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Daily Podcast: Birds Of Prey, Loki, Spider-Man, Adam Sandler, Terminator, Dan Trachtenberg, F9 And Pee-Wee Herman By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 31, 2020 1:15 pm EST On the January 31, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Birds of Prey, Loki, Spider-man, Adam Sandler, Terminator, Dan Trachtenberg, F9 and Pee-Wee Herman....

Exclusive ‘Lucy In The Sky’ Clip Delves Into Noah Hawley’s Feature Directorial Debut By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 18, 2019 8:30 am EST Noah Hawley has made his bones in TV, but he recently made his feature directorial debut with Lucy in the Sky, a drama starring Natalie Portman as a troubled astronaut. Lucy in the Sky is now on digital, and to coincide with the home media release, we’re debuting an exclusive clip that goes behind-the-scenes of the film with Portman and other cast members talking about Hawley’s work....

James Gunn Recommends A Huge List Of Action Movies To Watch During Quarantine – Here’s Where To Find Each Of Them By Ben Pearson/April 17, 2020 5:30 pm EST Around the time when the United States began realizing just how serious the coronavirus pandemic was, writer/director James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) took to Twitter to share helpful recommendations about what people should watch while cooped up in their homes during the pandemic....

John Ratzenberger Is In Pixar’s ‘Soul’…If You Can Find Him By Ben Pearson/Dec. 28, 2020 2:00 pm EST Only one actor has lent his voice to every Pixar Animation feature film since the company broke the animation mold with Toy Story back in 1995: John Ratzenberger. The former Cheers actor, who has given life to Pixar characters like Hamm, P.T. Flea, and The Underminer, continues his streak as the studio’s “good luck charm” by appearing in their newest movie, Soul, which is now streaming on Disney+....

Live-Action ‘Magic School Bus’ Movie Picks Up Elizabeth Banks As Ms. Frizzle By Ethan Anderton/June 25, 2020 11:00 am EST In the 26-year history of the beloved children’s book series The Magic School Bus, there has yet to be a big screen adaptation of the adventures of eccentric school teacher Ms. Frizzle and the class she takes on educational adventures. That’s about to change with Scholastic Entertainment producing a The Magic School Bus movie with Universal Pictures and Marc Platt Productions, and they’ve already figured out who will be playing the fearless teacher....

Superhero Bits: ‘Batman’ Cowl Up For Auction, Paul Bettany Talks Vision’s Nether Regions & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 18, 2020 6:00 pm EST What’s up with all these Avengers mech suits? How will we find Sharon Carter in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier? Which Marvel star was named Sexiest Man Alive? Think you have enough money to buy a cowl worn by Michael Keaton in Batman? How about Stan Lee’s wardrobe from Spider-Man?...

Superhero Bits: DC Comics Introducing A Brazilian Wonder Woman, Daredevil Joins ‘Fortnite’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 16, 2020 6:00 pm EST Who is this new Brazilian Wonder Woman from the DC Comics series Future State? Want to go behind the scenes of Hulu’s Helstrom? Have you seen the first WandaVision Funko POPs? Did you hear Daredevil is now in Fortnite? Want to see concept art of Demon Bear from The New Mutants?...

The Best Female-Directed Movies Of The Decade By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 23, 2019 3:00 pm EST (This article is part of our Best of the Decade series.) The 2010s were a banner decade for female directors. Despite the still abysmally low number of women working behind the camera, women directors have made significant strides in Hollywood and across the globe, earning as much or even more acclaim — and now, as much money — as their male counterparts....

The Best Movies & TV Shows Coming To Netflix In December 2020 By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 25, 2020 3:00 pm EST November 2020, arguably the most stressful month in a year of stressful month, is almost at an end. Which means it’ll soon be December, and we’ll all be in holiday mode while also wondering what fresh hell awaits us. But there’s one thing we can do to distract ourselves from reality: watch stuff on Netflix....

The Morning Watch: ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Edition: Tarantino References, Character Breakdown & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 2, 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 special Once Upon a Time in Hollywood edition, run through a video that points out the various connections the movie has to other Quentin Tarantino movies....

