King Richard Review: Will Smith Rules The Court In A Standard-Issue Sports Drama Warner Bros. By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 16, 2021 10:59 am EST Sometimes I think Will Smith forgets that he’s not just a movie star. The actor has coasted by on his mega-watt charisma since his days in Bel-Air, but every now and then, he’ll slouch those broad shoulders and wrinkle that handsome brow and prove that he can, indeed, act....
Parks and Recreation Podcast Just as Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey have pleased “The Office” fans with the “Office Ladies” podcast, and Zach Braff and Donald Faison have enjoyed looking back at “Scrubs” with “Fake Doctors, Real Friends,” the new “Parks and Recreation” podcast will have Lowe and Yang hearing from a variety of cast and crew members. In the trailer above, you can hear the likes of Chris Pratt, Ben Schwartz, and Fred Armisen, as well as many of the key talents from various departments on set, such as the prop maker who created DJ Roomba....
Star Wars Eclipse Trailer: Fire Up The Drums For An Epic Lucasfilm Video Game Lucasfilm By Joshua Meyer/Dec. 9, 2021 9:57 pm EST The Game Awards 2021 has some trailers coming out of it for movie and TV tie-in games with geek appeal. One of those is “Star Wars Eclipse,” a new game set in the High Republic era of “Star Wars,” a couple hundred years before the mainline movie series....
Superhero Bits: ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ Briefly Leaked, ‘Marvel Classified’ Podcast Is Coming & More By Ethan Anderton/March 9, 2021 6:00 pm EST Want to learn about the origins of America Chavez before she arrives in Doctor Strange 2? What is the new Marvel Declassified podcast on Sirius XM? Which Wonder Woman comics are available for free on DC Universe Infinite right now? Which WandaVision grief meme is Paul Bettany’s favorite?...
Take A Tour Of The Ghostbusters: Afterlife Set With Adam Savage Tested By Anya Stanley/Sept. 16, 2021 11:56 am EST Have you heard of Adam Savage’s “Tested” channel on YouTube? The one where he crafts One Day Builds of replica spacesuits and Lego automatas? Or where he tells stories of his early days building props at Industrial Light & Magic? If not, you’re missing out on some geeky goodness — the kind that encourages creativity and ingenuity mixed with your favorite art!...
The Daily Stream: Coherence Is A Prime Example Of Simplistic And Cerebral Sci-Fi Bellanova Films By Marisa Mirabal/Nov. 13, 2021 4:45 pm EST Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie: “Coherence” Where You Can Stream It: Netflix The Pitch: Sci-fi films don’t have to be high-budget productions filled with intergalactic warfare, menacing aliens, or epic travel sequences....
The Morning Watch: VFX Artists React To De-Aged Luke Skywalker, Up Close With The Rocketeer’s Jetpack & More Lucasfilm By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 22, 2021 8:06 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, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows....
The Rosemary’s Baby Controversy Explained Paramount Pictures By Lee Adams/Nov. 9, 2021 10:29 am EST Five years before “The Exorcist” turned heads and had audiences puking in the aisles, there was another diabolical horror causing controversy due to its occult subject matter. Roman Polanski’s “Rosemary’s Baby,” based on Ira Levin’s best-selling novel, upset the Catholic church, picked up a curse, became one of the top grossing films of 1968, and catapulted the Polish director to Hollywood stardom....
Virtual ‘Fast And Furious’ Marathon Will Let You Experience The Entire Series From The Comfort Of Your Couch By Marisa Mirabal/June 17, 2021 8:40 am EST Buckle up, y’all! Alamo On Demand is hosting a 24-hour online Fast and Furious marathon. You can relive the action 20 years in the making, featuring features friendships, rivalries, a little bit of romance, epic stuntwork, and a whole lot of fast cars, all from the comfort of your home....
Why ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ & ‘Voyager’ Won’t Be Released In HD Or On Blu-Ray By Jacob Hall/Feb. 3, 2017 2:30 pm EST CBS recently announced that Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager were going to be reissued on DVD, leaving many fans to wonder why these shows wouldn’t join the original Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Star Trek: Enterprise on Blu-ray. Unfortunately, there isn’t a simple answer to this question and the details are going to bum out any fan hoping for a ray of high definition hope....
