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David, Devindra, and Jeff talk about the future of theater-going. Jeff praises the new animated series  Invincible.  For the feature review, the cast watches  The Father , the Oscar-nominated film starring Olivia Coleman and Anthony Hopkins. Tune in to find out why this depressing look at aging is the quintessential Dave’s pick. The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon! Support us at   http://patreon.com/filmpodcast . Read the New York Times article about  “The Last Day of Her Life.”  Read The Atlantic article  “Why I Hope to Die at 75.”  Read The New Yorker article on  “The Comforting Fictions of Dementia Care.” Use #slashtag on Twitter to recommend a title for us to watch. Thanks to Mike C for building the Hashtag Slashtag website:  https://hashtagslashtag.com/ Thanks to our sponsors this week: Dark Air, Manscaped, Pretty Litter, and Candid Listen to Dark Air with Terry Carnation on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Visit  manscaped .com

The cast of CBS’ multi-camera comedy pilot The Three of Us, led by Oliver Hudson, Malin Akerman and Brent Morin, has been released. The options on the actors in two 2020 CBS comedy pilots, The Three Of Us and the single-camera Ghosts, were up today. They were not exercised on the CBS/CBS Studios’ The Three […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/31z7TT9

CBS has picked up to series Ghosts, its single-camera comedy pilot headline by Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar, from Joe Port & Joe Wiseman, Lionsgate Television, BBC Studios and CBS Studios. Rebecca Wisocky, Brandon Scott Jones, Danielle Pinnock, Asher Grodman, Richie Moriarty, Sheila Carrasco and Román Zaragoza co-star in the project based on the British […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3dDyILV

EXCLUSIVE: A wider audience is about to get the chance to see director Skye Fitzgerald’s Hunger Ward, the Oscar-nominated short film from MTV Documentary Films. The film, an unsparing look at the suffering of children in Yemen who have been reduced to starvation during the country’s civil war, will premiere on the Paramount+ streaming platform […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3sIfJ93

Who is among the voice cast for Batman: The Long Halloween ? How much does it cost to stay in Tony Stark ‘s cabin from Avengers: Endgame ? Who is the next speedster coming to The Flash this season? Has Invincible already been renewed for a second season? How long is this week’s episode of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier ? Want to see a real Iron Man 2 briefcase suit? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits. Supergirl is back, and here’s a promo for “A Few Good Women,” the second episode of the sixth/final season. Black Lightning has released the synopsis for the upcoming backdoor pilot for the Painkiller spin-off show. More time travel is coming to The Flash in the promo for “The One with the Nineties” episode of season seven. Justice Society: World War II director Jeff Wamester discussed making the DC Comics animated movie. If you’re looking for more Supergirl , then check out this trailer for what’s in store for the rest of the season. Robert Kirkma

Adult Disneyland fans, this is for you. The iconic Blue Bayou Restaurant will soon become the second-ever Disneyland establishment to serve alcohol. The restaurant that serves Cajun- and Creole- inspired cuisine right inside the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction will begin offering limited alcoholic beverage options once it reopens. Disney announced (via WDW News Today ) that Blue Bayou Restaurant in Disneyland park will begin offering alcoholic beverages when the theme parks reopen “soon.” This makes Blue Bayou the second publicly accessible restaurant or bar in Disneyland Park history to serve alcohol, following Oga’s Cantina in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. And similarly to the beverage service at Oga’s Cantina, there won’t be an open bar at Blue Bayou. Instead, guests will be able to order from a very limited selection of beer, wine, and a signature cocktail called a Hurricane (a staple of New Orleans). A special “Celebration Package” will be available, which will include a sp

Evelyn Sakash, a veteran production designer and scenic artist who won a Daytime Emmy for PBS’ Between the Lions and worked on films, including Still Alice and Mrs. Winterbourne, was found dead Tuesday at her New York City home. She was 66. The Associated Press reported that Sakash was a known hoarder and was found lying on her kitchen […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3cEATj1

The Staircase , the docuseries about the murder trial of Michael Peterson, is becoming a limited series for HBO Max. At one point it was rumored that Harrison Ford would play Peterson on the show, but it looks like that didn’t pan out. Instead, Colin Firth will play Peterson, a writer who was convicted of the murder of his wife, Kathleen Peterson. Peterson and his lawyers argued that Kathleen’s death was an accident, and that she had died as a result of falling down a staircase in their home. The Staircase originally aired as 10 episodes directed by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade on the French TV channel Canal+ in 2005. In 2013, Lestrade returned to the case with a two-hour special. And then, in 2018, Netflix bought the rights to the docuseries and commissioned three new episodes. Now, the entire story will be covered again in an HBO Max limited series. The story concerns Michael Peterson, a writer who was convicted of murdering his wife, Katheleen. Kathleen was found dead and drenched

