In this week’s /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley compare and contrast Lost with Battlestar Galactica and Shattered Glass. Special guest Dan Eckman joins us for this episode. Dan's new film Mystery Team is out on DVD today. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993.…
Read MoreThis Week in DVD & Blu-ray is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD and Blu-ray releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s. THE ROAD The apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic subgenre has been worn out. Between recent outings such as The Book of Eli, 2012, Daybreakers, Doomsday, and…
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Mystery Team was released on DVD today everywhere (under $20 on Amazon right now or VOD now). To celebrate, Derrick Comedy has released a new original sketch called "Thomas Jefferson". Watch it now, embedded after the jump.
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Derrick Comedy (DC Pierson, Donald Glover, Dominic Dierkes, director Dan Eckman, and producer Meggie McFadden) will be appearing at Laser Blazer on 10587 W. Pico Blvd in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 5th 2010 from 2:00pm-3:30pm to sign copies of the Mystery Team DVD and hold a Q&A. Full details after the jump. Here is…
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On Saturday Night I had a chance to see Mystery Team again for the first time since the 2009 Sundance Film Festival midnight premiere. Mystery Team is one of those movies that I get e-mails week after week, from readers thanking me for recommending the film, as they probably wouldn't have otherwise sought it out.…
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DERRICK Comedy's feature film debut Mystery Team had the fourth-highest per screen average this past weekend, a period during which they were the second-most Demanded thing on Eventful. Demand the film come to your city. I've been told that they're trying to respond to those demands in as timely a fashion as their schedule and…
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There's something heartening about Derrick Comedy's solidarity as they engage in promoting their feature-length debut, Mystery Team. When all the elements are taken together, the whole enterprise seems like a triumph of the web: Derrick's online roots and Youtube success; the blogger/festival circuit buzz about the film; the use of the Demand It campaign to…
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This week, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley check out Dan Eckman and Derrick Comedy's Mystery Team, wonder how Hollywood was able to make ninjas boring, question the directing talents of Shawn Levy, and reflect on the possibility of a Greengrass-less Bourne film. Special guest C. Robert Cargill joins us from a bunch of…
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This week, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley reflect on the style and career of director Jon Turtletaub, try to unravel the plot of Ridley Scott's new Monopoly movie, remember the greatness of Independence Day, and compare the Kick-Ass teaser trailer with the Comic-Con footage they've already seen. Special guest writer/director Dan Eckman joins…
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Derrick Comedy has been so busy making and promoting their feature film debut Mystery Team, that they haven't had the time to produce a new internet short film/comedy sketch in almost two whole years. Until now, that is. Derrick is releasing the short film "Boy Band" online to celebrate the further expansion of their indie comedy…
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When Paramount Pictures announced that they were planning a viral limited release for the indie horror film Paranormal Activity, most people wrote it off as the studio dumping the film in a few theaters before the enviable dvd/blu-ray release. At /Film, we immediately saw the potential of the Demand it campaign, especially when it comes…
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The DERRICK Comedy group, aka the folks behind the movie Mystery Team, did a killer panel at recently Comic Con. One of the highlights was a new Mystery Team short called The Case of the Haunted Hotel, which showed just how the comedy group packs some really sick jokes into an unsettlingly friendly atmosphere. Now…
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Roadside Attractions has released an official green band movie trailer for Derrick Comedy's Mystery Team , the comedy sensation of this year's Sundance Film Festival. Cinematical described it as "Encyclopedia Brown meets Napoleon Dynamite with a pinch of Ace Ventura" and CinemaBlend called it "the Rocky Horror Picture Show of mystery movies." Film School Rejects…
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ComingSoon has posted a photo (right) of one of the banners on display outside the San Diego Convention Center, promoting James Cameron's Avatar. The image shows a close-up of one of the ten foot blue tribal alien creatures called Na'vi. Warner Bros' panel announcement included confirmation that Hall H will be set-up to screen 3D…
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As Comic Con approaches, we'll be learning more and more about what we can expect at this year's geek fest. First up, I've learned that Derrick Comedy's Mystery Team will not only have a booth on the convention floor, but will be holding a panel and a special sneak preview screening at the con. No…
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I know I might be stating the obvious, but the bad economic times have hit every industry, including the movie industry. Earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, it was a very different scene than previous years. I don't have the exact figures but it appeared that a lot fewer films were acquired compared…
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As the 2009 Sundance Film Festival comes to a close, I was shocked to learn that Derrick Comedy's Mystery Team has still not been bought by a big Hollywood distributor. This is shocking for a number of reasons, first of which is that Mystery Team is probably the most marketable unsold film in the entire…
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Before I start my review, I think I better give you a little background. I'm not a big fan of sketch comedy, and never have been. I have never been able to completely place why this is, but I think it might have something to do with the obnoxiously over the top characterizations and the…
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