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/Film UK: Edgar Wright Vs. The Times, Ken Loach’s Route Irish, Honeymooner And More By Brendon Connelly/Nov. 20, 2009 4:30 am EST Coming to you weekly from my vantage point in good old Blighty, it’s Slashfilm UK. Anglos and Anglophiles rejoice as every Friday I’ll be bringing you a round up news, links and coverage specific to the motion picture comings and goings here in the UK. Sometimes we’ll be talking about films that have already played in the US, other times it will be films that won’t make it to the US for a good while yet, and from time to time you’ll read about films that will never make it to the US at all....

‘Monsters And Men’ Is An Uneven But Potent Drama About Police Violence [TIFF] By Marshall Shaffer/Sept. 6, 2018 6:00 pm EST It’s both sad and encouraging that a cinematic vocabulary has developed around the continuing incidents of police officers shooting unarmed black men. In their most recent films, filmmakers Jordan Peele and Spike Lee have even knowingly created moments of dramatic irony around the perceived outcome of cops arriving at a nebulously defined scene....

‘Rogue One’ Interview: Alan Tudyk & ILM’s Hal Hickel Talk The Creation & Performance Of K-2SO By Ethan Anderton/April 6, 2017 8:00 am EST This week brought Rogue One: A Star Wars Story to Blu-ray and DVD, allowing fans to bring home the first Star Wars spin-off home to watch over and over again with the added bonus of finally being able to watch Star Wars: A new Hope right after....

‘The Green Hornet’ Reboot Coming From ‘The Accountant’ Director Gavin O’Connor By Jack Giroux/Nov. 15, 2016 12:30 pm EST The Green Hornet is getting another chance on the big screen. While Michel Gondry and Seth Rogen’s 2011 superhero comedy didn’t quite connect with audiences and critics, director Gavin O’Connor (The Accountant) plans on taking the character in a completely different direction for Paramount Studios. The Miracle and Warrior director wants to make his version of Brett Reid “a hunter at the top of the Special Operations food chain....

‘Vampire Chronicles’ TV Series Enlists Bryan Fuller By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 11, 2018 1:00 pm EST Bryan Fuller just went and got himself attached to another TV series, and this time, the pairing is perfect. Fuller is now on board the upcoming Vampire Chronicles TV series, adapted from the books of Anne Rice. Fuller’s Hannibal was as much an adaptation of The Vampire Chronicles as it was the Hannibal Lecter series, so this is a decision that makes perfect sense....

Brian Michael Bendis On Crafting Superman And Tearing Down (And Rebuilding) The DC Universe [Exclusive] By Rosie Knight/July 24, 2018 10:00 am EST Brian Michael Bendis shares a figurative and literal home with Superman – both of the comic book icons hail from Cleveland, Ohio. So for Bendis, the Man of Steel is in his blood. I recently sat down with the newly minted DC superstar (who crossed the aisle after years at Marvel) to chat about creating a comic around a character as iconic as Krypton’s last son, as well as the joy of collaboration and the future of the DC Universe....

Darth Vader’s Castle In ‘Rogue One’: Your Questions Answered By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 19, 2016 8:00 am EST Rogue One: A Star Wars Story introduced a new piece to Darth Vader’s legacy. While the first Star Wars anthology movie poses far fewer questions than Star Wars: The Force Awakens, most of the queries I’ve been getting about Rogue One surround Darth Vader’s castle. We have some of the answers. This location’s origin is steeped in Star Wars lore, and we already know quite a bit about its new canon backstory (which may include some appearances in future Star Wars projects)....

First ‘Crimson Peak’ Footage Teases A Twisted, Sexy Thriller [Comic-Con 2014] By Angie Han/July 26, 2014 2:41 pm EST Precious little has been revealed so far about Crimson Peak, the next feature from Guillermo del Toro. But that changed Saturday when del Toro took the Hall H stage to unveil the first creepy-sexy bit of footage from the romantic thriller. Hit the jump to get our recap of the Crimson Peak Comic-Con footage and panel....

Here Are The Theaters Where You Can See ‘The Interview’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 25, 2014 5:00 am EST And whether or not you’re interested in seeing the film, there’s another good angle to this release: despite being a studio film, the movie is primarily in independent theaters. These are the same businesses that might otherwise struggle as a glut of new releases hits the big chain cinemas. Many of these showings are likely to sell out (tickets might already be gone for Cinefamily in LA), so that’s a good boon for those businesses....

