero, there are enough headlines about social media to make staying in the warm belly of the arcade justified....

The Best Earthquake News Report – Oh my goodness, there are so many great things about this sketch. While the largest number of jokes comes from the simple premise of people with terrible and inappropriate sounding names, there are several smaller parts of this sketch that branch out from that premise to make it even better. The reactions from the rescue workers and the interruptions from the news anchor (including the awful earthquake puns) make this sketch even better....

Stan Lee, Comic Book And Pop Culture Legend, Dead At 95 By Jacob Hall/Nov. 12, 2018 10:54 am EST Stan Lee, the legendary comic book creator, writer, and editor, has passed away at the age of 95. A titan in the field of comics, Lee made his name in the early days of Marvel, co-creating characters like Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and more. In recent years, he transformed himself into an omnipresent pop culture icon, a smirking, charming, devil-may-care rogue with a quip for every occasion and a cameo in nearly every Marvel movie....

Superhero Bits: ‘Captain Marvel’ Previews Box Office, What If The Avengers Was Made In The 90s & More By Ethan Anderton/March 8, 2019 6:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Who has the best suits of all the characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? How much did Captain Marvel make in Thursday night previews? When are all the Arrowverse shows having their season finales? What would The Avengers cast have looked like if the movie was made in the 90s?...

The /Filmcast Commentary - Groundhog Day (GUEST: Stephen Tobolowsky) By Slashfilmcast/Feb. 5, 2009 7:35 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. To celebrate the recent release of Groundhog Day on Blu-Ray, /Filmcast co-hosts David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and special guest Stephen Tobolowsky (AKA Ned Ryerson) put together this feature-length commentary for the film. During this commentary, the trio discuss the making of Groundhog Day, its deleted scenes and alternately conceived versions, its legacy, its impact on Stephen’s career, their favorite parts from the film, and the disturbing tale of one man’s missing foreskin....

The Morning Watch: ‘Detective Pikachu’ Easter Eggs, Pixar’s ‘Bao’ Storyboard Comparison & More By Ethan Anderton/May 13, 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, run through a bunch of Easter eggs you might have missed in Detective Pikachu....

Aziz Ansari Right Now Trailer This will be Aziz Ansari’s third Netflix special following Live at Madison Square Garden (which Ansari directed himself), and Buried Alive, which was directed by Shut Up and Play the Hits directors Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern. As for Ansari’s first two stand-up specials, Dangerously Delicious and Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening, those were directed by veteran comedy director Jason Woliner. Having Spike Jonze direct your comedy special is certainly a step up, but every now and then comedians decide they want to team up with filmmakers to give their specials a little extra style....

WB’s ‘Tom And Jerry’ Movie Lures Chloë Grace Moretz As Its Human Star By Ben Pearson/April 26, 2019 3:30 pm EST Ten years ago, we wrote about how Warner Bros. wanted to make a new Tom and Jerry movie about the animated cat and mouse characters who are always at odds with each other. The film has been stuck in development hell for close to a decade, but since WB wants to put a renewed focus on animation, a new version is officially in the works....

47 Meters Down Uncaged Trailer Is it ridiculous that the sharks seem to be inhabiting an abandoned underwater human city? You bet your fins it is! But am I into that idea? Absolutely! Give me a shark mayor, a shark comptroller, a shark city council, a shark police chief, and a renegade shark cop who doesn’t give a damn about the system and gets results no matter what. Sorry, I got carried away....

‘Avengers: Endgame’: Who Was Actually On Set During That Big “Assemble” Moment, And Who Was Missing From The Women Of Marvel Shot [Interview] By Ben Pearson/May 13, 2019 3:00 pm EST Avengers: Endgame features dozens of moments comic book movie fans will be talking about for years to come, and one of the biggest is at the start of its final battle when portals open up, allies pour through onto the battlefield to oppose Thanos and his army, and Captain America (Chris Evans) delivers the one line fans were waiting to hear: “Avengers…assemble....

