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The Twilight Zone Tower Of Terror Turns 25: How It Redefined What A “Disney Ride” Could Be By Josh Spiegel/July 22, 2019 12:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Disney Discourse, a recurring feature where Josh Spiegel discusses the latest in Disney news. He goes deep on everything from the animated classics to the theme parks to live-action franchises.)The phrase “Disney ride”, like the phrase “Disney movie”, has a specific connotation. When you hear those words, you might think of something like Peter Pan’s Flight or Snow White’s Scary Adventures: a ride in which you sit in a vehicle that drives you around a condensed version of a handful of scenes from the film in question, typically with a mild surprise at one point during the experience....

This Week In Trailers: Skin: A History Of Nudity In The Movies, Fried Barry, Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets, Creem: America’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll Magazine By Christopher Stipp/July 11, 2020 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?...

Trailer Round-Up: ‘The Pale Door’, ‘Misbehaviour’, ‘Teenage Bounty Hunters’, ‘Phineas And Ferb The Movie’, ‘Selena + Chef’, ‘Mapleworth Murders’, ‘The Amityville Harvest’ By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 16, 2020 11:00 am EST You know the deal by now, gang. Whenever we feel like a trailer doesn’t warrant its own standalone post, but still deserves some attention, we add it to a trailer round-up. We’re good like that. So please take a moment to give the films below some attention, won’t you?...

Once Upon a time in Hollywood Vignette Cast members like Brad Pitt, Quentin Tarantino and Leonardo DiCaprio praise Tarantino’s obsession with Hollywood in 1969 and the meticulous attention to detail that comes with it. He has a memory of so much from that era, which is a big part of why the movie feels so authentic in its portrayal of the time. And if you need any testament to that, Kurt Russell chimes in with first-hand knowledge of what it was like during that time....

Writer’s Room Discussion: The Best TV Shows Of The Last Decade By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 17, 2019 12:15 pm EST On the December 17, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to have a water cooler discussion to decide the 25 best tv shows of the 2010’s....

‘A Quiet Place 2’: Brian Tyree Henry Drops Out, Djimon Hounsou Steps In By Ben Pearson/Aug. 12, 2019 11:30 am EST A Quiet Place 2 has just replaced one of its stars.Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta), who was set to star in director John Krasinski’s upcoming sequel alongside returning cast members Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe, and Millicent Simmonds, has left the production due to scheduling conflicts. Djimon Hounsou (Shazam!, Amistad) will take his place....

‘Becky’ Trailer: Kevin James Gets Serious In This Home Invasion Thriller By Chris Evangelista/May 8, 2020 8:30 am EST Adam Sandler has tried his hand at getting serious in more than one movie, so it makes sense for his pal and occasional co-star Kevin James to give it a try, too. The former King of Queens gets scary in Becky, a new home invasion thriller that requires James to play the heavy....

‘Crossing Swords’ Trailer: Hulu’s New Comedy Series Is Full Of Stop-Motion Sex And Gore By Chris Evangelista/April 29, 2020 5:30 pm EST Crossing Swords looks like an R-rated LEGO Movie, and if that floats your boat, you might want to check out the trailer below. Featuring the voices of Nicholas Hoult, Luke Evans, Seth Green, and more, the series features toy peg characters living in a kingdom full of violence, foul language, and uncomfortable sexual situations....

‘Dungeons & Dragons’ TV Series In The Works With ‘John Wick’ Writer Derek Kolstad By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 15, 2021 2:30 pm EST The show is being developed alongside a new Dungeons & Dragons movie, which will star Chris Pine and be written and directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (Game Night). It’s not clear yet how interconnected the TV show will be to the movie, but it seems obvious the powers-that-be want to turn this into a full-blown franchise across multiple platforms....

‘Heaven’s Gate: The Cult Of Cults’ Trailer: HBO Max Docuseries Examines The Infamous UFO Cult By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 25, 2020 4:00 pm EST People love cults. There are numerous reasons why, but it can’t be denied that it’s very easy for some individuals to get swept up in that cult mentality – be it Jim Jones, Scientology, the Rajneeshpuram community, the Branch Davidians, or Trumpism. And sadly, more often than not, cults can end in disaster and death....