How M. Night Shyamalan Got Out Of His Career Slump By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 2, 2017 3:00 pm EST Once, M. Night Shyamalan’s name was synonymous with box office disappointment. The horror director exploded on the scene with The Sixth Sense in 1999, and became known for his mind-blowing twist endings. He was on a roll for a while with Unbreakable and Signs, but then something happened. His movies began to get critically panned, and he became something of a has-been director — known for his cheap twists and shoddy plotting....

Jon Voyage: Jon Stewart’s Final ‘Daily Show’ Comes With Lots Of Tears And Guest Stars By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 7, 2015 9:00 am EST Jon Stewart hosted his final episode of The Daily Show on Comedy Central, a show that he’s been writing, producing and hosting for 16 years and nearly 2,600 episodes. To say farewell to Stewart, or #JonVoyage as Comedy Central has dubbed the goodbye on social media, a cavalcade of guest stars, from former correspondents to Martin Scorsese to Bill O’Reilly to Bruce Springsteen, all came to say goodbye....

Max Landis Says Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters Is “Pretty Whatever”, Tells Story Of His Ghostbusters 3 Pitch By Peter Sciretta/July 12, 2016 12:00 pm EST Screenwriter Max Landis (Chronicle, American Ultra) took to Twitter to give his thoughts on Paul Feig’s new Ghostbusters reboot and to tell the story of how he once pitched a Ghostbusters movie to Sony. Hit the jump to read the story and find out how you can see the pitch for yourself....

By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 23, 2015 2:00 pm EST Netflix has released a new study revealing just how long it takes for viewers to become hooked by a television show. According to the data from the global streaming service, viewers are rarely hooked by a show in the pilot episode. Netflix analyzed its global streaming data* across the inaugural seasons of some of today’s most popular shows – both Netflix original series and shows that premiered on other networks – looking for signals that pointed to when viewers became hooked....

New George Romero Zombie Novel Arriving In 2019 By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 18, 2018 2:00 pm EST The Living Dead, an unfinished George Romero zombie novel, will infect bookstores in 2019. Romero died last year before he could complete writing. Now, The Shape of Water novelization author Daniel Kraus will finish the book in time for release. The Night of the Living Dead director and the father of the zombie movie as we know it, died last year at the age of 77....

Page 2: Elizabeth Taylor, X-Men, Edgar Wright, The Black Hole, Gene Wilder, The Shining, Hanna, Simpsons, JK Simmons, Hop By Peter Sciretta/March 23, 2011 7:00 pm EST What is Page 2? 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 36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Page 2: Tarantino, Jurassic Park, Star Wars, Pixar, Neverending Story, Ryan Gosling, Hobbit, Doctor Who By Peter Sciretta/March 22, 2013 11:00 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. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

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Ranking All The Pixar Sequels, From ‘Toy Story 2’ To ‘Incredibles 2’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 19, 2018 10:00 am EST (Welcome to Let’s Get Animated!, a column that spotlights the best of film animation. In this edition: In honor of the release of Incredibles 2, all the Pixar sequels ranked from worst to best.) While Pixar’s name has become synonymous with masterful and profound original animated films, it’s no stranger to sequels....

Roger Ebert Doc ‘Life Itself’ Starts IndieGoGo Campaign Allowing Early Viewings For Fans By Germain Lussier/Nov. 20, 2013 4:00 pm EST Steve James’ documentary Life Itself, about the life of film critic Roger Ebert, is well into post-production. It looks as if the film will be finished early in 2014 and, to simultaneously help raise the final funds to finish the film as well as allow fans to see it early, the production has started an IndieGoGo campaign....

Scott Adkins On ‘Accident Man’ And Bringing His Fighting Style To ‘Doctor Strange’ [Interview] By Fred Topel/Feb. 6, 2018 8:00 am EST If you liked Scott Adkins as Kaecilius’ henchman in Doctor Strange or as Mitch Rapp’s training rival in American Assassin, you’ll be pleased to know there’s a whole host of movies in which Adkins really shows us his moves. Action fans may know him as Boyka in the Undisputed sequels or from his lead roles in the Ninja films or from movies like Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning and Hard Target 2....