Neill Blomkamp , of District 9 and Chappie fame, directed a horror movie in Canada last year during the pandemic that was cloaked in mystery, but now we finally know a little bit about it. The film is called Demonic , and IFC Midnight has announced that the company has picked up the U.S. distribution rights. Learn more about the project below. “In Demonic , a young woman unleashes terrifying demons when supernatural forces at the root of a decades old rift between mother and daughter are ruthlessly revealed in this horror-thriller from director Neill Blomkamp,” a press release reads. The movie stars “up-and-comers Carly Pope ( Elysium ), Chris William Martin ( The Age of Adaline, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem,  The Vampire Diaries ), and Michael Rogers ( Siren , The   Blacklis t, Supernatural ). Neill Blomkamp, Mike Blomkamp of STABILITi Studios, as well as  Stuart Ford  and Linda McDonough of AGC Studios are on board as producers. Miguel Palos Jr. , Alastair Burlingham , Char

EXCLUSIVE: After a year of virtual festivals and Zoom-centric events, the Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference is ready to bring things into the new normal this fall with an in-person festival — one of the first since the pandemic. The eight-day festival is now set to take place October 21–28 in Austin, Texas. Now […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2PeSIMJ

The 64th Annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 from 8-11:30 pm ET/5-8:30 PM PT on CBS. It will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. The date was announced today by CBS Television Network and The Recording Academy. The January date […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3wcGnJn

EXCLUSIVE: Focus Features has struck an eight-figure deal (we hear in the mid-teens) for world rights to feature Mrs Harris Goes To Paris, starring Oscar nominees Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) and Isabelle Huppert (Elle), Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter), Lambert Wilson (The Matrix), Alba Baptista (Warrior Nun), Lucas Bravo (Emily In Paris) and Rose Williams (Reign). […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3ft5ku2

(Welcome to  The Quarantine Stream , a series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.) The Movie:  WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn Where You Can Stream It: Hulu, starting April 2. The Pitch:  A documentary that chronicles the rise and fall of WeWork, a commercial real estate company that inexplicably became valued at billions of dollars – before everything came crashing down. Why It’s Essential Quarantine Viewing:  WeWork is almost like a companion piece to the dueling FyreFestival documentaries – portraits of big ideas that were never fully, or realistically, realized, ultimately resulting in disaster. It’s a fascinating story that’s slickly, but sometimes slightly, told by filmmaker  Jed Rothstein . You can add Adam Neumann’s name alongside the likes of Fyre Festival’s Billy McFarland and Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes – young people with big, unattainable dreams, and the sel

Hispanic media giant Univision Communications swung to a loss in the fourth quarter from a profit in the year ago period, as revenue inched up 4%. The privately held company reported revenue in the period of $722.9 million, up from $692.9 million and a loss from continuing operations of $39.1 million. In the same period […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3cD2wsF

EXCLUSIVE: Irish actress and model Nadia Forde (Once Upon a Time in London, Republic of Telly) has created Dublin-set comedy The Lido for Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ. Based on Forde’s own family history, the series centers on an Italian-run Fish and Chip shop in 1980s Dublin, as well as family relationships and rivalries in the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/39qfyHZ

"From here on out, watch every move this b*tch make." A24 has finally debuted the full official trailer for the crazy funky dark comedy Zola , which first premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival last year. It was supposed to open last summer, but was delayed an entire year and is now reset to open this summer in theaters. This is the film that's based on a Twitter thread from 2015, in which a woman wrote "wanna hear a story about why me & this bitch here fell out???????? It's kind of long but full of suspense." Taylour Paige stars as Zola, a stripper in Detroit who befriends another stripper named Stefani, played by Riley Keough . When she convinces Zola to go to Florida, what was supposed to be a quick road trip turns into a weekend from hell. Also starring Nicholas Braun , Colman Domingo , and Ari'el Stachel . While there are many critics that loved this, I don't think it's "jaw-dropping" crazy at all. Just a boatload of

The true-ish story of a road trip gone to hell and back gets the big-screen treatment with  Zola , a wild, provocative film from director  Janicza Bravo .  Taylour Paige plays a dancer who meets another woman, played by  Riley Keough , and gets talked into going along on a trip to make some serious money. But nothing goes according to plan, and things go from bad to worse and then downright crazy. Watch the  Zola trailer below. Zola Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24KbaKlCDDI On October 27, 2015, Aziah King, using the Twitter handle @_zolarmoon, took to social media and asked: “Y’all wanna hear a story about why me & this bitch here fell out???????? It’s kind of long but full of suspense.” What followed was a wild and crazy thread that went viral, telling the tale of how King went on a road trip with a cast of characters who could best be described as “eccentric.” The story was indeed based on true events, although King changed some things around here and there. Now

EXCLUSIVE: Absolutely Fabulous and Paddington actress Joanna Lumley is to feature in a truncated third season of Motherland, the BBC comedy co-created by Emmy-nominated Catastrophe star Sharon Horgan. Lumley’s role is being kept under wraps, but she is likely to be a popular addition to the Merman and Delightful Industries comedy, which returns later this […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2PNCwBC

The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, see how the movement and expressions of the film of Pixar Animation have evolved over the years to allow for lifelike characters. Plus, find out how movies like Aliens , Jurassic Park , and more. are being adapted into complex and engaging board games. And finally, listen as comedians like Roy Wood Jr. , Lil Rel Howery , Luenell , Ms. Pat, Donnell Rawlings , Sinbad look back on the major Black comedians who influence their careers. First up, Pixar Animation has evolved spectacularly over the years, allowing animators to give characters much more lifelike movement and facial expressions. Insider takes a look back at the technological animation innovations of Toy Story 2 , Finding Nemo , The