The Morning Watch: The Haunting Of Wayne Manor, The Problem With Editing In 'Mulan' & More
In this edition, watch a trailer mash-up for The Haunting of Wayne Manor, learn the problem with some of the editing in the Mulan remake, and more.
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The Best Movies & TV Shows Coming To Netflix In October 2020
Read our recommendations for films like Moneyball, Fargo, Her, and more of the best movies coming to Netflix in October 2020 – and get the full list, too.
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The Morning Watch: 'Toy Story 4' Easter Eggs Revealed, 'Joke-Her: A Gotham City Horror Story' & More
Watch a video running through some Toy Story 4 Easter eggs, watch a trailer mash-up of Joaquin Phoenix's roles in Joker and Her, and more.
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The Morning Watch: VFX Artists React To 'Alita' Battle Angel', Reviewing Sci-Fi Operating Systems & More
In this edition, watch visual effects artists explore Alita: Battle Angel VFX, listen as a user experience expert reviews sci-fi user interfaces, and more.
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Now Stream This: 'Barry Lyndon', 'Her', 'The Way Of The Gun', 'Cropsey', 'The Rock', 'The Brothers Bloom' And More
Now Stream This highlights the best movies streaming right now, including Barry Lyndon, Her, The Rock, The Brothers Bloom, and more.
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The Best TV Shows & Movies Coming To Netflix In July 2018
Here are all the new TV shows and movies coming to Netflix in July 2018, including Jurassic Park, We Own The Night, Her, Blue Valentine, Scream 4 and many more.
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Listen: '2001: A Space Odyssey's HAL 9000 And Samantha From 'Her' Argue Like A Married Couple
A new video cleverly cuts together some audio clips to make it sound like HAL 9000 and Samantha From Her Argue about the latter's programming.
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Mondo Posters That Never Happened: Spring Breakers, Planet Of The Apes, The Godfather And More
At the first MondoCon, the creative team presented a panel of Mondo Posters That Never Happened, including The Godfather and more. See images here.
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Futurist Ray Kurzweil Believes Spike Jonze's 'Her' Could Be A Reality By 2029
If Spike Jonze's Her left you yearning for a virtual Scarlett Johansson of your very own, we have some good news. According to futurist Ray Kurzweil, who spends a lot of time pondering such things, a Samantha-like A.I. could be available as early as 2029. Other aspects of the movie, like the foul-mouthed video game character,…
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VOTD: Spike Jonze Challenges Journalist On Her Emotional Response To 'Her'
Spike Jonze's fantastic films have made legions of fans. But a new video making the rounds online could give him the respect of non-fans as well. Jonze appeared via Satellite on BBC Newsnight with Emily Maitlis and had a feeling the anchor hadn't seen his movie, Her, or at least wasn't being honest about it. So he kept asking…
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See Posters For The 2014 Best Picture Nominees Redone In LEGO
Even before we found out "everything is awesome" in The LEGO Movie, LEGO movie stuff was pretty "awesome" on the internet. The LEGO video games made new fans, and reimagined posters using the construction toys are fairly common place. Huge trailers are regularly adapted into stop motion LEGO versions. Even so, those adaptations are usually…
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WGA Rewards 'Her' And 'Captain Phillips'
By this point in the awards race, it's usually pretty clear who the frontrunners are. Most of the guilds have already thrown their support behind a few favorite films, which typically then go on to fare well at the Academy Awards. Nevertheless, there were a couple of mild surprises when the WGA announced its 2014 Writers…
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Soundtrack Bits: Kronos Quartet Working On 'Noah', Listen To Arcade Fire's 'Her' Score
Will Butler and Owen Pallett's lovely score for Her is going to the Oscars, but it may not ever come to our iTunes collections. During a Reddit AMA, director Spike Jonze sounded uncertain about the possibility of an official release for the soundtrack. "I loved what Arcade Fire did. I'm not sure if there's going…
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LOL: Saturday Night Live And Jonah Hill Parody 'Her'
The Spike Jonze film Her is absolutely wonderful, a speculative love story that is a terrific piece of low-key science fiction, and one of the best films of 2013. it is also super-easy to parody, because it is very earnest, and also features a relatively compact visual language. With a color-coded set, some well-chosen wardrobe, and…
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'Her' Behind The Scenes Featurette And Photos, Plus 'Him', The Parody Sequel
