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By Ben Pearson/July 31, 2020 1:00 pm EST In One Night in Miami, [writer Kemp Powers] explores what happened during these pivotal hours through the dynamic relationship between the four men and the way their friendship, paired with their shared struggles, fueled their path to becoming the civil rights icons they are today. Set on the night of February 25, 1964, the story follows a young Cassius Clay (before he became Muhammad Ali) as he emerges from the Miami Beach Convention Center the new World Heavyweight Boxing Champion....

‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Wraps Up The First Arc Of Its Final Season With “Unfinished Business” By Caroline Cao/March 13, 2020 7:00 am EST Star Wars: The Clone Wars has finished off the first arc of its seventh season. The final chapter of the arc, “Unfinished Businesses”, yields sharper emotional beats than the penultimate chapter, following up on the rather bittersweet moment when the rescued clone trooper Echo (Dee Bradley Baker, who voices every clone) repeats “the good old days” with ambivalence....

‘The Columnist’ And Why Horror Movie Fans Cope Better With Crises [Telluride Horror Show] By Kalyn Corrigan/Oct. 28, 2020 9:00 am EST In Danse Macabre, Stephen King’s 1981 critique on horror fiction, the author examined popular culture in film, books and television, reflecting on what makes for a good fright, and why terror is such an important commodity. “We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones,” he wrote....

‘The God Of High School’ Review: A Divinely Stylish Martial Arts Anime By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 6, 2020 8:00 am EST The God of High School is the second Crunchyroll original anime to adapt a Korean webtoon, center its premise around a competition to win the reward of getting one’s wish granted, and feature the word “God” in its title. But unlike the otherworldly Tower of God, The God of High School is a much more recognizable twist on the action anime, marrying a mythic Dragon Ball-style story with your classic shounen tournament structure, and featuring some of the most fluid and crisp battle sequences you’ve ever seen....

‘The High Note’ Review: A Sleek Music Industry Dramedy That Plays The Same Old Tune By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 28, 2020 8:00 am EST Too many female-led comedies focus on the romance of it all. The chick flick, the rom-com – they’re terms that are interchangeable. But there is so much more depth of emotion that women feel, so many more nuanced relationships that women have, that are rarely show on the big screen....

‘The Last Days Of Ptolemy Grey’: Samuel L. Jackson To Star In AppleTV+ Mystery Series By Ben Pearson/Dec. 17, 2020 5:30 pm EST Samuel L. Jackson is soon set to reprise his Marvel Cinematic Universe role as former S.H.I.E.L.D. head honcho Nick Fury in a Secret Invasion series at Disney+, but the two-time Oscar nominee also has another television project up his sleeve. He’ll star in and executive produce The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, a mystery series based on Walter Mosely’s 2011 novel about an aging man who gets the opportunity to have his memories back and help solve the death of his nephew....

‘The Mandalorian’ Behind-The-Scenes Photos Show A Whole New Side To IG-11 By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 28, 2020 12:30 pm EST The Mandalorian is a product of an amazing combination of practical and digital technology, specifically, the “Stagecraft” technology that uses a rear-projected LED screen to create a reactive environment for the actors to work against. A series of behind-the-scenes photos released last week showed us how Stagecraft worked, but a new group of images give us an even deeper look at the process — as well as a particularly silly-looking IG-11 —on the set of The Mandalorian....

Daily Podcast: ‘WandaVision’ Interviews With Kevin Feige And Matt Shakman By Ben Pearson/Jan. 12, 2021 11:45 am EST On the January 12, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by writer Hoai-Tran Bui to introduce her interviews with Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige and WandaVision director Matt Shakman. Opening Banter: In Our Feature Presentation: Kevin Feige on How ‘WandaVision’ and Other Marvel Disney+ Shows Will Expand the Marvel Cinematic Universe [Interview] How ‘WandaVision’ Director Matt Shakman Went From Starring in Sitcoms to Helming a Superhero Sitcom Love Letter [Interview] Other Articles Mentioned:All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm....

First ‘Gretel And Hansel’ Image Sends ‘It’ Star Sophia Lillis Into Darkness By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 26, 2019 5:30 pm EST It and It Chapter Two star Sophia Lillis is sticking with the horror genre for Gretel and Hansel, a dark reimagining of the classic fairytale. Osgood Perkins, director of the super slow-burn horror flicks The Blackcoat’s Daughter and I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, is helming what will surely be a creepy new take on a well-known story....

Focus Features Releases ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ Early On Digital Starting Next Week By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 27, 2020 2:00 pm EST Never Rarely Sometimes Always premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to near-universal acclaim, and was riding the wave of critical praise right to theaters, where it was released two weeks ago in the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Eliza Hittman’s quiet abortion drama is an indie film that could have easily been lost to the noise of coronavirus news and industry-wide shutdowns, but Focus Features is making sure that Never Rarely Sometimes Always is getting the audience it deserves with an early video-on-demand release....

