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Academy Names 241 Screenplays And 77 Scores Eligible For The Oscar By Germain Lussier/Dec. 30, 2010 12:00 pm EST We know you were losing sleep over it, so we’re happy to be the first to tell you that Furry Vengeance and Yogi Bear are both eligible to be nominated for Best Screenplay Oscars on January 25. Also that Marmaduke score that has been wearing out your iPod? It’s eligible too. However, the inclusion of these 2010 masterpieces really isn’t that big a surprise....

Breaking Bad Recap: Questions About The Finale “Full Measures” And Predictions For Season 4. Vince Gilligan Talks Season 3 By Hunter Stephenson/June 19, 2010 6:43 pm EST This article concludes /Film’s recaps and discussions for the third season of Breaking Bad. A spoiler warning applies after the jump for the recap and for the comments section. Meth heads welcome. For previous recaps, click here. The season three finale, “Full Measures,” differed from those of previous seasons with a grisly cliffhanger that incidentally and tragically pushed one main character over the point of no return....

David Fincher Offers Status Updates For ‘Cleopatra,’ ‘House Of Cards,’ ‘The Goon,’ ‘Black Hole,’ And ‘20,000 Leagues Under The Sea’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 19, 2011 5:30 pm EST With David Fincher doing a lot of interviews for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo over the past few days, there is a good amount of talk out there about the possible second and third films that could follow Dragon Tattoo. David Fincher doesn’t yet know if he’ll direct those films — or he isn’t yet saying, at least....

Disney Threw Out George Lucas’ Episode VII Story Before J.J. Abrams Came On Board By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 22, 2015 11:00 am EST Even though George Lucas has said that he always conceived Star Wars to span a trilogy, and then wanted to go back and tell the first three chapters of the story with prequels and finish it up with a third trilogy, there is plenty of evidence to support the opposite, such as Luke and Leia’s potential love affair turned sibling relationship....

Dwayne Johnson Really Wanted To Play ‘Jack Reacher’ By Jacob Hall/April 17, 2017 10:00 am EST Here’s a passage from A Wanted Man, where author Lee Child describes the character of Jack Reacher: “He was one of the largest men she had ever seen outside the NFL. He was extremely tall, and extremely broad, and long-armed, and long-legged. The lawn chair was regular size, but it looked tiny under him. It was bent and crushed out of shape....

Free ‘Warcraft’ Tickets For T-Mobile Customers By Peter Sciretta/June 7, 2016 12:30 pm EST Are you a customer of T-Mobile? The mobile phone company is giving you a freebie: a free ticket to Warcraft via Fandango. Sure, this could easily be seen as a desperate move by Universal to inflate the box office numbers, but this kind of thing has been done for many blockbuster movies, usually through movie cash included in DVD and Blu-ray releases....

How Did This Get Made: Death Spa (An Oral History) By Blake Harris/Oct. 30, 2015 10:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Nobody sets out to make a bad movie. But the truth is, it happens all the time. And every time it does, there’s a fun misadventure and cautionary tale lurking somewhere behind the scenes. This is that story for the campy, cultish 1989 horror film Death Spa....

Marvel’s 2020 Movies Are Spoilers For ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 9, 2016 10:00 am EST A year ago, Disney announced three untitled Marvel movies for the year 2020, and we still have no idea what they might be. We’ve speculated, and speculated some more, but Marvel has not given any clues about which of their comic book franchises will be taking these release dates, until now. Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige hints that Marvel’s 2020 movies might be a spoiler for Avengers: Infinity War and the yet-to-be-titled Avengers 4....

Mel Gibson And Harrison Ford Screw Up In Funny ‘Expendables 3’ Gag Reel By Germain Lussier/Nov. 18, 2014 12:30 pm EST Despite being as good, if not better, than its previous two incarnations, The Expendables 3 didn’t light a fire at the domestic box office. After the first two films grossed $103 million and $85 million respectively, the third film only did $39 million (Internationally it did a respectable $206 million, but that was still a franchise low)....

Page 2 By Hunter Stephenson/Sept. 17, 2008 7:27 pm EST Page 2 is the name we give to all of the news, rumors, and randomness that fall in between the cushions of Slashfilm’s couch (not the one in mom’s basement). Tonight’s edition was approved by Dave and Chainsaw. The final poster for November’s Repo! The Genetic Opera has touched down. Expect an opinion on the film from Peter in the coming days, as the musical is scheduled to play Fantastic Fest in Austin....

