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Fallout From The Brett Ratner Allegations Continues; Warner Bros. Severs Ties By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 2, 2017 8:30 am EST Yesterday, news broke involving sexual harassment allegations against director and producer Brett Ratner. The Los Angeles Times spoke with multiple women who have accused Ratner of improper sexual behavior, including actresses Natasha Henstridge and Olivia Munn. In the 24 hours since the story broke, the fallout from the Ratner allegations has increased: a proposed Hugh Hefner biopic Ratner was set to direct has been shelved, then Ratner issued a statement saying he is voluntarily stepping away from his role at Warner Bros....

Some of the Simpsons Producers Are Listening to the Backlash The creators of The Simpsons have given mixed reactions since “No Good Read” aired. The day after the airing, they insisted that the episode spoke for itself and they would not comment. Later, showrunner Al Jean tweeted that they will continue to try to find find a solution. .@TheSimpsons I truly appreciate all responses pro and con. Will continue to try to find an answer that is popular & more important right — Al Jean (@AlJean) April 13, 2018...

Glimpse The Alternate ‘Rogue One’ Ending; Plus The Director’s Extra Scenes Will Be Resurrected (Kinda) By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 12, 2017 11:00 am EST It’s no secret that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has a very different ending than the one we saw in theaters. Extensive reshoots dramatically changed the geography of Scarif and the fates of a lot of the film’s main characters. In fact, we’ve written about how a lot of shots from the Rogue One trailers featured footage from the original cut of the film....

How The Dark Knight Went IMAX By Peter Sciretta/July 14, 2008 1:00 am EST I’ve said it before, and ’ll say it again – You haven’t seen The Dark Knight, unless you’ve seen it in IMAX. OVer 20 minutes of the film was shot with 70mm IMAX cameras, and the result is a cinematic experience like you’ve never seen before. But how did this all come together? “It was always Chris [Nolan]’s idea, he’s wanted to shoot on IMAX for years,” producer Emma Thomas told us at The Dark Knight junket....

Interview: ‘RoboCop’ Director José Padilha Fights For Smarter Stories In Hollywood By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 14, 2014 10:00 am EST When I sat down with director Jose Padilha at Comic Con to talk about his upcoming Robocop reboot, I expected to have a very superficial conversation about his first Hollywood blockbuster. Instead, he dished out a deep psychological dissection of the characters and story of his film. I’ve now seen the film and got another chance to talk with Padilha about the finished project....

Interview: Gary Whitta Talks ‘Book Of Eli,’ ‘After Earth’ And His Novel ‘Abomination’ By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 25, 2015 9:00 am EST To promote the pre-order of his first novel, Abomination, screenwriter Gary Whitta (Book of Eli, After Earth) sat down with us for an extensive interview spanning his career thus far. Over the course of this week we will be posting the parts of this interview broken up into digestible thematic bites — we’re calling it “/Film’s Week Of Whitta”....

Mark Hamill On If Luke Is Still A Hero, Who Is The Chosen One, And His Disagreements With Rian Johnson [Interview] By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 11, 2017 7:00 am EST At the Star Wars: The Last Jedi junket, I was able to sit down with Mark Hamill for the first time, fulfilling a childhood dream. It’s hard asking questions about a movie you haven’t seen yet (but I’ve seen it since the interview and you won’t be disappointed), but Hamill is amazing at answering questions without giving away anything at all....

Mondo Jurassic Park Board Game Images And Details Revealed (And Why I’m Hesitant About This Game) By Peter Sciretta/July 12, 2018 12:00 pm EST As a huge tabletop gamer, it brings me much pleasure that Mondo has been dipping their toes into the board game space. Last year, they teamed up with USAopoly for the hidden traitor game The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 and this year they are announcing Jurassic Park: The Chaos Gene....

On Set Interview: Ryan Reynolds Talks ‘Green Lantern’ By Peter Sciretta/May 17, 2011 11:30 am EST In early August 2010, I had the opportunity to travel to New Orleans to visit the set of the big screen adaptation of Green Lantern. Throughout the week we’ll be posting transcripts of the on-set roundtable interviews with the cast and crew. After the jump you’ll find the first installment, an interview with star Ryan Reynolds....

Page 2: Mars Attacks, Alien, Harry Potter, Frankenweenie, Skyfall, Star Trek, Fight Club, The Expendables 2, Indiana Jones, Muppets, Firefly, Monsters Inc, Toy Story, Mad Men, Simpsons, Back To The Future By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 21, 2012 8:00 am EST Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more....