Last Shot Of ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Will Melt Your Mind, According To Crew Members By Ethan Anderton/July 22, 2019 7:00 am EST After Comic-Con offered up our first look at a new Sith Trooper, a new TIE Fighter, and the promise of a comic book fleshing out the story of the Knights of Ren, it seemed like we might be done with revelations from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker....

Live-Action ‘Mulan’ Hits 4K Ultra HD And Blu-Ray Next Week, Animated ‘Mulan’ Getting 4K Release Too By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 6, 2020 12:30 pm EST After premiering on Disney+ as a Premier Access title, the live-action remake of Mulan is getting released on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD next week, and the full roster of special features has been revealed. But that’s not all. Disney’s original animated Mulan will be getting released on 4K Ultra HD for the first time too....

Minnie Mouse Voice Actress And Disney Legend Russi Taylor Dead At 75 By Josh Spiegel/July 29, 2019 7:00 am EST It was only a couple years ago that I was genuinely taken aback by the depth of talent present in the voice of Russi Taylor. You may have only heard Ms. Taylor’s name for the first time over the weekend, but if you’re reading this, I’d submit that it’s impossible you never heard her voice before....

New ‘Soul’ Trailer Unlocks The Music Of Life, Reveals Additional Voice Cast By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 15, 2020 7:30 am EST “Life is full of possibilities,” Jamie Foxx’s Joe Gardner says in the new Soul trailer. “You just have to know where to look.” It’s just the kind of inspiring message we might need right now from the Pixar film, which Disney is debuting on Disney+ this December. In the wake of the direct-to-streaming move, Disney has released a new Soul trailer that reveals the Disney+ premiere date and new additions to the voice cast....

Pop Culture Imports: ‘Woman At War,’ ‘The Diving Bell And The Butterfly,’ ‘Goblin,’ And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 11, 2019 12:00 pm EST (Welcome to Pop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best foreign movies and TV streaming right now.) After last week’s Neon Genesis Evangelion-themed column, we’re back with our regular edition of Pop Culture Imports and the best foreign-language movies and TV shows streaming now. That includes the Cannes darling and absurdist Icelandic dramedy Woman at War, the return of the beloved fantasy K-drama Goblin to a (legal) streaming platform, the award-winning French inspirational biopic The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and the new seasons of Netflix originals Aggretsuko and Dark....

Roku Looking To Snag Quibi’s Library Of Bite-Sized TV Shows And Movies By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 4, 2021 9:30 am EST After launching earlier this year, the short-form streaming service Quibi shut down after just six months on the market. However, all the original programming created for the on-the-go entertainment hub is about to get a new home. Roku, the most popular streaming media player in the United States, is trying to build their library of content by entering advanced talks to become the exclusive home for Quibi’s offerings....

The Best Movies & TV Shows Coming To Hulu And Disney+ In May 2020 By Ethan Anderton/April 20, 2020 2:30 pm EST Streaming content is so important right now that Netflix stock recently became worth more than Disney. But the House of Mouse isn’t taking that lying down, because they have both Disney+ and Hulu bringing new content to the masses every single week. With May right around the corner, the full list of new movies and TV shows coming to each of the streaming services has been revealed, including programming for kids and adults alike....

VOTD: How ‘Frozen 2’ Should Have Ended By Ethan Anderton/March 16, 2020 6:00 am EST Disney’s Frozen had the ice-powered queen Elsa finding herself in the face of adversity. Frozen 2 had Elsa find herself again, this time as the form of a fifth spirit that unites the past people of Arendelle and the neighboring tribe of Northuldra, as well as the magic of nature, in order to break a curse that left their ancestors trapped in an Enchanted Forest....

VOTD: See ‘Frozen 2’ Storyboards For “Into The Unknown” Compared To The Final Film By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 3, 2020 6:00 am EST It takes years for animated movies to get made. They start with the most simple of drawings, called storyboards. Animated movies are so meticulously planned that often times the storyboard aren’t too far off from what the final shots movie end up looking like, albeit with far more details included in the theatrical cut of the movie....

Will Taika Waititi’s ‘Thor: Love & Thunder’ Stick With The Beefy Bro Thor? By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 21, 2019 9:30 am EST Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi is coming back to helm Thor: Love and Thunder, which is slated for release in the fall of 2021. A couple drafts of the script have already been completed by the filmmaker, but apparently Waititi is still trying to figure out whether or not they’re going to let Thor keep his thicker physique for the sequel....