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The Water Cooler: The World’s Most Adorable Reality Show, Los Angeles’ The Broad Museum, And Being Late To The Party On A Great Podcast By /Film Staff/Aug. 24, 2017 1:30 pm EST Welcome to The Water Cooler, a weekly feature where the /Film staff is free to go off-topic and talk about everything except the movies and TV shows they normally write about. In this edition: Ben Pearson visits The Broad Museum, Ethan Anderton listens to My Brother, My Brother and Me, Hoai-Tran Bui binges the most adorable TV show in the world, Jacob Hall finally plots his RPG campaign, and Peter Sciretta auditions for The Magic Castle....

This Week In Trailers: Black 47, Science Fair, Five Fingers For Marseilles, Minding The Gap, Anthropocene By Christopher Stipp/Aug. 4, 2018 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?...

This Week In Trailers: Jiro Dreams Of Sushi, A Separation, Lads And Jockeys, The Kick, Redline By Christopher Stipp/Dec. 11, 2011 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: 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?...

Warner Bros. Exec Talks DC Movie Strategy Including Multiple Screenwriters And Tone By Germain Lussier/June 3, 2015 11:59 am EST The Internet has made a sport of questioning how Warner Bros. is handling their DC properties. First fans scoffed at Man of Steel. Next they hated Ben Affleck’s casting as Batman. Many felt a Batman v Superman movie was a rush. Ditto for Justice League. Then there was Jared Leto’s Joker make-up, the loss of Michelle MacLaren as Wonder Woman director and the fact they’re using multiple screenwriters to figure out many of these movies....

Weekend Weirdness: The Rock-Afire Explosion Explores Showbiz Pizza. Plus, White Fang, Alligator, “Michael Draper” Returns, And Dracula’s Music Cabinet By Hunter Stephenson/Nov. 22, 2009 5:36 pm EST It’s a crazy, mixed up world and we are thankful for movies, sans New Moon, that offer proof. Weekend Weirdness takes a look at such films, whether it’s via a new trailer for a provocative indie, a mini-review, or news of an excavated cult classic....

Weekend Weirdness SXSW Review: Harmony Korine’s Trash Humpers By Hunter Stephenson/March 14, 2010 8:36 pm EST It’s a crazy, mixed up world and we are thankful for movies that offer proof. Slashfilm’s Weekend Weirdness examines such flicks, whether in the form of a SXSW premiere for a provocative indie, a mini review or an interview. We just heard Robert Pattinson dies from being inside the WTC on 9/11 in his new classic Remember Me....

/Answers: The Greatest Movie Heists By /Film Staff/Aug. 16, 2017 11:30 am EST Every week in /Answers, we attempt to answer a new pop culture-related question. Tying in with the upcoming release of Logan Lucky, this week’s edition asks “What is your favorite movie heist scene or sequence?” Ethan Anderton: Mission: Impossible III The Mission: Impossible franchise may not immediately come to mind when you think of heist movies since they’re action adventure and spy movies first....

/Film Speaks To ‘My Week With Marilyn’ Director Simon Curtis By Germain Lussier/Nov. 23, 2011 2:30 pm EST Fans of movies, celebrity and Hollywood gossip are all going to find a lot to like in My Week With Marilyn. The film, which opens November 23, tells the amazing true story of a young go-getter named Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne) who developed a unique and magical relationship with Marilyn Monroe when the legendary blond bombshell traveled to England to film The Prince and the Showgirl with Sir Laurence Oliver....

‘Indignation’: Logan Lerman Delivers The Best Performance Of His Career [Sundance Review] By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 28, 2016 11:30 am EST After finding fame as the titular hero in the Percy Jackson fantasy franchise, Logan Lerman has started to carve an impressive acting career over the past few years with praiseworthy performances in films such as The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Fury. But his latest leading turn in Indignation, an adaptation of Philip Roth’s novel of the same name, shows the outstanding talent that Lerman has when given the right role....

‘Jackass 3.5’ To Get Episodic Online Release Before Full Digital Version Arrives By Russ Fischer/Nov. 30, 2010 3:00 pm EST Jackass 3 had a huge opening weekend and has pulled in more than $150m so far. That meant that the rumored follow-up Jackass 3.5 became a sure thing. We’ve known that the film — a whole new feature-length set of stunts — would not be a theatrical release. Now Paramount has announced final plans for the release of Jackass 3....

