Posts

Pixar’s ‘Onward’ Is Releasing Today On Digital, Just Two Weeks After It Hit Theaters By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 20, 2020 6:10 am EST Pixar’s Onward is hitting digital platforms today on March 20, merely two weeks after the animated fantasy-adventure film hit theaters. The film’s Disney+ streaming debut will follow soon after on April 3. The animated film is the latest to opt for an early digital release in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....

Superhero Bits: ‘Titans’ Spin-Off Rumors, Watch The Batmobile Documentary, Quicksilver Concept Art & More By Ethan Anderton/May 12, 2020 6:00 pm EST Could there be more spin-offs from Titans on the way to DC Universe? Why did Batwoman copy a Wikipedia article? Who does Rob Liefeld want to see play John Prophet? Want to watch The Batmobile Documentary? Who did Matthew Vaughn reportedly consider to play Superman? Want to learn how to draw Iron Man from a Marvel Comics artist?...

That Quentin Tarantino ‘Star Trek’ Movie Might Not Happen After All By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 16, 2019 11:30 am EST We probably should’ve seen this coming. Remember that R-rated Quentin Tarantino Star Trek movie? The one that was in the works at Paramount? The one that Tarantino said he was planning to direct on multiple occasions? Well…it’s probably not happening. Tarantino now says he’s “steering away” from the project, which means we’ll probably never get to see his take on Trek....

The Clock Tower: Everything That Went Down In The Arrowverse This Week By Amelia Emberwing/Nov. 15, 2019 2:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Clock Tower, where we’ll break down the goings on of the The CW network’s Arrowverse. We’ll touch on things like themes, cultural impact, lead-ins to major events, ships, and more every other week! Warning: this Clock Tower is filled with spoilers. Proceed at your own risk.)The boys are away this week, which means we get to spend a solid hunk of time talking about Batwoman and Supergirl....

The Morning Watch: ‘Enola Holmes’ VFX Breakdown, Looking Back At ‘Bucky O’Hare’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 1, 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, get a look at the visual effects behind the train fight sequence in Netflix’s new movie Enola Holmes....

The Morning Watch: The Practical Creatures Of ‘Aliens’, ‘Mulan’ Battle Breakdown & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 8, 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, get an up close look at some of the practical creature puppets used in Aliens, Flubber, Labyrinth, Jurassic Park, and more....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘The Bachelor And The Bobby-Soxer’ Has One The Most Ludicrous Premises In All Of Cinema By Ben Pearson/Jan. 11, 2021 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 Movie: The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerWhere You Can Stream It: The Criterion ChannelThe Pitch: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and a teenaged Shirley Temple find themselves in an unlikely (and totally insane) love triangle....

Theme Park Bits: Lunar New Year At DCA, Six Flags’ New Coaster, And More By Josh Spiegel/Jan. 10, 2020 4:00 pm EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Six Flags Magic Mountain unveils a snazzy new coaster. DCA is celebrating Lunar New Year. And more! If you’re familiar enough with theme parks, you know that Southern California isn’t just the domain of Disneyland and Universal Studios. No, there’s also a Six Flags in the area, Magic Mountain, and it’s just unveiled a brand-new roller-coaster attraction....

This Week In Trailers: Rewind, Butt Boy, Blue Story, The Infiltrators, My Comic Book Country By Christopher Stipp/March 7, 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?...

Water Cooler: To All The Boys, Survivor, Emperor’s New Groove, Sonic The Hedgehog, Fighting With My Family, Boss Level, Birds Of Prey, The Pharmacist, Dracula By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 13, 2020 2:15 pm EST On the February 13, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler....

Wes Anderson Narrates An Animated Version Of ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ For The Criterion Release By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 30, 2020 5:30 pm EST Wes Anderson’s 2014 film The Grand Budapest Hotel is finally joining the Criterion Collection, and with it come a slew of special features befitting the whimsical caper. One of the most exciting features is a set of storyboard animatics narrated by Anderson, turning The Grand Budapest Hotel into a bonafide animated movie....

