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More Modern VHS Cover Art For ‘The Force Awakens’, ‘Deadpool’ And More By Ethan Anderton/May 4, 2016 9:30 am EST Late last year, we highlighted some of today’s popular, contemporary movies that had been given a makeover as if they were released on VHS tapes, appearing just as they would on the shelf of a Blockbuster video store. Now another artist has done the same thing, but his designs are a bit more impressive since they involve actually transferring the movies in question to VHS....

Page 2: Big Trouble, Star Wars, Alien, The Interview, BTTF, Indiana Jones, Michael Arndt, Predator, Jurassic Park By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 27, 2015 1:00 pm EST Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Sequel Bits: ‘Transformers: The Last Knight,’ ‘Star Trek Beyond,’ ‘Jason Bourne,’ ‘Deadpool 2,’ ‘Saw: Legacy’ By Jacob Hall/July 7, 2016 2:00 pm EST Filming on Transformers: The Last Knight has moved to Detroit’s Packard Plant and a whole bunch of images, both official and unofficial, have shown up online. For a galley of unofficial stuff snapped by passers-by, Transformer World has got you covered. It’s all fairly typical of a Transformers movie and you probably know whether or not this is your thing by now....

Superhero Bits: Amazing Spider-Man, Black Adam, Batman, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Star Lord By Germain Lussier/Dec. 16, 2014 4:00 pm EST Was Peter Parker going to listen to music through his web shooters? Is The Rock ready to play Black Adam? Will Alfred be different in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice? How did Michael Keaton respond to questions about Ben Affleck playing Batman? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: Deadpool Blu-Ray & DVD, Tom Hiddleston Forecasts The Weather & More By Ethan Anderton/April 1, 2016 5:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. What are the best superhero video games ever made? When can you get Deadpool on Blu-Ray and DVD? How did Robert Downey Jr. celebrate April Fools Day? What does Zack Snyder have to say about the Knightmare sequence in Batman v Superman?...

Superhero Bits: The Joker Roller Coaster, X-Men And M&M’s & Paul Rudd Geeks Out By Ethan Anderton/May 2, 2016 4:00 pm EST Will we see more of Martin Freeman in the Marvel cinematic universe after Captain America: Civil War? Want to see what it will be like to ride the new Joker roller coaster in New Jersey? How much did Paul Rudd geek out when he walked on the Civil War set?...

Tara Buck Joins ‘Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday’ By Russ Fischer/March 11, 2015 2:00 pm EST Netflix is distributing the new Pee-Wee Herman movie, Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday, with Paul Reubens starring (of course) and producing with Judd Apatow, and John Lee (Inside Amy Schumer, Broad City) directing. Now the first additional cast has been revealed, and Reubens will be joined in the film by Tara Buck, of True Blood, Justified, and Nip/Tuck. Deadline has the news....

The Duplass Brothers’ Anthology Series ‘Room 104’ Is Coming To HBO By Jack Giroux/Aug. 4, 2016 4:30 pm EST Although HBO canceled Togetherness after only two delightful and often painful seasons, they’re not out of business with the Duplass brothers just yet. The cable network has ordered a new anthology series from writers and directors Mark and Jay Duplass. Next year is when we’ll Room 104, which is about “finding the magic in the mundane....

The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 70 - Maps Of The Ancient World By David Chen/April 22, 2015 7:47 pm EST Stephen learns from his brother Paul that sometimes sports can be death-defying. Also, we have a new weekly advice podcast! It’s called Big Problems, and you can listen and subscribe to it at bigproblemspodcast.com. The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky....

This Is Probably The Only Top 25 Of 2015 Video You’ll Need By Jacob Hall/Dec. 7, 2015 11:00 am EST It’s December, so you know that means: movie lists, and lots of ’em. As the final weeks of 2015 trickle by, the /Film team will be adding their voices to the chorus as we unveil our own personal top 10 lists recounting our favorite films from the past 365 days. No best of the year list is universal and no best of the year list is right, but every best of the year list is an opportunity for someone to share what they love with their fellow film fans, to summarize what has moved and excited them, and to give everyone a time capsule containing a snapshot of the great medium as it stands right now....

