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Water Cooler: Birds of Prey, McMillions, Good Place, Little America, Terminator, Doctor Sleep, Underwater, Hateful Eight, Joker, 1917, Emma and more Feb 06, 2020

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On the February 6, 2020 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 discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler.

At The Water Cooler:

What we’ve been Doing:
- Peter went to the Disneyland After Dark 80’s Nite event at Disneyland. You can watch his vlog of the experience here.
- Hoai-Tran went to London for the Birds of Prey premiere and junket, fell a bunch of times while roller skating. She also celebrated her cousin’s baby’s 1-year birthday at a Lunar New Year party, where they did a traditional “birthday grab.”
What we’ve been Reading:
- Jacob read The Last Stone by Mark Bowden.
- Hoai-Tran read Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata.
What we’ve been Watching:
- Peter, Chris, and Ben watched McMillions on HBO (Peter & Ben only saw the first episode but Chris has seen the whole thing).
- Jacob, HT, Chris and Ben watched The Good Place finale.
- Peter watched the first couple episodes of Little America on AppleTV. He also watched the first episode of Picard, because it was free on YouTube.
- Jacob watched Terminator: Dark Fate.
- Chris watched Gretel and Hansel and the Director’s Cut of Doctor Sleep.
- Brad watched The Super Bowl, The Turning, Underwater, Bad Boys for Life, Jeopardy: The Greatest of All-Time, and was subjected to the nonsense that is The Bachelor.
- Ben watched The Hateful Eight extended miniseries, Burning, and started watching Curb Your Enthusiasm.
- Hoai-Tran watched Emma., Ford v. Ferrari, Joker, 1917, Honeyland, Widows, Zombieland 2: Double Tap.
What we’ve been Eating:
- Peter was sick and ate badly. He had The Most Stuffed Oreos. He also has been trying out Zevia Kids line of sodas.
- Brad tried Cheetos Popcorn, Coke Energy (Regular and Cherry), Fanta Orange Jell-O, Mountain Dew Game Fuel Zero (Raspberry Lemonade and Watermelon, and Pretzel Pop-Tarts (Chocolate and Cinnamon Sugar).
What we’ve been Playing:
- Jacob played Watergate, Undaunted: Normandy, and is learning the Call of Cthulhu RPG.
- Hoai-Tran has been listening to You Must Remember This podcast.

Other Articles Mentioned:

Exclusive: Quentin Tarantino Tells Us How and Why He Created ‘The Hateful Eight’ Miniseries for Netflix

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.
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The Mandalorian Spinoffs, Fast 10 May Be Broken Into Two Movies, Joker Concert, The Conners, and More Feb 05, 2020

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On the February 5, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and TV news, including Kevin Hart’s new Quibi series, a Joker concert, a new Silent Hill movie, The Conners’ live episode, a two-part Fast 10, and possible spin-offs of The Mandalorian.

Opening Banter:

In The News:

Brad - ‘Die Hart’ Turns Kevin Hart Into an Action Star and John Travolta is His Insane Coach in New Quibi Series
Ben - ‘Joker’ Live Concert Event Begins Touring the World in April
Chris - New ‘Silent Hill’ Movie Being Developed by Christophe Gans
Ben - ‘The Conners’ to Air a Live Episode That Incorporates Real-Time Results from New Hampshire Primary
Brad - ‘Fast 10’ Might Be a Two-Part Finale, Suggests Vin Diesel
Chris - ‘Mandalorian’ Spinoffs Might Be Coming to Disney+ in the Future

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.
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Cathy Yan on Birds of Prey, Plus: Best Picture Frontrunner, Chris Pratt Going Back to TV, and More Feb 04, 2020

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On the February 4, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest film and TV news, including the favorite to win Best Picture at the Oscars, Chris Pratt returning to television, AppleTV+ and Disney+ subscription numbers, and Chris Rock’s Saw reboot getting a title. And in our Feature Presentation, HT will tell us about her experience at the London premiere and junket for WB’s Birds of Prey.

Opening Banter:

In The News:

In our Feature Presentation:

Other Articles Mentioned:

All the other stuff you need to know:

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WandaVision, Hamilton, WGA & BAFTA Awards, F9 Trailer, and More Feb 03, 2020

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On the February 3, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman to discuss the latest film and TV news, including the WGA and BAFTA Award winners; a Hamilton movie; Mission: Impossible casting; trailers for F9, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, WandaVision, and Loki; and a new AppleTV+ musical starring Cecily Strong.

Opening Banter: The staff is banged up, so it’s just the two of us today.

In The News:

Other Articles Mentioned:

All the other stuff you need to know:

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Birds of Prey, Loki, Spider-man, Adam Sandler, Terminator, Dan Trachtenberg, F9 & Pee-Wee Herman Jan 31, 2020

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On the January 31, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Birds of Prey, Loki, Spider-man, Adam Sandler, Terminator, Dan Trachtenberg, F9 and Pee-Wee Herman.

Opening Banter: HT is away in London.

