Posts

Alamo Drafthouse Hosting ‘Rambo’ Marathons Leading Into ‘Rambo: Last Blood’ By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 9, 2019 6:00 am EST If you’re excited for Sylvester Stallone’s farewell to his second most famous character in Rambo: Last Blood, then maybe you’re keen on revisiting the entire film franchise in one day. Thankfully, Alamo Drafthouse has you covered at locations across the country with a Rambo marathon that begins with First Blood from 1982 and running right through a screening of Rambo: Last Blood....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 10, 2020 7:30 am EST Deadline reports that Affleck is set to star in the Clooney-directed coming-of-age drama The Tender Bar, based on J.R. Moehringer’s memoir about growing up in Long Island looking for father figures among the patrons at his uncle’s bar. Clooney and his producing partner Grant Heslov are set to produce through their Smokehouse Pictures banner, alongside Ted Hope. William Monahan is writing the script....

Cool Stuff: NECA Adding Exclusive Figures To New Crowdfunded Loot Crates, Starting With ‘TMNT’ And ‘Gremlins’ By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 7, 2019 6:00 am EST In case you didn’t hear, NECA owner Joel Weinshanker (who is also the controlling owner of Graceland and a partner in Elvis Presley Enterprises) save Loot Crate from bankruptcy, and they’re revamping the pop culture memorabilia subscription box service. Not only are they looking to offer better merchandise in new Loot Crates, but the first offerings out of the gate are actually crowdfunded campaigns that will include exclusive NECA figures inspired by the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie from 1990 and the horror comedy classic Gremlins....

Daily Podcast: The Batman, A Vertical Format WWII Film, The Goonies, Stranger Things 4, An NSYNC Movie, And More By Ben Pearson/Feb. 14, 2020 2:15 pm EST On the February 14, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and TV news, including our first look at Robert Pattinson’s Batman, Stranger Things 4, an unconventional Goonies TV series and NSYNC movie, Aladdin 2, Masters of the Universe voice cast, and the world’s first vertical format blockbuster....

Daily Podcast: The Wolfman, Peter Pan, Movie Theaters, Film Festivals, Halloween Kills, Ready Player Two & Hamilton By Peter Sciretta/July 8, 2020 1:15 pm EST On the July 8, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including The Wolfman, Peter Pan, Movie Theaters, Film Festivals, Halloween Kills, Ready Player Two, and Hamilton....

Disney Announces 10 New ‘Star Wars’ Shows, 10 New Marvel Series, Several Pixar Movies, And More Are Headed Directly To Disney+ By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 10, 2020 2:06 pm EST Update: A whole bunch of new Star Wars shows and movies were introduced during the presentation. We have included the relevant details below! Today is Disney’s big Investor Day call, where the House of Mouse is announcing their big plans for the future....

ESPN Bumps Up New Documentaries About Lance Armstrong, Bruce Lee And Mark McGwire Vs Sammy Sosa By Ethan Anderton/May 6, 2020 9:30 am EST Faced with an ongoing lack of sports, ESPN has still found ratings success with The Last Dance, a 10-part series chronicling the final championship run of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. Since sports aren’t slated to return anytime soon, ESPN is bumping up a few more documentaries from their ongoing 30 for 30 series that were originally scheduled to premiere later this year....

First Look: The Academy Museum To Open With A Hayao Miyazaki Retrospective Exhibit By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 11, 2020 10:30 am EST Hayao Miyazaki is one of the few anime filmmakers who can claim crossover success, with beloved classics like My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away leaving an indelible mark on global pop culture (and the latter winning the director a much-deserved Oscar). But the Studio Ghibli filmmaker has never yet had a North American museum retrospective dedicated to his art and works....

How ‘The Mandalorian’ Humanizes The Overlooked Communities Of The ‘Star Wars’ Universe By Rafael Motamayor/Jan. 14, 2020 10:00 am EST The Mandalorian, the first live-action Star Wars show and part of the initial launch line-up of original content on Disney+, was a sensation. But while everyone loved Baby Yoda, and memes about this little 50-year-old child flooded the internet every week, some viewers were not into the episodic nature of the show – which resembled the animated Star Wars shows more than the movies – and the lack of Pedro Pascal’s face....