Much attention has been paid to Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson's exceptional performances, Casey Storm's eye-catching costumes, and Spike Jonze's eloquent script, but the soundtrack for Her -- from Owen Pallett, Arcade Fire, Karen O., and others -- deserves some love too. Happily, the latest behind-the-scenes featurette spotlights one particularly lovely instrumental track, playing it over film footage…
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Siri Warns Against Talking And Texting In Alamo Drafthouse's 'Her'-Themed PSA
In Her, Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) takes his OS girlfriend (Scarlett Johansson) out on all kinds of dates. They lounge on the beach, run through a carnival, and even enjoy a snowy romantic getaway in the woods. But in real life, in the present, there are certain dates where your phone should be strictly off-limits.…
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Cameo Bits: Bill Hader's Voice, Anthony Weiner In 'Alpha House', Two For '22 Jump Street'
SNL alum Bill Hader has been a top-billed voice performer in the past, as for Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, and he's physically shown up in cameo roles here and there, too. In one current film, however, Hader has a super-brief vocal appearance. Hit the jump for more about his tiny appearance in the film…
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LOL: Siri Does Not Care For Spike Jonze's 'Her'
Spike Jonze's Her has been drawing praise from all corners over the past several weeks. It's picked up nominations from the HFPA, the PGA, and the WGA; it's earned high ratings on both Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic; and it's landed on a bunch of critics' top-10 lists, including several of ours. But there is at…
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'American Hustle', 'Wolf Of Wall Street', 'Lone Survivor' Nominated For WGA Awards
Following SAG and the PGA, the Writers Guild of America has just unveiled its list of nominees for the 2014 nominees. For anyone who's been watching the awards race, the list won't contain many surprises. The WGA likes American Hustle and Dallas Buyers Club just as much as everyone else does. Additionally, several of the most notable absences…
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5 Short Hair Trends Set To Be Huge In 2024
Shorter crops aren't coming in the form of the perfectly styled looks anymore. Instead, things are looking a whole lot more casual
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Watch This: David's Top 10 Films Of 2013
It's been an amazing year for films, possibly the best one since I started writing/talking about film seriously back in 2007. Devindra and I had a spirited discussion of our top 10 films of the year, but for those who prefer a shorter, 9-minute long version of that podcast episode, you can find a video…
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Angie's Top Ten Films Of 2013
Thanksgiving was over a month ago, but now seems as good a time as any to thank the cinema gods for the fantastic films we got in 2013. With the usual caveats that this is more of a personal "favorites" list than an objective "best of" list, and that there are plenty of great films…
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The /Filmcast's Top 10 Films Of 2013
In this episode (#255) of the /Filmcast, Dave and Devindra run down their top 10 films of 2013, discuss the movies they're looking forward to in 2014, and argue about how terrible The Lone Ranger was, relatively speaking. Be sure to check out this piece by Scott Mendelson on his worst films of 2013. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or…
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The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - Her
Dave and Devindra discuss Spike Jonze's newest love story, Her. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, like us on Facebook! Download or Play Now in your Browser: Subscribe to the /Filmcast: SHOWNOTES Featured Reviews (0:35) Her (19:00) SPOILERS
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Germain's Top Ten Films Of 2013
Looking back on 2013, it's hard to spot one overriding trend other than "great." Like any other year, the superhero movies, sequels, adaptations and remakes were present, but most of them were disposable and forgettable. The greatness in 2013, not surprisingly, was from the original and unexpected movies. Films born out of the mind of…
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2014 Golden Globe Nominees Include '12 Years A Slave', 'American Hustle'
While most of the West Coast was still curled up in bed, Aziz Ansari, Zoe Saldana, and Olivia Wilde got up bright and early this morning to announce the nominees for the 71st annual Golden Globes. 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle led the film nominations, with an impressive seven each. The latter didn't…
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Spike Jonze's 'Her' Inspires Clothing Line For The Tech-Obsessed Romantic In Your Life
As depicted in Spike Jonze's Her, the future promises neither self-tying Nikes nor clear plastic skullcaps. Instead, we'll all be wearing soft, colorful basics, like Gap pieces with a few offbeat tweaks. But if you don't want to wait around for that future to come to pass, you can dress like a man in love with…
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