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The Quarantine Stream: ‘Eamon & Bec’ Inspires Us With Minimalistic, Adventurous Living By Peter Sciretta/April 29, 2020 7:00 am EST (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Series: Eamon & BecWhere You Can Stream It: YouTubeThe Pitch: A Canadian couple self-converted a sprinter van into a mobile tiny home and are traveling the world (that’s right – the world), all while vlogging their adventures....

Video: Universal Studios Hollywood In Only 4 Hours: Jurassic World The Ride At Night & More By Peter Sciretta/July 22, 2019 11:30 am EST Peter and Kitra have only four hours to experience Universal Studios Hollywood, so what did they decide to do? How many rides and attractions can you accomplish on a busy Summer day at Universal? That video comes from our new YouTube channel Ordinary Adventures, so please subscribe if you haven’t done so already!...

VOTD: This ‘Rick And Morty’ Anime Short Should Hold You Over Until Season 4 Comes Back By Ethan Anderton/March 30, 2020 4:30 pm EST We’ve only seen five episodes from the fourth season of Rick and Morty. The new episodes aired towards the end of last year, and since then, we’ve gotten no word from Adult Swim on when we’ll see the rest of the season. Considering the recent delays due to the coronavirus pandemic shutting down most TV shows and movies that were in production, the return of Rick and Morty is completely up in the air....

‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Spoiler Review: A Partially Successful Blockbuster By Chris Evangelista/April 30, 2018 8:00 am EST (In our Spoiler Reviews, we take a deep dive into a new release and get to the heart of what makes it tick…and every story point is up for discussion. In this entry: Avengers: Infinity War.)Everything dies, baby that’s a factBut maybe everything that dies someday comes back.– Bruce Springsteen, “Atlantic City” Does Avengers: Infinity War live up to the hype?...

‘Crossing Swords’ Trailer: Hulu’s New Stop-Motion Series Is A Raunchy Medieval Adventure By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 10, 2020 4:30 pm EST If you took Game of Thrones, ran it through a cutesy Playmobil-style filter, and put the executive producers of Robot Chicken behind it, you’d get Crossing Swords, the new stop-motion animated series coming to Hulu. Robot Chicken executive producers John Harvatine IV and Tom Root created and wrote the 10-episode stop-motion animated series, which taps into just the brand of goofy gore and raunchy jokes that their fans love, now in a medieval setting....

/Filmcast Ep. 580 - Project Power (GUEST: Robert Daniels From 812FilmReviews) By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 19, 2020 8:00 pm EST #slashtag is going strong! Use this hashtag to to recommend movies/shows/content to the Slashfilmcast. For the feature review, David, Devindra, and Jeff are joined by Robert Daniels, founder and critic at 812FilmReviews, to talk about the latest Netflix blockbuster Project Power. Read Robert’s IGN review of Project Power. Learn the truth behind the Slashfilmcast group photo here....

‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ Spoiler Review: The Most Exciting ‘Mission’ Yet By Chris Evangelista/July 30, 2018 8:00 am EST (In our Spoiler Reviews, we take a deep dive into a new release and get to the heart of what makes it tick…and every story point is up for discussion. In this entry: Mission: Impossible – Fallout.)“The end you’ve always feared is coming,” the villainous Solomon Lane tells Ethan Hunt halfway through Mission: Impossible – Fallout....

‘Mission: Impossible 7’ May Skip Production In Italy Even After Coronavirus Pandemic Has Subsided By Ethan Anderton/April 22, 2020 10:00 am EST Since studios are already looking ahead as to how they can resume production on movies that were still in the middle of shooting when coronavirus brought them to a halt, they’re being forced to consider how/if they were return to international shooting locations. For one particular blockbuster franchise, the risk may be too great to head back overseas for the planned shoot....

‘Some Good News’ Sells Out To CBS, John Krasinski Will No Longer Host By Chris Evangelista/May 21, 2020 3:00 pm EST Some Good News, a web series that was essentially John Krasinski sitting in his house goofing off in front of a webcam all in the name of cheering up people in quarantine, is moving up in the world. Krasinski sold the rights to the web show to CBS after a bidding war....

‘The Graduate’ Screenwriter And ‘Get Smart’ Co-Creator Buck Henry Dies At 89 By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 9, 2020 8:30 am EST Buck Henry, the comedy screenwriting legend who penned The Graduate and co-created the spy spoof series Get Smart with Mel Brooks, has passed away. The two-time Oscar nominee was 89. Henry died of a heart attack Wednesday a Los Angeles hospital his wife, Irene, told The Washington Post. He had suffered a stroke in November 2014....

