Why We're Intrigued By Jason Reitman's 'Ghostbusters' Sequel; And What Is Adam Driver's 'Star Wars' Secret?
On the January 16, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson, and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest film and tv news, including Ghostbusters 3, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Pinocchio, Sofia Coppola, and Star Wars: Episode 9. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: This is the 400th episode of the show! Peter appeared on the /Filmcast Ep. 500 – The 500th Episode Extravaganza. /Film Plugs: Peter plugs the /Film’s 25 Most Anticipated Movies of 2019 article on slashfilm. We have ranked the movies and some of it’s surprising. For instance only one movie made all six of our top fives, and it wasn’t Star Wars or Avengers: Endgame! Joshua M has a good article on the The Films of M. Night Shyamalan Revisited: The Twists, the Triumphs, and the Turkeys Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato’s Now Scream This: ’90s Horror Gems, the Greatest Horror Comedy Ever, and the Best ‘Resident Evil’ Movie In The News: Ben: Jason Reitman to Direct New ‘Ghostbusters’ Movie, A Sequel to 1989’s ‘Ghostbusters 2’ ‘Ghostbusters 3’ Teaser Unveils Jason Reitman’s Secret ‘Ghostbusters’ Sequel HT: Disney to Make Live-Action ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ Musical Possibly Starring Josh Gad Ben: Disney’s Live-Action ‘Pinocchio’ May Have Lost ‘Paddington’ Director Paul King HT: First Apple Original Movie Will Be a Sofia Coppola A24 Film Starring Bill Murray, Rashida Jones Ben: Adam Driver Was Told Where ‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ Would End Up Before Filming ‘The Force Awakens’ Other articles mentioned: How The ‘Ghostbusters’ Reboot Universe Can and Should Still Connect To The Original Guillermo del Toro’s Long-Awaited ‘Pinocchio’ Will Finally Become a Real Stop-Motion Movie at Netflix Explorer's Teaser Trailer All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
16 Tammi 201934min
Is Chris McQuarrie Trying To Kill Tom Cruise? Can Dan Trachtenberg Make The First Great Video Game Movie?
On the January 15, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson, and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and tv news, including Mission: Impossible, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Uncharted, The Social Network, Final Destination, Rotten Tomatoes, and John Lasseter. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: It’s been a long time since we’ve done a news episode. In The News: Ben: Chris McQuarrie Returning for 'Mission: Impossible 7' & '8', Will Film Back-to-Back Chris: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Reboot Coming From Producers of Previous ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Reboot Ben: ‘Uncharted’ Movie Finds New Director in ’10 Cloverfield Lane’ Helmer Dan Trachtenberg Chris: ‘The Social Network’ Sequel Might Actually Happen, According to Aaron Sorkin Ben: ‘Final Destination’ Reboot Coming From ‘Saw’ Franchise Writers Ben: John Lasseter is Now in Charge of Skydance Animation, Time’s Up Issues Statement Condemning the Hire [Updated] All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
15 Tammi 201938min
Water Cooler: Wicked, Glass, The Mummy, You, Bill and Ted, Police Story, A Dog’s Way Home, Warhammer 40K
On the January 14, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about what we’ve been up to at the Water Cooler. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing:Peter presented the Best Animated Feature Award to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse at the Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards. Thanks to HT, Peter has started journaling but digitally with the Day One app. And he went and saw Wicked at the Pantages Theatre and got to go backstage after the show. Brad is considering buying a Nintendo Switch since it appears Switch Online will be getting SNES games soon. Ben saw the premiere of his friend’s web series Schmotts. What we’ve been Reading:Jacob has been reading The Sopranos Sessions and Battle Angel Alita. What we’ve been Watching:Peter saw a press screening of M Night