In this edition, listen to special effects make-up explained in movies like The Godfather, hear the revival of the 1940s Superman radio show, and more.
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Here are the best films leaving HBO Max in August...and separately, a list of the Harry Potter films that are disappearing. (Get it? Because they're bad!)
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In this edition, check out a chronicle of Christian Bale weight gain and loss across 12 different roles, watch a sweded Captain Marvel trailer and more.
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Every week in /Answers, we attempt to answer a new pop culture-related question. This week’s edition asks "Which comedy also makes you cry a whole bunch?"As always, we have submissions from the /Film writing crew and podcast team, along with some special guests. This week, we are joined by The Sick co-writer/star Kumail Nanjiani and co-writer Emily V. Gordon.…
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In July 2014, one of our favorite artists Scott Campbell (aka Scott C) held a scavenger hunt to find his original watercolor Great Showdown paintings in the original filming locations across Los Angeles. This year he returns with The Great Great Showdown Hunt, a bigger and more epic hunt which will take the concept worldwide. Todays edition takes us to Boston,…
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In honor of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl and Dope, we're counting down the 25 Best Coming of Age Movies of the Past 25 Years. Did your favorite make it?
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Giving gifts is such a big part of the holidays. To celebrate, we found our favorite gifts in movie history. Here are some of the best gifts movie history.
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What are your favorite Robin Williams movies? After his tragic passing, one writer reminisces about his faves and what made Williams so special.
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The once-independent Miramax catalog is getting a new school Hollywood makeover. Founders Harvey and Bob Weinstein, who left the company in 2005 and formed The Weinstein Company, just signed a deal to regain creative control over the Miramax library. Colony Capital purchased it from Disney in 2010, for $660 million. Their first two orders of business will be…
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Not only has Terrence Malick make a few damn good movies, he can make a damn good trailer and if you have dinner with him, he might give you a damn good ending to your movie. In an recent interview, Matt Damon told a story of how he and eventual Oscar-winning writing partner Ben Affleck…
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In this special episode of the /Filmcast, Dan Trachtenberg from The Totally Rad Show joins David Chen to geek out about their favorite soundtracks. To listen to all of the songs that Dan mentioned during this episode in their entirety, click here to go to Grooveshark. To listen to all of the songs that Dave…
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Have you ever seen the movie How Green Was My Valley? Me neither. Have you even heard of the movie? Didn't think so. Yet John Ford's film somehow won 5 Oscars including Best Picture. But what's more shocking: It beat out such classic films as Citizen Kane and The Maltese Falcon for the top honor.…
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Everyone loves the movie trailer mash-ups. I came across one today for Good Will Hunting titled Good Will Hunted, about a man who stumbles upon a government secret and is targeted by a hit-man. Sounds a little far fetched, but Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's original script had a some-what similar plot. Good Will Hunted…
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