‘The Karate Kid’ Cast And Filmmakers Wax On And Off With Josh Gad For ‘Reunited Apart’ By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 21, 2020 12:30 pm EST The Karate Kid has already enjoyed a reunion in the form of the original series Cobra Kai, which recently made the jump from YouTube to Netflix. With a third season debuting on the streaming service in January 2021, there’s no better time for Josh Gad to round up the cast and filmmakers from both The Karate Kid film franchise and the Cobra Kai series on Reunited Apart for one of the most packed episodes yet....

‘The Matrix 4’: ‘Sense8’ Actor Toby Onwumere Joins The Sequel By Ben Pearson/Dec. 10, 2019 2:30 pm EST The Matrix 4 cast continues to grow. Hot on the heels of yesterday’s casting of Frozen and Mindhunter actor Jonathan Groff, a new report today says actor Toby Onwumere (pictured, left) has also joined the highly-anticipated sci-fi sequel. Onwumere was a part of the ensemble cast of the Wachowskis’ ambitious Netflix series Sense8, so this will mark a reunion between him and Lana Wachowski, who’s directing this project without her sister Lilly....

‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ Takes Place Before ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3’ – Here’s What That Could Mean By Ben Pearson/July 23, 2019 11:30 am EST During Marvel Studios’ Comic-Con panel this past weekend, producer Kevin Feige confirmed that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is still happening, though it won’t be included in Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But when Thor: Love and Thunder was announced on the Hall H stage, that left many fans wondering about the future of Thor....

15 Years Later, ‘Constantine’ Director Francis Lawrence Is Enjoying The Film’s Cult Following [Interview] By Jack Giroux/July 28, 2020 10:00 am EST When Constantine was released in 2005, it wasn’t as well-regard as it is today. Perhaps after years of watching frequently interchangeable comic book movies, Lawrence’s idiosyncratic addition to the genre plays better today. Whatever the reason, Lawrence is pleased Constantine continues to entertain, especially after a slightly disappointing box-office performance and lukewarm reception from critics....

Disney Has Begun Issuing Furlough Notices To Employees “Whose Jobs Aren’t Necessary At This Time” [Updated] By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 9, 2020 12:31 pm EST Update: According to The Hollywood Reporter, furloughs have hit the Walt Disney Studios. Disney previously said it would be paying its employees through April 18, so it appears these furlough notices (which impact an undermined number of people) will go into effect on April 19, 2020. Our original article from April 3 continues below....

New ‘The Lovebirds’ Trailer Reveals The Netflix Release Date For The Kumail Nanjiani And Issa Rae Comedy By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 20, 2020 9:30 am EST The Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae-starring comedy The Lovebirds was one of the many films impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with Paramount pulling the movie from its April release date as every other studio postponed upcoming theatrical releases. But in an unexpected move, Paramount handed the film over to Netflix....

Original ‘Ghostbusters’ Outtakes Feature Alternate Titles For The Paranormal Exterminators By Ethan Anderton/June 4, 2020 4:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If the world hadn’t gone to hell, we’d be about one month away from getting a new Ghostbusters movie from director Jason Reitman, son of the original film’s director Ivan Reitman. But since Ghostbusters: Afterlife has been pushed back until March 2021, we’ll have to settle for checking out some rarely seen footage from behind the scenes of the original Ghostbusters....

Superhero Bits: ‘Birds Of Prey’ Advance Screenings, Margot Robbie Wants To Team With Poison Ivy & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 29, 2020 6:00 pm EST Interested in seeing Birds of Prey in advance? Want to see the alternate suit designed for the Arrow finale that didn’t get used? How about an extended montage from the end of Crisis on Infinite Earths with more parallel universes? Will Clea be coming to the MCU in the Doctor Strange sequel?...

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: Scarlet Spider Creator Passes Away, Todd Phillips Gets Big Pay Day For ‘Joker’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 20, 2019 6:00 pm EST Something is wrong with Oliver Queen’s memories in the upcoming sixth episode of the final season of Arrow. Longtime Marvel letterer Rick Parker says Todd McFarlane owes him money for their Spider-Man series. See what’s so incredible about the unstoppable Adonis in this clip from a new Marvel Hero Project episode....

Superhero Bits: See J. Jonah Jameson In ‘Spider-Man: Miles Morales’, Other ‘Moon Knight’ Contenders & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 27, 2020 6:00 pm EST Want a first look at J. Jonah Jameson in the upcoming Spider-Man: Miles Morales game? What is the proper pluralization of Cyclops if you meet multiple versions in the multiverse? Want to see The Batman shooting in Chicago earlier this week? Who else was in the running to lead the Moon Knight series?...