Paramount Making Kid-Friendly Version Of ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 9, 2011 8:30 am EST Alfred Hitchcock’s film The Man Who Knew Too Much has been remade already (by Hitchcock) and parodied and/or referenced many more times. (See Bill Murray’s The Man Who Knew Too Little.) So why not one more? Last fall there was a report that Paramount was developing a kid-centered remake of the film, and now that seems to be moving forward....

Reviews Of Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull Hit The Net By Hunter Stephenson/May 8, 2008 3:55 pm EST “Must escape.” Last month, we posted about an alleged, albeit totes sketchy, early first review of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull which called it “the best of the Indy sequels.” Well, the film recently screened and reviews are beginning to trickle in. Umm, they are not positive at all....

Robert Englund Has A Great ‘Nightmare On Elm Street’ Reboot Idea By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 2, 2018 3:00 am EST Freddy Krueger hasn’t haunted audience’s nightmares in a while. The last time the character graced the screen was in the abysmal 2010 remake. And it’s been even longer since we saw the true Freddy, as played by Robert Englund. It’s doubtful Englund will ever return to the role at this point, but the actor recently revealed a pretty great Nightmare on Elm Street reboot idea of his own....

Rumor: The Next ‘Star Trek’ TV Series Will Be Set Before ‘The Next Generation,’ Will Be An Anthology Series By Jacob Hall/April 14, 2016 5:30 am EST CBS is using their new Star Trek series as the chief selling point of their new All Access streaming service and they’re making a pretty compelling case as for why it will be worth plunking down a few bucks every month. After all, the new series will be run by the great Bryan Fuller of Hannibal and Pushing Daisies fame....

Sequel Bits: ‘Pitch Perfect 2’, ‘Taken 3’, ‘How I Met Your Dad’, ‘24: Live Another Day’ By Angie Han/April 24, 2014 6:00 am EST Sequels: They aren’t just for movies anymore! Today’s Sequel Bits includes updates on CBS’ How I Met Your Mother spinoff How I Met Your Dad, Lifetime’s Flowers in the Attic sequel Petals on the Wind, and Fox’s 24 follow-up 24: Live Another Day. Also after the jump:...

Small-Screen Stream: ‘Friday Night Lights,’ ‘Fleabag,’ ‘Unsolved Mysteries,’ And More Of The Best TV Streaming Now By Lindsey Romain/May 30, 2018 12:00 pm EST (Welcome to Small-Screen Stream, a feature where we share the best television shows streaming and where you can watch them.) Hello all, I’m back for another week of Small-Screen Stream, where I’m bringing you suggestions about the best TV to stream this week. There were some new releases this last week, notably the second season of 13 Reasons Why on Netflix, but I’m steering clear of the more obvious stuff and going for some purely emotional choices this time around....

Superhero Bits: Awesome Mix Vol. 2, Tom Welling, Captain America Waffles And More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 3, 2016 5:00 pm EST Will we ever see Tom Welling cameo on Supergirl? Which Marvel writer wasn’t convinced The Avengers was going to work? Which Batman star is going to cameo on The Big Bang Theory? How can you make some Captain America waffles? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: The Dark Knight, X-Men Days Of Future Past, Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., Iron Man 3, Man Of Steel By Germain Lussier/April 16, 2013 1:00 pm EST Want to see Iceman filming X-Men: Days of Future Past? How does Joss Whedon say Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. fits into the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Why can’t you buy Iron Man 3 tickets yet at certain theaters? Who said the Captain America: The Winter Soldier script is the best Marvel movie yet?...

Superhero Bits: The Wolverine, The Avengers, Incredible Hulk, Batman: Arkham City, Iron Man, Supergirl By Germain Lussier/Aug. 16, 2012 2:00 pm EST What films are influencing James Mangold on the set of The Wolverine? Want to see a slew of concept art from movies like Green Lantern and Spider-Man 3? Has someone made an Formula 1 car influenced by The Dark Knight Rises? How is the new Avengers video game coming along?...

This Week In Trailers: Fursonas, The Fits, A Monster With A Thousand Heads, Ma Ma, The Wanting Mare By Christopher Stipp/April 30, 2016 8:00 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?...