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The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 80 - Thoughts On Avatar And The Future Of Film Criticism (GUEST: Anne Thompson From Indiewire) By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 20, 2009 4:48 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. 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: Bonus Ep. - The Best Movie Soundtracks Of 2010 By Slashfilmcast/Jan. 5, 2011 6:30 pm EST In this special episode of the /Filmcast, Dave and Devindra chat with Dan Trachtenberg from the Totally Rad Show about their favorite movie soundtracks of 2010. What were some of your favorite soundtracks of 2010? E-mail us and let us know at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com. You can also call and leave a voicemail at (781) 583-1993....

The Morning Watch: Multi-Verses Vs Parallel Universes, ‘Johnny Mnemonic’ Story Comparison & More By Ethan Anderton/May 28, 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, Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home talk about multi-verses and parallel universes created by alternate timelines, and that probably needs to be explained more clearly....

The Unpopular Opinion: Thanos Is A Terrible Villain And The Worst Part Of ‘Avengers: Endgame’ By Josh Spiegel/April 30, 2019 9:00 am EST (Welcome to The Unpopular Opinion, a series where a writer goes to the defense of a much-maligned film or sets their sights on a movie seemingly beloved by all. In this edition: the big bad of the Marvel Cinematic Universe kinda’ sucks.)“I am inevitable,” intones the fearsome alien Thanos at a few different junctures in Avengers: Endgame....

The Pickup Game I thought we buried the desperate and misogynistic behaviors of charlatans like Tucker Max decades ago but, alas, directors Matthew O’Connor and Barnaby O’Connor are here to tell us otherwise. An inside look at the emergence of the ‘pickup’ industry – a business where self-styled seduction coaches travel the world, charging a small fortune to teach men skills they claim will guarantee them success with women…From the glossy exterior, where courses are packaged as self-improvement, to the dark underbelly of sexual assault, pyramid scheme marketing and secret collusion, this documentary pulls back the curtain to reveal a world that is fascinating and horrific in equal measure....

Zombies In The Streets! How I Survived ‘One Cut Of The Dead’ In Tokyo On Halloween Night By Joshua Meyer/Nov. 2, 2018 11:00 am EST In late September, One Cut of the Dead took home the Audience Award and the award for Best Director (Horror Features) at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. /Film’s own Jacob Hall was there and he called the movie “the best zombie comedy in years.” Others have mentioned it in the same breath as Shaun of the Dead....

‘Bumblebee’ VHS Trailer: Coming Soon To A VCR Near You! (But Not Really) By Chris Evangelista/April 1, 2019 1:30 pm EST Bumblebee hits Blu-ray tomorrow, but before we get to that, let’s take a look at the “official” VHS release. Honoring the spirit of the Transfomers prequel’s 1980s setting (and April Fools’ Day), Paramount is releasing the film on VHS…sort of. While VHS copies of Bumblebee do exist, they’re not for sale anywhere....

/Filmcast Ep. 438 - Happy Death Day (GUEST: Stephen Tobolowsky) By Slashfilmcast/Oct. 17, 2017 9:55 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This week, David, Jeff, and Devindra welcome Stephen Tobolowsky to discuss Happy Death Day and the brilliance of Jessica Rothe. Check out Stephen’s new book, My Adventures with God. Also, David goes on hiatus. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Featurette: How The Team Brought “The Hand Of The Artist” Back Into Animation By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 18, 2019 3:00 pm EST There’s no question that Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse looks unlike any feature animated film that we’ve ever seen. Its effortless blending of traditional hand-drawn techniques with cutting-edge CG animation creates an eye-popping movie that can only be compared to, well, art. And that’s the intention of the filmmakers....

‘The Clovehitch Killer’ Trailer: Dylan McDermott May Be A Serial Killer Dad By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 19, 2018 6:30 am EST Dylan McDermott may be a serial killer. Or he may just be a really creepy dad. The upcoming thriller The Clovehitch Killer follows a teenager (Charlie Plummer) who begins to suspect that his church-going father may actually be a bloodthirsty serial killer responsible for the deaths of at least 10 women....

