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‘Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping’ Review: Non-Stop Laughs Make For The Best Comedy Of The Year By Ethan Anderton/June 3, 2016 12:00 pm EST It may only be June, but it’s going to take some damn good comedy to top the fits of laughter brought upon by Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. After The Lonely Island trio (Andy Samberg, Akiva Shaffer and Jorma Taccone) made a splash with their digital shorts on Saturday Night Live, it’s amazing it took them this long to put together a mockumentary following the rise and fall of a faux musician in the real world music industry....

‘Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs’ Turns 80 Today And It’s Still One Of The Most Important Movies Ever Made By Josh Spiegel/Dec. 21, 2017 11:00 am EST (Welcome to The Disney Discourse, a recurring feature where Josh Spiegel discusses the latest in Disney news. He goes deep on everything from the animated classics to the theme parks to live-action franchises. In this edition: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs came out 80 years ago today, so let’s reflect on that....

‘Son Of Zorn’ And ‘Making History’ Trailers: Phil Lord & Chris Miller Have More Laughs For TV By Ethan Anderton/May 17, 2016 9:30 am EST Phil Lord & Chris Miller have effectively worked their magic on the big screen with Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street (and its equally as good sequel) and The LEGO Movie. But on the small screen, they’ve also delivered great comedy with Clone High and Last Man on Earth....

‘The Purge’ TV Series Will Not Be About The Purge By Jacob Hall/May 15, 2017 1:30 pm EST The Purge and its sequels are built on a strong hook: what if, for one night each year, all crime was legalized and the citizens of the United States were allowed to murder and maim to their heart’s content? After two successful sequels (a fourth film is on the way), the series is looking to head to the small screen and now we know what the TV version will be about....

‘Transformers 5’ May Take Optimus Prime To Space, Bring Back Dinobots By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 9, 2015 11:00 am EST As we learned earlier this year, Paramount Pictures is hoping that their Transformers franchise can be turned into a more diverse collection of movies not unlike the Marvel cinematic universe, with spin-offs for characters like Bumblebee rumored to be in development. But before that, Transformers 5 is expected to arrive sometime in 2017, and some story details have just come to light....

2016 Golden Tomato Winners Announced: Find Out The Best Reviewed Movies And TV Shows Of The Year By Jacob Hall/Jan. 16, 2017 11:00 am EST There are a handful of movie websites I visit every single day for both work and avoiding work and Rotten Tomatoes as one of them. As the internet’s most popular (and also most prone to fanboy raging) movie review aggregate site, Rotten Tomatoes assembles reviews from critics and tabulates a score based on the number of positive reactions versus negative reactions....

A Scantily Clad Salma Hayek Shoots Up Gangsters In ‘Everly’ [Comic-Con 2014] By Angie Han/July 26, 2014 9:45 am EST The Hall H lineup tends to consist of movies that are already getting a lot of hype, but every year there are a few under-the-radar projects that get their moment in the sun as well. One of the latter this year was Everly, described by director Joe Lynch as “Die Hard in a room....

Cardboard Cinema: ‘Cinema Of Attractions’ Is A Party Game That Lets You Play Movie Director By Jacob Hall/April 26, 2016 4:00 pm EST I’ll be the first to admit that I sometimes have to bend over backwards to write about about tabletop games on a movie site, but then something like Cinema of Attractions arrives and makes the process blissfully easy. This new card game, from the creators of the popular movie connections game Cinelinx, offers a humorous simulation of the Hollywood experience, with players taking the role of filmmakers who must pitch a movie to a studio boss using only the elements available in their hand of cards....

Cartoon Network And Adult Swim Announce Comic-Con Panels And Events By Peter Sciretta/July 8, 2009 10:03 am EST Cartoon Network and Adult Swim has announced a number of panels, fan events and signings at 2009 Comic-Con International, which takes place July 23rd – 26th, 2009 in San Diego. Check out the full list after the jump. All times, dates and locations subject to change. CARTOON NETWORK AND ADULT SWIM PANELS THURSDAY, JULY 23ADULT SWIM: Robot Chicken w/ Titan Maximum3:00 – 4:00 p....

Episode 8 Bits: A New Female Lead, Notes On A “Casino” Scene, And The Return Of A Jedi Master? By Jacob Hall/April 12, 2016 11:00 am EST While that new Rogue One trailer grabbed all of the recent headlines, production on Star Wars: Episode 8 has continued in full force. In today’s edition of Episode 8 Bits: The great Frank Oz has apparently reported to Episode 8’s Pinewood Studios set. A look at Poe Dameron’s new wardrobe....

