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By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 9, 2020 7:30 am EST California movie theaters could start to re-open as soon as this weekend. Theaters across the country have remained shut since coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdowns were imposed in mid-March, but with studios gearing up to release big-budget tentpoles like Christopher Nolan’s Tenet in theaters by next month, there is pressure on movie theaters to get back into operation. California’s Department of Public Health has proposed new strict guidelines that could begin the re-opening of California theaters at 25% capacity by June 12....

Chris Evangelista’s Top 10 Movies Of 2020 By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 4, 2021 8:00 am EST It’s been a very, very weird year. And the movie landscape was severely hampered by a pandemic that closed down most movie theaters and had studios shuffling release dates to and fro. But that doesn’t mean there weren’t great movies that found their way to screens big and small. Amidst all the chaos and confusion, wonderful movies arrived and – if they were lucky – found their audience....

Clive Barker’s ‘Books Of Blood’ Becoming A Movie On Hulu, Just In Time For Halloween By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 10, 2020 12:30 pm EST Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, a six-volume series of short horror stories that helped turn Barker into one of the most famous names in horror fiction, is now a Hulu movie – and it’s coming very soon. Hulu will debut Books of Blood in October, just in time for your Halloween season viewing....

Cool Stuff: Celebrate Pixar With Hallmark’s 2020 Christmas Ornaments For ‘Onward’, ‘Inside Out’ & More By Ethan Anderton/April 21, 2020 6:00 am EST Whenever Hallmark releases their line-up of ornaments for the new year, there are a plethora of them inspired by the movies of Pixar Animation. This year is no exception as the ornaments include characters from Inside Out, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles 2, WALL-E, Toy Story, Monsters Inc., and one of the recurring Easter eggs from all of Pixars movies....

Cool Stuff: Hero Complex Gallery’s Blacklight 3 Art Show Brings Plenty Of Fluourescent Film Love By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 12, 2019 6:00 am EST Hero Complex Gallery has reopened in an all-new location at 1050 S. Fairfax in Los Angeles, and they opened up their new space with Blacklight 3, the third show in a series featuring vibrant, electric artwork created with fluorescent ink that really shines when put under a blacklight....

Movie Mixtape: 6 Movies To Watch With The New ‘Black Christmas’ Remake By Scott Beggs/Dec. 13, 2019 10:00 am EST Like the works of Shakespeare, Black Christmas has now been remade more than once. The Canadian cult slasher that predates Halloween by four years has its ups and downs, but it warranted retreads because it captures a very special time of year. Not just as subversive counter-programming for the twee holiday season, but as a horror film that takes place in the safe space of a college campus that becomes isolated when everyone else leaves for the break....

Only Todd Phillips Could Have Made ‘Joker’ By Jack Giroux/Oct. 7, 2019 11:00 am EST Todd Phillips makes ugly movies. Yes, they’re comedies, but they typically have a noticeable lack of empathy and humanity. There’s not a lot of joy in his comedies, mostly misery. The Hangover movies get progressively crueler, and War Dogs and Due Date aren’t much different. He’s cold and displays an appetite for pain, and those qualities are turned up to 11 in Joker....

Superhero Bits: Aquaman Coming To ‘Fortnite’, ‘Legion Of Superheroes’ Slated For Blu-Ray Release & More By Ethan Anderton/June 18, 2020 6:00 pm EST When can you grab Legion of Superheroes on Blu-ray? How can you play as Aquaman on Fortnite? When is Deadshot getting killed off in the Suicide Squad comics? How does Ruby Rose’s departure from Batwoman create a plot hole for Crisis on Infinite Earths? Who was going to voice MODOK in the New Warriors animated series before it was canceled?...

Superhero Bits: John Cena May Be Teasing X-O Manowar Movie, Simu Liu’s ‘Shang-Chi’ Workout & More By Ethan Anderton/April 10, 2020 6:00 pm EST Want to see how Simu Liu is doing the Marvel workout at home for Shang-Chi? Is John Cena teasing a X-O Manowar movie from Valiant Comics? How much of the secret Guardians of the Galaxy Easter egg has been found? Did you know Clint Eastwood almost played old Bruce Wayne in a Batman Beyond movie?...

