31 Jan

Theme Park Bits: Universal’s Mardi Gras Celebration, Rise of the Resistance Surveys, and More

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In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Disney is asking guests how they want to wait for Galaxy’s Edge attractions. Universal’s gearing up for a Mardi Gras celebration. And more! Every day, there’s a new adventure over at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and that includes figuring out the best way for guests to experience the […]

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31 Jan

‘F9’ Trailer Breakdown: Dominic Toretto’s Past Just Caught Up With Him

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For years, Universal has used the Super Bowl to debut the newest looks at its Fast and Furious movies, delivering some memorable trailers full of jaw-dropping imagery that get fans hyped for the next installment. But before this Sunday’s game, the studio topped itself by releasing the F9 trailer in advance during a live concert event […]

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31 Jan

‘Jurassic World 3’ Animatronic Dinosaur Revealed By Director Colin Trevorrow

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While the internet has been abuzz with the details about Colin Trevorrow‘s leaked script for what would have been his version of the end of the Star Wars saga (including leaked concept art that we can’t post here), the filmmaker has already moved on to his next project: Jurassic World 3. He’s hard at work […]

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31 Jan

The Short of It: Reviewing the 2020 Oscar-Nominated Live Action Shorts

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If animated shorts are the most popular of all short films, and if documentaries are the least glamorized category, then live action short films occupy this awkward space of not being widely sought after or distributed. Live action shorts are most prevalent at festivals and act as proofs of talent and concept for the filmmakers […]

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31 Jan

Directing News: Jodie Foster Will Direct a Movie About Stealing the Mona Lisa; Ron Howard to Direct a Movie About Killing Fidel Castro

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Two filmmakers have just lined-up some new projects for themselves. Jodie Foster, who hasn’t directed a movie since 2016’s Money Monster (remember that?), is set to make a film based on the Seymour Reit book The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa. Meanwhile, Ron Howard already has a new project in the works as well. He’s going […]

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31 Jan

‘F9’ Trailer: ‘Fast and Furious’ Welcomes Director Justin Lin Back to the Family

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The Fast and Furious franchise hit a couple of speed bumps over the past few years with The Fate of the Furious and the series’ first spin-off, Hobbs and Shaw, but this year, we’ll see the latest entry in the primary ongoing storyline, which is officially being referred to as The Fast Saga. That means no Dwayne […]

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31 Jan

Daily Podcast: Birds of Prey, Loki, Spider-man, Adam Sandler, Terminator, Dan Trachtenberg, F9 and Pee-Wee Herman

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On the January 31, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Birds of Prey, Loki, Spider-man, Adam Sandler, Terminator, Dan Trachtenberg, F9 and Pee-Wee Herman. Opening Banter: HT is away in […]

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31 Jan

‘Sylvie’s Love’ Review: A Sexy, Simmering Romance Starring Tessa Thompson and Rising Star Nnamdi Asomugha [Sundance 2020]

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Hollywood’s Golden Age is full of grand, sweeping love stories, but that era of cinema history didn’t exactly provide an equal playing field for filmmakers and actors of color. So Sylvie’s Love, writer/director Eugene Ashe’s new grand, sweeping love story, feels less like a pure homage than him making a movie that should have existed […]

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31 Jan

Martin Scorsese Stars in Coca-Cola Energy Super Bowl Commercial, But Is It Cinema?

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In case you haven’t heard, Coca-Cola has launched a new energy soft drink called Coca-Cola Energy, and they’re making a big push for it with a new Super Bowl commercial starring Martin Scorsese. Because when you think energy, you think Martin Scorsese. But don’t worry, because the director’s Wolf of Wall Street supporting star Jonah […]

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31 Jan

How Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Contagion’ Anticipated the Current Coronavirus Outbreak (And What We Can Learn From It)

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If you’ve been paying attention to the news, then you may have heard about the outbreak of a new coronavirus that’s been spreading outward from Wuhan, China since December of last year. As of Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared the virus “a public health emergency of international concern.” It’s been making […]

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