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The Cast And Crew Of ‘Anna And The Apocalypse’ On Their Christmas Zombie Musical [Interview] By Matt Donato/Oct. 13, 2017 10:00 am EST Every year, every film festival, some World Premiere comes out of nowhere to reveal itself as “the next big thing.” At this year’s Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, that title was Anna and The Apocalypse. This film is director John McPhail’s – wait for it – Scottish, Christmas-themed horror musical about coming of age during the zombie apocalypse....

This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: The Expendables, I’m Still Here, Flipped, The Disappearance Of Alice Creed, And More By Adam Quigley/Nov. 23, 2010 4:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Disappearance of Alice Creed opens with two men prepping for what we can only assume—given the title of the film (despite any revelations about its meaning that may come later)—is a kidnapping. We assume correctly....

This Week In Trailers: Hell And Back Again, Man On Ground, Connected, My Worst Nightmare, Finding Joe By Christopher Stipp/Sept. 16, 2011 4:00 pm 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: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

This Week In Trailers: Medora, That Burning Feeling, Rhymes For Young Ghouls, Love, Marilyn, Record/Play By Christopher Stipp/Oct. 19, 2013 10:00 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?...

/Film UK - Heartless, Doctor Who, Mighty Boosh Alumni, A Screenwriting Masterclass And More By Brendon Connelly/April 9, 2010 7:57 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....

‘Halloween’ Will Open Fantastic Fest With Jamie Lee Curtis In Attendance By Jacob Hall/Aug. 22, 2018 9:00 am EST In retrospect, it was inevitable: David Gordon Green’s Halloween will be the opening night film at this year’s Fantastic Fest. The Austin-based genre film festival has long been a home for horror films of all kinds, and it’s hard to imagine a fest where the highly anticipated sequel will receive a warmer welcome....

‘Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2’ Movie Review By Germain Lussier/July 16, 2011 4:00 pm EST Note: This review was originally posted on July 10th 2011, but is being republished to coincide with the film’s opening weekend. Fourteen years, seven books, eight movies, billions of dollars in profit and an incalculable amount of affected imaginations all lead up to one point. Numbers might help define J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter franchise for some, but true fans know that emotion is best way to quantify the impact of the series....

‘Ocean’s 8’ Star Sandra Bullock Reveals More Info On The Heist Flick Reboot By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 7, 2017 6:30 am EST In 2018, Ocean’s 8 will reboot the Ocean’s 11 franchise with an all-female cast, and what a cast it is! Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Rihanna, Mindy Kailing, Sarah Paulson, and Awkwafina lead the film, with The Hunger Games’ director Gary Ross calling the shots. Star Sandra Bullock revealed new Ocean’s 8 details and talked a little about the inevitable online backlash surrounding a rebooted property with an female-centric cast....

‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Villain Details Surface, Phil Lord & Chris Miller Credited As Executive Producers By Ethan Anderton/March 25, 2018 12:00 pm EST Even though we’ve gotten a full trailer and some interesting tidbits of information about Solo: A Star Wars Story, there is still plenty we don’t know about the origin story for everyone’s favorite smuggler and scoundrel. For example, we’ve been in the dark about who the film’s antagonist will be for quite some time, even though we caught a glimpse of them in the first footage from the movie....

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Has First Order BB Droids And An Odd New Look For Snoke By Ethan Anderton/May 27, 2017 10:00 am EST Last week brought plenty of new details about Star Wars: The Last Jedi thanks to Vanity Fair’s big cover story on the sci-fi sequel coming to theaters late this year. Not only did we get a glimpse at new characters, but we also learned some surprising details about the characters introduced in Star Wars: The Force Awakens....

‘The Endless’ Directors Justin Benson And Aaron Moorhead on Toxic Nostalgia And Time Loops [Interview] By Fred Topel/April 6, 2018 12:00 pm EST The Endless is Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s third movie. They star as Justin and Aaron Smith, two brothers returning to Camp Arcadia, the cult from which they escaped, to help Aaron get some closure. One there, they find themselves encountering a series of endless time loops....