Shyamalan's Glass, binge-watched You on Netflix, and saw the first episode of America’s Got Talent: The Champions. Chris watched Glass, Bad Times at the El Royale, and started watching Killing Eve. Jacob watched The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, the 1998 Godzilla, Navy Seals, the new episodes of The Good Place and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and the new season of Top Chef. Brad watched Escape Room, Minding the Gap, Mandy and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Ben watched Unbreakable, Glass, The Train Robbers, Memories of Murder, Gaslight, and Police Story. Hoai-Tran watched Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Good Place, A Dog’s Way Home, A 12-Year Night, The Mummy. What we’ve been Eating:Peter found out that a healthy Los Angeles mexican chain Tocaya Organica has added a Keto Bowl and had to try it out. And Peter is noticing huge gains in his wardrobe thanks to his diet. Jacob’s dieting adventures have been smooth so far: Keto snacks, noodle-free ramen, etc. Brad tried Powdered Donuts and Honey Bun cereal, and Carrot Cake Oreos Hoai-Tran made pho in her instant pot. What we’ve been Playing:Peter played the Wizard of Oz edition of Unlocked, an escape room card game, and played more of Keyforge. Jacob had his first Warhammer 40K painting session. Hoai-Tran finally cracked open her Spider-Man game. All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
14 Tammi 20191h 34min
The Most Anticipated Movies of 2019
On the January 11, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to decide their 25 most anticipated movies of 2019, which will be later published on the site as a ranked list. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Here is the initial list of movies that the /Film staff has collectively rounded up to work from to determine the top 25 most anticipated movies of 2019: The Irishman Us Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Pet Sematary It: Chapter 2 Star Wars: Episode IX Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile Ad Astra Jojo Rabbit The Lighthouse The Nightingale Glass Godzilla: King of the Monsters John Wick: Chapter 3 The Rhythm Section Joker Knives Out Captain Marvel Avengers: Endgame Shazam The Lego Movie 2 Toy Story 4 The Lion King Spider-Man: Far From Home How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Detective Pikachu Men in Black International Captive State Cold Pursuit Missing Link Curse of La Llorona Aladdin Rocketman X-Men: Dark Phoenix New Mutants Shaft Annabelle 3 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Zombieland 2 Are You Afraid of the Dark Terminator 6 Charlie’s Angels Sonic the Hedgehog Frozen 2 Jumanji “2” Late Night Chaos Walking Lucy in the Sky Dumbo Hellboy Hobbs and Shaw The Kitchen Gemini Man A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Uncut Gems The Report Missing Link Under the Silver Lake Brightburn The Dead Don’t Die Midsommar Flarsky Untitled Danny Boyle/Richard Curtis Musical Mainstream Triple Frontier All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
11 Tammi 20191h 17min
The Best Movie Moments of 2018, Part 2
On the January 10, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to try to finalize their top 50 movie moments of 2018. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). This is the second episode of a podcast that started last week. Here is the list of movies we eventually decide upon. The Cheddar Goblin/The Bathroom Breakdown - Mandy Cassius Discovers Steve Lift’s True Plan - Sorry to Bother You “Oh no…he died!” - Game Night The Bathroom Fight - Mission: Impossible — Fallout The Bear/Boar Monster - Annihilation Thanos Snaps His Fingers - Avengers: Infinity War Collin’s Final Rap - Blindspotting The Final Five Minutes - BlacKkKlansman The First “Shallow” Performance — A Star is Born The Death of X-Force - Deadpool 2 Judy Greer’s “Gotcha” Moment - Halloween The Helicopter Chase - Mission: Impossible — Fallout Miles Takes a Leap of Faith - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Daniel’s Prison Story – If Beale Street Could Talk The Beach Scene - Roma Charlie Loses Her Head - Hereditary The Car Scene - Eighth Grade The Dance Scene - The Favourite Erik Killmonger’s Final Words - Black Panther The Mahjong Game - Crazy Rich Asians Mr. Rogers’ Testimony - Won’t You Be My Neighbor Neil Armstrong Lands on the Moon, in IMAX - First Man Star-Lord Meets The Avengers - Avengers: Infinity War The Death of Surly Joe - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs The Opening Scene - Searching Eddie Brock Gets in the Lobster Tank - Venom Elizabeth Debicki Buys a Gun and Eats a Hot Dog - Widows The Kitchen Fight - Upgrade Josie Turns into a Flower - Annihilation The Fake-out Ending - Vice The Ending - First Reformed The Brother fucker scene - A Simple Favor Atlanna’s One-Take Fight - Aquaman Jack Hock’s Final Request - Can You Ever Forgive Me? Burning the Swimsuit (If Someone Loves You) - Shoplifters The Stan Lee Cameo - Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse Susie Dances and a Woman Dies - Suspiria The Pregnancy Reveal - If Beale Street Could Talk Vanellope Meets Disney Princesses - Ralph Breaks the Internet The Apartment Fight - The Night Comes For Us Rain on the Roof Song - Paddington 2 The HALO Jump - Mission: Impossible — Fallout Showdown in the Lighthouse - Annihilation “Bitches need to get slapped sometimes” - Minding the Gap The War on Cybertron - Bumblebee The Birth Sequence - A Quiet Place The Live-Aid Concert - Bohemian Rhapsody The Sunset Dance Scene - Burning The Underwater Suicide Attempt - You Were Never Really Here Shopping for a Crib - Roma Other articles mentioned: All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
10 Tammi 20191h 47min
The Best Movies of 2018, According to /Film Editors
On the January 9, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by the other members of the /Film Editorial team, /Film managing editor Jacob Hall and weekend editor Brad Oman, to countdown their top 10 films of 2018. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: What did you guys think of this year of movies? There’s 11 or 12 films not on the writers top 10, and we have only 6 films that crossover across our lists. 10 Peter: Bumblebee Jacob’s #10 is Peter’s #4 (make Mission: Impossible - Fallout joke) Brad’s #10 is Peter’s #5 (make Infinity War joke) 9 Jacob: Can You Ever Forgive Me? Brad: Game Night Peter: Love Simon 8. Peter’s #8 is Brad’s #2 (make Roma joke) Jacob’s #8 is Brad’s #1 (make Beale Street joke) Brad’s #8 is Jacob’s #4 (make Annihilation joke) 7. Peter’s #7 is Jacob’s #4 (make Annihilation joke) Jacob: Blindspotting Brad: First Man 6. Peter: Minding The Gap Jacob: The Favourite Brad’s #6 is Peter’s #4 (make Mission: Impossible - Fallout joke) 5. Peter: Avengers: Infinity WarBrad’s #10 Jacob: Hereditary Brad: Vice Peter: Mission: Impossible - FalloutJacobs #10 Brad’s #6 Jacob: AnnihilationBrad’s #8 Peter’s #7 Brad: BlacKkKlansman 3. Peter: Searching Jacob: Suspiria Brad’s #3 is Peter’s #1 (make Spider-verse joke) 2. Peter: Eighth Grade Jacob’s #2 is Peter’s #1 (make Spider-verse joke) Brad: RomaPeter’s #8 Jacob: Mandy Brad: If Beale Street Could TalkJacobs #8 Peter: Cobra Kai, just kidding Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verseJacob’s #2 Brad’s #3 Jacob Hall’s Top 10 Movies of 2018 Mission: Impossible — Fallout Can You Ever Forgive Me? If Beale Street Could Talk Blindspotting The Favourite Hereditary Annihilation Suspiria Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Mandy Peter Sciretta's Top 15 Movies of 2018 10. Bumblebee 9 Love Simon 8 Roma 7. Annihilation 6. Minding The Gap 5. Avengers: Infinity War 4. Mission: Impossible - Fallout 3. Searching 2. Eighth Grade 1. Cobra Kai The Real # 1. Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Ethan Anderton's Top 10 Movies of 2018 Avengers: Infinity War Game Night Annihilation First Man Mission: Impossible - Fallout Vice BlacKkKlansman Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Roma If Beale Street Could Talk All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
9 Tammi 20191h 18min
We Visit The Set of 'Captain Marvel' And Talk With Samuel L Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn & Jonathan Schwartz
