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‘The King Of Staten Island’ Clip: Pete Davidson Wants To Open A Tattoo Restaurant By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 5, 2020 4:30 pm EST Pete Davidson has no easy answers for how to work through grief. That’s something that the actor and SNL comedian is working on in the Judd Apatow-directed comedy The King of Staten Island. The loosely autobiographical feature film is inspired by Davidson’s own life as he deals with the grief of losing his father....

‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 Finally Gets An October Release Date And A New Logo With Baby Yoda By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 2, 2020 7:30 am EST The Mandalorian made huge waves last year when it arrived as not just one of the first pieces of original programming on Disney+, but the first ever live-action Star Wars series. Now it’s one of the most beloved parts of the Disney era of Star Wars, and the second season is arriving this fall....

‘The Wolf Hour’ Trailer: Naomi Watts Refuses To Leave Her Apartment In The Wild New York Summer Of ‘77 By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 30, 2019 5:00 pm EST The Wolf Hour played at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, and even though I was at the fest, I didn’t hear a single thing about it. Indeed, this movie wasn’t on my radar at all – until now. The first trailer for the movie just dropped, and it looks fantastic....

Coronavirus Shutdowns Will Delay Scripted TV Shows Up Through 2021 By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 19, 2020 12:30 pm EST A new report from Ampere Analysis (via Deadline) predicts that it will take Hollywood and TV productions across the globe more than a year to bounce back from the effects of coronavirus delays. Up to 60% of scripted shows set to debut in 2020 will be delayed up to a year, while up to 10% of planned dramas and comedies likely to be scrapped entirely....

Daily Podcast: The Mandalorian Books, The Simpsons, Jason Momoa’s Frosty The Snowman, D.A.R.Y.L. Sequel, And More By Ben Pearson/July 1, 2020 1:45 pm EST On the July 1, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and TV news, including The Simpsons’ new voice actor policy, Sundance’s plans for 2021, The Mandalorian books, Jason Momoa’s Frosty the Snowman, a new TMNT film, and that D....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 30, 2019 7:30 am EST Most of the biggest streaming platforms are frequently — and rightly — criticized for rarely featuring films that were made before the 1980s. The race for new original content has drowned out the century of classic movies that have built up cinema to what it is today. But WarnerMedia’s forthcoming service HBO Max could, at least partially, remedy that with its curated collection of classic movies....

James Dean Will Return From The Grave (Via CGI) In ‘Finding Jack’ By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 6, 2019 9:00 am EST Today in terrible ideas: James Dean will return from the grave to star in the new movie Finding Jack. Dean, who died in 1955, will be brought back to life via CGI in the Vietnam War action-drama. Directors Anton Ernst and Tati Golykh say they have the approval of Dean’s family to perform this digital necromancy, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea....

Lady Gaga Climbs Aboard ‘Bullet Train’, Adding Even More Star Power To The Assassin Thriller By Ben Pearson/Nov. 19, 2020 2:22 pm EST Lady Gaga, who won an Oscar for Best Original Song with “Shallow” from A Star is Born a couple of years ago, has found her follow-up project. She’s the latest performer to hop on board Sony’s Bullet Train, an assassin thriller that’s set to be directed by David Leitch (Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2) with Brad Pitt in the lead role....

Marvel’s Phase 4 Will Actively Embrace Diversity, Tessa Thompson Says By Ben Pearson/July 7, 2020 5:00 pm EST Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has long wanted the mega-successful Marvel Cinematic Universe to embrace diversity in a significant way. And now that he’s overseeing the entirety of Marvel Entertainment as the company’s chief creative officer, he’ll encounter far less resistance when it comes to implementing that change in the studio’s upcoming Phase 4 slate of films and TV shows....

Pop Culture Imports: ‘System Crasher,’ ‘JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure,’ ‘Food Lore,’ And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 9, 2020 11:00 am EST (Welcome to Pop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best foreign movies and TV streaming right now.) Welcome back to your regularly scheduled programming on Pop Culture Imports, in which I dispense with the themes now that Oscar season is over, and I give you some good foreign-language movies and shows to watch while you’re working from home waiting for the coronavirus scare to die down....