Star Wars Bits: ‘Detours’ Might Return, Banner Spotted In Japan, Adam Driver, Poe Dameron By Germain Lussier/Jan. 12, 2015 2:30 pm EST “Secrecy” is the word of the day in this edition of Star Wars Bits. Below, find out how two different stars are handling it, and learn hints of several things shrouded in secrecy, as well as the following: The animated series Star Wars Detours might come out later this year....

Superhero Bits: Iron Man 3, Flash, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Fantastic Four, Inhumans, Kick-Ass 3 By Germain Lussier/April 4, 2013 5:45 pm EST Who might be one of the villains in Guardians of the Galaxy? Where could Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four reboot be shooting? Want to see even more deleted scenes from The Avengers? What can you do to be part of Captain America: The Winter Soldier? How does Flash fit into a new Justice League animated movie?...

The Weather Channel Will Begin Broadcasting Feature Films By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 20, 2009 1:54 pm EST I opened up my inbox and saw and saw an e-mail subject line that read “Weather Channel Adds Feature Films to Network Schedule”. I immediately clicked on the headline thinking iI would find a link to another brilliant parody from The Onion, or maybe a video from FunnyOrDie or College Humor. I was surprised to discover that the e-mail was not a joke, but an actual press release....

This Week In Trailers: Free To Run, Abortion: Stories Women Tell, Away, Free To Run, Spring Break Zombie Massacre By Christopher Stipp/July 2, 2016 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?...

Tom Cruise And Emily Blunt Battle Aliens And Death In ‘Edge Of Tomorrow’ Footage [Comic Con 2013] By Russ Fischer/July 21, 2013 6:00 pm EST The opening text crawl for Edge of Tomorrow, the new film with Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, was “Live/Die/Repeat.” That’s the film in a nutshell — Cruise plays an Army PR guy who is thrown into combat and immediately killed. But that’s not his end; for reasons unknown to him, Cruise lives his last day over and over again....

Ninja Turtles Scene One The first scene was about ten minutes into the movie and it’s basically the introduction and reveal of the full turtles. April O’Neil (Fox) is on the hunt for a “vigilante” who has been terrorizing the Foot Clan. A bunch of people are running down the street, screaming, and April runs the other way to find the source. She ends up in a subway where the foot clan, lead by Karai, have taken a bunch of hostages to set a trap for the vigilante....

Writers Strike Updates: Late Night Mayhem And United Artists Strike A Deal By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 5, 2008 5:50 pm EST I haven’t been reporting on the Writers Strike as much as I would have liked to. Mainstream movie news always takes precedence over the Industry stuff (plus Finke and Wells pretty much have that arena well covered). A new /Film correspondent nicknamed Hooper X (an obvious nod to the character from Kevin Smith’s Chasing Amy) has decided to pick up the slack and give you the latest....

‘American Gods’ Is A Weird And Wonderful Start To A Promising Series [SXSW] By Jacob Hall/March 13, 2017 11:00 am EST When we discuss the stunning and bizarre and frequently hilarious first hour of Starz’s American Gods, we may very well be discussing your next television obsession. At the very least, Bryan Fuller and Michael Green’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s beloved novel has a stunning opening filled with astonishing images, bizarre characters, and evocative mysteries....

/Answers: The Greatest War Movie Scenes By /Film Staff/July 18, 2017 11:00 am EST Every week in /Answers, we attempt to answer a new pop culture-related question. Tying in with the release of Dunkirk, this week’s edition asks “What is the greatest war-related scene in a movie?” As always, we have submissions from the /Film writing crew and podcast team. Hoai-Tran Bui: The Dunkirk Tracking Shot in Atonement The World War II evacuation of 400,000 British soldiers off the beaches of Dunkirk, France may seem like an obscure battle to American audiences, but it is one that is greatly remembered in British history — hence Christopher Nolan’s aptly named Dunkirk tackling the topic this weekend....

/Film UK - Iron Man 2 Mini-Review, Avatar’s Stephen Lang, James Bond And Your Chance To See Prince Of Persia This Week By Brendon Connelly/May 3, 2010 4:59 am EST Coming to you weekly from my vantage point in good old Blighty, it’s Slashfilm UK. Anglos and Anglophiles rejoice. This week’s is a special installment including 90 minutes of audio to stream or download. During last weekend’s rollicking Fan Fest event at the London Film Museum, I was honoured to host three on-stage Q&As....