The Morning Watch: ‘The Mandalorian’ Fan Service Done Well, Aaron Sorkin Career Breakdown & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 12, 2020 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, a video essay explores how The Mandalorian uses fan service references on the planet Tatooine in a more effective way than in previous Star Wars projects....

Tina Fey Is Adapting Her ‘Mean Girls’ Broadway Musical Back Into A Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 24, 2020 11:30 am EST Mean Girls is going to prove that it’s the apex predator of not just the stage, but the big screen as well. Tina Fey will be adapting her Tony-nominated Mean Girls Broadway musical into a feature film, bringing the story back to the big screen nearly two decades after the 2004 high school comedy first hit theaters and inspired the stage adaptation....

VOTD: Watch ‘The Heart Of Batman: The Story Of Batman: The Animated Series’ Documentary By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 19, 2021 6:00 am EST Even though it was geared towards kids in the mid-90s, Batman: The Animated Series is still considered to be one of the definitive adaptations of The Dark Knight. Created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm, the series made full use of Batman’s extensive rogues galley and wasn’t afraid to get a little dark and gritty on Saturday mornings....

Water Cooler: Ju-On: Origins, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, How To Sell Drugs Fast (Online), Muppets Now, Indiana Jones, Star Trek, Love On The Spectrum, The Boys, Ocean Waves By Peter Sciretta/July 31, 2020 3:31 pm EST On the July 31, 2020 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 writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler....

What’s This? A Queer Reading Of ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ By Ariel Fisher/Oct. 31, 2019 12:00 pm EST (Welcome to Queering the Scene, a series that explores LGBTQ themes and content in films of all kinds…especially where you least expect it.) The Nightmare Before Christmas has been the source of great debate and contention for decades. In the 26 years since its release, it’s ruined friendships, torn families asunder, and stoked the flames of sibling rivalries across the globe over this one conundrum: is it a Christmas or Halloween film?...

‘American History X’ Director Making ‘African History Y’, Starring Djimon Hounsou By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 25, 2020 12:15 pm EST American History X director Tony Kaye has another piece of history coming our way – African History Y. Specific details about the film are still under wraps, but we now know the project twill star Djimon Hounsou. Kaye had a notoriously difficult time making American History X, clashing with star Edward Norton as well as studio New Line Cinema....

‘Behind The Attraction’: New Disney+ Series Will Explore The History And Evolution Of Disney Theme Park Rides By Ben Pearson/Oct. 7, 2019 5:30 pm EST Dwayne Johnson soon stars in Disney’s live-action theatrical riff on Jungle Cruise, based on one of the company’s classic theme park rides. But Johnson’s interest in Disney parks evidently extends beyond that single ride: a new report says he will executive produce a Disney+ show called Behind the Attraction which traces the history and evolution of Disney theme park rides over the years....

‘Cobra Kai’ Season 3 Clip: Daniel Tries To Uncover Chozen’s Secrets By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 31, 2020 12:00 pm EST Cobra Kai season 3 is set to bring back a familiar flame or two — as well as a familiar rival. Decades after the events of The Karate Kid, Cobra Kai follows Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) as adults, now putting aside their rivalries to face a common enemy....

‘Dark Waters’ Director Todd Haynes On Finding Humanity In A Murky True Story [Interview] By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 21, 2019 12:00 pm EST Todd Haynes refuses to give the audience what they want. There are no easy answers or satisfying catharsis in Dark Waters, the Carol director’s true-life legal thriller about a lawyer (Mark Ruffalo) who unearths a decades-long chemical cover-up by one of the world’s largest and most powerful corporations. Instead Dark Waters offers something much more challenging and complex: the drive to keep fighting....

‘Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story’ Valiantly Tries To Reconcile The Genius And Misdeeds Of Creator John Kricfalusi By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 14, 2020 8:00 am EST The Ren & Stimpy Show was one of the first modern cartoons to prominently credit the work of the talented cartoonists and artists responsible for the bringing the show to life. Created by John Kricfalusi, a man praised as a mad genius by his those he worked with, the series sparked a new kind of cartoon, one that was edgy enough to crack up adults with an odd sense of humor but also silly enough to entertain the kids glued to Nickelodeon....