Marvel Studios And ABC Airing A Tribute To Chadwick Boseman Tonight After ‘Black Panther’ Plays Commercial-Free By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 30, 2020 9:00 am EST Fans around the world are still reeling from the shocking, tragic death of actor Chadwick Boseman. The Black Panther actor passed away at the young age of 43 after a four-year-battle with colon cancer that was kept hidden from the public. But he never let it stop him from working, even on the major, physically demanding blockbusters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

Ruby Rose Leaving ‘Batwoman’ After One Season, Will Be Replaced For Season 2 [Updated] By Ethan Anderton/May 19, 2020 3:29 pm EST Update: We have updated this post with additional details about Ruby Rose’s departure from the series. Today is ending with some shocking news for superhero fans: the DC Comics series Batwoman is losing its lead actress, Ruby Rose. The CW series just wrapped up its first season last weekend, but today, an official statement from the actress herself confirms that she’s departing the series, leaving producers to recast the role for the second season that has already been ordered....

Superhero Bits: Nicolas Cage Could Have Been Doctor Doom, You Can Be In ‘M.O.D.O.K.’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 12, 2020 6:00 pm EST Want to play as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on Smite? What can you expect from the third season of The Boys? Did you know Nicolas Cage was once sought after to play Doctor Doom in 2005’s Fantastic Four? Who are the boy band villains in Big Hero 6: The Series?...

Superhero Bits: Rumored ‘Spider-Man 3’ Title Surfaces, ‘The Crow’ Costume Sold At Auction & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 12, 2020 6:00 pm EST What is this new Fantastic Four Iron Man armor in Marvel Comics? Want to check out an extensive chat between Marvel’s Joe Quesada and Spawn creator Todd McFarlane? Did you hear DC Direct is being shut down? Want to watch Tom Holland’s Spider-Man audition tapes? How much did The Crow costume worn by Brandon Lee recently sell for at auction?...

The Best Scene In ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Is A Showcase For Michael Keaton’s Terrific Villain By Evan Saathoff/Oct. 27, 2020 9:00 am EST (Welcome to Great Moments in MCU History, where we fondly recall great little bits that made us fall in love with the MCU.)Spider-Man! What a cutie pie. After a couple goes with actors who looked to be in their early 30s (but in a very handsome way, fellas), we finally got to see what an actual young person might bring to the big screen as Peter Parker....

The Making Of ‘Beeltejuice’ Is Coming In ‘Documentary For The Recently Deceased’ By Ethan Anderton/April 9, 2020 10:30 am EST Tim Burton’s horror comedy Beetlejuice is undoubtedly one of his best efforts. It’s when the filmmaker was firing on all cylinders and at the top of his game. After 32 years, you might think there’s nothing left to learn about the movie starring Michael Keaton as the ghost with the most, but French filmmaker Fred China, producer/1980s fanatic Adam F....

The Morning Watch: Stuntmen React To ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’, The Languages Of J.R.R. Tolkien & More By Ethan Anderton/July 21, 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....

The One Live-Action Shot In ‘The Lion King’ Revealed By Chris Evangelista/July 26, 2019 4:30 pm EST While many people tend to refer to the new The Lion King remake from Disney as “live-action”, it’s anything but. Instead, it’s a computer-animated film with photo-realistic characters. But there actually is one live-action shot in the movie – and director Jon Favreau just revealed it online. See the live-action Lion King shot below....

The Quarantine Stream: Meet The Many Stray Cats Of Istanbul In The Charming Documentary ‘Kedi’ By Ethan Anderton/April 4, 2020 10:00 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 Movie: KediWhere You Can Stream It: YouTube Premium and Kanopy and (all you need is a library card)The Pitch: Hundreds of thousands of cats roam the metropolis of Istanbul freely....

‘Bad Boys’ Stars Will Smith And Martin Lawrence Get Therapy And Buy Shoes While An Honest Trailer Flashes Back By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 15, 2020 6:00 am EST Bad Boys for Life arrives in theaters this week, but before you see Will Smith and Martin Lawrence back in action, you can see them making the publicity rounds to promote the movie. In a little Bad Boys video round-up, we’ve got the dynamic duo attending a therapy session in character as Mike Lowery and Marcus Burnett, their Hollywood alter egos going shopping for some sweet kicks, and a Bad Boys Honest Trailer taking us all the way back to the start....

‘Blade’ Reboot Finds A New Daywalker In Mahershala Ali [Comic-Con 2019] By Chris Evangelista/July 20, 2019 6:58 pm EST Before the Marvel San Diego Comic-Con panel ended, we got one last treat to sink our fangs into. A Blade reboot is coming into the MCU, and he’s going to be played by Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali. Marvel announced Ali taking over the role of the Daywalker in a new feature film adaptation of the comic....