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On the August 30, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to talk about what we’re calling Steven Spielberg’s close encounters.

Movies that were eventually made, and not just ones that he considered making, but he seemed to actively work on in some capacity before not directing. So “Night Skies,” his sci-fi horror movie that would have been a spiritual follow-up to Close Encounters, does not count because that was never made and therefore we have nothing to judge.

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

White Lightning

California Split

Cruising

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings

Rain Man

Cape Fear

Shrek

Meet the Parents

Twister

Mozart and the Whale

The Mask of Zorro

The Haunting

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Big Fish

Memoirs of a Geisha

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Interstellar

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Oldboy

Exodus: Gods and Kings

American Sniper

The Little Things

Maestro

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On the August 29, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to talk about the new anime series Terminator Zero.

In Our Feature Presentation: Terminator Zero Review: Netflix's Anime Is Gorgeous, Gruesome, And Just Getting Started — For Better Or Worse

Netflix's Terminator Zero Trailer Introduces A New Killing Machine

Netflix's Terminator Zero Finally Resurrects James Cameron's Original Vision For The Franchise

Terminator Zero's Time-Traveling Hero Has Something In Common With Kyle Reese

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On the August 16, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editors Brad Oman, BJ Colangelo, and editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to talk about Fede Alvarez’s new movie, Alien: Romulus.

In Our Feature Presentation: Alien: Romulus Review: This Occasionally Effective Sequel Plays Things Too Safe

• General thoughts
• Spoilers

The Best Easter Eggs And References In Alien: Romulus

Alien: Romulus Isn't Based On The '90s Dark Horse Comics – But It Sure Feels Like It

Here's Exactly How And When Alien: Romulus Fits Into The Franchise Timeline

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On the April 5, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to talk about The Omen franchise and Arkasha Stevenson’s new film, The First Omen.

In Our Feature Presentation: The First Omen Review: A Terrifying Horror Prequel Done Right

• Thoughts on The Omen franchise as a whole?
• Spoiler-free thoughts about The First Omen?
• How does this compare to other recent nun-centric movies?
• Spoilery thoughts
• BJ’s interview with Arkasha Stevenson and Tim Smith
• Where does this movie rank in this franchise for you?

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On the October 30, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall and senior writer Ben Pearson to talk all about the HBO Max news that was announced last night.

Opening Banter: 

In The News:

New Shows Announced for HBO Max/HBO:

• Jacob: ‘Green Lantern’ TV Series in the Works at HBO Max, Greg Berlanti to Prod…
• Ben: Greg Berlanti Developing ‘Strange Adventures’ Anthology Series for HBO Max
• Jacob: ‘Game of Thrones’ Spin-Off ‘House of the Dragon’ Ordered Straight to Series at HBO, Will Follow House Targaryen 300 Years Before the Original Series
  • Mention: The ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel Series is Dead at HBO

Big Deals for Old Shows and Movies:

• Ben (og HT): HBO Max Will Host a Collection of Classic Movies Curated by TCM
• Jacob: ‘Rick and Morty’ Will Stream Exclusively on HBO Max
• Jacob (og Chris): ‘South Park’ Will Stream Exclusively on HBO Max
• Ben: A Complete List of All the Original Shows and Movies in Development at HBO Max

What will be different about this service?

• Ben: HBO Max Touts “Human-Powered Discovery” to Fight Endless Scrolling
• Jacob: HBO Max Original Shows Will Release New Episodes Weekly, Won’t Drop Seasons All at Once

How much will it cost? How does it compare to other streaming options?

• Ben: HBO Max Release Date and Pricing Revealed
• Jacob (og Chris): Streaming Service Comparisons: HBO Max, Disney+, Apple TV+, Peacock, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon

Other Articles Mentioned:

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On the October 29, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and television news, including Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Netflix, and Universal Studios.

In The News:

• Peter: ‘Game of Thrones’ Directors David Benioff & D.B. Weiss No Longer Making ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy
• HT: The Obi-Wan Kenobi Series Was Originally Planned to Be a Feature Film, Ewan McGregor Confirms
• HT: ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Tracking for the Lowest Opening of the Sequel Trilogy, at Least for Now
• HT: The First Episode of ‘The Mandalorian’ Contains a Major ‘Star Wars’ Spoiler
• Chris: Disney Says “Bah Humbug” to Apple, Plans Their Own ‘Christmas Carol’ Musical
• Ben: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Reboot Refuses to Die, Pairs Original Film’s Wr…
• Chris: Netflix Testing Variable Playback Speeds, Presumably for Serial Killers
• Ben: New Universal Studios Theme Parks Will Use Facial Recognition Technology 
  • Mention: Universal’s Epic Universe Set to Open in 2023 – Here’s What You Need to Know

Other Articles Mentioned:

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On the October 28, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista for a spoiler-filled discussion of the second episode of HBO’s Watchmen, entitled “Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship.”