‘Mute’ Director Duncan Jones On His Strange And Deranged Sci-Fi Passion Project [Interview] By Jack Giroux/Feb. 23, 2018 10:00 am EST Writer-director Duncan Jones’ new movie, Mute, has been a long time coming. “I’ve finally got this boulder up the hill,” he told us with a laugh and a sense of relief. The filmmaker behind Moon, Source Code, and Warcraft originally envisioned his bleak, surprisingly old-school sci-fi mystery as his directorial debut, but the project faced its share of challenges over the years....

‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Is A Superhero Comedy About The Horrors Of Colonialism By Siddhant Adlakha/April 24, 2018 9:00 am EST (Welcome to Road to Infinity War, a new series where we revisit the first 18 movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and ask “How did we get here?” In this edition: Thor: Ragnarok reinvents the God of Thunder with humor and subversion.) Compared to Iron Man and Captain America, Thor feels short-changed in both his Avengers appearances....

2017 Sundance Film Festival Announces Competition Line-Up By Jack Giroux/Nov. 30, 2016 4:00 pm EST We’re only a few short weeks away from the Sundance Film Festival. This year Peter, Angie, and Ethan are on the ground covering the fest, meaning they’ll get to see new movies from filmmakers such as David Lowery (Pete’s Dragon), Gillian Robespierre (Obvious Child), Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up, Phillip), Marti Noxon (UnREAL), and Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land)....

2018 BAFTA Nominations Love ‘The Shape Of Water’ And ‘Three Billboards’, But Shut Out ‘The Post’ By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 9, 2018 6:30 am EST After the Golden Globes were handed out last weekend, it’s time for the more significant, meaningful awards to take the spotlight. Today we have the 2018 BAFTA nominations, the equivalent of the Academy Awards for our friends in the United Kingdom. The Shape of Water led the pack by racking up 12 nominations, including being one of five nominees for Best Film....

Bruno Blu-Ray Breakdown And Video Commentary Clips By Brendon Connelly/Nov. 7, 2009 9:54 pm EST Available from November 17th in the US, but this Monday November the 9th here in the UK, are the DVD and Blu-ray special editions of Bruno. I absolutely loved the film, and still consider it amongst my few favourite films of the year. This is what I want from the crossover between documentary and fiction, not silly pranks like Paranormal Activity....

Comedy Icon Jerry Lewis Has Died At 91 By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 20, 2017 1:30 pm EST Jerry Lewis, one of the most iconic entertainers of the 20th century, passed away Sunday morning at age 91 in his Las Vegas home. The comedian turned philanthropist for the Muscular Dystrophy Association wore many hats throughout his career, including director, writer and producer. We remember the life of the legendary Jerry Lewis below....

Flixter Buys Rotten Tomatoes By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 4, 2010 11:33 am EST Years ago, I remember using a little site called Flixter that let users rate movies, and thinking to myself that it would likely never take off. I mean, Internet Movie Database (IMDb) had a much larger sample of users to draw from, and it didn’t seem like Flixter would ever be able to catch up. Enter Facebook, and their open app api....

Halloween 3D Slated For Summer 2010 Without Rob Zombie By Hunter Stephenson/Aug. 30, 2009 1:27 pm EST Over the weekend, the conclusion to Rob Zombie’s fresh take on the franchise, Halloween II, grossed $17 million. Budgeted at $15 million, the sequel would likely have grossed much more if not for direct competition with the weekend’s top movie and debut, The Final Destination 3D (a very healthy $28m). Today, the rebounding Weinstein Company announced a new, eleventh installment that is already in the planning stages....

Jason Momoa Is Aquaman In ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice’ By Peter Sciretta/June 14, 2014 12:10 am EST Jason Momoa has been cast as Aquaman in the Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel sequel/Justice League prequel Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice. Hitfix has confirmed the long rumored casting and claims Snyder has “already finalized his designs for the character so shooting can take place soon.” Find out more about the new Aquaman Jason Momoa after the jump....

Movie Review: Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs - An Unlikely Success By Devindra Hardawar/Sept. 18, 2009 10:32 am EST Consider me shocked that Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is not only a good kids film, but a great comedy in general. The first film from former How I Met Your Mother and Clone High writer/producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Cloudy manages to take the premise from the classic children’s book and transform it into a madcap comedy that proudly displays a unique sense of humor....