‘Hustlers’ Review: A Fiercely Funny Crowdpleaser That Lacks The Bite Of Its Stranger-Than-Fiction True Story By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 7, 2019 11:00 pm EST It’s a story, literally, ripped from the headlines: a group of strippers run a scam that cheats their Wall Street clients out of thousands of dollars. On paper, it’s the perfect fodder for a feature film adaptation — full of drama, drugs, and a messy but tight-knit group of ruthless women who are simply evening out the playing field....

‘Indiana Jones 5’ Confirmed As The Final Film In The Adventure Franchise By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 10, 2020 4:00 pm EST Harrison Ford is getting up there in age, but he’s still game for Indiana Jones 5, even if Steven Spielberg is leaving the directing duties to Logan and Ford v Ferrari filmmaker James Mangold. However, when Dr. Henry Jones Jr. returns to the big screen in July 2022, we need to savor it, because Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy confirmed that this will be the final installment of the Indiana Jones franchise....

‘No Time To Die’ Release Date Likely To Change Again By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 12, 2021 11:30 am EST When will it be time to see No Time to Die? Apparently, the answer is, “Fall 2021, maybe?” The latest James Bond adventure has already had its release date shuffled around before, and currently, it’s sitting on an April 2021 release date. But multiple sources are reporting that the film is all but certain to move again – likely to sometime in the fall....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 30, 2020 8:30 am EST A Spy vs. Spy movie has been in the works for almost a decade, but all attempts to bring the Mad Magazine comic strip to life have fallen through. But Warner Bros. and Imagine Entertainment have tapped Rawson Marshall Thurber (Dodgeball, Skyscraper) to put his live-action spin on the two rival spies. Collider reports that the long-gestating Spy vs. Spy movie has found a new director....

‘Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League’ Will Let Gamers Hunt Down Their Favorite Superheroes [DC FanDome] By Jacob Hall/Aug. 22, 2020 5:42 pm EST After redefining the modern superhero video game with Batman: Arkham Asylum and its two sequels, Rocksteady is returning to the DC Universe. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League puts players in control of several members of “Task Force X,” the team of supervillains tasked with saving the day when traditional heroes can’t get the job done....

‘Tenet’ July Release Is To Please Christopher Nolan – Warner Bros. Would Prefer To Delay By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 15, 2020 11:00 am EST Warner Bros. has been playing a game of chicken with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the theatrical release of Tenet, which until last week was sticking by its mid-July release date. But when the studio announced the expected delay of the highly anticipated Christopher Nolan film, the new release date — set for just two weeks later — was met with a few raised eyebrows....

‘The Alienist: Angel Of Darkness’ Review: More Thrills, Fewer Chills In A Solid Dakota Fanning-Led Second Season By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 14, 2020 9:00 am EST It was hard for The Alienist to escape comparisons to “True Detective in 19th century New York,” as the first season of this macabre crime drama came out just on the tail end of the HBO detective show’s pop culture domination. People were looking for another prestigious replacement for the crime drama, and despite some of the surface-level similarities — a serial killer who carves up their victims and leaves a series of grotesque clues, which a team of morally dubious detectives chase through the seedy underbelly of America — they wouldn’t find it with The Alienist....

‘The Dream’ Is Like ‘Party Down’ On A Film Set [SXSW] By Amelia Emberwing/April 10, 2020 11:00 am EST (The SXSW Film Festival may have been cancelled, but our coverage will go on with reviews of films and TV shows made available to our critics.)It seems pilots about chasing the dream in Los Angeles were supposed to be hot this year at SXSW! But of all the TV shows about this idea, The Dream is the one that worked the best for me....

‘The Elf On The Shelf’ Is Coming To Netflix, And None Shall Be Spared By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 9, 2020 4:00 pm EST What I’m trying to say is that Netflix is developing multiple programs – live-action and animated – based around The Elf on the Shelf. Today, Netflix sent out the following nightmare-inducing poem: Twas early October and the crew at Netflixwere already keen for a holiday fix.Though some said, “Too early!...

Yakuza Variety has the scoop on the Yakuza video game movie coming from Sega, 1212 Entertainment, and Wild Sheep Content, stating that Erik Barmack, Roberto Grande, and Joshua Long will produce, and that 1212 and Wild Sheep are searching for writers for the script. The first Yakuza game launched on PlayStation 2 in 2005, and spawned several sequels and spin-offs. The game franchise “primarily focuses on the yakuza Kazuma Kiryu from the Tojo Clan....