On the January 8, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is here to play a few interviews from the set of Captain Marvel. We will hear from Samuel L Jackson, who reprises his role as a young Nick Fury, Ben Mendelsohn, who plays a Skrull commander, and Jonathan Schwartz, the executive producer of the film who reveals everything we need to know about Marvel’s first female-led superhero film. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: Today we are doing a special episode featuring interviews from my May 2018 visit to the set of Captain Marvel. Our Feature Presentation: ‘Captain Marvel’ Star Samuel L. Jackson Talks the Origins and Legacy of Nick Fury [Set Visit Interview] Ben Mendelsohn Hilariously Explains What It Means to Be a Skrull in ‘Captain Marvel’ [Set Visit Interview] ‘Captain Marvel’ Executive Producer Jonathan Schwartz Reveals Everything He Can About Marvel’s Next Movie [Set Visit Interview] All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
8 Tammi 20191h 17min
Water Cooler: Magic, Golden Globes, DVD Shelves, Star Wars Archives, Tidying Up, Escape at Dannemora, Vice, If Beale Street Could Talk, Shirkers, Pitchstorm, Perfume, Keyforge
On the January 7, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista, to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: We haven’t had one of these in two weeks so this one might be a long one. Before we begin, let’s talk briefly about the Golden Globes. At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing:Peter went to The Magic Show at The Roosevelt starring Justin Willman, at the Magic Castle he saw a close-up magic show from Mike Elizalde that he liked so much he ended up seeing it three times. Jacob joined Instagram and has started his new diet and will keep you updated about it so he can’t quit without being totally embarrassed. Chris built a wall shelf for his Blu-ray/DVD collection. Ben reorganized his book shelves. Hoai-Tran’s sister came to stay with her in NY for New Year’s Eve, and she set up her PS4 and played no games but did watch use it to rewatch Before Sunset. What we’ve been Reading:Peter has been reading Taschen’s The Star Wars Archives and The Art of Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse. Jacob read Console Wars by Blake Harris and The Devil and Sherlock Holmes by David Grann. Hoai-Tran has been reading Hunger by Roxane Gay. What we’ve been Watching:Peter finally saw If Beale Street Could Talk, (jacob/brad) the Showtime limited series Escape at Dannemora, and watched the first few episodes of the Starz series Counterpart. Chris has been watching Tidying Up with Marie Kondo (HT) on Netflix. Jacob watched The Titan Games, Aquaman, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse again. (HT) Hoai-Tran watched Perfume and Tidying Up with Marie Kondo on Netflix, Vice, Shirkers, (Ben) Shoplifters, It Follows, rewatched Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in 35mm at the Film Society Lincoln Theater as part of the Alfonso Cuaron retrospective. Ben watched Shirkers, Forbidden Planet, The Big Sleep, Bird Box, (Brad) and is rewatching Arrested Development and Community Brad watched Taylor Swift’s Reputation Stadium Tour documentary, Holmes and Watson, Bird Box, Vice, The Favourite, If Beale Street Could Talk and Roma. What we’ve been Eating:Peter has discovered some more fantastic Keto or low sugar recommendations: Cereal School and chili lime Quest Chips. Brad has been eating Pop Tarts Cereal, Pop Tarts Bits and Sour Patch Kids Cereal What we’ve been Playing:Peter went to Two Bit Circus in Downtown Los Angeles and played two Escape Rooms to celebrate his friend Jon’s birthday. At home, he played Keyforge, a very unique card game. Chris played Bob Ross: Art of the Chill game on New Year’s Eve. Jacob played Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra, Railroad Ink, and Pitchstorm, picked up the new edition of Camel Up, ran several sessions of Scum and Villainy, and finally broke down and descended into Warhammer 40K. He is currently planning a campaign for FFG’s Star Wars roleplaying game. Ben is playing Red Dead Redemption 2 Other articles mentioned: Chris’ home built shelf All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
7 Tammi 20191h 56min