Young Sinner Will Reunite Paul Verhoeven With His RoboCop Writer Automat Pictures By Anya Stanley/Dec. 7, 2021 8:26 am EST Sapphic period drama “Bendetta” is still making waves in theaters (outstandingly, as /Film’s Jason Gorber notes), and its director/co-writer Paul Verhoeven is already gearing up to set sail on his next cinematic adventure. The “Showgirls” director’s next project is a political thriller-drama titled “Young Sinner,” set in Washington D.C., with hints of the sexy shenanigans we’ve come to expect from the Dutch filmmaker....
‘A Quiet Place Part II’ Reignites The Pandemic Box Office, ‘Cruella’ Follows With Spotty Opening By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 1, 2021 7:30 am EST A Quiet Place Part II made a lot of noise at the box office this weekend. The John Krasinski-directed horror sequel shattered box office expectations with a record-breaking pandemic-time haul, but it was aided in part by the No. 2 performer, Cruella. However, there was a wide gap between A Quiet Place Part II and Cruella, suggesting that Disney’s hybrid release on both Disney+ and in theaters may have hindered the Disney prequel’s theatrical performance....
‘Jungle Cruise’ Cinematographer Recalls The Time He Was Kidnapped While Making A Movie [Interview] By Jack Giroux/Aug. 3, 2021 7:08 am EST The production was another collaboration between Labiano and director Jaume Collet-Serra. The two worked together on The Shallows, Non-Stop, and Unknown. Prior to his collaborations with Collet-Serra, Labiano shot Timecrimes and several Álex de la Iglesia films, including the delightful horror-comedy The Day of the Beast. One of the duo’s previous films, in particular, Perdita Durango, is pure madness....
‘Jungle Cruise’ Star Jack Whitehall On Playing Disney’s First Major Gay Character: “We Totally Understood The Significance Of It” By Marisa Mirabal/July 26, 2021 5:40 pm EST Over the past few years, Disney has attempted to be more inclusive by creating more progressive characters compared to their famous films dating back to the ’40s. Their latest film, Jungle Cruise, takes a huge step towards representation by featuring its first outwardly gay character....
‘Jurassic Park 3’ Honest Trailer: The Movie That Finally Ruined Dinosaurs For Everyone By Ethan Anderton/June 21, 2018 6:00 am EST This weekend brings Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom to theaters. And while it seems like there’s not much excitement surrounding the sequel, it’s still on track to have a big opening weekend somewhere between $130 million and $140 million. That may not be as big as the opening of Jurassic World, but that’s perfectly fine....
‘Star Wars’: Who Is The Chosen One? Luke Skywalker, Anakin, Rey, Or Someone Else? By Ben Pearson/March 23, 2017 12:00 pm EST In Star Wars lore, there’s an ancient Jedi prophecy that foretells the coming of “the Chosen One,” a figure who will supposedly destroy the Sith and restore balance to the Force. Discussions about the identity of this mysterious person have raged in fandom for decades, but the most recent episode of Star Wars Rebels has thrown some gasoline on the fire and pinpointed a potential candidate....
‘WeWork: Or The Making And Breaking Of A $47 Billion Unicorn’ Trailer: Hulu Doc Relives The Whole Catastrophe By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 18, 2021 2:00 pm EST How much of a scandal could a company that rents desks really create? The rise and fall of WeWork was more of an amusingly bad business story than an example of dangerous fraud, but the new Hulu documentary WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn asks if that’s all there was to it....
‘Wireless’ Trailer: Tye Sheridan Is Caught In A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure On Quibi By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 3, 2020 3:00 pm EST Quibi has had a rough time since its launch. People were treating it like a laughing-stock from the jump, and the less-than-great programming didn’t exactly inspire much confidence. So people may already be ready to give up on new shows – like Wireless, a new Quibi series that comes from executive producer Steven Soderbergh....
Black Dynamite Red Band Movie Trailer 2 (What The What!?!) By Hunter Stephenson/Nov. 23, 2008 1:16 pm EST “But Black Dynamite, I sell drugs to the community.” With this new red band trailer, Black Dynamite officially blazes its way onto the Most Anticipated List. Way back in July, the buzzing stealth passion project from writer/director, Scott Sanders, and writer/star, Michael Jai White, miraculously won me over by making exhausted, semi-ironic blaxploitation homage seem fresh again....
Daily Podcast: Mini-Water Cooler: Candyman, New Girl, The Grandmaster, And More By Ben Pearson/Aug. 31, 2021 6:08 pm EST On the August 31, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by senior news editor Jacob Hall to talk about what they’ve been up to at the virtual water cooler. Opening Banter: At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing: Jacob bought a new TV. What we’ve been Reading:...