Five Infamous Fake Pornos (As Seen In Films) By SlashFilm Staff/Oct. 27, 2008 12:04 pm EST With Kevin Smith’s latest film, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, hitting theaters this Friday, we at /Film thought it might be a good time to take a look back at the history of fictional pornographic movies. Typically, unless the movie you are watching is itself a porno, porn plays a minor role in films, skirting around the edges and marginally infusing the proceedings with a dollop of sexuality....

GeekBomb: A Brief History Of Stop-Motion Animation By Kevin Kelly/Feb. 4, 2009 8:00 am EST Editor’s Note: This is the debut post by Kevin Kelly, who will be offering his expertise in geekdom in a new /Film daily blog feature called GeekBomb. Welcome Kevin to /Film! Neil Gaiman’s Coraline opens this weekend, and it’s directed by Henry Selick, one of the few modern masters of stop-motion animation. Although he was trained as a traditional animator, he really came to fame with stop-motion, having directed The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, and Monkeybone....

Greg Berlanti Compares ‘The Green Lantern’ To ‘Top Gun’ & ‘Star Wars’, And ‘The Flash’ To ‘The Dark Knight’, ‘The Matrix’, ‘Se7en’ & ‘Silence Of The Lambs’; Wait, What? By Adam Quigley/Sept. 27, 2010 5:16 pm EST Greg Berlanti is the co-writer/producer on The Green Lantern and The Flash, the latter of which he’s also a potential director. He recently directed his second film, Life as We Know It, and has been making the press rounds to promote it....

Helix Films To Build Erector Set 3D Movie Franchise By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 16, 2010 2:03 pm EST It seems like every week one of the Hollywood studios announces a new board game or toy movie adaptation that pushes the limits on believability. Some nights while I’m writing up news, I wonder if I’m actually a minor character in one of those Hollywood satires that paints Hollywood executives as bumbling idiots, trying to suck onto any idea that might have audience recognition and franchise potential....

Imperial Droid C2-B5 Is The Constable Zuvio Of ‘Rogue One’ By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 22, 2016 8:00 am EST Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was supposed to introduce a new Imperial droid named C2-B5. Disney made a big announcement about the character being in the film just a few months ago, and have since featured the droid in a bunch of toys and collectibles. But in the final film, C2-B5 is almost nowhere to be found....

Interview: ‘Sharknado: The 4th Awakens’ Director Anthony C. Ferrante On ‘Star Wars’ Gags And The Next ‘Sharknado’ Sequel By Fred Topel/July 29, 2016 10:00 am EST When I reviewed Sharknado: The 4th Awakens I tried to keep it spoiler-free. When I interviewed director Anthony C. Ferrante, who has helmed all four Sharknado movies to date, there were a few specific things I wanted to discuss. He said it was okay, because if you’ve watched the trailers, most of it is in there....

Is Slumdog Millionaire Poverty Porn? By David Chen/Jan. 25, 2009 5:48 pm EST On /Film, we’ve promoted Slumdog Millionaire fairly relentlessly (in my review, I lauded it as my favorite film of 2008). Apparently, the Hollywood Foreign Press and the AMPAS are in accord with our opinion on the film, awarding four Golden Globes and a slew of Academy Award nominations, respectively. But with all the press and positive attention the film has been getting, some critics are accusing the film of exploiting western perceptions of India, with its depictions of impoverished slums ruled by gangsters, as well as other unwholesome characters....

Kylo Ren And Rey Never Met Before ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ According To J.J. Abrams By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 2, 2016 1:30 pm EST Even though Star Wars fans in the United States won’t be able to get their hands on the Collector’s Edition 3D Blu-ray release until November 15th, some fans around the world already have the home video release on shelves. That means some fans have already gotten a chance to listen to the entirety of the director’s commentary from J....

Martin Scorsese’s Upcoming Movie Slate By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 22, 2007 5:55 am EST Martin Scorsese has become the popular high demand director due to The Departed’s Oscar buzz. Warner Bros have acquired screen rights to yet another project for the director. But with so many projects in the works, will he ever find the time? And what will he take on next? Let’s take a look at Scorsese’s potetial upcoming projects....

Page 2: Gremlins, Big Lebowski, Transformers, Ewan McGregor, Blade, Pixar, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Totoro, Ghostbusters, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, Thundercats By Peter Sciretta/July 6, 2011 8:00 am EST Disney princess cosplay goofiness. 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 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more....