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‘I Am The Night’ Review: Patty Jenkins And Chris Pine Reunite For Some Pulp Fiction By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 18, 2019 7:00 am EST Hard-boiled dialogue. Trips to the morgue. Boozy floozies. Sharp-dressed men lurking in the shadows. Dames, death and danger. We’re knee-deep in the world of pulp and noir. This is a highway trafficked by Raymond Chandler and James Ellroy. Where the women are imperiled, the men are corrupt, and not even all the stars of Hollywood can cut through the darkness....

‘In The Heights’ Movie Cast Now Includes Stephanie Beatriz, Jimmy Smits And More By Chris Evangelista/April 16, 2019 4:00 pm EST The In the Heights movie cast continues to grow, as Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu sets out to bring Lin-Manuel Miranda’s other Broadway musical to the big screen. Jimmy Smits, Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Stephanie Beatriz, and several other actors have been added in the past few days. Hamilton veteran Anthony Ramos stars in the movie, which is based on Miranda’s Tony Award-winning musical....

‘May The Devil Take You’ Review: The Indonesian ‘Evil Dead’ Is As Crazy As You’d Hope [Fantastic Fest] By Matt Donato/Oct. 3, 2018 10:00 am EST Timo Tjahjanto’s May The Devil Take You has been – and will continue to be–- comparatively crowned Indonesia’s closest Evil Dead reimagining. Possessions, sub-level imprisonment, a house where pure malevolence resides and characters remain trapped. Tjahjanto wears his swankiest on-set suit and Sam Raimi mask, which at times can be quite convincing (a bit more Drag Me To Hell, even)....

‘Norm Of The North: The Keys To The Kingdom’ Trailer: Yes, This Is A Sequel By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 25, 2018 1:00 pm EST Do you remember the polar bear movie starring Rob Schneider? With a talking bear that decides to visit New York City? Neither do many people, but for some reason, we’re getting a sequel. Norm of the North: The Keys to the Kingdom is the follow-up to the 2016 Trevor Wall movie Norm of the North, which follows up on the titular bear, now voiced by Andrew Toth, as he gets the keys to the city because people love talking bears, I don’t know....

‘The Sandlot’ Sequel Series Coming To Disney+ [Updated] By Ethan Anderton/April 11, 2019 3:17 pm EST David Mickey Evans recently appeared on Cooperstown Kurt’s baseball podcast The Rain Delay, and at the end of the episode (around the 78:23 mark), the director announced The Sandlot TV series sequel. Apparently the project already has a home on a streaming service, though he wasn’t inclined to say which one. So that means Mike Vitar (Benjamin “Benny” Franklin Rodriguez), Patrick Renna (Hamilton “Ham” Porter), Chauncey Leopardi (Michael “Squints” Palledorous), Victor DiMattia (Timmy Timmons), Marty York (Alan “Yeah-Yeah” McClennan), Shane Obedzinski (Tommy “Repeat” Timmons), Grant Gelt (Bertram Grover Weeks), and Brandon Quintin Adams (Kenny DeNunez) are all coming back for another inning....

Coca-Cola Is Bringing Back New Coke And You Can Blame ‘Stranger Things’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 21, 2019 2:30 pm EST Does nostalgia also apply retroactively to things most people hated? Perhaps Stranger Things can pull it off with its upcoming tie-in with New Coke, the infamously despised new recipe of the classic soda that debuted in the summer of 1985, the setting for season 3 of the Netflix sci-fi drama. That’s right, New Coke is back, courtesy of a partnership between Coca-Cola and Netflix, which is hoping to build anticipation for its third season of its flagship sci-fi series with the release of a limited number of New Coke cans....

Crunchyroll And Funimation Break Up, While Another Anime Streaming Service Joins VRV By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 18, 2018 3:00 pm EST After two years of anime streaming bliss, Crunchyroll and Funimation are parting ways. The anime streaming service and distributor ended a two-year partnership that allowed Crunchyroll subscribers and non-subscribers alike access to hundreds of subbed and dubbed anime titles under Funimation’s catalogue. Now the Sony-owned Funimation is reportedly looking to expand globally, taking with it hugely popular titles like My Hero Academia and Attack on Titan....

John Turturro’s ‘Big Lebowski’ Spin-Off Still On The Way, Just Needed Some Tweaking By Ethan Anderton/June 12, 2019 10:30 am EST It’s been two and a half years since we heard anything about John Turturro’s spin-off from The Big Lebowski focusing on his cocky bowling character Jesus Quintana. We saw a first look photo from the film, titled Going Places, featuring Turturro back in a purple wardrobe and do-rag, but since then, we have heard nothing about when the movie might finally see the light of day....