‘Artemis Fowl’ Trailer: Book Fans, Prepare To Be Enraged By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 2, 2020 5:47 am EST “How does one describe Artemis Fowl? Various psychiatrists have tried and failed. The main problem is Artemis’s own intelligence. He has puzzled the greatest medical minds, and sent many of them gibbering to their own hospitals.” Yet, we see none of that in the official trailer for Artemis Fowl, Disney’s feature film adaptation of the beloved Eoin Colfer books about a ruthless, cold-blooded young criminal mastermind....

‘Dead To Me’ Season 2 Trailer: It’s Time To Ride Or Die, No Matter The Lie By Chris Evangelista/April 24, 2020 2:30 pm EST Dead to Me, one of the better Netflix originals, is returning for an all-new season of twists and turns. Season 1 ended with a shocking murder, and it looks like season 2 is going to be dealing directly with the fallout of that crime. Just like season 1, it looks like season 2 is going to be a blend of comedy and anxiety....

‘Ford V Ferrari’ Trailer: Matt Damon And Christian Bale Gear Up For A Revolutionary Race By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 15, 2019 9:00 am EST Matt Damon and Christian Bale are the best of frenemies who find themselves teamed up to help Ford take on the speed of Ferrari in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966 in the upcoming true story of Ford v Ferrari. A new trailer for the movie has just arrived, showing the hurdles they must jump over in order to get a Ford car to match the speed of Ferrari, and it cetainly isn’t easy....

‘Halloween Kills’ Is About The “Outrage Of Haddonfield”; Jamie Lee Curtis’s Laurie Strode Won’t Be The Main Character By Ben Pearson/July 28, 2020 1:30 pm EST Jamie Lee Curtis’s horror heroine Laurie Strode was front and center in David Gordon Green’s 2018 version of Halloween, but in Halloween Kills, Curtis’s character will be taking a bit of a back seat and letting another character slide into the spotlight instead. In a recent interview, Green reveals that Curtis is still the “emotional core” of the new movie, but that Laurie’s granddaughter Allyson (played by Andi Matichak) will take more of a leadership role this time around....

‘Horse Girl’ Review: Alison Brie Gets Paranoid In This Strange, Unclassifiable Comedy-Drama-Thriller [Sundance 2020] By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 28, 2020 7:00 am EST How do you even begin to talk about Horse Girl? The new Netflix film from director Jeff Baena, co-written by Baena and star Alison Brie, dares you to classify it. It exists in its own little world, blending genres with surprisingly strong results. What starts off seeming like a quirky rom-com quickly morphs into something far more disturbing, and strange....

‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Gets A 28-Minute Dive Into The Making Of The Oscar Nominated Film By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 27, 2020 2:30 pm EST Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is nominated in 10 different categories for the 72nd Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for director/writer Quentin Tarantino. But if for some reason you’re not convinced of the film’s resonance, significance and place among acclaimed movies from 2019, Sony Pictures has something that might interest you....

‘Porno’ Trailer: Christian Kids Face A Succubus In This Horror-Comedy By Chris Evangelista/March 2, 2020 3:30 pm EST It’s the 1990s, and the employees of a small movie theater in a predominantly Christian town are about to face pure evil. That’s the set-up of Porno, a new horror-comedy being distributed by Fangoria. If you’ve been following the Fangoria movie releases so far, you probably know what you’re in for: over-the-top gore, very broad comedy, and questionable special effects created on a small budget....

‘Scream 5’ Is Officially Bringing Back Neve Campbell By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 10, 2020 12:30 pm EST It’s finally official: Neve Campbell is coming back for Scream 5. Campbell, who played Sidney Prescott in the other four films, is set to join returning cast members David Arquette and Courteney Cox, along with new additions Jack Quaid, Melissa Barrera, and Jenna Ortega. Plot details aren’t known yet, but Radio Silence – the group that brought us Ready or Not – are directing....

‘Selena: The Series’ Trailer: A Tejano Star Is Born In New Netflix Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 26, 2020 5:30 pm EST Get ready to bidi bidi bom bom your way to Netflix this December for Selena: The Series, the drama series adaptation of the life of Selena Quintanilla, the “Queen of Tejano Music” whose meteoric career was tragically cut short. Netflix has released the official Selena: The Series trailer, which you can watch (and groove to) below....