Regal Cinemas Has No Current Plans To Reopen; AMC May Stave Off Bankruptcy By Ben Pearson/May 27, 2020 3:00 pm EST As we approach the two and a half months of quarantine from the coronavirus pandemic, we’re waiting to see whether Christopher Nolan’s Tenet can shoulder a burden no other film has had to carry in the modern era: can this one film save movie theaters from oblivion? The action thriller is currently slated to open in July, and while AMC has promised to open its doors in time, one of its biggest theatrical competitors, Regal Cinemas, has not yet made that same commitment....

Superhero Bits: ‘Batman: The Animated Series’ Easter Egg In ‘Joker’, Life-Size Batman LEGO Model & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 17, 2019 6:00 pm EST Who was the first character to die in Marvel Comics? Want to see a clip of Batman guest starring on Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? What reference is there to Bamtan: The Animated Series in Joker? Where will Bat signals shine for Batman Day on September 21? How can you win $10,000 in a contest sponsored by Watchmen?...

The 86 Most Essential Fantastic Fest Movies: The Wildest Genre Films From Around The World By Jacob Hall/Sept. 18, 2019 10:00 am EST Fantastic Fest, the Austin, Texas-based, Alamo Drafthouse-hosted film festival celebrating the wildest and most unique genre movies from around the world, turns 15 this year. As someone who has been attending this event for literally a decade, I can say with utmost confidence that it is my favorite week of the year, every year....

The Inside Story Of How NYFF 2020 Became America’s First Big Pandemic-Era Film Festival By Marshall Shaffer/Sept. 24, 2020 8:00 am EST For many, the fall conjures up images of pumpkin spice lattes, flannel shirts, or the return of football. For me, the one constant of the season in recent memory has been the New York Film Festival, which I’ve attended in some form since my final year of college in 2014....

The Morning Watch: A ‘Ghostbusters’ Retrospective, ‘Back To The Future’ Hoverboarding With A Jet Pack & More By Ethan Anderton/June 18, 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, watch a Ghostbusters retrospective with director Ivan Reitman and co-writer and star Dan Aykroyd looking back at the original 1984 movie....

The Morning Watch: Writing The Music For ‘Frozen 2,’ “Into The Unknown” Music Video & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 5, 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 Frozen 2 edition, listen as songwriters Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez talk about their process of creating music for Frozen 2 and animated films in general....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘The Lost World: Jurassic Park’ Is A Reminder That Everyone, Even Steven Spielberg, Makes Mistakes By Jacob Hall/Sept. 6, 2020 9:00 am EST Loosely (and I mean loosely) based on author Michael Crichton’s sequel novel, The Lost World reeks of another sub-par Spielberg sequel: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Like that film, The Lost World transforms intelligent characters into bumbling idiots. Like that film, The Lost World increases the volume and the chaos while dialing back the mystery and the awe....

This Week In Trailers: Christopher Stipp’s Top 10 Trailers Of 2019 By Christopher Stipp/Jan. 4, 2020 9:00 am EST Movie 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?...

Video: Disneyland Christmas Secrets - Tips And Tricks/Must-Sees By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 22, 2019 2:00 pm EST In the latest episodes of Ordinary Adventures, Peter & Kitra return to Disneyland Resort to explore the best Disneyland Christmas tips and tricks, a combination of underrated and lesser-known Disneyland holiday options and favorite must-sees. Come along with us, on this adventure! The videos come from our new YouTube channel Ordinary Adventures, so please subscribe if you haven’t done so already!...

Watch ‘The Office’ Series Finale Unused Cold Open With ‘The Matrix’ Prank Played On Dwight By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 2, 2021 10:00 am EST When The Office series finale aired back in 2013, it began with a little recap of what happened to the employees of Dunder-Mifflin in the year since the documentary camera crew stopped following them. But the last episode of NBC’s hit workplace sitcom almost went back to their cold open staple of a prank played on Dwight Schrute, and you can finally see it in its entirety....