One Alamo Drafthouse Location Will Play ‘Team America’ in Place of ‘The...
Previously, the #1 reason why the Alamo Drafthouse is the coolest theater chain in the country probably would’ve been its no talking or texting policy. However, that reason just got knocked off the...
View ArticleThe Best Performances of 2014
The right director and the right script don’t mean anything without the right actor. Performers are the ones who bridge the gap between the minds behind the camera and the ones in front of the screen....
View ArticlePresident Obama Says Sony Made a Mistake Pulling ‘The Interview;’ Sony...
The irony of social and political tension is that it can be created not just by large and important actions, but by anything at all. And so, today, we heard President Barack Obama deadpanning “I think...
View ArticleThe /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. – The Sony Hack (GUEST: Drew McWeeny from HitFix)
David chats with Drew McWeeny from Hitfix about his new piece on the Sony hacks, “What we lose when we let fear win over art.” You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and...
View ArticleSony Still Plans to Release ‘The Interview,’ Refutes Crackle Rumor
When Sony pulled the planned December 25 release of The Interview last week, there was no certain plan about whether or not the film would ever see the light of day. A follow-up message from the...
View ArticleVOTD: Mike Myers’ Dr. Evil Returns to Talk ‘The Interview’
2002 was the last time Mike Myers graced audiences with a new Austin Powers movie. Which means not only haven’t we seen the shagadellic super spy in over a decade, we haven’t seen his sworn enemy Dr....
View Article‘Team America: World Police’ Sells Out on Amazon, ‘The Interview’ Scores...
They say any publicity is good publicity, and apparently that’s even the case if your movie starts an international incident. Thanks to Sony’s delay of The Interview, interest in not only that film,...
View ArticleNYC Theater Group To Live Read ‘The Interview’ On December 27
Briefly: Fifty lucky people are going to get a late Christmas gift this weekend. The Treehouse Theater in New York City has announced they’ll host a live-read of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg‘s...
View ArticleSony Will Release ‘The Interview’ to Select Theaters This Week [Updated With...
The Plaza Theater in Atlanta made news last night by claiming it would be screening The Interview beginning on Christmas Day. Initially there was no confirmation that Sony was going allow an Interview...
View Article‘The Interview’ Now Streaming via YouTube, Google Play, and Xbox [Updated]
UPDATE: The Interview is now available to watch on YouTube, Google Play and XBox. Links for each are below.It will also become available on Netflix, though not day and date with this week’s release....
View ArticleHere Are the Theaters Where You Can See ‘The Interview’
It’s been a strange story for The Interview so far, but the film is in theaters now thanks to a last-minute plan by Sony, spurred in part by the efforts of Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League and...
View ArticleThe /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. – The Interview (GUEST: Vince Mancini from FilmDrunk)
David and Devindra are joined by Vince Mancini from FilmDrunk to discuss The Interview. Be sure to check out Vince’s and Devindra’s reviews of The Interview. Be sure to also check out The Hermit...
View ArticleHow Much Money Did ‘The Interview’ Make On Demand And In Theaters?
There’s little doubt the incredible tale of releasing The Interview is one for the ages. Years down the road, film historians will look back at the stunning chain of events that lead the comedy from...
View ArticleVideo: What Do ‘The Interview’ and ‘Total Recall’ Have In Common?
Despite all the controversy around Sony’s handling of The Interview, I quite enjoyed the film and found it to be a worthy of Goldberg/Rogen’s growing body of work. But even more interesting to me was...
View ArticleRandall Park Talks Kim Jong-Un From The Set Of ‘The Interview’
Rewind the clock just over a year. It’s December 10, 2013 and /Film is on the set of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg‘s The Interview. Everyone on set is upbeat, laughing, and more than willing to discuss...
View ArticleFinal ‘The Interview’ Red-Band Trailer: “This Is a Major Event”
Lost in all the commotion surrounding Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg‘s The Interview is the question of whether the movie itself is actually worth seeing, for reasons other than patriotism. Personally...
View Article‘The Interview’ Has Grossed $31 Million on VOD, Will Get Wide UK and Ireland...
Update: Sony will release The Interview in the UK and Ireland on February 6. We don’t have info on or even an indication of further international dates at this time. While it’s a far cry from the...
View ArticleWhy ‘The Interview’ Digital Success Probably Won’t Change Future VOD Releases
The Interview was a pretty solid success on VOD, with Sony calling the film its best-ever digital performer, but what will that mean for studio VOD films, especially the concept of day and date...
View ArticleThe Best Movie Animal Performances of 2014
I was watching Gone Girl for the fourth time and admiring how David Fincher (and his cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth) majestically shot Ben Affleck‘s character Nick Dunne’s cat and I began to wonder...
View Article‘The Interview’ Hits Netflix This Weekend; Did the VOD Release Lose Money for...
After original plans for a wide release got all screwed up, The Interview went on to become Sony’s “#1 online film of all time.” But it still wasn’t enough to make The Interview turn a profit,...
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