Marvel Movie Soundtracks Are Getting The Mondo Vinyl Treatment By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 22, 2019 5:30 pm EST Your hip vinyl collections are about to get a whole lot more super. Marvel Music and Hollywood Records are teaming up with Mondo to bring the soundtracks of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to vinyl. Starting with Christophe Beck’s score for Ant-Man and The Wasp, Marvel Mondo vinyls will be rolled out with the typically stylish cover designs that we’ve come to expect of the collectibles company....

Marvel Won’t Announce Future Slate Until After ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 25, 2019 3:00 pm EST Marvel Studios set a new precedent when it announced literally years of movies in advance. But the studio weathered scoffs and skepticism to become one of the most lucrative companies today, and the originator of the modern cinematic universe. But as that 10-year plan comes to an end with the upcoming Avengers: Endgame, the Marvel future slate remains curiously blank....

New ‘Star Wars’ Film Series From ‘Game Of Thrones’ Creators Seems To Be A Trilogy By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 11, 2019 10:02 am EST Over a year ago, Lucasfilm announced that Game of Thrones executive producers and showruners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss were working on a new series of Star Wars films. Since then, we’ve heard absolutely nothing about their prospective movies. But that may have changed today. HBO president Casey Bloys appeared during the cable network’s Television Critics Association panel and fielded questions about the worrisome and controversial Confederate project that David Benioff and D....

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Weird Trailer, Red Skull Was Completely CGI In ‘Infinity War’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 27, 2018 6:00 pm EST Aldo Jones is back with another of his Weird Trailers, this time for Avengers: Endgame with Thanos as Shrek. Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man suit joined Spider-Man PS4, but don’t expect the Amazing Spider-Man suits. After a lot of hard work and dedication here is my cosplay of Wonder Woman....

Superhero Bits: ‘Joker’ Extras Got Stuck On The Subway, ‘Venom’ Sequel Not Likely To Be R-Rated & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 10, 2018 6:00 pm EST Who is the latest cast member to finish Avengers 4 reshoots? Would you like to see a second season of The Defenders? Want to see Stan Lee’s cameo in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies? What happened when Joker extras got stuck on the subway?...

VOTD: ‘Star Wars’ Skywalker Saga Short Makes The Case For An Entire Stylized Animated Remake By Ethan Anderton/July 1, 2019 6:00 am EST If you haven’t been checking in with the Star Wars Kids YouTube channel, then you’ve been missing out on some outstanding animated shorts that deliver abridged versions of key moments and character arcs from the entire Star Wars saga. Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventures is a series of animate shorts created for the web that we first highlighted when they launched last fall....

‘Annabelle 3’ Title Revealed In Short Teaser By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 15, 2019 5:00 pm EST Annabelle 3 has an official title. Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema revealed the title of the third film in The Conjuring spin-off series that is set to hit theaters this summer. The film follows up the 2014 hit horror film Annabelle, which took place prior to the events of The Conjuring, and the 2017 prequel Annabelle: Creation, which revealed the origin story of the doll in the 1950s....

‘Aquaman’ Featurette Takes You Under The Sea And Beyond By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 14, 2018 10:30 am EST Dive down under the (special-effects created) sea in a new Aquaman featurette. Here, director James Wan takes us through several of the fantastical underwater worlds the film is set in. The running theme here, from Wan and the cast, is that Aquaman is going to take audiences to places they’ve never been before. Big, bold and strange are the three elements the superhero film seems to be going for....

‘Avengers: Endgame’ TV Spot: It’s All Been Leading Up To This By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 16, 2019 3:00 pm EST It all started with a billionaire genius philanthropist, a super soldier, a god of thunder, and “a bunch of a-holes.” And soon it will end with the upcoming Avengers: Endgame. We’re a week out from the release of the most highly anticipated superhero movie of the year, and Marvel Studios continues to roll out the TV spots....

‘Being Frank’ Star Jim Gaffigan On Evolving As A Comic And The Genius Of Seinfeld [Interview] By Jack Giroux/June 13, 2019 8:00 am EST Hey Mr. Gaffigan, how are you doing sir? Jack, please call me mister sir. [Laughs] You had many films at Sundance this year. I just read an interview you did at the festival, and it sounded like it was a significant moment in your career. Was Sundance this year especially meaningful for you?...