Opening Banter: 

In The Spoiler Room:

• Origins of the “Watch Over This Boy” paper, German secretary writing a flyer which aims to convince black American soldiers to come to Germany
• Angela takes the old man back to her lair, lashes out in pain behind closed doors, and then interrogates him (Dialogue: There’s a vast and insidious conspiracy right here in Tulsa, but I can’t tell you about it or your head will explode. Psychic powers, I’m Doctor Manhattan)
• Angela gets the call about Judd’s body, goes to the scene
  • Moth paparazzi
• White Night flashback sequence
  • What happened to Angela’s husband Cal? 
  • What happened to that shooter after the scene cuts away? 
  • They adopted the children of her murdered partner
  • Scene with Angela’s son Topher playing with the floating toy (castle connection)
  • Jeremy Irons and The Watchmaker’s Son
• Red Scare leads the charge in Nixonville, wants to round up suspects; predictably, a fight breaks out
• Angela takes coffee cup with Will’s DNA on it to the Greenwood Center for Cultural Heritage, discovers that he’s her grandfather
  • Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the Secretary of the Treasury (in real life, he’s a Harvard University professor and prominent scholar of African-American history and culture)
• Angela heads to Judd’s house, meets Joe Keene, finds skeleton in Judd’s closet
  • Uses Nite Owl technology, which has been appropriated by the government
• Angela arrests Will, who is rescued by a mysterious ship wielding a huge magnet
• American Hero Story - Zack Snyder
• Is Will the original Hooded Justice?
• Episode title - any thoughts on what the painting represents in this context?

Other Articles Mentioned:

• ‘Watchmen’ Starts Asking Questions With “Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship”
• The ‘Watchmen’ Reference Guide: Every Easter Egg in “Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship”
• There Are Huge Racial Disparities in How U.S. Police Use Force 

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On the October 24, 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 discuss the latest film and tv news, including Marvel TV, Joker box office, Foundation, Avatar sequels, Hocus Pocus 2, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Opening Banter: 

In The News:

• HT (og Chris): Marvel TV Head Jeph Loeb is Leaving the Company
• Ben (og Chris): ‘Joker’ Box Office Profits Will be Almost as Much as ‘Avengers: Infinity War’, Because We Live in a Society
• HT: Rupert Sanders to Direct ‘Foundation’ Pilot for Apple TV+ 
  • HT: Jared Harris and Lee Pace Join Apple’s Adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s Sci-Fi Series
• Ben (og Chris): ‘Avatar’ Sequels Will Use High Frame Rate “Sparingly,” According to James Cameron
• HT: ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ is Being Summoned at Disney+
• Ben: New ‘Star Tours’ Update Will Take Us to Death Star Remains, Reveals Name of Planet Where It Crashed
  • Ben: ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ to Overtake ‘Last Jedi’ as the Longest ‘Star Wars’ Movie

Other Articles Mentioned:

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On the October 23, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler.

At The Water Cooler:

• What we’ve been Doing:
  • Peter has been doing his unsubscribe week. He also went to Disneyland and Kitra build her own lightsaber. And he’s been getting recognized more often for Ordinary Adventures.
  • Jacob went on a work trip to Estes Park, Colorado, where he stayed in a haunted hotel room at the Stanley Hotel, attending the Shining Ball, went on a ghost tour, toured the Rocky Mountains in a Jeep, and interviewed Mike Flanagan and more.
• What we’ve been Reading:
  • Jacob re-read Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep.
  • Ben read Game of Thrones: A Guide to Westeros and Beyond
• What we’ve been Watching:
  • Ben, Chris, HT and Peter watched the pilot of HBO’s Watchmen
  • HT and Ben saw Jojo Rabbit.
  • Peter saw almost 30 minutes of The Mandalorian at the junket, watched Zombieland: Double Tap, binge watched the entire season of Unbelievable on Netflix, finished watching HBO’s Years after Years, he tried watching Dark Crystal and Stumptown, and saw Between Two Ferns: The Movie on Netflix.
  • Jacob saw Doctor Sleep but can’t tell you about it.
  • Ben rewatched Paradise Hills, The Pixar Story, and Toy Story of Terror, and saw Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound and Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  • Hoai-Tran saw Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Black and Blue, watched A Hard Day’s Night on Criterion Channel, and the first 4 episodes of His Dark Materials.
• What we’ve been Eating:
  • Peter went to Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland and tried all their new food.
  • Jacob drank way too much “redrum punch.”
• What we’ve been Playing:
  • Jacob re-played Resident Evil 4 for the nth time, this time on the Nintendo Switch.

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On the October 22, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman for an in depth reaction and analysis of the final Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer.

Opening Banter: Did you get tickets?

• ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Sets New Record for Most Ticket Pre-Sales in First Hour

In Our Feature Presentation: ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Trailer Breakdown: Long Have We Waited for This 

• VLOG: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Trailer Reaction: We Got Emotional!
• How Ralph McQuarrie is Still Influencing the Final Chapter of the ‘Star Wars’ Skywalker Saga
• ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Trailer Brings the Skywalker Saga to an End
• New ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Promo Features a Familiar Ship Among the Resistance Fleet

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