‘Detective Pikachu’ Featurette: Ryan Reynolds Abandoned His Daughters To Play The Pokemon By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 25, 2019 2:30 pm EST We’re as surprised as anyone that Detective Pikachu actually looks like it could be a fun action adventure romp this summer. Some of that is likely thanks to Ryan Reynolds providing the voice of the investigative Pokémon who normally only says his own name. But it wasn’t easy for the Deadpool star to go from being a mouthy, meta mercenary to playing a cute, little, yellow furball....

‘Downton Abbey’ Movie Trailer: You Are Cordially Invited Back To The North Yorkshire Estate By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 14, 2018 8:31 am EST Downton Abbey was a television sensation. And after six seasons comprised of 52 episodes, the very British family drama has gotten too big for its trousers. A Downton Abbey movie is coming to theaters next fall, and the first teaser trailer has arrived, welcoming fans back to the North Yorkshire estate where all the drama unfolds....

‘Dune’ Casts Javier Bardem As Denis Villeneuve Continues To Build The Most Attractive Cast Of All Time By Jacob Hall/Feb. 1, 2019 11:58 am EST At some point, director Denis Villeneuve must have sat down and wondered, “How the hell am I going to get audiences to come see my two-part adaptation of a long, dense science fiction novel that has a reputation for being often impenetrable?” And then it must have hit him: “Eureka!...

/Filmcast Ep. 287 - Tusk (GUEST: Matt Patches) By Slashfilmcast/Sept. 18, 2014 10:45 pm EST David and Matt Patches from In Contention and Fighting in the War Room discuss Kevin Smith’s newest film, Tusk. Be sure to check out Scott Tobias’s five rules for making biopics about geniuses. 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...

‘Game Of Thrones’ Prequel Cast Adds Josh Whitehouse As A Lead By Ben Pearson/Oct. 31, 2018 1:00 pm EST Is Josh Whitehouse about to become a household name? The actor, model, and musician has been cast in a lead role in HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel, following on the heel’s of yesterday’s announcement about Naomi Watts joining the cast. Find out more about him below. Deadline reports that Whitehouse is the latest actor to join the Game of Thrones prequel cast....

‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Featurette Proves Anyone Can Wear The Mask By Chris Evangelista/March 8, 2019 8:00 am EST Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is one of the most refreshing superhero movies in years, and now you can watch it from home. The animated flick is now available digitally, and will arrive on Blu-ray in the coming weeks. In celebration of that, a new Into the Spider-Verse featurette from the home video release highlights the fresh approach the film took to the Spider-Man mythos....

‘The Mustang’ Trailer: Matthias Schoenaerts Tames Horses And Himself In Robert Redford-Produced Drama By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 13, 2018 1:30 pm EST Robert Redford may or may not be retiring from acting, but he’s keeping busy behind the camera, executive producing an inspiring horse drama starring Red Sparrow’s Matthias Schoenaerts. In The Mustang, Schoenaerts stars as a violent, unhinged convict who undergoes a unique state-mandated rehabilitation program that teaches him to tame wild horses....

By Ethan Anderton/March 25, 2019 9:30 am EST Over the weekend, a high school drama club in North Bergen, New Jersey hosted a stage production of the sci-fi horror classic Alien. And once you see the pictures and video from the play below, you’ll be amazed at what this group of teens pulled off. First up, just check out these pictures that show off the impressive handcrafted spacesuits and xenomorph:...

Cool Stuff: Awesome ‘Stranger Things’ LEGO Set Turns The Byers Household Upside Down By Ethan Anderton/May 14, 2019 5:00 pm EST Just when you thought all of the Stranger Things merchandise had been released, LEGO comes along and delivers an awesome playset that brings to life the Upside Down in an incredibly cool way. The first ever Stranger Things LEGO set lets builders put together the house of Will Byers, complete with minifigures of all the show’s main characters....