This Weekend: Come See ‘The Primary Instinct’ At SIFF, With Stephen Tobolowsky And Me In Attendance By David Chen/May 28, 2015 7:26 pm EST Briefly: Well, folks, the day is finally here. A little bit more than a year after we first shot a concert film at the Moore Theatre with Stephen Tobolowsky, the World Premiere of The Primary Instinct is finally upon us. Tomorrow, all the people who backed us on Kickstarter will get the opportunity to watch the film with us when it plays at the Seattle International Film Festival....

Tom Cruise Wants To Go To The Moon With ‘Luna Park’ By Jack Giroux/Oct. 29, 2015 6:00 am EST Cruise and Liman recently wrapped shooting Mena, an ’80s drug thriller for Universal. Next, after Jack Reacher: Never Go Back is in the can and before Mission: Impossible 6 starts shooting, the actor will make time for Luna Park. Four years ago the space heist movie was a go project. After the budget ballooned past $100 million, the co-financier Skydance and Paramount pulled the plug on the project....

Visual Guide To Marvel Character Movie Rights Infographic By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 29, 2015 12:00 pm EST Why isn’t Spider-Man allowed to join The Avengers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Why won’t we ever see “Mutants” in the Marvel movies? Why can’t the Fantastic Four meet the X-Men on the big screen? The answer to these questions is that the Marvel character movie rights are owned by different studios who are (so far) uninterested in working together....

Zack Snyder Talks ‘Batman V Superman,’ ‘Justice League’ And Aquaman On Detroit Radio By Germain Lussier/Oct. 28, 2014 9:00 am EST Earlier this year, Batman v Superman director Zack Snyder called a local Detroit radio station to defend Aquaman. This was before Jason Momoa was officially announced as the character, so it created a bit of a stir. Plus, how often do major film directors call local radio during production to talk about their film?...

‘Better Call Saul’ Gets Its Own ‘Talking Dead’-Style Talk Show, ‘Talking Saul’ By Angie Han/Feb. 12, 2016 4:00 pm EST If AMC puts out a show and Chris Hardwick isn’t there to talk about it with a bunch of celebrities immediately afterward, did it ever really air at all? Increasingly, the answer seems to be no. Following the success of Talking Dead and Talking Bad – Hardwick’s live talk shows about The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad – AMC has announced it’s launching Talking Saul....

‘Better Call Saul’ Serves Up First Season 2 Teaser Trailers And A Season 1 Gag Reel By Angie Han/Nov. 6, 2015 1:00 pm EST Better Call Saul might not be Breaking Bad-level dark, but it’s still not what you’d call a lighthearted comedy. The show breaks down, step by step, how Jimmy McGill, a born con artist trying desperately to go straight, transforms into Saul Goodman, the conscience-free “criminal lawyer” we met in Breaking Bad....

‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ Super Bowl Spot Asks, “Are You Curious?” By Angie Han/Feb. 1, 2015 6:57 pm EST The kind of games Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele like to play aren’t really the kind of games you can see on national television. But they can be advertised during a game that is. Focus Features has just released the Fifty Shades of Grey Super Bowl spot, and you can check it out after the jump....

‘Godzilla 2’ Loses Director Gareth Edwards By Angie Han/May 13, 2016 12:00 pm EST Legendary and Warner Bros.’ nascent Godzilla / King Kong universe has just been dealt a monster-sized blow. Director Gareth Edwards has dropped out of Godzilla 2, which was recently delayed from summer 2018 to spring 2019. Edwards had signed on for the sequel back in 2014, shortly after the release of the last Godzilla movie, which he also helmed....

‘Insidious Chapter 3’ Trailer: Creepy Creatures, Jump Scares And Franchise Origins By Germain Lussier/March 17, 2015 5:00 pm EST UPDATE: We first posted an Insidious 3 trailer Monday, but that was released prematurely by the studio. The official version has now been released. The second Insidious film was a bit of a disappointment. After the stellar, terrifying first film, the follow-up seemed to prioritize story over character and scares. Well, a new trailer for the third film, Insidious Chapter 3, heavily suggests this latest installment will fix that mistake....

‘It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’ Renewed For Two More Seasons, Matching A Historical TV Record By Ethan Anderton/April 2, 2016 1:00 pm EST The 11th season of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia just came to a close in March with a two-part finale that saw the gang stranded on a Christian cruise liner. A 12th season of the comedy series that began on FX and moved to the recently created sister channel FXX has already been ordered, but that hasn’t stopped the network from ordering a 13th and 14th season....