This Week In Trailers: Straight Up, Human Nature, After Midnight, Shoot To Mary, Cheer By Christopher Stipp/Jan. 12, 2020 8:00 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: ‘Rogue Warfare’, ‘I Still Believe’, ‘Corporate Animals’, ‘The Day Shall Come’, ‘Antrum’, ‘Synonyms’, ‘Greener Grass’ By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 25, 2019 12:00 pm EST It’s time for another trailer round-up, my friends. This is the spot where we compile the odds and ends of the movie trailer world, and try to highlight titles that may be a bit more under-the-radar compared to the bigger films we cover. Check out our trailer round-up below!...

Watch This ‘Dolittle’ “Auditions” Video And Remember That This Movie Had A $175 Million Budget By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 11, 2019 5:00 pm EST Robert Downey Jr.’s first post-MCU film is Dolittle, a remake of Dr. Dolittle that’s undergone heavy reshoots and seems about as ill-advised as the 1960s adaptation of this same story. In lieu of a new trailer, we instead have a Dolittle auditions video, which features Downey acting alongside some questionable-looking computer-animated animals....

Water Cooler: Capone, Back To The Future, Dave, Cinema Paradiso, Itaewon Class, The Perfection, Deliverance, Bad Times At The El Royale, Z, Not Another Teen Movie By Peter Sciretta/May 15, 2020 5:15 pm EST On the May 15, 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 writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler....

Why Colin Trevorrow Didn’t Direct ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’, According To Kathleen Kennedy By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 9, 2019 3:00 pm EST J.J. Abrams is at the helm of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, but things could’ve turned out very differently. At one point, Jurassic World filmmaker Colin Trevorrow was set to direct the final entry in the Skywalker Saga, but Trevorrow ultimately parted ways with the production. We’ve heard several different reasons for Trevorrow’s departure, and now, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy is opening up about what happened behind-the-scenes....

Yet Another ‘Green Hornet’ Reboot Is In The Works By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 29, 2020 9:30 am EST UPDATE: Universal is now involved with the project, per several sources. Also, the project is now being called The Green Hornet and Kato. The original story continues below. Nothing in Hollywood stays dead forever, which means it’s time for a Green Hornet reboot. The crime-fighting character began life in 1930s radio serials before jumping into 1940s film serials and then a 1960s TV series....

‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’ Will Bring Back Rachel McAdams As Christine Palmer By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 10, 2020 10:00 am EST Rachel McAdams is feeling some Strange love. After months of rumors and speculation that the actress wouldn’t be reprising her role in the next Doctor Strange film, McAdams is apparently set to return in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Sam Raimi’s follow-up to the 2016 Marvel Studios film starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the Sorcerer Supreme....

‘Dracula’ Spin-Off ‘The Last Voyage Of The Demeter’ Finds New Blood With ‘Scary Stories’ Director By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 1, 2019 5:00 pm EST The Last Voyage of the Demeter, a movie set during the events of Dracula, has been in some stage of development for seventeen years. We’re talking almost two decades here, people. I distinctly remember hearing about this project all those years ago and assuming it had long since died....

‘Emma’ Trailer: Jane Austen’s Classic Comedy Gets A Little Quirky With Anya-Taylor Joy By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 21, 2019 5:00 pm EST Jane Austen’s classic comedy Emma has been adapted several times in a variety of different ways. Gwyneth Paltrow starred in a film adaptation back in 1996, BBC turned it into a miniseries in 2009, and the classic teen comedy Clueless gave us a modern spin on the tale that may as well be the definitive adaptation of the story....

‘Evil Dead’ 4K Screening With Reimagined Score Coming To MondoCon 2019; More Panels And Programming Revealed By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 29, 2019 10:49 am EST MondoCon 2019 is going to take you back to the woods with the world premiere screening of Evil Dead in 4K with a reimagined score by original composer Joseph LoDuca. The Evil Dead – A Nightmare Reimagined 2XLP will also be available with a brand new slipcover....

‘Revenge Of The Nerds’ Reboot Coming From The Lucas Brothers And Seth MacFarlane By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 16, 2020 4:30 pm EST Revenge of the Nerds, an ’80s comedy that really hasn’t aged so well, is getting a reboot. The reboot comes from Keith and Kenny Lucas, who will write and star in the film, and Seth MacFarlane, who will produce. Rather than stick to the formula of the original movie, this Revenge of the Nerds reboot will be a “contemporary reimagining” that “will pontificate about today’s nerd culture and what even constitutes a geek in the 21st century....