‘Urban Myths’ Pulls Controversial Michael Jackson Episode, But Why Did It Even Get This Far To Begin With? By Angie Han/Jan. 13, 2017 1:30 pm EST Just a few days ago, Sky Arts served up the first trailer for Urban Myths, a comedy series dramatizing legends about famous people. While the show features lots of interesting casting, including Ramsay Bolton from Game of Thrones as Hitler and Eddie Marsan as Bob Dylan, the one that got the most attention was Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson....

‘Westworld’ Actor James Marsden Joins Tarantino’s Huge ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Cast By Chris Evangelista/June 8, 2018 11:57 am EST Another day, another casting announcement for Quentin Tarantino’s star-studded Manson Family summer flick Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Westworld actor James Marsden is the latest addition to the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood cast. But who is he playing? At this rate, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is turning into Quentin Tarantino’s Infinity War....

Cool Stuff: The Alamo Drafthouse - The Best Movie Theater EVER By Peter Sciretta/March 18, 2008 7:00 am EST I’ve been to movie theaters from coast to coast. I’ve been to The Coolidge Corner Theatre in Boston, the Castro in San Francisco, The Arclight in Los Angeles, and even the new Mark Cuban owned Landmark. The Alamo Drafthouse theater is by far the best movie theater I’ve ever been to. It’s the type of movie theater that makes me wish I lived in Texas, and here’s why…...

Dan Aykroyd Challenges Sony To Make ‘Ghostbusters 3,’ Hints At Sequel Ideas If It Happens By Germain Lussier/Dec. 5, 2012 5:06 pm EST Dan Aykroyd is as sick and tired as you are when it comes to Ghostbusters 3. For years he’s been not only answering questions about the proposed film, but actually developing it for free in hopes one day it would get made. That’s all he wants, to get a movie made, and he’s had to constantly change his concept with new writers coming aboard and his co-star, Bill Murray, refusing to play ball....

Disney Legend Glen Keane To Direct Netflix Animated Film ‘Over The Moon’ – Here’s Why That Matters By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 7, 2018 11:30 am EST As hand-drawn animation slowly disappears from Hollywood, at least one legendary animator is helping to keep it alive. Glen Keane, whose handiwork has become synonymous with the Disney animation renaissance of the ’90s, is returning to feature film animation. But for the first time in decades, Keane will be stepping out from beyond Disney....

Like Night and Day The designers of the Land of the Dead and Santa Cecilia, Miguel’s home in the land of the living, referenced many of the historic and modern cities of Mexico they researched during their multiple trips to Mexico in the years building up to Coco. There had to be a clear difference between the two other than the cities they were influenced by — Santa Fe de la Laguna for Santa Cecilia, Guanajuato and its multilayered city with underground tunnels for the Land of the Dead — Jessup said:...

Interview: ‘24: Legacy’ Producer Howard Gordon Talks Tony Almeida, Story Arc, And Easter Eggs By Fred Topel/Dec. 1, 2016 9:30 am EST When the final clock ticked away on 24: Live Another Day, I don’t think anybody believed that was the end of the 24 saga. Now the producers have created a new 24 series to begin a new day of real-time action with new characters in the world of CTU....

Interview: ‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ Screenwriter Derek Kolstad On Expanding The World And Paying Homage To ‘Open Range’ By Jack Giroux/Feb. 10, 2017 10:30 am EST In 2012, screenwriter Derek Kolstad was working on a spec script called Scorn. Soon after he finished it, three offers came in. Kolstad took the lowest offer from Thunder Road Pictures because they were adamant about making the movie as soon as possible. Within a few months, the title was changed to John Wick and Keanu Reeves was onboard to star as the unstoppable dog-friendly assassin....

John Carter Of Mars Begins Production, Daryl Sabara To Play Edgar Rice Burroughs By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 15, 2010 6:00 pm EST Walt Disney Pictures has sent out a press release announcing to start of principal photography on Andrew Stanton’s big screen adaptation of John Carter of Mars. The release has full details on the cast and crew, including a few new details which hadn’t yet been reported in the trades:...