In The News:

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.
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Best Movies of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival Jan 29, 2020

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On the January 29, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the best films of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.

Opening Banter: Ben and Chris are back!

Our Feature Presentation: The Best of Sundance 2020

- Chris: Miss Americana
- Ben: Bad Hair
- Chris: Horse Girl

Ben: Come Away

Chris: Shirley

Ben: Sylvie’s Love

Chris: Possessor
Ben: Palm Springs

What were some of the most buzzed about films (that you saw or didn’t see)?

Was this year’s sundance any different than usual?

Ben’s VR thing

Andy Samberg’s ‘Palm Springs’ Breaks Sundance Sales Records — By 69 Cents

Other Articles Mentioned:

Our Sundance Reviews

All the other stuff you need to know:

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Transformers, Marvel Studios, The Thing, The Batman, and Super Bowl Commercials Jan 28, 2020

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On the January 28, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Transformers, Marvel Studios, The Thing, The Batman, and Super Bowl Commercials.

Opening Banter: Ben and Chris are making their way home from Sundance today.

In The News:

HT: ‘Transformers’ Franchise Gets a Revamp With Two Separate Movies in the Works
Brad: Marvel Studios Met with ‘Bad Boys for Life’ and ‘The Farewell’ Directors About Potential Projects
HT: ‘The Thing’ Remake Based on Original Novel in the Works at Universal and Blumhouse
Brad: Production Begins on ‘The Batman’ as Director Matt Reeves Shares First Photo From the Set
HT: Memetic
Super Bowl Commercials:
- Brad: Bryan Cranston Remakes ‘The Shining’ for a Mountain Dew Super Bowl Commercial
- HT: Bill Murray is Living Through ‘Groundhog Day’ Again For a Super Bowl Commercial
- Brad: ‘Fast and Furious 9’ Trailer Teaser: Vin Diesel Can’t Live Life a Quarter Mile at a Time Anymore

Other Articles Mentioned:

All the other stuff you need to know:

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Obi-wan, Uncharted, Anaconda, Mean Girls, Marvel TV, MGM, Criterion Collection and Bambi Jan 27, 2020

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On the January 27, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Obi-wan, Uncharted, Anaconda, Mean Girls, Marvel TV, MGM, Criterion Collection and Bambi.

In The News:

Brad: Of Course ‘Bambi’ Is Getting a “Live-Action” Remake at Disney
HT: Tina Fey is Adapting Her ‘Mean Girls’ Broadway Musical Back Into a Movie
HT: Dave Filoni, Christopher Yost Among Choices to Replace Obi-Wan Kenobi TV Series Writer
Brad: Marvel Cancels ‘Howard the Duck’ and ‘Tigra and Dazzler’ Animated Shows at Hulu
HT: ‘The Irishman,’ ‘Marriage Story,’ ‘Atlantics’ Are the Latest Netflix Films to Join the Criterion Collection
Brad: Netflix and Apple Have Considered Buying MGM as the Streaming Wars Continue
HT: ‘Anaconda’ Reboot Slithering Into Existence With ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ Writer
Brad: Sony Pushes Back ‘Uncharted’ to March 2021, Knocking ‘Masters of the Universe’ Off the Calendar

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.
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Obi-Wan Kenobi, Captain Marvel 2, Justice League, The Matrix 4 and Much More Jan 24, 2020

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On the January 24, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Obi-Wan Kenobi, Captain Marvel 2, Justice League, The Matrix 4 and much more.

In The News:

Other Articles Mentioned:

All the other stuff you need to know:

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Water Cooler: Frozen, Bad Boys for Life, Dolittle, The Witcher, 6 Underground, Killer Inside, Hustlers, Force Majeure & More Jan 22, 2020

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On the January 22, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film 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.

Opening Banter:

At The Water Cooler:

- What we’ve been Doing:
  - Peter spent 3 days at Disneyland last week, covering the Rise of the Resistance press event, experiencing the opening day with friends, and covering the Lunar New Year food festival at Disney California Adventure.
  - Brad had his make-up done by his girlfriend.
  - Hoai-Tran is very stoked about her animation-themed gallery wall she finally started hanging up.
  - Ben saw the Frozen musical.
  - Chris is trying not to freak out about flying to Sundance.
- What we’ve been Watching:
  - Chris and Ben watched Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez.
  - Peter saw Little Women and Brittany Runs a Marathon.
  - Brad watched Hustlers, Pain & Glory, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, and Zumbo’s Just Desserts.
  - Hoai-Tran watched Dolittle, The Gentlemen, Weathering With You, Transit, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Delicatessen, and binged The Witcher and The Circle.

Ben watched 6 Underground, Force Majeure, The African Queen, Homecoming, The Outsider, and started rewatching Breaking Bad.

- Chris saw Bad Boys for Life and Ted Bundy: Falling For a Killer.
What we’ve been Eating:

Brad tried Hershey’s Kisses and Jolly Ranchers cereal, Mountain Dew Zero

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