Superhero Bits: ‘Avengers’ Game News Coming To E3, Chris Hemsworth Almost Played Gambit & More By Ethan Anderton/May 29, 2019 5:30 pm EST Want to see the next installment of the Marvel Comics documentary series Seminal Moments? Are you ready to learn more about the upcoming Avengers video game at E3? What did David Harbour’s remake of Hellboy make in its entire domestic run? Is Millie Bobby Brown in The Eternals or not?...

Superhero Bits: ‘Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3’ Trailer, Steve Rogers Almost Lived With Sharon Carter & More By Ethan Anderton/May 23, 2019 6:00 pm EST Want to see the new trailer for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3? When is the third season of Jessica Jones debuting? Want to play DC Universe Online on Nintendo Switch? What does James Gunn say about The Suicide Squad being a reboot? Did you know Steve Rogers was almost living with Sharon Carter in Avengers: Infinity War?...

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 110 - DRM And The Lost Room By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 9, 2010 1:31 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 /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 195 - Re-Assessing The Dark Knight Rises By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 4, 2012 12:00 pm EST In this episode, Dave, Devindra, and Adam delve into your feedback on The Dark Knight Rises and try to tease out some of the themes of the film. Have any questions, comments, concerns, feedback, or praise? E-mail us at slashfilmcast@gmail.com or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Join us next week as we review...

They’ve Hired a Team Salke also announced that Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, Scott Rosenberg, and Jeff Pinkner are joining Joe and Anthony Russo as writers and executive producers. These are all big names in television. Appelbaum and Nemec come from Alias and produced Zoo and Everything Sucks! Rosenberg joined them on the latter two shows and most of their other productions. Pinkner produced Lost and Fringe.The Russos will be busy making movies, but TV series take more than one team to produce....

This Week In Trailers: Mega Time Squad, King Of Thieves, 7 Days Out, Tidying Up With Marie Kondo, Third Eye Spies By Christopher Stipp/Dec. 15, 2018 9:00 am EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Trek Watch: ‘Star Trek 4’ Shelved, Picard Show Features ‘Radically Altered’ Timeline, Another Animated Show Coming To CBS All Access By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 9, 2019 10:00 am EST Trek Watch! (Please read that in Paul Rudd’s Anchorman voice.) A galaxy full of Star Trek news just happened to beam itself into our laps, so I’ve rounded it up for you, dear reader. The biggest and perhaps most disappointing story is that Star Trek 4 has been shelved due to those contract disputes with Chris Pine and Chris Hemsworth....

‘Bird Box’ Early Buzz: Sandra Bullock Is A Bright Spot In Netflix Post-Apocalyptic Horror Film With No Vision By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 13, 2018 10:30 am EST Netflix recently made the unprecedented decision to release three of its Oscar contender films in theaters before they hit streaming. Two of which were expected — Alfonso Cuaron’s Oscar frontrunner Roma, the Coen Brothers’ anthology Western The Ballad of Buster Scruggs — but the third was something of a question mark: Bird Box starring Sandra Bullock and directed by Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier (The Night Manager)....

‘Bumblebee’ Vs. Michael Bay: How The New ‘Transformers’ Movie Reinvents The Franchise For The Better By Andrew Todd/Dec. 21, 2018 7:00 am EST (Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition: they finally made a Transformers movie that doesn’t suck.)Bumblebee is good. There is now a Transformers movie that doesn’t suck.That would have seemed shocking a couple of years ago, when the five-film series boasted not a single legitimately decent entry, but did have multiple compelling candidates for Worst Blockbuster Ever....

/Filmcast Ep. 188 - Prometheus By Slashfilmcast/June 10, 2012 1:54 pm EST This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam offer some faint praise for Snow White and the Huntsman, discuss the pleasures of getting into Dr. Who, reflect on the Blu-Rays for Alien and Breaking Bad, and try to make sense of Ridley Scott’s Prometheus. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. We’ll be reviewing Moonrise Kingdom next week....

/Filmcast Ep. 301 - Selma (GUEST: Alan Scherstuhl From The Village Voice) By Slashfilmcast/Jan. 13, 2015 9:36 pm EST David and Devindra chat about this year’s Golden Globe winners and report back on all the films and TV shows they watched over the break. Special guest Alan Scherstuhl joins us from The Village Voice and The Village Voice Film Club. Be sure to check out Ben Aston’s Russian Roulette, how Selma is like a horror film, and what matters in Selma....

/Filmcast Ep. 323 - Inside Out By Slashfilmcast/June 21, 2015 10:48 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss what was hot at this year’s E3, praise the new Netflix redesign, and discuss how to choose design rewards on Kickstarter. You can back David Chen’s new Kickstarter here. Be sure to read Vince Mancini’s review of Inside Out, The LA Times’ review of Jaws, and Matt Singer’s ranking of Jurassic Park characters (plus his thoughts on selective sequels)....